forest developer

Chapter 81 Rana
After lunch with Uncle Boer's Luozi, Ling Zikai took Lin Xing'an and his party to Caodianzi.

After turning over Luming Mountain, we first came to the small lake in the mountain.

The whole lake is elliptical, 450 meters long from east to west.It is 300 meters wide from north to south.The level of the lake is like a mirror, the blue sky and white clouds, green trees and green mountains are reflected in the lake, and the scenery is myriad, forming a natural picture scroll.

Before approaching the lake, Zhang Nan let out a series of exclamations: "Wow, what a beautiful scenery! Look, there are a herd of reindeer there!"

Following her guidance, everyone saw seven or eight reindeer walking leisurely on the grass by the lake.

Ling Zikai was slightly taken aback when he saw the reindeer.

Isn't this the deer group I brought back from Tiger Leaping Stream? I originally planned to place them near the wooden house, but I haven't had time to build a deer farm for them, so I didn't expect them to come here.

Seeing someone approaching, the herd of reindeer didn't panic, nor did they escape, they were still walking on the grass.

The doe in the lead spotted Ling Zikai in the crowd, honked at him, and walked towards them.

Ling Zikai walked up to the doe a few steps ahead, and patted the tall antlers on top of her head with her hands.

The doe arched his body with her mouth, looking very intimate.

Zhang Nan, who followed closely, called out: "What a cute reindeer! Brother Ling, it looks like they are very familiar with you. Are they domesticated deer in your forest farm?"

Ling Zikai smiled noncommittally. This doe was rescued by himself with the energy of the ancestor god when her life was dying. Not only did she rejuvenate vigorously, but also the breath of energy flowed in her body, establishing herself and meeting her relatives naturally. In general, it's strange if they are not intimate.

Zhang Nan also stretched out his hand, wanting to touch the doe's antlers.

The doe took a step back instinctively, and looked at Zhang Nan with a vigilant expression.

"Oh, it's still afraid of strangers, and won't let me touch its body!"

"This should be a group of wild reindeer! It's a rare thing to see someone and not run away immediately. If you reach out to touch its body, it will cause it to misunderstand that you are trying to attack it. Be careful poke you with antlers."

Lin Xing'an behind him saw the origin of the reindeer at a glance and reminded Zhang Nan.

"yes!"

Zhang Nan took a few steps back in fear, and then said puzzledly: "No, since it's a wild reindeer, why is it okay for Brother Ling to touch it with his hands, but I can't do it if I want to!"

Ling Zikai smiled and said: "Because I am the owner of the forest farm, they have come to my territory, so naturally they have to be kind to me!"

Zhang Nan glanced at his mouth, apparently not believing Ling Zikai's explanation.

Approaching the lake, I saw that the surface of the lake is blue, the same color as the sea.But the lake water in the depths is blue and green, like a huge emerald lying quietly at the bottom of the water.

The grass and flowers growing by the lake make the lake glow with vigorous vitality.

"If we build a few cabins by the lake, and put a few small wooden boats to swim in the lake, it will be a wonderful fairyland in the forest. Brother Ling, it is a waste of resources to leave such a wonderful leisure resort undeveloped! "

Standing on the shore, Li Yan looked at the lake and mountains, and said regretfully.

"Let's just develop leisure tourism!"

Lin Xing'an said beside him: "However, it is a good place to build a few wooden houses here. When you are free, you can stay here for a few days, go fishing and relax!"

Zhang Nan immediately echoed: "Professor Lin's suggestion is good. Brother Ling, after the wooden house is built, you must reserve one for me. When I am on vacation, I will come here for vacation!"

Ling Zikai said straightforwardly: "Okay, when the time comes, I will reserve a room for each of you."

The small river that flows out of the lake enters the meadow.

Because the entire meadow is located in the depression below the lake, and there is a small river running through it, the soil humidity is very high, and the weeds grow very lushly, swaying in the breeze.Clumps of perennial shrubs, as well as a few scattered trees with red leaves, are like embellished with brilliant colors on the green blanket.

Occasionally, small animals such as hares and squirrels appear in the grass and bushes, bringing vitality.

Walking in the grass by the river, from time to time, some frogs hidden inside will be startled, jumping from the bank and falling into the river water, splashing waves of water.

"Is this the forest frog!"

Ling Zikai looked at the frogs swimming with stretched limbs in the river, and asked Liu Yan.

"That's right! This place not only has lakes and streams, but also dianzi and mountain forests. It is a natural frog farm, which is very suitable for the growth of forest frogs. Look at the forest frogs in the water, they are all stronger in size."

Ling Zikai secretly released his ancestral consciousness, controlled a forest frog in front of him that was just about to jump into the river, and then stepped forward to catch it.

This is the first time he has seen this kind of animal known as "living ginseng".

I saw that the forest frog in my hand was about [-] centimeters in size, and the flat head was almost equal in length and width.The tip of the snout is blunt and slightly pointed, protruding from the lower lip, and the snout edge is more obvious.

Two small clusters of oval vomer teeth.The back end of the tongue is deeply incised, the tympanic membrane is round, and the skin is rough.The dorsal fold is folded on the forehead, obliquely outward above the tympanic membrane, and there are flat warts on the ventral surface of the abdomen and the posterior abdomen.

Liu Yan looked at the forest frog in Ling Zikai's hand and said, "The average forest frog is only seven or eight centimeters in size, but the one you caught is considered very large. The back and sides of a male forest frog are grayish-brown with a hint of green. The one you caught is brownish yellow, with triangular black spots on the tympanic membrane, bright red and gray spots on the pharynx, chest and abdomen, gray ventral limbs, interspersed with red spots, it should be male and female. There is a lot of frog oil in it, You can peel it off and see."

Seeing Liu Yan signaling him to peel the forest frog for oil, Ling Zikai was in a bit of trouble, he didn't know how to do it.

"Let me do it!"

Li Yan volunteered to take the forest frog from Ling Zikai's hand.

He first threw the frog to the ground a few times, and after he killed it, he supported the frog with one hand, the belly facing up, and pressed the two legs of the frog tightly with his thumbs, and pinched the frog with the other hand. The frog's head was folded down with both hands at the same time, tearing the skin near the legs, exposing flakes of oil, and then gently pried up one end with both hands, tearing off two large pieces of oil, and handing it to Ling Zikai.

The whole stripping process looks very simple, but it is a bit cruel.

Ling Zikai took the frog oil in Li Yan's hand and looked at it. It was almost like fat, milky white, soft and had a fishy smell.

"This frog oil is actually the fallopian tube of the female wood frog. The traditional extraction method is to wash the body of the female frog to be stripped of oil, use a rope or wire to pass through the upper and lower jaws, connect them into a string, and then hang it under the eaves or ventilate it. Dry in a cool place until the frog dies naturally, and dry it in the shade. This drying process takes a long time, usually about 2 months to complete.

Soak the air-dried dried frog in warm water at about 60 degrees Celsius for more than 10 minutes, then remove it, put it in a sack while it is hot and wet, tie the mouth tightly and cover it tightly with a cloth curtain, straw bag, etc., and leave it for more than 10 hours , so that the dried frog is "suffocated" soft.Use a knife to cut open the "stuffy" soft dried frog from the midline of the abdomen, and carefully remove the frog oil.

Put the frog oil that has been cleaned of impurities flat on the bamboo curtain and place it in a ventilated, dry and shaded place. After drying in the shade, it can be collected and stored.

But the frog oil fragment that this kind of dry peeling is taken out is more, and impurity content is high, and quality is relatively poor, and the frog meat after oiling is often discarded and can't be eaten.So fresh peeling is used now.

Before fresh peeling, cut off the two elbow arteries of the wood frog, or directly cut off the hind limbs, put them into the flowing water quickly, and carry out bloodletting treatment of live frogs.If the frog oil is infiltrated by blood, the dry product will become dark brown in color and the appearance quality is not good.

Whether it is fresh peeled and dried frog oil or dry peeled and dried frog oil, if it is stored at room temperature and slightly higher humidity, it will often be moth-eaten or moldy.Therefore, it should be stored in a cool, ventilated and dry place or frozen in the refrigerator as much as possible.

Generally speaking, about 100 large wood frogs can produce 500 grams of fresh frog oil, and about 180 small frogs can produce 500 grams of fresh frog oil.

If calculated by weight, 2000-2500 grams of adult frogs can produce 500 grams of fresh frog oil. "

Liu Yan introduced the extraction method of frog oil to Ling Zikai in detail.

Ling Zikai asked: "Then how do you eat this frog oil?"

(End of this chapter)