Ten Mu of Land sounded like a lot, but the field was long, stretching nearly four hundred meters from end to end. One trip up and back along the three people's rows covered nearly six mu. Though they could not sow as fast as a seed drill, they were much faster than expected.
Besides, this way of sowing required no bending, just looking down and applying pressure with their hands, occasionally checking whether the hoppers on top still had enough seeds. It was actually quite easy.
Li Long had not had the chance to make a rolling Hill-Drop Seeder, or they could have gone even faster.
This was already quite good. By the time they turned around and began sowing their way back, people had gathered at the edge of the field to watch.
News that the Li Family was planting seed watermelons had already spread throughout the village. At this point, most villagers did not even know what those were.
Only after some knowledgeable people explained did they learn that these were like regular watermelons, except that it was the seeds that were used.
Li Long paid little attention to the spread of this news, and even deliberately encouraged it, because seed watermelons were different from regular watermelons. Regular watermelons were mainly sold for their flesh, while these were mainly sold for their seeds. They did not taste as good as regular watermelons and, at most, quenched thirst. Li Long welcomed anyone who wanted to eat them with open arms, as long as they left the seeds behind afterward.
For the villagers on the team, the seeds were not easy to crack open, so taking them home would be of little use.
At first, everyone had come out of curiosity to see what the Li Family's seed watermelons were