Chapter 213

Zhao Hexi thought of rice and felt a little hungry, "I want to know too."

When Nian Xinfei heard that Qing Mengzhu's chili peppers were going to be pulled up and replanted, she immediately contacted him to ask if she could get some chili seedlings to take back and study.

Qing Mengzhu readily agreed, telling Nian Xinfei and the others to come and collect it.

Nian Xinfei soon brought his students to find Qing Mengzhu.

They needed a lot of chili seedlings, so they specially drove over in a small pickup truck.

Upon meeting, Nian Xinfei said to Qing Mengzhu, "I brought you some things today."

Qing Mengzhu curiously, "What is it? Why are you being so polite?"

Nian Xinfei laughed, "I feel bad for troubling you so much, so I'll bribe you a little."

As he spoke, Nian Xinfei had his students unload boxes from the back of the pickup truck.

Qing Mengzhu looked down and saw that the contents of the box were bright red and looked like sweet dew seeds, also known as pagoda vegetables, but larger.

He felt this thing shouldn't be pagoda vegetable, but for a moment he couldn't recognize what it was.

Qing Mengzhu picked one up and examined it in her palm. "What is this? Is it a new variety of vegetable you developed?"

Nian Xinfei: "No, it's imported. This is sweet potato, which is grown more in border areas, but we haven't introduced it much here yet. But aren't you currently delivering vegetables to your members? I thought you might be interested in some less common vegetables, so I brought some for you."

Qing Mengzhu laughed and said, "That's true. Growing some specialty vegetables would help improve our reputation. Thanks, we'll go back and look into it."

Nian Xinfei: "Shouldn't we be thanking you? Shall we go check out the chili field now?"

Qing Mengzhu walked ahead. "Come on, I've already had Li Ba and the others bring some chili seedlings back for research. Feel free to pick any you want."

Nian Xinfei: "Did these chilies age naturally?"

Qing Mengzhu: "I think so, but whether it is or not, we'll have to wait for your research results."

Nian Xinfei: "Then we must cherish these materials and strive to research something useful."

Chapter 213

Sour potatoes are suitable for planting in autumn and winter. After Qing Mengzhu inspected the batch of sour potatoes that Nian Xinfei and confirmed that they were all "Good Grade+" seeds, she let Zhao Hexi plant them.

When Zhou Yan found out, he suggested that they order more vegetables like shredded cabbage and kale.

Salads are becoming increasingly popular, and farms are also offering a variety of raw salads.

Their company's vegetables are of higher quality and are noticeably different from most vegetables on the market. Everyone's palate is very sensitive and can taste the difference.

Therefore, their raw salads have been very popular since they were launched, and some people even order their salads every week. They think that all salads are the same, but their salads are obviously much tastier, and even during a weight loss period, it is not so difficult to endure.

Qing Mengzhu said to Zhou Yan, "I'll tell He Xi and ask him to add more. Brother Zhou, if you need any other vegetables, you can just make a list and give it to him, and we'll add them together later."

Zhou Yan: "Then I'll add it. There are several pretty good vegetables on social media lately. I'll ask He Xi if they can be grown there?"

Qing Mengzhu: "We can plant them as long as the season is right, but we generally don't grow off-season vegetables here if the season is not right."

Zhou Yan nodded. "I've heard you say before that off-season vegetables aren't of good quality, and there's really no benefit to growing them."

After discussing the vegetables with Zhou Yan, Qing Mengzhu remembered something and asked, "Brother Zhou, how's the batch of soybeans I gave you? Have you already had someone make them into sauce?"

Zhou Yan: "We've started making it, just like you said, we made soybean paste and soy sauce. My friend's feedback is good, saying this batch of soybeans is very good, and the paste made from them tastes very fragrant. Once the paste is made next year, you'll know what I mean when you try it."

Qing Mengzhu clenched her fist. "That's great, I'll be waiting."

Zhou Yan smiled and asked, "What about your family's wine? How's the brewing going?"

Qing Mengzhu: "We're still drinking sweet rice wine now. The rice wine isn't brewed properly yet. I asked someone experienced, and they said it needs to brew for a while longer before it can be poured out. Brother Zhou, do you know how to distill rice wine? If you do, you can come and distill it when we do in November. If you don't, I'll ask someone in the village. Uncle Wenlei knows how."

Zhou Yan thought for a moment and said, "I know how, but I'm not as familiar with people as you are in the village. You can just ask the villagers directly."

Qing Mengzhu and Zhou Yan were chatting when their phone suddenly rang.

He took out his phone and saw that it was Gu Benshu calling.

Gu Benshu's voice was extremely excited. "Boss! Our earthworm Biological Missile was a success!"

Qing Mengzhu jumped up from her chair. "What?"

Zhou Yan listened quietly to him on the phone. Qing Mengzhu smiled apologetically and quickly walked out the door, "Did it work?"

Gu Benshu: "Yes, it's a success! We've confirmed that earthworms carrying highly toxic Insect-Killing Bacillus can effectively kill the larvae of underground pests, and are especially toxic to grubs!"

Qing Mengzhu: "That's wonderful! Congratulations to us!"

Gu Benshu laughed heartily, "Yes, yes, congratulations to us!!!"

Qing Mengzhu asked, "What should we do now? Apply for a patent? Or publish a paper?"

Gu Benshu: "Let's apply for a patent first. I'm already preparing the materials, and we can apply in the next couple of days."

Qing Mengzhu: "I'll talk to He Xi and ask him to find a professional company to assist you. You've been working hard lately, so let the professionals handle these miscellaneous tasks."

Gu Benshu: "Okay! Thank you, boss!"

Qing Mengzhu: "Are you still at the company? I'll talk to you when I get to the lab."

Gu Benshu: "Yes, yes, our whole group is here."

Qing Mengzhu was very excited, and Gu Benshu and the others were also very excited.

When the two sides met, Qing Mengzhu discovered that Zhao Hexi had already arrived, Zhao Hexi also noticed that Qing Mengzhu had brought Ming Chunxi over.

Zhao Hexi, hands on hips, exclaimed, "You two are truly inseparable!"

Ming Chunxi: "Meng is inseparable from Xi, and Xi is inseparable from Meng."

Zhao Hexi rubbed his arm. "That joke was so lame. I can tell you're in a really good mood today."

Qing Mengzhu pulled Ming Chunxi: "Stop joking around, quickly take a look at the experimental results."

Gu Benshu interjected, "Boss, come with me."

Gu Benshu and his team previously worked on a Biological Missile project involving parasitic wasps, and now they are working on a Biological Missile project involving earthworms. They feel quite familiar with the process, and the project has been progressing smoothly from the beginning to now, with results coming in quickly.

Qing Mengzhu carefully reviewed their materials and, based on her professional expertise, determined that there were no problems with them.

Now all that's left is to apply for patents and publish papers.

Once the patent application is completed and the paper is published, they will, just like with their previous Biological Missile project using parasitic wasps, first find a factory to conduct small-scale pilot production based on the laboratory, optimize the entire project, and obtain further data.

Field trials will be conducted after production at the factory is completed.

Once the trials are nearly complete, you can prepare all the necessary documents according to the "Requirements for Pesticide Registration Data," wait for review and evaluation, and then prepare for market launch.

Looking at these documents, Qing Mengzhu felt a surge of pride.

This is their company. From nothing to now, with more and more projects, when the time is right, all the projects will surely blossom together, presenting a thriving and prosperous scene.

Gu Benshu and his team have worked very hard lately and have indeed achieved very good results.

Besides offering words of encouragement, Qing Mengzhu instructed Zhao Hexi to distribute the bonuses.

We're all just here to work, there's not much else to say, just pay out for good results.

After Gu Benshu and his group learned the amount of the prize money, the whole group went wild, which made Li Ba and Ke Shuwen very envious.