Chapter 309: Sand in the Legs
The world in the deep mountains under the frost and snow in winter is extremely quiet.
It seemed as if no birds had flown away from the mountains. Apart from the occasional sound of broken branches and falling snow, there was almost no sound of any animals or insects.
Therefore, the sound of broken branches and falling snow became a kind of decoration to the silence. It not only did not disturb the silence, but instead made it more quiet.
But this silence didn't last long.
As we go deeper into the mountains and forests, the altitude increases and there is snow on the ground.
When the cat saw the snow, it jumped down and walked on its own. The woods were filled with the sound of the two mountain kings playing and fighting.
While patrolling a red pine forest, Li Mu picked up a lot of pine cones.
No unauthorized persons are allowed to enter the reserve, so no one goes up the mountain to pick pine nuts. If you slightly push aside the snow, you can see thick pine needles and pine cones.
Just pick up a pine cone and break it open to find the colorful pine nuts inside. If you take it to the market, you can sell it for at least 70 or 81 kilograms.
On the way, we also met a little squirrel looking for food.
At this time, the two mountain kings were not around Li Mu, and he had an affinity for animals, so the little squirrel was not afraid and ran straight to him. Its big round eyes looked at the pine cone in his hand with great longing, and its two little paws rubbed in front of it.
There's a feeling of wanting something but being too embarrassed to say it.
"Here you go."
Li Mu smiled and placed a small pile of pine cones he had picked up in front of the squirrel.
The little squirrel was startled by the movement and subconsciously took a few steps back.
He looked at Li Mu, then at the pine cone on the ground, and then looked at Li Mu again. He took two tentative steps forward and stretched out his little paw to pick it up. Just as he was about to touch the pine cone, he suddenly retracted his paw.
"Do not be afraid."
Li Mu stood still, looking at the little squirrel teasingly, "It's so cold, other squirrels are all sleeping in tree holes, but you're the only one running out to look for food. Did you not work hard to store food in the fall, or did you forget where you stored your food?"
The little squirrel looked embarrassed and lowered his head.
"Okay, take these back and eat them." Li Mu shook his head and smiled, and stopped teasing the little squirrel.
"Really give it to me?"
The little squirrel said timidly, "Are you really going to give me your food?"
It knew how difficult it was to get food in winter, but the two-legged beast in front of it actually gave food to it.
"Well, I really give it to you."
After saying this, Li Mu waved to the little squirrel, turned and left.
When the little squirrel saw Li Mu leaving, he was stunned for a moment. After coming to his senses, he looked around vigilantly, ran to the pine cone, picked up one with his little paws, broke open the scales, crushed the seed coat, took out the pine nuts inside, and stuffed them into his mouth.
By the time all the pine nuts were removed from the pine cones, its cheeks had become bulging.
The little squirrel looked in the direction Li Mu left again, raised its head and sniffed the air a few times, then turned around and climbed up a red pine tree.
It originally wanted to follow Li Mu and pick up the leftovers. After all, it was not easy for it to pick up the pine cones buried under the snow.
Unexpectedly, the two-legged beast generously gave them all to it.
What a lucky day.
It has memorized the smell of the two-legged beast and will repay him in the future.
The little squirrel thought so and returned briskly to his tree hole.
In front of the snow, the cat is like a kitten that has never seen the world. It ignores the good road and insists on walking in the deep snow.
Sometimes the whole cat's body was buried in the snow, with only half of its head sticking out.
She was having a lot of fun, often hiding in the snow without moving, only secretly staring at Li Mu and Brother Nan with her exposed eyes.
Brother Nan cooperated very well with her and played hide-and-seek.
He saw her clearly at the first sight, but pretended not to see her. He kept muttering "Where's the yogurt?" while looking for her in the snow, but he didn't look for the cat.
The two of them had a great time.
Li Mu watched them play silently from the side.
The cat was buried in the snow, and when she walked, it was like jumping in the snow. Every time she fell, the loose snow covering the weeds would bury her. When she moved forward, she had to jump again. It was very interesting. In the cold winter, life was extinguished, the nights were long and the days were short. As we walked along, most of the wild grass in the mountains had withered and yellowed, and most of the trees were bare. Only the pine and cypress forests were evergreen.
After playing all the way, when they finished their forest patrol and went home in the afternoon, the cat seemed to have lost its battery and stayed in Li Mu's arms, refusing to move even a step.
By the time the pickup truck stopped at the gate of the yard, the cat had been sleeping for quite a while.
Li Mu gently opened the car door and got out slowly, fearing to wake up the kitten.
However, the cat was alert. As soon as Li Mu got off the car, she opened her eyes, still sleepy, and turned her head to look around at the first moment.
"Well, we're home."
"Yes, Master Yogurt, go back to sleep."
"How long has Master Yogurt been sleeping?"
"It's been a while."
“It’s been so long.”
The cat squirmed in Li Mu's arms, looked down at the ground, jumped out of Li Mu's arms, but fell straight to the ground with a thud.
The cat was not afraid of the pain. It got up from the ground and walked towards the yard. However, it walked unsteadily and almost fell to the ground several times.
"Master Yogurt, be careful. Are you hurt anywhere?"
Li Mu felt distressed when he saw this, and quickly walked over to the kitten and asked her.
"It's not that I was hurt from the fall. It's just that sand got into Lord Yogurt's legs."
The cat had a serious expression, but said in a nonchalant tone, "If you get into the sand, you won't be able to walk steadily."
"Sand? Where does the sand in our yard come from?"
"Yes, sometimes I get them when I wake up. They are a lot of tiny dots in my feet. They move around when I walk."
"That's it"
Li Mu felt relieved and said calmly, "My legs are numb."
"Can humans do that?"
"Sure."
"Would you do the same?"
"Yes, but rarely."
"Why meow?"
"Because I sleep well and don't press my arms or legs."
"Well"
The cat shook its head and continued to walk forward stiffly, all the way to the yard, where it talked to the cubs.
Li Mu went back to the house, put down his backpack, and changed his clothes.
The cat and its cubs were squatting by the fireplace in the living room to keep warm.
"Why isn't Lord Yogurt playing in the yard anymore?" Li Mu walked over to the sofa and sat down, looking down at the kitten.
"The ground in the yard is too cold."
The cat said, looking at the little golden eagle beside him, "It would be great if we also had a pair of wings like the golden eagle. Then we wouldn't have to climb the mountain when patrolling the forest. We could just fly over with one wing and our feet wouldn't get cold."
"Yeah, Master Yogurt, are your feet still numb?"
"There are still a lot of small dots, but some are missing." The cat felt it carefully. Although it was uncomfortable, it didn't care. "They will run away after a while."
"I have a quick cure for it."
"Meow? What method?"
The cat immediately looked up at him, its eyes shining, and wanted to learn something more from him.
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(End of this chapter)
