sbdcsierra Chapter 369 Spreading New Methods of Corn Cultivation
Chapter 369 Spreading New Methods of Corn Cultivation
As they spoke, the two exchanged a smile, gazing at the golden waves of wheat before them, their hearts filled with anticipation for the future.
Hearing the commotion, the villagers working nearby gathered around and, upon seeing the numbers on the scale, a gasp of surprise erupted from the crowd.
"1,100 jin!"
Wow, over a thousand catties per mu...
"My God, is this real?" An elderly farmer with gray hair trembled, unable to believe his eyes.
He looked at the pile of wheat, his wrinkled hands trembling.
Holding wheat, he knelt on the ground, looked up at the sky, and shouted, "A thousand catties! A thousand catties!"
"Heavens above! Why didn't you send this thousand catties of grain sooner!"
After shouting, he hugged the handful of wheat and cried "Waaah!"
"I'll never have to go hungry again..." she repeated, tears streaming down her face.
The cries were filled with heart-wrenching pain, and they also touched the hearts of the surrounding villagers.
Ruyi, [How pitiful!]
【What? 】
Ruyi then told Dongfang Jin about what had happened at the threshing ground.
Dongfang Jin also realized who the old man was; it was the grandfather and grandson she had seen in the fields when she returned from Anyang County.
A sudden jolt ran through me, and memories flooded back like a tidal wave.
Recalling the first time I met them, the scene of the grandfather and grandson working in the fields was simple yet arduous.
Upon learning that the old woman's son and daughter-in-law had both died of hunger, she felt as if she had been struck by a heavy hammer, her heart filled with a mixture of bitterness and pity.
His eyes welled up with tears, his heart filled with resentment at the injustice of fate.
Dongfang Jin knew all too well that in this cruel world, there were countless people like the old man and his family, shrouded in the shadow of hunger.
She clenched her fists tightly, a burning determination to change the status quo surging within her.
Ruyi, tonight take corn seeds to your cousin and tell him to distribute them quickly so that no more people can suffer such pain of separation and death.
Everything's packed, just waiting for you to set off!
[Go in the evening, since the wheat harvest in Beijing is a few days later than here.]
Prepare some more. When Lu Yunqing arrives tomorrow, have him take it to the county government office. Prepare extra, just in case he wants to do you a favor.
Don't worry, I have enough corn seeds stored up to plant throughout the entire Eastern Kingdom.
Dongfang Jin snorted coldly, "[Bragging? You'll get struck by lightning.]"
Although she said that, she believed it.
[You...] Never mind, why bother talking to her about this? This master's focus isn't even on this.
The corn planted in Ruyi Realm now matures in less than a month.
It has planted quite a lot.
This is awful!
Threshing floor.
An older villager said, "Old Yang's son and daughter-in-law starved to death back then, and all the food in the house was left to him and his grandson."
"That's right, back then his family had just moved to Xiaowan Village and didn't have any land..."
"Poor thing!"
"you do not say!"
A young man like him wouldn't be saddened by the passing of time. Upon hearing about the harvest from this acre of land, he jumped up excitedly: "This year's harvest is enough for us to eat for several years!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a man asked the person next to him, "How many acres of land do you rent?"
"Three acres."
"Of the three mu, 30% will be given to Chenglin's family, and of the remaining 70%, after taxes, 50% will be left..."
Wow, fifty percent!
The woman next to her yelled, "My God! Why did I only rent one acre back then?!"
At this moment, a man looked at her with some envy and said, "Your family rented an acre, but my family didn't rent an acre."
His expression was full of regret. He shouldn't have listened to his parents. If he had insisted, the outcome would have been different.
Sigh, it's all his own fault for not being firm in his resolve; he can't blame anyone else. This year, he must rent more.
I wonder if Chenglin's family still rents out their land.
More and more people gathered at Gu Chenglin's house, whispering and chatting amongst themselves.
They excitedly recounted how many acres of land their families owned, how many more acres they planned to rent this year, and their hopes for next year's harvest.
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Cang Nanxi stroked his small mustache, listening to the people's words, his face full of satisfaction and emotion: "This new farming method is truly miraculous!"
"Lin Lizheng, from now on you must follow in Cheng Lin's footsteps and strive to promote this good method so that more people can have enough to eat!"
His son-in-law is quite good; he can produce a thousand catties per mu!
With this food, will anyone still go hungry?
Lin Li nodded vigorously, puffing out his chest: "Don't worry! Our Lingwu Village will definitely handle this matter well. From now on, I will make sure every household has plenty of grain stored up!"
Gu Chenglin and Sun Xing had just walked over when they heard Lin Lizheng's bold words.
Before they could speak, a young woman in the crowd couldn't help but ask, "Uncle Village Head, tell us quickly, what kind of new method is this?"
Her question prompted everyone to look at Lin Lizheng and ask the same question.
"Yes, tell us about it."
"Yes, Uncle Village Head, the yield is a thousand catties per mu! I still feel like I'm dreaming."
"Uncle Village Head, tell us quickly..."
"Uncle Village Head..."
Lin Lizheng smiled and stretched out his hands, making a pressing motion to signal them to quiet down. He said, "This new method has two aspects. First, we changed to new wheat varieties, which are resistant to pests and drought."
Secondly, the timing of fertilization and watering is important. In the past, we relied on old experience, but now we need to be mindful of the dates and the condition of the seedlings.
Furthermore, the depth of the cultivated land has also changed, becoming deeper and looser, allowing the wheat to take deeper root and grow stronger.
You've all seen the wheat in the fields this year, right? Look, it's still growing. Take a look.
This autumn, you must plant it this way.
A young man eagerly asked, "Are these methods difficult to learn? Can we learn them?"
A thousand catties? He doesn't expect a yield of a thousand catties per mu, a yield of seven or eight hundred catties per mu is enough.
Lin Lizheng, seeing everyone's eagerness, said, "If you really want to learn how to grow wheat, then pick up your sickles and help Cheng Lin harvest all the wheat in the fields."
As everyone knows, the weather has been a bit abnormal lately. Chenglin previously said he would plant corn in the fields before the wheat harvest.
I stopped them, so that everyone could plant the same new method as wheat.
"After the wheat harvest, if you'd like to plant some too, come to Chenglin's house to get corn seeds."
Someone in the crowd shouted, "Really?"
"Are there new methods for growing corn?"
"Uncle Village Head, can corn production increase like wheat?"
Before Lin Lizheng could speak, Chief Sun looked at Gu Chenglin, who was standing behind him.
He cleared his throat, raised his voice, and with a big smile, pointed to Gu Chenglin over there.
He said loudly, "Everyone, please rest assured! I've gathered you all here today because you've already seen what's going on."
These wheat crops were planted by Chenglin's family last autumn using a new planting method.
We were afraid it wouldn't work, so we didn't tell anyone. We just planted a little bit ourselves.
But as you have seen, our fears were unnecessary.
They shouldn't have distrusted Cheng Lin, questioned him, or even tried to stop him.
But now, we old folks have some incredibly good news to announce.
Lin Lizheng...
That old man stole his credit!
Don't talk about martial arts!
Ignoring the angry glare from the village head, Chief Sun shouted to the crowd, "From this year onwards, we can all use this new planting method to grow wheat."
Now is the time to plant corn, so we thought we could follow Chenglin's new method of planting corn and have everyone plant it together.
Lin Lizheng also said that anyone who wants to plant corn can come to Cheng Lin's house to get corn seeds.
Of course, the seeds won't be given to you for free; you just need to plant them according to the instructions given by the people from Chenglin's family.
When it's time to harvest the corn, each household can give Chenglin's family ten ears of corn as a reward.
As soon as Chief Sun said this, the villagers erupted in an uproar.
"really?"
"Can my family grow this too?"
"Is it really only ten ears of corn?"
"Can we really follow suit and plant them?"
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