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

Chapter 11 Fire Prevention, Theft Prevention, and Wild Boar Prevention

Another militiaman and the boy were guarding outside the barn, while Zheng Bao and Fang Wei were patrolling the surrounding area.

As night fell, the two men lit torches.

Flashlights are still a rarity in rural areas today. The batteries don’t last long, and you have to buy new batteries when they run out, which is not cost-effective.

"Brother Zheng, are we just going to keep wandering around like this?"

Fang Wei was assigned the task of guarding the barn for the first time, and he was a little curious.

"If you get tired, you can rest here for a while, but you must remain vigilant and not make any mistakes before delivering the food."

Delivering grain is a top priority and no mistakes can be made.

In addition to guarding against food theft during night patrols, we also have to guard against other accidents.

Anyway, this is how it goes every year, Zheng Bao thinks it is natural and never complains about being tired.

Fang Wei stopped talking and followed the other person to the village entrance.

"What are you doing? Stop!"

At this time, Zheng Bao and Fang Wei saw a figure approaching not far away. Zheng Bao immediately shouted and picked up the rifle.

"What are you shouting? It's me, Zheng Xianfa."

When he heard the captain's voice, Zheng Bao quickly moved the gun away and put it back on his shoulder.

"Captain, why are you back so late?"

"I went to the commune and the county town. Nothing happened in the village today, right?"

"No, everything is fine."

"Well, you guys continue patrolling. I have to go back and get something to eat."

The captain and Zheng Bao chatted for a few words at the entrance of the village, then nodded at Fang Wei and walked towards their house.

Fang Wei and Zheng Bao continued their patrol, and during the patrol they also went to look outside the barn. The two people who stayed there to guard it said there was nothing unusual.

After finally waiting for the shift change, Fang Wei said goodbye to Zheng Bao and others and left quickly.

He usually goes to bed early, but today he stayed up until this hour and his eyelids started to droop.

"Fang Wei, don't rush back."

When he was almost at the door of his house, someone suddenly jumped out and blocked Fang Wei's way.

This scared Fang Wei so much that if he hadn't recognized it was Zheng Xianfa's voice, he would have hit him with the wooden stick in his hand.

Everyone prepared their own wooden sticks, so they naturally had to bring them back.

"Captain, scaring others can kill them, you know that, right?"

"You kid, why are you talking so much nonsense? Come with me quickly, I need something."

Zheng Xianfa was too lazy to pay attention to him. He said hello and turned away without even thinking of asking Fang Wei's opinion.

Fang Wei curled his lips and followed helplessly.

Not long after, the two walked into a small courtyard.

There was a dilapidated tile-roofed house in the yard. It was dark inside and outside the house. It was not until Zheng Xianfa coughed that the oil lamp in the house was lit.

"Who is it?"

"It's me, open the door."

Then the door opened and an old man holding an oil lamp walked out.

Zheng Xianfa motioned Fang Weiyi to go into the house together. The old man then closed the door and the three of them sat down.

"Captain Zheng, what's going on so late?"

The old man put the oil lamp on the table and asked.

"Professor Wu"

"No, don't call me that. Just call me Old Wu."

"Okay, Old Wu, this is Fang Ping's third brother, Fang Wei. He suggested I try to grow better rice, but I can't figure it out. Do you have any ideas?"

Zheng Xianfa is decisive and courageous, otherwise he would not have come to Wu Maosheng in the middle of the night.

Wu Maosheng used to be an expert at the Provincial Academy of Agricultural Sciences, and he also taught at a university, at the level of a full professor.

However, because he made a mistake, he was sent to the village to receive education.

"I'm just an old farmer now, what can I do?"

Wu Maosheng shook his head, indicating that he could do nothing to help.

"Mr. Wu, if there are no ready-made high-quality varieties, can we breed them ourselves?"

Seeing that the other party was evading, Zheng Xianfa glanced at Fang Wei.

Fang Wei finally understood the captain's intention in bringing him along. He had been the one who suggested finding improved seeds, so he couldn't stay out of it. So, he immediately asked a follow-up question.

"Breeding is not easy. Take rice for example. First, we have to find excellent rice seeds and then conduct rounds of experiments.

We have to screen generation after generation. Without ten years of hard work, don’t even think about it.”

Wu Maosheng felt that the two people in front of him were having wild ideas. If it weren't for his current situation, he would have started to scold them immediately.

The seed issue is no joke, he doesn't think the team has the ability to do so.

"Old Wu, isn't every achievement achieved through human effort? I'll reduce your workload in the bullpen. Take Fang Wei and try breeding. It doesn't matter whether you succeed or not."

Zheng Xianfa hated this kind of people the most, who would create difficulties before things were even done, so his face darkened.

The current agricultural level is still very low, and farmers generally save seeds for their own crops, including rice.

After harvesting the rice, the plump, large-grained rice grains are picked out and used as seeds.

This is also an important reason why the yield per mu has not increased.

If new, improved varieties could be developed, grain production would undoubtedly rise significantly. While this wouldn't produce immediate results, it would have far-reaching implications for the future.

Although Zheng Xianfa was not well educated, he was very decisive and gave the order immediately.

"Captain Zheng, I'll do my best."

Wu Maosheng didn't dare to shirk his responsibility anymore. Although the other party was just the leader of a production team, he could control his own destiny.

Besides, what the other party said makes sense, so there is no harm in giving it a try.

"Fang Wei, you should learn more from Old Wu in the future. You are the most talented person in our team. If you work hard, you won't lose any work points."

It was already very late, so Zheng Xianfa didn't say anything more. After giving some instructions, he pulled Fang Wei away.

Everyone goes back to their homes.

There was no room for Fang Wei to bargain in the whole matter, but fortunately he didn't mind it very much.

To be honest, although Wu Maosheng is an agricultural expert, when it comes to breeding, he may not be as good as himself.

When Mr. Yuan led his team to successfully cultivate excellent hybrid rice, he was very clear about the entire process.

After all, Fang Wei graduated from an agricultural university in his previous life, so he had a solid foundation.

"Captain Zheng is a man of foresight, no ordinary man."

Fang Wei returned home, washed up simply, and gained a new understanding of Zheng Xianfa.

But he was extremely sleepy at the moment, and after muttering something, he fell asleep.

the next day.

The two brothers went to the mountains in the morning.

Today's task is to continue building the fence. By noon, this acre of land was basically fenced off.

The main reason for going to so much trouble is to guard against wild boars.

Wild boars are omnivorous animals with thick skin and flesh, and they are very strong. They can even dig out rhizomes buried in the soil and eat them.

There is no other way for now, so I have to do this for now.

"Third brother, there is still some time. Let's tidy up the land and go back."

Fang Ping wiped the sweat off his face, drank some water, and continued to work.

Seeing his elder brother working so hard, the younger brother felt embarrassed to be lazy. After noon, the two brothers ate some dry food, rested for a while, and continued to work.

"Brother, it's time to go, otherwise we will be late for work."

After getting busy, the two brothers forgot about time.

By the time Fang Wei reacted, it was already a little late.

So the two brothers hurried back, and no matter how hard they tried, they finally managed to avoid delaying the handover.

The team will go to the public office to collect food early tomorrow morning, and the barn will become bustling.

The team leader, accountant, clerk, security director and others came over several times. It was obvious that everyone took this matter very seriously.

After work, Fang Wei went home to take a nap, and went to his elder brother's house to have breakfast before dawn.

Today's breakfast is shredded sweet potato rice. I need to work hard today, so I won't be able to hold on if I don't eat enough.

Afterwards, all the laborers in the team went out and gathered in the barn.

The team had limited animal power, so the main means of transporting grain was actually the flatbed trucks. These things relied entirely on manpower, and without a lot of strength, they could not be pulled to the commune.

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