"father."

"What are Changlong and his brother doing? They dug such a deep trench, how are they supposed to plant anything if there's no soil?"

Niu Xiaozhou approached Niu Dahang, puzzled, and whispered in his father's ear.

Niu Dahang didn't understand what this method was; he had never heard of it before.

Lu Qiqi watched Li Changlong impart his knowledge with a faint smile. This method was the one she had taught Li Changlong back in the veterans' village.

Dig a ditch to a depth of 1.5 meters, place loosely woven straw on top of the ditch to prevent the yams from falling in, and then cover the yams with soil.

There's no need to water it if the soil is moist. Once the yam vines have grown tall, you can build a trellis with bamboo and let them climb freely.

Once the yams are ripe, you can cut off the vines and dig them out.

"Will this work? There's no soil here, won't this thing just grow upwards?" The villagers questioned Li Changlong after hearing his words.

They had never seen anything like it before, with trenches dug so deep that it seemed like no soil was even needed.

Li Changlong scratched his head, trying hard to recall Lu Qiqi's original words.

"Yams are very resilient and have a well-developed root system. Once the vines grow out, they will break through the straw and grow downwards."

"As for digging such a deep trench, it's because...it's because..."

Li Changlong was momentarily speechless, unable to recall the exact words he had said.

He slapped his forehead, suddenly realizing, "That's it! Trick the yams into growing downwards!"

The villagers looked at Lu Qiqi with astonishment, thinking that she was truly a genius!

"Amazing!"

"yes!"

The villagers were full of praise.

Lu Qiqi's smile froze. Yams are planted this way to improve their appearance and make them easier to harvest.

After all, yams grow in the ground and are very labor-intensive to dig up, so this method can reduce a lot of manpower.

Lu Qiqi never expected that her words, meant to tease Li Changlong, would be used as a textbook example by the villagers, which made her feel quite ashamed.