The baobab tree, also known as the Bobab tree, is said to be a "sacred tree", and it is absolutely well-deserved.

It is said that Samoan men only need to plant a dozen baobab trees in their lifetime, and when they grow up, the family and even generations will not worry about food!

The fruit of this tree has a sugar content of more than 70%, and even the leaves of the main stem can reach 50% sugar, which can completely replace grains and become the staple food of human beings! In addition, it is located in the tropics, and it can bear fruit three times a year, and the yield is very large.

So with these baobab trees, their food problem was solved almost at once, and it can be said that it is a godsend.

What's more, the rainy season is approaching, and the tree also provides them with a natural shelter from the elements!

It's no surprise that in Africa and Oceania, many local residents live in the huge trunks of baobab trees, and some have even converted them into stations or even prisons!

Fang Jinyan and the others didn't waste time at all, and they started construction on the same day!

In fact, they found a natural tree hole, and at the root of one of them, they could go directly into it.

However, there are a lot of decomposing carcasses and bones of animals inside, which means that the environment is not only harsh, but also unsafe.

So they finally accepted Zhou Rong's construction, chose the thickest and tallest baobab tree, and then Fang Jinyan climbed the trunk and kept tapping the trunk with a wooden stick to listen to the sound, and finally chose a place three meters high.

"The sound should be relatively thin, and the gap inside is relatively large, so let's dig a tree house here!" He said.

"But it's so high, we can't climb it at all." Zheng Chen was embarrassed.

The trunk of the baobab tree is very thick. And there are no branches, so it is impossible for ordinary people to climb up.

As for Fang Jinyan. Everyone can already see that he may not be human at all

"It's fine. I'll dig a hole in it first, and then I'll put the rope down and pull you up. Fang Jinyan said.

"Okay, let's do it, we can't be idle, let's go find some firewood, and then deal with the food we got today, and after you dig it, it's just time for us to have dinner and rest for a while, and after dinner, we'll work together all night!" Zhao Lan thought about it for a moment and said.

"Okay." Fang Jinyan nodded and said

So the people went their separate ways. Fang Jinyan climbed steadily on the three-meter trunk of the tree, and began to dig the skin of the trunk of the baobab with only one folding knife. Although the baobab tree is as notoriously "fat" as its name, the bark is quite hard and not easy to dig up, especially if there is only a folding knife that has a dull mouth.

But fortunately, Fang Jinyan didn't need to dig too big an entrance, as long as he could climb in, and it turned out that its thickness was not particularly thick. After digging only about 10 centimeters thick, his whole hand was stuffed inside, and there was a large empty piece inside.

However, the hole is still too small for others to enter.

So he dug for two and a half hours almost non-stop. Widening the hole to about half a meter, he tried it, and the whole person climbed in

Because the hole is not big enough. There are also no "windows", so the light inside is dim. However, I can still get a rough idea of what is going on inside.

This is a considerable space, at least the size of a kitchen. And many places inside are really loose wood, and you can even tear it off with a hard pull

In fact, the wood under the feet is also very loose, and you can step on a large section of it, but after the loose wood is squeezed and becomes dense, it will not continue to sink, so you don't have to worry about falling directly when you step on it

Fang Jinyan went down to have a meal with his teammates, then pulled all the other teammates into the tree hole and began to transform the tree hole with rudimentary tools! Only Fang Jinyan and Zhu Pingzhi had a dagger, and the others only had metal objects such as keys and nail clippers, which were too small to fit, so they could only use hardwood sticks and sharpened bamboo knives to dig.

Fortunately, the inside of the baobab tree is really loose, so it is not too strenuous.

Although everyone was very tired after a day's walk, their spirits were quite excited, and they were in full swing.

However, after Fang Jinyan was a group, he stopped and said to everyone: "I feel a little tired and need to take a break." ”

"It's okay, you can rest, let's just come!"

They knew that Fang Jinyan's body didn't seem to be good, he had been like this before, and he had long been used to it, of course, the most important reason was that they thought that Fang Jinyan had done enough, and even if he was resting now, he would contribute more than them

So even if he really wants to be "lazy", there is no problem.

And they feel that Yi Jinyan's consistent style is not like this kind of person

With his ability, he can do a lot of work without having to do it himself, but he usually does it when he can

It was a full moon night, and by the light of the moon, they were busy for most of the night, until they were too tired to stand it in the early hours of the morning, so they stopped, ate a little supper, and then began to sleep in the treehouse.

But even so, many of them were so excited that they couldn't sleep.

"It was so beautiful, we finally had a house to live in! And it's such an amazing place! Zhou Rong suppressed her voice but said obviously excitedly.

"Yes, this 'floor' is soft, like cotton, and it's so comfortable to lie on it." Liu Yun also said in a happy tone.

"It's definitely much more comfortable than a hammock anyway." Zhu Qianqian also said. With her size, sleeping in a hammock is really a sin.

"But it's so high here, isn't it hard to climb up and down every day?" Xu Xiaoyao said worriedly.

She didn't know how to climb the rope at all, just now Fang Jinyan asked her to tie the rope to her body and hang her alive

"It's only three meters high, it's just one floor, it's okay to fall, you be confident, don't be afraid, there will be no problem, I haven't climbed it before, but it's okay to try it." Zhao Lan comforted her and said.

"That's it, I can climb my size, what are you afraid of, and didn't the team leader say it? Get a rope ladder in a few days, and you should have no problem climbing up by then. Zhu Qianqian said.

"Yes, it's better to be taller, otherwise it will be terrible to be eaten by wild beasts at night." Liu Yun also said.

"Oh, that's good." Xu Xiaoyao nodded and said, but she was still uneasy in her heart.

Wouldn't that mean she'd have to be roped several more times in a few days? She has no confidence in herself at all, and every time she is hung up and down, she feels embarrassed and makes people think she is useless

The men on the other side were still talking, but it was mainly Zhang Hongbing who was asking questions.

"Brother Fang, I remembered, shouldn't the baobab tree be in the relatively arid grassland? I remember why there is a volcano? Zhang Hongbing remembered and asked.

"Baobab trees are actually very widely distributed, almost all of the tropics, not only in the grasslands, in fact, the most distributed baobab in the world is Madagascar, where the main tropical rainforest climate, Oceania island countries are also basically rainforest climate." Fang Jinyan said.

"Oh, I have another question, is this volcano really extinct volcano? What if it's an active volcano? Zhang Hongbing asked again.

"This baobab grove is at least three or four hundred years old, which means that this volcano has not erupted for at least three or four hundred years, otherwise it is so close to the crater that it would not have survived, so I think even if this volcano is an active volcano, it is unlikely to erupt in the near future, if it really erupts suddenly, it can only mean that we are too lucky." Fang Jinyan said.

"Can baobabs really be eaten as bread when baked? Does it really taste like bread? Zhang Hongbing asked again.

"I don't know, after a while, when they are ripe, you can pick a few yourself." Fang Jinyan said.

"I still have a question, is that Xu Xiaoyao your girlfriend, I feel that you take special care of her," Zhang Hongbing asked again.

"No, but she's my friend, don't hit her idea, okay, don't talk, rest, I have something to do tomorrow." Fang Jinyan said.

So they spent the first night in the treehouse, and the next day they continued to renovate the treehouse, making it more flat and beautiful - at least less ugly - and then they dug a window on the other side to make it better for light and air.

In the end, they renovated the treehouse, with a total area of more than 20 square meters, if according to the previous standards, this area lived for 9 people, which is a bit too small, only 2 square meters per person on average, but for them now, it is very satisfying to have a place to sleep in a place where they can shelter from the wind and rain!

And the trunk of this tree is at least 10 meters high, and several more tree holes can be dug, and other trees can be dug as well.

So as long as you have time and energy, it is not impossible for everyone to have one room in the future

But there is no need to spend so much energy on this now, because they have not yet reached the time to enjoy, and they have a lot of more pressing things to solve

For example, a rope ladder is indeed a bit difficult for ordinary people to climb with ropes, so after they completely made a basic renovation of the treehouse, they immediately made a zuò out of the sisal fiber rope and wooden sticks they brought, and fixed it at the hole in the treehouse.

At night, when they are resting in the hollow, this rope ladder can be tucked into the hollow of the tree, so that enemies or apes can climb up and attack them. (To be continued......)