Chapter 606 Journey to the East (2)

It was just dawn, and the morning white frost on the withered grass turned into a layer of crystal clear dewdrops under the sunlight.

After brushing their teeth and washing their faces, Wen Na, Du Lun and Cliff scanned three electric cars with their mobile phones and bought steamed buns and yogurt for breakfast.

The three of them rode electric bicycles and drove to the suburbs.

The sky is clear, the fields are vast, and the grass is blown by the wind, and cattle and sheep can be seen low.

Withered grass and trees, not many cattle and sheep grazing, the grassland is very empty, only rows of large breeding farms remain, proving that humans still occupy this place.

In fact, it is less than 21 kilometers away from the Altai Nature Reserve.

Due to the restoration of the natural environment in recent years, although the north wind is strong, there is no rain of stones in the Gobi Desert.

However, in protected areas close to the wild, it is not recommended to enter at will. After all, the number of wild wolf populations has been on the rise in recent years.

Without professional protection, encountering wolves in the wild is too dangerous.

call! Du Lun stopped the electric car and found a stone bench near a roadside bus stop, and the three of them sat down to have breakfast.

Looking at the sparse traffic on the highway not far away, and the cloudless blue sky.

While eating steamed buns, Duke sighed: "It's hard to imagine that in such a small city, there are highways, 4G networks, and complete infrastructure."

Taking a sip of yogurt, Cliff joked: "The gap is too big. We seem to be living in two worlds. The more I understand everything about the East, the less I can understand the current situation in the West."

Du Lun complained: "Indeed, when I was in Rome, I always thought that the tap water in the city was drinkable. Only when I arrived in China did I know that the tap water had to be boiled."

"I heard that the tap water pipes in some parts of North America are still using lead pipes from decades ago. The problem of direct drinking water in Western Europe is indeed very serious. No wonder many people suffer from Mediterranean hair loss." Wen Na spread her hands and said helplessly.

Watching the rising sun, Cliff, who is also a photographer, picked up his camera and took some photos.

"I finally understand." Du Lun said with some dejection: "How can capitalists update underground water pipes for money? These infrastructures should not be handed over to private companies. It's a pity that we have no chance to change."

"Dulun, do you think your travel diary can be published?" Wen Na suddenly asked worriedly.

Du Lun was silent for a while, and finally sighed: "Oh! Give it a try!"

In fact, they have no idea. After all, many Westerners have visited China in the past few decades, but there are very few books that truly objectively introduce the East.

On the contrary, those maliciously fabricated lies permeate the entire mainstream Western society.

The three people majoring in journalism are not fools. Such blatant fraud and mudslinging would not have been possible without the manipulation of the Western upper class and big capital.

It is precisely because of their understanding that they feel troubled and very powerless.

As young and energetic young people, Du Lun and others do not want to see their hometown continue to sink, but many things can be changed without enthusiasm.

Especially in a society that has long been decadent, if there is no determination to break the old world, the fate of these young people will either be to follow the trend; to mend their hands and become a paper framer; or to be physically strangled by the forces of decadence.

At this time, Du Lun still didn't understand. He had not realized his naivety and overestimated the lower limit of those corrupt forces.

If he could still survive after hitting his head and bleeding, he might give up his fantasy, pick up real weapons, and destroy that rotten world.

Without destroying this old world, it is really unlikely that the Western Continent Alliance would advance to interstellar civilization.

After breakfast, the three of them drove their electric cars to the agricultural factory area of ​​Xinmu City.

This place looks unremarkable, but inside there are 560,000 acres of indoor farmland. Although it is almost nine o'clock, the vegetable and fruit wholesale market here is still bustling.

Walking into the wholesale market, although the flow of people is very large, the order seems to be orderly.

Vegetable vendors, supermarkets, shops, restaurants and factories from six or seven nearby towns will come here to purchase goods. You can even see many people with awkward accents bargaining here.

The people in the wholesale market were not surprised by Du Lun and others. After all, there were many foreigners living in Xinmu City.

Common vegetables are available here, as well as fruits that are out of season and in different regions, such as bananas, pineapples, and dragon fruits that are common in the south. They are also grown here, and the planting area is very large.

As indoor agriculture that can simulate natural light, humidity, and temperature, it is natural to take advantage of the inverse region in the early stage.

"Isn't dragon fruit a tropical fruit?" Wen Na was surprised when she looked at the boxes of fresh dragon fruit.

They went to the convenience store inside the wholesale market and bought a few bottles of water. Du Lun asked the clerk in blunt Chinese: "Hello, there are also dragon fruits grown here?"

The clerk nodded and explained with a smile: "Yes, dragon fruit is grown in the agricultural factory here."

"Isn't the cost high?" Du Lun continued to ask.

The clerk shook his head: "I don't know, there seems to be a subsidy. Anyway, the wholesale price I know is about 1.4 yuan per kilogram."

Upon hearing this price, the three people in Duren looked at each other.

While Duren is Roman, Winna and Cliff are not, with Winna being Danish and Cliff being Finnish.

Vegetables and fruits in the Mediterranean region are cheaper, but those in Denmark and Finland are not cheap, especially under the influence of the economic crisis.

If it is autumn and winter, the prices of vegetables and fruits generally rise.

Even if the value of Hua Yuan is appreciating now, dragon fruit costs 1.4 Hua Yuan per kilogram, and in late autumn, it simply cannot be cheaper.

According to Du Lun's understanding, the per capita annual income in Xinmu City is about 78,000 yuan (after accounting for various benefits). The purchasing power of ordinary residents who do not have the burden of mortgages and car loans is also quite astonishing.

Of course, this kind of cheapness depends on the currency value and logistics costs.

If the vegetables and fruits from Xinmu City are transported to Lucia, it is profitable; if they are transported to other parts of the country, it is a loss-making business.

Because there are now a large number of glass greenhouses, agricultural factories, and agricultural buildings in the north, basically every region has its own vegetable and fruit production base.

For example, the fruits and vegetables of New Mucheng only have competitive advantages in the northern Alxa League, Altai Province in Mobei, and Central Siberia in Lucia. When going to other regions, the logistics cost is enough to offset the cost advantage.

In the past few years, domestic meat consumption has basically reached saturation, and the market for vegetables and fruits has also begun to become saturated.

Currently, the local per capita consumption of meat, vegetables and fruits ranks third and first in the world respectively.

Duren saw that this kind of agricultural factory could actually produce tropical fruits, which really overturned his cognition.

Moreover, they were sold in large quantities at low prices to ordinary residents, which made him feel envious.

After he bought a few red dragon fruits and a bunch of bananas at a convenience store, Wen Na couldn't wait to peel off the banana skin and took a bite, showing a look of surprise.

The clerk explained: "This is an ancient variety that was only planted last year."

In fact, it is the Big Mac banana. The banana plague slipped through the net. The Academy of Agricultural Sciences found these ancient varieties, which are the only remaining fruits, on several small islands in Malaysia.

After re-cultivation, it is just right for this kind of fully enclosed indoor agriculture. Even if an infectious disease breaks out, the infected area can be controlled.

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