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

Chapter 176: Treating illnesses and saving lives, opening a bamboo factory

Jiang Xia asked Chu Linlin and others for help, quickly prepared lunch, and then called the classmates to eat.

"Jiang Xia, didn't you say your team often eats meat? How come there's not even a speck of meat in the dish?"

"Yeah, we're all old classmates, don't be stingy, let us take advantage of it too."

During the meal, two of them were very tactless and were picky.

These two people were not familiar with Jiang Xia before, but they followed her here out of necessity after hearing that life in Xiatang Team 2 was very good.

But when they saw that the food was not very good, they started to find fault with it.

"You two have done enough! Even if they shared the meat, why should they entertain you? Are you very familiar with Jiang Xia?"

Jiang Xia's two classmates couldn't stand it and directly retorted.

The two sides started arguing, and the people who came naturally split into two factions, hurling foul language. Many educated youth from the second team came to watch the fun.

"Stop arguing! If you want to argue, go outside and don't bother others."

Jiang Xia finally couldn't sit still anymore. She had invited them to dinner with good intentions, but she didn't expect it to turn out like this.

"Jiang Xia, we were wrong today. We shouldn't have agreed to bring them here. Stop arguing and leave. We're no longer friends."

Jiang Xia's classmates realized their mistake. This arrangement itself was problematic and made her feel very embarrassed.

As a result, even though people cooked the meal, these little brats still found fault with it. They are simply piece of shit.

"Just break off the friendship, do you think we're beggars? Let's go. We don't want to eat anymore. Let's go back."

In a short while, eight people stood up and prepared to leave without even finishing their meal.

Jiang Xia felt so wronged that she couldn't help crying out loud.

She only now regretted not listening to Chu Linlin. What was the point of having a meal when she wasn't familiar with more than half of the people there.

This is really about saving face and suffering.

"Huh? Aren't you guys here to visit old classmates? Why are you leaving before finishing your meal? Sit down and finish all the food in your bowls. No one is allowed to waste food."

At this time, Zheng Hu suddenly arrived and blocked the door.

The few people who stood up looked at each other, all a little confused. They knew that Zheng Hu was definitely not an educated youth, and he looked like a team leader.

But if they were asked to sit down again and finish what they had not finished, they would feel embarrassed.

Captain Zheng

Jiang Xia wiped away her tears and greeted Zheng Hu.

Zheng Hu nodded, then stared at the men with a malicious look. He didn't care who was right or wrong, but wasting food was unacceptable.

The eight people who stood up could not withstand the pressure and had to sit down and finish all the food in their bowls, not daring to leave a single grain of rice.

Then they were about to leave, and Zheng Hu opened the door.

"Okay, eat now."

Zheng Hu said nothing, turned around and left the dormitory.

Jiang Xia's classmates finished their meal without any appetite, kept apologizing to Jiang Xia, and then left.

Chu Linlin curled her lips and said to Jiang Xia, "See? These classmates of yours are brainless and like to take advantage of others. It's best to stay away from them in the future."

"Um"

Jiang Xia was sad for a long time, but now she has finally let it go.

Being too concerned about reputation has always been her problem. She didn't think it was a big deal before, but what happened today taught her a lesson.

Fang Wei left the team headquarters and went home for dinner.

After all, these educated youth are just students with no social experience. They can only grow up after going through various setbacks.

So, things like what happened today are not bad things, they can teach them a lot.

The lunch was good, with scrambled eggs, steamed bacon, and two side dishes.

Bacon is indispensable to the locals. Nowadays, every household does not have refrigeration conditions, so the meat that cannot be eaten in one or two meals is either made into bacon, dried meat, or air-dried meat.

It is impossible for the team to slaughter pigs every day, and most of the time no one can eat fresh meat.

"Lotus, after we plant the rice, I'll start handling the paperwork for the bamboo factory. You've got to think it over: do you want to stay with the forestry team or go to the bamboo factory?"

After dinner, Pan Lianhua went to boil a pot of tea and brought it over.

Fang Wei suddenly thought of this and asked casually. In fact, he didn't have any requirements for where Pan Lianhua stayed, as long as she liked it.

"I'll go to the bamboo factory, Third Brother. My craftsmanship is pretty good, and I can pass on my experience to everyone later."

Pan Lianhua had everything planned out. After the bamboo factory opened, she would go to the village to select some skilled women to come and work.

The bamboo factory is jointly run by the second team and the Yao village. If it is done well, it can bring good profits.

There is no shortage of people in the village now. Grandpa and his family have taken in more than 40 educated youths, so there is sufficient labor force.

Some sisters were originally engaged in bamboo product production and continue to work in their old profession.

Fang Wei nodded. The key to whether the bamboo factory can be run successfully is sales.

Through the trial of Pan Lianhua and others, the results seem to be good and worth a try.

This morning.

Three big pots were set up again at the entrance of the team.

Fang Ping and Zheng Bao picked a big fat pig from the pig farm and killed it, and served pork soup and cornmeal steamed buns in the morning.

The cornmeal was a reward given to the second team by the grain purchasing department. The second team handed in so much negotiated grain every year. In addition to the reward for feed, there were also rewards for miscellaneous grains and flour.

Because the amount of rewards was small, Fang Wei did not share it with everyone. They could consume it when eating the big pot meal.

[Pigs are produced, points +312, total points: 516316 points.]

There are 194 pigs left on the farm.

Jiang Xia and Chu Linlin came over early in the morning to eat, and a few other boys also joined them.

Now, eating from the big pot has almost become an obsession for the educated youth. They look forward to it every day, and they run faster than rabbits when they can have the big pot meal.

"What did I say? We're starting to plant rice today, so we're definitely going to see some meat. Hey, the team just slaughtered a pig, and this pig offal soup is really delicious."

The boy who was speaking was called Yu Hao. He was tall and in good physical condition. He had the highest score among all the educated youth and could earn 7 work points for a day's work.

"Mmm, it's delicious."

Jiang Xia and Chu Linlin had no time to chat. Their mouths were full of food and they answered vaguely.

The other educated youth were also sweating profusely while eating, and they felt very happy.

Eating from the big pot was completely free. The educated youth had little food rations to begin with, so they saved as much as they could.

Besides, there is meat to eat. The bowl is full of pork offal, which is very rich and definitely not watery.

After eating and drinking, everyone went to the fields.

The team is planting rice today. No matter which group they are in, including Tian Guihua, Pan Lianhua and Wang Zhuyun, they all have to participate in the work.

Strong laborers operated the rice transplanters in the fields, others carried the seedlings, and some were responsible for logistics. In short, when something like this happened, everyone in the second team who could move had to go out.

The fields were bustling with activity. Fang Wei stayed in the experimental field, watching the members of the breeding team plant the experimental materials and the [Nanguang No. 3] hybrid rice.

Because there is no demand for production at the moment, the planting of [Nan Guang No. 3] is relatively small this season.

In addition to being retained by the team, the harvested rice seeds can be provided to the Yao village, the production team where Tian Bingyi is located, and the production team where Tian Youlan is located, so that they can try planting them first.

three days later.

The second team's rice planting work was completed.

Most of the educated youth were exhausted. Chu Linlin didn't know whether it was because she caught a cold from sweating or for other reasons, but she suddenly developed a high fever at night.

Jiang Xia heard some noise at night, got up and reached out to touch the other person's forehead, which was frighteningly hot.

She quickly called two educated youth and went to find Zhao Baocheng in the middle of the night.

Without saying anything, Zhao Baocheng put on his clothes, picked up his medicine box, and went to the educated youth dormitory. At this time, Chu Linlin was already a little confused and her speech was incoherent.

Something doesn't look right.

"Doctor Zhao, please save her!"

Jiang Xia was panicked, and two other female educated youth burst into tears.

"Nonessential personnel, please leave first. The room needs fresh air. Jiang Xia, Yu Hao, you two stay here. Someone else will go inform the captain. The patient will most likely need to be sent to the hospital."

As the barefoot doctor in the team, Zhao Baocheng is undoubtedly qualified.

Barefoot doctors are mainly responsible for the treatment of common diseases and minor illnesses. If they encounter serious illnesses and difficult and complicated diseases, they will immediately recommend referral.

Zhao Baocheng did a simple examination and realized that the patient's condition was not good.

He gave Chu Linlin antipyretics, hung a bottle of medicine, and continued to observe her condition.

At this time, Fang Wei and Taoist Sun walked in.

Fang Wei was woken up in the middle of the night. After asking about the situation, he went straight to call Taoist Sun. Taoist Sun's medical skills were much better than Zhao Baocheng's. If it still didn't work, he would rush to the hospital.

So, he asked someone to notify Deng Yuanen, while he and Taoist Sun rushed to the educated youth dormitory.

"Mr. Sun!"

Zhao Baocheng greeted Taoist Sun, then stepped aside and reported to Fang Wei in a low voice.

Fang Wei waved his hand, indicating that he should not disturb Taoist Sun's treatment and that they could talk about it later if there was anything.

Taoist Sun took Chu Linlin's pulse and diagnosed that it was an internal invasion of external evil. He immediately prescribed three doses of medicine and asked Zhao Baocheng to get the medicine.

After the herbs were collected, they were quickly boiled and given to Chu Linlin to drink.

"After taking the medicine, let the patient rest well, take another dose of medicine after dawn, and the third dose around dusk, and that should be enough.

Baocheng, don't overthink it when you encounter this situation. Take the medicine if necessary. The longer you delay, the more serious the condition will become."

Taoist Sun gave some instructions, then gave Zhao Baocheng some pointers and went back to sleep.

Fang Wei encouraged Zhao Baocheng a few words, talked with Jiang Xia for a while, and then returned home.

No one slept well that night, including Deng Yuanen. He was on standby, ready to send the patient to the hospital at any time.

Chu Linlin took the medicine and fell asleep quickly.

Jiang Xia didn't dare to sleep. She stayed by his side until he woke up and only breathed a sigh of relief.

"Linlin, how do you feel?"

"I feel sore all over and have no strength at all. Also, I'm hungry."

"It's a good thing to know you're hungry. I asked someone to help cook some porridge. Wait, I'll go get you a bowl of porridge right away."

Chu Linlin then ate something and felt much better.

Jiang Xia then told the other party what happened last night. Chu Linlin was confused at night and didn't know many things.

She was deeply moved when she heard that the captain, Doctor Zhao and others had come in the middle of the night.

An hour later, Chu Linlin took the second dose of medicine as instructed by Taoist Sun, and she felt much more relaxed all of a sudden.

After taking the third dose of medicine in the evening, I was able to resume normal activities.

"It's all thanks to Elder Sun. After three doses of medicine, Chu Linlin's illness has improved by 70% or 80%. "

After dinner, Fang Wei and Pan Lianhua went to visit Chu Linlin together, and found that she seemed to be fine.

The couple stayed for a while and then left. On the way, Fang Wei couldn't help but sigh.

He can also cure this disease, but three doses of medicine will definitely not achieve the current effect.

As for Zhao Baocheng, it was even more impossible. She was a little confused when she saw Chu Linlin's condition. In fact, it could be cured with Western medicine.

Chu Linlin rested for a day, and the next day she went to thank Zhao Baocheng, Sun Daoren, Deng Yuanen and others, as well as the team cadres.

The team not only arranged Zhao Baocheng and Sun Daoren to help her treat her, but also made a contingency plan. Deng Yuanen was on standby at any time, ready to take the patient to the hospital.

This is real care and love for her, how could she not be moved?
“We in the second team treat every member the same, and their health is the top priority, so we have a responsibility to do so.

So, Chu Linlin, you don't need to thank anyone or anyone. Just do your best to show your gratitude to us."

Chu Linlin came to Fang Wei last, and Fang Wei couldn't help laughing after she finished speaking.

This is just a routine operation for the second team, and everyone will do the same if someone else is replaced.

"I understand, Captain Fang. I will definitely work hard in the future."

Although Chu Linlin is a little spoiled, she is not a heartless person.

She kept the gratitude in her heart and went back.

Fang Wei didn't take it seriously, and then went to the commune with Fang Wenshu to find Zheng Xianfa, intending to apply for a bamboo factory.

Zheng Xianfa was very supportive of the Second Team and the Yao Village's plan to jointly establish a business. He reviewed the materials prepared by the two teams and signed his approval.

The remaining formalities were simple, and in less than a week, the bamboo factory was ready.

The bamboo factory was located on a slope not far from the river beach. The terrain here is flat and the location is high, and most importantly, the place is spacious enough.

The area is uncultivable and covered in gravel, but that's no problem for the bamboo factory. Making bamboo products doesn't require a factory building; two sheds are enough.

The production process does not require electricity and is entirely handmade, requiring only a few tools.

A few days passed quickly.

A simple [Bamboo Product Factory] was put into operation. Pan Lianhua was temporarily responsible for the management of the factory. Fang Ping and Wen Gong held the title of technical consultant in the factory and would come to help when they were free.

The Yao village has initially sent three women over, and they will continue to send more if the manpower is insufficient. The raw materials for making bamboo products are provided by the Yao village, as the bamboo from the mountains is of higher quality and more suitable for making bamboo products and furniture.

The bamboo factory began to operate with difficulty, and no one knew how long it could survive.

In fact, Fang Wei didn't care much about the results. To put it nicely, the bamboo factory was called a factory, but in fact it was just a small handicraft workshop with almost no investment.

He hopes the factory will succeed, but he can accept failure.

He still focuses his main energy on agricultural production, inspecting it every day and living a comfortable life.

(End of this chapter)