Completely unaware that she was being targeted, Xu Milu was enthusiastically researching the newly repaired gene-editing function.
【Egg-shaped Wheat Ear (Sprouting Stage)】
[A herbaceous plant of the Reedaceae family, with a seedling period of twenty days, a maturity period of ten days, and a fruiting period that can last up to sixty days. A single plant can produce up to thirty fruits per day.]
[Planting environment requirements: moist, sunny, and cold-hardy.]
"Matures in thirty days, with a single plant producing thirty fruits per day? Isn't that a bit too low a yield?"
Xu Milu touched her chin and muttered to herself.
Ping Pong Grapes (budding stage, ready for planting)
[This is an annual vine; the seedling stage takes 60 days, the maturity stage takes 90 days, and a single plant can yield up to 60 kilograms.]
[Planting environment requirements: dry, sunny, cold-resistant, drought-resistant, and heat-resistant.]
"A single plant can yield 120 jin (60 kg), bear fruit in two months, and mature in five months. That's terrifying speed!"
Xu Milu couldn't help but gasp in amazement. Ordinary grapes take at least two years from seedling to fruiting, while Ping Pong grapes can be harvested in just three months, and then the next batch can be planted.
The only drawback is that each ping-pong grape vine dies naturally after bearing fruit, requiring replanting the following year.
Xu Milu currently only has a bag of ping-pong grape seeds that Zhihe secretly gave her, and she has only cultivated 500 seedlings, which is far from enough for next year's planting.
"Looks like I'll have to make time to visit the Food World."
Xu Milu scratched her face.
Since the rice food shop opened, she decided to slowly introduce some ingredients from the food world to Earth, so that even if someone tries to investigate later, they won't find anything.
Ningcheng, known as the "Jiangnan of Northwest China," is the best choice.
Although Xu Milu knew nothing about farming, she was fortunate enough to know where to start.
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As early winter approaches, the fields are bare, with only a few scattered cabbages and celery lying limply on the ground. The weather is cold, and a layer of white frost has formed on the ground, which will only melt when the sun comes out.
The tomatoes in the greenhouse have been harvested, but the price of tomatoes is low this year, and many villagers' tomatoes have rotted in the ground. Now the villagers refuse to continue planting them.
Tian Wen squatted at the edge of the field, looking at the demolished greenhouses with a worried expression. He was the village chief of Xingning Village, and who knew that he would be left in this mess just before stepping down.
Last year, tomato prices continued to rise. This spring, everyone in the village started planting tomatoes. But the tomatoes ripened in a rush, and they couldn't find a market to sell them, even at rock-bottom prices. Many people could only watch their year's hard work rot in the ground. No wonder the villagers were upset.
“In our village, one mu of land is worth 500 yuan a year. Go out and see who would be willing to pay that price? This year the economy is not good, you have to think about the villagers. 400 yuan per mu is not low.”
Standing next to him was a chubby man with a briefcase slung over his shoulder. He looked fair and plump and was earnestly advising him:
"Think about it, if you farm for a whole year, you'll work yourself to the bone and only earn less than 20,000 yuan. But if you rent the land to us, you can easily make money, and you can even go to the city to work, right?"
A bitter smile appeared on Tian Wen's dark face:
“Boss Wang, it’s not that I’m not giving you face, it’s just that the price your company is offering is too low, only 400 yuan per mu. The villagers are having objections.”
"Your village has over a thousand acres of land, four hundred yuan isn't cheap. I heard that your village lost a lot of money growing tomatoes this year, didn't you?"
Mr. Wang chuckled: "A thousand acres of land for a minimum five-year lease, at four hundred yuan per acre. If I were you, I would have signed it. This year-end is going to be tough."
Tian Wen gritted his teeth, enduring immense torment, and was about to agree when his cell phone suddenly rang.
"Buzz buzz buzz—"
Tian Wen answered the call listlessly:
"Hello? Who is it?"
The woman's voice on the other end of the phone sounded remarkably young:
[Is this Village Chief Tian? This is Xu Milu. We contacted each other on WeChat a few days ago and arranged to review the contract today. Do you have time now?]
Tian Wen slapped his forehead, and a glimmer of hope rose again on his dark face.
A few days ago, someone contacted him saying they wanted to contract land in the village, but he hasn't heard back since, so he thought it had fallen through.
"Yes, yes, Miss Xu, right? I have time, I'm at the village entrance right now. Should I send someone to pick you up?"
Tian Wen couldn't help but feel a little hopeful. The villagers had suffered a lot of losses, and if they could contract out the land at a price of 500 yuan per mu, they might be able to recover some of their losses and have a good New Year.
Oh, are you by the field? I think I see you, I'll be right there.
arrive?
Tian Wen held up his phone and looked around. In the distance, he saw a young girl wearing a straw hat and a hoodie slowly stop in front of him on an electric tricycle.
Tian Wenxin felt utterly dejected; the last glimmer of hope she had been holding was suddenly extinguished.
So young?
Boss Wang glanced at Xu Milu from head to toe, then burst out laughing:
"Hey sis, your car is pretty unique!"
"Secretary Tian?"
Xu Milu looked up in confusion, not understanding why the other person looked so despondent.
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After touring the entire village, Xu Milu had a general plan in mind. Without keeping anyone in suspense, she immediately asked to lease 1,000 mu (approximately 67 hectares) of land. Tian Wen, who had already given up hope, was utterly astonished.
"Really? You're really leasing out 1,000 mu? 500 per mu?"
Xu Milu nodded:
“I’ve inquired, and the land lease prices in the surrounding villages are between 500 and 600 yuan. I think this price is reasonable. If the lease is for a minimum of five years, the total would be 2.5 million yuan. When would you like to sign the contract?”
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