We have separated, what does it have to do with me if my husband's family eats bran?

The group of five worked hard and finally dug up all the potatoes in the two acres of land by the evening.

The main reason was that there was Chen An, a strong laborer, who was responsible for one and a half acres of land by himself, so Cheng Yue didn't have to spend much effort.

Sure enough, having a man is useful!

After digging all the potatoes, Chen An went to pull the ox cart over, picked up all the potatoes into baskets, loaded them onto the cart and started transporting them home.

The head of the village looked at the baskets of potatoes with an excited and happy expression. He just glanced at them and already knew the approximate yield.

"Cheng Yue girl, you've bought a treasure! These potatoes must weigh 500 to 600 kilograms!"

With only two mu of land, the yield is so high, which means the yield per mu can reach two to three thousand kilograms!

The more the head of the village thought about it, the more frightened he became. Compared with corn, sweet potatoes have a high yield, but the yield per mu is only about 1,000 kilograms. Potatoes are two or three times as much as sweet potatoes!

Cheng Yue couldn't estimate the weight, but thought that what the headman said should be about the same, so it was no wonder that he was so excited.

"It was an accident. The peddler said the production was high, and I thought he was lying, but it turned out to be true."

Chen An also exclaimed: "Yes! Not only is the yield high, but it's also delicious!"

As expected, there is nothing bad in it! Anyone who knows the output will find it incredible.

The head of the village nodded continuously. Not everyone has good luck. It is a blessing for Houshui Village!

"Let's go weigh first!"

Although he had some concerns in his mind, he still had to see the weighing with his own eyes before he could feel at ease.

Having said that, he followed Chen An and went ahead. Chen An was equally excited. Cheng Yue had only roughly mentioned that the potato yield was high before, but did not elaborate. He could not wait to know exactly how many kilograms there were.

Cheng Yue smiled and called Chen Tong and Chen Ning to go home together. She saw the two sisters putting potato vines into a basket. Could it be that they wanted to take them back to feed the pigs and cows?

"Xiaotong and Xiaoning, we don't need these potato vines anymore. Leave them in the field and use them as fertilizer later."

Chen Tong and Chen Ning obviously didn't understand. "Mom, these potato vines are growing so well. We were thinking of taking them back to feed the pigs. The pigs will definitely love them!"

Sure enough, she was right! Just to share some scientific knowledge.

Cheng Yue had no choice but to patiently explain: "Potato vines are poisonous and cannot be fed to pigs. Not only can potato vines not be eaten, but also potatoes that have sprouted and turned green. If eaten, it can be fatal."

Chen An and the village head who were walking in front of them also stopped in their tracks when they heard this. The potatoes were poisonous? What was going on?

Chen Tong and Chen Ning were also a little dumbfounded, but they immediately dropped the potato vines and ran towards Cheng Yue, "Mom, sweet potato vines are edible, no one has been poisoned, aren't they the same? How can potatoes be poisonous?"

Mother won't scare them, they just can't figure it out.

Cheng Yue took her two daughters and followed Chen An and the head of the village. Seeing that they were also confused, what did she say about solanine?

After thinking for a while, he said slowly: "It was the peddler who said that someone ate sprouted potatoes and suffered from vomiting and diarrhea. In the end, the person died.

But they had been eating potatoes for a long time and nothing happened. Later, after trying chickens and ducks, they realized that only sprouting, green potatoes and potato vines were poisonous; normal, mature ones were edible.

Although potatoes grow in the ground like sweet potatoes, they are fundamentally two different things. We should listen to others and not take risks. If something goes wrong, it will be bad!"

She knew that the villagers would eat sweet potato vines, so she emphasized the potato vines. In fact, dried potato vines are not poisonous, but she didn't want to say too much, lest anyone take a chance.

It would be better to express it more clearly and eliminate the possibility of poisoning from the root.

After Cheng Yue said this, everyone nodded their heads immediately. This was a matter concerning human life, so who would dare not listen?

Besides, ripe potatoes are so delicious, who would want to eat sprouted or green potatoes?

The head of the village sighed, "This delicious food is very particular."

The group chatted as they walked and soon arrived home. Chen An took out a scale and started weighing the potatoes. There were not many potatoes, so they were weighed in a short while.

"A total of 540 kilograms, the village head uncle is really accurate!"

The village head smiled with wrinkles all over his face, "It really weighs more than 500 pounds! It seems I am not seeing things!"

Seeing the light in the old eyes of the village head, Cheng Yue smiled and said, "Uncle village head, I still have potato seeds here. You can plant some too. Plant them in August and harvest them in October. You can harvest a lot more food this year!"

The head of the village thought about the crops planted in the fields and the smiling faces of the people who harvested them. It was August now and there was no time to plant any crops!

"I'm afraid we can't plant it this year. The crops in the fields can't be harvested until October. It seems we can only wait until next spring to plant."

What a pity! If I had reserved two acres of land to plant potatoes, we would have had a bumper harvest today! But it will be the same next year!

There was no land to plant, so Cheng Yue had no idea what to do, as no one could create land out of thin air.

Wait, what about land reclamation?

Anyway, she wanted to grow potatoes vigorously, so the more land the better!

"Uncle Lizheng, is it feasible to open up the wasteland?"

Unexpectedly, the village head sighed and said, "The imperial court does encourage land reclamation, but it's not that easy!

Most of the land in our village is along the river. If we want to reclaim land, we can only go up the mountain. There are too many trees and weeds, as well as many rocks, on the mountain, making it very laborious and time-consuming to clear.

Moreover, it is impossible to grow crops on newly opened land at the beginning. It takes several years of careful maintenance before it can be used. Life is already difficult for everyone, so no one wants to go there.”

Their village has many mountains and little land. He has thought about reclaiming wasteland, but people can't even get enough food, so how can they have the time to reclaim wasteland? It's still a wasteland that hasn't been able to grow crops for several years, so he can't do it at all.

Cheng Yue thought: No wonder in ancient times, even with subsidies from the imperial court, few farmers were willing to open up wasteland. It seems that she thought too simply.

However, the problem of the lack of land in the village also needs to be solved. Cheng Yue was thinking about saying a few more words when she heard the headman change the subject, "But now everyone's life is better, so they should be able to make a move! I'll go talk to each family tomorrow."

Land is the lifeblood of farmers. Even if it cannot be used now, it can be left to future generations for farming.

In the past, life was hard, and everyone had neither the energy nor the mood to open up wasteland, but now it is different! Everyone has money in their hands and can eat three meals a day. Why save so much energy? It is better to open up wasteland!

Cheng Yue was delighted. The head of the village had convinced himself, so she didn't have to say anything!

"Uncle Lizheng, I actually want everyone to open up wasteland. After all, the land in our village is indeed a bit small, and now that we have such high-yield crops, it would be a pity if we don't plant more."

The village head was surprised and delighted. "It's a good idea to grow potatoes! Cheng Yue, how much do you think the potato seeds will cost?"

It is impossible for anyone in the village to be unwilling to grow such a high-yield crop. After all, planting one acre of potatoes is equivalent to three acres of corn!

I just don’t know how much money Cheng Yue spent to buy such good seeds?