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    "Brother Junqi, do you know where the wild beehive is? It's been almost half an hour and I still haven't found the location." Liu Junhao wiped the sweat from his forehead and sat on the big rock.  complained.

    "My wife said it was on this mountain, but I couldn't find it when I came here." Liu Junqi was also quite confused. He had just looked up and down the hillside, but he couldn't find where the honeycomb was.  There are many big trees on the mountain, but not many are suitable for bees to build nests.  The location of the hive is very demanding, requiring proper sun protection and ventilation.  Therefore, beehives are generally not built on lush wolfberry trees, but on sparse neem or willow trees.  This kind of honeycomb looks obvious at a glance and is easy to spot.

    "I found it, I found it. The honeycomb is under the leaves of the wolfberry tree. Come and have a look." At this time, Zhao Guangming suddenly shouted under the wolfberry tree.

    They were really in the hairy wolfberry tree, and they suddenly felt something strange. This bee had learned to hide and seek.

    Several people quickly rushed to Zhao Guangming's side, but after staring for a minute, they couldn't find where the honeycomb was.

    "What are you looking at? Did you see that bent branch, close to the main trunk." Zhao Guangming pointed to the hairy wolfberry tree.

    "I saw it too, it's so long, so big" Sun Yutao couldn't help but marvel.  Xu Dongfang almost laughed out loud when he heard the second half of his sentence in exclamation.  If these words were heard in another context, they would definitely be misunderstood as something contrary to harmony.

    Liu Junhao changed his angle and discovered the location of the honeycomb: it was indeed very hidden. The branches of the wolfberry tree formed an arch shape, and the leaves of the wolfberry tree were as wide as the palm of a hand.  In addition, the place is full of leaves and branches, so it is really difficult to find it if you don't look carefully.

    But after seeing the beehive clearly, he also sighed like Sun Yutao: "This is too big."

    The hive is four or five meters high from the ground. The hive is gray-brown and looks very long, probably nearly one meter.  It looks like an inverted stalactite, with the widest part at the top being as big as a basin.  But what is a little strange is that there is an earthy yellow protective film on the honeycomb, which is rare on wild honeycombs.

    "How about it, buddy, let me keep up with you. Otherwise, you won't be able to find it even if it takes an hour. Let's talk about it first. How about you share some with me when you get the honey?" Liu Junhao is still the first.  I discovered for the first time that this guy is just a talker, and he talks like a machine gun.

    "Don't worry, I will definitely need you. I will attract bees and give you half of the honey later." Liu Junqi was smiling from ear to ear now. The size of the hive was completely beyond his expectation.  Look, there are hundreds of thousands of bees inside.  With so many bees collecting honey, how much honey should be in the hive?  To say ten or twenty kilograms is an underestimation.  According to the calculation of 80 yuan per pound of wild honey, that¡¯s more than 1,000 yuan.  Also, there are these bees if you catch them and bring them home, you will be able to make a steady stream of money.

    Zhao Guangming discovered the honeycomb first, and it was completely normal to give him some.

    "It's rare to see such a large hive" Xu Dongfang couldn't help but admire it.

    "Get out of the way, I'll go up the tree to pick the honeycombs." They say I am a hero and a good man, and my little boy can climb up a tree as neatly as a monkey, so naturally I won't give in.  Liu Junqi tied the window screen bag around his waist.  Then he hugged the tree trunk with both hands and jumped to the branches with several vertical jumps.

    Several people below held their breath for fear of accidentally scaring the bees away.  He saw Liu Junqi already halfway up the tree, only one meter away from the hive.  He suddenly shouted: "Oh my God" Then he hugged the tree trunk tightly with both hands and remained motionless, as if his soul had disappeared.

    "What happened? Why don't you climb up?" Zhao Guangming asked anxiously.

    "" Liu Junqi was speechless at all. He hugged the tree trunk with trembling hands and slid down.  When he was two meters away from the hive, his movements returned to normal, and he scurried down the tree.

    "Oh my god" The man squatted on the ground as soon as he got out of the tree, as if all his strength had been exhausted just now.

    "Brother Junqi, what's wrong with the honeycomb?" Liu Junhao had already vaguely guessed that there was something strange about the honeycomb.

    "Such a big hornet's nest If I had disturbed them just now, I would have been stung and fainted." Liu Junqi wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said with lingering fear.

    "A hornet's nest? How can there be such a big hornet's nest? It's obviously a wild nest?" Zhao Guangming turned to look at the tree again, but this time he still didn't see any difference.

    "If you don't believe it, you can go up there and you'll definitely see clearly. Oh my God, it's all densely packed with wasps. There are probably tens of thousands of them." Liu Junqi finally recovered.

    "It's really a hornet's nest." Liu Junhao felt a little strange just now. Now he opened his eyes and took a closer look and saw that the honeycombs were not connected together at all, but were distributed in layers, with the layers densely connected like hanging bells.  Pagoda-like.  UpdateThe important thing is that it is obviously not a bee flying above.

    "I don't believe it. Seeing is believing when you go up." Zhao Guangming made a gesture of not believing at all, and braced himself to climb up the tree, but he found that after waiting for a long time, no one tried to dissuade him.

    "Forget it." This guy really doesn't have the guts to go up, so he can only find steps for himself.

    "Is this what my sister-in-law saw last time?" Liu Junhao asked.  This honeycomb has a unique shape. If you take it off and hang it in your yard, it will definitely attract attention.  But now is not the time. You can only wait until winter or early spring. At that time, the hornet's nest is usually empty and there is no danger at all.

    "No, she said it seemed to be on the neem tree." When he fully recovered, Liu Junqi remembered his wife's advice.

    "Then let's look for it again" After Liu Junhao finished speaking, several people dispersed.

    Within a minute, Zhao Guangming called out again: "I found another one, you all come over"

    "Isn't it a hornet's nest?" Liu Junhao asked doubtfully.

    "Damn, it's really a honeycomb. I can even see the bees." Zhao Guangming said confidently.

    This time it¡¯s true, but this honeycomb is a little smaller, only as big as a basketball, which is far different from the hornet¡¯s nest just now.  Bees were flying back and forth among the branches, looking busy.

    "I have the impression that bees and wasps are natural enemies. They cannot coexist. These two hives are so close. How come there is no fight?"

    "How is it possible? Wasps specialize in eating bees. This nest of bees must have been eaten by wasps, but we didn't notice it." Liu Junhao checked online when collecting bees a few days ago, so he happened to know this information, "  Bees are not completely defenseless. When they encounter a wasp, they will surround it in groups, use the human sea tactic to tightly wrap the wasp in the middle, and then continuously generate heat by flapping their wings, thereby steaming the wasp alive."

    "That's nonsense. It's still steaming to death. It's not going to be 100 degrees. I guess the bees themselves can't stand it You said suffocating to death is more like it." Zhao Guangming made it clear that he didn't believe it.

    "This is true. I have seen similar information. It is said that after the bees wrap the wasps, the temperature in the center can reach about 45 degrees in a short time, which is enough to steam the wasps to death. The heat resistance of bees is as high as 50 degrees.  ." Sun Yutao interjected.

    He is considered a semi-expert, so when the same words came out of his mouth, Zhao Guangming had to believe it.

    "Stop talking about it and pick the honeycombs quickly." Liu Junqi heard a few people chirping and couldn't wait any longer.

    After the last experience, he was particularly careful when climbing the tree this time.  After crawling to the vicinity of the hive, slowly unfold the opening of the window screen bag, and then put the hive into it bit by bit.

    "Bees don't sting?" At this time, Zhao Guangming asked another question.

    "It's okay. As long as you move gently and don't let the bees feel hostility, they won't attack." Liu Junhao has picked honey before, so he understands the situation quite well.

    After removing the hive and nest, Liu Junqi carefully climbed down the tree carrying the cloth bag.

    "I can't get the honey at this time. I'm afraid the bees will fly away when the hole opens. Why don't you come to my house to get it when you come back?" He was still thinking about sharing the honey with Zhao Guangming, and explained as soon as he stood firm on the ground.  .

    "Okay" Zhao Guangming is a free and easy person, so naturally he won't care.

    After collecting the hive, a few people remembered that there was still something serious to do.  Liu Junqi carried the beehive and rushed home.  A few people continued walking along the mountain stream.

    I am looking for Zhu?, but this aimless way is more suitable as a game.  Xu Dongfang and Sun Yutao's eyes were completely focused on the surrounding big trees. Zhu Xi usually lived on tall trees and only flew to the mountain stream to find food when he was looking for food. Therefore, the direction of their attention could not be said.  mistake.

    ¡°On the contrary, Zhao Guangming¡¯s eyes were darting around, sometimes in the sky and sometimes on the ground.

    "Wow, big fish" he suddenly exclaimed.  Seeing that several people were ignoring him, this guy suddenly grabbed Liu Junhao and said, "Really, I saw it under that stone. It seems to have four legs."

    "That's a toad with four legs," Liu Junhao replied, but he was quite surprised. He wouldn't encounter a giant salamander.

    In order to distract him, Liu Junhao could only think of another trick, asking Zhao Guangming to find a bird's nest for him to identify.

    Like Pang Xu, this guy was also very doubtful about Liu Junhao's abilities and kept pointing to the bird's nest on the tree to let him guess.

    "No, Liu Junhao, you are so awesome." After finding a dozen bird's nests, Zhao Guangming had to admit that he was really tall.

    Xu Dongfang and the two of themI know why Mr. Liu Wu recommended Liu Junhao to be their guide. He really has something in his heart.

    It wasn¡¯t until twelve o¡¯clock that a few people stopped.  Liu Junhao's unique skill of catching fish once again shocked everyone. Zhao Guangming was so envious that he insisted on following him to become his disciple.

    Sprinkling the fish with condiments and roasting it on the fire, Liu Junhao patted Xiaopi's head again and asked him to lead the black panther to catch rabbits in the forest.

    "I'll follow suit. I haven't had a chance to show off my crossbow all morning." When he heard that he was going to hunt, Zhao Guangming became interested.

    "Save it. Once your crossbow arrow misses, it will be difficult to retrieve it. Without the crossbow arrow, this thing will become a decoration. If we really encounter a wild boar, we still expect it to help" Liu Junhao hurriedly warned.

    "Don't worry, I have practiced countless times at home. The hit rate of Yang Shu with thick hands and necks ten meters away is more than 90%. He is definitely a marksman." He explained proudly.

    "A poplar with a thick neck is called a marksman. Don't disgust me." Liu Junhao almost laughed out loud. His face didn't turn red when he said this.

    ¡°Damn, try it and I¡¯ll tell you that this accuracy is very good.¡± Zhao Guangming said unconvinced.

    "I'm not used to using high-tech things. A slingshot is enough." Liu Junhao said, taking out the slingshot from his waist, taking a marble and pointing at a branch about ten meters away. "If you can see clearly, it's enough."  That branch.¡±

    The "snap" was exactly the same, and the branch that was slightly thicker than a thumb snapped with a snap.  This slingshot was specially made last time. It has four rubber bands and is quite powerful.

    "Try your luck, you can use this plastic sheet." Liu Junhao said, clamping a small piece of plastic sheet in his hand to a branch.

    ¡°Bah!¡± When Zhao Guangming turned around, the plastic sheet had already been knocked down.

    "This is the real marksman" Sun Yutao couldn't help but applaud.  Although he doesn't play slingshot, he also knows how difficult it is to achieve such accuracy.

    ¡°I don¡¯t deserve that title. There are many people in the village who are better at slingshots than me.¡± Liu Junhao shook his head and put away the slingshot.

    "The sun. 'How can one be bright when there is beauty?' If I had known I wouldn't have come with you, it would have been a huge blow. Now I have no confidence" Zhao Guangming sighed, and then he put away the crossbow honestly.

    "If you want to play, let's play this. There are a lot of stones in the mountains."

    ¡°Just give it a try,¡± he gritted his teeth, pulled open the slingshot, and shot at the poplar tree not far away. As a result it hit the pine tree next to it.

    Within half an hour, Xiaopi and Black Panther each ran back with a hare in their arms.

    This time Liu Junhao brought a short blade, which was perfect for skinning rabbits.  He did this job smoothly. In ten minutes, the two rabbits were skinned cleanly, cut into eight pieces, washed with water and hung on the branches.

    The plump rabbit legs soon made a squeaking sound under the fire.  When it is half-cooked and then sprinkled with the seasonings that come with it, a scent will hit your nose.

    "I didn't expect you to have such a skill," Zhao Guangming couldn't help but exclaimed.

    "Haven't you ever heard that saying, 'In the big forest, you can't be like a guest, you should be like the host.' If you were left in the mountains for a week, you would starve to death." Liu Junhao rolled his eyes at him and prepared the roasted meat.  Passing the rabbit leg over, "How does it taste?"

    "Hissit's so hot, fragrant, smooth, and chewyit suits my taste." Zhao Guangming couldn't wait to take a big bite, and then jumped up on the spot when it was so hot.  After finally swallowing the rabbit meat, he came forward and shouted: "I didn't say anything, Brother Liu, I love you so much."

    "Don't disgust me, get out of the way." Liu Junhao kicked the man's butt, and then gave the remaining rabbit legs to Xu Dongfang and each of them.

    Four people have exactly four hind legs, plus those grilled fish, they can completely fill up the meal.  The remaining rabbit meat was divided between Xiaopi and Black Panther by Liu Junhao. After all, they made the greatest contributions.

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