Mountain Looting: Targeted by a Leopard at the Start
Chapter 378 - 376 Black Panther: “Little Black, you smell a bit nice”

Chapter 378: Chapter 376 Black Panther: “Little Black, you smell a bit nice”

Xu Yang had spent several days in Hunan with Su Yutong and Xu Xuanxuan, and even made a trip to Changsha, before he decided to head back.

Both of them still had their own things to handle.

They were just living their own lives.

But they would arrange to meet from time to time to get to know each other better.

Su Yutong didn’t have any material demands; her family was quite wealthy and had already mentioned they would provide a dowry.

However, the only requirement for truly being together was meeting the parents and gaining their approval.

This is quite normal; in matters of marriage, men and women think differently.

Often, a man can make decisions on his own, and even if parents disapprove, most men can still continue their relationships.

Women are different; if the woman’s parents disapprove, the relationship is likely to fail.

Similarly, women hope their relationships receive their parents’ blessings, and well-behaved girls from good families usually think this way.

Both were working hard toward a common future, so it was good to talk about these things early.

After that, Xu Yang returned to his farm.

He had been away for quite a while.

Upon his return, the dogs couldn’t wait to please him.

They gathered around Xu Yang, wagging their tails quickly.

Especially Little Black, whose tail whipped back and forth very fast.

Coincidentally, the Husky was next to him and was hit by Little Black’s tail several times.

The Husky couldn’t help but bark at him, meaning that it was too much.

Little Black didn’t even bother with a response.

The animals in the yard were lively.

Upon returning, there were lots of reports from the staff to catch up on.

This included the status of the greenhouse, the growth condition of the crops, and the state of the animals.

The young girl in charge of finance, Ge Lin, reported the financials among other things.

Being the boss, he needed to be informed about all of these.

Overall, there were no major issues, but there were still some things that needed attention.

The farm had several pitfalls; the first phase involved a lack of experience in what to plant and what not to plant, what to raise and what could not be kept alive, only slowly figuring out effective methods.

The second phase was when the sales of produce got delayed payments, breaking the cash flow, leading to losses.

The third phase involved blindly expanding operations, spreading investment too thin, and then running out of capital, leading to heavy losses.

Xu Yang was now in the third phase, expanding production.

However, he was not blindly producing; thanks to the reputation of the blueberries, he wasn’t short on market demand.

"Farm Director, there’s been a lot of blueberry cultivation recently, the market next door almost exclusively is planting blueberries, it seems they are trying to compete with us."

"I heard that they’ve been constantly sending people to ask where our blueberries are sold, hoping to replace ours."

"I’m just worried that these people will contact our partners and try to steal our business by offering lower prices."

Ma Wen reported to Xu Yang.

Upon hearing this, Xu Yang nodded.

This type of competition for business is all too common domestically.

In fact, running a farm involves lots of trivial issues, but Xu Yang usually didn’t bother much with them.

"Don’t worry about it, my channels are quite stable."

"High-end market occupants, all are respectable people, they’re not so easily swayed to break contracts."

"They can’t understand that."

Xu Yang replied calmly.

Just as he said, many blueberry merchants tried to take over Xu Yang’s business, but ended up not even being able to meet the partners.

They simply didn’t pay attention to them.

After all, Xu Yang’s blueberries were already scarce, and now both the scenic area and Capital City had long waiting lines for them.

"That’s right, our blueberries are truly unique."

Ma Wen also smiled.

The farm had its own unique products for survival, and with that, development was solid.

Everything else was just icing on the cake.

Xu Yang returned to his own house.

His house was also beautifully decorated, and the two-story modern house had exquisite decoration.

These were houses that were built just last year, so naturally the living quality was good.

As soon as Xu Yang returned, he first focused on researching how to brew Monkey Wine.

After visiting Wuling Yuan, the biggest gain had been the secret recipe for Monkey Wine.

Talking about Monkey Wine, it’s actually a type of fruit wine that required a combination of different fruits for brewing.

"Nowadays, people are good at brewing, especially the large distilleries, all types of spirits have exquisite flavors."

"The farmhouse’s corn wine and sorghum liquor are also quite popular."

"But fruit wine... seems to be mostly aimed at beverages, usually very low in alcohol content."

"Except for wine, which is a bit special."

"I think I can brew two types of fruit wine, to try it out."

Xu Yang thought to himself.

No sooner said than done.

So, he gathered the necessary brewing jars and fruits, and even bought the materials for brewing himself.

He then experimented with brewing in the yard.

The staff saw him tinkering with things, but they didn’t know exactly what he was up to.

They were all a bit curious.

"What is the Farm Director doing?"

"I don’t know, could he be pickling vegetables? He does like pickled vegetables."

"Doesn’t seem like it."

Xu Yang’s work always seemed magical.

The employees truly believed Xu Yang was a miracle worker.

The atmosphere at the farm was also quite good because when Xu Yang hired employees, he first looked at their character, usually requiring a bachelor’s degree and a good education.

Or people like Li Shan, who thought less and worked hard.

Such people were easy to get along with, which made for a good farm atmosphere.

If they hired just any young guys from the town, it could lead to a lot of trouble.

The formula for Monkey Wine was special; it took about 10 days to brew a light fragrance variety and about 25 days for a strong fragrance variety, which would be a bit higher in alcohol content.

Just in time as the blueberries were about to ripen, and many collaborators would come over.

Then they could also offer them some of the farm’s homemade wine.

As a supplier, the farm prepared some elegant gifts.

For instance, good-looking fruits and beautifully shaped Gem Corn, among other things.

It showed thoughtfulness and also that the farm was legitimate.

Moreover, Xu Yang had registered the farm as a company, which made things like taxes more compliant. The county officials were particularly courteous to him now, as Xu Yang was a major local taxpayer.

Thus, his status was definitely high.

His company was simply called "Xu Yang’s Farm" and was always transparent.

Once all the fruit wine was brewed, Xu Yang continued to busy himself with life on the farm.

Recently, he had been audacious, bringing Black Panther Nana directly to the farm.

Black Panther Nana was still a bit scared of the people and animals on the farm and constantly stayed close to Xu Yang.

Xu Yang patted its head to comfort it.

This guy perfectly inherited Xiao Hua’s familial attribute, especially in being close to him.

And because it was well taken care of, Nana’s aggressiveness was weak, showing no desire to attack the farm animals.

It was known that around the forest, there were many cases of leopards running off with Pasture Dogs, captured by many surveillance cameras.

Usually it was a lethal move; the leopards would directly grab the throat of the Pasture Dogs and flee over the fence with them in their mouth.

So it was still quite dangerous.

But Xiao Hua and Nana were different.

After all, they were raised by humans and had a bit of a "silly" attribute.

Xu Yang sat in the open space of the pasture, stroking Nana.

Nana lay on the ground, curiously observing her surroundings.

The small animals like the Black Horse and the fox were scared and ran away.

But Little Black and the Maquan were not so afraid and ran over to join the fun.

These were all new friends they had never seen before.

Little Black, seeing that Nana had the same color as itself, was quite happy.

It approached and greeted Nana in the face.

Nana sniffed Little Black’s head, a look of surprise in her eyes.

It seemed to say,

"Hey buddy, you smell quite nice."

Xu Yang was also concerned about any potential trouble, so he held Nana’s head and patted Little Black, telling it to go play elsewhere.

Little Black seemed to understand and turned to run away.

Xu Yang watched Little Black’s retreating figure, shook his head, and laughed,

"Little Black, you are way too bold. Other Pasture Dogs seeing a leopard would run without looking back."

"They wouldn’t even stop if they fell down."

Xu Yang recalled a video he had seen before.

A Pasture Dog was about to eat on a mountainside when a leopard approached.

Thinking it was competing for food, the dog barked at the leopard.

After barking, the dog’s eyes cleared.

Then, terrified, it bolted down the mountain, tumbling several times in its haste.

It was normal since if it ran slowly, it wouldn’t just be competing for food; it would become the food.

"Looks like if we go rushing the mountain in the future, to those dangerous places, I can’t bring you."

"Just in case a wild leopard comes along and you, silly as you are, go up to greet it and get bitten to death," Xu Yang said again.

To the animals, the farm was a paradise on earth.

But the wilderness was not.

Black Panther Nana then lay quietly by Xu Yang’s side.

This guy used to love playing with Xu Yang when it was younger, a daughter continuing her father’s line.

Xu Yang also particularly liked her.

Those silly big eyes were just like Xiao Hua’s.

And she was not troublesome.

Truly endearing.

And sometimes when Xu Yang went into the mountains, he would see Nana hunting elk and sharing them with Xiao Hua.

Xiao Hua now even mooched meals from her daughter, and Nana seemed very happy, as if it were completely natural.

This guy was really sensible.

It also showed that the back mountain was a feng shui treasure, where Xiao Hua could raise such a good offspring.

As for the other leopard, Huahua, it had run off somewhere now and had not been seen for a long time.

"Nana, let’s go, into the mountains."

"Let’s see your no-good dad."

"Haven’t seen him for days, no idea what he’s up to."

Feeling bored, Xu Yang got up, clapped his hands, and took Nana into the mountains.

Xu Yang also carried a bamboo basket on his back, thinking if he encountered mushrooms, he would pick some.

After all, for a mountain runner, it was just something that came naturally.