kingnovel Chapter 933: The yield per mu is 3 stones
Chapter 933: The yield per mu is 3 stones
With so many people around, the news is bound to leak out. Fortunately, a farm was built not far from the foot of the mountain last year, and we have our own people guarding it all year round, but the area around the cave also needs to be arranged.
Well, we need to find a capable person for this kind of thing.
Zhou Guo stood up and took Erpang to the granary.
At night, the day laborers all went home.
All the farmhands on the farm gathered outside the granary, and no one knew what to do.
Zhou Guo, Erpang and a few others were weighing grain in the granary. They had to count the amount of grain that had been stored there.
Bags of grain were weighed and transported to the oxcarts outside the village. One or two hundred oxcarts were lined up. Erpang started driving and the carts started to rumble.
These grains were transported to this village in carts.
Half of the people went back to continue transporting food, and the other half began to move food up the mountain.
Zhou Guo was not idle either, and joined in the work.
She worked like this for more than ten nights before she called a halt, and four granaries were vacated.
Someone temporarily built some straw huts. Although they could not be compared with granaries, they were enough to shelter from the wind and rain.
This shed is guarded day and night by people who came down from the mountains. They are tall and strong, with big swords in their hands. If anyone working here looks at them for a few more seconds, they will glare at them, which is enough to scare people.
With these granaries and sheds, the grain that the wealthy farmers will bring in later will have a place to store.
The farmhands did the work and received the money and dared not say much. If anyone said anything, not only would he lose his job, he might even lose his head.
The temporary workers did not ask. Since the employer's land was so large, he must have land in other places. In addition, there was grain returned by the farmers, so it was reasonable that there would be a lot of grain when added together.
The big landlords will definitely find a place to store their grain. Even they themselves will store their excess grain in the cellar. Who doesn’t have a place to store grain?
Zhou Guo had been busy for several nights and was very tired. He took a day off and had a good sleep to make up for the sleep he had gotten.
At this time, more and more temporary workers came to the village.
The temporary workers all knew the Zhou family. They had all bought fertilizer from the farm and were very impressed by the Zhou family's way of doing things.
At least the Zhou family was not like other wealthy families who looked at people through the crack in the door. They spoke to them with a smile from head to toe, and if there was anything they didn't know, they would answer them patiently one by one.
If it were someone else, they would probably be kicked out before they could even finish their sentence.
Moreover, the Zhou family was generous in paying workers, paying them every ten days. The food was also good. Temporary workers only had one meal at noon, but this meal always had meat, and everyone could get at least three pieces. Many local managers only provided a few steamed buns and a bowl of soup.
We are all simple common people. Now that we have enough food to eat and have earned money, we have to work hard.
Such a large wheat field was harvested in just half a month!
At this time, it was time to harvest the rice. Li brought Zhou Mai and others from home to harvest the first rice seedlings they had planted in spring.
Zhou Gu couldn't leave, so he stayed at home to take charge, and the old man also came with him.
The family looked at the golden rice and held the rice ears. Mrs. Li was surprised and said, "There are quite a lot of rice grains on this rice ear. Although there are many empty shells, the grains are still large."
Zhou Mai said: "The number of particles is not bad, but it is not full and has not been grouted. If it were all grouted, it would not be much worse than the ones at home."
Zhou Suli and Li Lai also each held a rice ear to count. The rice in this field was all planted by them themselves, and they still remembered where they planted the first rice.
Zhou Mi looked around and saw a golden field everywhere. He asked Zhou Guo, "How much rice can be harvested from one acre of land?"
Zhou Guo said: "The good ones can yield two shi, five or six dou or even three shi, while the poor ones can yield about two shi. Although it cannot be compared with the ones in the village, it is already very good to have such a harvest in the first year."
"Can we get three stones?" Several people were shocked. Three stones was already a very remarkable number. Nowadays, families with insufficient fertility could seldom get three stones even with normal land.
Zhou Guo said: "These three stones are made from the rice that was planted in the experimental field last year. They have been planted in this kind of land for a year, so their adaptability is stronger than that of the rice that was just planted this year. It is not surprising that there are three stones."
He took them to the experimental plot and said, "I opened a new plot this year. These plots are managed by Zhang Lao and his son. You see, the ones here were planted last year, and they are growing better than the new plots opened this year. I estimate that one mu of land can yield three and a half stones of rice."
The whole family gathered around to see that three stones and five grams was already a high yield.
I never thought that the experimental field on this salty and bitter land could produce high-yield crops after only two years of cultivation. Why is it so unbelievable?
The old man has learned a little bit about farming over the years. At least he can tell the good or bad harvest at a glance.
As soon as he saw the comparison between the two sides, he nodded, "That's the case. This side is much better. The father and son have put in a lot of effort."
Zhou Guo nodded and said, "This is a large piece of land. It's 20 mu in total. It's very hard for two people to manage it."
Old man Zhang and his son stood aside with a reserved look on their faces. They could only smile foolishly when they heard the words and didn't know what to say.
Zhou Guo smiled and said, "After the grain is harvested, I will give you a big red envelope."
The father and son were so happy that they knelt down and kowtowed on the spot. The big red envelope that the boss talked about was really big.
The minimum price of a red envelope was five taels of silver. Last year, a red envelope cost ten taels, which means twenty taels for two people. It would take a family four to five years to use it all!
The boss also sends out red envelopes from time to time.
They have taken over the experimental site since last year, and now, after more than a year, their family has built up a business. Previously, the refugees did not even have a shed to shelter from the wind and rain, but now the women in the family can wear silver hairpins. Such a life is given by the employer, and they will never be able to repay them with all their heart and effort.
Zhou Guo said: "Get up, get up. This is what you deserve. You have worked hard this year."
That night, the family had a good meal in the yard.
Zhou Guo hasn't been home for a long time, and days like this are really rare for them.
Early the next morning, everyone in the family, from the old to the young, got up, changed into work clothes, had a simple breakfast, and went to the fields.
Zhou Mai and others went down to the fields they had planted and harvested the first handful of rice.
Zhou Guo sat beside him, drinking tea and reading leisurely.
Li was cooking in the kitchen. She took some time out to come out and see that she was very relaxed and happy. She smiled and said, "Don't you usually love to be in the hustle and bustle? Why don't you follow us?"
Zhou Guo shook his head and pointed forward, "I was already busy when harvesting wheat. I harvested the first wheat on this land, and I harvested enough in those few days. Since they planted the rice, they should harvest it themselves. Besides, it's only a few acres of land, so it only took half a day to harvest it."