The road to wealth of a peasant widow

To be honest, she planted these vegetables on this land casually. At that time, she had no other seeds on hand, only these.

Although they are just ordinary vegetables, they were planted by Chen Cui herself.

Over the past month, she often went into the space to water them, and watched them sprout, grow, and bloom from tiny seeds. She witnessed their entire growth process, and the feeling was indescribable.

Perhaps every vegetable grower has a special feeling for the vegetables they grow with their own hands. Chen Cui really couldn't bear to pull them out.

However, she felt a little unwilling when she looked at the pile of seeds on the ground.

These things have been left for so long, and we don't know whether they can germinate, so we have to verify it first.

Moreover, after seeing the peppers, many ways to make money popped up in her mind. As for corn, its drought resistance and high yield have been proven by history, so she also wanted to plant it as soon as possible.

There has not been a single snowfall since the beginning of winter this year, which is not a good thing in the eyes of farmers who make a living by farming.

The lack of snow in winter is very bad for the crops in the fields. If there is not enough rain next year, we may have to carry water to irrigate the fields.

Although these were just Chen Shangen's guesses, and Yinping County had generally had good weather and good harvests in previous years, Chen Cui felt that they had to be on guard.

Peppers are cash crops, and corn is an important food crop. She wants to grow both, but unfortunately there is no room for them in the space!

Chen Cui hesitated for a long time, but finally started to work and began to untie the ropes on the bamboo rack, preparing to dismantle the rack that she had spent half a day to build.

She decided to plant both corn and peppers in the field.

The two plants are one tall and one short, and their growth cycles are similar. She thought they could be planted together to maximize the use of the land.

After Chen Cui dismantled the rack, she put the bamboo poles aside, carefully cleared out the vegetables in the vegetable garden, making sure the roots and stems were still covered with a lot of soil, and put them aside.

She still had some hope in her mind that when the weather got warmer, she would transplant the pulled vegetables outside and let them continue to grow.

I just don't know if they can survive until that time if they leave the soil.

Alas, at first she felt that this piece of land was bigger than her original yard and was not small, but now, she is a little unsatisfied.

If this piece of land were a little bigger, wouldn't all these things be able to be planted?

It's true that people are always greedy! Chen Cui couldn't help but laugh at herself.

After pulling out the original crops on the land, Chen Cui picked up a rake and raked the land back and forth, breaking up some of the larger clods of soil.

This kind of wooden rake was originally used to turn grain when drying it, and is not suitable for leveling the land. However, this piece of land is not large, and the soil is originally loose, so it is just right for turning the soil.

There were not only rakes in her space, but also hoes, shovels, and basically all the commonly used farm tools and implements, as well as a rocking chair in front of the door and some small utensils in the house. These were all bought by her in the capital last time.

No matter how big the land is, you must have all the tools. This is the obsession of vegetable growers, just like fishermen who have to buy all the equipment no matter how good their skills are.

She used to take care of the small vegetable patch in the yard, and she bought all kinds of tools, including the most basic nutrient soil, coconut bricks, sheep manure, earthworm soil, granular fertilizer, water-soluble fertilizer, and even two or three kinds of pesticides to deal with various pests.

In fact, the vegetable plot was only 20 to 30 square meters, and the vegetables planted there were just some ordinary vegetables that could be bought in supermarkets. The money spent on tools, seeds and fertilizers was enough to buy ten times as many vegetables.

But just like a fisherman does not fish for the fish, she does not grow vegetables for the sake of eating. She just enjoys the process of growing more, and the final harvest becomes secondary.

However, for Chen Cui, who grew up in the city, being able to eat vegetables that she grew herself still gives her a special sense of satisfaction.

But now, for the sake of more important cash crops and food crops, she had to pull out the vegetables she had planted with her own hands, which was a painful decision.

There is no way. In this ancient society, having enough food is the highest pursuit of the lower class people. In today's era when the average yield per mu is more than 200 kilograms, the significance of high-yield grain crops such as corn will be extraordinary once they can be promoted for cultivation.

That's right, the current grain output is more than 200 kilograms per mu, and this is still a good year with good weather and good harvests. Such a harvest can only be achieved in Liujiaping Village where there is no shortage of water.

I heard that going north, water resources are underdeveloped, the land is barren, and you can only yield more than 100 kilograms per acre!

After the harvest in summer and autumn, farmers have to pay taxes and levies respectively. Basically, about 10% of the grain harvested is collected, and the rest belongs to the farmers themselves.

However, as far as Chen knew, in addition to the land tax, the imperial court also levied household tax, head tax and various corvee labor.

Household tax and head tax were collected in the form of money, while corvée labor required work for the court.

If it was just forced labor like building roads, canals and city walls, it would be fine as it could be redeemed with money. But if the court was at war and had to recruit soldiers, that would be troublesome.

There are certain requirements for the number of people conscripted for military service, and redemption is not easy.

Once these inexperienced recruits go to the battlefield, they will most likely become cannon fodder and be killed.

If there were ten people taken away from a village, it would be considered good if three of them could come back.

However, in Chen's memory, the Great Zhou Dynasty had a vast territory and the surrounding areas were relatively peaceful. There had not been a war for many years, and only people over the age of sixty or seventy had seen conscription.

When Chen Cui first arrived in this era, she felt that she was so miserable. She was not dressed as a lady from a wealthy family, but a rural widow, having to live a hard life.

But later, after she had a deeper understanding of this era, she discovered that although the Chen family was not as good as the best, it was better than the worst.

The truly poor families have no roof over their heads, no food to eat, and cannot make ends meet. How miserable they are!

Although Chen's life was not rich, she had no problem feeding herself. She owned real estate, land, and several sons.

As long as they are well educated, these children will be their greatest help in the future.

Moreover, Chen's husband had died. As long as Chen Cui did not get upset and remarry, according to the etiquette at that time, she would always be able to maintain the highest status in this family in front of her sons.

Of course, this presupposes that these sons have a conscience and are willing to serve their mother and place her in a position of honor.

Chen Cui is still confident about educating her son.

The children are all young now, so it all depends on how you discipline them.

She believed that under her guidance and example, there would be no unfilial sons among her children.

Of course, she wouldn't worry even if there was someone who was unfilial.

She is not really like the women in ancient times who have to rely on their sons to make a living. She can always rely on herself!