Chapter 249: Popsicle Midnight Limited Edition
The joy brought by the compression bags had not yet faded away, when a few days later, another piece of good news came like a thunderclap that made the survivors dizzy.
What is the biggest problem brought by polar day?
The first is the heat, but this cannot be changed by human power. The sun is hanging high in the sky, and they can't shoot it down like Hou Yi did. So there is no other way except to hide.
Apart from heat, there is drinking water and food to eat.
Among them, drinking water is the top priority. Although it has just rained, there are so many mouths crying for food, and the pressure on the country's shoulders is still not small.
There is also the problem of food and clothing, which is also a huge mountain weighing on everyone's mind.
Since the end of the world, the country has never stopped providing relief food no matter how hard and difficult the situation has been. However, the food reserves are limited, and during the polar day, everyone has to stay indoors, so the food reserves are consumed like crazy, and there has been only outflow and no inflow.
If this continues, I'm afraid even if I make it through the polar day, I won't be able to last long.
The country has been looking for a solution, and now, the solution has finally been found!
If the aloe vera and cactus that were specially modified before the polar day were only for emergencies, then the two plants that have been accelerated by sunlight can now serve as the main food for the survivors!
It can provide you with moisture and keep you full at the same time. Where else can you find such a good thing!
And it's not just the aloe cactus, but also the cactus, sea buckthorn tree, giant column, white thorn and other plants can accelerate growth under sunlight.
After experiments, we found that most of the plants that meet the requirements are drought-resistant plants.
But unfortunately, except for the sea buckthorn tree, the others are not suitable for human consumption.
Many people know sea buckthorn. Before the end of the world, many people drank sea buckthorn juice and sea buckthorn flavored beverages. However, not many people have eaten the freshly picked fruits.
The fruits of sea buckthorn grow on tree branches. They are orange-yellow in color and about the same size as soybeans. They are very sour if eaten directly without being processed.
Even though the polar daylight accelerates the growth of the sea buckthorn tree, it does not change the taste of the fruit, and even adds a hint of astringency.
Fortunately, the nutritional value has not changed. Sea buckthorn fruit is not only rich in more than a hundred kinds of nutrients, but also has certain medicinal value.
Because of this, even though the fruits are small and cannot fill the stomach, and the effort put in is not proportional to the harvest, the government still decided to cultivate some sea buckthorn trees.
Of course, the quantity cannot be compared with aloe vera and cactus. After all, one can save lives, and the other just supplements nutrients.
With the blessing of sunlight, almost every time a batch of sea buckthorn fruits are picked, new fruits will grow in just a few days.
The ripe fruits will be distributed together with the relief food.
The weather was too hot, and the bean-sized fruits had become dry and dry in the hands of the survivors. They were so sour that they made your mouth water when you put them in your mouth.
But even so, all the survivors were extremely happy, their eyes shining, like wolves seeing meat.
In the past, people were too lazy to pick up these sour little fruits if they fell on the ground, as they thought it would hurt their waists.
But now it’s different!
Sea buckthorn is a fruit. How long has it been since they last ate fruit?
Not to mention that the staff distributing the relief food also said that this was specifically for supplementing vitamins for survivors.
In families with children, parents are reluctant to eat it and save it all for their children.
Those who have no children or relatives, and one person’s food can feed the whole family, will keep some for themselves and exchange the rest with those survivors in better conditions.
The authorities are aware of their practices, but have no intention of intervening.
Anyway, they have distributed the things, and it is up to you whether to eat them or sell them.
This is a benefit only available to the survivors who entered the shelter. As for those who did not enter the shelter for various reasons, let alone sea buckthorn fruit, they did not even get the monthly relief food.
However, the survivors who chose to avoid the polar day on their own are generally in good conditions. They knew what they were giving up when they made the choice.
Shi Jiaojiao also knew about the sea buckthorn fruit because she talked to Qin Jun on the phone from time to time.
There was some regret in Qin Jun's tone, and his words implied that if the four of them were too far away, he would have to find a way to send a batch to them.
Everyone is selfish. If friends can't have such good things, they will feel heartbroken.
After hearing this, Shi Jiaojiao didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but she still remembered the other party's kindness in her heart.
In addition to the news about sea buckthorn fruit, Qin Jun also talked about the research results on how sunlight accelerates plant growth.
Jiaojiao didn't understand the principles, so she focused on taking note of the sunshine hours.
After hanging up the phone, she immediately told Wang Jia and the others the news.
When the two heard that the shelter also offered benefits such as sea buckthorn berries, they were immediately heartbroken, as if they had missed out on a million dollars.
This is the first time that the government has distributed fruits since the end of the world. Although the taste is average and the quantity is small, it is fresh.
Unfortunately, they can’t eat it.
Shi Jiaojiao had no choice about this matter. She had plenty of fruit, but it was impossible for her to share them with Wang Jia and the others. She could only think about finding a chance to give them some easy-to-grow fruit seeds in the future.
Wang Jia and Tang Wei just expressed some regrets, because they knew that since they had moved to the mountain, there would definitely be pros and cons.
There is official support in the shelter, but the conditions inside are not comparable to those in the mountains. Living alone is definitely impossible, and there is no way to think about air conditioning. You can only endure it.
But this is the truth, but I still can't help feeling sad.
So that night, out of jealousy, Wang Jia and her friend took out some vegetables, rehydrated them and made a vegetable soup, and served rice as the staple food.
Tang Wei chewed the food in his mouth, wishing he could chew it 9981 times before swallowing it, and then said: "Well, forget it, let's see if we can still eat vegetables. The survivors in the city can only rely on those little sea buckthorn berries to supplement their vitamins. What's so delicious about sea buckthorn berries? They are so sour."
But these words sound sour, like the sour grapes that you can't eat.
Although they cannot eat sea buckthorn fruit, they have aloe vera and cactus in their hands.
Tang Wei and Wang Jia, because of Shi Jiaojiao, received the news almost at the same time as the official ones.
They did not have official research conditions, so they strictly followed what Shi Jiaojiao said.
Open the door six times a day, each time for no more than five seconds, to ensure that the two pots of plants are within the sunlight.
The two pots of plants had already grown out of their pots a few days ago. Fearing that this would affect the growth rate, the couple dug out two plastic storage boxes and used them as flower pots.
Aloe vera and cactus are growing so vigorously now. Wang Jia cuts off a few thick leaves every day and freezes them in the refrigerator. This prevents them from losing moisture and makes them twice as cool when eaten.
Of course, half of it was reserved for Shi Jiaojiao and Mu Ci.
The freezer is with her, and others can't use it, so she can't just ignore it.
Moreover, aloe vera and cactus are growing very fast now, so there is no pressure at all to divide them in half.
She even shared it with Shi Jiaojiao via the intercom, calling it the limited edition of Popsicle Polar Day.
When Shi Jiaojiao heard Wang Jia's words, she was stunned for a moment. She didn't expect that aloe vera and cactus could be eaten in this way.
Because I have space, I always put the cut leaves directly into the warehouse.
Thinking of this, my heart couldn't help but move.
She wholesaled a lot of ice cream before the end of the world, but that was a limited amount and would eventually be eaten up. Now, as the sunlight could accelerate the growth of plants, she could prepare some more.
But she used a lot more ingredients than Wang Jia.
First, peel off the skin of the leaves, then cut them into small pieces, coat some with yogurt, some with chocolate sauce, and you can also choose various chopped nuts, and finally freeze them in the refrigerator.
The Ice Pop PLUS Polar Day Limited Edition is completed.
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