After choosing a location for camping, everyone went to work in their respective places.

As old hunters, after Wang Huaan and Zhao Liang put down their bags, they each carried their homemade bows, crossbows, rope sleeves, etc., and went into the vast forest to prepare for tonight's meal.

This time, the expedition team had more scientific research projects in Xiaoqingshan, and most of the baggage on the team members was in the form of instruments and equipment, and the amount of food plummeted. In addition, the expedition team needed to stay in the mountains for a longer time, and more food sources had to be obtained from the mountains.

Liu Rui, who originally wanted to follow to learn hunting, saw Xu Wenchang go to the bottom of the boulder with the instrument, preparing to study the alder forest below, so he had to give up the idea of hunting.

Next to the boulder, there is a ditch formed by the rain for many years, this ditch is not grassy, smooth as a mirror, although it is a little steep, but it does not cause too many obstacles. Along this natural ditch, Liu Rui, Xu Wenchang and others cautiously entered the valley, and soon the sky was obscured by lush trees.

Thanks to the moist moisture in the valley, the vegetation here is quite dense, and the weeds between the trees are taller than people, and there is no other view at all from a few steps away. If it weren't for this natural passage, Liu Rui and the others would really need to waste some effort if they wanted to come down.

It was not until he reached the side of the stream that Liu Rui could already hear the sound of flowing water, and it was only for the first time that he had come into close contact with this prehistoric plant, known as a 'living fossil'.

In the past, in biology textbooks, Liu Rui had seen pictures of this tree-shaped fern tree alder, but he had never had the opportunity to see the real thing.

I saw them rising from the grass by the stream, with residual petioles on their straight bodies, adventitious roots under them that were entwined like lines of weaving, and their trunks were covered with scales.

During this period of time, following Xu Wenchang and others, Liu Rui has more or less learned some professional terminology and began to analyze the affairs he can see with a professional eye.

Under the guidance of Xu Wenchang, Liu Rui and Fu Xiaoqiang first measured the diameter at breast height, height, etc. of the tree in front of them, and also took out a leaf and clamped it with a specimen clip, ready to take it back to make specimens.

After observing for a while, Xu Wenchang came to some preliminary conclusions, believing that this strain of A. sinensis is a subspecies unique to China. This alder is considered the largest fern, and they can grow up to more than 15 meters in height, which is taller than many seed plants.

Immediately afterwards, the three of them began to walk up the stream, recording the number and types of alders that appeared along the way, and measuring their DBH, height, and so on. However, as the number of wooden alders appearing in his sight is increasing, Liu Rui and Fu Xiaoqiang are also too busy, Xu Wenchang just needs to let them visually inspect it.

This valley is full of vegetation and vegetation, and every step requires great effort, and it took three people about an hour to make it, and only to record more than 100 trees.

Almost all of this piece of alder are Chinese alders, at least what Liu Rui and others have encountered so far, as for the deeper in the upper reaches of the stream, it is unknown whether there are other species. Listening to the shouts of Yu Shanwei and others from the mountain, Xu Wenchang was a little unsatisfied, but looking at the sky that had darkened overhead, Xu Wenchang had no choice but to collect his troops and return to the camp.

Because of the relationship of time, and Liu Rui and others are not masters of fishing, although they can see the existence of fish in the stream, they can only sigh. In the end, they just took out a soft plastic bag and filled two bags of water in the crystal clear stream and returned it for consumption.

After these studies, Liu Rui knew that in the jungle, only flowing living water could be eaten, and stagnant water was a dangerous thing.

In tropical jungles, because of the hot weather, fallen leaves are easy to rot under the infiltration of rain, and the leached toxins will stay in the water. Once the water is not moving, the accumulation of precipitated toxins poses a deadly threat. Or, some parasites live in some stagnant water and wait for animals or people to eat them.

"Hey, Xiao Rui, there's taro there, let's dig some and go back to roast and eat!" Just as Liu Rui leaned over to fill the water, Fu Xiaoqiang pointed to a cluster of plants on the other side of the creek and said.

"Taro?" Liu Rui looked up a little puzzled, only to find that Fu Xiaoqiang had mistaken Ghost Li for Li Kui.

At first glance, the cluster of plants in front of him really looks like the taro planted by the creek in Liu Rui's house, but in fact, it is not, Qingyun people call it wild taro. Don't look at its leaves look like taro, and the rhizome at the bottom is also very similar, but the surname is very different.

Whether the taro is steamed or baked, it can exude a charming aroma, it tastes soft and delicious, rich in nutrients, and is a good health product.

Wild taro contains poisonous surnames, not to mention eating, that is, as long as some people touch the skin, it will cause itching, swelling and pain, and even more serious consequences. Generally speaking, people in Liang Village stay away when they see wild taro in the wild.

"Hehe, Brother Xiaoqiang, that's wild taro, it's different from the taro at home!" Liu Rui said with a smile while filling the soft plastic bag with water: "Have you noticed that the stems and leaves of these wild taro are one size larger than the taro at home, and the color looks a little green, not so dark?" ”

As soon as he heard Liu Rui say this, Fu Xiaoqiang carefully observed the plants on the other side and found the differences.

Fu Xiaoqiang is a northerner, and he has never seen taro plants before, but this time when he arrived in Liang Village, he saw it at Liu Rui's house. Last time, after eating sweet taro at Liu Rui's house, Fu Xiaoqiang has always been obsessed, and now when he sees a wild taro that looks very similar to taro, it is reasonable to make a mistake.

This time, it also made Fu Xiaoqiang feel that his own experience was insufficient, and he had to put down his body to learn many things.

Xu Wenchang, who was silent next to him, looked at the ever-changing face on Fu Xiaoqiang's face, and finally became firm in his eyes, and he was very relieved. Fu Xiaoqiang is a graduate student led by himself, and there is no problem with theoretical knowledge, but the relationship between insufficient practice is still a little immature. Xu Wenchang hopes that through continuous learning in the process of Xiaoqingshan's investigation, Fu Xiaoqiang can make greater progress.

As for Liu Rui, Xu Wenchang is also very satisfied, he is gradually able to combine some of his experience in rural life with the knowledge in books, and he begins to have some theoretical knowledge support.

Although Liu Rui and others have rubbed the secret mosquito repellent of the Liu family, Liu Rui also felt very uncomfortable listening to the buzzing sound in his ears and the mosquitoes that kept hitting his face.

The group was driven away by mosquitoes and climbed up from the valley a little embarrassed, Yu Shanwei and the others had already packed up the camp, and Liu Rui only needed to set up his tent.

Meng Nan and Qiu Rong were building a stove in a low-lying place on a boulder, surrounded by firewood they had just picked up. After a while, smoke rose from the sky above the camp, and in the midst of a sea of green, there was a strange atmosphere.

At this time, the sun in the sky has already set behind the mountain in front of you, and the afterglow of the setting sun reflects the whole sky beautifully. The wind blows through the sky, and the sea of trees rises and falls, like the waves of the sea, which makes people indulge in it. Countless birds hovered in the air, and Qingyue's cry was entangled with the sound of the wind, turning into a moving symphony.

It's a very pure world, no pollution, no noise, only peace of mind!

Before Liu Rui could set up the tent, Wang Huaan and Zhao Liang had already returned with a full load.

Although the investigation team asked Wang Huaan and others to avoid hunting those protected animals on the list as much as possible when hunting, the jungle is so rich in species that even if they are picky, they are also very rewarding.

Wang Huaan and others have not gone into the mountains to hunt for a long time, and these few times they have followed the investigation team, but they have become too addicted to hunting. Although I can't understand Zhang Huaizhong's fierce ambition to hunt large animals with sand guns in that era, it is better than nothing.

Two hares, three pheasants, and more than twenty wild eggs are the harvest of Wang Hua'an and the two of them in an hour, in their words, if they can let go of the fight, it will definitely be more than that.

When the prey was brought back, Wang Huaan and Zhao Liang immediately went to the creek to disembowelment and clean up, while Liu Rui and the others cooked in the camp and got those wild eggs out first.

The group worked together, and soon the camp began to waft with a rich aroma, which made people's stomachs growl that were already a little hungry.

A large pot of pheasant stewed mushrooms, two roast rabbits and a large pot of golden fried eggs, this is the first dinner after the expedition team went deep into Xiaoqingshan.

After a tiring day, it is a great pleasure to sit on the boulder halfway up the mountain, while watching the vast forest sea at dusk and watching the birds in the sky returning to their nests. At the same time, eating pure, natural and pollution-free mountain delicacies, you can feel that the essence of the whole mountain is concentrated in it, and what you eat is the aura of the mountain and the forest.

Such enjoyment, in the outside world, no matter how much money you have, you can't buy it.

After eating such a sumptuous dinner, Liu Rui finally understood a little why Yu Shanwei and others were so keen to enter the deep mountains and old forests to conduct scientific research activities.

According to their current academic achievements and status, they attend classes in school every year, and they usually go to work as consultants for some companies, and they can earn a very high income every year. But they prefer to give up their comfortable lives and burrow into the forest to endure mosquito bites and all kinds of dangers, and spiritual enjoyment often plays a key role in this.

Perhaps, in such a pure and immaculate world, people's hearts will be closer to nature and can read the voice of nature.

Standing on the edge of the boulder, feeling the gentle mountain breeze gently passing by, Liu Rui could even feel as if he was about to fly. For the first time, Liu Rui found that after the whole body and mind were integrated into nature, there was such a wonderful feeling!

(To be continued)