Chapter 147: Two hundred stones per mu!
Unlike rice and wheat, the fruit of potatoes grows underground. However, for Li Anran, who has purchased a complete set of agricultural machinery, the work of harvesting potatoes on a large scale is not much more difficult than that of rice and wheat.
When the red farm truck stopped outside the special potato field and began to arrange the harvesting parts specially used to harvest potatoes, the farmers who learned that the owner was going to personally control the magic weapon of the upper realm to harvest potatoes soon gathered a long queue on the edge of the field and on the bank of the canal.
Looking at the crowded surroundings, Wang Youde, who is a housekeeper, is reluctant to let his young master become a monkey, originally planned to let people disperse these guys who were watching the excitement, but he was stopped by Li Anran.
For Li Anran, there is nothing to be angry about being watched by such a thing. Not to mention this kind of onlookers, it also has great benefits for the identity he has created, as well as his prestige in Zhuangzi, and naturally there is no reason to stop it.
After the harvesting parts were installed, Li Anran jumped onto the agricultural vehicle at a considerable height above the ground, and then flexibly got into the cockpit with the door wide open with a slight borrow.
Different from ordinary agricultural vehicles, the car Li Anran is driving now is a high-end car. Not only is it bigger and more powerful, but it is also much quieter than the average farm vehicle.
With the roar of the engine, Li Anran slowly drove the car into the potato field. After the harvesting parts dragged behind him also entered the field, he pressed the control button, and then drove forward at an even speed.
The shape of the harvesting parts resembles a shovel-shaped dustpan enlarged NN times, and the end against the front of the car resembles a nine-tooth nail palladium. The all-steel inlet is shoveled directly into the ground under the action of the hydraulic arm, and with the force of the front of the car, as well as the rollers and conveyor parts in the middle of the parts, it is easy to shovel out the potatoes hidden under the soil.
It's just that what makes Li Anran a little mistaken is that although the parts specially used to harvest underground fruits such as potatoes, sweet potatoes, and peanuts are really very useful, many of the potatoes harvested are only half or even a small half.
Thanks to Li Anran, he did not harvest the land with all his might, but stopped after moving forward for about twenty years. Otherwise, the number of broken potatoes will definitely be more after this harvest.
Originally, it was a little strange for Li Anran, who had this situation. After picking a few of the broken and intact potatoes and putting them in front of you. But it quickly became clear why, without it, just because these potatoes were too "plump".
When Li Anran went to the area that had not yet been harvested, he asked people to dig out a few nests with tools. Only then did I realize that the potatoes I planted were not only much larger than ordinary potatoes. And the yield of a single litter is also scary.
If it is just harvested in the normal way. Not only will a large number of broken potatoes be produced, but a large part of the potatoes will be left in the ground, either regrowing or degrading to become fertilizer for the field.
Seeing that mechanical excavation could not effectively harvest the potatoes in the field. Li Anran had to ask Steward Wang to arrange for the dealer to start grabbing the harvest. After all, it is already late autumn, and once it rains, the potatoes in the field will be miserable.
For the regret of not being able to see his young master control the magic weapon to harvest potatoes, after seeing the one stuffed with a big potato and weighing the weight of the nests just dug out, Wang Youde, whose eyes were a little red, couldn't take care of it anymore.
There is no way not to be red-eyed, just the two kinds of nest potatoes that have just been dug out are already more than 30 catties, according to this yield, the yield of this mu of potatoes is more than 10,000 catties. According to one hundred and twenty catties and one stone, the yield per mu can reach more than 100 stones, such a harvest can no longer be described as a bumper harvest for Datang, a proper auspicious rui.
Under the arrangement of Steward Wang's red-eyed eyes, the villagers, men and women, young and old, who were still watching the bustle, quickly devoted themselves to the harvest of potatoes. It didn't take long for the atmosphere in this potato field to become hot.
"Less...... Master. After all the potatoes in the first acre of land were picked up and piled up in baskets at the edge of the field and weighed, after checking the numbers with the account room several times in a row, Wang Youde, who confirmed that he was not dazzled, held the account book, and the whole person was like having dysentery, and he was trembling there.
When he was just harvesting the first acre of potatoes, Li Anran, as the owner of the farm, did not do it himself, but he kept standing on the edge of the field and watching. After seeing piles of potatoes dug up and stacked at the edge of the field, this mental estimate of the yield was already in mind.
"Steward Wang, you're fine, are you?" Feeling the other party's obviously somewhat abnormal mood swings, Li Anran hurriedly stepped forward to support the other party and asked.
"I didn't ...... It's fine. Few...... Master, this ...... This soil ...... Potatoes, abundant ...... Harvest!! Wang Youde, who seemed to be crying and laughing, stammered.
"A bumper harvest is normal, let's talk about how much this acre of land can yield." Zhilu said that the other party was frightened by the high yield of potatoes, and Li Anran said with a smile.
Although the output figure just now had already been imprinted in his mind, after answering this question, Wang Youde still couldn't help but look at the account book in his hand again and again, and then said tremblingly: "Mu...... 2 ...... per mu 23,000...... Three thousand eight ...... Eight hundred and sixty ...... Sixty-nine pounds. ”
"Twenty-three thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine pounds?!" Li Anran, who had only estimated that this mu of land would be able to receive about 16,700 catties, which was twice the normal potato yield, couldn't help but be stunned by this number.
According to the calculation of 120 catties as one stone, 23,869 catties is equal to nearly 200 stones. For Datang, whose grain yield per mu is still limited to two or three stones, even if it is a high yield, such a figure can indeed no longer be described as a bumper harvest.
It is important to know that the yield per mu of ordinary varieties of potatoes in Ludao is only about 9,000 catties, and the high-yield varieties that only seek high yield and not taste can only receive about 13,000 catties. Not to mention that the potatoes I planted are not only high-quality and low-yielding varieties, but also planted at the wrong time, and the most important thing is that it took nearly two months from planting to harvesting.
"That's right, young master, it's twenty-three thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine pounds." Wang Youde, who was so easy to pack up his excitement, finally said it neatly after taking a few deep breaths.
"I'll go! This production is ridiculously high!! Even if he thought that time travel would have a certain beneficial effect on plants, Li Anran never imagined that this kind of influence would be so powerful.
However, surprise is surprise, Li Anran, who is a master in the world, knows very well that he can't reveal even the slightest abnormality at this time, so he pressed the exclamation in his heart at the moment, and said lightly: "Well, this output is a little lower than I expected, but it's barely enough." ”
"What? That's low, how much is that high?! Wang Youde, who was originally so excited that he lost his temper, was directly stupid by such a reply and stood on the spot. With his traditional head, he really can't resemble what a high yield would be in someone's mouth.
"Steward Wang, let people get all the potatoes out of the field as soon as possible, and then weigh them separately according to each acre, and take an average value at the end to see how much this acre of land can harvest." Li Anran, who didn't see the other party's shocked look, continued to say calmly.
"The old slave understands, and the old slave will arrange it." Seeing that he had a new task, Wang Youde, who originally wanted to find out how much this potato field could produce, turned around and arranged it as if he had been beaten with chicken blood.
After being surprised, Li Anran had to face a possible problem. Will such a large yield affect the quality of the potatoes themselves? Even, there will be no bad ingredients due to the influence of time travel.
Thinking of this, he immediately asked people to send all the potatoes harvested in the first mu of land to the manor, and then regardless of the leakage of the number of acres of yield, which caused a huge repercussion among those farmers, he turned around and flashed people directly.
After returning to the manor, Li Anran, who changed into a chef's uniform and came to the small kitchen in the inner courtyard, pointed to the pile of potatoes that had been cleaned and even peeled, and said with a smile:
"Zhao Qian, today, young master, I will teach you a few more dishes and foods specially made with this potato, and let you try the taste." (To be continued......)