vrcanaries Chapter 1009: New Grain Varieties in Nanhe
Chapter 1009: New Grain Varieties in Nanhe
The family relies on the harvest from the fields to make a living. If they can only harvest a few seeds, the family’s life will be in tatters!
They are going to starve to death, and there will be no descendants!
Zhou Guo gave him a thumbs up and said with a smile: "You are still far-sighted. This is indeed a safer approach."
"Is that so?" The old man was very happy to see that she agreed, and said proudly: "Many families in our village believe what the government says, that the yield per mu is 3, 8 or 4 dan, and if more fertilizer is given, it can even exceed 4 dan. It's a lie. How can wheat yield per mu be so high? I have been working in the fields with my father since I was five or six years old. I have worked all my life, but I have never heard of such a high yield per mu!"
Er Pang and his friends: “…”
I couldn't help but secretly mock you in my heart. You are being stubborn now, but you will regret it when the autumn harvest comes. When you see the high-yield crops in the fields, just don't regret it and cry.
Zhou Guo smiled and nodded, "Yes, the food in this field is related to the livelihood of the whole family, so it's right for you to be cautious. Besides, the new grain seeds have been bought. Even if the grain seeds are really good, you have planted half of the field, so you won't suffer much loss."
"That's exactly what I thought." The old man slapped his thigh and said, "Unfortunately, my children think I'm messing around. They say that other families in the village have planted all the new grain seeds, but we only planted half, so we will harvest less grain. How can they understand that this road needs to be taken step by step to be steady."
Zhou Guo chatted with the old man for a while and then left.
Walking forward, I saw a family of all ages working in the fields, but most of the family members were women and children. The only two boys were only about ten years old, and one was only five or six years old.
Everyone was busy working. A boy about five or six years old brought his younger sister to help pick up grass roots and stones from the ground.
Zhou Guo also stopped and asked.
I also know that this family was originally from Nanhe, and they escaped during the war. Two men in the family died in order to protect the family, and one was captured to join the army. The only ones left were the old and the young, with only the three women in the middle, who were considered the pillars of the family.
Zhou Guo sighed, this family is a bit like theirs, neither of them is young and strong.
However, the young and strong people in their family died at the beginning of the escape.
There are quite a few families like this. In many families, women work in the fields with their elderly and children.
Some of the young and strong men in the family have passed away, and some of those who survived work for the landlords. "The landlords provide meals every day, which not only saves food for the family, but also earns wages, so we let them go. We can do the housework ourselves."
"My father would bring us meat and white flour buns every day. They were delicious. There were also vegetables. They were much better than the ones cooked at home. My mother said that they used a lot of oil!"
"Daddy will bring it to each of us!"
The children also rushed to talk about it, and they were extremely proud that their father could bring them delicious food from outside.
Zhou Guo laughed and said, "Your father is so nice. My father also took care of me before."
When the family was well off, her father would save some money for himself, but most of it went into her pocket.
By the time the group entered the county town, it was already evening.
Zhou Guo found the best restaurant in the county, ordered a table of signature dishes, and said to Er Pang and the others, "Come, eat quickly. We are not in a hurry now, so you can eat slowly."
I did most of the work myself along the way, and after eating it for a month or two, I naturally got tired of it.
The food in the restaurant is attractive and delicious.
This county town is considered a large county under the Nanhe River.
They set up a total of eight shops here.
However, walking on the street, it was still the same as last year, deserted and not many people around.
Dashu sighed, "War is really exhausting. I don't know how many years it will take for the people of Nanhe to recover."
Zhou Guo said, "Actually, there aren't that many people. It's getting late now, so naturally there aren't many people on the street. Do you think this is the north? Besides, it's the busy farming season now, and people in the countryside are all working in the fields. No one would choose to go to the city at this time unless they have something urgent to do."
Several people nodded.
Er Pang asked, "Master, do you want to go to the shop now?"
"Let's go." Zhou Guo walked forward without stopping. "Nanhe is so big, and we bought so many businesses last year. If we want to have a rough idea of the number, we can only look around. Let's go to the grain store and check the account books first."
Just like in the north, every family that bought the new grain seeds was registered, so it was clear how much new grain seeds were sold in the grain shop.
The food store is not closed yet.
The shopkeeper was checking the account books, and the clerk was checking the grain bags and grain bins.
As soon as Zhou Guo walked in, he saw neatly arranged grain bags and grain cabinets. The store was clean, which made people feel comfortable at first glance.
The waiter turned around and saw a few people. He greeted them with a smile on his face, "What do you want, gentlemen?"
Zhou Guo said: "I don't need anything."
The shopkeeper, who had buried his head, raised his head and saw Zhou Guo. He strode forward and asked with a smile, "Master, you are back?"
Zhou Guo smiled and said, "Great! It hasn't been long since you've managed this place and it's looking pretty good. How are the businesses of the shops here?"
When the young man heard that it was the boss, he was so scared that he shrank his neck and didn't say anything.
Erpang waved to him, and the young man retreated with a sense of relief.
He couldn't help but secretly look at Zhou Guo again and again. He didn't expect that the owner of the grain shop behind the grain shop was so small. It seemed that he was not even as big as him.
The shopkeeper said, "Although it's not as good as the north, it's not bad. It's much better than we expected because the price of grain is low. Everyone is willing to buy grain from our shop. Although it's all brown rice and black flour, the combined sales of these things are not worse than the sales of refined rice and white flour."
Zhou Guo knew that small profits but quick turnover was the way to go. There were few rich people in Nanhe now, and everyone had little money in their pockets, so brown rice and black noodles would naturally become the staple food.
"How about the mountain goods store?"
The shopkeeper frowned, "The mountain product shop is not very good, because it is expensive, only rich people can afford it, and one pound of this stuff can last for a long time, so it is not easy to sell. Even in winter, it is not as good as in the north."
Zhou Guo nodded. "Come, let me see the grain store account book first. How are the new grains selling these days?"
Speaking of this, the shopkeeper laughed and said, "It's selling very well. After the spring, many people came in to buy grain seeds, and specifically asked for the new grain seeds from the north, saying that they can produce high yields. Two batches of grain have been transferred from the north in recent days. Seeing that this batch is about to be sold out, the chief steward is ready to return one batch, but the chief steward Hu said that it can only be the last batch, otherwise the north will not have enough."
The previous rule in the north was that each family could only buy seeds for two acres of land, which was about six or seven kilograms.
But the north is vast and densely populated, while the south is originally sparsely populated, and the population is good, so there are no restrictions.