Not long after Yan Yue finished his meal, he left with a bag of tomatoes picked by Lu Lingxi for him. Although he wanted to stay a little longer, he knew that haste makes waste. Staying too late would only make Wang Shuxiu suspicious. It was better to take it slow.
After sending Yan Yue away, Lu Lingxi began his daily routine of watering the tomatoes. Dahei squatted beside him, looking at him eagerly, and from time to time, his little eyes looked longingly at the tomatoes around him. Seeing this, Lu Lingxi couldn't help but soften his heart. He put down the water pipe and squatted in front of Dahei, looking at Dahei with a serious face: "You know, not letting you eat tomatoes is for your own good."
After hearing that Dahei particularly liked to eat tomatoes, Brother Dong once warned Lu Lingxi that although a Chinese pastoral dog like Dahei has a better stomach than ordinary pet dogs, it should not be allowed to eat anything it wants, otherwise it will easily get enteritis and diarrhea. Recalling that when Dahei was first sent to Brother Dong by Yan Yue, he was skinny and had no meat on his body. Now Lu Lingxi has finally fattened him up a little, barely able to be called sleek and plump, so naturally he is reluctant to let Dahei get sick again, especially enteritis, which causes vomiting and diarrhea and affects appetite. Therefore, he kept Brother Dong's warning in mind and began to limit the number of tomatoes Dahei eats every day.
Dahei seemed to understand what he said and let out a short cry.
Lu Lingxi curled his eyes, raised his hand and touched Dahei's head, praising him: "But Dahei was very obedient today, so you can reward him with half a tomato."
Dahei ate a lot at night, and Lu Lingxi was a little afraid to let Dahei eat more. Half a tomato was just a way for Dahei to satisfy his craving, so it shouldn't be a big problem. Lu Lingxi watched Dahei's ears twitch, and his eyes suddenly lit up. His figure was reflected in his light brown pupils, full of closeness and trust.
Lu Lingxi smiled softly, washed his hands, picked a big tomato, cut it in half, and he and Dahei each took half.
Dahei narrowed his eyes in satisfaction and squatted quietly at Lu Lingxi's feet.
After eating tomatoes and watering the plants, Lu Lingxi pulled Dahei to wash the mud off its paws, then picked up the book on the chair and prepared to take it back to the house to read.
Wang Shuxiu just came out of the shower, and when she saw Lu Lingxi coming into the room, she called him hesitantly. She wanted to talk to Lu Lingxi about resigning. Wang Shuxiu didn't want Lu Lingxi to make the decision, but they were the only ones in the family, and there was no man to take charge, so they had to discuss anything together.
She is 42 years old this year, in Lin Mei's words, she is not young anymore. No matter how well she takes care of herself, she can't compete with those young girls in KTV who are as fresh as flowers. Wang Shuxiu knew this, but she really didn't know what to do after resigning. She couldn't let the little bastard support her, could she? She was still young and didn't want to be a burden to Lu Lingxi. Besides, Lu Lingxi was already 18 years old and it was time for her to get married and have children. Wang Shuxiu was still thinking about saving money to buy a house for Lu Lingxi. Young girls nowadays are very capable, and few of them are willing to live with their mother-in-law. She is not the kind of person who is annoying. She still has to work to make money. But Lin Mei was right, her body really couldn't take it anymore. If she had a headache or a fever and collapsed, Wang Shuxiu felt distressed when she thought about the little bastard taking care of her alone.
After thinking about it over and over again, Wang Shuxiu still couldn't make up her mind to resign.
Lu Lingxi didn't think as much as Wang Shuxiu did. Getting married and buying a house were too far away. He thought it was good for him and Wang Shuxiu to live together. And as long as he worked hard and the micro-gardening business gradually got on track, it would definitely not be a problem for him to support Wang Shuxiu. Wang Shuxiu had worked so hard for so many years, and it was time for her to take a good rest.
Wang Shuxiu laughed and slapped Lu Lingxi on the head. "You little bastard only knows how to say nice things. You think it's good to live with me now, but when you get married, you'll probably find me an eyesore."
Lu Lingxi wanted to refute, but Wang Shuxiu joked, "Okay, find a wife first."
Lu Lingxi: “…”
After talking for a long time, the mother and son still couldn't reach a consensus. Wang Shuxiu saw that it was getting late, so she urged Lu Lingxi to go to bed first. Even if she wanted to resign, she had to submit a report a month in advance. There was still a lot of time.
Lu Lingxi took Dahei back to the house, still thinking about Wang Shuxiu. He had no idea about the work outside, and he didn't know what Wang Shuxiu would do after resigning. How about asking Brother Yan tomorrow? Brother Yan must know more about this than him. Lu Lingxi made up his mind, calmed down and started reading every day.
"Huh? Where's that piece of paper?"
Lu Lingxi was flipping through the book "Flower Encyclopedia". He remembered that there was a sheet of his annotations and a half-finished painting in it. But he couldn't find the paper after searching for a long time. Could it be that it was stuck in another book? Did he remember it wrong? Lu Lingxi looked puzzled, but didn't think much about it. Anyway, it was not an important record. He would look for it in other books tomorrow. After reading for a while, Lu Lingxi was ready to go to bed. He and Yi Hang had an appointment to go to the flower garden tomorrow morning, so he had to get up early.
The next morning, Lu Lingxi woke up at around five o'clock. As soon as he opened his eyes, he heard Dahei's low whimpering. Dahei couldn't hold it in any longer. He had eaten too much last night, so he wanted to poop early in the morning. But he couldn't open the balcony door bolt, and he didn't want to wake Lu Lingxi up, so he could only endure it pitifully, squatting at the door and whimpering aggrievedly.
Lu Lingxi felt a little distressed, and hurriedly opened the balcony door for it. Dahei rushed out like an arrow, and Lu Lingxi followed him out. Seeing Dahei running to the corner skillfully, Lu Lingxi felt relieved and couldn't help laughing.
The air in the backyard in the early morning was very fresh. A sniff of it was really refreshing and indescribably comfortable. Lu Lingxi stretched lazily and habitually sent out a mental scan. A white panel suddenly emerged and floated in front of him.
"Second generation tomatoes were collected and planted successfully, reward: Plant Heart +50."
Lu Lingxi looked at the white panel in confusion. The second generation of tomatoes was successfully planted? What does this mean? His mental scan swept across the backyard, and a newly emerged bud under the balcony stretched out its leaves and was fixed on the white panel.
Botanical name: Tomato
Plant needs: Water
Plant survival rate: high
Lu Lingxi squatted down in surprise. How could a tomato plant grow here? He remembered... the memory of last night flashed through his mind, and Lu Lingxi suddenly thought of the half tomato that he and Dahei shared here. Could it be that the seeds inside fell on the ground and grew out by themselves?
This conjecture made Lu Lingxi a little excited. The tomato seeds rewarded by the system were only a small bag. Although he deliberately kept half of them when he planted them last time, the total number was there. If he planted another crop, it would probably be gone. He didn't know when the system would reward again. If he could save the seeds of these tomatoes, wouldn't he not have to worry about the seeds in the future? Thinking of this, Lu Lingxi immediately went back to the house to find the book on tomato planting. He remembered that it mentioned how to collect seeds. But he had been busy recently and hadn't had time to read it carefully.
Soon, Lu Lingxi came out with a book. He picked a ripe tomato according to the instructions, first removed the flesh and only the seeds were left, then went to the kitchen to find a piece of gauze to wrap the seeds, and then soaked them in a cup of water and washed them carefully. After the flesh and other filaments covering the seeds were washed clean, Lu Lingxi took out the gauze and carefully dried the seeds on a piece of white paper. According to the book, the dried seeds are tomato seeds and can be planted directly.
Lu Lingxi carefully pressed the white paper to the windowsill to make sure it would not be blown away by the wind. After finishing all this, he had time to go back to the backyard to continue studying the newly grown seedling. The book said that the tomatoes bought on the market now are basically hybrids, and they are not considered normal maturity. The seeds left behind are easy to mutate, and the results of the growth are not good. However, his tomatoes are rewards from the system, so there shouldn't be this problem, right?
Lu Lingxi couldn't remember what the first batch of tomatoes looked like, but judging from the growth rate of this seedling, it should be about the same as the first batch. In fact, it doesn't matter if it grows slower, as long as the taste remains the same. In order to prevent Dahei from stepping on this seedling as grass, Lu Lingxi warned Dahei. He also cleared a small piece of land around the seedling, and planned to come back in the evening to plant all the dried seeds. If there is no problem with the growth of these seeds, they will have a steady supply of tomatoes in the future.
"Third brother, are you there?" Yi Hang's voice was heard outside the fence.
Lu Lingxi agreed.
When Yi Hang climbed over the wall, he saw Lu Lingxi squatting there with his hands covered in mud. "What are you going to plant?" Yi Hang asked curiously.
Lu Lingxi showed him the seedling and explained the idea of saving tomatoes for seeds. Yi Hang's eyes lit up immediately, "Can it really be grown?"
Lu Lingxi nodded uncertainly, "It should be possible." The system has already prompted that the planting was successful.
Yi Hang excitedly pulled Lu Lingxi and said, "Third brother, all the tomatoes I want to eat in this life depend on you."
Lu Lingxi: “…”
After washing his hands, Lu Lingxi packed up and went out with Dahei and Yi Hang. Yi Hang's family's Xiaojinbei, which was about to retire, stopped in front of the building. Yi Hang said proudly, "Don't look at my broken car, it's very fast."
Lu Lingxi smiled and nodded. Yi Hang got in the car and started the car while casually saying, "Old Third, have you noticed that the weeds near your building are growing a bit vigorously? Did you secretly fertilize them?"
Lu Lingxi had actually noticed the problem Yi Hang mentioned. The weeds near Building No. 3, especially near the third gate, were growing very vigorously. He had heard the neighbors complain about it several times. It felt like the weeds were growing wildly, and he didn't know what was going on.
"But it's not just weeds. You know Aunt Wang, the old lady living upstairs in your house. My mom heard her bragging yesterday, saying that the cabbages planted on the balcony this year are growing very well and will be ready to eat in a few days. But, she hasn't seen the tomatoes you planted. Once she sees them, she will know what it means to grow well." Yi Hang continued.
Lu Lingxi smiled but said nothing. He glanced at the weeds outside. Somehow he thought of the white panel. Could all this be related?
The author has something to say: I saw some readers complaining that there were too many youths in the article, so I would like to explain it briefly. Every time I used the word youth, it was Yan Yue's psychology. I actually hesitated whether to write Lu Lingxi's name directly or use the youth to refer to him. I don't know if it's my problem, but I always feel that using Lu Lingxi's name directly makes it a bit stiff. I will pay attention to this problem in the future and try to use the name directly.
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