Rice has been a very important staple food since ancient times, especially for the Chinese people. The status of rice far surpasses that of other staple foods. Even in the north, where wheat-based foods are the main staple, rice is still the most commonly consumed food.
Among Chen Yang and his group, there were many southerners, and not being able to eat rice in the Micro World was always a regret.
Chen Yang brought rice in some time ago, but next year we still won't be able to enjoy rice directly. Most of next year's harvest will have to be used for planting.
Furthermore, they did not have absolute certainty in growing rice well.
Rice seeds need to be stored in water at a constant temperature to germinate. Then, seedbeds need to be made, and the rice seedlings need to be transplanted into the seedbeds to grow. Finally, the planting of rice seedlings is done.
They plan to plant their rice in the spring and harvest it in the fall.
The time acceleration zone can guarantee rice germination, but actual growth still requires additional land.
There are too many unstable factors involved, especially pests, which can easily cause rice to die.
Now, they have ready-made rice, which will ripen next spring. The climate on both sides of the West Boundary River is different, so they can eat rice directly after this winter.
Moreover, rice can be used to make just as many snacks as wheat.
Rice noodles, rice vermicelli, rice cakes, rice wine, rice cakes, and rice prepared in various ways—China has been cultivating rice for seven thousand years. With such a long history, countless ways of eating rice have emerged. There's nothing the Chinese people can't do, only things you can't imagine.
The people of the border region are greedy. After harvesting rice, they certainly won't be content with simply steaming it and eating it. They will definitely try all sorts of cooking methods.
In reality, this is an experience; in the microcosm, this is life.
The joy brought by the discovery of rice far surpassed that brought by the island of Ten Thousand Snakes. The status of rice as the top grain was no joke; in ancient times, it was a product that could circulate as the economic lifeline.
This winter is probably their happiest winter yet, with good news coming one after another, and it seems that the construction of the camp's perimeter wall will be completed before spring.
The Snowmen's construction efficiency increased with their experience, becoming unexpectedly fast, and the quality of the completed projects was also quite good.
After hearing the progress report from the villagers still in the camp, Chen Yang was already considering personally leading a team with several Snow Kui to repair the roads when he returned. The main road in the camp had been repaired, but there were still a few small roads that had not been repaired. Since the Snow Kui still had spare capacity, they could repair a few roads as well.
Before Chen Yang returns, the people at the camp will begin polishing the stones.
In order to create a difference in elevation for the camp, they planned to carry out minor construction work in several places that already had some elevation differences. They planned to build a few steps in a few sloping areas, because it would be boring if everything was flat.
The steps, of course, must be made of stones, and they can't be piled up haphazardly like a wall. They need to be polished, but not too smooth, otherwise it'll be easy to slip and fall.
The stones used to build the steps were all moved from the East Emirates Grassland. Since there was nothing particularly necessary to move from the grassland, they just moved stones every day. Even if no one went to the East Emirates Grassland, they would still specifically ask someone to make the trip to move the stones.
However, using the Four Directions Gate to transport materials is extremely slow; after so much time, not enough stones have been stored up. It's estimated that there won't be enough before Chen Yang returns, so they're not expecting Xue Kui to help complete even a few steps; they'll just do what they can.
It's already the end of December in the Gregorian calendar, and the Lunar New Year is just over a month away. They should be making preparations for the New Year soon.
However, the busyness in front of us always makes us happy, and the feeling of getting rid of the old and welcoming the new makes us feel that life is full of hope.
This is Chen Yang's third year in the micro-world. The first year passed by quietly, but the second year was already bustling with activity.
This is the third year, and the camp has grown to a considerable size and is gradually expanding outwards. The outline of the future town is already clearly visible.
Although there were some ups and downs among the people of the world, such as being kicked out of the micro-world and the wolf pack massacre, overall things went smoothly.
The only pity is that we still can't harvest rice, otherwise we could make some rice cakes.
In the North, dumplings are eaten for every festival, and in the South, rice cakes hold a similar status. We didn't really care when we didn't have rice, but now that we're about to have it, we can only watch longingly and think even more about eating rice cakes.
Chen Yang also planned to give a gift to all the residents of the area.
He plans to use his quota for sending gifts this month and next month.
It wasn't anything expensive; it was just taking some of the little things I made in the micro-world out with me.
Similar to tea, wine, camellia oil, silk, etc., make a gift package.
These things are not heavy, so Chen Yang plans to take only the raw materials out, then find someone to customize packaging boxes and mail them to all the people of the world.
At this point, it's no longer a matter of value; every resident of the micro-world is happy to receive items from it.
Even if they didn't make these items themselves, they watched them being made, so the emotional connection is naturally different.
Chen Yang wasted two months of his space taking these items out, but he didn't care; the happiness of the people was the most important thing. After all, he was only taking out some valuable items, which wouldn't be as meaningful as souvenirs for most of the people.
The Microverse isn't short of money, but it doesn't directly give money to its inhabitants. Most of the inhabitants aren't short of money either. The few who are short of money only need to put in a little effort and spend more time with the other inhabitants. They can easily use this incredible network of connections to make money. Unless you're insatiably greedy.
Now, we're just waiting for Chen Yang and the others to return, especially Chen Yang.
Xue Kui has now fully adapted to the work of building the wall, but he will definitely find it difficult to adapt to other jobs if he suddenly has to switch to other jobs, unless Chen Yang personally guides him with natural inspiration, so that Xue Kui can quickly adapt to the new job.
The preparations for the Lunar New Year didn't have much impact on the project. The people supervising the project were still the same, while the others just needed to prepare for the New Year.
However, they all took a break during the Lunar New Year, including Xue Kui. Chen Yang planned to take Xue Kui hunting nearby for two days to ensure they had enough food for the New Year and to train Xue Kui so they wouldn't forget how to hunt.
Upon re-entering Ten Thousand Snake Island, Chen Yang stretched out a big yawn. The recent days adrift at sea had not been a comfortable experience. He hadn't gotten a proper rest on Ten Thousand Snake Island the day before yesterday, and only last night had provided him with a truly comfortable sleep.
After getting a good rest, Wei Jie felt that everything became brighter and he felt refreshed. This was probably related to their discovery that they could establish a camp on the island and develop their business. This is what it means to be in high spirits when something good happens.
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