Volume II, Chapter 76: An Advertisement for a Minority
Li Sheng saw that it was still early, so he took them to see some other things grown on the farm. Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info For example, bamboo shoots and bamboos have been grown.
Li Sheng touched the bamboo shoots, which were already taller than him, and said to the two with a smile: "People say that mushrooms have sprung up after the rain, and the bamboo shoots have popped up in this place these days. ”
Luo Shao was a little puzzled: "I said Li Sheng, although I heard that Brazil has been researching and developing the bamboo market over the years, you don't need to plant such a large bamboo forest." ”
This place is different from the small sapling that was covered by weeds. As far as the eye can see, there are bamboo trees several meters high, stretching over countless hills.
Li Sheng, of course, does not grow ordinary bamboo, explaining: "I am here on the farm, of course, mainly to grow food. I'm not going to get some bamboo seeds. ”
Half of the newly planted 300 square kilometres of bamboo forest is a rare form of perennial, perennial-flowering bamboo.
The vast majority of bamboos are grasses that bloom once every year, and once they bloom, they basically die the following year. In some species, after flowering, the bamboo on the ground will die, while the bamboo whip on the ground will remain alive. There are also individual species that survive the whole plant if they are properly disposed of after flowering. But the bamboo that Li Sheng found from the space has bloomed and borne fruit twice in a row, but it is still alive and well.
Bamboo is a timber plant. But it is also a food, and of course bamboo shoots are needless to say. As a Chinese person, eating bamboo shoots is a common thing. But he also knew that there was one thing that was also a very good food - bamboo rice.
He doesn't know how high the nutritional value of bamboo rice is. But as long as you look at the bamboo that is so big, it will die after growing a little bit of bamboo rice. You know how much nutrients bamboo rice occupies. And he has eaten this kind of bamboo bamboo, whether it is fried or boiled, or even ground into flour to make dim sum, the taste is very good.
Of course, the yield of bamboo rice will not be very high. But the bamboo shoot production of this bamboo is very large. The diameter of this kind of bamboo is fifteen or sixteen centimeters, while the bamboo shoots are about thirty centimeters, and they do not have a bitter taste like other large bamboo shoots, which are both tender and sweet. It's a nice thing.
The other is a more exotic form of bamboo. Bamboo that grows alternately with long and short nodes. The walls of this type of bamboo are thick. It is three centimeters in size and fifteen to twenty centimeters in diameter. This thick bamboo does not rise to very high heights. But the leaves are very dense. Of course, the most peculiar thing is not these, but the fact that the inside of the bamboo can form a kind of syrup.
There are two kinds of bamboo knots with alternating lengths, the short slub is filled with water, and the long bamboo knot is filled with syrup, so this kind of bamboo wants to stand on the ground, and the hardness and toughness of the bamboo are very strong. A 20-centimeter-long bamboo can hold almost a pound of syrup, and a bamboo can harvest at least 20 pounds of syrup.
Of course, if this kind of bamboo wants to be harvested, it may take a long time, because Li Sheng has cut some in the space, some of the syrup is very viscous, and some of it is still like sugar water. Only when the bamboo turns purple will the syrup inside turn into a thick syrup. And this growth process, he doesn't know how long it will take. Maybe it's ten years, maybe it's a hundred years, no one can say.
However, the bamboo shoots of these bamboos are so delicious that they can be fried and eaten without even soaking in water. Even if he can't harvest the syrup in a short time, he can still dig bamboo shoots and eat it. Of course, that's at least a few years away.
"Can bamboo produce sugar?" Chen Bo couldn't help but wonder if Li Sheng was whimsical.
"The world is so big, there are no surprises. Anyway, you'll know when the time comes. ”
Luo Zheng felt a little interesting, he smiled and said: "If that's the case, then your bamboo forest is enough to match the output of a big sugar-producing country." ”
Li Sheng smiled and said, "There is a big difference between this bamboo candy and sucrose. Contains various vitamins and other trace elements. Maybe it could be seen as something like honey. ”
"If that's the case, this thing is a treasure." Chen Bo felt that it was too early to say this. Li Sheng said that it will take at least a few years for this thing to be produced.
"You mentioned honey, I remember you talking about beekeeping. Take us to see it. ”
So Li Sheng drove them to see those Xiong Peaks again. Here, it can be seen that on the stakes in the shed are logs with a diameter of more than two feet, which are about two meters long and tied with finger-thick steel bars. And on the outside of the wood there is already a large honeycomb. Thumb-sized bees go in and out of it.
"This is a bee? How do you look bigger than a hornet? "Luo Shao finally has something he doesn't know.
Chen Bo didn't know what kind of bee it was: "I'm afraid it's not comfortable to be stung by it." ”
Li Sheng laughed, walked in and said, "These bees don't have tail pins. Their defensive weapons are the jaws and the poison sacs in their bodies. Their jaws are more powerful than Hu Feng, so there is no need to worry about Hu Feng, the natural enemy of bees. As for toxins, the birds that eat them can be taught enough lessons. ”
He looked inside for a moment and said, "The nest is still too small, and there must not be many pupae." Otherwise, you can get one down and make a bee chrysalis for you to eat. ”
In the space, he got it out to eat, the bee chrysalis was bigger than the cicada, and after cleaning it up, it was fried and eaten, and it was very delicious. And it's something that is very nutritious.
Chen Bo didn't have that kind of tongue-in-cheek, he looked at a shed with twelve such beehives tied to it, and at a large area of such sheds on the hillside, frowned and said, "You have raised too much." If the quality is good, the price can't be bought! ”
Li Sheng disagreed with his words: "High-end does not have to be limited. Shuanglao is the world's top car, but when did this company surpass Volkswagen BMW? I think the market is the biggest for the middle class. Only by occupying the high-end market of this part of the consumer group is the most profitable. ”
In fact, the rest of the products on his farm are run with this idea. One is not to let the farm land go to waste, and the other is the most profitable way. As for those at the top, what is more important is just a fame. He's also going to come out with one or two whole products, like those caviars.
Thinking of caviar, he couldn't help but ask, "Did you eat that caviar last night?" ”
Luo Zheng laughed and said: "Caviar with pumpkin pie has a unique flavor." ”
Li Sheng also smiled, it was really not suitable to eat caviar last night. All kinds of food have a strong taste, either sweet or salty. Not to mention caviar, even dragon meat can't be eaten originally.
However, Luo Shao smiled and said: "The caviar is okay, round and clear, and each is full, but it doesn't have that unique seafood smell." This is supposed to be the roe of a freshwater fish. But looking at the diameter of the roe, it should be a big fish. ”
Li Sheng had to admire his tongue. The caviar that gourmets admit is indeed produced by migratory sturgeon. But in the space is a freshwater lake, and the fish produced in it can't be saltwater fish.
Chen Bo said: "In fact, the fresh feeling is also very good, and the taste is okay, but it seems to be a little careless in production." ”
Li Sheng nodded and said, "I did it myself, the first time I did it, novice." ”
"That's understandable. But if you want to go through the market, I'm afraid it's not so easy. The ghosts are very old-fashioned about the standard of diet, even if your caviar is good, it is not produced by seawater migratory fish, then in their opinion, it cannot be called caviar. ”
Li Sheng shrugged his shoulders and said, "If it really doesn't work, then I'll kill fish and eat meat." ”
Chen Bo smiled and said, "That's not it." There will always be someone who likes to eat. And being not a marine fish also means that they have less sodium than marine migratory fish. Now isn't it said that sodium is easy to cause high blood pressure? Maybe some people will like it. ”
Li Sheng also felt that he had to ask whether Fernando and Ali could open the market for these caviars. If it doesn't work, he will find another fist product.
When he saw that it was almost noon, he said, "We have to go back to lunch." ”
When I got back to the villa, the others hadn't come back yet. Tia is back.
When Tia saw him, she jumped up to him with a flush on her face and said, "My dad they agreed." They are willing to move out of the forest. ”
Li Sheng was also very happy with the news, saying: "That's great. You ask your dad to pick a place to stay first. If they like to live in the forest, they can find a place in the surrounding forest. I'll have people build a treehouse for them. If they like to live in open space, I will also help them build some wooden houses. ”
Tia smiled and nodded.
Li Sheng said again: "There is one more thing. The children of your tribe don't know Latin yet. I consulted with Anthony last night that we are the only ones here who can speak your tribe's dialect and Latin. I can't find someone else to teach. How about you teach them Latin? ”
When Tia heard this, she was completely unconfident, and shook her head again and again and said, "I can't do it, I'm taught by Anthony." Ask him to teach me. He must be able to teach well. ”
Li Sheng pulled her shoulders and said with a smile: "Other children are not as smart as you, and Anthony still has a lot to do, so it is impossible to be a teacher." And you watched so many videos of the class, just learn from the teacher inside. ”
Tia blinked, hesitated for a moment, and finally said seriously, "Well, I'll try!" ”
Li Sheng smiled and rubbed her head vigorously and said, "Don't worry, you will do well." I'll go cook first. ”
Tia saw that it was already noon, and remembered that she still had something to do. She turned and ran to the kitchen, "Ah, I'm going to feed the puppy too." ”
This lunch, Li Sheng made it very carefully, as long as it was produced on the farm, he made a dish. Cows, fragrant pigs, chickens, ducks and geese, various mushrooms and fish, as well as several kinds of green vegetables grown by themselves.
It's not a meal, it's an advertisement.