Era: I was a farmer at the foot of Yaoling Mountain

Chapter 100 Thank You Gift

"You're so cool! Third brother, tell me, what are the breeding team planning to do next year? Otherwise, I'll be completely in the dark and have no idea."

Fang Ping felt that joining the breeding team was a good idea. It wasn't that tiring, he could get full work points, and the benefits were better than those of ordinary members.

He was a little confused because he had just taken over the job.

"We'll talk about next year later. Now we have to hurry and deal with the ducks."

Fang Wei smiled at his elder brother and gave him a difficult question.

Before the autumn harvest, Mr. Luo and Mr. Wen had already collected the ducks and no longer raised them in the rice fields.

Now the 500 or so ducks basically have to be fed with feed, which is a bit uneconomical. It is better to get rid of them early and wait until next year to hatch the ducklings again.

Fang Ping nodded and said nothing more.

After dinner, he went to take a look at [Poultry House No. 2] and then talked to Engineer Wen and Engineer Luo.

After he came back, he had an idea and suggested that the team sell most of the male ducks and some of the female ducks, leaving some laying female ducks.

Fang Wei felt very relieved, and then he took the time to have a good chat with his elder brother about the breeding team.

The breeding group is divided into several areas, including experimental fields, [Poultry House No. 2], [Pig Farm], [Composting Field], etc.

Now there is another [Afforestation Area].

He explained clearly to his elder brother what he planned to do next year and what he needed to pay attention to.

Fang Ping memorized all of this and planned to slowly adapt to his role.

After dinner, Fang Wei returned to his room.

It has not been settled for a long time, and he needs to deal with this matter.

[Stable output of water wells, steady flow of water, daily harvest points 20 points]

[Current settlement until the last day of the next month, points +2400 points]

[Produces chicken and duck eggs, points +80]

[Produce high-efficiency fertilizer, points +20000]

[Generate piglets, points +1560]

[Produces Mallard, points +7]

[Total points: 56791]

Fang Wei now has a lot of points, so he can upgrade several areas or facilities.

He thought about it and decided that the [Planting Area], [Picking Area], and [Hunting Area] should be upgraded first.

In addition, the [main house] also needs to be upgraded. Now he has a better understanding of what "prosperous master" means, and he has to believe it.

So he spent 40000 points to upgrade these four items to level 8.

[Owned (temporary) land] → [Farmland] → [Planting area]

【Regional area: 10 square meters】

[Area Level: (Level 8, 0\50000)]

[Regional attributes: drought resistance, flood resistance, disease and pest resistance, accelerated growth, increased production and income]

[Planting in this area increases all attributes by an additional 80% (40%)]

[Temporary Land] → [Woodland] → [Hunting Area]

【Regional area: 10 square meters】

[Area Level: (Level 8, 0\50000)]

[Regional attributes: Agility, Speed, Strength, Hunting Skills, Success Rate Bonus]

[Hunting in this area increases all attributes by an additional 40%]

[Temporary Land] → [Forest Land] → [Picking Area]

【Regional area: 10 square meters】

[Area Level: (Level 8, 0\50000)]

[Regional attributes: Identification, Exploration, Speed, Strength, Picking Skills]

[Picking within this area will increase all attributes by an additional 40%]

[Facility] → [Living Facilities] → [Main House]

【Facility Level: (Level 8, 0\50000)】

[Facility Attributes: Solid, Durable, Concentrated, Calming, and Prosperous to the Owner]

[Living in this building, all attributes increase by an additional 80%]

Total points: 16791

The upgrade was completed, and Fang Wei's personal attributes were improved again.

He felt that he could use a few words to describe himself: as light as a swallow, as fast as flying, with infinite strength and quick reaction.

Farmland is the foundation, and personal attributes are the embodiment of strength, so he chose to upgrade these three items to level 8.

There are still some points left in reserve, which may be useful next time.

The next day.

Fang Weiyi arrived at the team headquarters early in the morning. Zheng Hu had already arrived, and the two discussed the assignment of work.

The work assignment is very tedious, and Zheng Hu needs a few days to familiarize himself with it before making any mistakes.

If the team leader is the soul of the entire production team, then the deputy team leader is the "housekeeper" of the team, who has to take care of every aspect.

"Captain Fang, Captain Zheng, good morning!"

Later, Fang Wenshu walked in.

He is Fang Wei's distant cousin, and the relationship between the two families is pretty good, so they seem very close.

Later, all the team cadres arrived and Team 2 welcomed a new day.

Zheng Hu began to assign work to the members, and Fang Weiyi walked slowly on the ridge of the field, inspecting his new territory.

This is a good paddy field, and it has received excellent reviews.

Have you designated this land as a planting area?

This is a nice slope, well-rated.

Have you designated this land as a planting area?

Following his footsteps, information prompts followed one after another.

This made him understand the changes brought about by the identity of captain. All collective property of the second team can be controlled and managed by him, so temporary designations can be made.

It includes not only paddy fields and sloping land, but also the forest land and various facilities belonging to the team.

For example, facilities that can be designated now include [Barn], [Mill], [Tool Room], etc. However, it is not very meaningful at the moment, as his points are not yet abundant enough to spend them casually.

This matter still needs careful consideration.

"The team's grain production is stable, but the problem is that the level 8 planting area cannot cover all the land in the team."

The area of the level 8 planting area is about 150 mu. The team has 220 mu of paddy fields (including experimental fields), as well as dry land and sloping land, so it is impossible to designate all of them.

It would take 5 points to reach the next level, so he still had to work hard.

Of course, there is no need to rush to upgrade the [planting area]. There are still several months until next spring sowing, so you can accumulate slowly.

"Third brother, someone is looking for you. It's the female inspector from that day."

As soon as Fang Wei walked near the experimental field, Zheng Hu came running over panting.

He obviously had not yet entered the role of deputy captain. When something happened, he still had to run errands himself and didn't even think of calling someone to find Fang Wei.

"Sister Yufen? Where is she?" "At the team headquarters, with the director of women's affairs."

There were only a few team leaders, and the only female one was the women's director, Hao Aizhen. She was about thirty years old, had a gentle personality, and usually had a weak presence in the team.

Fang Wei and Zheng Hu returned to the team headquarters together. As soon as they entered the door, they heard Jiang Yufen's hearty laughter.

This person, when she has a cold face, is a serious inspector, and in other times, she is just like the older sister next door.

"Sister Yufen, you're here? Let's go to my house and have a seat. There's nothing here at the headquarters, so we can't entertain guests."

Fang Wei felt that the other party must have something to talk to him about. The team headquarters was crowded with people coming and going, and it was not a place to discuss things, so he invited the other party to his home.

Jiang Yufen smiled and nodded, then said hello to Hao Aizhen, waved to the others, and went out pushing her bicycle to her eldest brother's house with Fang Weiyi.

Tian Guihua was at home. Seeing that there were guests coming, she hurried to make tea and took out some peanuts and put them on the table.

"Sister-in-law, stop busying yourself. I'll be leaving soon."

Jiang Yufen took time out to come here because she had to go to work in the afternoon and couldn't stay for long.

"Sister Yufen, why don't you take a day off to come here? Why are you in such a hurry? Is there something you want to talk to me about?"

Fang Wei waved his hand, indicating to his sister-in-law not to worry about Jiang Yufen and to just go about her business.

Then he got to the point.

"You speak differently when you become captain. Congratulations. I'm here for nothing. I just wanted to ask if you guys are selling the ducks. I'd like to buy a few."

Jin Jiang Yufen was well-informed and knew that Fang Wei had become the captain of the second team, so she made a special trip there.

On the one hand, it is to build closer relationships, and on the other hand, it is to get some benefits.

"Are a few ducks worth your while? Just send a message and I'll send them to you. Wait, I'll get them for you. How many do you want?"

"Three ducks will do for me, thanks."

Fang Wei agreed readily, and Jiang Yufen was naturally very happy.

Buying a few ducks doesn't count as profiteering. After all, they are for home consumption and not for sale, so neither of them cares.

These days, city dwellers often come to the countryside to buy food. Things like cooking oil, side dishes, eggs, and poultry are very popular.

No one cares about this kind of thing, and no one can do anything about it.

But speculation is not allowed, and if caught, you will definitely be locked up.

Fang Wei immediately went to find his eldest brother and asked him to arrange for someone to take three ducks to his home because an acquaintance wanted to buy them.

Fang Ping immediately made arrangements, sent the three ducks over, and took 20 yuan from Jiang Yufen.

Jiang Yufen happily rode away, and before leaving, she gave Fang Wei nine feet of cloth coupons. This was something she found easy to get, and she had prepared some before coming, knowing that Fang Wei would like it.

the next day.

Fang Ping, Deng Yuanen, Wen Gong and others took 200 ducks to the commune and sold them to a purchasing point.

The price at the purchasing point was very low, only 0.42 yuan per catty, and that was after the price adjustment. The team couldn't sell all the ducks privately, so the majority of them still went through the formal process.

However, according to the policy, the team will be rewarded with some feed for handing in live pigs and selling ducks, and can also purchase a batch of low-priced feed, which can be regarded as a disguised compensation.

After selling the ducks, the team’s income increased by 504 yuan.

[Produced a duck, points +1200, total points: 17991 points.]

200 ducks weighed about 1200 kilograms, so Fang Wei got 1200 points.

The output of chickens, ducks and pigs is calculated based on the time they are slaughtered. Whether they are sold or distributed by the team, he will earn points.

Of course, he can choose immediate settlement or wait for a period of time for consolidated settlement.

after a few days.

Fang Wei and his elder brother harvested the glutinous rice in their private plots, harvesting a total of 320 kilograms.

This variety of glutinous rice has a good yield. He estimates that after several rounds of planting, the ranch should be able to produce about 500 kilograms.

[Harvesting crops, points +320, total points: 18311 points.]

"Third brother, the sweet potatoes in the valley should be harvested soon, but we both don't have time. Sigh!"

There is no such thing as the best of both worlds. As the weather turns cooler, it is harvest season for sweet potatoes in the valley.

But Fang Wei became the team leader, and Fang Ping became the leader of the breeding team, which was originally a good thing. However, at the same time, the brothers' time became less free.

"It's okay. I'll ask for help and give them some benefits."

Fang Wei has thought it through. If his brothers go to harvest the sweet potatoes and transport them back, it will take at least half a month.

He planned to ask Pan Lianhua to help and find more brothers and sisters in the village to help transport the sweet potatoes home in one go.

Then he would leave some sweet potatoes for others as a thank you gift.

"It has to be like this."

Fang Ping still felt a little sorry for the sweet potato. In the past, would the brothers have needed to ask others for help? They could have just spent a little more time and done it themselves.

There is no way now. My third brother has just become the captain, so he needs to pay more attention to every aspect.

After receiving the message from Fang Wei, Pan Lianhua went to the second team specifically. Fang Wei told her in person about the sweet potato harvest.

Pan Lianhua agreed readily and refused to ask for any reward.

"Sister, listen to me, this isn't just a matter between us. The brothers and sisters helped us, so we should thank them, right? Leaving some sweet potatoes behind isn't a reward, it's just a thank you gift."

Fang Wei talked for a long time before Pan Lianhua reluctantly agreed.

the next day.

Pan Lianhua led the team personally and sent dozens of strong laborers, and they quickly transported the sweet potatoes back to the mountain village.

Grandpa asked someone to weigh the sweet potatoes, and they weighed a total of 4200 kilograms, which was an alarming yield per mu.

"This matter must be kept secret. No one is allowed to tell anyone about it. Do you understand?"

Grandpa was an experienced man and immediately discovered the value of this variety of sweet potato.

High-yield crops are popular everywhere. Although this year's rice harvest is very good, accidents happen all the time. Such good and high-quality sweet potatoes must have their seeds preserved.

700 kilograms of sweet potatoes were left in the village, and Grandpa had the remaining 3500 kilograms delivered to Fang Ping in batches.

Why Fang Ping? Mainly because Fang Wei is the team leader, so it's natural for him, the big brother, to handle matters like this.

Of course, so many sweet potatoes need to be processed as soon as possible. In addition to keeping them for seeds, the rest can be used to brew sweet potato wine and make sweet potato vermicelli.

It was the off-season, so the two brothers invited Fang Wei's second sister and brother-in-law to come over to help. Tian Guihua also called her sister over. The men brewed wine, and the women made sweet potato vermicelli noodles. They were busy for a while.

"Brother, you have glutinous rice this year. If you add some to it, the sweet potato wine will be sweeter."

In order to brew wine this time, Fang Wei asked someone to help buy a few large vats.

Eight large vats filled to the brim are lined up in a row, creating a spectacular sight.

The two brothers certainly couldn't finish so much wine, so they could give the extra away or exchange it for money at the market.

The same goes for sweet potato vermicelli. It is a good thing and not easy to buy at ordinary times.

After finishing his work, Fang Wei gave each of the three families a duck and 50 kilograms of sweet potatoes. The ducks were bought from the team, but they were not given for free.

A few days passed quickly.

After the team paid the public grain tax, Fang Wei planned to distribute rations to the members.

"Captain, I've received news that the resettled personnel will gradually return to their original units starting from New Year's Day. This is probably true. So, should we still distribute rations to these people?"

Several team cadres were discussing the distribution of rations in the team headquarters. The usually taciturn old accountant suddenly spoke up and told an important news.

The return of the relocated people was within Fang Wei's expectations. Gao Qingshan had already given him a heads-up, so he was not surprised.

However, he did not think about the problem of food rations.

　Asking for a monthly ticket!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)