#710 - Chapter 710 This rice tastes a bit bad
A few more days passed.
Li and his team, who had gone to Gan Province, still hadn't returned.
Qin Jin, who had been worried at first, gradually became relieved.
Those who should return will naturally return. There's no use in being anxious here. He should just continue with the construction of the base.
This morning, Qin Jin wasn't in his leader's office. Instead, he went to the planting department of the main base.
Because some of the super rice was ready to be harvested!
At the planting department, Yuan Mu had been waiting for the leader's arrival.
"President Qin, we have about 13 acres of our first batch of super rice, and we can harvest it today!"
Yuan Mu had informed Qin Jin in advance last night that the first harvest of super rice would take place this morning.
Arriving beside the golden sea of rice fields, Qin Jin looked at the unusually thick rice ears, their extraordinary height, and the yield rate. It shattered the world view of the old farmers!
Who had ever seen such a terrifying yield!
It truly deserved to be called super rice.
"Harvest it! Harvest it as soon as possible and plant the new batch. With our base's conditions, we can achieve three harvests a year!"
Qin Jin said to the planting department staff in a good mood.
Everyone responded in the affirmative.
Under Yuan Mu's guidance, a group of planting team members had already put on their rice-cutting attire, and began to harvest with sickles, bending at the waist.
They still didn't choose to use machines.
With the current amount of planting at the base, there was no need for those large machines yet. Perhaps they would be needed when they expanded to more planting areas in the future, but not now.
Qin Jin quietly watched the staff busy at work. This time, he didn't plan to get his hands dirty.
Some things only need to be done once. It's more appropriate to leave the rest to the people below.
A dozen or so people quickly harvested one acre of rice in no time. Qin Jin didn't have time to wait too long. Seeing the newly harvested rice, the staff who had been waiting on the side quickly took it to be shelled.
Today, Qin Jin would personally taste this newly grown super rice.
He had heard before that it didn't taste very good, but he hadn't really tried it. This new rice was perfect for trying.
He visited here for a whole morning, discussing many things about planting and grain with Yuan Mu, and also went to Wu Qinu's place to check on the research progress of the magical cassava.
Qin Jin didn't return to his office until near noon.
The base's food problem seemed to be not bad at the moment. With super rice, they should be able to slowly support Green Source's huge consumption later on.
You must know that the amount of grain traded out every day is calculated in tons!
Even though Green Source had implemented many "price reduction" strategies, it still couldn't stop a large number of survivors outside from trading back for the supplies they needed.
Even if a survivor only trades a small amount of 1 or 2 taels of grain at a time, when the number of people increases, the final amount of grain needed is still terrifying.
With the success of super rice, and using some of the base's stored grain as a buffer, they should be able to support themselves for a few years in the short term.
Noon.
Lunch time.
Zhao Ling brought a full lunch to Qin Jin's office.
"President Qin, this is your lunch."
Arriving at Qin Jin's desk, she skillfully put down the dinner plate. Seeing the latter staring at today's meal, she couldn't help but joke:
"You have to be mentally prepared later! Today's rice doesn't taste very good."
Seeming that she had tasted it in advance, Zhao Ling gave Qin Jin a heads-up.
Qin Jin didn't answer, but pulled the dinner plate over and started eating directly. Could it be more difficult to eat than when he was extremely hungry in his previous life, eating grass, cockroaches, and rats...
Uh...
Qin Jin hadn't finished complaining in his heart when he felt a strange taste as soon as he put a mouthful of snow-white rice into his mouth.
It seems...
It really doesn't taste very good...
It's like mixing in soapy water, and removing more than 90% of the rice fragrance. It's a bit sticky when you chew it, and the overall taste is indescribable...
Really unpalatable...
"Hehehe~~~~~~"
Seeing Qin Jin's face change, Zhao Ling, who was watching from the side, couldn't help but laugh.
As expected, she saw the expected expression~~~~
"Ugh..."
Qin Jin forced himself to swallow this mouthful of rice, enduring the uncomfortable taste.
"It really doesn't taste good!"
He only recovered after eating this mouthful of rice and complained.
It's really unpalatable!!
He finally understood!
This kind of rice, which has such an amazing yield, was not promoted and used during the peaceful era, but was kept in a laboratory on the island province.
Because even if it is grown, modern people are not willing to eat this kind of rice!
Having been accustomed to fragrant rice and wheat flour, how could ordinary humans accept this kind of taste!!??
"Hehe, President Qin, I guessed you would say that too. After it was cooked in the cafeteria just now, everyone complained that this rice didn't have the fragrance of rice, and they all said it didn't taste good after tasting it!"
Zhao Ling nodded repeatedly in agreement.
None of the people who had tasted this super rice before said it was good. They all said, where did this deteriorated rice come from.
"..."
Qin Jin glanced at the woman beside him speechlessly, and turned his gaze back to the rice in his hand.
Without much hesitation, he started eating the rice and vegetables again, mouthful after mouthful.
No matter how unpalatable it is, this is also food.
It can't be wasted.
In no time at all.
The lunch, which was more than an ordinary person's portion, all entered Qin Jin's mouth, making Zhao Ling, who was watching from the side, dumbfounded.
Didn't you say it wasn't delicious... but you ended up eating it so quickly!
"Thank you for your lunch."
"Notify the cafeteria that the base's meals will be mixed with the original fragrant rice and this special rice in the future, so that the taste should be better and easier to eat."
"Our good days are still ahead. We are currently in the development and tackling stage, so let everyone understand more."
Qin Jin said this to his head of the living forces after he was full.
He originally had this decision, and he was even more sure that he had to do it after eating this meal!
It's not yet time for everyone in Green Source Base to enjoy themselves.
The dangers outside have not been completely eliminated, and the problem of hunger has not been completely solved. As more and more people need to be supported, we must find a reasonable way to develop!
Eating this super rice is a must!
We can't not eat it just because it doesn't taste good.
In the long future, before we find a better substitute for grain, or find a way to plant a large amount of the original rice, this rice will be everyone's guaranteed food!
Zhao Ling was surprised for a moment, but quickly reacted.
She knows what the boss means.
Although the development of the base seems to be good at the moment, there is still a situation of insufficient income in terms of food.
No matter how unpalatable this rice is, as long as it can fill your stomach, it is life-saving grain!
It must be promoted!
(End of this chapter)
