Chapter 102 Raising Children with a Cheap Upbringing! (Third Update)
With this good start, he aimed his second chopstick at the dish of kimchi, picked up a small piece and put it in his mouth—it was sour, crunchy and refreshing, and incredibly delicious!
"Hey? What ingredients did you use for this dish? Mutant radishes? The texture doesn't seem quite right, and it doesn't have that pungent smell of radishes." Chu Heng asked curiously.
"This was made from the scraps of the pagoda vegetables you took last time. I gave you the ones that were in good condition, and I kept the rest of the misshapen ones to pickle," Zuo Shan said with a smile.
"What?! You, you, you actually used a new species to pickle vegetables? This is such a waste! This is a crime against humanity!" Chu Heng was furious.
"Oh dear! Sir, please don't get excited. Didn't I give you a lot? Take it back and plant it; you'll harvest a lot."
“We took that batch of rhizomes back and conducted various experiments, but we couldn’t cultivate them successfully, and the seeds all rotted.”
"Now there's only one left, and we dare not plant it casually. We have to use special methods to preserve it for now, and plant it again when we find a suitable method," Chu Heng said with a face full of guilt.
"Really? Sir, I planted three, and they all sprouted. It's just that the gold-eating ants invaded last time and ate the leaves that had sprouted. But the roots buried in the soil are still fine and haven't rotted," Zuo Shan said in confusion.
She can grow any kind of plant easily, so there's no reason why agricultural experts like them can't.
"Are you telling the truth? You're not lying to me?" Chu Heng immediately became anxious.
"Why would I lie to you? There's no benefit in it! If you don't believe me, I'll take you to see it after we finish eating. We transplanted it into the yard after we moved here," Zuo Shan said.
"Take me to see it now!" Chu Heng was so excited that he forgot to eat.
Once in the courtyard, Zuo Shan casually picked up a small shovel and dug open one of them. Chu Heng watched in horror, repeatedly shouting:
"My dear little aunt, be careful not to break the roots! This is a new species!"
Zuo Shan couldn't help feeling a little guilty. When she transplanted it, she had already broken several roots. But when transplanting, isn't it normal to break a few roots?
Seeing the many long roots sprouting from the soil, Chu Heng couldn't help but cover his face and cry, "Waaah! Thank God! The pagoda vegetable has finally survived!"
After calming down, Chu Heng said, "Miss Zuo, can you tell me how you managed to grow it? Don't worry, I won't learn your techniques for nothing. I'll apply for a reward for you from the institute later!"
"No need, no need. It's not high-tech. I just buried it in the ground. Oh, right, I remember my mom used to say that wild vegetables should be raised in a simple and easy way."
Do you understand what "careless care" means? It means don't take it too seriously, don't water it every day, and don't use too much fertilizer.
Think about it, when it grows in the wild, no one will take good care of it. It grows by relying on nature!
For the first few days, I didn't even water it and basically didn't take care of it. After a while, maybe ten days or so...
By the time I noticed, it had already sprouted, and all three of them had sprouted. Zuo Shan's tone was indifferent, as if she didn't care at all, which made Chu Heng's lips twitch.
"That's it? That's it? No, no, there must be something else. Think carefully about the details, don't miss a single one, it's very important for future training!" Chu Heng stared at her and said.
"Details? Well, I just remember that when I planted it, I also planted a firethorn seed next to it, and a hemp ball fruit that Uncle Wu gave me."
They were all planted at the same time, and they all sprouted later. Of course, I never paid attention to which one sprouted first.
Oh, by the way, there were two lemon trees in my yard back then. They were brought from the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region by my elders many years ago and planted as ornamental plants.
It smells quite fragrant, and most importantly, it doesn't need any human intervention. Even if the branches and leaves die in extremely cold weather, it will sprout, bloom, and bear fruit on its own the following year.
"Look! Those are the two trees. I transplanted them together when I moved. They haven't wilted these past few days, so they should be alive," Zuo Shan replied earnestly.
Agricultural expert Chu Heng knew about the firethorn and lemon fruit she mentioned, and knew that neither was suitable for large-scale planting. He had also heard of the hemp ball fruit, a plant with poisonous fruit and a strange smell.
He really couldn't understand why Zuo Shan wanted to plant them.
But perhaps it was because one of these plants was planted with pagoda vegetables that it took root and sprouted so easily?
Left Fan: Old sir, you're overthinking it. The main idea behind the Pagoda Vegetable is to raise it with minimal care!
Unfortunately, no matter what she said, Chu Heng simply didn't believe her. He recorded audio on his wristwatch and filmed videos in the yard, meticulously documenting the planting locations of all the plants.
They even put a handful of soil from the roots of the pagoda plant in a small sealed bag, intending to take it back for soil composition analysis.
Zuo Shan was also helpless and could only let the old man do whatever he wanted. After all, he was an expert, and it was only right that he strived for perfection.
Upon receiving the good news of the successful cultivation of pagoda vegetables, Chu Heng lost all interest in enjoying the food. He quickly finished his dinner and immediately contacted the institute.
He asked them to send an airship and a superhuman to come over so he could dig up a rooted pagoda-shaped vegetable and take it back to cultivate according to the method introduced by Zuo Shan.
Five hours later, the airship from the agricultural research institute arrived, bringing with it a huge cultivation box containing scientifically formulated low-radiation soil.
However, in order to more realistically recreate the breeding environment on the left side, Chu Heng also specially dug up some soil from this area and took it with him.
Before parting, he repeatedly reminded her, "Miss Zuo, please take good care of the remaining two pagoda-shaped vegetables. I'm worried that if you take them both back and they don't survive, there won't be any way to recover. Do you understand?"
"Yes, yes, I understand. I will definitely take good care of them. In two months, I guarantee you will have a field full of pagoda-shaped vegetables." Zuo Shan nodded repeatedly.
After Chu Heng left, Zuo Shan dared to complain: "I told you to raise him with a 'cheap' attitude, to raise him with a 'cheap' attitude, so why is he so stubborn and insists on treating wild plants like ancestors?"
However, Mr. Chu Heng is a good person. Hopefully, he can apply for a reward for her when he gets back. Even if it's only three or five hundred yuan, she won't mind!
As expected, Mr. Chu Heng kept his word. The next day at noon, Zuo Shan received a transfer of 10,000 yuan, marked as an agricultural science reward.
The old man also sent a follow-up message, apologizing repeatedly, saying that the institute was short of funds recently and could not apply for more bonuses, asking for her understanding, and repeatedly pleading with her to take good care of the remaining two pagoda vegetables.
Zuo Shan readily agreed. She grew pagoda vegetables to satisfy her own appetite and to cope with the long, cold weather. Receiving a reward was an unexpected surprise, and she had no reason to complain even if it was a small amount.
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