The eldest sister-in-law became rich by farming in the mountains

"Cherry, what's wrong?"

Xu Yingtao smiled and said, "It will be delivered in two days."

Village chief Zheng was very pleased. Although the wheat seeds had not yet been sown in the soil, he was already looking forward to a bumper harvest next year.

Xu Yingtao: "Grandpa, I'm free this afternoon, so I'll come and teach you how to make urea fertilizer. It's just right for applying topdressing fertilizer to wheat in a few months. But first of all, this fertilizer smells a bit bad during the fermentation process, so it's best for us to dig the pit somewhere far away from home."

Village Chief Zheng nodded happily and said, "There is an open space in the bamboo forest behind my house. The location is very suitable. Tell me how big the pit you want should be. I will ask your uncle and the others to start digging now."

Xu Yingtao thought for a moment and said, "You have ten acres of dry land to plant wheat. One acre of land needs about thirty to forty kilograms of water. Just dig according to this ratio."

Village chief Zheng had an idea in mind and quickly asked his two sons to make preparations.

When Xu Yingtao woke up from her nap and came to Zheng's house, the masters of the Zheng family had already dug the pit and compacted it.

"Very good. Next, you just need to throw livestock manure, human urine, straw, wood ash, and even muddy leaves from the mountains into the pit, then carry some water and turn it over every ten days or half a month. After three to five months, the fertilizer will be ready."

The Zheng family members nodded and promised to do as they were told.

Apart from digging holes and tamping the earth, the method of making urea fertilizer is not difficult. Village chief Zheng sent his two sons to teach every household door-to-door. In just half a day, everyone in the village had learned most of it.

Feng Xing visited the house on the afternoon of the second day.

"Master, everyone has become proficient in making various soy products. When will they be delivered to you?"

He learned the term "soy products" from Xu Yingtao.

As Feng Xing spoke, he took off his backpack and handed out several large bowls of soy products to Xu Yingtao for inspection.

Xu Yingtao was very satisfied: "Then let's start the work tomorrow. Bring 20 kilograms of each item and deliver it directly to my house after it's done. By the way, Uncle Feng Xing, how are you going to set the price?"

One of them called the other master, and the other called the other uncle. They each had their own opinions and there was no conflict at all.

Feng Xing pondered for a moment and quoted the price of each item.

Xu Yingtao nodded: "Okay, Uncle Feng Xing, you keep the account, and I will pay you at the end of each month."

Feng Xing readily agreed.

As soon as Feng Xing left, Xiong Dongni entered the yard.

This girl is very honest. Since the day before yesterday, in addition to coming to deliver the Ficus microcarpa, she has also helped with sweeping the floor, washing clothes and doing odd jobs. It is really impossible to stop her. When she gets impatient, she simply uses her trump card - crying.

I cry because I am clumsy and people dislike me, and I also cry because I can't repay the kindness of my benefactor.

Xu Yingtao was most afraid of other people's tears, so she immediately acquiesced to her act of showing her love, but she was secretly thinking that at worst she could just get more subsidies from other places.

Today, when Xiong Dongni arrived, she started working as usual. Just as she was about to pick up the broom to sweep the floor, she was stopped by Xu Yingtao.

"Sister Dongni, can your father weave bamboo objects?"

Xiong Dongni smiled and nodded: "What's the matter, little master? Do you want a dustpan or a basket? How many do you want? I'll ask my dad to make one for you when I get home, but my dad's craftsmanship is average, so don't despise me."

Xu Yingtao smiled: "You don't need great skills, just ask your father to thin the green and yellow bamboo strips, weave the gaps between the strips tightly, and weave them into small baskets a little bigger than your palm. It doesn't need to be beautiful or exquisite, the simpler the better. I will buy them all when they are done, five for one penny."

It will be perfect for storing fried tofu and spicy strips.

Afraid that Xiong Dongni would not understand what she meant, Xu Yingtao went outside the yard and pulled a handful of straw leaves. With her fingers flying, she had woven a small straw basket in the blink of an eye.

"Just do it this way." Xu Yingtao handed the small basket to Xiong Dongni.

Xiong Dongni was dumbfounded.

This little basket is so simple that even her daughter Xiaodouzi can weave it.

Xiong Dongni waved her hands and said, "Young master, don't give me money. My father can weave this little basket with his eyes closed. We don't even have the confidence to accept this money."

"If you don't want to charge me, I'll find someone else to do it for me." Xu Yingtao coaxed and threatened, "If you are willing to take this job, you have to weave at least 200 pieces a day in the future, and you will make a lot of money in a month."

She could earn at least 40 cents a day by weaving small bamboo baskets without leaving her house. How could Xiong Dongni not be tempted?

But she had already received too much favor from Xu Yingtao, and it would be unreasonable to take money from her again.

Seeing her hesitation, Xu Yingtao knew what she was thinking, so she advised: "Don't be so arrogant just for the sake of face. Even if you don't consider yourself, think about Xiao Douzi and your father. Especially your father, if he has work to do and money to earn, his life will naturally be more promising, and he won't feel like a burden anymore."

These words hit home, and Xiong Dongni's eyes instantly turned red.

She took the small straw basket with both hands and choked up, "Okay, I'll take it back and let my dad have a look. I'll sweep the yard later, little master, don't move!"

In order to prevent her work from being taken away, Xiong Dongni simply took the broom away as well.

Xu Yingtao was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

Xiong Laowu was choosing wheat seeds at home with his granddaughter. When he saw his daughter running back in a hurry with a big broom, he thought she had been bullied outside, so he quickly stood up on one leg with the help of crutches.

"Dad, this is great news!" Xiong Dongni ran out of breath.

After a while, Xiong Laowu wiped his tears with his cracked hands and sighed, "Donni, the three of us will remember the kindness of the young master for the rest of our lives."

Xiong Dongni nodded heavily: "I will bring Xiao Douzi over to kowtow to the young master later!"

Wang Hu's convoy arrived at Nanxi Village in the afternoon of the next day.

At that time, Xu Yingtao's family had just woken up from a nap when they heard the sweet girl Zheng Yan knocking on the gate.

"Sister Cherry, there is a convoy of lime and plaster coming to the village. Grandpa wants you to go over and take inventory."

"Coming."

Xu Yingtao quickly got up from the bed and washed her face with cold water. Then she took the silver and followed Zheng Yan to the village.

Village chief Zheng has a large yard, so more than a hundred bags of limestone were naturally temporarily piled up in his yard.

Xu Yingtao gave Wang Hu the final payment and invited him to eat cold noodles at the stall tomorrow. Wang Hu naturally agreed happily.

When the villagers saw that she could easily take out dozens of taels of silver, they believed in her promise that she could help the whole village make money.

After seeing off the convoy, Xu Yingtao saw that most of the villagers were just watching the fun, so she immediately decided to teach them how to use lime and gypsum.

Lime can be spread directly on the ground to kill bacteria, disinfect and eliminate insects, improve the pH of the soil, and provide calcium for crops.

As for gypsum, it is mixed with human urine and water in proportion and sealed. After a few days of fermentation, new gypsum powder is mixed in and the water is dried. It becomes ammonium sulfate gypsum mixed fertilizer, which can be used as base fertilizer for wheat.

Until this time, someone finally couldn't help but question loudly: "Village head, didn't you learn this method of fertilizing the fields yourself? How come it's the eldest daughter-in-law of the Xie family who is teaching you now? How can a little girl like her know how to fertilize the fields?"