Her Cultivation Diary-Chapter 95 - : 95. Busy Old Song_1

Chapter 95: 95. Busy Old Song_1

How big is an acre of land?

It’s about six hundred and sixty-seven square meters.

In terms of city houses, that area would definitely be considered extremely spacious.

But placed within the rural expanse of farmland and forests, it is no more than a drop in the ocean, truly insignificant.

Have you not seen how those heated orchards can be hundreds or even thousands of acres? Song Tan’s twenty acres of land merely connected to his own property for convenience, causing hardly a ripple among the villagers.

Even during village votes, the villagers’ reaction was more surprise than actual anticipation of wealth.

...

No help for it, the money was too little, the land too small. That little patch of land, doesn’t everyone have one?

Some joked with laughter, “Sancheng, if you get rich next year, consider my family’s land too, it’s not far from yours!”

Since they were away working all year round and couldn’t manage the land themselves, renting it out would earn them a bit more money.

Others were dead serious, “Old Song, you need to think this through. With this investment, you and your wife could lose all your retirement savings!”

“In these desolate mountains, you can’t even give the land away!”

If farming were profitable, why had everyone left? Old Song was being impulsive!

Song Sancheng listened intently, eventually responding with an honest smile, “Let’s give it a try, isn’t online selling all the rage now?… The kid will try it out.”

The source of this c𝓸ntent is frёeweɓηovel.coɱ.

What else could he say?

Could he claim that his wild vegetables weigh twenty-one kilos, his honey costs a thousand per kilo, his tea leaves ten thousand?

Could he still face the village after spouting such nonsense?

…

Equally speechless was the young village party secretary.

Zu Jun, even with grand ambitions, felt speechless holding that sum of money in the village committee. What had she planned all this for if not the village construction? Now it was clear that everyone was just watching for the fun of it. They had never considered staying home, and the village was still unable to retain its people.

But she also knew, there was no helping it, farm work was too hard.

Toiling under the sun and rain, sweating through the heat of summer while working under the sun, one couldn’t make much in a year, and factory work was still a faster way to earn money.

The young village party secretary sighed softly, gazing at the map of the collective land inside the village committee office, she fell into deep thought.

…

However, for Song Sancheng and Wu Lan, who had farmed all their lives, they had never once invested so much money into farming.

Fortunately, their anxiety didn’t last long. They got the preliminary contract, the village decided, and shortly afterward, they received confirmation of the contract from town….

Thanks to the rural revitalization, the importance of timely farming, and planning ahead with the village party secretary Zu Jun, everything was smooth and efficient, unbelievably so.

Looking at the stack of contracts stamped with official seals, Song Sancheng felt both trepidation and exhilaration. He was full of drive, almost wishing he could rush up the slopes and overturn them for ten acres!

But because the excavator operator- a robust young man who could eat and drink heartily- now lived in his house, and since high technology didn’t require human labor, he had to abandon such reckless thoughts and channel his energy elsewhere.

As a result, his schedule became traceably regular and packed.

At five in the morning, he got up tidy, and did some chores.

By six, he went to the old master Song Youde’s place to pick up pig feed to take up the mountain, and then checked on the bees along the way.

Next, he patrolled the Chestnut Garden, looked over the new dog houses that had just been built and were not yet occupied by the dogs, and fed them with the dog food and meat and vegetable scraps he had brought.

Guarding Chestnut Garden are Sanbao the German Shepherd and Sibao the Mastiff.

Both treasures are smart and agile, not only can they run fast, but their jumping ability is especially strong; thus, the important responsibility of guarding Chestnut Garden and the black and white fungus now rests on their shoulders!

Just two or three days away, and the mountain seemed to have changed again.

Two hundred Golden Sakura trees firmly encircle Chestnut Garden; it has only been two or three days since planting, and tender green buds have already sprouted on the branches.

In a few days, you’ll be able to see the fresh leaves emerging.

Looking at this growth, by summertime, perhaps the branches and vines will climb and cover the entire netting, then stand as a dense, impenetrable thorny wall.

It not only prevents prying eyes, but with the assistance of the two treasures, it won’t indulge anyone’s thoughts of petty theft and vandalism either.

Village life is simple, but human nature is inescapable. The jealousy of seeing others have what you lack is something no one wants, no matter where you go.

With the security measures in place, the work inside Chestnut Garden must also continue.

Firstly, this year’s chestnut growth is vigorous; one can vaguely see the status of the glossy, plump green leaves, but we can’t keep exhausting the soil’s strength like this; we need to fertilize it when we find the time.

Secondly, the wild grass on the ground is also thriving; after the barren hills are cultivated, this place also needs to be tidied up.

The scale of the fungus cultivation this year still can’t fully occupy the entire garden area; therefore, they need to intercrop some other plants to quickly earn money.

Those log segments are still stacked together, waiting for a while before they will be neatly arranged and set up.

Song Sancheng hummed and huffed as he picked up the already stirring fungus; smiling from ear to ear at the white mycelium sprouting above, his brows and eyes full of happiness.

However, looking at the time, even this brief tidying up has brought us to ten o’clock in the morning.

Farming really does delay time!

But he still couldn’t idle about.

Circling down from Chestnut Garden, Sancheng headed to the family’s extensive fields where Old Lee, the elderly overseer in charge of the rice paddies, was still leading an ox through the fields.

But Sancheng himself had already arrived on the nearby ridges to check back and forth.

In the corner of that area, two plots of land were cultivated; one for breeding various types of vegetable seedlings, which had two trembling leaves sprouting, greeting the sunlight.

The other side was designated for rice seedling raising this year.

A lush green patch of tender leaves, heartwarming to see.

Old Lee is adept at farming, even with daily observation, it seems like he can’t get enough of it. Seeing Song Sancheng, he couldn’t help but exclaim again, “This year’s seedlings are both strong and plump! There’s going to be a good harvest for sure!”

He was convinced and full of pride, as if he were caring for his own fields, radiating vitality.

“Uncle Lee,” Song Sancheng greeted, “Tantan asked me to check if you still have enough rice, flour, oil, and salt. If not, she’ll make time to deliver some to you.”

They had made a deal before: Old Lee would take care of the rice paddies, and she would supply the rice, flour, grain, oil, and twenty pounds of meat at year’s end.

“I’ve got plenty!” the old man said cheerfully.

What could an elderly man living alone eat? He would rather manage with a bit more food.

Nowadays at home, buying a pack of salt could last almost a year without finishing.

Song Sancheng raised his voice, “Alright then, Old Man, take another look when you get back just in case, and don’t keep quiet about it if you actually run out!”

“Tantan said, if you really do that, then she wouldn’t dare to let you be responsible for these two rice fields…”

Old Lee was all smiles, not looking at all like someone with a stubborn temper; instead, his face beamed with satisfaction and joy:

“Alright, alright, your family is filled with good-hearted people, and Tantan is a good girl too, I know that!”