During the first fifteen days, when the pumpkin was in the seedling stage, Qiao Xuejun picked a pumpkin seedling leaf and handed it over to the First Base, which successfully passed the inspection of Lord Zhao Xian.
Pumpkin planting usually starts with raising seedlings, and after they germinate and grow into suitable seedlings, they are transplanted into the ground.
But because the land in the shelter has its own temperature control, there is no delay even if the seeds are sown directly, and there is no need to use the seedling raising and transplanting method.
There was enough base fertilizer, and urea fertilizer was applied again during the 10-day seedling stage. The seedlings were basically strong and healthy.
Qiao Xuejun measured it and found it was about 10cm tall and had about 4 seedling leaves, which was an exceptionally good standard.
In the field, Wang Juanfeng saw Qiao Xuejun cutting off a pumpkin leaf with scissors and asked, "Is today the time you agreed with Lord Zhao?"
Qiao Xuejun: "Yes, I plan to give the leaves to him for inspection. By the way, I asked him for equipment. I said before that I wanted to go out to find cold-resistant and shade-loving plants, and he agreed and said he could take me with him."
Wang Juanfeng was looking for a small paper bag to put medicine in, and handed it to Qiao Xuejun: "Put the leaves in here."
She runs a clinic and has a lot of these palm-sized brown paper bags, which are used to pack bulk medicine for patients.
After listening to Qiao Xuejun's words, she said, "I'll go with you."
Qiao Xuejun had already told them that she was going out to look for plants.
Qiao Xuejun looked at her and asked, "What?"
Wang Juanfeng: "I want to go outside with you."
Qiao Xuejun knew that Wang Juanfeng was worried about her, so she carefully put the leaves into the medicine paper bag and said disapprovingly, "I'm going to look for green plants. What are you going to do? That's not fun."
She had persuaded Zhao Xian to let her go with him, and it took a lot of effort, so how could she bring another person with her?
She said, "Lord Zhao will not agree."
Wang Juanfeng smiled and said, "Then you don't have to worry about it. I'm a doctor! Nowadays, which team that needs to go out doesn't beg for a doctor to accompany them? I'll go and hand over the pumpkin seedlings to you. As for whether he agrees or not, let Zhao Xian decide. Don't worry about me."
Qiao Xuejun: “…”
Oops, that's true.
Whether it is the first base or the retail survivors, there is a great demand for doctors.
If Wang Juanfeng wants to go, no matter which team she is with, she will be welcome to join. Professional doctors can directly improve the team's emergency response capabilities and increase the chance of survival.
Qiao Xuejun still disagreed: "But the risk factor is too high, you..."
Wang Juanfeng raised his eyebrows: "You are not in danger? Lord Zhao is not in danger? Doctor Zheng will also go on missions, so he is not in danger? Even Shen Xingtang, who knows nothing, is running around outside, so why can't I do the same?"
Qiao Xuejun: "Shen Xingtang is different from us."
Shen Xingtang has been very active recently, running around outside, but almost everyone is praising her. I don’t know what she has done, but all they hear is that Shen Xingtang is a beautiful, kind-hearted person who is willing to help others.
Wang Juanfeng: "Your worry about me is the same as my worry about you. But I won't stop you from doing what you want to do. Don't stop me either. Let Lord Zhao decide. If he thinks it's not appropriate for me to go, I won't go."
Qiao Xuejun still wanted to stop her, but she had no reason to do so.
Wang Juanfeng is a person with very clear personal likes and dislikes and principles. She will do what she thinks is right and will not care too much about personal gains and losses.
Just like their first encounter, Qiao Xuejun tricked her into taking out the rabies vaccine, and later Wang Juanfeng didn't care whether she gave too much or the wrong medicine.
The pumpkin leaves are ready and will be sent for inspection today. Wang Juanfeng insists on going along, and Qiao Xuejun has no choice but to go to the First Base together to report.
Because it was the agreed time, Zhao Xian stayed in the base and did not go out.
When Zhao Xian saw the pumpkin seedlings, he looked at them for a long time.
The thumb-sized leaves are light green, even translucent, and look very fragile, breaking easily with a pinch.
Zhao Xian took off his gloves and twisted the leaves with his fingertips.
The veins of the pumpkin leaf were clear, and the fine hairs on the surface were white, and it felt moist, cool and soft to the touch. He gently twisted it twice, and the white hairs stuck to his hands.
Fresh and real.
Qiao Xuejun really succeeded in growing the pumpkin. Although it was expected, as the manager of the first base, Zhao Xian also had to be prepared for failure.
Therefore, the current success has a great impact on Zhao Xian. The success of Pumpkin has also reduced his survival and management pressure.
This not only represents the success of pumpkin planting, but also what Qiao Xuejun mentioned before, that as long as there are seeds, she can plant them.
Zhao Xian looked at the pumpkin leaf for a long time.
Although it is fragile, it expresses the great vitality hidden behind life.
The soldiers nearby also focused their eyes on this tiny leaf.
Zhao Yun said beside him: "Brother, I want to touch it too."
After Zhao Xian finished reading it, he handed the pumpkin leaf to Zhao Yun without saying a word.
Zhao Yun took the pumpkin leaf, held it up and looked at it carefully under the light. Under such bright light, the veins hidden in the leaves were clearly visible, giving a sense of life that plastic products could not achieve.
"Wow, it's real." He exclaimed, turning it over and over again. "This is the first time I've looked at pumpkin leaves so carefully, and it turns out it looks like this."
Things I never paid serious attention to before, plant leaves, all I had was the green color. But it turns out pumpkin leaves look like this, with edges and corners and shapes, unlike other leaves.
After he finished reading it, he passed it to the next person, and they passed it around looking at it as if it were some rare object.
Qiao Xuejun: ...
Seeing that the soldiers were all happy and excited, Qiao Xuejun couldn't help but say, "When planting pumpkins, you need to cut off the extra vines. If you need them, I can give you some of them. You can also make a dish with them later."
The young leaves of pumpkin can be eaten as vegetables, but the vines have a hard texture and are normally not eaten. But in this period when the bark is peeled and ground into powder for consumption, who cares about the hard texture?
Qiao Xuejun once saw people peeling tree bark. Most of them were individual survivors. They would scrape off the outer layer of the bark, take the soft inner layer of the bark, grind it into powder, and mix it with flour or cornmeal to satisfy their hunger.
Zhao Yun: "I want it, I want it."
He quickly raised his hand in response and asked, "Can that also provide some vitamin A?"
Zhao Yun's night blindness is quite serious. Now that the nights are getting longer, his movements are becoming more and more restricted, and he rarely goes out.
We only go out during daytime operations, which last less than 4 hours.
Night blindness fighters like him are the ones who are most looking forward to vitamin A.
Qiao Xuejun nodded: "It can make up for it a little bit."
In the end, you still have to eat pumpkin to replenish it in large quantities.
Zhao Xian looked at Qiao Xuejun, his face serious and his voice earnest, and thanked Qiao Xuejun on behalf of the First Base: "Thank you for your hard work, expert teacher."
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