Chapter 83 Cassava

The tea at home cannot be shared with others, but Ms. Sun Nianhan and Sun Wei are not stingy about the origin of the tea and how they obtained it.

When they heard that the tea was sent by Long Qingdai and was produced by the Feather Tribe, many people stopped their activities.

Of course, more people speculated about the purpose of Long Qingdai's gift and her relationship with the Si family.

Even Caleb Ryan secretly approached Tang Jia to inquire about the situation.

Facing Caleb Ryan, Tang Jia naturally told the truth.

Who knew this guy was so shameless.

Not satisfied with just hearing the gossip, he used the excuse that Tang Jia knew about it but didn't report it, thus hurting the relationship between his partners, and he demanded a box of tea from Tang Jia.

Tea has the effect of detoxification, and its effect in reducing mental pollution is stronger than ordinary natural ingredients and natural plants.

Caleb Ryan fell deeply in love with it after just one drink, and kept pestering Tang Jia to learn the planting techniques.

Tang Jia pretended not to hear.

She still understands the principle that scarcity makes things valuable.

If the stuff is everywhere, what is its value?

Besides, the pirates haven’t been caught yet, and the safety of his family is not guaranteed, so how could he still want the tea in her hand?

You’re dreaming!

Faced with Tang Jia's rare toughness and willfulness, the Si family gave their full support. What else could Caleb Ryan do?

Of course, work hard to find the "star pirates"!

In the jurisdiction of the Central Legion, not only the pirates have a hard time, but all kinds of criminals, spies, and secret agents... all have a hard time.

However, the Feather Clan, who lived quietly in a corner and rarely interacted with the Alliance, were recently blown to the sky.

Purpose?

Of course, cooperation!

To be precise, he wanted to exchange someone else's tea.

Even the tea seed oil newly developed by the Feather Tribe is extremely popular, and the price keeps rising.

Based on this, the Feather Clan specially gave Hai Xinghan and Tang Jia a big gift package.

Just... half a pound of tea leaves and a bottle of tea seed oil.

How many people are envious and jealous?

Tang Jia didn't know.

Tang Jia only knew that this thing was a hot potato.

But it was not appropriate to give it to an outsider. Tang Jia thought about it and donated it to Sun Wei's laboratory at the First Military Academy of the Alliance.

do what?

Do research!

The tea that was donated openly has been donated, but there is still a lot of tea that is kept privately!

Tang Jia couldn't finish the drink, he simply couldn't finish it.

She can even use it to make milk tea.

The only regret is... there are no pearls in the milk tea!

Speaking of pearls, we have to mention cassava!

When talking about cassava, one thinks of corn which also produces starch, corn kernels chewed by dogs, and the princess who is good at digging holes.

Every failure is a learning experience.

Tang Jian would rather suffer a loss with his words than fall into someone's trap.

But on second thought, that’s not right!

She can't offer a reward, but someone else can!

For example, Ms. Sun Wei, the "poison queen of the generation."

Cassava belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.

Many plants in the Euphorbiaceae family are toxic, and the toxicity mainly comes from ferulic acid in their leaves, flowers and fruits.

Ferulic acid is a powerful toxin that can be absorbed through the skin and enter the body through the respiratory tract.

Now that they have the cassava, she and Sun Wei can split it equally!

Except for the cylindrical root tubers, all others can be contributed to the "First Generation Poison Queen" to let the interstellar people experience the power of ferulic acid.

Of course, if Ms. Sun Wei wanted to, she could use cassava leaves to make feed for silkworms, fish, and other creatures; use the cassava stems to make synthetic wood panels; or even use the straw as organic fertilizer for returning to the fields...

However, the root must belong to her, Tang Jia.

The cassava root tubers are sweet and delicious, tender and soft, rich in starch, cellulose, vitamins, calcium, phosphorus and other minerals. They can be eaten fresh, made into cassava syrup or vegetable soup, and can also be made into pudding with coconut and banana.

Most importantly, tapioca starch is an important raw material for making pearls and sago.

Milk tea without pearls and tapioca pearls is soulless!

In order to build her milk tea business, Tang Jia used all her tricks, including acting cute and coquettish, and finally persuaded Sun Wei to name her and recruit cassava.

A bad reputation is still a reputation. Unlike Tang Jia's miserable situation where no one cared about him, more than ten groups of people came to claim the reward within half a month after Sun Wei posted it.

Although there has been no dog-bite incident, mismatching of goods does occur from time to time.

Although cassava has not been found yet, Tang Jia has already harvested yams, sweet potatoes, kudzu root, yam, and yacon...

Just, outrageous!

Tang Jia became less and less confident, and when she was about to give up in despair, Caleb Ryan suddenly appeared in front of her.

"I heard that Professor Sun is collecting this thing?"

Tang Jia looked around and found no one around. Then he pulled Caleb Ryan over and asked in a deep voice, "Why are you here?"

Caleb Ryan looked at Tang Jia's guilty expression and smiled bitterly.

"Am I so shameful?"

Tang Jia curled his lips.

“You can’t say that!

How could the young commander of the Central Army Corps be so shameful?

That’s it!

I see your side effects are a bit severe!"

Knowing that Tang Jia didn't mean to dislike him, Caleb Ryan's expression became much better. He handed the things in his hand to Tang Jia and then slowly said, "I came here this time for two purposes:

First, give this thing to you.

Second, let me tell you some bad news.

I'm about to graduate and need to go to the border for six months for an internship. You may not see me during this six months.

If it's not a big deal, put it aside for now and wait for me to come back and deal with it. If it's a big deal, just contact Dr. Pine directly and he'll find someone to help you."

Looking for someone?

Who are you looking for?

A familiar face suddenly flashed through Tang Jia's mind.

"Leader of the Legion?"

Caleb Ryan smiled and said, "Without that skin, he's just a serious-looking uncle. Don't feel pressured."

Tang Jia nodded and accepted Caleb Ryan's kindness.

Caleb Ryan came in a hurry and left in a hurry, leaving only a cassava plant behind.

Tang Jia didn't feel any sadness about leaving. He just asked the delivery robot to bring him a few boxes of cakes, and then turned around to devote himself to the business of growing cassava.

Cassava has strong adaptability and is not complicated to plant. Tang Jia uses tubers as seed potatoes for planting and cuts cassava stems into seed stems for reproduction, so there is really no waste at all.

Choose sandy loam with good drainage, deep soil, loose soil, and rich in organic matter. Dig holes of appropriate size on it, with a depth about twice that of the seed potatoes. Place the seed potatoes flat in the holes (make sure the buds are facing upwards), and then cover them with soil.

Using a little wood-related ability, this batch of seed potatoes quickly took root and sprouted.

Seed stem propagation is particularly simple in Tang Jia's hands.

Disinfect the cut seed stems and bury them in the soil, add a little wood-related ability, and don't let them take root and sprout too quickly.

Tang Jia wants to do both things well.

Soon, all the newly emptied flower pots in Sun Wei's new house were filled with cassava.

Generally speaking, cassava requires six to eight months of growth cycle before it reaches harvest standards.

But with the help of Tang Jia's wood-related abilities, this batch of cassava entered the harvest period in just one month, and the yield and quality were quite good.