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"Master?" What are you urging~! I'm just trying to think quickly, aren't I?
"Sister Yezi, Sister Yezi, Xiao Fan is thirsty!"
"Zhou Xiaomu wants some water!"
The two Little Beans shouted as they jumped onto Yezhi's lap. "Ouch~!" Yezhi gritted his teeth; these two little ones are so heavy! My poor beautiful legs are suffering such a blow. Niu Niu, not wanting to be left out, jumped into Yezhi's arms; Black Treasure got excited, how could it miss Mama Bear's embrace, roar roar~!
"Ah~!"
The cheerful laughter of the two little ones echoed in the mountains. The running Wolf Child, feeling it wasn't lively enough, leaped onto Black Treasure's sturdy back. Yezhi let out another "Ah~!" in despair.
Xiao Fang Le hopped onto Wolf Child to join the fun but shouted, "Master, are you okay!"
Of course, I'm not okay! After finally managing to break free, I still have to take care of three little ones and three pets needing water and snacks. Yezhi muttered in his heart: before the peaches grow well, I won't provoke these little demons anymore; I'll let Elder Brother Yu teach them some "rules."
Leading a string of tails, they returned home. After bouncing around all afternoon, the "demons" finally settled down. Elder Brother Yu was in the kitchen busily making pancakes.
"Elder Brother Yu, let me do it!" Yezhi took over the pancake-making task while Yu Jianhua stayed nearby to help with washing and cutting.
In the evening, Luo Fengjuan came home carrying a basket while Aunt Zhou trudged in covered in mud with a hoe.
The family gathered around the kang table eating fragrant Spring Pancakes. Wolf Child loved meat and sweets; her Spring Pancakes were a combination of shredded meat and honey. Just looking at it made one feel strange about the taste. I really don't know how this girl enjoys it so much; she often stuffed her proud creation into Black Treasure's mouth, which had a similarly skewed taste. Big Wolf was also forced to eat one and clearly looked disgusted; it soon bolted out the door.
The vegetables from Northeast are really monotonous. Although everything is reviving now, fresh vegetables and wild greens still need to wait a bit longer. Fortunately, the green onions in their home have grown. Thin pancake skin rolled with delicate green onion whites and short plump bean sprouts topped with rich egg sauce was delicious enough to make one forget their tongue.
As soon as they finished eating, Wolf Child and Xiao Fang rushed outside with Black Treasure and Niu Niu. Yezhi chased them to the door, shouting, "Big Wolf howls, and you all better come back!" Looking at their disappearing figures, it was unclear if they heard her.
Yu Jianhua hurried to clean up the dishes. "Aunt Zhou, Jianzi, you all rest; I'll handle this!" Yezhi cheerfully walked into the room, habitually offering to help. Elder Brother Yu called out, "Let me do this small task; you all take a break."
"Yezhi, don't worry about it; let your Elder Brother Yu handle it. He needs to learn to take charge of this household!" Sister Luo felt pleased that they could treat the Zhou family like their own. Yezhi was very happy about this, and of course, Aunt Zhou was the happiest of all. Not only did she have Yezhi as a daughter, but she also gained many more family members.
"Daughter, after we finish planting the cabbages, we'll come help. You can do as much as you can; just don't overexert yourself," Aunt Zhou advised with concern.
"I'm not tired!" She hadn't done anything yet; how could she be tired!
"By the way, Yezhi, Aunt Wu asked about the Peach Seedling again; your uncle hasn't replied." In fact, people had been asking about the Peach Seedling for the past few days. Yezhi was anxious and pulled her hair in frustration—what variety should she choose? Sigh! Too many choices can also be a headache.
Seeing Yezhi at a loss, Luo Fengjuan gritted her teeth and said, "Yezhi, I might be able to help with the Peach Seedling." Although Luo Fengjuan was reluctant to seek that person out, she was willing to try for Yezhi's sake.
Yu Jianhua remained silent upon hearing his wife's words; in fact, he supported her decision. For Yezhi and Aunt Zhou to consider them family meant they were family too. Letting go of pride for family wasn't a big deal!
"Ah~ no need; I have a plan for the Peach Seedling!" Yezhi appeared confident on the surface but felt anxious inside. It seemed she needed to come up with a result tonight.
Late at night, Xiao Fang held an umbrella while Yezhi sat cross-legged beneath it. She sketched out five varieties from her materials and opened Cosmic Mall. She skipped over advertisements for herself and Bai Duoya and directly searched for the five varieties she had sketched out, clicking on the first one.
The "Fragrant Honey Peach," grown in golden sandy soil, claimed to be the sweetest peach in the universe. The bronze tree trunk was sturdy with beautiful ancient patterns, making it suitable for crafts like carvings or ornaments. Xiao Fang pointed out in the materials that peach wood older than five years could be used for desks or dining tables. Yezhi held an eight-ounce peach and took a light sniff; the enticing fruit aroma mixed with rich honey fragrance made her feel as if she had fallen into a honey pot. Rubbing off the white fuzz on its surface and taking a gentle bite released sweet nectar into her mouth instantly. The golden flesh was soft, and after finishing the large peach, Yezhi felt particularly refreshed in her throat as if it had been soaked in honey water; even her laughter sounded sweeter than usual.
"Xiao Fang, this 'Fragrant Honey Peach' is great!"
"Hehe~! Of course it's good! However, Master, it has one drawback: its yield is low. A single Peach Tree can produce only 40 to 50 peaches at most." Upon hearing about the low yield, Yezhi immediately clicked on the second variety: "Spirit Peach." This premium peach came from Ling She Star with greenish skin and a heart shape; it was quite small—only about the size of a baby's hand. Yezhi took a bite; it was crunchy and sweet but nothing special.
"Master, don't spit out the pit; all the essence is in the pit." Just as Yezhi was about to spit out the pit, she quickly swallowed it back down and chewed hard as fruity granules burst in her mouth.
"How strange!" Before Xiao Fang could elaborate, Yezhi stuffed another Spirit Peach into her mouth. The crisp flesh, combined with the essence-like tiny particles, created a crunchy texture. Wow, it was really delicious.
"Master, the yield of Spirit Peaches is very high, and they are uniquely tasty, especially after being frozen; the flavor is even better." Yezhi imagined it was just like a natural peach smoothie.
Yezhi continued to taste the last three varieties, dismissing two of them outright. After all, she wanted to grow peaches, not pomegranates or mangoes disguised as peaches.
"Master, Anmala Planet is renowned in the Bodria Star System for its fruit kingdom. Half of Bodoria's premium fruits come from there. Beauty isn't the top variety, but it has a diverse flavor profile. Its early taste is crisp and sweet, mid-stage is sweet and sticky, and late-stage is honey-like and soft." Yezhi took a couple of bites from each of the three large peaches in front of her. Just as Xiao Fang said, different stages brought different flavors.
"This one is good! What's the yield?"
"I don't know!" Just as Yezhi was about to ask why, Xiao Fang explained, "The climate and soil in Zhoujiatun aren't as favorable as those on Anmala Planet!"
Yezhi pondered with her hands on her head. "Fragrant Honey Peach, Spirit Peach, and Beauty—we'll buy them all. Which one will match well with Earth? We can only find out by planting them." She had just figured this out herself; before tasting the peaches, she couldn't make up her mind just by looking at the data. But once she tasted them, the differences became immediately clear.
"Master, we can use 50 Good Express boxes with the Good Express Business Account, which means we can transport 1,000 pounds of goods at once. Should we buy 1,000 pounds of peach seeds or 1,000 pounds of peach saplings?"
"Peach saplings!" Xiao Fang took over the subsequent tasks while Yezhi held an umbrella and gazed at the slowly falling petals in a daze.
Suddenly, Xiao Fang burst into laughter as if she had cramp-induced joy. "Haha! Master wouldn't have guessed that after buying the peach saplings, we still have 389,000 left in our account."
She had thought she would be broke for sure! Who would have thought that after spending 1 billion to open a business account, paying off the mortgage, buying farming tools, and purchasing peach seeds, there would still be some left!
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