Chapter 870: Swallowed Alone (3)
The old friends went back to do their business first. The young men of Roberto Ferrari's family went to the farm and ranch to dig truffles. Milo and his classmates stopped going to the farm and ranch and headed to the wild forest instead. Travel
. Visitors do not need to pay a fee to dig truffles in the forest. Since truffles grow in the soil, humans cannot find them without truffle-hunting dogs and pigs. Tourists who want to experience truffle digging must rent or purchase a truffle-hunting dog. It also increases the income
of local people. Like the local people looking for truffles, Milo drove outside the forest, parked the car in the wilderness, and went into the forest with his children. During the
truffle season, many local residents also filled the forest looking for them. Tourists, the usually silent forest has become increasingly popular in autumn and early winter. It is not strange to hear human voices, cheers or dog barking coming from here and there in the forest. Le Yun and Milo were not ready to set off
. Sooner or later, someone was already looking for truffles with his dog in the forest. The two of them walked further into the forest and smelled truffles nearby and dug them out. Truffles need truffle
spores, so there are certain rules in the place where they grow. If truffles grow in a certain place, it proves that there are truffle strains nearby, so truffles will also grow in the nearby area in the future. If truffle hunters find truffles in a certain place the previous year, they will usually not come up with nothing when searching for them the next year. Because truffles
grow There is a certain pattern in the points, but places where truffles have been found are basically remembered by people, so you can see excavated places everywhere in the forest. Digging truffles every year is equivalent to loosening the soil of the land, which to a certain extent has a certain impact on forests, farms and pastures
. It has certain advantages and disadvantages. If the backfilling is not timely, it will easily cause soil erosion in the sloped areas. Truffle hunters make money by digging truffles and cherish the resources. They dig the truffles themselves and backfill them, otherwise the forest will be dug up. It was riddled with holes and horrible
to look at. In order not to rob the local indigenous people of their money and be hated by the locals, Le Yun was very sensible. She followed the smell and tried to dig into the more remote places where truffles grew, and found a place that few people set foot on. , digging happily.
Milo ran with the children and burrowed in the forest for a long time. He once again looked up to the sky and was completely speechless. Didn't he agree to dig truffles? Why does Xiao Lele always dig other plants?
Every time when he dug out the truffles she found, he would see her squatting somewhere, swinging her hoe happily, and running over to help. What he often saw was her digging the roots of some kind of tree or vine, as well as the roots of herbaceous plants. Must.
Wow, tell me, are the children digging for truffles, or are they actually digging for medicinal materials?
During the lunch break to eat dry food, Milo looked at the harvest and sighed silently. He had dug a lot. Xiao Lele only dug a few truffles. There were some plant stems stuffed in the bag. He was embarrassed to ask why. .
Fortunately, after the afternoon, Xiao Lele probably realized that her harvest was a bit small. Although she also dug grass roots and plants, the frequency was less, and she spent more time digging for truffles. It was not very light in the forest until six o'clock in the afternoon. Okay, the two of them retreat, digging while retreating.
When the two of them withdrew from the forest and found a parking place, it was dark, and the cars parked everywhere in the forest were nowhere to be seen. Their car was parked alone in the wilderness, which was extremely pitiful.
The two of them, one big and one small, climbed into the car and returned to the castle in a hurry. Roberto and Amedeo went out for the day. They finished work at 6:30 in the evening and waited eagerly. They didn't see the two of them in the dark until 8 o'clock. Rushing back, Roberto was worried about the little girl's safety and couldn't speak to the little guy. He grabbed his godson Milo and lectured him for a while.
The old gentleman was giving an ideological education class to the handsome boy Milo. It was like the scene where he was caught by the professor and lectured him. Little classmate Le Xiao was so happy that he was just enjoying himself.
Roberto lectured for a while, but was left speechless by Milo's smiling face, and the ideological education came to nothing. Looking at their harvest, it was shocking to find that they harvested more truffles in the wild than in the farm, and Amedeo had the same expression as his owner's big dog who was obsessed with oriental girls, they were very frustrated.
The truffle-hunting dog was very sad. He had worked hard all day and gained too little, so the human girl didn't need him to work. He had no chance to be friends with the human girl!
Xuanzao arrived in Tuscany town on the afternoon of the 9th. Little Loli’s mobile phone was turned off and could not be contacted. They stayed at the booked B&B, visited the town’s truffle museum, visited the truffle trading street, tasted truffle delicacies, and occasionally met with people from Diners of the world communicate.
Because of the exchange, Mr. Xuan got to know a wealthy Chinese-American foodie businessman who lived in Country M. The wealthy businessman was originally from Jiangnan. His surname was Xu. He was middle-aged and had a big belly. Xu Fushang lived in New York, Country M, spanning half of the country. Fly to Europe to dig and taste truffles.
After listening to wealthy businessman Xu complaining that truffles were difficult to dig and the harvest was meager, Mr. Xuan tried his best to maintain a reserved smile. His stomach cramped with laughter, and he suddenly regained his balance. He thought he was just unlucky, but it turned out that non-professional truffle diggers had similar harvests.
Because I met my close friend in a foreign country, we had dinner together in the evening and went for a walk before returning to our respective homes. Mr. Xuan returned to the host's house. At about nine o'clock, he received a message from Le Xiaololi asking where he was. He hurriedly He replied that he had arrived in Tuscany town, chatted for a few words, and the little Loli promised to take him to dig truffles tomorrow. Master Xuan was so happy that he made an appointment, excitedly informed the young man of the family, and went to sleep holding his mobile phone.
The next day, the Xuanjia youths got up early and ran to have breakfast. After that, Mr. Xuan took five of his entourage and drove to the place designated by the little Lolita.
They rushed to the outside of the town and waited at the intersection leading to a certain castle. When it was about seven o'clock, little girl Le came over in the car of a handsome foreign man. The Xuanjia young people saw the little girl sitting in the passenger seat and were moved by her. Affected by the smile, the mood becomes better.
Milo drove the car to the car of the young people from Huaxia and stopped, got out of the car and greeted the young people: "Hello, friends of Xiao Lele, welcome to Tuscany." "
Huh?" Xuanjia youth Looking at the handsome foreigner who spoke fluent Chinese in surprise, they all replied "Hello, please take care of me." Mr. Xuan shook hands with the handsome foreigner: "Friend, your Chinese is so good, I almost thought I was a foreigner. "
I have a godfather who loves Chinese culture and a lovely Chinese child. If I don't speak Chinese well, I will jump into the Yellow River in shame." Milo happily shook hands with Xiao Lele's friend and introduced himself.
The young man from the Xuan family was amused by the handsome boy. Mr. Xuan also introduced himself and smiled at the handsome boy and the little loli: "Little beauty, your local friend is Huaxiatong. Now you don't have to worry about finding a place to dig truffles. Please invite handsome boy Milo." Lead the way and take us to dig for truffles.”
"When it comes to truffle digging, I am a worker, and Xiao Lele is the leader in truffle hunting. Friends, let's go digging for truffles. Let's go to the mountains and chat about truffles. If we go late, we will miss one or two truffles. It's a big loss." Since Xiao Lele's friend is a noble, he doesn't stick to trivial matters, so Milo doesn't have to be shy and urge people to get in the car.
Xuan Shao was eager to go to the forest to dig truffles immediately. He readily agreed and hurriedly climbed into the car and let the handsome foreign man lead the way. They followed closely.
Handsome Milo and Mr. Xuan got to know each other in just a few words, and they became more familiar with each other than they did on their own. It was easier for Le Yun. There was no need to introduce them to each other, but it was a bit strange in the world of men. It seemed that men could easily find common topics, compared to Women become friends more easily.
In order to dig truffles properly, Milo did not go into the forest on the same road yesterday, but entered the forest at a different place. He still left the car in the wilderness outside the forest. A group of people carrying their own backpacks and bags containing tools rushed into the forest with extraordinary momentum. Have friendly conversations while walking.
The young men were chatting, and Leyun turned on her sense of smell function to focus on her career. Not long after walking into the forest, she found truffles that could be dug, and let the handsome young men get to work.
Mr. Xuan was so excited that he took his job as a hard laborer. He swung the hoe and dug hard until he dug about twenty centimeters before digging slowly. Twenty-five centimeters into the soil, he found a lump, as big as a goose egg. , dug it out, and offered the treasure happily: "Little beauty, I dug it, I dug a truffle." "
Yeah, it's pretty awesome. It's a good start. I'll give this to you as a gift." Le Yun praised Young Master Xuan seriously. , smiled like a fox: "It's agreed, you dig up five truffles and share one truffle. Four are mine. Handsome Milo also shares the same proportion." "No problem." The Xuanjia youths clapped their hands
excitedly , five gets one, right? The more you dig, the more you share. This is fair.
Xiao Lele treated everyone equally, while Milo smiled brightly beside him.
Mr. Xuan harvested the first white truffle. He felt so beautiful that he wanted to fly. He took pictures, removed the soil, packed it in a bag and put it in his backpack. This was his own and must be collected separately.
A group of eight people set off again, walking more than ten meters away, the little loli found another one, and it was dug by the handsome guy Milo. Then they walked again and found it and let the Xuanjia youths dig it. They found it again and let the handsome guy Milo dig it. One by one, he was digging. fair.
We walked all the way deep into the forest, searching all the way, searching and searching. We stopped and walked for more than two hours and stayed away from places frequented by truffle hunters to start a formal search.
Milo is only one person, so he can't always let Lele wait. He doesn't mind letting the Xuanjia youth share his interests, so that Xiao Lele doesn't have to be fair, and can be poached by whoever is free. Therefore, the Xuanjia young handsome guy They also have a lot of work, of course, they are not unreasonable people. When the handsome guy Milo has a truffle, they go to pick up the work. When the handsome guy Milo is free after digging a truffle, the truffle found by the little Lolita is given to Milo first. Handsome guy digs, they wait for the next opportunity.
The handsome guys are courteous to each other and get along extremely happily. No one competes for opportunities to dig for more truffles. They work hard and actively, and their friendship is warming up.
The seven handsome guys followed the little Loli in the forest with oaks, pine trees and miscellaneous trees. They worked hard for a long time and got a rich harvest. Just as there are many people, there is strength. With many people, the Little Loli basically doesn't have to be idle, so The results were many times greater than Milo's alone as a hard worker.
Following the little Lolita to dig truffles, the young men of the Xuan family were in great spirits. They led the truffle-hunting dogs all over the country in F. Working exhaustingly for several days was not as rewarding as following the little Lolita for half a day. If this were the case When the others saw it, they probably collectively wanted to snatch the little Lolita as a guide for finding truffles.
Mr. Xuan was so excited by the joy of the victory that he was more excited than taking a chicken blood shot. Even eating some solid food at noon felt like a waste of time.
After eating dry food, she continued to work. After working for an hour or so, Le Yun seemed to be floating when she walked, with a smile on her face that looked like a peony. Milo noticed something strange, touched her little head, and asked curiously: "Xiao Le Le, have you made a new discovery, or have you accidentally been irritated by a plant?" "
Oh, Milo noticed it," Le Yun squinted her eyes and smiled so hard that she couldn't see her teeth: "I told you yesterday The location of that place is coming soon, and I have a feeling that if nothing happens, we will make a lot of money."
"You said yesterday that there was a strong smell of truffles in a certain direction. The specific location is not far away, right?" Milo understood instantly. Tomorrow, Xiao Lele said that the smell of truffles was very strong in a certain direction, so he will copy it today. The road is heading towards a certain direction that Xiao Lele said yesterday.
"Are there many truffles somewhere?" When Mr. Xuan heard the good news, he swooped over to the little Loli, his eyes brighter than a hundred-watt light bulb.
"Theoretically, yes, but because the smell is mixed with the smell of certain plants, I can't be sure whether the quality of the truffles grown in that place has been affected. If the truffles are affected by certain plants, they can only be taken It is used to make some intoxicating drugs and cannot be used as food."
"Well, whether it is used for medicine or food, it is a joy to find truffles." Xuan Shaocai, whether it is used for food or medicine, can be used and not wasted. That’s it.
Milo also agreed with Master Xuan's words, whether it is for making medicinal materials or seasonings, as long as it can be used.
The handsome guys are so excited, Leyun is even happier, moving towards the goal, moving forward..., while moving forward, sweeping the truffles.
Thinking that there might be a huge harvest ahead, the seven handsome guys were in high spirits. They were more excited than winning a million-dollar jackpot. They worked harder to dig truffles, and they looked forward to arriving soon.
As she got closer and closer to her target, Leyun became more and more... entangled. Based on the smell, there were people near that place, and there were quite a few of them. What should I do if they wanted to steal her business?
The truffles in Yi country are produced in the Yanin Mountains. The town of Tuscany is a section of the Yanin Mountains. Due to the topography and other reasons, the truffles are the most abundant. There are often places where truffles are accidentally found in the mountains and forests, so there are many places where truffles are found unexpectedly. All have been excavated or have traces left by humans.
A flat area between the mountains is covered with coniferous and broad-leaved plants such as pine and oak trees, mixed with thorns, shrubs, herbs and other plants. There are rarely dwarf vines or wildflowers and other dwarf vegetation under the trees, and there are also truffles there. On the surface, no one has ever dug truffles. Strangely enough, no matter whether the truffle-hunting dogs or pigs are excited when they come nearby, they can't find any truffles after searching for them, and they will eventually leave in frustration.
No one disturbed me. It was quite peaceful in the small forest. However, it did not mean that it would always be peaceful. When a truffle hunter with a truffle hunter pig came nearby, his truffle hunter pig rushed into the woods excitedly, sniffing here and there. Smell, head shaking excitedly, jumping up and down, as excited as dancing.
The pig didn't move away, and it didn't dig up the ground. The truffle hunter didn't care at all. He tried to urge the pig to move away, but he ignored it and even howled and cheered like an out-of-control wild horse.
The squealing also attracted nearby truffle diggers and truffle hunting dogs to come and watch. Soon, three or four groups of people gathered together and saw a big black sow dancing excitedly, and the dog they brought with them They were also very excited. They put their noses to the ground, turned around and around, and barked, but they didn't indicate that there were any truffles.
"What's going on?"
"What the hell."
"Man, what happened?"
The truffle pigs were jumping around and the truffle dogs were barking excitedly. The truffle hunters asked me and I asked you, and no one said anything. Not sure why.
Just when everyone was confused, another pig came nearby with a truffle hunt. The pig howled happily and rushed into the woods. It was a white pig with snow-white hair.
Just as the white pig rushed into the woods, the black pig, who was having fun, roared, raised its ears at the white pig, and grinned fiercely.
The white pig also howled and bared his teeth when he saw it, and the two pigs faced each other.
When the owner saw this, he wanted to take the truffle-seeking pig away, but the pig roared and ignored him. The black pig even screamed angrily and rushed towards the white pig.
The owners of the two pigs jumped away quickly when they saw this. The owners of the truffle-hunting dogs were afraid that the dogs would fight, so they forcibly pulled the dogs back to them.
The black pig rushed towards the white pig, and the white pig also scratched its hooves and rushed towards the black pig. The two sows showed their ferocious looks like bullfights. They each ran for more than ten steps. When they collided, you bit me and I bit you.
Cows fight with their horns and bumps, and kick with their hind hooves. Pigs fight with their mouths and brute force. They bump into each other with their shoulders and bite each other. The two pigs bite and collide as if they have seen enemies, and they soon lose their prizes. .
The owner of the pigs was anxious and had no choice but to call their names and try to get them to separate. However, it was of no use at all. They should be beaten anyway.
The dogs barked more and more excitedly, barking together, and the two pigs fought more and more fiercely.
The owner of the pig and the owner of the dog were shouting and asking each other what was going on. The dog just barked at first, and after a while it seemed to rush out and fight. The dog owners used their strength to drag the dog back, thinking that Dragging them away, the dogs refused to go away, so they could only hold the dogs back to prevent them from fighting.
The small forest suddenly became lively.
The squealing of pigs and the barking of dogs came one by one. Leyun was stunned. Don't tell her that those guys were fighting in that place!
"Is there a wild boar?" Hearing the roar of pigs, the Xuanjia youth was extremely curious. If he encountered a wild boar, could he kill it and carry it back to make a delicious meal?
"I haven't seen any wild boars outside the forests near the villages and towns. There are wild boars in the depths of the forest." Milo took advantage of the local people and replied to the Eastern guests, "Little beauty, it seems to be very lively. Should we go and see it?
" Want to see it?" Mr. Xuan was eager to jump up and down, looking like it was fun, so he had to go and see it.
"Well, go ahead, let's join in the fun." The handsome guys wanted to find out, but Le Yun didn't object and ran away.
The little guy ran away, what are you waiting for? The seven handsome guys greased the soles of their feet in unison and ran along.
The eight people burrowed through the woods, bypassed some dense trees and thorns, climbed over a small slope, then went down a slope, ran for about half a mile, bypassed some trees, and found a place where pigs were barking and dogs were barking.
The battle was raging, and the two pigs were biting with blood. The dogs were already in an uncontrollable posture. The owner was going crazy and had no idea what the hell was going on. When he saw a group of oriental-looking people running towards him, how could there be anything else? Sora cares about their existence.
Milo asked in pure Italian with local colloquialism: "Ah, my God, why did they fight? What happened?" "Ah, damn it, we don't know why,
they They start fighting whenever they meet.”
"Damn it, it's like this for no apparent reason."
"Our dogs don't obey orders either."
The owners of the five dogs, the owners of the two pigs, and the people digging truffles together, a total of twelve men and women, you One by one, chirping, accompanied by words to soothe the dog, and shouts telling the dog to hurry up and stop fighting.
The Xuanjia youths looked at the little Loli with question marks on their faces. She crossed her chest with one hand and touched her chin with the other. Her little brows were wrinkled together, obviously in deep thought.
Milo couldn't figure out the reason, so he asked his child: "Little Lele, why do they fight?"
"It has something to do with the plants nearby," Le Yun explained with a bitter face: "There are wild hyacinths in this forest, here There is a certain poisonous plant in the Solanaceae family. Animals have been exposed to hyosphorus and then smelled the smell of Solanaceae plants. Their brains are affected, resulting in a strong sense of excitement and hallucinations. The nature of animals prompts them to They regard people of the same sex as love rivals, and fighting is out of animal instinct."
"Oh, God, how could such a thing happen?" "
Now we are in trouble."
"God, what should we do now?"
Looking for truffle pigs and The dog owners understood what the girl said and were at a loss.
Milo spread his hands and expressed that he was helpless.
The Xuanjia young people did not understand Italian and had no idea what the little beauty said. They could guess that it must be related to plants and kept a profound look on their faces.
Le Yun looked at the person who was holding the dog in a panic, squeaked at the corner of her mouth, took off her backpack, dug out the sealed small backpack containing her belongings, took out a bag of only four pills, took out one, and cut out half of it. pieces, put the rest in, crush the small pieces, put them in the palm of your hand and let the aroma spread.
The aroma of the pills was rich and elegant, and the irritability that made me feel dissipated. The frantic dogs were also much calmer, and the two fighting pigs were not as fierce as they were at the beginning.
"My kind of fragrance can only make animals wake up temporarily. Gentlemen and ladies, please take your pinehounds and stay away, at least three kilometers away. The nightshade plants here are not good for animals. If humans stay for a long time, their brains will also feel excited." , dizziness and vomiting occurred afterwards. Stay away from here. After the animals wake up, they will be depressed and tired, and may not have the energy to look for truffles again." The dogs became quieter. In order to completely solve the problem, Le Yun simply persuaded the people to leave.
She It's impossible to just order some medicine and give it to each person. Letting them go is the real way to solve the source of the trouble.
"Ah, okay, let's leave." The person holding the pinehound immediately pulled the dog away, even if the dog was unwilling, dragging and pulling, coaxing and comforting, and taking the dog away from harmful plants.
The owners of the two pigs were also busy calling their truffle-seeking pigs, and the two pigs fought for a while until they were panting and fell down from exhaustion within a few minutes.
The owner hurriedly ran over and put a rope on the pig. He didn't care about the wounds on the pig's body. He dragged the pig away by force, pulling hard and using all his strength to drag the pig away.
The Xuanjia youth stared at it, oh my god, the picture is very funny, isn’t it?
The hilarious scene lasted for about ten minutes. The pig and the dog were dragging the dog and the pig out of a forest where the ground had never been disturbed. Even if the dog wanted to look back, it refused to let them go and dragged them across. As they walked farther and farther, the owner of the pig walked very slowly and took a long time to get away from the place where they were fighting. He also dragged the pig away by force.
The truffle hunter walked far away, so far away that he couldn't hear the sound of voices and footsteps. Mr. Xuan followed the little Loli like a curious baby: "Little beauty, what did you say to them just now?" "I told them
, Their truffle-hunting dogs and truffle-hunting pigs were stimulated by the smell of poisonous plants and had hallucinations in their brains, so they started fighting." Le Yun walked towards a nightshade plant. She wasn't lying. There were really many nightshade plants growing around. , is a type of Datura, and is not as toxic as Datura.
There is also a plant called Mandala, which is the same word as Mandala. It is a kind of camellia, which is originally an auspicious flower in Buddhism. However, when its fragrance is mixed with other plants, it will also form The effect of causing hallucinations in humans and animals.
"Oh, will something happen if someone smells it?"
"Yes, it will be poisoned if you smell it for a long time."
"Little beauty, let's evacuate quickly." It's poisonous, so let's get rid of it quickly.
"You don't want truffles anymore?" Le Yun looked back with a bright smile: "This is the place I was talking about. There are many truffles buried in the soil." "Ah?" Xuan Shao turned into a
question mark in a second: "That's what you said. Here? That person just now..." Oh, the little beauty kidnapped everyone, she wanted to take it all to herself!
"They don't know, because the plants here can cause confusion in the brains of pine-hunting dogs and pine-hunting pigs, and their sense of taste is confused, so even if there are truffles under the feet of the truffle hunters, they don't know." Le Yun smiled seductively and stuffed the plug
. He took out the pill bag from his backpack, cut open the pills, and gave half a pill to each of the handsome guys: "This is an antidote pill to prevent the smell of plants here. Take it and get to work quickly." "Okay." I heard that
Shusen There were truffles in it. The handsome guys took the pills and ate them. They were carrying hoes and their eyes were bright, ready for a big fight.
Le Yun took office and took the handsome guys to a place to dig down, then marked out the area for him, then went to another place to determine the location, and assigned each of the seven handsome guys their own digging area.
The areas she designated for the handsome guys were very particular, avoiding places where solanaceous plants grow. In fact, even if there are truffles between the roots of solanaceous plants, there is no big problem. At most, some ingredients are heavier. Consider When it comes to safety issues, Le Xiao's classmate still chooses to give up the truffles growing in the root zone of the plants. People can't be too greedy. If you give up, you will get something.
After setting a location for the handsome guys to dig truffles, Le cut a few slits in several trees, put on membranes to collect the sap, and then told them to collect the medicinal materials themselves and carry the tools to other places.
Bypassing a solanaceous plant, she ran to a place about forty or fifty meters away from the handsome guys. She first cut holes in several trees to collect sap, then dug out truffles and some plant pieces.
(End of chapter)