Reborn in the Seventies: Pampered Wife, Owning some Farmland
Chapter 549 - Chapter 549 Chapter 549 Grandma you really misunderstood my

Chapter 549: Chapter 549 Grandma, you really misunderstood my intentions_1 Chapter 549: Chapter 549 Grandma, you really misunderstood my intentions_1 Mother Yun, hearing Meng Yunhan’s calculations, realized that this method would earn her more than working for labor credits.

Even during busy farming seasons, one could only earn a few labor credits per day. But if they worked for their own gain, they would have a harvest. Their children would not have to go hungry, unlike Little Huzi who was noticeably thinner.

“This system of allocating production responsibilities to households is good.”

Meng Yunhan nodded, “When the time comes, hopefully we can get some good grain to plant. If we have good seeds, we might increase the yield by one or two hundred pounds of rice.”

A yield of more than a thousand pounds per acre is not a problem with hybrid rice.

The rice in her space has already yielded over a thousand pounds per acre.

“So an acre could give seven or eight hundred pounds of rice. That’s enough to feed a large family.” Mother Yun’s eyes sparkled upon hearing this.

“Mother, we must keep this a secret for now.”

Mother Yun immediately understood Meng Yunhan’s meaning, “I see, I see. If you calculate it like this, many people would want to take on the responsibility of production, so Xiaomen’s household won’t get much land.”

Meng Yunhan felt helpless, wanting to tell her: mother-in-law, you’ve misunderstood my point.

When the system of allocating production responsibilities is in place, the government encourages farmers to participate. This not only boosts the farmers’ motivation but primarily resolves the problem of feeding the population. Once this issue is tackled, the nation can gradually prosper.

However, the common people initially adopted a wait-and-see attitude, only choosing to participate when they saw the tangible results of the new system.

“Hanhan, you know so much. When you asked Li Yong to trade his plot for that fruit tree plot during New Year’s a couple years back, was it for similar reasons?”

Meng Yunhan didn’t know what to say.

“What happened with that?” She hadn’t asked about this matter and wasn’t sure what had happened.

Upon mentioning this, Mother Yun enthusiastically said,” Because of it, your elder sister was nagged at by her mother-in-law. Finally, Li Yong admitted it was his idea. Those fruit trees are doing well under Li Yong’s management. He even brought us some fruits and planted some vegetables on that piece of land.”

“Does my brother-in-law know how to graft?”

“What does graft mean?” Mother Yun didn’t know what this term meant.

“For instance, if one type of fruit is small, but another kind is larger, we can graft the branch of the larger fruit onto the tree of the small fruit. This way, the fruits on this tree will grow as big as the grafted larger fruit, maybe even taste better.”

Mother Yun paused, “I don’t think so.” She learned the meaning of grafting for the first time today.

“When the time comes, I will teach my sister and brother-in-law. I read about this in a book in Kyoto. If the grafting is successful, the fruit trees in my brother-in-law’s yard could become valuable.”

Mother Yun’s eyes sparkled, “Good, good, teach these skills to your elder sister and brother-in-law.”

With these skills, her daughters’ households would improve, as for her sons… she had given up hope.

They had a warm meal that afternoon.

Mother Yun shared Meng Yunhan’s plans with Father Yun.

“Hanhan, can you really graft?” Father Yun was surprised, it seemed like nothing was beyond her capability.

Meng Yunhan humbly replied, “I read it in a book, we can only try it and see.”

After pondering for a bit, Father Yun said seriously, “Hanhan, there’s no hurry for the grafting. Wait until the system of allocating production responsibilities is in place, then you can teach them how to graft.”