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

Chapter 154 Defending the Granary
the next day.

Early in the morning, Wang Zhuyun took Tian Guihua to the market. Fang Wei had nothing to do, so he accompanied them.

Wang Zhuyun bought a lot of things at the market, and Fang Wei and Tian Guihua also bought some small things.

It was already noon when they got home. Tian Guihua and Wang Zhuyun hurried to cook. Fang Wei showed the little hat and rattle he bought to Pan Lianhua, who loved them very much.

After dinner, Grandpa left with Wang Zhuyun and refused to let Fang Wei see them off no matter what.

Within a few days.

The team's autumn harvest work began, with men, women, young and old all joining in. Even Pan Lianhua went to the edge of the field to hand out towels and water to everyone.

The schools were on vacation, and Fang Tao also came back to help with the harvesting work.

Fang Ping personally led his team to harvest 10 mu of experimental fields, which included many comparative tests and required complicated details.

There are also 150 acres of experimental fields planted with [Nanguang No. 16.5] hybrid rice seeds, and a total of kilograms of rice were harvested, and the yield per mu still reached the limit.

The 300 mu of fields were planted with mature rice seeds [Nan Guang No. 19.5], and a total of 650 kilograms of rice were harvested, with an average yield of kilograms per mu.

[Harvest crops, points +165000]

[Harvest crops, points +195000]

Total points: 945061.

After selection, the team retained 1 jin of [Nan Guang No. 1] rice seeds and 3 jin of [Nan Guang No. 18] rice seeds. Another jin of unqualified rice was incorporated into the inventory, leaving jin in stock.

The remaining 14 jin of [Nan Guang No. 17] rice seeds and jin of [Nan Guang No. ] rice seeds are waiting for the commune to allocate shares before they can be exchanged.

But Fang Wei and others waited for almost a week and no one came. Upon asking around, they found out that the commune had been in chaos recently.

The upstarts, represented by Chen Mazi, firmly opposed the previously agreed-upon exchange ratio, saying the second team was getting something for nothing and was a behavior that should be despised.

The second team should hand over all the rice seeds in exchange for an equal amount of rice.

Xu Guangsheng argued that he did not agree with this approach and insisted on exchanging the products according to the original ratio.

He asked at the meeting, if the rice seeds that people have worked so hard to develop are only as valuable as ordinary rice, then who would do this thankless task in the future?

Zheng Xianfa also attended the meeting. He started to criticize Chen Mazi and others at the meeting, making them swear.

"You've only had a few days of full meals, and you're already destroying our hopes for a good harvest? Believe it or not, if what I said today gets out, you'll be beaten to death with a hoe when you go to the countryside."

"Zheng Shorty, stop being so arrogant in front of me. Just based on what you just said, I can dismiss you from your position. You all hold backward ideas and think you're right. If this doesn't work out, let's go to the county to seek justice."

The two sides engaged in a heated argument, neither willing to give in, and the dispute eventually spread to the county.

The county is also in a difficult situation. Take Tang Ze for example, he himself is in danger and can only persuade both sides.

In the end, both sides still refused to agree, and the county had no choice but to hold a meeting to study how to deal with the matter.

Fortunately, it is not the double harvest season now, otherwise it will definitely delay the farming season.

"Third brother, what should we do? That bastard Chen Mazi has become so powerful, he's always giving us trouble. We should have found a chance to kill him earlier."

Zheng Hu was so angry that he wanted to throw things and spoke without thinking.

"Shut up! Zheng Hu, you're the deputy captain of the second team, aren't you right? Even if Chen Mazi is a piece of shit, he's still a member of the commune leadership. How can he be so arrogant and wanton?

"Let's cut the crap and figure out how to solve the problem. Forget about just venting your emotions. Everyone, what are we going to do with the rice seeds we have?"

Fang Wei interrupted Zheng Hu and glared at him fiercely.

This is nonsense. He openly threatened to kill Chen Mazi. Do you think his life is too long?
He brought the issue back on track and the top priority was what to do with the rice seeds in the team, not anything else.

"I'll go to the purchasing station first and ask if they are willing to buy our rice seeds."

After calming down, Zheng Hu realized that he had spoken out of turn.

Although the team leaders appear to be very united on the surface, there are still differences in closeness among them, and no one can guarantee that no one will spread what happened today.

He immediately changed the subject and began to actively think of a solution.

"Also, everyone should talk about it. Everyone should express their opinions. Don't just sit there and act like they are nothing."

Fang Wei nodded, then looked at the other team leaders and asked them to speak one by one.

Everyone supports handling the rice seeds on their own. Team 2 has already completed all the submission tasks and has full right to dispose of the labor income from production.

Since the commune does not allow other production teams to exchange for goods, selling them to the purchasing station is also a good option.

Zheng Hu was an impatient person, so he rode his bike to the commune immediately.

The purchasing station was not affected much. They quoted prices based on quality and expressed their willingness to purchase the high-yield rice seeds from the second team.

The team cadres gritted their teeth and made a collective decision to handle this season's rice seeds on their own.

"Aho, what are you guys plotting behind closed doors in broad daylight? Huzi, don't look at me like that. I'm here to exchange rice seeds, not to spy on your secrets."

Fang Wei was just about to adjourn the meeting when there was a loud knock on the door.

Zheng Hu walked over and opened the door, only to see Wei Guanghua standing outside with a grin on his face. He was furious. If looks could kill, Wei the Hunchback would have been utterly bruised by now.

Wei Guanghua couldn't be intimidated by Zheng Hu, and walked into the house while talking.

"Captain Wei, what kind of product are you planning to exchange for? How much do you want?"

Fang Wei sat in the chair without getting up, and was too lazy to get close to the other party, so he went straight to the point.

"You're not even offering me a sip of tea, and you're already talking business. Aren't you being too realistic? I want 2000 kilograms of [Nanguang No. 2000] and kilograms of [Nanguang No. ]. How about that?"

Wei Guanghua sat down carelessly, muttered something and then expressed his needs.

At this time, Fang Wenshu brought a pot of tea and placed it in front of Wei Guanghua.

"Yes, but you have to exchange it for rice. You give me 4 kilograms of rice, and I'll give you 4000 kilograms of rice seeds."

The team did have some stock, but Fang Wei had to prepare for next year.

Who knows what the situation will be like next year? If we really can’t exchange rice seeds anymore, our team will be in a food shortage.

As the leader of the second team, he must think long-term.

"Okay, wait, I'll bring the rice to you right away."

Wei Guanghua must have heard the news. He no longer cared about chatting and quickly got up to go back to transport the rice.

That afternoon, the two parties completed the rice seed exchange without saying a word.

To be honest, Fang Wei still admired Wei Guanghua very much. Although he was good at calculating, he was willing to take risks and be the first to act at the critical moment.

Next, the Yao village and several production teams with which it had good relations also came quietly to exchange rice seeds.

After Fang Wei collected 15 kilograms of rice, he no longer required the rice to be exchanged for seeds, and was willing to pay for it all.

The team currently has 33 kilograms in stock, which should be enough to last for the whole of next year.

While the county was still wrangling, the various production teams of Yaoling Commune reacted and tacitly came to exchange rice seeds, even production teams from other communes came. The commune was originally supposed to play a coordinating role, but this role was abolished by Chen Mazi and others, so everyone went their own way.

In just one week, all the rice seeds of [Nan Guang No. 1] and [Nan Guang No. 2] were cleared out.

Team 20 harvested a total of 326200 kilograms of rice and yuan in cash.

There are currently 38 kilograms of rice in stock. Fang Wei immediately decided to distribute the rations, with an average of 800 kilograms of rice per person, for a total of 24 kilograms of rice.

There are still 14 kilograms of rice left in stock.

Xu Guangsheng knew a little about these things, but he feigned ignorance and didn't say a word. As long as the seeds continued to circulate among the production teams, next year's grain production would be guaranteed.

Chen Mazi and others had a poor mass base to begin with, and this time the interests of all production teams were affected. Therefore, he had no idea that everyone was privately exchanging rice seeds.

Especially later on, Fang Wei basically didn't want rice. Each production team went directly to the purchasing station to pay the public grain and the requisitioned grain, and also sold a lot of negotiated grain by the way.

Once you have money, you can go directly to Team 2 to buy seeds, which is extremely concealed.

After everything was settled, the county sent people to the second team, trying to persuade them to hand over the rice seeds and then give them an equal amount of rice as compensation.

"Whose idea was this? Was it Comrade Tang Ze's or someone else's?"

Fang Wei was so angry that he laughed, and he couldn't help but feel disappointed with Tang Ze.

As a result, those people said that Tang Ze was not in the county, but had gone to a study class and was currently in the special zone.

Hearing that this matter had nothing to do with Tang Ze, he felt better.

"I'm sorry, our Second Team doesn't accept this arrangement. If you're not sure, I can tell you that our team has already completed all of its production tasks, and we will distribute all the rice we produced as rations."

Neither Fang Wei nor the team cadres could agree to such an unreasonable request. The production team was a collectively owned unit, responsible for its own profits and losses. Apart from completing its assigned tasks, it had a great deal of autonomy.

Rice seeds did not flow into the market, and it was normal for production teams to exchange what they had with each other.

As for the exchange ratio, it can be negotiated by both parties. As long as both parties agree, what's the problem?

These people couldn't do anything to Fang Wei, let alone the second team.

When Tang Ze came back and learned about this, he was furious and strictly prohibited people at all levels from interfering in the affairs of the second team.

The consequence of this incident was that Fang Wei became a "thorn in the eye" of some people.

Tang Ze's words are not so effective now. Some people even have the crazy idea of dragging Fang Wei to the county.

Under the instigation of some people, a group of people set out from the county and went to the second team in a mighty manner.

"This is nonsense! Let's go over there too. We must stop their actions."

In the past, such a thing would never have happened, but now it is actually happening.

Tang Ze was so anxious that he was jumping up and down, but the manpower he could mobilize was very limited, so in the end he had to solve the problem himself.

The second team is busy plowing the soil. Next they will plant rapeseed and harvest tobacco in a few days. It is far from time for them to have some free time.

The patrolling militia discovered something unusual and quickly reported it to Fang Wei and Zheng Hu.

Fang Wei ordered everyone to stop their farm work and gather urgently. Then the young people and strong laborers returned to the team, and Zheng Bao and others began to distribute weapons and ammunition.

In a short time, the militiamen built the first line of defense in front of the village.

Fang Wei looked at the homemade cannon standing at the entrance of the village, feeling a little guilty. He asked, "Isn't this a bit inappropriate? What if it kills someone?"

"Captain, don't worry. We filled it with something similar to fireworks. We just want to make a noise and scare those devils."

Zheng Bao immediately laughed. This thing was used to scare people and had no power.

"That's fine. Remember, don't hurt anyone first."

Fang Wei is not foolish enough to do it for real, but he has to be on guard against people taking advantage of the situation, and he will not be lenient towards those who cause trouble.

After waiting for a while, a group of people rushed over howling.

There were people walking, people riding bicycles, and even two tractors in the team.

"Stop! The area ahead is the territory of the Second Squadron of the Xiatang Brigade. What are you guys doing? No unauthorized personnel are allowed to enter. I repeat, no unauthorized personnel are allowed to enter."

Zheng Bao started shouting with a loudspeaker. The group of people paused for a moment, then sped up and ran forward.

Someone from the other team also took out a loud speaker and shouted:
"Fang Baopi must come back with us. We are acting for justice. Don't be afraid, move forward!"

"Who is Fang Paopi?"

Zheng Bao looked confused, turned around and asked everyone.

No one knew what was going on. Everyone looked at each other, and finally they all looked at Fang Wei.

Fang Wei was about to speak when the other side started shouting again: "Fang Paopi, come out! Fang Wei, come out!"

Team Two suddenly burst into laughter. Really, they thought these little brats were so damn funny.

"I say again, everyone who is not involved should leave immediately, otherwise we will take action."

Zheng Bao laughed enough and continued to shout, but the other party didn't listen at all.

He suddenly lost his temper and shouted, "Comrades, to defend the fruits of our labor, to defend the granary, fire!"

Immediately, the militia lit the fuse, and a moment later, a loud "bang" was heard, and the earth seemed to shake.

The group of people were stunned, and many of them started running back.

The tactics they used before were always effective. As long as they shouted a few slogans and rushed forward, no one dared to stop them.

But when we got here, they directly used "cannons" to treat us.

In fact, they didn't notice at all that the muzzles of the cannons at the entrance of the village were pointing to the sky. This shot was equivalent to setting off a large firework. The noise was quite scary, but it had no killing power.

Just when this group of people were in chaos, Zheng Xianfa rushed over with several militiamen from the production team.

"Militia company commander!"

"To!"

"Can you still do this? If you can't, just tell me and go home to your wife, Chanai. People have already rushed to the gate of the second team, and you, the company commander, are still dreaming."

When the militia company commander heard this, his eyes immediately turned red and he shouted loudly: "Xiatang Brigade Militia Company, assemble!"

Including the militia from the second team, they quickly gathered towards him.

Although they were militiamen, they all had guns and their eyes were full of disdain when they looked at the group of people.

Afterwards, under the leadership of the company commander, they surrounded those people and beat them up. Anyone who dared to resist would be beaten black and blue with the butt of a gun.

At this time, Tang Ze and others arrived late.

(End of this chapter)