Rebirth of the leisurely life in ancient times

Xia Zixuan smiled and said, "Aunt, do you want to grow corn with me?"

Wang asked curiously and puzzledly: "Corn? What is that?"

"Corn is also a kind of food. Fresh corn can be cooked and eaten, used in soups, etc. When the corn is fully mature, it can be ground into corn flour."

"You can also plant some sweet potatoes and have sweet potato porridge in the winter. You can also roast sweet potatoes by the stove when it's cold."

"Alternatively, you can grow potatoes. Although they are vegetables, they are also considered a staple food. They can be roasted or steamed to make mashed potatoes, or you can give them to children as snacks," Xia Zixuan said one by one.

Wang heard Xia Zixuan talk about all these foods she had never seen before. She asked uncertainly, "Are these all high-yield crops?"

Xia Zixuan nodded and said, "Yes, the normal yield of potatoes is generally around 3,000 to 5,000 kilograms. If you choose the right seeds and manage them carefully, it is not impossible to produce 8,000 kilograms per acre."

Xia Zixuan continued, "The yield of sweet potatoes is about 1,000 to 5,000 kilograms per mu of land, but it could be higher."

"Corn can produce about 1,200 to 1,800 kilograms per acre." After Xia Zixuan finished her introduction, she saw Wang looking at her in shock.

Xia Zixuan gently patted Wang's back, "Aunt, what's wrong with you? Are you okay?"

Wang came back to her senses after hearing this. She still looked at Xia Zixuan in shock, "Xuan girl, are you serious? Can the grain output really be so high?"

Not to mention Wang, even Jinghe and the others, as well as the people who came out of the fields to pour fertilizer, looked at Xia Zixuan in shock when they heard what she said.

Xia Zixuan looked at everyone and said, "It's all true, but the amount of food that can be produced still needs to be carefully managed, otherwise it will be useless no matter how good the seeds are."

Upon hearing this, everyone in the group agreed, "Yes, that is indeed the truth."

When the village chief heard that there were many people on Xia Zixuan's land, he and his son Xia Changxing hurried over to see the situation. They heard them discussing the high yield and whether it was true.

He walked forward curiously and asked, "Xuan girl, what are you doing?"

Upon hearing this, Xia Zixuan and her group turned around and saw that it was the village chief who had arrived, and they all greeted him.

Xia Zixuan looked at the village chief and said, "Hello, Grandpa Village Chief. Why are you out in such a cold weather?"

The village chief said with a smile: "I heard that a group of people in your field don't know what to do. I wonder if they have encountered any problems."

Xia Zixuan smiled and said, "No problem, we are fertilizing the wheat!"

So Xia Zixuan explained it again to the village chief and told them the yield of other grains. If anyone wanted to grow them, they could come to her to buy seeds.

The village chief nodded and said, "Okay, I'll tell everyone. It's still too early to plant rice anyway! Instead of leaving the land there, it's better to use it to grow crops. Even if the harvest is less, it will be better than before."

Liu Fugui echoed, "That's right. Village chief, look at how well the wheat is growing. It's even more vigorous than the rice we planted."

Xia Changxing responded immediately, "Yes! If we hadn't had enough land at home, we would have planted it as well."

Xia Zixuan smiled and said, "It's not too late now. When the weather gets warmer, Grandpa Village Chief and Uncle Changxing, decide whether to plant sweet potatoes or potatoes. Let me know when you've decided and I'll prepare the seeds for you."

She added, "If other people in the village want to plant something, please ask Uncle Changxing to help record it so that we know how much seeds to prepare when the time comes."

Xia Changxing nodded and said, "Okay, don't worry, Xuan girl! I promise I'll remember it clearly for you."

"Okay, thank you Uncle Changxing." Xia Zixuan said with a slight smile.

Wang interrupted the people who were talking and said, "You guys go to work first. It won't be too late to talk after you're done."

Liu Fugui and the others who were spreading fertilizer nodded and went to spread the fertilizer. Xia Changxing took the empty basin beside him and said, "I'll help too."

Then he said to the village chief, "Dad, you go back first! I'll help Xuan girl for a while."

The village chief waved his hand and said, "Go ahead! Don't worry about me. I can go back by myself if I want to."

Xia Zixuan smiled and said, "When the village chief wants to go back, I'll let Xingyu take him back."

Xia Changxing felt relieved after hearing this. He took the fertilizer and walked towards the field, spreading it like Liu Fugui and the others. At the beginning, he couldn't control the amount and kept spreading it.