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

Chapter 13 Snake Catching
Everyone received their rations with mixed feelings.

Food rations are not completely linked to work points. For example, people who receive the five guarantees, adults and children who are unable to work, etc., all have a food ration.

Fang Wei and his brother and sister-in-law returned home and sat in the main room in silence.

"Third brother, do you think the grain can be delivered on time?"

Like most people in the village, Fang Ping also had illusions about selling back the grain.

Although the returned grain is mostly miscellaneous grains, including gray flour, corn flour, etc., it is better than eating sweet potatoes every meal, right?

"It's hard to say! The drought in other places is much worse than here. Where will the grain supply come from? So, we still have to rely on ourselves and make plans in advance."

Fang Wei shook his head, immediately extinguishing his brother and sister-in-law's glimmer of hope.

However, this matter had been discussed many times at home. Fang Ping and Tian Guihua sighed but didn't say anything.

After a short pause, Fang Ping seemed to have made up his mind and said:

"Old Three is right. We still need to be prepared. I'll go to the county town tomorrow and come back in the evening."

Fang Wei looked at his elder brother in confusion. The other party made a gesture and he immediately understood.

The other party had said before that he would find a way to get a good gun, and this trip to the county town was for this purpose.

"Brother, be careful."

He did not stop Fang Ping. His elder brother always did things cautiously and there was no need for him to tell him what to do.

Tian Guihua didn't ask any more questions, as it wouldn't be too late to ask in bed at night.

Next, Fang Wei and Tian Guihua continued to harvest cowpeas, while Fang Ping went out to find Zheng Xianfa.

Going to the county to get work required a letter of introduction from the commune, and first the approval of the team and the brigade was required. These days, you had to have a letter of introduction to go out, otherwise you would be stuck.

By the afternoon, all the cowpeas had been picked.

Fang Wei returned to his residence, cleaned up, and then began to take stock of his gains.

Cowpeas are a high-yield crop, and he harvested 85 kilograms from his own plot alone. Furthermore, because he had put in a lot of effort on his family's private plot, he was awarded an additional 45 kilograms based on his labor.

The points were calculated based on a total output of 130 kilograms.

Harvest crops, "Points +130"

[Owned Land] → [Farmland] → [Planting Area]

【Area: 10 square meters】

[Area Level: (Level 2, 0\50)]

[Regional attributes: drought resistance, flood resistance, disease and pest resistance, accelerated growth, increased production and income]

[Planting in this area increases all attributes by 20%]

【Points: 145】

"Holy crap! I'm rich!"

Although he had expected it, Fang Wei still excitedly waved his fist when the actual "points" arrived.

The current remaining points have reached 145 points, and he has never been so rich.

So, without saying a word, he upgraded [Owned Land] → [Farmland], which was his own private plot of land.

Previously, due to the low level, the designated area was only 10 square meters, which could only cover a small part of a piece of land.

The situation has changed significantly after the upgrade.

50 points were deducted, and the data in front of Fang Wei showed new changes.

[Owned Land] → [Farmland] → [Planting Area]

【Area: 50 square meters】

[Area Level: (Level 3, 0\100)]

[Regional attributes: drought resistance, flood resistance, disease and pest resistance, accelerated growth, increased production and income]

[Planting in this area increases all attributes by 30%]

[Points: 95] After reaching level 3, the area of the planting area increases to 50 square meters, which can quickly cover an entire acre of land.

[Owned Land] → [Farmland] → [Planting Area], it takes 4 points to upgrade to level 100. The remaining points are now 95 points, and you only need 5 more points to upgrade.

Before his elder brother came back, Fang Wei went to the team to get some lime, intending to paint the walls of the main room.

He didn't have that much material, so he could only use the simplest method.

Since the wall was already coated with mud, he only needed to sand it down a bit before painting.

Just mix the lime into lime slurry and then brush it with a brush.

If you don't have a roller at home, painting with a brush is less efficient.

But he is not in a hurry, so he will do it when he has time. Whether it looks good or not is secondary. The main thing is that it can prevent insects and mildew.

Before dark, he finished painting the walls of the main room.

Repair the house, "points +2"

Fang Wei’s hard work was not in vain. After painting a house, he earned 2 points, and the remaining points reached 97 points.

He then went to clean up and went to his eldest brother's house for dinner.

Fang Ping had just entered the house. He had already obtained a letter of introduction from the commune, intending to visit relatives and friends in the county town.

It was dark the next day.

Fang Ping set off for the city. The village was about 20 miles away from the county seat, and the round trip alone would take 4 hours.

Fang Weize carried his hunting rifle and went up the mountain.

He had not caught anything in the newly designated hunting area, so he just happened to take a look. Then he had to go to the valley to plow the soil.

When he arrived at the edge of the field to check, he found no signs of prey falling into the trap.

Fang Wei readjusted the position of the trap. Currently, the area of the [hunting area] was very small and could only cover the location of one trap at most.

There is currently no way to upgrade the level of the [Hunting Area], and the current focus should still be on the [Planting Area].

Then he went to the valley.

The fence he had put up earlier was still intact. He picked up some large rocks and piled them in front of the fence, then opened the makeshift door and walked in.

Next comes the boring work of turning the soil.

After working until the afternoon, Fang Wei ate some dry food and returned the same way.

But before he even reached the [hunting area], he suddenly felt a surge of fear in his heart.

Fang Wei stopped immediately, reached out to take out the hunting rifle, and looked around vigilantly.

Then, a black and white snake revealed its appearance. It turned out to be a silver ring snake staring at him with a fierce look.

The venom of the coral snake is extremely toxic. It mainly contains neurotoxins, which can quickly affect the nervous system of prey or humans, causing paralysis or even death.

But to Fang Wei, it was just a big snake.

There was no need for a hunting rifle for this, so he slung the rifle over his shoulder with his backhand, then slowly moved forward with his empty hands.

Instead of retreating, the coral snake became manic and a hissing sound was heard, indicating that it was about to attack.

Fang Wei stopped at a suitable distance. When the coral snake jumped up, he turned sideways, reached out and grabbed the snake's tail, then slammed it to the ground.

Then, he quickly stepped on the snake's lower jaw with one foot. No matter how wide the snake opened its mouth, it could not bite him.

The rest of the things were easy. Fang Wei pulled out his hatchet and killed the silver ring snake in a few strokes. Then he found a vine to tie it up and started his journey home with it in his hand.

When he was almost home, he picked up some dry firewood.

Harvest the prey, "Points +4".

The coral reef snake is a medium to large snake. This snake weighs 4 kilograms, so he earned 4 points.

The total points returned to above 100 points again, reaching 101 points.

(End of this chapter)