"Is this... wheat that you grew yourself?"
Lu Mingming suspiciously picked up a small clump of wheat ears that were not much taller than wild grass. Each ear of wheat was already bent over and looked ripe.
As the chief said, the spikes were scattered here and there, comparable to the wild bellflowers by the roadside.
A single ear of wheat like this would yield very little; perhaps a hundred ears would be enough to make just enough for a bowl of rice.
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"Yes, this one is growing quite well, it's a bit of a shame to pull it out."
The chief boasted, a hidden appreciation in his eyes.
"Mingming, what do you think of these wheat ears? We haven't expanded to the banks of major rivers, so planting a field of wheat ears is enough for us."
Upon hearing these words, Lu Mingming silently put down the stalk of wheat in her hand.
Even when given this little bit of rice, the birds complain that it's too little.
"...Are there any other alternative foods?"
Lu Mingming didn't want to directly criticize anyone, and she also understood the hardship of food scarcity, so she immediately changed the subject.
Yes, yes, this one!
The chief searched high and low among the piles of crops on the ground and finally found a fist-sized fruit covered with sharp thorns.
This thing looks like a sea urchin.
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Lu Mingming curiously leaned closer, about to take it in her hand and play with it.
The next second, the chief placed the fruit on the wooden table, took out a small iron hammer from somewhere, and, right under Lu Mingming's eyes, began to repeatedly smash the fruit's outer shell with the hammer.
"Thump—!"
"Thump—!"
With each strike of the hammer, Lu Mingming couldn't help but twitch his eyelids.
Is this way of eating a bit too strenuous? It seems to consume more energy than you actually eat.
After about two minutes of tapping, cracks finally appeared on the outer shell, and it burst open, revealing the round, milky-white fruit inside.
"This fruit is a specialty of Blue Star, called Box Fruit. It has a special fragrance, is very crispy when you eat it, and provides more energy than wheat. Generally, one Box Fruit is barely enough to fill you up. The downside is that it is quite expensive."
The chief explained, handing Lu Mingming the broken box of fruit.
The chief's descriptions were always quite accurate. The surface of the boxed fruit was very smooth to the touch, and it had a salty and fragrant aroma, mixed with a slight milky scent.
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Lu Mingming tried putting it in her mouth and gently biting it. The crisp fruit immediately cracked open with a crisp sound, and a rich aroma exploded in her mouth.
Although the fruit itself has no taste, its natural aroma adds a lot to its appeal.
Doesn't this taste just like a pecan? What's amazing is that it's several times larger.
As a nut, it's normal for it to be high in energy.
Lu Mingming suddenly understood.
However, eating nuts in the long run isn't as satisfying as eating meals!
Following that, the chief introduced several more crops to Lu Mingming, the one that left the deepest impression on Lu Mingming was the tomato, a specialty of Blue Star.
Because these tomatoes have been improved, they are about the size of a head, greenish all over, and will not turn completely red when ripe. Compared to tomatoes from the Interstellar Alliance, Blue Star tomatoes are much sweeter.
After reading through them one by one, Lu Mingming found it difficult to give a proper evaluation.
The chief was all smiles, showing no disappointment whatsoever, having achieved the expected result.
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She confessed, "We tried planting the seeds that Boss Lu Yan gave us, but due to a lack of water, the crop yield was still insufficient. Fortunately, the fruit is growing well, and we usually eat it with barbecue to cut through the greasiness."
"Actually, I think many varieties can be improved."
Lu Mingming offered her advice with difficulty, while the chief opposite her was bowing down, carefully inspecting something.
"Let's leave that aside for now. There was something I didn't mention earlier that rolled under your bed. It's poisonous."
It's poisonous.
Realizing the seriousness of the situation, Lu Mingming quickly crouched down to search together.
"Mingming, right next to your hand!"
Lu Mingming suddenly heard the chief's voice and turned to look—a small potato was lying quietly at the foot of the bed.
The small potato has an uneven surface with pits, and in some places the skin has broken open to grow lush green shoots, demonstrating its tenacious vitality.
"This thing is really hard to deal with. We cut it into two pieces, threw them in the ground, and buried them, but it still managed to sprout new shoots!"
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The chief carefully wrapped the potato in Lu Mingming's hand with a handkerchief, his tone full of complaint.
"When we found this thing, we decided to roast it over a fire and eat it, but after eating it, every one of the Blue Star people vomited and had diarrhea, so we had to give up. There are many such fruits in the wild, but they are difficult to deal with."
In front of Lu Mingming, she was going to remove the toxic crop and dispose of it in an environmentally friendly manner.
Lu Mingming quickly stopped her: "Wait, this is a potato, it's edible!"
"Potatoes? What are potatoes?"
The chief said that the people of Earth did not recognize this thing.
"Potatoes are great, they're very filling!"
Lu Mingming quickly defended potatoes.
"Potatoes can be used in many dishes. Even stewed potatoes are delicious when mixed with rice. Until more wheat is developed, they can be used to fill our stomachs."
"Chief, could you please take me to this potato field?"
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"Oh, sure."
The chief was bewildered by Lu Mingming's excitement.
Thinking that the other person knew more about Blue Star than she did, she did not refuse and led Lu Mingming to a small field at the edge of the forest.
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