As the sun rises, the temperature gradually rises, which is quite a challenge for this kind of physical work. Most of the men took off their shirts and went into battle shirtless, while the women, on the contrary, wore sunscreen clothes and even hats with long cloths to protect them from the scorching sun in all directions.

High-intensity work consumes a lot of energy, so farmers will carry some dry food and water with them to replenish their energy.

Because she came in a hurry, Lu Ci didn't prepare for this, and she didn't want to ask others, so she had to work silently. Fortunately, Yunli found out about this situation, Lu Ci pushed back slightly, and finally accepted Yunli's kindness, and the two shared a bottle of water.

Taking advantage of Xu Ping's short rest, Yunli picked up the iron rod and the flat iron catalpa, and tried to turn the soil according to their method.

The seams in front, the bars, and Yunli are all done well, but when it comes to turning over the soil, they feel very twisted. It's not that he doesn't have enough strength, on the contrary, Yunli's strength is surprisingly great, but he can't control the clods of soil well, and he can't reach the discrete state that other farmers turn out.

After turning over more than a dozen trees in a row, Yunli still couldn't grasp the essentials, the efficiency was much slower than others, and due to the wrong position of the lower stick, several potatoes had been broken.

Feeling very depressed, he accidentally used too much force when turning the soil, his body suddenly lost his balance, and he turned over a big heel, which made others laugh, and even Lu Ci, who had been silent, couldn't help but hide his face and laugh.

"When you put down the iron bar, you must first judge the position and avoid the place where the potato eggs are concentrated and grow." Xu Ping had already walked over at this time, helped Yunli up, and said.

"Can you all tell where the potatoes grow?" Yunli patted the sand on his body and wondered.

Xu Ping didn't answer immediately, but picked up the tools on the ground, walked to a potato seedling and squatted down, and bundled the stems and leaves aside with one hand.

"You see, there are the most cracks in the soil here, and most of the family should live below here, although there are no cracks here, but the sand has obvious arches, and the humidity is very low, and some members should live underneath, and the place should be from this side." Xu Ping vividly instilled basic knowledge for Yunli.

With that, he put down his stick and shovel, skillfully turned over the sand, and turned the whole family of potatoes out.

As Xu Ping expected, the distribution of potatoes was exactly the same as he said, and before Yun Li had time to admire, Xu Ping walked to the next potato again, repeated the above steps, and continued when turning the soil:

"Don't blindly use brute force when turning, wrap the iron tree around the clods, shake it up with the help of levers, the middle frequency must be fast, and the soil will be easy to break up."

Xu Ping explained while demonstrating, and very lightly turned up another potato, revealing the large and small round guys inside, and then handed the tool to Yunli.

After taking the tool, Yunli continued to try to turn over the soil, and with Xu Ping's suggestion, he gradually touched the essentials, and with Xu Ping's guidance on the side, the progress was quite fast.

He knew that the construction of the manor was far from being as simple as he imagined, but he didn't expect that this simple harvesting of potatoes also hid such knowledge, and it seemed that there were still many ways to explore it by himself.

With the full cooperation of everyone, before noon, the entire five acres of potatoes were harvested. Under the command of Xu Ping, everyone worked together to move the basket full of potatoes back to the side of the truck.

At this point, the work of the farmers was completed, in order not to delay them to go home to cook, Yunli immediately settled their wages one by one, according to the prior agreement, the male workers were unified with 60 yuan, and the female workers were 40 yuan.

A small part of the harvested potatoes were broken when the soil was turned, or they were too deformed and had no economic value, so Yunli packed the potatoes in bags and gave them to the farmers who came to help.

After all, these potatoes can't be sold, and he can't eat them all by himself, so he simply does a favor, and in the future, he will inevitably ask these villagers to help, and he must build a good relationship now.

Sending away the happy farmers, Lao Luo also sorted the potatoes and divided them into three grades according to the quality, excellent products, good products and medium products.

Yunli grows the most common local white-skinned potatoes, which are not a precious variety, so the value is not high, but this kind of potato is easy to grow, and the yield is also considerable.

Those with uniform heads, few pimples, and a sense of weight are regarded as excellent products, and the purchase price is also the highest, reaching a piece of 21 catty, and most of them will be directly supplied to large restaurants or large supermarkets.

And the medium-grade ones, the quality and appearance are not bad, and the purchase price is a pound of one dollar.

There are not so many requirements for medium grade, as long as the size is okay and the appearance is not damaged, it can be counted as medium grade, but the price is also the lowest, only five cents a catty.

Under the supervision of Yunli and Xu Ping, Lao Luo and his wife weighed each basket of potatoes one by one, and the final result was that the excellent and good products were each 4,000 catties, while the medium products were more than 6,000 catties.

Five acres of land produced a total of nearly 15,000 catties of potatoes, that is, about 3,000 catties per mu. This kind of result is nothing in some professional farms, but it is commendable that more than half of the good products are good, which is not an easy thing to achieve.

Xu Ping and Lao Luo are both veterans, and they have been dealing with the land since they were children, so they naturally know very well how amazing this achievement is.

Judging from the situation in the southwest region, the yield of 1,000 to 2,000 catties of potatoes per mu is a normal level, and it can reach 3,000 catties, which is very good, after all, the land and climate environment here are not excellent.

In total, this batch of potatoes is worth more than 12,400 yuan in total, and Sister-in-law Luo took out a bundle of neatly stacked 100 yuan from her black satchel, counted twelve stacks, and then took out five from another stack, and after confirming that they were correct, they were all handed over to Yunli's hands.

Yunli was not polite, counted the amount in person, and after confirming that there was no problem, Lao Luo also took out two contract papers, and after the two parties signed them, the transaction was reached.

After loading all the potatoes into the car, Lao Luo and his wife had to rush back to the town and distribute the potatoes as much as possible. Before leaving, Lao Luo specially stuffed a business card for Yun Li, and packed a ticket to him, in the future, as long as the quality of the agricultural products he produces here is not a problem, their purchasing station is willing to buy them at an average price higher than the market.

After sending Lao Luo and his wife away, Yunli also settled Xu Ping's salary, and it was originally agreed to give eighty, but Yunli insisted on giving one hundred, in fact, he was also worthy of accepting this hundred yuan.

Yunli knows very well that at present, judging from his current situation, he cannot complete the pre-construction of the manor by himself, and he needs a guide to help him share the difficulties in the planting industry, and Xu Ping is the most ideal candidate at present.

With his salary, Xu Ping's feelings in his heart are only clear to him, a few months ago, he was still worried about the matter of renting in Xiaolushan.

Due to the abandonment of Xiaolushan for nearly two years, the leaders of the town have a lot of opinions, after all, this will reduce the utilization rate of farmland in the whole town, and it is not good on the books, so they want to take Xiaolushan back into the town to manage and attract investment.

After all, Xiaolushan is the land divided by Shanglu Village, and most of the villagers do not agree with this proposal, and Xu Ping, as the village director, is sandwiched between the two sides and is under considerable pressure.

A few months ago, it was this young man in front of him who came to the village committee and contracted the right to use the entire Xiaolushan, which directly resolved his urgent need.

It wasn't until the two parties signed the contract and received the first installment of the lease from the other party that Xu Ping was completely relieved, and at the same time, he also became interested in this young man who suddenly appeared.

When he learned that the other party was a volunteer teacher at Luzhen Middle School and a student at a prestigious university, Xu Ping also had doubts about Yunli's identity. Generally speaking, since he can study in such a well-known university, the future must be limitless, Qu is farming in a remote mountain village, either his brain is sick, or his family has too much money to spend, anyway, he can't think of other possibilities.

When Yunli decided to plant a few acres of potatoes to experiment with it, he also found Xu Ping to help.

The villagers of Shanglu Village are basically engaged in farming, and when the farming is not working, they will find some odd jobs to do to increase their income. Taking Xu Ping as an example, his family has nearly 10 acres of terraced fields under cultivation, and he usually has very little to do in the village committee, and in his spare time, he will also do some odd jobs.

Moreover, he holds the position of village director, and he has a wide network of contacts in the village, and many employers are willing to ask him to help recruit people.

Since he assumed the post of village chief, Xiaolushan has had two groups of contractors, the first of which was to plant fruit trees, but it happened to encounter a drought, and the result was terrible, and it was withdrawn within two years. The second batch is to plant bamboo, the boss is in the border port to make business, since the last harvest of bamboo, has not appeared, and still owes Shanglu Village two years of rent.

This is the situation of Xiaolu Mountain, the land environment here is not good, and it can't become a cornucopia, so no one cares, but now Yunli, a mysterious young man, has made amazing achievements here, which makes Xu Ping full of expectations.

"Xiaoli, what's next?" After figuring out the stakes, Xu Ping's mood suddenly improved, and his name for Yunli was also changed.

"The land in the south should continue to be expanded, and I will strive to plant 30 acres of crops by the end of the year, and I want to buy a batch of fruit trees and plant them along the mountain." Yunli said his plan.

"In addition, I plan to build a bamboo building next to the small building, two storage warehouses on the south side, and the replacement of the edible water pipes that I mentioned to you last time." Yunli continued to add.

"The matter of water pipes has been greeted by the town's water conservancy department, but there are still some procedures to go, and it may take a while, as for the construction of bamboo buildings, there is no problem with the village agreeing, so don't worry about this." Xu Ping said confidently.

"That's good, I've asked someone to get the drawings for building the bamboo building, and when I prepare the materials, I'll trouble you to help find someone to construct." Yun Li replied with a smile.

He is not in a hurry to pull the water pipe, but it is urgently needed to build a bamboo building, not only for living needs, but also for a good space to mix organic fertilizer, which is the key to whether the next step can expand the cultivated area.

Originally, I thought that building a bamboo building would require a lot of approval procedures, after all, the current agricultural policy is very strict on the use of agricultural land, but since Xu Ping said that there is no problem, it should be very easy to do.

"The bamboo forest in the west was left by the previous contractor, you can cut it and use it casually, it is full of bamboo, green bamboo and the like, which is just suitable for building a frame, and if you need help in other aspects, you can call me at any time."

Xu Ping patted Yunli's shoulder, and was about to say goodbye and leave, when something suddenly came to mind, so he continued:

"One more thing, that girl named Lu Ci, you'd better not get too close to her."