Flowers in full bloom

Chapter 612 Borrowing seeds

So Hua Lei wanted to refuse the village chief who came to Xishan and Xifeng Village. It’s not that this was not a matter of Hua Lei’s obligation and responsibility.

Even if there is no obligation or responsibility, she is willing to help the villagers get rich together, but this must be within her ability! Now she seems a little powerless!

However, when she saw the two village chiefs who were trembling as they walked, still trying to find a way out for their villagers, and when she thought of the many houses that collapsed in the snowstorm and had not yet been rebuilt, and many villagers who were still eating coarse food, Hua Lei couldn't bring herself to refuse.

Taking out the map and looking at the terrain of the two villages, Hua Lei pondered over it. Because the two villages were half-surrounded by several barren mountains, there were not many fertile fields that could be used for planting.

The terrain of the mountain is relatively gentle, and the soil quality is good and bad. Some places have very deep soil and more vegetation, while some places have exposed rock layers and few trees. There are few things that can be sold for silver on the mountain.

The weather in Mobei is relatively cold, and rapeseed and corn are still precious, so it is not suitable to do experiments in the desert mountains of Mobei. Rice is also not suitable for planting on the desert mountains. Even if rice is grown dryland, the requirements for the variety are very high. There are no such good rice varieties here.

For a while, Hualei didn't know how to open up the wasteland. The most important thing was that these mountains belonged to the village. If any villager wanted to go into the mountains to chop firewood, he could go by himself, and it was first come first served.

However, if we want to reclaim land for planting, it will be difficult because the ownership belongs to the village and there is no leader. After all, it is difficult to satisfy everyone.

"Village chief, what if your village organizes villagers to plant crops together, and then distributes the profits according to the villagers' contributions? Is this okay?" Hua Lei asked.

"This... ? Master Hua, how do we do this? Divide the barren hills among the villagers? This won't work. The barren hills are all owned by the village and cannot be divided.

Even if they can be divided, the terrain is very different, the soil quality is good and bad, and the villagers who get the worst plots will not be happy, right?" said Li, the village chief of Xifeng Village.

“What I mean is that you should plant crops together in the name of the village. You should elect a leader and organize the villagers to open up wasteland and plant crops together. When there is a harvest in the future, the benefits will be distributed according to the villagers’ contribution points.

I see there aren't many good farmlands in your village. Most of them are barren hills, and the conditions in different parts of the hills are different. Distributing the crops to households for planting, as you said, may not work.

However, you can work together to plant crops. Now all the men in your village have gone to the court to help build the state capital, leaving only the women.

Although it is difficult to open up wasteland, it is good to grow some simple beans or alfalfa on the mountain. For example, if you grow black beans, each household can contribute one person.

The leader records the number of people working every day, so that when there is a harvest, the harvest can be divided according to the number of people working. If more people work, more will be harvested; if less people work, less will be harvested; if no people work, no harvest will be harvested. "

Hualei whispered that the method she proposed was somewhat similar to the production team responsibility system in the early days of liberation in her previous life. In fact, it was just a big pot meal.

Although there are certain disadvantages, it is unrealistic to let only a few women reclaim the barren mountain here. Only by combining the small parts into a big one can it be possible to reclaim a barren mountain.

Fearing that the two elders might not understand what she meant at first, Hualei carefully explained some of the practices of the production team in her previous life. After two quarters of an hour, the two village heads finally understood what Hualei meant.

"Master Hua, I think what you said is feasible. We in Xifeng Village are willing to give it a try. But why should we plant black beans? Since we have reclaimed the barren hills, wouldn't it be better to plant wheat?" Village Chief Li of Xifeng Village asked first. He didn't even consider the alfalfa that Hua Lei mentioned.

Hua Lei smiled and said, "This is what I think. Wheat and black beans are indeed edible. Logically, the villagers may prefer to eat steamed buns and dumplings.

However, wheat cultivation requires more resources than black beans, especially irrigation and fertilizer. There is not enough water on the barren hills, and it is definitely not possible to rely on the women in your village to carry water on their shoulders.

And if you don't have enough fertilizer, the wheat won't be grafted in, and even if it is grafted in, it won't be full. So the risk of planting is relatively high.

Actually, I wanted to suggest you to grow soybeans at the beginning. However, although black beans and soybeans both belong to the legume family, their growing environment and variety characteristics are different.

Black beans are more drought-resistant, cold-resistant, and barren-resistant than soybeans, and are more adapted to the cold and dry environment of the Mobei area. Black beans can be grown even in desert or semi-desert areas.

Land cultivation is relatively simple, and the fertilizer requirement is relatively low, and some fertilizers may not even be needed. It is more suitable to plant on barren hills. "Hua Lei explained carefully.

The two village chiefs simultaneously revealed looks of admiration.

"Master Hua, what you said does make sense. But how do we get the seeds? Should every family contribute? Not every family has seeds. Also, should every family contribute the same amount?" asked Village Chief Gu of Xishan Village.

Hualei was startled. She had never thought of this. Nowadays, many villagers have no money to spend, so how can they have extra black bean seeds or wheat seeds? Hualei was a little bald.

"Master Hua, do you have black bean seeds? If so, can you lend them to us like we rented breeding rabbits? When we harvest, in addition to returning the seeds to you, we will also give you a few beans. Is that okay?"

Village Chief Li of Xifeng Village asked bravely. Before he came, he actually wanted to rent breeding rabbits, so he went to learn about the rabbit breeding situation in Donghe and Dongming Village.

Hualei doesn't have any rabbits now, and it won't be able to grow rabbits for a while. Since Hualei suggested growing black beans in her village, it would be nice if she could rent some seeds. After all, many families in the village really can't afford seeds.

Hualei thought for a moment and felt that if the black beans really didn’t grow well on the barren mountain, he would lose the money he spent on the seeds, which was a bit of a disadvantage.

However, for me now, losing some seed money is just like accidentally breaking a bracelet, I can still bear it. So, I nodded readily.

"Okay, no problem. I'll provide the seeds, and when there's a harvest, I'll take back the same amount of beans as the seeds, and then another 20%, which is the same as the commission from the Ministry of Revenue.

You can go back to the village and discuss it with everyone. If you think there is no problem, we can make an agreement accordingly.

In addition, I suggest that you directly sow some alfalfa seeds in the corners of the mountain. It does not require too much effort, and I think the money from the seeds can definitely be earned.