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

Chapter 127 Yaojialing Reservoir, Human Wave Tactics
Originally, this was just a picking area, and all Fang Wei could do was come here every year to pick up some bargains.

Now we can consider continuing to cultivate tea oil trees in this area. With the blessing of the properties, the area of tea oil trees will expand N times in a few years.

Even if he does nothing, the germination rate and survival rate of naturally dropped seeds will be greatly improved.

As time goes by, the power of picking + afforestation will gradually become apparent, which is incredible.

Fang Wei observed carefully in the wild tea oil forest while Pan Lianhua took two hunting dogs to chase rabbits in the distance.

After all the busy work, he only caught one rabbit.

The two of them didn't care and started cooking after finding a water source.

Today's staple food is undoubtedly [bamboo tube rice], which seems ordinary yet unusual.

The rice used for cooking was the latest tribute rice, and the bacon was sent to the village by grandpa. Before the rice was cooked, bursts of fragrance filled the air.

After being processed, the rabbit is roasted and eaten. Fang Wei is quite good at barbecue. At least Pan Lianhua likes it very much.

"Third brother, dinner is ready."

Pan Lianhua is much more lively in the mountains than at home. The bamboo tube rice she cooks is really delicious, and the level of her cooking skills far exceeds her actual cooking skills.

Fang Wei also put aside all his worries and chatted with Pan Lianhua while eating.

In fact, he hasn't been as relaxed as he is now in a long time.

"Sister, after the rations are distributed, I will accompany you to stay in the village for a few days."

"Third brother, don't you have a lot of things to do? Forget it, let's not go back for now."

"There's no such thing as finishing things all the time. It doesn't matter if we wait a little longer. It's settled. We'll go to the village and have some fun in a few days."

After finishing their meal and cleaning up the lotus, the two went to the other side of the valley.

I don’t know if it was luck, but the two of them encountered a muntjac running towards them while walking in the mountains, and Pan Lianhua shot it down with one shot.

His marksmanship is really good, better than Zheng Bao and others.

"Third brother, are you still going to the valley?"

"No, I'm going home to make deer meat."

There was no need to go to the valley, so the two of them took the prey and returned home directly.

night.

Fang Ping brought his two children to Fang Wei's place for dinner.

The deer meat was cooked by Tian Guihua, and Pan Lianhua helped her and learned how to cook from her sister-in-law.

"Sister-in-law, take the suede back later. The whole skin is intact and you should be able to use it."

"Okay, I'll take it with me when I leave."

Fang Ping smiled but said nothing. He knew his wife's preferences. She would definitely be very happy to get a complete suede skin.

Fang Wei felt that the current situation was pretty good. They had been apart but kept in touch frequently, and their relationship was even better.

In the next few days, he took Pan Lianhua to check the wild chestnut forests and wild loquat forests, and some appropriate human intervention could also be carried out.

Although the journey is long, the continued expansion of these wild forests will also benefit the team's future forestry work.

Not to mention that there is a lot of harvest to be had every year.

"Sister, we won't be here from tomorrow, so you can rest at home."

As the team leader, Fang Wei couldn't possibly stay in the mountains and forests all day.

After being busy for a while, he and Pan Lianhua calmed down and their lives returned to normal.

"Third brother, the county has issued a document announcing the construction of the Yaojialing Reservoir. The commune and the brigade have asked our team to send 20 strong men to participate in the reservoir construction. What do you think of the arrangements?"

Thanks to Tang Ze's efforts, the district agreed to the county's plan to build a large reservoir.

[Yaojialing Reservoir] is 35 miles away from the second team. After completion, it will benefit most communes in the county, including Yaoling Commune.

Wei Guanghua’s worries finally found a solution. In drought years, water from the reservoir can be used for irrigation.

In addition, it can also regulate water volume and play a role in flood prevention and disaster reduction.

This project is the county's top priority, and all production teams must contribute their efforts and allocate some personnel to participate in the construction.

Due to the current shortage of large-scale machinery, large-scale projects like this can only be carried out using the "human wave tactic".

Because 20 key laborers needed to be transferred, Zheng Hu could only let Fang Wei make the decision.

"I will personally lead the team by selecting key personnel from the militia and adding some young people from the team."

Fang Wei had no choice but to take charge, as Zheng Hu had always been responsible for the team's affairs. The breeding team's work was also on track, and with Fang Ping in charge, there would be no trouble.

The remaining team leaders each have their own expertise, but their organizational and mobilization capabilities are relatively weak, and the key is that they lack prestige.

After much thought, it would be most appropriate for him to lead the team personally.

"Third brother, why don't I go? You are the backbone of the team."

Zheng Hu felt that letting his third brother build the reservoir was a huge waste of human resources.

No matter what, I would fight to go.

"Let's stop arguing. Building a reservoir is a long and arduous task. The team should just implement a rotation system, with a rotation every three months. What do you think?"

"That's fine! It's the off-season now, I'll go first, and you can go next year."

"Okay, that's settled then."

The two quickly agreed that Zheng Hu would lead the team to Yaojialing for the first time.

After three months, Fang Wei will select new personnel to replace them.

After discussing the important matters, Fang Wei and Zheng Hu left the team headquarters together, and then they saw a tractor rumbling towards them.

"Wow, it's really big, like a small hill."

Fang Wei and Zheng Hu were stunned. This tractor was not the two hand tractors in the team, but the Dongfanghong-45 large tractor.

It seems that Tang Ze is very trustworthy. He promised to give him two tractors, and he immediately delivered one, and it was a big one.

The two men hurried forward. The driver who delivered the tractor asked about their identities and then took out the documents for them to sign.

Fang Wei signed the document, then asked Zheng Hu to take it to the team headquarters to get it stamped before handing it over.

"Captain Fang, Captain Zheng, I'm leaving the tractor in your hands. Just take good care of it, and there won't be any problems in the first few years."

The master was a very nice person. He gave me a lot of instructions before leaving.

Zheng Hu didn't try to hold him back. He originally wanted the man to finish his meal before leaving, but the man said he had something else to do and ran away.

"Deng Yuanen, come here! Can you drive this tractor?"

Fang Wei called Deng Yuanen over and asked him to try driving the tractor.

"No problem, it's up to me."

Deng Yuanen was full of confidence and got into the cab of the tractor.

After a while, the tractor started to run with a "thump thump" sound, and the running became smoother and smoother.

"Great stuff! This tractor has high horsepower and can carry more things. It will definitely come in handy."

Zheng Hu looked at the tractor driving back and forth in the open field and was very fond of it. Fang Wei now understood why Tang Ze had allocated this tractor to the second team. This thing was definitely the main force for transportation and tilling the soil in the countryside.

Then he asked Deng Yuanen to drive the tractor to the carport and place it together with the two hand tractors.

three days later.

Zheng Hu went to Yaojialing with 19 strong laborers and a hand tractor.

[Yaojialing Reservoir] has officially started construction, and the construction site has gathered people drawn from all over the county, at least tens of thousands of people.

At first glance, there were huge crowds of people, and a sense of heroic spirit of "fighting against heaven and earth" arose spontaneously.

Fang Wei continued to improve the "Summary of Experience in Hybrid Rice Breeding" at home, and also had to worry about all the big and small things in the team.

Only now did he realize how lucky he was to have a deputy like Zheng Hu. After the other party left, he didn't even have a single day of free time.

Although it is the slack season, aren’t rapeseed still planted in the fields?
People have to be arranged to work every day, including watering, weeding and fertilizing. In the past, these were all Zheng Hu's responsibilities.

In addition, the members would come to him for any trivial matters, making him busier than the housekeeper.

"That won't do! Fang Shuwen, you'll be responsible for assigning work from tomorrow on. You still have to keep track of your work points anyway."

Fang Wei was very troubled, so he distributed the power in his hands without hesitation.

The tasks of assigning work and recording work points were given to Fang Wenshu, while the tasks of handling conflicts among members, household affairs, and all kinds of trivial matters were given to the director of public security and the director of women's affairs, Hao Aizhen.

He only takes care of big things, which is the so-called "grasping the big and letting go of the small."

"Inform everyone that rations will be distributed in the barn tomorrow morning."

After a busy life until the end of the year, Fang Wei decided to distribute the food rations.

In fact, every household in the team is not short of food now. The average person has 500 kilograms of food rations, which is basically enough for a year's consumption.

However, it is not a good idea to keep all the rice in the barn. The rice that needs to be divided must be divided. If you can’t finish it, you can sell it at the purchasing station, or you can raise more chickens and ducks at home.

This time, the rations were still distributed based on an average of 500 kilograms per person, but unlike in the past, each person received an additional 150 kilograms of coarse grains.

All the returned grain for this year has arrived, but this is probably the last time we will eat it. It is said that the higher authorities have begun to study how to remove the label of "poor county" from the county.

After the hat is removed, the policy of returning grain will no longer be enjoyed.

The members happily took away the food, and no one disliked the coarse grains. Flour could be used to make steamed buns, and corn flour could be used to cook corn porridge. If all else failed, corn flour could be mixed with vegetable leaves to feed chickens and ducks.

After receiving the rations, we went to the back of the team headquarters to collect honeycomb coal, and everyone began to prepare for winter.

"The climate this year is quite different. It's still quite warm so far."

Fang Wei was not in charge of the specific distribution of rations. The old accountant, Fang Wenshu and others were in charge on the scene.

He and Pan Lianhua received the food and pushed it home. Hundreds of kilograms of food had to be transported on a flatbed truck and carried in baskets. How long would it take to get there?

Fang Wei was pulling the cart in front and Pan Lianhua was pushing the cart from the back. The two of them still had enough energy to chat while walking.

"Isn't it? I'm sweating. Girl, what do you want to eat tonight?"

"Let's make some glutinous rice cakes tonight. Oh, and we have flour. Let's steam a few more buns with chive, egg, and vermicelli fillings, okay?"

After returning home, Fang Weiyi moved the food into the house and put it away by himself.

Pan Lianhua first kneaded the dough, and while it was rising, she also went to make some glutinous rice cakes.

To be honest, Sister Lotus is very smart. She learns things quickly and her cooking skills have improved a lot during this period.

night.

Pan Lianhua gave some of the prepared glutinous rice cakes and buns to Tian Guihua.

After coming back, she and Fang Wei started to finish their meal.

Corn and sweet potato porridge paired with rice cakes and buns tastes very delicious.

Otherwise, eating rice all day long will make you tired of it. It’s actually nice to change the taste occasionally.

Just after dinner, guests suddenly came to the house.

"Sister Hao, you are a rare guest."

The person who came was the women's director Hao Aizhen. Fang Wei was quite puzzled. The two of them had never interacted privately, and she couldn't understand why the other party took the initiative to come to her house today.

"Captain, I'm here to look for Lianhua. Didn't a group of people from our team go to repair the reservoir? I plan to find a few female comrades from the village, form a propaganda team, rehearse a few performances, and perform them at the construction site to express our congratulations."

Hao Aizhen directly stated her purpose and said that she was looking for Pan Lianhua.

Fang Weiyi understood immediately after hearing this. This was also the requirement from the superiors, asking each production team to cheer for the builders in the name of the propaganda team.

He was too lazy to care about what was going on between the two women. After chatting with Hao Aizhen for a few words, he went out to find Guan Chongyang.

"Third brother, you're here just in time. I've been feeling bloated lately. Could you help me see if there's anything wrong with my body?"

As soon as Fang Wei entered the room, Guan Chongyang began to talk about his physical condition.

This was no small matter, so Fang Wei quickly performed a simple manual examination on the other party and found nothing abnormal.

"Grandpa, I'll go with you to the county tomorrow. You know my situation well. I can treat headaches, fevers, mosquito bites, etc., but if you encounter other problems, I'm at a loss."

Fang Wei suspected that the old man had indigestion, but he couldn't be sure.

So he decided to accompany the old man to the county people's hospital for treatment to prevent misdiagnosis.

"also!"

Guan Chongyang did not refuse, so the two of them changed the subject.

When Fang Wei returned home, Hao Aizhen had already left.

"Third brother, I promised Director Hao that I would take time to rehearse the program with them starting tomorrow."

Pan Lianhua knew that Fang Wei would not object, but she still felt a little guilty when she said it.

Fang Wei didn't care. These days, when implementing large-scale projects, people often try their best to cheer up the builders.

Organizing labor competitions is a very useful practice, and various propaganda teams active on the front lines of labor can also play a role in boosting morale.

If Pan Lianhua wants to go, just go. There is no one to cook, and you can't go to your eldest brother's house to eat for free.

"It's up to you to decide on this matter. I support you."

Fang Wei expressed his opinion, and Pan Lianhua couldn't help but smile.

She was originally a lively and active girl who could sing and dance, and was most suitable for participating in this kind of activities.

The next day.

Fang Wei accompanied Guan Chongyang to the county town. After making an appointment, the doctor prescribed some examination items.

After examination, the doctor diagnosed that there was no serious problem.

"The old man is old, and his gastrointestinal function has weakened. He should eat less when he eats. He can take a slow walk when he has nothing to do. If bloating still occurs after a period of time, he should go for a follow-up visit."

Guan Chongyang was very happy when he heard the doctor say that there was nothing wrong.

Fang Wei was skeptical. To be honest, he didn't have much confidence in the medical level of the county hospital, but this was the only thing he could do at the moment.

He thought to himself that if the old man's illness did not relapse, the matter would be fine. But if the situation became more serious, he planned to take him to the provincial capital for treatment.

The doctor then prescribed some stomach-strengthening and digestion-promoting medicines, and the two of them returned to the village on a tractor.

(End of this chapter)