Man Bao had already dug out the plant. She thought it was troublesome to hold it, so she directly wrapped it with a big leaf, tied it with long grass, and hung it on her small satchel.
Zhou Lang and the others don't know when the last plant disappeared, but the brothers are used to it.
When Man Bao was very young, as soon as he ran steadily, he liked to pull all kinds of flowers and plants. At first, it was the weeds in the cracks in the stones in front of the gate of the house.
When she was younger, because Man Bao liked to pull plants with flowers the most, the old Zhou Tou showed off happily and believed that she was the reincarnation of the flower fairy.
But later, Man Bao talked about more flowers and plants, and after he didn't even let the tree go, the old Zhou Tou stopped talking about it, and everyone in the Zhou family had long been accustomed to Man Bao's behavior.
It was a rare trip into the mountain, so of course Man Bao didn't want to just leave, so everyone went in while talking, during which she tore off countless flowers and plants, and even caught a few ants with her bare hands, holding them happily in her palms.
Zhou Zhoulang looked very worried. He felt that the family should prepare some dowry for her, otherwise she might not be able to get married in the future.
As he walked further and further in, the soil under his feet was either hard or soft. Man Bao felt sorry for the soft ground, "It's all fat."
She just started, Zhou Zhou Lang immediately said: "It's impossible for me to come here to dig and carry the soil, it's so far away."
Man Bao said: "Then let's plant crops here, the soil is very fertile."
"There are so many birds and animals in the mountains. I can't grow enough for them to eat, so I don't bother."
Man Bao was thinking hard about what to grow that would not be eaten by the birds, but could also be harvested by them, when suddenly Ke Ke's voice sounded in his mind, "Host, please go inside."
Man Bao subconsciously took a step forward, stared at the ground in front of him, and asked Ke Ke in his head, "Hey, is there no grass in front?"
"There is no grass, but there are trees."
Man Bao stared at the front for a while, blinked, and blinked again, but the big tree in front still remained the same.
"Yes, this is the tree."
Well, now Man Bao can't pretend to be invisible, she said in her heart: "It's too big, I can't dig it."
It was really big. The place in front of her was quite open, with only a few scattered trees, the largest of which was the one designated by Keke.
The soil around here may be the accumulation of fallen leaves and decay, and the sunlight is good enough, so this piece of soil is much darker and softer than other places. When people step on it, the branches and leaves creak. sound.
Man Bao ran over and hugged the tree, because it was too big, she couldn't wrap her arms around it, and she couldn't see the top of the tree even if she tried to look up.
Man Bao felt that even if she had the ability to dig it out, she was not capable of fulfilling the conditions of the "quiet income system" required by Keke.
So she simply gave up, and then looked left and right, trying to find if there was a tree similar to it, but smaller.
But unfortunately, because of Keke's training, she is very good at identifying creatures, especially plants. Just by taking a look, she knows that there is no tree that looks the same as this one, or even a tree similar to it. .
Keke has recovered from the shock, it said: "No need to dig."
This is a plant at the level of a living fossil, not to mention that it has grown so huge, it is obviously quite old. If it encourages the host to dig and record it, it can get a huge amount of points, but it will definitely be punished for violating the regulations. The penalty points are all light. If it causes the death of the species, it may be sentenced to imprisonment. Even formatting.
Ke Ke said: "The host only needs to take photos and scan all aspects, and record its living environment. It would be even better if you can collect its leaves, branches and fruits."
Hearing the excitement in its voice, Man Bao looked at the tree curiously and asked, "What kind of tree is this? Is it powerful?"
Keke said: "Although it is not very sure, it should belong to the fir family. After scanning, I speculate that even at present, it belongs to the relic species of the Metasequoia family."
Man Bao understood it, that is to say, this tree, even now, belongs to the rare species series, very rare!
She looked up at it and said, "It's so pitiful, it's the only one left."
There are no relatives, or very few.
Zhou Zhoulang stood behind her, looked up at the tree, nodded and said: "Yes, yes, this tree is thick and straight, and it can make a good bed for you in the future."
Friday Lang and Saturday Lang also saw it, and they all came up to pat and kick, and felt that they were very acquainted. Then they peeled off the bark and saw the color inside, and they were more satisfied. I can make a box or something. Man Bao, when the fifth brother is an adult and divides the mountain, he will go to my place to choose if there are any good-looking trees for you, and I will make more boxes for you."
Man Bao, who was instilled in him to protect the precious species since he was a child, hugged the tree trunk and said, "No, this is a rare species, we must protect it."
"Yeah, it has to be protected," Zhou Lang said, "I'll tell dad later, we'll carve a mark on the tree when we come back, and it can't be hacked off by someone. You can cut it off when you want to say kiss."
Man Bao: "... What I mean by protection is to protect it from being cut, and to keep it alive."
"Then I can't guarantee it," Zhou Zhoulang said, "I'm not a tree mother, how can I guarantee that it will live forever? What if it is struck by lightning, what if it dies from drought, what if it is killed What if the insects bite to death? Besides, the tree is planted for beams and furniture, so you can just cut it down and plant another one, so why protect it and keep it alive?”
Because it is a rare species
But obviously, Zhou Zhoulang couldn't understand this point, but seeing Man Bao's anxious face, he couldn't explain clearly. He didn't argue, and complied helplessly, but he decided to tell his father when he went back, that Man Bao's dowry bed would be settled in the future.
Man Bao collected the bark that Wu Lang peeled just now, picked up a lot of fallen leaves and twigs from the ground, and grabbed a handful of soil, all of which were collected by Ke Ke.
Zhou Zhoulang and the others didn't notice it at all, because they found a few clumps of bamboo not far from the tree, and just now they saw a cumbersome bamboo mouse slithering into the bamboo clump.
Bamboo rat~~
Bamboo rats look similar to squirrels. They look good when they get fat, and the most important thing is that they are delicious.
So the three brothers of the Zhou family looked at each other, left behind their younger sister who was squatting on the ground trying to dig the soil, and tiptoed around to the bamboo bushes.
When Man Bao finally put away all the things Ke Ke wanted, when he looked up, he found that all three brothers were gone, and she was the only one under the tree.