bayedsolid Chapter 116 Three Squirrels
Chapter 116 Three Squirrels
"Three Squirrels!"
This time, Lin Lanshan covered her mouth and gasped softly, not daring to scare them away again.
There are three squirrels in this pine tree!
It's not that branded snack; it's actually three reddish-brown, fluffy squirrels that you can hold in one hand!
The two sisters' eyes were practically drooling; I just wanted to fly up and grab them, hug them tightly, and rub them all over!
"Sis, can we trick them into coming home?" She wanted to bathe the squirrels every day, put them on the bed, and sleep with them!
Peach and Reunion: So what? We're not worthy?
Lin Chunyi shook her head and said, "No, they have their own homes... But if we happen to run into them, it would be nice to be able to pet them a couple of times, hehe."
"Okay~ Sis, can I have one of your strawberries? I want to pet a squirrel too, hehehe."
"..." Lin Chunyi hadn't even gotten a chance to touch it yet, and she had already lost another strawberry.
Lin Lanshan put the strawberries she got from her sister on the ground and added three pieces of dried peach.
Then, full of anticipation, it looked up and said, "Little squirrel, come down quickly, there's more delicious food here!"
The squirrel that had eaten the strawberry gave the remaining half to two other squirrels.
The two squirrels ate half a strawberry together, then stared at it and pawed at it with their paws.
The squirrel was near their ears, its little mouth moving. The three squirrels started whispering to each other.
After their conversation, they nodded and decided to meet the two sisters later, hoping for a bite to eat.
Three little squirrels climbed down from the tree, hopped on the ground, and approached the strawberries and dried peaches in front of the two people.
They hopped over, stood upright, and glanced at the two people crouching on the ground.
Then they rubbed their hands together and started eating the strawberries, one bite at a time.
Lin Lanshan cautiously reached out her hand, "You ate our food, so it's okay for me to touch your tail, right?"
Seeing that none of the three squirrels moved, he touched the tail of one of them.
The squirrel, its tail touched, growled angrily at Lin Lanshan and tucked its tail to her feet.
"Eat, eat, don't get excited, I won't touch your tail anymore." Then she gently stroked its back to soothe it. Its ruffled fur finally calmed down.
Lin Chunyi followed suit and tried to get started.
They probably realized the two sisters meant no harm and were even feeding them. So they continued eating peacefully, letting the two sisters pat their backs.
"It's so soft and light, the feel of it is amazing!" Lin Lanshan was incredibly excited, she really wanted to grab it and steal it away...
Lin Chunyi laughed like a fool, patting each person's head and back one by one.
After the squirrels finished eating the strawberries, they grabbed the dried peaches. By this time, they had completely lost their sense of caution.
It even approached the two sisters, hugged the dried peaches, and squeaked in front of them.
Lin Chunyi stretched out her right hand onto the ground, and a squirrel stepped on it. Another one came, so she quickly stretched out her left hand and let it stand on it.
"Sister, save one for me, you can't fit any more in your hands." Lin Lanshan was extremely envious when she saw the third one trying to squeeze in.
She immediately took out two pieces of dried peach and called over the little squirrel that was squeezing into her sister's left hand.
Sure enough, it hopped over and was caught in Lin Lanshan's palm.
Lin Lanshan stretched out her index finger and tapped the white fur on its belly. It didn't mind and continued chewing the dried peach.
Lin Chunyi was at a loss; both her hands were holding squirrels, and she had no hands to touch them…
She had no choice but to slowly pull her hand back, get closer to the squirrels, and just watch them chew vigorously.
After the squirrels finished eating the dried peaches, each of them took a piece with them, which the two sisters put back on the tree so they could go home.
"Alright, we should go home now. We've been watching the squirrels eat for almost half an hour..." Lin Chunyi slowly stood up and stretched her legs, which had gone numb from squatting.
Lin Lanshan smiled broadly and said, "Let's go, let's go. I'm satisfied, hahaha." The two of them put on their baskets and started walking back.
"Pat-pat," "Pat-pat, pat-pat, pat-pat..."
Several things fell from above, and if the two sisters hadn't dodged quickly, they would have been hit on the head several times.
The two looked up and saw that it was the three little squirrels that had thrown it down, and they were still throwing it in front of them.
"Pine cones! Sis, are they thanking us? These little guys are so well-behaved and smart!" Lin Lanshan looked down and saw that there were already five or six pine cones on the ground.
Lin Chunyi picked one up from the ground and found that it was not the pagoda-shaped one she had seen before, but one that looked like a flower in bloom.
Instead, they are pine cones wrapped in layers, turning outwards in a fish-scale pattern.
She quickly picked up the pine cones from the ground and put them in her arms to show her younger sister.
And she exclaimed with delight, "Lanshan, there are pine nuts in here!"
We've lived here for so long, how come we never realized that this whole area is full of red pine trees!
The pine cones of the red pine trees contain pine nuts; we missed out on so many last year.
"Oh dear, these pine trees are so tall, we never really noticed them before."
"Pine nuts? This whole patch of red pine trees... Yes, this place is full of pine nuts! What are we waiting for? Let's climb the trees!"
Lin Lanshan was a woman of her word, and there was no time to lose. She put down her basket again and started climbing the tree.
Her older sister grabbed her again, saying, "Why are you in such a hurry? Our baskets are already full. Where are you going to put them after you pick them?"
"There's still plenty of empty space, isn't there?" Lin Lanshan asked, puzzled.
"We still need to process the game and furs in the basket later, there's no room for them all."
Come down quickly, go back and pack your things, and come back tomorrow. There are plenty of pine trees here, we can eat more pine nuts than we can eat, no rush.
Besides, we've been outside for quite a while; the tofu must have been ready a long time ago. Aren't you going to have the crucian carp soup today?
Lin Lanshan finally managed to free her hands and feet from the tree she was clinging to.
She looked up at the squirrels, who had shrunk back in fright, with only their three heads showing. "Little squirrels, thank you! I'll bring you more treats tomorrow, hehe~"
They'll have lots of pine nuts to eat this winter, they're so happy!
The two took the pine cones given to them by the squirrels and returned to the valley.
Downstream, the prey was processed, with the fur and meat separated and placed in a separate space.
Today's hunt was so relaxing!
Lin Chunyi shook the water off her hands and exclaimed, "The mountains in autumn are indeed rich in resources."
We haven't gone very far today, but we've already caught a few pheasants, rabbits, wild eggs, as well as roe deer and wild deer.
It's a pity the basket is full, otherwise there would be so many more pine nuts! Let's go back now, we'll have crucian carp and tofu soup tonight.
"Then let's hurry back and clean up this meat, and come back early tomorrow!"
It's harvest season! Treasures are everywhere, all waiting for us!
Lin Lanshan was in high spirits. If she weren't so attached to the place, she would have stayed until dark before going home.