The next day, I thought about it and decided to go with them. Although we discussed yesterday how to do it today, I still felt relieved when I just started working and looked at it myself.

The construction site is busy but well organized. Everyone can find their own position and do what they are supposed to do.

Dazhu also separated the new people who came today and put them in the group of people who had done the job yesterday. If there were any questions, the people around would help them. They got the hang of it pretty quickly.

When digging the foundation, you basically don't have to worry too much. Just dig along the white lines.

There are some requirements for laying the foundation stone. It needs to be firm and flat. The part in the picture above is a little rough, but it's okay.

But the exposed part should be neat and leveled according to the leveled area. It should not exceed this standard. If it exceeds, it should be revised. Don't be careless or sloppy.

As long as there is something slightly wrong, Brother He will come over immediately and teach them how to correct it.

Su Chen was running around the entire construction site, making arrangements here and talking there. Daniu, Xiaoniu, and Su Lai were helping out everywhere, helping out wherever they were too busy.

Instead, I became the one with the most free time.

I was just about to sit down and rest my feet when I saw the patriarch approaching me with a serious face.

I was a little confused when I saw him like this. What happened? I simply asked the tribe leader, "Tribal leader, what happened to you? What's the matter?"

The clan leader hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Dear wife of Dalang, when should we plant the sweet potatoes you mentioned? How should we plant them?"

When I heard the tribe leader asking about the sweet potato seeds, I suddenly remembered that I had missed something. And it was a big thing.

That is, I forgot to pay attention to whether the people in the village had planted the sweet potato seeds. This cannot be taken lightly.

I stood up and patted my clothes: "Chief, pretending to be nonchalant, is there anyone in our village who hasn't planted the sweet potato seeds yet?"

"Yes, but I don't know how to plant. When to plant? What method to use? If you have time, can you teach me?"

"Sure, that's easy. I thought you had already planted them all. Come on, I'll teach you how to plant them while I have time now."

"Da Lang's wife, you said before that you would harvest the sweet potatoes after they are planted. Does that still mean what you said?"

"It counts, but if you want to sell it to me, you have to sign a contract with me now. If you don't sign it now, I won't buy it in the future."

"What's the price?"

"The price is the same as before: one penny for two catties."

"Okay, wait a minute, my family has signed first..."

When I arrived at the clan leader's house, Xiu'er heard that I was here to teach her how to grow sweet potatoes, so she immediately put down the clothes she was making and called out to the wives of several other families who were making clothes. Everyone knew that I was here to teach them how to grow sweet potatoes. They all gathered around to see how I was doing it.

The clan leader also told them that I would buy the sweet potatoes I grew at the price of one cent for two kilograms.

He also said that he would sign a contract with me soon.

One acre of land produces more than 1000 kilograms of crops, which means that one acre of land costs almost one or two taels of silver, a price that is simply impossible to obtain by growing other crops.

Suddenly, many people were interested and asked me if I had any sweet potato seeds.

I told them that as long as the sweet potato vines grow, they can be cut off section by section for planting. As long as the place where the sweet potatoes are planted is fertile, a lot of sweet potato seeds are not needed. And it doesn't matter if they are planted a little earlier or later.

This makes everyone happier. This is good. The seedlings can be planted continuously. They can be planted from April to June.

This way you can save a lot of money on buying seedlings.

Xiuer and I took the sweet potato seeds to the field and began to teach him how to turn the soil, and asked Xiuer to put the sprouts facing up. Then spread the fertilizer directly on top. If there is no fertilizer at home, you can also use wood ash.

Listening to my explanation and watching Xiu'er operate it, the woman beside me also learned everything. She asked a lot of questions at once.

How long should potato vines be cut?

Which direction should we plant?

How wide is the interval?

Can the sweet potato vines that have been grown still be planted?

You know what, he is an expert in farming after all, and every question he asks is on point.

I waited until they finished asking all the questions before I started to answer them: "I have heard all the questions you asked just now. When planting sweet potatoes, the vines should be cut to about three sections long. In which direction do the sweet potato leaves grow? Which direction is above the soil? As for the spacing, about eight inches wide will be enough. If the vines grow too long, you can cut some of them off and use them to raise chickens, ducks, pigs, and cows. But there is one thing you need to pay attention to, which is that you must let them grow to a certain extent before you can cut them off. You can't cut them off before they grow up, otherwise it won't work. I'm telling you now that you may still not understand a little, but when we plant together, you will understand, and if you have any questions, you can always come and ask me."

When I returned to Xiu'er's house, the patriarch was sitting in the main room, with pen and ink ready.

I drew up the contract, and everyone who wanted to sell signed it. So the matter was settled.

The raw materials for making sweet potato flour in the second half of the year are here.

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