In the following days, Li Xin took Wenbo and Wenhao to collect those potatoes in the backyard. Wen Bo and Wen Hao have never dug potatoes, and they will dig potatoes in half if they are not careful, so they are careful every time. The three siblings don't have much strength, so they can't dig much in a day. More than an acre of potatoes were dug for several days.

The total number of potatoes is almost more than 4,000 catties, and the yield is very high, because there is no fertilizer, and some plant ash is just put in when planting. It seems that the ground is also fertile, and the seeds of potatoes are also very productive, so this is why such a yield is required. If some farmyard manure is put on, the yield must be much higher.

Li Xin picked up some of the better ones and left them to make seeds, and sold the rest to the shopkeeper Sun, but he made a small profit. The high yield of potatoes shocked the shopkeeper Sun, who never thought that so many potatoes would be harvested in such an acre of land. Although potatoes are considered vegetables, they can be eaten as food when there is no food to eat. Moreover, compared with ordinary vegetables, potatoes can also be transported over long distances, and they can be retained. As long as it is well preserved, it will be no problem to put it for a year and a half.

Shopkeeper Sun even said that if potatoes spread throughout the country, I am afraid that no one will be starved to death because there is no food to eat. Li Xin also wanted to spread the word about the potatoes, but it was difficult to do so for a while. First, because the seeds are not much better, it is not possible to plant them in a large area. Second, although potatoes are widely distributed, they are not as good as rice and wheat, and can be grown in many places across the country.

Temperature is very important for potatoes, in cold places and seasons, potatoes will freeze to death, and when the weather is hot, the roots of potatoes will not grow. Therefore, potatoes are very climate-selective, and if she promotes them rashly, if the planting fails in some places, it will definitely cause unnecessary trouble. She remembers that in her previous life, her grandfather planted potatoes very well, but they could not be planted a few kilometers away, either because the germination rate was low, or the potatoes were very small, so it was not suitable for promotion for the time being, and she had to explore slowly.

She only told Shopkeeper Sun that the timing was not right. Speaking of which, what she wants to promote most is corn and sweet potato, corn does not have high requirements for climate and soil, and many not very good mountains can be planted, and the distribution area is also very wide, if it can be promoted, it is a very good food. Moreover, the seeds of corn are small, and one acre of land does not need a little bigger seeds, and it is relatively easy to promote. In previous lives, corn was the world's most productive food crop.

There is also sweet potatoes, if the sweet potatoes are planted well, the yield is also very amazing. And it is also a major feature of wide distribution, in the previous life, it was planted as far as Hainan Island in the south and northeast provinces in the north. Moreover, sweet potatoes can be propagated not only by roots, but also by seedlings. Therefore, there is generally no need to leave roots as seeds, and when the sweet potatoes are harvested, cut some seedlings to find a small place to plant them, and then cut the seedlings to plant them. Sweet potatoes are not very picky, they can be grown in the mountains, but it is a matter of how much they are produced.

And there are many ways to eat sweet potatoes, you can make a variety of dishes and snacks, and you can also make sweet potato vermicelli and sweet potato starch. Vermicelli and starch are not only easy to store but also can be transported over long distances, and sweet potato starch can also be made into sweet potato jelly and other delicious products.

The pumpkin also sells well in Pinxiang Pavilion, and it is a fresh thing, which still attracts many diners.

After Li Xin's family harvested the potatoes, they planted peppers and tomatoes. The seedlings were bred relatively early, and they were already big at this time, which was suitable for planting. Li Xin took his two younger brothers to work hard for a few days before planting peppers and tomatoes. The seedlings of colorful cherry peppers and cherry tomatoes should be raised earlier, and they have been planted for almost two months at this time. There are not many cherry peppers, only a little more than a hundred, but Li Xin planted a cherry tomato alone. She thought it would be almost time to transplant it in a pot to see if it could be sold as a potted plant.

And cherry tomatoes can be sold as potted plants, and some can be kept at home, which are very beautiful to watch in the yard or room, and can also be eaten as fruits.

The cherry tomatoes are not only delicious but also beautiful, and the two younger sisters in the family will definitely love it.

When he was free, Li Xin thought about letting his two younger brothers go to school. Even if you don't take the imperial examination, it will definitely be beneficial to recognize some characters in the future. Even if you want to do business, you have to know some words no matter how you say it, and you will be able to keep accounts. Wenbo is nine years old, and it will be really late if he doesn't go to school again. And Wen Hao is also seven years old, if it was in his previous life, it would be too late to go to school at such an age. Fortunately, there are not many people who go to school in this era, and people's ages are uneven, if they go to school, they will not be the biggest in the class if they want to come to Wenbo Wenhao.

On this day, Li Xin called Wenbo and Wenhao into the living room.

"Is there something wrong with the eldest sister?" Sitting down in the living room, Wen Hao asked.

"I thought that now my family's life is better, and I am not short of money as before. You two are growing up, and it's okay to be at home all the time, I want to send you to the school in the town, what do you think? "The two children are not young, and the family is poor, so they have to work hard to be fed and clothed when they are very young, so they still have to be a little more mature than children of the same age. She also likes to discuss many things in the family with her two younger brothers, and in this world, it is not convenient for women to show their heads. In the future, this family will always have to be supported by the two brothers.

"Although the life at home is getting better, but there is a lot of work, Yuexiang and Yueting are still young, and they can't help much, if Wen Hao and I are not at home, how can the eldest sister be busy alone." Wenbo was silent for a long time before slowly speaking. He seemed to have made some big determination, but Li Xin could still see the trace of yearning and loss in his eyes. Even so, he really wants to go to school!

"You don't have to worry about the affairs of the family, and now there is no shortage of money at home, if I am really busy, I will ask for a long time. You'd better go to the academy! If you study well, you can still participate in the imperial examination in the future, and you can be an official, but you really can't pass the exam, then you can also be rational and insightful. No matter what you want to do in the future, it's always good to be literate. Let's talk about a little contract! If you are illiterate, you have been deceived, and you do not know. ”

"But only the eldest sister and younger sister are at home, and we don't feel at ease!" Wen Hao said suddenly.

"What's not to worry about, the wall is so high now, ordinary people can't get in. Lock the gate at night and it's safe. Besides, I'm not going to get a dog yet! Whoever dares to provoke will directly let the dog bite people. (Lots of support!) ）