Chapter 14 Potatoes
Youth can be grown, but who doesn’t have a balcony vegetable garden? Youth can be grown in the balcony, with layers of vegetable racks and planted with all kinds of vegetables. Youth can’t buy vegetables very much. As a home girl, she also loves delicious food, so she naturally spends more time on it.
After thinking about it, Young Pig was better to plant it by yourself. After all, he had grown potatoes and had more experience than them. If so many potatoes came across Haiti, it would be a pity if they were planted. For the sake of the common people who couldn't eat, and to be able to eat potatoes at any time in the future, Young Pig gritted his teeth, "Sir, why not sell them to me, I'll try it. I wonder how much sir has? How much silver is needed?" Young Pig had Master Jingkong in his hand, and he was quite rich at this time.
Mr. Qin said generously, "Miss He wants to take it away. These things are useless to me and are about to be destroyed. There should be more than 5,000 kilograms in total."
Youzi refused, and his sister looked like a rich man.
Old Master Zhang smiled at Youhua and said, "Miss He, don't be polite to him. Can Miss He grow this thing? Do you have to plant such a large number of girls He?"
Youhua thanked Mr. Qin and said, "My second uncle is in charge of farming and serenity affairs at Sinong Temple. I can ask my second uncle for advice. My second aunt came to visit me a few days ago and said that the food in Dayan is tight now and many people cannot eat. If these are planted well, it is also good to help those poor people."
Old Master Zhang praised, "Miss He has a great kindness. Do you have a farmland and someone has a hand?"
Youhua shook her head. Even if she had one, she was in the hands of the Grandma Cheng's Grandma. There were probably several Zhuangzi under the name of He's Mansion, Zhuangzi under the name of his mother, and Zhuangzi under the name of his grandmother. She wanted to ask for help from the second wife to see, but she didn't know if she had a Zhuangzi, so she borrowed it to plant it for the last season. If it succeeds, she won't have to worry about it in the future.
Old Master Zhang said, "I have a farm, right near Daqing Mountain, and there are tenant farmers on the farm, so why would you lend it to you?"
Young man was surprised, so it would be much more convenient for him to go out. We still have to watch the potato planting on the spot. "That's great, how do you calculate the rent for the old man?"
Old Master Zhang smiled and said, "When the harvest is good, give me a bag of unpoisonous things to taste!"
Youzi felt that he was here to take advantage of this trip, and he felt a little embarrassed, "Old Master Zhang, I have money!"
Old Master Zhang said, "Don't refuse anymore, I am only greedy for this desire now."
After some discussion, the potato was named "Sweet Potato". In two days, Mr. Qin would send all the sweet potatoes from his place to Mr. Zhang's farm.
After learning about the feat of young men, Zhang's mother felt very erratic. Why did the girl in the little boudoir think about going to farm in the farm?
The young man tried every means to persuade him, which was the righteousness of the country and the people, and the food prices were getting higher and higher. He was not panicked when he had food.
Zhang's mother finally agreed. It should be the last reason to convince her.
Youzi brought back the bag of "sweet potatoes" by Mr. Zhang, and said he wanted to send it to his second uncle and ask for some advice on how to plant it.
Two days later, more than 5,000 kilograms of sweet potatoes were sent to Mr. Zhang's farm. Youzi took Mr. Zhang's mother, Qingzhi, and the old man to go to the farm.
Zhuangzi was on the west side of Daqing Mountain, and then took a bus and walked three or four miles to arrive. The old man said that the surrounding area was the temple fields of Chongming Temple, where he used to live.
In a field, you can see a high-walled mansion from afar, with a pond at the entrance, and willow trees planted by the pond.
When he arrived at the hall to sit down, the village came up to kowtow to Mr. Zhang and Youzhao and kowtowed him. The village head was Chen, who was in his forties, and was stout and innocent. He was a servant from Mr. Zhang's mansion.
Old Master Zhang said, "He Yatou is my husband's life-saving benefactor. You must treat him carefully and do not be careless and slack. Help He Yatou to make these sweet potato seeds."
Chen Zhuangtou said, "Don't worry, old man, young man will follow Miss He's instructions."
After another advice from Mr. Zhang, he went out for a walk with his hands behind his back.
Youzi said to Chen Zhuangtou, "I heard that Chen Zhuangtou is a good farming method. Do you have any regulations on how to plant sweet potatoes?"
Chen Zhuangtou said respectfully, "Miss He, the young man has carefully looked at the sweet potatoes and felt that they were a bit similar to ginger. The small guess is that when planting, the sweet potatoes should be cut into pieces, and a piece of bud is a plant. It is best to choose a land of sand. Only when fertilizing and watering is enough, can the sweet potatoes grow fat. The small man doesn't know what the plant looks like, and there is no way to know what to do later."
Chen Zhuangtou is quite capable. Sweet potatoes need to be planted in pieces. One bud is the best choice for choosing a land with loose geology, fertile and well-drained geology. Moreover, sufficient fertilization and watering are very important, which directly affects the yield.
However, there are two points that Chen Zhuangtou did not mention, that the sweet potato sprouts need to be wrapped with wood ash, which can kill sterilization and prevent rotting. Then, after flowering, the flowers and some branches and leaves must be pinched off. The latter is not in a hurry, and the wood ash needs to be raised now.
Youzi said, "Chen Zhuangtou said it well. I asked someone who is good at farming and sericulture before this, but what Chen Zhuangtou said was exactly the same as him."
Chen Zhuangtou scratched his head, "Miss Xie praised me."
Young Pig said again, "But the man also mentioned a little bit that ginger is spicy and will not be invaded by insects when buried in the soil. Sweet potatoes are different. The meat is soft and fragrant, not spicy than ginger. Compared to it, it is prone to rot and insect damage. If you wrap the buds with wood ash on them for two days before planting, it should be safer."
Chen Zhuangtou became even more respectful, "Yes, why didn't the young man expect it? This is a legal feasible."
Youfeng asked Chen Zhuangtou to take him to see sweet potatoes.
Sweet potatoes are piled in the warehouse, just like a hill. Most of the sweet potatoes have already sprouted, and those that have sprouted or not are also green.
Yousheng asked Chen Zhuangtou to summon tenants to cut the sprouts into pieces and wrap them in wood ash to dry them. Those who have not sprouted will be treated before germination.
Youhua was worried, so he watched the scene for a long time, and pointed out any questions at any time. After everything was on track, he returned to Jingci Temple.
Two days later, I went to see the seeds. Most of the sweet potatoes that had already sprouted were planted. They planted 12 acres of sweet potato seeds, and used almost 300 kilograms of sweet potato seeds per acre. In this way, by the time all the sweet potatoes are planted, they will almost be nearly 20 acres.
The days of waiting are full of hope, fulfillment and joy. Watching the sprouting, growing up, blooming, and pinching the flowers and excess branches and leaves, we are waiting for a good harvest.
Chapter completed!