During natural disasters, high-temperature and drought-tolerant crops suitable for planting in extremely hot weather have much higher yields than cold- and frost-resistant crops in extremely cold climates.
The most representative ones are sweet potatoes and potatoes, which are equally unpalatable.
The skin is thick, the stems are thick, and there is no hint of sweet potato flavor. The bite is dry and astringent, but it is rich in starch, so it does feel full.
Thinking that it had been some time since the planting, Gu Wenxuan picked a cluster of sweet potatoes on the side, pulled out the sweet potato vines, and took a shovel to dig up the sweet potatoes.
I don’t know if they are not yet mature, but the sweet potatoes dug out are quite small, and the smallest one is as big as a fist. Although it cannot be compared with previous harvests, it is larger than the varieties of sweet potatoes grown outside today.
Since it hadn't been cleaned yet, Gu Wenxuan didn't want to test the taste for a while, so he simply took advantage of his free time and dug out a few potatoes nearby.
Carrying the basket back to the kitchen, before he could put it down, he saw Zhou Banxia had already come downstairs at some point and was turning in from the dining room.
"What are you laughing at?"
"Aren't you asleep?"
Zhou Banxia smiled and said, "You said it so fiercely. I just fell asleep and you woke me up again. Could it be that it's not time yet and I got up a little early?"
"Logically speaking, it won't be early. These two species can be harvested in just three or four months. Comparing the growth cycles of fruits and vegetables here, it should be about time."
If you understand it this way, it seems to make sense.
Zhou Banxia had no idea how different the growth cycles of these new varieties developed by the institute were from those of ordinary fruits and vegetables during these natural disasters.
"First cut a piece of sweet potato and taste it to see if it tastes the same?"
This one can be distinguished immediately, unlike if it is buried in the soil and you don't know how big it will be until you dig it out, Gu Wenxuan nodded in agreement and asked her to step aside first.
And I took the smallest sweet potato, turned on the faucet, washed it, and then took a knife to peel it in half. How does it feel?
"The skin is thin."
"Yes!" Gu Wenxuan immediately didn't dare to do anything, and cut a piece with a few swish of knives, then picked it up and put it in his mouth.
Zhou Banxia glanced at the largest sweet potato in the basket and estimated how much harvest one acre of land would have if it was that big. It was too late to stop it.
"It doesn't matter, I know it. It smells fresh and it's definitely not poisonous." After saying that, Gu Wenxuan chewed it and said, "It's completely different from before."
"Is the sweet potato sweet?"
"Yes, it tastes like sweet potatoes!" Gu Wenxuan stretched out his hand to stop Zhou Banxia who wanted to taste it. "It's not good to eat raw. I'll let you taste it after it's cooked."
"..." Zhou Banxia took back his hand, "Let's see how the potatoes are. Don't eat them raw. It's best to wait until the chickens and ducks eat them to see if there are any adverse reactions."
Gu Wenxuan nodded without hesitation and stabilized his wife first, "It seems that this land has optimization functions no matter what is planted, but it is a pity that the circle was too small at that time.
If we had known that such a day would come, we might as well have enclosed the whole back area. It's a pity that I didn't think carefully enough and had to enclose the entire back area to open up wasteland. ”
Zhou Banxia twitched the corner of his mouth, and then surrounded it again. The back was not a cement field, but a community park. Every area with green belts had not been reclaimed and planted.
"Forget it, people's hearts are not as strong as snakes swallowing elephants. If the enclosed area is twice as big as the house book, who knows whether you will bring this villa over.
Speaking of which, daughter-in-law, have you noticed that the couple of us should go out of town, maybe the front door and the back door will be opened. ”
It is still said here that the human heart is not as big as the snake swallows the elephant, but it is too big-hearted to think that it is not big inside, and it also wants the clouds outside to clear up, which is inconsistent. Zhou Banxia couldn't help but laugh and shook his head, "When I have free time, I will go out for a walk sooner or later. Then we will see if there will be an upgrade here. There is no rush at the moment."
"Indeed, I just don't know if it's still the same when I walk out the door. Is Haozi's house still diagonally across from us? Do you think there is a passage leading to the past life?"
Zhou Banxia was suddenly startled, "Don't think about it. Based on my recent insights from reading e-books, being able to return to another time and space may not be a good thing.
There are earthquakes and floods. It is estimated that the natural disasters are not over at all. There are already extreme heat and extreme cold, and maybe there will be extreme days and nights. How serious it is?
All kinds of animal and plant mutations, plagues, and zombies are out, but I still leave you with beautiful thoughts. I just hope that my relatives and friends over there are well, and we can reunite in the next life.
Nowadays, our life is not bad. Mom and dad, whatever we lacked in the last life, we have in this life. Why go back? Isn’t it annoying?
Believe it or not, I will be caught by my parents this time when I go back. They will not let me go until they die. It’s you. Apart from being a close friend, what else do you have to worry about? ”
Aren't I afraid that you won't be able to adapt to the current social environment and miss your relatives over there? Gu Wenxuan decisively buried his little thoughts.
"Anyway, I'm very satisfied with you by my side. Okay, let's not talk about those unpleasant things. Put more water, pay attention to the heat, and be careful not to burn yourself."
What a good wife!
If it weren't for his busy hands, Gu Wenxuan would have given Zhou Banxia a passionate kiss right away, "Don't be afraid, you won't burn me. Me too, you are enough."
Zhou Banxia sneered, "You can talk sweet words, but before I got pregnant, I would still believe what you said. Now, this thing in my belly is enough for you."
Gu Wenxuan laughed loudly, "Silly, I only care about you."
"Is everything rare that I gave birth to?"
"Of course."
"Who is the father of the irrelevant child?"
"You're talking nonsense and you don't know anything. Don't teach my daughter a bad lesson. How dare you find a wild man besides me!" Gu Wenxuan rolled his eyes at Zhou Banxia in displeasure.
Zhou Banxia secretly curled her lips, "The raw (sweet potato) tastes very much like sweet potatoes. Wouldn't it be sweeter when cooked? You don't have a sense of taste and made a mistake, right?"
"No matter how much you say, it's useless. It's not good to make assumptions. I'm just saying this. I'm angry. I'll punish you and you can't eat it tonight after it's cooked. It just simmers for one night and I'll let you taste it tomorrow."
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If you hadn't added this sentence later, I would have thought you were annoyed!
Zhou Banxia burst out laughing. Seeing that Gu Wenxuan was already steaming, boiling, and roasting the sweet potatoes and potatoes with quick hands and feet, he quickly took him back to his room to sleep.
"So early?"
"It's ten o'clock, big brother."
"Who?"
"Father, prenatal education."
"That's pretty much it. If this sweet potato tastes good, how about I use the fruit and vegetable dryer to make dried sweet potatoes for you tomorrow as a snack for you to grind your teeth?"
"It's rare to take a day off, so I'd better wait until you have free time after returning from the New Year's exam. I haven't finished the dried sweet potatoes I made last time.
In addition to dried sweet potatoes, there are also a lot of vegetable crisps you made, which are enough to eat. Not to mention beef jerky and nuts, I can eat as much as I can. "(End of Chapter)