"Uncle Wei, let's talk about next year. My biggest wish is to see everyone have a good harvest."
Qiao Lian'er spoke nicely, trying to curry favor with the villagers, but it wasn't that he couldn't make money.
These fertilizers cost 200 gold coins per bag in the space. One tael of silver can be exchanged for 10,000 gold coins, so 200 gold coins is equivalent to 20 copper coins. She earns 30 copper coins per bag.
With the plastic film, every household's rice can produce ears of grain, and chemical fertilizers are not necessary for every household; some households may simply choose not to buy them at all.
She charges 100 coins for plastic film per acre, but only 50 coins for fertilizer per acre. This is to ensure a larger sales volume, which is also a consideration.
The tea at the Qiao family's house was delicious. Wei Lizheng finished two cups before carrying the pot of seedlings back home.
As I strolled leisurely along the village paths of Datian Village, a villager saw me and said, "Hey, brother, your rice seedlings are growing really well."
"Yes, they're stronger and greener than the ones from my family."
"Brother, how did you raise them? It's the same land, but the plants are growing so differently."
Several villagers gathered around.
Wei Lizheng said mysteriously, "You'll have to ask the young strategist from the Qiao family in your village about that."
"A sickle? What do you mean by that?"
Wei Lizheng first asked, "Guess which village I'm from?"
Fengle Village is 30 li away from here, which is still quite far. The villagers don't often travel far, and most of them have only been to the town. So after looking around, none of them recognized Wei Lizheng.
Seeing everyone shake their heads, Wei Lizheng said, "I'm from Toyota Village."
Toyota Village—we seemed to have heard of this village, but knew little else about it. Everyone wondered why the other person had brought it up.
An old man suddenly remembered something.
"Are you really from Fengle Village? The rice seedlings in this pot grew from the land in your Fengle Village."
"That's right."
The old man's eyes widened in disbelief: "This, how is this possible? I've been to your Fengle Village. I can say that among the dozens of villages within a hundred miles, your village has the most barren land and the lowest yield per mu. Therefore, many villagers in your village have to rely on doing handicrafts, going up the mountain to chop firewood, or going to the county and town to do hard labor to supplement their family income, since there isn't enough food to eat."
“I see that the rice in your fields is sparse, and most of it is flat-hulled.”
"So, it's impossible for seedlings like that to grow. Young man, you look to be forty years old, you can't just talk nonsense."
The more these people disbelieved it, the happier Wei Lizheng became.
He laughed heartily: "That's because a few days ago, that girl Lian'er came to our Fengle Village and gave me something called fertilizer to try. As long as it's placed at the base of the crops, it will take effect in seven days. It's only been nine days, and the seedlings in my field are already growing so strong. I'm here to tell Lian'er the good news."
Although the people of Datian Village were surprised that it was Qiao Lian'er's doing, they couldn't quite understand it anymore.
Indeed, only a sickle can do that.
Wouldn't using it increase production? That's great!
"When I get back to the village, I'll tell everyone about it and get them to buy from Lian'er." Wei Li had already been proud and satisfied in front of everyone, and didn't want to be bothered by the villagers, so he hurriedly ran off with the basin in his hand.
The villagers of Datian Village quickly said, "We're in a good position to get what we need first. Let's go buy some from Lian'er. What if we don't have enough fertilizer when the people from Fengle Village come?"
"Yes, let's go, let's go."
Everyone rushed toward the Qiao family's house.
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