Koi adopted daughter jumps over the farm gate

Chapter 628 The Difficult Task

"Master Liu said that we don't need anyone to contribute money, and we will give out sweet potato seedlings to everyone for free."

When Bai Dazhuang saw that someone in the crowd was interested in planting sweet potatoes, he quickly informed everyone of the "benefits" of free planting. While telling everyone, he did not forget to mention that it was the decision of the prefect Liu Hong.

Liu Hong sat in the upper seat, his original frustration was soothed by Bai Dazhuang's attitude of not taking credit.

Liu Hong sighed in his heart, Bai Dazhuang really lived up to his famous kindness. This sweet potato clearly belonged to the Bai family, but he put all the credit on his prefect.

Liu Hong felt a little embarrassed.

"No money at all?"

"Is there really such a good thing?"

"It's not a trap, right?"

"What kind of trap could this be? Who dares to trap the village where Lord Furong lives?"

As soon as everyone heard that the sweet potato seedlings would be distributed to everyone for free for planting, a big discussion started. Many people were even shocked by the free surprise and did not believe that such a good thing could be possible.

"Can Mr. Liu deceive everyone? Can Lord Furong deceive everyone?" Village Chief Zhao waved his hands and loudly answered everyone's questions.

The Bai family planted sweet potatoes on a piece of land last year. He didn't know they were sweet potatoes at the time, and thought they were melon vines that didn't bear melons. He also laughed at Bai Dazhuang, a young man who likes to manage crops, for overturning the cart.

I didn’t expect that people could grow such amazing crops quietly.

No wonder Bai Dazhuang didn't dare to speak out at the time. Who dared to speak out? Without the government to protect the sweet potato, it would have been stolen long ago.

But in the final analysis, it was Xiao Fuyuan's credit. She was so young, she knew how to read after just a few years of schooling, and she was able to discover such important crops from the book.

It can be seen that sometimes it is not all a matter of luck. There are so many children studying in private schools in Shenshu Village who are not as fond of reading as little Fuyuan.

Village Chief Zhao looked at Xiao Fuyuan with eager eyes.

At the same time, he felt a little regretful. Xiao Fuyuan was leaving for the capital soon. With his forward-looking vision, he was afraid that Xiao Fuyuan would stay in the capital from now on.

Before she left, Village Chief Zhao planned to let Xiao Fuyuan visit every inch of the village, so that the whole village would be tainted with her good fortune.

Village Chief Zhao is very important in the hearts of the villagers. As soon as he opened his mouth, the villagers stopped discussing.

"There are two reasons why such good crops are distributed to the villagers of Shenshu Village for free. Firstly, these sweet potatoes belong to the owner of Fulong Township, and she is willing to give them to everyone for free. Secondly, our Shenshu Village is a loyal and brave person personally named by the emperor. Village, naturally any good thing will go to our Shenshu Village first."

Under the eager eyes of the villagers, Mr. Liu Hong explained the reasons why sweet potato seedlings were distributed to everyone free of charge and the reasons for promoting the planting of sweet potatoes in Shenshu Village.

"Xiao Yuan Bao is really good. She is the living treasure of our village. Since she was born, we have been protected by her blessings. Now she has sent us sweet potatoes. From now on, I will not worship Buddha, only Xiao Yuan Bao." Aunt Hu said with her hands He put his hands together and looked excited.

No matter whether other people grow these sweet potatoes or not, she will grow them.

She is now a big fan of Xiao Fukuoka.

Xiao Fuyuan was very kind to her. Since she got close to the Bai family, her son's illness has not only recovered, but he can also work with Bai Sanzhuang as a clerk on the merchant ship. Now he is living a comfortable life.

This time her son came back from Nanyang and brought more than 200 taels of silver, and everyone who wanted to marry him crossed the threshold of her family.

As soon as Aunt Hu opened her mouth, everyone in the village looked at Xiao Fuyuan gratefully.

"After all, it is our Furong village owner who has no secrets at all and distributes such good crops to everyone."

"No, since it's the sweet potato discovered by Xiao Yuanbao, I plan to use an acre of land to plant it."

The atmosphere quickly became lively.

You have one acre, and he has two acres. Everyone is trying to figure out how much to plant.

Anyway, they are white sweet potato seedlings, so if you don’t plant them, they will be white.

Coupled with the guarantee brought by Xiaofuyuan, a bumper harvest is in sight!
At this time, the current magistrate of Yangfeng County, Mr. Zhang, said, "It's not that everyone wants to plant as much as they want. After all, sweet potato seedlings are limited."

Most of the fertile land is still reserved for major crops such as wheat and corn. After all, sweet potatoes have just begun to be planted. Mr. Zhang is also worried that other people's land is not as smooth as Lao Bai's land for growing sweet potatoes.Because no other family has a little Fuyuan with a golden finger like the Bai family.

It's better to play it safe and just plant in the corners.

Besides, even if you want to plant it on a large scale, there won’t be enough seedlings!

This is also what the prefect Liu Hong meant.

This year it will be promoted in Shenshu Village. When farmers in the entire county see the harvest in Shenshu Village next year, they will not worry about their unwillingness to plant.

I guess there will be a rush to plant them by then.

"Also, the sweet potato seedlings are indeed given to everyone for free, but there are two conditions..." Mr. Zhang became serious.

The villagers who were still having a heated discussion immediately fell silent when they heard this.

What do you mean?
It’s not like I just deliberately mobilized everyone’s enthusiasm for free, and then suddenly I had to collect cash or exchange wheat and other staple foods for it.

If that's the case, you should think about it carefully.

The psychological activities of the villagers began to fluctuate, and everyone looked nervously waiting for Master Zhang's next words.

"Don't worry, everyone." Mr. Zhang waved his hand with a smile on his face, "The first condition is that everyone must take the service seriously and not be fooled just because the sweet potato seedlings are free. If any company discovers this situation, It won't be this family's turn to have such a good thing again in the future. Secondly, when the sweet potatoes are harvested in the autumn, everyone is required to hand over one-quarter of the harvest. The part handed over will be reserved as seeds for next year's seedlings and promoted throughout the county. . In addition, the one-quarter of the harvest that everyone paid is not in vain, this part of the grain can be tax-deducted."

When the villagers heard that the free conditions turned out to be like this, they all breathed a sigh of relief.

Even if one and a quarter of the sweet potato harvest is handed over, it is still very cost-effective.

Anyway, the harvest of the land in the mountain valley was average. If planting sweet potatoes could lead to a bumper harvest, even half of it would be enough.

What's more, I'm afraid that only Shenshu Village can plant such sweet crops this year. Shenshu Village has seized the opportunity. When next year's harvest is good, they can take these crops to Huaicheng and sell them to wealthy families, or they can keep them for breeding and sell them to other villages. It’s also a lot of income!

On this day, with the blessing of sweet potatoes, it is a boom visible to the naked eye.

The people in Shenshu Village are very optimistic about this, and they have no idea of ​​"what if the planting fails".

Because it was the sweet potato discovered by Xiao Fuyuan, there was no way it would fail if he planted it.

It is so difficult for Yan millet to grow, but Xiao Fuyuan can plant any seeds he finds.

Not to mention this sweet sweet potato!
"Okay, since everyone is willing to plant sweet potatoes, everyone will come to Lao Bai's house to receive sweet potato seedlings later." Mr. Liu Hongliu said.

When Liu Hong decided to come to Shenshu Village, he was full of confidence that with Xiao Fuyuan's blessing, he would definitely be able to successfully promote it in Shenshu Village.

Therefore, when he came, he brought the people from the Agriculture Department and the sweet potato seedlings. The seedlings were now placed in the Bai family's yard.

Originally, people from the Agriculture Department prepared a planting manual, but Liu Hong rejected it.

Looking at the booklet filled with planting matters, Liu Hong fell into deep thought. No wonder the people in the Agriculture Department were not as successful as Bai Dazhuang in cultivating crops. This was not down to earth at all.

There are a few rural farmers who are literate and can understand the key points of planting.

Therefore, even if the people from the Agriculture Department decided to personally direct everyone to plant sweet potatoes in Shenshu Village, Liu Hong would not trust them.

Instead, he decided to let Bai Dazhuang teach everyone.

"After we receive the seedlings, we have to ask Dazhuang to teach you how to plant and maintain them." Mr. Liu Hong gave Bai Dazhuang a difficult task.

The people in the Agricultural Department were not very happy, but they had no choice. Who knew that this sweet potato was cultivated by Lao Bai's family.

"Okay, it doesn't take much effort."

For Bai Dazhuang, who longed to take root in the fields, this "difficult" task was too simple.

(End of this chapter)