Chen Yang brought the coffee beans from Kopi Luwak (civet coffee) and an extinct bird species from the rainforest out of the micro-world.
Recently, besides bringing extinct animals and gold and jade, he mostly brings things that exist in reality but are very rare.
For example, he took the snow honey that Master Chanshan brought along the way, the large Ganoderma lucidum that Chen Yang found, and the wild Cordyceps sinensis from the plateau region with him and distributed them to the people of the realm. If there wasn't enough to go around, he put it in the inn for everyone to use.
This includes Kopi Luwak, which is extremely rare in reality and can't always be bought even if you have the money.
As for the items that Chen Yang brought into the micro-world in the past few months, he selected some fruits and vegetables, which he can plant in the time acceleration zone next spring, and then plant on a large scale after they bear fruit.
The climate varies in different regions of the micro-world. Spring comes early in some places and late in others, so there is no problem in planting these seasonal plants.
Chen Yang plans to wait until the micro-world is upgraded to see if the restrictions on bringing in new materials have been relaxed. If they have, he plans to bring in some metal materials.
Finding and refining minerals in the micro-world would be too troublesome. Chen Yang planned to bring in some key materials from the real world and then build an outer shell in the micro-world using iron or other materials.
If the restrictions on the micro-realm were relaxed enough, he was even planning to bring over another generator. The current generator could only supply lighting for the camp; the western border river and the island in the lake still needed the most primitive fire lighting, but they had stockpiled a lot of beeswax, and some animal fat could also be used as fuel for oil lamps.
Living in the rainforest is interesting, but it also has its share of troubles. Even collecting firewood is a hassle. You have to find the driest firewood possible and then place it next to the fire to continue drying it, otherwise it will just produce smoke when burned.
In addition, Yu Xuan was bitten by a snake while searching for wood. Fortunately, it was not a highly venomous snake, but only a mild venom that could paralyze the nerves. Lini treated it a little and it was fine.
The rainforest is not exactly a vacation destination; they came here for a vacation, but it was more like a survival challenge.
After dividing the work and spending half a day perfecting the camp, everyone started to wander around. However, each group had to have at least three people, and at least one person had experience dealing with wild animals.
Not everyone among the old residents had experience, so even the lucky ones were conscripted and assigned to one of the groups.
This is actually a way of developing the rainforest. The rainforest has many unique plants and animals. Although they cannot be transplanted due to climate reasons, many of them can still be enjoyed.
They found a lot of tropical fruits, including durian, jackfruit, and coconut.
Rainforests are a treasure trove of species, home to countless wild animals. However, unlike Wengji, Chen Yang cannot recognize most species. Even if he sees one, he may not know if it is extinct.
In short, they've eaten quite a lot recently, but it's unclear whether any of them are extinct species.
Chen Yang also caught a nest of turkeys, tied them up in the rainforest camp, and planned to take them back to see if he could raise them at the Xindu camp.
On Thanksgiving, you can also eat turkey; there are foreigners at the camp. Besides, it's nice to have another type of meat to eat on other days.
They now have chickens, ducks, cattle, sheep, deer, rabbits, geese, and so on, which is quite abundant. There is also a fishpond that can provide many kinds of fish.
This is why the camp did not lack food at all during the winter; once the main source of meat was supplied, everything else was not a problem.
Vegetables are scarce in winter, but we still manage to have at least one type at every meal.
In addition, they also have all kinds of dried fruit and jam, and Xia Yue often bakes cakes.
In winter, you can enjoy many kinds of cakes because many cakes require refrigeration or freezing, which is impossible in the summer and autumn of the micro-world. But now, you can just put them in the snow outside the camp.
Therefore, winter also has its advantages. For example, some elderly people who are not able to go out can stay in the camp and still live comfortably.
After bringing the Kopi Luwak (civet coffee) into the real world, Chen Yang went straight to a coffee studio recommended by Li Sen. Among the inhabitants of the world, Li Sen was the most knowledgeable about coffee; he had been to almost every coffee shop in Hangzhou, whether famous or not, but all of good quality.
The owner of this coffee studio was incredibly welcoming to Chen Yang.
He had already learned from Li Sen that Chen Yang had a batch of civet coffee that he wanted to get rid of.
Initially, he was strongly opposed to it because current civet coffee is made by forcing artificially bred civets to eat coffee beans. This method is extremely unethical, and the coffee beans haven't been selected by the civets themselves, so they are not high-quality.
As someone who works in the coffee industry, the owner of this coffee studio is very averse to civet coffee.
However, Li Sen lied. Chen Yang had gone to Indonesia and personally searched for wild civet coffee beans with the locals.
These beans are incredibly rare; he'd been making coffee for seven or eight years and had only ever heard of them. His roaster was practically bursting with heat.
When Chen Yang handed him the green coffee beans, he studied them for a long time because he had never seen them before and had no way of judging their authenticity.
“Looking at the beans, they all look pretty good, almost no defective beans. Dude, did you really go to Indonesia?” the coffee shop owner couldn’t help but ask.
"Look at my hands, I just got back," Chen Yang said, pointing to his legs.
He had several bites on his legs, clearly from mosquito bites. The mosquitoes in the rainforest are incredibly resilient; even someone as physically robust as him could get several bites. The others fared even worse, covered in bites.
Now the coffee shop owner believed it; in the dead of winter, you really can't find mosquitoes unless you go to the tropics.
He carefully adjusted the machine, first experimenting with a type of bean from Indonesia before working on the civet coffee.
"Dude, I didn't sleep all night just to figure out how to bake!" he said to Chen Yang.
Chen Yang couldn't tell if he had stayed up all night, because he already had dark circles under his eyes.
He first roasted one kilogram of beans, then carefully observed and adjusted the roasting curve, roasting the remaining beans in two batches.
Chen Yang had a total of five jin of beans, which he divided into bags.
"I used three slightly different roasting methods, and I've told you the appropriate water temperature and extraction time for each packet. Dude, I'm giving you a whole set of pour-over coffee equipment for free. Be sure to call me when you brew your first cup!" the shop owner said sincerely.
"Can't we rush in now?" Chen Yang asked.
"No, beans have a growing period. Freshly roasted beans don't taste good. I suggest you wait seven days before drinking it, ideally half a month. That's when my roast level is at its best," the shop owner said.
"Then you can charge in then," Chen Yang said.
The coffee studio owner immediately nodded vigorously.
"By the way, do you know any simpler baking methods? I heard you can use an iron pot or wrap it tightly in a wire mesh and bake it over a fire?"
"My goodness, you can't waste it like this! Give it to me, I'll roast it for you for free, or you can pay me!" the coffee studio owner cried.
"It's not civet coffee, just regular beans. I made it for fun," Chen Yang said with a smile.
The coffee shop owner breathed a sigh of relief and then told Chen Yang how to roast coffee in an iron pot, repeatedly confirming that the beans Chen Yang was roasting were civet coffee.
However, Chen Yang himself knew that the coffee beans he picked had been selected. Although they were not Kopi Luwak, they were still very good beans. He just didn't know what variety they were.
However, he still needs to process the coffee beans first. Coffee beans that have been processed inside the civet cat's body don't need further processing; a simple rinse is sufficient. But those still wrapped in the fruit peel need to be processed manually.
He can't wait to have a cup of civet coffee, but unfortunately the beans haven't finished their growing period yet.
According to the coffee shop owner, genuine wild civet coffee made from civet cat poop is almost impossible to find nowadays. His bags of coffee are very valuable, and selling a cup for 500 RMB wouldn't be unreasonable.
As someone who works in the coffee industry, writing about coffee is incredibly satisfying. Oh, and I almost forgot to mention, I'm also a tea master, an art teacher, and a part-time designer (even though my major is design).
Yes! I, the great scholar, am just that talented, so please praise me.
(End of this chapter)
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