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

Chapter 158 A Mess, Happy to Become a Father

"Third brother, how many pigs are you planning to kill for the New Year?"

Time passed quickly, and Zheng Hu began to worry about slaughtering the New Year pig.

"As usual, let's kill 12 pigs."

The team's pig output is increasing and the quality is getting better and better.

Fang Wei wanted everyone to have a good New Year, so he decided to kill 12 pigs.

To be honest, the ups and downs in the outside world have little impact on the members. Everyone lives their lives behind closed doors and doesn't feel that there is much change compared to before.

The most important festival of the year is the Spring Festival, and it cannot be overemphasized.

Zheng Hu asked Fang Ping and Zheng Bao to go to the pig farm to select 12 big fat pigs, and then slaughter the New Year pigs in a lively manner.

[Pigs are produced, points +3672, total points: 68963 points.]

There are 160 pigs left on the farm.

On average, each person in the team received 13 kilograms of pork, so they could celebrate the New Year happily.

Fang Wei asked the team to start grinding tofu, with each person making 10 kilograms of tofu, so that the members could make stuffed tofu on New Year's Eve.

"Also, bring out another 300 ducks from the poultry house to ensure that each person has a duck."

In addition, ducks were distributed to everyone. Even city dwellers would envy this standard of living, which ordinary production teams could not achieve.

[Produced Mallard, points +1200, total points: 70163 points.]

"Captain, someone from the cement factory is here. They want to buy some pigs and ducks."

"Captain, your uncle Guo is here to see you."

"Captain, Jiang Yufen is looking for you."

The team was busy, and many people came to look for Fang Wei.

First, people from the cement factory came and bought 20 pigs and 400 ducks.

Guo Yongqing, Jiang Yufen and others bought 30 ducks, and even Company Commander Yang came and bought 100 ducks.

The team earned a total of 5923 yuan. There were 140 pigs left in the pig farm, and the remaining female ducks in the poultry house were used to lay eggs and hatch ducklings.

[Produces piglets, points +6040]

[Produces Mallard, points +2120]

Total points: 78323.

Fang Wei stayed at home with Pan Lianhua throughout the Lunar New Year holiday. As her due date approached, Pan Lianhua became increasingly less mobile and could not return to be with her grandfather this year.

The second day of the new year.

Tian Bingyi and Fang Mei took their children to Fang Wei's house. Their eldest brother and sister-in-law were not at home, so the family and Tian Guihua returned to her parents' home.

Fang Mei cooked a table full of dishes, and the family had a happy meal together.

At night, Tian Bingyi talked to Fang Wei alone for a while.

"Third brother, something is a little strange. I've made inquiries from many sources, but I still can't find out who Chen Mazi's father is.

Later, by chance, I met an old man who had been a bandit before liberation and who, after undergoing education and reform, returned to his hometown to farm.

According to the old man, he had followed the big bandit Chen Xilong for several years and vaguely knew that Chen Xilong had a woman in the Yaoling area, and that woman had given birth to a son for Chen Xilong.

He also vaguely remembered that when Chen Xilong's son was a child, he got measles and almost died.

Tian Bingyi suspected that Chen Mazi was Chen Xilong's son. One reason was that his age and location matched, and the other was that the pockmarks on his face matched.

This news really shocked Fang Wei. He never expected that such an old story would be brought up.

But the old man’s words may not be credible. The key is that the relationship between Chen Mazi and Chen Xilong cannot be confirmed.

Chen Mazi's mother had passed away long ago, and no one in the village knew about the relationship between him and Chen Xilong. As time passed, there was no way to investigate.

"Brother-in-law, how about when you're free someday, let's go meet that old man together?"

There are too many uncertainties here. After thinking about it, Fang Wei decided to talk to the old man in person.

Unexpectedly, Tian Bingyi spread his hands and said helplessly: "I can't see him anymore. It's hard to get through the New Year. The old man passed away before the New Year."

Fang Wei almost couldn't breathe. Why was his second brother-in-law gasping for breath while talking?

the next day.

Fang Wei saw off his second sister and her family, then turned around and went to Guan Chongyang.

When he pushed the door open and entered the house, he saw Guan Chongyang and Taoist Sun playing chess.

"Old man, let me ask you something. Did you ever deal with Chen Xilong back then?"

"Little ancestor, stop yelling. Chen Xilong was shot dead a long time ago. Why are you asking this? It's best not to mention this name. Whoever is involved will be unlucky."

When Guan Chongyang heard this, he jumped up from the stool.

Chen Xilong is not a good person. He has been dead for many years. Guan Chongyang doesn't want to mention this person at all.

"Just tell me whether you've ever dealt with him before. Don't talk about useless things."

Fang Wei could see the problem at a glance. Guan Chongyang was a little flustered at this moment, and his eyes began to wander.

"You're forcing me to tell you, right? Fine, I'll tell you."

Guan Chongyang and Fang Wei then sat down. Taoist Sun went to make a pot of tea and brought it over, then sat beside them to listen.

"That year, a wealthy man from Yangshan County came to me and said that a good friend of mine wanted to choose a tomb. I didn't think much of it at the time. I agreed on a price and then met with the owner.

I didn’t know at that time that this person was Chen Xilong. He said his name was Chen Fugui.

After the meeting, the other party put forward several requirements. First, the feng shui must be good, and second, the location must be hidden and difficult to find easily.

Since the other party was very generous, I agreed.

The other party's requirements were not easy to meet. It took me more than three months to find a suitable place in Tiger Mouth.

Guan Chongyang still feels scared when talking about this incident. After the incident was over, the other party paid the remaining money very happily and asked him to swear that he would never reveal a word to outsiders.

He didn't care at the time, until he saw the portrait of the bandit leader Chen Xilong, he realized that he had been to the gates of hell.

When it comes to keeping secrets, I'm afraid only the dead can truly do it, but for some reason Chen Xilong didn't kill him, so it can only be said that his life was saved.

Later, Guan Chongyang never dared to mention this matter again, for fear that others would think he had some relationship with Chen Xilong.

"Grandpa, think carefully about it. Did Chen Xilong leave you anything or tell you anything?"

Fang Wei was a little nervous, he seemed to have grasped the crux of the problem.

Guan Chongyang was thinking hard, when suddenly he froze and didn't come back to his senses for a long time.

"I get it. No wonder Chen Mazi has been targeting me all these years. Chen Mazi is related to Chen Xilong, right? Damn it, Chen Mazi doesn't think I know where Chen Xilong's treasure is hidden, does he?
At that time, the other party gave me a sum of money as agreed, and then sent me away. They did not leave me any token of loyalty, nor did they give me any explanation.

There has always been a story circulating in the local area that a big bandit was killed, but the gold, silver and jewelry he looted disappeared.

Treasure hunting is a favorite topic of conversation after dinner. "Old man, don't jump to conclusions yet. There are still many illogical aspects to this matter. Don't be impatient, listen to me."

The more Fang Wei listened, the more he felt something was wrong. Not only did his doubts not disappear, but they increased instead.

"First of all, why didn't Chen Xilong kill you? He could have killed you and then told the clues directly to his woman or Chen Mazi.

Secondly, how did Chen Mazi know that you helped Chen Xilong find a grave site?

If a huge fortune was really involved, it would have been safest for Chen Xilong to silence him.

Moreover, what clues could Chen Mazi get from Guan Chongyang? After repeated searches, even a fool would know that even if there was a treasure map, Chen Xilong would not leave it to Guan Chongyang.

Therefore, he suspected that all his previous inferences were wrong.

Guan Chongyang banged his head hard, but couldn't figure it out no matter how hard he tried.

Fang Wei then told the old man to have a good rest and not to think too much, as he would continue investigating Chen Mazi's life experience.

To be honest, if Pan Lianhua wasn't close to her due date, he would have wanted to go to "Tiger's Mouth" right away to check it out.

Laohuzui is not in the local area, but in Lin County, which is the Lin County that he and Pan Lianhua took when they went to Sanqing Temple.

Not only is the journey long, the terrain in the "Tiger's Mouth" area is dangerous and located deep in the mountains. It is even doubtful whether Mr. Guan can climb up now.

After Fang Wei left, Taoist Sun asked:
"Brother, have you ever thought about going to Tiger's Mouth to take a look? What if Chen Xilong has hidden gold, silver and treasures there?"

"I never thought about it. That's the layout of the tomb. Who would hide gold, silver and treasures there? Besides, I've been afraid of being associated with Chen Xilong for so many years, so I don't have that curiosity."

Guan Chongyang kept shaking his head. If Fang Wei hadn't asked him today, he would never admit what happened that year even if he was beaten to death.

Also, he now felt that Fang Wei was right, and there might be something else going on in this matter.

Who would hide gold, silver and treasures in a tomb? Putting aside the superstitions, it's easy to attract thieves, right?
"Brother, I think it's best to go and take a look. The third brother's wife is about to give birth, so she's definitely not available. Why don't I go with you?"

Taoist Sun then came up with an idea and suggested that Guan Chongyang go to "Tiger's Mouth" to take a look.

You can tell what is going on at a glance, without having to guess.

"It's not okay for just the two of us to go, right? Let's wait a little longer until the third brother is done with his work and have him accompany us."

Guan Chongyang's expression changed constantly, and he finally decided to wait and see.

In fact, he is now very dependent on Fang Wei. Fang Wei asked him to have a good rest, but he really didn't dare to run around.

"What on earth is Chen Mazi looking for? The old man only has a few gold bars and some silver dollars. This has nothing to do with Chen Xilong."

Fang Wei came to the team headquarters and sat there, puzzled.

The county has been much quieter during this period.

After the Spring Festival, GW associations were established in various places one after another, and the county was no exception. Tang Ze finally stood up and served as the director.

Then it was the turn of Yaoling Commune. What was unexpected was that Zheng Xianfa became the director of the commune and Chen Mazi became the deputy director.

Xu Guangsheng was transferred to the County Agricultural Bureau.

Wei Guanghua became the captain of the Xiatang Brigade. He had been competing with Zheng Xianfa for his entire life, but in the end he was still far behind.

Fang Wei is still the captain of the second team.

During this period, he had no time to care about anything else. He chose a good day and went to the county with Pan Lianhua.

Guo Yongqing cleared out a room for him and the couple to stay there temporarily, so they could go to the hospital immediately if anything happened.

This evening.

Pan Lianhua felt something was wrong with her body, so she quickly asked Fang Wei to take her to the People's Hospital.

Everything went smoothly afterwards, and she gave birth at night. Both mother and child were safe.

Fang Wei quickly brought Pan Lianhua and her son back home. Wang Zhuyun, who got the news, rushed to take care of the mother, and the kitchen at home was handed over to Tian Guihua.

When Fang Wei saw this little life for the first time, he was extremely excited.

He always thought that it was his fault that Pan Lianhua couldn't get pregnant before. After all, he was different from others and came from another world.

But now she has a son, and every cry of the little guy can tug at his heart.

He had forgotten all about Chen Mazi and high-yield rice seeds. He only hoped that the little guy would grow up healthy and happy, have enough food to eat, and be able to study.

Many people were angry that Fang Wei failed to become the team leader, but the person involved acted as if nothing had happened and didn't care about it at all.

"Third brother, aren't you angry at all? We're all so pissed off that our lungs are about to explode."

Zheng Hu felt that it was unfair. With Third Brother's ability, he was more than qualified to sit in Zheng Xianfa's current position, let alone become the team leader.

Of course, they just complained a little, knowing that the matter was done and there was no point in complaining.

"Alright, cut the crap. Spring plowing and sowing are coming up soon. Huzi, you're responsible for this.

Let me tell you about the production plan. This season, 300 mu of paddy fields will be set aside to plant [Nongken 58] standard rice seeds, 150 mu of paddy fields will be planted to plant [Nanguang No. 10] rice seeds, and mu of experimental fields will be reserved to continue rice hybridization experiments.

The other 110 mu of dry land and sloping land are all planted with peanuts.”

The team first harvested rapeseed, with a total output of 96000 jin and an average yield of 200 jin per mu.

Then they started to plow the soil and apply fertilizer, which meant that a new round of spring sowing work officially began.

Fang Wei arranged everything and then took care of the household affairs. Fortunately, Wang Zhuyun said she would stay here for a month, otherwise he would have been busy enough.

There is no milk powder to buy now, but fortunately Pan Lianhua is in good health and the child’s food is guaranteed.

However, Fang Wei still asked someone to buy a few boxes of "lotus root powder" from the provincial capital so that he could occasionally make it for his children to drink in the future.

Jiang Yufen helped buy the pig's trotters for the soup, and Guo Yongqing gave Fang Wei a large bag of brown sugar and a bag of white sugar.

Fang Wei slaughtered the chickens at home one after another, and his grandfather sent him another 10 chickens.

"Third brother, you are educated, you can name the child."

Fang Wei thought about it and named his son Fang Hongbin.

He doesn't like names that are too literary, so he thinks this name is just fine.

"Binbin, we have a name now. It's the name your father gave you."

Pan Lianhua was immediately happy and she thought this was a good name.

When they were joking before, Fang Wei actually planned to name her son "Steering Wheel", which made her depressed for several days.

When the weather got a little warmer, Grandpa came down from the mountain to visit Pan Lianhua and the children.

The old man held the little guy in his arms, smiling so happily that he seemed to have become 10 years younger. He took out a pair of silver bracelets and a pair of silver anklets from his pocket and put them on the child immediately.

The little guy was a little shy and started crying loudly, and also peed at the same time.

"Boy, that's a really loud voice!"

Grandpa quickly handed the little guy to Pan Lianhua. He couldn't bear to let the child cry all the time.

Fang Wei felt that since the birth of this child, the family had become more lively. He thought it would be great if Grandpa could move in and live here, so that he wouldn't have to worry about both places.

(End of this chapter)