Jiang Xuyuan politely took it, said thank you, and drank the water quietly.

As an outsider, it was indeed inconvenient for him to speak in such a family occasion.

Jiang Mi took out his phone and looked at it. "Chinese New Year is only two days away. I'll wait until after the New Year before leaving. There's no rush."

"Yes, yes, yes. It's so hard for our family to get together, so we have to celebrate the New Year before we leave." Mother Jiang said with a smile on her face.

Jiang Xun glanced at Jiang Mi, thought for two seconds, and then nodded, "Okay."

Jiang Mi stood up and said, "Brother, you stay with my parents and talk to them. I'll go find Mr. Zhang and the others."

Knowing that his younger sister must be busy, Jiang Xun did not stop her and waved his hand to signal her to go.

The chickens, ducks and geese raised in the space were fed directly by Jiang Mi using the consciousness space these two days. No one else went in. Although there was no difference, it felt like the chickens, ducks and geese seemed to be a little thinner because they were not fed carefully.

When I found Mr. Zhang, he was standing and looking through the planting records. He was a little surprised to see Jiang Mi, "Xiao Mi, why are you here?"

Jiang Mi smiled and approached Zhang Lao, "I have something good to show you, please follow me."

As he spoke, he took the lead and walked towards the breeding room that had been built before. The breeding room was empty because there were no poultry to raise before and it had been vacant. If Jiang Mi hadn't mentioned that there should be some in the future, one would have been reserved.

The entire breeding room is not very big, about 130 square meters, but it is enough to raise the chickens, ducks and geese now.

When Mr. Zhang came in, Jiang Mi closed the door casually. The next moment, she raised her hand and waved, and a bunch of chickens, ducks, geese, etc. flew out of the room instantly. The number varied, and a rough count showed there were about 20 to 30 of them.

Zhang Lao's eyes widened, "This! Where did this come from!"

After the end of the world, all kinds of animals died or mutated, even fertilized eggs were not spared. Mr. Zhang thought that these species would become extinct directly, but he didn't expect to see it again!

In his heart, he was impressed by Jiang Mi's magical powers. Zhang Lao said excitedly, "That's great! That's great. I was originally worrying with Lao Deng about how to raise some poultry. Now it's great. Xiao Mi, you really solved a big problem for the base!"

Jiang Mi smiled knowingly, "I still have incubators and other things here. When the time comes, I'll find a place to free up a room specifically for incubation. Then our base will be self-sufficient in meat in the future."

"That's great..." Mr. Zhang adjusted his glasses and said only this happily.

He took a deep breath and said with a smile on his face, "I'll go find Old Deng. If he sees this, he'll definitely be happier than me!"

Before Jiang Mi could even speak, Mr. Zhang had already turned around and left in a hurry. She smiled helplessly, "Mr. Zhang, don't you have a walkie-talkie with you?"

Zhang Lao, who had already stepped out of the door, finally reacted and slapped his forehead, "Look at my memory!"

After saying that, he quickly called Lao Deng on the intercom. Upon hearing that there was a happy event, Lao Deng immediately dropped the things in his hands and hurried over. When he entered the room and saw the room full of poultry, he was stunned for a moment and then immediately rushed in, catching chickens and ducks all over the room. After checking several of them, he laughed out loud.

"How is it, Old Deng? Is it a happy event?" Old Zhang straightened his back and looked at Old Deng with some pride.

Elder Deng ignored him completely and looked at Jiang Mi. "Miss Jiang, you got this too, right?"

Jiang Mi nodded. "I'll need you two to take care of these poultry in the future. It seems that there are no experts in animal husbandry among our researchers. I'll trouble you two to take care of them first."

"That's nothing!" Old Deng waved his hands. "Although I'm not an expert in this area, I have some experience in it. I know some experts and I know a little bit about the breeding industry. Don't worry. This is related to whether we can eat meat freely in the future. I will definitely raise them fat and white! If there is any problem, you can ask me, Old Deng!"

"That's too much. After all, our conditions are limited now. As long as we can cultivate more and provide a continuous supply of healthy and fresh meat for the base, that will be enough." Jiang Mi waved his hands quickly.

Zhang Lao was watching from the side, and suddenly he chuckled and came close to Jiang Mi, "Xiao Mi, do you have any other surprises that you haven't told me, old man?"

Jiang Mi didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Not at the moment, but if you want anything, you can tell me and I will try my best to satisfy you."

Speaking of this topic, Mr. Zhang's face became more serious, "Let's find a place to sit down and talk."

Then he looked at Deng Lao and asked, "Do you want to come?"

Mr. Deng was squatting on the ground, studying a goose. Hearing this, he waved his hand without even turning his head, "You guys chat."

Mr. Zhang nodded and went out first. Jiang Mi followed him and they arrived at the meeting room.

Old Zhang took off his glasses and wiped them. After putting them back on, he looked at Jiang Mi solemnly, "Xiao Mi, can you tell me, an old man, how will our base develop in the future? What are the future plans?"

Although she had asked Liu Ji to draw up a plan in his personal laboratory, it was only a general plan. If the base wanted to grow and develop, it would not be enough to just talk about it on paper. It had to be improved step by step in line with the actual situation.

Jiang Mi has been thinking about this issue recently when she has time, but she only has a general idea.

"Mr. Zhang, I won't hide it from you. The main problem with our base right now is the lack of people. We don't have to worry about supplies anymore. I'm thinking of expanding the base after the Chinese New Year. We won't be limited to this hotel anymore. We'll gradually take over the entire tourism development zone. After we're fully armed, we'll slowly return to the city, just like we used to surround the city from the countryside."

Jiang Mi tapped the tabletop lightly with his fingertips, thinking as he continued, "For now, this plan will definitely be a long one. It will take two or three years at the fastest, and five years to be completed conservatively."

This is what she considers the ideal development path.

Zhang Lao didn't say anything for a long time after listening to it. He closed his eyes and fell into deep thought for a long time. After a long while, he sighed and said, "Five years... This plan is indeed good, but Xiao Mi, to be honest, I have worked for the country all my life. Now that I am half buried in the ground, something like this has suddenly happened. Watching the country fall and fall apart, I feel bad."

"Our country has suffered many disasters and has experienced ups and downs for thousands of years. We finally rose to prominence but..."

Jiang Mi was silent.

"So... I want to make a presumptuous request." Zhang Lao stammered, looking at the silent Jiang Mi, "I wonder if you can... help someone from the country if you meet them?"

In fact, what Mr. Zhang wanted to say more was whether he could help the country out of danger.