I'M THE FARMGIRL YOU CAN'T MESS WITH

Chapter 129: Farming (3)

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In a spirit of bold imagination and scientific verification, Mu Yangling said very seriously, “So, Father, I’ve decided. I’m going to use two acres of high-grade land and two acres of medium-grade land for experiments. Father, believe me, farming has to be constantly improved in practice. One day, I’ll create a record of producing 800 catties per acre.”

Mu Shi was dumbfounded. Even if he didn’t know how to farm, he knew that the best yield of wheat now was 200 catties. A yield of 150 to 180 catties wasn’t unheard of either. As for the inferior fields, it was already not bad if they could produce 70 to 80 catties per acre. His daughter actually wanted to yield 800 catties?

“Father, don’t look at me like that. What I said is true.” Mu Yangling became serious for a moment. Then, she recalled that in the modern era, even with fertilizers and pesticides, farmers could only produce 1,000 catties per acre. Realizing that she did not seem to understand these things, she changed her words. “At the very least, we can yield 500 catties per acre.”

Having recovered from his shock, Mu Shi snorted and said, “If you can get 200 catties per acre of yield, I’ll be so happy that I’ll run around the camp area.” Seeing his daughter glaring at him, he said, “Don’t think that 200 catties of acre can be easily achieved. From what I’ve heard, it’s a yield level only achieved by experts using good-quality land. Not only is the land fertile enough, but it also has convenient access to water. On top of that, it also has to be meticulously cultivated. Do you think our family can do it?”

It wasn’t that Mu Shi wasn’t confident, but that he didn’t know how to farm and didn’t have time. In his family, only his daughter and aunt were capable of working. No matter how strong his daughter was, how could she be able to farm meticulously with so much land? It was already not bad if she could finish farming.

Mu Yangling choked and said, “We have to give it a try. Father, let’s go cut two trees before Xiuhong comes. Don’t worry, it won’t delay farming.”

Mu Shi could only compromise and follow his daughter to the mountain to cut two trees before dragging them back at night. Since Mu Shi did not know carpentry and Mu Yangling’s skills were even better than his, she opted to do it herself with the blueprint in her mind. Using a knife, she cut off the branches and pared the wood until it became cylindrical. Then, she drilled two holes at both ends and used two thinner wooden sticks to connect the two smooth logs. Finally, she tied the ends with a rope and pulled them. Seeing that it was rather stable, Mu Yangling smiled in satisfaction.

“Ah Ling, it’s time to eat.” Madam Ma-Liu looked at the thing she had made curiously and asked, “What’s this? It’s long and rectangular. Are you using it to transport things? That’s not right either. Since it’s hollow in the middle, what can it hold?”

“Great-aunt, I plan to use it to cover the seeds with soil. This way, we won’t have to slowly do it line by line and can save a lot of time. Today, we only planted more than four acres. How long will it take to plant 83 acres of land?”

Madam Ma-Liu frowned. “Can this thing cover the seeds with soil?”

“Let’s give it a try. If it doesn’t work, we’ll put a board on it to pull things.”

When Madam Ma-Liu heard her say this, she didn’t think that it was a waste of time anymore. She turned around and returned to the house. “Then pack up and come and eat quickly. You’ve been working hard for the entire day.”

Mu Yangling agreed.

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