Nongmen Rice Flower Fragrance

Chapter 105 Harvesting Potatoes
Li Xin was also very happy as the family's income gradually increased.

The several acres of watermelons at home are selling very well. Shopkeeper Sun helped introduce some buyers, and Mrs. Zheng also helped to promote in the county. The sales of watermelons are not worrying.The watermelon grown by Li Xin's family is not only big, which makes people like it when they look at it, but also very sweet. Those who have tasted it will praise the watermelon.

Now that the weather is getting hotter day by day, watermelons are not expensive to sell, as long as they have a little extra money, they will buy a few and go back to try it.It's not that there are rich people in the town, and no one here grows watermelons. Li Xin's family buys a lot of watermelons in the town alone.And there are more rich and noble families in the county, and there are many families who are acquainted with the Zheng family. As soon as Mrs. Zheng publicized, many people came to Guihua Village to buy watermelons.

And on Zhuangzi, the cherry tomatoes have matured in batches. The cherry tomatoes look good and taste good, and there are still many people who come to buy them.Pinxiang Pavilion also bought a lot, and it is also good to make a seasonal fruit plate.And the chili peppers are naturally supplied to Pinxiang Pavilion, there is no need to find another buyer, and there is no need for Li Xin to work hard at all.

Shopkeeper Sun also prepared a lot, and asked people to send them to the capital quickly.This is also Mrs. Sun's order to ask shopkeeper Sun to send a copy of everything produced by Li Xin's family to the capital.Firstly, to try something new, secondly, I really want to know how many new things Li Xin has in his hands.

And it was the hot March, and it was time to harvest the several acres of potatoes planted in the village.Taking advantage of Wenbo's few days off, Li Xin took a group of children to Zhuangzi.

It was a busy time on the farm, and many people were busy. Some were picking various ripe vegetables, and some were tending the crops in the fields. They were all very busy.Even Wang Fu and his wife are very busy. They have to check everywhere, and sometimes they have to guide other people to work, and they often go to the field with everyone.

At this time, the scenery on Zhuangzi is also very beautiful.At a glance, there are lush and green scenes everywhere, and the green is gratifying.Large slices of peppers and tomatoes have already matured, and they look very beautiful. The big red tomatoes are hanging like red lanterns.And the beautiful big bell peppers of various colors are like lanterns of various colors, and the large pieces are bright and dazzling.It's just ordinary red peppers, and Kazuki's green and red peppers are also hung all over, it's really pleasing to look at.

The sweet potato vines are also growing very well, large pieces of green, so fresh and tender, it really looks very appetizing.

Walking and watching all the way, the children were very happy, running around, and sometimes going into the fields.Seeing the bright red cherry tomatoes and tomatoes, Wen Hao would take a few children in to pick them and eat them.

"It's delicious." Yue Ting also picked a lot of cherry tomatoes, carried them around in her clothes, and ran to Li Xin to let Li Xin eat them.

"Little greedy cat, your face is all stained." Li Xin took a handkerchief and wiped the holy maiden juice on Yue Ting's face.After wiping Yue Ting's face clean, she wiped a cherry tomato and threw it into her mouth.With a light bite, the sweet taste of cherry tomatoes spreads in the mouth, very delicious.

It is really rare and delicious.

It took a long time for the children to emerge from the field. Everyone picked a lot of cherry tomatoes and tomatoes and ate them happily.

"Zhuangzi is really fun, we will come next time in Xunxiu, big sister said it's not good?" Wen Hao looked at Li Xin with a flattering expression, afraid that Li Xin would reject him.

"As long as you study hard in the academy and listen to your master, I will bring you here." Li Xin rubbed Wen Hao's head with a smile.

"We will definitely study hard and listen to Mr. Zhou's words very much." Seeing that Li Xin agreed, Wen Hao smiled and ran away to play around.

It didn't take long to reach the field where potatoes were planted. There were not many potatoes, so only six acres of land were planted. In such a large village, it was really just a small piece of land.Potato flowers have already bloomed. At this time, there are occasionally a few small green round fruits on the surface of the potatoes.

Potatoes will absorb a lot of nutrients when they bloom and bear fruit. Therefore, when planting potatoes, Li Xin has already told Wang Fu and his wife to pick the potato flowers when the potatoes are about to bloom. So at this time, There are not many green fruits, just a few bunches.

"I want to eat potatoes." Looking at the several acres of potatoes, Yue Ting yelled, almost drooling.Potatoes are so delicious!But I haven't eaten it a few times at home.Last year, the family harvested a lot of potatoes, but a large part was sold by the eldest sister, and there were not many left in the family.The eldest sister also said that she would keep it as a seed, but she was always reluctant to take it out and eat it.

"Little greedy cat, I'll let you eat your fill later." Li Xin poked Yue Ting's forehead with her finger.Only then did I stand in the potato field, and large pieces of potato seedlings had already fallen on the ground, but they were still green and not very withered and yellow.Even though the potatoes don't look wilted yet, the potatoes are still to be harvested.The days are getting hotter and hotter, and the potatoes buried in the ground will no longer grow up.

It was decided to collect potatoes today, and Wang Fu and his wife had already waited here with people, and all the tools they needed were ready.Li Xin went to the field first, and took a sickle to cut off the potato stalks, leaving a small section on the root. Looking at the small section of potato stalks left, he could probably estimate where the potatoes were in the ground.

After cutting a small field of potato seedlings, Li Xin stopped, took a hoe and carefully dug the potatoes out of the soil.This process must be very careful, and the location of the potatoes must be correctly estimated, otherwise, it is very likely that the potatoes will be dug into several pieces with a hoe.Potatoes that have been dug up are not only unsightly, they are also not good for storage.

Li Xin demonstrated how to dig potatoes while explaining to the people watching.When Li Xin dug out half of the basket of potatoes, he stopped and asked people to learn how to dig slowly.Some people cut the potato seedlings with a sickle first, some people dug later, and some people picked up potatoes at the end, and packed them up in baskets for easy transportation.

Wen Hao's children also looked at the fun, so they followed behind to pick up potatoes, and even used a small shovel to rummage in the soil behind to see if any potatoes were left in the soil.

The job of digging potatoes is not difficult to learn, it just depends on whether you have the patience.After all, you have to be careful. Digging out the potatoes bit by bit is not a very short process, and requires patience. As long as you are impatient and want to dig out quickly, the potatoes are likely to be damaged.The people in the village are all good croppers who are used to doing farm work, so they learned it quickly. At first, they were not used to it, but after a while, they all dug well.

Seeing the good production of potatoes, everyone in Zhuangzi was very happy.For a farmer, there is nothing greater than a high yield in the field.

(End of this chapter)