Across Ranch Story: Friends of Mineral Town

The deeper you go into the forest, the thicker the fallen leaves on the ground become. It's like a soft carpet, and when you step on it, it makes a rustling sound. However, underneath the fresh fallen leaves are leaves that have been rotten for years, and there are more insects in them.

Da Zhuang would dig here and there from time to time, enjoying the insects. Occasionally, he would bring an unusually fat insect to Lin Xia. Lin Xia's scalp was about to explode, and she could only say to Da Zhuang again: "I only want poisonous big insects, such as centipedes, spiders, scorpions and the like. Don't give me the fleshy big insects, you can enjoy them yourself!"

Da Zhuang swallowed the big bug immediately and ran away happily. Lin Xia suddenly remembered something and shouted again: "Da Zhuang, wait a minute, if there is a small poisonous snake like that, if you can catch it, remember to keep it for me!"

Da Zhuang waved his wings to show that he understood.

At this time, Ah Huang ran over happily, called out to Lin Xia softly a few times, and then ran in one direction. It seemed that Ah Huang had discovered something!

Lin Xia followed Ah Huang and walked over carefully. They found that it was a bare hill with only some short grass and vegetation, unlike the tall trees next to it. When they got closer, they found that it was actually a hill made up of several huge rocks.

At this time, Ah Huang barked at Lin Xia from a sunken cave entrance on the side of the mountain. Lin Xia walked over and found that the entrance was very shallow, only about 50 centimeters deep. This was not the most important thing. The most important thing was that in the crack of the rock inside the cave, there was a brown object shaped like an umbrella.

"This is Ganoderma lucidum!" Lin Xia ran over in surprise, slowly approached the Ganoderma lucidum in front of her, then squatted down carefully and looked at it carefully. This Ganoderma lucidum is indeed not small. Its cap is semicircular, with a diameter of about 20 centimeters. The surface is dark brown with some fine lines and spots. The edges of the Ganoderma lucidum are slightly curled inward, and it looks like a blooming flower. Its stem is thick and strong, supporting the weight of the entire Ganoderma lucidum. If you get close and smell it, you can also smell a faint fragrance, which makes people feel relaxed and happy.

Just as Lin Xia reached out to touch the Ganoderma lucidum, a small black snake suddenly jumped out from the crevice of the rock next to it and bit Lin Xia's hand. Lin Xia screamed and quickly let go of her hand. The small snake landed on the ground and swam away quickly. Just as it was about to dive into the grass, it was grabbed by Dazhuang who followed closely and pecked at the small snake's vital point with his sharp beak.

After the little snake twisted a few times, it became motionless. Dazhuang let go of his mouth, but his claws still held the little snake tightly. He turned his head and looked at Lin Xia worriedly. The poison of this snake was not ordinary!

And what about Lin Xia?

Lin Xia was fine. She looked at her hands and touched the control button on the brim of her hat. At this time, the color of the gloves on her hands showed, and the shape of the gloves also appeared.

That’s right, this is Huo An’s protective suit. It can adjust its color to imitate the surrounding environment. The protective suit is extremely close-fitting. When the color is close to the surrounding environment, it is like transparent and does not affect one’s movements at all.

Since he encountered a poisonous toad in the mountains last time, Lin Xia guessed that there must be more than one kind of poisonous insect in the mountains, so this time he sealed his head, face, hands and feet for protection. Because the color was transparent, even Da Zhuang didn't notice it.

Seeing that Lin Xia was fine, Da Zhuang breathed a sigh of relief, but Ah Huang didn't notice it at all.

Lin Xia took out another container and used a clamp to put the black snake under Da Zhuang's claws into it. This time the harvest was quite good!

Lin Xia happily put away the black snake, took out the collecting tools, and dug out the Ganoderma lucidum in the cave. Of course, before digging, she sent Da Zhuang in to check it all over. Although he was not poisoned just now, he was still scared by the sudden appearance of the poisonous snake!

After digging up this Ganoderma lucidum, Lin Xia searched around the stone mountain again and actually found a few more Ganoderma lucidum in several other crevices of the rocks. However, these Ganoderma lucidum were too small and far smaller than the one just now, so Lin Xia did not collect any.

After leaving here, Lin Xia asked Ah Huang and Da Zhuang to remember this place so that they could come back to visit it later.

Looking at the sky, it was almost noon, time to eat. Lin Xia found a clean place, put out a portable table and chairs, and took out some easy-to-eat dishes and drinks to eat.

A large portion of meat soup and rice was prepared for Ah Huang, but Da Zhuang refused it as he had been eating non-stop along the way.

After a simple lunch, Lin Xia continued to move forward along the best route explored by the robot. If he came across a large area of ​​mushrooms or mountain products, he would stop to pick them, but would give up if there were not many.

During this time, Lin Xia shot two fat rabbits with arrows, and Ah Huang also found several holes. Later he discovered that one of them was a hedgehog hole, two were badger holes, and one was actually a snake hole, which scared Lin Xia again.

There were cubs in the hedgehog and badger holes, so Lin Xia didn't take action and gave up. However, the snake, which scared Lin Xia a lot, was shot to death without mercy.

This snake is not poisonous, but it is quite large. It belongs to the python family. It is as thick as an adult's arm and about 3-4 meters long.

Snake meat is a good thing! It is not only delicious and tender, but also rich in various nutrients and medicinal value. Whether it is roasted, boiled, stewed or made into other dishes, snake meat can bring people a unique taste enjoyment.

In addition, snake meat is also believed to have certain nourishing effects. In traditional Chinese medicine theory, snake meat is regarded as a food that has the effects of warming the yang and tonifying the kidneys, and removing wind and dampness. Therefore, some people choose to eat snake meat to nourish their bodies and strengthen their physique. Of course, the degree of recognition of these effects varies from person to person, but it is undeniable that snake meat is indeed given special meaning and value in some cultures.

Lin Xia happily put away the big snake. He thought that snake gallbladder was also a very good medicinal material. He could give the gallbladder to Dotte first and keep the rest of the snake meat for himself. He didn't know if the snake skin would be of any use.

After putting away the snake, Lin Xia prepared to continue walking with the two pets. Da Zhuang stayed beside them, picking up the grass when he could find it, but where was Ah Huang?

After looking around, Lin Xia finally saw Ah Huang crawling in the grass not far away. Following its line of sight, Lin Xia discovered that it was staring at a bunch of colorful flowers in full bloom.

What's so good about this ambush?

That’s right, at this moment, Ah Huang’s whole state gives people a feeling of being in a tense ambush.

Lin Xia stared with eyes wide open, and looked carefully for a while, and finally saw a few colorful butterflies in the flowers. The colors on their wings were very similar to the surrounding flowers, and it was difficult to find their existence without careful observation.

These butterflies shuttle lightly among the flowers, like a group of elegant dancers, dancing between the petals. Their movements are graceful and coordinated, and every flap of their wings is like performing a gorgeous dance feast.

The sun shines on the wings of the butterfly, shining with colorful light, adding a touch of dreamy color to the whole picture. Lin Xia was deeply attracted by the beautiful scenery in front of her, and she couldn't help holding her breath, for fear of disturbing these beautiful creatures.

Suddenly, Ah Huang rushed out, targeting those butterflies!

"No, Ah Huang!" Lin Xia shouted anxiously. You know, the more colorful the animals and plants in the forest are, the more we have to worry about them!

Ah Huang's sudden attack made the butterflies panic. They spread their wings and flew high. For a moment, the colorful butterflies fluttered in the sky, like a gorgeous painting.

Lin Xia watched this scene with both worry and amazement. She didn't expect Ah Huang to be interested in butterflies. Maybe it was the dog's natural curiosity that drove it to chase these beautiful creatures?

However, Ah Huang's efforts were unsuccessful. The butterflies swiftly dodged his attacks and flew away quickly.

Ah Huang returned to Lin Xia somewhat frustratedly, wagging his tail with a hint of disappointment in his eyes.

Lin Xia carefully observed Ah Huang's condition while gently stroking his head and said, "Ah Huang, are you okay?"

Ah Huang just wagged his tail, opened his mouth and barked twice, and then he began to fall to the ground as if he had Parkinson's disease, and his limbs kept shaking!

Lin Xia:……