Seeing that her grandfather seemed unconvinced, Li Yan did not want to explain too much. As long as the sweet potato production increased, it would be the best proof.
As the grandfather and grandson walked back, Old Man Li couldn't help but worry: "You have so much wasteland that needs to be reclaimed. How long will it take for these few people in your family to be busy?"
My father is not good at farming, my mother had a difficult pregnancy, and I am still a teenager. It is normal for Mr. Li to have such concerns.
Li Yan thought for a moment and suddenly stopped: "Master, I have an idea here, can you help me think about it?"
Mr. Li looked at his granddaughter's serious expression and nodded, "Go ahead!"
"Grandpa, you also know that the sweet potatoes I brought back from the south have a very good yield. Once I plant all these sweet potatoes, I should have more than enough sweet potato seedlings to grow. You said I should ask the uncles and aunts in the village to help turn the soil. Whoever is willing to help, I will give some of the sweet potato seedlings to them! What do you think?" Li Yan asked.
Grandpa Li poked his granddaughter's head and said, "Girl, how come you have so many tricks up your sleeve? No one has ever seen this before. Who would have believed you could produce this much?"
Li Yan replied proudly, "Jiang Taigong fishes, and those who are willing take the bait will be caught. This is a truly good thing for me. If they don't appreciate it, don't blame me for hiding it when they get jealous!"
Seeing the little girl's confident look, Old Master Li coughed and said, "Okay, I'll go ask for you later to see if there's anyone willing to help you!"
Old Master Li said he was disgusted, but his actions were not vague at all. He went home, got a pipe, and hurried to the home of Patriarch Li.
When Clan Leader Li saw Old Man Li walking over with his hands behind his back, he hurriedly invited him in: "Why do you have time to come sit with me now?"
Old Master Li exhaled a puff of cigarette and said, "There's something I want to discuss with the clan leader. My second daughter bought thirty acres of wasteland at the foot of the mountain last year. Now she wants to reclaim it and till the soil. I wanted to ask if there's anyone in the village willing to help!"
Patriarch Li became excited upon hearing this: "So you want to hire someone to do the work? That's a good thing. You don't need to go through me, you can go find someone yourself!"
Old man Li waved his hands and said embarrassedly: "Brother, listen to me in detail. This girl said that she will give sweet potato seedlings to everyone who comes to help. This thing was found by this girl when she went south with her uncle last year. She said that the yield per mu is about this number!" After that, she pointed the number two with her fingers!
Chief Li asked in surprise, "Two hundred pounds?"
Mr. Li shook his head: "It's two thousand pounds!"
"What!" The clan leader jumped up from his stool in shock and scratched his ears. "Did I hear correctly? Two thousand pounds?"
Old Master Li nodded calmly, "Brother, you heard right, it's two thousand kilograms! This girl said that when she found it in the south last year, she collected exactly this amount!"
Patriarch Li paced back and forth in surprise. He had seen the girl's performance in the past six months. It was not that he did not believe it, but the number of two thousand kilograms was really unheard of!
Chief Li hesitated for a moment. "Two thousand kilograms per mu? That's way too much! I've lived for so many years and I've never heard of a crop with such a high yield per mu!"
Old Master Li understood and said, "I have my doubts too, but this kid said that sweet potatoes are not only cold-resistant and drought-resistant, but they also grow well on the barren land. Since she said that, I'll help her ask those families who don't have enough food to produce and who have low-quality land, to see if they're willing to contribute!"
Upon hearing this, Patriarch Li's brows gradually relaxed. "You're right, this opportunity is rare! With a yield of 2,000 kilograms per mu, even if we use one mu of inferior land to test it out, we won't feel bad. If it's really as the second girl said, then we won't have to worry about going hungry anymore!"
Mr. Li nodded in agreement: "It all depends on whether everyone is willing to accept this proposal!"
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