Chapter 252: The Peasant Girl’s Splendid Manor
Chapter 252: Making a Small Profit and Deciding to Act (4)
"Haha, this is so much fun!"
Little Fluffball, in a daze, vaguely understood what was going on. Like a child discovering a new toy, it rolled around joyfully, listening to the crackling sounds of bursting beans and whimpering happily.
Listening to their innocent and carefree laughter, Mo Yan felt a sense of peace in her heart. Even the negative emotions brought by the nightmares were alleviated somewhat. Unable to resist, she also took off her shoes, wrapped her feet, and stepped onto the beans.
At first, the soybean stalks were a bit prickly underfoot, and if one wasn't careful, the sharp thorns of the pods could cause some pain. But after a few steps, the soles of her feet began to warm up, and the sensation stimulated her to continue stomping.
The three siblings plus the little tiger played like this for a good half day, and almost half of the bean pods were stomped open by them. When it was time for lunch, they reluctantly put their shoes back on.
In the afternoon, more than ten villagers began to use tools to beat the soybean stalks, causing the beans to burst even more vigorously, flying everywhere.
After a round of beating, most of the bean pods had burst open, and the remaining ones that hadn't fully dried yet would need to be sun-dried again tomorrow before being beaten.
The villagers piled the soybean stalks to one side and gathered the oilcloth in the middle. The golden-yellow soybeans were mixed with broken leaves and empty pods, forming small mountains.
Once they had checked the direction of the wind, they stood on the downwind side with wooden tools resembling shovels and began to winnow. When a scoop of soybeans mixed with broken leaves and empty pods was thrown up high, the wind would blow away the broken leaves and empty pods, leaving only the plump soybeans falling onto the oilcloth.
After all the soybeans were separated and weighed roughly, they were surprised to find that about ten acres of soybean stalks had yielded a total of 2,600 catties of soybeans.
The villagers who came to help were astonished and quickly asked if the person who weighed the beans had made a mistake.
They knew that their own soybeans were thoroughly dried, and the yield per mu was only about 180 catties. Even if these soybeans contained moisture and needed further drying, the yield should still be at least 230 catties per mu. How could they be fifty catties short compared to the yield of the Mo family's soybeans?
"No mistake, no mistake! Young miss, your family's soybeans are really extraordinary!"
The villager who helped with the weighing gave Mo Yan a thumbs-up, full of envy. He couldn't help but be puzzled by the fact that the Mo family's soybeans had a higher yield per mu than theirs. Perhaps it was because the Mo family had taken good care of the land for planting vegetables before, thus improving the soil for soybeans?
Looking at the full baskets without a single bad bean, better even than those sold in the seed store, he suddenly felt a bit embarrassed and said to Mo Yan, "Young miss, your family's soybeans are excellent. When they're dried, can I buy some to use as seeds?"
The others quickly caught on and said, "That's right, young miss, we'll also buy some when they're dried. We'll pay a higher price than the seed store."
"Sure, when the soybeans are dried, you can come over if you want to buy some for planting. The price will be the same as in the seed store. If any family in the village wants to buy soybean seeds, please let me know."
Mo Yan readily agreed. Selling to the village or to the store saved her the trouble of transporting them to the city.
However, if these villagers were willing to use their own soybeans as seeds, she could try to sell all the soybeans to the seed store. Selling so many soybean seeds would earn her much more money than selling them as regular soybeans.
But she didn't know if these seeds had been improved by the Spirit Spring Water. If they didn't increase yield when planted next year, these villagers might be disappointed.
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