Actually, strictly speaking, it's April now, so what was dug up doesn't count as seven clam shells.
However, it won't be more than three months, so the medicinal effect won't be much different. Besides, he can't guarantee that he can come here to harvest in July.
Li Xiangdong put the small bamboo basket he was carrying on the ground, casually inserted the pine nut torch inside the basket into the belt hook at his waist, squatted down and focused on digging for Sichuan fritillary bulbs.
In the blink of an eye, Luo Yonggang's second nephew had vanished, startling him.
Wild Boar Ridge is rarely visited by humans, and who knows what wild animals might roam there? I hope my second nephew doesn't get into trouble!
In an instant, a layer of fine white sweat appeared on his forehead. He shaded his eyes with his hand and looked around. He saw a dark figure squatting under the tree. It was none other than Li Xiangdong!
Luo Yonggang ran over, patted him on the shoulder, and gently scolded, "Didn't I tell you not to run around like that?"
Li Xiangdong was completely focused on digging for Sichuan fritillary bulbs when Luo Yonggang slapped him, startling him so much that he dropped the fritillary bulb he had just dug out onto the ground.
"Uncle, how come you walk so quietly? You scared me to death!"
Why are you digging this up?
Luo Yonggang looked curiously at the strange plant in his hand, which looked a bit like wild garlic.
Li Xiangdong tugged at him, and the two squatted side by side. "This is called Sichuan fritillary bulb, it's very valuable. Hurry up and help me dig it up!"
Upon hearing that the item was valuable, Luo Yonggang immediately perked up, and the uncle and nephew dug away furiously, filling a bamboo basket in less than two hours.
Looking at the remaining smaller Fritillaria cirrhosa seedlings, Li Xiangdong carefully filled them with soil and then sprinkled some withered leaves on top to cover them up.
"Uncle, remember this place. There should be other fritillaria bulbs nearby."
Luo Yonggang nodded to indicate that he understood.
Just then, a rustling sound suddenly came from the bushes beside him. Li Xiangdong froze, and goosebumps inexplicably rose all over his body.
He glanced at it and exclaimed, "Holy crap!"
A long snake, as thick as a wrist, swam quickly toward him.
Li Xiangdong felt the hairs on his body stand on end, and he took a big step back and jumped!
At this moment, Luo Yonggang also saw it, and with quick reflexes, he threw his machete over, pinning the giant snake to the spot!
He let out a long sigh of relief and called to Li Xiangdong, "Don't be afraid, I've killed him, come here!"
...
Luo Yonggang didn't hear Li Xiangdong's response. He looked up and exclaimed, "Holy crap!"
He felt dizzy and his heart turned ice-cold!
Just now, when Li Xiangdong jumped backward, it was completely subconscious. He didn't even realize that there was a steep slope behind him!
The small bamboo basket filled with Sichuan fritillary bulbs lay crookedly overturned, with some small white particles scattered on the ground, but Li Xiangdong had already disappeared.
Luo Yonggang ran over quickly and looked down. He felt even more dizzy. It was a steep slope with a verticality of nearly 70 degrees!
To put it more seriously, it's a cliff!
Luo Yonggang looked closely and saw that Li Xiangdong was still rolling down!
He didn't bother running back to call for help. He tied the rope around his waist to a nearby tree, made a tight knot, and then slid down the rope.
As Li Xiangdong tumbled down, he frantically gripped the weeds and shrubs on the ground to slow his fall. His palms and face felt burning hot, and the scenery before his eyes kept changing...
He didn't know how long he had been rolling when he felt a pain in his waist. His body had hit something hard, and he cried out in pain, "Ouch!"
Thank goodness, it finally stopped rolling down!
Li Xiangdong's vision was filled with stars, and his whole body felt a burning pain. It took him a long time to regain his senses.
He shook his arms and legs, feeling his ribs and leg bones; they didn't seem to be broken. Struggling, he slowly sat up, looked around, and realized he had landed on a large tree!
The tree was at least two meters in diameter; lying on it felt like lying on a large bed. The tree was lush and leafy, with semi-circular, grayish-brown structures resembling bird nests on its branches.
Before he could get a good look, Li Xiangdong saw something flying rapidly toward his face!
Before Li Xiangdong could react, he reached out and slapped his cheek!
"Hiss~"
A sharp, needle-like pain shot through Li Xiangdong's cheek. He opened his palm and saw a flattened bee.
"Buzz buzz buzz~"
A cluster of small dark clouds made a loud noise and moved rapidly toward him!
Li Xiangdong felt a chill run down his spine, but in that instant, his mind raced. He pulled out a pine nut torch from his waist, then checked his pocket. Luckily, he still had matches inside, and he quickly lit the torch.
A foot-high flame suddenly shot up, its heat scorching his face.
Just then, the little black cloud approached!
"Crackling~ Crackling~ Crackling~"
Li Xiangdong blocked and defended from the left and right, burning many bees to death in the process. Their charred bodies fell onto the tree trunk.
The surviving bees scattered and flew around wildly; a single pine torch was no match for the bees swarming in from all directions.
Unable to defend himself properly, Li Xiangdong was stung on his right cheek.
Just then, the flame of the pine nut torch in his hand gradually weakened and was about to go out.
Li Xiangdong felt a chill in his heart. It was over. It seemed he was going to be stung to death by bees here today!
Watching the pine torch in his hand go completely out, leaving only a charred, withered branch, Li Xiangdong resignedly closed his eyes.
Just as he closed his eyes, his gaze swept down to the area under the big tree.
Um?
Below was not a deep slope, but a shallow pool with black logs lying haphazardly in it.
Should we jump?
But this pool doesn't look deep. What if I jump in and stick my foot into a piece of wood? Wouldn't I just fall and die?
Li Xiangdong was torn between his thoughts and his own mind. He decided that jumping to his death was much better than being stung by bees!
Just as he was about to jump, someone grabbed the back of his clothes!
The scorching flames swept rapidly around his head and face, and he heard his uncle Luo Yonggang's voice, which screamed in fright, "Don't jump!"
Li Xiangdong's heart finally settled down. He breathed a sigh of relief as a lit torch was shoved into his hand. The uncle and nephew stood back to back, waving the torches and finally burning away the approaching dark clouds.
They didn't know how much time had passed, but the two remained on guard until finally, not a single bee flew by.
"call--"
"Oh my god, that scared me to death!"
The two collapsed to the ground, covered in cold sweat.
Li Xiangdong gasped for breath, "How come there are so many bees!"
Luo Yonggang pointed to the bird nests on the branches, "We've stumbled upon a wild giant honeybee's nest!"
Big Honey
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