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

Chapter 125: Picking Peaches, Verbal Arguments
"Third brother, I heard that the spirit of the document above has been relaxed a bit. Are we being too cautious? In fact, we can raise more chickens and ducks."

"Yes, you can. The latest regulations of the brigade are that the total number of chickens and ducks cannot exceed 10. I'm too lazy to work hard, so I have always raised such a small number of chickens and ducks."

"Then let's raise more next year. Don't worry about it. I'll take care of it."

"Okay, you decide."

The two chatted casually while eating, and both were in a good mood.

Fang Wei and Pan Lianhua are both extroverts and have a good relationship. People in the village say they are a perfect match.

After dinner, Fang Wei went to the team headquarters.

The autumn harvest is approaching, and there are some things he needs to discuss with Zheng Hu and others.

county seat.

Tang Ze learned about some of the things that happened after Chu Xiangyun went to the second team.

Even though his position is higher than Chu Xiangyun's, the other party is so blatantly disobeying his orders, and he has no good solution for the time being.

For some time, there have been rumors in the county that Xue Yumin is about to leave the county and be transferred to the provincial capital. Many people are ready to make a move, such as Chu Xiangyun and the one above him.

Tang Ze has just gained his footing and is far from being able to control the situation.

But some people's eating habits were so ugly that he had to mention Fang Wei during the morning's routine meeting.

"Comrade Fang Wei is knowledgeable and cultured. Even more remarkable is that he studied under Professor Wu Maosheng and has forged his own path in breeding.

As leaders, we should support his work and not interfere lightly. Some comrades want to scale up rice varieties like [Nanguang No. 58] and [Nongken ]. Their initial intentions are good, but we should also listen more to Fang Wei's opinions.

As far as I know, due to the unique soil and water conditions in Xiatang Brigade 2 of Yaoling Commune, breeding is difficult to carry out elsewhere. This issue requires further research, and we should not make blind decisions.

In addition, our neighboring Qinghe County has been poaching people, offering a series of generous conditions such as helping farmers transfer their household registration to non-agricultural ones, arranging jobs, and solving cadre staffing issues.

Comrade Fang Wei has not yet agreed to the other party's request, but if we do not take them seriously and give them problems, there is no guarantee that they will not run away."

Tang Ze did not criticize anyone by name at the meeting, but everyone present knew that he was targeting Chu Xiangyun.

Chu Xiangyun went to the second team to pick peaches, but ended up being rejected and became a laughing stock in the county.

Tang Ze brought up the old matter today, obviously not just for Chu Xiangyun.

"Ahem, let me say a few words."

At this time, Dai Chenggang, whose position and prestige were second only to Xue Yumin, took over the conversation.

Dai Chenggang has more seniority and a higher ranking than Tang Ze, and is the second most important person in the county after Xue Yumin.

"We need to look at this issue from two perspectives. For a county as large as ours, it's unreasonable to rely on one person or one production team for the supply of high-quality seeds. So, the Agriculture Bureau's thinking isn't wrong; it's their working methods that are wrong."

Dai Chenggang did not completely defend Chu Xiangyun. Judging from the facts, there is still some truth in his argument.

The conference room became noisy and everyone was talking, but no more appropriate solution was found.

"Why should we dwell on these issues? The county's rice yield is steadily increasing. Isn't that an achievement? We can regulate and guide the breeding work of the Xiatang Second Team, but we shouldn't interfere too much."

Some comrades proposed a compromise solution, which simply means maintaining the status quo and not easily breaking this balance.

Seeing that everyone had almost finished their discussion, Xue Yumin spoke up:
"That's it, then. Maintain the status quo for now. County departments are not allowed to embarrass anyone, and they are not allowed to take any action without authorization. Any matters concerning Fang Wei and Team Two must be reported to the county before a decision can be made.

As for Comrade Chu Xiangyun's mistake, it was a mistake in his work methods. A verbal criticism will suffice, but recurrence is absolutely forbidden. "Old Dai, I'll leave this matter to you. You handle it. Dismiss!"

In the end, it was Xue Yumin who made the final decision, bringing the dispute to an end.

this day.

The second team welcomed the autumn harvest.

Early in the morning, three big pots were set up in front of the team office, and the team started eating "big pot meals" again.

During the rice harvest days, the team will provide three meals a day.

There are both coarse grains and new rice with a delicate taste, which is the [Nanguang No. 2] left over from the seeds selected by the breeding team.

In three days, the team killed a pig to ensure that everyone had meat to eat and maintained sufficient physical strength.

[Pigs are produced, points +236, total points: 220782 points.]

There are 55 pigs left at the pig farm, including 39 pigs that just meet the slaughter standards, 4 sows, and 12 fat pigs.

However, the sows will give birth soon, and the number of live pig stocks will increase again.

A few days passed quickly.

Statistics are out for the 120 acres [Nongken 58] planted this season.

The total yield reached 86760 catties, with an average yield of 723 catties per mu, which once again refreshed the members' commune's commune. It turns out that the yield per mu of large fields can reach more than 700 catties, which was unimaginable before.

They used to be used to the high yields in the experimental fields, and now they are used to the high yields in the fields. They are really happy.

[Harvesting crops, points +86760, total points: 307542 points.]

Zheng Hu and Fang Ping then led people to select seeds, and finally selected 80000 kilograms of [Nongken 58] third-generation rice seeds, and the remaining 6760 kilograms were put into storage.

Of the 8 jin of rice seeds, the team retained 8000 jin, and the remaining 72000 jin will all be used for exchange.

In addition to the share given to everyone in the production teams of this brigade, the Yaozhai, Tian Bingyi Production Team and Tian Youlan Production Team each had a share of 2000 kilograms.

These production teams together need about 3 kilograms of rice seeds.

The remaining 4.2 kilograms of rice seeds will be arranged by the commune. In principle, the brigades that did not exchange for [Nan Guang No. ] last season will be given priority this season.

There are 17 production brigades in the commune, so it would be possible to take turns.

"Captain Fang, you're being so mean. You've always given me more in the past, but why are you only giving me 2000 kilograms of [Nongken 58] rice seeds this time?"

Fang Wei didn't know whether others had any opinions, but Wei Guanghua was obviously dissatisfied.

This time he was not given double the rice seeds as before, so he asked directly.

"My captain, Wei, Secretary Xu of the commune is keeping an eye on us. We have to submit reports every day. Are you blaming me? Okay, how about I give you an extra 2000 kilograms of [Nanguang No. ] first-generation rice seeds?"

"Forget it, let's talk about it later."

Wei Guanghua left in disappointment, wondering how he could get more rice seeds in the future.

Fang Wei had no choice. From the county to the commune, they all began to require standardized management of high-quality rice seeds. It would be difficult for the second team to sell seeds to whoever they wanted as before. Instead, the commune and the county would coordinate the arrangements.

Yaoling Commune arranged the distribution of original rice seeds to the second team, and the county arranged the distribution of next-generation rice seeds to each team of Yaoling Commune.

There are also restrictions on exchanges. It must be half rice and half cash. Transactions using only rice are prohibited.

This is to ensure that the purchase of negotiated grain is no longer as casual as before.

"Third brother, it seems that those who were eyeing the good stuff in our hands have disappeared recently."

The price is still set according to the highest purchase price, which is 1.08 yuan per catty.

72000 jin of [Nongken 58] third-generation rice seeds were all exchanged, and the team received 36 jin of rice and 38880 yuan in cash.

The rice inventory has reached 40 jin.

In addition to being busy with these things, Zheng Hu also noticed that the people who used to keep an eye on the rice seed production methods of the second team suddenly disappeared, and even Chu Xiangyun was no exception.

"Doesn't the county require standardized management of rice seeds? Not allowing others to interfere in breeding is one of the parts." Fang Wei could see clearly that this must have been Tang Ze's move.

However, the hybrid rice he developed didn't seem to cause any waves in the county?
He guessed that it might be because the [Nanguang-2] was not yet very mature.

Time flies.

Other production data of the team were also summarized and handed over to Fang Wei.

The team planted one season of soybeans, one season of peanuts, and one season of flue-cured tobacco. The total output of soybeans was 20800 jin, the total output of peanuts was 25200 jin, and the total output of flue-cured tobacco was 20120 jin.

[Harvesting crops, points +66120, total points: 373662 points.]

The [Yaoling Soybeans] produced by the team have become famous. The 18000 kilograms of seeds selected were all sold to the purchasing station at 3.6 yuan per kilogram, with an income of 64800 yuan.

The remaining 2800 kilograms of soybeans were used to grind tofu and distributed to the members in batches.

The price of soybeans has dropped a little this year, and the purchase price of seeds has also dropped.

Peanuts in their shells aren't very valuable, fetching between 2 and 3 yuan per jin. Fang Wei's peanut variety has already been finalized, yielding over 2 jin per mu, and is gradually gaining recognition.

Starting this year, the purchasing station has added the purchase of high-yield seeds of [Yaoling Peanuts], with a purchase price (level 1) of 2.42 yuan per catty.

The team sold 18000 kilograms of peanut seeds, earning 43560 yuan. They also eliminated 7200 kilograms of peanuts unsuitable for seed and distributed them to the members.

On average, each person received nearly 50 kilograms of peanuts.

Flue-cured tobacco is actually a good sideline income. This year, the purchase price of flue-cured tobacco was 2.5 yuan per catty, and the team earned 50300 yuan. However, tobacco planting and purchase are planned, and the planting area cannot be expanded arbitrarily.

Given the particularity of flue-cured tobacco, Fang Wei did not deliberately cultivate flue-cured tobacco seeds for sale.

The entire second team now has a consensus: breeding high-quality breeds is a quick way to make money. In fact, raising pigs and ducks is not very profitable, mainly because it is difficult to scale up and achieve economies of scale.

Although they don’t make money from breeding, it is the most important source of meat for the members.

"Third brother, the team's cash income this year has made history."

After Zheng Hu and other team cadres took inventory, everyone was shocked.

"Don't make it public, and give everyone more money at the end of the year."

Fang Wei asked everyone to keep a low profile and not to talk about it everywhere, so as not to arouse jealousy.

Everyone nodded repeatedly, saying they would keep their mouths shut.

As for Fang Wei's own acre of sloping land, he planted soybeans, peanuts, and soybeans this year, and now he is planting sweet potatoes.

The last season yielded 510 kilograms of soybeans, and the yield remained stable.

[Harvesting crops, points +510, total points: 374172 points.]

"Huzi, have you finished turning the soil?"

After the autumn harvest, Fang Wei arranged the work of tilling the soil.

All 120 acres of farmland and 100 acres of experimental fields need to be deep plowed in preparation for planting rapeseed.

That's right, this year's paddy fields won't be left idle; they need to be planted with cash crops or grass. After some discussion, they finally decided to plant rapeseed.

The land in the team is relatively fertile and does not need to be left fallow continuously.

Planting rapeseed can enhance soil fertility, increase nitrogen content, and improve soil structure. The team planned to plant this crop after the autumn harvest and bought a batch of cold-resistant and drought-resistant rapeseed seeds.

"Everything is plowed and we can start sowing tomorrow."

Zheng Hu is very efficient in his work, and as long as Fang Wei gives him instructions, there will be no procrastination.

Fang Wei went to Qinghe County these two days and exchanged views with comrades from the Qinghe County Agricultural Bureau on the hybrid rice work plan for the coming year.

As soon as he came back, he asked about the rapeseed planting situation and was very satisfied after hearing Zheng Hu's answer.

"Great! Huzi, these packs of cigarettes are for you."

Fang Wei smiled and nodded, then took out a few packs of [Changsha cigarettes] from his pocket and threw them to Zheng Hu.

When he left Qinghe County, someone gave him a pack of cigarettes. He left a few packs for his elder brother and gave the rest to Zheng Hu.

back home.

Pan Lianhua held Fang Wei tightly and refused to let go. It was the first time they were separated after they got married.

"Sister, let's go to big brother's house for dinner tonight. I've already agreed with big sister-in-law to make two more dishes."

"Okay! You take a rest first, I'll make you some tea."

The two of them stayed together for a long time, then sat in lotus position and went to make tea.

Fang Wei went to get some water to wash, then returned to the main room and drank tea while telling the other party about what he had seen and heard in the past two days.

evening.

The two went to the eldest brother's house for dinner, and Fang Wei brought Fang Ping a few packs of cigarettes and bottles of wine.

"Why bring these to me? I can't get used to cigarettes."

"If you're not used to smoking, save it for guests."

We chatted for a while and then started eating.

After dinner, the two brothers sat down to discuss the disposal of soybean seeds.

"Brother, we have 600 kilograms of soybean seeds and 300 kilograms of peanut seeds. How about selling them all?"

"I think it's okay, but who are you going to sell it to? Are you going to sell it to a purchasing station or to other organizations or individuals?"

"I'm going to ask Uncle Guo later. If Captain Yang and his men need it, I'll sell it to them. If they don't need it, I'll sell it to a purchasing station."

"Okay, you figure it out."

These are the outputs of the sloping land. Fang Wei is busy all day long, and Fang Ping is the one who takes care of that acre of land most of the time.

So in Fang Wei's mind, some of the output from that acre of sloping land should be shared with his elder brother.

After discussing these things, Fang Wei and Pan Lianhua went home together.

the next day.

Fang Weiyi went to the county town alone and found Guo Yongqing.

"You don't need to ask Xiao Yang and the others for these soybean seeds. Just go back and wait. I can help you contact a company."

Guo Yongqing was very enthusiastic and said that he would take care of this matter.

Two days later, a man who claimed to be from the purchasing department of Qinghe Farm came to Fang Wei's door and bought 600 soybean seeds and 300 kilograms of peanut seeds.

Qinghe Farm is located at the junction of this county and Qinghe County. It is a state-owned farm directly under the jurisdiction of the special district.

The total income from selling soybean seeds at a price of 4 yuan per catty and peanut seeds at a price of 2.6 yuan per catty was 3180 yuan.

Fang Wei gave his eldest brother 1180 yuan, and then gave the remaining 2000 yuan to Pan Lianhua, asking her to keep it safe. The family's expenses would depend on this money for a while.

(End of this chapter)