Mountain Looting: Targeted by a Leopard at the Start
Chapter 165 - 164: Old Xu, Raise Another Protected Animal, One More Won’t Hurt!

Chapter 165: Chapter 164: Old Xu, Raise Another Protected Animal, One More Won’t Hurt!

"I brought some meat here, I want to feed these Purple Minks."

"In this season, it’s getting harder for Purple Minks to find food."

"When winter comes, they have to go far out to find food, so they end up in human territories."

"But they won’t go into villages with many people, just to places with fewer people like remote police stations, farms, and so on."

"The police officers at the stations and the farm owners would feed them."

"I think this little Purple Mink is hungry, feeding it something would be good."

Xu Yang said to the viewers in the live broadcast room.

"A reminder here, you shouldn’t feed wild animals randomly, I can because I live in the mountains and I’m a farmer with a certified wildlife protection qualification."

Not feeding randomly is mainly to prevent malicious feeding.

Feeding is a very stress-relieving activity and a kind of kindness, but too much of anything is bad.

Some people love to keep feeding, turning each animal into a pig.

Some zoos simply have no choice but to remind visitors not to feed them, yet it’s hard to curb the visitors’ enthusiasm.

Wild animals are still okay since most people don’t have a chance to feed them.

The viewers watching the stream also hoped that Xu Yang would quickly feed the Purple Mink some meat.

However, because the little leopard was nearby, the Purple Mink didn’t come out at all.

That was obvious.

Purple Mink: I am not stupid, am I going out to look for death?

To feed the Purple Mink, Xu Yang could only let the little leopard run a bit farther away.

"Little Flower, go play over there for a while; there’s a pile of leaves you can really get into."

Xu Yang pointed to a thick pile of leaves, speaking to the little leopard.

Hearing Xu Yang’s words, the leopard looked at the pile of leaves, then dashed over and began to roll in them.

It rolled about joyfully, leaves fluttering around, and the scene looked very amusing.

The viewers couldn’t help but snicker.

[Hahaha, this chubby leopard seems to be having a lot of fun!]

[So cute, it even knows how to play with leaves!]

[Watching it makes me want to roll in there too!]

[I want to roll too +1!]

The leopard indulged in playing in the leaves.

Xu Yang took the chance to approach the tree hollow where the Purple Mink was.

"Little guy! Little guy!"

"Squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak!"

Xu Yang called softly, placing the meat in front of the tree hollow.

Perhaps it was Xu Yang’s calling, or perhaps it was the smell of the meat.

Soon, the Purple Mink’s little nose peeked out from the tree hollow.

This guy looked really cute.

Big, charming eyes.

Minks are naturally cute, and Purple Minks are among the cutest.

This little face looked so good.

The Purple Mink was cautious, first checking if the leopard was around before sticking its head out.

Xu Yang handed the meat over.

The Purple Mink knew its limits and didn’t rush over; instead, it cautiously reached out its head and bit the raw meat.

Then, it quickly pulled back into the tree hollow with the meat in its mouth.

From its behavior, this guy was certainly enjoying a tasty treat inside the tree hollow.

The drone filmed the leopard for a while, then switched the camera back to Xu Yang.

Seeing Xu Yang secretly feeding the Purple Mink, the viewers felt even more amused.

[Old Xu knows to distract the leopard before feeding the Purple Mink!]

[As clever as you!]

[Might as well keep this Purple Mink too, one more won’t hurt!]

[Old Xu, you’ve taken on several years’ sentence now, that one leopard starts at 7 years, right!]

[Old Xu, raise a few more protected animals, aim for a firing squad!]

The viewers joked in the live stream room.

These fans were really simple-minded, they just naïvely wanted the streamer to die.

Luckily, Xu Yang wasn’t reading the comments, or he would have been speechless at these little trolls.

With all sorts of voices present, the atmosphere in the live room was very joyful.

At that moment, the Purple Mink suddenly stuck its head out from the tree hollow again, it looked at Xu Yang, twitching its nose, eyes full of anticipation.

It seemed to be asking: Is there more?

Xu Yang still had plenty of raw meat, so he stuffed another piece over to it.

The Purple Mink happily ate it.

As someone living in the mountains, it’s normal to help out hungry forest animals.

In Siberia, during winter, many farmers go into the forest to rescue and feed animals.

But those people are quite wild, a farmer taking food to feed wild boars can feed twenty or thirty little boars at a time, quite fierce.

As winter is nearing, if Xu Yang goes out mountain rushing again, the likelihood of encountering wild animals needing rescue will significantly increase.

Xu Yang was feeding the Purple Mink raw meat when the little leopard sensed something was amiss.

It saw that Xu Yang was doing something sneaky, stopped playing in the leaves, and quickly trotted over to Xu Yang’s side.

Seeing this, the Purple Mink instantly retreated back into the tree hollow.

The leopard looked around, curious about what Xu Yang was doing.

Xu Yang took out the last piece of raw meat and fed it to him, saying with a smile,

"It’s nothing, just looking around."

At this moment, a system notification for completing the task echoed in Xu Yang’s mind.

"Treasure Hunting Task completed, reward obtained: Goodwill from the Purple Mink."

"Goodwill reward: Ultra-warm Scarf (scientific plush leather, similar warmth effect to mink fur)."

The reward for this task was a scarf.

Previously, Xu Yang had also received a down jacket as a reward, and now he got a scarf.

With these, he wouldn’t be afraid of the cold this winter while outside.

These clothes would be convenient to wear when going out mountain rushing.

"Little Flower, let’s go, have something to drink by the river, then head back."

"It’s getting cold fast, head back home and rest early."

Xu Yang called out.

He got up and walked out, with the little leopard quickly following him.

There was a river nearby, not very deep.

Having been out all day, Xiao Hua was tired, so Xu Yang let it drink some mountain spring water by the river.

This would also help it get a little familiar with the wilderness.

The creature drank without any alertness, simply lowering its head and gently lapping up the water.

Even the tiger, known as the King of Hundred Beasts, tensed its forelimbs and carefully observed its surroundings when drinking, to avoid any dangers in the water.

It could only be said that it wasn’t easy for Xiao Hua to grow up.

After drinking, the man and the leopard continued to wander through the forest, preparing to leave.

A purple mink poked its head out of a tree hole and looked in Xu Yang’s direction for a few seconds.

It remembered what Xu Yang looked like.

It would probably come looking for him when it was hungry.

While Xu Yang was strolling, it wasn’t entirely without gains.

He picked up a few mushrooms that looked very good along the way.

The mushrooms of this season were the last batch before winter when there would be no mushrooms in the mountains.

Moreover, the mushrooms of this season were the toughest and tasted especially good, only thriving individuals could grow.

It was another beautiful day.

The online viewers saw Xu Yang picking mushrooms and looked somewhat envious.

[Old Xu’s ability to find mountain goods is strong. If I had his skills, I’d also go into the mountains to pick wild goods and make a fortune!]

[That skill is difficult. There are so many people living in the mountains, and see how many regularly participate in Mountain Rushing, or become a leader?]

[That’s true. I live in a mountain village and most mountain village residents just pick some wild vegetables around, hardly daring to venture deep into the mountains.]

[Definitely, mountain people are human too, and all fear death. Those who are not afraid of death or are experienced are in the minority, and those who are both unafraid and experienced are exceptionally rare.]

Everyone in the livestream was chatting casually.

"Not bad, today’s harvest was good, picked some mushrooms, I’ll go back, pick some vegetables, stew a chicken, and that’s dinner sorted."

"The chickens and ducks on the farm have grown up recently, so we’re not really short on meat."

"Looking at this, I still raised too few, I’ll raise more next year."

Xu Yang picked up a mushroom and said contentedly.

Farms focus on planting and breeding, that way neither meat nor vegetables are lacking.

During some special periods, many villages were completely isolated, not interacting with the outside at all, yet they still had plenty to eat and wear.

Though life wasn’t necessarily affluent, having enough to eat was definitely not a problem.

The little leopard watched Xu Yang picking mushrooms by the side, utterly uninterested in them.

The creature only liked eating meat and never touched vegetables or fruits.

Different animals are built differently.

Canines will eat just about anything, even with their favorite being egg custard pies.

Previously, a famous wolf ate meat, but once it had tasted egg custard pies and snacks, there was no going back.

Raw meat? Who could eat that without it being cooked and dipped in sauce?

No comparison to the deliciousness of beef jerky.

Xu Yang started walking back, and when it was about time, he waved goodbye to the viewers and ended the day’s livestream.

Now, his livestreams were very stable, with the daily popularity value maintaining between 40,000 to 50,000. Although not one of the 100,000+ top streamers, his fan base was extremely stable.

Now, broadcasting for five to six hours a day, he could earn over 200,000 popularity value.

Of course, this referred to him going into the mountain with the leopard to livestream.

If it was a livestream of the daily farm life, the numbers wouldn’t be as high, nor the popularity value so great.

A man and a leopard quickly returned to the farm.

At the farm’s gate, Ma Wen was chatting leisurely with Li Shan.

Seeing the leopard, both of them were clearly a bit nervous.

"Farmer, back already?"

They greeted.

"Yeah, just went out for a walk."

Xu Yang nodded in response, and then entered the farm.

The little leopard completely ignored the two men, simply following Xu Yang back to the farm and then went to play with Little Black.

Xu Yang walked around the greenhouse and then called the farm staff for a meeting.

He instructed the three people:

"I see that the dragon fruits are almost ripe, we can pick them tomorrow and then prepare to sell them in the market."

"Did you inquire the last time we sold strawberries, is there a market that sells dragon fruits over there?"

Xu Yang’s inquiry was normal.

Dragon fruit is available all year round, with different varieties coming to the market in different seasons.

For example, his dual-color dragon fruits are in the market from May to November, so he had no advantage there.

Now, there are too many dragon fruits in the greenhouse, and the profit isn’t that high.

"Farmer, the market doesn’t have them, I checked."

"But the supermarkets and fruit shops in the town definitely have them, as those fruit shop owners go back to stock up."

"I think we should find out the prices at the fruit shops, just a bit lower than theirs would be fine."

Ma Wen responded.

Xu Yang nodded, that was what he thought as well.

Generally, the fruits sold in fruit shops are a bit more expensive than those sold by trucks.

After all, fruit shops have to consider costs like rent and utilities.

So the advantage of selling individually is having lower costs and prices.

"Alright, I’ll go to the market to check it out and set a price, we’ll sell according to that."

"Selling the dragon fruits will bring in a bit of profit."

"These are just trivial amounts, not much."

"In about two months, around December, my blueberries will be ripe, and that’s where the real money is."

"Everyone will have to work hard then."

Xu Yang arranged.

"Don’t worry, Farmer, no problem."

The three people responded in unison.