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

Chapter 161 Xiatang Brigade Primary School
On the way back, Fang Wei took Guan Chongyang and Taoist Sun to visit the Sanqing Temple.

The Sanqing Temple still stands there, unchanged despite wind and rain.

When everyone returned to the village, they would say they had visited someone else's house if anyone asked, and would not even mention the three words "Tiger's Mouth".

"So is Chen Mazi really Chen Xilong's son?"

Pan Lianhua knew in advance where the man was going. After he came back, Fang Wei told her about what he saw and heard in Lao Hu Zui.

Not only was the other party not afraid, he also kept asking about Chen Mazi's life experience.

This matter itself is very strange and it is easy to arouse curiosity.

“I can’t answer this question. There is no evidence at all. It may or may not be true. Who knows?
However, this trip to Laohuzui was still fruitful, and I discovered several suspicious points.

First, the tomb robbers were very civilized. They took away the burial objects, arranged the corpse in an orderly manner, and thoughtfully closed the coffin lid.

Second, I discovered that there were two groups of people entering the cemetery, one in front and one behind, and I couldn't tell who took the things and who cleaned up the scene."

Fang Wei only has the skill of investigation, which allows him to discover things that others may easily overlook.

He did not tell Guan Chongyang and Taoist Sun about these two doubts. There was no point in saying more, so he could only keep them in his heart.

Seeing that Pan Lianhua was very interested in this matter, he told her about it.

"Oh, it's so complicated. Third brother, if you can't figure it out, forget it. Chen Mazi is not a good person anyway, so try to stay away from him from now on."

Pan Lianhua couldn't figure it out, so he was too lazy to think about it.

After Fang Wei came back, he took a good shower and changed his clothes inside and out, but still refused to go into the bedroom at night.

Taoist Sun told him that he would be fine if he slept alone for a night after returning.

So Fang Wei took a nap in the guest room, and after falling asleep he had a dream. He dreamed that among the two groups of people who had gone to the tomb, one of them was Chen Mazi.

The next day.

After getting up, Fang Wei chopped wood and fetched water as usual, and then went to work in his private plot for a while.

After breakfast, he took two hunting dogs and began to patrol around, checking the growth of rice and the operation of various facilities, and finally went to the afforestation area.

Fang Wei is already very familiar with this piece of land, including the Dayao Mountain behind the village.

He feels at ease every time he walks and looks around every day.

"Captain, come out for a walk?"

As soon as he reached the nursery, Gao Qingshan came towards him and greeted him.

Gao Qingshan was no longer the head of the forestry district, but he was the de facto technical advisor. The key personnel here were all his students, so they certainly wouldn't give him any trouble, so he lived a comfortable life.

"Yeah, I stopped by to take a look. Lao Gao, where are you going?"

Fang Wei and Gao Qingshan are very familiar with each other. They had a good relationship before, so there was no sense of alienation when they met again.

"I was planning to take a walk around the oil-tea tree forest, Captain. I didn't expect the chestnut forest to have already taken shape when I arrived. It's definitely going to bloom and bear fruit this year. That's amazing!"

Gao Qingshan was not complimenting, he was indeed frightened by the scene on the mountain.

It's only been a few years, and the mountains have already changed.

His professionalism is unquestionable, so when he joined the second team, he was inspired to fight again and wanted to create miracles with everyone again.

"Haha, the climate and soil here are great. Maybe it will be a blessing in disguise for you to join the second team. Okay, go and do your thing. We'll talk when we're free."

Fang Wei was very happy to see that the other party was able to cheer up.

He then separated from Gao Qingshan and went to the chestnut forest.

Zheng Hu and others have excellent execution ability. After talking to the other party last time, he went to buy a lot of medicinal seeds.

The nursery is raising seedlings, and some of them have already begun to be transplanted into the woods.

Compared with direct seeding, the survival rate of transplanting will be higher.

noon.

Pan Lianhua talked to him about going to work. She felt that she had almost recovered and should be able to participate in collective labor.

"If you don't work, you won't get any work points. You can't rely on just one person to feed the whole family, right?"

"What's the matter? Who are you looking down on? I'm more than capable of supporting you two. You have to feed the baby and take care of other things. Wait two months before considering going back to work."

Fang Wei didn't want Pan Lianhua to work too hard. Officially speaking, she hadn't even finished her maternity leave, so there was no need to rush back to work.

"Next month then. I have to start work next month."

Pan Lianhua doesn't want to stay at home all day and insists on participating in collective labor starting next month.

Fang Wei couldn't resist and had to follow her wishes.

Fortunately, her job mainly involves seedling cultivation, which is not very tiring and she has more free time.

Two days later, Wang Zhuyun came to see Pan Lianhua and the child. When she heard that the other party had to go out to work, she told her grandfather when she returned.

Grandpa was a little dissatisfied. Raising a child was a big deal. What was the point of working so hard to earn such a small amount of work points? He knew very well that with Fang Wei's ability, Lianhua could rest at home for a year without any problem.

"Alas, these two children are pitiful. They lost their parents at such a young age. Otherwise, they would have benefited from having someone to help them. Zhuzi, go help Lianhua take care of the children. I will compensate you for the work points you earned throughout the year."

After thinking about it, Grandpa was still worried, so he discussed with Wang Zhuyun and wanted her to help.

Wang Zhuyun agreed readily. She hadn't found another husband since his death from illness and she had no children, so she was happy to help.

"Sister, why are you here again just after you went back? Grandpa..."

In the morning, Pan Lianhua was sitting in the yard picking beans, and Binbin fell asleep in the cart.

The cart made by Fang Ping is very clever. It can be used for sitting or lying down. This design was inspired by his third brother.

Pan Lianhua was humming a little tune while working, and then she saw Wang Zhuyun walk in.

She was very surprised. How could he come back again after only two days? She immediately thought of Grandpa and became a little worried.

"What are you thinking, Lotus? Grandpa asked me to help you take care of the children. I will live in your house from now on."

Wang Zhuyun was stunned for a moment, then realized that the other party might have misunderstood her, and quickly explained.

Pan Lianhua finally breathed a sigh of relief. She was a little frightened at that moment.
"Okay, okay! I'm glad you can come and help me, but is it okay for you to stay away from work for a long time?"

"Why not? Grandpa promised to give me full work points. If the other sisters knew about this, wouldn't they be scrambling to get it?"

When Pan Lianhua heard what the other party said, she felt relieved.

Fang Ping had helped the village a lot, not to mention the exchange of rice seeds. For example, he provided high-quality soybean seeds, high-yield flue-cured tobacco seeds, and excellent pig breeds.

Just these few things have completely transformed the Yao village. Not only will the village give him full work points and send someone to help take care of the children, but if Fang Wei is willing, he can be the leader of the Yao village without any problems.

Pan Lianhua also thought so. She had a good relationship with Sister Wang Zhuyun, so she immediately accepted her grandfather's arrangement.

But she still felt a little guilty, wondering whether Fang Wei would agree.

Fang Wei is currently observing the growth of NG-032 sterile plants in the experimental field. His elder brother told him that this season's [NG-032] is somewhat special. The plants look stronger and their growth rate has also increased significantly.

"Great! Big Brother, this new variety of hybrid rice should be successful. Let's wait and see how it performs after combining it with the [Gongmi]. As long as the yield and taste are guaranteed, we'll start intensively cultivating it next season."

Fang Wei stayed in the paddy field for more than an hour before coming out.

Afterwards, he washed his feet by the canal and happily told his elder brother the good news. Judging from the current situation, a new variety of hybrid rice is about to be born.

"That's great! Third brother, Lianhua has to take care of the children and do the housework all by herself, it's really hard. If you need anything, just ask your sister-in-law to come over and help. From now on, you can eat at my place."

After finishing the business, Fang Ping turned to talking about family matters.

In short, he wanted to help Fang Wei and Pan Lianhua reduce their burden, and as the eldest brother, he couldn't help but worry about it.

Fang Wei didn't say anything. He still needed to discuss this matter with Pan Lianhua.

noon.

Fang Wei was also shocked when he saw Sister Wang Zhuyun when he walked in.

After the other party explained, he finally understood that this was Grandpa's painstaking effort. Grandpa had a special status in the Yao village, so there was no problem with arranging this, so he quickly accepted it.

Pan Lianhua smiled happily. She had been a little worried before that the man would not agree.

During dinner, Fang Ping and Tian Guihua also came over. Taotao and Tingting had gone to school and had not returned.

"Third brother, the school is now built. When will classes start?"

Taotao lives in the school dormitory, and it is very tiring for Tingting to go back and forth to the commune every day. Now she doesn’t go home for lunch and brings her own lunch every day.

Fang Ping thought of the incident at the brigade primary school and asked casually.

"It was originally supposed to be operational this semester, but we're worried about the lack of teaching staff. I guess we'll have to wait until next semester, not this one."

Fang Wei vowed that the school could not operate this semester, but in the afternoon the commune issued a notice requiring all brigades to prepare for the reception of students.

Starting next week, primary school students from all brigades will return to the brigades’ schools to attend classes.

Team 2 had already made preparations. Zheng Hu immediately arranged for people to clean up and required that the windows and tables must be spotless and there must be no dead corners.

Two days later, two teachers were transferred from the commune, a male and a female.

Wei Guanghua pulled together two junior high school graduates from the entire brigade to serve as substitute teachers. They were not regular teachers, but private teachers who received a monthly stipend.

The food rations were shared equally among the production teams, and the two teachers were given full work points.

As for the two teachers transferred from the commune, they are public school teachers and will have to leave sooner or later.

"Hu Zi, have you arranged a dormitory for me?"

Fang Wei has been worrying about school matters these two days, and Zheng Hu, as the specific executor, has also been busy running around.

In addition to classrooms, Xiatang Primary School also has a row of dormitories, a small canteen, a playground and toilets. Although the conditions are very average, they are much better than other team-run primary schools.

"Everyone has settled in, each with their own room. They can cook in the small canteen, and students can also heat up their meals there. The members of the commune take turns fetching water for the school.

We'll figure out how to allocate a vegetable plot for the school later so the teachers can have their own food. This is the only way for now, and we'll deal with any problems later."

Zheng Hu's arrangements were good and comprehensive.

Fang Wei nodded in satisfaction, and then went to meet with several teachers.

The two teachers who were transferred from the commune were very enthusiastic. They had formal positions and came here to support the construction of the primary school run by the brigade. They would leave in a year at most.

The two private teachers were a bit reserved. Both women were in their 20s. They had good academic performance in school, but were unable to go to high school for various reasons.

"Captain Fang, my last name is Cai, Cai Xiaoping."

"My last name is Tie, Tie Yanling."

The two public school teachers are Mr. Wang and Ms. Qi, and the two substitute teachers are Ms. Cai Xiaoping and Ms. Tie Yanling.

Fang Wei felt that the name Tie Yanling was very familiar. He turned around and glanced at Zheng Hu, and found that the other party was laughing secretly.

"Third brother, this is Yan Hong's biological sister, their names are similar."

He was saying, how could two people have such imaginary names? They were indeed a family. This Tie Yanling was Zheng Hu's sister-in-law.

"Captain Fang, thank you for your thoughtful consideration. To be honest, we didn't expect the school's conditions to be so good."

Teacher Wang and Teacher Qi were very satisfied with the arrangements for Team 2. They said a few polite words and went back to pack their things.

Cai Xiaoping and Tie Yanling were a little nervous. They had never been teachers before and were afraid that they would not be able to do the job.

"Teacher Cai, Teacher Tie, you two should learn carefully from Teacher Wang and Teacher He Qi at the beginning. If you don't understand something, ask more questions and don't be embarrassed.

In addition, as individuals, you should also strengthen your professional learning. Learning is a lifelong pursuit, and together we will strive to run the school well."

To be honest, Fang Wei was not very satisfied with Cai Xiaoping and Tie Yanling.

The main reason is that their educational background is a bit low. I don’t know if they can do the job. But there is no other way now. We can only take it one step at a time.

In a hurry, Xiatang Primary School was officially put into operation.

Although it looked like a makeshift team, the four teachers had a division of labor: Tie Yanling and Cai Xiaoping taught the younger grades, while Teacher Wang and Teacher Qi taught the older grades.

Fang Wei attended a few classes. To be honest, the level of teachers Wang and Qi was just so-so, and Tie Yanhong and Cai Xiaoping were even worse.

All things are difficult at the beginning. It is not easy to set up the current framework. We really can't have too high expectations.

Teachers Wang and Qi are very nice people. From the very beginning, they imparted their experience to Tie Yanhong and Cai Xiaoping without reservation and can be considered their guides.

This made Fang Wei feel very relieved. No matter what, everyone's work attitude was impeccable. If you want to do good things, you must first have a sense of responsibility, and professional skills can be gradually improved through practice.

This morning.

Fang Wei accompanied Pan Lianhua to the afforestation area.

Today is the other party's first day back to work after giving birth. Her sister Wang Zhuyun helps take care of the child, and she doesn't want to stay at home all day.

However, she is still breastfeeding and needs to take time to go home to feed her baby, which requires special instructions from the team.

If we don’t explain it clearly, we’re afraid that some members will have opinions.

In fact, she was overthinking it. There were more than one female comrade in the forestry area. They were all experienced people and understood this without her having to explain it.

(End of this chapter)