Sweet Garden Sands

Chapter 13 Sweet Potato Fields

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Ke Hanxue snorted coldly, her mother didn't get the marriage certificate until before lunch, this Ke Yu went to town without even eating, and that Zhang Fuyu came in the afternoon, let's think of Ke Hanhe seeing Zhang Fuyu With that look at that time, you can tell with your knees that this matter is definitely related to Ke Yu's mother and daughter.

But it doesn't matter, it's not too late for a gentleman to take revenge for ten years, and she will definitely make Ke Yushi repay this debt twice!

Most of the villagers' land is used for planting mulberry branches, and only a small part of the land is reserved for growing vegetables and sweet potatoes. Only a few villagers will plant late rice in the last season.

The same is true for the Ke family, who set aside three or four acres of land for growing sweet potatoes and vegetables, and the rest are mulberry fields.

The mulberry garden was well taken care of by his family, and Ke Hanxue didn't intend to get involved, so he went to the sweet potato field alone.

Ke Hanxue's sweet potato field is on the upper reaches of the river, and Ke Hanxue went up the river with a vague impression.

Needless to say, Shuihe Village is really a beautiful place with beautiful mountains and rivers.

When I look up, I can see a green mulberry garden. There are busy villagers in the mulberry garden, as well as the crisp laughter of children. It must be the sound of a naughty kid who didn't concentrate on picking mulberry leaves.

The bottom of the river is crystal clear, occasionally a few small fish or shrimp can be seen, and the pebbles at the bottom of the river are also clearly visible.

Going forward, Ke Hanxue's sight was blocked by the tall water plants by the river, but the sound of the small river could still be heard.

After walking another few hundred meters, a large sweet potato field could be seen in the distance, and Ke Hanxue quickened his pace excitedly.

"Hey, isn't that Ge Yunzhang?" Ke Hanxue saw a familiar figure in the vegetable field not far ahead.

"Where's the vegetables, Ge Yunzhang?" Ke Hanxue came forward to say hello with a smile.

After all, he is also his benefactor and lives in the same village, so it is necessary to say hello.

Ge Yunzhang, who was pouring vegetables with his head down, heard the voice, raised his head, saw that it was Ke Hanxue, and the disgust in his eyes flashed past.

That's right, it's disgust, Ke Hanxue is sure that she read it right this time!

But why does he hate himself?
"Ge Yunzhang, have I ever offended you?" Ke Hanxue asked puzzled.

Ge Yunzhang just glanced at her lightly, then continued to pour vegetables with his head down.

Ke Hanxue rubbed her nose, and thought belatedly that he was forced by his mother to make a kiss with him. Whoever it was, wouldn't he have a good face?

"Hehe, then you're busy, I'll go first!" Ke Hanxue gave a dry laugh and left wisely.

Hearing the sound of footsteps going away, Ge Yunzhang stood up straight, staring at the little figure going away in a daze, fascinated.

What Ke Hanxue didn't know was that since Ge Yunzhang came to Shuihe Village, many young girls in the village who had just begun to love each other secretly expressed their love for him. And Ke Hanxue is also one of them.

In the past, when Ke Hanxue saw Ge Yunzhang, she always had a red face, and she was hesitant to speak. How could she greet Ge Yunzhang so boldly as today?

As soon as Ke Hanxue arrived at the sweet potato field, the corners of her mouth twitched. Is this the sweet potato field?Wouldn't it be more appropriate to call it wild grass?

This weed grows more lush than sweet potato leaves, which shows how neglected the management of several acres of sweet potato fields by my family, not only my own, but also the sweet potato fields next to me.

Looking at the wildly growing weeds, the soil in the field must be very fertile, and looking at the small river not far from the sweet potato field, Ke Hanxue couldn't help feeling sorry for the villagers.

These fields are not only fertile, but also have convenient water conservancy. It is a pity to only grow sweet potatoes.

Ke Hanxue lowered her eyes and pondered. If these fields were used to grow rice, would it be more suitable than sweet potatoes?

When Ke Hanxue went home and told her grandma and parents about her thoughts, she was immediately opposed.

"Xue'er, are you sick and stupid once you get sick? How much work does it take to grow rice? Your second uncle and younger uncle work in the town and only come back once or twice a month. There are so many rice paddies at home. You need to raise silkworms, and your father still manages such a large mulberry field, how can he spare time to take care of the rice?" Ke Meng said.

"Grandma, if growing rice can earn more income than silkworm rearing, would you agree to grow rice?" Ke Hanxue asked.

Ke Zhong laughed: "Silly boy, how can growing rice be more profitable than raising silkworms? The rice yield per mu is only less than [-] catties. After paying [-] catties of tax, there is only about [-] catties left over. How can milling rice be enough to feed our whole family? Not to mention other expenses."

Ke Hanxue was taken aback, well, the Ke family hasn't grown rice for many years, so she really doesn't know that the rice yield here is so low.

But Ke Hanxue recalled that people here soaked the seeds when they planted rice, sprinkled it directly on the ground, and never raised seedlings.

Ke Hanxue thought for a while and asked Ke Shuisheng: "Father, how do we grow rice here?"

Ke Shuisheng looked at his daughter strangely: "You don't know how to grow rice?"

"Our family hasn't grown rice for so many years, how can I remember!" Ke Hanxue said confidently.

"That's right, how old was Xue'er when our family planted rice back then, how can I remember?" Ke Zhong said with a smile.

Ke Shuisheng scratched his head and smiled, "Looking at my memory, it's actually not difficult to grow rice. It's just to make the ground, soak the rice seeds, and pour wine into the ground. When it comes to weeding and irrigation, it takes the most trouble."

Sure enough!

But looking at the reactions of grandma and parents, Ke Hanxue knew that even if she suggested planting rice, they would definitely not agree, so she simply kept her ideas first, and then discussed with them when the time was right.

In her previous life, Ke Hanxue and her adoptive parents had lived in the countryside for many years, so she knew a little about ordinary farm work such as growing vegetables and rice. She even knew a little about the ancient papermaking technique that her adoptive father had always refused to discard.

By the way, papermaking!

Didn’t paper appear in this dynasty?She can make paper!
This is a lucrative business!
Thinking of this, Ke Hanxue was so happy that her mouth almost went to the bottom of her ears.

The adoptive father's father was also her grandfather, who had already started making paper during the Anti-Japanese War. Later, the adoptive father also inherited his grandfather's craftsmanship and supported his family by making paper. But later, major paper mills appeared, and the original papermaking skills of the adoptive father were eliminated. Because this primitive papermaking technique is not only slow, but also poor in paper quality.

The adoptive father was conservative in his thinking and refused to introduce advanced equipment, so that he had to finish his studies.

The papermaking technique that Ke Hanxue learned from her adoptive father is very simple, as long as she has materials, she can make it.

It's just that I don't know how much sensation it will cause if such a novel thing comes out?
Ke Hanxue hesitated, not to mention that she doesn't have a backer now, even if she has a backer, she is a 13-year-old girl who makes novel things like paper, and she doesn't know how others will look at her.

No, this paper making money is not feasible for the time being!
The author's words: Rolling around and selling cute tickets~~~Meme~~~
(End of this chapter)