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

Chapter 102: Prelude to the Great Construction

Fang Wei kept some pocket money and then put 800 yuan in cash together with his previous savings, totaling 2000 yuan.

Although he doesn't spend much money on a daily basis, it's really not easy for him to save so much money.

New Year's Day.

Pan Lianhua, the team leader and the strong laborers in the village brought 2 kilograms of rice to the second team.

"Third brother, we want to exchange for 2000 kilograms of [Nongken 58] rice seeds."

I don’t know who spread the word that Wei Tuozi not only replaced the spring-sown rice seeds with the [Nanguang No. 58] rice seeds, but also replaced the [Nongken ] rice seeds needed for late rice.

Some people are still waiting and watching, thinking that saving seeds should be fine.

However, during their visit to the Yao village, they discovered that the rice seeds were degenerating over generations. After discussion, the village decided to first exchange the late rice seeds for the [Nongken 58] variety and try the [Nanguang No. ] variety they had saved for spring planting.

This is equivalent to buying an insurance policy. Even if the summer harvest is reduced, there is still protection by the autumn harvest.

"No problem, I'll have someone install it for you right away."

The Yao village was quite far away from the second team, so everyone had no time to rest. After the exchange was completed, they rushed back with 2000 kilograms of [Nongken 58] rice seeds.

It was troublesome when we first arrived. 2 kilograms of rice almost mobilized the entire village's labor force.

It was much easier when I got back. After all, it was only 2000 kilograms of rice seeds, so it was not difficult at all.

Pan Lianhua did not go back with the group, but stayed and planned to play for another day before leaving.

"Third brother, you go ahead and do your thing. I'll chat with my sister-in-law. We'll talk after you're done."

Fang Wei was quite busy today. He sent off the people from the Yao village and then welcomed three teams of people.

Like the Yao village, they brought 2 kilograms of rice directly with them and also exchanged them for 2000 kilograms of [Nongken 58] rice seeds in preparation for summer planting.

[Nongken 58] didn't have much rice seeds to begin with, only 14000 kilograms in total, including the 4000 kilograms that Fang Wei left for the team.

The three families exchanged for 6000 catties, plus the 4000 catties kept by Team Two, for a total of 1 catties, leaving only 4000 catties of rice seeds. If one or two more production teams came to exchange, the rice would be completely gone.

noon.

Tian Guihua specially prepared two more dishes to entertain Pan Lianhua. Everyone seemed very happy while eating and chatting.

However, just as Fang Wei put down his bowl and chopsticks, two more production teams came to exchange for [Nongken 58] rice seeds. This time, they were really gone, and it was useless no matter who came.

1 jin of [Nongken 58] rice seeds were exchanged for 10 jin of rice, and the second team's granary was full again.

"Third brother, your exchange business is doing well. Now, your second team is the richest in the whole commune."

The second team's strength is breeding, and because of Fang Wei, this advantage can be maintained.

After being busy for most of the day, it was not until the afternoon that he had time to sit down and talk with Pan Lianhua.

Pan Lianhua looked at the other person and couldn't help but make a joke.

"That's it for now, but I can't say for sure about the future. Sister, bring back some soybeans when you come back. These are high-yield soybeans, and they'll definitely be a surprise if you use them as seeds."

Fang Wei changed the subject. He didn't think the second team was that wealthy. At most, they had just managed to make ends meet.

At night, Pan Lianhua stayed at Fang's house, sharing a room with Tian Guihua. Fang Ping took his bedding and went to sleep with his third brother.

After getting up the next day, Fang Wei rode his bicycle carrying a plate of lotus flowers to go to the market.

The two of them didn't bring anything with them, they went there empty-handed, but they did bring back a lot of odds and ends.

When Pan Lianhua left, Fang Wei packed 30 kilograms of soybeans for her and then rode his bike to take her to the foot of the mountain.

"Third brother, you have to come and see me. I will miss you."

The girl opened her heart, and when they saw that there was no one around, they hugged each other secretly for a while, then quickly separated.

Fang Wei returned home, still feeling a little uneasy.

night.

Zheng Hu and Deng Yuanen asked Fang Wei to drink. They got some mutton from somewhere and stewed a big pot of mutton soup.

Fang Weiyi felt something was wrong when he ate it, and then he realized that he was eating game.

There are wild sheep in the mountains, which are not much different from goats, but they have a unique flavor.

"Third brother, are you going to kill a pig for the New Year?"

Deng Yuanen only thinks about food, no wonder Zheng Hu always says that he is the reincarnation of a starving ghost.

After drinking three bowls of sweet potato wine, I started thinking about the New Year pig.

"We definitely have to kill the New Year pigs! I'm thinking of killing four at once so everyone can have a good New Year."

There was nothing to hide about this matter, so Fang Wei casually expressed his thoughts.

Even Zheng Hu was a little surprised, because Fang Wei hadn't discussed this matter with the team leaders yet. Of course, it didn't matter whether they discussed it or not, as the team leader, Fang Wei had the final say.

"This is awesome!"

Now even Zheng Hu started to get excited. Everyone is short of meat these days, and being able to eat more meat during the New Year is simply the most wonderful thing in life.

However, after the excitement, we still have to think about the future.

"After the sow gives birth, we'll continue raising the piglets. We want to have at least 30 pigs."

Fang Wei had his own plan. The number of pigs raised followed the grain output, and he tried his best to make the side business go well.

He said 30 pigs, but he was thinking about 40 or 50 pigs. Only if the team raised more pigs could everyone have more meat to eat.

After eating and drinking, the few people dispersed. Fang Wei returned home and continued to write his plan. He didn't go to bed until almost 12 o'clock.

the next day.

Someone from the commune came and issued a notice that the second team was rated as the "advanced production team" in the county in the previous year, and a commendation meeting would be held in the county three days later.

"Captain Fang, you must attend the meeting on time. The leader has called on your name."

The visitor deliberately emphasized that Fang Wei must attend the meeting in person and not find anyone to replace him.

After saying that, the man left. Fang Wei shook his head helplessly.

He had originally wanted to ask Zheng Hu to make a trip.

When the day came, Fang Wei and Zheng Xianfa went to the county together for a meeting.

"Little scholar, you did a great job! I heard that you solved everyone's heating problem before winter and even exchanged seeds for a lot of rice. Everyone is praising you behind your back."

Zheng Xianfa accepted the position of team leader and was busy with a lot of things to do for a while.

However, he would still take time to pay attention to the affairs of the second team, thinking that if Wan Fangwei made any mistakes, he would be able to cover for him.

As it turned out, he did a good job and handled the problem very skillfully, not like a young person at all.

Only then did he feel relieved.

"Captain, these are small things that anyone can do. Are you sure you're praising me?"

Fang Wei rolled his eyes, feeling that he was being looked down upon.

"Get out! I'm going to call the Party Secretary, okay?"

"Well, you are not allowed to call me nicknames anymore."

The relationship between the two is different now. They are like grasshoppers on the same rope. Who doesn’t know that he is Zheng Xianfa’s trusted and beloved player?

So they were more casual with each other than before, and joking with each other was common. "Don't yell, then don't yell! Little scholar, you can't slack off on your breeding work this year. Strive to break the 800-jin yield per mu."

Zheng Xian found that he no longer called him "little scholar" in front of others. He was a team leader after all, so he had to give him face.

But in private, there are not so many rules, just do whatever makes you happy.

When it came to business, Fang Wei also put away his playful expression.

"The breeding work ahead won't be easy. I'm planning on developing hybrid rice. It'll be difficult to even get started without several years of hard work, let alone practical application. So, Captain, you'll have to be more patient."

"Bullshit! Are you bullying me for being uneducated? I don't care what you do, you have to give everyone hope. Do you understand me?"

"I understand! It means that after you paint a big pie, you have to keep painting smaller ones, lest someone lose hope and become impatient."

"It's really easy to talk to a little devil like you. Okay, just keep it in mind."

The two chatted casually along the way and arrived at the county.

The person presiding over the meeting today is the new county leader Tang Ze, who, as a deputy, is in charge of agriculture.

Tang Ze gave a report at the meeting and then personally presented Fang Wei with a certificate of achievement.

"After the meeting, you and Lao Zheng will wait for a while and have lunch together at noon."

Tang Ze handed the award certificate to Fang Wei, and then whispered something.

Fang Wei hummed in response.

There were so many people on the stage, so he didn't dare to make any loud noise.

After leaving the venue, he told Zheng Xianfa about this.

"Don't worry about it. Just eat what you can. If someone makes a request, think about it yourself. Don't try to be brave if you can't do it. You always have to leave some room for yourself."

Zheng Xianfa gave Fang Weiyi some advice, then happily took him to the office cafeteria.

Tang Ze invited them to eat together, but not in a restaurant, but in the cafeteria.

I just ordered a few more dishes for lunch.

"Xiao Fang, I heard you're planning to develop hybrid rice? This is a global challenge right now, and there's no successful precedent. Are you confident?"

Tang Ze is a professional after all, and he is very good at learning. In addition to his work, he has also been paying attention to the development of world agricultural technology in recent years.

When he learned that Fang Wei was determined to develop hybrid rice, he started to worry for him.

Although agricultural hybridization technology has made great progress today, these achievements have only been made on other varieties, and there is no successful precedent for hybrid rice.

He was afraid that young people would get carried away and get themselves into a dead end, wasting their best years.

"Well, I won't get too hung up on it. I just want to give it a try. Besides, I won't stop my regular breeding work. Everyone has to eat."

Fang Wei smiled and indeed "listened to the advice".

Tang Ze also smiled. It was good that the other party had this awareness, so he didn't need to say anything more.

"Xiao Fang, I just arrived in the county and have been busy with various things. I don't have time to visit the second team. You should do your job as captain well first, and wait for the second half of the year. I will find you then and we can have a good chat."

After dinner, Tang Ze got up and left.

His deputy position is like a working machine, and he is basically busy all the time.

When Fang Wei returned from the county town, he hung the certificate at the team headquarters.

After the relocated people left, he had the dormitories cleaned thoroughly, but the team headquarters did not move there and continued to work in the wooden house.

It is the slack season for farming now, and seeing that there is nothing to do in the team, he went home.

The team does not require people to sit in office. Only one team leader is on duty, and everyone else can move freely.

After playing with the puppies in the yard for a while, I found that these two little hounds have grown very fast and can now run around the ground. They are no longer the immature look they used to be.

It is estimated that by the beginning of spring, the size of these two dogs will be comparable to that of adult dogs.

A few days later, the commune sent rewards to the special area again.

Fang Wei was named the "Advanced Production Individual" of the special zone, but he was not invited to receive the award. The county sent someone to collect it.

Only three members in the entire county received this honor. In addition to the award and certificate, the winners also received 50 kilograms of food coupons, 12 feet of cloth coupons, an engineer shovel and a military water bottle.

The reward items were delivered to him, which gave him a bit of a surprise.

His favorites are the engineer shovel and military water bottle.

"Captain Fang, here's a notice from the county. Please go back and take a look."

The person from the commune put down his things, handed Fang Wei a notice, and then got up and left.

He picked up the notice and took a look. It was a notice about strengthening the repair and dredging of farmland water conservancy facilities before spring sowing.

The notice requires that all production teams must attach importance to the maintenance of water conservancy facilities, and production teams with conditions should build a batch of new farmland water conservancy facilities.

Of course, new projects need to be reported before they can start.

Fang Wei felt that the county's notice was very timely. We should learn from the past and make up for the future. After a major disaster, we should make up for the shortcomings as soon as possible and not let the previous situation happen again.

He had a plan in hand. The team needed to build another canal and dig two more wells.

I just don't know what planned projects the brigade, commune and county have. After all, water conservancy facilities are all related. If they act independently, they will definitely not achieve anything. The commune and county need to take the lead.

The county has just put into operation a small cement plant in the southwest of Chengguan Town.

Fang Weixun thought that he should first repair and dredge the existing water conservancy facilities, and then organize the construction of new canals after the autumn harvest.

"Hu Zi, Fang Wenshu, please take a look at this notice."

Afterwards, Fang Wei handed the notice to several team leaders for circulation, and after reading it, they all stared at him.

These people have become a bit lazy in their thinking. In the past, they relied on Zheng Xianfa to make decisions on everything, and now they rely on Fang Wei to make decisions.

"Why are you looking at me? Tell me what you think."

Fang Wei was speechless, but he couldn't lose his temper, so he could only guide him.

"What ideas do we have? You decide how to do it. We'll listen to you."

Zheng Hu is not very motivated and is too lazy to use his brain at all.

The other people also showed expressions of agreement, and it seemed that their thoughts were similar to Zheng Hu's.

"Before the spring, we organized members to clear the canals, and we quickly repaired some damaged areas. But our irrigation canals are clearly insufficient, so after the autumn harvest, it would be best to build another canal."

Fang Wei rolled his eyes and told her his plan.

He didn't mention the matter of digging a well. He needed to take some time to look around the village to see if there was a suitable place to dig a well, and then decide whether to invite the comrades from the well-drilling team to come.

"Understood. I'll go inform everyone."

After hearing this, Zheng Hu immediately stood up and went door to door to inform everyone about repairing and clearing the canals.

As an executor, he is still very qualified.

the next day.

The members gathered in the threshing ground early in the morning. According to the requirements, all able-bodied members had to participate in this work.

This work will continue until before the Spring Festival, during which the holiday will be over. We will continue after the Spring Festival and make sure to complete this task before spring sowing.

(End of this chapter)