Man Bao had already dug out the plant. She thought it would be troublesome to hold it, so she wrapped it in a large leaf, tied it with long grass, and hung it on her small satchel.
Zhou Lang and the others didn't know when the last plant disappeared, but the brothers were accustomed to it.
When Man Bao was very young, he liked to pull out all kinds of flowers and plants as soon as he could run smoothly. At first, it was the weeds in the cracks of the stones in front of the house. After pulling them out, he looked at them over and over and threw them away.
When she was younger, because Man Bao liked plants with flowers the most, Lao Zhoutou showed off happily and believed that she was the reincarnation of the flower fairy.
But later on Man Bao pulled more flowers and plants, even the trees, and Old Zhou stopped mentioning it, and everyone in the Zhou family was already used to Man Bao's behavior.
It was a rare trip to the mountains, and Man Bao certainly didn't want to leave just like that, so everyone walked in while talking. During this period, she tore off countless flowers and plants, and even caught a few ants with her bare hands, grabbing them happily in the palm of her hand.
Zhou Lang looked very worried. He felt that his family should prepare some dowry for her, otherwise he might not be able to get married in the future.
As we walked deeper and deeper, the soil under our feet was either hard or soft. Man Bao looked at the soft ground with regret, "It's all fat."
She just opened her mouth, and Zhou Lang immediately said: "It's impossible for me to come here to dig and carry soil. It's so far away."
Man Bao said: "Then let's plant crops here. The soil is very fertile."
"There are so many birds and animals in the mountains. I can't even plant enough for them to eat, so I won't bother."
Man Bao was thinking hard about what he should plant that would not be eaten by the birds but could also be harvested by them. Suddenly Keke's voice sounded in his mind, "Host, please go inside."
Manbao subconsciously took a step forward, stared at the ground in front of him, and asked Keke in his head, "Hey, is there no grass in front of you?"
"There is no grass, but there are trees."
Man Bao stared at the front, blinked for a while, then blinked again, but the big tree in front still didn't move.
"Yes, that's the tree."
Well, Manbao couldn't pretend to be invisible now. She said in her heart: "It's too big, I can't dig it out."
It was really big. The place in front of her was quite open, with only a few scattered trees, the largest of which was the one designated by Keke.
The soil around here may be due to the constant accumulation and decay of fallen leaves, and the sunlight is good enough, so the soil in this area is much darker and softer than in other places. When people step on it, the branches and leaves make a crunching sound.
sound.
Man Bao ran over and hugged the tree. It was too big for her to wrap her arms around, and she couldn't even see the top of the tree even if she tried to raise her head and look up.
Man Bao felt that even if she had the ability to dig it out, she would not be able to fulfill the conditions of the "quiet income system" required by Ke Ke.
So she simply gave up, and then looked around to see if there was a similar and smaller tree nearby.
But unfortunately, because of Keke's training, she is now very good at identifying living things, especially plants. Just by glancing at it, she knew that there was no tree that looked the same or even similar to this one nearby.
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Koko had recovered from the shock and said, "No need to dig."
This is a living fossil-level plant, not to mention that it has grown so huge and is obviously very old. If it encourages its host to dig out and include it, it can get a huge amount of points, but it will also be punished for violating the regulations, including a fine.
The points are all light. If it causes the death of the species, it may be sentenced to imprisonment or even formatting.
Keke said: "The host only needs to take photos and scan all aspects and record the environment in which it lives. It would be even better if its leaves, branches and fruits could be collected."
Hearing the excitement in its voice, Man Bao looked at the tree curiously and asked, "What kind of tree is this? Is it very powerful?"
Keke said: "Although I'm not sure, it should belong to the Metasequoia family. After scanning, I speculate that even now, it belongs to the relict species of the Metasequoia family."
Man Bao understood it, that is to say, this tree, even now, belongs to the rare species series, very rare!
She looked up at it and said, "It's so pitiful. It's the only one left."
There are no relatives, or very few.
Zhou Lang stood behind her, also looking up at the tree, nodding and saying: "Yes, yes, this tree is thick and straight. I can make a good bed for you in the future."
Wu Lang and Zhou Lang also saw it, and they gathered around to pat and kick them. They felt that they were really acquainted. Then they peeled off the bark and saw the color inside, and they were even more satisfied. "This is good, and the rest are still there."
I can make a box or something. Man Bao, when Fifth Brother reaches adulthood and separates from the mountains, he will go to my place to choose if there are any good-looking trees for you, and make a few more boxes for you."
Man Bao, who has been taught to protect rare species since he was a child, hugged the tree trunk and said: "No, this is a rare species, we must protect it."
"Yes, it needs to be protected," Zhou Lang said, "I'll tell dad when we get back. When we come back, we can carve a mark on the tree, but we can't let anyone chop it down secretly. We'll wait until you say we're going to kiss you before we chop it down."
Man Bao: "...the protection I am talking about is to protect it from being chopped down and to keep it alive."
"Then I can't guarantee it," Zhou Lang said: "I'm not a tree lady, how can I guarantee that it will continue to live? What if it is struck by lightning, what if it dies of drought, what if it is
What should I do if the insect bites me to death? Moreover, the tree is planted to make beams and furniture. Once you cut it down, you can just plant another one. Why should you protect it from continuing to live? "
Because it is a rare species?
But obviously, Zhou Lang couldn't understand this, but when he saw Man Bao's anxious face and couldn't explain clearly, he didn't argue and agreed helplessly, but in his heart he decided to go back and tell his father,
From now on, Manbao's dowry bed will be available.
Man Bao collected the bark that Wu Lang had peeled off just now, picked up a lot of fallen leaves and twigs from the ground, and grabbed a handful of soil, all of which were collected by Keke.
Zhou Lang and the others didn't notice it at all, because they found a few clumps of bamboo not far from the tree, and just now they saw a bulky bamboo rat slithering into the bamboo clump.
Bamboo rat~~
Bamboo rats look similar to squirrels. They look good when they are fat. The most important thing is that they are delicious.
So the three Zhou brothers looked at each other, left their sister squatting on the ground and digging hard, and crept toward the bamboo bushes.
When Manbao finally put away all the things Keke wanted, she looked up and found that all three brothers were gone, and she was the only one under the tree.