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There is no time in the mountains, but the four seasons are distinct.

In the last month of spring, Luo Yicheng added an unexpected process to his daily work, which was tree planting.

If it is said that all the trees in the mountains have spiritual consciousness, in the past two months, the person they were most afraid of encountering must be Luo Yicheng, a master architect.Once caught by him, he will either end up being reduced to building materials or furniture in the house.

But it happened that Luo Yicheng, who was regarded as the "big villain" by the green plants in the mountains, was the first visionary among all people to realize the need to plant trees as soon as possible to prevent the lack of timber resources in the future.

On this day, Luo Yicheng appeared early in the lower reaches of a river ten miles away from the station, with wooden barrels in both hands.What is difficult to completely conceal under the lid of the barrel is the nauseating stench.

Of course, the smell will be unpleasant, because the two wooden barrels are full of feces and urine, as well as the seeds of the Davidia involucrata tree that have been soaked in excrement and urine for more than 20 days.

Davidia involucrata trees, like ginkgo trees, are ancient relics, and their populations have survived in this world for more than 1000 million years.Many plants or animals of the same period have almost become extinct, but they still continue to live today.

Luo Yicheng's family has a great relationship with the ginkgo tree, so he clearly knows that the Davidia involucrata tree is a kind of companion tree species that is almost made in heaven for the ginkgo tree.

If the two grow together in the same forest, they are like brothers supporting each other, which can greatly increase the growth rate and survival rate.There is a subtle resistance to many natural disasters and diseases.

There is no Davidia involucrata in the ginkgo forest in Dayanling today.If there is, I am afraid that the current growth area will be expanded ten times.Because, in fact, there are also competition and invasion in the growth area among plants, and there are also complex hierarchical divisions.Just imagine, a country only has nobles but no civilians; a sect only has elite disciples, but no ordinary disciples who focus on logistics; can it develop and grow?

In the mountains and forests, it is difficult for the dove tree that grows naturally to reproduce through seed germination.Because their seeds are enclosed by hard bony cores.Those seeds that can break through the soil naturally are often eaten by birds and beasts together with the pulp, and excreted together with their feces.But they also have strict requirements on the growth environment, even if they grow seedlings, it is difficult to survive.

It is hard to imagine that such a rare tree species has been passed down for tens of millions of years.

The batch of Davidia involucrata seeds cultivated by Luo Yicheng now come from the fruits of Davidia involucrata trees bought by Li Weizhen in the black market. The fruit of the 300-year-old mother tree is expensive.

In fact, that night, Luo Yicheng specifically mentioned that the souvenirs that Li Weizhen brought back were those Davidia involucrata fruits that were thrown into the dung bin as soon as they were bought.Speaking of these two buckets of excrement, the donkey also exerted a lot of strength.

Although the donkey who once lived with the little Taoist priest had a stubborn temper, he knew how clever it was to urinate into a wooden barrel after only teaching it once, which was really interesting.

After the Davidia involucrata fruit is soaked in the excrement bucket, the pulp and hard core will gradually decay over time. During this time, the seeds hidden in the core are also awakening and developing.If you directly break open the core and take out the seeds, it will be difficult to cultivate seedlings.Here, there is a life rule similar to pregnancy in October.

Every kind of life has its specific growth environment. Davidia involucrata trees are born out of filth. They are good at finding vitality in dead ends and turning decay into magic.Even a monk who is proficient in magic arts can hardly change this destiny.

Just like at the beginning, Li Weizhen asked curiously, since Luo Yicheng mentioned that the ginkgo grove in his family also had Davidia involucrata trees, why didn’t he go home to get some or buy some fruits?

Luo Yicheng just smiled wryly and said cryptically: Because, that is a dung bucket whose lid can never be lifted!

The fate that cannot be changed is because the ability has not arrived!

Luo Yicheng took out a dense-eyed bamboo basket woven by himself from the storage bag, then lifted the two bucket lids in one go, and poured all the filth into the bamboo basket.

Immediately afterwards, the bamboo basket was placed in the river to withstand the washing of the current.Of course, Luo Yicheng will also use the first-hand water control technique to form a small vortex in the bamboo basket to speed up the efficiency of the water washing away the seeds.The smell by the river is really bad!

After getting the clean seeds, Luo Yicheng immediately flew back to the seedling shed he had built in advance.The seedlings of Davidia involucrata need to grow in a humid and shady environment. If they are planted directly in the open sun, they will definitely die as many as they are planted.

In the seedling shed, there was already a figure who was busy digging the soil and digging holes. That was An Lan who had been interested in planting recently.

This interest is mainly due to the comparison with his peers, Ye Tong found himself a hobby of hunting and taming animals.An Lan wondered if she had other talents besides training and cooking?After all, after the practice time is excluded, the day is still quite free, so I have to find a way to pass the time.

In fact, not long ago, Luo Yicheng fenced off a vegetable garden for this girl.But she is still not satisfied, the energy is too strong!

Wen Renyu has research on planting flowers and plants, Luo Yicheng seems to know the way of planting trees, and An Lan steals from both sides, wanting to learn and master.

After seeing Luo Yicheng's arrival, An Lan wiped the sweat from her forehead with her dirty little hands, and said with a grin, "Brother Dacheng, the pits have been dug, and the depth and size are all according to the specifications you said. I'm diligent, right?"

Luo Yicheng put down the cloth bag with the seeds in his hand, went forward and wiped off the mud stains on An Lan's forehead with his sleeve, and said with a smile, "Diligence is diligence, but if Junior Brother Li sees it, he might want to talk to me! "

At this time, An Lan recalled that she had dug the pits with her hands several times in order to make the mud pits the same depth, and she couldn't help but shyly smiled and said: "No, I'm doing this for everyone's future, sharing weal and woe, sir, praise me Too late!"

Luo Yicheng grinned, nodded slightly, pointed to the two cloth bags containing the seeds and said, "Well, let's continue to cooperate and bury these seeds in the soil."

"Okay!" An Lan picked up a bag casually, waved her arms, and roughly planned the land under her feet: "This piece is mine, and that piece is yours!"

After half an hour, the two people who cooperated tacitly finally finished the project.

At this time, An Lan stretched his waist and said: "Brother Dacheng, although you adults always have reason to do things, I still don't understand. There are already so many trees in the mountains, why should we bother to raise seedlings?" Plant trees?"

An Lan hadn't asked this question before, and Luo Yicheng thought that the little girl had already heard about it from her husband, so he didn't bother to bring it up again.

Now that the question was in front of him, Luo Yicheng inevitably had to think for a while before he figured out how to answer it.Because, the conversation between peers can still be relaxed and casual.But if the target is a junior, you need to be more cautious when speaking.

There is a saying: teach by precept and example!As an elder, what you say and do will have a certain influence on the younger generation!

After thinking about it, Luo Yicheng said in a deep voice: "We live here, and we should also have the responsibility to protect this world. It takes a few years for a tree to become useful, and it takes decades to grow. But I can cut it down with a single knife. A little piece of wood. How long do you think it will take me to cut down the woods we see now? One day or two?"

An Lan was puzzled and said, "But we don't need to cut down so many trees? Isn't the house not enough to live in? I cook and pick up dead branches are enough!"

Luo Yicheng said noncommittally: "It looks like this at the moment, but what if we have hundreds or thousands of people in the future?"

An Lan thought about it carefully and remained silent.

Luo Yicheng continued: "Moreover, the role of trees is not only the material in our eyes. They play a vital role in maintaining the luck of mountains and rivers. If we cut down trees excessively, within a few years, the soil will be washed in by rainwater. In the river, the mountains are exposed to rocks, and if they are weathered into sand, the original green sea will retreat into a desert. Gradually, the river will dry up, and we can only find another place to move!"

"When all this happens, it's too late to make up for it!"

An Lan tilted her head and thought hard: "But aren't we monks? Just use spells to keep the soil from washing away the rain and the wind from blowing in."

Luo Yicheng shook his head and smiled: "There are many rules in the world, some of which we can resist, and some of which we must abide by. When manpower is exhausted, there are things that even immortals cannot do! By the way, you are in the book Have you learned anything about Liangxi Territory?"

Regarding Luo Yicheng's question at the end of the sentence, An Lan nodded again and again: "I have learned it! The book said that there is a world full of yellow sand, and it rarely rains. I am very surprised, since it is next to the West Sea, there is so much water. How can there be a desert?"

Luo Yicheng did not answer in a hurry, but motioned An Lan to squat down with him.Immediately afterwards, he drew a general map of the world on the soil with his fingers, pointed to the location of Liangxi Territory and said: "Being close to the sea does not mean that there will be enough rain. Whether it rains or not depends largely on the direction of the wind and It's about the terrain."

"Although there is plenty of rain on our side, it is indeed because a lot of water vapor is blown over from the South China Sea. But in the Liangxi Territory, they have to bear the cold wind blowing from the Lingbei Territory. This kind of wind blowing from the land The wind that reaches the sea is very dry, and it will blow away the water vapor from the sea, making it impossible for the rainwater to approach the inland."

Hearing this, An Lan sighed bitterly, "Living in the Liangxi Territory, it's so miserable!"

Luo Yicheng took advantage of the situation and said: "But you have to understand that there are quite a few monks active in the Liangxi territory. And because of the harsh environment, the monks who became famous there are very strong. The overall level of power on the mountain is higher than that of our Tiannan territory. , is also much stronger. But even if there are living true immortals working together to display supernatural powers, they still cannot resist such natural disasters!"

An Lan seemed to be getting more and more confused the more he listened, "But it rains a lot here, so we're not afraid of sand? Didn't you say that where there is water, life can be born?"

Luo Yicheng sighed softly and said: "Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it. In the final analysis, wind and water are both ruthless. They are the messengers of heaven. If we only know how to ask the sky and the earth, but never pay, and they will bring us destruction and disaster!"

"Hundreds of years ago, in my hometown, people did some wrong things. As a result, on the land of later generations, a large wasteland was left, which was uncultivable waste soil, most of which was sand, Only some thorny bushes can grow, that is the punishment from heaven and earth! It is a scar that cannot be removed!"

After hearing this, An Lan thoughtfully nodded and said, "I understand, we want to grow trees!"

Luo Yicheng smiled gratifiedly and said, "A hundred-year-old tree, a thousand-year tree of virtue. It's not easy, but it's the right thing to practice in this world!"

"A hundred-year-old tree, a thousand-year tree of virtue." This sentence was repeated several times by An Lan.

Luo Yicheng got up and patted the plaster on his hands, and said with a smile: "Okay, I think what we need to do most now is to fetch some water."

An Lan also got up to follow, and began to think about the future tree planting business, "Brother Dacheng, can we plant a few fruit trees on the top of the mountain?"

Luo Yicheng nodded and agreed: "Yes! Do you like to eat those fruits?"

An Lan quickly snapped her fingers and said, "Peaches, oranges, cherries, pomegranates, lychees...Plums, hehe, let's plant plum trees first! Plant a plum tree, and it will bear many gentlemen!"

Luo Yicheng couldn't help laughing: "Li... Well, this idea is really good!"

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