Male Lead's Canon Fodder Wife - Chapter 1454

Chapter 1454: Donating Seeds ( 2 )
An Xuyuan nodded at Li Chenmo’s question and said with a frown, “Based on the current situation in the capital, I guess the quality of seeds sent by them next year will be worse than this year.”

“Even if we are able to germinate the seeds, if the quality is bad, the yield during harvest will be less than average. With so many areas failing in their harvest, the amount we need to send to the capital cannot be lower than this year.”

“If by then our yield is less than average, it will be hard for us to have enough grains to divide between the production team’s members.”

“So, to avoid the food shortage, we plan to secure better quality seeds from now on. It’s already autumn now. If we delay further, the seeds will be ruined if it rains,” he added.

Li Chenmo looked at him for a moment before he said, “Since it’s to benefit everyone, then my family can donate the grains we harvested from the mountains. It’s just that the amount is not much, so we can’t give everything to you.”

An Xuyuan came to try his luck and see if it’s possible for him to exchange the good-quality seeds from the mountain with broken seeds from the capital. So, when he heard Li Chenmo’s words, he was unsure if he heard them correctly.

“Comrade Li, you agree to exchange the seeds with the production team?” he asked.

Shaking his head, Li Chenmo said, “We won’t exchange the seeds. We will donate them to the production team.”

Hearing this, An Xuyuan frowned and said, “How can you give them out for free? Going to the mountains is dangerous, and you spend lots of effort harvesting the grains. We can’t take advantage of you and your family.”

“Then, what solution do you have?” Li Chenmo asked.

An Xuyuan thought for a moment and said, “At this moment, we don’t have any extra grains to exchange for the seeds. How about we exchange the grains for work points?”

Li Chenmo had heard about An Xuyuan’s rigid and stubborn personality, so he didn’t refuse and said, “Okay.”

After they reached an agreement, An Xuyuan asked, “Can I go check the seeds?”

“Sure.”

This time, Li Chenmo led him to the underground cellar. To avoid suspicion, his wife had already filled the cellar with whole grains. They planned to replace the whole grains with processed grains when needed. Unexpectedly, An Xuyuan visited today, and he could show him the grains.

As he entered the cellar, he said, “We found paddy, wheat, corn, sorghum, barley, and potatoes in the mountains. Most grains have been processed and turned into flour. Only rice, corn, and barley are still unprocessed and can be used as seeds.”

Hearing this, An Xuyuan nodded and replied, “We need paddy seeds the most. It’s great that you still have them.”

He thought that no matter how many grains Li Chenmo had, it wouldn’t be enough to plant all the production team’s farmland. But the moment he entered the underground cellar, he was stunned.

The size of the cellar was half the size of the production team’s warehouse, and it was filled with big jars. The whole grains were stored inside the jars, keeping them dry and in good condition.

He only checked a jar and asked, “Comrade Li, how much grain can you exchange?”

Li Chenmo counted for a moment before replying, “Currently, my family has a total of 1,350 kilograms of rice, but only 1,000 kilograms can be used as seeds. These seeds are of good quality and are hybrid.”

“If we use the transplanting method, it only requires an average of 20 kilograms of seeds per hectare. So, my seeds are enough to plant a maximum of 50 hectares. If we want to use this type of seed to plant all the fields, we will need to find more.”

An Xuyuan had deep knowledge of agriculture and agreed with his words. This type of seed was rare, and this was the first time he had seen it in person.

He had read about it in books and thought such seeds could only be acquired from abroad. Unexpectedly, they found them in the mountains. It was a delightful surprise.

“Comrade Li, I will ask my staff to transport these seeds. As for the work points, we will need to discuss that in the meeting,” he said.

Hearing this, Li Chenmo nodded and replied, “Okay. I will ask my brothers and see if we can get more seeds.”

An Xuyuan nodded and said, “We have a total of 378 hectares of land that need to be planted. So we will need at least 7,560 kilograms of seeds.”

He looked at Li Chenmo and asked, “Comrade Li, how many seeds do you think we can get?”

Li Chenmo rubbed his chin for a moment before replying, “We found three paddy fields in the mountains, each with an average yield of 600 kilograms per mu. The total harvest was around 15,000 kilograms of rice.”

“If we subtract the amount my brothers have already processed into rice, there should still be 7,000 to 8,000 kilograms of whole grain that can be used as seed.”

When he heard this, An Xuyuan asked in disbelief, “Your family found that many fields?”

Li Chenmo shook his head and explained, “Actually, my wife discovered several open fields in the mountains over the years. Only two of them had grains growing, and the varieties were mixed.”

“After we got married, she told me about them, and we decided to cultivate the land. At first, we didn’t plan to tell anyone, since planting crops without permission is considered a crime.”

“But with the worsening food shortage, we decided to share the news with our family. Still, no one knows that my wife and I planted these fields, and they thought that these were wild varieties. So I hope you can keep this matter a secret.”