Breeding is now Luna's main job. However, Qin Song is not an expert, and these experiences all rely on her own understanding and accumulation.

But Qin Song understands what qualities are needed for an excellent crop.

"Would you like to hear my advice?" Qin Song took some plump sunflower seeds from the flower plate and peeled them, the kernels inside were basically ripe, and they also shimmered with a faint oily glow.

"Of course. Luna's face was full of joy.

"Crops should not only consider yield, but also their adaptability, such as cold tolerance, drought tolerance, saline tolerance, and so on. Because these crops always have to be cultivated on a large scale, they can't just be born by magic. An excellent crop, in what strength of the magic, changes in the growth cycle should also be noted and recorded. Combining various factors, the selection may not be the most productive, but it must be the most suitable. ”

"The best?" said Luna, thoughtfully.

"Well, plants don't exist in isolation. The natural environment, farming methods, irrigation methods, economic conditions, and land fertility, etc. ”

"Well, that sounds complicated. But maybe I've thought about it a lot. Luna wrenched her fingers and said, "The crops I grow look like they're all in one field, but they're actually divided into many parts. There is a difference in the number of times you water it, the number of weeds, and the number of times you remove insects every day. There is also the spacing, and the spacing of planting is also divided a lot. Isn't that right?

"Hmph, anyway, it's me who waters, fertilizes, and catches insects. You're lazy and sleepy here. Tim was still muttering angrily, but he didn't forget to confirm Luna's claim, "I did everything you did, and I wasn't lazy." ”

Qin Song couldn't help but laugh: "Tim, you will be promoted soon." ”

"Promotion?"

Before Tim could speak, Luna rushed to ask, "What is he going to promote?"

"Yes, what officer?"

Qin Song spoke, but with absolute authority, Tim immediately cheered up, his face full of curiosity.

"Confidentiality for the time being. ”

Qin Song blinked, Leah's witch audition plan would be prepared soon, and only a few of them should have the potential to be witches, while the rest of the children could continue to study and go to school, and they could learn to take care of new crops in their spare time.

In addition to the girls, the second group is the boys, and these children are the future and hope of the Blackstone Collar, and more resources must be invested in cultivating them.

This is the second phase of the witch audition program - the Star Boy Project.

What is the most important thing in Pan Technology?

Talent is the most important thing!

Excellent human resources are the key to social stability and prosperity.

"Uh-huh. Tim rubbed his hands a little crampedly and nodded, not too disappointed, under the influence of the people around him, he also admired Qin Song from the heart, forming a subconscious trust, as long as it was what Qin Song said, it would definitely come true.

I'm getting promoted, hehe!

Tim winks at Luna triumphantly, only to get a roll of his eyes.

"Okay, don't get complacent. We now have important matters to discuss, involving confidentiality. Tim, I suggest you stay out of the way!" Luna snorted and glanced at Tim, "The sunflower in District 3 should be watered!"

Tim was stunned for a moment, and looked at Qin Song as if asking for help.

Qin Song couldn't help but laugh, and touched his nose casually, which was considered a tacit acquiescence.

"Okay. ”

Looking at Tim, who walked out dejectedly, Luna finally found her way back, changed her eyebrows and smiled, and approached Qin Song affectionately: "Qin, the one who got in the way is gone, now the two of us can talk well." ”

...... in the way

This brother and sister.

"What's next?"

Regarding Allen's leg injury, it has dragged on for a long time, and he is mentally unstable. It's a better choice to let Monica wait for a few days to recuperate.

Qin Song's attention was still on the sunflower seeds.

Sufficient edible oil will greatly enrich the food on the table and improve the quality of life. Another point is the most important point, because of the closure of the Hurek forest, which has led to a lack of meat. Ordinary people may not have a big problem, but the growing army, if it only eats food, it is simply not able to support high-intensity training and combat planning.

Only the high calories provided by fat or sugar can make the fighters stronger.

"I plan to use this sunflower as the No. 1 seed, and then open up another experimental field, divide it into different batches, and match pollen with different characteristics, and find suitable variants from it. ”

"No. 1 seed?, pollen with different characteristics?" Qin Song asked with interest.

"Mmmm, this is my own solution!"

Speaking of self-taught knowledge, Luna's face was full of pride, and she led Qin Song to the small table next to the bed, spreading out a piece of papyrus with many oblique drawings drawn on it.

"After my years, well, not years, it's a few months of experience. I found a wonderful phenomenon, that is, the way these plants pollinate, is really the same as you said, some of them pollinate themselves with their own flowers. There is also one that requires other flowers to pollinate. ”

"For example, the sunflower we saw just now is actually selected by matching. Because the probability of mutation is really low, the previous barley and wheat plants only produced a few perfect works because of the large number of plants and the large scale. "Hot search

"But because of the limited number of seeds in the sunflowers, less than 40 of the first batch of plants blossomed and bore fruit. Unfortunately, however, few variant signatures are present. ”

"Attention, it's almost. ”

Luna gestured to the three markers on the slash chart: "But there are three plants that have slightly mutated, one is that the flower disc is enlarged, one is full of sunflower seeds, and one is very fast." I marked them as No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 seeds, respectively. ”

Screening, purposeful screening.

The more Qin Song listened, the more interested he became, and Luna's approach was already close to the hybrid crops of later generations. Just like the great god Yuan Lao, who has made many people fed, in order to improve rice, he constantly looks for plants with excellent traits in the population, and produces hybrid varieties with hybrid advantages and complementary genes.

Sure enough, Luna's eyebrows fluttered: "The point is that after these three plants are cultivated, they use the characteristics of cross-pollination. No. 1 and No. 2 pollinate each other, No. 2 and No. 3 pollinate each other, and No. 1 and No. 3 pollinate each other. The resulting offspring are named 12, 21, 23, 32, 13 and 31. ”

"In the end, No. 21 came to the fore and is the one we see now. It has the variation characteristics of both No. 1 and No. 2, with a large flower disc and full grains. ”

"The next step is to find plants with thick stems that match them, pollinate each other, and select the perfect crop. ”

"Genius idea!"

Without any guidance, Luna's experience through her knowledge of plants is very close to the principle of the hybridization method that is different from that of her previous life.

"Qin, do you think it's feasible too?"

Receiving Qin Song's compliment made Luna's heart full of excitement.

"Absolutely. Qin Song's face was full of encouragement: "Luna, this is one of the secrets hidden in nature. And it's your own knowledge that makes me feel amazed and gratified. ”

"Hey, hey. Luna was a child who couldn't hide her thoughts, and her eyebrows fluttered: "Qin, is there any reward?" For example, a promotion or something. ”

"You are the goddess of nature, and you enjoy the worship of the faithful every day. What other officials do you want to be promoted?" Qin Song couldn't help laughing: "Why don't you reward you with a delicacy?"

"Food?"

Luna is a complete foodie, and thanks to the convenience of taking care of the orchard, she has delicious food almost every day. However, as soon as he heard Qin Song's food, stars immediately popped up in his eyes.

"You didn't throw away the plants that failed the experiment, did you?"

"No, it's all sun-dried. Luna nodded like a chicken pecking rice, "You said it could be used to extract oil." Do you want to make a meal with the oil you squeeze?"

"No, we'll just use flower seeds, can you take me to see it?"

"Of course, can flower seeds be used for stir-frying?"

"It's kind of a small snack. ”

"Snacks, like candy?"

"There are a lot of flavors. ”

"A lot of flavors?"

On the way to the warehouse, Luna can't contain her curiosity and asks questions.

The melon seeds in the warehouse are dried in advance, which saves a lot of effort. Qin Song carefully selected it and found that the failed No. 13 sunflower seeds had relatively large grains and a bit thick shells, but the empty shell rate was high, which was also the reason for being eliminated.

However, it is more than enough to fry melon seeds.

At least in terms of size, they have surpassed the high-end melon seeds in the previous life, and they are more sensitive.

Stir-frying melon seeds is not a difficult task, there is a ready-made kitchen, salt, maltose, cinnamon, pepper and so on. And even if there are no ingredients, the original melon seeds are still a delicacy.

Clean up the melon seeds, soak them in water for a while, boil the water, put in the melon seeds, a small amount of maltose, salt, cinnamon, pepper and other accessories, turn on high heat and boil to change to low heat.

Turn off the heat and cool, remove the slag, and drain the melon seeds. Finally, in order to keep the melon seeds evenly heated, fine sand is specially poured into the bottom of the pot.

After patiently stir-frying for nearly an hour, the salty flavor rippled in the kitchen.

Luna on the side had already swallowed a lot of saliva, and Qin Song just took out the melon seeds and put them in the sieve, intending to sift them clean.

Luna's little hand quickly poked out and grabbed a melon seed accurately: "Ah, it's so hot." Huhu ......" blew two breaths before his eyes filled with hope: "Can I eat it now?"

"You can eat it. But that's not the true meaning of eating melon seeds. ”

"What's the truth?"

Qin Song blinked: "There are two ways to eat, one is an enjoyable way to eat, and the other is a classic way to eat......"

"I want to enjoy it!!" Luna immediately made her choice.

"Hmm...... That is, after cooling, grab a handful, patiently take out all the nuts, put a handful in your hand, and put it in your mouth. You'll get a sense of what it's like to have fun!"

Eating one by one is a classic way to eat, and patiently peeling and swallowing one bite at a time is the real enjoyment.