Time is still passing slowly. Zhao Changxing always repeats the two-point-one-line life of the Fire Spaceship-Humanity Base No. 1. During his break every day, he comes back with food and spaceship supplies, has dinner with the children, and then
Arrange for them to go to bed. The next day, they take the building materials and tools needed for today's work, as well as the domestic garbage produced in the spacecraft the previous day, to Humanity Base No. 1.
Domestic waste is thrown into the garbage recycling and processing center for recycling, and building materials and tools are used for today's work. In addition to continuing to build the living area, occasionally deal with some things in the soilless cultivation workshop and livestock and aquaculture workshop, or look at the crops.
Harvest as a pastime, or watch the growth of the animals, sometimes take the Hongqi space vehicle for field trips, collect some water, various compounds used to prepare nutrient solutions, etc., and the busy day will be over.
Although the days are monotonous and boring, they are still fulfilling. At least, Zhao Changxing will always have a sense of accomplishment as he watches the Humanity Base No. 1 becoming more and more perfect, and watching the children grow bigger and bigger.
Half a year has passed in the blink of an eye. Today, after a busy day's work, Zhao Changxing came to the livestock breeding workshop.
The meat produced by three kinds of poultry, chicken, duck and goose, has almost become one of the daily foods of Zhao Changxing and his children. There is nothing novel about it. Today, Zhao Changxing will usher in a new kind of food.
mutton.
In the first batch of 10 sheep raised, in addition to the breeding sheep and ewes used to breed lambs, the remaining 4 sheep have reached adulthood and can be slaughtered.
There were originally 6 sheep that could be slaughtered, but unfortunately 2 died during the breeding process, so these were the only ones left. Zhao Changxing did not dare to eat the dead sheep, but only kept the wool for preparation.
In addition to future use, the skin, meat, bones, etc. are directly sterilized and then ground into powder and mixed into a nutrient solution for the plants to "eat".
Even if these four sheep finally grew up healthily and reached the slaughter stage, their weight was much smaller than expected. Zhao Changxing originally planned to reach 30 kilograms in weight within half a year. Based on half of the meat production rate, one sheep can produce
15 kilograms of meat, 4 sheep equals 60 kilograms. But now, the weight of sheep is generally only about 25 kilograms, and the total meat they can produce is only about 50 kilograms.
"It's always a good start." Zhao Changxing thought: "There are also various things that can be eaten in the water."
After the slaughter order was given, the robotic arm of the automated slaughtering equipment immediately grabbed the hind legs of the four target sheep and pulled them up directly. The remaining sheep panicked for a while, but then calmed down and continued to eat the feed.
, as if nothing happened.
After a while of machine operation, what finally appeared in front of Zhao Changxing were 4 sheep heads, 16 sheep hooves, a pile of wool, 4 sheep skins, a pile of mutton, a pile of mutton chops, a basin of sheep blood, etc.
Sheep heads and sheep hooves are usually not considered edible, but there are many areas on earth that have the tradition of eating these two parts. Zhao Changxing has eaten them before, and they taste pretty good. However, at this stage, children
I'm afraid I still can't accept it, so I'll save it for later.
Heart, liver, spleen, stomach, kidneys, lungs, large intestine, small intestine and other intestines are also widely eaten. Zhao Changxing has planned to use these ingredients to make some fragrant mutton soup. When the time comes, sprinkle with chili oil, green onions, coriander, etc., and it will taste delicious.
Of course, not to mention the lamb chops. Zhao Changxing felt that they were even more fragrant than the pork ribs. But these are foods for the future. Today, Zhao Changxing has already decided what food to eat.
He picked out a piece of fat and thin mutton - it weighed about ten kilograms, and put the rest in the warehouse for storage.
Today, in addition to chickens, ducks, goose and fish, the meat storage area in the warehouse finally has serious meat - about 45 kilograms of mutton and some offal, scraps, etc., and is no longer empty.
After picking the mutton, Zhao Changxing came to the vegetable planting area. Regardless of the fact that the vegetables were not yet ready for harvest, he hand-cut a large handful of lettuce, a large handful of lettuce, spinach, coriander, a whole Chinese cabbage, and some mushrooms.
There were seven or eight kinds of various things, and then they were put into the incubator together with the mutton and brought to the Spark spacecraft.
"Kids, let's make hot pot for dinner!"
Zhao Changxing solemnly announced the news.
But the children were not as excited as expected. Instead, they all looked at each other. After a moment, the eldest sister Qian Yuecai asked: "Dad, what is hot pot?"
Zhao Changxing was startled for a moment before realizing that the children at this moment didn't even know what hot pot was.
Recalling the past years on earth, Zhao Changxing felt a little sour in his heart. But he immediately adjusted his mood and said with a smile: "Hot pot is a method of cooking food. It's a legend..."
Zhao Changxing talked a lot, but the children still looked at each other. In the end, Qian Yue asked timidly: "Dad, is the hot pot delicious?"
Zhao Changxing nodded vigorously.
"Yeah! Yeah!"
The children cheered.
Zhao Changxing did not hand over the ingredients directly to the kitchen robot for processing, but put them away by hand with the children.
At this stage, Zhao Changxing has begun to consciously train children's hands-on skills.
After washing the vegetables and cutting the meat, Zhao Changxing used a machine to grind out some sesame paste, pounded some chive paste, took out some fermented bean curd, some tofu skins, and a handful of potato noodles, all like magic.
Placed on the dining table.
In the middle of the table is a large pot, and the water in the pot has already boiled. A few lamb bones, some green onions, garlic cloves, ginger slices, etc. are constantly floating in it. Because there is no hot pot base, Zhao Changxing had to use these things instead.
Under the expectant eyes of the children, Zhao Changxing poured about two kilograms of mutton directly into the pot. After the pot was boiled, he took out a large chopstick and placed it on the dinner plate in front of Qian Yue.
"Qian Yue came first in this exam again. This is a reward for you."
"Thank you dad."
Qian Yue screamed with joy, took a special look at the fat Zheng Yan, snorted, and proudly picked up the mutton and put it in his mouth.
"Slow down, slow down." Zhao Changxing stopped her, "It will taste better if you dip it in sesame sauce."
Qian Yue did as she was told, dipped in some sesame sauce, and then put the mutton slices into her mouth. The other children all stared at her eagerly.
But Qian Yue's expression suddenly changed, and her eyes seemed to glow. She tried to chew it first, then chewed it hard twice, and swallowed it in her stomach.
"Delicious!"
"Children, let's all eat."
The children cheered and each stretched out their chopsticks. The two kilograms of mutton were almost empty at once. Zhao Changxing laughed: "Slow down, slow down, be careful not to burn it. There is a lot of mutton, don't grab it..."
The meal ended in laughter. Zhao Changxing looked at the children with bulging bellies, and then looked at the lonely and cold universe outside the ship's porthole, feeling a strange emotion surging in his heart.
"Children, you must grow up healthy..."
One month after the first batch of sheep were slaughtered, it was time for the pigs to be slaughtered. A total of 25 pigs were raised in this first batch, three of which died, leaving 22 pigs. After removing the breeding pigs and sows, they were ready for slaughter.
It looks like 18 heads.
The weight of pigs is currently only about 80 kilograms - which is much lower than the expected slaughter weight. One pig can produce about 60 kilograms of meat, and 18 pigs are more than a ton.
However, pigs are full of treasures. The bristles, pig skins, etc. are all useful. All kinds of waste, even pig trotters, pig heads, etc. are also delicious ingredients. Even pig ears have a unique flavor and are very delicious.
Zhao Changxing saved them all at once.
"The kids finally have pork to eat. Well, let's stew some ribs for dinner tonight."
Zhao Changxing thought secretly.
As the days pass, the various food reserves in the warehouse become increasingly abundant, the children grow up day by day, and the construction task of the living area is getting closer and closer to completion.
Four years after the construction of the living area began, the living area with an area of 3,000 square meters was finally completed. Now, it has been 10 years since the children came to this world. It has been 11 years since Zhao Changxing left the earth and arrived at Sedna.
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Excluding hibernation time, Zhao Changxing is 38 years old now.
But what makes him feel a little strange is that, except for the fact that his skin has become a little rough due to working all day long, he doesn't have any signs of aging. At this moment, he still looks like a young man under 30 years old.
But even though it was strange, he didn't pay much attention to it.
After completing the construction of the living area, only the last larger building remained in the entire Humanity Base No. 1.
industrial area.
The industrial zone is the initial engine for the subsequent industrialization process and is Zhao Changxing’s hope for the future. In the future, he wants to build new soilless cultivation workshops, plant more crops, raise more livestock, and breed more people.
All required construction materials must start from the industrial area.
After giving himself two days off, having a good rest, and taking advantage of these two days to teach his children a few lessons in person, Zhao Changxing once again devoted himself to the construction project.
The industrial area is divided into several parts in the planning, namely the mining workshop, casting workshop, chemical and chemical engineering workshop, precision machining workshop, etc., each of which is responsible for different tasks and responsibilities. Its total area is even larger than the living area.
It is larger, up to about 4,000 square meters, occupying almost all the remaining area of Humanity Base No. 1 at the moment.
However, the time required to build the industrial area is much shorter than that of the living area. Because many places inside it are open, it is not as detailed as the living area. It is expected to only take about two years to complete.
By then, the entire Humanity Base No. 1 will be completed.
Time passed slowly. The days always lived like this, busy and peaceful. But about a year and a half after the construction of the industrial zone started, something reported by Xiao Xi broke the peace.
"Captain, I received some signals from unknown sources..."