Chapter 213 The whole village digs potatoes, and every family has a good harvest
Xiao Ying didn't know that the death of Zhou Yanqing would scare Zhou Hong so much, but as long as Zhou Yanqing died, she could imagine how lively Shangjing would be.
People must be in a panic, searching everywhere for the murderer.
After all, Shangjing was the capital of the emperor, and assassinating a court official under the emperor's nose was truly outrageous.
But with her current strength, she does have the confidence to do so.
She always seeks revenge when there is injustice and will never involve the innocent.
Although Zhou Hong is definitely not innocent, after all, it takes a lot of money to bribe the Dark Night Pavilion killer, which Zhou Yanqing alone cannot afford.
But after all, it has not been confirmed, so this time it is just a warning to others.
The news from Shangjing has not yet come back. In addition to caring about the progress of the soap workshop, she also went for a walk in the fields these days.
Calculating the time, the first batch of potatoes have been planted for more than four months and are almost ripe.
That day, she went to the potato field with Zhao Daqing, who was responsible for taking care of the fields, and asked Zhao Daqing to dig it up and try.
Zhao Daqing was very excited. His family had been here for two months and had been diligently taking care of the fields during these two months. They treated every seedling as a treasure, going out early and returning late every day, but they were full of hope.
Now, the day of harvest has finally arrived!
I heard that potatoes grow in pieces and each plant can grow many, so he dug a wider field.
With one hoe strike, a few yellow things suddenly came into view. He hurriedly dug a few more times and soon dug out the whole plant.
His two sons also came forward to help, and when all the potatoes were picked up, the whole family was stunned.
There are actually ten of them growing from this one plant!
Moreover, many of them weigh nearly one kilogram, and the small ones weigh at least half a kilogram.
This result made Zhao Daqing ecstatic. He couldn't stop smiling, and his eyes were full of excitement and excitement.
It turns out that the lady did not lie to them, this thing called potato is really so productive!
Judging from this, the yield per mu is probably more than 4,000 to 5,000 kilograms, maybe even 6,000 to 7,000 kilograms.
When Zhao Daqing thought of this number, he felt dizzy and his breathing became heavier.
Madam must be the living Bodhisattva who saved them. If this thing is promoted, no one in the world will starve to death anymore!
"Ma'am, these potatoes are delicious... they are really delicious..."
Zhao Daqing cried with joy and even stuttered when he spoke.
His wife and children also had red eyes and almost shed tears.
Madam had said before that 10% of the two acres of potatoes would be given to them, which meant that they could get at least a thousand kilograms.
In two months, they gained thousands of kilograms. They really got a great deal.
In years with poor harvests, they might not be able to harvest this much even if they worked hard to plant ten acres of land.
What's more, this is only the first batch of grain. There are still two acres of rice and ten acres of other crops.
After collecting everything, they were afraid that they would be able to drop at least 5,000 to 6,000 kilograms! This was definitely something they couldn't even imagine.
"It's really good."
Xiao Ying nodded slightly, and was quite satisfied with this. The potato yield outside seemed to be higher than she had imagined.
You know, these two acres of land are just low-quality land, and she just watered it with some spiritual spring water when she started planting.
Of course, Zhao Daqing and his family took great care of the farm in the next two months and even used wood ash as fertilizer.
Regardless, high production is a good thing.
"It looks ripe. Let's start digging today."
After digging the potatoes, the rice will probably be harvested in a few days, just in time.
"Yes, ma'am, we must dig them all out as soon as possible!"
Zhao Daqing patted his chest and made a promise, his face full of joy of a good harvest.
Mrs. Zhao led her three children and immediately took action. The men wielded hoes to dig, while the women picked out the potatoes, all with smiles on their faces.
They were working hard here, which soon attracted the attention of the villagers. After asking, they found out that the potatoes were ripe and could be harvested.
When the villagers saw that the potatoes Zhao Daqing's family had dug out were large and numerous, they were all surprised and delighted, their eyes widened.
"Hiss...it turns out what Madam Xiao said was true. This potato thing is really productive!"
"I never doubted what Madam Xiao said, but I didn't expect it to be so productive. This thing is too amazing."
"Oh no! I should have gritted my teeth and bought more. I was worried about the yield at the time, so I bought ten kilograms."
"My family only bought 20 kilograms. Who knew one plant could grow so much?"
"Hey, our family bought fifty kilograms."
"Why are you all pretending? Don't think I don't know that you all opened up new land later. You bought a lot during the new land, right?"
"Well... I only cultivated one acre of land, so the yield is definitely not as good as that of a regular farmland."
"I said, you still have time to chat here, why don't you go back to digging potatoes?"
"Yes, yes, let's go back and dig potatoes!"
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The villagers were awakened and ran away in a blink of an eye.
Soon, all the free villagers went to their own fields to dig potatoes. They were all full of energy and joy.
Xiao Ying laughed, and a warm feeling flowed through his heart. For the villagers, potatoes were actually the real money-making stuff.
It was agreed before that potatoes would be sold at a uniform price of 30 wen per catty for the whole village, which meant that if 100 catties were sold, there would be three taels of silver.
However, people planted less this season, and most people probably wouldn't be willing to sell it.
It’s time to harvest when the crops planted in the newly reclaimed land come out.
Of course, she had to sell the potatoes from her two acres of land. Not only that, but she also had to report it to the county magistrate and strive to promote it throughout Yun'an County.
It would be a shame if more people couldn't grow such a good thing.
"But, I'm afraid this will cause some trouble."
Looking at the potatoes in her hand that exuded a faint spiritual aura, she sighed softly.
The spiritual energy of these potatoes is much weaker than those grown in the Immortal Palace, but any cultivator can definitely sense it.
Selling potatoes before was actually a bit reckless, but fortunately it didn’t attract the attention of the monks.
But once the potatoes are reported this time, the outcome will be hard to predict.
Ning Yuanze would definitely report such high-yield crops to the imperial court, and the current emperor was a member of the Yu family, one of the five great immortal cultivation families.
The emperor must be a monk. Once he sees these potatoes, he will definitely be curious about their origins, and he might even send someone to investigate.
Fortunately, she had made preparations long ago and had planted some here and there in the mountains, so maybe she could keep it secret.
Even if she really couldn't hide it, she should have entered the fifth level of Qi Refining by then. With the addition of two masters of the sixth level of Qi Refining and three ferocious beasts of the sixth level of Qi Refining, she would not be afraid even if she encountered a beast in the late stage of Qi Refining.
It is impossible for her to stop promoting potatoes because of this kind of thing. Besides, there will be many other high-yield crops in the future.
As her strength increases, she no longer needs to be so restrained.
She has a lot of capable people under her. By the way, Xiao Qian and the others should be back soon, right?
As expected, on the second day, Xiao Qian and the other two returned with a large number of children with spiritual roots.
He actually brought back 28 people!
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