Chapter 457 - 457 Dumbfounded
457 Dumbfounded
The chief and the others were shocked when they saw Dumby pulling out the potatoes so barbarically.
Each and every one of them felt heartache. What if this was torn?
The chief could not help but step forward. “Goose king, let us do the digging of potatoes. You are in charge of big things, so you can just monitor us from the side.”
Don’t pull it so forcefully.
Dumby felt that the old man was right. It was the king of geese and didn’t need to do such menial work.
Hence, it raised its head and called out to the chief a few times, as if agreeing with his words.
Then, it took a few steps back and returned to Shi Qingluo’s side.
It looked like it was asking for credit again.
“My goose is so amazing. You actually found so many potatoes.” Shi Qingluo immediately took out a handful of goose food from her purse and fed it.
The villagers and the spies in the crowd had heard about how smart Dumby was and how it could understand human language.
However, some people were still skeptical that it could basically understand human language.
Now, seeing its response to the chief, everyone could see that Dumby could really understand.
Everyone was once again shocked and amazed.
The people in the county office puffed out their chests proudly.
The goose king was owned by their magistrate’s wife’s, and they were proud of it.
Shi Qingluo took a hoe from a bailiff and walked forward to dig out a pile of potatoes.
“A bunch of this can really grow a lot.”
Following that, Shi Qingluo made another demonstration. “Everyone, help me dig the potatoes, just like how I did.”
Those from the county government were all eager to try, and would wish to go up and dig right now.
The chief and the others twitched their lips. What were these people thinking? What would they do if they went and ruined it?
Therefore, the chief immediately went forward with the villagers. “Leave this to us. We’re all farmers, and we’re good at digging. We must be careful not to spoil the potatoes.”
“Right, right. Otherwise, it would be such a pity if they were damaged.”
Hearing their words, those from the county government seemed to have been doused with a basin of cold water.
That’s right, they didn’t usually dig, it wouldn’t be good if they damaged it.
Hence, they could only bear the pain and give this important job to the chief and the villagers.
The chief had previously ordered people to carry hoes up, and they were being used now.
He took the lead and started to dig up the potatoes according to Shi Qingluo’s instructions.
Shi Qingluo was also helping out. “Just put the potatoes that you’ve dug up into the basket. Once you’re done digging them up, carry them down and weigh them.”
Seeing that she only took the potatoes and put them into the basket, the villagers also learned to do it.
Someone pointed at the potato vine that had been thrown aside and asked, “Madam, can these be eaten?”
“We can bring this back to feed the pigs,” Shi Qingluo said with a smile.
When the villagers heard this, they happily tied up the potato vines and prepared to bring them back for the pigs in their village to eat.
The potatoes in this area covered nearly one mu of land.
The potatoes usually had a yield of 3000 to 5000 catties per mu, and with the quality of the potato seeds and careful management, the yield could reach 8000 catties per mu.
The potatoes in Shi Qingluo’s space were all high-quality breeds that had been continuously improved to increase their yield and taste.
It was just that she didn’t take special care of it when she planted it.
She only watered it with some spiritual water when it was sent here the other day, so after digging it all, she estimated that there would be about four to five thousand catties here.
She did this on purpose.
After all, the people would not have her spiritual water if they wanted to plant it in the future.
It would not be good if the yield per mu was too high now. It would be good if it was close to the actual yield.
It didn’t take too long for so many people to dig an acre of land, despite being especially careful.
When they were done digging, everyone present was dumbfounded.
“How can there be so many potatoes on such a small piece of land?”
“Heavens, this place looks like it’s at least a thousand catty.”
The carrying pole and baskets they brought was not enough, and it seemed to be far from enough.
The villagers all exclaimed, “This yield is too high. One mu of land is over a thousand catties. We have never heard of something like this.”
Xi Rui was also excited, but he wasn’t as excited as the villagers, especially when he had personally seen the corn harvest.
“You’re wrong. Over a thousand catties of corn can be harvested per mu.”
“But it looks like the potatoes have a higher yield than the corn!”
He was unsure and turned to look at Shi Qingluo and asked, “Right, Qingluo?”
“That’s right. Not only are potatoes more high-yield than corn, but the yield is also double,” Shi Qingluo said with a smile.
“Let’s move the potatoes down the mountain first, and we’ll know the approximate yield after weighing them,” she added.
She had come to this mountain with Xiao Hanzheng several times before and found that it was not only remote, but there were also no wild vegetables, pheasants, and hares.
Basically, no villagers came here, so she chose to plant potatoes in this area.
Otherwise, the villagers would definitely find it strange.
Not long ago, this place was still a barren mountain.
How could there be so many potatoes growing now?
Of course, Shi Qingluo had also thought it through.
If she was discovered, she would push it all to the old immortal master.
With the old immortal master’s existence, any magical thing could be covered up.
Fortunately, after some observation, she realized that the villagers had not realized that the potatoes had only appeared in the past few days.
Then, a portion of the people picked the potatoes down the mountain first. Half of the bailiffs followed. They were mainly afraid that people would steal the potatoes.
Not long after, they brought even more carrying poles and baskets up.
On the last trip, Shi Qingluo and the others followed everyone down the mountain.
There was a weighing scale in the chief’s house.
He weighed all the potatoes that had been dug up.
It was 4356 catties in total.
This number completely stunned everyone present.
“The production is actually… actually so high?” The chief asked in disbelief.
Shi Qingluo smiled and nodded. “It should be.
“My master told me in his dream that as long as these potatoes are well taken care of after planting, the yield per mu is about three to five thousand catties.
“Although the potatoes were found in the barren mountains, they are considered high-yield crops given to us by the heavens. So, it is normal for them to weigh more than 4000 catties.”
Hearing her words, the others also agreed.
“Yes, yes, this is the high-yield food that the heavens have given us.”
The chief couldn’t help but kneel down and kowtow to the mountain. “Thank you, old immortal!”
The villagers knelt down in unison, and even the bailiffs who had followed them couldn’t help but also kneel down to thank him.
Shi Qingluo, who didn’t manage to stop them in time, thought to herself, master, it seems that you have to take the blame for this.
When everyone’s excited emotions gradually calmed down, Shi Qingluo said to Xiao Hanzheng, “Everyone has worked hard today, why don’t you take out some potatoes to cook for everyone to try?”
She wanted everyone to experience it for themselves. Potatoes were indeed edible and tasted good.
When everyone heard this, their hearts warmed up. Madam was so nice.
However, as there were more than a hundred people here, they had to keep the potatoes for planting, so they didn’t get one each.
Instead, three of them shared a potato, mainly to let them have a taste.
Everyone held the potatoes and ate them carefully, as if they were eating some heavenly delicacy.
“It’s delicious. These potatoes are too delicious.”
“Yeah, I’d be satisfied if I could eat potatoes every day.”
“I didn’t expect this high-yield grain to taste so good.”
To the villagers who usually ate husks and vegetables, even if it was just boiled potatoes, they really felt that it was delicious.
The chief was eating the potato in his hands when he suddenly thought of a question.
“Madam, do you know how to grow these potatoes?” he asked curiously.
Shi Qingluo nodded and pointed at the potatoes on the ground. “This can be eaten and also used as a seeds.
“Leave them for a while. After the potatoes bud, cut them into pieces and plant them as seeds.”
The chief and the others widened their eyes, and their faces revealed a pained expression. “We actually wasted so many seeds.”
The bailiffs who were originally holding a piece of potato and eating it happily suddenly felt that they could not bring themselves to eat it.
Shi Qingluo didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. “It’s food to begin with. Since it’s just been discovered, everyone naturally has to try it and enjoy the blessing. It’s okay.
“However, you can’t continue to eat the rest. You have to keep all of them.”
Hearing her words, everyone felt less guilty and nodded. “Yes, yes, we can’t eat anymore. Leave the rest for plantation!”