Chapter 88 Discovery of Mutant Soybeans
At this time, Zuo Shan and the others had been working for more than four hours and were gathering together to show off their harvest for the day.
"Sister, today I found one patch of low-radiation, six patches of medium-radiation iron amaranth, and four patches of medium-radiation golden vine."
"I heard that low-radiation leaves are good for babies, so you keep these for yourself and don't share them with me and the baby," Pan Duo said happily.
"Master, Mao Li has collected sixteen leaves of the radiated motherwort. According to the database, it is beneficial to women."
"Haha, it seems everyone has had a good harvest. I've also had some: two low-radiation and ten medium-radiation Mesembsonia indicum leaves. These leaves are especially thick; they won't be bitter after blanching in boiling water, and they taste delicious," Zuo Shan said with a smile.
Seeing that everyone was showing off their results, Xiao Bao quickly took out two kinds of flowers from his space. He even thoughtfully picked the red devil vine flowers and placed them in the middle of the white flower cluster, which looked very pleasing to the eye.
"Oh my! Our little Bao is the best. He's become an artist. No, no, I have to take a picture to remember this!" Zuo Shan laughed and stroked the fur on its belly, then raised his wristwatch and took a few pictures.
Xiao Bao was so proud of himself that he remembered the huge pile of leaves he had picked, and he took them all out of his spatial storage in one go.
When Zuo Shan saw the wild chive leaves, she finally realized what had happened. She said she had forgotten something important these past few days, which turned out to be the fact that the gold-eating ants disliked the smell of wild chives.
We don't know when those gold-devouring ants will attack again, so we need to report this immediately.
She was about to contact the highest leader of District 50 when she suddenly remembered someone.
I remember that day in the square, the man who reminded her to go to the exchange hall to collect the orphan and pregnant woman relief funds.
She noticed that the man's fire-based abilities were very powerful, and the plaza administrators who passed by treated him with great respect. It seemed that he was someone who could manage things.
Furthermore, his friendliness towards her, a pregnant scavenger he didn't know, is enough to prove that he is a reliable person. Why not go back and talk to him about it directly? Maybe you'll get an even bigger reward.
Of course, she had already decided that Lele should report this matter herself, so that the reward would belong to her personally and would be directly transferred to her account.
She knew that Lele had been under a lot of psychological pressure since she came to this family, and if she could receive a reward, she would surely have more confidence.
Seeing how much his older sister liked the flowers he had picked, Xiao Bao was both happy and proud. He rubbed his head against her palm and then tugged at her sleeve with his little paws, signaling her to follow him.
Zuo Shan didn't know where it was taking her, but she was sure Xiao Bao wouldn't harm her, so she first had it put all the things it had harvested that day into its space, and then she followed it.
Zuo Shan chose to believe Xiao Bao, and Pan Duole and Mao Li naturally followed her.
Xiao Bao led them to the patch of thorny vines that it had slapped, and raised its little paws to slap it again.
The thorn vine quickly made room for it again, but Xiao Bao was not satisfied and continued to pat it until the thorn vine made room for it to make a two-meter-wide passage, at which point it stopped patting.
Zuo Shan and Pan Duole were both stunned. Pan Duole's eyes sparkled as she said, "Xiao Bao, why are you so fierce?"
Zuo Shan laughed along, "I never realized you had the potential to be a crab!"
After passing through this patch of thorny vines, an open area appears before you. About two kilometers away, you can see the energy shield that the authorities have set up. Under the sunlight, it reveals a faint purple arc.
Normally, people rely on the light purple curved sphere to determine whether they are in a safe area.
Since this area was within a safe range, Zuo Shan and the others dispersed to continue testing new leaves. The extremely hot weather was the season for storing winter food.
Only by drying wild vegetables thoroughly can one have enough food to survive when it is too cold to go out and collect them.
The situation was relatively good when Zuo Shan was busy, as it was during the transition period between extreme cold and extreme heat. Although food was still scarce, those who were lucky were already able to pick new leaves.
And the transition period wasn't so hot, so I gradually adapted to the extremely hot weather and didn't get heatstroke right away.
Zuo Shan had high expectations today; she wanted to gather some wild plants rich in starch because her yam strips were almost gone.
We can't rely entirely on wild vegetables to survive from now on, can we? If that's the case, she, as an expectant mother, won't be able to breastfeed her baby after giving birth to Chen.
Zuo Shan looked around, and Xiao Bao wandered around her aimlessly. Suddenly, its front paw hit the ground, and it slammed its paw down hard.
A round thing suddenly bounced up from the ground and fell back down, hitting it on the forehead. Xiao Bao was so angry that he kept whimpering and searched all over the place for the culprit.
"What's wrong? Who upset you?" Zuo Shan went over and saw Xiao Bao angrily looking down at the ground, then raising his front paw and slapping down on something round.
As a result, the thing bounced up again after being slapped, and this time Zuo Shan finally saw it clearly. It was the size of a longan... a soybean?
The reason why it can be recognized as a soybean at a glance is because it bounces up and flies very high, so the distance is relatively far and what you see is a smaller version, which makes it easier to identify.
When the soybean fell to the ground again, Zuo Shan finally saw what it looked like. It was a round bean, about the size of a longan.
Xiao Bao wanted to rush up and smash it, but she hugged him tightly: "Xiao Bao, be good, it's delicious, let's not be angry!"
After putting the large soybean into his backpack, Zuo Shan began to search carefully in the vicinity. Sure enough, he soon found a plant that was more than three meters tall and as thick as a bowl, with dozens of enlarged soybean leaves on it.
The upper surface of the leaves is smooth, while the lower surface has long, grayish-white hairs, reticulate venation, and clear veins.
The leaves are trifoliate compound leaves, with three leaflets growing at each leaf node. The leaflets are rhomboid-ovate, but this is a mutated soybean, an enlarged version, and even the leaflets are the size of a palm.
Zuo Shan became more and more excited as she looked at the film, and couldn't help but cry. This startled Xiao Bao, who kept rubbing his head against her palm and whimpering to comfort her.
"Sorry, I scared our little one. Hahaha! Big sister found a treasure, soybeans, oh soybeans!"
Did you know? This thing has even more uses than peanuts, and the best part is, it's easy to grow!
As long as there is water, soybeans can sprout. Just bury the beans in the soil, even sandy soil, and they will sprout!
Great! We don't have to worry about not having vegetables during the freezing weather anymore! Hahaha, my bean sprouts, my soy milk, my bean cakes!
"Xiao Bao, Xiao Bao, you are truly my lucky star!" Zuo Shan was so excited that she was like a madwoman, hugging Xiao Bao and stroking its fur incessantly.
The plant has dozens of yellowish bean pods, each about 30 centimeters long, and judging from their shape, they should contain at least seven or eight soybeans.
What are you waiting for? Pick them!
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