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

Due to the long-term white fog, the air humidity here is very high, causing the surface of the trees in the entire forest to be covered with moss.

Different from the usual plush moss on trees, the moss in this forest is long and dense, hanging down from the tree trunks, like the long hair on a yak.

The moss becomes denser the closer you get to the north.

It's almost like a scene in a fantasy movie. The trees are so thick that only a few people can surround them.

The base of the tree is covered with various ferns.

Perhaps because it is closer to the snow-covered mountain peaks, the temperature here has dropped significantly. After entering the mountains, those mosquitoes that were extremely annoying by the river have disappeared.

Apart from an occasional small spider or two between the leaves of some ferns, she saw almost no animals that made her hair stand on end.

The leech that I was originally worried about was not seen at all.

"If this place was so cool in the summer, I would want to move here."

Mu Xigang found a tea tree nearby and asked, "Do you want to live with tigers and leopards?"

Zhao Yeqing didn't see any animal tracks or footprints or excrement along the way, and Xiao Huang and Xiao Hei didn't call out either.

"Who are you trying to scare..."

Before she finished speaking, two large tea bubbles flew in front of her, and she hurriedly reached out to catch them.

Looking up, I saw two or three huge tea trees on Mu Xi's side.

Tea brewing is not a serious fruit. Variation depends entirely on probability, so even if there are a few big tea trees, there won't be much tea brewing on them.

But it doesn’t matter. It’s not easy to store this stuff. One or two meals is enough.

Mu Xi picked off the tea and put it into his backpack, while Zhao Yeqing quickly picked some bracken beside it.

The bracken here grows very well, is plump and tender, and looks delicious at first glance.

Just as Mu Xi expected, there were quite a lot of medicinal materials nearby, and they were almost never picked. After just a few minutes of searching, he dug up two old Polygonatum japonica plants.

Polygonatum loves to grow in such a cool and moist environment. Now is the time to bloom. Mu Xi was very surprised when he dug out the roots of Polygonatum.

The main medicinal location of Polygonatum is in the root. The root looks very similar to ginger. The epidermis has ring-like lines and feels a bit rough to the touch.

Polygonatum will grow an extra section every year. Judging from the roots, this Polygonatum must be more than five or six years old.

After being prepared, it can be used to make soup, porridge, and wine. It is mainly used to treat internal heat, thirst, and physical fatigue. It is very suitable for the summer.

Although the medicinal uses are in the roots, Mu Xi did not throw away the leaves. The leaves of Polygonatum sibiricum can also be eaten. Take it back and cook it coldly to make another dish.

The backpack was half full, and as soon as Zhao Yeqing put it on his back, Xiao Huang and Xiao Hei suddenly barked loudly at the grass in the distance.

The ferns over there grew very luxuriantly, and the direction in which the two dogs barked was almost blocked by the ferns and big trees.

The two people hurriedly gathered together and slowly backed away facing that direction.

They didn't know what kind of animal was in the grass. After being motionless for a while, the two of them saw the grass swaying and heard the animal change direction and run away.

The movement seemed no smaller than the movement of the sticky snow cake, which meant that the animal was at least the size of a clouded leopard or larger.

"Let's go quickly."

The two of them took the dog down the mountain quickly and returned home before dark.

Everything was normal at home. After Mu Xi removed the delay device, he and Zhao Yeqing sorted out today's collection.

"On the way back, I think I'll just follow the water flow." Zhao Yeqing started cooking and said to Mu Xi, who was handling the medicinal materials next to him.

"It took us several days when we came here. We had to go up and down the mountain, and then go around the cracks in the ground. I don't know if the cracks have continued to widen after the last earthquake, but it will be different if we follow the water flow. If everything goes well, we might be able to walk to Meishan in two days."

Mu Xi also thought it made sense, "You can give it a try. I'll go explore it in the next two days."

For dinner, the two of them had cold stir-fried bacon with polygonatum leaves and bracken. After the meal, the fruit was soaked in refreshing tea. The subtle bitterness and tea aroma were very soothing.

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Taking advantage of the fact that there was not much farm work at home, Mu Xi thought of exploring the road as soon as possible.

If we can really find our way back to Meishan, we can bring our things from home.

There are so many cattle, sheep, and chickens here in the meadow now. I will definitely not be able to return to Meishan for a while, so I will have to find a way to bring things over.

The road along the water's edge is different from the way we came here. It's not that steep. Maybe we can take the horse back to move things.

Mu Xi goes out at dawn every morning and doesn't come back until dark.

"In the past few days, I have figured out how to get around the waterfall. If the weather is good, I will stay in the mountains for one night and then explore the way forward."

It hasn't rained recently, so the cattle and sheep have to be let out to graze. After all, there isn't much feed at home. Zhao Yeqing can't go with him and can only stay at home to look after the house.

Early in the morning, Zhao Yeqing repeatedly emphasized the need to be careful before watching Mu Xi go out.

There is an archery target in the yard, and recently when Mu Xi is not at home, she will practice archery.

If the road is discovered, there will be many days when Mu Xi is not at home, and he must carry a gun to be safe when entering the mountain.

And she had to improve her archery skills to protect herself on the meadow.

Exploring the road will take a long time. In addition to finding the way to Meishan, you also have to clear the roadblocks on the road.

Sometimes the roadblocks are stones, sometimes they are fallen trees.

Manual cleaning is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and you have to always be aware of the dangers around you.

Mu Xi went out again and stayed in the mountains for three days before coming back. When he came back, his beard had grown.

After he went home and took a good bath, Zhao Yeqing called him to the back of the house, pointed at the piece of sorghum and said:

"Look at this sorghum again. Apart from being thicker, what else is different about it?"

Mu Xi frowned and looked carefully. Suddenly, a scene from his childhood flashed through his mind. He frowned and said, "This is not sorghum. Is this sweet sorghum?"

Zhao Yeqing nodded vigorously!

When two people went to play in other people's fields when they were children, the adults would put a piece of sweet pole in each hand.

She initially thought it was some green variety of sugar cane, but later learned it was sweet sorghum stalks.

Mu Xi stayed in the mountains for a few days, and his mind was a little confused. At first, he was thinking about what to do if it was not sorghum, but when he came back to his senses, he thought that sweet sorghum would be better!

Not only can it be eaten as sugar cane, it can also be made into sugar!

Zhao Yeqing regretted it, "If I had known better, I wouldn't have had to plant so much corn. I could use it to grow sweet sorghum, which can be used as fruit and sugar. It is also a better silage material than corn!"

As silage, sweet sorghum does not need to wait to mature. It can be cut as long as it grows to one meter high, and can be harvested 2-5 times a year.

Zhao Yeqing planned to use all this batch of sweet sorghum to make sugar and serve as fruit.

Collect the sweet sorghum seeds when they are fully mature and sow two more plots in the fall!