Chapter 80: Pinching Sweet Potato Vines and Planting

"None of us know how to do it. We're worried if we don't see you do it. What if we make a mistake?"

"Yeah, it would be such a shame if I pinched the wrong one. It took so much effort to grow it this long."

"I want to see how to plant it after pinching it. If I make a mistake, I'll be heartbroken."

"Yes, yes, that's what I thought."

Everyone was so enthusiastic that they wanted to help in person, but there were so many people that Xu Zhichun was frightened and quickly stopped them.

Her family indeed cultivated the most sweet potato vines in the village, but they couldn't handle so many people helping out, and she was worried that the land would be trampled down.

Aunt Liang also helped to shout, asking everyone to stand at the edge of the field and watch, and not to step in. There were too many people, so no need for help!

"We are all farmers, how could we not understand this? There are so many of us here, if we trample the vegetable fields firmly, how can the crops grow? We are all standing by and watching. Don't worry, Zhichun will definitely teach you. We are all farmers, how can it be difficult for us to learn this? You will all know it in a while! If you don't know, you can come back later when there are fewer people. There is no need to fight for a while."

Xu Zhichun looked at Aunt Liang with gratitude. Seeing that everyone consciously stood back and some of those who were not so impatient had already gone back, she breathed a sigh of relief and had to demonstrate it specially.

Xu Zhichun, intentionally or not, tried to make amends: "Those two merchants told me that. I don't really understand it. This is my first time trying it. If I make a mistake, don't blame me."

Of course, there is nothing wrong with it, and prevention must be taken.

No one cared about this. It was as if she was the backbone and everyone had to do exactly what she said.

After all, she was the only one who had met the merchant, so what she said must be right.

Everyone opened their eyes wide to see her movements clearly, and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Is that all right? Then I'll learn it."

"Me too. I feel relieved."

"It looks quite simple, haha."

Xu Zhichun smiled and thought to himself that it was a very simple matter!

Everyone learned it quickly and then dispersed one after another.

Aunt Liang and others helped her family plant the crops for half a day. With many hands, strength lies in numbers. All the sweet potato vines that could be picked were picked and planted. About twelve or thirteen acres were planted.

She planned to plant 65 acres, and now she has planted more than one-sixth of it.

Chunfen Niang glanced at the scattered nursery plot and felt a little distressed: "When I first came here, I saw how well and pleasingly the sweet potato vines were growing. Now they have all been plucked away."

Everyone looked over at once, and sure enough, the vines were spreading out with green leaves, crowded together, covering the whole area of ​​ground completely. Any farmer would have been attracted by the sight.

It's bald now, and it doesn't look pitiful.

Xu Zhichun had no choice but to go along with everyone's sentiment and console himself, "It should be fine. This is what happened after pinching the vines. We didn't do anything wrong. The two merchants said the vines will continue to grow. I'll water them and see in a few days."

"Yes, it will definitely grow back in a few days!"

"I think so too. What those two merchants said has come true, and it will definitely come true again."

"That's right."

Everyone felt better after hearing this. There was nothing they could do; farmers couldn't bear to see their fields turned into this state.

Aunt Liang added, "Isn't just watering enough? I think we should add some fertilizer and apply a thin layer of fertilizer."

Xu Zhichun nodded: "Aunt is right, I'll try it."

In fact, she didn't need to apply fertilizer or water. When she was raising seedlings, she got a lot of organic fertilizer from the warehouse space at the harbor and applied it to the soil, so the soil was fully fertile.

She had no plans to use chemical fertilizers, but she had no concerns about using organic fertilizers. Not only did she use it during breeding, but she also added it as base fertilizer when planting potatoes and vegetables.

It really works. The sweet potato vines and potato seedlings in her family look much better than those in other families. They are green, vigorous and strong. They simply touch the hearts of farmers. There is no farmer who doesn't like them when they see them.

This is also part of the reason why everyone came to watch her pinch the sweet potato vines - after all, she looked better at growing them.

Everyone stood by her land, discussed and envisioned something, and then went home one after another, full of energy and joy.

Let’s go home and discuss pinching the sweet potato vines. Since Zhichun’s family can plant them, other families can do the same.

Everyone was afraid of missing the season, and there was a light rain two nights ago. The sun has not been very strong these days, and it is occasionally a bit cloudy. Farmers all know that this kind of weather is most suitable for transplanting seedlings.

Everyone was busy picking sweet potato vines.

"Did your family pinch it?"

"Yes, we did. Yesterday morning, we didn't do anything else but worked on this. We finished planting in two days. How about you?"

"Haha, we've planted them all!"

"You know what, I didn't expect it could really be planted this way. This morning I went to see the ones I planted yesterday morning, and they were looking very healthy and looked like they had already grown."

"Yes, it really can. When I pinched the vines, I saw that they were growing so well and tenderly. Once they grow up, I can water them and take good care of them. I'm afraid I won't need to cut much pig grass to feed the pigs. Isn't this better than pig grass?"

"Oh, so we should plant more. Plant as much as we can!"

"Yes!"

"Forget about the pigs. The sprouts look so fresh and tender, not much different from the vegetables in the garden. I'll try picking some and stir-frying them in a few days when new ones grow and see if they taste good."

"Tell me if you eat it, and if it tastes good, I'll try it too."

“.”

Sweet potatoes once again firmly occupied the center of the topic in the village, and everyone never tired of talking about it.

While other families were busy picking sweet potato vines and transplanting them, Uncle Liang and Uncle Liang, the only families in the village who had not yet bought sweet potato seedlings, were also getting anxious.

It’s no big deal when others don’t have it, but when others have it and they don’t, it makes you extremely anxious.

Zhang and Bai hurried to ask Xu Zhichun for sweet potato vines.

"You promised to sell us the vines. You can't go back on your word, can you? Sweet potatoes are only a penny a pound, and I don't know how many vines will grow from that pound. Selling these vines for a penny a pound is not right. How can you cheat your own elders like this?"

Zhang was still as impetuous as ever, and she talked a lot.

Bai rolled her eyes secretly. She should speak slowly and step by step. She really didn't understand anything.

Xu Zhichun: "When the vines in the field grow, my family will leave ten kilograms for you. Now there are no more, and my family has already picked them all and planted them. If you think they are too expensive, you can buy from other places."

Zhang sneered: "I can buy it from other places, why would I ask you?"

Xu Zhichun: “.”

Bai: “…” If you don’t know how to talk, just say less.

When the two heard that Xu Zhichun did not reserve the first crop for them, they were not very happy and started to complain.

Liang Li was passing by and turned in, "Ahem!"

My editor told me this morning that the update was discontinued the day before. I was shocked and rushed to check, and then I found that it was really discontinued. I cried.

I thought I updated it, seriously! ┭┮﹏┭┮

(End of this chapter)