Mountain Looting: Targeted by a Leopard at the Start
Chapter 358 - 357: Troublemaker Little Black! Brings a Bizarre Animal!

Chapter 358: Chapter 357: Troublemaker Little Black! Brings a Bizarre Animal!

After a pleasant live broadcast, Xu Yang returned to the farm from the riverbank.

Today, he had seen several roe deer.

They probably didn’t have any water to drink.

Despite the snow-covered landscape of winter, animals still struggle to find water.

It’s a matter of intelligence as well as physical structure.

They couldn’t comprehend that ice and water are the same substance, just in different states.

Before, Xu Yang had placed a bucket of water outside, and many small animals came to drink.

A farmer abroad had specifically documented this by setting up a pond and recording the activity.

As a result, there were squirrels drinking, deer drinking, and birds not only drinking but also bathing in the pond.

So, the foolish roe deer probably wanted to drink by the river, but ended up trapped at the riverbank.

Xu Yang could only help them a little.

It’s an issue of intelligence; they can’t be saved.

Once back at the farm, the farm’s foolish roe deer were still dumbly standing near the entrance.

The Husky immediately ran over to greet them.

Foolish roe deer: "Bro, did you go out? What did you see?"

Husky: "Saw a few fools trapped in the river."

Foolish roe deer: "That’s pretty dumb."

Husky: "No kidding!"

These two guys were goofy every day, a real Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon duo.

The other animals didn’t want to play with them.

Like the Little Sika Deer, who preferred to stroll with Black Horse Jingzhe and Little Black rather than play with the foolish roe deer.

It feared becoming dumb itself.

Occasionally, Xu Yang fed something to the foolish roe deer, and it also had a dumb expression.

Sometimes while Xu Yang was peeling the packaging of the food, this guy would come up and bite Xu Yang’s sleeve.

Unable to restrain himself, Xu Yang would raise his hand and pretend to hit it.

After all, raising it like this was quite alright.

These few days, the weather had gradually become colder, with most of the time spent inside, only occasionally going out to feed the animals.

The farm had two major tasks.

One was the ripening of blueberries. Xu Yang contacted those who had signed contracts, and truckloads were being shipped out.

There was also a bit of wine drinking involved at the distilleries.

After all, he was somewhat famously known as "Blueberry King," and the farm business was doing very well.

Another task was planting potatoes; winter potatoes needed to be planted early.

Once these tasks were finished, the farm immediately quieted down considerably.

Some big geese and pigs were also sold, with some kept back.

Xu Yang’s daily life was relatively monotonous.

Of course, with many animals around, finding peace was not so easy.

That afternoon, Xu Yang was strolling around the farm.

He saw Little Black running from the farm entrance, heading straight for him.

From the look of it, there must be something going on.

Xu Yang had good eyesight; from afar, he could see Little Black had something long in its mouth.

"What are you carrying there?"

"It can’t be a stretcher, can it?"

Xu Yang was slightly startled.

He hoped it wouldn’t be, because he couldn’t handle it otherwise.

When they were closer, Xu Yang could see clearly.

It wasn’t a stretcher but a small animal, something soft and long.

Little Black seemed very happy, its spirits high, its expression gleeful.

Maquan followed behind like a sidekick.

Xu Yang quickly recognized what it was.

"Oh my, Purple Mink?"

"Little Black, let go quickly!"

"That’s a first-level protected animal, don’t cause trouble!"

Xu Yang was somewhat alarmed.

The Purple Mink was a spirit of Changbai Mountain, protected to the same level as the Northeast Tiger.

If Little Black had injured it, things could really go south.

Little Black, joyful all the way, spat out the Purple Mink in front of Xu Yang when they were close.

Xu Yang hurried over to check its condition.

The Purple Mink was clearly frightened, appearing somewhat panicked.

Xu Yang gently picked it up and carefully examined it.

Perhaps feeling that Xu Yang was kind, the Purple Mink immediately started frolicking in the palm of his hand, squeaking excitedly.

"What’s gotten into you?"

"You’re quite spirited."

"Did Little Black hurt you?"

Seeing that the Purple Mink wasn’t afraid of people, Xu Yang smiled and asked.

Some Purple Minks are not afraid of humans.

There had been stories of farmers feeding Purple Minks in the winter, developing a bond.

Of course, when the weather warmed up, the minks would leave.

These guys had particularly thick fur, not afraid of the cold, but during the bleak winter, they feared starvation.

"Little Black, what’s the deal, why did you bite him?"

Xu Yang asked.

Little Black immediately barked twice.

Xu Yang roughly understood that it was because the Purple Mink was stealing food, so it held the mink down.

The mink played dead as soon as it was caught.

Playing dead is also one of the mink’s skills.

But Little Black had no plan to let it go, so he carried it all the way to Xu Yang to show off his achievement.

"Are you saying it was stealing the frozen meat I left outside?"

The moment Xu Yang saw where Little Black was looking, he immediately understood.

Little Black nodded eagerly.

However, the Purple Mink obviously didn’t think so; it just thought it had discovered a new, large source of food when Little Black interrupted it.

So it felt quite wronged.

When it saw Xu Yang, who seemed to be Little Black’s boss, it started to squeak noisily.

At this moment, Xu Yang looked at Little Black and praised him,

"Little Black, well done, timely discovery. I’ll give you some ribs tonight!"

Upon hearing this, Little Black wagged his tail and barked happily.

The Purple Mink’s expression, however, changed slightly.

Darn it, they’re together, and here I was, thinking he would be fair!

"That’s enough; it’s just a few pieces of meat. Wait, I’ll get you some."

Xu Yang found the Purple Mink truly adorable and couldn’t help but chuckle.

He carried the Purple Mink towards the courtyard.

Once inside, Xu Yang first prepared a food bowl for it and soon placed a large, fresh chunk of thawed pork into the bowl.

"Clang!"

The pork hit the bowl, making a crisp sound.

The chunk of pork was at least twice as heavy as the Purple Mink.

The Purple Mink was clearly stunned, staring at the pork in the bowl slightly dazed.

"Is... Is this for me?"

Xu Yang smiled and said, "Aren’t you hungry? Go ahead and eat. We may not have much here, but we do have plenty of food, enough to go around!"

As a farmer, Xu Yang indeed had plenty of food.

Little Purple Mink had never seen such a setup, it skeptically approached the bowl, sniffed the meat to confirm it was indeed real, and then started to eat it one bite at a time.

While it ate, it also glanced at Xu Yang a few times.

This is encountering a big shot.

Little Purple Mink was happily eating.

Seeing this, Little Black felt a bit confused.

Isn’t this one a thief? Why is it eating at the table now?

Xu Yang then went over and patted Little Black on the head, consoling him, "Little Black, it’s a world of looks, this one needs to be taken care of."

"Just leave it be while it’s here."

"Get along well."

"I’ll reward you with some dog food."

Xu Yang then went to prepare food for the dogs.

Today’s events were rather curious, Little Black brought back a Purple Mink.

And quite a bold one at that.

In the past, when Xu Yang encountered Purple Minks in the woods, these creatures would run away fast.

They wouldn’t let anyone get close.

After all, it’s a first-level protected animal of Changbai Mountain, one of the Three Treasures of the Northeast.

Now, running into one, how could he not be happy.

Xu Yang sat by, watching Little Purple Mink, which was already hungry, happily gobbling up the food.

It looked up while eating from time to time.

Too much to finish.

It only weighs a few pounds, but this chunk of meat was about ten pounds; it had to bite hard to tear off pieces.

After eating for quite some time, the Purple Mink was full, but there was still more than half of the meat left.

Should it leave, it didn’t want to, there was so much meat left.

But it shouldn’t stay; this place felt a bit foreign.

The Purple Mink hesitated.

It looked around; the dogs had finished their meals and were resting in their beds.

A Raccoon dressed in clothes curiously observed it.

Xu Yang still looked gentle.

This place seemed alright.

However, the little guy was still alert, and after thinking, it chose to run away.

It would come back when it was hungry again.

"Welcome to come back!"

Xu Yang saw it leaving and called out.

The Purple Mink looked back at Xu Yang, then continued to run and quickly disappeared into the snow.

Xu Yang couldn’t help but laugh.

Quite interesting.

The farm near the mountain indeed brought its share of curious events.

He thought this incident had passed, but unexpectedly, the next afternoon, he saw the Purple Mink appear on the wall, sniffing with its little nose, staring at Xu Yang with hopeful eyes.

"Here again?"

Xu Yang instantly laughed.

He was about to greet the Purple Mink when suddenly, he saw the Tabby Cat, Sang Biao, running from not far away, looking quite fierce.

Seeing this, Xu Yang hurriedly interjected,

"Sang Biao, stop!"

"One of us!"

Hearing Xu Yang’s words, Sang Biao stopped, but his gaze at the Purple Mink was still somewhat icy.

At that moment, the Purple Mink also noticed Sang Biao and, frightened, immediately jumped off the wall and scurried into the yard.

The meat had disappeared because Xu Yang had fed it to Little Black and the others.

But as a farmer, there was no shortage of meat.

Afterward, Xu Yang went to prepare another meal for it.