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

Chapter 111: Saving a Life, Sow Gives Birth
"Huzi, you've observed very carefully. There are indeed some issues. My suggestion is to extend the harvest time and not have the psychological burden of a three-season rice experiment. Success or failure doesn't matter. Let's learn from the experience."

Fang Wei adjusted the attribute values in the first two days, lowering the growth rate bonus ratio to the lowest while increasing the output bonus effect.

At present, it seems that the three-season rice experiment has basically failed.

Although the yield of three-season rice is lower than that of two-season rice, the deviation is not so large.

To be on the safe side, he decided to terminate the three-season rice experiment and extend the entire rice growing period, hoping to get timely remedial measures.

"Okay, I'll keep an eye on it."

The first person to discover this problem was Fang Ping, who was the leader of the breeding team and spent the most time in the experimental field.

The team decided to extend the harvest time. He thought it was necessary. Blindly rushing is not advisable. Ensuring quality and quantity is the key.

The harvest time was delayed by 18 days, and all the rice in the experimental field was ripe, so Fang Wei decided to harvest it.

On that day, all the laborers in the team went out to harvest the 94 acres of rice quickly.

There are still 6 acres of land being cultivated for sterile lines. Fang Wei did not let everyone start working on it, as this needs to be slowed down a bit.

A large area of experimental field was vacated, and Fang Wei and Fang Ping and others began to record various data of the other six acres of land.

During two plantings this year, we discovered that a rice variety sent by Wu Maosheng, the "Youhongsan," was highly suitable for cultivating sterile lines. After artificial pollination, the sterile plants maintained their good sterility, remained healthy, and produced high yields.

A type of restoration rice variety has also been discovered, namely the third-generation rice variety [Nanguan No. 1], which has achieved relatively ideal results.

"Using Youhongsan to pollinate sterile plants allows the next generation of rice to maintain good sterility. And by pollinating sterile plants with the third-generation Nanguang No. 1 rice variety, the next generation of rice regains its intact male and female stamens, enabling self-pollination.

The next steps in the experiment are: first, continue to cultivate sterile lines; second, continue to cultivate maintainer lines; and third, hybrid rice breeding.

The restoration line does not need to be specially cultivated, and the team still has a lot of third-generation rice varieties of [Nan Guang No. 1], so Fang Wei emphasized the action plan in three aspects.

There is another thing he didn't say: the offspring of hybrid rice are genetically unstable and prone to trait separation, resulting in a serious reduction in yield and quality.

Therefore, the breeding method of hybrid rice is different from that of pure rice seeds, and the seeds cannot be saved.

This conclusion can be drawn in future experiments, so there is no need to tell them the answer in advance.

After a period of hard work, the yield data of the experimental field finally came out.

All 94 mu of experimental fields were planted with [Nongken 58], with a total output of 66928 jin and an average yield of 712 jin per mu, a slight decrease in yield.

Facts have proved that even with the blessing of attributes, the local area is only suitable for growing rice for two seasons. If it is grown for three seasons, the yield cannot be guaranteed.

However, the experiment is not a complete failure, because the hybrid rice experiment can continue, and there is no problem in planting for three seasons without pursuing absolute yield.

Next.

Fang Ping led his men to harvest all the rice from the six acres of land and store them separately.

The 99-mu experimental field was plowed again and divided into two areas. One area continued to cultivate the sterile line and plant [Youhongsan], covering a total area of 70 mu.

There is also an area planted with hybrid rice seeds, covering an area of 29 mu, which are hybrid rice seeds of the third generation of [Nanguan No. ] and the sterile line.

This hybrid rice variety has restored the characteristic of self-pollination and can produce fruit after planting without the need for artificial pollination.

This way, new varieties of rice can be obtained.

Fang Ping planted "tribute rice" on the remaining one acre of land.

"The total yield of 6 mu of land is 4800 kilograms, but the per-mu yield is meaningless because some varieties have been eliminated."

After finishing these tasks, the statistical data of the experimental field also came out.

This data is not very meaningful. Next, we need to look at the yield of the first variety of hybrid rice. The entire experimental process is repetitive and requires continuous pairing and screening.

Unless you are extremely lucky, you will get high-yield and high-quality hybrid rice the first time.

Otherwise, this process may take several years or even decades.

[Harvesting crops, points +71728, total points: 154685 points.]

Fang Wei now had more points in his hands, so he spent 15 points to upgrade the levels of [Hunting Area], [Picking Area], and [Main House] to level 9.

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

【Regional area: 50 square meters】

[Area Level: (Level 9, 0\100000)]

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

[Hunting in this area increases all attributes by an additional 45%]

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

【Regional area: 50 square meters】

[Area Level: (Level 9, 0\100000)]

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

[Picking within this area will increase all attributes by an additional 45%]

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

【Facility Level: (Level 9, 0\100000)】

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

[Living in this building, all attributes increase by an additional 90%]

Total points: 4685.

Fang Wei suddenly felt different, his physical fitness had improved significantly. He felt that he could go into the mountains alone and hunt the same group of wild boars.

Since returning from Sanqing Temple, he has basically practiced the health-preserving exercises taught by Taoist Sun every day.

It only takes about half an hour every day, and he thinks it is very good for the body.

I practiced again tonight and seemed to have some new understandings.

After taking a shower, Fang Wei lay down on the bed and fell into a deep sleep.

He can now fall asleep just by touching the pillow, without any dreams, and his sleep quality is very good.

early morning.

Fang Wei took two hunting dogs to chop firewood. When he came back, he was caught by his elder brother and asked for a long time about hybrid rice.

"Brother, you can understand it this way. The purpose of hybrid rice is to combine the excellent characteristics of two or more rice varieties to create an even better variety."

Fang Wei used the phrase "learn from each other's strengths and make up for each other's weaknesses", and Fang Ping understood.

He felt it was a massive undertaking. Pairing two things together would theoretically create countless combinations. Then, from these combinations, he'd have to select the species he needed. Just thinking about it made his scalp tingle.

But for Fang Wei, there is a shortcut.

By enhancing the properties, some excellent traits can be directly fixed in the experimental body, such as disease and pest resistance, drought resistance, etc., without having to look for the male parent with these traits.

Taste and yield were the two characteristics he cared about most. After all, even with the added bonus of certain properties, each rice variety had a ceiling on its yield. Therefore, it was best to start high, so the upper limit would be high.

"Third brother, doing something this complicated will really shorten your life. Forget it, I won't ask anymore. Just do whatever you say."

Fang Ping shook his head and walked away. He was often like this, and would ask questions again after a few days.

The world suddenly became quiet, and Fang Wei went straight to the [pig farm] after breakfast.

Back in May, the farm's four sows were successfully bred and are now about to give birth. The original 4 piglets have fully grown, weighing over 38 kilograms, and are ready to be slaughtered at any time.

"Fifth Uncle, are you busy?"

"The third brother is here? I don't have anything to do right now, so I'll help them clean the pigsty."

Uncle Wu is the person in charge of the pig farm and he is really good at raising pigs.

Combined with the added benefits of these properties, all indicators of pig production have reached excellent levels. Days to market have been reduced from 160-180 days to 145-150 days, feed utilization has increased by nearly %, and feeding costs have been significantly reduced.

The quality of the live pigs fully meets the level 1 assessment standards.

"I'm here to check on the sow. How long until she gives birth?"

"Soon, by next week at the latest."

As Uncle Wu spoke, he put down the tools in his hands and asked his young men to take the pig manure they had cleaned up to the composting site.

Then the two of them went to see the sows. The pig farm had already made preparations and everything was in order.

Fang Wei felt very satisfied. He chatted with his fifth uncle for a while before going to the team headquarters.

Most of the work in the production team is trivial matters like this, including grain production and side businesses. As the team leader, he has to be aware of them.

noon.

After dinner, Fang Wei planned to take a nap, but not long after he fell asleep, he was awakened by a burst of shouting.

"Captain, help me, my wife is dying."

When Fang Wei opened the yard door, he saw the "lazy man" Xie Wang standing there with an anxious look on his face.

Xie Wang begged Fang Wei with tears and snot to go and save people, saying that his wife had a sudden illness.

Fang Wei did not dare to delay and ran to the other party's house.

The "lazy man's" house looked cleaner than before. The last time he entered the house, there was no place to put his feet.

He took a few steps forward and saw Xie Wang's wife lying on the bed, holding her stomach with her hands, her face pale, and beads of sweat the size of beans sliding down her face.

"Where does it hurt?"

"She had a stomachache and was rolling around on the ground at first, but now she has no strength left. Wuwuwu, please, save her."

The mute woman couldn't speak, so Xie Wang acted as an interpreter, crying loudly while speaking.

Fang Wei was a little annoyed and cursed, "Howl you, you ghost! Hurry and send him to the hospital."

He has some basic medical knowledge, which is not enough to solve the current complicated condition.

The other party did not look like he had appendicitis. After asking Xie Wang, he found out that the couple did not eat anything special today, so it was impossible that he had food poisoning.

Xie Wang also said that his wife was neither vomiting nor having diarrhea, so Fang Wei immediately decided to send her to the hospital.

So he quickly went to find Deng Yuanen, and then together with Xie Wang, they sent the man directly to the county. If the commune health center couldn't solve the problem, there was no need to waste time.

"Captain, I don't have any money to pay for the hospital bills. Can the team lend me some?"

The lazy guy has made some progress this year, but unfortunately he has too many historical debts and there is no spare money at home.

Fang Wei had anticipated this situation and withdrew some reserve funds from the old accountant before coming out, so he went to the window to pay the money.

Fortunately, Xie Wang's wife arrived in time and the hospital diagnosed her with intestinal obstruction and she started treatment immediately.

"Xie Wang, let's go back first. You have to take good care of your wife. Use this money and food coupons to eat, and then write an IOU to the team."

Seeing that the patient was no longer in danger of death, Fang Wei made some arrangements and returned to the team with Deng Yuanen.

The next day, he asked the director of women's affairs to go to the county people's hospital to visit Xie Wang's wife, who came back saying that there was no serious problem.

Fang Wei felt relieved. Being a team leader was not easy. He had to be responsible for every member. Even if he didn't like "lazy people", he had to be at the forefront when something happened.

A week later, Xie Wang and his wife returned to the village and handed the IOU to the accountant.

"Xie Wang, you need to be more diligent in the future and earn more work points, otherwise how will you pay off your debts? Go back, take good care of your wife, and make sure you stay healthy."

The old accountant took the IOU and gave Xie Wang some instructions.

Xie Wang nodded repeatedly, indicating that he would definitely mend his ways. His attitude was quite correct, but it was hard to say whether he could do it or not.

Fang Wei wasn't at the team headquarters; he and several other team members, including Zheng Hu, were all at the pig farm. Later, Uncle Wu came out with the good news: all four pregnant sows had given birth, a total of 4 piglets, all healthy.

After everyone calculated, the number of pigs of all sizes in the entire pig farm actually reached 78.

Zheng Hu suggested that all the pig production tasks for this year be handed in. Fang Wei nodded and said:
"Since I'm going to turn in the quest, I'll bring a few more pigs to sell."

Continuing to raise pigs after they have reached the slaughter standard is a waste of feed and has extremely low cost-effectiveness.

Two days later, Zheng Hu and others brought 10 pigs to the commune. Five of them were used to complete the task, and the remaining five were considered excess. They could also receive feed rewards and had the right to purchase a certain amount of evaluated feed.

The inspector was Jiang Yufen. She rated the pigs of Team 1 as Grade 0.61 according to the standards, and the purchase price was yuan per catty, a slight increase in price.

The total weight of the 10 pigs was 2340 kilograms, and the team received 1427.4 yuan in cash.

At the same time, Fang Wei also received the message.

[Pigs are produced, points +2340, total points: 7025 points.]

"Third brother, selling five more pigs for this amount of feed is not cost-effective."

When Zheng Hu came back, he was still complaining.

"Exceeding the target is a matter of attitude. Does the captain really care about that little bit of food? You should learn more."

Zheng Hu didn't understand, but the older team leaders could understand Fang Wei's good intentions.

The security chief said something with a hint of meaning, then he and Fang Wei looked at each other and smiled.

"Yes, yes, you are right. I will listen to you, isn't that enough? Third brother, what are we going to do with the pigs next?"

Zheng Hu actually still didn't understand. This guy was still very immature in some aspects and needed more training.

But he had one advantage, he was obedient and then changed the subject.

"There are currently 68 pigs left on the farm, including four sows, 4 adult pigs, and 28 piglets. Two of the four sows can be eliminated and two more adult sows can be added for farrowing.

The two culled sows will need to be dealt with later, and a few of the other adult pigs can be slaughtered during the Mid-Autumn Festival. The rest will depend on how the team arranges them."

Fang Ping was also at the team headquarters. He was the leader of the breeding sideline group, so he was the first to put forward his suggestions.

(End of this chapter)