Uncle Zhang also said: "After all, there is some corn oil in corn, which can also provide some supplements."
The two brothers of the Tang family who were standing nearby were immersed in the beautiful dream of having 200,000 kilograms of pumpkin to eat in the future. When they heard Uncle Zhang mention corn, they immediately asked, "Corn? There's still corn?"
Uncle Zhang saw how excited they were and nodded in confusion: "We have been moving 100,000 kilograms of corn all morning, and it's almost finished. Don't you know?"
In fact, there was more than just corn, there were also dozens of kilograms of oyster mushrooms and black fungus, but there was too little of it, so Uncle Zhang didn't mention it.
The two brothers of the Tang family said: "I just heard about this! Can this corn be eaten?"
Uncle Zhang: "What are you talking about? Of course you can eat it! 100,000 kilograms, it's no problem to eat it every day!" After all, there are potatoes and military rations as biscuits, and corn and pumpkin as side dishes in turn. Not much is needed. 200g a day is enough for a while.
The two brothers of the Tang family could not wait to ask Uncle Zhang: "When can we eat it?"
Uncle Zhang smiled and said, "Young man, you are just anxious. Don't worry, we will serve this new dish in two days!"
We still have to finish eating the food in the store first before moving on to the new food.
But after hearing what Uncle Zhang said, Qiao Xuejun still looked a little worried.
All in all, there is not enough oil to eat, but this problem cannot be solved in the short term.
"Teacher Qiao, I didn't expect you to grow corn. You--" Tang Qinghao turned to look at Qiao Xuejun. He wanted to flatter her, but noticed Qiao Xuejun's expression and asked in a low voice, "Teacher Qiao, are you worried about the oil? Can't you expand the planting right now?"
Qiao Xuejun shook her head: "There are limited rapeseed seeds. We need to plant them on a small scale for a season to see how they go. We can't plant them all. If they don't produce enough seeds, we won't be able to extract oil, and all will be wasted."
The climate and environment are too bad. It is also the first time for Qiao Xuejun to grow things in such an environment. This is not the fertile land in the shelter, so she really dare not expand it rashly.
Tang Qinghao asked, "Can't corn also be used to make oil?"
It is true that corn can be used to produce oil, but this is high-protein feed corn, and the oil yield is very low, almost 1%, which means that 10 million kilograms of corn can only produce 100,000 kilograms of oil.
It’s enough to feed the current base for four to five years.
Although it's not too uneconomical, she has a lot of food stored, so she can actually use it up a bit.
But there are also difficulties. Qiao Xuejun considered and said, "It requires technology. The part of corn that contains fat is the small germ in the corn kernel. To extract the oil, you have to take that thing out separately. It also needs to be refined later, which also requires technology."
Uncle Zhang said, "You don't need to worry about this, Mr. Qiao! Oil pressing is my job, Uncle Zhang!"
Qiao Xuejun was surprised: "You know this?"
Uncle Zhang: "Yes. I have worked in this industry before, so I know a little bit about everything."
Qiao Xuejun asked: "But corn oil is not cost-effective, right?"
Uncle Zhang stopped smiling, his expression serious, and nodded: "It's not cost-effective in every aspect. Let me put it this way, it takes 50 people 10 days to refine 100 kilograms of corn oil."
"But the same 50 people working for 10 days can produce 4,000 kilograms of rapeseed oil."
Tang Qinghao opened his mouth wide: "... So exaggerated?"
Uncle Zhang nodded, but he didn't seem nervous at all. He said, "Teacher Qiao, it's not cost-effective to press corn oil. Let's just eat it directly."
"I can take out the germ, dry it and make it into powder, which can also provide fat! I will start doing it when I get back!"
Qiao Xuejun's eyes lit up. If Uncle Zhang could extract the germ, he could do it. They were not selling goods, so they didn't necessarily need oil, as long as they could supplement fat.
Uncle Zhang added: "But we still need to increase the amount of rapeseed oil. I haven't cooked for a long time!"
Qiao Xuejun nodded: "Okay, I understand!"
The fact that Uncle Zhang could extract corn germ gave Qiao Xuejun a big surprise.
Tang Qinghao and the other person nearby felt relieved when they heard that the matter had been resolved. They sincerely asked, "Teacher Qiao, where do you grow these corn and pumpkins? Can we go take a look?"
His cousin said, "I never thought that we could eat corn during this period!"
It wasn't that he was making a fuss. After they came out of the dormitory area, there were many people watching like them. The natives knew the origin of the food and were just happy. But there were also some survivors who came here later and were just as surprised as them.
He heard "Fuck" several times.
As he spoke, he looked back and forth at the pumpkins again and again: "I wouldn't dare to do this even in my dreams. Yesterday I just dreamed of endless compressed biscuits. There is no limit, eat as much as you want!"
Qiao Xuejun replied to Tang Qinghao: "I can't watch it. Next time."
Of course, next time is just an excuse.
After saying goodbye to everyone, Qiao Xuejun returned to her room and found her pen and notebook, which contained the growth data of rye and rapeseed that she had recorded.
She added a phased goal and wrote down Uncle Zhang's request to expand rapeseed production.
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The next day, Qiao Xuejun felt that her foot had gotten a little better and it seemed that she didn't need the crutches anymore. But she tried it and found that her foot still hurt without the crutches, so she continued to use the crutches to go out.
Zhao Xian has been busy these days. On the one hand, he is dealing with the steel trade with Haibao, and on the other hand, there have been recent changes in the movements of the deep-sea mutants.
She went out before dawn and asked Jin Yiyu to accompany her.
But before Jin Yiyu, Wang Juanfeng came to her first.
Seeing Wang Juanfeng knocking on the door, Qiao Xuejun was surprised: "Doctor Wang, you are not working today?"
Whenever the First Base Patrol Team went out on a mission, Dr. Wang would follow them. This had been the normal situation for a long time, and she rarely missed work.
Wang Juanfeng glanced at her from head to toe, somewhat dissatisfied: "...you've lost weight."
Qiao Xuejun: “…”
It's only been four or five days, how can she lose weight? In order to heal the wound faster, she ate more.
Wang Juanfeng helped Qiao Xuejun walk to the table, helped her sit down, and explained, "I took a special leave today to come and see you."
“Look at this!”
After Qiao Xuejun sat down, Wang Juanfeng took out something small from his pocket, put it on the table, and covered it with his palm: "Guess what it is?"
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