"How big is this bamboo sea?"

Standing on the top of a high mountain, looking at the invisible bamboo forest on the other side of the river, everyone in the investigation team had such a thought in their hearts.

On the outskirts of Xiaoqingshan near Liangcun, there is also a vast bamboo forest within a radius of several miles, and Liu Rui once thought that the bamboo forest was large enough to be developed by the Liangcun Bamboo Art Company for an inexhaustible time. But compared with the bamboo sea in front of him, the bamboo forest in Liangcun is just a small thing.

As far as the eye can see, whether it is the impact plains by the river, the hills or the mountains beyond, they are covered in verdant bamboo forests, and green is the only color here. The mountain breeze blows, the bamboo forest sways with the wind, and the sound of the noise comes from afar, just like a wave, making people feel like they are in front of an ocean.

In the Xiaoqing Mountains, there are many river networks, and these weaving water systems are like the blood system of the human body, nourishing this vast mountain range. It is precisely because of these rivers that the vegetation of the Xiaoqing Mountains is so flourishing and has become a paradise for animals and plants.

However, because of this, even if they looked at the map, the members of the expedition team could not tell whether the river in front of them was the main stream of the Xiaotong River or one of the countless tributaries.

Because, for thousands of years, there is not even a detailed map of the inaccessible Xiaoqing Mountains, and most of the people who walk in it rely on oral experience and some vague memories. This expedition team went into the mountains no exception, except for some satellite pictures obtained from the Bureau of Surveying and Mapping, the other maps were simple maps drawn by the dictation of the old hunters.

After searching for a long time on a simple map, he couldn't find his location, so Yu Shanwei could only re-record the nearby terrain in the record book as one of the bases for future mapping.

Although the water does not seem to be turbulent, there are many whirlpools hidden on the surface of the river with a width of more than 20 meters, and the undercurrent is surging. In the seemingly clear water, leeches, water snakes are everywhere, and even more terrifying crocodiles swim in it.

According to Zhang Huaizhong's account, in the depths of Xiaoqingshan, he had seen the scene of crocodile hunting more than once, and even now he is still impressed.

Even if he is the best person with the surname Shui, he does not dare to swim in such a river easily, so he can only sigh at the river. However, to cross this dangerous river, the expedition team did not have to work too hard at least.

Qiu Rong and Meng Nan took out the raft and inflatable equipment from their large backpacks, and began to inflate the raft, and soon, an inflatable raft was ready.

This time into the mountain, considering the complex topography in the small green mountain, the investigation team prepared a lot of equipment, which was used to deal with various difficulties encountered along the way, among which the inflatable raft was one of the most important equipment.

After all the team members boarded the two inflatable rafts, Liu Rui grabbed the high-hardness fiberglass oars assembled on the boat, and rowed the raft to the opposite shore with Fu Xiaoqiang one after the other. Only on the surface of the river, Liu Rui felt that under the seemingly calm river surface was actually an undercurrent, if he hadn't grown up on Xiaojing Lake since he was a child and was familiar with the surname Shui, I am afraid that this small raft would soon be swept over by the waves.

However, on the 30-meter-wide river, Liu Rui and Fu Xiaoqiang kept paddling the raft along the turbulent river, and only slowly landed at a distance of more than 50 meters from the starting point. After jumping on the wet beach, Liu Rui felt that his palms were sweaty.

In the past, I used to sail in the calm environment of Xiaojing Lake, and the danger was almost zero, but crossing the river in this nameless river, the danger is naturally self-evident. Once the ship capsizes, not only will the baggage on the ship be lost, but I am afraid that the safety of the personnel will not be guaranteed.

Fortunately, everyone still crossed the river without danger.

After the raft was drained, repacked, and packed in a backpack, the expedition continued on its way.

Different from the feeling of looking down on the bamboo sea on the opposite mountain just now, standing in front of the bamboo sea, Liu Rui did not feel the vastness of the bamboo sea, because what caught his eye was only a cluster of bamboos of different heights.

"Fourth uncle, have you been to this bamboo forest?" While holding the mountain opener to chop the bamboo branches blocking the road, Liu Rui turned around and asked.

"I've been here with the old man once before, but I don't know a lot about it." Wang Huaan followed Liu Rui and took a hunting knife to clean up some uncut bamboo branches.

In Wang Hua'an's memory, this bamboo forest covers a vast area, even Zhang Huaizhong doesn't know how big it is? In this area, whether it is plains, canyons or mountains, most of the plants are bamboo. In the bamboo forest, there are still a large number of exotic flowers and plants, and there are many rare birds and beasts.

After Xu Wenchang and Fu Xiaoqiang entered the bamboo forest, they felt that their eyes were not enough, and it was different from a layman like Liu Rui who looked at each clump of bamboo.

"Mr. Xu, what is the scientific name of this bamboo?" Liu Rui, who was moving all the way, saw the familiar bamboo species in front of him, pointed at it with a machete, and asked Xu Wenchang.

The situation of this kind of bamboo and Nanzhu is different, they are often dozens of plants clustered together, forming a dense and impermeable bamboo thicket. The newborn bamboo shoots break through the soil in or around the bamboo bushes and quickly grow into adult bamboos.

In the bamboo forests near Liangcun, there are many of them, and their bamboo shoots are delicious and have high yields, and they can also be used as building materials and weaving various bamboo utensils, making it a plant with high economic value. However, Liu Rui has only known its local name all along, and the scientific name is really unclear.

"This is called hemp bamboo, which is the most widely cultivated bamboo species in southern China." Xu Wenchang picked up a cut bamboo branch and explained to Liu Rui: "Its bamboo shoots have a sweet taste, and a large number of dried bamboo shoots and canned food are on the market every year, so your village should make full use of the nearby bamboo forest to make a fuss." ”

For Xu Wenchang, after coming to Liangcun for a while, he already had some understanding of the situation around Liangcun, and the situation of Wang Huaguo and others trying to develop the bamboo forest did not escape his eyes.

In this bamboo forest, in addition to hemp bamboo, the next largest number is the scattered Meng Zong bamboo.

Mengzong bamboo, which is the most common bamboo in the south, is a large number of varieties after entering the bamboo forest, and the tall bamboo pole is like a sharp sword, straight into the sky. Mengzong bamboo is a high-quality papermaking raw material, which has always been cultivated as an economic forest for paper mills, and is also a relatively common ornamental bamboo. Mengzong bamboo grows extremely fast, and bamboo shoots can grow into more than ten meters tall in just 70 days.

After entering the bamboo forest, in addition to these tall and straight bamboos, there are also many plants growing in the gaps of the bamboo forest, and Xu Wenchang's camera has hardly stopped.

Rhododendrons, camellias, orchids, Guanyin lotus, and other wild flowers that Liu Rui recognizes or can't recognize are mixed in the bamboo forest, but it's a pity that it's not the season for flowers to bloom, and you can't see the beautiful scene of purple and red. In addition, there are a large number of mushrooms growing in the bamboo forest, such as Ganoderma lucidum, monkey's head, bamboo sunflower and other precious fungi emerge in an endless stream, which has always been a fixed place for mountain people to collect mountain treasures.

Xu Wenchang, who has been to the Bamboo Sea in Shunan, knows that the vegetation species in the Bamboo Sea seem to be very single, but in fact, the biological diversity is not inferior to other forests, but people are often ignored by the magnificence of the Bamboo Sea.

In the bamboo forest, in addition to some common flowers and plants, there are often various medicinal herbs growing, which is the favorite place of some old farmers who collect medicines. Xu Wenchang had just entered the bamboo forest for more than ten meters, and he saw a lot of medicinal materials, which seemed to be not small in year, which could be regarded as a treasure trove.

The abundant vegetation in the bamboo forest naturally creates a good survival and sufficient food for a large number of animals, and a large number of animals often live in the bamboo forest.

Bamboo chickens, bamboo frogs, bamboo rats and 、......, small animals all live leisurely on the abundant food in the bamboo forest, and for them, this is a paradise.

As soon as the yellow-throated marten, which seemed a little trembling when crossing the river, entered the bamboo forest, it felt like a fish in water, and it changed its previous slow pace and quickly burrowed into the bamboo forest. Liu Rui, who couldn't call it, could only watch the bright yellow figure of the yellow-throated marten and its long tail disappear into a green bamboo bush, and let it go.

After a while, the yellow-throated marten grabbed a bulging bamboo rat and returned from the depths of the forest, and asked Liu Rui for credit a little triumphantly.

Liu Rui noticed that the bamboo rat was unharmed, and as soon as it was put down by the yellow-throated marten, it wanted to run with its little short legs. It's just that compared to the yellow-throated marten, which is more than a foot long, the bamboo rat, which is only a dozen centimeters, is a little petite, and it only slipped out a few steps, and was held down by the yellow-throated marten and dragged back.

Liu Rui saw that this was not a trick of cats and mice, this yellow-throated marten was actually familiar with it. Looking at the squeaky bamboo rat, and then at the yellow-throated marten with a hint of sly glare in his eyes, Liu Rui suddenly felt a little broken.

"Such a big bamboo rat! Xiao Rui, let the yellow-throated marten catch a few more, and we can feast on it at night. Wang Hua'an's eyes lit up when he saw the prey of the yellow-throated marten.

Although it is not difficult to catch bamboo rats, if you can have a yellow-throated marten to help you catch them, you will definitely be able to save a lot of effort.

"Will it listen to me?" Liu Rui was a little puzzled, this yellow-throated marten followed him halfway, and it was not his own pet.

"You put the bamboo rat away and try again to see if it catches it again?" Wang Huaan originally wanted to reach out and catch the bamboo rat, but the yellow-throated marten didn't agree, and the paw brushed over.

After thinking about it, Liu Rui picked up a bamboo pole, knocked the bamboo rat out with a stick, and then put it into the snakeskin bag he carried. The yellow-throated marten gave up its prey very cooperatively, then turned around and burrowed into the bamboo forest, and began its hunting operation again.

Wang Hua'an, Xu Wenchang and others looked at each other, originally just giving it a try, but they didn't expect that the yellow-throated marten really regarded Liu Rui as the master, and even the prey could be handed in.

(To be continued)