It was a little over two miles, or about ten minutes' walk. Xu Zhixin and Liang Jinxiu were chatting when they saw a large forest. A smile flashed in Xu Zhixin's eyes.
We're here! Time flies while we're chatting, and before we know it, we're here.
"Look there, Zhixin, we're here." Liang Jinxiu pointed at the big woods and walked over with Xu Zhixin.
After entering the woods, Xu Zhixin discovered that the vegetation was dense, with trees and grass everywhere. It was obviously a good place to find pig grass.
I don’t know if there are any animals in this forest, like wild game, such as pheasants, rabbits, etc. If there are, I would be in for a treat, as I could catch one and bring it back to eat.
Pheasant and hare taste very good.
Thinking about it, Xu Zhixin asked, "Sister Jinxiu, are there any pheasants, rabbits, or the like in this forest?"
"No, I've never seen pheasants, rabbits or other edible animals in this forest. I've only seen birds. But birds are flying, and it's hard to see them land. If you want to catch them and eat them, you can only think about it." Liang Jinxiu waved her hand.
Suddenly, Liang Jinxiu thought of something and frowned, with a hint of fear on her face.
"By the way, you can see snakes in this forest from time to time. Be careful when you come to find pig grass, especially when you go to the bushes. You have to be on guard against snakes suddenly coming out of the bushes and biting you. I was careless once before, and a snake suddenly came out of the bushes. I was scared, but fortunately I dodged it in time and was not bitten." Liang Jinxiu warned.
Xu Zhixin nodded, but she disagreed in her heart. She thought it would be better not to let her see the snake, otherwise she would catch it and make wine.
Snake wine is a good thing, with great effects. It can dispel wind and dampness, treat rheumatic diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. It can also replenish qi and warm yang, relax muscles and promote blood circulation, and treat numbness of hands and feet, bruises and injuries.
Xu Zhixin looked around again, but couldn't see any animal, and felt disappointed.
Why are there no hares or pheasants? What a pity!
Although there are snakes in this forest and they can be caught to make wine, she still hopes to have some wild game such as rabbits and pheasants so that she can satisfy her appetite.
"Zhi Xin, look there!" Liang Jinxiu suddenly looked towards the bushes to the west, and the next second she ran to the bushes to the west.
Xu Zhixin followed immediately and was about to ask Liang Jinxiu what she was doing with the bushes to the west and whether there was anything there, when she saw Liang Jinxiu bending down and reaching out to pull apart the bushes. Inside was a plant with an upright stem, more than 40 centimeters tall, blunt quadrangular shape, and no hair. Liang Jinxiu pointed at the plant and smiled at Xu Zhixin.
"Zhi Xin, look, this is Bidens pilosa. I told you before that it could be a type of pigweed."
"This is the Bidens pilosa!" Xu Zhixin looked at the Bidens pilosa and carefully memorized its appearance so that it would be easier for her to find the Bidens pilosa in the future.
"Cut it off and the whole plant can be fed to pigs, but it has to be cooked." Liang Jinxiu said as she took out a sickle to cut the devil's thorn grass.
After putting the cut Bidens pilosa L. into the backpack on her back, Liang Jinxiu took Xu Zhixin to look for it somewhere else, and they found the Chiton ovata two minutes later.
"This chickweed is also called goose intestines. It looks relatively tender, so pigs like to eat it very much." Liang Jinxiu introduced the chickweed to Xu Zhixin while cutting some and throwing it into the backpack on her back.
Xu Zhixin looked at Liang Jinxiu's backpack and saw that she already had a harvest. Thinking that her own basket was still empty, she thought that she had to work harder and find pig grass quickly.
She looked around and observed carefully. Her efforts paid off and she immediately found Chickweed. She ran to cut it and put it in her backpack. Then she quickly found Bidens pilosa.
"Zhi Xin, look at that, that's Comfrey, it can also be used as pig feed." Liang Jinxiu suddenly reached out to pull her, and pointed with her other hand not far away.
"I'll go cut some." Xu Zhixin took a look at the composite grass and immediately went over to cut it and put it in the backpack.
Liang Jinxiu then taught Xu Zhixin to recognize alfalfa, duckweed, and sticky grass, and told Xu Zhixin that they could all be used as pig feed.
There were quite a lot of plants in the forest that could be used as pig feed. After searching for more than an hour, Liang Jinxiu and Xu Zhixin's backpacks were both filled with pig feed. Liang Jinxiu took Xu Zhixin back home.
Actually, Xu Zhixin didn't want to leave yet and wanted to walk around in the woods for a while. She found that the forest was quite large. They had been looking for pig grass for more than an hour but had always been on the outskirts of the forest. She wanted to go deeper into the forest to take a look, but Liang Jinxiu wouldn't let her.
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