Mountain Looting: Targeted by a Leopard at the Start-Chapter 81: Magical Mountain Goods, Top of the Head a Bead

Chapter 81: Chapter 81: Magical Mountain Goods, Top of the Head a Bead

Little Fox was bullied by Tabby Cat into tears, leaving Xu Yang unsure of whom to help.

This Little Fox was quite prone to crying.

Previously, it had also been captured by Xu Yang and locked in a cage, where it sobbed pitifully, only recovering after Xu Yang fed it some grapes.

Unexpectedly, it was now bullied into tears by Tabby Cat again.

Little Fox was still not fully grown, and its size was about the same as that of Tabby Cat.

With no weight advantage and lacking the agility of a cat, it definitely couldn’t win a fight.

This Tabby Cat was considered the boss of the village cats, always immediately resorting to pawing at any cat that caused trouble, never just squabbling.

There are different kinds of Tabby Cats; some are called "White Socks Athletes" because all four of their paws are white.

But Sang Biao in front of us had pure black paws.

This type, the "Black Socks Athlete", gave off a stronger oppressive feeling.

"Sang Biao, they are friends of the farm, don’t hit them!"

"Just catch mice."

"They aren’t provoking you!"

Xu Yang picked up Little Fox to comfort it, then had to sweet-talk Sang Biao a bit.

Tabby Cat looked over for a few seconds, then left nonchalantly.

Foxes were easy to comfort. Xu Yang had plenty of snacks in his room including dried fruits and beef bits. He went back to his room, brought out some dried fruits, then sat on a chair feeding the fox.

Indeed, the previously bawling Little Fox stopped crying the moment it tasted the dried fruit.

The little guy’s moods changed quickly like passing storms.

Some animals, if bullied, might cry for hours, and you couldn’t even console them properly.

Like Giant Pandas and koalas, for instance.

Little Fox recovered quickly, though.

Actually, it wasn’t really hurt; it just wanted to play with Tabby Cat, but ended up being slapped three times in quick succession.

Feeling aggrieved, Little Fox ran to Xu Yang for comfort.

Tabby Cat had come over to see what was going on too.

Why was this guy still crying?

Usually, cats either submit after being defeated or they just accept their loss and escape.

So Sang Biao was a bit confused.

Bizarrely, Little Fox’s crying made Sang Biao decide not to bully them anymore.

Crying during a fight, who could stand that?

After enjoying the tasty dried fruits, the three little foxes felt revived, and Xu Yang played with them for a while before they happily left the farm to return to their den to sleep.

Xu Yang also went to bed early that day.

The drone and his smartphone were fully charged, and he also carried a power bank, along with a simple tent and some tools.

He didn’t bring much for the mountain trip, as he still had to carry mountain goods back.

Xu Yang hoped to find some Birch Mushroom, and if possible, climb a tree to harvest it.

Wild ones fetched a high price, potentially earning him a tidy sum.

The next day, the weather was clear.

Xu Yang called an unlicensed taxi, and headed into the mountains.

The destination was still deep in the mountains.

The drive alone took one hour.

Reaching the top of the mountain, one could see Heavenly Lake of Changbai Mountain.

Heavenly Lake was a First Level scenic area, currently open to the public, accessible with an entry ticket.

But Xu Yang chose to explore deeper into the mountain, which was basically uninhabited wilderness.

It was fine as long as he didn’t enter the National Forest Park.

Upon reaching the destination, Xu Yang, carrying his tools, began his ascent.

The process was the same as usual, crossing a mountain ridge and entering deeper into the mountain area before actually venturing into the mountain range.

Xu Yang hadn’t started his live stream yet, which had a benefit: others couldn’t pinpoint his exact location.

Once he began streaming, viewers would see a scene shaded by green trees, unaware of his route.

If he encountered any wild Forest Frogs or protected plants, this could also serve a protective purpose.

To avoid poachers coming later to harvest them.

By around nine in the morning, having gone deep into the mountains, Xu Yang then started his live stream.

The screen was still lush and verdant.

[Finally starting the live stream!]

[Brother Yang!]

[Have you gone deep into the mountains yet?]

The chat instantly flooded with messages.

Xu Yang had posted a video a couple of days earlier, announcing today’s deep mountain live stream, so many people were aware of it.

As soon as the stream went live, the popularity spiked.

"Now I’m in the mountains, today I’ll go deeper."

"As I’ve said before, Changbai Mountain is vast, filled with treasures everywhere; the area I’ve covered today probably isn’t even one one-thousandth of it."

"Let’s see what good mountain goods we can find today."

"Mainly, I’m looking for Birch Mushroom, Red Ganoderma, and ginseng," Xu Yang informed his viewers.

The familiar scene didn’t need constant commentary; he simply continued walking deeper into the forest.

The drone’s perspective was excellent, making viewers feel like they were watching a real-life wilderness survival show.

Occasionally, a pheasant or hare would pop up on the screen, each appearance eliciting exclamations from the audience.

People usually see very few pure wild animals in their daily lives.

Mostly through some videos.

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Xu Yang had entered a fairly deep part of the forest, searching for mountain goods to collect as he walked.

Having grown up in a mountain village, he was accustomed to the life of mountain rushing.

"Look here, a large patch of wild vegetables, all growing nicely."

"It’s a pity it’s in the deep mountains, otherwise I’d definitely dig some up to stir-fry and eat."

Some low wild grass appeared in front of Xu Yang, and compared to the lush weeds next to it, the wild vegetables seemed to be underdeveloped.

But their taste was good, making a delicious dish when fried.

Xu Yang continued his search.

After a few steps, he spotted a mountain good he had harvested before and suddenly felt sentimental.

"Look here, this is called ’top of the head a bead’, also known as three-leaf melon, Korea melon, its scientific name is Trillium."

"It used to be a valuable item, very expensive, but now it’s so commonly cultivated that there’s no need to pick the wild ones."

"I specially picked them when I was a kid and made some pocket money."

Xu Yang squatted down, looking at the plant in front of him and remembered the old days of mountain rushing.

The video showed a slender and taller green plant with three leaves like the blades of a fan, with a white flower blossoming in the middle of the leaves, looking quite pretty.

"It’s currently in its blooming season, and by autumn, this flower will bear a small fruit that looks like a small lantern, so it’s called ’top of the head a bead’."

"The fruit isn’t valuable, it’s the root that’s valuable."

"Now it’s too common. There used to be middlemen specifically coming to mountain goods markets to buy them; now even the buyers are nowhere to be seen."

Xu Yang discussed the current market for ’top of the head a bead’.

Netizens were not familiar with the mountain goods market, but seeing a valuable and exotic wild plant, they still wanted to take a closer look.

After all, it’s a valuable treasure.

"[This wild grass looks quite beautiful!]"

"[No wonder it’s valuable, it’s different from ordinary grass!]"

"[Its reputation has grown quite well!]"

"[Can I grow it myself? I want to plant one!]"

Many people love planting flowers and nurturing plants, often having a balcony with potted plants, and they are curious about exotic plants and want to grow them.

Xu Yang laughed and said:

"If it can be cultivated then it can be planted, you can try if you want."

"However, they grow in the mountains, might not adapt well to a pot environment."

"Moreover, the flowers it produces are very small, not that pretty."

At this time, Xu Yang made another discovery.

He only saw some raised dirt on the ground, and he reached out to dig them out, each one looking like cashews smeared with mud.

"Look at these, giant pine nuts."

"All fallen down."

"Ordinary pine nuts go for fifty yuan a kilo; these big ones can fetch seventy to eighty yuan."

"Just picking up a few casually is okay, handy work."

Xu Yang found that there were many pine nuts in this area, buried in the soil, half exposed.

Just wiping the surface dirt off, they could be collected into a bag.

He was happy finding the pine nuts, and at this time, a crafty little squirrel came down the tree trunk, also searching for pine nuts on the ground.

The squirrel was quite picky, it didn’t want the ones smeared with mud.

After all, it needed to store them in its mouth.

As the little fellow searched, it suddenly spotted Xu Yang and was momentarily stunned.

"Look here, a squirrel."

"Winter comes early in Changbai Mountain, they are looking for food every day at this time to prepare for winter."

"These little guys live quite well."

"A tree hole full of various fruits, it and its wife just lie on the fruits, and inside the tree hole, it’s even warm."

"Just like that, they pass the winter."

"Just like people staying cosy inside their homes."

"Humans have a shopping behavior called ’squirrel mentality’, which involves buying a lot of everything, storing it up first and then using it bit by bit, including snacks."

"People with this mentality tend to feel comparatively happier."

Xu Yang couldn’t help but laugh after seeing the squirrel.

The squirrel was assessing whether Xu Yang was dangerous.

Xu Yang then cleaned a few large pine nuts and offered them to the squirrel.

The little one was still a bit puzzled, standing still on the ground.

Seeing it like this, Xu Yang directly pushed the pine nuts towards its belly, and the little squirrel mechanically clasped them with its tiny paws, hugging the pine nuts in its arms.

"Squirrels also become friendly with people, if you feed them once, they’ll come back every.","day."

"They might even bring pine nuts, wild fruits, and other gifts."

"But mountain squirrels won’t do this, after all, they don’t know where people live."

Xu Yang gave the pine nuts to the squirrel and got up to leave, continuing to walk forward.

The friendly scene made the netizens laugh.

Especially the squirrel holding the pine nuts with a puzzled face, it looked even more adorable.

Xu Yang had seen many wild animals from a young age and was used to it.

But the netizens found this scene very unusual.

The live chat became even more lively.