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Chapter 329 Great Harvest

This is too realistic.

Although there is no color, the scene of the sweet potatoes breaking through the soil is so vivid.

It makes people feel as if they can see the scene right in front of them.

No wonder Lord Zhao admires Mr. Meng so much. If these paintings of his are passed down to future generations, they will probably be treasures worth a fortune.

No, I heard from Lord Zhao that Mr. Meng’s paintings are priceless even in this era.

Great.

Shen Zhao's eyes lit up even more. He had never painted before, he was just a bookworm.

But he knew that many academies offered painting courses.

Although painting is not a necessary skill for scholars, being able to paint is icing on the cake for scholars.

Seeing Shen Zhao's obsessed expression, Meng Qian also knew him. He had heard Zhao Qinghai say several times that he was a good candidate.

"I heard that you are going to take the children's exam after the autumn harvest?"

Meng Qian had already unfolded the paper and spread it on the table.

Shen Zhao came back to his senses and immediately answered, "Yes."

"It is commendable that he did not give up farming just because he had to take the exam because he was a scholar."

Meng Qian saw how dirty Shen Zhao was and thought that he had been helping with the work here all the time, so he couldn't help but praise him.

He had seen too many scholars from poor families who, relying on the fact that they were scholars, forgot their own roots. Not only did they look down on their neighbors, they also had a high opinion of themselves and felt that they were superior to others before they even took the imperial examination.

The entire family's resources were tilted towards him, and he enjoyed the family's support. However, when the family was farming, he used the excuse of studying to refuse to lend a hand.

Especially now, with only twenty days left before the exam, most students would study hard at this time, not leaving their rooms or paying attention to what is happening outside the window.

"Mr. Meng, your praise is unbelievable. I am grateful to my brother and sister-in-law. I come from a farming family. Farming is not only the foundation of a family, but also the foundation of a country. I dare not forget my roots."

After hearing this, Su Wanwan, who was standing by, couldn't help but give Shen Zhao a thumbs up.

Sure enough, when Meng Qian heard this, he nodded with relief.

"If you like this picture, I'll give it to you. I hope you won't forget your original intention."

Meng Qian painted two pictures of sweet potato harvest and rolled up the upper one to give to Shen Zhao.

Shen Zhao was flattered. He bowed deeply and took it with both hands.

"Thank you, Mr. Meng. I will always remember your teachings."

Meng Qian chuckled, he was quite calm despite his young age.

Su Wanwan was also happy for Shen Zhao. It seemed that Mr. Meng liked Shen Zhao very much. She wondered if there was a chance for her to become his student.

Shen Zhao carefully put the painting back into the house and immediately ran out to help.

Su Wanwan also went back to continue picking corn.

The children were chattering and laughing while helping, and the two old women, as well as my aunt and Su Wanwan were also chatting casually. It was a beautiful picture of autumn harvest in a farmyard.

A steady stream of corn was brought back, almost filling up the yard.

Aunt Xu was also a person who could not sit still, so she brought Duoduo with her to help. After Xu Huaiyuan saw the sweet potato harvest, he heard from Zhao Qinghai that Shen Yuan's family had harvested several acres of corn, so he also brought people over.

The corn is on the cob and is relatively wet, so we have to wait for it to be dried and threshed before we know the harvest.

But looking at these piles of corn cobs, you can roughly guess that the yield is not low.

The most important thing is that corn can be used as staple food and can also be used to feed livestock. It has many uses.

Only corn and sweet potatoes were harvested, which took Daliushu Village three days. The rest were millet and soybeans, which the government allowed every household to harvest on their own.

The yield of sweet potatoes has also been calculated. Although it is not as good as the sandy land of Su Wanwan's family, the yield per mu of land is still ten shi. With one hundred mu of land, the sweet potato output of the entire Daliushu Village has reached thousands of shi.

This news was reported directly by Xu Huaiyuan.

After Su Wanwan harvested the corn, she started harvesting peanuts and rapeseed.

This is also a new variety. Although it is an oil crop and does not receive as much attention, Xu Huaiyuan still came in person.

These days, he traveled back and forth between the county town and Daliushu Village tirelessly.

If he didn't have official business to handle in the county, he would have just lived in the Agricultural Office with Old Madam Xu.

Raw peanuts can be eaten, and Su Wanwan was not stingy and took out a big bucket to satisfy everyone's cravings.

The freshly dug peanuts are still moist and taste crispy. Boil them in a pot and sprinkle some salt on them, and they become everyone's favorite snack.

Not to mention oil crops, it’s pretty good to eat it just like this.

Shen Yuan's wife said that they could be fried with the skin on like melon seeds and eaten as a snack, so many people came up with this idea and considered whether to buy some, fry them, and sell them in the town.

As a result, County Magistrate Xu and Zhao Qinghai got there first and had already negotiated a price with Su Wanwan to purchase a large quantity.

Of course, they also acquired for promotion.

Although they have not seen peanut oil being squeezed out with their own eyes, they just believe it for no reason.

Compared with other crops, the harvest of rapeseed involves much less wind and waves. After all, rapeseed cannot be eaten directly.

However, a lot of seeds were harvested. I heard that Su Wanwan wanted to plant rapeseed on all the hilltops, so County Magistrate Xu did not buy any more this time.

When we have more seeds next year and know the oil yield of this crop, it won’t be too late to purchase and promote it then.

Although it is a busy autumn harvest season, everyone in Daliushu Village is in high spirits.

All the sweet potatoes were sold to the government, and every household received money.

Although there was no agreement on the price of corn at the beginning, most people chose to sell it to the government, leaving only a small portion for tasting and use as seeds, which provided another source of income.

The money and grain harvested this autumn is equal to the family income of several previous years. Some families who did not grow corn are beating their chests and stamping their feet in anger, wishing they could turn back time.

But they were the ones who didn't trust Shen Yuan's family at the beginning, and the head of the village also said that they should not be jealous of their own choices, so they were just feeling regretful.

There were also sweet potatoes on the left and right. At that time, the government forced every household to plant one acre of land, which brought in quite a bit of income.

After the crops in the fields were harvested, every household began to learn how to weave corn strings. Women and children were weaving corn strings on the roadside, chatting and laughing. The atmosphere was warm and beautiful, which reminded Su Wanwan of the autumn harvest scene in her hometown.

When she was a child, there were no large harvesters, and the scene was the same, except that a TV would be brought out and she would watch TV while peeling corn.

But later, harvesters came out, and the corn cobs were peeled off directly by the machines, and she never saw such a scene again.

Bunches of corn cobs were hung in front of and outside almost every house in Daliushu Village, attracting many villagers to come and see, and they all sighed at the good luck of Daliushu Village.

After the grain was harvested, it was natural to start farming. Every household had money, and many of them bought curved plows and harrow carts, and some households also bought cows.

So farming is also very fast.

Shen Yuan's family has a lot of land, including terraced fields and wasteland on the hilltops, but there is no need to rush. He has many cows and has bought several sets of curved plows, so he can just take his time.

Once everyone is done, hire someone and it’s okay to delay planting the seeds for a few days.

Autumn scenery