This time, the little squirrel shook its head like a rattle.
It suddenly jumped out of Lin Wanning's hand. After making two "squeak" sounds, it scurried up a cold pine tree, then kept "squeaking" and looking back at Lin Wanning from time to time.
Lin Wanning understood at once that it was going to take action itself.
She immediately followed the little squirrel's path deeper into the mountain. Running too fast, Lin Wanning didn't notice and stepped on a round object under her feet. She fell flat on her bottom.
Fortunately, the mountain was covered with grass and soil. Even when she fell, Lin Wanning didn't feel much pain.
"Squeak... " The little squirrel blinked its big, shiny black eyes and stood in front of Lin Wanning. Then it pointed at the ground with its furry little paw.
Lin Wanning's eyes followed its paw and saw a huge chestnut right in front of her.
There were chestnuts all over the ground. Most of them had burst out of their husks. Lin Wanning's eyes lit up at the sight.
The little squirrel stamped its feet and shook its head. It finally waited for Lin Wanning to come to her senses, then pointed its little paw upward.
Lin Wanning looked up in confusion. There was a huge chestnut tree in front of her. The trunk was as thick as a millstone. Its branches were lush, but some of the leaves had turned yellow and were falling from the tree from time to time, along with the chestnuts.
At first, Lin Wanning couldn't tell whether the things falling were chestnuts or leaves. But after a closer look, she found that the chestnuts on the tree were weighing down the branches so much that they seemed about to break.
"Why is this chestnut tree so big? Aren't there any small animals here?"
Lin Wanning knew that this was the busiest season for small animals. Just like the little squirrel, it was the time for them to store food.
The little squirrel shook its head repeatedly, pointed behind Lin Wanning, "squeaked", and then quickly ran deeper into the mountain.
This time, Lin Wanning stood still. She was really a bit afraid to go deeper into the mountains.
But the little squirrel kept looking back, signaling Lin Wanning to follow. After hesitating for a long time, she had no choice but to pluck up the courage and follow, thinking that the little squirrel also had natural enemies.
If there was danger in the mountains, it wouldn't be running in so carelessly. So Lin Wanning followed the little squirrel again.
She walked through the half - withered weeds and pushed aside the thorns in front of her. What she saw was a whole chestnut grove.
Many little squirrels were running towards her. She even couldn't tell which one was her little squirrel.
All the little squirrels seemed to have discussed it. They all ran in front of Lin Wanning and stood in an orderly line. Then one of them ran out and "squeaked".
All the other little squirrels nodded repeatedly.
Lin Wanning felt as if she was dreaming. It was just like in the cartoons. These little squirrels seemed to be very intelligent.
Before Lin Wanning could come to her senses, the little squirrel that had given the order jumped onto her shoulder and snatched the sack hanging on her shoulder.
When the sack fell, six or seven little squirrels quickly spread it out. Then the other little squirrels picked up the chestnuts on the ground one by one and put them into the sack.
In the blink of an eye, the sack was filled to the brim. Then the little squirrel that had given the order "squeaked" twice again.
All the other little squirrels scattered immediately, leaving only four little squirrels still standing there.
The little squirrels bowed to Lin Wanning to express their gratitude. Then the one that had given the order pointed at its own legs and feet, then at the chestnuts, and made a gesture of bowing with clasped hands to Lin Wanning.
It was obviously repaying her kindness.
Lin Wanning was so touched that her eyes were filled with tears. She never thought that this little thing was so spiritual.
It was time to say goodbye to it. Lin Wanning didn't know why, but she felt very sad. However, she couldn't be selfish. Here, the little squirrel had its parents, brothers, and sisters.
Just like herself, she had her parents, elder brother, and sister - in - law here. That's why she had come here without hesitation.
Thinking of this, Lin Wanning immediately felt relieved. She squatted down and stroked the little fellow's head.
"Don't worry. I won't bring anyone here to disturb you. I'll definitely protect this paradise that belongs to you."
But as soon as she finished speaking, the little squirrel suddenly jumped onto her shoulder and pointed at the way they had come with its little paw.
Lin Wanning's eyes widened in disbelief. She couldn't believe that the little squirrel was willing to follow her!
She even thought to herself that maybe the little squirrel was afraid she would get lost and just wanted to lead her out.
"I can remember the way. Why don't you just stay here?" Lin Wanning said reluctantly as she stroked the little fellow's head.
The little squirrel shook its head repeatedly, seemingly determined to lead Lin Wanning out. Lin Wanning found she couldn't reason with it, so she had no choice but to let it be.
But when she was almost at the place where her elder brother was working, the little squirrel still showed no sign of getting off her shoulder.
"Are you going to keep following me?"
The little squirrel nodded its head immediately.
Lin Wanning was completely touched. She hugged the little squirrel tightly and kissed it. "You can come back whenever you want in the future, but you have to tell me. Otherwise, I'll be worried that you've encountered danger."
The little squirrel nodded again.
Just like this, Lin Wanning easily picked a whole sack of chestnuts. But the sack was a bit heavy. On the way to her elder brother's work site, Lin Wanning almost dragged it all the way.
When her elder brother, Lin Zhiyuan, saw Lin Wanning struggling to drag a big sack, he was so shocked that he quickly stood up. Without thinking much, he rushed over to help.
"What's in this? Why is it such a big sack?"
Not only was Lin Zhiyuan full of questions, but all the lumberjacks in the forest farm were also looking at Lin Wanning with puzzled looks on their faces.
They had all been foraging in the mountains before, but it was impossible to gather such a big sack of things in less than an hour.
Most likely, this girl had found some wild vegetables and wanted to dig more.
All the people present would rather believe that there were branches or wild vegetables in the sack. Anyway, they didn't think it could be mountain products.
Lin Wanning was out of breath and had no time to answer her elder brother. It was not until Lin Zhiyuan opened the sack himself that he found it was full of chestnuts.
"All these are chestnuts? Where did you find so many chestnuts?"
When all the people working in the forest farm heard that it was full of chestnuts, they were so shocked that they couldn't say a word. They all rushed to the sack.
They couldn't believe that they could find so many chestnuts at this time of the year. They had all been foraging in the mountains before, and the chestnut trees on the mountain had almost been stripped bare.
So, they thought it was impossible for Lin Wanning to get so many chestnuts.