Chapter 683 Successful Planting
Because Old Man Chen told us not to ask any more questions, everyone was tactful and didn't ask any more questions.
However, the next day, hundreds of people came early in the morning. The Wan family's yard could not accommodate so many people. Wan Laoer was ready to let everyone go to the village drying yard, but Old Man Chen directly refused.
"No need to go to such trouble. They are all here to learn how to farm. Just lead them directly to the fields."
Nowadays, most of the land in Shizi Village is in the hands of the Wan family. Only the Jin clan leader and his family have been holding back and have not signed the contract. However, they have also been somewhat shaken recently.
So many people from other villages came at once that the old men, old ladies and children in Shizi Village who had not gone to work all went to the fields to watch the fun.
Old man Chen led so many people to the fields in a mighty procession. This was a rare spectacle in Shizi Village that had not been seen for a hundred years.
"You are the best selected from many villagers. I believe your Mr. Jia has also told you that your wages are 30 wen a day. If you do well in the later stage, you may get 50, 80 or 100 wen a day. It depends on your own understanding and degree of hard work. That's all I have to say today. What I'm going to talk about next is the key point."
Old man Chen was standing in the middle, and his words were like a bolt of thunder out of the blue, shocking everyone so much that they almost fell to the ground.
"Oh my God, one hundred coins a day? That would mean three taels of silver a month, and thirty taels a year? Am I dreaming?"
"If it really is 100 wen a day, I would rather work for the Wan family for the rest of my life."
"That's right. That's right."
Even the villagers from Shizi Village who came to watch the fun were stunned.
"Jinzhu, what are you going to plant in your fields? It's so precious? Can it grow gold or something? Can you offer such a high price for it? Why don't we have it in our village? We are all from the same village, so you can't leave us out when there's good stuff."
Immediately, an old man grabbed Wan Laoer and asked him.
"Uncle, we have it in our village too. It requires some talent and hard work. Not everyone can do it. Maybe in the later stage, everyone will be able to do it through osmosis, but it takes time. In the early stage, we must first motivate some people."
The old man was relieved when he heard what Wan Laoer said and knew that he had not forgotten the people in his village.
"We all know that your family is a kind-hearted family and will definitely not forget the villagers."
Wan Lao Er chuckled, "What a kind man! Our family is where we are today thanks to your help."
Over there, Old Man Chen has already started teaching everyone how to turn the soil and prepare the land.
Because Astragalus is a deep-rooted plant, it is advisable to choose sandy loam that is deep, fertile, loose, and well-drained.
These days, Old Man Chen has been taking Fubao to check around in order to select the soil suitable for growing Astragalus.
The Wan family’s more than 100 acres of land also meets the requirements.
Today, Old Man Chen will lead everyone to teach on the land of the Wan family.
"I have already selected the land for each of your villages. You will line up to go to Wan's house and look at the land location marked on the map. Then you can go home and prepare the land. Now I will tell you the requirements for preparing the land. You must plow the land as deeply as I do, at a depth of one to one and a half feet. Everyone, come and take a look now. Remember this depth. It cannot be too shallow or too deep. You are all experienced farmers. I think you can all understand what I am saying, right?"
After the people inside watched, they kept Old Man Chen's words in mind and immediately made way for the people behind to come in.
Everyone was holding their breath, wanting to perform well and get their wages increased to 100 wen a day as soon as possible, so they studied very hard.
"Uncle Chen, we have all remembered it. Please continue."
Old man Chen nodded and continued to talk about the next point of attention.
It was not until noon, when everyone had no questions, that they went home in groups.
In the afternoon, Jia Yanbing came back.
He not only brought back seeds, but also a caravan.
The car is covered with farm manure.
When planting Astragalus, base fertilizer must be applied, but there is not much farmyard manure at the border. Before he went to buy the medicinal seeds this time, he had already written a letter to Lao Yangtou. Lao Yangtou's family has been raising sheep for generations, and he also knows many sheep farmers, so it is most appropriate for him to help buy farmyard manure.
So this time when he went to buy seeds, Old Sheephead had already led his caravan halfway, and the two of them happened to meet.
After Jia Yanbing paid the money, the old sheephead saved himself the trouble and returned directly the same way.
"Mr. Jia, what's in your car?" Wan Laoer curiously lifted the straw covering and took a look. Inside was dried sheep dung, but the smell was not that strong.
“So much sheep dung?”
Wan Laoer was very surprised.
"Brother Wan Er, these are the sheep manure I bought from Lao Yangtou. When planting medicinal herbs, you must apply base fertilizer. These are far from enough, but other fleets will deliver them in the next few days. It should be enough for this year."
Jia Yanbing said it easily, but in fact, if they hadn't found Lao Yangtou, it would have been really difficult for them to get these fertilizers. A lot of the farm manure had been bought up by the big landowners, so they had to start earlier next year.
After solving the problems of farmyard manure and medicinal seeds, the next step is to quickly start sowing.
"Mr. Chen, I bought several different kinds of medicinal seeds this time. These are the medicinal herbs you mentioned that are suitable for the environment here, and they are all seeds suitable for sowing at this time of year. In addition to astragalus, I also bought codonopsis, rhubarb, and angelica."
"Well, you did a good job, but you have to start preparing seeds for next spring. I know these seeds are hard to find. It's not impossible for us to save the seeds ourselves, but these herbs take two or three years to mature. If you save the seeds by then, I'm afraid you will suffer a great loss."
"Mr. Chen, I understand. Before I came back, I had already paid a deposit and asked the other party to keep an eye on it for me."
"Okay, as long as you know what's going on."
In mid-October, all the medicinal herb seeds were planted, but this was just the beginning. Thinning and cuttings would be required later. Different medicinal herbs have different planting methods. These were all things that Old Man Chen had to worry about himself, and no one else could help.
As the Wan family started to take action, those families who had been waiting and watching finally could not sit still anymore, because Jia Yanbing asked Wan Laoer to personally distribute the first month's wages, using baskets filled with several large baskets of copper coins. This not only visually but also psychologically defeated those villagers who were still holding out.
In winter, they can only stay at home, but those who rent out their land still have work to do, and with work they have income, which makes those people very envious.
After the first distribution of money, the Wan family's territory expanded a lot. Now there are less than a hundred villages in the entire Jinwu Town that have not signed contracts, and there are also some landlords and gentry. These are no longer important to Jia Yanbing.
He believed that in three years, these landlords would definitely beg him to rent their land to them, and the price would not be the same as it is today.
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