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

Chapter 153: Militia Expansion, Grandpa Goes Down the Mountain

Unfortunately, Guan Chongyang didn't catch the inspiration in the end and still couldn't figure out why Chen Mazi was staring at him.

However, my junior brother's reminder pointed me in the right direction. Maybe I will remember something one day.

Fang Wei then came to the team headquarters and called Zheng Hu, Zheng Bao, Zhao Jinsheng and others over.

"Today's incident serves as a reminder to us all that we must continue to strengthen security patrols. Brother Bao, you are the militia captain, so this work is your responsibility.

"Old Zhao, you're the director of public security. You need to tell the members later that everyone must be vigilant and report any unusual situations promptly."

The next step was to face the autumn harvest, and Fang Wei felt it necessary to strengthen security work.

He first assigned tasks to Zheng Bao and Zhao Jinsheng, and then discussed with Zheng Hu the possibility of expanding the militia.

"Third brother, this is easy. As long as they are of the right age and in the right physical condition, let them join the militia. Training is also easy to arrange. After the autumn harvest, it's the slack season for farmers, so there's plenty of time to make use of."

Zheng Hu's suggestion is simple and crude, and it is a one-size-fits-all approach. As long as the basic conditions are met, everyone will be included in the militia management.

The militia squad adopts a semi-military management model, and its cohesion and combat effectiveness are definitely stronger than those of ordinary members.

"Okay, you'll be responsible for this. Let Brother Bao and Lao Zhao cooperate."

Fang Wei immediately made a decision, which was actually to implement "semi-military management" in the second team.

As long as the young people and strong laborers in the team unite, they can cope with all kinds of complex situations.

This work was carried out very quickly and the members had no resistance.

"Third brother, if I wasn't pregnant, I would definitely join the militia."

Pan Lianhua was pregnant and could not join the militia for the time being, so she could only envy them.

There is a female militia in the team, and if it weren't for her physical condition, she would definitely meet the requirements.

"It's not too late to join after you give birth, Lotus. Your current task is to take good care of your body and don't think about anything else."

Fang Wei laughed and said something to comfort him casually.

Pan Lianhua nodded quickly, as if afraid that the other party would go back on his word.

night.

Fang Wei killed a chicken and asked Tian Guihua to add some medicinal herbs to make chicken soup.

The chickens at home were consumed quickly, so he replenished them in time, otherwise there would be nothing to eat by next year.

Anyway, with the attribute bonus of [Poultry House], the chicks not only grow fast, but also have very good quality, so they should be able to continue.

During the meal, Pan Lianhua picked up a chicken leg for Tingting, and Tingting said "thank you" very sensibly.

A chicken is stewed separately, half of the chicken is cooked with medicinal herbs, and the other half is cooked without medicinal herbs.

Tingting has grown up a lot and is already an elementary school student, but she does not have to live in the school dormitory. She runs back and forth with several friends in the village every day.

Taotao comes back once a week. Although he still attends classes, the teaching content is compressed a lot, and the remaining time is spent on extracurricular activities.

"Third Brother, there's talk of each brigade setting up schools in the future. Is that true?"

Fang Ping took a sip of wine and suddenly asked.

This news came from the commune. In order to respond to the call to actively run schools, each brigade will set up a primary school in the future.

"It's true. It will probably be implemented starting next year."

Fang Wei has already seen the document. This trend is unstoppable, and it is imperative for each brigade to set up schools in the future.

This matter has its pros and cons. The positive side is that it reduces the burden on the children. They don’t have to rush to the commune early in the morning. It is actually quite tiring to run back and forth every day.

The disadvantage is that there are not so many teachers in rural areas, which is a headache.

"Oh"

Fang Ping said "Oh". He didn't know whether this was a good thing or a bad thing, so naturally he couldn't comment.

The current situation is developing too fast, with new things popping up all the time, making him a little at a loss.

A few days later, Zheng Xianfa summoned the captains of each production team to a meeting in the brigade to discuss the establishment of a primary school.

"Secretary, this is a good thing, but the question is where should the school be built?"

Wei Guanghua was first concerned about the site selection issue. He was unwilling to place the school in Team 1. The team headquarters occupied a piece of their land, and if the school took up another piece of land, wouldn’t he be at a loss?

"Wei Tuozi, don't think about your little tricks in your mind. You won't be able to be in the same team anywhere."

Zheng Xianfa glanced at the other person sideways and directly exposed Wei Tuozi's little thoughts.

This guy is very calculating and doesn't want to suffer any loss.

"Ahem, let's put the school in our second team. After the merger, the second team's territory has doubled in size, so I don't mind taking up a piece of it.

However, running a school is the responsibility of the entire brigade, and we all have to find ways to raise funds, building materials, and teaching staff."

Fang Wei was too lazy to argue with them. Since the infirmary could be placed in the second team, it didn't matter if there was one more school.

But the school is ultimately serving the entire team. Just like the infirmary, we need to work together and contribute money and effort.

"Tsk tsk, look at Captain Fang's ideological awareness. Don't you feel ashamed? Since we're building a brigade primary school, let me be frank: all expenses must be shared equally.

If anyone dares to slack off, the supply of rice seeds will be halved and all tasks will be increased by 20%. Did you hear me?
As for the teaching staff, the public company will arrange for one or two experienced teachers to come and help, but we will have to figure out the rest ourselves.”

Zheng Xianfa praised Fang Wei a few times, but in fact he was just trying to impress others.

Everyone knows that sharing the costs is fair and reasonable, so they have expressed their willingness not to lag behind.

Zheng Xianfa nodded with satisfaction, but as a school teacher he really had no choice but to take things one step at a time.

Fang Wei also knew that the other party could not solve this problem, so he stopped talking. There was no point in saying more.

In fact, there are only a few high school students in the team. The high school students have either been recruited or found jobs. Junior high school students can think of ways to solve the problem.

After the meeting, Zheng Xianfa kept Fang Wei alone.

"Little scholar, let me be honest with you. The funds for running a school are limited, and each production team can't contribute much."

"Secretary, this has nothing to do with our Second Team, right? We just provided a piece of land. The management of the school is still your responsibility. Why are you telling me this?"

"Have you learned to be cunning, kid? The team is helpless, so I'm discussing this with you. I hope you can provide some financial support within your ability.

What’s wrong? Have you become a miser after getting rich? If you don’t agree today, don’t leave.”

Fang Wei understood Zheng Xianfa's intentions very well. As for himself, he was very willing to support education, but he would never show it in front of the other party.

Sure enough, after a few words, Zheng Xianfa started to act like a rogue.

"Why is it always our Second Team that suffers? Secretary, can you be fair and not always take advantage of one sheep? It's okay if you want some sponsorship from the Second Team, but what benefits do you have to offer in exchange?" "I wish I could kick you to death for having conditions for everything. Aren't you expanding the militia? I've applied for some weapons and ammunition for you. When you're not busy, take your men to target practice and have some fun."

Zheng Xianfa was well prepared and directly offered the benefits.

Fang Wei thought this benefit was sufficient, but he was a little skeptical, so he asked, "Who did you apply to?"

"Who else can I look for? Of course, I'll go find Leader Guo."

Zheng Xianfa chuckled out loud. He went to find Guo Yongqing still under the banner of Fang Wei. When the other party heard that it was a matter concerning the second team, he rejected it on the spot.

Fang Wei couldn't help but roll his eyes, knowing that Zheng Xianfa was smarter than a ghost.

"Alright, I'll do my best. Secretary, if there's nothing else, I'll leave. I don't want to argue with you."

Fang Wei got up and left. If he stayed any longer, he was afraid that he would burst into cursing.

Zheng Xianfa sent him out the door with a smile. Jokes aside, who else could he rely on if not the second team?
Fang Wei returned to the team and informed Zheng Hu and others about the construction of a primary school in Team 2. Everyone had no objection to this matter. After all, it was a good thing for children to go to school near their homes.

"Huzi, how long will it take for the house we built for Mr. Sun to be completed?"

Fang Wei then asked about the progress of building the house for Taoist Sun. He planned to build the primary school as soon as possible.

"It should be finished in the next few days, Third Brother. Don't worry about the construction of the primary school. It won't affect the children's schooling. But aren't there enough teachers? Can one or two people from the commune teach so many students?"

Repairing a house is easy, but Zheng Hu feels that the teacher's affairs are difficult to handle.

Take the second team for example, there are really few such people. Even if we lower the standards, it will be difficult. We can't let elementary school graduates teach, right?

I guess we can’t rely on the commune either, this matter is quite troublesome.

"Let's set up the scaffolding first, and then we can slowly figure out how to deal with the teacher's issues."

Fang Wei couldn't conjure up anyone either, so this matter could only be discussed later.

the next day.

Fang Wei was discussing the autumn harvest with a few others when Deng Yuanen hurried in and said, "Third brother, Grandpa is here. Do you want to go back and see him?"

"You guys can discuss the rest between yourselves. The framework has already been decided, so you can handle the details. I'll be back for a bit. We'll talk at your house tonight if there's anything."

Fang Wei gave a few instructions and hurried home.

Anyway, he has always focused on the big things and let go of the small things. Whether he participates in the discussion or not will not affect the implementation of the autumn harvest work.

"Grandpa, you've worked hard. Take a rest. I'll go make some tea."

When he entered the house, he saw his grandfather sitting on a stool and talking to Pan Lianhua.

Knowing that the old man was worried about his granddaughter, he didn't say anything nonsense and went straight to make a pot of tea and brought it over.

"Don't look at Grandpa's age, this little distance is still no problem. Third brother, Lianhua just said that you took good care of her. No wonder she refused to stay in the village to give birth."

Grandpa looked at Fang Wei with gentle eyes, and it seemed that Pan Lianhua had said a lot of good things about him just now.

But this is the fact. Fang Wei is famous in the team for loving his wife. Everyone says that Sister Lianhua is lucky to have a good man.

Fang Wei didn't know what to say, so he just smiled and ran to ask Tian Guihua to come home to help with cooking.

He then killed a duck and would make a fried blood duck later.

"Uncle, I'll take care of the ducks. You go and talk to Grandpa."

Fang Wei was busy in the yard when Sister Wang Zhuyun came in from outside carrying a load of water.

Today she came with her grandfather. When she got home, she saw that there was not much water in the water tank, so she went to fetch water from the well.

"Sister, thank you for your help."

Fang Wei was not polite either. They were all family, and being too polite would only make things awkward.

Then he went to the fields to pick some vegetables, and took some soybeans to the mill to exchange for some tofu.

The team's mill grinds tofu every three days, and members who need it can exchange soybeans for it. During festivals, the team also distributes some tofu to members, as the team is not short of it.

When he returned home with the tofu, Zheng Hu and others brought him loach and snails. Deng Yuanen also went to the river to catch a grass carp and brought it back later.

When they heard that grandpa was coming, they all wanted to help the third brother gain honor.

After the meal was ready, Fang Wei called his eldest brother and Tingting over. Everyone then sat around to eat. Fang Ping drank with Grandpa and Wang Zhuyun, and Fang Wei also drank a little. The house suddenly became lively.

"Boss and sister-in-law, Lotus has troubled you a lot recently. I'd like to have a drink with you."

Grandpa is very thoughtful in his work, and Fang Ping and Tian Guihua are very pleased with it.

"Grandpa, look at what you said. Isn't family about you helping me and me helping you? Come, my husband and I will toast you a glass of wine and wish you good fortune and a long life."

Tian Guihua is more talkative, while Fang Ping can only drink and smile foolishly for a short time.

Grandpa was very happy to see the harmony between Fang Wei and his brother. He drank another bowl of wine out of joy. Anyway, he would definitely not rush back home today, so he would be fine after drinking too much and taking a nap.

Ajie had a very pleasant chat with Tian Guihua and Pan Lianhua. After eating and drinking, she went back to her room to make small clothes and shoes for the unborn baby.

Fang Wei helped Grandpa to the guest room, wanting him to sleep for a while.

"Third brother, don't go yet. Come talk to me. I heard that Chen Mazi came to the village and caused a scene a while ago. You see, that guy really won't give up. He'll make trouble when he gets the chance."

Grandpa lay down, but didn't want to sleep, so he pulled Fang Wei aside to chat.

Then he suddenly mentioned Chen Mazi.

"Yes, the more I think about this, the more strange it seems. Chen Mazi stared at Old Man Guan. It didn't seem like he was looking for revenge, but rather looking for something.

It’s a pity that the old man himself doesn’t know what the other party wants, and it’s another confusing account.”

Fang Wei actually likes chatting with his grandpa. His grandpa is just old, but his thinking is not rigid.

Since they were talking about the grudge between Chen Mazi and Guan Chongyang, he simply expressed his doubts and wanted to ask his grandfather to help analyze it.

“No matter what they are looking for, it must involve huge interests, otherwise Chen Mazi wouldn’t be so crazy.

I suspect this matter may be related to the previous generation. Perhaps once we understand Chen Mazi's background, all the mysteries will be solved."

Grandpa was not familiar with Guan Chongyang and Chen Mazi before. Judging from the facts, he felt that this matter might be related to interests.

Guan Chongyang had no idea where the grudge between him and Chen Mazi came from, but Chen Mazi definitely knew it.

Judging from their ages and life experiences, it is very likely that Old Man Guan had some conflict with Chen Mazi's parents.

The two chatted for a long time, and Fang Wei left when he saw that Grandpa was a little sleepy.

(End of this chapter)