As Ruan Mian moved, the small door hidden in the tin shed in front was pushed open, and Huo Junze was finally able to glimpse the mysterious veil of the backyard.

The moment the light shone in, he froze.

The scene before him was unlike anything he had ever seen before; it was truly awe-inspiring.

He felt there was no better view than this.

The yard wasn't very big, but it was very well planned, divided into small plots, and even surrounded by brown fences.

The first thing you see is a green leaf, bathed in sunlight, so vibrant and full of life.

Hidden beneath the green leaves are flowers of different colors, and fruits of various sizes hang from the branches.

This place feels like paradise.

Both hands placed at his sides trembled slightly uncontrollably.

Since meeting him, his usually calm and steady voice trembled slightly with nervousness.

"These are all plants?! Living plants?!"

"OK."

Compared to Lu Yi's incredibly excited and cautious demeanor when he first met Tomato, Huo Junze's excitement wasn't as exaggerated.

However, it also gave Ruan Mian a piece of information: the interstellar people had never actually seen plants.

"May I touch the leaf?"

He was a little cautious when he made the request, and she knew that it was a bit much, after all, it was a plant!

These are precious things that could die if we're not careful.

If he were to cause a precious plant to die simply because he touched it, he would truly be guilty.

They were the same; all the interstellar people wanted to touch it.

"Go ahead and touch them, it's fine." His gaze fell on the bunches of tomatoes already hanging on the shelf. They're finally ready to work, aren't they?

These tomatoes are growing so fast, even 917 is almost overwhelmed with their growth.

"Mr. Huo, would you like to try picking tomatoes?"

Huo Junze's gaze had long been drawn to the lush cherry tomatoes on the shelf.

Especially the clusters of red berries hidden among the green leaves are truly delightful.

"May I?"

"Why not?" She pointed at the lifelike mannequin 917, who was busy picking tomatoes by the handful. "He can't handle it all by himself, Mr. Huo, would you like to join us?"

Huo Junze was really impatient and immediately nodded.

He took a step forward, then looked at her with a puzzled expression, "Should I go wash my hands?"

There's no need to be so cautious; it's just a tomato!

Ruan Mian gently shook her head, "No need, the tomatoes will need to be washed after picking them anyway. Hmm... you'd better join the picking activity soon, otherwise 917 will be all picked in no time~"

Now he had no more questions. He quickened his pace and went to the tomato trellis, where he carefully began to pick the tomatoes.

The 917s, who were not far away, looked much more violent, grabbing handfuls at a time.

He kept frowning as he watched.

With the vegetable-picking activity handed over to them, Ruan Mian was very relieved. It was a good opportunity for her to browse the computer and see if there were any suitable bottles and jars.

She actually found it; they do have glass jars here, and the price is very low, but the quantity is not large.

These all seem to be useless decorations!

Forget it, let's buy as many as we can first.

"Ruan Mian, can you ask this lifelike figure to stop?"

I had just finished shopping and hadn't even had a chance to take the items out to look at them when I heard Huo Junze's voice, which sounded like a primary school student tattlering on me.

"what happened?"

The moment I looked up, I was met with his furrowed brows and a leaf on his head.

He raised the corners of his mouth, a hint of helplessness in his expression, but he was quite interesting in this way, losing some of his mature and dignified demeanor, which seemed to instantly shorten the distance between them.

It seems that the generation gap of those in their eighties has disappeared.

"Hehe, look at you."

He raised his hand to reach out and hook her, but she was too short.

So angry.

Nuwa, you're being unfair! Why are they all so tall?

She tugged at his arm. "Get your head down a bit, there's something there!"

Huo Junze paused for a moment when she raised her hand and reached out, but quickly lowered his head and leaned closer as she did so.

He got a little closer to her in his line of sight.

Her face drew closer and closer, and it was as if one could smell the faint scent of flowers and grass emanating from her.

It's very unique and smells wonderful.

Like the marks left by sunlight on her.

Her hair was gently touched, and a green leaf was tucked between her fingers.

"Look, it's all covered in leaves." She wanted to throw it away, but the person in front of her held out their palm.

amount……

Well, they really love plants.

He treasured it like a precious gem, storing it in his personal computer.

No, it's really not that bad!!!

"By the way, what happened to 917?"

Speaking of this, Huo Junze got angry. Pointing outside, he said with great dissatisfaction, "Make him stop! Look, he's almost pulled the tomato vines off!"

Ruan Mian went over and saw that 917 was still being done the same way as before, there was no difference!

Moreover, they had already picked a full basket of tomatoes, while Huo Junze on the other side, well, he had only a small half-basket.

They were very patient, arranging each one neatly.

It's hard to judge.

I can only wish him success...

"Didn't he pick them quite well?"

"Look here!"

Where Huo Junze pointed, she saw a broken vine.

"He tore it off completely; the plant will die!"

Why does she cut off large sections of vines so easily?

He touched his nose a little awkwardly. "It's okay, I won't die. The tomato vines are growing too fast. It's good to cut them off a bit."

Huo Junze was puzzled but also heartbroken.

Laughing it off, Ruan Mian immediately changed his mind, "Do you like ketchup? Do you want to see how I make it? Do you want to learn? I'm planning to use some ketchup today, what do you think?"

He pulled the person towards the kitchen, waving his hand behind his back at the mannequin, signaling him to continue.

Sigh, after all, they are people in their eighties with a generation gap!

*

Tomato sauce is very easy to make.

Wash the tomatoes, blanch them in boiling water, remove the skin and stem, and cut them into small pieces, or juice them.

She has a blender, so she just grinds it up.

Heat oil in a pan, fry onions and garlic until fragrant, then remove the residue.

With just this one step, Huo Junze was already captivated by the aroma of the oil.

Pour the tomato juice into a pot, add the cooked sugar, bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to low heat and simmer until the sauce thickens.

That's basically it.

However, this process requires constant stirring to prevent burning.

The freshly made tomato sauce instantly won over someone's taste buds.

Sweets really do make people feel better.

"Actually, this sugar isn't very good. It's homemade, so it's always a bit dark and the color isn't very appealing. It would be better if it could be made into white sugar!"

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