Chapter 658: Camp on a rainy day
"What the hell is this weather!" Jamie complained to Xiao Peng, who was walking behind, "Xiao, aren't you afraid that animal protectors will accuse you?"
After several people left Inverness, they drove to the highlands, and after parking, the group walked into the forest. It didn't take long for the sky to start raining, and the rain was getting heavier and heavier, and the ground was muddy. This makes it even more difficult for everyone to move forward.
But speaking of which, Xiao Peng was impressed by the old professor and his scientific research team, in such an environment, no one of them complained of hardship, and their physical strength was goodγγγγγγ
Especially after a few strong bodyguards were in charge of opening the way, the team traveled faster than expected.
Walking at the back of the team, one is Jamie, who has the worst physical strength, and the other is Xiao Peng.
Jamie walks behind because of his poor physical strength, while Xiao Peng walks behind because of γγγγγγ Even his Elizabeth and Elizabeth had big backpacks stuffed with all sorts of things, and they weren't afraid of anything like themγγγγγγ
And Xiao Peng himself, even more exaggerated, carrying a large wooden barrel more than one meter high on his back! All the luggage was placed in that wooden barrel!
Well, ethnic minorities have the habit of carrying things in baskets, but they really don't have the habit of carrying wooden barrels to carry things! Everyone doesn't understand why Xiao Peng is doing this------ how many things you are carrying in it!
And Xiao Peng himself is helpless, if he comes out by himself, he can just throw things into the ring, but with so many people guarding, he really can't do thatγγγγγγ I can only put small pieces in the ring, and I carry large things on my back.
Fortunately, there are still two deer hounds, and the Scottish Deer Hound is already very large in size at eight months, plus Xiao Peng's genetic modification, it is not a problem to carry two large bags on his back.
Professor Clapton has already ignored him, you can carry it if you want, anyway, such a supernumerary, if you fall behindγγγγγγ Absolutely no matter about him!
But Xiao Peng is carrying so many things, although he walks at the back of the team, not only does he not fall behind, but he can also help Jamie carry his luggage, which has already made Yingge and others full of psychological shadows------ how much strength this Nima has, you must let your miss be careful!
And who is the other unhappy person? It must be Claudia, she sponsored this event to conquer Xiao Peng, but after a few days, she didn't even have a chance to talk to Xiao Peng alone, and she was still here in the rain through the jungle, she couldn't say anything about her suffering now, she could only complain to Rebecca.
Fortunately, the weather was getting worse, and Professor Clapton decided to set up camp in a clearing.
Well, it stands to reason that camping in the woods isn't a good choice for the outdoors, but luckily this is Scotland, it's flat, so you don't have to worry about mudslides or anything like that.
They had planned to live in hunting lodges in the woods, and there were many cabins in the Scottish Highlands that the hunters had prepared for winter hunting.
But in this weather, they obviously couldn't get to the planned cabin, so they had to stay here for one night first.
This also caught everyone off guard, although they all brought tent sleeping bags, but it is certainly not easy to set up a tent in the field on this rainy day.
Fortunately, several of Claudia's bodyguards obviously have a lot of experience in the wilderness, and they helped everyone find a suitable place to set up a tent, which made everyone feel a lot better.
But after seeing Xiao Peng's tent, everyone felt uncomfortable again, or ratherγγγγγγ Heart-piercing!
The huge rain cloth covered the roof, and a drainage channel had been dug in the ground to ensure that there would be no standing water in the area where they had set up their tent, and the thick waterproof mat in Xiao Peng's tent made him unusually dry and comfortable when he slept. And Xiao Peng's big wooden barrel was also used, and it was filled with rainwater and heated there.
"Come, Jamie, taste, this haggis is a gift from a beautiful lady, you can't imagine how delicious it is. Xiao Peng was squatting there heating the haggis in the small pot, and there was another pot heating mashed potatoes next to him.
Jamie was speechless, he also brought food, but it was all compressed food and canned food, Xiao Peng was good, with a pot and a stove. Are you out to live?
Looking at his dry and cold food, and then looking at Xiao Peng's steaming haggis and mashed potatoes, Jamie chose the latter without hesitation: "I want a big plate!"
Then ignoring the hateful eyes from afar, Jamie eats a refreshing meal, what could be more comfortable in such a cold weather than eating hot food?
He felt like the wisest man of all now.
Because of Xiao Peng's 'maverick' attitude, no one in the entire team wants to be with him.
Needless to say, the people in the research team were all looking at Professor Clapton, and Professor Clapton didn't want to see Xiao Peng so much, so they naturally didn't want to see Xiao Peng. One by one, they hid far away.
Claudia wanted to talk to Xiao Peng, but her bodyguards prevaricated in various ways, for the sake of the eldest lady's safety, after all, she hadn't figured out Xiao Peng's lowness, right?
And Claudia usually doesn't listen to those bodyguards, but now that she thinks about it, she is also aggrieved, why did my daughter-in-law suffer this crime?
If Xiao Peng knew Claudia's thoughts, he would definitely say, but no one asked you to come with me! He's still paying Claudia, tsk, the eldest lady came out to spend money to find guilt, well, it's worth admiring!
Anyway, because of these messy reasons, no one really wants to camp with Xiao Peng, everyone else helps each other to set up tents, and only Xiao Peng himself is busy on the side.
Still Jamie can't stand it, along the way, Xiao Peng is helping himself carry his luggage and helping himself not to fall, he has to remember Xiao Peng's good, so he took the initiative to run over to help Xiao Peng set up a tent, but he didn't expect that he didn't help much, but Xiao Peng helped him a lot!
"Shaw, this is the best haggis I've ever had!" Jamie looked happy as he ate the food on his plate.
Xiao Peng smiled: "Right? I think so too, don't you know, I know an old lady, she made a great haggis, this is what she gave me!
Jamie listened and said, "Wow, that old lady is so generous, I think if you learn this haggis method, you can open a restaurant." β
Xiao Peng stretched, stood up and changed the wet clothes next to the fire to continue drying and said, "I'm not the material for opening a restaurant, I just need to satisfy my hunger." After speaking, he picked up the kettle next to the fire: "Would you like to drink some hot water?"
How do you know that Jamie was stunned after hearing this, and said with a smile: "Xiao, do you know? What I can't understand the most is that you Chinese people drink hot water." All the Huaxia classmates I know drink hot water instead of cold water. Don't you know that drinking hot water lowers your physique?"
"Are you drunk, aren't you? Drinking hot water also lowers your physique?" Xiao Peng disdainfully poured himself a cup of hot water and held it in his hand to warm his hands.
Jamie nodded: "If you are used to drinking hot water for a long time, your body will not be able to withstand water lower than your body temperature, which is equivalent to a decrease in the body's ability to withstand and respond to stress, which is not conducive to the state of natural survival." β
Xiao Peng smiled and waved his hand: "This is completely different from our Chinese medicine theory, a thousand years ago, we had a person named Chen Zhi in China who wrote the "Book of Pension and Relatives", oh, that is, the world's earliest book on elderly health care, in which it was mentioned that 'the midsummer moon, the most difficult to treat. Yin qi is lurking inside, summer poison is steaming outside, indulgence in the wind, willful eating cold, the ancients were more violent deaths', which means that even in summer, drinking cold water and ice water at will cause huge hidden dangers to the body. β
"In fact, the most important reason for you Westerners to drink cold water is not because of health, but because of your eating habits, after all, your diet is based on beef and mutton, plus butter, cheese and milk, and the calories in your food are so large. How can you lower the fire without drinking some cold water?"
Jamie's eyes lit up after hearing this: "Is this the so-called 'yin and yang balance'?"
Xiao Peng scratched his head: "It's okay if you want to understand it like this, there's nothing wrong with it." In addition, I would like to tell you that drinking cold water does not mean that it will bring health. Think about how many major cholera epidemics have occurred in Europe since the Industrial Revolution, when diseases like cholera and other water-borne diseases were introduced to Europe from the Ganges, and how many people died? And it wasn't because they drank cold water?
"What does this have to do with drinking cold water?" Jamie wondered.
"We Huaxia people boil the water to eliminate the germs in the water, so that it tastes healthier. In fact, just look at the ancient pottery exhibited in major museums, Western ancient pottery is used to hold items, there is no boiling water cooking utensils like our ancient China, since ancient times, we have known the microscopic theory of 'one sand and one world', and know that there are invisible bacteria, and hot water is the best way to sterilize. This boiling water equipment is a unique invention of our Chinese ancestors, and all because of our TCM theory. And you don't have such a medical theory, so you can only drink cold water and reproduce from generation to generation. Xiao Peng explained.
Jamie shrugged: "But until now, we drink cold water every day, and we haven't drunk anything like the epidemic." β
Xiao Peng smiled: "That's nonsense, can you be honest after making trouble countless times? Of course, you pay attention to water quality, your water quality standards in the world today are the strictest in the world, and you can drink it when you are thirsty." The first thing many foreigners complain about when they arrive in China is that the tap water in Huaxia is not delicious and tasteful. As everyone knows, the tap water in our Huaxia is never drunk directly. β
Jamie pointed to the big wooden barrel heated on the fire next to him and said, "Then since you have a kettle to heat hot water, what are you doing to heat this bucket of rainwater? Don't tell me, the water in this big wooden barrel is what you want to drink!"
"Drink a fart, the hot water in this kettle is not enough to drink? Are you a water tank?" Xiao Peng gave Jamie a blank look.
"And what is this for?" Jamie was puzzled.
Xiao Peng ran over and tested the water temperature: "It's almost, I'll take a dip first, tsk, take a hot bath in this weather, enjoy!"
Jamie was dumbfounded, he was carrying this big wooden barrel just to take a bath?
Damn, are you here to suffer or to be blessed?
Anyway, are there any such Wa bathing barrels sold in Scotland? Where did you get that?