Li Yan, a university graduate and village official dedicated to poverty alleviation, accidentally transmigrated into Li Family Village, nestled in a mountain gully. Her family was impoverished. Due...
In the afternoon, Li Erlang went back to his room to write the employment contract for the Guo family, while Lin Feng took Li Yan to pack up the goods in the utility room.
While packing the goods, Lin Feng asked Li Yan, "Yan'er, how much cloth and cotton should you leave for your family?"
Li Yan was so busy every day that she had no time to rest, and the fabrics had not yet been prepared by anyone in her family.
Li Yan said hurriedly, "Grandma's, my uncle's, and back home. So, leave 18 bolts of cloth and 100 kilograms of cotton! Also, leave 5 kilograms of each of the three types of tea. I'll send some to Grandpa later!"
The main purpose of this trip south is to sell medicinal herbs, and these cloths and cottons are just added as extras to earn some money for travel expenses.
A few people packed up the things they were going to leave behind, and the remaining goods would be taken to a city further north to be sold tomorrow.
Lin Feng pointed at the yellow, round potatoes placed in a bamboo basket nearby and asked Li Yan, "I almost forgot to ask you, what do you want this for?"
Li Yan slapped her head and said suddenly, "How could I have forgotten this!"
"Uncle, this is actually a high-yield crop. I thought I wouldn't be able to find it along the way, but I didn't expect to find it during that fight!"
Lin Feng asked curiously, "Can this thing also produce 1,000 kilograms per mu?"
Li Yan nodded affirmatively. "This thing is different from sweet potatoes. I want to plant potatoes at the same time as the forsythia, so that every inch of land can be fully utilized! It will generate greater profits!"
Lin Feng took a deep breath. His long-held belief was shattered by Li Yan today. He asked uncertainly, "Can it really be grown this way? How come I've never heard of this?"
Li Yan's excitement was interrupted by her uncle's questioning. Oh no, she almost let the cat out of the bag in her excitement.
Li Yan explained guiltily: "Uncle, I found this in a book when I went to the library with my father. The book said that this is called intercropping? Yes, it is called intercropping!" If you don't believe it, you can look for it.
Lin Feng was choked by Li Yan's answer, then waved his hand. He was most afraid of reading. He had been scolded countless times by his eldest brother for not studying since he was a child! Now that he had finally escaped his eldest brother's control, he would never go back to school, no matter what.
Li Yan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief as she looked at her uncle who had finally been fooled. Alas, she was almost exposed!
Lin Feng looked at the potatoes at his feet and asked, "When should we plant these? How should we plant them? Does the book say anything about it?"
Li Yan nodded and explained, "It's not the season right now, we'll have to wait until next year! Uncle, can you help me move these baskets of potatoes to the cellar in the backyard? I'm worried that the weather will get colder and these potatoes I worked so hard to find will freeze!"
After listening to Li Yan's explanation, Lin Feng felt a little relieved. He nodded, found a backpack and began to carry the potatoes.
The two men first picked up the potatoes from the bamboo baskets and put them into a backpack. Then Lin Feng carried the heavy potatoes to the cellar in the backyard. The cellar was spacious and dry, which could well protect the potatoes from the severe cold.
Lin Feng went back and forth more than ten times before he finished moving all the potatoes in the utility room.
Despite the cold weather, sweat still soaked Lin Feng's hair. Li Yan vowed, "Thank you for your hard work, uncle. With these potatoes, I will definitely increase the yield!"
Lin Feng wiped the sweat from his forehead and smiled, "It's not hard. As long as this method of planting can really bring a good harvest, it will be worth it!"
The two chatted and laughed as they packed up the potatoes and left the cellar.