Although this area is on the edge of the hinterland of the Arabian Desert, but the flora and fauna are still very scarce, Liu Tianyu and his party from the morning to the present, only saw a few reeds, this is the characteristics of the desert, thick sand, hindering the spread of plants. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

While walking, Liu Tianyu chattered with Zhang Danying and Zhou Ruolan with his joyful lips, not to mention, he did this, Zhou Ruolan and Zhang Danying's emotions have always been in the best state.

"Hey, look what I found. Liu Tianyu, who was chattering, suddenly stopped chattering and pointed ahead, only to see that under the surface of the sand, a thing was moving quickly, and when he saw that this thing wanted to escape, Liu Tianyu drove it back directly with his feet.

"What's that?"

"Ah, scorpion, be careful. ”

Hearing Liu Tianyu's shout, the two girls looked in the direction pointed by Liu Tianyu, only to see that on the golden sand, a brown translucent scorpion was trying to get back into the sand, Liu Tianyu carried a sapper shovel and pressed the scorpion firmly on the sand. Suddenly, the threatened scorpion raised two pincers, and at the same time had a stinger tail behind him, and kept hitting the sapper shovel, seeing that the scorpion was so fierce, the two women hurriedly opened their mouths to remind Liu Tianyu.

"It's okay, it's okay. Liu Tianyu waved his hand at the two women: "This is a desert scorpion, they feed on other insects. Sometimes it also kills some juvenile rats and birds. Their deadliest weapon is the stinger on their tail. Although they look disgusting, they can be eaten as food, and if you can catch them a little more, I will fry you scorpions at night, which will be absolutely delicious. As he spoke, Liu Tianyu cut off the venom glands and stingers on the scorpion's tail with a sapper shovel, and then pinched the scorpion in his hand.

Because the tail needle was removed, Zhang Danying's focus was no longer on whether the scorpion would be dangerous, but on putting it in a slightly strange place.

"I've eaten fried scorpions, but are you sure you can make fried scorpions here?" Zhang Danying had eaten fried scorpions, so she wasn't so afraid of the scorpions that had been removed from the tail needle, and stepped forward to poke the scorpion that was still alive and swinging the pincers a few times, and looked at Liu Tianyu strangely and asked.

"Well, bring two bottles of mineral water. Liu Tianyu nodded, then pinched the scorpion and looked at Zhang Danying: "Even if there is no oil, this thing can be eaten, and it is no problem to eat it raw, haven't you watched Bei Ye's show, Bei Ye grabbed this thing and ate it raw directly, and according to him, the scorpion contains a lot of protein, and at the same time, it has a small amount of water in its body, and the chicken taste is crunchy." Speaking of which, Liu Tianyu handed the scorpion to Zhang Danying: "Do you want to try it?" ”

"Don't! Hearing Liu Tianyu's inquiry, Zhang Danying's little head shook like a rattle, shaking her head while shaking her head, until she retreated to Zhou Ruolan's side, grabbing Zhou Ruolan's arm with both hands, as if she was afraid that Liu Tianyu would stuff the scorpion into her mouth.

"I really don't want to eat it, forget it. Seeing Zhang Danying's appearance, Liu Tianyu didn't tease her anymore, withdrew his outstretched hand, and stared at the scorpion that was still alive.

"Xiaoyu, you don't plan to eat it raw. Seeing Liu Tianyu's appearance, Zhou Ruolan looked at him with some disgust and asked.

"Well, I just want to see if this thing is really as crispy as Bei Ye said, and the protein is six times that of beef. Hearing Zhou Ruolan's voice, Liu Tianyu raised his head and replied.

"Don't mess around, who knows that there are no parasites on this thing, what if it is eaten badly? Throw it away, even if you don't want to throw it away and eat it, then eat it when it's cooked, don't you bring oil with you, then put it away first, and eat it when it's fried when you rest." Hearing that Liu Tianyu really had the idea of eating it raw, Zhou Ruolan hurriedly stopped it.

However, contrary to Zhou Ruolan, as soon as Zhang Danying heard that Liu Tianyu was going to eat it raw, her eyes suddenly lit up, not only did she not stop it, but she also encouraged and agitated on the side, not only instigating Liu Tianyu to try what this thing tasted like, but also persuading Zhou Ruolan not to stop Liu Tianyu, saying that Liu Tianyu would definitely be able to eat it if she could eat it in any cup, it was okay, it would definitely not be bad to eat.

Originally, I had the idea of eating it raw and trying the taste of this thing, but now that Zhang Danying was instigating and agitating, Liu Tianyu threw the still vigorous scorpion into his mouth with a twitch in his brain.

Crunch, squeak.

A sharp bite to chew.

"How's that, what's going on? Seeing Liu Tianyu swallowing, Zhang Danying asked eagerly.

Liu Tianyu swallowed all the scorpions and nodded: "The taste is not bad, crunchy! ”

"Then hurry up, let's look around and see if there are any scorpions, catch some more and eat them at night." "I put a piece of bread on the bar during the lunch break, and now I have found a scorpion This delicacy, Liu Tianyu has no problem eating it raw, and it is naturally no problem when it is fried, so Zhang Danying, as a foodie, is now drooling and urging Liu Tianyu to find the scorpion.

"You two are really ・・・・・" Seeing Liu Tianyu and Zhang Danying's current appearance, Zhou Ruolan was a little weak, she had the heart to remind the two of them to hurry up, but after thinking about it, they came out this time mainly to play and find treasures, since it was a game, there was no need to stipulate the process of hurrying, naturally it was mainly to play, so I swallowed back halfway through the reminder, bowed my head and joined the ranks of looking for scorpions.

Not to mention, there are a lot of scorpions in this vicinity, and in the careful search of the three people, Liu Tianyu caught a scorpion full of lunch boxes in a short time.

The scorpions in this vicinity were almost caught, and Liu Tianyu shook the lunch box in his hand: "Okay, these are enough for us to eat, it's time to go, if you don't leave, you won't be able to find a suitable place to sleep before the sun sets." ”

"It's still early, look for it again, there are only a few scorpions in a small lunch box, and there are only a few of us on average, as for the accommodation, it's really not good, let's camp on the spot." As a qualified foodie, I will never feel that there is little delicacy and will not feel that it is delicious enough, and I heard Liu Tianyu say that she was going to hurry, Zhang Danying was a little reluctant.

Seeing that Zhang Danying was still worried about the deliciousness, Liu Tianyu hurriedly persuaded: "Don't make trouble, I will share more of you when I eat scorpions, so hurry up, you must know that in a place like the desert, not everywhere can be camped, and the most dangerous thing in the desert is the sandstorm." When a sandstorm comes, the overwhelming sand consumes everything. Crucially, it can be disorienting. Most of the tourists who die in the desert every year are killed after experiencing sandstorms. So, tragically, we have to find a safe shelter that can help us defend ourselves against sandstorms, and because the sand has less specific heat, it absorbs heat quickly and releases heat quickly. During the day, the sand absorbs heat quickly, and at night, when there is no sunlight, the heat absorbed by the sand quickly disappears, so the temperature difference between day and night in the desert is very large. During the day, the temperature can reach as high as 40 degrees Celsius. At night, it can drop quickly to 10 degrees or even lower, so we need to find a place to shelter from sandstorms and keep warm, which is not easy to find. ”

"The suitable place for camping you said, do you see that the subordinates over there are going down?" Just as Liu Tianyu's words fell, Zhang Danying stretched out her hand and pointed to her right front, looked back at Liu Tianyu and asked.

"Damn!" Looking in the direction Zhang Danying pointed, Liu Tianyu couldn't help but burst into a foul mouth, secretly saying that he was really special about what the golden jade said, he just said that kind of place is not easy to find, and now he was slapped in the face in the blink of an eye, only to see that about two or three kilometers away from the direction Zhang Danying pointed, a thick poplar tree stood there like the sky.

Poplar trees, this is an amazing tree whose rhizomes can go up to six meters deep into the ground and can still grow tenaciously in the desert. Most crucially, they have a large amount of water stored in their branches, hence the name of the water tung.

Encountering poplar trees in the desert is definitely a lucky thing to be lucky, with that poplar tree, Liu Tianyu can not care about drinking water, but the problem of accommodation can be completely solved, hang the hammock on the tree, so that you can avoid the cold sand at night, and in case of a sandstorm, there is no need to worry about being blown away by the sandstorm.

The desert view is open and unobstructed, so you can clearly see things in the distance. But due to the high temperature, the air refracts. So what you see, in general, is actually farther away than what you see.

It took a full and a half and nearly two hours for Liu Tianyu and the three of them to come to the poplar tree. At this moment, it is approaching evening, and the sun is gradually setting in the west.

Standing next to the poplar tree, Liu Tianyu was a little disappointed, because the poplar tree had died. Patting the trunk of the poplar tree, Liu Tianyu looked at the two women and said, "Unfortunately, this is a dead poplar tree, and it is impossible to get water from the tree." ”

"Doesn't it mean that Populus euphratica has super vitality and won't die? "The two women don't care if they can get water, and now Liu Tianyu still has a lot of drinking water on his back, and the three of them don't need to worry about drinking water at all in a short period of time, so Liu Tianyu said that the poplar tree died and couldn't get water, and the two women didn't care about it at all, but became interested in the death of the poplar tree itself.

"Who did you hear that poplar trees don't die? Hearing the childish question of the two girls, Liu Tianyu looked sideways.

Just kidding, no matter how amazing the poplar tree is, it is also a plant, as long as it is a plant, it will definitely follow the life laws of the plant, the poplar tree that will not die, does not exist, any plant can not escape the fate of death after there is no water source, the difference between them is only that the poplar tree can hold on longer when there is no water.

"On TV, doesn't the TV say that poplar trees are the hero trees of the desert, the trees with the strongest vitality, and they can survive in the worst places? Zhang Danying said innocently.

Zhang Danying's cognitive error, Liu Tianyu has the responsibility to help her correct it: "You misunderstood, it is said on TV that Populus euphratica is a hero tree, it is the strongest vitality and can survive in the worst environment, but although the poplar tree has tenacious vitality, it is not that it will not die." ”

Zhang Danying: "Is that so?"

Liu Tianyu nodded: "Of course, the reason why Populus euphratica can survive in the desert is because its rhizome can go deeper than six meters underground, and generally speaking, there is groundwater five meters below the desert, so Populus euphratica can survive in the desert." ”

"But why did this poplar die? ”

"The underground river beneath the desert is not fixed, but constantly changing over time. When the underground river changes below, if there is no water source, the poplar tree will slowly die, obviously, this underground underground river has changed. ”

"I see. ”

After correcting Zhang Danying's cognitive error, Liu Tianyu carefully looked at the poplar tree in front of him, the whole poplar tree was extremely thick, with a diameter of about one and a half meters and a trunk height of two meters. Liu Tianyu climbed up the trunk easily, and after going up, he accidentally found that the top of the trunk of the tree was a little hollow, forming a groove.

If it's just one person, this discovery can make him sleep much more comfortably at night, and he doesn't even need a hammock, after discovering this groove, Liu Tianyu tried to sit in the groove, although it felt a little crowded, and the two legs were bent very uncomfortable, but it would not feel uncomfortable to put the legs in the air, but they were a group of three, and only one groove could not solve the sleep problem of three people, so the hammock was still needed, but the backpack or something could be placed here, the backpack was placed here, even if there was a sandstorm at night, there was no need to worry about the backpack being scraped away。

After checking the poplar trees up and down, taking out three hammocks from his backpack and finding a suitable place to hang them, Liu Tianyu began to get busy for dinner.

Fried scorpions with bread and water, although it is slightly simple, but the three of them still eat very happily, especially Zhang Danying, when she tasted the first bite of fried scorpions, I don't know if it is because of the environment, she feels that the fried scorpions are particularly delicious, and she can't stop screaming at all.

After eating and drinking, the three of them climbed into their hammocks, and after chatting a few words, they closed their eyes and fell asleep, even if they didn't go far this day, but it was very unusual for people in the steel city all day to have such an amount of activity today, and the two women were already very tired.

The desert is silent at midnight, with the occasional wind blowing through and rolling up the sand with a subtle rustling sound. The night sky was cloudless, and the bright moonlight cast a layer of silver glow, staining the entire desert with a silver color.

At about two o'clock in the morning, Liu Tianyu, who was asleep, jumped down from the poplar tree.

After moving his limbs that were a little sore, he stepped forward to wake up Zhang Danying and Zhou Ruolan.

Eight hours is enough sleep time for normal people, and it is too hot during the day to rush and suffer, so before going to bed last night, Liu Tianyu decided to take advantage of the cool temperature at night after discussing with the two women.