Ice Age: I can control plant growth

Chapter 22 Ye Qingmei

"Mr. Li, please stay here today for a quick meal and talk about cooperation."

Tang Anguo saw the gifts from Li Mu and immediately said.

Li Mu's eyes flickered slightly, but he didn't refuse and took a sip of the tea.

"I wonder how old Mr. Li is this year, and whether he is married?"

Seeing that Li Mu did not answer, Ye Qingmei looked at Li Mu with burning eyes and suddenly asked.

"I am twenty-four years old and still single. I don't know what you mean by that, Madam."

Li Mu smiled slightly and replied.

"single!"

Ye Qingmei and Tang Anguo looked at each other, as if they had some silent communication, and then nodded slightly, as if they had made some decision.

"I have a younger sister who is about the same age as Mr. Li. I'll introduce her to you someday so we can become friends."

Li Mu understood now, it turned out to be a blind date.

"Thank you for your kindness, ma'am. Of course I can make friends with you."

"I have two brothers who are also single, and Mr. Tang happens to know them. Please help them too."

Li Mu knew that the two wanted to make friends with him. If he and Ye Qingmei's sister were a good match, the two would naturally become much closer.

However, he did not force such things. It all depended on fate. Making friends was natural and there might be no problem. Moreover, he could probably solve the major life events of Cheng Cheng and Asao.

"I'm really worried about you two. If this works, you'll have to call me foster father from now on!"

Li Mu thought secretly in his heart.

Ye Qingmei found that Li Mu did not refuse, but instead took the initiative to mention his two brothers. This made her mood instantly happy, and her eyes were filled with smiles.

The two of them started talking about Chengcheng and Asao's ages and what type of girls they liked, while Tang Anguo sat aside and watched quietly.

After a cup of tea, Li Mu heard the sound of the door opening again outside, thinking that it was probably Mayor Qian and Chief Wang who had arrived.

Sure enough, within a few breaths, a middle-aged man in his forties wearing a military uniform and a gold star on his shoulder, and another old man wearing a tweed coat pushed the door open.

As a mayor and a leader, Li Mu would naturally not continue to sit there so arrogantly. He immediately stood up to greet him.

"Mr. Li, please take a seat. You don't have to be so polite."

The old man in the tweed coat waved his hand and sat down on the sofa opposite Li Mu.

Li Mu smiled slightly, didn't say anything polite, and sat down.

Tang Anguo introduced the two men to Li Mu separately. The one in military uniform was Commander Wang, and the one in woolen coat was Mayor Qian.

"Although today is the first time we meet Mr. Li, we have heard of your name before."

"I think those vegetables and grains used to exchange for mutant beast meat should have been ripened by you, right?"

Mayor Qian asked in a questioning tone, but his eyes revealed unquestionable certainty.

Li Mu did not answer, but just smiled.

"Since the early days of the shelter, you have been bringing various foods to exchange for mutant beast meat.

At first, the people in the shelter thought you were just lucky and found a supermarket warehouse. But as you came to trade more and more often, we noticed that the vegetables and fruits you brought were not only fresh, but also tasted much better than the ordinary fruits in the past. This made us realize that there is a wood awakener in your team. "

Mayor Qian gave a concise and clear overview of the entire incident.

Li Mu smiled calmly and frankly admitted: "It was indeed me who accelerated the process. The situation was chaotic at the time and we were just trying to protect ourselves."

Mayor Qian nodded, expressing his appreciation for Li Mu's honesty, and then said sincerely:

"Now, our West Lake Shelter urgently needs awakened people like Mr. Li to join us to resist the apocalyptic crisis. To this end, we are willing to provide abundant resources and look forward to in-depth cooperation with Mr. Li."

"You mean you want me to join the shelter?"

"Yes, you know that the number of people in the shelter is increasing. The pressure on food reserves is very high, and food is the foundation of stability. So I hope to get your full support."

"As for your treatment, you don't need to worry. You just need to focus on producing food in the shelter. We will apply to the higher authorities for the position of Director of the Lin'an Food Bureau. What do you think?"

Mayor Qian first explained the benefits he could provide, and then waited quietly for Li Mu's response.

"Just now you mentioned that you can apply for it from above. Does this mean that the shelter has remote communication tools?"

Li Mu did not give a direct affirmative answer, but responded with a question.

"Indeed, there is nothing to hide. We do have ways to stay connected with Kyoto."

Mayor Qian was not displeased because Li Mu did not answer the question directly. Instead, he answered his questions readily.

"Mayor Qian, I can't agree to your request to join the shelter, but I have a better solution."

Although the official conditions were attractive, Li Mu did not want to become a grain-producing machine.

Since he dared to come, he must have understood the official needs, and he had already thought of a response strategy in advance.

Mayor Qian was not disappointed with Li Mu's decision to refuse to join the shelter. Instead, he became very interested in his so-called better solution.

“As the ancients said, it is better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish.”

"My ability is limited. Even if I work 24 hours a day to ripen crops, the yield won't be very high."

"But if I can provide the authorities with wheat seeds suitable for planting in the current environment."

"In this way, with the size of the population in the shelter, the amount of food that can be harvested will definitely far exceed my individual efforts."

Li Mu smiled slightly and told his solution.

When Mayor Qian heard about Li Mu's method, he stood up excitedly and questioned, "Can you guarantee that this method is really feasible?"

Li Mu answered confidently: "Of course, and I also brought evidence."

Then, he took out a small cloth bag from his arms and poured the contents onto the coffee table. It was obvious that they were plump wheat seeds that were twice as big as ordinary wheat grains.

Compared with common varieties, these wheat seeds are twice as large and blood red all over, making them particularly peculiar.

Mayor Qian walked forward curiously, carefully picked up a seed, put it in front of his eyes and observed it carefully, then asked:

"How are these seeds different from ordinary wheat?"

"I have carefully improved these wheat seeds, and they have the ability to absorb energy on their own, so they have strong vitality. Not only can they grow in a low temperature environment of around minus fifty degrees Celsius, but they can also absorb animal blood and convert it into nutrients. Based on these characteristics, I gave them a vivid name - Blood Wheat."

Li Mu replied.

(End of this chapter)