Chapter 288 The vicious female partner escapes to farm (39)
Late autumn has arrived.
The victims of the disaster in Hope Village have finally arrived - the first crop of grain planted after clearing up wasteland has matured.
In addition to Xu Yin, there are many people who follow her to grow sweet potatoes and potatoes.
Seeing the big, round and plump potatoes being dug out of the ground, everyone's faces were filled with the joy of harvest.
"I never expected that such big potatoes could be grown in the wasteland!"
"The yield per acre is higher than that of fertile farmland!"
"I guess one acre costs five or six stones!"
"Hahaha! God sees us as pitiful and gives us a way to survive!"
Xu Yin sighed inwardly after hearing this. One acre of potatoes weighed five to six hundred kilograms and she was so happy.
If there weren't enough potatoes for sowing at that time, the yield per acre would be small.
[Ding! Crack the inferior land and reward random skills - avoid water]
Xu Yin: I take back my complaint! Today is such a good day! Not only did I have a good harvest, but I also gained a new skill.
I took a sneak peek at the function of the new skill, and my beautiful eyes suddenly lit up.
You can actually go deep into the water and breathe freely without any equipment? Isn’t this just like the water-proof beads in the game?
nice one!
Xu Yin clicks to use.
She will also be a good swimmer in the future!
Who dares to call her a landlubber anymore? Come on, let’s compete!
"Village Chief! What should our family do?"
At this time, several village women came to her crying.
None of them grew potatoes. They planted three-thirds of the land with sweet potatoes and the rest with rice. But after all, it was inferior land. No matter how carefully they managed it, the yield of rice was still very low.
When I saw the harvested rice, I knew it was not enough without weighing it, and I immediately became a headless fly.
"Village chief, you are smart and think of a way for us. How can this little food be enough?"
"The rice seeds were brought from home when I was fleeing famine. I would rather starve than eat them along the way. As a result, the yield per mu is less than 30% of the fertile land. How will I live in the future?"
"It's the same in our family! People fled in panic and forgot to bring many things. Only grain seeds were the treasure. My father remembered them before he died. After arriving here, he worked hard for half a year and finally managed to plant only one stone.
We have to set aside grain seeds, and the whole family is still waiting to eat them, but what should we do..."
Hearing this, Xu Yin sighed deeply.
At first she advised them to plant sweet potatoes according to local conditions, but Tudou refused to listen, but now they came to her for help.
If the soil quality here is good, will it still become a wasteland?
People say that the land here is of inferior quality when it is cleared, and it is still suitable for growing rice.
What can she do? She is not a fairy. She can increase the yield per mu by waving her hand.
"Just take it as a lesson learned. Different lands have their own crops that are suitable for growing. It does not mean that good land will be able to grow high yields, but poor land will definitely not be able to grow crops... Fortunately, the Chinese New Year will be here soon, and we can survive the winter.
, I will lend you some grain seeds next spring and let’s grow sweet potatoes and potatoes together!”
She has taught many villagers how to grind sweet potatoes and potatoes to make sweet potato flour and potato flour.
There are so many different ways to eat it. When the time comes, you can take some to the market and sell them in exchange for rice and noodles. Will the dining table be colorful?
When the villagers heard what she said, they wiped away their tears and had no choice but to do so.
From this incident, they came to the conclusion: Anyone who listens to the village chief is right!
Knowing that the family would be harvesting grain in the near future, Erlang took a leave of absence from his wife and took the old man's carriage back.
Since the old coachman pulled tea saplings for Xu Yin several times and helped her carry things to Erlang a few times, he has become a frequent visitor to Hope Village. He can make a lot of money by bringing goods here from time to time to sell them.
People in the village also welcomed him, and he no longer had to get up early in the morning and walk half a day to the next town to attend the market. Moreover, the old coachman occasionally went to the county town, and the groceries he brought were much richer than those in the town.
Xu Yin is happy to see this win-win situation.
She even thought about building a small tile-roofed house at the foot of the mountain and opening a grocery store when the demand increased. She would ask the coachman to buy the goods and sell them in the store.
In this way, the villagers don't have to wait impatiently for the driver to bring goods.
However, there is no need to worry about this. The problem of food and clothing should be solved first.
When Erlang came back for the autumn harvest, Xu Yin saw that he had lost a lot of weight. Although there was a reason for the withdrawal, studying was really hard. He said that he studied at least six hours a day.
Xu Yin couldn't help but feel distressed after hearing this. She had to learn like this when she was only seven years old? Wouldn't it be more difficult in the future?
No wonder there are rumors that he fainted and fell ill halfway through the scientific examination and was carried out.
"Erlang, it's important to study, but you also need to exercise regularly."
Xu Yin cooked him a medicinal diet to recuperate his body, and also taught him to do radio gymnastics for later generations.
"Sister-in-law, what kind of martial arts is this? It's so strange! Hahahaha!"
Xu Yin glanced at him faintly: "Do you still want to have a healthy body?"
"Think about it!"
"Then study hard! Third sister, come too, and learn with your brother! And you little guys, if you are willing, come together, it will be good for your health! If you learn, you won't suffer! If you learn, don't be fooled!"
In this way, Xu Yin led the bunch of carrots in the village to do radio gymnastics every morning.
She shouted the command and demonstrated at the same time.
The children did what she did below.
On the first day, I stumbled around like a machete, and I couldn't tell that I was doing exercises at all.
After a few days, it finally took shape.
Xu Yin selected a few children who learned quickly and did well, asked them to stand in the front row and led the exercises, and gave them candy after they finished.
When the children saw that they were getting candy for good work, they practiced even more enthusiastically.
The villagers gathered around to watch curiously, looked at it, and couldn't help but follow suit.
"Don't tell me, it's really comfortable to twist your neck and turn your waist."
"A few days ago, during the autumn harvest, I was so tired that I couldn't straighten my back. I followed the rabbit for two days and felt much better!"
"So what the village chief teaches must have her reasons!"
"No! If you learn, you won't suffer! If you learn, you won't be fooled!"
"Yes! Let's come together too!"
More and more villagers are joining the queue of broadcasting gymnastics.
This was something Xu Yin never expected, and she unknowingly created the ancient square dance.
But it would be a good thing if it could be popularized.
Get up in the morning and do a round of radio exercises together. After finishing each exercise, go to each house and start a new day. The cohesion is much higher.
So, Li Yuanjin, who personally drove the mule cart all night to pull bricks and tiles, was shocked when he saw the empty village. He thought that bandits were attacking the village, so he abandoned the mule cart and ran home. Guess what he saw?
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His wife led the whole village in dancing and dancing.
"What do you think we are dancing about?"
Xu Yin finished a round of radio exercises and was still out of breath. She paused while wiping her face with a sweat towel, thinking she had heard wrongly.
"You are a great dancer, aren't you?" Li Yuanjin's face was as surprised as hers, "Is the autumn harvest not ideal?"
Otherwise, why would you lead the villagers to perform the dance to pray so early in the morning?
"..."
After being silent for a few seconds, Xu Yin couldn't help it anymore and burst out laughing so hard that tears came out of her eyes. She pointed at him and said, "You are really..."
Li Yuanjin was confused.
Until Erlang came over and said, "Brother, you misunderstood. My sister-in-law is teaching us to do exercises and exercise!"