Chapter 473 Abdominal Pain
The third day of survival in the Xishuangbanna rainforest.
In the early morning, the rainforest was filled with hazy mist, bringing a rare chill.
The rainstorm has stopped, and all things are gradually reviving. The animals that have taken shelter from the rain have begun to come out of their caves to look for food. Not far from the campsite, Bifang is squatting on the ground with a pale face and sweat pouring down his forehead.
Obviously, he was squatting.
"What's going on? Can a 16-point physique still get an upset stomach ? Or is it because of the unfamiliar climate?"
As soon as Bifang opened his eyes this morning, he felt a sharp pain in his abdomen, and then an indescribable sense of urgency came over him.
I never expected that Bifang, whose physical fitness is already as high as 16 points, would have such a situation.
Before challenging Mount Everest , Bifang still had a few strengthening points left. After his success, he immediately added them to what he thought was the most important thing, which was physical strength, physique, and adaptability.
On the panel at this moment.
[The only bound person: Bifang]
【Growth age: 25】
【Height: 186.1cm】
【Weight: 78.1KG】
Strength: 15
【Body：16】
【Min: 15】
【Essence：15】
【Platinum Body】
【Condition: Diarrhea】
If it wasn't clearly written that the body shape was sixteen, Bifang would have suspected that he was one point six.
After cleaning up, Bifang started the live broadcast and the audience came in like a stream. As loyal viewers, many people noticed that something was wrong with Bifang at the first sight.
[Fuck, what's going on? Why are you so pale so early in the morning?]
[Damn it, you need to be restrained, Lao Fang. You can’t waste your energy like this in the wilderness.]
[Ah, brother, are you serious? ]
"Obviously, I'm sick." Bifang wiped the sweat off his forehead with a leaf. Now he felt his legs were weak. "I started having stomachaches early this morning. I don't know why. I just went to the toilet."
[See, I told you that catfish can’t be eaten]
Immediately, some audience members stood up to speak up and swore that the diarrhea was caused by eating catfish.
But Bifang still shook his head: "It shouldn't be the food. Compared to catfish poisoning, I prefer to think it's the climate and water that's inappropriate. If it's really the food, then based on the speed of digestion, I should have woken up in pain in the middle of the night instead of waiting until early in the morning."
Looking at the misty rain forest, Bifang had another guess: "Maybe my stomach is cold. It just rained last night. Not only is it not hot, but it makes me feel a little cold."
After all, Bifang wore nothing but a grass skirt, and at night she simply covered herself with palm leaves, so it was not impossible that the cold invaded and caused diarrhea.
The more Bifang thought about it, the more he felt so.
"It's okay. I'll take some medicine for the diarrhea and it will be fine. I'll talk to you about the issue of feces disposal."
Bifang dug up a pile of soil and covered the pit with it. Of course, the camera couldn't be pointed directly at it, as that would be too harsh.
"Nowadays, many people have not used the original earth pits, but no matter what method you use to deal with feces, there are some principles that need to be followed. For example, in order to avoid pollution, we must ensure that the simple toilets dug are at least 25 meters away from the water source. The depth of the earth pit is at least 45 centimeters."
"Immediately cover the excrement with soil after using it. If there is still a bad smell after covering it with soil, it must be reburied. Paper must be burned after use. Paper can last for a long time before decomposing, which will seriously damage the environment and needs to be decomposed manually."
“Also make sure that things you put in your pockets don’t accidentally slip out. Any tools that fall in there wouldn’t be a pleasant experience.”
Bifang held a piece of charcoal ash in his hand, crushed it and sprinkled it into the pit.
"Here is a trick I can teach you. To cover up the smell, we don't have to cover it with a thick layer of soil. We can first sprinkle a layer of charcoal ash and then cover it with a layer of soil. This will be more effective."
"Okay, next I have to quickly find something to relieve some of the pain."
Bifang held his stomach, still feeling very uncomfortable, and there was not much improvement. It was obvious that it was not as simple as having an upset stomach.
"There are many ways to treat diarrhea. In fact, lemongrass can also be used to treat diarrhea, but I want to see if there are other materials. Let's go out and look for suitable medicinal materials. I remember seeing rubber trees when I was exploring the surroundings earlier."
Simply recalling the direction, Bifang was walking in a certain direction. When he set up the camp, he measured the direction and marked the east, south, west and north with stones nearby to determine the direction.
"Rubber trees can be said to be the most important economic tree species in the world. Yunnan is also a major rubber-producing province. Although they were introduced for planting later, 70 percent of the rainforest in Jinghong has been replaced by rubber."
The highway from Jinghong to Mengla is lined with rubber forests on both sides. In fact, most of the trees you see during normal tourism are rubber trees, not real rainforests.
Located in the southwest of Yunnan, Mengsa Basin is an ancient land. In the basin, ancient trees are towering, tigers roar and wolves howl. In the ditches, reeds grow densely, snakes and insects appear and disappear. Miasma is everywhere, and plague is prevalent.
Such scenes are no longer seen. Of course, some of them are not good scenes, but they also indirectly illustrate the huge changes in Jinghong.
"Rubber trees, which look lush and green, have a strong ability to absorb water. They are tall and densely leafed, blocking out sunlight, leaving no grass growing under the trees. The diversity of organisms in the forest is reduced or even killed, so rubber forests are also called 'green deserts'."
"A survey shows that compared with natural forests, the number of birds in artificial rubber forests has decreased by more than 70%, and the number of mammals has decreased by more than 80%. It is said that some people suspect that the elephant migration a while ago was related to this."
[Ah, I've seen this. There was news earlier that more than a dozen elephants all went north.]
【Isn’t it said that the climate is warming?】
【So I suspect it’s related.】
The ecological deterioration caused by rubber plantation is certainly heartbreaking, but Bifang still agrees with that truth.
"Protecting the environment is ultimately about protecting humanity, and keeping in line with human interests is the basic direction. The ultimate goal of everything we do now is still for development, to have enough food and clothing, and to have a better life. I just hope that we can balance the two in the future."
Dense rubber forests spread through various means and can also grow in the most primitive rainforests. This is what Bifang is looking for.
However, Bifang is located far away from Jinghong, deep in the rainforest, and still retains its original appearance. Rubber trees are naturally not so easy to find.
Even before finding the rubber tree, Bifang found some other goodies, stinky vegetables and frangipani.
“Plumeria is a beautiful small tree flower. Its flower language represents hope, resurrection and rebirth. It blooms from May to October. We are lucky.” Bifang picked all the pale yellow flowers on the tree. Even though his stomach felt like it was on fire, he still didn’t want to miss it.
"Local people use frangipani to fry and eat, and we also collect some, but it is a member of the Apocynaceae family, and the latex contained in the bark and branches is poisonous, so be careful not to touch it."
"Look, there are stinky vegetables here!"
Bifang picked the tips of wild vegetables on the ground and put them into a bark frame.
"Stinky vegetables are the most distinctive wild vegetables in the area. Stinky vegetable fried eggs are a traditional delicacy of the D tribe. I haven't tried it, but I heard it tastes good. However, it smells really bad. Oh my God, I feel like vomiting."
The smell of stinky vegetables is much stronger than that of stinky tofu. It has a strong smell of stinky socks. In the eyes of Bifang, who has a keen sense of smell, it is even more explosive, and even his head feels a little dizzy for a moment.
"But stinky vegetables are rich in nutrients. Every 100 grams of stinky vegetables contains about 10 grams of vitamin B12. Vitamin B12 deficiency is one of the causes of brain aging and Alzheimer's disease. Eating some stinky vegetables is good for preventing this disease."
[Is it time to start preventing Alzheimer's disease? 】
[Fang Shen: Take one step and look ten steps ahead]
[Fang Shen: Make plans early, make plans early]
Bifang supported his dizzy head and continued searching, and finally found two large rubber trees more than ten meters high in a narrow downhill area.
"Yes, that's what I saw at that time." Bifang didn't say much and just tore off a long strip of bark.
"It is best to cut the bark vertically, because the bark is responsible for transmitting the tree's nutrients. If you strip a section from the middle, the whole tree will die, so don't ring-bark it. Even if you strip it horizontally, don't strip more than one-third. I remember saying this when I was making the bark frame."
The stomach still aches. The pain is not severe, but it is always there and never stops, which makes people feel very uncomfortable. Even Bifang is sweating profusely.
[Wait, why does the whole tree die after being girdled? Shouldn't the first half of the tree die?]
[Yes, aren't nutrients transported to the upper part? ]
[No, I remember that the bark is where nutrients flow back from top to bottom]
"Yes, the bark is the return of nutrients. The growth and development of trees depends on the roots absorbing water and nutrients, and then producing carbohydrates through photosynthesis of the leaves to supply branches, roots, etc., and then the root system develops to further absorb water and nutrients."
"Some trees are hollow in the middle, but they are still full of life because of the phloem on the edges that can transport nutrients."
"If the phloem is damaged and the bark is peeled off in large areas, new phloem will not have time to grow, and the roots will die due to lack of organic nutrients. This is a cycle that cannot be broken."
Bifang wiped the sweat off his forehead, stuffed two large strips of tree bark into his backpack, and started making medicine when he returned to the camp.
Use charcoal to relight the fire, roast the bark, mix it with lemongrass, mash it, and put it in a wooden bowl.
In order to make the taste better, Bifang also squeezed the remaining sugarcane into a bamboo tube, poured the juice into the tube, and then poured boiling water on it to stew it.
"Sugarcane is the raw material for making brown sugar, and it also has the effect of nourishing the stomach."
The whole process is exactly the same as decocting medicine. After the water boils for five or six minutes, Bi Fang removes the wooden bowl from the fire pit and lets it cool before taking it.
The warm potion entered his aching stomach, and Bifang's frown suddenly relaxed.
