The Civil Servant's Job is to Raise The Furries!-Chapter 269 - 268: The Marmot Master

Xu Ying paused, squinting: "Did you just say you’d donate two hundred thousand?"

Lu Jinyu weakly nodded, still clutching her coat: "Really..."

"Ha." Xu Ying’s lips curled in faint mockery, "Someone who even takes back motorcycle keys..."

"Take my phone!" Lu Jinyu suddenly pulled out a diamond-encrusted e-sports phone from under the pillow, "Password is 666666, use my account to post on Weibo now!" He added breathlessly, "Just say... Lu’s E-sports Club is donating two hundred thousand to Snow Mountain Rescue Station..."

Xu Ying took the phone, the screen reflecting her suddenly bright smile: "Wow~ Looks like Mr. Lu really cares for the little animals at our rescue station!"

Her fingers flew over the screen, "I’ll go get you medicine right away!"

As the Weibo post sent successfully, the corner of Lu Jinyu’s mouth twitched.

Xu Ying squatted by the rock, stroking the soft ears of the Ili Pika. The little critter’s fur was like fluffy dandelions, its eyes blinking like black beans.

"Little Li Zi~" She gently scratched the pika’s chin with her fingertip, "Tell sister, where’s your nest?"

Xu Ying just gave this Ili Pika a new name because its round little bottom looked like a snow pear.

The Ili Pika squinted comfortably, wagging its short tail: [Why does sister want to find my nest?]

Xu Ying mysteriously leaned to its ear: "Around you pikas’ nests, there are always..."

Its tiny paws covered its mouth, ears shooting up as if upon hearing some incredible secret: [Can’t believe you want that?!]

Xu Ying nodded emphatically, handing it a small container. The container resembled a Chinese medicine scoop, just more miniature.

Netizens noticed Xu Ying whispering to the Ili Pika and couldn’t help but be curious too: [What’s this little scoop? Is it used for scooping medicine?]

[This Ili Pika is so smart, it even helps gather medicine?]

[Didn’t Little Xu Station Chief say he’d do an intelligence test for the pika after the show?]

[The legend of the Jade Rabbit stealing elixir turns out to be true!]

[But what medicine could be near a pika’s nest?]

After listening to Xu Ying’s instructions, the Ili Pika covered its eyes with its two paws, showing a shy and embarrassed expression, looking down: [Okay, okay then.]

The Ili Pika’s fluffy round behind swayed as it led Xu Ying deeper into the rock crevice.

Over ten minutes later, it returned with its two paws holding the small scoop, which contained some black stuff.

Meanwhile, Xu Ying put on gloves, took a small toolbox from her backpack, and started working in another tent.

Xu Ying spoke a few words to the director, who nodded, and the main camera of the live stream switched to the last guest Jia Yao’s streaming spot at the bottom.

Audience: ???

[What’s going on, is there something taboo?]

[Could it be Little Xu Station Chief’s pharmaceutical skills are top secret and not to be broadcast?]

[Being mysterious, Xu Ying wouldn’t poison our Brother Lu, would she!]

[What’s Jia Yao doing? Playing whack-a-mole?]

In the live stream, Jia Yao darted around the snow like an out-of-control spinning top.

In front of him were dozens of dark holes, and every five seconds, a brown furry ball would pop its head out from a different hole.

"Wait! I’m here to—" Jia Yao lunged towards the left hole, hearing the marmot’s call from the right hole.

When he turned, all the holes were empty, leaving only messy footprints in the snow.

[Is Jia Yao playing a live-action whack-a-mole?]

[Marmot: Didn’t see that coming, did you.jpg]

[This looks like a glitchy video from when my WiFi lags]

[I only just found out a marmot is a woodchuck!]

The cameraman couldn’t bear to see Jia Yao being toyed with by the marmot, pointed at the burlap bag in the crevice: "Welcome gift..."

Jia Yao picked up a bunch of fresh chives root and headed back near the holes, when the snow suddenly shook!

"Whoosh—"

A brown and yellow lightning bolt shot out from the main hole, carving a perfect drift on the snow, the sudden stop flinging snow granules onto Jia Yao’s face.

A round marmot stood up, the soft fat on its belly still jiggling, its paws clapping loudly:

[Biped! Hand it over!]

Audiences could finally see — there was no army of marmots, it was just this one all along!

Using the network of underground tunnels, it put on a display of "thousands of troops" all by itself.

[Oscar owes it a tiny gold statue!]

[This chubby fella can really run.]

The marmot grabbed the root but didn’t leave, its shiny eyes fixed on Jia Yao’s backpack.

[Just this?] It gestured with its paws, [The show promised a gift for three people!]

Jia Yao understood what it meant through its gestures: "How’d you know there are two more bundles?"

He originally planned to save two bundles to lure the marmot back to the meeting point with him.

Jia Yao looked troubled: "Your little body can’t carry three bundles of chives."

The marmot "chirped," rolling its eyes: [If you don’t give it, I’ll make a fuss!]

But it didn’t realize, not everyone could understand its words like Little Xu Station Chief could.

Jia Yao had no idea what this chubby thing was yammering on about.

Seeing Jia Yao refuse its request, the marmot suddenly let out a huge cry: "Ah——!!"

The classic woodchuck scream echoed through the snow mountain, causing the snow on the rock face to rustle down.

[Haha, recreating the meme origin!]

[Wow, the real woodchuck scream sounds like a whistle, so piercing.]

"Alright, alright!"

Jia Yao covered his ears, shouting hastily.

This little critter was quite a handful, like a little mischievous tyrant!

Jia Yao reluctantly took out the other two bundles and placed them in front of the marmot.

The marmot immediately grabbed the chives roots and started gnawing, showing no intention of leaving.

Jia Yao looked at the time on his watch helplessly, "Grandpa, shall we go to the meeting point first, and continue eating there?"

The marmot ignored him, happily munching on the chive roots.

Jia Yao: "Bro, there are lots of tasty things at the meeting point."

The marmot, head buried in food, mumbled: [Finish the chive roots first, then eat the other tasty stuff, got to stockpile the good stuff.]

Jia Yao watched the marmot leisurely munching the chive roots, not in a hurry at all, and quickly added: "Grandpa, if we don’t go eat the good stuff at the meeting point now, it’ll be eaten by other little animals later!"

The marmot’s little ears perked up, its bean-black eyes darting around.

In an instant, it flipped over, lying on its back in the snow, its fluffy belly rising and falling with each breath, its forepaws leisurely crossing its belly, still chewing a piece of chive root, like a lord waiting to be served.

[Then what are you waiting for? Hurry up.]