McGill drank a lot, not because he was worried, but because ----- he had already drunk all the wine he brought, and what could be more comforting than drinking a glass of whiskey from home in the rainforest?

But McGill didn't forget his job because he was drinking, and every day he took his students around the rainforest, collecting all kinds of insects and plant specimens.

Xiao Peng was not idle, accompanying them to shuttle in the rainforest, not to mention, they were still professional, and they found a lot of creatures that Xiao Peng did not discover, but it made Xiao Peng's gene bank have a lot more collections.

By the time Yang Meng came back, it was already a week later.

"Dude, why did you come back?" Xiao Peng asked dissatisfiedly.

"Brother Peng, you can't blame me for this!" Yang Meng tied the plane to the back of the boat and said: "The whole city of Manaus is under martial law, and Lao Tzu has been locked up for forty-eight hours!"

"Huh, what's wrong?"

"There was a riot in a prison on Manaus's side, and a large group of prisoners escaped. Yang Meng replied.

"What does that have to do with you?" Xiao Peng was puzzled.

Yang Meng sighed: "They don't say that I escaped from prison. ”

Xiao Peng laughed out loud after hearing this: "Yes, yes, they are basically quite reliable in this matter." ”

"Dude, don't laugh at me!" Yang Meng looked sad: "It's especially bad luck for me, it turns out that Ayu went to St. Paul with a criminal record, and the police arrested me by the way when they arrested him." ”

"That's conceivable。。。。。。 Then how did you come out?" Xiao Peng asked curiously.

Yang Meng suddenly scolded angrily: "That group of grandsons, put me in a group of gangsters, thieves, and robbers, isn't this Nima bullying people? Lao Tzu was angry, smashed the police station, and ran away in the plane." ”

“。。。。。。 Do you dare to talk about it again?" Xiao Peng was speechless.

Yang Meng smiled and said: "Otherwise, I'll be in prison there? Anyway, we'll run away after playing, what are you afraid of!"

Xiao Peng stretched out his thumb: "I think it's okay! But we can't leave right away." ”

"Why?" Yang Meng asked puzzled.

Xiao Peng said with a smile: "The Indians here are going to hold a welcome ceremony for us." ”

"I think it's okay, is there a girl?" Yang Meng's eyes lit up.

"Eh, is there any girl here that you have a crush on?" Xiao Peng asked rhetorically.

"Okay, when I didn't say it!" Yang Meng thought about the appearance of the girl here, and surrendered directly.

"Let's go, go out for a stroll and see what Professor McGill is up to. Xiao Peng said.

As soon as the two of them got off the boat, Yang Meng found that something was wrong: "Brother Peng, no, why are the children here swimming in the water? Aren't they afraid of toothpick fish?"

"Of course I'm scared!" Xiao Peng said: "But people know how to protect it, don't you see that their shorts are tied tightly?"

"Then aren't they afraid of piranhas?" Yang Meng asked curiously.

"I discussed this with Professor McGill. He said that so far, there is no direct evidence that there is an incident of piranha eating people------ eating dead bodies is a common occurrence, but such a thing has never happened when a large living person is eaten directly. So they don't understand why we call piranha 'piranha', because they don't really eat people, they just eat people. Xiao Peng replied.

"And the bull shark too. The other day Professor McGill caught a bull shark. The shark had GPS records on it, and according to the records, it ran along the Amazon River all the way to Peru. However, there are no cases of them eating people----- although there have been cases of attacking humans, there are really no cases of cannibalism. So it's normal for these kids to swim and play here. After all, they grew up here, and no one knows it better than they do. Look, there's fishing over there, aren't you going to take a look?"

"Where?" Yang Meng asked.

Xiao Peng pointed to the waterway amphibious vehicle: "Get in the car!"

“。。。。。。 This should be considered to be on the boat, right?" Yang Meng complained.

After the two got into the car, Xiao Peng drove to a river not far away, where some Indians were driving small wooden boats to fish. It is a very traditional way of fishing, small wooden boats and fishing nets. Seeing Xiao Peng coming, he greeted Xiao Peng very warmly.

Xiao Peng leaned over the car: "Luwa, how is the harvest?"

An Indian man laughed and said, "It's really good, the nets can't be dragged anymore." ”

"Piranha?" Yang Meng said stunned as he looked at the schools of fish jumping in the nets.

Xiao Peng nodded: "Yes, these piranas are all in groups, so they are the best fishing objects, catch a net of piranhasa, go to the rainforest to find some fruits and cassava and the like, this village can eat a full stomach in a day." It's really useless to live here for money, it's too easy to fill your stomach. ”

Yang Meng scratched his head: "But in such a comfortable living environment, people are not self-motivated, right?"

"That's right, why do we Chinese people work hard and stand hard work? Isn't it because the living environment is too bad? People can only keep working hard in order to survive. Xiao Peng explained.

Yang Meng smiled: "You can still live an advantageous life if you have a hard life." ”

"What do you think, let's go, I'll take you to find something fun!" Xiao Peng said goodbye to Roa and the others, and then returned to the village. Xiao Peng parked the car and asked a child who was sitting by the water in the distance and fishing, "Archie, did you catch a fish today?"

Archie smiled, "Xiao, I've caught your favorite fish for you!" I've put it in the water tank at the door of my house, don't you see?"

Xiao Peng laughed, took out a piece of chocolate from his pocket and handed it to Archie: "Thank you very much!"

Archie took the chocolate and said with a smile, "As long as you don't forget to ask me to eat it when you're ready." ”

"Hahahaha, I can't forget you, you snacker!" Xiao Peng touched Archie's head with a smile and left with Yang Meng.

"Mengzi, don't underestimate the power of foodies, if I tell you that this week, everyone here will use chopsticks, do you believe it?" Xiao Peng asked with a smile.

"How could I believe it!" Yang Meng shook his head: "By the way, what kind of fish did he catch? or your favorite food?"

"I love to eat a fart!" Xiao Peng directly rejected Yang Meng's statement: "I thought it was okay when I ate it on the first day, but who can stand it when I eat it every day, obviously this group of grandsons love to eat, but they have to be buckled on my head, and a lot of them are sent every day, and I am about to become a chef! Don't you think there are fewer children here? I don't know which corner to hide in to fish!"

"What kind of fish is it?" Yang Meng was even more curious.

Xiao Peng led him to the door of a wooden house, where there was a water tank to catch rainwater, Xiao Peng directly lifted the lid on it: "See for yourself." ”

Yang Meng was dumbfounded: "Arowana?"

Swimming in the fish tank is the Arowana that sells at sky-high prices in the Chinese ornamental fish market.

"It's called 'Yarovana' here, and it's just an ordinary edible fish. Xiao Peng shrugged: "I'm tired of eating this week." At first, I thought it was expensive, not everyone could eat it, but I didn't get addicted to it, they did. Catch this fish every day and let me make it and eat it. When I arrived here, I realized that many of the tropical fish and ornamental fish in China are all here in origin, and they are all eaten as food.

Yang Meng looked at the Arowana in the tank and asked, "Didn't you say that the Arowana is a fish from Southeast Asia?"

Xiao Peng said with a smile: "This so-called Arowana is the arapaima, which is a very ancient fish with a wide distribution, and they can be found in almost all the tropical and subtropical waters of the southern continent. Oh, and the North American tongue fish is one of them. The arapaima is also a kind of arowana, in fact, we also have it in China, but it is extinct, and only fossils have been found, which is the so-called Chinese Arowana. ”

"After all, this was originally a kind of edible fish, but it turned out to be hooked by profiteers and feng shui. Prices have skyrocketed. Because the fish here in South America are cheap, they all say that their golden dragon is from Southeast Asia------ and the arowana over there are about to become extinct, so naturally they are scarce and the price is even more expensive. In fact, most of the Arowana are still from South America to China. ”

Yang Meng asked the question he was most concerned about: "Is this thing delicious?"

Xiao Peng laughed and said: "To be honest, this fish is really good, those in China who say that the Arowana is not delicious are estimated to be artificially farmed, the taste of this wild Arowana is not an ordinary stick, and the people here directly fry the fish meat and eat it." Sprinkle it with a little 'Decree Ang' and it tastes great. But maybe the locals are tired of being so surprised. That's why they prefer our way of cooking. ”

"What is it?" Yang Meng asked curiously.

"I'll take you there. Xiao Peng called Yang Meng and went to the back of the village, where some Indian women were grinding a powder.

"Is this chicken feed?" Yang Meng asked, looking at the fruits of their labor.

It is no wonder that he asked, these Indian women made something especially like chicken feed made from raw corn kernels.

Xiao Peng explained: "This is the 'legal ang', which is the favorite condiment of the people here. They sprinkle this condiment on the rice when they eat it, or eat it with 'Asa Yi' mixed with 'Fa Ang'. ”

"Assayi, what is that?" Yang Meng asked puzzled.

Xiao Peng pointed to another woman who was holding a basket of berries there and said, "That kind of berry juice is called Asayi." But this thing is not drunk directly, or mixed with the 'legal ang', you just think of grape juice mixed with cornmeal。。。。。。。 That's kind of that. It's a food that their locals are very willing to eat. ”

"What the hell can you eat?" Yang Meng scoffed when he heard this.

Xiao Peng sighed: "Who said it wasn't, alas, in the end, you still have to rely on yourself." ”