15. Declare war on mosquitoes
He stretched out his arm to show Nate and Danny, who looked at him pitifully and said, "Lord of the city has no muscles, and he is very weak. ”
Uncle Yang stretched his face and said, "Who told you to look at this? Look at the pimples! These are all bags for mosquitoes to bite!"
He bought a lot of things in the past few days but forgot to buy a mosquito net, and last night let the mosquitoes bite, and several bags came out of his arms at once.
This frightened him, African mosquitoes are not like Chinese mosquitoes that have undergone socialist transformation, they bite people for a while at most, and this thing can spread malaria, dengue fever, yellow fever and other diseases, so it has to be prevented.
Yang Shubao was very afraid of death, so he simply didn't sleep to drive away mosquitoes, and prepared to wait for the mosquitoes to disappear before sleeping.
As a result, he drove it until dawn, and the mosquitoes continued one after the other all night.
Seeing that the two places were refreshed, he asked, "Haven't you been bitten by mosquitoes?"
Danny scrambled and said, "No, all the pests don't dare to approach Mother Tree of Life. ”
"Let me answer this kind of thing, cheap goods, not to compete for favor. Nate said angrily.
Danny grimaced at him, and Nate rose to the ground and scuffled with him.
Yang Shubao was too lazy to pay attention to these two fools, he got up early today, and it was rare to see the sunrise over the grassland.
He had long known that the northeast corner of South Africa was a grassland with a smooth road, but he didn't expect it to be so flat and vast, and the north and south of him were all green meadows, only slightly undulating in the distance, like green waves.
The morning sun rises from the east, and that is the direction of the sea.
Yang Shubao can vaguely see a touch of blue, his territory is not far from the sea, with the sunrise, the green grass is shrouded in pale gold, there are no large animals around, the grass is silent and serene, the weather is cool in the morning, the wind blows from the east, the clothes are shaking, at this moment the world is in full swing, he stands alone in the wilderness like a tree.
As for the two goblins? They're not human.
But the grassland only looks quiet and wonderful, but in fact it is a thriving and noisy world, with many small insects hidden in the blades of grass, and there are countless mosquitoes, flies and ants.
As he left the territory covered by the Tree of Life, flies and mosquitoes flew towards him.
He now doesn't care about the flies and the mosquitoes first, but a fly falls on his arm like someone scalding him with a cigarette butt, and the fire burns it.
Yang Shubao screamed and quickly shook his arm, and the big gray-headed fly fled quickly, leaving a wound and bleeding out.
"Margobi, this is a gadfly?" Lao Yang sighed, "No, no, no, you have to find a way to control these insects, otherwise there will be no people living here!"
At this moment, he thanked himself for his hard work in the past years, as a student of animal and environmental protection, he had taken a plant course, and knew that some plants could repel mosquitoes, and now that this knowledge was used, he had to plant this plant around the color steel tile house.
First of all, he wanted to find pyrethrum, the name of this plant sounds domineering, and it is especially effective for mosquitoes, because they contain pyrethroids in their bodies, and mosquito coils are extracts containing them and are effective in repelling mosquitoes.
For decades, pyrethrum has been the leader of insect repellent in the plant kingdom, they are the first choice of Yang Shubao, and the ingenious thing is that pyrethrum's hometown of pyrethrum is on the edge of Africa, and they can be found in the African grassland.
However, it was a bit of a struggle to find it in the wild, and Yang Shubao remembered that there was a flower shop in the resort town, so in the morning, while the weather was not very hot, he trotted all the way to town.
A few kilometers of distance was a long march for him before, but his physical fitness improved greatly as he absorbed the spring of life, and now he can run through it without breathing.
The florist is on the north side of the road to the south, and the sun is shining.
It is in the Tudor style, which is rare in South Africa, with long narrow spires with wide windows, wooden grids around it, and simple white walls and black tiles.
When Yang Shubao ran over, he opened the door, and a long blonde girl was moving flower pots outside.
The morning breeze blows her white dress, her slender and straight calves loom under the hem, and there is a string of slender silver chains on her white ankles, interspersed with miniature wind chimes of the same color, and there are small chimes in her light footsteps as she walks.
Yang Shubao suddenly thought of his childhood, when he had a cat at home, the kitten was very naughty and always ran around, so his mother hung a bell around the kitten's neck.
Women have a magical instinct that their skin can feel the gaze.
Yang Shubao's eyes stayed on the blonde's ankle for only three seconds, and the girl immediately turned her head to look at him and smiled politely: "Good morning, do you want to see the flowers?"
Lao Yang coughed and said, "Yes, I want to see the chrysanthemum ......."
He felt that this was a bit ambiguous, and quickly added: "I mean I want to buy some pyrethrum, do you have it here?"
The girl grabbed the hem of her skirt with her right hand and nodded at him and made a ladylike salute, and after putting down the skirt, she actively raised her left eyebrow and said, "Of course, please follow me." ”
It's so naughty, Lao Yang subconsciously laughed.
There are many varieties of chrysanthemums in the flower shop, and Yang Shubao even saw Chinese marigolds.
The girl guessed why he bought pyrethrum, and when she saw him looking at the marigold, she pitched it: "If you want to repel mosquitoes, then this chrysanthemum is more suitable, and there is also its close relative, peacock grass, which has a slogan 'Give me sunshine, help you get rid of mosquitoes'." ”
"Yes, they secrete thiophenes, which are particularly effective at killing insects when exposed to sunlight. Yang Shubao said in a very professional tone.
The girl smiled skillfully: "Yes, I also have silver chrysanthemum and wood mandala in my store, if you want to repel mosquitoes, you must need them, because chrysanthemums, especially marigolds and peacock grass, can repel mosquitoes during the day, and at night you have to rely on wood mandala, of course, night fragrance trees and hostas are also good choices, but I don't have them in my store for the time being." ”
Listening to the introduction, Yang Shubao was quite surprised: "You are really professional." ”
He originally wanted to buy a wooden mandala, and the night is the time to fight against mosquitoes, and the wooden mandala has the characteristics of repelling mosquitoes at night.
The girl said, "I like plants, so I know more." Come with me, I'll show you rosemary, nepeta, basil, come, smell basil, like it?"
Yang Shubao nodded and said, "I like it." ”
"But mosquitoes don't like it. The girl laughed again, "How much do you need to buy?" Oh, my name is Nicole Zorro, Zorro of the Ranger Zorro, it's a pleasure to meet you. ”
"I'm Yang," Yang Shubao shook hands with her and then pointed in the direction of the Tree of Life, "I bought a piece of land over there, built a house and prepared to live in, I think I have to plant these plants all around the house, so how much do you think you need?"
Nicole said thoughtfully: "You bought the land in the reserve? Then I have met a big customer, I'm afraid that all the chrysanthemums, rosemary and other mosquito repellent vegetation in my store will not be enough to sell you, you want to live in the wilderness, then I am afraid that your house will be surrounded by mosquito repellent vegetation." ”
Yang Shubao also thought so, he said: "You first count the quantity and price of all the mosquito repellent vegetation you have here, I will go to Meimeida to take a bath first, and then come back and buy them all." ”
Hearing his words, Nicole immediately smiled: "Meimeida, take a bath? It turns out that you are still a delicate boy." ”
Yang Shubao explained: "Maybe I didn't say it clearly enough, I went to the Meimeida fast food restaurant to take a shower, and I have a good relationship with Manager Maison. ”
Nicole suddenly said happily: "You go, Richard is a good person, for his sake, I can give you a discount on this business, ninety-nine percent off." ”
Seeing Yang Shubao's stunned face, she laughed again: "I'm joking, nine percent off, I'll give you nine percent discount." ”