silent farm

Chapter 35 I'm Too Leisurely
In fact, as long as you know the Amazon jungle, living here is not dangerous.Amazon plain vipers aren't found everywhere.

Stirring the boiled rice to keep it from getting raw, Thomas said, "I remember a few brazils not far ahead. That's a nice thing."

Brazil chestnut is really good stuff.It is said to be a specialty of Brazil, mainly exported to European and American countries, and the price is very good.

"Are there many Brazilian chestnuts in our forest?"

"I've seen hundreds of them. But it's quite scattered. It's a lot of work to collect the Brazil nuts."

Li Sheng nodded, but he had other plans in mind.

But I heard Thomas continue to say: "The Brazilian chestnut is a very dangerous number. Its shell is very hard, and the tree can grow up to 100 meters high. When a Brazilian chestnut fruit falls, the power can break the skull of a person."

"I've seen documentaries like that." Li Sheng also had some understanding of this. "It seems that they need a kind of jerboa to reproduce. Because the shell of their fruit is so hard that the seeds cannot develop normally. Only that kind of mouse can open the shell."

Thomas shrugged and said, "Well, I've heard of it. It's a hamster, but I haven't seen it yet. Maybe. But I think maybe our farm can collect these Brazilian chestnuts in the right season, and there will be a day." A good income."

Li Sheng didn't care about that benefit.But it doesn't seem like a good thing to waste resources.

And he doesn't like to make small talk: "You said if we open up a piece of land dedicated to planting Brazilian chestnuts, what do you think?"

"Not much, Lee," Thomas said with a smile. "No one has studied the cultivation of Brazilian chestnuts. And the benefits of planting are not very high. Because Brazilian chestnuts are very tall and take up a lot of space."

That's what Li Sheng said, and after hearing what he said, he had no choice but to give up for now.But Thomas said: "It would be a good idea to collect wild Brazil nuts and make them more abundant in the jungle."

"Well, what should I do?"

"It's very simple. The trees in the woods are so dense that the little brazils don't get the sun and can't grow at all. But just cut down a few of the big trees nearby and they'll have access to the sun, and maybe they'll be able to grow up."

"In the north, we seem to have a big hill." Li Sheng said suddenly.

"That's right. Are you going to open up a Brazilian chestnut planting area when you come?" Thomas said with a smile. "If you cut down the trees there, you won't be able to transport the timber."

Li Sheng said in his heart: "That's someone else." But he said it in his mouth. "I will find a way to do this. In fact, our jungle area is very large. I plan to plant some other things, such as coffee or grapes. It should be better to plant those things on the hillside."

Thomas smiled and nodded. "The hills do have good drainage. But the rainy season in the rain forest will soak the roots of the grapes. If you plan to grow grapes, be prepared to lose money."

Li Sheng smiled and said, "Maybe there may be grapes adapted to the tropical rainforest. Who can say for sure. How about we go to the hilly area this time. What do you think?"

Thomas shook his head and said, "That area is too big, I don't know how long it will take to inspect it. Well, we can start dinner."

After dinner, Thomas hung a homemade distilled water generator over the fire, and the two chatted for a while.Before going to bed, place two large logs, which are not nearly dry by the fire, on the fire, and these should burn all night.

At least snakes and insects are afraid of fire.

As luck would have it, the weather was fine and there was no rain that night.

The next day, Li Sheng was woken up by howler monkeys.When he woke up, Thomas was already up and packing the tent.

Seeing him get out of the tent, he smiled and said, "It seems that you slept well last night."

"A good night's sleep." The tents are nice, ventilated and mosquito repellent. "I hope today is a good day, too."

"The weather in the rain forest is unpredictable. Maybe it will rain this afternoon." Thomas laughed. "In the Amazon, you get used to the weather. One minute it's sunny, and the next minute it's cloudy. But that's the real Amazon."

Li Sheng packed up the tent, and Thomas had already prepared breakfast.There was no fire for breakfast, but a little bit of boiling water was boiled with the remaining fire from last night, and bread was eaten.

After breakfast, the two continued on their way.The rain forest in the morning seemed particularly dangerous. After walking for a long time, Li Sheng found three dead leaf snakes one after another.

"You'll have to forgive them. Mornings are a good time for them to hunt." Thomas was surprised by his alertness.

Li Sheng listened to the calls of various animals coming from the tree canopy, and it was indeed like the animal market opened: "It seems that the rainy season is indeed a paradise for animals."

"Some are," Thomas said, cutting his way with the machete. "For the fruit eaters yes. But for the hunters, especially the ground hunters, it's not a paradise. Because their food stays in the trees."

He stopped talking suddenly.

"what happened?"

"There's a herd of wild boars around here," Thomas said over his shoulder. "There are traces of their passage here."

"You want to eat fresh pork?" Li Sheng felt it and found that there were no wild boars nearby. "Though it may have been left when they passed by last night. Not necessarily around."

"Maybe, but this must be their place."

Li Sheng didn't sense it in a large area either, that's great energy.But Thomas should be right.Wild animals will have their own sphere of influence, and usually will not leave this range for activities.

"How about we look for it?" Speaking of wild boar, it is also a second-class protected animal in China.But you can't buy it in the market, but you can still buy it outside the market occasionally.But only occasionally.

Wild pork is actually not delicious, and the meat is relatively thick, but Chinese people admire game.Li Sheng is no exception.

"If you want."

Li Sheng thought about it, and decided to forget it.They didn't come to hunt this time: "Maybe next time."

Thomas continued to open the way.As he walked, he explained: "Actually, wild boars in the Amazon are not wild boars in the true sense, but peccaries. They have a smell gland on their backs, which leave a smell that may not go away for a long time..."

Along the way they crossed a lot of water.Although this is a plain, the water source released by the rainforest has added a lot of water here.

At the edge of the woods, Li Sheng and Thomas encountered water.This is not a small piece of water, but a large one.

This is where Thomas mentioned yesterday that it will be flooded with water.

"Floods often affect the jungle. Maybe in the original river bank, the water depth can be as deep as two meters. The jungle here has become a paradise for fish. The bugs and fruits here provide shelter for these fish, as well as food. ’” Thomas said with a smile. "In the plain area, when the river water is pushed up, it will submerge a large area of ​​the jungle."

It was also the first time for Li Sheng to see such a scene. The forest was submerged, and the trees seemed to grow in the water.But this is the first time he has seen it with his own eyes. In fact, he has seen such a scene in a documentary, and he knows that there are a lot of fish activities in the woods: "It's almost noon, maybe we can have river seafood for lunch."

"It's a good idea." Thomas didn't plan to eat dried meat or fish these days either.

He dug lines and hooks out of his knapsack, but there couldn't be a rod.It is also impossible for them to go to places where the water is too deep.

The two each held a fishing line, walked slowly into the water, and stopped when they reached the thigh-deep position in the water.Then throw the hook far away.

The water here is not deep, and there are basically no big fish, but there are still a lot of small fish.

The small fish mentioned here is not the kind of very small fish, but refers to normal-sized fish.Take piranhas, for example—also known as piranhas.

Both had a brightly colored bobber tied to their line, and the hook was near the bobber.There wasn't even a bait on the hook.But the hook without bait is easy to catch the fish.

It's not that these fish are stupid, but they are used to eating things that fall from the water.Insects, fruits, petals, etc., are their food.And the competition is very fierce, which will make them even have no patience to test.

Thomas quickly caught several fish that were over a foot long.

Li Sheng finally caught a two-foot-long arapaima.

Thomas laughed and said: "Nice job." This arapaima is not too big, and a really big one can be two meters long.The one Li Sheng caught could only be regarded as a small fish.

After catching these fish, the two stopped, and they couldn't finish eating them.

They don't have enough tools, and the fish can only be eaten grilled.And for lunch they only eat grilled fish.

(End of this chapter)