Volume 3 Summer Rain Chapter 0349 Qi People
After Nan Yi recovered his energy, he walked towards Yi Zai's home.
Yizai's home is in the back garden outside Scarlett's house. There is a cat house with high and low levels inside. The cats can climb up and walk down inside, and they will never lack food and toys.
As soon as Nan Yi came over, Yizi broke free from his resting state, crawled out of his nest, climbed down the ladder to the ground, then walked to Nan Yi's feet with cat steps, and climbed up habitually along his trouser legs.
She climbed into Nan Yi's arms and called out, reminding Nan Yi to hold her tightly.
Nan Yi smiled and hugged Yi Zi, then pinched her forehead. Yi Zi closed her eyes comfortably.
Looking at Yi Zai lying in the arms of a poop scooper, the other cats in the cattery poked their heads out one by one and looked at him curiously. One, two, seven, eight, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, and Nan Yi couldn't even count how many there were.
These are not stray cats, nor are they newly bought by Scarlett. They are either Yi Zai’s children or her grandchildren.
Last year, Yizai went into heat four times, got pregnant three times, and gave birth to three litters. The first litter had six puppies, the second had nine, and the third had the fewest, four.
Among the first litter of 6, two were females. It was a seamless transition. They got pregnant at their first estrus and gave birth to quite a few babies. One gave birth to 6 and another gave birth to 7.
Looking at the kittens in the cattery, Nan Yi stroked Yi Zai in his hand again, "You little thing, it's almost time, you can't have any more children. You've already had too many children. It's better to have only one child. Nan Yi will take care of you in your old age."
Yizai meowed several times, and Nanyi, who was very proficient in languages, immediately translated it into human language, "Happily give birth to three children, and Nanyi will take care of you in your old age."
Nan Yi also meowed at Yi Zai a few times, "Shameless, you can't rely on Nan Yi for your retirement."
Yizi raised her front paw, pointed at the cattery, then pointed at the cats peeking out from the back garden, and said a few times, "Use the cattery to take care of the elderly and enjoy a happy future."
Nan Yi stroked Yi Zai's head again and shouted happily, "Very good, it is your own obligation to support your children. It is shameless to push it to Nan Yi."
After talking with Yizai, Nan Yi put Yizai down and went to the pet store in the morning. He bought a few more catteries and also bought cat food of various flavors.
After returning, he set up the cattery in the back garden and classified the catteries. Some were for rent and some were used to open cat restaurants.
Many families in the nearby community have cats, but they all have to go to work and don’t have time to take care of their cats during the day. If Yizai provides catteries and restaurants for rent, I believe that nearby cat owners would be willing to board their cats here.
Nan Yi put some thought into the catteries for rent. There are ordinary catteries with one cat in one room, luxury catteries with three to five cats in one room, and also group catteries with several cats in one room.
After the catteries were built, Nan Yi signed another contract, which roughly meant that the catteries belonged to Yi Zi, but the land under the catteries still belonged to Nan Yi, and Yi Zi had the right to use it for 7 years.
Holding Yi Zai's front paw and pressing on the contract, Nan Yi put one of the contracts in Yi Zai's independent cat house, and then solemnly hung a bunch of keys around Yi Zai's neck.
"From now on, you are the landlord Yi. For the remaining years, you will have to make a living by collecting rent. Your retirement will also depend on you. Don't count on me, Nan Yi, for everything."
Yizai looked at all the catteries that belonged to him and didn't take Nanyi's words seriously. "From now on, I will live on the rent. I will definitely be able to eat well."
After being intimate with Yizi, Nan Yi should go out and take care of his own business.
But as soon as we drove out of the residential area, we saw a pet shop on the side of the road being renovated. There was a billboard next to the storefront that said it would board a cat for 50 cents a day.
Nan Yi took a look and said, "Well, Yizai's dream of being a landlord is going to be in vain."
As the car drove a little further, Nan Yi saw a few girls holding signs in front of him. When he saw the content on the signs, Nan Yi was shocked. The signs said, "In order to ensure the health of cats, we must boycott group catteries."
Yizai is so unlucky. He was about to reach the peak of his cat life, but now it's dead.
Nan Yi's gaze moved away from the sign and lingered on a girl's face for a long time. If he remembered correctly, this girl was the daughter of the owner of the pet shop where he bought the cattery just now?
"Wow, this is incredible. A small pet store owner knows how to use the Animal Protection Association."
Nan Yi clicked his tongue twice, then retracted his gaze and looked at the newspaper in his hand.
After seeing the delayed news of Wenzhuo's independence in the newspaper again, Nan Yi thought that he should let Houji Agriculture go to sell it at a good price. Houji Agriculture provided food to Wenzhuo's 300,000 people at a low price.
With a sparse population and abundant underground oil reserves, Wenluo is destined to be rich. We should sell it well first and see if we can get a share of the Wenluo oil trade in the future.
Continuing to read the newspaper, another piece of news jumped into Nan Yi's eyes - riots broke out in Tunisia due to rising food prices.
"The price has gone up, which means there's something wrong with the food source." Nan Yi tapped his thigh, thinking that it was time to make contact with Tunisia.
While Nan Yi was lost in thought, the car had already driven out of New York City and headed towards the Peace Dove's station.
After getting off the bus at the training camp, Nan Yi walked towards a small building.
This small building does not belong to Peace Dove’s assets, but to Fan Shengzhi Institute’s property, the New York branch of Fan Shengzhi Institute - Qiqiao Ninth Institute.
The "ninth" in the name has no meaning and does not mean that it is the ninth institute. It is just a number added intentionally to mislead others.
After changing into a white coat, Nan Yi entered the laboratory of the institute, where the director of the institute, Curtis, was observing a long block that looked very similar to aspic.
Nan Yi didn't say anything. He tiptoed to Curtis' side and stared at the lump for a while.
After five or six minutes, Nan Yi saw that Curtis was still observing, so he said, "Professor Curtis, what are you observing? Why don't you use a microscope?"
"No, Adam, I'm not making observations, I'm giving myself a pep talk."
"What are you angry about?"
“Gather the courage to eat it.” Curtis pointed to the lump.
“Is hygiene guaranteed?”
"There is definitely no problem with hygiene. It has been sterilized many times in many ways. However, looking at the appearance of it, I still don't dare to try it."
"Oh." Nan Yi waved behind him, and Daven walked up to him, "Daven, try it and see how it tastes."
When Dewen heard Nan Yi's words, she looked at Curtis's face and asked seriously, "Is it safe?"
“It’s very safe.”
Daven pulled out a dagger , cut off a small piece from the block, put it in her mouth and chewed it, "It tastes good, but there's too much salt. I should add a little more sugar. How's the energy?"
“It’s high in energy and can be eaten as an energy bar,” Curtis said.
"Then you can take some with you when you go on missions in the wild, but the appearance needs to be changed. Either make it soft like an energy bar, or make it like compressed biscuits." As she said that, Devin stuffed the remaining bit in her hand into her mouth.
"Professor Curtis, why don't you smash them to pieces? It will be easier for people to accept if we can't see their bodies."
"Adam, I am now experimenting with various production methods to reduce costs as much as possible without affecting the taste."
"This appearance is definitely not acceptable . Without wilderness survival training, few people can accept it."
"Yes, I have watched these little things grow up. I am not afraid of them. I also process them myself, so I am not worried about their hygiene. But I just can't put them in my mouth."
Nan Yi nodded, picked up a lump with tweezers, and looked at it carefully under the light. There were a lot of American cockroaches squeezed inside. None of them were cut up and went directly into the production process. They were covered with yellow and white latex secreted from them.
"Professor, what's that yellow thing?"
"A mixture of fat and sugar, white, which you can understand as protein."
"Oh, what kind of starch is it mixed with?"
“Corn starch.”
“For taste considerations, you can try other starches, such as sweet potatoes, potatoes, bananas, apples, yam, and many other plants that can produce starch.
If this product is to be launched on the market, it must be divided into high, medium and low-end grades, and it needs to have a rich variety of flavors.
Of course, we are in urgent need of a low-cost finished product. The people in Africa are still starving, and we need to provide them with several feasible options for self-help.
How is the research on Chlorella going?"
"If you want to promote aquaculture, there is no need for research. China already has a lot of aquaculture experience, so we can just copy it. If you want to do further research, Adam, I have to say that there is nothing to study about the edible properties of Chlorella, but its medicinal properties are worth studying.
Both Chlorella Vulgaris and Chlorella Vulgaris can produce large amounts of niacinamide, thiamine, vitamins B2, B6, folic acid, inositol and pantothenic acid.
Nicotinamide has a significant effect on the treatment of diseases such as pellagra, stomatitis, glossitis, sick sinus syndrome, and atrioventricular conduction block.
Thiamine..."
Curtis explained to Nan Yi in detail the functions of the various ingredients in Chlorella. In his words, Chlorella is simply an amazing medicinal treasure.
"I understand. Let's put the research on Chlorella on hold for now." Nan Yi nodded, thinking of asking the Third Biopharmaceutical Research Institute to come over and see if they should take over the research.
Putting down the American cockroach energy block in his hand, Nan Yi asked Curtis to take him to see the insect breeding laboratory.
In each incubator, various insects were cultured, including earthworms, silkworm pupae, cicadas, bamboo shoot worms, grasshoppers, water beetles, bamboo worms, ants, willow worms, and mole crickets. These were the ones Nan Yi could recognize, but there were also many that he had never seen before.
"Adam, some of the insects here are very clean and hygienic if they are caught directly from nature, and can be eaten directly. However, most of them are not, as they carry various pathogens to a greater or lesser extent. We need to research and experiment with hygienic breeding methods based on their growth environment."
Curtis said, taking off the medical gloves on his hands and pulling out a fried silkworm pupa from the pocket of his white coat, "Do you want it?"
Nan Yi waved his hand.
Curtis stuffed the silkworm pupa into his mouth. "I have to say that the Chinese are good at cooking. They can make silkworm pupae so delicious. However, I still have to say that silkworm pupae are not of much research value to us.
The consumption of mulberry leaves is too great. If mulberry leaves can be grown and survive in an area, then many food crops can also be grown and survive."
“Professor, you may have misunderstood what I said. I initiated the research program on alternative foods, although the most important purpose was to deal with the possible food crisis.
But this is actually a long-term goal, and it may not actually work.
In the short term, in order to recoup our research costs, we also need to focus on deliciousness, high nutrition, and high medicinal value. For example, how much do you think you can afford to sell the one in your mouth? "
"I can still accept it if it's under ten dollars. I love its taste."
"Ha, then your data cannot be used as a reference." Nan Yi said with a smile: "However, if you can accept it, there should be many people who can accept it. Maybe we can sell it to Michelin restaurants and sell it as a rare delicacy like foie gras.
If you want to sell it at a high price, you need a gimmick.
Although those gourmets are rich, it doesn’t mean they are stupid. If they don’t have a good reason, they may not be able to sell at a high price.”
Curtis thought for a moment and said, "Perhaps we can cultivate golden silkworm pupae. I think those oil tycoons with a piece of cloth on their heads will definitely pay for them. After all, they like gold very much, don't they?"
"Probably. You can do some experiments first to see where you can make changes. Try mating different species and see what their offspring will look like."
"I am trying this, but it has not been very successful yet. If it succeeds, I will try hybridization between different species."
"Um."
After touring the laboratory, Nan Yi left the institute and walked to the peace dove’s station, where he saw a team member struggling with a creature that looked very much like a horse.
Nan Yi took a few quick looks at it. At first he thought it was a breed of horse he had never seen before, but then he was sure that it was definitely not a certain breed of horse. He saw the characteristics of a donkey in it, but he was also sure that it was definitely not a mule.
"Dewyn, do you know what this is?"
"Hinny, I don't know how to say it in Chinese, but it's the offspring of a male donkey and a female horse, just the opposite of ."
"Oh, this is it. In Chinese, it's called jué tí." Nan Yi had heard of this thing, but had never seen it. This was the first time he had seen it. "Have you ever eaten it? Is it delicious?"
"Boss, you should have more say in this. Do you Chinese people eat it?"
"I don't know. Anyway, I haven't eaten it, and Mule hasn't eaten it either. I guess it's not delicious." Nan Yi thought about it. If this thing is delicious, even if he can't eat it, he should have heard of the legend that it is delicious.
For example, the father of the mule in front of him, Nan Yi had heard that it was delicious before he had eaten it.
Nan Yi thought that it was relatively easy to eat donkey meat now, but it would be difficult in the future. Although donkeys are valuable and can be sold at a high price, they have two fatal flaws: a long growth cycle and a long pregnancy cycle, and the cost of breeding and raising them is not low.
Moreover, although donkey meat is delicious, the market is relatively small. Without demand, not many people are willing to raise donkeys. In terms of input-output ratio, it is not as good as raising cattle and pigs.
The word "donkey" in donkey meat hotpot will sooner or later become an adjective, and donkey meat hotpot will become like wife cake and husband and wife lung slices. Don't even think about tasting donkey meat in it.
Nan Yi didn't care where the team members got these mules from. There were several small ranches near the base, raising all kinds of animals, so it was not surprising that they had a few mules.
When the team members don’t want to eat beef, they will go to the nearby ranch to get some other species to eat.
"However, the members of the Peace Dove team seem to be too idle. We need to let them go out and exercise." Nan Yi thought to himself as he walked towards the helipad.
As soon as I walked to the helipad, I saw a small plane taking off from the runway.
The team members have a lot of spare-time activities. They can not only go to bars to pick up girls, but also make some small inventions.
The plane that just took off was built by a helicopter pilot named Mayday. The cost of the entire plane was only a few hundred dollars. The money was mainly spent on the modification of the engine. The materials on the fuselage were all disassembled from various scrapped aircraft.
The entire aircraft weighs only about 70 kilograms and can be blown away by a gust of wind, but Mayday is having a lot of fun with it and is even thinking about launching her own aircraft brand in the future.
Nan Yi covered his brows with his hands and looked up at the plane swaying in the sky, really worried that it would fall down at any time.
"Mayday is such an unlucky nickname. He plays with small planes. Sooner or later, he will fall down. I will never let this bastard touch my private plane."
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Mayday is an internationally used radio distress signal. Before the plane crashes, the pilot will usually shout Mayday several times.
