Chapter 120: Wang Qiu's Choice (I)

The roof of this small villa on the plains of Tellilia was built by Wang Qiu using a steel skeleton structure and polymerized transparent plastic panels to create a fixed solar panel greenhouse of more than 150 square meters. The purpose is naturally to create a slightly pleasing green environment for oneself on this barren and arid plain with sparse vegetation, forming a healthy harmony between man and nature.

- There seems to be an objective law in this world, that is, the more something is missing in the living environment, the more it is necessary to emphasize such things.

For example, the Mongols living on the Mongolian Plateau are obviously one of the inland peoples in the world who are the farthest from the sea, and Temujin, who unified the nomads of the various tribes of the Mongolian Plateau, wanted to call himself Genghis Khan, that is, "the Great Khan as vast and vast as the ocean"; The Arabs and Persians living in the desert Gobi are clearly the most lacking in green in their lives, but in their religion and culture, they love green so much, regard it as the color of life, and are particularly happy to build all kinds of beautiful gardens full of greenery.

On the contrary, there is no lack of green in the living environment of ancient Chinese, but they regard green as a symbol of humility, and since the Spring and Autumn Warring States era, green clothes have been considered to be worn by slaves and others. Since ancient times, according to the doctrine of "reincarnation of five virtues", there have been black, red, white, and yellow, but there has never been green. As for green hats, green camps, green robes, etc., they are not good words.

Similarly, although the Chinese have always been known for their jade culture, jade that could be regarded as a treasure in ancient times has always been honored with "mutton fat white jade", followed by topaz and red jade. In modern times, green jadeite, which is widely respected, has always been regarded as inferior and "fake jade" by the ancients, but it cannot be sold at a price. It was not until modern times, with the change of customs and habits, that green jadeite had a place in China's jewelry market.

Although they are not very fond of green, on the other hand, Chinese have the best planting talent on the whole earth, and wherever they go, as long as conditions permit, they are often accustomed to building a vegetable garden or flower garden and trying to plant something. Even in the metropolis of reinforced concrete forests, they often think that the indoor environment is too monotonous, and they like to plant some flowers and plants in the corner of the table - and Wang Qiu is no exception.

In fact, for Wang Qiu, who is trapped in the wilderness and has nothing to do, tending to these plants is also an important pastime to regulate the body and mind.

At this moment, pushing open the corridor door made of fiberglass and stepping into the greenhouse on the roof, a fragrance of plants and trees immediately made Wang Qiu feel comfortable, and then raised his eyes to look at this vibrant green plant, and suddenly gave birth to a sense of relaxation and pleasure: only after staying in this gravelly Gobi Desert for a long time, will you understand how valuable this seemingly ordinary emerald green will be in some cases.

As soon as you step into the greenhouse, you can see that there is a different shade of green, even if it is picked by the owners every day, it still grows quite vigorously - Wang Qiu, who is seriously lacking in artistic cells, did not plant any flashy flowers and bonsai in the roof greenhouse, but planted all kinds of fruits, vegetables and edible spice plants, the former including coriander, peppers, lettuce, greens, cabbage, onions, garlic, tomatoes, peas, cucumbers, loofahs and strawberries, etc. The latter includes mint, lemongrass, rosemary, basil and so on.

As a former reincarnation who has undergone the test of life and death in the infinite space, he knows that only food and weapons can make people survive in a harsh environment, and that mere beauty and delicacy are meaningless.

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However, perhaps for the sake of cleanliness and tidiness, or to show some kind of "high-tech" style, the rooftop greenhouse that Wang Qiu built on the roof of the villa is not a simple flower pot and flower bed, but uses a set of indoor plant cultivation equipment called "family hydroponic farm", which is actually a highly practical comprehensive soilless cultivation technology, using nutrient solution and PVC pipes, instead of soil and manure to grow fruits and vegetables.

In fact, soilless cultivation, which seems to be quite high-end and high-grade, is not strictly speaking. As early as 1859, German scientists (in fact, there was no German at that time, it should be said that Prussian scientists) had already invented the earliest soilless cultivation technology, using nutrient solution to grow flowers and plants. However, due to the lack of technology accumulation at that time, it lacked practical significance. Therefore, it was not until after World War II that American aircraft carriers began to use soilless cultivation technology to engage in "sea hydroponic farms", so that sailors could eat fresh fruits and vegetables when they went to sea.

By the beginning of the 21st century, hydroponic flowers and vegetables had gone from being a practical agricultural technique to a popular fashion with a petty bourgeois sentiment.

——In order to allow those urban white-collar workers who run between car exhaust and reinforced concrete forests all day long, in addition to their busy work day after day, they can still get fresh air indoors, and even eat pollution-free green food grown by themselves, the relevant businesses have launched a variety of balconies or indoor hydroponic equipment, which look like semi-enclosed boxes, small like microwave ovens, large like wardrobes. Seeds, water, liquid fertilizer, ventilation fans, cultivation sponges and PVC pipes are pre-placed. At the push of a button, you can grow your own flowers or vegetables. If it is placed indoors where there is not enough natural light, then LED lights should be installed on the upper part of the hydroponic tank to replace the effect of sunlight.

The "family hydroponic farm" that Wang Qiu engaged in on the roof of the villa is actually similar in structure and style, but the scale is much larger, and eight hydroponic boxes are laid out in one go, each of which is four meters long, one meter wide, and two to three meters high, which is divided into many lattices for planting different fruits and vegetables, and the roof has sufficient sunshine and does not need LED lighting. In the space under the hydroponic tank, iron cages are also installed, and guinea pigs (Dutch pigs) are used as a source of meat, which is a traditional Peruvian delicacy, not only has a short growth cycle, can be slaughtered in a few months, but also has a delicate and delicious meat, roughly between pork and chicken, which can be fed with the branches and rhizomes left after picking vegetables and fruits.

Relying on this rooftop greenhouse with a large output, Wang Qiu's family of five can not only achieve complete self-sufficiency, but also basically have surplus vegetables and fruits to eat every day...... For example, after adding the nutrient solution and adjusting the ventilation today, Wang Qiu found that the latest batch of cabbage, tomatoes, cucumbers and coriander in the greenhouse were ready to be harvested. So Wang Qiu harvested them all, put them in a rattan basket and took them out, and then dug up a few bunches of potatoes in a small plot of cultivated land in the backyard, and then made a rough estimate, leaving the amount of food needed for tonight's dinner and tomorrow's dishes, and put them in the corner of the kitchen. The rest was put into a metal box by Wang Qiu and dragged to the open space outside the villa door for placement.

Then, seeing that the time was almost up, he himself sat back down on the rattan circle chair under the eaves, and lazily squinted to rest. At this time, the sky is close to dusk, in the dim sky, the sunset is molten gold, the sunset is like fire, the wind that has been raging for a long time has also subsided, and the vast and magnificent Gobi wilderness, bathed in this splendid afterglow, seems quiet and comfortable.

After a while, someone rode an electric tricycle along the dirt road that connected the fortress and the villa, bumping up.

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