Just as this thought came to his mind, Song Tan tapped the beehive with his finger and called out, "Big Bear, are you home?"
It was like inviting friends to visit!
Yan Ran who was standing by couldn't help but burst out laughing.
However, the next moment, a fat and plump bumblebee crawled out of a round hole on the beehive that was thicker than a thumb.
The fat butt with black and yellow stripes and furry features was squirming there, and the two little wings made it look particularly pitiful. They were flapping in the air, sometimes high and sometimes low, as if they were about to fall to the ground at any time.
Song Tan quickly spread out her five fingers, Daxiong held her index finger firmly, and then showed his chubby butt to everyone.
"Look, this is the queen bee in the bumblebee colony, Big Bear. She's so powerful! With this weight, a wasp could smash her to death."
Everyone: …
Professor Song: …
Very good, with multiple professional titles in hand, he is still illiterate when he returns.
At this moment, facing this bumblebee that was thicker and fatter than his thumb, his mind went blank and he was unable to say anything.
After a long while, he sighed, "How can I put it... From the habits to the weight and appearance of this bumblebee... it's all very unscientific!"
"Qi Lin, did you bring the radiation meter? Let's test it later."
Song Tan: … Not really!
Tang Xiaodong also stared at the bumblebee in astonishment: "Teacher... there has never been a case of radiation causing mutations that only lead to good results..."
Professor Song: …
He sighed, then reached out and wiped his face: "Alas - I just feel that after a lifetime of research, if I really want to make progress, I still have to rely on mutation."
There's nothing being researched in the research institute, and they definitely can't breed bumblebees like this.
Yan Ran, on the other hand, was very open-minded: "What's so strange about this? When I was a kid, the dog I raised at home was as smart as a human - and haven't you read the news online? The bacteria in the laboratory wish that the light bulbs would die, but the bacteria in my own pickled vegetables are thriving..."
When these words were spoken, everyone, whether in agriculture or not, wanted to cry.
Professor Song sighed as he recalled the difficulties he had encountered over the years:
"Indeed... Lao Liao and his team previously improved the sweet potato, but no matter how hard they tried, they couldn't improve its disease resistance. They couldn't make a breakthrough after several experiments."
"Originally this variety was going to be sealed, but I didn't expect that after I took it back, the old lady planted it in the sandy soil next to the protective wall of the community without taking any care of it. What happened? The condition is so much better than in the experimental field, there is no disease at all!"
When Professor Song thought about it this way, he felt relieved.
Looking at the big bear again, his eyes were full of curiosity: "It's so fat and can't fly. What does it eat on a daily basis? Do you feed it sugar water? Or do you feed it pollen directly?"
There are many kinds of bees nowadays, and pollen can be purchased online.
Song Tan hesitated: "Well... This is more complicated, mainly because I'm afraid you won't believe it... Otherwise, let's wait and see."
Professor Song smiled: "It's okay. Bumblebees can protect honeybees. There's nothing I don't believe. Just go ahead—"
Before he finished speaking, his eyes were fixed on a bee flying over from a distance. The bee brought a little honey and flew directly to Song Tan's finger, feeding it to the big bear mouthful by mouthful.
Song Tan turned his arm in a circle to show everyone:
"Look... I told you guys you wouldn't believe it."
…
Several people left the hive in a daze.
Yan Ran couldn't hold the drone anymore, and was filled with regret:
“Why should I bring a drone? I should bring a beehive… Ahhh how can bumblebees be so cute!
”
Professor Song was obviously also hit hard.
All his theories were overturned today. He was not as energetic as before and just said numbly: "Don't we still raise pigs and chickens? Let's go and have a look."
There is no need for a special guide, just keep walking forward.
The pigpen and chicken coop are next to each other, and the pigs are free-range on both sides.
The long-tailed pheasant was strolling leisurely in the forest, dragging its long tail feathers. His wife was nowhere to be seen, and even her few cubs had flown away to who knows where.
Poor thing, this left-behind housewife is now only fit to eat grass seeds on the ground.
Professor Song opened his notes and said, "Are you still planning to hatch long-tailed pheasants? Has it been approved? This should not be very profitable. Our market in this area is still relatively small."
"No, no."
Song Tan also said numbly: "They flew here on their own and couldn't be driven away. There was nothing we could do but let them go. Oh, the Forestry Bureau was here."
What is it like to be unable to drive away a long-tailed pheasant? Do you want to hear what you are talking about
Not to mention Professor Song, even the three disciples' eyes were red with jealousy.
Look at this group of native chickens. They are not big in size, with thin legs. Most of the hens’ feathers are gentle brown or mottled color.
There are a few roosters mixed in, which are particularly eye-catching.
Their crowns are big red, their tail feathers are shiny green, and the red hair on their chests is even more dazzling, oily and silky.
"This rooster looks like the one on a postage stamp..."
The three students took out their cell phones at the same time, starting with the long-tailed pheasants, and even kept checking the handsome little roosters.
Professor Song was much calmer this time. He just watched silently for a while and said, "In terms of breeding, you should be planning to expand the scale, right?"
After all, it seems so easy to raise, and even if the number increases tenfold, it doesn't seem worth mentioning.
“If we want to expand the scale, I will make a plan after looking at the mountains.”
"By the way, are those two smaller ones in your pigpen wild boars?"
Song Tan nodded: "Yes, I don't know where the king stole it from. I saw that it was quite well behaved in the pigpen, so I just raised it together."
"Stolen? How?"
Qi Lin asked curiously.
Song Tan thought for a moment and said, "I don't know either... We only found one after raising it for many days, and the other one was sent to the pigpen before it was even a month old..."
Everyone: … I’m tired of using the word jealousy.
If anyone's farming experience was like this, he would wake up laughing in his dreams at night.
Look at these pigs again. When they heard people coming, they grunted and squealed in the pigsty. It is obvious that not only are their physical conditions good, but their mental conditions are also exceptionally good.
Professor Song sighed numbly—
"Let's go and see the peach forest and the wasteland."
If he stayed any longer, he didn’t know whether his students would be able to continue writing their papers. He really couldn’t continue his own research.
Song Tan felt a little guilty...
But... this pig or pheasant is willing, she can't force it, right...
At this moment, everyone climbed over the hill and stood outside the fence gate of Taoyuan.
Putting aside the densely packed small tomatoes, loofahs, pumpkins, beans, etc. on the racks nearby, the long watermelon vines in the peach orchard are particularly outrageous!
"Who taught you to intercrop like this?"