Chapter 316 The Boss Takes Responsibility
Of the five herbs, only the dendrobium had withered completely.
Tu Yao carefully dug out a plant, and upon looking at it, her brows furrowed.
In just one night, half of the dendrobium's root system rotted, and the remaining half had turned black.
"I just checked the soil moisture, and it's much higher than before. I guess the light rain last night soaked the roots and caused them to rot."
“The land where Dendrobium grows is close to the mountains and the terrain is relatively low, so drainage is not very good.”
"The temperature dropped by a full five degrees last night, and we haven't had time to finish the temperature control system yet."
The farmers gathered around, each offering their own analysis.
Tu Yao listened and nodded. Dendrobium prefers a moist and shady environment, so they chose to plant it near the mountains and transplanted a batch of broad-leaved trees to artificially create a simulated mountain environment.
Over the past month, they have been conducting soil tests frequently, but they still haven't considered some unforeseen circumstances.
Looking at the completely wilted dendrobium in her hand, Tu Yao knew that this batch of dendrobium could not be saved.
She squatted down and started cleaning, saying softly, "It's okay, cultivating seedlings is not an easy thing to do."
“Some plants are used to nutrient solution, and they definitely need a transition period when they are suddenly moved to the natural environment. I was too impatient.”
"The terrain and drainage issues were not taken into account either."
"This has happened before when we grew button mushrooms, it's quite normal."
"It's good to know the reason."
When Xu Chi arrived, Tu Yao had already quickly sorted out the dendrobiums and reassured everyone.
The ground was empty, but fortunately the other herbs were fine.
Tu Yao breathed a sigh of relief: "...Luckily, I only planted ten, not many."
She turned her head, a look of relief on her face: "Isn't that right, Xiaochi!"
Xu Chi's eyes darkened slightly as he took the small, limp dendrobium from her hand. "...The next two weeks will be sunny."
Tu Yao laughed: "Yes, the weather will be sunny from now on! There will definitely be no problem!"
Seeing her smile, Xu Chi's expression softened a bit: "Then should we plant a new batch?"
Tu Yao: "Replant".
She glanced at Xu Chi's pale face and couldn't help but frown: "Xiao Chi, wait for me over there."
After saying that, he ran away.
In the undeveloped areas, apart from the temporary streetlights, it was pitch black everywhere.
Xu Chi remained hidden in the darkness, quietly watching Tu Yao take out ten Dendrobium plants from the cultivation bottle and plant them one by one.
It was more than half an hour later when all the planting was completed.
Tu Yao wiped her sweat: "It's very late, everyone should go home!"
The farmers were also arranged to stay nearby. After glancing at the time and seeing that it was indeed getting late, they all left one after another.
Tu Yao quickly ran over, her face flushed and smiling, and said, "Xiao Chi, let's go too!"
Xu Chi glanced at her and reached out to wipe the tip of her nose: "Is everything alright?"
"Um!"
Are you tired?
"Not tired!"
The two walked side by side, asking and answering questions.
After a while, Xu Chi suddenly asked again, "...Why don't you want my help?"
Tu Yao paused for a second, "...Because I'm the boss, so I'll take care of it."
After she finished speaking, she glanced casually at Xu Chi under the streetlight. Hearing this, Xu Chi smiled calmly.
"But doesn't the contract say that whatever the boss does, the shareholders do too?"
Tu Yao immediately retorted, "But the contract says you're not allowed to contradict what the boss says!"
Xu Chi didn't say anything, but turned his head to look at her calmly.
Tu Yao blinked. "Xiao Chi, these are all minor issues. I can handle them myself. I don't need you to help me."
After a few seconds, the young man beside him seemed to agree.
"...Alright then, I signed the contract after all."
"Whatever the boss says goes."
He reached out and patted her head, which had drooped down at some point.
"Alright, let's go up."
Tu Yao looked up and saw the house that Xiao Chi had lent her.
Tu Yao looked at him and whispered, "...Then I'll go up."
Thinking of something, he added, "Don't worry, today's situation is normal, maybe it will be better tomorrow."
"See, I'm not worried at all."
Xu Chi smiled faintly: "Okay, go to sleep early."
Tu Yao nodded.
...
Tu Yao lived in a single-story room on the 26th floor. From the floor-to-ceiling windows, she could see all the land near the mountains.
She brought back the wilted herbs and placed them neatly on the table—ten plants, all completely withered.
Tu Yao walked around the French windows twice, then wandered around the house three times before lying back down on the stool.
After lying down for a while, he got up and walked around the house. After a few laps, he turned his head and looked at the wilted dendrobium.
Two minutes later, she put her coat back on and went out.
A dozen minutes later, Tu Yao took a shortcut and returned to the foot of the mountain.
The lights on both sides were already on, casting a dim glow on the sparse patch of herbs, with ten newly planted dendrobium plants at the very edge.
There was a simple humidity measuring tool on the ground. She picked it up and measured the humidity of each plant one by one.
He stood up and squatted down repeatedly, and in the somewhat stuffy environment, he quickly broke into a sweat.
After testing the dendrobium, she began testing the other four herbs.
It was two hours later when it was finally over.
Tu Yao wiped her forehead, glanced at the time, and was startled.
I quickly put all the tools back in their place, put on the coat I'd been taking off for ages, and hurriedly ran off.
The makeshift herb cultivation base quickly returned to silence, and the motion-activated lights on both sides were turned off.
...
Less than ten meters behind him, on the side of a small road, in the dim light of the night, Xu Chi quietly gazed ahead.
Tu Yao ran very fast and disappeared in no time.
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