"Phew, it's freezing cold!"

Bai Lele quickly crawled into the large tent, exhaling a puff of white breath:

"The winters in the Northwest are so cold, even colder than when I was studying in the South. Even wearing a coat, I couldn't keep up with the temperature."

Zou Kai, who came in with her, deliberately tried to scare her: "This is nothing. Wait a month and you'll see. If you don't wear long johns, your toes will freeze off."

Liu Mingji, who was squatting on the ground studying the samples, turned around upon hearing the sound:

"It's good that you two are back. Send this experimental sample back and ask them to give me the results by next month."

Liu Mingji and his research team from the Agricultural University have already settled in Xingning Village, with tents set up, all to keep a close eye on the growth of the Ping Pong grapes. They have long been prepared for a long-term battle.

China's agricultural progress has never been achieved overnight; it is the result of countless agricultural workers working day and night.

This is also the source of China's confidence in being called an "agricultural power".

Bai Lele and Zou Kai are Liu Mingji's graduate students. Their enthusiasm for "super grapes" is no less than Liu Mingji's. These past few days, they've been going to the greenhouse whenever they have free time, working very diligently.

"Teacher, I just went to check on Miss Xu's radish patch. It's only been planted for a few days, and the leaves are already half a person tall. Do you really think there are any giant radishes like this?"

Bai Lele asked curiously.

"Did it really grow?"

Liu Mingji stopped what he was doing and adjusted his glasses:

"Radishes planted in spring and summer are planted from February to April each year, so their growing period is about two months. Radishes planted in autumn and winter need more than two months or even four months to grow before they can be harvested. Ms. Xu said how long it takes for her radishes to be ready for harvest?"

Zou Kai thought for a moment and said, "It seems that they said it would be harvested in fifteen days, and then the next round of sowing would begin. They also said that this variety is very cold-resistant, and the radish seedlings can overwinter outdoors without any problems."

He and Bai Lele took it as a joke at the time, but who knew that there really were radishes with such a short growth cycle!

"Although I don't know much about cruciferous vegetables, as far as I know, there is no such variety as a giant radish in the world. The largest radish was grown by local farmers in the Philippines last year, which is said to have set a Guinness World Record."

I remember that radish was a long-feathered radish variety, standing 1.4 meters tall and weighing 40 kilograms. By the way, Professor Qin even used it as a case study for his research.

Liu Mingji said thoughtfully, "Could it be that Miss Xu's research team has made new progress? You two take me to see it."

Bai Lele and Zou Kai exchanged a glance, and then Bai Lele enthusiastically led Liu Mingji to the ten acres of land that Xu Milu had recently reclaimed.

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When the three of them arrived, Xu Milu was standing on the edge of the field, pulling radish leaves with Xu Lanjuan.

Farmers know that if radish leaves grow too densely, it will affect root development, so some of them need to be cut off.

The radish leaves that are cut off are not wasted. They are also called "radish greens" and can be stir-fried, made into a cold dish, or dried and made into pickles.

Xu Milu was strong, and in no time she broke off several handfuls of lush, green radish leaves. Holding them in her arms, the lush greenery looked quite beautiful.

"Professor Liu is here?"

Xu Milu smiled when she saw the person who came in: "Professor Liu, have you eaten? Sister Lan and I are just about to make radish green buns, would you like to have some together?"

Liu Mingji pushed up his glasses and said with a smile:

"Great! I haven't had radish green buns in years. Miss Xu, how many days have you been growing these radishes?"

Xu Milu had been waiting for him to ask that question. She straightened up and piled the radish greens she was holding on the cart, pretending to be nonchalant as she said:

"It should be about ten days. In a few more days, we can harvest them. Lan Jie's radishes were planted late, so we have to wait another half month."

Liu Mingji was astonished: "So, these radish seedlings have only been growing for about ten days?"

Although he wasn't researching this area, he understood what a two-week growth cycle meant.

Almost without waiting for Xu Milu's reply, Liu Mingji jumped into the paddy field, almost tripping in his excitement.

The usually mild-mannered old professor squatted in the ground like a giant dirt rat, digging with his hands. Once he gently brushed aside the surface layer of soil, revealing the massive root system beneath, Liu Mingji's breathing became heavier.

"This, this is truly a gigantic entity..."

Beneath the dark brown soil and emerald green radish leaves, the enormous radish root, resembling a millstone, revealed its true form, causing everyone present to gasp in astonishment.

This is huge!

"My God! This is absolutely incredible."

Ignoring her new clothes, Bai Lele dug up the top layer of soil on the other radishes to check, and found that the root system of each radish was at least half a meter in diameter.

Zou Kai was breathing rapidly, his face flushed with excitement:

"This, this is really... I can't find the words to describe how I feel right now! Such a growth rate, such gigantic individual radishes—Ms. Xu, you are truly amazing!!"

Xu Milu, however, was more concerned about Liu Mingji's reaction, and said with a smile:

"Professor Liu, please don't be impatient. These radishes still have five days to mature. They will grow at least twice their original size. I'll dig one up for you to study slowly when they're done."

"Great, great! This kind of giant radish is really valuable for research. We should not only study its growth period, but also the reasons for its giant size. If we can find out what variety it was hybridized from..."

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