Chapter 715: Charcoal Grilling Should Be Good
Gu Yin thought about how large their operation must be, and how much equipment they needed. After it broke down again and again, you can imagine how everyone felt.
It's not that I'm afraid of difficulties, it's that I'm afraid of spending so much of the country's money only to find that there's no hope at all, and I feel guilty!
"I came across a herb called Rejuvenating Grass. I don't know where it grows, or when I got the seeds. Last time I went back from Dabai Mountain, I took some lake water. When I saw those seeds later, I wondered if I planted them in soil irrigated with black water, would they grow as quickly as ginseng and other plants here? So I planted a lot of different seeds together, and sure enough, they grew very quickly, just like the plants here. The Rejuvenating Grass is quite beautiful; its flowers are as pretty as peonies! I don't know what it's used for, so I just put it in the lab." I used to tinker with the potted plant whenever I had a spare moment. Then, during one experiment, the equipment exploded as soon as I placed it in the lake water, blasting the *Rejuvenating Herb* inside. Incredibly, the explosion subsided quickly! At first, I didn't believe the herb was the cause, so I tested it several times before finally confirming its effect. A suitable amount of herb reacts with a suitable amount of lake water, weakening the lake water's own properties. If the dosage is very precise, it can even completely eliminate the lake water's destructive power without diminishing its effects. I've only researched this one aspect. The herb itself is also related to radiation sickness. I haven't started any other research projects or conducted in-depth studies.
After saying that, Gu Yin picked up her teacup and took a few steady sips. Hmm, all those novels she read in her past life weren't for nothing after all. She wondered if she had fooled these big shots.
Director Fang frowned: "Since you've forgotten all about those medicinal herb seeds, how do you know it's called Rejuvenating Grass?"
Gu Yin said nonchalantly, "I set the fate. Look at that lake water. Doesn't it resemble the destructive reaction that occurs when refining medicine in cultivation novels? And isn't that Rejuvenating Herb a key ingredient in the refining of elixirs? The reaction is so strong, it must be an elixir needed to break through to the Nascent Soul stage! Calling it Rejuvenating Herb isn't an exaggeration, is it?!"
The three directors: "..."
"Where did you learn all this from?"
Gu Yin raised her eyebrows: "Novels! Online novels! Don't you guys read them? Then I suggest you all read them! You'll find that those authors are more daring than any scientist! And they make a lot of sense and are very logical! I've noticed that many young researchers these days also like to read them, and they even try to research and realize the advanced things that appear in the novels. It's very interesting."
The three big shots, who knew nothing about online novels, were speechless. They thought to themselves: Are we falling behind? Maybe we should take a look? Look, even Gu Yin reads it and even thought of the Rejuvenating Grass from it—isn't that the best proof?
Director Wang looked at Gu Yin: "Hey, Gu Yin, where do you usually read novels? Do you have any recommendations? We can take a look, maybe we'll get some inspiration!"
Gu Yin took out her phone: "This website, Tomato, has all the novels for free. If you want to read something, just search for the keywords here, and a whole bunch of results will appear! It's really interesting!"
After watching Gu Yin's actions, the three big shots also took out their phones to register and log in.
"Have your assistant handle it later. Did you bring the baby grass?" Director Fang put down his phone and looked at Gu Yin again.
Gu Yin shook her head: "I brought seeds. The lake here has plenty of water, so I want to plant them by the lake."
"Then let's not delay, shall we go now?" Director Wang asked, standing up upon hearing this.
Gu Yin nodded: "Sure!"
So the four of them went downstairs and prepared to head to the lake.
I saw Zhou Wansheng and the others downstairs.
"Grandpa, we're going to the lake. Do you want to come with us?"
Zhou Wansheng nodded: "Okay! By the way, I just went to check on Ayan's room. Everything is normal and it's habitable. So I cleaned it and went to the logistics department to get all the necessities. You can stay there tonight without having to find another room."
Director Fang laughed upon hearing this, "I was just upstairs talking to Gu Yin, asking her to tell you to go to the logistics department to get some things for Chu Yan's room. We've checked the room, and it's indeed in good condition. I didn't expect you to have thought of that too!"
Zhou Wansheng laughed heartily, "It's my granddaughter's first time here, so of course I have to think about everything for her. By the way, before I left, the dragon tongue had already grown to my knees. How is it growing now that I've been away?"
Director Fang compared them and said, "By this size, it's already as thick as a child's arm! We originally planned to harvest it for research, but everyone decided to keep it for another month to see how it goes!"
"So big!" Gu Yin was extremely surprised! The ones she had taken before weren't that tall!
"It must be a problem with the lake water. The closer to the lake, the faster the plants grow," Zhou Wansheng explained, guessing Gu Yin's doubts.
As they talked, the group walked to the lakeside.
When I first came here, there were rocks everywhere. Now, those huge stone forests are all gone, leaving behind well-maintained square plots of land.
"What are all these things planted? It looks like a medicinal herb field." Gu Yin walked over in confusion.
"This is dryland rice, just planted yesterday. Over there are precious and rare medicinal herbs, and over there are rare plants that are almost extinct. Anyway, we're planting rare things. See that? That land is more than an acre, planted with angelica. There's not much land, so we can only plant one acre. Fortunately, they grow relatively fast, like cutting chives. We harvest one crop and it grows back in less than two days!" Director Fang explained as he walked.
Looking at the dragon tongue that resembled squid tentacles, Gu Yin got goosebumps! She crossed her arms and straightened them, but ultimately looked away.
Seeing this, Director Fang laughed again: "Your reaction is exactly the same as your grandfather's. After your grandfather planted these things, he went home. When he came back, he saw that these things had already grown and were quite tall. He was trembling! He said he would never dare to look directly at squid and octopus again! Hahaha!"
Gu Yin pursed her lips and nodded vigorously: "It really does look very similar! But we still have to eat the squid and octopus; we can't let delicious food go to waste."
"Hahaha! Old Zhou, your granddaughter is much more capable than you!"
Zhou Wansheng shook his head helplessly and said with a smile, "That's because she's never seen an octopus weighing over a hundred pounds. If she had, she wouldn't be so stubborn."
Gu Yin thought about the octopus weighing over a hundred pounds, took a sip of water, and said, "It should smell delicious when grilled!"
Zhou Wansheng: "..."
Everyone else burst out laughing!
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