Whose farming family has the male protagonist giving three piglets as a gift at the beginning?

Four or five hundred kilograms of corn, plus some sweet potatoes and wild vegetables, are enough for them to eat for half a year.

Thinking of this, several people's hearts suddenly became hot.

"Miss Su, can changing the planting method and fermenting manure really increase the yield?"

"Yes, although the yield from our current planting method is a bit low, at least we can still guarantee a harvest. If we change to a new planting method, let's not talk about whether the yield can be increased, will there be no harvest at all?"

After hearing what the old man said, everyone woke up from their dreams. Yes, it was said that the yield could be increased by about 20%, but no one had ever seen it, so who could guarantee a harvest?

Although the yield from what we plant now is not very high, at least there is a harvest. If we change the planting method, what if we get nothing at all?

After all, they are old people, they see things more deeply and think more, unlike these young people who, when they hear that the harvest can be increased by about 20%, they are overwhelmed.

Seeing that Su Ziling was still silent, the old man quickly spoke up, "Miss Su, don't mind it. It's not that we don't trust you, but the grain issue is of great importance..."

"I know," Su Ziling replied with a smile, "It's normal for everyone to be worried."

"In fact, this new planting method has been tried in our village this year, and the harvest is indeed as I said, at least increased by about 20%."

"Not every household in the village has fermented manure, so the difference in harvest between those with and without manure is very obvious. But even for those without manure, the harvest of corn grown in this way is higher than in previous years, so there is no need to worry."

"As long as there is good rain, and everyone follows our steps, production will definitely increase. Of course, if God doesn't rain and doesn't give us food, then we can do nothing about it."

After hearing her words, everyone felt relieved. "Miss Su, has your village already tried it?"

"Of course," Su Ziling nodded, "If they haven't tried it before, the imperial court wouldn't use our entire Nanning Prefecture to try it."

Yes, if the entire Nanning Prefecture really has no harvest, how much grain will be lost.

As she was talking, everyone had already arrived at the manure pit of the village chief's house. Before she could say anything, someone had already removed the board on it.

The taste was not very good, and there were a lot of flies flying around, but everyone was used to it, so everyone looked at Su Ziling's face.

She remained calm, picked up the stick beside her and flipped it over. After a moment she got the answer, put down the stick, and clapped her hands.

"It can be covered now."

Seeing that the manure pit had been covered and everyone was walking back slowly, she spoke up, "The old man's livestock manure is quite a lot, but you can add a little stove ash, straw, and grass. Keep the pit moist, but don't let water accumulate. Remember to turn the pit frequently."

"Okay, I'll be back to add more in a bit."

After leaving the village chief's house, Su Ziling went to several other households that had fermented manure and gave suggestions one by one.

"The humidity in your pit is well maintained, but there is not much livestock manure. You can add some stove ash and lime. The ratio of lime should be 1%. Also remember to turn the pit frequently."

"Your house is too wet, and there is water all over it. Add more straw and remember to add some lime to make it more decomposed."

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After visiting several families in a row, he found that they all had a lot of livestock and the fermentation was pretty good. Su Ziling only needed to give a few simple suggestions.

"Everyone remember to turn the pit and add fertilizer once every ten days, and keep the humidity good. If you follow our steps, there will basically be no problem. If you have any problems in the future, you can come to the county government to find us."

"Oh, I see. Today we are really all thanks to Miss Su. I just don't know when this manure can be used after it is fermented."

"If you ferment it now, it will be ready for use when planting corn next year. Don't worry, just follow the instructions step by step."

Su Ziling comforted her patiently.

When they heard her say that it would be available next year, many people smiled, as they were worried that it would be too late to ferment it now.

After checking the fermented ones, Su Ziling handed the remaining ones to the village chief and asked them to help take a look and teach those who didn't understand.

Seeing that they agreed readily, Su Ziling asked everyone to carry hoes and go to the fields. He found an unplanted area and told them how to make ridges and what the spacing should be.

Everyone is an experienced farmer, so once she explains these things, everyone can quickly understand them.

After teaching them how to dig furrows, I also taught them how to use crowbars to plant corn and beans.

The soil here is ordinary and there is no running water, so they can just plant corn, beans, sweet potatoes and the like as in previous years.

When everyone heard Su Ziling say that beans and corn could be planted at the same time, they were dumbfounded.

"How can we plant these at the same time?"

Su Ziling smiled and explained, "Of course you can. Beans mature faster. We can plant the sweet potatoes after we pull out the beans."

"By the time we harvested the corn, the sweet potatoes we had grafted had already taken root and started growing vines."

"After digging sweet potatoes in September and October, we can plant beans, peas, or radishes."

"In this way, you can harvest three or four crops from one piece of land. The benefit of this method is not only that the corn yield increases, but we can also harvest several crops at the same time. There are no other disadvantages except that it is more tiring."

When she joked like this, everyone burst into laughter. "We are not afraid of being tired, as long as we can get something in return."

"Yes, as long as we can have enough food to eat, we will accept being a little tired!"

Everyone talked at once and continued to ask some other questions.

They were busy until noon, when the three finally came out of the village.

Shen Xingye and Lu Yan were not tired, so they just answered some of the questions they knew. For most of the questions, Su Ziling had to answer them because she was the one who knew the answer best.

However, the two of them were not idle. While Su Ziling was teaching the villagers, they also learned very seriously.

The sun was a bit strong at noon, and Su Ziling couldn't open his eyes because of it.

Shen Xingye scratched his head. "Sister Xiaoqing, is it that complicated? This is just one village, and we have spent the whole morning to deal with it. We have traveled all over Nanning Prefecture, and I am afraid that we may not be able to teach everything even if we talk a lot."

"It's easy to ferment manure. When the time comes, just lead everyone to ferment two pieces. Making ridges and furrows is also easy. The main thing is that intercropping is more complicated."

"Let's gather the people together first, teach them a few times, and then let them do it themselves. It won't work if we rely on ourselves. We still have to rely on them. Human-to-human communication is the fastest way. Finally, we will be responsible for the inspection and acceptance."

"And we have enough time, so if anything goes wrong, we can make adjustments."

After the last insecticide incident, everyone has gained experience. This time, the people who came to learn included the village chief and the smarter and more flexible young people in the village.

The three men returned to the county and had just taken a few bites of food when someone came to report that the people had arrived.

The few of them quickly finished their lunch, and after eating, they led everyone to the nearest village in a hurry.