Seeing that Zhan Zeye didn't believe her, Tang Qiyue pulled him into the house and took out the corn cobs and rice ears.
Just as she expected, Zhan Zeye's expression was indeed shocked.
After all, it was the first time he saw corn cobs that were half his height and rice grains that were the size of his fist.
"this……"
It’s no wonder that he was speechless. I guess anyone who saw it would have the same reaction.
"I told you that you should take a look at the finished product before deciding whether to plant it!"
Tang Qiyue shrugged.
She really thought that although these two things were high-yielding and extremely resistant to diseases and pests, their appearance was too exaggerated.
In the end times, these two crops do not need careful care at all, they can grow freely in the wild. If it were not for radiation, people in the end times might never go hungry again.
However, due to radiation limitations, many things had to be abandoned, and only a small amount of food with medium and low radiation was available.
Zhan Zeye said, "Well, when spring comes, we'll go out to sea and clean up all the pirates around here. It's a good opportunity to say these things are from overseas!"
Anyway, there are many varieties of corn and many varieties of rice.
As long as the output is high, who cares how it comes from?
Tang Qiuyue believes that it is more suitable to grow potatoes and sweet potatoes on the island, after all, they are not picky about the soil.
Zhan Zeye said, "It would be even better if we could plant it in seawater!"
Tang Qiyue: ...
Soilless farming could have been achieved long ago, but she can come up with the necessary technology, but who will be responsible?
However, she thought of a kind of sea rice that could be irrigated with seawater, but no one was researching it.
Fortunately, Zhan Zeye said: "Among the people Yang Tianqi brought here are people from the Academy of Agricultural Sciences. Let them figure out how to explain these things. Don't worry about it!"
Since someone is taking care of it and it will also reduce Tang Qiyue's risk of exposure, she naturally won't refuse.
Zhan Zeye took the things and went to find someone to arrange work for him, while Tang Qiyue took the little black dog to pick up eggs.
The chickens and ducks at home did not stop laying eggs all winter. Fortunately, Tang Qiuyue did not go too far and still insisted on letting them lay eggs every two or three days.
While playing with the little black dog, Tang Qiuyue went to find Xu Qiuju with eggs.
Xu Qiuju was cleaning the house. There were three naughty kids at home, and no matter how tidy the house was, it couldn't withstand their noise.
"Sister-in-law, you came just in time. I was just about to go find you to exchange some eggs!"
She has three children, and each of them needs to eat eggs every day. However, her chickens and ducks lay very few eggs in winter, only one every three or four days, which makes it impossible to provide enough eggs. If it weren't for Tang Qiuyue's help, they would have gone without food.
There are thirty eggs in the basket, which is the number agreed upon each time.
"I was just asking you to exchange some eggs for me to go see Sister Zhao, and you brought them to me!"
Xu Qiuju asked Tang Qiyue to sit down. She had almost finished cleaning, so she sat on the bed and started folding clothes while chatting with Tang Qiyue.
From Sister Zheng, Tang Qiuyue learned about Sister Zhao's situation and understood why Xu Qiuju said she wanted to go and see her.
After all, they had come to the island together and had gotten along well along the way. Tang Qiyue said, "When are we going over? I want to go over and take a look too!"
Eggs are the most suitable gift. Xu Qiuju planned to bring eggs, but Tang Qiuyue did not prepare any eggs.
"If sister-in-law is not busy, can I go and take a look later?"
Xu Qiuju didn't want to put the matter aside, so she decided to finish it as soon as possible so that she could have less worries.
Tang Qiyue agreed: "Then I'll go back and prepare, and we'll go together later!"
Tang Qiuyue went home and took out two kilograms of noodles, and added a bag of brown sugar and a bag of peach cakes!
They are all suitable for pregnant women, and they are not too expensive and can be afforded.
When she came out with the basket, Xu Qiuju was already waiting for her at the door with the basket in her hand.
Upon learning about the gifts Tang Qiyue had given her, Xu Qiuju sighed, "Your family can still keep them. If these things were in my house, they wouldn't last more than three days before being eaten up by those three brats in my family!"
Tang Qiuyue believed this.
It is said that young boys will eat their fathers out of money. Although Xu Qiuju's three sons are not very old, they are in the stage of growing up. In addition, they play outside every day, so they consume a lot of energy.
Anyway, Xu Qiuju's family could hardly save any food, and had to rely on Tang Qiyue for help from time to time.
However, Xu Qiuju is not the kind of person who has no sense of propriety. Although she cannot exchange for food, she will help Tang Qiyue take care of the vegetable garden, and will give Tang Qiyue first when she gets good things while fishing.
This is also the reason why Tang Qiyue can get along well with her.
When people get along with each other, the thing they fear most is someone who has no sense of propriety.
Sister Zhao's home is located in the middle of the staff compound, a little distance away from the other two families, and it only takes a while to walk there.
Before I even entered the door, I heard some noise in the yard.
Tang Qiyue and Xu Qiuju looked at each other. After what happened at Erya's house before, they really didn't want to join in this kind of excitement. Fortunately, although there was some noise inside, it didn't sound like a quarrel.
Xu Qiuju knocked on the door, but the gate was not closed, so she walked in directly.
"Sister Zhao, are you home?"
When the two people entered the yard, the people in the house heard the noise and someone ran out.
She is a girl in her teens, and it is obvious that she is Sister Zhao's eldest daughter.
"Aunt Qiuju, Aunt Qiyue, you're here!"
The little girl was very thin, with almost no flesh on her face, but her eyes were very bright.
"Is your mother home?"
Xu Qiuju held the little girl's hand, intending to show affection, but she felt the little girl's overly swollen fingers and couldn't help but look at her hand carefully.
Tang Qiyue noticed Xu Qiuju's actions and looked over.
The little girl felt a little embarrassed and subconsciously hid her hands.
But she was no match for the two of them and was held back.
"How did you get such severe frostbite?"
Since moving to the staff housing complex, although the temperature in every household is not as stable as Tang Qiyue's, it is not so cold as to cause frostbite.
The little girl blushed, knowing that Xu Qiuju was concerned about her, but she didn't want to say too much: "I was just playing around and got cold when I went out!"
Tang Qiyue touched the little girl's cotton-padded jacket and found that it didn't feel right because there was no cotton inside.
She raised her eyebrows and signaled Xu Qiuju not to ask any more questions, but asked her to touch the clothes instead.
Xu Qiuju knew what was going on as soon as she started, and her face looked unhappy.
"I'll go get you some sugar water. My mother is lying in the house. Come in quickly. It's warm inside!"
The little girl hurried to the kitchen, fearing that Tang Qiyue and Xu Qiuju would continue asking questions and she would not be able to hold back.
Xu Qiuju touched Tang Qiyue's arm and said, "It's actually reed catkins!"
Tang Qiyue sighed. Every family has its own problems, so it’s not appropriate for them to interfere too much.
"Go see Sister Zhao first!"
The two of them lifted the door curtain and entered the house. It was indeed warmer inside the house than outside, but there was no window open and there was a strange smell.
When Sister Zhao saw them coming, she sat up from the bed and greeted them, but before Xu Qiuju and Tang Qiyue could sit down, an exaggerated laugh came from the door.
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