#711 - Chapter 711: Unsatisfied?
"I tried it. Although the rice cooked from this kind of rice isn't very good when you first put it in your mouth, the plastic taste will diminish after chewing it a few more times. People will get used to it after eating it for a long time."
Inside the leader's office.
Qin Jin said this while patting his full stomach.
He had carefully tasted the new super rice just now, and the taste was indeed not good.
It was really accurate to say it was unpalatable.
But now it's the end of the world.
Even if it's unpalatable, as long as eating it can keep you alive, he believes that no hungry survivor will refuse.
"I will convene the cadres in the afternoon to discuss the promotion of super rice. Let's discuss the specifics later. This kind of rice will become our staple food for a period of time in the future!"
Qin Jin made a final decision on this.
He had asked Yuan Mu and other members of the planting department. Although this super rice doesn't taste good, it really doesn't contain any harmful ingredients. It just doesn't suit the taste of humans.
Promotion is a must.
This super rice has excellent characteristics such as easy planting, short growth cycle, and extremely high yield per mu.
The shortcoming of "mere" bad taste can be completely ignored.
"Also, this kind of rice cannot be called super rice in the future. Let's call it New Rice! It implies the rice of a new era!"
Qin Jin also personally changed the name of this future staple food.
It's not good to always let others call it super rice. It's easy for some people outside to think of something, although Green Source is not afraid of them, they don't like being惦记all the time.
Just call it New Rice, this simple name will suffice.
Zhao Ling nodded in understanding.
The two did not chat for too long. The specific matters concerning the promotion of New Rice will be discussed at the meeting in the afternoon, so there is not much point in discussing them in advance at this time.
Zhao Ling put away the tableware and prepared to leave.
"Huh? You've been wearing a new necklace recently? Who gave it to you?"
Just as Zhao Ling was about to turn around and leave, Qin Jin noticed an ornament on Zhao Ling's snow-white neck.
The latter reached out and touched it, seemingly not expecting that the leader of the base would notice this.
She smiled indifferently and said:
"This is a relic left by my father. I thought it looked okay, so I wore it. Is it pretty?"
She even asked her boss in return.
Qin Jin stared intently. This was a necklace that was not very new, and the style was a bit retro and had a certain history.
He knew that Zhao Ling's father, Zhao Zhigang, had died some time ago, so it seemed that Zhao Ling had obtained it from there.
Looking at the smile on the face of the beautiful woman in front of him, it seemed that she had already let go of the resentment in her heart and accepted the departure of her loved one.
Without saying any words of encouragement or comfort, Qin Jin responded with a smile and said sincerely:
"It is indeed beautiful!"
Receiving the approval of her sweetheart, Zhao Ling's smile became even brighter.
She carried the dinner plate and left the leader's office with light and cheerful steps to get busy.
Qin Jin shook his head with a smile.
The beautiful compliment he just gave not only meant that the ornament was beautiful, but also meant that the person was beautiful.
Silly girl.
He hasn't confessed yet. Since he let go of some things in his heart and after the base developed to its current stage, he has decided to accept this woman who has expressed her feelings to him many times.
He wants to find a day full of commemorative significance to give her a surprise confession.
Evening.
The staff who had finished their day's work received their food for the day after work and went home.
I heard that today's food is a bit different from usual. It is the latest grain grown by the base itself called New Rice.
"A Zhen, can you see any difference in this rice? It looks the same as before to me!? Why does the base say that this grain called New Rice doesn't taste good?"
"Today's bulletin board also stated that because the newly planted New Rice doesn't taste very good, everyone has been given an increase of about half a portion of food! That's great! This way we can eat more!"
In a dormitory in a branch base, Xiao Cong curiously picked up his rice bowl and stared at the white rice inside. By the way, he chatted with his companions here.
The small bowl of rice and vegetables in his hand was the food he received after get off work today. It is said that starting today, everyone's food will be mixed with the new type of rice newly grown by the base.
According to the information introduced on the bulletin board, these new types of rice do not taste very good, so the base gives everyone a certain "subsidy".
Naturally, everyone is happy with this.
Because in everyone's minds, rice is rice, and no matter how unpalatable it is, it's still the same. Anyway, it's a good thing if it can fill your stomach.
"Eat your food! Why are you talking so much!"
A Zhen unceremoniously retorted Xiao Cong, and then took a bite of the new food she had obtained this evening.
The others didn't respond and ate their own portions.
Uh......
Everyone's expressions were strange, but knowing that this was precious grain, no one spit out the food in their mouths.
It took a while for the people in the room to swallow the food in their mouths.
"The taste is indeed very average. There is almost no rice aroma, and there is a plastic soapy taste. No wonder the base gives everyone subsidies. There is indeed no free lunch in the world."
A Zhen sighed.
"I think it's okay. Although the taste is not as good as before, there won't be such a strong strange taste if you eat it with vegetables."
Li Cai was also in the room. She took a bite of rice and carefully tasted it before making such an evaluation.
It's not so bad that it's unacceptable.
She had been depressed for a while after her parents passed away some time ago. Later, she worked at the base with A Zhen and others. During this time, the sadness in her heart has disappeared a lot.
She just occasionally thinks of those past events in her heart and feels sad.
Today, the Green Source Base's replacement of new grain is indeed a big deal for everyone.
Everyone gave sporadic evaluations of this newly planted New Rice.
However, after learning that the yield of this rice is several times higher than before, and that this is the only way to feed everyone, no one said anything.
Compared to hunger, it's just that the taste and texture have deteriorated, which is not a completely unacceptable problem.
Moreover, they know that as people from the Green Source headquarters, they already eat better than the Level 1-2 personnel brought by other Green Sources.
Because currently rice is allocated according to level.
For example, almost 90% of the food obtained by Level 1 personnel is New Rice, and only 10% is old fragrant rice.
Level 2 personnel are better, but only have 20% fragrant rice.
They, these Level 3 personnel at the headquarters, are even better, with a fragrant rice content of 30%.
The higher the level, the better the rice staple food obtained.
This was decided after Qin Jin and others discussed it in the afternoon.
In the future, the survivors outside will gradually be replaced with the unpalatable New Rice grown by the base, and the base's own people will also be re-allocated according to their level.
What most people don't know is that upon reaching Level 4, you can enjoy 50% fragrant rice!
As for Level 5 personnel?
That is completely eating normal fragrant rice.
Even the ordinary core members of the main base are required to only eat 70% fragrant rice. In the eyes of the base cadres, the status of Level 5 personnel is indeed higher than that of ordinary core members.
An event about the taste and distribution of grain was passed so simply.
No one dares to question it.
If there is?
Then please get out.
Night.
Nearly ten o'clock.
Qin Jin, who had finished his day's work, was preparing to leave the leader's office and return to his small home to rest.
But suddenly a message came that made him excited!
The Li Bowen team, who had been out on a mission for a long time and had not returned, finally returned!
(End of this chapter)
