Chapter 431: The Modified Corn
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Whenever the three of them had free time, they would spar, take care of the crops in the house, and cook together. The day pa.s.sed without them realizing it. Sometimes, when they were lazy, they would stay in their own rooms, watch TV shows, or take an afternoon nap. Ten days pa.s.sed by quickly. In the living room on the first floor, the corn that had been watered with nutrient solution had already grown to knee height. Not only were they tall, but they were also very strong. They were green in color and one could tell at a glance that they were growing very well. It was unknown if it was because of the nutrient solution or something else, but none of the crops in the house had bugs.
This made Du Yue the happiest. Every time she recalled her experience of growing peanuts in the first base, she would feel her scalp tingle. If she woke up one day and saw that these crops were covered with bugs, Du Yue felt that she would never farm again.
The effect of the nutrient solution was obvious. The corn in the living room grew much better than the corn in the other rooms on the first floor. Just their heads alone were much stronger than the corn in the other rooms. Xia Ju originally wanted to use the nutrient solution on all the crops, but Du Yue stopped her. “Forget it. We still don’t know what this batch of corn will look like after using the nutrient solution. It’s better to wait for this batch to mature before using it on the next batch.”
Xia Ju nodded and agreed with Du Yue’s suggestion. With Du Yue around, Xia Ju had never been hungry. She did not have much of an obsession with how much food this batch of crops could grow in the end. However, the three of them were still quite concerned about the corn in the living room. Time pa.s.sed day by day, and the corn grew day by day. Unknowingly, the corn had already grown taller than a person, and they bore ears of fruit.
The corn in the living room had already grown out. The corn that had not been fed with nutrient solution had only grown to Du Yue’s chest. Just from this point alone, it could be seen that the effect of the nutrient solution developed by Xia Ju was really good.
This batch of seeds was a new improved variety. Coupled with the nutrient solution that Xia Ju had carefully developed, the crops naturally grew well. If it could be popularized, the growth cycle of the crops would be shorter and the crops would mature faster. Fewer people in the base would be hungry.
However, this was a matter that required extreme caution. They could not take out the nutrient solution on impulse. Otherwise, the consequences would be no different from those in the third base.
At that time, Xia Ju would be captured and turned into a caged bird. Du Yue would not allow Xia Ju to be hurt under her eyes, so she naturally could not take out the nutrient solution casually.
Right now, it was only in the experimental stage. Only after the corn was really ripe could she determine how effective the nutrient solution was. Under their watch, the corn cobs grew day by day. Before this, the three of them had never planted corn before. They could only watch various videos and information to see if the corn was ripe. Two months after planting the corn seeds, Du Yue harvested the first ripe corn. Under normal circ.u.mstances, it would take three to four months from sowing to harvesting. It had only been two months, and the corn was already ripe. It could be picked and cooked.
After peeling it and removing the corn’s whiskers, the bright yellow corn appeared in front of the three of them. There were many types of corn, such as sticky corn, ordinary corn, fruit corn, sweet corn, and so on. Du Yue could not tell what kind of corn they were growing. When she leaned her nose closer, she could smell the sweet fragrance of corn. She picked a total of three corns, cleaned them, and boiled them in clear water. After ten minutes, the fragrance of cooked corn filled the entire kitchen. Fortunately, the doors and windows of the villa were tightly shut, and the range hood was turned on, so they did not have to worry about the alluring smell wafting out.
When Du Yue was stockpiling food, she also bought a lot of corn and placed it in the s.p.a.ce. As long as she wanted to eat it, she could take it out and cook it at any time. However, no matter what kind of corn it was, it was not as sweet as the corn they planted. The corn that had just been fished out of the pot was still a little hot, but Du Yue and Xia Ju were already craving it. The two of them each took a chopstick and stabbed it into the corn cobs. Then, they blew hard, hoping that the corn would cool down quickly. Feeling that it was not scalding anymore, they carefully took a bite.
With a bite, the tender skin of the corn instantly exploded, and the sweet taste of the corn filled their entire mouths. It was soft and sweet. The unique fragrance of corn mixed with an indescribable sweetness made them want to eat it more and more..