ROTCGIS, Chapter Two Hundred and Six

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Rebirth of the Charming Girl in Space

Chapter 206:

Too Risky

When she bought it in the 21st century, the seller mentioned that it was their research institute's latest variety. If carefully planted in the most fertile soil, it could yield at least four thousand catties per acre.

Here, without fertilizers and newly developed land with low fertility, plus lack of planting experience, she was more conservative in her estimate.

Mrs. Tian was shocked, "Over... over a thousand catties?"

It was no wonder Mrs. Tian was astonished. After all, they only produced five to six hundred catties of rice per acre. This thing called potatoes could yield over a thousand catties.

"That's right, but it's what the merchant said. I don't know if he was fooling me, so I want to try it first."

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"He also said that this thing, whether boiled, fried, deep-fried, or stewed, is delicious and nutritious, satisfying like rice."

Mrs. Xia looked at the five vacant acres of land and tentatively asked, "Young Mistress, do you intend to plant this thing called potatoes on all five acres of land?"

"Yes." Murong Lingran blinked; potatoes were a good thing, so the more, the better.

Mrs. Tian hastily advised, "Young Mistress, you can't do this. You can't fully trust the words of a traveling merchant. What if he deceives you? You might lose the income from five acres of land at once."

"Right." Mrs. Xia added, "Young Mistress, it's too risky to experiment with five acres of land at once."

After speaking, she looked at Murong Zong. "Young Mistress, you should advise your sister. If she wants to experiment, she can use one acre of land. Five acres of land is too much."

Murong Zong, indulgently looking at his sister, said, "Aunt, it's okay. A’Ran won't make any reckless moves."

Although he also felt it was somewhat risky, since they returned, A’Ran hadn't made any wrong decisions.

With their father's unconditional support, and as her older brother, he naturally supported her too.

A’Ran's performance during this period was visible to them, and she had more ideas than them.

Moreover, a few days ago, A’Ran made something to eat using this thing called potatoes. It was extremely delicious with just a simple stir-fry, but unfortunately, she made too little, and they hadn't had enough.

Murong Lingran, understanding their concerns, smiled helplessly. "I appreciate Aunties' good intentions, but I still want to give it a try. If it can really yield over a thousand catties, Aunties' families can also plant it in the future. Even if it fails, we still have twenty acres of land. At worst, we'll earn a bit less money."

Several women were tempted upon hearing this. Indeed, if this potato could serve both as a staple food and a vegetable, planting it would benefit them.

Looking across the entire Lihua Village, only the Murong family could afford to take the risk and experiment.

Mrs. Xia also knew that Murong Lingran's decision was impossible to change, so she sighed, "Young Mistress, we haven't planted this before. How should we plant it? Please tell us."

She would do her best to take care of this piece of land.

Mrs. Tian, seeing Mrs. Xia compromise, also said, "Right, Young Mistress, we will carefully plant it for you."

Murong Lingran smiled, "Alright, Aunties."

After that, she explained in detail all the planting and management methods she had read in her spatial realm's books these days.

After working all morning, the two siblings, exhausted, walked towards home. From a distance, they saw two people getting off the cart carrying vegetables from their house, urgently knocking on their front door.

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