Beautiful Peasant Girl: The Young Marquis's Beloved

Time flies and it is already March. Wheat begins to ear and people take off their cotton clothes and put on spring clothes.

During this period, Anxin Home Textile Store opened in Qinghe County, which not only sells a variety of exquisite sets, but also quilt cores and pillow cores for beds.

These two things were suggested by Liu Xu to Chang Yifei, and in the future, he will gradually launch medicinal pillows and other products.

The sets are made of cotton and silk and satin. In order not to affect the business of Jixiang Fabric Shop, Anxin Home Textiles only sells mid- to high-end products.

Chang Hongxuan used his connections to buy them a jacquard weaver and a set of jacquard machines. Since then, everything produced by Lanxin Embroidery Workshop has a special label.

Liuxu no longer cared about the business outside. She was busy harvesting potatoes.

"Miss, this one of ours is much bigger than the previous one!" He Lei dug out a potato and was surprised.

Liu Xu was also delighted to see this. The potato seeds they had previously brought back from Jayne were only the size of eggs, but now this one is bigger than an adult's fist.

"Brother He Lei, hurry up and dig out the whole plant. Be careful not to damage it. Everyone is responsible for one row, and dig out one plant first."

As soon as Liu Xu finished speaking, the people in the shed started moving.

All the masters of the family came, even Xu Yiru and his wife came. The old lady was in good health now, so digging a potato was no problem at all.

Liu Xu looked at the small pile of fruits she had dug out at her feet, and she couldn't suppress her joy. Heavenly Bodhisattva, there are four or five of them on this plant. She weighed them and thought the big ones must be two or three taels. Then these two acres...!

She went to look at the other ridges, and they were not much different, except that the ones on the sides were slightly smaller.

In the greenhouse, both the master and the servant were stunned!

"Baoer, this...is the potato yield so amazing?" Even though Xu Yiru was knowledgeable, he was still very surprised.

Liu Xu nodded and shook her head, "Grandpa, our family's high yield doesn't mean other places can do the same. I made fertilizer to help the potatoes grow, and I asked people to pay special attention to the temperature and humidity in the greenhouse, that is, the water content."

Xu Yiru nodded and asked, "If we plant them outside, how big will the yield difference be?"

"It's hard to say. It also depends on the land and the care. The weather in Yongshun Prefecture is just right now. I plan to open the greenhouse and plant for another season. Then I'll see how the yield is."

Xu Ruolan had farmed before, so she understood what he said. The others didn't understand, but they still knew that potatoes had a high yield.

There were many servants at home, so there was no need for them to take action. Xu Yiru and the others returned to the front yard.

The catkins, however, stayed. While they were digging in front, she ran around with a pen and paper, taking notes.

Han Duoduo was curious and followed her around.

In just one hour, two acres of land were dug.

Liu Ming found a scale and weighed the produce basket by basket. The two acres of land produced nearly six thousand kilograms.

In other words, the yield per mu reached nearly 3,000 kilograms, a number that stunned everyone in the greenhouse.

You should know that nowadays an acre of rice field only produces more than 300 kilograms, and if it is well taken care of, it can only be about 400 kilograms; the yield of soybeans and wheat per acre is only more than 200 kilograms.

The yield of these potatoes has increased tenfold! If we planted all of them!!!

"Hurry up and hold your chins. These potatoes can grow so well, thanks to everyone!"

These potatoes were planted by everyone in the front yard and taken care of by the people in the new yard. Liu Xu felt that the credit belonged to everyone in the Liu family compound.

"To celebrate our great harvest, Uncle He, let Granny Fang and the others prepare a snack for everyone tonight so that everyone can taste the fruits of their labor."

He paused, and seeing everyone's happy faces, he said loudly: "In addition, everyone will receive an extra month's salary!"

"Oh, long live the lady!" He Lei started to make a noise.

"Thank you for your reward, young lady!"

"Thank you Miss, you are the best!"

There were constant cheers in the greenhouse. People of all ages were delighted. People like Liu Cheng who arrived later even cried for joy.

Some of them were originally from the owner's farm, and some were forced into desperation by powerful people and had to sell their entire family. They had originally prepared themselves for a miserable life, but in the end they were bought to the Liu family.

Not only were their food, clothing, housing and transportation better than before, but their masters never beat or scolded them, and even paid them monthly wages as indentured slaves.

You can’t find such a host even with a lantern!

Half of the willow catkins that were large and smooth were picked out and buried in the sand, and the rest were collected.

Newly dug potatoes cannot be planted immediately. They need to be germinated for a month using the sand storage method.

She planned to give the particularly small ones to everyone to eat, and the egg-sized ones to others to use as seeds.

After returning to the front yard, Liu Xu went to find Xu Zheng and told him the approximate potato yield. He also explained the difference between greenhouse cultivation and ordinary cultivation, and asked Xu Mingli to report the yield at around one thousand.

Xu Zheng had been keeping an eye on the situation outside the village with his two men recently, so he didn't go to help dig potatoes. Now he was shocked to hear the output value Liu Xu mentioned.

But after all, Xu Yiru had spent a lot of effort to cultivate him, and he never showed his emotions. But he was really amazing, and the surprise in his eyes could not be concealed.

After Liu Xu finished speaking, Xu Zheng went to write a new letter. When the letter was finished, Liu Xu took a look and found that it was actually a letter to Xu Mingli reporting the safety and daily life of their family and grandparents.

Miss Liu blinked and looked at Xu Zheng with a puzzled look.

"Miss, a secret letter!" Xu Zhengmu explained reluctantly.

All right! Liu Xu shrugged and left.

She was a little worried about her two uncles' families and her father.

Xu Mingli and his family haven't received any letter since they sent a message saying they were safe after arriving home, and no one knows what's happening to them.

Liu Donglai and Mu Lingxuan were even worse. Last month, they sent a message to Chang Yifei to send someone to deliver the mushrooms.

In order not to make her mother and grandparents worry, Liu Xu quickly calmed down, put on a smile and went to the main room.

In the main hall, Xu Yiru and his wife, the old couple Xu Hean, Ye Miaoyin and Xu Ruolan were listening to what Han Duoduo had said.

The expression on his face was similar to that of the people in the greenhouse. Seeing Liu Xu coming in, Mr. Xu hurriedly asked:

"Bao'er, is what Duoduo said true? Is the yield per mu really that high?"

The numbers are so scary that even the old man is afraid that the walls have ears.

Liu Xu nodded and said, "Yeah, we did harvest that much! But that's just the output of the greenhouse. We can only estimate the specific output after the normal planting yield comes out next season."

"I didn't lie to you, Grandpa! I was standing right beside and watching my junior sister take notes!" Han Duoduo said with a pout.

"Okay, okay, grandpa was wrong about you. Grandpa will apologize to Duoduo, okay?" Old Master Xu loved Han Duoduo very much and smiled immediately.

"Godfather, don't pay attention to her, she's just a little naughty!" Ye Miaoyin scolded with a smile.

"hey-hey!"

"Grandpa, grandma, mom, master, let's have a potato feast tonight!" Liu Xu said with a smile.

Xu Ruolan was stunned for a moment, "Aren't you going to keep it for breeding?"

"Don't worry, mom. Those small ones are not suitable for seeds. We can just eat them!" Liu Xu said playfully.

"Hahahaha" bursts of laughter came from the main room.