Cats grow fields in the apocalyptic wasteland

Xia Lunong's bold idea is too easy to guess.

Now that there are so many bees, the Zanthoxylum bungeanum is not afraid of being stung. Most Xia Lu wants the Zanthoxylum bungeanum to fetch honey.

Several people looked at each other and understood each other's meaning.

Yan Xiannian only had one question, "Will Little Pepper Tree be willing?"

Xia Lunong was not sure, "Let's discuss with it first, what if?"

The small pepper tree mentioned by Yan Xinian was fighting in the back of the truck, with the pile of pepper trees.

Xia Lunong did what she said, and pushed open the door, carefully avoiding the bees to go to the back of the car.

Xia Huoqu followed behind him, always paying attention to the surrounding situation to ensure his safety.

The two brothers ran back to fight, and the pepper tree stayed quietly in the tree pile, just like ordinary plants.

Xia Lunong still found it after looking closely.

Xia Lunong gently pushed the Zanthoxylum bungeanum tree, first gave it a little power in the dark back room, squatted down to discuss with it, "Little Zanthoxylum bungeanum, how about doing me a favor?"

The Zanthoxylum bungeanum propped itself up obliquely with its roots, and with a shake of the crown, it raised itself up to face him, as if waiting for him to continue talking.

Xia Lunong looked at the prickly ash tree, saw that it had no intention of objecting, thought for a while, and said, "Let's go down and talk."

Xia Lunong lifted the tarpaulin and said to Xia Huo, "Brother, help me carry the little pepper tree down together."

Xia Huo channeled: "You go down first, I will slowly move him down in the car."

Xia Lunong said nervously, "Alright, be careful."

The Zanthoxylum bungeanum is top-heavy, foot-heavy and middle-heavy, and it is not easy to maintain balance. When getting on and off the car, Xia Lunong and the others carry it down.

The pepper tree was very cooperative, and the two brothers lifted it down together.

Xia Lunong took it to the open space, and her vision suddenly widened.

Xia Lunong pointed at one of the beehives in the peach forest from a distance, "Later, you will carry a bucket over there, sweep the bees off it, put the whole beehive in the bucket, then cover the bucket, and bring it over for us to use." ?"

The pepper tree stood there, and the crown turned around for a while, as if the whole tree was at a loss.

This matter is indeed somewhat difficult to understand.

Xia Lunong looked left and right, thinking about how to demonstrate it.

His brother tacitly handed him a bucket.

Holding the bucket, Xia Lunong found a stone nearby, and said slowly, almost word by word: "Look, for example, this stone is a honeycomb, you put it in the bucket, put the lid on it, and lift the bucket up." Come over to us, will you?"

The small pepper tree tilted its canopy and looked at it for a long time.

Xia Lunong was not sure if it understood, she performed an action several times in a row, and then handed the bucket to it.

The Zanthoxylum bungeanum finally understood, and two branches branched out from the huge root of the tree, carrying the bucket Xia Lunong handed to it, slowly approaching the beehive deep in the peach forest.

The pepper tree didn't jump fast, they couldn't get close to the beehive, so they had to wait in place.

Xia Lunong raised her hand to pick a peach from a nearby peach tree, rubbed it on her clothes twice, bit the skin of the peach and sucked a large mouthful of sweet and rich peach juice.

With the help of food, the uneasiness in his heart was calmed down a little.

The Zanthoxylum tree didn't walk fast. He watched behind him for a long time and asked, "Brother, do you think the Zanthoxylum tree can pick off the honeycomb?"

"Just look at it." Xia Huo channeled, "If it doesn't work, we will set it on fire. Be careful, and it should be done."

Yan Xiannian got out of the car with Kong Zhi, closed the car door, watched the pepper tree lift the bucket in front of the trunk, carefully maintained his balance, and jumped towards the beehive.

Yan Xiannian watched from behind, and murmured: "Looking at the little pepper tree like this, it always feels like child labor is being exploited."

Xia Huoqu kicked him lightly, "What time are you still joking?"

The pepper tree slowly came under the peach tree. The peach tree is not tall, and the height of the pepper tree is not much different from the peach tree.

The honeycombs on the branches of peach trees are about the size of basketballs and press the branches into an arch.

Zanthoxylum bungeanum stands in front of the peach tree, as if looking at it.

After a while, it stretched out a branch, gently caught the beehive, and dragged the whole beehive to the side abruptly.

The branches squeeze the hive, and the honey flows down the trunk.

At the same time, when the bees were squeezed, they were directly pressed into the hive, and several of them were squeezed to death.

The swarm of bees was enraged in an instant, and a black cloud "teng" was stirred up, and it hit the pepper tree.

The dense swarm of bees, like a torrential rain, instantly enveloped the pepper tree, making crackling noises.

The sound of the bee stinging and hitting the pepper tree was so loud that Xia Lunong could hear it tens of meters away.

He looked at it worriedly, very worried that the small pepper tree would be knocked off by bees.

The Zanthoxylum bungeanum seems to be feeling fine, and is still trying to tear off the honeycomb.

The bees were under attack and became more ferocious, buzzing towards the pepper tree.

The scene was brutal and funny.

Xia Lunong murmured: "I should let Huajiaoshu bring a knife over there."

"That's too embarrassing for the pepper tree," Xia Huo said, "Let's see again."

The pepper tree was pulled a few times, but the effect of pulling the honeycomb was not very good.

It paused in its hands, as if it had stopped to think.

The bees were still attacking it frantically, and the pepper tree was standing there, when suddenly the branch grabbed the peach branch and pulled it vigorously.

Soon, the whole peach branch was torn off by it.

It stuffed the peach branches and the honeycomb into the bucket, covered the lid, and carried the bucket, bouncing towards Xia Lunong and the others.

"Beautiful job!" Yan Xiannian was far away, his eyes full of admiration.

"Don't say you are beautiful or not, get in the car!" Xia Huoqu looked at the bee like a black cloud, his face changed, "Xiao Nong Kongzhi, you too, get in the car and close the doors and windows!"

Not daring to delay, several people got into the car immediately and closed the doors and windows tightly.

Xia Huoqu reversed the car and backed the car to the other side of the valley, ready to escape at any time.

Xia Lunong was a little anxious, "What should I do now, how can I take care of the little pepper tree?"

"You tell it to stop, let's wait until the bees disperse."

"it is good!"

Xia Lunong hurriedly opened the car window and shouted to the Zanthoxylum bungeanum tree: "Little Zanthoxylum bungeanum, stop there, stay there and don't move, come and join us after the bees are gone!"

The pepper tree heard it and stopped there.

After a while, its roots re-burrowed into the soil like a normal plant.

Xia Lunong shouted: "Did the bees sting you? If not, shake the canopy. If so, push the barrel away."

The pepper tree chose to shake the crown.

It wasn't stung!

"Great!" Xia Lunong clenched his fists, "Then let's all rest for a while and wait for the bees to fly away!"

Bees are resilient and vengeful.

They hovered nearby for over an hour.

Fortunately, the Zanthoxylum bungeanum can bear it, and Xia Lunong and the others are not affected by it in the car, so it's okay to wait here.

After more than two hours, there were only scattered bees around the pepper tree.

Xia Lu breathed a sigh of relief, opened the car door and ran down to check the situation of the prickly ash tree.

Xia Huoqu chased after him, "Be careful!"

"I'm watching, it's okay." Xia Lunong ran to the pepper tree and checked its leaves and trunk for the first time.

The pepper tree was attacked by bees just now, and the trunk and leaves were covered with marks, which looked a bit like being hit by hail.

Xia Lunong felt guilty, and transferred the remaining abilities in her body to the pepper tree, "I'm sorry, bees are more vicious than we imagined."

The branches of the pepper tree reached out and gently wrapped around his hand.

Under the effect of the supernatural power, the leaves and trunk of the prickly ash tree grew quickly.

Xia Lunong heaved a sigh of relief, and turned to discuss with his brother, "Otherwise, let's forget it, we still use the smoke method honestly, slowly, but it's better to be safe."

Xia Huoqu looked up and looked around, "There are too many honeycombs in this peach forest, I'm afraid there is no way to smoke them, otherwise the bees in other honeycombs will feel attacked and come out to bite us."

Xia Lunong's eyes fell on a few beehives farther away, and said regretfully, "Forget it? There are so many supplies out there, we can't collect them all, there is no need to let the pepper tree take risks."

Xia Huoqu nodded, "Our purpose of coming out this time has been achieved, let's go back first."

As he spoke, he swung the hatchet and chopped down the few bees nearby that were about to fly on them.

Xia Lunong noticed with sharp eyes that after the hatchet was swung out, the bees on the ground were cut into two halves, looking very ferocious.

"Then let's go..." Before Xia Lunong finished speaking, the leaves of the pepper tree wrapped around his hand, and the crown of the tree was shaking, and he seemed to disagree.

Xia Lunong was surprised, looked at the pepper tree, and asked hesitantly, "Do you have a better idea?"

This time the canopy is crazy.

Xia Lunong speculated on its thoughts and asked, "Do you want to continue taking beehives?"

The canopy swayed again and looked like it was nodding.

Xia Huoqu asked: "The little pepper tree is not reconciled?"

Xia Lunong was startled, and asked the pepper tree, "The bees bullied you, do you want to take revenge?"

This sentence was a bit complicated, Xia Lunong didn't know if the pepper tree understood, but it still nodded.

Yan Xiannian and Kong Zhi got off the car.

Yan Xi Nian said: "Since the Zanthoxylum bungeanum can restrain the bees, it won't get hurt too much, why don't you let it try?"

Xia Lunong asked: "Do you want to try?"

The pepper tree lights its canopy.

"Then try it?" Xia Lunong looked at the bucket on the ground and said, "It's better not to use the bucket, but to use the bag."

The three of Yan Xiannian were a little surprised, "Can this work?"

Xia Lunong: "No problem."

Xia Lunong taught the pepper tree, "After you go over and find the honeycomb, first cut off or break off one end of the branch, put the sack in it, tighten the mouth of the sack, tie it up and then cut off the other end. Fewer bees attack you."

This is a common method used by humans to collect hornet's nests.

Xia Lunong was afraid that the prickly ash tree would not understand, so she demonstrated several times.

When he did it for the fifth time, the Zanthoxylum bungeanum tree root rolled up the sack on one side, rolled up the hatchet again, and rushed to the depths of the peach forest eagerly.

They also planned to pick peaches when they went out this time, so they specially brought dozens of extra sacks.

At this time, the Zanthoxylum bungeanum is rolling up the sack, jumping forward while dropping the sack, which looks very funny and cute.

Xia Lunong suddenly felt that her idea seemed unreliable, and it would be too embarrassing for the pepper tree to collect the honeycomb.

The pepper tree is much more ferocious than Xia Lunong imagined.

Xia Lunong was still clenching her fists in worry, while the pepper tree on the other side had rushed to the beehive.

It doesn't even need a hatchet, the branch wraps around the peach branch and twists it vigorously, and the peach branch on one side of the honeycomb is all twisted off.

Then it quickly puts the sack on the honeycomb, tightens the mouth of the sack before most of the bees react, and directly captures the whole nest of bees.

Yan Xiannian said appreciatively, "Well done!"

Xia Lunong touched her chest, she was beautiful, but she was too cruel, she really was a little guy who could fight with sheep.

After putting the sack on the pepper tree, it did not cut off the peach branches, but rolled the sack and ran to another nest of bees, repeating the above steps.

After more than 20 minutes passed, the seventeen hives of bees in the entire peach forest were neatly covered with sacks.

The bees were buzzing inside the sack, bumping the sack into lumps and balls, but the bees couldn't get out.

Xia Lunong was stunned by this direction, "This little guy is too good at drawing inferences."

"Who said it wasn't?" Yan Xinian said, "Let's go over quickly to help, and put an extra layer of sack on top to prevent the bees from running out."

Most of the bees have been locked up, and the danger in the peach forest is much less now.

Several people tied up their trousers and tops, put on gloves and hats, and covered most of their exposed faces with clothes, and approached each honeycomb carefully.

Little Zanthoxylum has finished the preparatory work, they just put on an extra bag, and they didn't encounter any difficulties at all. Even if a few bees tried to sting them, they were hacked to death with hatchets.

Soon they cut down the peach trees and carefully transferred the seventeen sacks into the back of the car.

The sack is very breathable, and the bees inside are still alive, buzzing and bumping around inside.

Yan Xiannian said with emotion, "We have come out to collect so many materials, this is the first time I think it is so easy to go out and collect."

"Thanks to the help of the little pepper tree." Xia Huoqu gently stroked the trunk of the pepper tree, "When Xiao Nong's supernatural power comes back, let him feed you with his supernatural power."

The little pepper tree understood this sentence, it lifted the crown of the tree, and gently rubbed Xia Huoqu's wrist with the branch.

Xia Lunong looked at the peaches and oranges in the fruit forest, and swallowed, "Now that the bees are gone, can we pick these fruits back?"

"Yes." Xia Huoqu looked around the fruit forest, "Pick some back first, and we will pick some after transporting back to the base."

"No problem." Xia Lunong carefully looked at the bees in the car body, and asked again, "Shall we take these bees back to the base for research? If there is no problem, then put some bees back, and next year we will be There is new honey to eat."

"That's no problem. Let's just pick a few nests of bees and go back to the base. As for the rest—" Yan Xiannian said, "after we finish picking the peaches and oranges, we will open the sack. The bees will run out by themselves when they are frightened. Just take the hive back."

Xia Lunong thinks about it too.

The peaches and oranges in the orchard have bent their branches.

Even if they had sufficient manpower, they spent most of the day picking peaches and oranges.

When the sun was about to set in the afternoon, they picked all the edible peaches and oranges, and let them stay on the branches for the remaining peaches and oranges that had been bitten by insects or birds.

Several people moved most of the sacks to the depths of the peach forest, and let the small pepper tree wait for them to go a little further before untying the sacks to let the bees escape.

It's too far away from the base, and bees generally don't go to the base, so it doesn't matter if you put more nests.

In the end, Xia Huoqu and the others only took three bee colonies back, and then built a glass room for the people in Bailou to study in a place away from the crowd.

Of course, the results of this research are also shared by the four of them.

Xia Huoqu looked at the sky and said, "Xiannian and I will transport a load of peaches and oranges back first. You, Xiao Nong, stay here and watch the peaches and honey. We will come back later."

Xia Lunong nodded quickly.

Xia Huoqu: "If you encounter any danger, run away quickly and don't resist."

"Understood, brother, go and come back quickly."

Xia Huoqu felt relieved about the air confrontation, didn't say much, and soon drove back to the base.

Xia Lunong, Kong Zhi and Xiaohuajiaoshu stayed where they were, looking at the peaches and oranges they picked today.

It's a bit far from the base here, and the two of them stay here with nothing to do.

Xia Lunong looked at the distant mountains and pointed, "Actually, if it's convenient, we can rebuild the collapsed house and come back to take care of the peach grove later. This year's peaches and oranges may not be top-dressed. , the fruit is not sweet enough, and the size is also small."

"It's too far from the base, it's not safe to live here."

"It's really not safe now. But as we clean up the surrounding area, maybe it will gradually become safe in the future." Xia Lunong looked at the surrounding peach trees, "Such a good peach tree, all It's really a pity to become a wild peach."

Kong Zhi said: "If you want to come over, I will accompany you to have a look next spring."

"That's ok, it's settled. Let's come back next spring and see if these bees will come back. Can we still get honey next year?"

The two chatted casually.

The small pepper tree was next to them, rattling and shaking its branches, forcing it to squeeze into the middle of them, which meant that it was necessary to bring a piece of it when chatting.

Yan Xiannian and Xia Huoqu hurried back, and finally came back after more than an hour.

The four rushed to load the picked peaches and oranges into the car.

The peaches here are all juicy peaches, and some are too ripe to splash the peach juice when pressed.

Xia Lunong looked at the peaches with great regret and said, "It would be great if we found this peach forest before these peaches were so ripe."

Xia Huo's channel: "The maturity level is also very good now. When I go back later, I will exchange part with the people at the base, and make the other part into jam and preserved fruit, which can basically be consumed."

Yan Xiannian urged, "Let's discuss it after we go back. Let Xiaohuajiaoshu go and see how the bees in the sack are doing. If all the bees in the sack are gone, let's quickly take back the sack and go back now."

It was already dark, and they were driving back now, and it might be completely dark halfway through the drive.

A few people have no plans to spend the night here today, so hurry up.

The pepper tree led the way and soon brought back a sack where the bees almost ran.

Xia Lunong glanced at it and said, "That's fine, let's take back the sack."

A few minutes later, the four packed up and drove to the base.

Xia Lunong was tired, sleepy, and a little hungry, squeezed in the cab, almost unable to open her eyes.

He simply changed back to his animal form and fell asleep on his brother's lap.

Kong Zhi leaned against the car window and closed his eyes to rest, while Xia Huoqu and Yan Xiannian talked about the things in the base in a low voice.

Under such background sounds, Xia Lunong quickly fell asleep.

When they returned to the base and drove the car to the front of their house, Xia Maomao was still sound asleep.

Xia Huoqu and the others unloaded the peaches, oranges, honey, etc. from the truck, and the yard was quickly piled up to the brim.

The pepper tree also came down and stood in their yard, looking a little dazed.

It hopped around the yard twice, jumped out of the driver's seat, and knocked on the window.

"Are you home?" Xia Maomao woke up startled, turned back into a human form and got out of the car, and said to Huajiaoshu while putting on clothes: "If you don't mind, come and live here with us in the future, and I will often import abilities for you. We'll help you find whatever you need."

The pepper tree shook its leaves in agreement.

Xia Lunong touched its trunk lightly, yawned and went to the back of the truck to unload fruit with his brother and the others.

Xia Huoqu pushed him, raised his eyes and said: "Take the little pepper tree to play, it is a great hero, it may be uneasy when you come here for the first time, please comfort it."

Xia Lunong nodded, yawned again, and wandered around the yard with the pepper tree.

The yard of his house is well maintained, and the melons and fruits are full of branches at this time.

Xia Lunong took the pepper tree one by one to see, "This is grapes, this is tomato, there are also watermelon, strawberry, loquat..."

The little pepper tree didn't seem to understand what he was talking about, but it seemed very excited to follow him and shake the canopy.

Charlon led it to the side of the watermelon.

Today, their family has planted a total of 34 watermelons, but now only [-] are alive and bearing fruit, and watermelons are crawling all over the yard.

Xia Lunong knocked over one by one, and did not forget to introduce to Xiaohuajiaoshu, "The watermelon is full of water, which is very sweet. When it is ripe, we will eat it together."

Yan Xiannian lifted the honey from the sack, and couldn't help laughing, "I'm afraid the little pepper tree can't eat watermelon with us."

Xia Lunong retorted without raising her head, "Why can't we eat them together? Wherever the little pepper tree grows, we can just bury a piece of melon near it. Anyway, it can absorb the trace elements contained in the watermelon."

Yan Xiannian was taken aback, "It makes sense."

Xia Huoqu had already unloaded the last peach into the basket, straightened up and thumped his lower back, "Everyone is tired today, and they don't have much interest in cooking, so why not go to the cafeteria and order some stir-fry."

Yan Xi Nian said: "I have already ordered them to make a stir-fried mutton and a grilled lamb chop from the sheep we sent over, and then let them fry and order whatever they want. They should be delivered soon."

Xia Huoqu: "Where's Liao Cheng? Go and see him and let him have dinner with us."

Kong Zhi said: "Let me go find it. Brother Liao Cheng is still at the small square?"

"Yes, he helped us exchange peaches and oranges at the small square." Xia Huo channeled, "Look at how many are left, if there is only a little left, give a discount, if there are many, just bring them all back. "

Kong Zhi nodded, "I know."

Kong Zhi turned around and went to the small square. Before walking out of the yard, he looked back.

Behind him, Xia Lunong still took the pepper tree to identify the plants in the yard. Yishu was having a good time and didn't notice Kong Zhi's departure.

Kong Zhi looked away, lifted his foot and left.

Kong Zhi quickly brought Liao Cheng back.

The two were pushing the cart, and there were several baskets of sundries piled up on the cart, the most of which were white rice and soybeans.

As soon as he saw Xia Huoqu, Liao Cheng said, "Brother Xia, you would never have guessed how much I traded for that load of peaches and oranges just now! What a great harvest!"