Chapter 290 Bees and Cave Plants
Hearing the mother-in-law shouting that the monkeys were coming down the mountain, Chen Ling and the other three put down their honey harvesting tools, and the family went outside the farm to take a look.
Leaving the farm. At the foot of the mountain on the west side of the farm, there were wild monkeys of all sizes standing on the trees. There were about twenty of them, picking fruits from the wild trees at the foot of the mountain.
While eating the fruit, he threw it down and hit Xiaojin who was barking at them.
With how powerful Xiao Jin is, he will naturally not be hit by the monkeys.
But they refused to come down from the tree and provoked Xiao Jin, but Xiao Jin had nothing to do.
I can only bark in the trees, spin on the ground, and avoid the provocative attacks of wild monkeys.
When Chen Ling saw this, he was so angry that he cursed: "Damn it, these wild monkeys are so brave. They dare to go down the mountain from our side. I will go back and get firecrackers and blow them up."
As he said that, he was going back to get the firecrackers.
But at this moment, a loud bird song was heard in the sky, and an eagle fell fiercely towards the wild monkeys.
"It's a kite."
Wang Qingwen clasped his hands and looked at it, and said happily: "It's really timely."
This is the return of the two bald men.
Chen Ling does not restrict its freedom, and it will not always stay at the farm.
But if something wild comes looking for trouble, it will definitely come back and will not turn a blind eye.
As soon as Er Baldy arrived, some monkeys among the monkeys were immediately injured. Several bloody holes were made in their shoulders by Er Baldy's sharp eagle claws.
If he hadn't escaped in time, this wild monkey would have been scratched on the head.
“Er Baldy, forget it.”
Seeing the Er Baldy passing through the forest, drawing an arc in the air, flying into the sky again, and making an attack posture again .
Every time it attacks, it is obviously aimed at the monkey's head.
Chen Ling drank it up immediately.
Chen Ling knew very well how powerful his kite was, and was afraid that it would pluck the little monkey's head off with its claws in anger.
It’s not that he feels sorry for these naughty wild monkeys.
It’s just after the festival, if you really punch a hole in the monkey’s head or capture it, it will be too bloody and not good.
Just use firecrackers to drive them away.
Chen Ling also knew that these wild monkeys came for the wild fruits on the hillside outside.
These wild fruits are moistened by a little spiritual water, and they must taste much better than the wild fruits in the mountains.
In addition, there are kids blocking them in other places, so we just happened to come down here.
So my uncle and I brought some firecrackers and kickers, and also gave some to my father-in-law.
After calling Xiao Jin back, the three old men lit up thick incense sticks, walked to the foot of the mountain, led the firecrackers in their hands, and threw them at the wild monkeys in the trees.
"Bang - puff -"
The powerful two kicks were thrown over like grenades, and exploded in the flickering light of the fire.
My father-in-law also used a bamboo pole to pick up a long firecracker. After lighting the firecracker, he swung it against the tree and the firecracker hung firmly on the treetop.
The two kicks were exploding and the firecrackers were crackling. The monkeys were so frightened that they jumped down from the trees and fled up the mountain, screaming.
When Xiao Jin saw this, he barked and ran over. He understood what Chen Ling meant and did not harm the monkeys. He just bit a few monkeys one after another, frightened them into scattering, and then gave him alms. Ran back suddenly.
Chen Ling patted Xiao Jin's head appreciatively: "These wild monkeys must be taught to be afraid."
In fact, there are good and bad among wild monkeys.
But most wild monkeys are naughty. Once they form a group, they become even more unscrupulous, bold and changeable in temperament.
Throwing stones at people one by one, standing on the treetops and peeing at people, etc.
They are not docile things to begin with.
Sometimes when you encounter monkeys with changeable temperaments, you may have offended them somewhere. If you have more people, you will be fine, but if you have less people, you will suffer.
Despite their small size, these things can run, jump, and climb trees.
It runs so fast.
The black shadow flashed, and before the person could react, the claws were already on the person's face, and there was no way to avoid it.
There was an old lady in Kinmen Village who went up to the mountain to catch walnuts and was injured by a monkey.
Wild monkeys bully the weak and fear the strong. Seeing that the old lady was easy to bully alone, they first provoked and teased them. The old lady used a stick to chase them away, and they became anxious and scratched the old lady's hands and face.
There are also those who jump on the old lady’s neck, ride on her neck, and bite her.
These monkeys are unreasonable when they are fierce.
As far as good monkeys are concerned, there are some. There are some who help people pick up dolls and send them home, and help people break grains and load them on carts, but they are basically lone monkeys.
The solitary monkey.
It’s no wonder that old people often say: Wild things are a disaster when they form a group.
There are more good things on my farm. If you don't care about being targeted by these monkeys, they will definitely get worse in the future and come to harass you from time to time. Then you won't have a peaceful life.
So if you can drive them away, drive them away.
After driving away the monkeys, Chen Ling and the others hitched up the ox cart, packed all their belongings, caught up with the ox cart and headed for the county town.
Go to the forest farm to dig out honeycombs and collect honey.
On the way out of the village, I met Wang Zhenzhen and a group of children, carrying wooden sticks, bamboo sticks, slingshots, and schoolbags full of clay balls around their waists. They were noisy like a boy scout, shuttling through the fields. The land is looking for monkeys everywhere.
When Wang Cunye saw it, he shouted to them on the bullock cart: "It's true, we can't find any monkeys in the fields. Let's go to our farm and have a look. There was a monkey coming down the mountain just now, and we just chased it away." , you go and take a look.”
“I know. Let’s go now.”
When Wang Zhenzhen heard this, he waved his little hand and headed towards the farm. Kill him back.
These little kids have endless energy and never get tired no matter how much they play.
They have been running around with dogs all day long, and the wild monkeys can't do anything to them. Now when they see them, they all take a detour and start a guerrilla war with them.
So after beating away a group of wild monkeys just now, we can no longer touch them.
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Arrived at the forest farm in the east of the county, Chen Ling took his father-in-law and uncle to the vicinity of Shiqiang Honeycomb.
“Good guy, this swarm of bees really knows how to choose a place.”
Wang Cunye was amazed when he saw the stone wall. No wonder his son-in-law brought so many things here, it was like digging.
Setting up a home in a stone wall is indeed very difficult.
This old and mottled stone wall is as tall as one person. Behind the stone wall is a large piece of land full of trees that is almost as high. There are two sections of the same stone wall behind this land used to block soil for planting trees, like terraced fields, but they are much larger than terraced fields, and the intervals between each section of the wall are also larger, like a forest.
Fortunately, it is this kind of land in the forest, not a whole mountain like in the mountains. You can find the right position from the land behind the stone wall in the direction of the gap at the honeycomb exit. Dig down.
"Yeah, it's hard to keep such a strong honeycomb."
Chen Ling looked at his father-in-law and uncle, "The wild bees are very ferocious this season. Dad, you and your eldest brother should keep your hats on." Put it on, and tie up your cuffs and trouser legs. Don't let wild bees get into your clothes."
"Okay, we know. You go up and dig around first, and I'll find some wormwood. Light it on fire and use smoke."
Wang Cunye said that the stone wall was too high and he couldn't get up with his legs. He had to use smoke to kill the bees.
The two of them put on their clothes and hats to prevent bee stings. At this time, Chen Ling had already removed the thorns and other things and stepped on the wall.
"Come on, brother, throw up the shovel and hoe."
Chen Ling waved down and asked Wang Qingwen to throw the shovel and hoe to him. After catching it in his hand, he pulled Wang Qingwen up.
The two looked at the gap in the stone wall, then pointed at the land behind the stone wall, shoveled out a circular pit, and started digging.
This wild honeycomb looks very difficult, but once it is dug, it is not difficult.
The two shoveled down fallen leaves and gravel, dug down about thirty centimeters, and dug out the honeycomb.
"This honeycomb is bigger than I expected."
Wang Qingwen said happily: "One, two, three, four... Good guy, eleven beehives, this large area is bright and yellow. , just looking at it makes me greedy.”
“Hiss, I can smell the sweet smell.”
I saw the dug soil at the feet of the two people. It's a hole the size of a well cover.
The hollow is covered with intricate and thick tree roots, spanning across it and taking root into the stone wall.
On this side of the stone wall is the wasp's nest.
There are eleven beehives hanging from top to bottom, yellow and bright, some big and some small, rising and falling, like waves, and like pieces of thick cakes, covered with bee.
Now that he sensed that his home was being invaded, he buzzed towards the two of them.
"It's not small, otherwise it wouldn't be worth our trip."
Chen Ling smiled and said to Wang Qingwen: "Brother, be careful, don't let the wild bees It got into your clothes.”
While the two were digging, the bees just flew in and out normally and did not attack the two of them. It seemed that they did not feel threatened by the two digging.
But after digging the honeycomb, the swarm immediately exploded, and the buzzing sound became louder and denser, with a sense of anger.
Such an angry wild bee is desperate and will burrow into every crack. Chen Ling is not afraid. Even if they don't burrow into his clothes, he will secretly collect bees from the cave, let alone them. Delivered to your door.
“Don’t worry, I’m paying attention.”
While Wang Qingwen was talking, Wang Cunye lit the fire and threw some wormwood onto the fire, creating a thick cloud of green smoke. Soon it started to float, causing the bees that had exploded their nests to spin around in panic, flying up and down in panic. Many bees couldn't find their way even if they wanted to sting people.
Chen Ling took the opportunity to squat down and cut off a beehive to see how much honey it contained.
This honeycomb is really not small, like a big yellow pancake, with bees crawling around in a mess, and there is a lot of pollen on the edge.
"Ouch, the honey is dripping. Hurry up and put it in the bucket." When Wang Qingwen saw the bee spleen dripping honey, he quickly caught it with his hands and shouted down: "Dad, please pass the bucket up quickly."< br>
"How do you two work like this? You don't even have all the things you need, and you are only thinking about digging honeycombs." The old man scolded and handed over the bucket.
Chen Ling hung the honeycomb on the bucket and took a closer look, "There is a lot of honey here, but this honeycomb has been bitten by nest insects."
"Huh? Broodworm?"
Wang Qingwen was pointing his fingers to taste the sweet wild honey dripping on his hand. When he heard this, he came over.
"Where?"
"It has been bitten and driven out by the bumblebee."
Chen Ling pointed to the edge of the honeycomb and said: "You Look at the small, chopstick-thick groove sunken on the edge of the honeycomb. This is the mark left by the bees after they drove out the brood worms, just like leaving a scar."
This is the reason why local bees are not easy to raise except for their tendency to divide bees. They also like to bite the honeycomb. If they bite the honeycomb wax, they will breed brood worms.
As soon as Chen Ling mentioned this reason, Wang Qingwen said worriedly: "Huh? It's so difficult to manage, then you still want to raise some bumblebees on the farm next year? It's better to go to the mountains and here every autumn I’m looking for some honey in a forest farm or something.”
After Chen Ling finished speaking, he calculated the account for Wang Qingwen. These eleven honeycombs were large and small. The middle was large and the two sides were small and uneven. The honey produced was only about ten kilograms, which is more. It won’t exceed fifteen pounds of honey.
Such a large honeycomb is hard to find. A smaller honeycomb, even with the same number of honeycombs, can’t compare to this. Besides, there are also seasons to control it, and there’s no telling how much honey there will be. Woolen cloth.
Once it's time to swarm, the bees will only store pollen, and the honey in the hive will definitely be affected.
"That's true." Wang Qingwen thought it made sense after hearing this. It's true that local bees are difficult to manage, but my brother-in-law can make money and has a lot of free time, so let him do whatever he wants.
"When the time comes, I will put it behind the farm and raise it with the snakes. It will be very clean and nothing will go that way."
Chen Ling chuckled and picked up pieces of beehives Cut them off and put them in a bucket. Under the stone wall, thick smoke with a strange fragrance kept rising, making the bees dizzy and giving Chen Ling the opportunity to collect them. When his uncle was not paying attention, one of them A single bee was taken into the cave by him.
Now in the cave, many kinds of wild bees have been taken in by him intentionally or unintentionally.
The purpose is to allow them to reproduce and collide with each other, or even become hostile, causing mutation and evolution.
Perhaps in a few years, a superior native bee will emerge, maybe.
If he took the time to intervene manually, the process should be faster.
And there are more bees in the cave, which is also helpful for the growth and reproduction of plants.
In the past, the flowers, plants and trees in the cave only relied on the powerful vitality brought by the aura of the cave to passively grow, bloom and bear fruit.
But after the bees get in, pollination begins.
As a result, with the frequent exchange of pollen, not only the taste of the fruits becomes better and better, but various flowers, plants and trees also undergo various gratifying changes.
Since discovering this, Chen Ling is now very concerned about these things. When he encounters bees, he will take them in. Maybe when he encounters an opportunity, some variation will appear that is different from the bees that came in before. And evolution.
Based on this, he will also selectively release a swarm of bees so that they can pollinate the outside world and the flowers in the cave.
I don’t know if this will be good for the plants in Dongtian.
But it is definitely good for outside plants.
"Okay, eight beehives have been cut. Let's keep the remaining three small ones for them."
Chen Ling looked at the bucket. It was already half full. It also looks heavy.
He said to his father-in-law and uncle: "It's about ten kilograms of honey. It's enough for us to go home."
The weather is quite warm now, and the rain is not too heavy. There are many, these wild bees can still collect nectar everywhere, bring nectar and pollen back, and store it as food.
So when harvesting honey, you don’t have to cut all the honey, just leave two honeycombs for them.
Move the soil on the honeycomb and cover it with stones. Next year, the honeycomb will gradually recover and there will be a harvest.
(End of this chapter)