The baobab tree, also known as the Bobab tree, is said to be a "sacred tree", and it is absolutely well-deserved.
It is said that Samoan men only need to plant a dozen baobab trees in their lifetime, and when they grow up, the family and even generations will not have to worry about food The fruit of this tree has a sugar content of more than 70, and even the sugar content of the leaves of the main stem can reach 50, which can completely replace cereals to become the staple food of human beings, and it is located in the tropics, it can bear fruit three times a year, and the yield is very large.
So with these baobab trees, their food problem was solved almost at once, and it can be said that it is a godsend.
What's more, the rainy season is approaching, and the tree also provides them with a natural shelter from the elements Not surprisingly, in Africa and Oceania, many locals live in huge trunks of baobab trees, and some have even converted them into stations or even prisons Fang Jinyan and the others did not waste time at all, and started construction on the same day In fact, they found a natural tree hole, and at the root of one of them, they could go directly into it.
However, there are a lot of decomposing carcasses and bones of animals inside, which means that the environment is not only harsh, but also unsafe.
So they finally accepted Zhou Rong's suggestion, chose the thickest and tallest baobab tree, and then Fang Jinyan climbed the trunk, kept tapping the trunk with a wooden stick to listen to the sound, and finally chose a place three meters high.
"The sound listening area should be relatively thin, and the void inside is relatively large, so we will dig a treehouse here," he said.
"But it's so high, we can't climb it at all."
Zheng Chen was embarrassed.
The trunk of the baobab tree is very thick and does not have any branches, so it is impossible for the average person to climb it.
As for Fang Jinyan, everyone has already seen that he may not be a human at all "It's okay, I'll dig a hole in first, and then put the rope down and pull you up."
Fang Jinyan said.
"Okay, let's do it, we can't be idle, let's go find some firewood, and then deal with the food we got today, and after you dig it, let's have dinner and rest for a while, and after dinner, we will work together overnight" Zhao Lan thought about it for a while and said.
"Okay."
Fang Jinyan nodded and said.
So everyone split up, Fang Jinyan climbed steadily on the three-meter trunk, and began to dig the skin of the trunk of the baobao with only one folding knife.
Although the baobab tree is as notoriously "fat" as its name, the bark is quite hard and not easy to dig up, especially if there is only a folding knife that has a dull mouth.
But fortunately, Fang Jinyan didn't need to dig too big an entrance, as long as he could climb in, and it turned out that its thickness was not particularly thick, only digging about 10 centimeters thick, his whole hand was stuffed in, and it was really empty in a large area.
However, the hole is still too small for others to enter.
So he dug for two and a half hours almost all the time, widening the hole to about half a meter, and then he tried it, and the whole person climbed in Because the hole is not large enough and there are no "windows", the light inside is very dark, but you can still see the inside clearly.
It's a pretty large space, at least the size of a kitchen, and a lot of the wood in it is so loose that you can even tear it off with a hard hand In fact, the wood under the feet is also very loose, and you can step on a large section of it, but after the loose wood is squeezed and becomes dense, it will not continue to sink, so you don't have to worry about falling directly when you step on it Fang Jinyan went down to have a meal with his teammates, and then pulled all the other teammates into the tree hole, and began to transform the tree hole with rudimentary toolsOnly Fang Jinyan and Zhu Pingzhi had a dagger, and the others only had metal objects such as keys and nail clippers, which were too small to be used, so they could only use hardwood sticks and sharpened bamboo knives to dig.
Fortunately, the inside of the baobab tree is really loose, so it is not too strenuous.
Although everyone was very tired after a day's walk, their spirits were quite excited, and they were in full swing.
However, after Fang Jinyan was a group, he stopped and said to everyone: "I feel a little tired and need to take a break." ” "It's okay, you can rest, let's just come" They knew that Fang Jinyan's physical strength didn't seem to be good, he had always been like this before, and he had long been used to it, of course, the most important reason was that they thought that Fang Jinyan had done enough, and even if he was resting now, he would contribute more than them So even if he really wants to be "lazy", there is no problem.
And they feel that Yi Jinyan's consistent style is not like this kind of person With his ability, he can do a lot of work without having to do it himself, but he usually does it when he can.
It was a full moon night, and by the light of the moon, they were busy for most of the night, until they were too tired to stand it in the early hours of the morning, so they stopped, ate a little supper, and then began to sleep in the treehouse.
But even so, many of them were so excited that they couldn't sleep.
"It's so beautiful, we finally have a house to live in, and it's such a magical place," Zhou Rong said in a suppressed voice but obviously excited.
"yes, the floor is soft, like cotton, it's so comfortable to lie on it."
Liu Yun also said in a happy tone.
"It's definitely much more comfortable than a hammock anyway."
Zhu Qianqian also said.
With her size, sleeping in a hammock is really a sin.
"But it's so high here, isn't it very difficult to climb up and down every day," Xu Xiaoyao said worriedly.
She didn't know how to climb the rope at all, just now Fang Jinyan asked her to tie the rope to her body and hang her alive "It's only three meters high, it's just one floor, it's okay to fall, you be confident, don't be afraid, there will be no problem, I haven't climbed it before, but it's okay to try it."
Zhao Lan comforted her and said.
"That's it, I can climb my size, what are you afraid of, and didn't the team leader say that he will get a rope ladder in a few days, and it should be no problem for you to climb up then."
Zhu Qianqian said.
"Yes, it's better to be taller, otherwise it will be terrible to be eaten by wild beasts at night."
Liu Yun also said.
"Oh, that's good."
Xu Xiaoyao nodded and said, but she was still uneasy in her heart.
After a few days, wouldn't that mean that she would have to be climbed several times, she had no confidence in herself at all, and every time she was hung up, she felt embarrassed, and it made people think she was useless The men on the other side were still talking, but it was mainly Zhang Hongbing who was asking questions.
"Brother Fang, I remember, shouldn't the baobab be on the arid grassland, I remember why there seems to be a volcano on this volcano," Zhang Hongbing remembered and asked.
"Baobab trees are actually very widely distributed, almost all of the tropics, not only in the grasslands, in fact, the most distributed baobab in the world is Madagascar, where the main tropical rainforest climate, Oceania island countries are also basically rainforest climate."
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Fang Jinyan said.
"Oh, I have another question, is this volcano really extinct volcano, what if it's an active volcano," Zhang Hongbing asked again.
"This baobab grove is at least three or four hundred years old, which means that this volcano has not erupted for at least three or four hundred years, otherwise it is so close to the crater that it would not have survived, so I think even if this volcano is an active volcano, it is unlikely to erupt in the near future, if it really erupts suddenly, it can only mean that we are too lucky."
Fang Jinyan said.
"Can baobabs really be baked and eaten as bread?"
asked Zhang Hongbing again.
"I don't know, after a while, when they are ripe, you can pick a few yourself."
Fang Jinyan said.
"I still have a question, is that Xu Xiaoyao your girlfriend, I feel that you take special care of her," Zhang Hongbing asked again.
"No, but she's my friend, don't hit her idea, okay, don't talk, rest, I have something to do tomorrow."
Fang Jinyan said.
So, they spent the first night in the treehouse, and the next day they continued to renovate the treehouse, making it more flat and beautiful, or at least less ugly, and then they dug a window on the other side to make it better for light and air.
In the end, they renovated the treehouse, with a total area of more than 20 square meters, if according to the previous standard, this area lived for 9 people, which is a bit too small, with an average of only 2 square meters per person, but for them now, it is very satisfying to have a place to sleep in a shelter from the wind and rain And the trunk of this tree is at least 10 meters high, and several more tree holes can be dug, and other trees can be dug as well.
So as long as you have time and energy, it is not impossible for everyone to have one room in the future But there is no need to spend so much energy on this now, because they have not yet reached the time to enjoy, and they have a lot of more pressing things to solve For example, a rope ladder is indeed a bit difficult for ordinary people to climb with ropes, so after they completely made a basic renovation of the treehouse, they immediately made one out of the sisal fiber rope and wooden sticks they brought, and fixed it at the hole in the treehouse.
At night, when they are resting in the hollow, this rope ladder can be tucked into the hollow of the tree, so that enemies or apes can climb up and attack them. t1706231537: