Doomsday Bunker Upgrade

Chen Xin's greenhouse currently harvests more than 2,000 kilograms of vegetables in one month.

In addition to cabbage and lettuce, there are carrots, cucumbers and tomatoes, as well as peppers, which are indispensable for the people of Hunan Province.

The cucumbers, tomatoes and peppers were planted by Mo Qingyan last month, and there are no results yet. If these crops all bear fruit, the total vegetable output here in Chen Xin will go to a higher level.

So far, the crops grown in the six-layer hydroponic planting tray of Chen Xin's greenhouse have a total of two layers of upland rice, one layer each of cabbage, lettuce, and pepper, half a layer of carrots, and a quarter layer of yellow flowers and tomatoes.

Among them, cabbage and lettuce can be harvested once a month, which is also the main vegetable output here in Chen Xin, which is exchanged with the SWAT team for the bulk of living materials every month.

As for carrots, peppers, cucumbers, and tomatoes, they have to be collected every few months. Although most of them will be exchanged by Chen Xin, most of them are stored and eaten by themselves.

In addition, some other vegetables and fruits were sporadically planted in the corners of the greenhouse, as well as the herbs that Chen Xin promised to plant for Hong Rui, but this only occupies a small area in the greenhouse, and the output is almost ignored. Regardless, it is enough for the people in the sanctuary to have a taste for themselves and change their taste.

But even so, the total output of vegetables is more than 2,000 catties per month. Even though Chen Xin has expanded the total amount of transactions with the SWAT team and exchanged most of the monthly output for daily necessities, the rest It's still a huge amount.

Although hundreds of kilograms of vegetables are thrown into the warehouse, it is not a problem to store them directly under the current low temperature, but Chen Xin’s warehouse has to hold other things, and can’t put down many vegetables. Once they catch up with rice and carrots, they can be harvested. At that time, the warehouse is bound to burst.

Therefore, it is inevitable to make fresh vegetables dehydrated vegetables.

Dehydrated vegetables are not traditional dried vegetables, and the two are very different in terms of processing methods and nutritional value.

Traditional dried vegetables are dried in the sun for a long time to lose moisture. Because the drying time is too long, the vegetables not only lose their color and moisture, but also lose a lot of nutrients and damage their tissue structure. Even if they are soaked in water, they will not be damaged. After recovery, the taste will be very bad.

Therefore, under normal circumstances, sun-dried vegetables are not eaten directly, but are pickled and made into secondary processed products such as pickles, pickles or pickles, which are convenient for storage and improve flavor.

If it is eaten on a daily basis, these pickled dried vegetables are of course refreshing side dishes, which are very good choices for enriching dishes, seasoning, and degreasing.

However, if there is a shortage of food, long-term consumption of pickles will undoubtedly cause many physical problems such as malnutrition. In the current cold and apocalyptic environment, it is very unhealthy.

The dehydrated vegetables are different, because the vegetables are dehydrated in a short time by artificial means, and the nutrition and taste can be preserved to a great extent, and they can be restored to their original appearance as long as they are put into water. It is both easy to store and easy to eat. It is a very good way to store vegetables in the last days.

The method of making dehydrated vegetables is not difficult. After Chen Xin helped Mo Qingyan put the parts of the harvested vegetable seeds that needed to be handed over to the SWAT team into the warehouse, he began to prepare the dehydrated vegetables.

"Ingredients, are you going to cut these vegetables?" Mo Qingyan asked him curiously as she watched Chen Xin move the fresh vegetables to the kitchen.

Chen Xin nodded, took the vegetables out of the plastic box and put them in the sink, turned on the faucet to rinse them, and replied to Mo Qingyan, "Cut them into strips for better preservation. Not good for drying."

"Then let me help, how do I cut it?" Hearing what Chen Xin said, Mo Qingyan took the initiative to help.

"Isn't it enough to cut into long strips?" Chen Xin raised his head and looked at Mo Qingyan strangely, and asked in a puzzled way, "I remember Long Niang, you should have done this, right? Why doesn't it seem to be possible? did the same?"

As a wild survival enthusiast, Mo Qingyan certainly knows how to make emergency reserves of dehydrated vegetables, but she doesn't seem to be able to do it.

In the face of Chen Xin's question, Mo Qingyan just said a little stubbornly: "I'm not worried that your practice is different from what I know! You are an intermediate chef, who knows if you need to spice things up? of."

"Uh..." Facing Mo Qingyan's obviously arrogant words, Chen Xin could only touch his eyebrows and said, "This is just for dehydrated vegetables, not dried fruits and vegetables, why should I season it. But You reminded me, I can adjust it next month, plant less cabbage and lettuce, and plant sweet potatoes and other crops, and then I can make some dried fruits and vegetables to eat."

"...Okay, as you please." Mo Qingyan looked at Chen Xin, and when she heard him say that, she couldn't say anything more.

Seeing that Mo Qingyan didn't say anything else, Chen Xin turned his attention back to the handling of the vegetables in front of him, washed some of the vegetables in the sink, and cut them into pieces before saying to Mo Qingyan: "I These washed vegetables are all shredded, and the cutting board and kitchen knife are there, be careful not to cut them."

"Understood, do I look like the kind of person who can cut vegetables?" Mo Qingyan replied to Chen Xin, and then walked to the stove, took the cutting board and kitchen knife, and put Chen Xin's washed vegetables on the stove. onto the cutting board and cut up.

While cutting vegetables, Mo Qingyan suddenly asked Chen Xin, "Are you and Alan going to get back together?"

"Why are you asking this?" Chen Xin was a little surprised, and Mo Qingyan's question was obviously beyond his expectations.

"Huh? Isn't it? You two are sleeping in the same bed. If you say you don't want to be with Alan, then you are a scumbag." Mo Qingyan's attitude was very direct, and her words were straightforward. White.

"This... Let's see what Alan means. You also understand the original situation. I can't say whether she wants to be with me or not." Chen Xin's answer was a little evasive.

This answer obviously could not satisfy Mo Qingyan, she yelled at Chen Xin with a bit of dissatisfaction: "You can't say what you mean? Alan already sleeps in the same bed with you, and asked her if she would like to. Yes? What do you want a girl to do to make you think she is willing to be with you? It's up to Alan to tell you 'we're together', right?"

"This... Okay, I know, I will talk to Alan about this." Chen Xin nodded embarrassedly, but when he continued to wash the vegetables, he whispered: "Then what do you mean by living in my house like this?"