Chapter 35 035 The Team Recruited by the Green Taro
Whether it's a younger brother or sister, a simple system scan will tell you immediately.
Since this unconventional rebirth, Song Xiaoli has not used the system much.
Last time, when her second aunt was pregnant, Song Xiaoli wasn't very curious, so the system didn't show up. This time, it's her beloved mother giving birth to a new life, and Song Xiaoli is thinking about it every day, so the system took the initiative to suggest scanning it.
“I’d love either a younger brother or a younger sister.” Song Xiaoli didn’t agree immediately. She felt that having the system scan her mother’s body seemed a bit disrespectful to her mother’s privacy.
The system never overstepped its bounds, but continued to strive. "Medical conditions are very poor now. Your mother did not remarry and have children in her previous life, so we cannot determine whether her pregnancy was successful based on the original timeline."
"A scan will reveal the baby's gender incidentally. The most important thing is to determine how well the pregnancy is progressing."
The system's reminder jolted Song Xiaoli awake, realizing that pregnancy does indeed carry risks.
At times like these, the safety of life comes first.
The system knew this too, and was worried that something might happen to her mother, affecting Song Xiaoli's enthusiasm for completing the world mission, which is why it kept reminding her.
"Then please take a look at my mother's scan as soon as possible. Scan her once a day from now on," Song Xiaoli said to the system in her mind. "Is this scan harmless to her body?"
"Naturally," the system replied succinctly.
When it helped Song Xiaoli deploy the new species in her personal miniature world, it thoroughly scanned the surrounding area, and who knows how many people it swept along the way.
Thinking of the new species, the system reminded Song Xiaoli, "Among the new plants you placed in different mountains near and far, there are some that are very effective in preventing miscarriage, some that are similar to folic acid, and some that protect the throat. Now you can use them all."
"It's meaningless for me to say it's useful." Even in difficult times, people are cautious about what they put into their mouths.
Song Xiaoli sighed, "If only there were some botanical experts here."
Once experts discover that many new species have emerged here, they will surely try to set up camp nearby to study them carefully.
However, based on the original timeline, this mountainous area is indeed remote, and even those skilled botanists and zoologists who were sent here back then have all been recalled to their original units.
The country is currently lacking talent, and it is impossible to leave outstanding scholars unused.
After hesitating for a while, Song Xiaoli suddenly slapped her forehead.
"Oh dear, I've really put myself in a difficult position!"
What is the path she takes to complete the main task?
Change the world!
Then why would she care about the original world line?
Within the province where she lived, she released new species from her little world everywhere. These were clearly edible, such as wild chicken and duck eggs that served as substitutes for regular chicken eggs, and long, thin fish that reproduced quickly and had few bones. In the nearby communes, they had become common delicacies on the dining tables.
However, there are still many useful plants and animals that have not yet been developed for use.
Song Xiaoli stroked her chin. "I need to think of a way to get the higher-ups' attention."
This is something that can only be done gradually. It's basically impossible to finish it during the mother's pregnancy, and there's nothing that can be done about it.
Fortunately, the system's scan results were consistently good. Both Grandma and Grandpa actively helped her mother improve her health.
This green-skinned taro has a thin, crisp, hard green shell, and the flesh inside is powdery and glutinous. After cooking, it tastes similar to taro, but it's sweeter and has a higher starch content. This tree, after being specially cultivated through pruning for the first three years after being planted, can yield a large harvest of fruit every year if fertilization is followed up.
Converted to yield per mu (a Chinese unit of area, approximately 0.165 acres), it would be over 1,500 jin (a Chinese unit of weight, approximately 0.65 acres). The main advantage of this plant is that, like fruit trees, it can continue to produce fruit for nearly a century. It only requires continuous fertilization and, like controlling the yield of fruit trees, careful maintenance is all that's needed.
This is definitely easier than growing rice or wheat, and it can be a new option for staple food.
It was through such a roundabout process that the new species, "green taro," was finally discovered.
People from many nearby communes knew about this fruit, and some of the bolder ones even picked some during the green taro's ripening season, took them home, cooked them, and ate them.
Song Xiaoli asked a teacher with superb painting skills to draw the tree at different stages, including the whole fruit and cut open the fruit. In addition, she generously used some rags and tadpoles to wrap several whole green taro, and sent them to the capital along with the sketchbook and observation notes.
Song Xiaoli didn't know any of the leading botany scholars of that era, but as long as she sent her things to the corresponding departments at the top universities, she could always attract their attention.
Her single action directly increased the degree of change in the world line by more than ten percent.
The expert team will come, and the subsequent impact will definitely be even greater.
"The things in the small world have been put to good use." Since the experts have been attracted, Song Xiaoli doesn't need to spend too much time on this anymore. At most, she can use the system's energy to guide the teams to discover more important things.
This operation was a success. Song Xiaoli returned to school life, which focused on learning scientific knowledge. Incidentally, during each holiday, she would take turns bringing her close friends home to help take care of their children.
Yes, she's Song Xiaoli's younger brother, so she'll never lack older brothers, sisters, or playmates in the future.
After her younger brother turned one month old, they finally named him "Hu Yilong" and registered him in the household. However, Song Xiaoli always called her brother "Longlong".
"Come here, Longlong, let your sister give you a kiss!" As soon as Song Xiaoli got home, she didn't even put down her schoolbag before wanting to see her younger brother.
If her mother had given birth to a daughter, Song Xiaoli might have felt a little uneasy, worried that she wouldn't be the only daughter, and might have been a little jealous of her younger sister. Fortunately, it was a brother.
With the current family planning policy, parents can only have one child, which makes a perfect family with one daughter and one son.
"Ah ah!" The little guy, just like his cousin, especially loves his older sister. Hearing Song Xiaoli's voice, he couldn't stay in the cradle any longer. He stretched his little hands out from under the covers and kept grabbing them, as if he wanted to switch places with his sister. We quickly got him out of the cradle.
Grandma chuckled and stepped forward to tuck him back in. "This little guy, all day long, he's just whining and whining about eating, drinking, and going to the toilet. He's so lazy. He's only so excited because he knows his older sister is back."
"Hehe, he likes me the most." Song Xiaoli smugly leaned closer and gave her younger brother a loud "smack" on the cheek. Sure enough, the little guy was so happy that he kicked his feet and stretched out his hands, wanting his sister to hug him.
"Oh dear, your sister can't carry you." Grandma tapped his nose, picked him up, dressed him, put him on the big bed, and then let Song Xiaoli play with him.
This has become a regular little activity before dinner every day.
When Xiaolonglong was able to try walking on his own, the plant research team that had been assembled finally traveled a long way by train to set up an office in a high school in the city. Then, the main force took a bus, carrying rudimentary research equipment, to the town's middle school to set up camp.
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