Chapter 189: Miraculous Soil
"The fruit is provided as a welfare gift by the army!"
Pei Yi, dressed in a green combat uniform, held in his arms half a watermelon that was wider than his chest, and hung on his wrist a thermos filled with stewed potatoes and beef.
"Oh my god! Such a big watermelon!"
"Oh my god, it's so red! It must taste sweet!"
"How long has it been since we've seen fruit? The military benefits are really good."
The workers who had not yet had time to disperse surrounded him and looked at the watermelon in Pei Yi's hand with envy and jealousy.
If this happened before the end of the world, Sun Wenfang would definitely invite a few close friends to his home to enjoy the meal.
But after the apocalypse, every family has a tight food supply, not to mention that this is the first reward her son brought home after joining the army. She is selfish and is reluctant to share it with everyone.
She quickly pulled her husband, whose feet froze when he saw the big watermelon, and took a few steps to help her son get the things.
Pei Dongyang, with his black and white hair mixed together, carefully took the heavy half watermelon from his son's hand. He couldn't help but feel a little sad when the watermelon juice dripped onto his wrist.
Seeing that more and more people gathered around, Sun Wenfang quickly took the other thermos from her son and prepared to leave.
But the skinny woman, who was so shocked by the huge watermelon that her eyes were red with envy, was unwilling to let them go, and jumped up like a skinny monkey.
He grabbed Sun Wenfang's hand again and asked flatteringly, "Is this Xiao Pei? You've grown so tall. I'm an old acquaintance from your mother's former workplace. It's like meeting a fellow villager, tears welling up in my eyes! I feel a sense of familiarity when I see your family of three. My youngest son is about the same age as you. Come visit me when you have time."
She forced herself to ignore the anxious expressions of the three members of the Pei family who wanted to leave, and just kept trying to make friends with them and talking to herself.
"Are the military benefits so good now? This watermelon looks delicious, it must be sweet!"
The people around were staring at the watermelon with burning eyes, but few of them were as shameless as her and wanted to ask for it. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that she wanted to take advantage of other people's watermelon.
Sun Wenfang politely refused several times but failed to finish the conversation. After a few pulls, Pei Yi became a little angry. He didn't even know this old lady, so why did she keep trying to steal the watermelon from his father's hand!
"In front! Why are you still lingering here when you've already finished work? Go home!"
Several soldiers patrolling the city wall saw the unusual gathering here and immediately came over to disperse the crowd.
Without the gazes of the crowd, Sun Wenfang finally sternly rejected the skinny woman's attempts to reach out to him.
The skinny woman saw that no matter how she hinted, the three members of the Pei family refused to offer to share some watermelon with her. In the end, she said that it was useless even if she tried, and finally left angrily.
After the trouble was over, a few soldiers on patrol came over, patted Pei Yi on the shoulder and warned him, "Go back early. The benefits distributed by the military today are a bit eye-catching. Don't walk at night."
"Okay, thank you, sir!"
Pei Yi leaned on his heels, gave the patrol soldiers a standard military salute, and immediately led his parents back to their residence.
As soon as he left, the patrol team quickened their pace and headed towards the military camp. They were on duty today and had heard that there were benefits but had not yet claimed them.
But along the way, I saw many colleagues running home with fruits in their arms. I guessed that they were fruits. After a few quick glances, I felt that the fruits were juicy and delicious. Now I couldn't wait to go back and get them.
"Hurry up, hurry up, the people who are taking over the shift have arrived. Let's go back quickly. I want to get some watermelon too. The watermelon in that child's hand just now was so juicy and bright red. It looked delicious!"
"Hehehe, I heard there's candied orange. My little babe loved eating that before the apocalypse. I'll try that."
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So today when it was still light, many soldiers in military uniforms were parading through the streets with arms full of fruits, which really attracted a lot of jealous eyes.
In the last days when fruits are so scarce, many people can't help but have some ideas when they say that they are almost as valuable as gold.
If it weren't for the protection of his military uniform, the new recruit would have been robbed hundreds of times.
At this time, in the research room above the mission hall, everyone also received their share of fruit.
But Ling Nie ignored the fruit at hand and concentrated on studying an apple tree.
Apple tree is one of the most common and easiest fruit tree species in the world.
The research institute, with its gradually expanding staff, is very busy, and various experimental projects led by Ling Nie are being carried out in full swing.
However, when everyone was too busy to eat, Ling Nie was squatting in front of the plant cultivation chamber in a daze.
Several researchers passing by the laboratory couldn't help but take a look inside, wondering if someone as smart as Dr. Ling had also encountered a problem?
Or is there something magical about that apple tree?
Little did he know that what Ling Nie was observing at this time was not the fruit tree at all, but the small ball of black soil underneath the fruit tree.
Liu Yu briefly told him about the magical properties of the black soil, and he could see that Liu Yu's face turned a little paler when he took out the black soil.
It would have a negative impact on her if they followed the fruit trees out of her space, so he only took a little.
Looking at the mass of pure black soil stuck to the roots of the apple tree, Ling Nie's eyes once again ignited that familiar fiery light.
The desire and excitement to uncover the unknown rekindled the vitality in Ling Nie's blood, making the smile on his face even deeper, more charming, and more dangerous.
He wants to replicate this kind of soil.
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