He was preoccupied with what kind of medicinal herb it was, but ultimately looked at the other three without asking.
He could guarantee that he would keep quiet and not reveal it in advance, but he couldn't guarantee that others would do the same, especially since these old friends might not have meant any harm and were just excited to tell their children.
Let's not ask for now; we'll find out eventually.
The four arrived with trepidation but returned with high spirits.
They originally thought it would be great if Shuiqing agreed to sell them donkeys and they could use them in two or three years. They never expected that they would be able to use them in just two or three days this autumn.
I originally thought that having rabbits as an income source was already quite good, but I never expected that there would be another business of processing medicinal materials!
Furthermore, they can also grow medicinal herbs after the autumn harvest. In particular, these medicinal herbs do not take up land or fields, but only forests, which makes them feel even better.
And next autumn they will also have a harvest of medicinal herbs. From then on, their village will become a medicinal herb village. When they go out, they will say that it is a scenic village that produces a certain medicinal herb. How proud they will be when others know this.
The four of them now felt that this medicinal herb was not just a matter for the young man and his wife, but for the entire village, and like the rabbit, it absolutely could not be spread outside!
"I've been thinking about it. When we get back, we need to agree on a story. We'll say that fresh herbs are useless and worthless. What's valuable is the processing technique. Only when they're properly processed can they fetch a good price. This will prevent anyone from having bad intentions."
"Yes, I've been thinking about this too. I also thought that once we plant them, we should fence off the entire hillside and send people to patrol it day and night to prevent them from spreading elsewhere."
"To be honest, I feel more at ease when I hear that only the Ding family knows how to make this dish. As long as the skills are not passed on, we are safe."
"Then when we get back, we'll tell our families not to look at things they shouldn't see, not to learn things they shouldn't learn, and to just earn their wages honestly."
"What we've thought of, Shui Qing might have already thought of a long time ago. I think she's really amazing now!"
......
Two or three days later, Shui Qing's family had already entered the sowing stage.
Ten donkeys and one ox joined the plowing team in Shanshui Village, and with their addition, efficiency increased dramatically!
After all, a donkey can plow as much land as three or four strong men in a day. Moreover, Shuiqing also lent out her family's plow and harrow. Only then did they realize that Shuiqing's plow and harrow were much more useful than the others!
It's much less strenuous for people to pull it.
I've decided that once I've made some money, I'll have a blacksmith make the same one!
While the donkeys were plowing the fields, the men were not idle either. With both methods working together, the plowing was completed seven or eight days earlier than they had expected.
All that's left is to plant potato tubers.
The cut potato chunks are evenly coated with wood ash, placed in the dug pit, and then covered with soil. This kind of farm work can be done by seven or eight-year-old children, and every household, young and old, uses it.
By mid-September, almost all the households that planted potatoes had finished.
Winter wheat production is not under too much pressure because there is only a few acres of farmland that needs to be dug up and filled in.
At this moment, Shuiqing announced the selection of people to process the medicinal materials!
Except for two designated families who were excluded from the area, the rest of the villagers had heard rumors and were immediately in an uproar.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
