In the wheat field, all the personnel from the Oasis Base were present, watching Zhang Xin's explanation from the high platform with bated breath.
Zhang Xin demonstrated the harvesting techniques several times, but still looked at Fang Qingdai with concern: "Or maybe we should just forget it. Our planting team can harvest it ourselves. Let's not let them damage the crops!"
Zhang Xin was heartbroken, worried that the crops would be wasted.
Fang Qingdai smiled helplessly: "If we don't let them experience it for themselves, how will they know how hard it is to grow crops?"
"Not only now that we're harvesting, but now that wheat cultivation technology is mature, for every subsequent planting, each department will need to allocate manpower to participate in the cultivation. We must ensure that all members are personally involved in the growth of the crops!"
Zhang Xin opened her mouth, but ultimately did not try to persuade her further.
"Alright, everyone get ready, the first harvest celebration at Oasis Base is officially beginning!"
Harvesting wheat is also an important part of the celebration!
At Fang Qingdai's command, the members of the planting team took the lead and everyone swung their sickles in unison, cutting a handful of wheat!
The other members gradually started moving. Zhang Xin watched nervously and noticed that although everyone's movements were stiff and clumsy, everyone was very careful and meticulous, and no one caused any trouble. She breathed a slight sigh of relief.
Fang Qingdai also went down to the field and carefully cut for a while.
It's not that all members of the base are actually going to harvest all 500 acres of wheat together; everyone is just going to have a chance to experience it, and then the planting team will take over the machinery to complete the follow-up work.
While everyone was experiencing the process, Fang Qingdai led them to the square in the center of the palace complex.
This place used to be an altar; it was spacious and could accommodate nearly 10,000 people.
Mao Yun had already delivered the evolved beast. She brandished her sword and asked Fang Qingdai, "Is there anything I can help you with?"
Fang Qingdai shook her head and brushed past her: "Anyone interested in cooking? Pick some people to learn from me. Later, a canteen will be opened in the base, and cooked food will gradually replace nutrient solution. I need some team members who are willing to cook!"
Some people looked at each other blankly: "What is cooking?"
"I know!" someone eagerly raised their hand and explained, "Cooking is making the meat of strange beasts or mutated plants by boiling or roasting them at high temperatures!"
"I know! Cooking is like the last time the captain made noodles, you just stretched them into thin strips!"
"I know, I know..."
Everyone chimed in with their own opinions, and Fang Qingdai nodded in agreement: "Yes, cooking is the process of transforming ingredients into food."
"I need a few people to help out. To celebrate today's harvest, I'll personally prepare some delicious food for everyone. Those interested in cooking can watch, and once I'm done, if you're interested, come and sign up with me!"
Cooking is something that those with talent can learn in no time, while those without talent can still mess it up even by mechanically imitating it.
So Fang Qingdai made the dough and let those who were interested learn by following along. She could tell who had talent just by watching the actions of those who were learning.
Currently, the base only has wheat as its staple food, so it is not difficult to prepare meals for 300 people.
After Fang Qingdai taught everyone how to knead dough and make various kinds of pasta, everyone got to work.
All she needs to do is adjust the seasoning of the minced meat.
Speaking of which, in addition to the bumper wheat harvest, the chili peppers at the base also had a good harvest, as did the sunflowers. Tens of thousands of kilograms of sunflower seeds have already been stockpiled in the warehouse.
Fang Qingdai had someone fetch sunflower seeds, roasted some in a pot, and distributed them to everyone to eat.
The team members followed Fang Qingdai's movements and cracked open the sunflower seeds. At first, they were fine, but after chewing two or three, the fragrant and crispy taste instantly won everyone over.
For a moment, the square was filled with the sound of people cracking sunflower seeds.
Fang Qingdai felt satisfied seeing everyone enjoying the meal.
Food is the most important thing for people. The fact that the oasis base can grow staple foods means that there is a stable supply for future development.
Whether the extra food is hoarded or exchanged with other forces, it can provide the Oasis Base with a stable and substantial source of income.
But staple foods alone are not enough.
Thinking of this, Fang Qingdai couldn't help but sigh.
She was really busy. There were things to do everywhere when the base was running. She was busy from dawn till dusk, and when she got home, she still had to go through various items.
In addition to medicine and some urgently needed parts, she also needed seeds collected from highly polluted areas.
Once those seeds are traced back, they must first be cultivated in space.
The soil in the Oasis base has been tested and, although it meets the planting standards, there may still be some harmful substances remaining.
Harmful substances are eliminated in areas irrigated with spatial water, which proves that the space and spatial water are more suitable for plant growth.
Therefore, to ensure stability, Fang Qingdai always carried out the first batch of seedling cultivation in the space.
She was so busy that she only remembered the seeds three months ago. Now, tomatoes, cabbage, broccoli, tofu, scallions, garlic sprouts and other vegetables have been planted in the space, but the seeds she saved are just enough for the first batch of planting, and she dares not waste them.
So this time there are only staple foods, no vegetables.
After the harvest festival, Fang Qingdai will hand over the seeds to Zhang Xin, and the base will begin supplying vegetables.
But as soon as the white noodles, fragrant buns and dumplings came out of the pot, the rich aroma of wheat enveloped the entire square, easily winning over the hearts of all the team members.
Everyone watched intently, unconsciously swallowing their saliva.
Fang Qingdai tapped the pot, signaling everyone to line up and receive their share.
Each person was given a bowl of noodles, two steamed buns, and four dumplings.
Those team members who were lucky enough to try the noodles were already swallowing their saliva like crazy, and couldn't help but share the taste of the noodles with the people around them.
As they spoke, the crowd salivated even more.
As soon as Fang Qingdai gave the order, everyone eagerly stuffed the food into their mouths!
"Waaah!"
"ah!"
"hiss!"
Strange noises filled the square. Some were amazed by the meat buns, while others were burned by the noodles and dumplings.
Once the flavors had fully developed, they all went into a frenzy, nodding wildly with their eyes wide open, and began to inhale deeply!
Seeing everyone enjoying their meal, Fang Qingdai also began to eat with a satisfied smile.
Well, the flour used for noodles is freshly dried and ground, with a rich wheat aroma and a delicate flavor.
But that's all there is to it.
Even if the ingredients themselves are excellent, insufficient seasonings can only bring out 60% of the flavor of the food.
Others who had never tasted it were amazed, but Fang Qingdai was not so satisfied.
Especially the meat filling for steamed buns and dumplings, the mutated animal meat is too dry and fishy, and without seasonings like ginger and cooking wine to remove the fishy smell, the result is never quite satisfactory.
Only mutated barbarian beef can eat this.
She couldn't change the texture of the meat; all she could do was add more seasonings to balance the flavor of the beast meat.
The steaming aroma wafted through the air, and today all the residents of the Oasis Base enjoyed the taste of cooking.
From now on, sticky and tasteless nutrient solution will be removed from the Oasis Base's dining table.
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