Chapter 590: Even Cats Had Their Glory Days
“Since that’s the case,” the Daoist asked, “why didn’t you only bury food in the winter?”
“...?”
The cat on the altar froze for a moment, clearly caught off guard. This question seemed to stump her, and she quickly fell into deep thought...
“I didn’t mean anything by it,” Song You said mildly. “It’s just that, since food buried in winter is less likely to spoil, while in summer it spoils quickly, and winter has fewer offerings and less prey, whereas summer is the opposite, then wouldn’t it make more sense for you to only bury prey in winter?”
He paused, then added, “It’s just a passing thought.”
“...That’s true...” The cat’s amber eyes shimmered as she resumed pondering the idea.
After a moment of reflection, however, she frowned with an unconvinced look. “That wouldn’t work...” she muttered under her breath but couldn’t quite explain why.
She just felt instinctively that it wouldn’t do. Of course the meat had to be buried, and it had to be buried all year round. As long as there was extra prey, it had to be stored. How could it be okay not to store it?
The calico cat shook her head. But then, as another thought struck her, she immediately brightened up. “Humans are the best. Humans are amazing. Humans are smart. They don’t need to bury their meat, and it doesn’t get eaten by bugs.”
What made her happy was that, through hard work and curiosity, Lady Calico had mastered an advanced, high-level skill once exclusive to humans.
No wonder humans could raise cats.
Truly impressive...