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

Chapter 116 We are in love, waiting for you
"I want one, but I didn't bring that much money with me when I came to the county to study. I'll buy one next time."

Fang Wei planned to go back and make another trip, as he didn't have 800 yuan in cash.

Liu Wenxiu immediately went to ask around, and the people who knew the situation had a high opinion of the Second Team of Xiatang Brigade, so she agreed to deliver the goods to their door.

"We'll install it, and once it boots up and there's no problem, you just pay the team."

"Okay, the day after tomorrow. I'll have the cash ready for you."

The two agreed on a delivery time, and Fang Wei returned to Team 2.

On the appointed day, Liu Wenxiu personally led a team to deliver the water pump to the team. The start-up was quite hilarious, as it took three strong men to successfully start it.

The pump made a loud "thump thump" sound, and a large amount of water gushed out of the nozzle, and the crowd watching burst into bursts of admiration.

Afterwards, Liu Wenxiu asked people to lay the pipes according to the team's requirements. When it came time to check out, the total price of the machine was over a thousand yuan, which was really not cheap.

The water pump is not needed at the moment, so Fang Wei asked Zheng Hu to send someone to store it and use it next year.

Liu Wenxiu took the money and left with his men, saying that he would find a way to help Fang Wei find sources of rice transplanters and harvesters.

In fact, the current agricultural machinery is relatively simple and the degree of automation is not high, so the price is not too outrageous. But such machinery can save a lot of manpower and time, and the cost performance is still very good.

Next, the water conservancy project progressed rapidly.

Thanks to the participation of a large number of foreign workers, the project, which was originally scheduled to be completed in three months, was completed in just one month.

The amount of rice in the barn has decreased a little, leaving only 22 kilograms.

"Huzi, notify everyone to come to the threshing ground tomorrow to collect honeycomb coal."

As the weather got colder, Fang Wei put the honeycomb coal down.

Each household calculates the usage based on population and distributes it equally, which will be deducted from the work point income.

For example, those who receive the five guarantees will receive free distribution, including food rations and other distributed materials.

this day.

Pan Lianhua and a dozen brothers and sisters went to the market and brought 100 kilograms of charcoal.

Almost no one in the second team uses charcoal for heating because it is too expensive and they cannot afford it.

Fang Wei was thinking about making a barbecue someday. Although he didn't have that many ingredients now, everything could be barbecued, so there was no time to waste.

After returning from the market, Panlianhua took a detour to Fang's house, planning to spend two days there. She had already made arrangements with her grandfather, so she didn't return to the Yao village with her brothers and sisters.

Fang Wei didn't have a ready-made barbecue stove, but that didn't bother him.

He and his older brother found some scraps and quickly made a simple barbecue grill. The skewers were simpler, just shaved bamboo sticks.

We made a simple barbecue in the evening with little seasoning and ingredients, but everyone still enjoyed it.

"There is also barbecue in the village, but it's different from yours. The barbecue made by Third Brother is delicious."

Pan Lianhua ate a lot of lotus flowers. She didn't feel restrained at all in the Fang family and got along well with the two children.

At night, she still slept in the same room with Tian Guihua. Tian Guihua wanted to test the other party's thoughts, so she deliberately asked about some customs related to engagement in the Yao village.

Pan Lianhua told her everything.

"Sister, have you ever talked about this with your little brother?"

"Ah? We haven't discussed this yet. Grandpa asked me about it a few days ago, and I said Third Brother is busy with work and doesn't have time to think about these issues for now."

After hearing Pan Lianhua's answer, Tian Guihua had an idea in her mind.

The next morning, while Pan Lianhua was washing up, she advised Fang Wei to seize the time to confront the girl.

Fang Wei didn't object this time. When in Rome, do as the Romans do. If he dragged someone into an old maid, it would not look good on outsiders.

After breakfast, Fang Wei took Pan Lianhua to the [Afforestation Area].

Today, many of the seedlings are over a meter tall, and the entire mountain forest looks completely different. Even in winter, the mountain remains lush and green, and the area can be seen green all year round.

"Over there will be a chestnut forest. You can't see the oil tea forest from here, but it's actually not that far away. And there's that patch, do you see it? There's a small patch of loquat trees there. We can transplant some of them to the village in the spring."

Speaking of this, Fang Wei couldn't help but feel a surge of pride in his heart.

In this era, he may not be able to change too many things, but he can change the face of the village.

"That's wonderful! This place will surely become more and more beautiful in the future. Whoever can marry into your place will be blessed."

Pan Lianhua looked at Fang Wei with a smile, hinting at something.

Fang Wei couldn't help laughing and jokingly said, "What about you? Do you want to live in our village?"

A red cloud immediately appeared on Pan Lianhua's face. She was too embarrassed to speak at first, but was afraid that the other party would misunderstand her, so she nodded gently.

Fang Wei walked over and grabbed the other person's hand, and said seriously that if grandpa had no objection, he planned to go to the village to propose marriage after the Spring Festival.

"You, you didn't tell me earlier even though you had it all figured out. I was afraid to answer Grandpa's question directly. Now, next time Grandpa asks, I'll tell him."

At this point, Pan Lianhua was not so shy anymore.

She took the initiative to hug Fang Wei, which actually meant she had already agreed to him coming to her house to propose marriage.

noon.

Tian Guihua cooked several dishes, which were much better than the usual meals.

After dinner, Fang Wei packed some soybean seeds and sent Pan Lianhua home.

He didn't return home until he was halfway there.

"Brother, sister-in-law, I've already told Lianhua that I'll go to her house to propose marriage after the New Year. I'll have to rely on you two to take care of this matter. Just tell me if you need anything, and I'll prepare it in advance."

night.

Fang Wei formally discussed the proposal of marriage with his elder brother and his wife.

Fang Ping couldn't help but be overjoyed, and Tian Guihua was also very happy.

The most important matter in the family in the past two years is the marriage of his third brother. As long as this matter is resolved, Fang Ping will feel relieved.

Fang Ping felt that it was his responsibility as his parents passed away early and his eldest brother was like a father to him.

"Okay, got it. Don't worry about proposing marriage. Your sister-in-law and I will definitely make it a beautiful thing."

Fang Ping readily agreed and said he would take care of it.

During their slack season, the two brothers began to clean up Fang Wei's house. Although it was new, it had not been completely completed that year and did not look very good.

Cement is not difficult to get now, so Fang Ping asked Zheng Hu to buy some cement, and then he re-plastered the walls and paved the floor.

Wait until after the rainy season to paint the walls, otherwise they will get damp.

this day.

As usual, Fang Wei went to the team headquarters for a quick tour before returning to continue tidying up the house. He would replace some more tiles on the roof today, and the house renovations would be completely complete.

"You two brothers are both hardworking people. Why did you build such a nice house? Are you looking for a wife?"

The two brothers were busy when Wei Guanghua walked over with a bowed step.

He originally meant it as a joke, but he didn't expect it to be the right thing to do. The man was actually renovating his house in order to find a wife.

"Captain Wei, please go sit over there for a while. We'll be over there once we finish this job. Please wait a moment."

Fang Ping greeted the other party with a smile, then continued to work.

Fang Wei was on the other side of the roof. He looked out but didn't say anything. It was very tiring to shout at the top of his voice. It wouldn't be too late to talk after he was done.

"It's okay, it's okay, you guys go do your thing, I'll go sit with Master Guan for a while."

Wei Guanghua responded and went to Guan Chongyang.

Fang Wei was quite puzzled. He had never heard of any relationship between the old man and Wei Guanghua. Why did the other party come to visit him today?
But it wasn't a big deal, he quickly put it aside and continued to work.

In fact, many people on the team had called out to help them, but Fang Ping had turned them all down. It wasn't a big job; the two brothers could finish it quickly, so there was no need to bother anyone else.

After replacing all the tiles on the roof, Fang Wei went downstairs to clean them, and then went to Guan Chongyang's house to find Wei Guanghua.

The two were still talking when he entered the room.

"Third brother, have you finished replacing the roof tiles? Captain Wei wants to dig two wells near the village and wants me to help find the water veins. Alas, I'm afraid I'm too old to be of any use."

When Guan Chongyang saw Fang Wei come in, he told him the purpose of Wei Guanghua looking for him.

Fang Wei smiled and nodded, without responding.

Then he said to Wei Guanghua, "Captain Wei, let's go to the team headquarters and talk."

"Okay! Old man, take care of yourself. I'm leaving now. Think about digging the well again. If it's feasible, I'll send someone to pick you up."

Wei Guanghua immediately stood up and followed Fang Wei to the team headquarters.

"Captain Fang, I'm here to buy some soybean seeds. I'm also here to ask for your help. Our team can't find a water vein, so we haven't been able to dig a well. If we run into a drought, wouldn't that be disastrous?"

"Soybean seeds are easy to deal with, but I can't answer you about the well digging right now. I'll discuss it with Uncle Guan later and get back to you."

Fang Wei was not unwilling to help Wei Guanghua, but finding the water vein was time-consuming and the probability of success was actually not high.

The key question was, if he helped Team 1, would he also help Team 3? If he helped Team 3, what would happen to the other production teams in Xiatang Brigade? If he went to all of them, then they would have nothing to do for the next two months.

He was more inclined to let the other party go to the drilling team to find a solution, as they were professionals.

"Okay, let's talk about soybean seeds. I need 2000 kilograms."

Wei Guanghua didn't say anything more and continued talking about soybeans.

Fang Weicai didn't care why the other party wanted so many soybean seeds. The two haggled over the price and finally decided on a deal of 4.8 yuan per catty.

The prices of agricultural and sideline products in recent years are not static. While they remain generally stable, there will be some slight fluctuations.

the next day.

Wei Guanghua came and took away the soybean seeds, and paid 9600 yuan.

A total of 1.5 kilograms of soybean seeds have been picked this season, and 1.1 kilograms are left now.

The Fang brothers also had 350 kilograms of soybean seeds. A few days later, Tian Bingyi brought people over to buy them.

The family earned 1680 yuan, and Fang Ping asked his third brother to put it away and prepare it for his wedding.

Fang Wei kept 1300 yuan for himself and gave the remaining 380 yuan to Tian Guihua to supplement the household expenses.

"Third brother, who is the person Bingyi brought?"

"It seems to be the vice-captain of their team. Since he won't say anything, let's pretend to be confused."

Fang Wei had actually been pretending to be confused. For example, Wei Guanghua had bought so many soybean seeds, but how could a team have so much land to plant them? But he never asked. It would be troublesome if he knew, and it was better not to know.

Fang Ping nodded, understanding his third brother's meaning, and also stopped asking questions.

In addition to the selected seeds, there are still a lot of soybeans left over from two seasons at home, which we can’t finish eating.

The team still had several thousand pounds of soybeans left, so Fang Wei asked Zheng Hu to have some ground tofu made and distributed it to the members. Each family received at least 20 pounds, and so every household began making moldy tofu.

This is a traditional local pickle. It is spicy and delicious, goes well with rice, and is loved by local people.

Before New Year’s Day.

Captain Yang and others came over, and the three units divided up the remaining 1.1 soybean seeds.

The transaction price this time was also 4.8 yuan per catty, and the team earned a total of 52800 yuan.

The team is really rich now. There are more than 20 kilograms of rice in the barn and so much cash in the account.

"Please hurry up and settle the bill. I'll distribute the money to everyone later."

In addition to the funds retained and needed for production development, the team also distributes dividends at the end of the year and the beginning of the year.

The situation this year is very good, so the wages have also increased. Basically every member can get a sum of cash, the amount varies.

Of course, the big debtors must pay their debts first. This is undeniable and must be strictly enforced. Otherwise, if everyone defaults on their debts, the production team will be dragged down by these people.

The old accountant and several others worked overtime and finally completed the financial settlement work.

Fang Wenshu pointed to the form and showed it to Fang Wei: "This is the lazy guy's work points for the year. It's increased a lot compared to previous years. It shows that this guy has made progress."

"So, Xie Wang can also get more than 300 yuan? It's just that he owes too much money, and this money is not enough to pay it off. This guy has changed his temper, I hope he can keep it up."

Xie Wang owes the team a total of more than 500 yuan, which will take him about two years to pay off.

However, the other party's performance this year did make Fang Weiwan take notice.

Next, the team started distributing dividends. Members who received more could get more than 500 yuan, and members like Tian Guihua could get 300 yuan.

Fang Wei received 603 yuan, Fang Ping received 557 yuan, and the team leaders basically received around 500 yuan.

This was the happiest day of the year for everyone. When they had money, they would go to the commune in groups of three or five to buy things: needles and thread, kerosene, candles, matches, salt, and many other necessities.

When the dividends were small, I relied on selling eggs and some supplementary food to make up the money. Now I don’t need to do that anymore. The money I get can be used for a long time if I use it carefully.

Because she was thinking about proposing marriage after the New Year, Tian Guihua planned to make a new set of clothes for each family member.

Fang Wei did save up some cloth coupons, but if he used them now, what would he use them for when he gets married?
Tian Guihua was very conflicted.

"It's okay, sister-in-law. You can use the cloth coupons I left with you first. I'll find a way later."

Including this dividend, Fang Weiyi has a total deposit of 2700 yuan.

He didn't spend much money this year and had some extra money, so there was still a way for him to get some cloth coupons.

(End of this chapter)