Chapter 41
After hearing Yao Si's suggestion, Wan Di looked at Jiang Zou Wei, but her gaze did not linger. She quickly turned back to Yao Si, "Have you talked to Ying Zhao?"
Yao Si nodded vigorously and swallowed a breath pantingly, "I told you! I told you, Sister Ying Zhao said that as long as you agree, she has no problem."
"I'll go with you tomorrow." Wandi paused for a while.
Only then did Jiang Zouwei realize that everyone's eyes were on him.
Yao Si had been a little worried about whether he and Sister Ying Zhao could do it alone, but now that Wan Di had come along, there would definitely be no problem. However, this meant that only Sister Zou Wei had to act alone. Although Sister Zou Wei was very capable, but...
"Come with us, Zouwei! Let's go to the Red Triangle," Wandi said. They had marked areas where energy sources might be found. Different colored triangles represented different levels of danger, with red being the most dangerous.
Jiang Zouwei nodded. That was the deal.
Ji Wenxue felt a little conflicted after hearing this. On the one hand, she felt it was a bit strange that she was missing from the collective action. On the other hand, she preferred farming to looking for things, and the land looked very promising. She couldn't wait to start planting something.
Although she was hesitant, her preference was actually very clear. Ji Wenxue made a decisive decision after three seconds: "I want to go farming!"
Ji Wenxue truly enjoyed farming. Watching tiny seeds slowly grow, the rich, nutritious soil, the warm sunshine, the fresh air, the clear river water... Although it was tiring, watching something grow and change under her hands was a deeply fulfilling experience. Furthermore, their land was actually quite small, and the crops they cultivated were basically just enough for everyone's food and drink. Therefore, they preferred to work with their own hands rather than using machines.
"So are you sure you want to stay?" Yao Si asked while still jumping around. She had a place to stay tomorrow and was in a good mood.
"Hmm," Ji Wenxue said succinctly. She then carefully took out a glass jar and turned to Yao Si, saying, "This is the chili sauce I made, following my grandmother's recipe. But there are a few things I can't quite remember, so I'm not sure how it tastes. Would you like to try it?"
"Hey!" Yao Si stared at the glass bottle curiously. The smooth curves of the bottle outlined the shape of the chili sauce inside, which was red and green, cut into small dices and topped with a layer of red chili oil. The first glance made people feel very appetizing. Yao Si nodded without hesitation, "Try it!"
"This way you're the first to eat it!" Ji Wenxue announced happily. Seeing Yao Si reaching out, she relaxed her grip on the bottle. Suddenly, something went wrong. With a loud bang, the glass jar fell to the ground and shattered. The red, green, and yellow chili sauces all spilled onto the floor.
Both of them were stunned for a moment.
Ji Wenxue was about to say something when someone broke the silence. However, Yao Si broke the silence not with words but with actions.
Yao Si suddenly knelt on the ground, bent over the chosen spot and took a bite of the chili sauce. He raised his head and gave a thumbs up, "Mm, delicious!"
Ji Wenxue was completely stunned. She stood there for a long time before she reacted. When she reacted, she couldn't help but laugh wildly, "No, Yao Si, what are you doing?" Fortunately, the glass of the bottle containing the chili sauce was a special product. After breaking, it was only unusable, but it would not shatter and allow glass fragments to mix into the food.
Yao Si also laughed and waved his hand quickly, "Oh, yes, it's really delicious, come and have a taste!" He reached out and took out two spoons from the cabinet next to him, "We'll eat the top part, don't drop it on the ground!"
As she spoke, she felt relieved. The broken bottle had also made her head go blank. Her frightened mind raced through many thoughts. She only breathed a sigh of relief when Yao Si was amused by her silly actions.
"Ah?" Ji Wenxue was still hesitating when Yao Si stuffed a spoon into her hand. She squatted down with Yao Si as if in a dream.
"It's really delicious. It tastes like the spicy strips I ate before, but the flavor is richer!" Yao Si also took a spoon and carefully scooped and ate in big mouthfuls.
Perhaps influenced by Yao Si, Ji Wenxue also picked up the spoon and took a bite. The chili sauce was spicy and fragrant as soon as it entered her mouth. Although the ingredients were bold, the rich flavors made it even more fragrant. Ji Wenxue couldn't help nodding as she ate, and even knelt down involuntarily, changing to a more pious posture to eat.
The two of them were enjoying their meal so much that they didn't even have time to talk.
Jiang Zouwei came to the kitchen and saw two people kneeling facing each other with their faces down, which scared her!
"You two..."
Yao Si and Ji Wenxue both turned their heads, with red chili oil on their mouths. Seeing Jiang Zouwei's surprised expression, they hurriedly explained.
“We just eat chili sauce.”
“No one was killed!”
After quickly explaining, Ji Wenxue and Yao Si lowered their heads and started eating again.
Jiang Zouwei silently took a glass of water, walked around for a long time, and left quietly without disturbing the two people's interest.
Although she didn't understand, she respected him. However, after returning to the bedroom, Jiang Zouwei still couldn't figure out what kind of delicious food was that was so delicious that the two of them had to kneel down to eat it?
The next day, Ji Wenxue got up earlier than the others and went to the land early.
Looking at the endless green grass, the whole person felt comfortable. People seemed small in the vast land, but Ji Wenxue really enjoyed the feeling of being surrounded by it.
Ji Wenxue buried the seeds one by one in the soil. The amount in her hands dwindled, but her sense of satisfaction grew. She didn't even stop until noon. Only when she straightened up did she realize she was a little tired. She looked around and found an old tree to lie down under. The grass beneath her was soft, and the fresh scent of earth and grass reached her nose.
In the evening, after dinner, everyone went outside, gathered together, held hands, sang and danced. Their plot of land spread out in a circle not far from the tree house. Music brought joy to people and plants alike. Everyone sang, chanted, and danced together. The melodious sound spread across the land, and the grass trembled, as if swaying to the music.
I hope their crops will grow quickly and healthily, and their lives will get better and better...
Hard work doesn't always pay off.
Wandi and several others went out every day to search for energy, but they always found nothing. Ji Wenxue carefully tended her land every day, watching the tender green sprouts grow bigger and bigger. But one day, when she went to water the land, she suddenly found that all the crops on the land had withered overnight.
The leaves turned dry and yellow, some even turned black, and were scattered listlessly on the ground.
Ji Wenxue hurried back to Jiaoyuan and called Wandi and the others over.
"When I left yesterday, there was nothing unusual and everything was fine. But when I came back this morning, it suddenly became like this. Sister Wandi, what should I do?" Ji Wenxue said, almost crying.
Wandi squatted down and carefully examined the withered crops. The leaves were wrinkled at the edges, but when she reached out and pulled, the stems inside were reduced to lifeless hollows. She looked at several in a row and found the same situation. So, rather than animals destroying the crops, it seemed more like the crops were being destroyed at the root, at the source.
The problem shouldn't be external, but internal.
So when Yao Si asked, "Could it be that there are some insects eating it or it has been trampled by some large animals?" Wan Di quickly shook his head in denial.
"No, judging by the extent of the damage and the state of the crops, it's a bit like someone being poisoned."
Ying Zhao also squatted down to take a look. She picked some samples and took them back to the laboratory. She didn't dare to make any judgment until the results came out.
But the machine couldn't tell the problem. At their wit's end, Wandi had everyone sow seeds again on the same patch of land, meticulously arranging the types, quantities, and spacing of the seeds. Everyone then took turns supervising the process, day and night.
Yao Si agreed repeatedly and excitedly applied to be the first to oversee the operation. "This is so much more exciting than searching for energy. I love it! And if I catch that guy, I'm going to teach this food-wasting scoundrel a lesson!"
Usually, Ji Wenxue always advises people with things like "forgive others when you can" and "leave a way out for others so that we can meet again in the future." However, this time, Ji Wenxue was filled with resentment and nodded along with Yao Si, "Me too. If I catch that guy, he'll be in trouble!"
Yao Si turned sideways and high-fived Ji Wenxue, expressing his admiration for her state of mind. "That's right, this is the right mindset!" He then high-fived again, "With so many of us heroic women on the move, catching the bad guys shouldn't be a piece of cake!"
Wandi merely smiled, but her heart remained unrelieved. Judging from the various clues she had gathered, the culprit didn't seem like a physical villain. It was more likely a toxin directly affecting the plant's interior, just like the last time they were poisoned. However, the symptoms were different from last time, and she wondered what the problem might be this time.
The original arrangement was that each person would have a shift. Yao Si got the first shift as he wished, but when he was about to leave, he saw Ji Wenxue also following him out with a bag of something on her back.
"Where are you going?" Yao Si was surprised.
"I'll go with you. I can't sleep staying in the house, so we might as well go over there." Ji Wenxue explained.
Walking in the moonlight, entering a tranquil world, Ji Wenxue remained silent. Besides her love for farming, there was another reason. She had enjoyed it before, but not to this extent. The mess she had made on Dick Hydrogen Planet still rankled in her, and she blamed herself intensely whenever anything went wrong. She'd gone out to find energy, repair things, organize things... Of all the things she needed to do, only planting and cooking had she never made a mistake, and everyone praised her for it. This had eased her tense nerves a little, and she had found her comfort zone, unwilling to let anything go wrong.
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