books44 Chapter 183 The Little Squirrels with Their Families
Chapter 183 The Little Squirrels with Their Families
"Little squirrel! Little squirrel! Come out quickly!"
As dawn broke, a mule cart casually stopped under a tall, sturdy-looking pine tree in the red pine forest.
Lin Lanshan got out of the car, took a deep breath, and shouted with her head tilted back.
It seemed to wake the tranquil forest from its slumber.
Tuanyuan and Ankang also crawled out of the carriage, tilting their heads and imitating her, "Gaga gaga!" and "Coo coo coo!"
Lin Lanshan stopped, beaming with delight, and said, "Yes, yes, yes, you should try shouting a few times. You're all animals, maybe you can even understand each other's languages!"
...People from different places have different languages, let alone animals of different species.
Unable to tell their master the truth, Tuanyuan and Ankang could only cooperate by shouting and talking like chickens and geese.
Why call it "little squirrel" here? Yes, that's right! After a day and a morning of pestering, Lin Lanshan finally got her sister's permission.
Come and invite the three little squirrels and the little lynx to have a picnic and play together!
Tigers... never mind tigers.
Although she felt that the mother and son would be willing to get along well with them, Lin Lanshan didn't dare to mention that all the little guys together would only be enough for their lunch.
Oh dear, what a pity! This is probably the pain of not being able to have your cake and eat it too.
"Did they move, or have they forgotten about us because we haven't been here for so long?" Lin Chunyi jumped out of the car and called out several times.
Lin Lanshan joked, "Moved? No way, squirrels don't live in pine trees, where would they live? In oak trees, hahaha, oh my! What's that?"
Something fell from the sky and rolled to her feet, startling her so much that she jumped up and down twice.
"Pine cones?" The two sisters glanced at the objects on the ground in confusion, then simultaneously turned to look at the tree behind them.
Three meters away in a large pine tree, a furry, reddish-brown squirrel pointed at them and squeaked incoherently, as if scolding them for coming to the wrong place again.
There were two squirrels nearby, each clutching a pine cone and looking a little sleepy, as if waiting for their leader to give the order to drop it on them.
"So they really moved again? These trees all look exactly the same, how can anyone tell them apart? Next time I'm going to mark the tree they live in! So we don't keep coming to the wrong place every time we come here."
Lin Lanshan muttered a couple of things, then ran over excitedly, "You guys are here! Do you want to come down and play with us?"
Lin Chunyi walked behind, thinking to herself: Marking them is probably out of the question. These little guys don't have much ability to protect themselves. If their place of residence has obvious markings, they'll be spotted immediately, which would be very dangerous.
I took a closer look at the tree where the squirrels were, and it seemed to be a little different in height than last time.
The more I think about it, the more I feel that they move frequently in order to avoid being noticed by wild animals.
However, being born in the jungle, they must have their own way of surviving, which is understandable and quite good.
Lin Chunyi walked a few steps to the tree and just then heard her younger sister luring the squirrels down.
"Come down quickly, I'll take you to other places to play. You stay here every day and have never been far from home, have you?"
I'll take you out to see things you've never seen before—flowers, water, delicious fruit, and you can even make new friends!
Lin Lanshan now seems like a kidnapper who preys on children...
Although the rhetoric is old-fashioned, the furry kids trust it quite a bit.
After all, if an acquaintance offers something, and is told that there are genuine, high-quality items, and both conditions are given at the same time, anyone would fall for it.
The squirrel that was pointing and gesturing at them tilted its head, thought for a moment, and then let out a long squeak...
In less than the time it takes to drink half a cup of tea, several squirrels emerged from the nearby pine trees.
It was squeaking and making noises, and the other squirrels would occasionally chirp back. They quickly reached some kind of consensus.
They all ran down from the tree and formed a large group around their feet.
The two sisters craned their necks and opened their mouths wide in unison, hardly believing their eyes.
Lin Lanshan stared blankly as she stretched out her index finger and began to count the bunch of adorable little heads:
"One, two, three... thirteen? This, this, this... are there really so many squirrels in this forest? Have they all come down?"
Wait, what's wrong with this little squirrel...?
She'd seen people invite others to dinner with their families before. But inviting friends, neighbors, and everyone in the neighborhood—that was a first for her!
Tsk, this little guy, he has absolutely no sense of social etiquette. What's wrong with him?
The key is, you want to say no...
But these squirrels, each with its fluffy little body standing upright, stared at them with their round eyes wide open.
They made a sound, one after another, as if to say, "Weren't you going to treat us to something delicious? Let's go!"
Holy crap! So cute! How could anyone resist?!
Lin Lanshan swallowed her surprise and desire to play, and stammered, "Sister, will the food we brought be enough for them to eat?" She was already starting to worry about whether these adorable little guys would go hungry.
After all, they came here today to hunt for meat, so they didn't bring much vegetarian food.
"I think they should be able to. If all else fails, we can let them eat meat together! Squirrels should be able to eat meat, right?" Lin Chunyi said uncertainly.
Forget it, why worry about it so much!
We've already invited them, how can we send them home before they've even eaten? Especially since they're all so cute, hehe~
If there's not enough to eat, they'll just find some more. Besides meat, there are plenty of flowers, grasses, and fruits in the mountains!
There were just too many squirrels, and they all looked pretty much the same, so Lin Chunyi couldn't tell which three were the ones they had initially invited.
She had no choice but to crouch down and, by feel, touch the three closest to them that didn't seem afraid of them at all, and whispered:
"See the mule cart behind us? Tell your companions, and we'll take you up there so you can ride away."
Three little squirrels rubbed against her hand, then turned and hopped over to tell their friends and neighbors.
Seeing that she hadn't mistaken the rat for a real one, she breathed a sigh of relief and wiped away non-existent sweat.
The two sisters squatted in front of the carriage with their arms outstretched. After the animals jumped up one by one, they got up and carried them onto the carriage.
It seems the three little squirrels had informed their friends and neighbors beforehand, because everyone stood together quietly and obediently after boarding the train.
However, since they still had to drive, there wasn't enough room for so many people to stand outside. So Lin Chunyi had to lift the curtain, tie it to one side with a rope, and then invite them all into the carriage.
He then instructed them to follow him into the carriage, curiously watching the squirrels' reunion and well-being: "Don't bully your new friends, they're very timid."
Tuanyuan and Ankang nodded and huddled together at the entrance of the carriage, intending to keep a close eye on the little squirrels for them.