It was dark again. Qiao Xuejun looked at the time and it was already 6pm.
She came out of the engineering department and went to the ward again.
Meng Ka was still there. Qiao Xuejun heard his voice at the door of the ward. He was chatting with Yuan Zhiyi and the others: "The dinner at the First Base today is so sumptuous. How come they have so much?"
Is this dinner?
Qiao Xuejun walked in directly, and sure enough, Meng Ka was holding a patient's meal tray and feeding Zhou Biao.
A bowl of pickled potato soup with boiled mushrooms in it.
The pickled vegetables were the several thousand kilograms of cabbage that Qiao Xuejun had given to the patrol team before. Because the quantity was too small, they were reluctant to eat it all, so Uncle Zhang made it into pickles and sauerkraut, which have a longer shelf life and richer taste.
This soup can be eaten with a spoon. Yuan Zhiyi said while drinking the soup, "This is delicious. I don't know how the kitchen of the First Base made it. There is obviously no oil, but it tastes very greasy."
Ding Yunzhe, the leader of the production team, guessed: "It must be mushrooms. Mushrooms cooked in it are very delicious."
Meng Ka said: "I don't have this dish in my meal. This should be a dish for patients."
I guess there weren't enough mushrooms to make it a dish.
Ding Yunzhe said: "Mushrooms are high in protein. The First Base gave us a snack."
Protein rich foods can accelerate the recovery of wounds.
When Meng Ka heard this, he lowered his head and said hesitantly: "I really didn't expect..."
Zhou Biao drank half a bowl of soup and sighed, "Who could have thought of this?"
The assassination attempt failed. He was also taken hostage.
This put them in an awkward situation, and they should resent the First Base. But it was also true that the First Base was doing its best to rescue them.
Especially in this case - there are few mushrooms, and the original survivors of the base have no mushrooms to eat. But they do.
This feeling... is hard to describe.
Yuan Zhiyi said: "Now you can rest assured."
She said to Meng Ka: "The First Base didn't mistreat us. They took good care of us. Remember to go back and tell my parents not to worry and trade well with the First Base."
"The First Base is really not as scary and terrible as we originally imagined."
Qiao Xuejun raised the corner of her mouth slightly and walked in: "Are you eating?"
When Yuan Zhiyi saw Qiao Xuejun, he put down the spoon and waved at her: "Teacher Qiao!"
Qiao Xuejun walked over and looked at her bowl of rice: "Eat quickly, it will get cold soon."
Yuan Zhiyi continued eating.
Qiao Xuejun said, "I came to get my sea buckthorn seeds. Where are they?"
Yuan Zhiyi raised his chin and pointed to his bedside drawer: "It's in here. I've taken good care of it. No one has tampered with it."
She could only move one hand, so Qiao Xuejun opened the drawer herself. Inside was the plastic bag she had given out in the morning, which was already filled with a full layer of small brown and yellow seeds.
Qiao Xuejun took it out and planned to go back and continue planting it.
However, it will take several years for these seeds to bear fruit.
Qiao Xuejun put the plastic bag into her bag and asked Meng Ka naturally, "Did you take it secretly?"
Meng Ka blushed: "No, no, no."
With that expression, it would be strange if there wasn’t one!
Yuan Zhiyi rolled her eyes. Did this guy really do something secretly? She didn't even notice!
However, he cut all the sea buckthorns himself, so it was very easy for him to hide one or two without making any big moves.
Qiao Xuejun didn't even ask him how many seeds he wanted: "You are quite capable to be able to grow them."
Not to mention the issue of whether the plant can germinate at this environmental temperature, even if they manage it in a greenhouse, it will take four or five years for the wild sea buckthorn to bear fruit.
During the growth period, light, water and fertilizer must be provided.
Not cost-effective.
Yuan Zhiyi thought Qiao Xuejun didn't ask Meng Ka to take the seeds back, so he asked carefully: "Teacher Qiao, is this easy to grow? How many months does it usually take to mature?"
This fruit looks similar to cherry tomatoes, they are both fruits. She remembered that her agent had grown cherry tomatoes at home, and they matured and bore fruit in four or five months.
If Qiao Xuejun doesn't mind them taking the seeds back to plant, it would be a good thing for them, because vitamin C deficiency is a common condition in sea forts.
Having this fruit can greatly improve their situation.
Qiao Xuejun found it funny: "A few months? At least four years. Counting on this to improve your Haibao's vitamin C deficiency? Do you think it's realistic?"
Four years… ?
Not only Yuan Zhiyi, but even Meng Ka who stole the seeds paused.
Yuan Zhiyi said: "So long!"
Indeed, if they counted on the ripe fruit four years later to save them, that would be too long. All the people would be dead. How could they afford to wait?
This also requires that their planting goes smoothly. If not... there may not be a harvest in four years.
No wonder Qiao Xuejun didn't mind at all. This move, when you think about it carefully, seems really stupid.
Meng Ka was also confused in his heart. He didn't know whether Qiao Xuejun said this to make them give up growing this, or whether it would really take four years to harvest.
If it really takes four years to harvest, it is indeed not cost-effective. But what if it is not?
Monka wasn’t sure.
Maybe it would be more reliable to ask the farmers on their ship.
After getting the sea buckthorn seeds, Qiao Xuejun said hello to them and said, "I'm leaving."
Just as she raised her foot, someone suddenly called her at the door: "Teacher Qiao!"
Qiao Xuejun looked up and saw that the person at the door was Uncle Zhang's apprentice Xiao Zheng.
Qiao Xuejun: "Uncle Zhang is looking for me?"
Xiao Zheng smiled and nodded: "Yes, Master wants to grow more mushrooms, please go over and give him some guidance."
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