I have been farming since I crossed over.

Everyone dispersed with smiles. Because Yang Mingxi's family was building a house and the old Yang family's side was also quite crowded, Yang Mingxi did not plan to invite the villagers to dinner. He would wait until the day when his own house's beam was raised and then treat everyone to a lively meal.

After dinner in the evening, Yang Mingxi and Old Man Yang said, "Grandpa and Grandma, tomorrow my brother and his family will help my uncles and aunts plant bitter melon seedlings here. I'll go to the Lu family to see, they have more."

Old Man Yang said, "He has helped your family a lot. Let's all go over and help. It doesn't matter if it's just for a day or two. After he's done with his family, he can do ours. We don't have much each."

Uncle Yang and the others nodded in agreement.

The next day, before dawn, Old Man Lu came with about 200 people.

Yang Mingxi got up in a daze and asked them to pull out some bitter melon seedlings and plant them first, leaving a few people here to pull out the bitter melon seedlings and then send them over.

Arriving at the gentle slope of Qianhuang Mountain, Yang Mingxi looked up and saw that, my goodness, there were mountains next to each other, all of which were gentle slopes cleared for growing bland melons. There must be tens of thousands of acres of them. No wonder so many bland melon seedlings were needed.

Yang Mingxi sighed inwardly, the local tyrants are the local tyrants, they can turn wasteland into fertile fields, thousands of acres at a time, and the gentle slopes can also be thousands or tens of thousands of acres. His family's entire 200 acres of land had to be converted by the whole family's pooled money. It's really frustrating to compare yourself with others.

There were already hundreds of people on the Lu family's gentle slope diverting water for irrigation. Once the bitter melon seedlings arrived, together with the people from Changshan Village, there were probably a thousand people spreading out onto the gentle slope.

When Yang Mingxi saw Lu Jintang, she said, "Where did you get so many people from? Judging from the situation, I'm afraid it can all be handled in one day."

Lu Jintang said, "Tang Jiahang has brought over 500 people. Originally, they said it would take two days to plant all the bitter melon seedlings. They were helping to reclaim the wasteland, but now it can be done in one day."

"Amazing, you are worthy of being Lord Tang." Yang Mingxi said with a smile.

"Axi, look at the remaining wasteland in our house. We need to reclaim all of it and plant rice seedlings. How many seedlings should we plant? Please help me plant the rice seeds!" Lu Jintang said to Yang Mingxi.

"If such a large dam were turned into paddy fields, it would probably cover 20,000 mu! What you have turned into now is at most one tenth of it." Yang Mingxi opened her mouth in shock.

Lu Jintang said, "It seems to me that it's about the same, so I found 500 people and asked them to plant in waves! Plant as much as you can first."

Yang Mingxi concentrated her attention and checked the space with her mind. She had only planted tomatoes once. The chickens she raised at the same time would be picked up tomorrow night. She could do it again and then click on the next small box. She had only harvested tomatoes once, and the rest were used to grow rice.

There are only 50 units of rice now. Even if it is harvested tomorrow, there are only 70 units, enough to plant 700 acres. 2000 acres requires 200 units, and it will take 25 days. What should we do now?

Seeing that Yang Mingxi didn't say anything, Lu Jintang stopped and said, "Axi, what's wrong? Is there something wrong with the rice seeds?"

Yang Mingxi came back to her senses and said, "Yes, my uncle doesn't have that many rice seeds right now. He still needs to cultivate the seedlings, so I don't think it will be that fast. I'll go to my uncle's place tomorrow to take a look and tell you. You didn't tell me in advance that you wanted to plant so many, did you?"

Lu Jintang said, "I'm not in a hurry. I'll just do whatever I can. I'll first cultivate the fields. If that doesn't work, I'll start with the gentle slopes. I can plant corn there."

Yang Mingxi said, "Okay. Corn seeds can also be germinated. I remember my master gave me 1000 acres of corn seeds. I'll go to my uncle's place tomorrow to help you germinate them. You can plant the corn first!"

Lu Jintang nodded in agreement.

In the evening, the gentle slope that the Lu family had prepared was planted with bitter melon seedlings.

Lu Jintang arranged for everyone to have dinner early, and everyone went to Yang Mingxi's house to pick bitter melon seedlings.

Because they thought the fruits were fresh food but could not satisfy hunger, each family in the village only bought 50 trees at most and cultivated the entire wasteland into crops, not wanting to waste their own fertile land.

After the villagers pulled out the bitter melon seedlings, there were still a lot left in the field. Lu Jintang thought about it and decided to keep them for his family. He would come back in a week at most to dispose of them all and not occupy Yang Mingxi's land.

Yang Mingxi nodded in agreement, then said, "My uncles haven't pulled out the seedlings yet. Whatever they have left will be given to you."

Lu Jintang said: "Sure, do they need me to find someone to help?"

Yang Mingxi shook her head and refused. The other families in the Yang family didn't have much land, so her own family could complete the transplanting.

When other families in the old Yang family came to pull up the bitter melon seedlings, Yang Mingxi said, "Uncle and aunt, have you considered buying more wasteland? We can slowly cultivate it later. I estimate that after the bitter melons and rice are harvested. There will be a lot of people in our village buying wasteland. It will be difficult to buy it when the time comes, and secondly, they are afraid of price increases. It is better to buy some now, especially around where you need to do things. It is best to buy it for your family so that it can be expanded and used later."

Old Man Yang looked at the crowd, a flicker of worry and anticipation in his eyes. He slowly said, "What Xi said makes a lot of sense. You should seriously consider this. If you have extra money, discuss the purchase of the wasteland as soon as possible. Otherwise, the output from the existing farmland won't be enough to meet your needs."

After hearing what Old Man Yang said, everyone fell into deep thought. They began to realize the importance of land to a farmer and the difficulties they might face in the future.

Some families began to whisper about how to use their spare money to buy wasteland, while Uncle Yang Liu and Uncle Yang Qi frowned, perhaps worried about whether they could bear such financial pressure.

Old man Yang continued, "We can't just look at the present, we have to plan for the long term. If we don't seize this opportunity, we may regret it in the future." His voice was firm and determined, hoping to arouse everyone's awareness of action.

With the encouragement of Old Man Yang, each department gradually began to actively think about solutions.

Yang Laodao said, "I also want to buy wasteland. I want to buy the wasteland next to our house, from the vegetable garden to the Liu family's, from the roadside to the river. I'm afraid it's more than 30 acres. I don't need so much. What do you think, second brother?"

Yang Laoer said, "We mainly raise ducks, so it's definitely better to live near the river. Look, big brother, you can buy all the land near the Liu family's side that leads directly to the river. We'll also buy the land above, which is next to where we're going to build our house. We'll buy the land near the river, and the land above, from the river to the main road. We can buy about 50 acres."

Yang Lao San, who had returned to plant bitter melons, also thought about it and said, "Seventh Brother, the three acres of land at the entrance of the village is next to ours. I'd like to transfer it to you. It would be convenient for you there. We're building a house opposite Second Brother's, next to Sixth Brother's. Their house is above the road, and ours is below. How about it?"

Yang Laoqi said, "How about this: my paddy field is next to yours, also three acres, and I'll give it to you. I'll give you the rice as well, and you can give us the land so we can plant the bitter melon seedlings."

Yang Lao San said, "Brother, I'm taking advantage of you. Tomorrow, let's plant the bitter melon seedlings together. After we finish this season, you can harvest your rice and we can harvest our bitter melons. Then we can switch back next season."

Yang Laoqi nodded in agreement.

Yang Lao Si said, "My family bought the wasteland from the river to the Tang family's house. It's lower than Lao Wu's rice fields. The back can be lowered to the mountainside, and a gentle slope can be added. It's a bit long, but I'm worried that the money won't be enough."

Yang Laoliu said, "I can buy as much as I can at my place. I'll buy the ones on the roadside first."

Yang Laoqi said, "I also want to buy more for my family. The right side is lower than Zheng's, the left side is lower than the river, and the top is lower than Fifth Brother's house. Let's see how much we can buy in front. Let's pool the money together first. After planting the bitter melons, we will ask the land manager to come and measure the land two days later."

Old Man Yang looked at everyone who had decided on the wasteland they wanted to buy, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face. He believed that as long as everyone worked together, they would be able to overcome difficulties and create better conditions for the development of the Yang family.