Chapter 16
Ji Wenxue and Yao Si began to record, but the results of the records made them more and more surprised. The growth rate of the plants far exceeded their imagination and cognition, and even made them feel that the flow of time under the ground was different from that above.
"It's growing too fast. At this rate, won't it be edible in a few days?" Yao Si said as he wrote down today's records.
"There's nothing we can do about it." Ji Wenxue was watering the plants. "By the way, why don't you try burying your egg in the soil? Maybe it will hatch soon."
"Huh?" Yao Si's first reaction was to refuse. What was the point of planting an egg in the soil? But then she thought about it. She held this egg in her arms every day at home and covered it with several layers of straw quilts when she went out. But even so, it didn't change at all in several days. It made her wait so hard.
"But this dirt, won't it spoil my eggs? What if there's a snake underneath and eats it?"
Ji Wenxue was busy diverting water to the crops, and her words were half-truths and half-truths that made it hard to hear. "If that's dirty, just wash it!"
Ji Wenxue said as she retreated with the current. Yao Si couldn't hear what she said clearly, but she heard "wash" and immediately went back to take the egg out. She thought to herself, although she didn't understand much, but there were so many strange things in this place, maybe the bubble water had a layer of protection.
Just as she had finished recording the data, she simply rolled up her sleeves, held the egg, and headed towards the stream. The stream slowly flowing before her was clear and bright, shimmering and beautiful. However, Yao Si was a landlubber who was afraid of water and would rather walk into a sea of fire than into the water.
Everyone was busy with their own things, so asking others for help was too much trouble. Yao Si knelt by the stream, stretched out his arms and gestured a few times, a smile on his face. "Luckily, I have long arms. Putting the eggs down and washing them is a piece of cake!"
He got into position and carefully held the egg and slowly descended. Thirty centimeters, twenty centimeters, ten centimeters, one centimeter... the white eggshell was finally about to touch the water surface.
However, before he could breathe a sigh of relief, something unexpected happened. The slowly flowing stream suddenly changed its color after the egg was placed in it, rushing down with such force that even the waves hit Yao Si's face. The water was rushing fast and fierce. Yao Si reacted quickly and grabbed the egg tightly to retrieve it, but the eggshell became extremely slippery due to the water, and the harder he tried, the harder it became to hold onto it.
With a "plop", the egg fell.
He had no choice but to ask for help. Worried that the egg would float away, Yao Si ran and shouted, "Wenxue! Wenxue! Come quickly! My egg fell into the water, save it!"
Ji Wenxue was directing water nearby. When she heard Yao Si's cry of pain, she rushed over immediately.
"Yao Si, I'm here, what's going on?"
Time was precious, so Yao Si grabbed Ji Wenxue and ran towards the stream, explaining as he ran.
"Oh my god, the water is so fast." Ji Wenxue stopped Yao Si, who was running forward and almost falling headfirst. Looking at the water in front of her, she couldn't help but frowned, "I'm not a good swimmer. Swimming pools are okay, but I wouldn't dare to swim in such fast water."
"What should I do then?" Yao Si looked at her egg, which fortunately hadn't floated away yet. As someone who was also afraid of water, she could empathize with Ji Wenxue.
Ji Wenxue looked at the stream, then at Yao Si beside her, and suddenly slapped the water, "I got it!" She looked at Yao Si excitedly and said, "Here's how, you hold my arm here, I'll bend my body down, and it should be possible to reach it."
Yao Si's eyes lit up when he heard this, "Okay!"
They did it right away. The two of them bent down immediately. Yao Si held Ji Wenxue's hand tightly and watched Ji Wenxue lean forward as far as possible until her fingers slowly touched the cool stream water.
"Wenxue, how is it, is it okay?"
Ji Wenxue was paddling the water with her arms like oars, "Wait... wait, it's almost here!" The posture was like an upside-down position, making people feel uncomfortable as if their foreheads were congested, but Ji Wenxue was so focused on her balls that she ignored the discomfort.
Finally, their fingers touched the eggshell, and they both let out an excited "wow".
"I found it! I found it! I'll pick it up right away!" Ji Wenxue immediately became very motivated.
"Okay! Ah Wenxue, be careful, the eggs are very fragile, pick them up gently, gently..."
Ji Wenxue was speechless, but she still obediently picked up the egg gently with her hands.
As he slowly stood up, he handed the egg to Yao Si, "Catch it!"
Upon hearing this, Yao Si straightened his back reflexively, almost standing at attention and saluting, his eyes fixed on the round eggs.
Ji Wenxue threw it, and Yao Si immediately used her muscles to mobilize her strength, and with a quick "ha!", she caught the egg with her eyes and hands. When the eggshell, still covered with water droplets, touched the skin of her palm, Yao Si felt her heart suddenly at ease.
When his left hand and right hand holding the egg accidentally touched each other under the egg's butt, Yao Si suddenly woke up from his dream and realized something.
Both of her hands were on her balls. What about Wen Xue who was just being pulled by her?!
As if in response to her question, there was a "bang" sound under her feet, followed by a "rustling" sound. Yao Si hurriedly leaned over.
Then Ji Wenxue cast a fiery gaze at her in the water.
Yao Si embarrassedly put the egg aside and ran over to pull Ji Wenxue up. "Um... Wenxue, I'm really sorry, I don't know what happened just now..."
Ji Wenxue "puff" sprayed a mouthful of water forward. Although she could swim and the water became slower after the egg was taken away, Yao Si let go so suddenly that she didn't react in time. She took a sip and then swam a few times to swim up.
After spitting out the water, he immediately raised his hand and gave Yao Si a slap, "Yao Si, I really give in!"
Yao Si rubbed his head and immediately came over, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry..." Seeing the wind blowing, Ji Wenxue sneezed, and her wet clothes didn't even budge when the wind blew past them. Yao Si jumped up like a rocket, "Wait, if you want to scold me, talk about it later. I'll go back and get your clothes for you first!"
Just as he was about to run, he was suddenly grabbed by someone. He turned around and saw Ji Wenxue's disapproving eyes, "You are stupid. If you run back now and let Sister Zou Wei know that we went to the river to pick up eggs while working, wouldn't that be asking for trouble?"
Jiang Zouwei's cold eyes and words immediately flashed through Yao Si's mind. He shook himself and sat down next to Ji Wenxue. "What should I do? I can't stay outside forever."
"Take off your coat and give it to me. I'll take off my clothes and spread them on the ground to dry." Ji Wenxue looked very calm and took off her clothes without hesitation. Seeing this, Yao Si also hurriedly took off his coat.
"Wen Xue, why do you look so experienced? Have you fallen into the water often before?"
Ji Wenxue's eyes widened, "How could that be? Didn't you see that I'm such a good swimmer!" Although she had made a few embarrassing mistakes when she was learning to swim before.
Yao Si nodded obediently, "It seems so."
On the other side, Ying Zhao, who had locked himself in the laboratory and neglected sleep and food, took a deep breath and carefully poured the newly extracted reagent onto a very thin but resilient layer of paper. Then he brought the blood in the bamboo tube, put it down before pouring it, and bowed devoutly to the surroundings several times, "Bless me, I will succeed, I will succeed this time, bless me..."
After the ceremony, he picked up the bamboo tube again and watched the blood flow out in streams. The thin paper underneath was coated with a reagent, like a bottomless pit, and the blood that flowed out was quickly absorbed. Ying Zhao witnessed the blood in the bamboo tube being absorbed bit by bit, and he didn't dare to breathe, for fear that even a little breathing would affect it.
After all the blood in the bamboo tube was poured out, Ying Zhao put it aside and reached out to pick up the paper. The paper was intact, but it showed different shades of red.
She finally breathed a sigh of relief, then immediately rushed out the door happily, "Wantie! Wantie!"
After finding Wan Di, Ying Zhao immediately ran over. Wan Di turned around and looked at Ying Zhao, smiling and asking, "Did it work?"
Ying Zhao nodded happily and took out the paper. "Look, it's just as we expected, maybe even better!" Expressions alone couldn't express Ying Zhao's excitement. Just as he was about to hug her, Wan Di frowned slightly. Ying Zhao immediately came to his senses and quickly stepped back. "Ah, that hahahahahaha, I forgot about that. You take a look first. I'm going to take a shower."
With that, he ran out in a hurry.
Wan Di looked carefully and found that Ying Zhao's success was within her expectations. Apart from this, they were about to move on to the next step.
After Ji Wenxue and Yao Si cleaned up, they ran to report to Jiang Zouwei, "Sister Zouwei, this is our record. Based on the data from the past few days, if nothing unexpected happens, we will be able to eat rice in two days at the earliest."
Jiang Zouwei took the record book and checked it, then nodded. "Continue recording, don't intervene manually. If there are any unexpected situations, report to me before taking any action."
Ji Wenxue and Yao Si answered loudly, "Understood!"
Two days passed in a flash, and just as Ji Wenxue and Yao Si had predicted, everyone gathered together to harvest food and happily prepared to cook.
"Wow, what a nice smell! The last time I smelled it, it felt like the scent of my past life." Yao Si shrugged, closing his eyes in ecstasy. Then he opened his eyes and announced with a gleaming gaze, "I'm going to eat three big bowls!"
"Hahahahahaha, but Yao Si, didn't you say before that you don't like to eat this?" Ji Wenxue looked at the pot and talked to Yao Si.
"Oh, I ate too much before. Now that I finally get to eat it, it's a delicacy for me!"
"Okay, it will be ready soon. Go over there and get some bowls, and call the sisters out to eat." Ji Wenxue said as she stood up.
"Okay!" Yao Si was like a little top, shouting "Time to eat! Time to eat!" all the way while quickly bringing a stack of bowls.
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