When Xia Huoqu and his companions returned to the field, they saw their cat surrounded by a crowd, with a look of despair on its furry face.

The onlookers soon spotted Xia Huoqu and Yan Xinian.

They turned around to greet the two, and stepped back a few steps as they felt embarrassed to continue surrounding Xia Lunong.

Xia Huoqu and his companions stuffed the peanuts into a basket, picked them up and wanted to go back.

Finally, someone among the onlookers called out to them, "Hey, Deputy Captain Xia, are you going to use these peanuts to extract oil?"

Someone spoke up, and the others also asked at once.

"Yes, can you exchange some of your peanuts for me to use as seeds?"

"Deputy Captain Xia, how about I give you three pounds of peanuts in exchange for one pound of yours?"

"Deputy Captain Xia, besides using supernatural powers, do you have any special planting methods for your peanuts?"

Xia Huoqu glanced at Xia Maomao on the ground and said, "You can exchange some for everyone to use as seeds. We will notify you later after studying how much we can exchange one pound of our peanuts for."

Everyone was a little surprised, but soon expressed their understanding and said they would wait for their good news.

This time Xia Huoqu stayed to take care of the peanuts and let Yan Xinian take his brother back.

Kong Zhi also went back with a load on his shoulder.

Xia Lunong actually wanted to stay and listen to what his brother said.

But it was obvious that his brother was not happy, so he had to follow his brother Xinian back first.

When they got home, it was still early, but Xia Lunong was sleepy.

He jumped onto the sofa on all fours, curled up on the sofa, closed his eyes and fell asleep.

His brother and his friends were in and out, and it was already afternoon.

Picking peanuts was too tiring, and no one was in the mood to cook, so they simply went to the cafeteria to order some stir

-fried dishes. The cafeteria had wild mushrooms today, so they ordered mushrooms with meat, stir-fried bitter melon and stir-fried eggplant, and asked the cafeteria to steam a big pot of rice.

When the cafeteria staff brought the food over, Xia Lunong saw his brother handing over a big bag of rice, and his heart ached instantly.

The guy who turned into a cat has no human rights.

Xia Huoqu glanced at him and ignored him, and just took him over to eat when the meal was served.

Xia Maomao doesn't like bitter melon very much. He felt just average about this dish when he was in human form, and he hated it even more after he became a cat.

When he saw his brother put a big chopstick of bitter melon on his plate, he pushed it away with his foot in disgust.

His brother pushed it back to him and said expressionlessly, "Eat it, it will reduce internal heat."

"Meow." Xia Maomao held the bitter melon in his mouth and shook it, then shrank back with his paws in his pockets. He didn't get irritated, and it was obviously his brother who should eat more bitter melon.

Yan Xinian watched the brothers interact for a while, then got down to business, "The people at the base said they want to exchange our peanuts for seeds, what do you think?"

Peanuts are mainly grown by the Xia brothers, so Yan Xinian was asking them.

Xia Huoqu said: "Change. But I don't recommend changing too much. The peanuts grown in Xiaonong have not been tested, and no one knows what they will look like after they are grown. If a family changes all the seeds to peanuts grown in Xiaonong, something might go wrong next year."

"That's what I think," Yan Xinian said. "So, let Bailou come over to change some seeds and test them first?"

Xia Huoqu nodded.

Yan Xinian looked at Xia Maomao who was fighting with the bitter melon.

Xia Maomao put his paws in place, looked at Yan Xinian, and nodded solemnly.

"Then the question is how to exchange." Yan Niannian asked, "How do you want to exchange peanut seeds?"

Xia Huoqu said, "Just do as they said, one catty for three catties. At the same time, it is stipulated that each family can only exchange ten catties. The white building can be more relaxed and can exchange fifty catties for them."

The peanuts grown by Xia Lunong are so special. If they are taken to other bases, one catty for ten catties will definitely not be a problem.

Exchanging one catty for three catties at their own base is really Xia Huoqu's care for the base.

Yan Xinian nodded, "Then one catty for three catties. I'll have someone make an announcement."

"Tell them, the exchange will end once it's done."

Yan Xinian smiled, "I know that."

Yan Xinian quickly released the announcement.

The announcement explained the special situation of Xia Lunong's peanuts, reminding everyone in the base that if they exchanged these peanuts for seeds, they must be prepared for the peanuts to mutate again, and to mutate in a worse direction.

Many people saw the Xia family picking peanuts, and now the news has spread all over the base.

The people in the base are not paying attention to the news that the peanuts may mutate again. They are just jealous of the large and abundant peanuts in Xia Lunong's family.

"Only two acres of land! Two acres of land yielded more than 900 kilograms of peanuts. Can you believe it?"

"I thought it was fake. So, one acre of land can yield almost 5,000 kilograms of peanuts?"

"Five thousand is too much. I'm not greedy for 5,400. I will be satisfied if one acre of land can yield 3,000 kilograms of peanuts next year."

"Me too. My family plans to plant half an acre of land next year. If we can harvest 1,000 kilograms of peanuts, we can eat oil to our heart's content next year!"

In the small square of the base, everyone discusses this issue every night.

Now the newest thing in the entire base is the bumper harvest of peanuts in Xia Lunong's family.

Xia Lunong even sneaked out one night to listen to the music - ears, but unfortunately everyone was eating or smoking, which was very unfriendly to the cats.

"Three pounds of peanuts in exchange for one pound of peanuts from Deputy Captain Xia's family is actually quite a good deal. I plan to exchange my family's quota first, and then exchange it for my cousin's quota."

"Didn't Deputy Captain Xia say that peanut seeds are unstable and it's best not to use too many for seeds?"

"This is something that was just developed this year. Deputy Captain Xia certainly wouldn't dare to guarantee us anything. That's what he said."

"I think so too. The brave will die of their courage and the timid will die of hunger. Should I plant those useless seeds of my own instead of trying such a high-yield peanut?"

"It's okay. Peanuts can't be planted until at least next year. Didn't the white building also exchange peanuts for experiments? The test results will definitely be out in the second half of this year. We'll see whether we should plant it or not after seeing them."

After the announcement was released, Xia Huoqu specially left two days for everyone to think about it, and would not officially replace the seeds for the people in the base until August.

The people in the base had been waiting anxiously for a long time. Early in the morning on the 18th, before the sky was completely bright and only a fish belly white was visible in the sky, everyone was waiting in front of Xia Lunong's house with peanuts in their hands.

Xia Huoqu heard the noise and walked out of Yan Xinian's house.

The people in the base were stunned when they saw his figure, and they all greeted him.

Xia Huoqu said, "Everyone wait a moment."

"Hey, Deputy Captain Xia, there's no rush."

​​"Deputy Captain Xia, do you have a scale at home? If not, I'll carry one over?"

Xia Huoqu said, "Yes, I prepared it last night."

He knocked on the door to remind the people inside.

Kong Zhi heard the noise outside and walked out to open the door.

Both of them were not used to dealing with people, but their aura was very strong, and the people in the base were a little restrained around them.

Xia Huoqu asked Kong Zhi to weigh the peanuts beside him, and he took a notebook to register.

Soon Xia Maomao woke up. Seeing that his living room was packed with people, he could not help much. He could only squat on the table to see if his brother had registered anything wrong.

Fortunately, Yan Xinian came soon. Under Yan Xinian's command, everyone exchanged 880 kilograms of peanuts in an orderly manner, leaving 37 kilograms for their own family as seeds.

The 880 kilograms of peanuts turned into 2,640 kilograms, which were piled up in the living room. People could not even move.

The whole living room was filled with the fragrance of peanuts.

When people from the base came to exchange peanuts with them, they specially screened them. Basically, the peanuts brought by each family were big and round.

Yan Xinian casually grabbed a handful of peanuts from a bag, crackled them open, and examined them carefully.

These peanuts were not as plump as those from Xia Lunong's shop. After they were cracked open, the kernels were obviously drier and not as fragrant.

Yan Xinian tasted two, changed the bag and grabbed another handful. The peanuts he tasted were still the same, dry and bland, with thick shells and small kernels.

Yan Xinian looked at the shelled peanuts in his palm and sighed silently, "I'm afraid the harvest this year is not optimistic."

Xia Huo said, "This is the first time the base has planted peanuts. We don't have much experience. Wait for the analysis data from the White Building and then publish a planting guide. It will be ready next year."

Yan Xinian said, "I wonder if the peanuts that Xiao Nong grows with his supernatural power can be stably passed down? It would be great if they can be stably passed down."

Xia Huo Qu was very calm, "Let the scientists in the white building handle this matter. There's no point worrying too much."

Yan Xinian threw two more peanuts into his mouth and sighed, "That's true."

Yan Xinian ate a few peanuts and said, "Looking at the good weather, let's go to the river to wash the peanuts?"

The peanuts sent by the people in the base have not been washed yet. They have just been picked and dried, and there is mud on them.

If they are kept as seeds, such peanuts can be directly put into bags and hung under the beams.

They have to send these peanuts to be pressed for oil. At that time, they will be crushed with the shells and sent in for slow pressing. If they are not washed, there will be a lot of mud in the oil, and the oil pressed out cannot be eaten.

Xia Huoqu also took a look and said, "Let's go today. While the weather is good these few days, we should wash and dry the peanuts early."

Yan Xinian asked, "Take them out to wash?"

There is a canal running through the middle of the mountain in the base. Now the base has built a hydroelectric station to generate electricity. Water is stored every day and released only at fixed times. It is not easy for them to wash the peanuts.

Especially in the entire base, their family has the most peanuts, which is now more than 2,600 kilograms. It is also the most troublesome to wash them. If you want to send them to the canal for washing, you have to carry them over and then carry them back.

Xia Huoqu thought for a moment and said, "Okay, use a truck to take them outside to wash. The sooner they wash, the sooner they can be transported back."

"I'll arrange a truck now. When it arrives at the door of the house, you can prepare to move the peanuts out."

Xia Huoqu and Kong Zhi had no objection.

Xia Maomao meowed at his feet to express his opinion, but was pushed back by his brother.

Xia Lunong now regretted overusing his supernatural powers.

If he hadn't overused them, his brother wouldn't have been so critical of him all the time, and he wouldn't have to live such a miserable life.

The days without even human rights are too difficult, meow.

Xia Maomao's emerald eyes were full of melancholy. He walked a few steps to the side, grabbed Kong Zhi's pants with his claws, and quickly jumped onto his shoulders.

Kong Zhi grabbed the cat and held it in his arms.

Xia Maomao also wanted to go out, but his brother didn't let him go out at first, but Kong Zhi helped to talk to him, and his brother finally gave in and tacitly agreed to let him go out to play.

"Meow." Xia Lunong called out while squatting on the sofa, watching his brother and Kong Zhi carrying out the peanuts one by one.

There were thirty-three loads of more than 2,600 kilograms of peanuts, and they ran back and forth more than ten times before they loaded all the peanuts onto the truck.

Xia Lunong watched from the side as their clothes became soaked with sweat, and sweat also appeared on their foreheads, and she felt bad.

After finally loading the peanuts onto the truck, Yan Xinian and Xia Huoqu drove in the front, while Xia Maomao and Kong Zhi sat in the truck, keeping company with the peanuts.

It felt good to sleep on the peanuts, and Xia Maomao was rocked back and forth on the truck for a while before falling asleep quickly.

When they arrived at the destination, Kong Zhi woke him up again, "Let's go down and wash the peanuts."

"Meow." Xia Maomao poked his head out from the pile of peanuts.

His brother and Yan Xinian had already gotten off the car. The two of them first cautiously observed the surrounding area. When they saw that there were no large wild animals, they came over to the car to pick up the peanuts.

After looking around, Xia Huoqu said cautiously, "Let's take turns washing the peanuts, and leave one person to stand guard."

Kong Zhi said, "I'll stand guard first, Brother Huoqu, you guys wash first."

Xia Huoqu had no objection, "That's fine." Kong Zhi

got off the car, waited for Yan Xinian and the others to pick out the peanuts, and then he held Xia Maomao and stood guard beside them.

The sun was very strong in the wilderness, and various smells rose up, converging into a strange smell.

Xia Maomao poked his head out of Kongzhi's arms and smelled the strange smell, which seemed quite familiar.

He twitched his little pink nose vigorously. The smell - it seemed like the smell of ants?