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

The last time they came to harvest ramie, the two of them found that there were not many traces of biological activity near the pine forest that they originally thought was more dangerous, so they bravely entered the pine forest to check the situation here.

The integrity of the pine forest is definitely the best preserved among the woods near the meadow. They are extremely cold-resistant. After a whole year of polar nights and extreme cold, they seem to be unaffected. The integrity is almost the same as before winter.

But apart from the completeness, there are other parts that people dare not recognize.

Brown pine needles fell all over the ground and were spread in a thick pile on the ground. It felt like stepping on a large quilt weighing more than ten kilograms.

This was nothing at all. As the two of them walked, Zhao Yeqing felt something was wrong under his feet. He gently kicked away the pine needles under his feet and discovered a large cluster of fungi hidden underneath.

"Matsutake... matsutake?"

The two hurriedly knelt down and pulled away the pine needles under their feet, revealing a large clump of matsutake mushrooms underneath.

Sure enough, some of them have rotted. It's not that Zhao Yeqing stepped on them, but that this kind of gentleman is more suitable to live in a pine forest with less fallen leaves. The fallen leaves here are too many and thick, and there is a lot of rainfall. Don't just cover them up. It's rotten.

Zhao Yeqing's face was full of distress, and he carefully put all the matsutake mushrooms that were still intact into the basket on his waist.

Mu Xi found another cluster of broom fungi not far away. The shape was very similar to coral, and the number was so large that it looked like artificial planting.

Only then did the two realize that they had not paid attention before. The number of fungi in the forest was really scary. Many of them had already been eaten by rabbits, otherwise there would have been more.

Zhao Yeqing searched for it and saw a huge slug on top of an oversized tiger palm fungus, slimy and squirming on it, eating the fungus.

The slug had grown to be about the size of a banana, and Zhao Yeqing got goosebumps just by looking at it.

She can accept snails with shells but not slugs without shells.

Xiao Hei also came with them today. He saw a huge slug that he had never seen before. He was curious and wanted to go up and smell it, but Zhao Yeqing grabbed the back of the neck and dragged him back.

"No, you can't eat this! If you want to eat this thing, don't lick me!"

Mu Xi walked closer, squatted down and observed the oversized slug, and said with a smile: "If you take this back to feed the ducks, one can feed ten ducks."

Slugs are pests, and Mu Xi kept his promise and killed them, wrapped them in leaves and put them in a basket to take home.

Zhao Yeqing hurriedly moved all the mushrooms in his frame to his own frame, "Don't, I can't eat them all together."

The two of them walked all the way to the edge of the pine forest, wanting to see how the palm trees outside the pine forest were doing. Maybe they could find some palm fruits to roast and eat.

As soon as I walked out of the pine forest, I saw a fallen rotten tree on the edge of the forest, covered with Trichophyton fungus.

This is a fungus that grows in tropical rainforests. It is only 2~3cm in size. It is orange or red. It is as small as a small cup. As its name suggests, there are many long white hairs on the edge.

Seeing this fungus made me even more convinced of the two's analysis of the current forest type, and it is estimated that it is really going to become a tropical rain forest.

Continuing to walk down, as expected, I saw the vibrant appearance of the palm trees before.

It's just that last year's severe cold gave them a big blow. The palm trees that used to grow straight seemed to have experienced a break, and now they grow crookedly. Some branches and leaves have grown back from the break.

However, with the blessing of this year's weather, it is quite possible to compete with the old poplar tree next to it.

Now is the palm fruit season. The orange-yellow palm fruits have grown plump and round, and a heavy cluster hangs on the palm tree.

The two of them were definitely not polite. Mu Xi immediately climbed up the tree and started picking fruits. At Zhao Yeqing's strong request, the dead slug body was first placed on the ground under the palm tree.

After filling a basket full of palm fruits, he put several leaves on top and then placed the slug's body on the top of the basket.

Today's harvest can be considered rich. The two of them wandered in the forest for so long, but they didn't encounter a single animal except a few snakes.

Just as he was packing his things and heading back home, Xiao Hei suddenly started barking at the bushes!

The two of them subconsciously took out the weapons behind them and became alert as quickly as possible.

Zhao Yeqing didn't see what was in the trees. The plants in the forest grew taller, larger, and denser due to the climate. Some of the ferns that climbed up the trees were taller than the two of them.

But Mu Xi was nearly 20cm taller than Zhao Yeqing. He looked in the direction where Xiao Hei was sleeping and immediately saw the conspicuous yellow fur among the green grass.

The yellow fur has distinct black stripes.

Mu Xi's breathing became rapid. He took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "It's a tiger."

This time it was Zhao Yeqing's turn to be a little confused.

tiger?

Where did the tigers come from near Meishan now? Wasn’t it extinct long ago?

Is it possible that species can be reborn due to climate change?

The sudden change caused Zhao Yeqing's mind to spin wildly and his hands to shake a little.

A tiger with ample food sources is not likely to take the initiative to attack people, especially when it is outnumbered. It looked at an energetic and barking dog in front of it, and two humans with weapons.

The eyes on his drooping eyelids were sharp, staring straight at him for a while, and then he slowly stepped back.

Mu Xi watched the tiger move back, and they also slowly moved back until they were out of each other's sight before they turned around and hurried home.

The two of them didn't look back or rest the whole way, and they didn't really feel relieved until they ran home.

Mu Xi's expression was not very good: "I hope that tiger will not come after our scent. If it does, the sheep going out will be in danger."

Zhao Yeqing poured a glass of water for both of them, and she finally came back to her senses and figured out why a tiger appeared in the woods.

There should be many reasons for its appearance. First, like most animals, it moved its residence back because humans left this area.

Second, because of climate change, I don’t know whether this tiger came from the southwest or from the Southeast Asian country next door. No matter which species it is, it must be related to the climate.

The third possibility is that there are so many herbivores here and not a single large beast. At least the two of them didn't notice it.

The fourth reason is that the ecology has improved, just like those insects and butterflies that have never appeared on the meadow are now appearing in clusters.

Zhao Yeqing drank all the ice water in the cup: "No wonder there isn't an animal in the forest, so why don't you dare to have one?"

Mu Xi frowned and felt absent-minded. He didn't know why he always had a feeling,

This tiger is just the beginning.