Chapter 48: Have you planted it? Yes, I have!
After receiving the sweet potatoes and potatoes, each family started to prepare the land and plant them. The whole village was talking about this and everyone was very excited.
After all, no one who has tasted sweet potatoes doesn't like them. Since Xu Zhichun and others say potatoes are good, then they are probably good too. It is said that the yield is very high. How can people not be happy?
Qi Tian had already prepared all the furniture that Xu Zhichun wanted, and asked someone to help carry it to Xu Zhichun's home and arrange it neatly for her.
Xu Zhichun thanked him and looked at the brand new wardrobe, chest of drawers, and the dozen or so newly added pieces of furniture, large and small, feeling quite satisfied.
It’s finally much more convenient.
When Liang Mingxuan came back, he was surprised and happy to see the new wardrobe and desk with bookshelf in his room, and he liked them very much.
My sister-in-law is so nice to him!
The large iron pot Xu Zhichun ordered is also coming back, making it much easier to cook konjac tofu and konjac noodles every day. There are also more basins and buckets, making them easier to store.
Every household was busy planting sweet potatoes and potatoes, and the whole village was bustling with activity. Some families would even use bamboo sticks to fence off the small plot of land where they planted sweet potatoes, to prevent chickens from wandering in and destroying the vegetables.
Even the daily greetings these days have changed from "Have you eaten?" to "Have you planted anything?"
"Have you planted any at home?"
"I've planted it, what about you guys?"
"Haha, we planted it too! We specially picked the best piece of land in the vegetable garden at our doorstep and planted it there."
"Hey, who isn't? Just waiting for it to sprout!"
"Of course! It's good stuff!"
"Yeah, haha!"
Of course, this kind of treatment is only enjoyed by the noble sweet potatoes. As for potatoes, although Zhichun said they are also good things, they are much more casual to plant. They can be planted wherever there is open space.
Everyone was almost going crazy with joy just thinking about how the sweet potatoes would soon sprout and grow vines, and that they could pinch the vines and continue planting, and then harvest lots of sweet sweet potatoes in the fall.
The children were particularly eager and would run to their own fields several times every day to see if the sweet potatoes had sprouted.
When the first child discovered that his sweet potato had sprouted, he ran home from the vegetable garden, shouting, "It's sprouted! It's sprouted! The sweet potato has sprouted!" The whole family was so happy that they smiled from ear to ear and ran to the vegetable garden to gather around the sweet potato sprouts to admire them.
Those who had not had time to go to their vegetable gardens also rushed to their own gardens, and when they found that some vegetables had sprouted, they cheered and watched.
Those whose seeds have not yet sprouted also ran to other people's homes to be the first to see the rare sight, and at the same time nervously looked forward to their own seeds.
The village was as lively as New Year's Day during those days.
Some worried people asked Xu Zhichun: What should I do if my sweet potatoes have sprouted? Should I water them? How much? When is the best time to water? And how should I fertilize them? When will the sweet potato sprouts be fully grown? When can I pinch them? How do I pinch them? How should I plant them after pinching them? What if I don't pinch them well and they don't continue to grow new vines?
Xu Zhichun was sweating profusely.
If she had not been absolutely certain that it was a sweet potato, the sweet potato she gave to everyone, which was extremely hardy and could be grown easily, she would have thought it was some precious treasure that had to be carefully protected.
But she couldn't be too confident in comforting him. After all, her character was that she didn't know much about sweet potatoes, and she heard everything from the merchants.
So she had to use the "merchant's" words to explain to everyone: This is a normal crop, just plant it as usual, there should be no need to fertilize it first, right? Normally, watering once every four or five days will be enough, right?
She said something, but it seemed as if she hadn't said anything.
But what everyone wants is psychological comfort, and they leave with satisfaction.
Xu Zhichun wiped her sweat silently and said, "My dear ones, please forgive me. This has made me subconsciously terrified."
These days, Xu Zhichun is also planting potatoes and sweet potatoes at home, and the task of setting up a stall in the city is left to Zeng Xiaoyan and her husband and Aunt Zhuer.
Uncle Qi Tian finished all the crops grown by Aunt Zhu'er in just one day.
They had originally wanted to help Xu Zhichun plant the crops, but she declined. She was worried that working on more than ten acres of land by herself would take up too much time, so she hired Liang Chunfen to help.
On the day the land reclamation was completed, Liang Chunfen brought three steamed sweet potatoes home to visit his mother. Chunfen's mother was surprised and delighted after taking a bite. She quickly asked Chunfen how he could explain it clearly. Chunfen's mother then hurried to Xu Zhichun's house.
She had originally planned to go to Zhichun's house, but she had no reason to go there, so it would seem too sudden. Now was the perfect time.
Xu Zhichun knew about Chunfen's situation. When Chunfen's mother came to ask her, she explained it clearly with a smile.
Spring Equinox Lady longed more than anyone else to grow something to fill her stomach, and immediately expressed her desire to buy some.
Xu Zhichun said that potatoes and sweet potatoes were equally good, so she wanted both.
Xu Zhichun smiled and said, "I know that people eat a lot during the Spring Equinox. I have four pounds of sweet potatoes for seed. I've pinched off the vines, which is enough for planting. If you want, I can sell you two pounds more potatoes. Auntie, don't tell anyone. The merchant said that the potato yield is even higher than that of sweet potatoes."
Chunfen's mother was overjoyed and nodded and thanked him with a smile: "Yes, yes, our family is in need of something like this. Thank you, Zhichun, it's amazing that you are so generous."
Xu Zhichun smiled and said, "I can give you two more pounds. You're welcome, Auntie."
After weighing the sweet potatoes and potatoes, Chunfen's mother still hadn't left. She hesitated for a second and finally forced herself to smile and say, "Zhichun, auntie has something to ask you. You've bought so much land, and you have to dig konjac and make things to sell in the city, and there's so much farm work at home. I'm afraid you're too busy to handle it, right? My Chunfen is a good farm worker. If you need to hire someone to do any work in the future - don't worry about any kind of work, can you consider our Chunfen first? Our Chunfen is more reliable than men, one person can do the work of two! We don't want wages, just, just give her a meal - no, no, you don't have to make sure she's full, just give her as much as a normal person would eat. Is that okay with you?"
Liang Chunfen didn't quite understand what her mother meant by all the words she said, but she understood that she was asked to work for Sister Zhichun. She immediately smiled brightly and said happily, "Sister Zhichun, I love working for you! If you have any work to do, just tell me. I'm strong and can do anything!"
Chunfen Niang pulled her and said angrily, "Okay, stop talking so much."
Liang Chunfen listened to her mother and kept her mouth shut, but looked at Xu Zhichun eagerly.
Xu Zhichun's heart moved, and her aunt's words reminded her.
To be honest, not only do I have to plant, weed and harvest more than a dozen acres of land, but I also have to weed and manage six acres of paddy fields and more than a dozen acres of konjac fields. I also want to buy more land in the future. This is all really hard work.
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