Chapter Thirty-Four Long and Severe Winter (6)
Simply put, the biosphere project invested by the United States is based on simulating the natural environment operating under a completely closed state. It hopes to study an ecological balance model that is completely self-sufficiency. Regardless of the success or failure of this plan, the lofty idea is enough to make the latecomers admire it. I wonder if the designers of the Taohuayuan Scenic Area have also been inspired by these technological pioneers. They seem to be studying the Taohuayuan greenhouse system as a grassroots version of the biosphere project, and are basically working towards the direction of simulating the natural environment to the greatest extent.
In a greenhouse with an average use area of more than 4,000 square meters, there are a large number of vegetables and fruits that require insect pollination to bear fruit. In order to ensure the normal growth of these plants, more than ten boxes of hard-working bees have to be raised, allowing these hard-working little guys to buzz around in the greenhouse all day long to pollinate insect-borne plants.
Since there are bees, honey is of course not a problem. In the pre-war era, white sugar was too cheap and common, so although there was no technical threshold, the greenhouse was not arranged to plant sugarcane, a crop. There were many beets in the greenhouse, but they were cultivated as livestock feed. You should know that although beet sugar is a small workshop-level technology, it is not as simple as cooking beets for daily consumption. The process flow is not as simple as boiling, juicing and drying. Just to make a dish, Wu Han doesn’t have to make sugar that is so difficult. Compared with the commonly used white sugar in the family, honey is currently the most appropriate choice. Unfortunately, no one can understand the thousands of miles. Wu Han will inevitably be very upset about the luxury at this time in the future.
Wu Han turned back to the kitchen and worked hard for a while. He walked out of the kitchen with a tray. After a quick walk to the dining table, Wu Han raised the door and said:
"Come onion, mix onions with tofu, don't rush to move your chopsticks. There are delicious foods at the back. Try the fresh cheese with my exclusive secret recipe."
At this stage, the soybeans grown in greenhouses are not yet harvested, so it’s okay to eat edamame, but the bean cakes used as feed additives in the warehouse are ready-made. As for the brine needed to make tofu, a little boiled with a bitter taste in the salt spring will be done, which is not difficult.
The milk in the cattle farm is not something that only a dozen people can consume, and they waste a lot of money to feed pigs every day. This behavior is a pity that Wu Han, who was born in a child, feels distressed. Taking advantage of the time he has time, he simply turns out lactic acid bacteria to make fresh cheese and improve the food. By the way, the other contestants also served a few top dishes one after another, and Wu Han had already done his own dishes. He untied his apron and wiped his hands, standing aside with a confident smile, waiting for the final evaluation of the judges who just kept eating.
Tonight's dishes were mostly prepared in advance, and only this dish of shallots and tofu took some time to season them. So when Wu Han finished all the dishes, other candidates who participated in the competition were still busy in the kitchen, working hard with kitchen knives, chopping boards, fried spoons and oil smoke.
The smooth and delicate tofu brain melts in the mouth, and the topping made of honey and freshly squeezed juice is long aftertaste. Especially the shape and taste similar to ice cream are widely praised by ladies. The shallots are fragrant and pleasant, and they are quickly snatched away due to the small amount. The bread slices served with fresh cheese are roasted golden yellow on charcoal fire, which tastes a faint burnt aroma. Although it is not as professional as Western restaurants in big cities, the taste is quite good.
Facing the delicious dishes on the table, Zhou Chen insisted on trying every thing. At the same time, she bent her index finger and tapped the table, reminding other judges very conscientiously. Wu Han was of course the most quick-moving one, and there were many people waiting to participate in the selection. If the judges were full and lost their appetite, it would probably be very unfair to them.
"Well, it's really good. Wu Han, you are so awesome. But it's too hard to take on so many jobs by yourself, right?"
Without hesitation to express his praise, Zhou Chen looked at Wu Han with a smile, and there was another point behind his concern. Wu Han paid a little attention to the changes in expressions of the people present, and said with a smile:
"The capable work harder. Since I can do these jobs, it's nothing to do more."
Hearing the sound, Zhou Chen stroked his long hair over his shoulders with his fingers and said softly:
"That's not what you say. The work you are responsible for cannot be replaced by others. It's like repairing machinery. We don't understand. If you get tired and fail, who should I leave it to repair it?"
It is good to work harder for those who can do more, but falling down means a larger gap needs to be filled, so this situation is often very fatal. This time, it undoubtedly hit Wu Han's weakness, making his previous argument completely untenable. Just as Wu Han was silently thinking about trying to find a way to fight back. At this moment, Wangcai, a little landlady who had been lying under the table and staying next to Sun Meng's legs, seemed to be stimulated. It suddenly jumped up, and the dog hair was fragrant with shampoo stood up, and his mouth kept whining and roaring, and Wangcai followed Sun Meng's call and ran outward.
"Wangcai, Wangcai, come back soon."
Since her parents died in a car accident, this little local dog that was adopted by chance has become Sun Meng's most important spiritual sustenance. Wangcai's strange behavior suddenly ran away scared her so much that she screamed. Wu Han witnessed this scene on the side and couldn't help but feel that this puppy with a very gentle temper was abnormal, so he comforted Sun Meng and said:
"It's okay, I'll take a look with you."
As he said that, Wu Han threw down the apron in his hand and took big steps to chase the puppy.
"Wow...Wow!"
Wangcai, the little landgate who had just been weaned, rushed all the way to the corner of the observation deck near the viewing platform on one side of the cave. His eyes looked straight at the dark and unfathomable ice and snow outside the cave, barking at the top of his lungs, as if he saw some danger approaching step by step.
Seeing this scene from afar, Wu Han couldn't help but feel aroused. Everyone understands that humans' so-called advanced creatures' premonition of danger has declined to the point of being insensitive. They don't cry without seeing the coffin. In contrast, even dogs that have been trained as domestic dogs have the ability to predict danger is still above their human owners, which makes people sigh that the so-called spirits of all things are so numb. Did the puppy find that there is danger coming outside? When this thought flashed through his mind, Wu Han immediately thought of some unknown threat coming towards the last comfort of the survivors. His heart seemed to be grabbed by a cold big hand in an instant, and almost stopped beating in an instant.
"It's stuck!"
Chapter completed!