With someone accompanying her and the atmosphere lively, the giant panda didn’t give up halfway.
Instead, she even began competing with the Monkey King to see who could pull out more weeds and who could do it faster.
Wearing gloves, Wang Yi stood in the orchard and watched the wild animals work diligently.
His understanding of wild animals was being refreshed again and again.
With everyone’s help, the weeds in the orchard were soon completely cleared.
The air was filled with the fresh scent of grass and moist earth.
There weren’t many fruit trees left, but Su Lin discovered two mulberry trees growing at the edge of the orchard.
They were already bearing fruit, although some of the mulberries had only just begun to change color and would need more time to ripen.
Seeing the fruit, the greedy Mama Bear immediately wanted to climb up and pick some.
Su Lin quickly stopped her.
“They aren’t fully ripe yet, so don’t waste them.
There are too many mulberries for us to eat from just these two trees anyway.
We can even make some mulberry wine later.”
After finishing dinner early that evening, Wang Yi prepared to head back.
Su Lin packed some wild mushrooms, a large watermelon, and several fruits and vegetables for him.
Wang Yi had arrived carrying only a few small boxes and large bags, but he was now leaving with a full load.
The Sichuan golden monkeys also left the courtyard amid all the playful commotion.
They belonged to the mountains and forests, after all, so Su Lin didn’t intend to keep them around.
The next morning, after finishing breakfast, Su Lin placed the panda cub into the space bag sent by the Forestry Bureau and brought along two bottles of prepared milk powder.
Today, they were starting their forest patrol again.
Seeing Su Lin pack up his patrol equipment, the giant panda immediately grabbed her basket and ran outside.
She swayed toward the gate, her toes pointing inward as she waddled along.
“They’ve started patrolling the forest again.
Mama Bear is even more enthusiastic than Su Su!”
“Giant pandas are becoming more and more human-like.
She even knows how to carry a basket now.
She can use it to collect treasures from the mountains!”
“But why is the basket empty today?
Aren’t you going to prepare some snacks for the panda?”
Su Lin glanced at the giant panda and explained,
“Giant pandas are wild animals, after all.
We shouldn’t raise them like animals in a zoo.
This is the wilderness, so we shouldn’t suppress their natural instincts to forage for food.”
“Therefore, we aren’t going to bring any food for her today.
We’ll let the giant panda find her own food while we patrol the forest.”
“Alright, everyone, we’re off!
It’s another beautiful and refreshing day!”
After Su Lin’s brief explanation, the fans understood his intentions.
In the livestream, Su Lin carried the space bag containing the cub and followed behind.
Ahead of him, the giant panda carried a basket on her back as she slowly waddled into the depths of the mountains and forest.
Along the way, Su Lin didn’t see any trace of the Sichuan golden snub-nosed monkeys nearby.
It seemed they had really left.
Today’s patrol route was different.
Su Lin checked the map on his app and discovered that the terrain here was much more complicated than the previous route.
The mountain paths were more rugged, and there were even several cliffs along the way.
Thanks to the effects of the spiritual liquid, Su Lin’s physique had improved considerably, giving him greater strength and endurance.
Walking through the mountains wasn’t particularly strenuous for him.
Whenever he felt tired, eating an apple was enough to restore his energy completely.
As for the giant panda, she was a wild animal that roamed the mountains and valleys year-round.
For her, today’s rugged mountain paths were practically no different from flat ground.
Along the way, she walked and sniffed around, discovering quite a few wild fruits to eat.
Su Lin poked his head out from beside a large rock.
Then he climbed up the hillside and saw the giant panda standing beside a green shrub.
She reached out with her paw, grabbed a fruit, and popped it directly into her mouth.
Hearing Su Lin’s voice, the giant panda turned around.
Her mouth was stuffed full, and a little red fruit juice still clung to the corners of her mouth.
Su Lin climbed closer and examined the shrub beside her.
It was an upright bush nearly two meters tall, with small thorns hidden among its branches and leaves.
Its leaves were oval-shaped, and the entire shrub was covered with bright red fruits.
When Su Lin recognized the fruit, his eyes lit up.
“Goodness, Mama Bear has found another delicious treat.”
Su Lin controlled the drone and brought it closer to the bush.
“Everyone, look carefully.
These are wild raspberries.”
“When I was a child, I often went into the mountains to pick wild berries like these.
I never thought I’d see them again.
It really brings back a lot of memories.”
“Oh, they’re raspberries!
I thought they were wild strawberries.”
“Aren’t raspberries and wild strawberries the same thing?”
“My goodness!
Mama Bear and that hamster have the same expression.
Their cheeks are completely puffed up!
Hahaha, so cute!”
“Mom Bear: If there’s something delicious, don’t bother me.”
The sight of wild fruits growing in the mountains immediately brought back childhood memories for many viewers, and the livestream chat became lively with discussion.
Seeing this, Su Lin explained,
“Actually, these are wild raspberries.
They do look very similar to some other wild berries, so let me teach you how to distinguish them.”
“Raspberry leaves are shaped somewhat like a palm, while these wild raspberry leaves are oval and grow as single leaves.
The young leaves are more blunt and triangular.”
“Besides the leaves, the fruits are different as well.
Raspberries are generally larger and rounder, while the wild berries we’re looking at are more oval-shaped.”
“Honestly, without carefully observing the leaves and fruit, it can be quite difficult to tell the plants apart.”
“Both plants belong to the genus Rubus in the rose family, Rosaceae.
However, raspberries are much more commonly cultivated.”
“I used to be completely confused about them, but now I can finally tell them apart!
Hahaha!”
“Whatever they are, they’re edible.
That’s all Mama Bear cares about!”
Su Lin explained everything while laying a thick layer of branches and leaves at the bottom of his basket.
Then he carefully reached out to pick the wild berries.
Because the branches were covered with thorns, he picked them cautiously and placed the berries into the basket on the giant panda’s back.
After a while, the giant panda seemed to get tired of standing.
Instead of continuing to pick individual berries, she simply snapped off an entire branch, sat down, and began gnawing on the fruit directly from the branch.
“Picking wild fruit is surprisingly therapeutic.
It relieved so much of my Monday-morning resentment!”
“Tsk, tsk, tsk.
She’s just grabbing an entire branch and chewing on it.
Look how happily Mama Bear is eating!
Even that little bun in her paws looks delicious!”
I don’t need a salary.
Just feed me!”
“Everyone, who understands this feeling?
Someone please edit a video of Su Su picking wild berries with the giant panda and add some soothing music.
It would be absolutely perfect!”
Su Lin didn’t have time to chat with the viewers.
He was busy picking berries, and soon the basket was filled with layer upon layer of bright red wild raspberries.
“Alright, that’s enough.
If we can’t finish them, we can always make some jam.”
The giant panda seemed to have grown tired of eating as well.
She sat there swaying her chubby body, playing with the raspberry branches and leaves.
After walking for a while, Su Lin and the giant panda found a relatively flat area and stopped to rest.
Su Lin grabbed a handful of wild berries from the basket, quickly picked out the leaves, and popped them into his mouth.
The sweet and slightly sour flavor spread across his tongue.
Eating handfuls of freshly picked wild berries in the middle of the mountains was incredibly satisfying.
Meanwhile, Mama Bear was wandering in and out of the bushes nearby.
Suddenly—
A snow-white rabbit darted past Su Lin.
It moved so quickly that Su Lin only caught a glimpse of its short tail before it disappeared into the bushes on the other side.
“Was that a rabbit that just ran past?”
“Yes, you saw it correctly!
A cute little rabbit that got scared by Mama Bear and ran for its life!”
“Quick, catch it!
We’ll have wild game for dinner tonight!
Hahaha!”
“Why would you eat a bunny?
It’s so cute!
(Poor bunny face)”
“Mama Bear must have been completely confused just now, hahaha!
That adorable expression makes me want to pet her even more.”
The hare had just darted past the giant panda.
Mama Bear turned her head, blinked several times, and stared in complete bewilderment, as if she were still trying to figure out what had just happened.
After standing there stunned for a moment, she finally turned around.
Then, wobbling on her short legs, she followed the direction in which the rabbit had disappeared.
They searched for quite a while but couldn’t find any trace of the rabbit.
However, they discovered a hole nearby.
The giant panda immediately became interested.
She began digging enthusiastically, but despite her efforts, there was still no sign of the rabbit.
Seeing her dig with such skill, almost like a dog, Su Lin found the scene amusing.
He even encouraged her.
The giant panda became even more enthusiastic and continued digging.
She searched several nearby burrows, practically turning them upside down, but still couldn’t find the rabbit.
Eventually, Su Lin stood up and patted the dirt from his clothes.
He was ready to continue the forest patrol.
But when he turned around, he saw the giant panda still wiggling her round bottom as she dug furiously at another hole.
“Mommy Bear, stop playing.
We should go.”
Su Lin picked up the basket and was about to leave when—
A sharp cry suddenly came from the direction of the giant panda.
“Ah!”
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