Chapter 161 Exploring the Mountains
I saw a thick dead tree fallen by the lake, with half of the trunk submerged in water. The sun was shining brightly at this time, and big turtles were lying on the half-exposed trunk, basking in the sun leisurely.
That would have been fine. Ye Zhen looked into the distance and saw that the green was actually wild lotus roots and water chestnuts. The temperature in the mountains was lower than outside. The lotus flowers were half-withered, and the plump lotus pods stood among the lotus leaves.
Perhaps because it is rarely visited by people and has few natural enemies, Ye Zhen has already seen many fat fish as long as his arms swimming underwater.
Her eyes widened little by little, and she felt eager to make something happen.
Before he could catch a few fish for free, he heard a rustling sound coming from the green reeds that were as tall as a person.
A few frightened wild ducks and water birds flew out from the grass in panic, and after a while a fat wild animal emerged.
It grunted, bent its sharp and rough fangs, and pushed its nose into the mud. Its skin and flesh were as rough as a big wild boar.
As soon as the big wild boar appeared, several dogs jumped behind Ye Zhen and started barking loudly at him, taking advantage of the power of the master.
The wild boar seemed to be afraid of Ye Zhen. It took a few steps back and led a few little wild boars that came out from behind to the muddy ground, digging its nose into the mud.
Ye Zhen looked at the fat wild boar with regret. It weighed at least two hundred kilograms and could not be caught!
Ye Zhen remained very honest and did not violate the rules of this world.
It is said that wild boars are omnivores. Ye Zhen was not afraid of getting dirty. He asked the cats and dogs at home to stay where they were and went over to take a look.
A few wild boars dug out something from the mud and were eating it with relish, looking fat and full of food.
She was not afraid either, and snatched the food directly from her pig mouth, "Go, go, go!"
She drove the pig away and washed the thing with water. It looked a bit like a yam, but was bigger. The skin was brown, rough and had a fragrant smell.
It had been half eaten by a wild boar. The cross section was milky white with light purple, and there was white liquid solidified on the cross section.
Ye Zhen tried to pick up a piece with his hands. It was a bit crispy and hard, and very starchy, like taro.
But looking at the vines on the top, it doesn't look like it.
What is this? Can I eat it?
This thing grows in clumps and is as productive as sweet potatoes.
If the wild boar was fine after eating it, then it should not be poisonous. Ye Zhen was worried, so he went to the muddy ground, found a clump of vines that had not been eaten by the wild boar, and practiced the Planting Spirit Technique.
As his skills improved, Ye Zhen could judge the characteristics of plants, including whether they were poisonous or not.
When poisonous plants' skills are in operation, the spiritual light they bring is colorful, while the spiritual light brought by non-toxic plants is pure and mostly single-color.
After a while, Ye Zhen opened his eyes with joy. The spiritual light was pure yellow. This thing could be eaten!
Ye Zhen used her mobile phone to identify the things and found that the things she found were only slightly similar and were different from the things she found in her hand.
She was not in a hurry. Maybe the world was so big that there were undiscovered plants there.
The mountains here are high and the waters are steep, so it is not easy for ordinary people to come here.
With a burst of spiritual energy, Ye Zhen tied up the potatoes in the mud and took them back to show Grandpa Ye and the others, hoping that they would recognize them.
Ye Zhen rubbed Dabai's dog face vigorously and praised:
"Good dog! Go back and eat some sausage!"
"Woof! Woof!" Dabai wagged his tongue, looking very happy.
When he went back, he carried the backpack as usual, with cucumbers and potatoes hanging on both sides. This time, the puppy was lying on the backpack, the two cats were on his shoulders, Dabai was held in one hand by Ye Zhen, and the other puppy was tucked under his armpit. He looked at the big fish reluctantly, and turned back to catch it.
I have it at home, it’s free, I really like it!
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"Dad, Mom!" Ye Zhen came back in a hurry. When he opened the door, he remembered that his mother Ye and the others had gone to help prepare the banquet.
I put the things in the kitchen, and to prevent the turtle from running away, I put it in a large jar and covered it.
Ye Zhen finally thought about going back again to give a snack to all the cats and dogs who have made great contributions.
"Here! I've given you all to eat. You can stay at home and play this time, okay?"
Regardless of whether they could hear clearly or not, Ye Zhen held each cat and dog's paw and shook them up and down.
"That means you agree. When I come back and see you guys tearing the house apart, you won't have any snacks for half a month!"
"Seriously this time, it's no use for you to act cute!"
After giving instructions to the cats and dogs, Ye Zhen continued on his way back, carrying a backpack and a sack.
I brought too many cats and dogs, and there’s still a sack of vegetables that I haven’t brought back yet!
This time, Ye Zhen walked faster with a purpose.
When they arrived at the lake, the wild boar had already left. Ye Zhen waved her hand and the big fish in the lake was pulled ashore.
The wild fish were fat, and Ye Zhen didn’t know what they were called, so he picked out a few active ones and reeled them up.
The fish that had just come ashore were full of energy. The mission flapped the fish among the grass leaves, stuffed the fish into a sack, and Ye Zhen came to the muddy ground.
This muddy area is very large, stretching across a large area of reeds. Over the years, it has been emitting the stench of rotting grass leaves and animal feces.
Dabai must have rolled around here! Ye Zhen was sure because he saw the dog's paw prints.
There were many potato vines growing in this muddy field. Ye Zhen pulled out a few and left the rest for the animals that hibernated in the mountains.
After putting the things into the backpack, Ye Zhen looked at the mountains and flowing water in the distance and decided to fly over to take a look.
The water was rushing, and Ye Zhen came to the edge of a cliff.
From a distance, you can see the rushing river, the lake reflecting the mountains, and the boundless autumn scenery.
There are wild birds and insects chirping nearby, and exotic flowers and plants. A casual look at Ye Zhen shows small light green flowers parasitic on tall trees. Autumn is the harvest season, and wild fruits in the mountains and forests are ripe.
This place is very far from home, and even the most capable mountain runner probably can't come to such a primitive place.
Ye Zhen has already seen many ripe wild fruits, including trees full of wild kiwis. They are not big and look like small hairs.
Ye Zhen didn't mind, he picked the bigger and softer ones and picked half a basket, then tore open the soft skin of a fruit, which had the right taste of sourness and sweetness, full of flavor and lots of juice.
Don’t pick them anymore, there are too many.
Ye Zhen took a fancy to the August Fried Fruit again. The long, slightly curved light brown skin cracked open, revealing white flesh inside. Her eyes lit up and she broke one open and ate one.
It's very sweet and sticky, with a milky taste, but it has too many seeds.
"Pah, pah, pah!" Ye Zhen spat out the seeds.
"It's delicious, but we'll move one back to cultivate and optimize it."
Ye Zhen did it right away. He found a smaller August bombardment sapling, removed the extra branches, and left a root in the backpack.
The wild chestnuts are ripe, and the shells are scattered all over the ground. The brown-red fruits have fallen to the ground, and squirrels and mountain mice come to pick them up from time to time.
These chestnuts are not big, they are small, but they are different varieties, some are chestnuts, some are hairy chestnuts...
Ye Zhen really likes chestnuts, which have a sweet fragrance, and picked up a lot of them.
The wild pears are ripe. She didn't expect that there are so many varieties of fruit trees in the mountains.
I really know the leaves of this wild pear, which are only the size of a ping-pong ball. The skin is thick and astringent, and the flesh is small and the core is large. But if you take it home and steam it in a pot for a while, it will become soft, sour and sweet, and it tastes like my childhood.
With a sour taste in his mouth, Ye Zhen picked a handful and continued exploring.
The wild persimmons in the mountains have begun to turn red, and small lanterns are hanging on the trees. Ye Zhen doesn't like them and just leaves them for the birds to eat.
There were also some sour dates scattered all over the ground. They can be used to make delicious sour date cakes, but it is very troublesome.
Ye Zhen didn't pick any. She had her eyes on a wild myrtle tree. The fruit season was over, but the dried berries were still hanging on the tree, in clumps.
What a pity that I didn’t come to pick them earlier.
There was no such plant on the mountain where she lived, so she dug one up and took it back to plant.
The backpack was almost full, and Ye Zhen hadn't finished exploring it yet after flying up and down.
The bunches of purple wild grapes in front are too small. I used to pick them to make wine. But now that I have finished making bayberry wine at home, I still have some medicinal herbs I picked from Shenkeng to make wine in a few jars, so I don’t want to pick any more.
There were a lot of sea buckthorns, all of them yellow. Ye Zhen didn't like them very much, so he just picked a few at random. There were a lot of shiitake mushrooms growing on the tree trunk in front of him. After picking them all, he saw Ganoderma lucidum under the tree.
Ye Zhen: “…” She couldn’t walk anymore.
I picked a bunch of Ganoderma lucidum and Dendrobium in the basket, and I will need a few old hens to take them back.
You can’t pick them all, you really can’t pick them all!
Ye Zhen took his eyes away from the wild kiwi fruit. The equipment he brought was already full.
Go back, go back, out of sight, out of mind!
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