Carmine Color Bugs
There are worms in the world, their color is as red as vermilion, their sex is warm and humid, and they often gather in the forests of mulberry trees and the gardens of vegetables and fruits. Its body is slender, and its whole body is red, like the cast of Dansha, everyone calls it "red worms".
Red worms live and live in secrecy. During the day, they lie in the gaps between the branches at the bottom of the leaves to avoid the damage of the sun and birds; at night, they come out, sucking on the fluids of grass and wood to nourish their bodies. Its movement is also slow, and it creeps and moves between the leaves, like a red line winding, and when disturbed, it curls up into the shape of red balls, and it will be comfortable for a long time.
The ancient people occasionally saw red worms, but they did not know their use, but only felt that the color Afterwards, a clever craftsman observed it and found that the insect body had been boiled and refined, and a red paint could be obtained. Its color was fresh and lasting, and it was smeared on silk and terracotta tiles, which did not fade for a long time. Since then, the wonders of red worms have become known to the world.
So the villagers and elders all went to the forest garden to catch insects for color. In the beginning, there were a lot of red worms, and it was not difficult to catch them. However, as the years passed, everyone overdid the search, and the red worms gradually thinned. In the mountains and forests, where the red worms used to live, it is now difficult to find them.
There are wise people who worry about it, saying: "The life of things is also constant. If people are greedy and boundless, and they use up the water to fish, they will be eliminated. Although the red worms are small, they are related to the wonders of the paint, and they cannot be protected. "Hearing this, everyone began to feel repentance, so they agreed to reduce the catch and protect their habitat.
Not long after, the number of red worms in the forest and garden gradually increased, and the red paint was also sustainable. Everyone knows that all things are living, and between use, there should be awe, so as to maintain vitality, and nature will last forever.
