CHAPTER 289: CHAPTER 286: BRINGING THE EGGS BACK TO THE MODERN ERA

When they reached the beach, both the pony and the little elephant hesitated, fearful of the sea, while the silly chickens, ducks, geese, and sheep were very excited and rushed into the pebbled shoreline to look for all sorts of small fish, shrimp, and shellfish to eat.

Although the little sheep couldn’t eat seafood, it liked to frolic along the beach, jumping and running. This sheep was quite tricky, enjoying licking here and nudging there, often being chased around bleating by the little elephant and pony.

Today at the beach, the pony and the little elephant dared not go forward, giving the sheep a chance to continue provoking them, seeking revenge.

Lin Wanwan, little Qingyu, and a group of maids walked on the pebble-covered shore wearing wooden clogs, gazing at the magnificent sunset over the western ocean, feeling quite healed.

"Hey, mom, what is that over there? It looks like eggs. Could it be that the naughty chickens, ducks, and big white geese laid eggs on the beach?" Little Qingyu pointed to a sandy area thirty meters to the left.

Lin Wanwan followed her finger’s direction and stared for a while but couldn’t make out anything, so she decided to take little Qingyu over to check it out.

What they saw was a grayish-white shell embedded in the sand, unearthed by the frolicking little sheep using its hooves.

"Is this a sea turtle egg?"

Lin Wanwan was a bit unsure, so she took a few steps forward, took the shovel from Hong Yan’s hand, and started digging into the sand. It didn’t take long for the whole egg to be revealed, indeed, a sea turtle egg, for it looked unlike chicken, duck, or goose eggs and was much bigger.

"Wow, there’s a sea turtle buried here, so there must be more around."

Lin Wanwan was thrilled. Sea turtles have already been upgraded to first-class protected animals, drawing them closer to extinction. Since she had seen them, she must take them back to the present!

She beckoned the maids beside her to dig the sand together. Everyone thought Lin Wanwan wanted to eat the sea turtle eggs and worked hard.

It was only fortunate for them to encounter Lin Wanwan today. If it were someone else from the Lin Family Manor, these sea turtle eggs would definitely end up in the market, on the townspeople’s tables.

The Tang people didn’t care whether you protect animals or not. In their eyes, things from the sea are simply divided into edible and non-edible.

Lin Wanwan scrabbled a little more into this patch of sand, and sure enough, revealed several more sea turtle eggs. In no time, she cracked open the nest of nearly a hundred turtle eggs!

They must return to the present and bury them on a modern beach immediately, or else Lin Wanwan feared these sea turtle eggs would go bad with time.

Without excessively appreciating the sunset on the sea, Lin Wanwan promptly instructed Hong Yan to retrieve a bamboo basket to pack the eggs, then pulled little Qingyu over and kissed her on the cheek: "My little Yu’er is amazing!"

Little Qingyu wiped her face where she had been kissed and said happily, "Mom, are we having sea turtle eggs for dinner?"

Lin Wanwan shook her head: "No, Mom has other plans, I’ll bring you back something delicious, alright?"

Little Qingyu clapped her hands and said, "Yay yay! Then mom, buy me chocolate again. I want to eat chocolate!"

Lin Wanwan agreed: "Okay! I’ll buy you a box today."

In the meantime, Kun Lun hurriedly arrived with the carriage, bringing Hong Yan to the sea, and several people quickly packed dozens of sea turtle eggs into the bamboo basket, then watched Lin Wanwan leave.

Some clansmen returning from weeding in the cotton fields saw her carriage far away and asked little Qingyu, "Where did your mom go? It’s getting dark."

Little Qingyu replied crisply, "Mom went to trade sea turtle eggs for chocolate for me!"

"Are there sea turtle eggs here?" The clansmen were greatly surprised.

Which sea turtle is so foolish as to lay eggs not on the deserted islands across the sea at Weng Mountain Islands, but rather on the small beach beside their Lin Family Manor?

No matter whether sea turtles are foolish or not, eggs mean money! The clansmen immediately turned around, carrying their hoes, to try their luck at that beach.

In case they dug up more, it would be a windfall, sea turtle eggs are so big, selling for three or four wen each is no problem!

For the past decade, the elderly often mentioned that you could often dig them up at the beach. Later, the sea turtles became smarter and gradually stopped coming to this area.

After leaving the village path, Lin Wanwan again entered that large bamboo forest, leaving only Kun Lun guarding at the entrance.

After opening the door to the modern house, Lin Wanwan carried the bamboo basket directly to the third-floor attic.

The attic had been remodeled by Lin Wanwan herself, equipped with several portable incubators, specifically for white-feathered chickens and Campbell ducks.

Lin Wanwan placed the sea turtle eggs into one of the incubators, filling it completely. Then, she started the battery-powered generator, carefully moved the incubator downstairs, and loaded it into the car trunk.

To prevent jostling, she also pulled out an old blanket to stuff in the gaps of the trunk, then drove to the seaside.

The modern Lin Family Manor’s area, where mountains were once dug up and the sea was reclaimed and transformed into a port, is now restricted to idlers entering.

Lin Wanwan naturally couldn’t bury the eggs on the old beach anymore and had to find a new beach.

Following the navigation, she drove to an unknown mountainside, the GPS map showing the mountain’s other side as the sea. Lin Wanwan parked by the roadside, hoisted up the incubator, and rushed into the mountain.

This small mountain wasn’t high but lacked paths; usually, no one would come to climb it.

It was inconvenient for Lin Wanwan to carry the incubator, but fortunately, she was now incredibly strong and had the foresight to change into a denim outfit and hiking boots. Otherwise, carrying something and climbing this mountain would have been quite trying in traditional Chinese attire.

After half an hour of struggling to climb over the mountain, Lin Wanwan reached the rugged seaside, listening to the constant waves crashing against the rocks, feeling relaxed and happy.

Lin Wanwan looked around but couldn’t find a good sandy beach to bury the sea turtle eggs, as there were mostly rocks.

After walking along the coastline for a while, she finally found a small beach, quickly picked up a shovel, and dug a hole to bury the turtle eggs.

Generally, sea turtle eggs take between one and three months to hatch, with most hatching in about a month and a half.

She didn’t know how many of these 132 sea turtle eggs would eventually hatch and how many would survive.

The modern ocean is full of non-degradable plastic waste dumped by countries worldwide.

Since many sea turtles have poor vision, they can’t distinguish between food and plastic. They will swallow it directly, and if unfortunately, their throat gets blocked, they suffocate and die. Even if they are lucky not to die, there will still be plastic particles inside their bodies.

In such harsh living conditions, it’s no wonder these ocean giants are on the verge of extinction.

Lin Wanwan wasn’t sure whether she did the right thing by bringing them to the present environment, but she had to do it. It’s not only to upgrade the Space-Time Gate but also for the world she lives in.

The extinction of every species is an unbearable loss for humanity and signifies another step towards destruction for the entire human world.