Liang Mei put a sour apricot in her mouth and chewed it carefully.
The moment she took the first bite, the sour apricot burst open, its tangy juice spreading throughout her mouth. Liang Mei was jolted by the sourness, but soon found it wasn't so unbearable, and even found it quite delicious as she ate more.
Looking at her older sister's expression, Liang Fu muttered, "Is it really that delicious?"
As she spoke, she picked up a sour apricot and put it in her mouth. But as soon as she bit into it, she couldn't wait to spit it out.
"I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry, I'm guilty, I wasted food! But this is way too sour!"
Liang Fu looked on with disbelief as she stared at her older sister, who was still eating with great relish.
"Big sister, don't you think it's sour?"
Liang Mei picked up the fourth sour apricot and put it in her mouth. After hearing Liang Fu's words, she smiled and said, "It's alright, not too sour, it's acceptable."
As the two were talking, Lin Chaosheng strode in from outside.
"What are you eating here?"
When Liang Mei saw Lin Chaosheng approaching, her expression instantly brightened.
"Mom sent Xiaofu to bring me some sour apricots. Do you want one?"
Lin Chaosheng felt a chill run down his spine just looking at the sour apricots in the teacup. He shook his head, but then something occurred to him, and he slapped his thigh hard.
He said that after his rebirth, he always felt like he had forgotten something!
Oh, it's fruit!
Now the whole family can eat meat and seafood without any problem, but we still haven't had any fruit yet!
Wait, he seems to remember receiving a bag of seeds from the space.
"You two continue to supervise the work; I'm going back to take a look."
"Okay, sure."
Liang Mei watched Lin Chaosheng walk away before turning her gaze back to her own courtyard.
Building walls is a slow job, and since they have many houses to build, the process is naturally slower than normal.
The wall was only one-third complete when Liang Fu secretly ate a sour apricot. The sourness made her face twitch, but this time she didn't spit it out; instead, she ate it all.
After all, fruit is a rare commodity these days, and once she ate it, she didn't want to spit it out, so a little sourness didn't matter.
Lin Chaosheng didn't go straight home. Instead, he went to a deserted place and slipped into his spatial dimension.
"System, where are the seeds you gave me last time?"
[The crop has been planted automatically and is now ripe. Do you wish to harvest it?]
Upon hearing this, Lin Chaosheng immediately exclaimed excitedly, "It can even grow things automatically! It's so advanced! Does it contain fruit?"
Yes, there are five watermelons and 30 tomatoes.
"What?!"
Lin Chaosheng's jaw nearly dropped in astonishment. "There are so many watermelons and tomatoes? How come I didn't know?"
The system was speechless. It really wanted to ask Lin Chaosheng—how many times have you come in here?!
"Harvest! Harvest everything!"
Lin Chaosheng spoke impatiently, then immediately flashed out of the space and returned home.
Zhao Shufang isn't home right now; she's out showing off her little cart.
So there's no one in the house right now.
Lin Chaosheng looked at the well in his house, and with a thought, he saw two large watermelons and ten tomatoes appear in the well water.
[Host, the watermelon seeds you've finished eating can be recycled and stored in your space for further planting.]
Lin Chaosheng: !!!
Lin Chaosheng was so excited his breathing was trembling. "What do you mean? You mean every watermelon seed can grow into a big watermelon?"
[Theoretically, it's impossible, but because this system defies common sense, it is possible.]
The system said this with a hint of smugness in its tone.
Lin Chaosheng tried to steady his breathing, but he couldn't hold back any longer and burst into laughter in the courtyard.
A watermelon must have at least dozens of seeds, right? So how many seeds would fifty watermelons have?
If we plant these seeds, wouldn't we have hundreds of watermelons?
Not only will his family never have to worry about not having fruit to eat again, but he can also take these watermelons to the county to sell for money, and even make a fortune. It couldn't be better!
Just as Lin Chaosheng was laughing, Zhao Shufang returned pushing her little cart.
Ji Guo was startled by Lin Chaosheng as soon as he entered. He quickly put down what he was holding and ran over, reaching out to feel Lin Chaosheng's forehead.
"Oh my silly son, what's wrong? Why are you laughing like that? You've only been enjoying yourself for a couple of days, don't go crazy..."
Lin Chaosheng almost laughed himself silly, and it was only Zhao Shufang's muttering that brought him back to his senses.
"Mom, what are you muttering about over there?"
Lin Chaosheng chuckled and waved her hand away, then pulled her in front of him and made her look down into the well water.
"Look, what's this?"
Zhao Shufang thought her son was really stupid, otherwise why would he let her look into the well water and ask her what was in there?
"You silly child, there's a well inside this well..."
Her words caught in her throat. When she saw the two round, dark green watermelons in the well water, she paused for a moment, her breath catching in her throat.
Then his eyes rolled back, and he leaned straight back.
This startled Lin Chaosheng, who quickly helped Zhao Shufang, who was falling backward.
"Mom, what's wrong, Mom? Don't scare me!"
As he spoke, Lin Chaosheng pressed Zhao Shufang's philtrum with his thumb.
Zhao Shufang opened her eyes abruptly from the pain and slapped Lin Chaosheng's arm hard.
"Ouch, ouch, ouch! It hurts so much! You brat, let go of me right now!"
Seeing that her mother was still full of energy and could beat him, Lin Chaosheng was immediately relieved and helped her up.
"You scared me to death, Mom! I thought something had happened to you."
"What else could I do? Of course I'd be scared to death by you!"
As Zhao Shufang spoke, she looked into the well. After seeing the two round, large watermelons, she quickly looked around.
"Is this a watermelon?"
Lin Chaosheng felt a pang of sadness as he looked at his mother, who wasn't even sure if it was a watermelon.
"Yes, it's a watermelon."
Zhao Shufang nodded, then lowered her voice and asked, "Tell me the truth, where did this watermelon come from? You didn't steal it from someone's house, did you?"
"Mom!" Lin Chaosheng looked at Zhao Shufang, both amused and exasperated. "Why are you talking such nonsense? Your son has money now and knows a few people in the county. Spending a little money to get a couple of watermelons is no big deal for him."
"Look at what you're saying. If it were that simple, wouldn't everyone be able to eat watermelons?"
Zhao Shufang pulled Lin Chaosheng aside and said in a low voice, "Don't tell anyone about this yet. You've made everyone's mouths water. They're all hoping you'll cut meat for them. What if they find out you can even eat this rare treat? What if they start pestering you?"
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