Chapter 27 Screening Breeding

Ye Zhen moved out the seeds that she had cultivated in her room. After several rounds of screening, most of the seeds could not withstand the nourishment of spiritual energy during the breeding process.

Different types of seeds must be replaced every day. The inactive seeds are piled under the fruit trees in the yard, and only a small number of seeds are optimized.

More vegetable seeds are left, including water spinach, radish, eggplant, purple kale, green beans, rapeseed, etc.

Give the germinated seeds to Ye's father and see how to arrange them on the slope. In this regard, Ye's father is more experienced than Ye Zhen.

Father Ye took the seeds, lowered his head and carefully examined them, with a look of surprise on his face, "Your seeds have sprouted!"

Of course Ye Zhen knew it. He didn't pay attention last night and poured in too much vitality and spiritual energy. The absorption of ordinary seeds is limited, so the seeds sprouted.

It was also because she didn't know enough about the plants in this world that she almost killed the vitality of these seeds.

He did not bother to explain to Ye's father, "I did it according to the book. The germinated seeds are more likely to survive when planted."

Father Ye picked up a handful of seeds and nodded, "Not bad, you are like me, you can learn anything as soon as you start."

Ye Zhen blinked proudly and said nothing.

Well, Fairy Ye is also vain.

"Hey, Ye Zi, you have so many varieties. These are cantaloupe seeds, right? And there are watermelon seeds. It's too late to plant these at this time of year!"

Dad Ye frowned and turned the seeds bit by bit.

Now she doesn’t care what vegetables to plant in what season, she just plants whatever seeds survive.

Ye Zhen had previously tried to save trouble by growing all the seeds together. Originally, they weighed more than 20 kilograms in total, but now there are only this few left, which may be less than 2 kilograms in total.

The quantity is not enough, but the quality makes up for it. Once the market opens up, this piece of land will be her kingdom for farming!

"Dad, don't mention that we have greenhouses to grow off-season vegetables now. Even if these seeds have sprouted, we can't just throw them away. There aren't many anyway, so why not plant some and give it a try!"

"Besides, when everyone else's watermelons are on the market, ours will still be growing. The watermelon season is over, and ours will be on the market right away. Isn't that better? It will be easier to sell them."

Father Ye thought about it and felt that it made sense. He turned around and shook his head. With just these few watermelon seeds, there were less than 20 of them. How many watermelons could they grow?

With his farming experience, the crops he could grow wouldn't even be enough to feed his family!

But he didn't pour cold water on Ye Zhen. Farming is not that easy. If the crops don't grow in time, he will just go back to work honestly.

Obviously, Ye's father still doesn't think highly of Ye Zhen's decision to go home and farm.

Ye Zhenke had no idea what Ye's father was thinking. He reached out and grabbed Ye Xiaodi who was eating strawberries, "Hurry up, follow Dad to plant seeds later!"

Little Brother Ye raised his head, his mouth was still covered in strawberry juice, and he didn't even bother to wipe it off:

"Can't you let me take a break? I just got home and you're asking me to farm! Even cows don't suffer as much as I do!"

Ye Zhen interrupted Ye Xiaodi's chatter and asked softly: "Is the budget for the shopping cart enough?"

Little Brother Ye was like a chicken with its neck pinched. He glanced at Father Ye who was holding the farm tools and turned back angrily, "Humph, you only know how to threaten me."

"How can I threaten you? I'm providing you with a learning opportunity. Think about it, if you learn farming from your dad now, at least you won't have to worry about food in the future. Your academic performance has declined. If you continue like this, you won't even have a good time in the high school entrance exam. It will probably be difficult to find a job. You'll be tired of hammering screws in the factory in the future. There is still so much land for you to farm at home!" Ye Zhen suggested seriously.

Brother Ye: “…” What’s wrong? Why can’t he pass the exam?

"Eat faster! You are a grown man, but you are so slow in doing things. You are not motivated at all!"

"Hurry up, be diligent, man. Look how diligent our dad is. Learn from him."

When Ye's father heard Ye Zhen's praise, he straightened his back. He is such a hardworking and good man who supports his family.

Ye Zhen continued to urge little brother Ye. She had seen clearly over the past few days that this kid needed to work harder and would forget about playing with his phone when he was tired.

Last night Ye Zhen made some progress in his cultivation. His spiritual awareness could be projected over a small range. With a quick glance he saw that little brother Ye was still staying up late.

The light from the phone screen reflected on his face, making it look green and white. His eyes were red and full of red streaks, and his eye bags were drooping and blue, making him look like a sickly ghost!

I glanced subconsciously and it was almost dawn.

If you study with the same enthusiasm as playing with your phone all night, you won't be able to accomplish anything.

He never goes out during the day, just stays in his room playing. He needs his mother Ye to call him to eat, and looks like he is content with everything thanks to his cell phone.

Dad Ye has been busy these days and hasn't noticed it, otherwise he would have had to peel it for a meal.

From Ye Zhen's point of view, little brother Ye is just too idle. Even if you find him something to do and he is busy all the time, he still has no time to rest and play!

There are a lot of things waiting for him in the field!

The things in the shopping cart can only be the things in the shopping cart. If Ye wants to buy something, he can only think about it for now!

…

In the morning, the Ye family was very lively.

The whole family started to work. The land on the slope was only a little over two acres in total. Originally, it would only take a few people from the family one or two days at most, but unexpectedly, the families to which Ye's father delivered strawberries last time also came to help.

"Ye Minghai, why do you want to plant this sloping land this year?"

"That's right. In previous years, most of the land was left uncultivated, with peanuts, onions and garlic planted in the corners. What are you going to plant this year?"

"I see that your slope is almost ready. The grass roots have been pulled out and the fertilizer has been applied."

Everyone came to help with planting. A few days ago, Dad Ye sent some strawberries. They were really delicious. These days, every time I pass by the Ye family’s backyard, I take a look. From time to time, I see birds stealing food. I feel sad when I miss one. Why don’t the old Ye family keep an eye on it?

Such delicious food is given to the birds for free! Let them come!

I strolled over to Old Ye's house every day, but was always too embarrassed to go and ask. Then, Ye Laogen's son, Ye Mingshan, heard that his cousin was going to sow seeds, so he came to help without saying a word. He didn't even ask for any money, he just wanted to have another bite of the strawberries he had last time!

It is not the busy farming season now, so when Ye Mingshan came, others also came to help.

"I just planted some vegetables, fruits and melons. I bought some good seeds and learned how to breed them to see if it would work."

Father Ye replied with a smile and placed a bowl of washed strawberries on the slope, asking anyone who wanted to eat them to take them.

The Ye family has been eating strawberries all the time these days, and the breath they exhale smells like strawberries.

The strawberries bore fruit frequently. The tree stumps grew bigger and bigger, and more and more runners sprouted. Ye Zhen then divided the plants again, and now there is a large patch of strawberries in the backyard.

With Ye Zhen's conscious dispersion of spiritual energy, he can pick several pots every day.

Even though Ye's father and his family eat the strawberries every day, they cannot keep up with the pace of ripening. Even though they have been given to them by relatives and friends, the strawberries are still growing in the field.

Mother Ye specifically followed online videos to learn how to make strawberry jam, dried strawberries, and other foods with strawberries. There are many bottles and jars of these in the refrigerator at home.

Even Grandpa Ye, who has bad teeth and cannot eat anything sour, couldn't resist the temptation of strawberries. After trying a bite, he couldn't stop and even had to give up his usual smoking and drinking.

If the strawberries at home weren’t good, Ye Zhen wouldn’t let his family eat them like this!

Yesterday, when Ye Xiaodi came home, he ate half a bowl of strawberries by himself, without even having dinner. When he got up in the morning, he started making them without even having dinner. That’s how delicious strawberries are!

Ye Zhen has been growing these strawberries since Jincheng, and the optimization results are good. As Grandma Ye and Grandpa Ye get older, they have trouble digesting food. After eating strawberries, they obviously go to the toilet more frequently and can eat one more bowl of food at every meal.

Grandma Ye has high blood pressure, so she has to measure her blood pressure and take medicine every once in a while. Yesterday, Grandma Ye’s blood pressure medicine was almost gone, so she asked Dad Ye to bring some back.

Dad Ye thought that Grandma Ye hadn't had a check-up for a while, so he drove his electric car to take Grandma Ye to the clinic in town. Unexpectedly, when he took a test, his blood pressure was much lower than last time.

This is such a pleasant surprise!