Chapter 81 Lu Qing's Supernatural Ability: A Yield of 1,000 Jin per Mu
The planned sites have their pros and cons. Some are close to waterfalls and streams, making it convenient for watering; some are surrounded by shady trees, which can help avoid direct sunlight when working; but some are far from water sources and have no shade at all.
Everyone wants good land, but bad land is disliked. After the lottery, naturally some people will be satisfied and some will be dissatisfied.
But since it was something that had been agreed upon beforehand, everyone just muttered a few words to themselves, but no one said anything openly.
The Lu family was relatively small, and they were only allocated two acres of land. Since the land they drew was right next to the Zhang family's, they set off together with the Zhang family.
On the way, Zhang Chengming asked him, "Is your family planning to cultivate another ten or eight mu of land separately?"
The village chief doesn't allow others to cultivate more land because the extra land is outside the scope of Lu Xuan's help in promoting growth, but Lu Xuan himself certainly doesn't have this restriction and can plant as much as he wants.
If it were him, he would definitely plant twenty or thirty acres.
Lu Xuan replied, "Two mu is enough."
The women traveling with them were puzzled.
Is there enough land for growing grain? Isn't more always better?
Zhang Chengming didn't press further, only feeling that Lu Xuan must have his own plans.
"So what are you planning to plant? We've already discussed it and decided to plant one mu of dryland rice, one mu of wheat, and half of the remaining mu of cabbage and half of the remaining mu of radishes."
This way, both grain and winter-stored vegetables can be guaranteed.
Lu Xuan said, "My family will grow dryland rice, wheat, millet, soybeans, mung beans, potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn..."
The Zhang family members were astonished. "Plant so many?"
They couldn't help but wonder again: were two acres really enough to cultivate?
Moreover, Grandpa Zhang asked in bewilderment, "What are sweet potatoes, corn, and potatoes?"
Lu Xuan took out the actual object to show them.
The Zhang family members immediately craned their necks.
Aunt Zhang and Ye Ping's first focus was on the golden corn. "What is this? It looks really nice."
Lu Xuan: "It's corn. The one on the left is potato, and the one on the right is sweet potato."
Zhang Wende and Zhang Chengming looked at the potatoes and thought to themselves, "These don't look like beans at all; they're much bigger."
Moreover, it looks grayish and doesn't look very appetizing.
But Lu Xuan said, "Potatoes are delicious whether they are stir-fried, steamed, mashed, or stewed with meat. There are many ways to eat them."
The Zhang family members looked at each other and then said "Oh".
Since I don't recognize this food at all, I can't give any evaluation for the time being.
Grandpa Zhang pointed to the sweet potato and said, "Isn't this just a yam? You can occasionally dig up some wild ones in the mountains. I heard that people in places that often suffer from famine rely on it to save their lives. I ate it when I was young. Eating too much of this stuff not only causes heartburn but also makes you gas a lot. It's also poisonous when it sprouts, and it doesn't keep for long. Generally, only people who really can't survive will grow some to save them from emergencies."
Lu Xuan is clearly not someone who can't survive.
Grandpa Zhang frowned: "Are you sure you want to plant it? Isn't this a waste of land?"
Lu Xuan said, "No."
The original sweet potatoes were indeed not very tasty; they were small and had a dry texture. Even though Lu Xuan had experienced the hardships of the apocalypse, he couldn't honestly say they were delicious.
But if you replace it with a super sweet potato with a molten center, do you think they'll still complain about getting heartburn and gas after eating too much?
With the space ring in place, short preservation time is no longer a problem.
At worst, it can be made into sweet potato starch.
But Lu Xuan was impatient to explain these things in detail, so he only mentioned the part they cared about most: "The yields of sweet potatoes and potatoes are very high."
The Zhang family didn't take it seriously, simply asking, "How tall is it?"
Lu Xuan uttered a startling statement in a calm tone: "At least 1,800 jin."
The Zhang family members were taken aback at first, then realized what he had said and took a deep breath.
"You mean Duo Shao—!?"
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When they arrived at the field, the Zhang family members still looked dazed.
The other villagers nearby noticed something was wrong and came over to ask, "What's wrong with you?"
The Zhang family members were having existential questions and wanted to share their shock and doubts with someone. They immediately whispered to the other person about the thousand-jin harvest.
Soon, another family joined the list of people who were in a daze.
Then this family couldn't help but tell their neighbors on the other side.
The neighbors then told their neighbors, and in the blink of an eye, most of the village had received the news and were in a daze.
Upon learning this, Li Tie was so excited that he wanted to come and find Lu Xuan to confirm whether the message had been misrepresented and that it was actually 180 jin, not 1800 jin.
But then I thought it was unlikely.
If it really weighs 180 pounds, there's absolutely no need to get excited.
But the figure of 1,800 jin is so exaggerated that it's hard to believe.
After much deliberation, Li Tie decided against seeking confirmation from Lu Xuan.
If you ask Lu Xuan, his answer will most likely be yes, so it's better to wait until the first harvest day and let the facts speak for themselves.
On the Lu family's allotted land.
Ignoring the exclamations of the surrounding villagers, Lu Xuan scattered the seeds of more than ten kinds of crops, including radishes and cabbages, that he had just mentioned to the Zhang family and those that he hadn't mentioned, onto the ground.
The people in the live stream were also a little confused.
Why does the streamer plant so many different kinds of crops? Even if you can force them to grow easily, each crop matures at a different time, so mixing them up for harvesting would be quite troublesome.
The key issue is that when the quota is divided up, not much of any one type can be collected. In the end, the variety of types collected increases, but the quantity is still less than that of other villagers, so it feels pointless.
Lu Xuan said casually, "That's because it's not time to see the significance yet."
Upon hearing this, the audience wondered what kind of secret operation was going on again and couldn't help but ask him what exactly he was up to.
Lu Xuan did not answer.
Since he himself wasn't very confident, it would be pointless to say anything now.
An hour later, all the seeds in the village had been sown, and Lu Xuan transferred his wood-type ability to each of them.
The seeds, covered with only a thin layer of soil, quickly sprouted and broke through the soil, growing into tender seedlings as tall as a palm, turning the gray-yellow fields into vibrant green fields.
Although the villagers were mentally prepared, they still couldn't help but let out a series of exclamations of amazement.
After confirming that all the seeds had been successfully germinated, Lu Xuan clapped his hands and said to everyone, "When germinating seeds using wood-type immortal techniques, it is impossible to distinguish between grain seeds and weeds. The faster the seedlings grow, the denser the weeds will grow. Remember to remove the weeds in time."
That's half true and half false.
It's not that he can't just promote the growth of grain seeds and eliminate weeds, but that doesn't fall within the scope of the 30% hard-earned fee.
"The vampire vines cannot protect all the fields. To prevent wild animals from ruining the crops, it is best to fence off the entire area to reduce losses."
In addition, the villagers will need to take care of watering themselves in the future.
In this weather, the soil dries out in less than half an hour after watering, so you have to water it at least five or six times a day to prevent the seedlings from being scorched to death.
Weeding is another task. After planting crops, it's inconvenient to continue using a weeding machine, so you have to pull the weeds manually, which is also hard work.
If you do the math, even with his help to induce labor, the villagers will still be busy; 70% of the harvest definitely won't come from lying down.
Li Tie made sure he remembered all of these things. “Don’t worry, I will explain these things to the villagers. You won’t have to worry about them.”
Lu Xuan nodded.
With that, his task was considered complete.
The villagers stayed behind to prepare for the second watering, while Lu Xuan returned to the villa's safe house.
In the past two days, in addition to cultivating the fields, the villagers have also opened vegetable gardens around the fence of the square, with each family taking a plot to grow some green vegetables for daily consumption.
Since the Lu family no longer resides in the small cave, they did not occupy any space there. After arriving home, Lu Xuan directly established a sizable vegetable garden on both sides and in front of the safe house, using it as the center.
Each household's vegetable garden in the square occupies less than 30 square meters, but Lu Xuan's vegetable garden is two to three hundred square meters in size.
The reason he didn't include the area behind it was because the orchard he had previously cultivated was just a few steps away.
Lu Xuan planted all the vegetable seeds he had on hand.
Onions, ginger, garlic, chives, spinach, bok choy, lettuce, chili peppers, cucumbers, pumpkin, winter melon...
I also planted a few sweet potatoes, potatoes, and corn stalks in the vegetable garden.
Vegetables are not like grains, so the consumption is not as high. The viewers in the live broadcast room did not say anything when they saw that he had planted many kinds of vegetables. Instead, they urged him to do something else.
[Host, hurry home and check if your sister's side effects have subsided. Maybe she can awaken her powers too.]
Lu Xuan glanced at the sky, used his water-based supernatural ability to water the vegetable garden, and then turned and entered the villa.
Almost simultaneously, Lu Chen and Lu Qing came downstairs.
Lu Xuan asked, "Has your body recovered?"
Lu Qing smiled, her face flushed, "I don't feel nauseous anymore."
Lu Xuan gestured for her to sit down, poured her a glass of juice, and Lu Chen poured her a glass of juice as well. He then asked, "Have you noticed any changes in your body?"
Lu Qing laughed even harder, clenching her fist tightly: "My strength is at least twice as much as before! Before, I could only carry a hundred catties of grain at most, but I just tried and I can easily carry two hundred catties."
Lu Chen clapped enthusiastically, "Sister, you're awesome!"
Lu Xuan asked, "Have you noticed any unfamiliar power within your body?"
Lu Qing, who was delighted with her increased power, paused, puzzled, and asked, "What unfamiliar power? Aren't elixirs just for enhancing physical constitution?"
Lu Xuan then told her, "It's not just that. Enhancing physical fitness is only the most basic effect. In addition, lucky people may gain immortal techniques after taking the elixir."
"What!?" Lu Qing exclaimed in surprise.
Lu Chen's eyes widened in surprise. "Is the magic the kind of ability that makes vegetables and fruits grow quickly, and that makes meat mince and juice quickly, brother?"
Lu Xuan said, "Perhaps, it could be something else, something even more special."
Upon hearing this, Lu Chen became even more excited, his little face flushed as he looked at Lu Qing, "Sister, what kind of magic did you obtain?"
Lu Xuan also looked at Lu Qing.
Lu Qing was extremely nervous under the gazes of the two brothers. "I...I don't know."
Lu Xuan patiently guided him, "Calm down and feel it carefully. Once you awaken, you should be able to feel it. Try to guide that power to your palm."
Lu Qing took a deep breath. "Then I'll give it a try?" she said, opening her palm in front of her.
Lu Chen encouraged her, saying, "Sister, you can definitely do it!"
The viewers in the live stream, however, didn't have much hope.
According to official data, only 10% of people who take the gene evolution fluid will awaken their superpowers. The probability of one in ten is not easy to come by. Look at Lu Qing's face, it's all red, but she still doesn't have any reaction.
Actually, doubling your physical fitness is pretty good. In times of famine, isn't having a healthy and strong body more important than anything else?
Other viewers were echoing this comment when suddenly someone excitedly commented: "Look at Lu Qing's palm!"
The audience instinctively looked over and were astonished to find that a drop of water had actually condensed in Lu Qing's palm. The droplet grew larger and larger until it became a water ball the size of a fist.
Everyone: !! They actually awakened!?
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