Mountain Looting: Targeted by a Leopard at the Start
Chapter 140: Grateful and Adorable Little Squirrel!

Chapter 140: Chapter 140: Grateful and Adorable Little Squirrel!

Fall is truly a comfortable time to venture into the mountains.

The sunlight isn’t so blistering, and the temperature is just right.

Moreover, the temperature in the mountains is a bit lower than outside.

Dressed in long pants and a windbreaker, I felt exceptionally cool.

"Fall is comfortable, very cool."

"By comparison, I still prefer the feeling of autumn."

Xu Yang’s relaxed voice came from the live stream.

There were many fallen leaves.

Walking among them produced a rustling sound.

Occasionally, roe deer would dart out of the woods, frolicking together before bounding off into the distance.

Xu Yang looked up to see many birds busily making their nests.

Animals at this time of the season all start preparing for winter.

Like bears, they get fat and find a cave or a hollow tree to hibernate in.

Smaller animals start stockpiling food and getting ready to make their nests.

Birds that don’t make nests for winter could freeze to death, which is how the story of the cold bird came about.

Soon, Xu Yang arrived at the designated task site.

He could see from a distance five or six squirrels on the ground busily collecting walnuts.

They didn’t just pick them straight up but would take a walnut and nibble it open bit by bit with their teeth, only taking the fruit inside.

After all, it’s not easy to deal with opened walnuts in their tree holes during winter, so they process them in advance.

But mountain walnuts are not like common walnuts; they’re incredibly hard.

Even though squirrels’ teeth are formidable, it takes a long time to deal with a mountain walnut.

"I’ve found something, today’s luck isn’t bad either!"

Xu Yang stopped in his tracks, looked ahead, and said with a smile.

[What has Old Xu found this time?]

[Is it something good?]

Since the audience hadn’t seen the squirrels yet, they immediately became curious.

"It’s not anything rare, just mountain walnuts."

"Look over there, a few squirrels are stockpiling."

"Mountain walnuts are hard to handle, and it’s not easy for them to crack them open."

Xu Yang operated the drone to capture the scene ahead.

Soon, the viewers also witnessed the scene amongst the trees.

Underneath two mature walnut trees lay a thick carpet of fallen walnuts.

A few little squirrels moved about above the walnuts, each holding one and nibbling bit by bit, intending to crack them open.

Squirrels are quite cute, and they’re also animals that are friendly to humans; if you feed them a few times, they will get along well with humans.

Sometimes, squirrels even bring nutty gifts to people.

The live stream viewers couldn’t help but laugh.

[Hahaha, these little squirrels are so cute, gnawing so hard on the walnuts!]

[It looks so tough!]

[Squirrel: Why are these walnuts as hard as rocks!]

[Life is not easy, aren’t they afraid of breaking their teeth?]

Actually, squirrels’ teeth are very tough, so there’s no need to worry about damage.

"These guys are all busy preparing for winter’s food supply, squirrels are solitary animals that like to stockpile."

"They usually just lie comfortably in their nests to rest, only coming out to look for food when necessary."

"Although we see them outside all the time, in reality, they are quite the homebodies."

"In their safe little home, with plenty of food, they do nothing but sleep and play, truly a life of comfort."

Xu Yang took a few steps forward and walked out to the base of the walnut trees.

Upon hearing Xu Yang’s movements, a few squirrels quickly fled.

They can’t help but be vigilant, after all, they are also a target for the forest’s carnivores.

Cats, especially, like catching them.

So it pays to be a little careful.

Xu Yang set down the bamboo basket and found two relatively flat stones.

What he had to do was simple, place a walnut on one stone and smash it with the other.

With a smash, the walnut would crack open with lots of fissures, sometimes even pieces would fly off.

The cracked walnuts Xu Yang casually tossed to the side.

Thud, thud thud.

The walnuts fell into the grass.

He smashed one, tossed one, smashed another, tossed another.

Soon, there were many cracked open walnuts around.

A few little squirrels hid in the trees, secretly watching from above.

These crafty creatures could move through the trees with incredible speed, almost as if they had the ability to teleport.

The little squirrels, seeing the cracked walnuts, felt a tingling desire.

This would save so much effort.

At this moment, Xu Yang’s actions appeared to them as if a deity had descended.

The drone captured the squirrels on camera, and the viewers also spotted the crafty little squirrels.

Everyone could see the amazement in the squirrels’ tiny eyes.

[These little squirrels are flabbergasted!]

[Old Xu’s behavior is nothing short of a miracle to them!]

[Hahaha, it’s like someone ran up to me and started throwing gold bars!]

[Squirrel: Is this heaven?]

Ultimately, one little squirrel couldn’t resist the temptation.

It scurried down from the tree and approached a cracked walnut on the ground.

It cautiously watched Xu Yang.

Xu Yang had no reaction, just calmly continued to smash walnuts.

One after another.

And after each smash, he casually threw it away.

The ground was littered with cracked walnuts.

Seeing that Xu Yang didn’t react, the squirrel hopped forward a few steps and stopped in front of a walnut.

It still watched Xu Yang.

It was a squirrel with a "thievish nature," always seeming sneaky.

It grabbed the already cracked walnut with its paws and gently pried it open with its mouth, breaking it apart.

The fruit inside was promptly extracted by its poking.

Seeing how easily the walnut was opened, the little squirrel gleefully moved on to the next one.

The other squirrels were all watching it from above.

Seeing it was fine, they too scampered down.

The scene quickly became lively again.

All one could see was Xu Yang throwing a walnut, and the squirrels picking one up.

The squirrels had already joined the ranks of those sweeping up the walnuts.

Some squirrels couldn’t fit the walnuts in their mouths, so they would run back to their nests to store them.

And in no time, they were back again.

One bold squirrel just stood by Xu Yang, waiting.

It even rubbed its little hands together, looking at Xu Yang with great anticipation.

Xu Yang was amused by its actions and, after cracking a walnut, handed it directly to the squirrel.

Interacting with these little guys in the mountains was a lot of fun.

The squirrels were adorable and very lively.

There were many walnuts on the ground, and even more in the trees.

There was no way to pick them all up.

This season was precisely when Mountain Walnuts matured, and when village people discovered where the Mountain Walnuts were, they would call three or four people together the next day to go into the mountains to pick them.

After all, there were many walnuts, and they were heavy, too much for one person to carry away.

The audience in the live stream felt very relaxed watching this scene.

It was like when a streamer goes fishing in the wild, and many stray cats would gather around.

Xu Yang’s behavior was similar, except he was surrounded by a lot of squirrels.

Moreover, at first, there were only three or four squirrels, but it wasn’t long before there were seven or eight, all having heard the news from somewhere.

All were waiting for Xu Yang to throw the walnuts out.

Luckily, Xu Yang had a good memory and shared evenly.

He cracked one open and looked to see which squirrel hadn’t gotten one yet, then tossed it over.

He made sure every squirrel got its share of walnuts.

[Old Xu is kind!]

[So lovely!]

[This is why I love the streamer the most, he really has a heart!]

[The squirrels are thrilled!]

The netizens commented with laughing danmu.

The scene was very heartwarming.

Xu Yang didn’t know how many he had cracked, the task was already completed, but he kept going for a while.

When he felt it was about time, he stood up, twisted his waist, and stretched a bit.

"That’s about it, these little guys work hard, so just giving a hand."

"Squirrels are very beneficial to the ecosystem."

"On one hand, their behavior helps many plants reproduce."

"On the other hand, they also provide food for carnivorous animals."

"It’s good if they can live well too."

Xu Yang said casually.

His words caught the netizens off guard for a moment.

[Wait, Old Xu, we were just saying how kind-hearted you are!]

[Squirrel: Thanks! You’re the one who’s food!]

[Hahaha, Old Xu, do you have to be so realistic!]

[Good behavior, but that thought is dangerous!]

Then, Xu Yang started busily picking walnuts into his bamboo basket.

There were really a lot of walnuts here.

Filling up a bamboo basket was a breeze.

And these things were very heavy.

Carrying it felt like lugging a huge boulder.

At this moment, a little squirrel ran to the foot of Xu Yang, holding a walnut in its paws.

It timidly extended its tiny paws to offer the walnut to Xu Yang.

This scene was very amusing.

The netizens were all drawn in.

Xu Yang looked at it and laughed, "What, you want me to crack it for you?"

"Alright, I’ll help you one more time!"

Xu Yang took the walnut, cracked it with two stones, and then passed the walnut back to it.

But little did he know, the little squirrel once again raised it up, as though it intended to give the walnut to Xu Yang.

"For me?"

Xu Yang asked in surprise, still smiling.

The little squirrel continued to look at him.

"Okay, thanks."

Xu Yang accepted the walnut.

The little squirrel ran off contentedly, but soon came back holding another walnut, paws held high, wanting to give it to Xu Yang.

The little guy was really adorable.

Who would have thought, after helping so many little squirrels, there would be one that showed gratitude?

Seeing Xu Yang picking up walnuts, it came over to help Xu Yang on its own.

The netizens were captivated by the squirrel’s actions, and the live stream room became lively again.

[This little guy is so cute!]

[Hahaha, it’s just too adorable!]

The netizens were very joyful.

With the little squirrel’s help, Xu Yang continued to pick Mountain Walnuts into his bamboo basket.

The little guy’s help wasn’t much, but it looked very cute.

When the basket was almost full, Xu Yang picked it up and prepared to go down the mountain.

Today’s trip into the mountains was easy and smooth.

"Today’s harvest isn’t bad, this season there’s no shortage of mountain goods."

"As soon as you come in, there’s plenty to pick up."

"But because of this, the profit isn’t that high."

"Just earning some labor money!"

Xu Yang said to everyone as he walked back.

He knew the mountain roads well, so he moved quickly.

Xu Yang was already very familiar with this mountain.

He planned to look for the two leopards again on his way back.

He did not see them when coming up the mountain and was always uneasy.

The leopards were safe and sound; Xu Yang quickly found them in their usual spot.

He played and frolicked with the little ones for a while.

Only then did he leave, satisfied.