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

Zheng Xianfa just wanted to drink, and he was always the one who got something when the team distributed things.

He is now a state official and eats commercial grain, but his life is not as comfortable as before.

Everyone in his family knows his own business. He is only at the level of a team leader, but by chance he became the director of the commune, and he often feels overwhelmed.

Pan Lianhua brought over a pot of sweet potato wine and gave them two side dishes, and the two of them started drinking in the house.

After finishing a pot of wine, Zheng Xianfa said, "Little scholar, I will be moving to the commune soon. I won't need welfare anymore."

Fang Wei wanted to say something, but the other party waved his hand and stood up to leave.

“Alas, it’s not easy for everyone.”

Fang Wei knew that the other party came here tonight not for the cloth at all. The old captain of the second team was moving away, so he must be feeling very complicated, right?

The next day.

Fang Wei asked someone to deliver the cloth allocated to Zheng Xianfa to the other party. A few days later, Zheng Xianfa abandoned his ancestral home and moved his family to the commune.

That morning, Fang Wei was reading a notice sent by the commune correspondent, while Yu Hao was standing outside the door, hesitating and not daring to come in.

The notice in Fang Wei's hand is a meeting notice. He will go to the provincial capital for a meeting in three days.

Seeing Yu Hao out of the corner of his eye, Fang Wei put down what he was holding and shouted, "If you want to come in, just come in. Why are you standing outside the door stealthily?"

Only then did Yu Hao walk in cautiously.

"Captain Fang, I just want to ask, does our team have any extra cloth? Could you please sell me some? Just enough to make one set of clothes."

He finished speaking haltingly, lowering his head and not daring to look at Fang Wei.

At this moment, Fang Wei looked out from the open door and saw the figure of a little girl. He knew this little girl, whose name seemed to be Liang Xueqin, and she had been visiting Yu Hao frequently recently.

"No, the allotment for each person is fixed. If you have already bought the cloth, there is no way I can give you another one."

Fang Wei shook his head and rejected Yu Hao's request.

Yu Hao seemed a little at a loss. Although he often appeared in the team headquarters, he was actually a little timid towards Fang Wei and Zheng Hu.

"Anything else?"

Fang Wei smiled slightly and then asked.

"That's all, that's all. Captain Fang, you're busy, I'm leaving."

Yu Hao turned and walked out of the office. When he saw Liang Xueqin, he shook his head helplessly, indicating that the matter had not been done.

"Thank you, but if it's not possible then it's not possible."

Liang Xueqin was not very disappointed. She asked Yu Hao to find the captain just to give it a try.

I didn't have high hopes in the first place, so I can't say I'm disappointed.

The weather was nice today. Later she helped Yu Hao wash the sheets and hung them up before leaving.

Zhao Jinsheng and Hao Aizhen happened to be chatting with the educated youth in the dormitory. They saw this scene and came back to tell Fang Wei about it as gossip.

"Are these two planning on dating? Actually, they're quite a good match."

Yu Hao is older than Jiang Yun and Chu Linlin, and is 19 years old this year. Liang Xueqin is about the same age as him, the same age as him, and is only a few months younger than Yu Hao.

At this age, they can definitely get married in the countryside, but they probably need to date for another two years.

This incident was just an episode. After that, Yu Hao and Liang Xueqin became very close, and Liang Xueqin often came to the second team to find him.

Fang Wei asked Zhao Jinsheng to find an opportunity to remind Yu Hao that while dating is one thing, one must pay attention to safety, otherwise if something really happens, they will have no choice but to get married.

The next day.

Many people from the Chenzhou business system came and inspected the bamboo factory accompanied by Fang Wei, Pan Lianhua and others.

Although the conditions in the bamboo factory are very simple, the workers' craftsmanship is very exquisite, and the products they make are comparable to exquisite handicrafts.

According to Fang Weixin, the skills in the factory are inherited and are not something that is done casually.

Finally, people started placing orders, totaling 7 yuan worth of products.

The previous order from Xiangling area has not been completed yet, and now there is another order of 7 yuan. The bamboo factory will probably be busy for several months.

Pan Lianhua has now cancelled consignment sales, and there are also some scattered orders from the county. The situation of the factory is getting better and better.

"Third brother, let me tell you something. Yu Hao's girlfriend, Liang Xueqin, is quite something. She contacted the commune herself and asked to be with her boyfriend. She wants to be transferred to the second team.

The commune initially disagreed, but she kept going to Director Zheng every now and then, which made Director Zheng lose his temper. In the end, they agreed to her that as long as the second team agreed, the commune would issue the transfer order.

The educated youth were all placed in collective households, which made it very convenient for them to find jobs and return to the city in the future.

Requests to be transferred to other production teams were relatively rare, but not uncommon. Furthermore, the girl had a strong reason: she said she would definitely marry Yu Hao.

To be honest, it is rare to find female educated youth as brave as Liang Xueqin nowadays.

After a few years, the bunch of little brats grew up and became adults. After staying in the countryside for a long time, they all became experienced people.

By that time, commune cadres had to take detours when they saw them.

"Interesting, haha! Huzi, go tell Yu Hao that I agree to take Liang Xueqin in. However, if the two of them are destined not to get married in the future, Liang Xueqin must go back to where she came from."

Fang Wei laughed and told Zheng Hu to get it done.

He didn't know whether Yu Hao and Liang Xueqin could be together in the future, but he had done his best for Yu Hao.

However, nowadays, people basically fall in love with the intention of getting married. Any relationship that is not aimed at marriage is considered hooliganism.

The matter was quickly settled. Liang Xueqin asked Yu Hao to take her to the team headquarters to express her gratitude to Fang Wei, Zheng Hu, Zhao Jinsheng and others.

"At such a young age, he's very good at everything. He's better than Yu Hao."

Fang Wei sighed and suddenly realized that the male educated youth in the second team were very popular.

If all the female educated youth from outside want to marry the male educated youth from Team 2 in the future, will the population of the team increase?

So he hurried to find Wei Guanghua and Zheng Xianfa and stated that if he wanted to be transferred to the second team in the future, it would not be processed unless he had a marriage certificate.

What happened between Yu Hao and Liang Xueqin is a one-time incident and will not happen again.

Zheng Xianfa laughed so hard that he said:

"Little scholar, I asked you to be a pushover, and now you're scared? Okay, from now on, I'll do as you say. No matter who applies to be transferred to the second team, I'll help you block it."

In fact, not many educated youth wanted to get married early. Almost every one of them was thinking about returning to the city, and not many were willing to settle down in the countryside.

It’s okay for educated youth to marry locals, but if they marry locals, they may never be able to return to the city.

So far, Yu Hao was the only educated youth in Team 2 who was in a relationship, and no similar cases had been discovered. Fang Wei stayed with Zheng Xianfa for a while, then went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some things, and then headed straight to the county town.

I took a bus from the county town to Chenzhou, and then took a train to the provincial capital for a meeting.

At this meeting, Fang Wei delivered a keynote speech entitled "Hybrid Rice Changes the Future", calling on the province to increase investment and vigorously promote hybrid rice breeding technology.

Now that he has become a representative, he hopes to do something tangible.

Fang Wei's speech received widespread attention. Grain production has always been a top priority. Except for the first two years when it was relaxed, everyone has always attached great importance to this work.

"Representative Fang Wei's speech hit the nail on the head. I hope everyone will study it carefully and fully support our agricultural production."

All parties attached great importance to Fang Wei's speech. During the meeting, they printed out the speech and organized everyone to discuss and study it.

Many people are talking about "hybrid rice". Now that we have a direction, we also have a goal to work towards.

The Provincial Department of Agriculture will take the lead and organize relevant scientific research institutes to focus on breakthroughs in "hybrid rice breeding technology" in the next few years.

The second team has another sign, [Provincial Department of Agriculture Hybrid Rice Breeding Demonstration Base].

The province allocated 100 million yuan specifically to the second team, requiring it to do a good job in receiving people for study and exchange.

"Third brother, we have another brand? Tsk tsk, the province is quite generous, allocating 100 million yuan right away."

"This money can't be spent casually. It's earmarked for its intended purpose. They're using our second team as a teaching base, allowing us to spread hybrid rice breeding technology."

Fang Wei returned to the second team and brought back a new sign.

This matter has its pros and cons. The positive side is that the second team will not only receive support from the regional agricultural bureau, but also support from the province.

The team will have no shortage of supplies, farm tools, agricultural machinery, etc., and even the county cannot stop them.

The disadvantage is that the second team will probably not have peace in the future. There will be a constant stream of people coming from all over the province to visit and study, which will inevitably have a certain impact on the team's production and the lives of the members.

Overall, the benefits far outweigh the disadvantages.

Fang Wei placed the signs, meeting materials and other things he brought back in the office, chatted with Zheng Hu and others for a while, and then returned home with his bag.

"Dad, hug me."

When Xiaobao saw Fang Wei, he rushed over.

The child is growing very fast. He is already over one year old. He can walk and talk, but his speech is not coherent.

Fang Wei put the bag on the ground, then picked up Xiaobao, and his beard pricked the other's face, making the little guy scream.

"Okay, Xiaobao, let your father rest for a while and eat later."

Pan Lianhua smiled and grabbed Xiaobao, letting him come down and play by himself.

Fang Wei went to wash his face, and then told Pan Lianhua about some of the things he encountered when he went to the provincial capital for a meeting.

After a while, my sister called for dinner, and the family sat in the house and had a happy dinner.

the next day.

Tang Ze, Zheng Xianfa and others came to the team. They had received documents from their superiors. The province established the second team as a [Hybrid Rice Breeding Demonstration Base] and required Xinlin County to actively cooperate.

"Captain Fang Wei, these are the fuel coupons the county has issued specifically for you. A batch of building materials will arrive soon, and the public sector will send people to help you build three dormitories."

When Tang Ze said this, he couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion.

Previously, Chen Mazi and his men had blocked the supplies of the Second Team, and the supply of fuel tickets and ammonia water was cut in half.

At that time, Fang Wei came to the county to find me, but I did not stand up for him.

As a result, Fang Wei went directly to the regional agricultural bureau, and they hung a sign on the second team. From then on, the important supplies for the second team were directly supplied by the region.

Not long after that, Fang Wei came back from a meeting in the province, and Team 2 had another sign.

This time it was even more serious. The province directly issued a document requiring regions and counties to unconditionally support the breeding work of the second team.

Some people had been quarreling with Team Two, but now they all behaved themselves.

"Thank you, Director Tang, and thank you for the county's support for our second team."

Fang Wei took the fuel ticket with a smile. Although he was a little dissatisfied with Tang Ze because of some things, he generally respected him.

Then he said a few words of thanks and asked everyone to sit in the conference room so that he could report to the leadership on behalf of the second team.

"Captain Fang, your breeding work has achieved great results and has been recognized at both the regional and provincial levels. Many agricultural workers will be coming to exchange ideas and learn from you. Are there any difficulties facing your team?"

After everyone sat down, Tang Ze got down to business.

The higher authorities asked the county to actively cooperate and strongly support, so the county should at least show some appreciation, right?
"Director Tang, Director Zheng, our second team's land is running out! We didn't have much arable land to begin with, and the brigade school and infirmary were built right here, and then they built dormitories for the educated youth. So, we don't have room for reception quarters."

Fang Wei was not really crying poor. The land in the team was becoming increasingly scarce, and now they had to build reception buildings. Where would they get so much land?

Tang Ze nodded and looked back at Zheng Xianfa and Wei Guanghua who was sitting next to Zheng Xianfa.

To solve this problem, only the commune and the brigade can step in.

"So what should we do? How about your second team just merge with the first team?"

Zheng Xianfa spread his hands, indicating that he was powerless.

Apart from merging other production teams, he could not get any land.

Wei Guanghua's eyes lit up, he felt this was a good opportunity.

Team One is his roots. If he can be merged into Team Two, everyone's living standards will rise sharply, and he will have done his best for his fellow villagers.

"Director Tang, I think Director Zheng's suggestion is very good. As the branch secretary of Xiatang Brigade and the former production team leader of Team 1, I firmly support Director Zheng's idea."

It was not Wei Guanghua's turn to speak, but he still had a lot of say in matters concerning Team One.

So he took advantage of the opportunity and expressed his opinion directly.

Tang Ze nodded. He felt that Zheng Xianfa and Wei Guanghua were just singing the same tune. This idea was definitely not a sudden inspiration, but was premeditated.

In fact, he also thought this suggestion was very good, but he couldn't make a decision on this matter on his own and needed to go back to the meeting to discuss it.

Later, Tang Ze and his group went to the fields again and finally visited the bamboo factory.

The bamboo factory is bustling with activity. Many members who are not working come here to do the work. Each piece of bamboo product goes through various processes before being loaded onto trucks and shipped away.

"Director Tang, it's still more than ten miles from here to the main road. Drivers have reported that the road conditions are poor. Can the county arrange for some repairs?"

Traffic conditions are generally bad now, so Fang Wei just said that without holding out any hope.

However, Tang Ze's answer was beyond his expectations. He said that the county had already made plans for this matter and would start implementing it in the second half of this year. (End of this chapter)