Chapter 7: Food from the Bear's Mouth

A ray of sunlight fell through the gaps between the leaves and just happened to shine on Ye Yunian.

The forest was full of birdsong in the early morning. Ye Yunian sat on a branch and tilted his head in confusion.

He had not eaten for almost ten hours, and because of Apple Bear's sudden visit last night, Ye Yunian did not sleep well the whole night.

Ye Yunian was now exhausted both physically and mentally. He wanted to have a full meal immediately -

but what was going on now?

Ye Yunian felt his bear face wrinkled.

Apple Bear wanted to exchange bamboo shoots for apples with him, right?

He must have understood correctly.

Hmm...

are all wild giant pandas so polite?

Don't you just grab the apples directly?

More than fifty apples last night, aren't you full?

Apple Bear was right!

The other party had no ill intentions.

But even so, Ye Yunian didn't plan to get down from the tree. Although

Apple Bear's action seemed to be a gesture of goodwill, what if Apple Bear was enforcing the law while fishing?

After I get down from the tree, Apple Bear climbed up the tree first and grabbed my apples, and then caught up with me and beat me before I ran away.

Then Ye Yunian would have lost both the sesame and the watermelon!

He is not just a little bear who is easy to be fooled!

The two bears just stared at each other from a distance. The atmosphere was a bit weird, but there was no feeling of tension.

Perhaps because Apple Bear did not take the initiative to attack Ye Yunian in the two times they met, his fear of strange bears was reduced a lot.

Apple Bear looked at him, so let's look at each other!

Ye Yunian was frightened, but he was definitely not inferior in momentum!

I don't know if Apple Bear saw what Ye Yunian was thinking. After not getting a response for a long time, Apple Bear finally chose to leave on his own initiative.

He lowered his head and looked at the bamboo shoots he had placed on the ground, then turned and walked towards the jungle.

Not long after, his figure disappeared in the dense jungle.

Ye Yunian did not leave immediately, but waited until the smell of Apple Bear was getting farther and farther away, until he could no longer smell it, then he dragged his apples down the tree.

Apple Bear was gone, which was a godsend opportunity. The best thing to do was to run away with his apples!

Fei Jinbala dragged the apple under the tree. Originally, Ye Yunian was going to run directly, but after getting down from the tree, he felt more and more hungry. There was a bamboo shoot not far away...

Ye Yunian hesitated for only a second, then decisively put down the bag of apples and walked towards the bamboo shoot.

The bamboo shoot was very tender, and Ye Yunian peeled off the skin with a light bite.

Although it is already early March, it is far from the right time for bamboo shoots to pile up and emerge in the deep mountains at an altitude of 2,000 to 3,000 meters.

Ye Yunian did try to find bamboo shoots when he entered the bamboo forest yesterday, but he didn't see a single one after searching around. It's really not easy to find a giant panda without rich experience in the wild, and I don't know where the apple bear found the bamboo shoots.

But Ye Yunian ate without any psychological burden, after all, the apple bear ate more than 50 of his apples last night!

After eating a bamboo shoot in two or three bites, Ye Yunian felt even more hungry.

But now is not a good time to have a full meal. Ye Yunian didn't stop after eating. He got up and dragged his apple bag and continued to move down the mountain.

There are almost no human visits in the deep mountains of the reserve, so the mountain roads here are also particularly rugged.

Although Ye Yunian wanted to run faster, he was not only dragging nearly 40 kilograms of apples, but he was also hungry and tired, so he fell to the ground after running less than two kilometers.

So tired.

Huh.

Ye Yunian turned over, turned his belly up to the sky, and then reached out to take out two apples from the bag.

After eating them, Ye Yunian licked his lips with an unsatisfied look, but he was not full.

In fact, because the apples were a little sour, the more he ate, the more appetizing he became. Not only was Ye Yunian not full, but he was getting hungrier and hungrier.

Ye Yunian sat up and said, no, he had to eat bamboo after all!

The tender bamboo shoots that Apple Bear just gave me are so delicious.

I wonder if I can be lucky enough to find two too?

With this thought in mind, Ye Yunian dragged his bag of apples to the bamboo forest not far away.

Of course, he got nothing this time as well.

I don’t know if it was unlucky for bears to get food stuck in their teeth when eating bamboo, but Ye Yunian, a little bear with no survival experience, accidentally entered a bamboo forest with a particularly long growth cycle.

Bamboo is also called moso bamboo, which grows tall and tastes older.

The bamboo leaves are even drier and have no juice, as if they were eating some dry grass.

Ye Yunian took two bites and spat out all the bamboo leaves in his mouth.

It was so disgusting!

How could the bamboo that he had bitten off with so much effort be so disgusting!

Ye Yunian was very angry and aggrieved.

He drooped his head and buried his face in his belly.

So why did the base let him out to wander?

He missed the base, the milk in the base, the wolves, and the honey -

his belly was too soft. After being frightened all night and tormented for so long in the morning, Ye Yunian had no strength left.

He fell into a deep sleep in this position.

As a result, the breath of Apple Bear was getting closer and closer, but Ye Yunian could not detect it.

Ye Yunian did not open his eyes until he realized that Apple Bear was about a kilometer away from him.

He stuck his head out and sniffed hard in the air.

It really was Apple Bear!

Why is he so haunting!

Ye Yunian stood up suddenly, ready to run away with his apples, but he had only taken two steps dragging the bag of apples when he felt a deep sense of fatigue.

Not only physically, but also mentally.

Forget it.

It's rotten.

Ye Yunian sat down on the ground with a plop.

Apple Bear just wants to eat his apples!

Then give it to him, what else can he do?

He can't beat him, at most he can eat a few more before he comes to snatch them!

Thinking of this, Ye Yunian took out the apples and started showing them off.

In the time it took for Apple Bear to come, Ye Yunian had already shown off more than ten big apples.

Noticing that Apple Bear's breath was getting closer, Ye Yunian's speed in selecting apples became faster and faster.

Don't mention it, although apples don't make you feel full, but if you eat a lot, it still works.

When Ye Yunian was eating the twelfth apple, the figure of Apple Bear finally appeared in the bamboo forest not far away.

Ye Yunian was already fully prepared at this time. After glancing at Apple Bear, he retracted his gaze and ignored him, continuing to show off his big apple.

But what puzzled Ye Yunian was that Apple Bear did not approach, but stopped more than 20 meters away.

Ye Yunian was a little puzzled and looked at Apple Bear. He saw Apple Bear lowered his head and loosened his mouth. Seven or eight bamboo shoots rolled down the slope and into the grass.

?

Ye Yunian's eyes widened.

No, Brother Apple, where did you find so many bamboo shoots!

I am so jealous of Apple Bear.

Ye Yunian angrily took another bite of the apple, chewed it, and wanted to look away, but his eyes were glued to the bamboo shoots that rolled down. The

fresh bamboo shoots were crisp, sweet and juicy.

Very delicious.

Wait... Ye Yunian paused in biting the apple. Why did Apple Bear put down his bamboo shoots?

Wasn't he going to eat them?

As if responding to Ye Yunian, Apple Bear put down the bamboo shoots and quickly turned around and left. But this time he didn't walk too far. Ye Yunian could tell by the smell that Apple Bear was still nearby. No way? Could it be that this time

he was really enforcing the law for fishing? Ye Yunian finished eating the apple in his hand and licked his paw. Apples are good in every way, except that they make you feel greasy if you eat too much. His sight uncontrollably fell on the grass in front of him, where lay a fresh bamboo shoot covered with mud. This was the bamboo shoot closest to Ye Yunian, only two or three meters away. Ye Yunian could smell the fragrance of the bamboo shoot from time to time. Thinking of the bamboo shoot he had eaten in the morning, Ye Yunian swallowed his saliva. Should I go eat it? Apple Bear seemed a little far away now. At least he wouldn't come back immediately after he finished eating a bamboo shoot. Ye Yunian wanted to resist the temptation. But hunger and instinct drove him to move forward slowly, again and again. Finally, the bamboo shoot was within his reach. Ye Yunian gritted his teeth. Never mind! Start eating - grabbing the bamboo shoots, Ye Yunian peeled the skin of the bamboo shoots at the fastest speed in his life. He took another bite before he finished chewing the first one. He stuffed a small tender bamboo shoot into his mouth in just two seconds. The stuffing on both sides of his mouth was round, which made his whole face more adorable. The juice of the tender bamboo shoots spread in his mouth, and the crisp and juicy feeling was really great! So delicious! A bamboo shoot was swallowed up in a short time. Apple Bear hasn't come back yet. Then...eat another one? Ye Yunian's steps moved forward uncontrollably. The second, the third... It was not until Ye Yunian ate the sixth bamboo shoot that he noticed the breath of Apple Bear approaching. Ye Yunian didn't care about eating anymore. He held a bamboo shoot in his mouth, and did not forget to grab the last bamboo shoot with his claws to pack it up, and then ran back to the original place quickly. Not long after, Apple Bear appeared again. But this time, what Ye Yunian saw first was not his body, but two emerald green bamboos. Ye Yunian's eyes widened. Apple Bear actually packed bamboos to eat! He still didn't get too close, and stopped on the hillside more than 20 meters away from Ye Yunian, then put down the two tall bamboos, and sat down with his back against a tree. When he got closer, Ye Yunian could more intuitively feel the difference in size between himself and Apple Bear. The big panda looks cute, but it is actually a bear. Apple Bear grabbed a bamboo, and with a snap, the bamboo broke. He skillfully grabbed the bamboo with one paw, and then tore it into the most edible size in a few seconds, and began to eat it by himself. Not caring about himself? Ye Yunian glanced at the two bamboo shoots in his hand, and decided to ignore Apple Bear and continue eating the bamboo shoots. But the bamboo shoots are too small after all, not to mention the tender bamboo shoots in early March. After a while, Ye Yunian finished eating all the two tender bamboo shoots. The giant panda has a big appetite, not to mention that Ye Yunian has been hungry for so long. His eyes fell uncontrollably on Apple Bear not far away. Why does he keep eating bamboo poles, not eating bamboo leaves? Bamboo leaves are so delicious! Ye Yunian swallowed his saliva. He lowered his head and glanced at the apple next to him. Since Apple Bear came to exchange apples with him, then it shouldn't be a problem for him to...eat his bamboo shoots and then a few bites of his bamboo leaves, right? Once the idea takes root, it's hard to stop thinking about it. As the hunger in his abdomen came again, Ye Yunian slowly stood up, then picked up two apples and approached Apple Bear tentatively.

He walked very carefully, stopping after every two steps, and his eyes were always on Apple Bear, observing him.

Whenever Apple Bear showed the slightest sign of warning, Ye Yunian would stop. But Apple

Bear clearly noticed Ye Yunian's approach, but he didn't stop eating bamboo at all.

Was this tacit consent for him to get closer?

Ye Yunian hesitated for a long time before moving to within two or three meters of Apple Bear.

This was an extremely dangerous distance.

As long as Apple Bear wanted, he could jump up and kill Ye Yunian at any time.

But the thing that scared Ye Yunian did not happen.

Apple Bear just glanced at Ye Yunian, then poked his head forward, as if to smell Ye Yunian's scent.

The moment he poked his head forward, Ye Yunian wanted to run away.

Fortunately, Apple Bear only sniffed briefly and then lowered his head to eat bamboo again.

Ye Yunian breathed a sigh of relief, put down the two apples in his mouth, and then his eyes fell on the bamboo not far away.

If he ran away with this bamboo in his mouth, Apple Bear would not chase him for the sake of the apple, right?

No matter!

The world is big, but the biggest thing is hunger!

Ye Yunian rushed forward with his short legs, grabbed a bamboo in his mouth, and ran down the slope dragging the bamboo.

While running, Ye Yunian did not forget to look back at Apple Bear. The loud noise of the bamboo being dragged made Apple Bear raise his head. He paused in eating the bamboo, and stared at Ye Yunian with his dark eyes for a few seconds, as if he was a little confused, but soon he lowered his head again and continued to eat the bamboo in his hand.

Ye Yunian stopped and looked back at Apple Bear in shock.

So... I can really eat food from a bear's mouth?

Ye Yunian was suddenly moved.

The bear was wronged, Apple Bear is a good bear!