Zhao Tingzhang was quite embarrassed by the flattery. "Wanzi's mother, actually... if this method works, I would like to let all the dry land in the village try planting it."

He Tiantian had thought about this question before, but she bought all her seeds from the online store.

I didn't dare buy the good ones, fearing excessive production. I only bought the lower-quality ones, hoping that lower production would make me stand out less in this era.

“There’s no harm in giving it a try. What if it works? Besides, our village has some money now, so we can use it to buy some seeds and distribute them. If it fails, we can consider it as gaining experience. If it succeeds, the villagers can sell their grain to pay for the seeds,” He Tiantian said thoughtfully.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Tingzhang thought the method was feasible!

Initially, he only thought of using public funds to buy seeds, without making the villagers pay. But the public funds are also meant to be used to build a school, hire teachers... and there might be other things to do later.

If you spend the money, you won't have time to prepare for emergencies later.

However, Maruko-chan's method is quite good, and there is still some hope of recovering the public funds.

Moreover, letting the villagers farm for free means they suffer no loss. At most, it's just a matter of each household contributing some effort.

Zhao Tingzhang followed He Tiantian back home, and He Tiantian asked He Shitou to bring out all the wheat seeds from her room.

There are five large cloth bags in total. I bought them during a sale at the mall; buy four get one free.

He Tiantian calculated that these five bags of seeds would be enough for her ten mu of land, with a little left over.

He Tiantian handed the book on wheat planting techniques that she had bought from the mall to Zhao Tingzhang.

"Chief, take a look at this book. Although it's only a few pages long, I don't know many characters and can't understand it."

Zhao Tingzhang took the book and looked at it repeatedly, then looked inside.

Well, he's illiterate, so he can't understand it.

However, their village has Zhao Yan, a scholar who can certainly understand it.

"Wanzi's mother, I'll take this book with me. I'll go to the Zhao family later to read it to Yan'er. I'll think about it..."

He Tiantian nodded, gave some instructions, and then took a piece of cloth and went out the door.

He Chun, He Shitou, and Zhao Tingzhang were in the courtyard, curiously looking at the wheat seeds.

He Shitou even picked one up and tasted it. "Dad, it doesn't taste like anything. What is this?"

He Chun had seen wheat before and didn't find it anything special.

"You've never seen this before, and we don't grow it here. This is wheat; after harvesting, the wheat is pressed into flour."

He Shitou then realized, "Oh, then it's the same as buckwheat noodles or corn noodles."

It's no wonder He Shitou asked that question, because he has rarely eaten white flour steamed buns in his life.

He only ate it occasionally, and all he knew was that it was a very precious thing; he never thought about where the white flour came from.

Seeing He Chun's knowing expression, Zhao Tingzhang was very excited.

He stepped forward and patted He Chun on the shoulder, "Brother, let's work together on this wheat thing. We'll definitely succeed!"

He Chun has been farming all his life, and to boast a bit, he's actually quite good at it.

In their Peach Blossom Village, the same fields yield dozens more kilograms of rice each year after he takes care of them.

He Chun nodded solemnly, "I'm willing to give it a try."

The two old men reached a surprising consensus on farming.

If they can successfully grow this wheat, they will have food in their fields even in winter.

Zhao Tingzhang happily took the book on wheat cultivation techniques and went to the Zhao family to find Zhao Yan.

He Tiantian was holding a piece of cloth, which she had bought before and had been saving at home but hadn't had a chance to use yet.

Wang Dazhuang had helped her before, so now that he was getting married, she naturally had to make up for it with this gift.

He Tiantian quickly arrived at Wang Dazhuang's place. After his thatched house collapsed due to the snow disaster last year, Wang Dazhuang built three mud-brick houses.

The two of them lived in three mud-brick houses, which was considered above average living conditions in the village.

He Tiantian stepped forward and knocked on the door. After a short while, a girl opened the door from the inside.

Qian Shuishui looked at the unfamiliar face outside and hesitated, "You are...?"

Qian Shuishui has a refined appearance. Although she is not as beautiful as Cheng Taotao, she is the kind of person whose beauty grows on you.

It gives one a feeling of being caressed by a spring breeze.

He Tiantian smiled, appearing surprisingly enthusiastic.

"You must be Dazhuang's wife? I'm his aunt..."

Qian Shuishui knew that Dazhuang had no relatives or friends in this village. She said that Dazhuang was her aunt, probably because they had been close to each other before.

Qian Shuishui smiled gently and greeted, "Hello, Auntie, please come in and have a seat."

He Tiantian didn't stand on ceremony and followed Qian Shuishui into the house.

The main room was tidy and organized, with tables and chairs arranged neatly and polished to a shine. The mud floor was also swept clean.

In this village, anyone who can sweep their muddy floor clean is considered truly virtuous.

Qian Shuishui poured a bowl of tea and placed it on the table next to He Tiantian with both hands.

She gestured for her to have some tea, saying, "Auntie, please have some tea."

She was a very polite girl. Although she came from the city, she didn't show any disdain for the villagers in her words and actions.

He Tiantian handed the batch of light red cloth in her hand to Qian Shuishui.

She said somewhat shyly, "Look how busy I am every day. I wasn't there when you got married. I came back today specifically to give you two a belated wedding gift."

"This fabric isn't precious, but the color is beautiful. It's enough to make you a new outfit."

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