Chapter 35: The Congo Jungle (5)
"Hee-hee, I didn't get my clothes dirty when I rescued them, but I made them look like this when I rescued them, I really don't understand why you didn't dodge. ”
took off Yang Zi's coat and threw it aside in disgust, and didn't forget to say sarcastic.
The other party will be lying on the side of the boat to clean the sludge, listening to his lover's pleasure, his face is full of wry smiles:
"I didn't expect it either! Who let that guy play cards so unreasonably, and finally saved his life, and actually made me covered in mud. ”
He wiped the water stains dry with a towel, took the hot tea handed by Qiaoqiao and put it to his lips to taste, and then exhaled deeply.
At this time, more than an hour has passed since he helped the elephant herd, and after returning to the boat, everyone is very curious about their magical experience, but unfortunately the process cannot be recorded in the whole process, otherwise it would be an excellent program material.
After cleaning up his own hygiene, the sky began to become a little dark, and seeing that it was hopeless to find a campsite, Yang Zi made another arrangement.
"Tanzi, you go and take out the blankets, call Ah Ling and them to clean up together, you can only sleep on the boat tonight. ”
"No, how can you sleep in such a small place?" Tan Ziqing glanced at the crowded deck, and her expression was very exaggerated.
"Qiaoqiao and Sima sleep in a houseboat, and a few of us old men just huddle outside.
There's no way around it, and I don't want to! The ground in the forest is so damp, if you don't mind, you can go up and try it, just to make room for us. ”
"Uhhhhhh......h
walked to the houseboat and took out everyone's bedding, and Tan Ziqing honestly set up the bunk.
Seeing that he was no longer squeaking, Yang Zi shook his head with a smile, opened the fishing box and fished out today's catch, and walked to the side to start cooking dinner.
Although the appearance of this ship is relatively simple, there is basically no shortage of daily necessities such as liquefied gas stoves.
He simply cooked a few dishes, and in the twilight afterglow, everyone began to talk and laugh at dinner, and the atmosphere seemed very relaxed for a while.
"Brother De, you said that we fell asleep at night, will there be crocodiles climbing on the boat and biting people?" Thinking that he would have to sleep on the deck later, Ah Ling was always a little unsure.
"But crocodiles hunt by sight, and at night they are basically blind, and if you are bitten by them, you will only be unlucky." Wood was quick to reply to his companion's question.
However, this answer was obviously ridiculous, which made the other party pout in frustration.
"Haha, you can sleep in peace, instead of worrying about crocodiles, I think the mosquitoes here are more annoying. They all look like grasshoppers, and I don't know if there is a virus. Seeing Ah Ling's appearance, Yang Zi joked.
Speaking of which, I also saw that the mosquito looked really scary, and if you didn't pay attention to it, you thought it was a dragonfly!
Tanzi, you ask Sima, is the mosquito poisonous, we have a good bottom in our hearts. Speaking of mosquitoes, Ah Feng on the side also had palpitations.
"Hey, hey, you just noticed? Haven't you heard of it? Three mosquitoes stir-frying, four rats in a sack, this is a true portrayal of Africa. casually said a proverb, Tan Ziqing didn't ask Sima about it, and explained it directly.
In Africa, the use of mosquitoes in cooking is not really a rumor, but it is a fact, at least the mosquito cakes here are very famous outside.
As for the big mosquitoes that Yang Zi and the others found, they are actually not poisonous and will not bite, but if you really think that there are no poisonous mosquitoes here, you can only say that you are thinking too much.
Dengue fever, malaria and AIDS, three fearsome and deadly viruses, are mainly transmitted by mosquitoes.
Regardless of some special varieties, a bite will not only cause the wound to suppurate, but the wound will also be swollen like bread, and you will be unable to move for ten days and half a month.
Hearing Tan Ziqing's introduction, Ah Ling, who was still worried about the crocodile on the boat just now, quickly took out a bottle of flower water from his bag and began to wipe it all over his body.
When Wood on the side saw it, he couldn't help but shake his head and said: "Ah Ling, don't toss, the flower water is useless for the mosquitoes here, you have to use the butter red clay paste made by the locals, but that means that the Tao is too rushing, and it is difficult for ordinary people to stand it."
Here, this deworming medicine specially formulated by Sima should be wiped at night! ”
"Hey, and this thing, I was scared by Tan Zi. Taking the medicine bottle, Ah Ling finally breathed a sigh of relief.
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After such unhurried chatting and having dinner, it was already completely dark.
In order to save resources, after cleaning up the tableware, Yang Zi beckoned the boat boss to drop anchor, and urged everyone to tidy up the bedding, turn off the lights and prepare to rest.
The rainforest at night is not as hot as during the day, and the evening breeze is unexpectedly refreshing.
Looking at the starry sky that seemed to be within reach, Yang Zi lay on his back and didn't know what he was thinking, and gradually fell asleep in a daze.
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After a night's rest on the boat, everyone's mental state after waking up was obviously different.
The one who rested the best was of course Yang Zi, this guy had a rare sleep, and his face was full of energy.
Others were not as comfortable as he was, and Wood had to be on duty all night, basically without a night's rest, and he was going to catch up on sleep.
Tan Ziqing was almost not smoked to death by the other party's fox smell because he was next to the boat boss, he stared at the boatman with red eyes early in the morning, and stared at the boatman very unkindly, but in exchange for the other party's bright smile.
As for Ah Ling and Ah Feng, because of their guts, they didn't sleep particularly well all night, but Qiaoqiao and Sima in the houseboat rested okay.
ushered in a new day, in order to arrive at the destination early, Yang Zi didn't bother to fiddle with breakfast, and after hastily filling his stomach, everyone continued to find their way and set off, heading towards the waterfall that Sima said.
There are many forks in the river in the rainforest, and even with satellite positioning, the task of finding the way is not easy.
With experience, it took the old boatman more than half a day to finally take everyone close to the waterfall that Sima said.
"Boom ......"
Far away, Yang Zi heard a noisy sound of water crashing.
I saw a large area of mist rising in the distance in the jungle more than a mile away, and the sun was at noon, and under the sun's rays, a rainbow hung high in the sky, which was extremely magnificent.
"Tan Zi, is this the waterfall that Sima said?" Yang Zi asked, looking at the somewhat turbulent water.
"That's right, Sima has already looked at the locator just now, and it's probably in the direction of this neighborhood. Where are you going to start fishing?" Tan Ziqing asked Sima a few words, and quickly translated.
"There's no hurry, you can ask the boatman to go to the waterhole below the waterfall and take a look! When he arrived at the place, Yang Zi was not in a hurry to go fishing, but was ready to explore the terrain first.
It's a tributary of the Congo River, but the depth of the river isn't ideal, and he plans to wait until he finds a deep place to fish it.
Because African tiger fish usually like to stay at the bottom of the deep river to ambush their prey, as long as they find their foothold, it will naturally be much easier to catch.