Mountain Looting: Targeted by a Leopard at the Start
Chapter 292 - 291: Sang Biao, by the time it grows up, you won’t even be as tall as its legs.

Chapter 292: Chapter 291: Sang Biao, by the time it grows up, you won’t even be as tall as its legs.

Xu Yang’s small courtyard.

The environment here is very good, fresh and clean.

The roads were swept clean, the lawns laid out flat.

Dogs and raccoons play in the yard.

Just then, Sang Biao the tabby cat lightly leaped onto the top of the wall.

Its gaze fixed tightly on the resting Maine Cat on the cat climbing frame.

This Maine Cat was still young, but its body was quite large, already almost as big as the Tabby Cat.

Sang Biao could tell this was a kitten, but its size surprised him immensely.

If it could speak human language, it would definitely exclaim in shock,

"Is this TM eight years old?"

Sang Biao doesn’t bully kittens.

Cats only pick fights with adult cats, they are too lazy to bother with kittens.

So at this time, Sang Biao was a bit hesitant.

Should he fight this one?

By all reasoning, when other cats appear within its territory, they should definitely be taught a lesson.

Previously, even upon seeing a leopard, it wanted to reach out, but Sang Biao also knew not to provoke Leopards, so when he saw Xiao Hua and her children again, he didn’t pay much attention.

Sang Biao lightly jumped down from the wall and slowly approached the Mian Ying Cat who was sound asleep on the cat climbing frame.

The three dogs noticed what was going on here and all looked over.

The raccoon, sensing something amiss, got scared and ran off, hiding in its pet house, not daring to look back.

Little Black was more enthusiastic; it immediately ran over, blocking Sang Biao’s way.

Sang Biao tried to go around Little Black, but Little Black took two steps forward, blocking him again.

Little Black’s intention was to prevent a fight.

This guy was indeed quite impressive at making friends.

Sang Biao meowed at him twice.

Just then, the Mian Ying Cat woke up.

Looking down, it spotted Sang Biao with one glance.

The Mian Ying Cat, a bit restrained, instantly crouched low, only poking out its little head.

Its eyes were filled with a touch of innocence and nervousness.

Sang Biao took all this in.

As a pet, the Mian Ying Cat had been neutered, so it only lived in the yard.

Seeing the Mian Ying Cat’s demeanor, Sang Biao also lost interest in fighting.

It may look majestic, but it’s just a little eunuch.

Then it’s no big deal.

So, Sang Biao composedly turned around, taking dainty steps, elegantly crossing the yard, then with a light leap, jumped onto the wall, ready to stroll outside.

Just as Xu Yang arrived home and saw it on the wall, he stretched out his hand to stroke its chin.

"Sang Biao, how did you get into the yard, paying a visit?"

"Don’t bully my little Maine Cat. When it grows up, its legs will be taller than yours," Xu Yang said, laughing as he petted Sang Biao.

Upon hearing this, Sang Biao sneered with his mouth open, showing his lower fangs, looking utterly unconcerned.

Just a little eunuch, after all.

What difference would it make when it’s grown up?

Right after, it lightly ran off on the wall, its two little bells jingling, enjoying its complete cat life.

Xu Yang returned to the courtyard; all the little ones were there. Xu Yang just glanced at them and then went inside to take care of other matters.

The farm was big enough, providing ample space for the little ones to roam, and they didn’t need constant company.

Recently, Xu Yang had started to get busy again.

The farm started harvesting, and there was quite a lot to be collected.

For example, the raised pigs could be slaughtered, and the geese were also ripe for the picking.

There were also large greenhouses where several kinds of fruits like strawberries and dragon fruit were planted, and they had started to ripen.

All of these were not sold to any particular company; after all, the quantities were too small to sign contracts, so they could only be sold individually.

Some were taken to the market to sell, others stocked in his own store.

Sorting through the sales slips was a troublesome task every day.

This particular afternoon.

The owner of the pig farm, Yang Shuai, invited Xu Yang to a meal, saying he had prepared a whole pig feast, fresh killed and eaten.

Xu Yang’s pig seedlings were all bought from him, and he had also rented a few breeding pigs from them, so as a result, their relationship had become quite familiar.

Yang Shuai admired Xu Yang greatly, also considered a real-life fan, so he thought of Xu Yang whenever there was good news.

If it were just ordinary domestic pigs, Xu Yang wouldn’t be interested.

But the pig farm had free-range raised a batch of local pigs, and these were quite rare.

Free-range local pigs were scattered in the woods and took two to three years before they could be eaten; the investment of time was quite long.

Not like the farmed domestic pigs that could be slaughtered within just a few months if fast.

Local pigs were a bit like wild boars, all black-haired but not as ferocious as wild boars.

Yang Shuai said business had been good lately and thought of butchering a pig to celebrate, specially inviting Xu Yang.

Xu Yang thought it sounded not bad and agreed.

Such a down-to-earth gathering was worth attending.

Previously when making deals, either high-end restaurants or big hotels were the venues; though the experiences were nice, too much of it became tiresome.

Lately, Xu Yang went back to the village to attend a wedding, partaking in the rural feast where the experience was especially refreshing.

No fancy stuff, everything there was natural and special.

The whole pig feast was similar.

So, on Saturday morning, Xu Yang drove himself to the pig farm to join the whole pig feast.

The pig wasn’t chosen yet when Yang Shuai took Xu Yang into the woods. Eyeing the free-ranging boars scattering all over, Yang Shuai said with a smile:

"Take a look at which one you want to eat, pick any."

Upon hearing this, Xu Yang waved his hand, "You decide, I’ll just watch."

Picking pigs, that was something he preferred not to be part of.

"Alright, I’ll choose then."

Yang Shuai nodded, then he called over two of the pig farm’s staff members, and together they entered the woods to capture a pig.

Xu Yang stood by, looking on with great interest.

These large land pigs were not so easy to catch.

From Xu Yang’s experience, these boars were all muscle, absolutely strong.

And things went just as he had anticipated.

Hardly had Yang Shuai and the employees prepared to catch a pig when it started to frantically run away.

Yang Shuai pounced directly on it, trying to pin down the boar, but the boar managed to shove him flying.

The strength of these boars was not inferior to that of wild boars, they just didn’t have tusks and wouldn’t attack people.

But catching them was definitely not easy.

Xu Yang found amusement in watching the scene.

If it weren’t for privacy concerns, capturing this scene and putting it online would surely gain hundreds of thousands of likes.

Afterward, Yang Shuai and the staff went at it again, forcibly pinning the boar down.

The other boars went about their business as usual, moving aside when the struggling captive was thrashing towards them; the rest of the time, they would stay put without budging.

Farmed animals are like this, indifferent to their kind.

Before long, the boar was captured and then hoisted up.

Xu Yang wasn’t too interested in the next part of the process, although he did want to taste the flavors of the land pig meat.

It was said to be much more delicious than regular pork.

After all, it had been naturally free-range for two years without wild boar’s gamey taste; the meat quality must be excellent.

After everything was sorted, Yang Shuai dusted off the dirt on his clothes and walked over, seemingly feeling a little embarrassed about earlier. He made an excuse for himself:

"In Mianyang over there, you can just grab a wild boar and take it with you, I’m just practicing here."

"In a while, we’ll go to Mianyang to catch wild boars."

Yang Shuai mentioned something that Xu Yang was aware of; there was a declaration from Mianyang stating that tourists could take any wild boars they caught directly with them, but catching piglets or sows with piglets was not allowed.

There was no choice, as the number of wild boars had swelled, there needed to be management.

But ordinary people could hardly catch an adult wild boar.

Those creatures, when they start thrashing, not many people can hold them down.

The declaration was likely intended to reduce the wild boar population by however few, given that there would always be the brave.

When humans put their minds to work, they can be quite fierce.

Xu Yang nodded, "Too bad we are not around Changbai Mountain, otherwise, I could set up a trap to catch a few."

"Relying on brute force is quite difficult, those creatures are tough-skinned and hard to catch."

Yang Shuai laughed, "Wild boar meat is all lean, without any fat, not tasty. The best pork to eat is the fatty streaky pork, all greasy and delicious."

Xu Yang agreed with that point.

Wild boar meat was all lean, red throughout, not as tender, and had a bit of a gamey taste.

That’s also because wild boars weren’t castrated, if domestic pigs weren’t castrated, their grown meat would also be full of gamey taste.

In many regions now, wild boars are no longer protected, and hunting them even became encouraged.

Capture them if it’s necessary, kill them if need be, it’s not against the law.

In the past, anyone who captured wild boars without permission would face fines and jail time.

Around Changbai Mountain, the policy on wild boars is rather lenient; as long as wild boars enter a village, the villagers are allowed to kill them directly.

But going into the mountains to hunt is still not permitted.

Xu Yang and Yang Shuai chatted for a bit, then went to check out the pig-raising operation.

Yang Shuai raised a huge number of pigs and even had his own slaughterhouse with slaughter certification.

Pigs came in from one side, and on the other side, everything was nicely distributed.

He was a major pig farmer in this area, with many businesses sourcing from him, so he was quite wealthy.

Xu Yang himself had more than forty pigs, which was just a trivial amount for him.

Of course, Xu Yang never intended to make money by pig farming, the smell was quite strong.

The whole pig feast was incredibly lavish.

A staple of Northern cuisine.

After eating for a while, Xu Yang started to look for some greens to eat.

It couldn’t be helped, the meat was delicious but too filling.

All of it meat, and such large cuts too.

Xu Yang remembered once seeing a photo of coastal poor families who could only afford to eat crab every day to stave off hunger.

Back then, he thought it really was a case of drought victims dying of thirst, and flood victims drowning.

Now, partaking in the whole pig feast, he could understand the feeling.

Though the feast was indeed delightful.

"Old Xu, come on, have a big knuckle."

As the knuckle was served, Yang Shuai grabbed a new pair of chopsticks and picked up the largest piece of the knuckle to put in Xu Yang’s bowl.

"No, no, let me do it, you eat yours."

Xu Yang hastily stopped him.

At this point, he could hardly eat such a large knuckle if he tried.

But it’s true that the land pig meat was delicious.

If he ever leased a piece of mountain land, Xu Yang thought to himself, he would also like to raise about twenty or thirty of them.

Whenever he wanted to eat, he could simply do so.

The farmer’s landlord mentality started to surface again.

Anyway, now he wasn’t short of money, he could do things any way he wanted.