Jiang Wan nodded, neither denying nor needing to deny it. Someone needed to know that she could grow plants regardless of the season and cover for her. She thought Cheng Zhen was a decent guy, and considering that she had raised the twins, he probably wouldn't undermine her, right?
After considering it for a moment, she said, "I tried to develop a reagent a few days ago, and it seems to be useful."
Cheng Zhen looked at her, his deep black eyes sparkling with laughter, and nodded in feigned agreement: "You've worked hard."
Then, with a big smile on his face and light steps, he went out to call people.
Jiang Wan felt a little embarrassed by his laughter. He had seen through her lie? But he hadn't called her out on it, so why was he laughing? Couldn't he just pretend not to know?
She blinked, put her hands in her pockets, suppressed her unease, and began to get down to business.
She went back to her room first and asked the twins, "Do you want to play at home by yourselves, or do you want to go out with Mommy? Mommy will be busy starting today and won't be able to take care of you all the time, so if you're going out with me, you have to be good and behave well. Don't run around or cause trouble!"
The twins naturally had to go with her, and they repeatedly promised to behave well and not cause any trouble!
Because she had to take care of the twins' schedule, she could only go out for three hours each in the morning and afternoon. So Cheng Zhen specially set aside these hours to personally lead the team and protect them throughout the process.
Then he stayed by her side like a shadow.
But Jiang Wan was so engrossed in her work that he tried several times to strike up a conversation but failed to do so. Once she started working, all he could see were the various plants on the ground, and he didn't see anyone else at all!
The twins quickly noticed their mother's cold attitude, and Jiang Xiaoxin gloated, "Serves him right! He must have done something wrong to make Mom angry!"
"Well, so Xin Xin, what do you think your uncle should do so that your mother won't be angry with him anymore?" Cheng Zhen asked patiently.
Since Cheng Zhen couldn't talk to the older one, he decided to settle for chatting with the younger one. He even spoke loudly so that Jiang Wan, who was right next to them, could hear him clearly.
Jiang Xiaoxin snorted, made a face at him, then raised her chin and said arrogantly, "I'm not telling you!"
Jiang Wan rolled her eyes inwardly, speechless. She wasn't angry at all. Who had the time to be angry with him?
She pointed to a patch of green on the ground and called to Yu Yuan, "Come here and carefully dig this piece out."
Cheng Zhen brought a total of six people with him. Jiang Wan arranged for two of them to shovel snow, two to use soft-bristled brooms to clear the snow, and the other two to keep watch and keep an eye on the twins. These two were Cheng Zhen and Yu Yuan.
Upon hearing her call for Yu Yuan instead of herself, Cheng Zhen glared and snatched the tools from Yu Yuan's hands. Then, she squatted down and said, "I'll do it. How do we dig this?"
While inspecting one of the plants, Jiang Wan instructed, "This is a gourd moss. Dig three centimeters down from the bottom and bring the soil back with you."
As Cheng Zhen used his shovel, he muttered to himself, "Gourd moss? That's an interesting name!"
Jiang Wan ignored him, and that's interesting? The plant world is full of interesting things!
What's the big deal?
Gourd moss is a type of moss that reproduces by spores. It is monoecious, rootless, and has stems and leaves. It is named gourd moss because its stems and leaves resemble gourds.
The gourd moss itself is very beautiful, but this patch of gourd moss is no longer recognizable. Firstly, it was damaged when people were digging for crystals, and secondly, after the harsh winter, the heavy snow covered it, and its stems and leaves were frozen away.
However, if we bring it back and plant it under the metasequoia tree, we can not only make good use of the land for various green plants, but also enhance its aesthetic appeal.
Jiang Wan struggled to identify mosses on the messy ground. It wasn't that she didn't want to look for other green plants, but rather that there were almost no flowers, trees, or shrubs to be seen inside the protective shield outside the city!
First, the plants mutated due to lack of oxygen in the post-apocalyptic world. Everyone was bitten by snakes, and for safety, they directly removed most of the plants inside the protective shield outside the city. Then, they mobilized the citizens to come out and dig for crystals, destroying any green plants they saw.
Then the incident with wild vegetables occurred; almost everything edible outside the city was harvested clean.
Only some mosses are left struggling to survive in the mud.
Although moss is insignificant, it can still perform photosynthesis and does not necessarily have to be planted in the ground. It can be grown in flower pots filled with soil, hung on metasequoia trees, or placed on a large, elevated platform. In short, make effective use of all available space to allow the forest to accommodate as many green plants as possible for photosynthesis and oxygen production.
A short while later, she found another severely damaged white moss plant and dug it up from the ground herself.
The white hair moss originally grew in clusters, forming a tuft of hairs. Now only one or two plant bodies remain, withered and drooping, like two old people clinging to each other, barely clinging to life.
Jiang Xiaoxin leaned closer and saw the broken branches and rotten remains. She asked curiously, "Mom, are you going to save it?"
Jiang Wan raised an eyebrow and asked, "Is there any hope for it?"
Jiang Xiaoxin carefully sensed them for a moment, then said uncertainly, "It seems like there are still some? I can feel that their vitality is so weak, they have almost no will to survive..."
Jiang Wan patted her head, and seeing that it was getting late, said, "Let's go back."
I dug up quite a bit of moss today. Planting a little under each dawn redwood tree should be enough. If there's any left over, I'll keep it in pots.
Cheng Zhen had already used the portal to send all the moss he had dug back to the forest farm, so the group returned home as if they had just taken a trip.
Besides the two little ones, they dug up quite a few crystals, which Jiang Xiaoshu was carrying with difficulty, huffing and puffing.
Cheng Zhen wanted to help, but he was reluctant: "I'm exercising, don't interfere!"
Cheng Zhen chuckled. Hey, wasn't he just worried that his small frame wouldn't be able to withstand the weight of this sack of crystals?
Fortunately, the sack was small, containing only a dozen or so crystals. Although it was a bit heavy, he could still carry it.
The family of four walking together looked quite harmonious.
Suddenly, Jiang Xiaoshu stepped into a small pit and fell down, scattering the crystals from her sack all over the ground.
Cheng Zhen and Jiang Wan were busy checking if Jiang Xiaoshu was injured, and they didn't pay any attention to Jing Shi.
Suddenly, Jiang Xiaoxin screamed, "Put it down! My brother and I dug this!"
"I clearly dug this up!" the woman snapped, quickly picking up the scattered crystals. She turned around, froze, and then sneered, "Jiang Xiaoxin, it's been a while, and you and your mother look less and less alike! You twins, were you adopted or something?"
"Mind your own business! Let go, this is mine!" Jiang Xiaoxin grabbed a crystal from her hand. It was one she had just dug up herself; it was black and very beautiful!
But the woman wouldn't give an inch; it was Jiang Yushan! What a twist of fate!
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