Who knows! As soon as I returned to the mountains to farm, I encountered a natural disaster.

The two of them were not at home, and the family's cattle and sheep did not dare to let out for fear that they would rush into the fields and eat the crops, so they had to be kept in the cattle and sheep pens.

Mu Xi plans to make a delay device that will automatically fill the feed when the time comes.

A crude device is not difficult to make.

Hang a bucket or haystack filled with feed above the feeding trough with a rope, and place a dripping device below. When the water drips out tomorrow morning, the feed above will fall into the feeding trough due to its excessive weight.

However, this can only ensure that the cattle, sheep and horses will not starve, and they cannot be fed multiple times a day as usual.

Feeding chicken pens is also simple, and I have experience in making feeders when I was in Meishan.

This time I only took Xiao Huang and Xiao Hei with me when I went out, leaving the job of looking after the house to Da Huang and Xiao Hua.

I originally wanted to take Luomu and Xuebing with me, but they haven't come back in the past two days, so it's just two people and two dogs.

Zhao Yeqing wrapped himself tightly, "It won't be hot there anyway. Wear an extra layer so the leeches won't bite your flesh."

Leeches are so disgusting. Even if they suck blood, they also release toxins that prevent blood from coagulating.

If a leech gets into your clothes, you probably won't be able to take them anymore. There will be blood everywhere and the bite will look like a murder scene.

The cuffs and trousers are tightly tied, the zipper of the jacket is pulled to the top, covering the chin and a hat is put on.

On his hands were Mu Xi's gloves made of cowhide, one pair for each of them.

According to their previous estimates, if they wanted to return to Meishan, the journey would take too long. If they could find a way back to Meishan from the north, it would be almost a straight line.

Walk out of the pine forest and head down the mountain.

There is a stream of water at the foot of the mountain. I had previously guessed that it might flow to Houshan Lake in the north of Meishan Mountain. If we could follow the water back, the journey would be much smoother.

On this trip, the two planned to see the feasibility first, and if it didn't work, they would think of other ways.

Mu Xi helped Zhao Yeqing slowly walk down the mountain. The ground was slippery. On the road near the foot of the mountain, the stones and soil were almost covered with moss.

Zhao Yeqing said while walking, "The biggest trouble in following the water source is the fear of encountering a terrain drop such as a waterfall. Once encountered, it will become more difficult to climb over."

She felt the obvious coolness on her skin and the sound of gurgling water in her ears, and she knew she was almost at the water's edge.

They couldn't see it clearly when they were standing on the mountain. When they reached the water, they discovered that the water source was larger than they had predicted.

Maybe it was because it had rained recently that the water had become a lot bigger. The width of the water surface seemed to be more than six meters.

The water quality didn't look too turbid. Mu Xi squatted by the water and observed carefully, "It should have receded quite a bit. When the water rose before, the water flow should have been greater. There are still signs of receding water on this shore."

The water flow was still a bit turbulent, and the vegetation on both sides of the river was lowland rainforest. There were many large rocks in and around the water, and black algae that she had never seen grew on the surface of the rocks covered by the water.

In the middle of the river in front of them, there was a big stone that slowed down the flow of the water. Next to the big stone, they could see some fish the size of little fingers, sucking on the stone and being washed by the rushing water.

She has seen this kind of small fish. Although she doesn't know its name, it likes to cling to rocks and play with it in the water. Its mouth is like a small suction cup.

This is a species of fish unique to the mountainous areas in their hometown. You can only see it in places where the environment is very good and the water quality is not polluted at all.

Mu Xi glanced around, "You can still get through here if there is a stone blocking it, but it's even harder to get through other places. How can you say that you can't get through?"

The original plan was to explore the way forward, and we could go on both sides of the river, but I guess it was only easier to get to the other side, and we would not be able to get across if we went further.

Zhao Yeqing said, "Anyway, you can explore from both sides, so go there, maybe you can get something special."

The river is not very deep, and the deepest point you step into is no more than your knees.

However, the stones at the bottom of the river were a little slippery, so the two took off their shoes and carried them in their hands, holding hands and slowly flowing across.

Xiao Huang and Xiao Hei jumped into the river with one leap, and swam over in two seconds, throwing Zhao Yeqing all over the water.

As soon as he arrived on the other side, Zhao Yeqing felt that he had not come in vain. There was a tea tree growing not far away, with several milky white tea bubbles hanging on the tea tree.

The tea bubble is shaped like a peach and is a mutated fruit that appears after the leaves or fruits of the Camellia oleifera tree have been parasitized by fungi.

When the tea leaves first grow out, they are bright green and slightly bitter when eaten. They will begin to shed their skin when they are more mature.

It tastes best until it turns milky white.

Zhao Yeqing stretched out his hand over there, and Mu Xi just put on his shoes. He looked up and saw where she was pointing. He reached the tree in two steps and picked two of them.

After going to the water to wash it, he handed it to her and said with a smile, "The eyes are quite sharp."

Zhao Yeqing's eyes lit up, he hadn't eaten something like this for a long time.

The tea-steeped fruits are very thick, and you can’t tell that they were thin camellia leaves or small tea seeds before they were mutated. The thick pulp is sweet and crisp when eaten, and it is very refreshing.

The two of them had an unexpected harvest as soon as they arrived here, which was a good sign.

It is expected that they will go back before night, so the two of them can only explore a short way forward at most.

The mountain road was difficult to walk, so two dogs opened the way. After four hours of walking, they only covered two kilometers.

The good news is that there were no cracks in the ground or signs of wild animals along the way.

The bad news is that there is indeed a terrain difference.

When the two walked nearly three kilometers, they found that the water in front of them suddenly broke off. When they walked to the disappearing point, they saw the water falling vertically, forming a small waterfall.

The waterfall is not particularly high, about eight or nine meters, and you have to take a detour if you want to continue going forward.

Mu Xi said: "That's it for today. You can't go back any further. Don't you still want to pick a few more teas to make before going back?"

The water fell to the bottom, and the sound of the water became louder, and both of them had to raise their voices when speaking.

Zhao Yeqing nodded, "Then let's go."

After the two had something to eat, they returned the same way and returned to the place where they crossed the river in the evening.

There were only two tea bubbles left on the camellia tree. Mu Xi picked them all, put them in Zhao Yeqing's backpack, and said:

"There are usually more than one Camellia oleifera tree. You wait for me here, and I'll walk a few steps up the mountain to look for it."

Mu Xi thought that if he could find a few more Camellia oleifera trees today, when the Camellia oleifera trees would bear fruit, there would be enough tea leaves to wash Zhao Yeqing's hair.

Zhao Yeqing waved his hand twice in front of him to drive away the bugs flying in front of him, "Let's go together to be safer."

At this moment, the sun was just about to set in the west. The sunlight gradually turned yellow, and when it fell in the forest, it seemed to sprinkle a layer of golden powder on the vegetation.

The two of them walked up the mountain for a short distance before they clearly discovered the difference between the two mountains.

The more Zhao Yeqing walked, the more shocked he felt. He couldn't help but froze in place and murmured: "Is this the forest that has been shrouded in white mist for many years?"