Xia Yuanqiu pursed his lips and smiled, and said: "People often say that the fittest survive, and the cactus perfectly interprets this saying."
Zhu Yan was immediately interested and said with a smile: "How do you say this?"
Xia Yuanqiu said: "Most plants have green leaves. The green leaves absorb sunlight and create the oxygen that we humans need to survive. If the green leaves want to survive, they must rely on their roots to absorb nutrients in order to survive, just like human beings need It's like eating and sleeping. Cacti are different from ordinary plants. They grow in extremely dry sandy areas. Nutrients are very precious to them. In order to adapt to the living environment in the sandy areas, they continue to evolve and minimize With the loss of water, their leaves eventually became as small as needle tips. They have survived in places with extreme water shortages for a long time. With just a little water, they can live for a long, long time because they transfer water Locked into the hard green shell, that's why the cactus stems become so plump and juicy, and the green leaves hardly consume the water in the green shell, so that the water can be retained for a long time. Supply and demand consume.”
Zhu Yan looked at Xia Yuanqiu who was talking eloquently in front of him, and suddenly felt that he didn't really understand her very well. There seemed to be many things in her mind and heart that he didn't know. This kind of stability beyond his age Shen Shu, this kind of wisdom and erudition surprised him.
"What's wrong?" Xia Yuanqiu asked with a smile when he saw Zhu Yan looking at her blankly without saying a word.
Zhu Yan also laughed, suddenly reached out and touched her cheek, and said: "I really don't know what is in your little head. Is there really anything in this world that you don't know?"
Xia Yuanqiu swatted his hand away and said, "Of course. If I encounter a strong enemy, I don't know how to defend against it, let alone how to insert the blade in my hand into the enemy's chest."
Zhu Yan smiled and scratched her nose, with a sunny look on his face: "When did you learn the art of flattering?"
Xia Yuanqiu smiled coquettishly and leaned closer to him: "I also call this survival of the fittest. You are my husband. I should flatter you more, so that you will love me more."
Zhu Yan was even more happy: "You little girl, you know that even if you don't flatter me, I will still love you, but you just pick out what I like to hear and say, OK, your husband will love you even more!" He stretched out his hand and pinched you. He pinched her waist and smiled with an ambiguous look on his face.
Xia Yuanqiu was no longer a little girl who had just started dating, so there was nothing she didn't understand. Thinking of the joy they had when they were entangled, she couldn't help but feel excited in her heart, and gave him a flirtatious look.
Returning to the topic, Xia Yuanqiu asked again: "Even if we know that the thing is a cactus, what then? In this sandy area, there are countless cacti, it is not unusual."
Zhu Yan shook his head: "Did you see any cacti along our journey?"
Yuan Qiu shook his head: "No, along the way, I only occasionally saw cactus."
Zhu Yan said: "It turns out that this spherical thing full of thorns is called a prickly pear, and the one that looks like a hand is called a prickly pear. It's an appropriate description."
Xia Yuanqiu suddenly realized: "You mean, only where the cactus grows, there is the green lotus?"
"Yes, Dabao said, as far as he knows, in this vast expanse of sand, there is only one place where the cactus exists, and where there are dense cacti, there is a water source, and I am In that water source, I accidentally saw the Bigroot Lotus."