latelenovela Chapter 497 Encounter with Panda
Chapter 497 Encounter with Panda
The afternoon sun was still strong, shining through the gaps between the branches onto the path in the woods.
Xu Yuan took Xu Zhi and the other two people and walked slowly on the tree-lined path. Guozi was jumping up and down with her own small backpack, looking extremely excited.
"Sister, since we came so early this year, there won't be so many wild chestnuts falling on the ground."
"Who knows? It's bound to fall. We can't control this kind of thing." Xu Yuan picked up a weed, shook it in his hand, and felt very comfortable and contented.
This time they were going to the place where they picked wild chestnuts last year. Before they knew it, it was the season when wild chestnuts matured again.
The four of them hurried and finally arrived at the place where the chestnut trees grew. It was still the same as before. It had been a long time since they came here. The weeds had grown to almost half a person's height.
Before making a wish, he used a stick to pat every piece of grass he was about to pass through to prevent the unpleasant "spicy strips" from being found inside.
After finishing all this, Xuyuan took them to the foot of the wild chestnut tree and started the most enjoyable picking work.
Because of the experience in picking, everyone's technique was skillful, and in less than a short while, several bags of thorny balls were packed into sacks or backpacks.
"Let's call the aunts in the village tomorrow morning and pick these chestnuts together. We can finish them today."
Xu Yuan tied the mouth of the bag, tied it to a stick, and carried it up, then put a backpack on his back. The rest of the people carried as much as they could and walked down the mountain.
"Sister Benefactor!" A voice of unexpected surprise came from a pile of grass. To Xu Yuan, it sounded like a naive child's voice, but to Xu Zhi and the other two, it sounded like a roar.
The three people who heard the sound did not feel frightened, but instead looked surprised.
"Panda, why are you here?" Many asked excitedly.
A figure soon appeared in the bushes, holding two dead hares in his hands. When he saw Xu Yuan and the others, he quickly jumped in front of them and handed the two hares in his hand to them, motioning for them to take them.
"Ah?" Many people were confused. "Panda, this? Is it for us?"
[Yes, this is for you to eat. Last time I saw other humans going into the mountains to hunt rabbits and pheasants. I was too stupid to expect them to be so difficult to catch, so I’ve been learning recently. This is the first time I’ve caught it, and I was thinking of giving it to you, but I didn’t expect to meet you in the mountains.]
After a roar, apart from Xu Zhi and the other two, they knew that the Panda in front of them was gesturing. Although they couldn't understand what it was gesturing, they still watched it seriously.
"Panda, you are so thoughtful. Thank you very much. I will accept it without hesitation." Xuyuan patted the grass crumbs on Panda's body and expressed his gratitude.
Panda nodded vigorously. He was quite happy that the gift from him could be accepted.
"Thank you Panda." Seeing that the eldest sister did not refuse, Xuanyu thanked her with a smile. He reached out to take the rabbit in his hand, and the other one was caught by Guozi. Both of them had smiles on their faces.
Panda was also happy to see them like this.
[Sister Benefactor, why did you make these thorn balls? Although the inside is delicious, the outside is too prickly. It’s better not to eat it, be careful not to hurt yourself.]
Panda glanced at what Xuyuan was carrying and quickly reminded him.
Xu Yuan curled the corner of his mouth, and without saying a word, he put the chestnuts he was carrying on the ground. Then he took out a thorn ball from the pile behind him, picked up a splint with a few serrations chiseled on it, and stuck it on a base. Xu Yuan put the thorn ball in the middle of the splint, and then used the serrations in the middle of the splint to stabilize the thorn ball, then pressed it down and then pried it apart. The chestnuts hidden in the thorn ball were revealed.
It was taken out so easily. Panda, who had once tried to smash it open with a stone, was now stunned.
Is it really that easy?
"Come here, this is what we prepared earlier. You brought me a hare, so I won't let you go back empty-handed. Here, I'll give you this tool as well."
Xuyuan untied a sack, grabbed a handful of chestnuts from it, took out a big leaf, wrapped it in the middle, and handed it to Panda who was still in a daze. Since he could say that this thing was delicious, it meant that Panda had eaten it before. In this case, Xuyuan would of course satisfy its freedom to eat chestnuts.
Panda didn't react until something was stuffed into his hand.
Oh my God, if its friends knew that it could peel that thorn ball, they would be so envious. This benefactor sister is simply an immortal.
"Do you know how to do it?" Xu Yuan asked worriedly.
[I know, I know. Thank you, benefactor sister.] Panda held the bags of chestnuts and the tools for peeling the chestnuts and bowed to Xuyuan.
"Don't thank me. You gave me food, so I should give you something. Remember not to eat too much at one time. Go back quickly, and remember not to show off in front of other people. Be safe."
[Got it, benefactor sister, I will leave first.]
Xu Zhi and the other two watched Xu Yuan and Panda conversing with each other. Then they saw Panda bow to Xu Yuan and turn around and run away.
I can't say I'm surprised, I can only say I've gotten used to it. Although I don't know if it makes sense to make a wish, from Panda's behavior, the meaning is almost right.
"Sister, can Panda also eat chestnuts?" Guozi was very curious. Although Panda is a mountain god, he looks like a bear after all. Can bears eat chestnuts?
"Of course, it even eats sugarcane, so what's wrong with eating some chestnuts?" Xuyuan replied.
Pandas are omnivorous animals. Although they mainly eat bamboo, they are all wild. With so many wild fruits in the mountains, it’s not a bad idea to try some of them for a change.
The sun was setting in the west, and the afterglow of the sunset was spreading across the sky. The four siblings who made a wish returned to the gate of the courtyard. Before they got close, they saw a bucket at the gate.
When I got closer, I saw a few lively fish inside. The wooden barrel containing the fish also looked familiar. It belonged to Village Chief Gu.
"Sister, these are the fish sent by Brother A Ming's family!" Xuanyu said excitedly.
"Yeah." Xu Yuan nodded and raised his hand to take it in.
Lai Fu heard the noise outside the door and saw the people coming in. He barked at them and wagged his tail wildly.
Several people dumped all the chestnut thorn balls they were carrying on the corridor and went into the kitchen.
Xu Yuan looked at the wild rabbits held by many Japanese people and the fish still jumping around in the bucket, and decisively chose the former. She asked Xu Zhi to pour the bucket of fish into the pond in the vegetable garden, while she started a fire and boiled water to deal with the rabbit.