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Chapter 304 Planting Sweet Potato Seedlings

Zheng Zhiyuan also came over and asked, "Cousin, do you think potatoes grow in the ground or on branches?"

Zheng Sisi looked at the two funny siblings and said helplessly, "Of course potatoes grow in the soil, just like sweet potatoes and peanuts."

After hearing this, the two nodded as if they had learned something. So that's how it is.

Zheng Zhiyuan asked again: "I remember that the field was a watermelon seedling, why did it grow lying on the ground?"

Zheng Sisi: "Well, watermelon vines, pumpkin vines, and winter melon vines all crawl on the ground. You can go and see what the differences are."

The two of them really obeyed and went to inspect several fields.

When we arrived at the sweet potato seedling field, the vines had grown very long. Some had naturally grown and extended to the aisle, while others had crossed the boundary and climbed into the next field. The growth was very gratifying.

Zheng Sisi took out the scissors she brought with her and called Uncle Ma and the others together. She said, "Sweet potato seedlings are special after all. They are planted using the vine-rooting method. Watch me cut a few vines. Don't cut them all off with the roots. Leave about an inch. In a few days, new branches will grow from the sides."

Zheng Sisi cut four or five vines with one hand and lifted the long vines. Zheng Sisi had to raise her arms straight so that the sweet potato vines did not drag on the ground. Zheng Sisi came to the edge of the field, put the vines down, and began to explain the sweet potato vines to everyone.

She said, "Cut the sweet potato vines like this, leaving three leaves on each section. Leave the section that will be inserted into the ground longer. One long vine can be made into five or six vines. Don't cut off the top one. Now you can practice cutting."

Several people took scissors and started to work. With strength in numbers, they cut a lot of vines in a short time. Zheng Sisi shouted, "Don't cut anymore. Wait until you finish planting and see how much you need before cutting. Cutting too much will be a waste."

Everyone took back the vines they had cut and cut them into sections for later use. After they finished cutting, Zheng Sisi led everyone to the reserved space. She used a hoe to dig a small hole in the prepared ground, and then inserted the cut sweet potato vines into the ground one by one.

"Plant the reserved big heads of the sweet potato vines into the ground, all against the edge of the pit, in one direction, and compact them with soil, but not too tightly, or they will not easily take root and sprout. Plant them eight to ten inches apart. If they are planted too densely, the sweet potatoes will not grow well in the later stage because they will be too crowded. Plant them all in one direction."

"Yes, that's it. Press it tighter, otherwise the soil will be washed away when it rains, and we will have to re-plant it." Zheng Sisi checked everyone's work in planting the sweet potato seedlings and pointed out any shortcomings in a timely manner.

After inserting a few times, everyone mastered the technique and it became very fast.

When Zheng Zhiyuan and his sister came back from their inspection, they had already planted a small piece of land.

Zheng Zhimin complained: "Sister Sisi, why didn't you wait for me? I haven't learned the previous one yet."

Zheng Sisi said: "It's not easy to learn. I'll need to cut some later. By the way, do you want to cut some and plant them back? Then you can dig the sweet potatoes yourself in the field when you want to eat them, hehe!"

Zheng Zhiyuan found this very interesting. He said, "Yes, yes, cousin, do you have any more? I'll send some to Zhong Ruiyu's house."

Zheng Sisi laughed at him and said, "You want to send gifts to more than just Zhong Ruiyu's family, right? Do you want to send some to Qianqian's family as well?"

Zheng Sisi had already figured it out. After going to the village in Qingshui County, Zheng Zhiyuan had a good impression of He Qianqian, but he was just not good at expressing it. As her cousin, of course she had to help him.

Zheng Sisi could also see that He Qianqian was very good to her cousin. She couldn't understand why a girl as delicate as He Qianqian would like her cousin who was simple-minded and greedy. However, she felt a great sense of accomplishment to see lovers finally get married and to have helped them.

The silly and stupid cousin scratched his head: "If cousin has extra money here, I can also help run a trip to the Taifu Mansion, hehe!"

Zheng Sisi and Zheng Zhimin looked at each other, everything was said without words, and they also started laughing.

After the sweet potato seedlings that had been cut in the fields were planted, there were still a few left, so everyone came back to cut the sweet potato vines. This time they cut a little more. Zheng Sisi saw that it was still early, so she sent out the servants who had gone to various mansions to plant seedlings last time. They each brought a bunch of sweet potato seedlings to plant in various mansions, believing that each mansion would like the sweet potato seedlings she sent.