Of course, Liu's father was told this when he bought the hill.

After they reclaimed the land, they built a ridge on the hillside where the boundary marker was erected.

It serves as a mark and is of no use to the animals in the mountains or the people living below.

"Forget it, it's getting late. Let's pack up and bring everything we dug home for dinner."

Liu Hao and his companions, who were eager to try just now, stopped thinking, "Okay, we finally managed to find them, but unfortunately we don't have the right tools, otherwise we would have to stay and eat the butcher's food."

Everyone took sacks and started to fill them with potatoes. Each sack weighed about 100 kilograms. A load of 200 kilograms was possible for men, but it was definitely not possible for women. This is also the reason why men are more popular in rural areas. Physical labor has a natural advantage.

Liu Caiyun was an exception. She packed two sacks of potatoes for herself, each weighing about 150 kilograms. She was the first to carry the load and walked steadily down the mountain.

"Dad, I'm leaving now. You don't have to carry the load anymore. If you can't finish it, I can just make two more trips."

"I'll just carry the buckets I picked up this afternoon. The mountain road is not easy to walk on, so you should take it easy and don't fall."

Liu Caiyun agreed, but still went her own way, carrying her load and walking down the mountain at a brisk pace.

After seeing this, Liu's father couldn't help but laugh and shook his head, and ignored her.

It was impossible to bring back all the potatoes we dug in the afternoon at once. Everyone had to make two trips to bring all the potatoes home.

When I returned home the second time, it was already completely dark. The men and women from the village who came to work were sitting in the front yard waiting for dinner.

Liu's mother and Liu Qianxue prepared three large pots of food, one meat, one vegetable and one hot pot, served with multi-grain steamed buns or multi-grain rice. You can queue up and choose what you want to eat, and those at the back have no choice and can only eat whatever is available.

How could the villagers not agree? The meals prepared by the Liu family were very good and they were not stingy with the oil, so the dishes must be delicious.

The villagers had known about their new food long ago, and had invited villagers to help out once before when they were planting. Eighty to ninety percent of the people this time were the same group as last time.

"Do you think this new thing from Lao Liu's family tastes good?"

"I do not know?"

"Whether it tastes good or not, I want to try growing some in my own plot next year based on the yield. I grow sweet potatoes every year, and I'm really tired of them. If it weren't for the high yield per mu, I would have wanted to switch to other food. Now that I have this with a yield similar to that of sweet potatoes, I have to give it a try."

One of the men who was familiar with Liu Hao came up to him after getting a bowl of food and said, "Brother Hao, are these potatoes delicious? We harvested quite a lot today. I estimate that the yield per mu can reach more than 2,000 kilograms, right?"

Liu Hao knew what they were thinking, and he didn't hide it. "It's delicious. When we get all the food back, I'll ask Aunt Liu to cook it for you. There are many ways to eat it. You can roast it, boil it, steam it, fry it, or stew it. It doesn't require a lot of land. Anyone who wants to plant it next year can come and exchange some seeds for it. We'll let the village chief know when the time comes."

The man got a satisfactory answer, and happily took his bowl back to the other people to sit and eat together, while telling them the good news.

"The Liu family is really kind. These potatoes should taste good. If the yield is really that high, the common people will have an extra life-saving food. They won't have to go hungry during the lean season."

Several other people in the village sat under the big locust tree outside the Liu family's gate, eating and talking about the potatoes grown by the Liu family.

The sunlight shines through the sparse leaves and falls on their expectant faces. There is a glimmer of hope in everyone's eyes.

"I heard that these potatoes not only have a high yield, but also taste great. They can be steamed, boiled, fried, or deep-fried. I wonder if we can exchange some seeds with the Liu family so that every household can eat this delicious food next year!"

Although Liu's father wanted to take the potatoes to the provincial capital to promote them, the elders and folks in their village were close by, so he would definitely support the villagers.

Father Liu and the village chief stood together and listened to everyone's heated conversation. Father Liu also took this opportunity to tell the village chief, "Village Chief Wan, if every household is willing to grow these potatoes next year, I will sell them some potatoes at a low price, and then every household can keep the seeds for themselves. Next year, I will plant them in Nanshan City for a year, and large-scale promotion will probably be the year after next. Planting them next year can be regarded as seizing the opportunity so that everyone can make some money to improve their lives. By then, I will also leave a recipe for making potatoes. Anyone in the village who needs it can use this recipe to set up a small stall to make money. I think the business will definitely not be bad. As for where the villagers will set up stalls, try not to flock to one place and steal each other's business. If there is money in the village, everyone can work together to make money. Village chief, when the time comes, you can talk to the villagers?"

The village chief stood aside, listening to Liu's father's discussion, feeling warm in his heart. He cleared his throat and said loudly: "Fellow villagers, we should appreciate the Liu family's kindness and take action. I suggest that we mobilize the whole village to help plant these potatoes and strive to have a good start this year! By then, not only can we eat good food ourselves, but we can also sell them in the market to increase our income and improve our living conditions."

"Okay! We will listen to the arrangements of the village chief. We will do whatever the village chief says!" The men and women who came to work responded in unison, their voices resounding through the sky, filled with infinite longing and determination for the future.

Because they all ate the potatoes and they were really delicious. Of course, it was also because the Liu family put a lot of seasonings in them, so the taste was good.

Just now, Liu's father also said that he would teach them the recipe for cooking potatoes, so everyone is more confident. These people are all honest people, and they are grateful to the Liu family for helping them.

"We must remember this kindness. If you need help in the future, we will do our best to help you!"

"Yes! It's my duty!"

In the following days, everyone worked very hard. The once ordinary mountain land was now full of potatoes, big in size and attractive in color.

The villagers who came to help also looked at the harvest scene with happy smiles on their faces. They knew that this was not just a bumper harvest of potatoes, but it showed them that the high yield of potatoes was real.

Moreover, the land on the hilltop of the Liu family was newly reclaimed and was not of the best quality. If the potatoes were grown on the best quality land, they would probably be taller.

These people were filled with enthusiasm and couldn't wait to plant.

After all the potatoes were harvested, the Liu family held a potato harvest festival and invited villagers to share the joy.

Everyone sat together, tasting the freshly baked potato delicacies, chatting and laughing, sharing the experience of planting and the joy of harvest. At that moment, all the hard work turned into sweetness, and all the efforts were rewarded.

Father Liu also discussed with Village Chief Wan about planting potatoes in the village next year.

The villagers also hurried to harvest rice and sweet potatoes. For a time, the whole village was filled with the joy of the harvest.

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