Food King [Interstellar]

Jiang Tang said: "But why don't you take the gene peptide alone and have to ingest it from food?" As far as he knows, the gene peptide can be taken alone. Ping Yan planned to do gene modification surgery before and did a lot of homework in this area. .

"Because individual gene peptides are expensive, the imperial government has monopolized the production and price of gene peptides," said Rosen.

It is true that the price is expensive. Ping Yan did not have the operation for a long time because the cost of postoperative medicine was too high.Jiang Tang couldn't help rolling his eyes: "I just can't figure it out. For the sake of good looks and longevity, even the most basic pleasures of life are deprived. What's the point of living? Even if those people are willing to endure it, then I haven't done it like this and I don't plan to be a geneticist." Why do you have to follow them to eat molecular meals for surgery? Why are those rich people who can afford gene peptides willing to endure molecular meals? This is a complete forced sale. I can’t even buy vegetables for cooking.”

Luo Xun said lightly: "A one-size-fits-all policy will not take into account the needs of a few people. Agricultural products are monopolized and will not flow into the mass market. Rich people want to eat, they can go to restaurants, rich and powerful people, Controlling the farming and planting planet, I have a cook at home, and I can eat whatever I want.”

Jiang Tang finally understood why he couldn't buy vegetables: "It's poor people like me who are unlucky to co-author. What is the government's purpose in doing this?"

"The fish is about to turn over." Luo Xun reminded Jiang Tang, "Of course it is to consolidate the rule and maintain social stability."

Jiang Tang turned the fish over. He became agitated when he talked about it just now, and the skin of the fish was a little burnt: "Maintain stability by controlling people's diet?"

Luo Xun nodded: "Yes. The population of the empire is too large, more than 100 billion. They have to find a more effective way to control the people. Suppose one day people on a certain planet are dissatisfied with the government's rule and want to start a revolution. They just need to cut off You can control this planet by supplying food, do you think there is a faster and more effective way than this?"

Jiang Tang bared his teeth and made a grimace: "What a vicious trick. But even if it can maintain stability, it can't convince people."

Luo Xun twitched the corner of his mouth: "At least the empire seems to be stable at present, and its development seems to be thriving. If there are not so many shady activities behind this scene of peace and prosperity." The latter sentence is almost self-speaking. language.

Jiang Tang heard it, and asked, "What are you referring to?"

Luo Xun suddenly remembered something, and stopped continuing this topic: "In the future, you will know slowly, and you will have a chance. Is the fish ready?"

Jiang Tang looked at Luo Xun, this man seemed to have a lot of secrets, could it be that he is a revolutionary army? "Wait a while, I'll go and see the fish soup. Turn the fish over."

Jiang Tang lifted the lid and stirred the fish soup with his homemade chopsticks. Although he couldn't see the color of the soup clearly, he could smell the aroma of the fish soup. Jiang Tang closed the lid with satisfaction: "When the fish is roasted, the soup will also be ready." It's ready to drink." He stuffed some firewood into the stove, looked up at the dark blue sky, and felt that the sky was exceptionally clear, the stars were very big and bright, shining like gems, it was really a beautiful starry sky.

Jiang Tang returned to the campfire and sat down: "How many planets have you been to?"

Luo Xun frowned, as if he was seriously considering this question: "Currently, there are 31 habitable planets discovered in the Milky Way, and I only went to [-]. As for the ones that are not suitable for human habitation, I can't remember clearly. "

"Only twenty?" Jiang Tang looked at him enviously, "How old are you?"

"Thirty." Rosen said.

It's bigger than what Jiang Tang thought: "I also want to go to all the planets inhabited by humans, but even if each of them only lives for a year, it will take 31 years. I finally regret the short life. .”

Rosen smiled slightly: "You don't need to worry about this issue at the moment, because you can't go to all habitable planets."

"why?"

"The eleven planets I haven't been to are controlled, and ordinary people are not allowed to land without special government approval."

"A military forbidden area?" Jiang Tang became curious.

"Yes. They are mainly agricultural planets and food processing bases. They are heavily guarded and access is extremely strictly controlled."

Jiang Tang was a little puzzled: "Do not let in or let out? Afraid of leaking secrets?"

Luo Xun nodded: "Yes, I'm afraid of spreading agricultural knowledge to other planets."

Jiang Tang felt a little unbelievable: "How can it be tolerated in this age, with such advanced communication!"

Rosen said: "Those planets are controlled by several big families. There are very few humans there, and most of them are robots working. Humans living there have no freedom to leave."

"Isn't that the same as going to jail?" Jiang Tang couldn't understand the government's approach.

Luo Xun didn't know what he thought of, and smiled wryly: "It's not like going to jail. People living on those planets can only live there for generations, and can only do work related to food planting and processing. What does the father do? What does the son do? Just what to do, no other choice, no other dreams, no other planets."

Jiang Tang said: "Then people can bear it?"

"So what if you can't bear it? There is no right to choose there. They are just a very small number of people. If they resist, the government only needs to fabricate a few natural disasters."

Jiang Tang said angrily: "This is too much. Even if there are a few people, they are still human beings. Treating them like this is different from slaves? What age is this? Isn't the empire known as democracy and freedom? It’s just selling dog meat.”

"Democracy and freedom are always relative, the ruling class's democracy and freedom." Luo Xun sneered.

"How do you know so much?" Jiang Tang thought, this should be the shady tricks that Luo Xun mentioned.

Lawson said: "There is no impenetrable wall in the world. Some non-governmental organizations have disclosed this matter. Some members of Congress have also fought for the rights and interests of these people, but they failed. After all, this is a matter that endangers the interests of the country and financial groups."

Jiang Tang was speechless. In the face of some people's interests, everything else can be sacrificed.The fish was already cooked, exuding a tempting aroma, and the marshmallow was ready to move when it smelled the smell of grilled fish. At this moment, impatiently grabbing Jiang Tang's trouser leg, he called out "chee chi chi chi".Jiang Tang came back to his senses: "Oh, the fish is ready, you can eat it." He put the fish with marshmallows on a large, washed leaf, and used chopsticks to remove the meat from the fish bones. Candy smelled the aroma and couldn't wait to eat it. As a result, its nose was burned again, and it screamed "ji", jumping up and down and turning around in circles.

Luo Xun couldn't help laughing: "What an impatient guy."

Jiang Tang handed a fish to Luo Xun: "This is for you, the skin of the fish is burnt, take it off and throw it away." Then he opened his own fish and put it on the leaves to dry, and got up to serve the soup.

The grilled fish is served with mushroom fish soup, which is fresh and fragrant.Just as Jiang Tang was about to sigh, Luo Xun said, "I'll go get some salt tomorrow."

Jiang Tang looked at him: "You are not in good health yet, don't move around."

Luo Xun paid his respects, bowed his head and took a sip of the soup: "It's okay, my injury usually recovers in two or three days."

"Then where do you get salt?" Jiang Tang asked.

"There are so many animals living here, and they must also need to consume salt. I'm going to find out if there is a place where they all go." Rosen said.

Jiang Tang felt that what Luo Xun said was reasonable: "Then shall I go with you?" The main reason was that he was worried that Luo Xun was in poor health and would not be able to cope with many beasts.

Luo Xun looked at him: "If you are afraid of staying here alone, then come with me."

Jiang Tang laughed at his words: "I have nothing to be afraid of, I have guns and knives anyway."

"If you have nothing else to do, then go." Rosen said.

Jiang Tang thought for a while: "Forget it, I won't go." He still has a lot of things to do tomorrow, and this wooden shed is only a half-finished product, and it will be difficult to handle if it rains.

After eating, Jiang Tang ran to the lake to take a bath, washed his clothes, and hung them to dry on the side of the shed.Luo Xun looked at Jiang Tang, who was only wearing underwear, in the firelight. His body was obviously still that of a teenager, with thin arms and legs, and a waist so thin that he could pinch it with his hands. Has come of age.

Jiang Tang didn't notice that he was looking at him, and yawned: "Why don't you go to bed first, I'll watch the first half of the night, and you watch the second half of the night." He fell asleep during the night watch this morning, and the beast came Fortunately, Luo Xun was vigilant. He was afraid that the same situation would happen again tomorrow morning.

Luo Xun said: "No, you go to bed first, I will watch over."

Jiang Tang yawned and said, "I'm afraid I'll fall asleep again tomorrow morning."

"It's okay, I'm alert, there won't be any major problems, let's go to bed first." He watched Jiang Tang do physical work all day, and he didn't let him get a good night's sleep. It was a bit of child abuse.

Hearing what he said, Jiang Tang stopped being polite and lay down on the soft floor.Luo Xun said, "Don't you wash your pants?"

Jiang Tang stretched out his hand and pulled the bottom of his trousers. He had indeed worn them for many days, but his outer trousers had been washed. Yi Luoxun is gay, so he is so rude to others: "No, wash it tomorrow." Tomorrow the trousers are dry, so I hang up the idle time and wash the underwear.

Hearing what he said, Luo Xun didn't insist, and sat down quietly by the fire.Jiang Tang yawned, and fell asleep as soon as he closed his eyes. Jiang Tang hadn't had such a good sleep for many years, and Ping Yan had never had such a good sleep.Marshmallow found that Luo Xun hadn't come, so she curled up beside Jiang Tang with great satisfaction, and fell asleep soundly.

Luo Xun heard Jiang Tang snoring, knowing that he had fallen asleep, and put another parachute on him.Then he walked to the lake, took off his clothes, took a shower, washed his coat and underwear, walked back to the campfire naked, hung his clothes to dry, and sat down with his back to Jiang Tang.

That night Jiang Tang slept very soundly, without any dreams, until dawn, when he was pushed awake by Luo Xun: "Jiang Tang, wake up."

Jiang Tang sat up abruptly, and found that the sky was starting to turn gray. Is it dawn? "Sorry, I fell asleep and didn't hear you call me."

Luo Xun lay down beside him: "I saw you were in a deep sleep, so I didn't call you. I'll sleep now."

"Okay, thank you very much." Jiang Tang was very grateful for the other party's thoughtfulness.

Jiang Tang got up and reached out to take off the clothes and trousers hanging on the wood to dry. He put on the clothes and turned to go outside the wooden shed to put on the trousers. He had to take off the underwear before putting them on.He believed too much in the blocking effect of the branches he had placed at random, so when he bent down to take off his pants, Luo Xun was still awake and was facing him, and then saw a round ball of white meat appearing in front of his eyes, Luo Xun realized Seeing what it is, quickly look away, do not see evil, but in fact you have already seen it.Luo Xun's breathing was a little short, but he quickly adjusted, that was still a child.

Jiang Tang, who was unconscious, went to wash his underwear first, and the morning light was slightly dewed, just when everything woke up from a deep sleep, and many animals could vaguely be seen coming to the lake to drink water in groups.Jiang Tang thought to himself, it would be great if he could hunt a fatter animal, which would solve the problem of oil. The dishes he cooked yesterday were all oily, so eating like this would make him panic.

But he didn't go there right away, because Luo Xun was still sleeping and it wasn't dawn yet, so he didn't dare to go far, so he looked for mushrooms in the grass.Turning over a clump of grass, he saw a clump of sauce-colored mushrooms, which he picked yesterday. They were very delicious and had a pleasant fragrance. He picked the big mushrooms carefully, and kept the small ones for picking tomorrow.While picking mushrooms, Jiang Tang accidentally glanced at a plant next to the mushrooms. It looked a bit like some kind of ingredient on the earth. The triangular hollow leaves were very slender. He took off a leaf and smelled it. It's a bit spicy, a bit like garlic, I don't know if it's poisonous, maybe it can be used as an ingredient, of course, it needs to be a little risky.

Thinking of this, Jiang Tang searched consciously, and found quite a few. He picked mushrooms and wild vegetables at the same time, and picked a small handful after a while.

Jiang Tang was busy with relish, when he suddenly heard the sound of "cheep, chirp, chirp," and the next moment, cotton candy jumped on top of his head, holding his hair tightly.Marshmallow woke up later than Jiang Tang, and when he opened his eyes, he found that the person next to him had become someone else, but he was frightened, so he came to find his master so anxiously.

Jiang Tang grabbed it from the top of his head: "Here again, don't keep jumping on my head. Cotton candy, come and help me see, can this be eaten?" He put the wild vegetable in his hand on the cotton candy stick nose As a result, the cotton candy sneezed Lingling, and jumped back suddenly, away from the smelly things, and the hairs all over his body stood on end, not to mention how cute it was.

Jiang Tang looked at it and laughed: "Is it poisonous?"

Of course Marshmallow wouldn't talk to him, Jiang Tang couldn't get an answer, and sighed, it seemed that he was a Shennong who had tasted all kinds of herbs, and hoped he wouldn't be overwhelmed by the medicine.