Remembering how she persuaded the villagers to plant Forsythia in her previous life, Li Yan immediately became energetic and sat up from the bed. It takes about three years for Forsythia to be profitable, and it is obviously unrealistic to let the villagers wait for three years to see the results.
Li Yan thought that Forsythia could be planted by using a combination of short-cropping and long-cropping methods.
This planting method can cultivate Forsythia suspensa without delaying the growth of other crops. It is a very economical planting method.
However, Li Yan is still not sure whether potatoes suitable for intercropping with Forsythia have appeared.
Thinking of this, Li Yan couldn't help but think of going south with her uncle.
If he didn't go to the south, even if he told his uncle, I'm afraid Lin Feng might not recognize this thing if it appeared in front of his uncle.
Li Yan decided in her heart that she would go south with her uncle.
Li Yan, having made up her mind, went to Lin's room, where she was making cotton-padded clothes for her family. Li Yan quickly walked up to her mother and said, "Mom, I want to discuss something with you!"
Lin: "What's the matter? Just tell me!"
"Mom, when my uncle goes south again, I want to go with him to find a crop that can be planted with forsythia."
When Mrs. Lin heard her daughter say this, she quickly dropped the work in her hands and said seriously, "Yan'er, don't be silly. How can I feel at ease if you, a girl, run around outside?"
Li Yan explained to Lin: "Mom, we have so much wasteland. It would take a lot of time and effort to reclaim it. It would be impossible for us to do it alone!"
Lin: "Didn't your grandfather say he would plant it for us?"
Li Yan shook her head. "We don't have any cows to plow the fields, and those twenty-plus acres are a lot of land. Not to mention that my uncle's family has many fields that need my grandparents' help!"
"Then let's just keep leaving it abandoned. The land can't produce much food anyway, so it doesn't matter whether we plant crops or not!" said Lin.
Li Yan saw that her mother refused to give in, and she couldn't help but feel discouraged. She could understand her mother's thoughts. A girl traveling around with a caravan would be gossiped about.
Seeing that Lin was not shaken at all, Li Yan had no choice but to go back to her room first.
But Li Yan had already made up her mind. She must go and find potatoes. The little income from the fields was not enough to pay the taxes.
When Li Erlang returned to his room, he saw his wife's face filled with sorrow. He hurried forward and asked with concern, "What happened? Why are you frowning?"
Lin told Li Erlang what Li Yan had said. Li Erlang was also shocked after hearing it. He patted his wife's shoulder comfortingly and said, "I'll ask our daughter. Don't worry!"
After saying that, he stood up and went to Li Yan's room. Li Erlang walked to the bed and looked at his daughter who was lying there in a trance. "I heard from your mother that you want to go south with your uncle to look for a crop?"
Li Yan sat up in bed. "Dad, just agree to let me go with my uncle! If we can find that thing, we can intercrop the wasteland! When the villagers see us making money, they will definitely be willing to learn from us!"
Li Erlang: "Intercropping? What is intercropping?"
Seeing her father's puzzled expression, Li Yan explained, "Dad, this intercropping method involves growing two things simultaneously on the same piece of land. For example, forsythia generally takes three years to mature, and there's no harvest during these three years. If you also plant crops that mature quickly, like ginger, soybeans, or potatoes, it becomes a perfect combination!"
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