webnovelfull Chapter 112 Clearing the land was for growing vegetables.
Chapter 112 Clearing the land was for growing vegetables.
Li Huaiyuan didn't care about the money; he only cared about... "Are you really not going to marry her?"
Cheng Dali shook his head repeatedly, looking panicked, "I won't marry her, I won't marry her!"
Li Huaiyuan slowly leaned back in his chair. "Since you're not going to marry me, then let's void the marriage certificate."
He gave the clerk a look, and the clerk immediately took the marriage certificate, tore it to shreds, and casually threw it on the ground.
Tian Zhongqing and Cheng Dali both swallowed hard, unwilling to accept it.
Tian Zhicheng stared blankly at the fragments...
The Lu family's money is too difficult to manage!
"I'll give you another five taels of silver," Li Huaiyuan said calmly.
Cheng Dali reached into his pocket and only managed to pull out three taels of silver. He had to borrow from the others and barely managed to scrape together five taels of silver.
Lu Tao accepted the five taels of silver without hesitation.
If you dare to scheme against them, they will dare to take advantage of you.
"Alright, now that everything is resolved, let's adjourn the court." Li Huaiyuan waved his hand.
Cheng Dali stood up and urged everyone to leave.
Tian Zhongqing and Tian Zhicheng were left behind...
Li Huaiyuan stepped down from his high seat, sighing with admiration, "These people... they're really willing to spout nonsense for money."
"That marriage certificate was clearly altered later."
Tian Tian knew that the marriage certificate had been altered, but even with Tian Zhongqing and Tian Zhicheng helping to cover it up, there was nothing they could do.
Li Huaiyuan then sighed, "In the end, it's just that ordinary people are having a really hard time."
Tian Tian glanced at him. Indeed, the fundamental problem was that ordinary people were having a hard time, but it was also true that the Cheng family and the Tian family were of bad character.
We're all ordinary people struggling to make ends meet, so why wouldn't others do the same thing?
Li Huaiyuan continued, "Tian Er, your idea of setting up parking spots outside the city has solved the livelihood problems of many people."
"Everyone says it's all thanks to me, but I know it's all thanks to you."
Upon hearing this, Tian Tian looked at Li Huaiyuan in surprise.
"Lord Li... is truly a good official who cares about the people."
Li Huaiyuan smiled awkwardly, "As an official, one should naturally think about the people."
Only by thinking about the people can we do practical things for them, and only by doing practical things for them can we truly achieve political success.
"In fact, the biggest livelihood for ordinary people now is farming."
Only a minority of people can find work in the county town; most still rely on farming for a living.
Li Huaiyuan nodded; he knew Tian Tian was right.
Most ordinary people... were called "mud-legged people" by the wealthy and powerful in the capital, meaning that ordinary people made a living by working in the fields.
But the harvest from the fields is limited, and one person can only take care of a limited amount of land.
Ordinary people are really having a hard time.
"Lord Li, I have some high-yield rice seeds here. If you trust me, you can take them and try them out next February or March."
The system sells rice seeds.
Li Huaiyuan blinked. "Aren't you going to plant them?"
Tian Tian said frankly, "I don't have to worry about food now."
Even if there is a drought or flood, and food cannot be bought in this world, we are not afraid.
She can buy it through the system.
"So you're clearing land now?"
"I cleared the land to grow vegetables."
Li Huaiyuan frowned. "Where is better for growing vegetables than for growing rice?"
Most people's homes have large tracts of land used to grow rice and wheat, with only a small vegetable garden in front of the yard.
Large tracts of land have never been used to grow vegetables.
Qian Fulai leaned closer and said, "Sir, the vegetables she grows are meant to be supplied to my restaurant."
"It is said that these are all novel seeds that Daqi does not have."
"It was sold by a businessman from out of town that she met."
He clicked his tongue in amazement, "She seems to have all the good things in the world..."
Tian Tian rolled her eyes at him, "So, meeting me means... you've also encountered some good things?"
Qian Fulai thought about it and nodded, "That makes sense!"
He strongly recommended, "Lord Li, since Tian Er said it's a high-yield rice variety, it must be true."
"If we can really achieve high yields, the lives of ordinary people will be better."
Li Huaiyuan pondered this and realized that it made sense.
The current rice yield is about 300 jin per mu. If the yield per mu could be 50 jin more, and a farmer has two or three mu of land, the extra grain could feed an adult for three more months.
Li Huaiyuan casually asked, "How much can a high-yield plant produce per acre?"
Tian Tian didn't dare to say anything higher, "Four hundred..."
"Four hundred jin?!" Before he could finish speaking, Li Huaiyuan exclaimed in surprise, his eyes wide.
If the yield is 400 jin per mu, that means an extra 100 jin per mu. If a farmer has two or three mu of land, the extra grain can feed an adult for half a year.
And they ate white rice without any restraint for half a year.
Tian Tian continued, blurting out, "Kilograms..."
Li Huaiyuan blinked, unable to believe what he was hearing. "What?"
Tian Tian had no choice but to repeat, "400 kilograms per mu."
That's still an understatement.
Normally it's between 400 and 600 kilograms, but she chose the lowest value just to be on the safe side.
Li Huaiyuan rubbed his ears. "Tian Er, say it again, how much is it?"
Qian Fulai also stared wide-eyed, waiting.
Tian Tian repeated, "The yield is 400 kilograms per mu."
"Four hundred kilograms! Four hundred kilograms is eight hundred jin..."
Li Huaiyuan began to calculate, muttering to himself, "Eight hundred jin, eight hundred jin..."
"Eight hundred catties... wouldn't that be more grain than the previous two mu of land?"
Five hundred jin more per mu than before!! For a farmer with two or three mu of land, that's an extra thousand jin! A thousand five hundred jin!
This amount... could feed an adult for three or four years!!
"Where are the rice seeds? Where are they?" Li Huaiyuan stretched out his hand, looking at Tian Tian expectantly.
Tian Tian looked at his outstretched hand and rolled her eyes helplessly. "Lord Li, such precious rice seeds... of course I would treasure them and keep them at home. Why would I carry them around everywhere?"
Li Huaiyuan chuckled awkwardly, scratching his head to hide his embarrassment. "Yes, yes, we definitely need to keep it safe."
How many are there?
Tian Tian: "There are many..."
You can just buy it directly from the system.
As long as you have money, you can buy as much as you want.
Then, she gave Li Huaiyuan another big surprise, "Moreover, rice can be planted twice a year."
Li Huaiyuan held up two fingers, "Can it be planted twice a year?"
Tian Tian nodded, "Yes, we plant it twice a year."
Li Huaiyuan started counting on his fingers...
Planting two seasons is equivalent to...
Each mu (unit of land area) yielded 1,000 jin (unit of weight) more than before!! If a farmer has two or three mu of land, that's an extra 2,000 jin! Three thousand jin!
This amount... could feed an adult for five years! Six years! Seven years! Even eight years!!!
"Go get it, hurry back and get it!" Li Huaiyuan couldn't wait to see what such a high-yield rice variety looked like.
"Okay, I'll go get it."