She wasn't the only one who was excited; they were probably even more excited than her!
Haha, at least she spent a whole day digesting it.
The old village chief thought back to the he shou wu (Polygonum multiflorum) he had dug up in his youth. Why hadn't he thought to collect the seeds and plant them then? If they had grown successfully, wouldn't every household in Shanshui Village have become wealthy...?
Before the shock on Li Qiang's face had subsided, he quickly asked, "What are the other two? Can they still be grown?"
Zhao Lan raised her chin and explained carefully: "Yams can only be planted next spring, and dried tangerine peel requires seedlings, but he shou wu can be planted in the fall, so we can still catch up. Shui Qing said we can get seeds from her, but she doesn't guarantee the harvest. Each household can make their own decision, as long as they are willing."
Finally, he asked, "Do you grow it at home?"
"Plant! Of course we'll plant!"
"If you don't have experience this year, won't you have experience next year?"
“A short-lived He Shou Wu plant costs several hundred coins. If we can grow two plants per acre, we can break even. But if we grow a dozen or more, no way, I’m dizzy!” Li Qiang, who had previously said that his wife was naive, felt like he had been thoroughly slapped in the face.
He's the one who's never seen the world.
Why is it that every time he thinks he's become knowledgeable and worldly-wise, Fan Jin and Shui Qing manage to shatter his perceptions?
Amidst the cheerful atmosphere, Zhang Hui timidly raised her hand and asked, "What kind of planting are we doing? Is there enough manpower to plant them?"
There was a moment of silence as people began to ponder the question.
The old village chief snapped out of his daze and made a decision: "We won't plant winter wheat anymore. We'll use those few acres of land to grow Polygonum multiflorum. We'll use the energy we used to grow winter wheat to grow Polygonum multiflorum. Once we have a good harvest of seeds next year and know how to grow it, we can expand to the mountains."
With so many households in the village, it's impossible for only one family to grow the seeds. Each family won't get too many seeds, so they have to plant them carefully and diligently.
If the seeds don't sprout on the mountain, it's a waste.
All six people agreed without a single objection.
Even if we gain nothing, it's fine. All we lose is winter wheat, but it's worth it for the sake of Polygonum multiflorum.
When Zhang Xiaocao went back and told her mother, her mother was the first to agree!
"Let me tell you, we're not smart, so we have to follow in the footsteps of smart people. Think about it, our lives are getting better and better as we follow Shuiqing, aren't they?"
The gold, silver, bronze, iron, and wooden oxen nodded heavily.
"We can't be like those shallow-minded people who are lazy and unwilling to do anything but nitpick and then end up mocking others."
The gold, silver, bronze, iron, and wooden oxen continued to nod emphatically.
My second uncle's family is one of them.
“A few families in the village followed Shui Qing’s lead and planted potatoes. We did too. Look, this year, despite the flood, our family is one of the few in the village who doesn’t have to worry about food.”
We've been raising rabbits, and we've been doing a lot of it. Every time we sell rabbits, our family makes the most money.
Not to mention the money you earned selling charcoal at the end of last year, which we used to build this house and still had some left over. Our family has some savings now.
So we absolutely have to come this time! Although we don't have any farmland, and we've planted potatoes on the land, we can still clear some. Mother will go clear the land first, and once you've finished building the herb shop and the study, hurry and come with us!"
"good!"
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