Chapter 497 How Many Are There
Wu Laoliu shook off the man's hand and said, "Get out of the way! What did you say when they said they would give you some to plant? Whether they will still give it to you in the future depends on whether they are willing to do so!"
Because of the kiln business, Wu Laoliu had a good relationship with the people in Huanxiyuan. Last year, when Shen Qingqian was getting sweet potato seeds, he asked a few of them. Although Wu Laoliu was not very happy about it, he still asked for some to plant in his private plot.
Others who have good relations with Huanxiyuan also planted some as a token of their intention, but they hardly take care of them on a regular basis, so the growth is just average now, and there is no sign of a good harvest.
The man curled his lips and thought to himself, you think being productive is so easy, but if I fail to meet the high productivity standards later, I'll see how those people will look at me!
Shen Qingqian was not worried at all.
When she planted the seeds in this piece of land in the valley, she quietly used a little accelerated fertilizer dilution to ensure that the sweet potato seeds could survive in low temperatures. Although the growth rate was not very fast, the basic yield should be fine.
Jiang Goudan and his friends were the most active. After arriving at the valley, the first thing they did was to help the Shen family harvest sweet potatoes.
"Xiao Jiang, we can do it ourselves, you don't have to bother." Mrs. Wu felt a little embarrassed.
Before Jiang Goudan could speak, Madam Lu smiled and said, "Aunt, please don't be polite with us. If it weren't for the Sixth Miss providing us with seeds, our fields would still be empty."
Although they were allocated wasteland, they had to prepare their own seeds. Last year, Shen Qingqian had suggested that they plant as many sweet potatoes as possible, but due to the limited number of plots, they planted less. The Shen family also lent them other seeds.
Wu had no choice but to let them do as they pleased.
In this way, all the sweet potato fields on the Shen family's side were harvested very quickly.
The Shen family has a total of thirty acres of land in the valley, but after Shen Qingqian distributed the sweet potato seeds and vines to other families, they only have enough land for five acres.
"Make way, make way, I'm here to weigh in!" Shen Yong ran over quickly holding a scale.
As more and more sweet potatoes were dug out, many people couldn't wait to go back and weigh them. Shen Yong ran the fastest, so it was natural for him to borrow the scale.
The five acres of sweet potatoes piled up in the field are quite spectacular. Those who had doubted the sweet potato yield earlier were so shocked that their jaws dropped.
"I'm so anxious, why haven't you finished weighing yet?"
"Oh my God, this is the first time I've seen so much food harvested from the fields in my life."
Sweet potatoes can be eaten raw. Just now, Shen Qingqian took a small sweet potato, washed it in the stream flowing through the valley, and tasted it. It tasted sweet and refreshing, better than any she had eaten before.
Naturally, the others also tasted a few bites, and needless to say, they knew that this was something that could be used as food.
"Weighing finished!"
"Oh, quickly calculate how many there are."
Shen Qingqian is responsible for recording and calculations.
After working all morning, a thin layer of sweat still formed on her forehead. When she heard everyone urging her, a huge smile spread across her face. "We've harvested a total of 156 dan from five mu of land!"
When this data was reported, everyone was stunned.
One hundred and fifty-six stones!
One dan in Dajin weighs one hundred jin, so one hundred and fifty-six dan weighs fifteen thousand six hundred jin!
"Dad! Dad, why are you crying?"
"Son, five acres of land can produce more than 10,000 kilograms of grain! Do you know what this means? It means we won't be hungry anymore!"
"May God bless our northern Hubei!"
"Woo woo woo, we won't be hungry anymore."
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