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

"After all, he's a smart person, and he lives a clear life. I won't say any more nonsense, as long as everyone knows what's going on. If you encounter any difficulties in the future, just tell me. If I can't solve it, I still have the captain."

After Guan Chongyang finished speaking, he changed the subject.

To be honest, he did this for Wu Maosheng's sake. He himself had an average relationship with Gao Qingshan and others.

Even Guan Chongyang believed that Wu Maosheng played a big role in Fang Wei's current success.

But Wu Maosheng himself knew very well that the other party's abilities had nothing to do with his own, but he just couldn't speak up to clarify.

They were drinking happily when Fang Ping walked in from outside.

"Boss, why are you here? Come, sit down and have a drink."

Guan Chongyang asked Fang Ping to sit down and poured him a bowl of wine.

Fang Ping picked up the bowl and drank it all in one gulp. Then he said, "Grandpa, my third brother told me you can also make bamboo furniture. I'm very interested in this. Can you teach me when you have time?"

"It's a small matter. I have nothing to do. You can come to me anytime."

Guan Chongyang laughed. It was just a sudden thought that day that made him talk to Fang Wei about the team's business, but he put it aside afterwards. He didn't expect Fang Ping to be willing to learn the technology of making bamboo furniture.

To be honest, he can only be said to know a little about this area, and is far from being a master of it.

"Grandpa, you know this too? I'm interested too. Can you teach me later?"

Although Engineer Wen is a mechanical engineer, he has strong hands-on skills and became interested after listening to the conversation between the two.

"It doesn't matter. Anyone of you who wants to learn can do it."

A few people drank and chatted, and when they saw that it was getting late, they said goodbye.

the next day.

Fang Ping and Wen Gong took the time to ask Guan Chongyang for advice. The old man told them everything he knew and began to teach them step by step.

There were bamboos on the mountain. The next day, Fang Ping went to cut some new bamboos and brought them back. It seemed that he planned to study with the old man for a long time.

However, he and Wen Gong had little time during the day, so they could only do it whenever they had time.

"Third brother, I heard from my sister-in-law that my eldest brother is learning how to make bamboo furniture from Grandpa Guan? I'm also very curious, why don't I go and learn it too?"

Pan Lianhua can actually make a lot of bamboo products. She is very clever and has quite good skills.

She wanted to learn how to make bamboo furniture from the old man, so Fang Wei naturally wouldn't stop her and let her arrange her time herself.

As a result, Guan Chongyang suddenly had three more "disciples", but unfortunately they were not learning Yin-Yang and Feng Shui from him, but learning to make bamboo furniture.

Then Guan Chongyang found that the little food in his stomach was quickly emptied by the three of them.

Fang Ping is a good carpenter, Pan Lianhua can make bamboo products, and Wen Gong has been tinkering with machinery for many years and has strong hands-on skills.

It didn't take long before they were able to make bamboo chairs, bamboo beds, bamboo desks, storage racks, bamboo stools, bamboo boxes, etc.

Later on, the few of them simply didn't need the old man anymore. Often, the three of them could come up with something new and interesting by just discussing it together.

"How about giving it a try and selling it in a furniture store in town?"

There are places in town that specialize in selling furniture, both new and used.

Furniture stores can also offer "consignment sales". If someone wants to sell furniture, they can deposit it with someone else. Once it is sold, the store will charge a handling fee and give the remaining money to the owner.

Fang Ping and Pan Lianhua were confused about these things, but Wen Gong knew very well, so he made a suggestion.

They also made some bamboo furniture these days, and the yard and the house are almost full of it.

Fang Ping then asked Fang Wei for his opinion. Fang Wei thought it was feasible, so he asked Deng Yuanen to help deliver the things to the county town.

Fang Wei had no time for this. He had recently been perfecting his plan to raise free-range chickens. Initially, he was considering raising 3000 chickens, building a new poultry house halfway up the mountain, and adopting a combination of free-range and feed-feeding methods.

The eggs can be shared among everyone to compensate for the losses caused by not raising more chickens and ducks.

In addition, we can distribute chickens to everyone during festivals, killing two birds with one stone.

When the plan was almost done, he called Zheng Hu and others together to discuss how to implement it.

"Third brother, I have an idea for this matter. Let Engineer Luo select a few people to go to the mountains to raise chickens. Even though Engineer Luo is a city dweller, he's really good at raising chickens and ducks."

Zheng Hu was the first to propose that Luo Gong be in charge of the poultry house on the mountain.

Fang Wei shook her head. Mr. Luo was not suitable for public display. She could be the de facto person in charge, but she could not just use the title.

After his explanation, Zheng Hu and others finally realized what was happening.

In fact, it doesn’t matter whether he has a title or not. As long as Fang Wei is in the second team, his words are more effective than any title.

"Captain, do we need to fence off the [poultry house] on the mountain? Otherwise, what if the chickens get lost?"

Zhao Jinsheng asked another question, which was whether the [poultry house] on the mountain and the surrounding area needed to be fenced off?

It would be very expensive to enclose the chicken with a fence, and if you don’t do it, you will worry about the chickens getting lost.

"No, the chickens and ducks raised by our team will return to their nests on their own. We can't stop them."

Zheng Hu recalled what happened at Xie Wang's house before. At that time, two ducks were lost in the team. The whole village searched for them, but when they found Xie Wang, several people refused to admit it.

Later, when the yard door was opened, the ducks returned to [Poultry House No. 2] on their own, and the people who stole the ducks had nothing to say.

"Yes, Mr. Luo is good at this."

Fang Wei also smiled and made it clear that there would be no need for fences, and raising chickens would be implemented starting next year.

It's settled. I'll talk to Engineer Luo later and have the infrastructure built between the end of this year and the beginning of next year. Zheng Hu will be in charge of the overall planning, so it shouldn't be difficult.

When Fang Wei returned home for lunch at noon, he seemed more relaxed and asked about the consignment situation of Panlianhua furniture.

"It's pretty good. We took eight pieces of furniture in total, and I heard five have already been sold."

Pan Lianhua was very proud and couldn't help laughing as he spoke.

The little guy was sitting in Wang Zhuyun's arms at this time, babbling and laughing.

Fang Wei glanced at Xiaobao, then said to Pan Lianhua, "I want to add a seat to the crossbar of the bicycle. It will be more convenient to take Xiaobao out in the future. Can you make one out of bamboo?"

"No problem, just tell me your requirements and I can make it happen."

Pan Lianhua seemed very confident and made a promise immediately.

After dinner, Fang Wei went to get paper and pen, drew a sketch and handed it to Pan Lianhua.

Pan Lianhua looked at it for a few seconds, then went to her brother's place to get the bamboo. She finished it in just one afternoon, and it fit perfectly on the bicycle. She was truly skilled.

"Lotus, tomorrow our family will go to the commune. Sister will also go and take some photos with Xiaobao."

There is a photo studio in the commune. The last time we took photos there was before we got married.

I have been so busy over the past six months that I haven't had time to take a family photo. Now that I remember, I'm going to do it.

"Okay, I was thinking about that the other day."

night.

Pan Lianhua took out all her clothes from the closet and spent a long time deciding what to wear tomorrow. Xiaobao had new clothes, and she picked out a red one that looked festive.

the next day.

Fang Weiyi's family and Wang Zhuyun went to the commune and took several photos in one go.

First was a family photo, where the three of them took a photo together and posed for a long time.

Then Fang Wei and Pan Lianhua took a photo alone, Wang Zhuyun took a photo holding Xiaobao, Pan Lianhua took a photo with Ajie, and finally everyone took a group photo together.

Zhao Liang would come back to pick it up in two days, so everyone bought some daily necessities at the supply and marketing cooperative and then returned home.

Xiaobao is very excited today, babbling non-stop. My sister said the little guy wants to talk, and it's obvious that everyone is very happy.

A light rain fell at night, which relieved the dry weather a little.

To be honest, this year's agricultural production is thanks to the release of water from the Yaojialing Reservoir for irrigation, otherwise the county's production would definitely have decreased.

It drizzled for three days before the weather cleared up.

Fang Wei suddenly became interested and called Pan Lianhua and his elder brother early in the morning, planning to go into the mountains to pick mushrooms.

In this season, you can pick [swan mushrooms] in the mountains. When he thought of how delicious the mushrooms were, he couldn't help drooling.

Swan mushrooms are hard to find, but that’s no problem for Fang Wei.

He knew very well that there were patches of mushrooms growing there, but the journey was a little far, and the three of them walked for more than two hours.

"Over there, on the shady side of that hill, you should find a lot of mushrooms."

He had been to this area before, so he took the lead and acted as a guide.

When we got to the north shady side, we found a lot of swan mushrooms in the pine forest. So, we quickly started picking them, and by the end, all three backpacks were full.

Then everyone rested for a while, drank some water and ate some dry food, and then headed back.

"Third brother, we can't eat so many mushrooms at home. What do you think about selling some at the market tomorrow morning?"

"Okay, I just want to go shopping."

The two brothers agreed to go to the market tomorrow. Pan Lianhua also wanted to go. When Fang Ping got home and told Tian Guihua that she also wanted to go.

So the next day, the four of them went to the market together. Soon after they opened their backpacks, all the [swan mushrooms] they brought were sold out.

Each of the two brothers earned dozens of yuan. This thing is really not cheap, but the quantity is too small and the picking period is short, so it is impossible to make money in the long run.

Then the four of them strolled around on the road, bought some small things, and then returned to the village.

This period is relatively quiet before the autumn harvest. Not too many people are needed for field management, and the members take turns working.

Fang Wei thought about it and decided to give everyone another chance to earn work points, so he launched a large-scale campaign to replace the tree species in the oil tea forest.

He discussed it with Zheng Hu and called a meeting of all the members.

Since there were work points to be earned, everyone seemed very active and there was almost no need for mobilization. The number of people who signed up exceeded expectations.

the next day.

Led by Fang Wei and Zheng Hu, they organized a group of strong laborers to cut down the old tea oil trees, and then transplanted the tea oil seedlings from the nursery area.

Except for the members who looked after the fields, almost everyone went up the mountain.

In addition to spring sowing and summer harvest and planting, the team once again saw a scene of everyone working.

The progress of the oil palm forest renewal was already very fast, and the remaining work volume was not large, so this work was successfully completed in less than half a month.

Fang Wei was originally very happy, but a small incident happened in the meantime that made him a little depressed.

He was busy on the mountain that day, and teachers Wang and Qi, who were supposed to be teaching the children at school, came to find him.

Although the school is named as the brigade primary school, it is actually managed by him.

"I'm sorry, Captain Fang, we've received a notice from the commune and we need to report there soon, so we can't continue teaching here."

Two public school teachers agreed to stay here for a year, but ended up leaving halfway through.

Of course, this matter has nothing to do with them. It was a notice issued by the commune.

"Is there something special going on? Why are you so anxious?"

Fang Wei wouldn't turn his face away from them, but he still had to ask the necessary questions.

"We didn't know either. We just received a sudden notice asking us to report to the commune immediately."

The other party didn't know the reason either, what else could Fang Wei say?
After the two public school teachers left, only Cai Xiaoping and Tie Yanling were left in the school.

There are more than 60 children in the school, from first to fifth grade, and the two were a little panicked.

Fang Wei went to find them and comforted them:
"I've heard everyone say you're actually quite good at teaching, and the kids really like you. Don't be afraid, just keep teaching as usual. I'll send you on further studies when the opportunity arises."

The emotions of the two gradually stabilized.

To be honest, it is normal for a private teacher in rural areas to take care of dozens of children, and they are just two of them, so they have no right to complain.

"Okay, Captain Fang, we will try our best."

The two expressed their determination and went back to class.

Fang Wei sighed. It wouldn't be long before middle school and high school students in the city would go to the countryside to work in the fields. Instead, rural primary schools would be able to maintain basic teaching.

By then he will have a lot of educated young people under his command, but he does not want to replace Cai Xiaoping and Tie Yanling because they have always been very dedicated and responsible.

"We still need to find ways to improve their professional skills."

Fang Wei then had a new idea and decided to wait until he finished the tree planting work.

A few days passed quickly.

The oil tea forest in the team has completely changed its appearance.

The old tea oil trees have disappeared, and new tea oil tree species have appeared all over the mountains.

Facts have proved that this wild tea oil tree, after being artificially cultivated, has shown many excellent traits.

The first is high yield and high oil yield, and the second is that the tree species has excellent resistance.

After finishing this matter, Fang Wei went to find Gao Qingshan and asked him in detail how to improve the professional level of the two substitute teachers.

Gao Qingshan used to be a teacher at the Forestry College, so he must know something.

"Of course, we should let them continue their studies. It's a bit of a stretch for junior high school students to be teachers; they should continue to study high school-related subjects.

I recommend someone to you, Yang Fan, who can tutor two teachers. He can even substitute for the teacher when the school is too busy.

Gao Qingshan did not take on too much, but instead recommended Yang Fan.

Yang Fan was one of the eight people sent to the second team for re-education. He was in his thirties, wore glasses, looked weak and frail, and was not as good as women at doing farm work.

So the team rated him as a half-laborer, and he could only earn 5 or 6 work points for a day's work. (End of this chapter)