Chapter 18 Unexpected Food

"You're not planning to use this to make artificial cotton, are you?"

Chen Jiu asked doubtfully.

"That's definitely not possible. If we really want to make serious artificial cotton, we must make at least three acids and two alkalis first, and we must have activated carbon. If we have these things, our industrial base is basically complete. What's more?

What artificial cotton do you want?"

"I just plan to use it to make native quilts and use them as insulation layers in greenhouses."

"No, we lack sealing means. You can't expect the wooden structure to block the cold wind here."

The insect girl on the side interrupted.

"Then use bricks!"

Chen Jiu's eyes lit up. When he saw the cattails in front of him, a new idea came to his mind.

"Bricks? How many bricks can we bake with the four of us?"

"And it's freezing cold, so it's impossible to find suitable clay."

Chong Niang frowned, but Chen Jiu was confident.

"Of course there's no need to burn it. We use ice bricks, just like the Eskimos!"

“First use wood to make a mold, then mix water with cattails and pour it into ice bricks, and finally use ice bricks to build a house. Moreover, ice bricks can also be used to make a double-layer structure. All the gaps are sealed with water and frozen, leaving the hollow part as a

Insulation layer.”

"At the same time, the interior of the building is covered with cattails and insulated again. In this way, even if the indoor temperature reaches above 20 degrees, the ice bricks will basically not melt."

"If the inner layer of ice bricks shows signs of melting, just open the hollow layer and let the cold air blow in, and it will condense again soon!"

"Damn, that's awesome!"

The insect lady gave a high-five and continued:

"This method is really feasible - but the indoor temperature will definitely drop during the re-condensation process. It's okay for people to live in it. If it's a greenhouse, can the crops inside withstand it?"

"It should be no problem! The nighttime temperature of most greenhouses is around 10 to 15 degrees. When the hollow layer condenses, the internal temperature rises, and the balance can basically be maintained!"

At this point, Wig's expression became excited.

In just a few minutes, they seemed to have discovered a remarkable path.

What would it mean if such an experiment could actually succeed?

This means that even in the harshest ice tide environment, people on the bare ground can grow crops normally, and the materials required to build facilities are almost cost-free, and there is no difficulty in obtaining them!

Although it is a one-time facility, if a small settlement concentrates its efforts, it may not be impossible to build such a "greenhouse" after the temperature begins to drop below zero and before the ice wave officially arrives.

What's more, they don't really need to rely on greenhouses to provide all their food, they just need to maintain the most basic production and supplement the shortage!

"I'm going to pick cattails now!"

"I'll go too. Then there's no need to chop the wood. The direction has changed and it won't be used for the time being."

Chong Niang and Chen Jiu followed the wig to the patch of cattail grass she found. Only then did Chen Jiu notice that there was indeed a big difference between this so-called cattail grass and the real cattail grass.

First of all, it does not grow near water, but is distributed on dry land everywhere.

In addition, its fruits are larger and even generally grow to more than 20 centimeters.

The density of the fruit is also higher, so you have to squeeze it hard to squeeze out the grass inside.

Probably this is also a microcosm of the changes that plants have made for the red earth.

In just one hour, the three of them picked a lot of cattail grass. There is no task reward for this action for the time being, but both the wig and the insect girl had a great time doing it.

The reason is simple, they saw a kind of "hope".

The hope of truly changing this "game" through my own knowledge and power.

Maybe, if they can accomplish this, then most of the survivors on the Red Earth will survive according to their way of playing.

What kind of pioneer plot is this?!

After picking another small piece of cattail grass, the insect lady straightened her back, took a breath and said:

"There is another problem. If you use this method, the light source cannot be solved - you can't have your greenhouse without a roof, right?"

Chen Jiu pondered for a moment and replied:

"If it were our own, according to what Brother Chuan said, it would be enough to use the light wave tube in the microwave oven. The light wave tube can emit light and heat, and there is no need for an additional heat source."

"But if we want to promote it on a large scale, we really have to solve the problem of lighting."

"Ice that is too thick will not transmit light, and ice that is too thin will melt easily."

"Do we still have to make glass?"

The insect lady shook her head and said:

"Glass must be made. This thing is so useful, but it's definitely not now."

"I can't think of any good solution. Wigs, what do you think?"

Wig pondered for a moment and replied:

"I don't think we need light at all."

"Why do we have to grow crops that require light? Can't we grow mushrooms?"

Enlightenment!

Chen Jiu and Chong Niang both had expressions of sudden realization on their faces.

Yes, why do we have to plant crops that need light?

The most critical problem that a greenhouse solves is temperature. So wouldn’t it be enough to find a crop that only needs the right temperature to grow?!

Most mushrooms have a protein content of more than 30% per 100 grams, sugars as high as 40%, and about 3% fat. The rest is basically cellulose, and even contains

and a wide variety of vitamins.

Is there anything more suitable for rations during ice tides than this?

Absolutely not anymore!

"The plan works!"

The three of them looked at each other. This time, they had really solved a major problem of survival on the red earth.

As for where to find seeds?

According to the information given by Shuanghe, until September, the temperature in Chidi was still around 15 to 20 degrees, which is the most suitable growth temperature for fungi in autumn.

That is to say, even now, several days have passed, but there must still be some active fruiting bodies buried under the thick snow.

Once found, they are the first seeds for the greenhouse!

"Dig for mushrooms, dig for mushrooms, dig for mushrooms!"

Wig excitedly pushed open the snow under the tree trunk. She seemed to be looking forward to digging out the mushrooms, but obviously, her luck was not that good.

But that's okay too.

Chen Jiu secretly thought to himself that the villagers of Xiahe Village have lived nearby for so long. It is impossible that they don't know that mushrooms are edible. It is very likely that there are already picked stocks in Xiahe Village.

The possibility of all these inventories becoming deactivated is very small.

It was decided that the next time Lin Shuang came over, he would put "mushrooms" on the transaction list.

Swap it for jerky!

All plans were drawn up, and the three of them happily headed back carrying large handfuls of cattails.

Everyone's faces were filled with smiles, especially Chen Jiu.

He secretly sent a message to Shuanghe.

"Look, I just said you have to find players. How useful they are."
Chapter completed!