My whole family traveled across time with an encyclopedia

Chapter 401 Selection
After reading the letter, Village Chief Ning had something to worry about.

The letter stated that Ning Changrong was planning to promote the method of pumpkin cultivation. He planned to start in Taixi County. First, most of the grassroots cadres here were his people. Second, he was familiar with this area and his own land was also here.

After reading the letter, Village Chief Ning held the notebook tightly in his hand.

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After returning home, Village Chief Ning sent someone to call everyone to his home.

Ning Dayou asked: "Uncle village chief, why did you call us here?"

Ning Shuiqiang changed his leg to support his body, and life became better and better. Everyone was making a living. After collecting enough money, they also bought some land. "Everyone has been busy with spring plowing these days. They are very tired. The villagers are very tired." Uncle Chang, if you have anything to do, you should tell me first."

Village Chief Ning cleared his throat and stamped the ground with his walking stick, "Quiet, there's a letter from Changrong."

After Village Chief Ning finished speaking, everyone fell silent.

Holding a pamphlet in his hand, Village Chief Ning explained, "Evergreen needs our help for something, are you willing?"

Everyone expressed their determination in all directions.

"Why don't you want to? It's a loss of conscience. If the village chief says you have anything to do, just tell him!" Ning Dayou said, patting his chest.

Ning Shuiqiang also answered: "If you have any questions, just tell me! Even if I risk my life, I can do it for Evergreen!"

"Uncle village chief, please stop trying to impress everyone and tell me quickly." Li Dafeng shouted.

Village Chief Ning was very satisfied with the big guy's attitude. His son often corresponded with him, saying that he often dealt with officials in the capital and how much Changrong took care of him. He had already made up his mind that Ning Changrong would let his family He did not hesitate to rebel.

“Everyone’s land must not have been fully planted yet, right?”

Although we no longer live in the same village, Village Chief Ning knows everyone very well. Basically, every household has bought land. Except for the Gao family, she is the only woman who has to be busy with business and land. I couldn't bear to think about it and didn't buy it.

"not yet."

"Where can it be so fast?"

"Still early."

"Business in the city has been delayed these days, so I'm busy with things in the fields."

Village Chief Ning took out a booklet, which was the copy of the notes recording pumpkin farming.

“Evergreen wants everyone to help free up some land to grow pumpkins,” said Village Chief Ning.

In fact, Ning Changrong did not say that everyone should free up the land to grow pumpkins. He only said that he would free up the land under his own name and use half of it to grow pumpkins. However, Village Chief Ning felt that if more people grew pumpkins, he should Can be promoted faster.

Ning Dayou breathed a sigh of relief, "What do I think it's about? Don't you just use half of the land to grow pumpkins? You can use all of it to grow pumpkins! Those pumpkins are delicious, what should we eat?"

"You're so scared, Uncle Village Chief, is that all? You've been trying to keep this guy's appetite for a long time, so I thought something big had happened."

In fact, everyone unanimously thought about the bad things. Ning Changrong has become such a high official, and they are just ordinary people. How can they help each other?It could only be that something happened to Ning Changrong, but luckily it wasn't what they thought.

"Ahem, as long as you are willing, the seeds will be delivered in a few days. You should set aside the land first. This is the way to grow pumpkins. After dinner in the evening, everyone will come over to listen to how to grow. Mrs. Ding, you guys followed me. Marquis Wanmin has been a pumpkin for a while, so he is quite experienced. Please help everyone when the time comes." Mrs. Ding said with a smile on her face, "Don't worry, don't worry, if you have any questions, just come and ask me."

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"What is this pumpkin? Isn't it a waste to plant this melon if you don't use the good land to grow crops? The melon is not full."

As soon as the seeds were in place, Village Chief Ning immediately organized everyone to work.

He personally came to the land owned by Ning Changrong's family, recruited all the tenants, and asked them to grow pumpkins.

These tenants had never heard of pumpkins, so naturally they were unwilling to grow them.

"If Mr. Ning's family grows pumpkins, we will have no food to eat, and the taxable food will not be enough."

"Yes, Mr. Ning, it's not that we don't want to, this..."

Village Chief Ning had a straight face and was followed by a few strong young men. "That's a good idea. Not everyone is qualified to grow pumpkins. I will circle a piece of land specifically for growing pumpkins. Only those with the best crop skills can come here." Planting, the selected people don’t have to pay the grain to the owner this year, they just need to pay the tax.”

Ning Chengrong deliberately planted pumpkins secretly, and he seemed to take it very seriously. The pumpkin planting field would also be specially circled to prevent outsiders from seeing it, just to make them curious instead of forcing them to plant it.

People are like this. If you feed it directly to someone's mouth, they will worry that your food is poisonous. If you don't feed it to them secretly, they will try to eat it secretly.

Initially, they were not willing to grow pumpkins, but when they heard that they would not have to pay food to the host after being selected, everyone suddenly became excited and raised their hands to talk about how many years they had been growing crops.

"What should the selected person sign with us?" Village Chief Ning thought for a while and finally came up with it, "Sign a confidentiality agreement! You are not allowed to take out any of the things inside, and you are not allowed to spread pumpkin seeds outside. craftsmanship.”

Now that everyone is involved, this craft will definitely spread to the outside world, but it’s just a matter of time. This extra step is just to arouse everyone’s curiosity. Ordinary people will always think that what wealthy families secretly grow is good stuff.

"I am willing, Mr. Ning. I can work hard with my hands. I can work in the fields as soon as I can. All the crops I serve grow well."

The so-called confidentiality agreement did not deter everyone. The fact that the food grown after being selected did not need to be handed over to the owner's family was too attractive to them.

Village Chief Ning effortlessly selected a few skilled people to be responsible for planting pumpkins. The others who were not selected sighed with regret, and then became a little curious. What exactly is a pumpkin? Why should so many experienced farmers be chosen to do it? Try it out and don’t let outsiders see it.

With a few selected farmers, Village Chief Ning set aside a piece of land and asked them to build a fence. Later, the fence would be slowly built higher and higher to block the view from the outside.

The selected farmers went to the fields every day to learn how to handle pumpkins.

Having lost a strong labor force, their own work was somewhat difficult to do, but they did not feel it was hard.

Every day they walk out of the fence that is getting higher and higher, the people around them will be curious to ask what they are doing inside, but they have signed a confidentiality agreement and everyone who has been greeted keeps their mouths shut, regardless of other people. No matter how I asked them, they kept silent.

Even people at home wouldn't dare to say anything if they asked.

The more they learn about that thing, the more they know how precious pumpkins are.

If they tell someone about such a precious thing and someone else learns it, they will be in trouble.

(End of this chapter)