Xanadu space

On the branch of a wattle tree, He Miao was crawling underneath, pointing to a translucent and glossy cicada, and shouting strangely, she didn't know it was the shell of a cicada leg, but thought it was a big bug!

"At that time, I knew the shed shell of Cicada, and I will bring it to you!"

Zhang Xiang often went to catch those cicadas when he was a child. Every time he could see a lot of cicada shells on the trees. The translucent shells were as lifelike as a big cicada. He often asked him to take them back to coax Zhang Yun to play with them. !

Knowing that the shell is light, hollow and fragile, and it is very tight on the branch, Zhang Xiang carefully took the thing over and handed it to He Miao who was staring eagerly at the side, knowing that the shell glowed beautifully under the sunlight!

He Miao held it in her hand very strangely, looked left and right very curiously, she ran around holding the cicada, and handed it to Zhang Yun and Liu Lei!

"Mom, look, this big bug is asleep and can't move!"

While talking, he still held up the cicada flauntingly, causing people to smile in good faith.With Miao Miao as a living treasure, I don't feel bored when I am resting!

Seeing that Miaomiao liked the cicada shell so much, Zhang thought about catching a cricket, cicada or longhorn for her to play with while everyone was resting. As long as a child has a small insect, it will immediately attract her attention. force!

"Liu Lei, you guys rest here for half an hour. I'll catch a longhorn for Miao Miao, and I'll be back soon!"

Zhang Xiang still dutifully explained to Liu Lei, and then went to the bushes more than ten meters away. Those small insects like to stay there, but they like to stay on the branches when they know it!

The cry of "crickets" attracted Zhang Xiang's attention.He picked up the grass and bushes and looked around. Many of those small bushes had small thorns, and they would stick to the clothes if they were not careful!

Those crickets are well hidden.You can only hear their calls, but you can’t see their shadows, just like beetles and cicadas, they are everywhere when you don’t care, but when you really look for them, you find that you can’t find them anywhere!

Life is like this, when you don't need it.Some things are everywhere, but when you really need them, they are like playing hide and seek with you.Couldn't find one!

Zhang Xiang originally thought that these bugs were easy to find, but he didn't expect to find crickets and longhorns after walking several places, even knowing that most of them were on trees.Too high and unattainable!

"Forget it. Go back early if you can't find it, lest people who are resting have to wait for me!"

Since Zhang Xiangjian couldn't find the cricket, he was already 50 meters away from the resting person, and when he was about to go back, he saw a brownish-red bird from the top of the head to the upper back, and the rest of the upper body was olive-brown in the bushes not far away!

That kind of bird is small in size, reddish brown in wings, dark brown in tail, and pink in breast.The rest of the lower body is light yellowish brown, and there are a large group of bouncing ones.All foraging there!

The sound of Zhang wanting to stir the bushes startled them, and saw a group of red birds chirping and then flying away, causing a lot of commotion, and many people in the crowd resting on the side were looking at this side!

"Xiangzi, there are so many brown-headed crows and sparrows, can you see if there are any eggs nearby?"

Liu Lei raised his head to look at the flying red birds, and called out their names. This is a small bird that inhabits bushes and forest margins, and often flocks among bushes and thorns.

They like to fly low and short distances between bushes, and they make loud calls when they are looking for food.Most of them live in mountains in summer, and move to hillside meadows, reeds or nurseries in winter.Its food is mainly insects, but also seeds of wild plants.

Hearing Liu Lei yelling, Zhang Xiang was looking for crickets anyway, so he wanted to see if there were any bird eggs in it!

The bushes are difficult to walk, and there are too many thorns. Zhang wanted to find a wooden stick in his hand to push away those thorns and use it to find the way.It wasn't long before he saw a cup-shaped nest hidden among the branches of a bush!

The bird's nest is made of some strong grass and fluffy reed hair. It looks very small, only the size of a palm, and there are indeed a few light blue to blue-green eggs inside.

Of course the eggs were not big, Zhang Xiang took five of them with one slap, then waved his hand and shouted: "Liu Lei, I found five, do you want to have a look?"

It doesn't matter what he yelled, not only Liu Lei was alarmed and ran over, but Shen Youqing and Qiao Yue were also attracted!

"Show me these eggs, light blue? So beautiful!"

This time, each of the girls took one, and they were all amazed there. The color of these bird eggs is really special, and people can't put it down. They also want to go to the bushes to find some more!

Several young people scattered, only Wang Lao was still sitting there resting, smiling and watching them looking for bird eggs!

"Here, here is a litter!"

Shen Youqing's eyes were opened like copper bells, and he searched the bushes very carefully, and he found something soon.In this way, the other people seemed to have been beaten with chicken blood, and their fighting spirit was high. Even Ning Jing couldn't help but ran to the side to watch them looking for bird eggs!

The bush was not small, and it was not easy for a few people to find it, but soon someone shouted that they had picked up the eggs. For a while, everyone was very excited, and they were comparing who picked up more eggs!

When everyone was talking and laughing, they heard Qiao Yue screaming, and then kept running to one side, shouting, "There is a mouse, a big mouse!"

Shouting, but the people screamed in fright. Zhang Xiang who was standing on the side was taken aback for a moment, but he didn't think that the cheerful Qiao Yue had such a side. The other people also stopped searching.They all ran over to see what happened!

"It's alright, it's a mountain mouse. It escapes too fast, or if you catch a few and roast them, the taste will be delicious!"

Liu Lei also saw traces of the mountain mouse fleeing, and comforted Qiao Yue with drooling mouth, but felt pity in his heart.Those mountain mice mainly eat wild mushrooms, bamboo shoots, sweet potatoes, etc., and the locals call them "mushroom mice".

Its meat is very delicate and delicious. It is a very nutritious tonic. It is much more delicious than bird eggs. This is a typical example of picking up sesame seeds and losing watermelon!

"It's disgusting, the rat meat is so dirty, it looks scary, how can I eat it?"

Qiao Yue was taken aback by Shangshu, and now that Liu Lei said that, she didn't take it seriously. She really didn't feel happy about that hairy thing!

"Those mountain rats are not dirty. They all eat some plants in the mountains. There are also bamboo rats that specialize in eating bamboo. Bamboo rats have a clean diet. The meat is delicate and lean, and the taste is extremely delicious. They are top-grade game!"

"Bamboo rat is of high value. It is a low-fat and low-cholesterol meat product. Generally, you can't eat it if you don't have a chance. Why don't you catch some and give it a try?"

Zhang Xiang smiled and said, but I didn't bring any tools today, or I would catch some and roast them, cook them with ginger, green onion, garlic, fennel and other condiments. !

"Don't, Zhang thinks you are not a cat and a mouse, I'm really afraid of that thing, so forget it!"

Qiao Yue's head was shaking like a rattle. No matter what they said, the mountain mouse was delicious, she felt scared even thinking about it, let alone eating it!

After such a fuss, everyone returned to the slope with the eggs in their hands, and then inquired about the fruits of their labor!

Among them, Shen Youqing ran the fastest. He picked up two nests with eight eggs. Most of the others had four or five eggs, and some returned empty-handed!

Some people were laughing and some were making noise, and everyone was happily on the road again. Along the way, there were more woods, and the surrounding environment seemed very deep, and there were always different birds singing there!

"Buzz buzz, buzz buzz, everyone is working hard together...

If the spring is warm and the flowers are blooming without working, how can we survive the winter in the future?

Buzz, buzz, don't be lazy! "

This time it was Zhang Xiang who was carrying He Miao on his back, only to hear him happily singing a nursery rhyme on his back. The childish voice filled the hearts of the people walking on the mountain trails with smiles. !

When they were free, everyone was teasing He Miao and chatting with her. Song Yaqin knew that she liked candy, so she took out chocolates from her backpack. Miao Miao giggled, feeling that she had never been so happy!

The speed of these people is extremely slow, one is to take care of Mr. Wang, and the other is that Zhang Xiang brought them here to play, wandering around in the mountains, it is almost enough!

Zhang wanted to come out this time and bring the bean sprouts with him, let it run happily here, and hope that it can catch a few rabbits back, so that it can roast rabbit meat at noon!

"Let's find a place to dig some wild vegetables later, and then see if there are any mushrooms or something, and get some back!"

This is the outskirts of the forest, and there are no beasts or good things, at most there are more birds, and some uncommon wild vegetables and fungi!

If they were fast enough and could enter Ermei Mountain, it would be much more fun there, not to mention the beautiful scenery, even those large and medium-sized beasts are quite a lot!

"It's best to find a small stream. With so many people, we should replenish our water. Besides, we can catch some fish to roast and eat!"

As Li Jun was talking, he was also thinking about how to go so that he could get to the nearest creek as quickly as possible. In this way, he would have a place to stay at noon and prepare meals!

Elder Wang also showed a little tiredness at this time. Although he was always resting, he was old and his health was not very good. After walking for several miles, he also felt very miserable!

Although Zhang Xiang didn't speak, he went to see all these things, thinking that he would go to the stream to have a good rest later, and then prepare everyone's meals!

"There are a lot of plantains here, let's dig some back!"

With sharp eyes, Li Jun saw the plants growing on the side of the road.That kind of plantain rhizome is short and thick, with dense fibrous roots.Although it is ordinary and inconspicuous, you can find it anywhere, but it has many effects, not only medicinal but also edible! (to be continued..)