After the villagers learned that Yuan Chun could make vermicelli, they shamelessly came to the team leader's house to learn. Once they mastered it, they went home to make it themselves.
As a result, a few days later, every household courtyard in Xiaxi Village was filled with drying vermicelli.
In the spring of 1960, the old village chief led the villagers to open up thirty acres of wasteland, all planted with sweet potatoes.
Afterward, the old village chief organized the villagers to plant hundreds of acres of sweet potato seedlings on the mountain. The team headquarters also organized a militia team to patrol the mountain, fearing that wild boars might ruin the sweet potatoes.
The year 1960 was even drier than 1959, with only three rains the entire year. Each was just a drizzle, barely wetting the ground before stopping.
