Chapter 1002 Preparing a Room for A Ning
The problem is that there aren't enough sunflower seeds, so the remaining land can only be used to grow other crops that can grow on saline-alkali soil.
There are actually crops that are good at tolerating salt and alkali, such as Apocynum venetum and wolfberry.
However, these crops either have a long growth cycle or are not suitable for planting in this season.
Sunflowers can be harvested in a little over a hundred days, but what if other plants only grow to half their full size? You can't just cut them down, can you? But if you don't cut them down, you won't have time to plant the next batch of sunflowers. Isn't that a vicious cycle?
After much deliberation, Shu Yu concluded that among the crops currently available in Da Su Dynasty, only alfalfa was the most suitable.
Alfalfa is also known as golden flower vegetable.
This plant has a high yield, can be used as food, has medicinal value, and is known as the king of forage grasses.
Most importantly, the land can be harvested several times a year, making the most of it.
Upon hearing this, Da Niu couldn't help but smile and said, "Alright, let's plant golden clover then."
He perked up again, "Tomorrow I'll go back to the county town to buy some amaranth seeds and plant them as soon as possible."
"No need, I've already asked someone to help me find seeds, and they'll be delivered in the next day or two."
"That works too." He'll take some people to loosen the soil tomorrow; it'll take quite a while to loosen all this land. "But Ayu, who will we sell all this golden chrysanthemum after we grow it?"
This is a big problem, after all, this is eighty acres of golden chrysanthemum.
Shu Yu, “Sell it to Donggu County.”
"Donggu County?"
“Yes, Miss Ding’s sister-in-law’s family has a farm in Donggu County, where they raise a lot of livestock. They are in dire need of pasture, so when Miss Ding went back, she told her sister-in-law that if we could grow it, we could sell it all to them.”
Ding Yuehua mentioned this to her yesterday, saying that although the Wu family was in the livestock business, it wasn't a large-scale operation. After all, this place wasn't like the grasslands, where there was a large supply of pasture.
The local farmers wouldn't abandon perfectly good crops to grow pasture grass.
The Wu family did grow their own livestock, but it wasn't enough, so they couldn't raise more.
If Shu Yu were to use all eighty acres to grow alfalfa, the Wu family would be overjoyed and would definitely buy it all.
Of course, it's fine if they don't want it; this stuff can be used as food and medicine. Besides, in such a large place as Dong'an Prefecture, there are always other families doing livestock and poultry business; if each family sells a little, it will all be sold out.
Da Niu felt relieved after hearing this. He had a goal and a backup plan, and he was very excited.
The brother and sister talked as they returned to the village.
Ah Ning had already explored the entire estate and was just about to go out to look for them when she saw that they had all returned.
The little girl immediately came over and asked, "Second sister, can I come here often in the future?"
She knew that after Xiaoya came today, she wouldn't be going back to the county town with her; she would be staying here from now on.
After spending these days together, the two girls have become good friends, and she is a little reluctant to part ways.
Little Sprout might not be able to come to the city, but she can come over. Her second sister comes to the village from time to time to see the sunflowers, and she comes with her.
Shu Yu nodded. "Come whenever you want."
Zhou Qiao smiled and said, "I'll prepare a room for A Ning. Whenever A Ning wants to come, she can come and stay here for a few days. Then I'll have your brother Da Niu send her back."
"real?"
"Really, Ah Ning, which room would you like to stay in? You can choose for yourself."
(End of this chapter)
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