388: Chapter 99 Waterlon Seeds_1 388: Chapter 99 Waterlon Seeds_1 Xu Xiaoyan absent-mindedly comnted on the size of the waterlon.
After taking a bite, she paused for a mont before continuing to eat.
Yan Fei understood her hesitation, because this waterlon was so different from the ones they usually ate!
How could the waterlons grown in greenhouses compare to those from sunny and temperate islands?
They couldn’t, either in taste or sweetness.
Even though Xu Xiaoyan didn’t show it too clearly, the two old n, I an, the professors noticed.
Even if this waterlon was just a result of the students’ internship work, it was still a carefully chosen variety.
Even if it was grown in a greenhouse, it was at least a top-notch waterlon.
Understandably, the two old n felt a bit uneasy.
Miss, does this waterlon, grown by our students, really differ that much from what you’ve tasted before?
Professor Qi didn’t react, but Old He couldn’t help but ask: “Have you tasted a larger and sweeter waterlon than this before?
Or, do you eat them frequently?”
It was clear enough.
Only those who regularly ate larger and sweeter waterlons would disregard their waterlons.
Xu Xiaoyan finally realized that sothing was off; she may have been too obvious.
She was still considering how to respond to his question, when Yan Fei spoke: “Yes, when we’re at ho, we eat them daily.”
Before anyone could respond, Yan Fei continued: “I knew an old man in my childhood who grew lons for decades.
His waterlons were both larger and sweeter.”
Old He was surprised: “Really?
What variety of waterlon did he grow?”
Yan Fei looked puzzled: “It’s just the local waterlon!
It’s not a specific variety.
He said that growing waterlons is straightforward.
Every year, just save the largest and tastiest waterlons for seeds.
Keep doing this year after year, and the waterlons produced beco better every year.
Anyway, his family always followed this practice.
Now his generation has done it for several decades.
The waterlons they casually grow are larger and tastier than others’.”
Miss Xu Xiaoyan was used to Yan Fei’s nonsense.
Whatever he said, he had his own reasoning.
She categorically would not reveal that she never knew that Yan Fei was acquainted with an old lon grower.
Both professors were speechless after hearing this.
After all, according to Yan Fei, their family had been growing them for countless years.
It was reasonable for them to develop such waterlon seeds.
In disbelief, Old He asked another question: “If his lons are that good, why haven’t I heard about it before?”
Yan Fei dismissed it: “It’s not like growing a few hundred catties more grain per mu, who would pay attention to that!
As long as it tastes good, that’s enough.”
Indeed, extras of your waterlons, even if they weighed three hundred catties each, people would just complint them and treat them as hot news for a few days when eating them.
At best, those who love eating lons would ask how they’re grown.
Other than that, people really don’t care.
Old He was quite upset: “Can we et him?
If such seeds are promoted, you know its significance.
You also know about our annual waterlon planting situation, which would be a great thing for lon farrs.
Rest assured, we old n won’t take advantage of him.
When the seeds are promoted, whether in fa or profit, it would all be his.”
“Ah!” Yan Fei sighed.
“It’s late.
The old man died a few days ago.”
When he said this, Xu Xiaoyan almost snickered, while Professor Qi looked disbelieving, and Old He was doubtful.
But Yan Fei didn’t care about their expressions.
After all, the old man was dead and there was no way to verify it.
He then said: “But I do have plenty of those seeds.
I will bring so for you next ti if you want.”
Hearing this, Xu Xiaoyan suddenly believed his previous nonsensical words and exclaid, “Ah, no wonder you always collect waterlon seeds.
I thought you were going to fry them and eat them.
So, these waterlons do have an origin!”
“Mm-hmm!” Yan Fei nodded in satisfaction.
“The old man is dead, so we’ll have no more good waterlons.
I plan to plant so waterlons next year, in case we can’t find good ones in the future.”
The two old n were delighted to hear there were seeds.
Although one of them studied soil and the other wheat, whether it was wheat or waterlon, or even cabbages and radishes, it was the sa.
As long as you could cultivate a high yield seed and promote it, let alone benefiting the country and the people, it would be a great thing for the farrs who grow these crops.
Not to ntion, just in our province, there are hundreds of thousands of mu of land planted with waterlons each year, even reaching to a million mu at tis.
And this number will certainly increase as everyone’s living standards improve.
Just a rough calculation shows you what it ans to improve yield by several hundred catties per mu.
Whether Yan Fei was telling the truth or not, does it still matter?
He has promised the seeds after all.
Old He nodded repeatedly: “We want them.
No matter what you ask for, we two old n won’t evade it.
As long as these seeds can be cultivated successfully, naming rights could be given to you.
The benefits you should get will not be deprived of you.
We can guarantee that.”
Professor Qi also nodded: “The cultivation of seeds is like this.
Having high yield seeds is of course good.
Present any conditions you may have!”
“As for the benefits, forget it.” Yan Fei was very generous.
Anyway, they were all virtuous, while he was not one to hoard.
“I will bring the seeds to you later.
But waterlons are tricky, even when planted in the sa field, they may be different.
In the future, I will still continue to plant them.
If the seeds from here don’t grow as big as mine, you can’t bla .
If you need more seeds, I will bring them to you.”
There were so many waterlons in Vegetable Garden Island.
It wasn’t the season for everyone to enjoy waterlons year-round, so he could only enjoy those waterlons himself, sotis sneaking a few to his wife.
When you have a lot of sothing, you don’t value it that much.
The soils and climates outside certainly couldn’t compare to Vegetable Garden Island.
To what degree, it was hard to say.
He might as well give the two old n a heads up just in case.
Moreover, Old He’s words made sense too.
If these seeds were released and if they were successfully cultivated, it would be a great thing.
He could do a good deed with sothing he got for free, so why not?
As for interests or anything like that, it doesn’t matter at all.
Calculating everything in terms of gains and losses is a hassle!
Besides, Professor Qi already made it clear, and he still owes him two favors!
However, he was quite interested in the right to na, so he asked eagerly: “So if the waterlon seeds are successfully cultivated, I can na them, like a number one or number two?”
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