Chapter 106 Wild Gastrodia
"Nimu, is this the cubs' new nest?" The kitten jumped onto a fallen tree and lowered its head to sniff.
"Are we going to use this tree to build our new nest?" A group of cubs gathered around the tree trunk and looked at it curiously.
"Yes, this tree was just blown down by a strong wind not long ago. The wood is very strong and is perfect for making a new nest for you."
"It's so big, how can we carry it back?" The tiger sister stepped on her brother's body to climb up the tree, stood with the kitten and looked up at Li Mu.
"Cut the tree into small pieces and haul it back with a car."
"Ow."
The tiger sister didn't understand, so she turned around and started playing on the tree trunk.
"Okay, everyone stay away." Li Mu called to the kids playing near the tree. He saw Brother Nan coming back carrying a chainsaw.
"How do we saw? These branches are useless, right?" Brother Nan walked to Li Mu and put down the chainsaw.
"Well, don't cut off the small branches, and keep the thicker branches for future use."
"Okay, stay away from him." Brother Nan waved to Li Mu, picked up the chainsaw and was about to start it.
"Let me do the sawing. This is a physical job."
"Don't underestimate Brother Ben Nan. I worked as a shoveler on a construction site when I was in school."
"Are you still going to the construction site to do the plastering?"
"Yes, at that time my uncle happened to have a project near my university, so I went to the construction site when I had nothing to do and I could make some money."
"Is that so?" Li Mu looked at the clean and fair-skinned Nan Ge and found it hard to imagine her working as a plasterer at a construction site.
"That's getting off topic. Just tell me how to saw." Brother Nan said as he picked up the chainsaw.
"Wait a moment." Li Mu took out gloves, goggles and a mask from his bag and handed them to Brother Nan, "Take these with you. There will be a lot of sawdust when sawing wood."
"It's so troublesome."
"hurry up."
"Oh."
Brother Nan put down the chainsaw, put on his clothes and was about to start the chainsaw when he turned to look at Li Mu, "Elder Li, is there anything else you want to tell me?"
". First saw off all the small branches."
Sister Nan made an OK gesture, lifted the chain saw with one hand, and pulled the start switch of the chain saw with the other hand. The chain saw weighing more than ten pounds seemed to have no weight in her hand.
"Om-!"
In an instant, a shrill roar sounded in the woods.
The sudden loud noise startled a flock of birds.
Not to mention the small animals in the forest, even Yogurt and the group of cubs were all frightened and stood there in a daze.
"Buzz!"
Brother Nan took a chainsaw and started cutting branches, with wood chips flying everywhere.
The gasoline engine used in the chainsaw is extremely powerful, and small branches will fall to the ground with just a slight touch.
[Nan Ge looks like Makima from Chainsaw Man when he holds the chainsaw]
[It’s true, Brother Nan is so cool! ]
[Shocking, someone stole the trees, but the forest ranger stood by and watched live (dog head)]
[The above person, please stop making jokes. There is a new person in the live broadcast room. I really thought the anchor stole the tree when I saw it. ]
【Just kidding. 】
[The weather in the mountains is bad enough that even a tree this big could be uprooted.]
[In our cities, there are tall buildings blocking the way, and strong winds can even blow down trees, let alone in the wild.]
Li Mu squatted beside a group of cubs, comforting them and occasionally looking down at the barrage of comments.
Brother Nan held the chainsaw and worked hard like a child with a new toy. He quickly finished sawing the branches and then cut the tree trunk into sections of a size that could fit in the pickup truck's bed.
"Li Mu, come quickly, there is something under the roots of this tree." Brother Nan stood on the tree trunk, turned off the chainsaw, and waved to Li Mu.
"what happened?"
"Look what's growing here?" Brother Nan pointed to the original location of the tree roots.
After the tree roots were pulled up by the wind, a pit was left behind with some brown and yellow branches growing in it.
The branches are bare, without a single leaf.
"This looks like Gastrodia elata?" Li Mu walked into the pit and observed it carefully. "Gastrodia elata? No wonder the surrounding trees didn't fall, but this one was blown down by the wind." Brother Nan also walked into the pit, "This thing looks like a parasitic plant, right?"
"Yes." Li Mu nodded.
"Are you doing a live broadcast?" Brother Nan touched the stem of Gastrodia elata and turned to look at Li Mu.
"Ah? It's on. I opened it when I went into the woods to look for wood." Li Mu didn't understand why Brother Nan suddenly asked this.
"Then why don't you say more? I guess those stupid netizens in the live broadcast room are already full of questions."
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Li Mu took out his mobile phone from his chest pocket and took a look at the live broadcast room. Sure enough, what Brother Nan said was right.
[Gastrodia elata? Parasite? What is it?]
[What does this have to do with the big tree being blown down? ]
[Is Gastrodia elata a medicinal herb? Please tell me more about it. ]
[Brother Nan is my mouthpiece. Host, do you want money for saying two more words? ]
[That is, you must do your duty as a popular science anchor! ]
[Um, the host seems to be a forest ranger]
Brother Nan was grinning happily at the side, as if saying, "See, I was right."
Li Mu pretended not to see it and gave netizens a brief introduction:
"Gastrodia elata, especially wild Gastrodia elata, is a precious Chinese medicinal material. It can be used to treat rheumatism, neurasthenia, headache and dizziness.
“As for the parasitism that Brother Nan mentioned, it’s because Gastrodia elata has no leaves and cannot carry out photosynthesis. It can only rely on parasitism on other plants to absorb nutrients and grow stronger.
[Oh my goodness! No wonder the surrounding trees are fine, only this tree fell down. With so many Gastrodia elata, I'm afraid they have sucked all the nutrients out of the tree (horrified)]
[Da Shu: There really isn’t a single drop left (tears)]
[How can there be such a plant? It sucks nutrients from others. It feels so cruel. ]
[Gastrodia elata looks very strange, just a bare stem. ]
"No, the Gastrodia elata I'm talking about is its rhizome." As soon as Li Mu finished speaking, Brother Nan took out a dagger and started digging.
"Why does this thing look like taro?" Brother Nan had already dug out a piece and was looking at it in his hand.
The rhizome is thick, also brown-yellow, and about the size of a palm.
[I just checked, wild Gastrodia elata costs 100-200 yuan per kilo, I estimate that this one can be sold for a few thousand yuan without any problem.]
[Is it so valuable? I'll go look for it in the hills behind my house.]
[There are treasures everywhere in the mountains. ]
[Anchor, please sell it to me! My mother is eating this now. What you found is pure wild Gastrodia elata, which is definitely much more effective than those in the pharmacy (tears)]
"You are not a drug dealer, are you?" Li Mu saw the barrage.
[I am not a drug dealer. I can send you the hospital examination and the doctor's prescription. You can also make a video call. I swear on my whole family! ]
"That's not necessary. Please send me the supporting documents in a private message."
Li Mu looked at the pit of Gastrodia elata and said, "If your situation is true, I will give it to you without charge."
[Thank you! I will sort it out and send it to you right away! ]
[The anchor is handsome and kind-hearted. I made the right decision to follow him! Do you need a girlfriend? ]
[The guy above, first check if you are as good-looking as Brother Nan (dog head)]
[We still have to see if there is any Nan brother who can fight (laughs)]
The topic in the live broadcast room gradually shifted to other places, and Li Mu put the phone back in his pocket, thinking out of sight, out of mind.
"Nimu, let me help you dig!"
The kitten and a group of cubs saw Li Mu and Brother Nan squatting in the pit digging something, and they all ran over.
One by one, the furry little paws dug quickly and soon dug out a lot of Gastrodia elata.
The claws of the little golden eagles are not suitable for digging holes, but they soon found what they are good at - picking up the dug Gastrodia elata and transporting it out of the pit.
Li Mu and Brother Nan looked at each other, clapped their hands, stood up, and gave the position of the earth pit to the Zaizai team.
After all, no one knows how to dig holes better than the kids.
Brother Nan picked up the chainsaw and continued cutting the tree.
(End of this chapter)
