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

You can't leave as soon as it gets light. The sky is getting brighter at this time, but the fog still hasn't completely dissipated.

The gap between day and night is also when animals appear more frequently.

The two of them waited until after nine o'clock in the morning, when the sun became a little hot and glaring, then they walked into the woods and parked the car outside the woods.

The types of vegetation in this forest are similar to those near the path down the mountain. The tall trees that originally grew in the forest have now been covered with moss on their thick branches.

The vegetation coverage of the tropical rainforest is very scary. The trees are covered with moss, and ferns grow on the moss. Each tree becomes a small and independent ecological environment.

There is moss on the tree, and the moss becomes a medium for other plants. The seeds float to the moss, take root, and sprout, and flowers that do not belong to it bloom on the tree.

As they walked forward, they saw countless kinds of plants appearing on the same tree, some were flowers, some were grass, some were vines or mushrooms, and some even had another tree growing on the tree.

Zhao Yeqing had never been to a real rainforest, and the pictures of the rainforest he saw on the video were far less shocking than being there now.

The two of them thought that this place was more primitive than the path down the mountain, but they didn't expect that they discovered a stone-paved path while walking.

The trail was completely covered with vegetation, and neither of them would have noticed it if their feet weren't feeling bad.

"Is there anyone who often came to this forest before?"

Mu Xi shoveled off the moss on the stone slab and said: "This is the closest to the tourist area. Maybe it has been partially developed for tourists to check in and take photos."

Looking around carefully, it is true that the trees on both sides of the trail are still somewhat neat.

If the branches of the tree crown have not been pruned for many years, they are definitely not neat and tidy, so the two of them didn't notice it at first glance, but when they looked closely, the tree trunks underneath were neatly growing on both sides of the road.

The two of them moved forward along the path to clean it up. Sure enough, they didn't walk long before they found an old bench under the dense ferns that were as tall as Zhao Yeqing.

The iron bench is too rusty to sit on. In a few years, when there is no more metal left in the house, it will be removed and melted down.

On the first day they went out to explore the road, they knew they wouldn't be able to go very far. They parked the car outside the forest and went home when it got dark.

So when the two of them went out, they took two dogs to help guard and explore the road, leaving two dogs behind to look after the house. The cattle and sheep would wait until night to go back to feed.

Apart from encountering two snakes along the way, the dogs almost never barked. The two cleared a long stone path, which was about a kilometer long.

The trail is about one meter wide, and cars can't get in. I don't know how long the trail is in total.

But since there are artificial traces here, following the traces is definitely the easiest and safest route.

This start was an unexpected surprise for the two of them. Although there were not only various plants but also thick moss on the stone slab, it would take time to deal with it.

But compared to the previous trek back to Meishan, this was almost at the kindergarten level.

It wasn't until the two of them reached the end of the stone path that the rainforest really began to give them strength.

Based on the altitude of the mountain here, the length of this stone path is less than one-third of the distance down the mountain.

The two of them looked at the woods without the stone paths. The vegetation was even more cluttered, and tall trees were blocking their way. It was not known whether it was because of the heavy rainfall, but many of the trees had grown thick plank roots.

Because of heavy rainfall, the land suffers serious soil erosion. These plate-like roots exposed on the ground can help support the stable growth of trees.

This was never the case near the Meadow Mountains in the past. Plants had to change in response to changes in the environment.

There are usually no plants growing under tall trees. The weak herbaceous plants cannot compete with the big trees. The soil is occupied and the sunlight is blocked tightly.

Seeing that it was almost noon, the two found a big tree that only five people could hug. They sat on the board roots under the tree and took out the lunch boxes they had prepared in advance.

Mu Xi discussed with Zhao Yeqing while eating: "Should we go straight down the mountain to explore, or should we find another direction?"

After the two came out today, they finished walking the stone path and cleared another two hundred meters of road. However, they found that the further they went down the mountain, the denser the vegetation became. It became more difficult to clear the road, so the route had to be carefully taken care of. Think about it.

"The further south you go, the more lush the plants will grow. Most of the vegetation grown in this climate is sun-loving. Let's go a little west."

The two of them finished their lunches quickly, slightly changed the direction and angle, and continued cleaning toward the west.

When it was almost dusk in the afternoon, the two of them finally saw some hope.

In one afternoon, the two of them only cleared a road of more than 100 meters because they encountered a large area of ​​thorny thorn bushes. Even though they were prepared and wore gloves, they were still badly pricked.

The hot and humid weather made both of them covered in sweat. In addition, they were afraid of leeches in the woods, so they wrapped themselves more tightly, which added to the burden. The hair under the hat was soaked with sweat and stuck to the skin.

Fortunately, hard work paid off. After clearing away the thorns growing on the road, the trees became larger as we went west, and the vegetation on the ground became smaller.

"There is less sunlight in the west. Only tall trees can successfully compete for sunlight here. The bigger the trees, the fewer herbaceous plants on the ground. This is a short-term blessing for us."

Looking ahead, the space is basically occupied by tall trees. There are a lot fewer herbs on the ground than before, and they are not as lush. The tallest ones are only knee-level.

Neither of them were able to clear the way for such tall thorny thorny vines. When they encountered a slightly larger plant, they would use a hatchet or sickle to chop it under their feet, and then lift the chopped plant and throw it to the ground. both sides.

This time the speed was obviously much faster.

By the time night fell, the two of them had walked nearly 1 kilometer further.

I took the time to walk out of the woods. It was almost midnight when I got home. I took the time to take a shower to wash off the sweat stains that had been stuck on my body for a day. I also picked off several leeches that were stuck on the jacket I was wearing outside.

After taking a shower, he felt that all the pores on his body were relaxed. Zhao Yeqing blew his hair dry and fell asleep on the bed before Mu Xi returned to the room.

After Mu Xi took a shower, he washed their clothes and hung them to dry in the yard before returning to the room.

Zhao Yeqing had already fallen into a deep sleep, his breathing was a little heavy, and he looked very tired.

Mu Xi pursed his lips, tucked the corners of the quilt over her, lay beside her and closed his eyes to sleep.