Chapter 67

Ming Chunxi, hearing his satisfied expression, patted him on the back. "Go ahead and ask someone."

Qing Mengzhu: "No need, I'll finish it tomorrow."

The bamboo in his house was all grown with Growth Liquid. He planted it all by himself on the mountain and could even make up an excuse that he bought the bamboo from outside.

After a while, the bamboo will turn into a bamboo forest. People may be a little surprised, but they won't doubt it much.

If someone is hired to help with the planting process, and everyone watches as the bamboo grows back, they'll notice that the bamboo's growth rate is unusual.

Ming Chunxi looked at Qing Mengzhu with a hint of helplessness. "You really don't know what tiredness is."

Qing Mengzhu: "I feel so accomplished right now, I'm not tired at all. Once things calm down a bit, I'll set aside some time to rest, and then we can go on a date or something."

Ming Chunxi: "Are you just making empty promises to me?"

Qing Mengzhu looked up at him with a smile, "Would you eat a painted cake?"

Ming Chunxi answered without hesitation, "Eat!"

Qing Mengzhu grabbed his hand and kissed it, beaming with joy.

Ming Chunxi's heart skipped a beat when she was suddenly kissed. It took her a few seconds to react, her ears burning. "It's so late at night, don't tease me."

Overwhelmed with excitement, Qing Mengzhu felt a little embarrassed after the kiss. "Goodnight kiss."

Ming Chunxi: "Whose goodnight kiss is that on the hand?"

Qing Mengzhu: "This is my house. My face is covered in aloe vera gel, so I can't kiss other places if I want to?"

Seeing him avoid his gaze, Ming Chunxi lowered her head and kissed his hair. "This is what a goodnight kiss should be like."

Although the kiss didn't actually touch his skin, Qing Mengzhu felt a strange unease in the area where he had been kissed. He couldn't help but touch it, covering the spot as he said, "I've learned something, thank you for your guidance, Teacher Ming."

Ming Chunxi's heart began to race again. Just as she was about to say something, Qing Mengzhu said, "Since we've already given each other a goodnight kiss, then goodnight."

As she spoke, Qing Mengzhu quickly ran back to her room, locked the door, and rolled around on the bed a couple of times. While rolling, she realized there was something on her face, so she quickly lay back down.

Qing Mengzhu feels that he is currently enjoying success in both love and career. With his efforts and the support of the Growth Liquid, the bamboo he transplanted is growing remarkably well.

In just a few days, the seventeen bamboo plants he transplanted have grown into seventeen bamboo groves.

Although the various bamboo shoots growing around these bamboo groves are not yet fully lignified and do not look like traditional bamboo forests, they will turn into lush green bamboo in just one or two months.

Perhaps by then these bamboos will still have time to grow winter bamboo shoots.

The Growth Liquid has an amazing effect. Qing Mengzhu is worried that the fertilizer and water are not keeping up, so now in addition to transplanting bamboo, she also waters them with water from the pond every day and uses fermented base fertilizer.

The bamboo was growing too fast, Qing Mengzhu was worried that its quality would decline, so she specially scanned it with the Mall Assistant.

He later discovered that the bamboo was still of "Superior Grade" quality, but the newly grown bamboo shoots were slightly inferior, only of "Fine Grade+" quality, which was somewhat different from the "Superior Grade- " quality he had expected.

However, given the limited growth rate of bamboo and the rapid growth of bamboo shoots, the accumulation of nutrients is insufficient. Achieving "Fine Grade+" quality is already quite good; expecting even higher quality is simply wishful thinking.

For the next period of time, we can only increase the supply of fertilizer and water, let them grow longer, and take good care of them. The quality should gradually improve.

The lotus in his family was like that. The first batch of lotus flowers and lotus pods were only of "Fine Grade" quality. But the later batch of lotus pods were given better fertilizer and were nourished by the Spirit Pearl Dregs, so they reached the "Fine Grade" quality. Bamboo should be able to follow the same path.

Qing Mengzhu has been working hard to tend to the bamboo forest these days, almost neglecting to eat or sleep.

During this period, apart from getting a bit tanned, he developed slender muscle bundles all over his body. When he took off his shirt, he had perfect six-pack abs, and even the side lines of his chest, which are not easy for ordinary people to develop, were very perfect.

He didn't intentionally build muscle, and his protein intake wasn't that high, so his muscles weren't exaggerated. They weren't very noticeable when he was dressed, but you could see his perfectly defined muscles when he took them off.

The bamboo on the mountain has been mostly transplanted, and transplanting any more would attract too much attention. Qing Mengzhu decided to take a break and take the opportunity to arrange the date she had promised earlier.

I've already gotten in shape, so I'm not embarrassed to go on dates anymore.

Qing Mengzhu stared at herself in the mirror and felt that although she had been busy and tired lately, her efficiency had been quite high, and she had managed to balance work and fitness.

Chapter 67

Qing Mengzhu has finished dealing with the bamboo matter and has some free time recently, but Ming Chunxi is busy again and has to work one day on the weekend, so she currently only has one day off a week.

Zhao Hexi chatted with Qing Mengzhu: [Is it really that hard for you guys to even go on a date?]

Qing Mengzhu somewhat shyly, "[It's alright, he comes home at night, and sometimes we go for a walk, look at the stars, and enjoy the breeze.]"

Zhao Hexi: [Taking walks in the village every day?]

Qing Mengzhu: [Driving to nearby villages or the city is fine; we even went to see a movie on Thursday.]

Zhao Hexi: [Wait, that newly released Chinese animated film? Have you already seen it?]

Qing Mengzhu admitted. "[Yes, I also went out for a meal, it wasn't too rushed.]"

Zhao Hexi was envious: [Your couple's life seems quite colorful!]

Qing Mengzhu is quite satisfied with their current life. They are not the kind of couple with a particularly intense relationship, but their relationship has progressed very easily over time.

Qing Mengzhu: [That's right. Although I'm quite busy, it doesn't prevent us from talking.]

Zhao Hexi: [Better than me, I'm not busy, but I just can't find anyone to go on a date with. crying

Qing Mengzhu chatted with him for a few more minutes, then put away her phone and prepared to go to the field to cut pumpkin seedlings.

His family's vegetables grew exceptionally well this year, producing a lot of fruit, but the seedlings also aged more easily.

After entering September, the production of eggplants, pumpkins, cucumbers, and other vegetables gradually decreased. Fortunately, a new batch of okra, lettuce, and other vegetables arrived, otherwise his family would have had no vegetables to sell.

Upon arriving at the field, Qing Mengzhu first checked on the other vegetables before taking a machete to the pumpkin patch to clear away the pumpkin vines.

There's no other way but to remove them. Most of his pumpkin vines have withered, attracting a lot of insects. If they're not removed, it will only provide hiding places for the insects, which is not good for the management of other vegetables.

After clearing away the debris, loosen the soil and spray with a mild biological pesticide such as matrine, then you can prepare to plant the next crop of vegetables.

Qing Mengzhu was chopping pumpkin vines in the field, and after she finished, she turned them over to dry in the sun. Once they were dry, she burned them into ash, which became a good material for fermented fertilizer.

When cutting pumpkin vines, many pumpkins are hidden in the pile of vines, golden and round or long, looking especially beautiful. Even before tasting them, you can imagine their sweet flavor.

The pumpkins are easy to pick; just grab the vine and gently break it off.

Qing Mengzhu carried the heavy old pumpkin to the edge of the field, planning to drive over later to transport it back.

Otherwise, if I had to carry them all by myself, all those old pumpkins would be too heavy; my shoulders would be calloused afterward.

Qing Mengzhu was working on one side when Tan Wenlei, having finished his work, strolled over carrying his hoe. "Your pumpkins are pretty good this year."

Qing Mengzhu also thought it was good; she had planted about ten pumpkin seedlings and harvested over a hundred pumpkins, which was a very good return on investment. "Maybe it's because we buried the fertilizer well."

"The fertilizer is good, and the management is excellent. Wow, this old pumpkin is so heavy—" Tan Wenlei patted the pumpkin, "It must taste sweet and mealy."

Qing Mengzhu: "They're really good. We ate two before, and they were both delicious. Uncle Wenlei, have you harvested your pumpkins yet? How about we take a couple home to eat?"

Tan Wenlei waved his hand. "Forget it, I'm alone, I can't eat that much. It would be a waste to take such a big pumpkin home. I'll just buy a piece or two at the supermarket when I want to eat it."