Chapter 113: Chapter 113: The Fertilizer Effects

The batches of rice plants in the county were much easier to take care of, and as such, the Xiao family only went there occasionally to check.

In contrast, the fields at the Hejia Village needed more attention because of the lack of irrigation and they had to water them manually every few days.

At this moment, harvesting the paddy rice at the fields in Hejia Village naturally felt very rewarding.

"It’s higher again by fifty jin!" Shun Zi announced excitedly after he finished weighing the paddy rice.

Even someone as old and who was usually so composed as him couldn’t hold back his excitement. A total of three hundred jin per mu of land!

In the current uncertain weather, numerous pests, hunger-stricken birds, even the total harvest above one hundred was considered a bit better. However, the Xiao family’s harvest was three times more than that!

How did the Xiao family do it? He was a little puzzled why the harvest always increased with each batch, but he tactfully kept the questions to himself.

Other than for tax purposes, the Xiao family gave most of their paddy rice to Shun Zi to sell.

In order to lessen the suspicion of the county officials, they only used the first batch of the paddy rice to pay tax.

This time, their paddy rice noticeably had an improvement in terms of quality, a little bigger and fewer empty husks in a single stalk.

After the System had reviewed the fertilizer and pesticide effect again, it seemed that the effect was almost twice as effective when she used the last product of the fertilizer.

[Host, now you can lower the amount of pesticide used and most of the rice plants will still survive, as long as you use the fertilizer.]

After all, it also improved the plants’ resistance, and the next generation of plants would also inherit the same resistance. It had a permanent effect.

As for the pests, the upgraded version of the pesticide had similar guarantees like the fertilizer although it couldn’t deal with pests directly. Some of their effects gradually overlapped with each other.

[Take note of all the things I have told you, Host. Once you submit the essay about the effect of the upgraded fertilizer, you might even receive some bonus if your essay is helpful.]

The little one scrunched her little nose in dislike. Is this system a devil? It actually was telling a two-year-old to write an essay!

Her eyes shifted around, pretending not to listen to the cat in her arms.

[System, I can’t remember it. How about you remember them for me? You are very good at memorizing things. I am the forgetful one.] She said in a pitiful tone.

The System was taken aback, and then realized that she was right. She almost forgot its host was still a baby with a goldfish memory.

[Alright.] It easily agreed. [I will remember it for you. We will submit it this week. Don’t worry, I will provide you with the outline points already about what you need to write.]

The cat patted its chest with its paw.

Because the fertilizer was still in the trial period, its producer was in the process of studying its efficacy while taking accounts of all the transmigrators’ environmental conditions.

After all, there were transmigrators who lived in the ancient era, modern times, even the future interstellar world.

Xiao Qingya and the System were also still studying its full effects. The description about improving soil quality and the rice flavor were just its basic advantages.

[System, why don’t you explain the points too? If it’s just an outline, what if I write the wrong report?] The little one had a cunning look in her eyes.

[Hmm, you have a point, Little Ya. Since you have a bad memory...] The System trailed off, and then it gradually noticed something was off.

[Thank you for writing the report for me, System. You are the best System in the world!] Xiao Qingya hugged and kissed the cat’s forehead.

The System was dumbfounded. It realized it had been scammed. [Host, you...]

The little one immediately looked at the cat accusingly. [Are you going to go back on your words?]

[No, but–]

[Then, that’s it! You have agreed.]

Xiao Qingya didn’t want to hear any more words from the System, so she went to find her second brother and stuffed the cat to him. After that, she ran toward her eldest sister.

The System was helpless, especially when it saw Xiao Fenghao. It couldn’t escape his vice-like grip!

"Little Ya has entrusted you to me. Don’t worry, I will take care of you." Xiao Fenghao grinned evilly.

Xiao Xue let out a sharp meow when it saw the wicked look in Xiao Fenghao’s eyes. The next thing it knew, its fur was already wet, only its head was above the water.

Xiao Fenghao was bathing it. "Tsk, if you play in the mud like that, you will get my little sister’s clothes dirty."

The cat rolled its eyes. Isn’t that because Xiao Fenghao had set a trap? He deliberately chose a muddy ground before he pretended to loosen his grip on the cat!

It continued to struggle, meowing loudly.

Amidst the commotion in the area near the water vat, Shun Zi was beaming widely because he had secured another batch of rice seeds from the Xiao family.

"Mother, I and Yan’er will go to the village market tomorrow. Aunt Tian should also have harvested their paddy rice around this time."

They were extremely curious about the pesticide’s effectiveness. Aunt Tian also purchased the second batch of their rice seeds from Shun Zi.

The next day, the twins arrived at the village market early with Zhou Shuran. They were bringing their usual products, scented sachets and soy milk.

Xiao Jingran had brought the twins to find more herbs in the back mountain, and now, its effectiveness in dealing with insomnia was enhanced.

"Aunt Tian!" Xiao Yuxi was excited when she spotted the auntie they had been looking for.

"Eh, the Xiao girls, you are here." Aunt Tian greeted them.

Xiao Yuyan smiled. "It’s been a while, Aunt Tian. How’s your harvest?"