There was nothing to say all night, and the next morning everyone prepared their bags and followed Ah Feng to a family, this time they entered the mountain for at least two days, and they had to eat and live in the mountains.

Ah Feng respectfully found a lean old man and introduced: "Daddy Diao is the best incense hunter in our village, who has traveled all over the mountains and forests for decades and is very familiar with the environment. Every time we go into the mountains, we can find agarwood, let's follow him, we will definitely not return empty-handed!"

"This is what the kid said?" Diao Lao Dad looked Ling Na and Zhuang Chen up and down, and said dissatisfiedly: "There are still women, this is not to see the scenery!"

Ling Na Zhengse said: "Don't worry, I won't be a burden, if it doesn't work, you don't have to worry about me!"

Daddy Diao snorted coldly, turned around and picked up the bag, and took the lead in striding into the mountain, Ah Feng hurriedly whispered: "He has a very strange temper, he doesn't like outsiders, he is all alone." My father was kind to him back then, so he treated me well, and the opportunity was rare. ”

Everyone followed, and Zhuang Chen said to Ling Na: "Don't be reluctant, if it doesn't work, let Xia Long and Xia Hu send you back first." ”

Ling Na felt sweet in her heart, and deliberately dissatisfied: "Hmph, underestimate people, see who can't walk when the time comes!"

After saying that, he flicked his ponytail and walked forward quickly, Johnson shook his head with a smile, is it still strong?

Coming to the entrance of the deep mountain, Diao's father stopped, turned to stare at the crowd, and warned: "Finally, don't underestimate going into the mountains to find incense, in fact, it is extremely dangerous! I also have to face poisonous snakes and beasts, typhoid fever and malaria forest diseases, and I don't know how many people died in the deep mountains and old forests. ”

The sharp gaze scanned the crowd: "It's too late to regret it now!"

Seeing that everyone's faces were firm, no one flinched, shook his head and took out a few dark green things from his pocket, handed them to Ah Feng and said, "Since that's the case, send them to them!"

Ah Feng hurriedly took it, came to Ling Na and Zhuang Chen, and said in a low voice: "This is a talisman, it can keep you safe, one for each of you, you must carry it with you!"

Johnson took it and said curiously: "Wormwood root?"

A glimmer of light flashed in Daddy Diao's eyes, and he said in a deep voice: "This is the talisman that our family has been entering the mountain for generations, and we must carry it every time, since you are Xiaofeng's friends, safety comes first." ”

Ling Na took the wormwood root, put it close to her body and said with a smile: "Thank you Daddy Diao, I will definitely follow you, and I will not act privately." ”

Daddy Diao nodded, turned around and began to enter the mountain, everyone hurriedly followed, and officially began to enter the mountain to find incense. Ah Feng leaned in front of Johnson and said in a low voice: "Don't be too careful, Daddy Diao is cold and hot-hearted, he is a good person, so ......"

Ling Na waved her hand and said with a smile: "Don't worry, we understand the rules, in fact, it is more complicated to go into the mountains to collect incense in Vietnam, and it is rumored that local incense pickers must bow their heads if they want to avoid evil!"

Ah Feng was stunned for a moment, and asked curiously, "Lower your head?"

"It is also the rhizome of a wormwood plant, which the natives first put in honey to absorb its essence, take it out after thirty days and put it in a stream, rinse it for a hundred days, then put it in the hands of five dead men, take it out and hang it on the breasts of the five girls who are still chaste, and finally mix it with the pig's leg for the tiger to eat. ”

"After the tiger eats the pig's leg, the rhizome will still remain in the tiger's belly, at this time try to kill the tiger, cut the abdomen to take out the rhizome of this wormwood, that is, to lower the head. ”

"At that time, it was considered to be a very powerful talisman, with a lower head in the mouth, and it could survive in the forest even if it didn't eat or drink, even if it was a poisonous snake and beast by its side. ”

"But there is also a time limit for using the head lower, and it can't take more than 100 days to get Lin home, otherwise he will have hair all over his body, his nails will grow, his mouth will show his teeth, and his appearance will become like that of a tiger. ”

"Really?" Ah Feng was taken aback when he heard this kind of strange news for the first time, but it was Diao's father who was not far in front and said loudly: "It's true!"

Then he stopped and said disdainfully: "That's their ignorance, going into the mountains to find incense relies on experience, agarwood is a spiritual thing in heaven and earth, those who are destined to live in it, and it is in vain if they don't have the ability to bow their heads!"

After saying that, Zhuang Chen smiled, gave Ling Na a look, walked quickly to Diao's father, and said as he walked: "I heard that looking for agarwood in the vast mountains and mountains is like looking for a needle in the sea, and you can only have clues to follow by relying on rich experience." ”

"Agarwood sometimes grows in damp places at the bottom of mountain pits or on mountainsides, and sometimes it grows alone or in clusters of five to seven ridges, mixed in broad-leaved forests. ”

"Some of them are covered with dead branches and leaves in the ground, and sometimes they are dead trees, which are longitudinal or sunk on living trees, and have no fixed place, such as in the trunk, on the surface of the trunk, or where the branches are broken, or at the roots, or at the branches. ”

Father Diao looked at Zhuang Chen in surprise, nodded and said: "You kid has some knowledge, yes, the masters of finding incense have their own skills, and naturally they know more about the place of hiding incense than ordinary people." Just follow in a while, don't be left behind!"

After speaking, he quickened his pace and climbed to a high place, Johnson shrugged, the old man is quite arrogant?

The speed of the group is very fast, and the amount of exercise of a few big men is naturally not a problem. Unexpectedly, Ling Na is not bad, she is as light as a swallow, and she usually exercises a lot. On the contrary, it was Ah Feng, a local, who was the first to start panting.

After walking for another half a day, Ah Feng couldn't stand it anymore, and shouted and asked for rest, but Diao's father had no choice but to stop and scold: "Hmph, it's a shame, you guys rest for a while, I'll come when I go!"

After finishing speaking, he turned around and continued to climb to a high place, Johnson took a sip of water, gave Ling Na a look, and followed closely.

"Daddy Diao, are you standing on a high place to check the terrain?"

Daddy Diao stood on the hillside, looking into the distance, and suddenly heard a voice from behind, nodded and said: "I didn't expect that a few of you people in the city are physically strong, standing on the high ground, you may find a particularly prominent, peculiar shape of the incense tree." ”

"Growing vertically, with dense foliage, when the sun shines, you will find sparkling agarwood trees. It is common for three to eight plants to grow in clusters, so remember the position and start looking for it in the forest. ”

"There are generally two kinds of agarwood trees, the first kind of wood is harder, the wood is yellow and white, and it is rare to find agarwood on this tree, but if you are lucky, it must be of the highest quality, because of its dark color, heavy weight, and high oil content. ”

"Another type of agarwood tree has a white and red skin and a light and soft wood, which is a prolific type of agarwood. Use an axe to split a piece of the trunk of the tree, peel the bark upwards and backwards, if it feels tough and easy to peel, the wood is light and soft, and the bark has a strange aroma similar to burning, it can be judged as an agarwood tree. ”

Diao's father took out a water bladder, drank saliva and said: "Big trees and small trees are not the standard for incense, I have seen agarwood trees weighing 10,000 catties that can pick less than half a kilogram of agarwood, or even no incense at all." On the contrary, the diameter of different varieties is less than 10 centimeters, and the small incense trees with a height of 5 meters have been formed by agarwood. ”

The old man looked at the vast mountains and said with a little sadness: "Now future generations are unruly for money, and they pick incense trees when they see them, leaving no room for anything." When I was a child, everyone had to fast and bathe before setting off, pray for the spirit to appear, and the elders warned their sons and nephews not to cut down the agarwood trees with dense branches and leaves, straight bodies, and smooth bark!"

"June to November is the season when the agarwood tree blooms and bears fruit and spreads seeds, and it will be passed on from generation to generation. If you really want to go into the mountains to collect, you must look for it underground, and put it in the forest after the agarwood tree that has been diseased or injured has fallen down. ”

"After years of wind and rain, the wood fiber part of the natural decay, containing the oil part of the absorption of the essence of the sun and the moon, black and strong, after hundreds of years without deterioration, the kind of agarwood is of high quality and high price, comparable to gold and diamonds. ”

Ling Na nodded and continued: "I also heard the teacher say that if you want to mine agarwood on a living tree, you can only do it from January to May, and you should choose old trees, with fine yellow leaves, long tumors in the trunk, or insect holes, you should pay more attention to the broken branches, or the branches are sunken into holes and stagnant water. ”

"Observe the growth of agarwood, once the infection is found, dark brown spots appear on the tree, the young leaves stop growing, the color turns from green to yellow, and the stamens are no longer in full bloom, you can judge that the agarwood tree is sinking, for several decades, you can form agarwood, at this time, you should raise incense, leave a mark, and wait for future generations to pick again. ”

"Your master is right, girl, a little knowledge!"

Daddy Diao turned his head and smiled for the first time: "It's rare to meet a knowledgeable outsider like you, it's good." ”

Put your hands to your ears and listen attentively: "In the forest, I often hear the creepy chirping of bison, tigers, crickets, and toads, but my favorite thing to hear is the sound of bells and birds, because it predicts the good news of the appearance of agarwood. ”

"Their sound is like the bell of a temple, because the agarwood seeds are sweet and fragrant, and when the flowers bloom, the bell birds, which look like little crows, often fly over the mountains and forests to gather and feed. ”

"Stand on a high place, watch the direction of its flight or the place where it gathers, or listen to the sound, predict the distance and the distance, and look for the agarwood tree, and when you can find it around it. ”

As soon as the words fell, there were bursts of birdsong in the air, the sound was like a bell, and Daddy Diao was shocked, and hurriedly followed the sound.

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