Hearing the commotion in the courtyard, the old village chief came out, leaning on his cane.

He first checked the size of the potatoes in the basket, then estimated their weight, and finally made a time estimate.

He then said, "The biggest of these potatoes is smaller than the ones you got back from Jin the kid. It seems the time hasn't come yet."

Based on the time it took you three to dig potatoes, each person can only dig a maximum of one acre per day, and it will take time to pick them up and transport them back.

Our family planted 15 mu (approximately 1 hectare), and it will take at least five to ten days to harvest all of them.

This basket probably weighs about 130-150 pounds. If that's the harvest, I'm satisfied; there's no need to risk waiting any longer.

Heavy rain waits for no one and can often flood fields overnight.

Upon hearing that the basket weighed over 100 jin (approximately 50 kg), Wang Guifen, Zhang Hui, and Zhao Lan were stunned.

This is only a small plot of land; wouldn't a single acre yield over a thousand catties?

Their family only cultivated fifteen mu of land, so isn't that more corn than they used to harvest from dozens of mu of land?

Swallowing hard, Zhao Lan muttered regretfully to herself, "I should have been more diligent back then and planted a few more acres!"

"No, if we use all the land meant for corn to grow potatoes, won't our harvest be overflowing?"

Li Qiang echoed his wife, saying, "It would have been better if we had planted a few more acres back then."

Wang Guifen, being the eldest sister-in-law, was much more composed than her younger sisters. She smiled and said, "Don't be greedy. Who knows what will happen then?"

"Let's harvest what's in the field. Didn't Shuiqing say we can plant another crop in September? We'll plant even more then!"

The others nodded vigorously.

Wang Guifen's family was also from this village. When she was planting potatoes, her parents and brothers went to Shuiqing's house to help with the land clearing for a few days at her urging. Although they didn't plant many, they still managed to cultivate five mu of land.

She said to her father-in-law, "Father, I'm going back to my parents' house to tell them whether they want to accept the money in advance."

"Yes." The old village chief nodded.

The old village chief's family and the Wang family lived in the same village as Shanshui Village. In no time, the news that the two families were going to harvest potatoes ahead of schedule spread to every household.

When they heard about the yield, those who hadn't grown potatoes were so surprised they couldn't close their mouths for a long time.

When he got home, he was filled with remorse and kept sighing.

The other households that grew potatoes, regardless of the size of their acreage, also began to worry.

Even if the yield is a little less, it's still several times more than corn!

If we don't collect them, we'll lose everything if a heavy rain comes.

After only one night of deliberation, the other households also made up their minds to harvest potatoes!

The next day, Shuiqing's family announced that they were hiring people to collect potatoes. They could pay with copper coins or potatoes, and anyone willing could sign up.

After learning about the potato yield, the other households, who were worried about how to get potato seeds, immediately became excited when they heard that they could exchange potatoes for potatoes.

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Potatoes are delicious, better than wheat flour, and just as good as corn, but they also have a high yield.

When it comes to output, everything else is secondary.

In no time, the people of Shanshui Village were busy again.

Those who grew potatoes harvested them, while those who didn't grow potatoes helped Shuiqing's family harvest their potatoes.