Pastoral Daily Life - Chapter 151

    The field workstation of Kunnan Botanical Garden is located on the edge of the original rainforest. Although it is said to be the edge, it is still towering with ancient trees, covering the sky and the sun. When one stepped on the ground, there was slippery and soft mud and rotting wood. The car that Wang Chaoliang drove couldn’t get in at all. They could only park in a nearby village and walked in by themselves.

      The most primitive tropical rainforest.

    Wang Dynasty Liang stood beside him and said with a little emotion: “Xiaoxi, do you know? More than half of the plants and animals on the earth live in tropical rain forests. It can be said that rain forests are the majority of the earth. The base camp of living things. Unfortunately, deforestation is everywhere now, and the area of ​​rainforest on the earth is getting smaller and smaller.

    In the end, Wang Chaoliang sighed, not to mention other places, the area of ​​the rainforest in front of him is constantly shrinking, although China has been calling for environmental protection, but it is more than economic benefits. Up, the so-called protection is just empty words.

    “Let’s go.” He didn’t say more, and greeted Yan Yue and Lu Lingxi to follow him into the rainforest.

    Because the plants are too lush, there is little sunlight in the rainforest. At first, Lu Lingxi was not used to the past, but Lu Lingxi quickly got used to the environment inside. As far as the eye can see, in addition to towering trees and intertwined vines, there are more epiphytic algae, moss and various ferns. These usually inconspicuous plants covered the surrounding tree trunks and branches, as if covered with a thick green carpet. In addition to the colorful flowers and occasional unknown animals crawling over, the entire rainforest shows a mysterious and unpredictable beauty.

    Yan Yue didn’t have much interest in these things, just looking around as a tourist. Wang Chaoliang and Lu Lingxi were different. They walked and watched with great interest, and occasionally stopped to take a few photos and chat with each other. Wang Chaoliang is a senior plant researcher. Lu Lingxi has a mysterious white panel on his body. No matter what plant he encounters, the two can chat together, and Yan Yue can’t help but taste it.

    After finally waiting for the two to separate, Lu Lingxi went to take pictures of the two giant trees growing together, Wang Chaoliang squatted on the ground and carefully observed a white strain, Yan Yue held a The bottle of water was handed to Lu Lingxi, “Are you tired?”

    Lu Lingxi took the water and shook his head consciously.

    Lu Lingxi was a little dazed when he heard the words, and the tips of his ears immediately turned red when he reacted. However, apart from being a little sleepy in the morning, Lu Lingxi’s body did not have any abnormality. Even though Yan Yue didn’t sleep much all night, he is still in good spirits. Both of them knew that this was the effect of evolution. Evolution brought not only communication with animals, but also physical enhancement and improvement.

    Seeing what the two of them seemed to be saying, Chao Liang simply proposed to take a break here.

    Yan Yue glanced at the time and asked, “Is it still far from the workstation?”

    “Not far, just ahead.”

    There are too many dangers in the rainforest. There are many kinds of poisonous snakes, poisonous frogs, poisonous spiders, and there are many other dangerous animals lurking. Although the staff made it easy to build the workstation in the rainforest, they did not dare to go too deep.

    Wang Dynasty Liang urged Lu Lingxi and Yan Yue to pay attention to all kinds of poisons and never get bitten. Although this is the edge, there are no animals that are too poisonous, and there are medicines in general workstations, but you must try your best to avoid suffering. “Besides that, you must be careful not to walk around alone, and be careful of getting lost.” He warned as a passerby: “This is a huge labyrinth, and the surrounding trees are all about the same length. If you get lost, it will be troublesome. “

    The three of them rested for a few minutes, and Wang Chaoliang took them forward. After walking for two steps, Xiao Hei, who had been obediently wrapped around Yan Yue’s wrist, suddenly got out of his sleeve and hissed his letter towards the bushes on the left. The next moment, Xiao Hei shot out like lightning and plunged into the bushes. Just listen to the rustling inside, as if something is struggling.

    “What’s wrong?” Wang Chaoliang quickly turned around and asked when he heard the movement.

    Yan Yue pulled out a dagger from his body, blocked it in front of Lu Lingxi, looked vigilantly in the direction of Xiao Hei’s disappearance, and frowned, “It may be a poisonous snake.”

    “Poisonous snake?” Wang Chaoliang immediately stopped and whispered: “Don’t move yet. As long as we don’t provoke, the snake will not mainly provoke us.” The snake medicine prepared in advance was dug out from the bag. It is best not to be bitten by a poisonous snake, and if you are bitten, you can be prepared.

    During their conversation, the movement in the bushes became smaller, and after a while, Xiao Hei stuck his head out and excitedly spit out a letter towards Yan Yue, his tail curled with a small red a few centimeters in thickness The snake emerged from the bushes. The little red snake’s body drooped softly, and it looked like it was dead. Wang Chaoliang was taken aback and stared blankly at Xiao Hei for a while, speechless. He had seen Xiao Hei in Micro Gardening before, and of course he knew that Xiao Hei was Yan Yue’s pet. But this… he couldn’t find words to describe the scene in front of him.

    Xiaohei swam in front of Yan Yue ostentatiously, tilting her head up and shaking her head from side to side.

    Yan Yue frowned, put away the dagger, picked up Xiao Hei, and washed it for a long time with a bottle of mineral water. Xiao Hei opened his mouth in dissatisfaction and bit on Yan Yue’s finger, but Yan Yue didn’t respond. Xiao Hei let go of his mouth aggrieved, and struggled to get to Lu Lingxi’s arms with his tail.

    Wang Dynasty Liang’s expression became strange, he always felt that this little black snake seemed to be acting like a spoiled child, as if he was wronged by Yan Yue and wanted to go to Lu Lingxi to complain. Thoughts passed and he shook his head, feeling really confused.

      After all, Xiao Hei’s favorite place to stay is either his wrist or Xiao Xi’s arms, and it’s a bit dirty to roll around outside.

    “Fizz.” Xiao Hei raised his head in protest.

    In front of Wang Chaoliang, Yan Yue couldn’t say anything, so he could only throw him to Lu Lingxi according to Xiao Hei’s wishes. Xiao Hei wrapped around Lu Lingxi’s wrist in a pleasing manner, and bluffed his tail at Yan Yue.

    Lu Lingxi couldn’t help laughing.

    After ten minutes, they arrived at the field station in the botanical garden. It was said that the workstation was actually three simple houses built in the middle of the open space in the jungle. Around the room, there were some instruments that Lu Lingxi didn’t know were placed on the ground. The workstation was stationed by two staff members who were about the same age as Wang Chaoliang.

    They knew in advance that Wang Chaoliang was going to bring people over, and they were very enthusiastic about Lu Lingxi and Yan Yue, especially Lu Lingxi. Both of these two staff members had read several reports published by Wang Chaoliang before, and knew that Lu Lingxi could be regarded as their peers to some extent, and was very knowledgeable about the research and development of new plant varieties.

    “Pharaoh, take Xiaoxi around, and found a rare Rafflesia flower there a few days ago.” One of the staff pointed.

    “Rafflesia?” Wang Chaoliang first wondered why there was a Rafflesia here, but soon became excited and said to Lu Lingxi and Yan Yue, “Let’s go and have a look.”

    Rafflesia, also known as carrion flower, is a succulent parasitic herb and the largest flower in the world. The largest rafflesia flower corolla found so far has a diameter of 1.4 meters and a weight of 10 kilograms. It has the reputation of the world’s flower king. However, the origin of rafflesia is mostly the tropical rain forest in Southeast Asia, and it is relatively rare in Kunnan.

    With the guidance of the staff, Wang Chaoliang led Lu Lingxi and Yan Yue all the way to the depths of the rainforest. “It’s okay, this is the place where the workstation often comes, and there are no dangerous animals.” Wang Chao Liang said as he walked, “Let’s talk about it…” He jokingly glanced at Xiao Hei wrapped around Lu Lingxi’s wrist, “There is Xiao Hei as a bodyguard. , there is nothing to be afraid of.”

    Xiao Hei seemed to understand that Wang Chaoliang was talking about it, and kept shaking his tail and hissing in excitement. Yan Yue understood what Xiao Hei was calling, and gently raised the corners of his mouth.

    They walked for about half an hour. Wang Chaoliang said, “Don’t look at how far we seem to have gone, but in fact, this place is still on the edge of the rainforest. There is no end to this way.”

    Lu Lingxi looked in the direction Wang Chaoliang pointed, and asked curiously, “Has anyone been to the middle of the rainforest?”

    This time it was Yan Yue who answered, and he said solemnly: “This rainforest borders other countries, and there should be smugglers who venture through here.”

    “Yes.” Dynasty nodded brightly, “In addition to smuggling, there are also drug dealers, anyway, the border area is not very safe. But we don’t have to worry, the workstation has been built for more than ten years, and we have not encountered any problems. I’ve been to smuggling drugs… here it is.”

    Wang Chaoliang walked towards the front excitedly before he finished speaking. Yan Yue glanced around, reached out to hold Lu Lingxi, and followed him with him. The rafflesia flower in the mouth of the staff quickly appeared in front of the two of them.

    The rafflesia is actually just a giant black bud in front of it, with a mark left by the staff next to it. Wang Chaoliang walked around the flower buds, feeling a little regretful, “We probably won’t be able to see the flowers before they bloom.”

    Rafflesia blooms only once in a lifetime, and the flowering period is only four days. The buds are fragrant at the beginning of their bloom, and then emit a pungent rancid smell. On the fourth day of flowering, the petals of rafflesia will gradually turn black and wither, and then within a few weeks become a puddle of sticky black mass. Although Wang Chaoliang couldn’t judge the exact blooming time of the Rafflesia flower, neither he nor Lu Lingxi could stay here every day.

    He felt regretful, and simply squatted on the ground and looked at the flower bud. Although Lu Lingxi was interested in Rafflesia flowers, he really didn’t know what was so beautiful about the flower buds, so he took Yan Yue to look around, taking a few photos from time to time.

    “Bang.” Something hit from a distance and landed at Lu Lingxi’s feet.

     Before Lu Lingxi could react, Yan Yue had already pulled him back a step. When the two looked up, they saw a little yellow monkey squatting on a tree not far away, holding a fruit of unknown flower in his hand, eager to try Lu Lingxi’s direction.

    “Squeak.” The little monkey shouted loudly.

    Unfortunately, neither Lu Lingxi nor Yan Yue could understand what it was saying. On the contrary, Xiao Hei was angry that the little monkey bullied Lu Lingxi, climbed out of Lu Lingxi’s wrist and hissed angrily at the little monkey. The little monkey stared at Xiao Hei curiously, and seemed to remember something anxiously squeaking, and kept pointing and jumping forward while screaming.

    “What is it saying?” Lu Lingxi pulled Yan Yue and asked curiously.

    Yan Yue stared at the little monkey thoughtfully, “It seems to be reminding something.”

    “Reminder for what?” Lu Lingxi took out the binoculars from his bag and looked in the direction the little monkey was pointing. Except for the tall trees that covered the sky, he didn’t see anything. He handed the telescope to Yan Yue, and Yan Yue looked around, but still found nothing.

    “Let’s go back first.” Yan Yue frowned and said suddenly.

    “Huh?” Lu Lingxi looked puzzled.

    Yan Yue pulled Lu Lingxi and explained: “This little monkey is not malicious, Xiaoxi, you should be able to feel it. Since it has reminded what is ahead, for safety reasons, we should leave here first. .”

    After he finished speaking, Lu Lingxi nodded obediently, and followed Yan Yue to find Wang Chao Liang along the same path. After walking a few steps, Lu Lingxi looked back at the little monkey on the tree. The little monkey was hanging from the tree trunk with one arm and waved at them with the other arm like a human.

    Lu Lingxi rolled her eyes and laughed, and waved at the little monkey.

    They were not far from Chaoliang, and they soon converged. Yan Yue told Wang Chaoliang that he suspected that there was danger ahead, so it would be better for them to leave here first. Although Wang Chaoliang found it strange, Yan Yue’s tone didn’t seem to be joking. He cautiously glanced in the direction Yan Yue came over, and simply took the two back to the workstation. The three figures soon disappeared into the jungle.

    Not long after they left, several sturdy men in local ethnic costumes turned around from behind a thick tree and stared at the three men viciously disappearing direction.

    The leading man looked in his forties, with a thumb-length scar at the corner of his eye. With a gloomy expression on his face, he asked in a cold voice, “Have you seen what they look like?”

    A tall and sturdy man in his thirties beside him quickly said: “The little one finally looked back and saw clearly, but the other two didn’t see clearly.”

    The leading man lowered his eyes, made a beheading gesture, and said coldly, “Follow them, see who they are, and find opportunities to kill them.”

    A young man on the right said hesitantly: “Brother, it seems that they don’t understand anything about travel, and they probably haven’t seen us, or they should not make extra efforts…”

    Before he finished speaking, the leading man snorted and interrupted: “I didn’t see anything? I didn’t see what they were in a hurry to leave. Xiao Liu, don’t forget, the fifth one. It has already been planted. It is estimated that everything that should be said and should not be said to save lives. We have worked hard here for how many years to have this foundation. Now other lines are not safe, and there is only one line left for transporting drugs. …just in case, even if the kid doesn’t see anything, they’re out of luck.”

    The leading man has the highest prestige among several people. When he said this, the others would have no objection. Among them, the tall and sturdy man followed Yanyue and the others, and the rest returned to the depths of the rainforest. Before leaving, the leading man raised his head and glared fiercely at the little monkey on the tree. The little monkey squeaked, grabbed the fruit in his hand and smashed it on the man’s head.

    The little monkey saw that he didn’t move, and was even more proud. He kept looking for shriveled fruits and smashed them at them, and made faces like people.

    “Little beast.” The man was furious.

    The young man beside him hurriedly stopped him, “Brother why bother with a beast.”

    The little monkey seemed to understand that they were scolding it, and the action of smashing the fruit was even harder.

    Young man: “…”