allonlinenovel Chapter 373 The Power of the Manure Pit
Chapter 373 The Power of the Manure Pit
"How much? Your family's five acres of land produces eighteen stone?" Wu Shan, who was in charge of registering the spring grain harvest, had a mouth big enough to fit an egg.
After more than ten days of busy work, grain has been delivered to every household. As the village chief, Wu Shan needs to register the harvest and how much tax to pay from each household.
After the county tax officer comes and checks and makes sure there is no defective or moldy goods, he will arrange a date for their village based on the days when other village chiefs go to town.
When the day came, the village chief would lead everyone to deliver the taxed grain to a point in the town, where it would be inspected again, and then the tax would be stamped on a slip, and the tax would be considered paid.
Following Wu Shan came other people from the village. They were originally a group of people who had stopped to watch the fun. Their ultimate goal was to find out which family in the village produced more than themselves and which family produced less.
It's better to have some consideration in your mind.
After hearing the amount of food reported by Wen Wuyan, the expressions of the people who followed here were exactly the same as Wu Shan's.
Normally in a village, the yield of one acre of wheat is around 180 to 210 kilograms. If it is higher, it is because of careful care, for example: watering more often or pulling out the weeds and loosening the soil.
But how could Wen Wuyan's family have an extra twenty or thirty kilograms? This is double the amount!
"Wu Yan, how did your family do it? Why is there so much more food?"
"Oh my God, tell me what's going on."
"Wu Yan, you're not going out to have fun, are you? Even if your house is flooded with manure, you can't be so energetic."
The croaking of the few people who had come to watch the fun was now louder and more intense than the croaking of the frogs in the pond.
It seemed that only by speaking loudly could I make up for the shock in my heart.
Wen Wuyan first turned his head to look at Qingqing beside him, then smiled and said to everyone, "Uncle, why am I teasing you? The grain is in the sack in the house, you will know the truth when you see it. In addition, the reason why my family has a high yield is that the original owner took good care of the land and the manure water is used."
"Hiss, don't even mention taking good care of the fields. Haven't the people here taken care of the few acres of land at home for generations? Even if they take good care of it, they haven't seen such a high yield. So, is your manure really that effective?"
Wen Wuyan looked at the excited people and laughed heartily, "That's the method. Uncle, my mother-in-law's family also uses this method. Although the grain production is not as much as my family, it can be 60% to 70% more."
"I think it's a bit mysterious. I have to go and take a look." Even Wu Shan looked unconvinced. Could the amount of grain doubled by adding more manure water?
The truth is, even if he doesn't tell you, he knows the whole process of Wen Wuyan's family last year, from digging the manure pit to fermenting the manure water, but he knows it very clearly because Wuyan didn't avoid them at all when he did it.
It's just that they have a preconceived notion that adding some thin soup to the water will only fool the crops, so no one follows suit.
At this time, as Wu Shan finished speaking, several people in the village rushed into the house to look. They believed their own eyes more.
After counting, I found that there were indeed eighteen 100-jin sacks on the ground.
Listening to the hissing sound coming from inside, Wen Wuyan remembered that he had known the day before that the field produced so much grain, and his behavior at that time was too reckless.
Uncle Yang, Brother Dong and the children were all there. He couldn't help but rush up to Qingqing, hug her and spin her around a few times, and even kissed Qingqing in front of everyone.
Hey!
Now the way the children at home look at him has changed.
......
Under the porch of the street gate were Wen Wuyan, Gu Qingqing, Wu Shan and several villagers.
Why are they sitting here instead of going inside?
Because there is a draft here, they need to wake up.
"Speechless." Wu Shan opened his mouth, and the few people who had been in a trance immediately returned to their original positions, waiting for what Wu Shan would say.
Wen Wuyan looked at the village chief who was hesitant to speak, "Uncle Wu, we are not outsiders. Just ask whatever you want to know."
The fields are their livelihood, and now Wuyan has a recipe to improve the fields. How can he not be tempted? How can he not think about the villagers?
If the fields in the entire village could increase their yields, he guaranteed that every family's genealogy would be deeply marked by this moment.
After hearing what he said, Wu Shan stopped hesitating.
"Wu Yan, you should know how much shock your manure pit can bring to everyone, and you should also understand that all the crops in the fields will have high yields in the future, which will be a subversive improvement for our Niutoushan Village. So, can everyone follow your method to learn?"
Wen Wuyan couldn't help but look at Gu Qingqing in admiration, and then said cheerfully, "Uncle Wu, this is good for the people. Anyone who wants to learn can just come to my house, and we will tell you everything we know. Besides, our manure pit is right over there, and we have never hidden it from anyone."
When the people present heard that they could be taught, their faces turned red with excitement. Then, when they heard the next sentence, they all lowered their heads or looked around in embarrassment.
How could they know that manure water was so effective? If they had known, they would have followed suit last year and would not have waited until now.
"Hehe, it's not that I haven't been to school and don't know much. I'm also a sensible person and I know my own limitations. From now on, we will follow your family and do whatever you do."
"Hehe, Lao Niu, you're dreaming. Wuyan is going to study, do you want to go? If you want to follow him, it depends on whether Wuyan is willing to teach you."
"Well, why not teach us? Didn't you hear Wuyan say that as long as we want to learn how to ferment manure, he will teach us. Don't you think so, Wuyan?"
Wen Wuyan looked at the two people whose combined ages were almost a hundred years old, and couldn't help but smile and nodded, "Teach, I'll teach you all."
"Wu Yan, do I have to go back and dig a hole first? If I start to dig a hole and ferment the manure now, when can I use it?"
"It will take about ten days." Wen Wuyan replied, and then added, "Spring seedlings can still be used."
Hula~
Later, those people had no idea whether Wen Wuyan said anything or not. At this moment, they all ran home as if their butts were on fire.
You don't have to think about what they are going to do.
"Thank you speechlessly. On behalf of the entire village, I would like to thank your family for your dedication." Wu Shan finally said with emotion.
This sentence was very useful to Wen Wuyan and Gu Qingqing. Although it was just one sentence, they believed that the villagers would not forget it.
"You're too kind, Village Chief." Wen Wuyan replied.
"Hahaha, then I'll go home first. I also have to dig a hole at home. I'll come back when the tax officer comes." Wu Shan laughed happily and stood up, ready to leave.
Gu Qingqing, who had been silent the whole time, spoke up at this moment, "Uncle Wu, wait a minute."
"Qingqing, is there anything else?" Wu Shan smiled so hard that the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes could kill a mosquito.
Gu Qingqing smiled and asked, "Uncle Wu, if my guess is correct, the whole village will know what happened in my house today by tonight."
"Hahaha, this is a good thing. What? Do you have other ideas?" Wu Shan was a little confused as to why she asked that.
Gu Qingqing took a breath and continued to smile, "I want to bring wealth to the village again, but the prerequisite is that you have to spend money first. Do you dare to accept it?"