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

Chapter 149: The Great Era of Storms

When the day came, Fang Wei rushed to the provincial capital to attend the meeting.

If the last meeting was to unify thoughts, then this meeting is to deploy specific actions.

Only then did Fang Wei realize that being a provincial representative was not so easy.

The seven-day meeting left him exhausted. He had to choose his words carefully every time he spoke, for fear of making a mistake.

After returning from the provincial capital, he slept at home for a day and a night. He was so tired!

"Huzi, go and inform everyone that a general meeting of all members will be held tomorrow morning to convey the spirit of the document from above."

After Fang Wei recovered, he held a meeting in the second team according to the work arrangement.

In fact, it was not just the second team. From the county to the commune, to the brigade and various production teams, various mobilization meetings were held one after another.

Everyone needs to fundamentally realize the importance of this work. In realistic terms, it must touch the soul.

"I hope everyone can deeply understand the spirit of the document and always maintain a strong revolutionary spirit. But there is one thing: agricultural production cannot be delayed. Only by ensuring grain output can we better serve the people."

Fang Wei spoke for more than two hours at the meeting, but the members below seemed to understand him vaguely.

But they have one advantage: it doesn’t matter if they don’t understand, as long as they follow the captain, they will be right.

Finally, Fang Wei reiterated the importance of agricultural production, and the members sitting below nodded frequently. In their simple understanding, a farmer's primary duty was farming, and only when there was a good harvest could they discuss other things.

"Alright, from now on, after dinner every day, everyone must go to the threshing ground and study for an hour. Captain Zheng, you'll be in charge of roll call, and Secretary Fang, you'll be in charge of taking attendance. Anyone absent without a reason will have one day's work points deducted. Meeting adjourned!"

The mobilization meeting of the second team was successfully held. Fang Wei asked Fang Wenshu to write a brilliant article as a report to his superiors.

After that, there seemed to be no change in everyone's life. The only change was an extra hour of study time every day.

The main content of learning is still reading newspapers. Over time, everyone gradually liked this activity. After all, it can help us learn a lot of information from the outside world.

During the day, everyone does what they should do: manage the fields, plant trees, build bridges and roads, and paint huge slogans in conspicuous places.

It looks lively, but in fact nothing is delayed.

This morning.

Fang Wei was sitting in the team headquarters writing a report, and Zheng Bao led a few people to stand at the door.

"Captain, they said they are from the coal mine and want to find out something from you."

"Are you from the coal mine? Please take a seat. You all look very unfamiliar. Have you ever met before?"

Fang Wei stood up and let those people in. He took a quick look at them, but found that he didn't recognize any of them.

The relationship between the second team and the coal mine has always been very good. The coal mine has helped the members solve the problem of heating in winter. The second team will sell some live pigs, ducks, etc. to the coal mine during festivals.

The team had sold rice to coal mines once or twice before, but this was later stopped by the county.

"Ahem, we've just joined the mine's leadership team, so it's normal that you don't know us.

We're here to learn about some of the details. In our previous transactions with you, did anyone at the coal mine violate regulations by engaging in bribery or extortion?

After the visitor said this, the room suddenly became quiet.

Good man, this guy clearly has bad intentions. It seems that those people who had previously dealt with Team Two must have run into trouble, otherwise why would they be here to give orders?

The smile on Fang Wei's face disappeared, and he put on a businesslike look and said:
"Ladies and gentlemen, we've never met before, so let's go through the formalities. Please bring out your letter of introduction, your external investigation letter, and your work permit. Don't overthink it, as this is our first meeting, so it's best to keep it official."

Those people were obviously stunned for a moment, and they were speechless for a long time.

They were all miners originally, so how could they have come across anything like this before? They had rushed over today, bringing nothing with them, thinking they could handle everything with just a word.

Unfortunately, they met Fang Wei.

"That's okay, that's okay. I guess everyone came here in such a hurry that they forgot to bring anything. So, let's meet in advance today, have a cup of tea and chat, and then we can discuss business next time when all the formalities are complete. How about that?"

Fang Wei put a smile on his face again, but it looked awkward, as if it was a forced smile.

But on the surface he was still very polite to the visitor.

Those people felt embarrassed to stay any longer, so they found an excuse and left.

After they left, Fang Wei's face darkened.

"Accountant Liu, please hurry up and check the accounts to see if there are any problems with the economic dealings between our Second Team and the coal mine.
The accounts must be clear. If they are unclear, do it again. Do you understand?"

"Understood, Captain. Don't worry, there will be no mistakes in the accounts."

Fang Wei discussed with Accountant Liu and decided to sort out the accounts first to prevent any loopholes.

Then he called Zheng Hu aside and asked him to find someone to go to the coal mine to find out what the problem was.

Zheng Hu had close ties with the coal mine before and had many acquaintances there.

He then went to ask someone and found out that the entire coal mine was in chaos and no one listened to anyone else.

The group of people who joined the team were always thinking about getting rid of the previous veterans, so they were collecting negative information everywhere.

"Third brother, you should just ignore them. Where did they get the letters of introduction and transfer letters? They are just a bunch of clowns."

Zheng Hu looked down on those people who came to ask questions, but at the same time he admired Fang Wei's ability to respond.

If it were him, he might have been intimidated by others at that time.

"We are following procedures and are not targeting individuals. From now on, no matter who comes to the team and asks us for assistance, we will handle it according to this. We must not be careless about the formalities."

Fang Wei quickly set the rules and put the matter aside.

Accountant Liu spent several days not only clearing up the accounts receivable and payable with the coal mine, but also clearing up the accounts receivable and payable with other units in recent years.

Fang Wei felt very relieved that Accountant Liu was so proactive and could indeed relieve him of a lot of pressure.

Team 2 returned to its former tranquility and everyone was doing what they were supposed to do.

There was a light rain in the afternoon, and the sky cleared up in the evening.

Fang Wei and Pan Lianhua came back from the county town, and there was a lot of mud splashed on the tires and bodies of their bicycles.

Today he accompanied Pan Lianhua to the county hospital and underwent some routine examinations. The results showed that everything was normal.

"Third brother, you are too cautious. You have to go to the hospital for no reason. I'm going to take a shower and take a nap first. Call me when it's time for dinner."

After going back and forth to the county, Pan Lianhua felt very sleepy.

She now sleeps significantly longer and feels heavy and tired from time to time.

After Fang Wei waited for the other party to fall asleep, he went to the backyard, caught a chicken and killed it, and then asked his sister-in-law to help stew a pot of chicken soup.

"Sister Lianhua is so lucky to have found a man like you who loves his wife. Little brother, I really didn't notice it before. You kept your head down and didn't like to talk back then. You are not as capable as you are now." Tian Guihua chatted with Fang Wei about the past while processing the chicken.

Fang Wei smiled but said nothing. He couldn't answer this question.

At this time, Fang Ping walked in from outside, and when he saw his third brother, he said:

"Third brother, this season's soybeans will be harvested soon. Sell some out as soon as possible."

"Sure, I haven't sold last season's peanuts yet, so let's sell them together then."

When Tian Guihua was almost done with cooking, Fang Wei went back to get Lianhua ready for dinner.

"Third brother, I'm eating and sleeping all the time now. I'm almost turning into a pig. Please don't laugh at me."

"That can't be done. You're in a special situation now. No one will laugh at you. Come on, let's go eat. We made chicken soup today."

Fang Wei took Pan Lianhua to his eldest brother's house. The family sat down to eat, and the little nephew seemed a little depressed.

"Taotao, what's wrong? The food today doesn't suit your taste?"

"No, Manman, I heard from my classmates that the school might be closed."

Fang Tao just graduated from elementary school this year. The little guy has excellent academic performance and was admitted to junior high school. He is full of energy and ambition.

But as school was about to start, he heard from his classmates that the school was going to be suspended, so he was naturally in a bad mood.

"What your classmates say may not be true. Let's wait and see when school starts. Don't worry about it yet."

Fang Wei sighed secretly. He was not sure whether what the little guy said was right or not.

But the next few years will be unusual years for junior and senior high school students, and they can only take one step at a time.

After a few days, school started and Fang Wei personally sent his nephew to school.

Fortunately, the new students registered as normal and their subsequent studies were not delayed.

Taotao is a sensible child. He has loved studying since he was young and he is very happy to be able to attend classes normally.

Fang Wei and his elder brother took some time to harvest the soybeans planted on an acre of sloping land, and they harvested 550 kilograms of soybeans.

[Harvesting crops, points +550, total points: 441948 points.]

Fang Wei then contacted Captain Yang and sold him 400 kilograms of soybean seeds and 500 kilograms of peanut seeds, earning a total of 2900 yuan in cash.

"Brother, you take this 1100 yuan, and I'll keep the remaining 1800 yuan."

Fang Wei has always been very generous to his elder brother. Although the private plot is his own, it is basically his elder brother who takes care of it, so he will definitely give his elder brother some of the income.

"Third brother, I don't want it this time. You can keep it all by yourself. There will be many places to spend money after giving birth to a child."

This time, Fang Ping did not accept it directly.

"Brother, Taotao is living on campus in junior high school, and the expenses are higher than before, so just take it. You don't have to worry about me, everything has been arranged."

Fang Wei forced the money onto his elder brother and then returned home.

It was the same old routine. I gave 1800 yuan to Pan Lianhua and asked her to keep it and get it when she needed it.

He will plant another peanut crop next season, and when he sells the seeds, he can earn a thousand yuan. To be honest, his annual income is not low at all, and he is very content.

These days, it’s enough to have enough food and clothes. Even if you have too much money, you can’t spend it all. You need a ticket for everything.

Next, Fang Wei asked Zheng Hu to mobilize everyone to go to the mountains to pick tea seeds and chestnuts. As for loquats, everyone could pick them as they pleased, and whoever picked them would own them, and they did not need to be handed over.

From that day on, the members of the team who did not work got up early in the morning and went into the mountains with their backpacks on their backs.

In order to ensure everyone's safety, Zheng Hu required the members to act collectively. Strong laborers had to carry knives, militiamen had to carry guns, and insect and snake repellent powders had to be brought with them.

Pan Lianhua has been particularly fond of eating sour and sweet things recently. Fang Wei took the trouble to go to the mountains and picked nearly 100 kilograms of loquats.

However, it is not good to eat too much of this thing, so she is given a fixed amount of Pan Lianhua every day and is not allowed to eat more.

Then, Fang Wei also followed the members to the mountains to pick tea seeds and chestnuts every day. With him around, everyone felt more at ease.

After picking the tea oil seeds and wild chestnuts in the deep mountains, everyone went to the team's tea oil forest to pick them.

Due to the replacement of tree species, the team's oil tea seed production has decreased significantly this year. However, the production of wild oil tea forests has increased significantly.

The two factors offset each other and total output increased.

The output of wild chestnuts has also increased significantly. This is the benefit brought about by the merger of the [Picking Area] and the [Afforestation Area]. With the added effect of the attributes, it is equivalent to a win without any effort.

An interesting thing happened during this period. Fang Wei had not originally planned to pick loquats in a group, meaning that whoever picked the most would own the fruits.

But every time the members picked loquats, they had to hand them over. Fortunately, he went into the mountains in advance to pick some for Pan Lianhua to eat, otherwise people would think that the team leader had problems with his ideological awareness.

This is of course a joke. Tens of thousands of kilograms of loquats are not much different from him in this regard.

Picking Camellia Seeds, Points +8203

[Picking wild loquats, points +15556]

[Picking wild chestnuts, points 16020]

[Picking wild camellia seeds, points +13560]

Total points: 495287.

Next, the team split into several groups. Zheng Hu led people to be responsible for oil pressing, while Accountant Liu and Fang Wenshu took 10000 kilograms of loquats and 10000 kilograms of wild chestnuts to sell at the market. The remaining loquats and wild chestnuts, except for those for seeds, were distributed to the members.

Both things went smoothly. The loquats and wild chestnuts brought in a total of 7630 yuan in cash, and Zheng Hu also led his men to squeeze out more than 6500 kilograms of tea oil.

The tea oil was then distributed to the members, with each person receiving an average of 22 kilograms, and some was kept as stock.

"Third brother, the oil tea forest in the team should be able to resume production by next year. The oil tea trees transplanted earlier are expected to bloom and bear seeds next year, and will get better and better every year."

After finishing all the work for the picking season, Zheng Hu reported to Fang Wei.

This year is a turning point. Not to mention chestnuts, just for tea oil trees, after several years of persistence in replacing tree species, the output is expected to begin to recover next year.

By then, the output of tea oil seeds will be higher year by year.

"Next year, a large number of tea trees and chestnut trees will bloom and bear fruit (seeds). I firmly believe this."

Fang Wei nodded. After several years of hard work, the afforestation work will soon produce results.

At that time, some people in the team were not happy about it because afforestation took a long time and had slow results, and it also required a lot of manpower and material resources.

But this year, no one says such things anymore. After all, the most difficult stage has passed and victory is just around the corner.

(End of this chapter)