Chapter 238: Giant Panda of the Fungus World
The pangolin couple went back and forth between Li Mu and the cave again and again.
There was already a small pile of black ginseng on the ground.
"Okay, this is enough." Seeing the couple put down the black ginseng in their mouths and were about to go back into the cave, Li Mu hurriedly called them.
"What's wrong?" The little pangolin looked up at him, "There's more in the cave."
"That's enough." Li Mu smiled and shook his head. Judging from the pangolins' expressions, they wanted to give him all the black ginseng.
"Oh."
The pangolin nodded and said, "Come back when you're done eating, and I'll pick more for you."
"Okay, thank you." Li Mu bent down and touched the pangolin's little head. "Can I see your cave?"
"Sure." Pangolin took Li Mu to the small mound.
It turned out to be a termite nest.
Li Mu looked at the pile of earth in front of him.
The small mound is shaped like a mountain, with many small holes on it, which were left by termites in the past. The pangolin also dug a larger hole in the mound as a portal to enter and exit the nest.
At first, Li Mu was wondering why there were black ginseng in the pangolin's cave, but when he saw the termite nest, he understood.
Wild black ginseng has very strict requirements on the environment. One of the necessary conditions for its growth is a termite nest, and it must be an abandoned termite nest.
Li Mu took out a flashlight and shone it into the cave entrance. There was a very deep space underground.
The pangolin moved in, which means there is no termite left here. It is an abandoned ant nest, which is just right for the growth of black ginseng.
"It's nice here, very safe, just live a good life here."
Li Mu put away the flashlight and touched the two pangolins again, "Teach the next generation well."
The two pangolins nodded ignorantly.
This is a young couple who have just been together for a short time.
Li Mu smiled, turned around and prepared to leave.
Brother Nan has already packed the black ginseng that Pangolin sent.
"We're leaving. Come to me if you need any help." Li Mu waved goodbye to Pangolin.
"Goodbye, Xiaojia." Brother Nan didn't know when he gave the pangolin a name.
"We are leaving. You must take good care of the next generation!" The cat imitated Li Mu seriously and stretched out a little paw and waved.
"Oh."
The two pangolins stood up and learned to wave their little paws until they could no longer see the human figures, then they returned to the cave.
"Ni Mu." Maoer walked at Li Mu's feet and looked up at him.
"Ok?"
“What is nurturing the next generation?”
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Li Mu secretly glanced at Brother Nan, "Even adults like Yogurt don't understand what this means, why are you trying to learn from me?"
"All cats are like this." The kitten continued to ask, "What is nurturing the next generation?"
"They will give birth to several baby pangolins in the future, and then we will teach them knowledge and skills in life, so that they can continue to raise the next generation."
"Well!"
The cat nodded, not quite understanding.
Not long after walking, he raised his head again and said, "When will you and Brother Lan have some little people? Master Yogurt can teach them to catch mice and climb trees!"
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Li Mu once again stole a glance at Brother Nan who was walking in front of him, lowered his head and looked into the kitten's big eyes, thought for a moment and said, "Master Yogurt, doesn't your neck hurt when you hold your head up like this?"
"It doesn't hurt."
"Master Yogurt, you can walk farther away and not get so close to me. This way you won't have to lift your head so high and it will be easier."
"But Master Yogurt is small, and his voice is small too. People's hearing is not good, and you can't hear clearly from a distance."
"But you will get tired this way." "Cats don't get tired this way."
"But you're walking too close, I'm afraid I'll step on you."
"Mr. Yogurt is awesome!"
"That's it."
Li Mu nodded.
The kitten continued to walk close to his ankle, shaking its head, as if it had forgotten the question just now.
"call"
Li Mu breathed a sigh of relief and successfully changed the topic.
Passing by a patch of grass, the kitten picked up a small branch and went to play with Brother Nan in cutting grass.
Li Mu remembered that the live broadcast was still going on, so he took out his mobile phone and looked at the live broadcast room.
The comments were surging, and they were still discussing the black ginseng just now—
[I guess the host is a hidden rich second generation, and doesn't seem to be very interested in money. ]
[When the anchor said that this was enough, I felt so sad. That was Wuling ginseng (tears)]
[Others would want to take all the valuable herbs away when they see them, but the host thinks they are too much (dazed)]
[Wild black ginseng seems to be quite valuable! ]
[Brothers, I'm back from searching. Wild black ginseng, even the worst quality ones, cost more than a thousand yuan per pound! ]
"Black ginseng is too precious. It is extremely difficult to grow it into a medicinal herb. We should leave some to nature." Li Mu explained as he looked at the rolling barrage of comments.
[Why is it difficult? Isn't it fungus? In our forest, a lot of fungi grow after a rain (confused)]
[That's right, isn't a mushroom just a mushroom? It's not that difficult. ]
[The above, it's really not easy, my family runs a Chinese medicine clinic, Wuling ginseng has very strict requirements on the growth environment, so it is difficult to breed artificially, which is why it is sold at a high price. My clinic once received high-quality wild ginseng, and it was 9,000 yuan per catty! ]
[Fuck, you're talking about the Japanese yen, right? (Dazed)]
【RMB (picking nose)】
"This netizen is right. The formation of black ginseng is very difficult."
Li Mu thought about the records in the medical book, "Because there are two key factors for the growth of black ginseng, one is the temperature, which needs to be between 22℃ and 28℃, and the other is the concentration of carbon dioxide, which needs to be above 20% in the air for it to grow.
"The normal concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is about , which is why black ginseng can only be formed accidentally in termite nests.
“Termites are animals that particularly like warm, humid and dimly lit environments, so the nests they build are several meters deep underground.
"The air circulation underground is poor, and termites produce a large amount of carbon dioxide during their metabolism, causing the carbon dioxide concentration in the nest to seriously exceed the standard, often maintaining above 20%, which is exactly what the black ginseng needs for growth.
"It takes more than ten years for a high-quality black ginseng to grow, but termites have a large appetite and eat a wide variety of foods. If they find black ginseng in their nests, they will eat it immediately. Therefore, the formation of black ginseng requires a coincidence, that is, the termites move.
"All of the above conditions must be combined to form Wuling ginseng, which is why wild Wuling ginseng is called the giant panda of the fungus world and why it is sold at such a high price."
[This is so troublesome]
[Okay, I understand why it's so expensive. ]
[No wonder the anchor didn’t allow the pangolin to dig, it’s too difficult! ]
[Host, are you selling these black ginsengs? Can you cut one for me to see the quality when you get back? As long as it's about the same, I'll pay the highest market price!]
Li Mu took a look at the ID and found that it was the same person whose family ran a traditional Chinese medicine clinic.
"I'm sorry, I'm not selling these."
These wild black ginsengs are hard to get outside. After drying them at home, I can take some to my uncle and aunt, as well as Brother Nan’s parents.
She is going to visit her grandfather in Beijing, so she can bring some for him.
Black ginseng has the effects of calming the nerves, stopping bleeding, and lowering blood pressure. It is especially effective in treating insomnia. Brother Nan’s grandfather is old, so I think he is the most suitable person for this.
Today’s forest patrol was a great success.
Thanks to GHOSTRiDer boss for the reward!
(End of this chapter)
