Because Zhang Juhua spoke clearly and with a very proper attitude, Yun Duo also became sincere: "Aunt Juhua, this isn't a big deal, and if you really want to exchange, I can do it for you. But, if you want to exchange it for food, that's fine, but if you want to exchange it for seed..."
"Aunt Chrysanthemum, to be honest, I'm really worried that our millet is not suitable for planting."
"If I really gave it to you, and you used it as seed, and it looked fine at first, but in the end it didn't grow into grain, wouldn't that harm you?"
Zhang Juhua instinctively didn't believe it, but because Yun Duo said she could exchange it for her, she was in a good mood. Looking at Yun Duo, she smiled and said, "Yun Duo, don't lie to your aunt. Your family's millet is so good. It yielded more than 700 jin per mu. Your Uncle Lao Gen personally harvested it. Your Aunt Juhua knows it very well. There's no mistake. It can definitely be used as seed."
Yun Duo wasn't angry that Zhang Juhua didn't believe her. In fact, not only Zhang Juhua, but even Yun Dazheng didn't believe her. Instead, her tone became more sincere. Looking at Zhang Juhua, she said earnestly, "Aunt Juhua, I also hope that this rice can be used as seed. That way, not only our family, your family, our whole village, the whole county, and even more places, can have more full meals."
"But what if this millet can't be used as seed..."
"Aunt Juhua, think about it carefully. If your family can't rely on a single rice crop and there's no harvest at all, will you be able to make a living?"
"If it's alright, you can exchange the rice varieties for me. They're all rice anyway. Once you husk them and cook them, it's all the same. In fact, the rice from your rice might even taste a bit better."
“But if you can’t make it… Aunt Chrysanthemum, then you’ll have to think about it carefully. Of course, if you insist on changing, Aunt Chrysanthemum, then I can change for you. But I’ve made it clear that if your family can’t harvest rice and goes hungry next year, you can’t blame me.”
Seeing Yun Duo's serious expression, even if Zhang Juhua didn't believe that Yun Duo's millet couldn't be used as seed, she couldn't help but hesitate.
Moreover, she knew her own family's situation. They were already struggling financially, with no surplus grain in their granaries and going hungry for most of the year. If the entire rice harvest failed, they wouldn't even be able to pay their taxes, let alone eat...
However, it was an opportunity after all, and she couldn't bear to give it up.
After thinking it over and over, he finally gritted his teeth and said to Yun Duo, "Yun Duo, why don't you change it for Aunt Ju Hua?"
"If you insist on changing it, Auntie, how about this? You take the millet back, and next year when you're raising seedlings, take a small amount as seed, just enough for a small plot of land. That way, if the millet grows well, you can select the good ones to keep for seed. If it doesn't grow well, it'll only mean a smaller or no harvest on that small plot. You can just consider it a slightly worse harvest, eat a couple more thin meals and a couple less dry meals, and that's it. Do you think that's okay?"
"Anyway, if that millet is really used for seed and can produce a high yield, then it's not a big deal to lose one more year, right?"
Yun Duo's words made a lot of sense, and Zhang Juhua wasn't the kind of person who didn't know what was good for her, so she immediately nodded: "Okay, then you can give Auntie five jin instead."
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