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Today, in addition to radish stewed with cured pork ribs, we also have three-cup chicken, steamed fish, and two stir-fried seasonal vegetables, all of which are very appetizing.

Shi Wen went to wash her hands and said, "Today's meal was so delicious, Old Yan, thank you for your hard work."

Yan Kexing chuckled beside him, "Eat yours."

Shi Wen: "Eat, eat, everyone eat!"

As soon as it was served, Shi Wen couldn't help but take a sip of the soup.

This soup is thick and delicious; one sip and you feel warmth spreading from your stomach to the top of your head.

He couldn't help but squint his eyes and exclaim, half-feeling admiration, "This soup is delicious!"

The others nodded in agreement.

Lin Chengqian was so burned he couldn't speak, "Ouch!"

Yan Kexing: "Radishes are delicious too."

"Yes, yes, it's rare to find such a soft and delicious radish." Shi Wen picked up the radish and looked at it. "It's almost overcooked, mmm, it smells so good!"

Everyone quietly enjoyed the food, and once they were about half full, they finally felt like talking.

Gong Jiang: "These radishes are so delicious, should we send some to Mr. Fan?"

Shi Wen on a cured pork rib, said, "I almost forgot about it if you hadn't mentioned it. It needs to be sent. I'll have someone send it out in a couple of days after I've finished tidying up the backyard."

Yan Kexing: "Should we also send some to the members?"

Shi Wen, "That works. I'm not sure what to send in December, so I'll send some radishes and slaughter a batch of geese, and that should be enough."

Their new batch of geese are almost grown up; there's not much room for them to grow any further, so they might as well kill them and eat them for meat.

In winter, pasture grass doesn't grow much, so the livestock and poultry at home can only eat the fodder that has been stored in advance. Raising geese that have already grown up would also be a burden for them.

It's better to process some of the goose first, and if you want to eat old goose, you can keep a small portion.

Shi Wen and Yan Kexing quickly settled the next steps of the work.

After harvesting the radishes at home, there are still many radish seedlings left.

Compared to pasture grass, radish sprouts have a much higher water content, Shi Wen I don't dare to feed them to livestock, for fear of causing diarrhea.

Pregnant female animals, in particular, are more vulnerable and should not be risked.

Shi Wen finally gathered up the radish sprouts, chopped them up with a machine, and used them to feed the Bress chickens and geese.

The Bress chickens and geese gave the tender radish sprouts a great welcome, scrambling and scrambling to eat them, leaving feathers scattered all over the ground.

He was feeding the geese when Fan Jiancheng called.

Shi Wen, phone tucked between his fingers, grabbed the neck of the goose that was about to fly onto him and tossed it a distance away. "Professor Fan, good afternoon."

Fan Jiancheng: "Oh, good afternoon. I received the radishes and tasted them; they were very good. Thank you for the radishes."

Fan Jiancheng said happily on the other end of the phone, "I was thinking of asking how your radishes were growing, but I was too embarrassed to bother you. I didn't expect you to send them over first."

Shi Wen, but I had some free time these past few days, so I took the time to pull out the radishes."

Fan Jiancheng: "With such a large ranch there, you must be very busy."

Fan Jiancheng laughed and said, "I've already eaten the radish. Ah, I've never tasted such a delicious radish in my entire life."

Fan Jiancheng: "You didn't see it, I washed a radish this morning to eat, and as soon as I put the knife on it, the radish cracked with a snap. It was so crisp."

Shi Wen laughed and chimed in, "Is it really that crispy?"

Fan Jiancheng: "It's very crisp and refreshing, with a sweet taste and a hint of spiciness that's just right. It's just as good as other fruits you can buy from the supermarket."

Fan Jiancheng spoke with a strong voice and a fast pace, "I even made a spicy and sour radish salad as an appetizer for lunch today. My goodness, it was so sour, spicy, fragrant, and so crunchy it made my teeth ache!"

Shi Wen him speak like he was listening to a stand-up comedy routine, and he couldn't stop laughing, "What does 'hitting teeth' mean?"

Fan Jiancheng: "It makes a crunching sound when you bite into it, like the radish is fighting against your teeth."

Shi Wen with Fan Jiancheng on the phone for five minutes, and four and a half minutes of those minutes were spent listening to him praise Fan.

After praising them, Fan Jiancheng finally got down to business. "Have you pulled out all the radishes? Did you save any seeds?"

Shi Wen, "I left a few plants to flower and produce seeds, but I wonder what will happen to the seeds in the end?"

Radishes will produce seeds after they flower.

They can be pollinated by both wind and insects. Generally speaking, as long as they are planted, they will automatically produce radish seeds.

Shi Wen was a little unsure about the seeds of this batch of radishes, mainly because they were carefully cultivated by Fan Jiancheng and his team, and he wondered if their traits would degenerate after they reached him.

Many commercially grown plants exhibit unstable traits.

Shi Wen some seeds were saved, but I'm not sure if the radishes grown from those seeds next year will be as good as this year's.

Fan Jiancheng said, "It's alright, our radishes are quite stable, and your planting techniques are good, so there shouldn't be any problems."

Shi Wen, "Then we'll have to wait until next year to see."

Fan Jiancheng: "When you have some free time, I'll visit you and see how your planting results are."

Shi Wen, "It would be wonderful if you could come and offer your guidance."

This year's batch of radishes is truly excellent. Even without outsiders' praise, Shi Wen knows their quality is superb. Therefore, he specially sent a batch to the Abnormal Affairs Bureau for testing.

Two days later, Zhu Ji personally came to deliver the test results.

Zhu Ji didn't have a smile on his face today.

Shi Wen him like this, Shi Wen was unusually nervous. "How were the test results? Not ideal?"

Zhu Ji took the test report out of his pocket, handed it to Shi Wen, and smiled again, "Ideal, absolutely ideal."