Chapter 257: Dividing the Land
Sihe Village is almost entirely dry land, and in the past, the main crop planted was corn, a drought-resistant and high-yield crop, with some also planted soybeans and peanuts.
After carefully measuring the arable land, it was distributed equally according to the number of people.
Although Sihe Village has a lot of land, it has a larger population. If it is distributed equally based on the population, each person can get three acres of land.
In other words, Shang Ruoting's family of three can be allocated nine acres of land.
This time, Yangmei's family was considered to be a family of medium size and was allocated arable land.
Families with large populations are the most active in signing contracts. After all, with so much land in their hands, the harvest can be several times that of other families.
As for those villages with smaller populations, they were somewhat reluctant when signing the contract, feeling that if things continued like this, the gap between the rich and the poor in the village would soon become apparent.
Shang Ruoting didn't have so many thoughts about this. No matter how much land she got, she would definitely develop it into a prosperous one in her hands.
So, while the family was still hesitating, she had already come to the desk and signed.
Yang Mei didn't have any idea, but seeing Shang Ruoting signed so readily, she knew she would not suffer any loss, so she signed as well.
Zhao Fa was also a kind-hearted person. Knowing that Yang Mei and Shang Ruoting had a good relationship, when he divided the land, he specially gave the adjacent farmland to the two families.
After Shang Ruoting signed, she went to check out the location on the floor plan with Yangmei.
When the two arrived at their destination, they had to thank Zhao Fa again.
This piece of land can be said to be one of the most fertile places in the village. Moreover, it is close to the edge and is a very quiet place.
Shang Ruoting and Yang Mei were both very satisfied with this.
Yang Mei looked at the land that belonged to her family and said, "Ruoting, there are no paddy fields in our village. It seems we have to plant corn this year."
Although Shang Ruoting was very satisfied with the land, she was also a little disappointed because there was no paddy field and her super high-yield rice seeds were of no use for the time being.
Although high-yield rice cannot be grown on this fertile land, it is also suitable for growing other crops.
However, she has no plans to grow corn for the time being.
In today's era, it is unlikely to really get rich. After all, the overall environment still has many limitations, and the most basic individual business has not yet been implemented.
So, when it comes to agricultural development, she must always take good control and strive to create greater profits.
While she was thinking about something, Yang Tao, Old Lady Shang, and Tan Chen came over together.
They also found out the location of the land they were allocated from others and planned to come and take a look.
Old Lady Shang and Tan Chen were very satisfied with the land they were given and looked around.
Yang Tao ran to Shang Ruoting and Yang Mei and said, "Sister Ruoting, big sister, we have so much land now. We can grow lots of strawberries. That will make much more money than growing corn."
Shang Ruoting secretly gave Yang Tao a thumbs up. Such a young child was smarter than Yang Mei, an adult, and knew how to create higher value from the land they were allocated.
However, it is not reliable to use these arable lands to grow strawberries.
First of all, this place is not close to the residential area of the village. After planting strawberries, someone needs to look after them, which is a manpower issue.
Secondly, based on her true understanding of the household distribution system, they need to hand over a certain amount of grain to the national treasury every year for the land they contracted, and this cannot be replaced by money at present.
The best way is to divide the land into two parts, one part for growing food to be paid into the national treasury, and the other part for growing cash crops.
When it comes to cash crops, the first thing that comes to her mind is various vegetables. Moreover, she sees that Tan Chen also has the idea of building a greenhouse here. This is also good. In the summer, the plastic film of the greenhouse can be lifted up for seasonal planting. In the winter, the plastic film can be put up, and an extra season of crops can be harvested.
No matter what, she wanted to take her good sister Yangmei with her.
However, this also requires Yangmei's consent.
It just so happened that Mrs. Shang and Tan Chen also came over at this time, so it would be better to tell them the plan directly.
"I plan to divide this land into two parts. I'll grow food on one part like everyone else, and build a greenhouse on the other. If it's done well, I can produce three crops of vegetables a year."
Shang Ruoting was not lying at all when she said the three-season vegetables. Not to mention her own professional knowledge, at worst she still had the Space Spirit Spring, which would also play a role when the time came.
In this case, the harvest of these three crops will definitely be several times that of growing grain.
Needless to say, Tan Chen knew his wife's abilities best, and the family had enough money, so building a few greenhouses would definitely not be a problem.
"Okay, let's do as my wife says."
Old Lady Shang was not stupid. Seeing that her two younger generations were capable of taking care of things, she naturally would not object.
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