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

After the festival, every household cleared out all the chickens and ducks at home, and no member openly violated the team's ban.

This incident also shows Fang Wei's prestige in the second team. He basically says what he means and there is no one who pretends to obey him but actually disobeys him.

While all parties were still arguing about whether it was better to use the brigade or the production team as the accounting unit, Team 2 welcomed the summer harvest.

Summer harvest is followed by summer planting. During this period, the second team will clearly no longer receive study and exchange personnel from all over the country.

The bamboo factory stopped accepting new orders last week, and everyone has to focus their main energy on the "double harvest" work.

"Third brother, we have now upgraded our weapons. There is no other production team as wealthy as ours in the whole county."

A large number of agricultural machinery were used in this year's summer harvest. The region allocated four threshers to the second team, and the province allocated two of the most advanced harvesters to the second team.

The members became familiar with the operation of these agricultural machinery a month in advance, which played a very important role in the summer harvest.

Everyone said that this was the first time in their lives that they had experienced such an easy "summer harvest".

Taking advantage of the recent good weather, the team quickly dried the rice to avoid any problems if it rains.

420亩【南光二号】稻种喜获丰收，总产量达到了462000斤。其他还有10亩的【南光三号】、10亩的【优红三】、10亩的【贡米】，以及10亩配对试验田。

The yield of hybrid rice materials is not counted. The yield of 10 mu of [Nanguang No. 14500] rice seeds reached 1450 jin, with an average yield of jin per mu, which has reached the yield limit.

This means that the [Nanguang No. 3] rice seeds have been completely formed and can be promoted on a large scale in the future.

However, Fang Wei does not plan to take action for the time being. He will wait and see for a year or two.

[Harvest crops, points +462000]

[Harvest crops, point +14500]

Total points: 1003006.

"Third brother, we have a surprise in this season's pairing experiment. The [Yuxiang No. 032] you brought back can be used as a restorer line, and the effect is very good. Next season we will try to plant this hybrid rice, numbered YX-."

All 460 acres of paddy fields in the team have been purchased, threshed, dried, weighed, and then stored in the warehouse.

The breeding team also had many surprises. First, the [Nan Guang No. 032] rice variety was completely finalized, and second, the excellent hybrid rice variety YX- was discovered.

The new rice variety is obtained by hybridizing the sterile line and [Yuxiang No. 1]. The resulting seeds have been tested and have good high-yield rice characteristics.

The next step will be practical verification. If successful, the new rice variety can be named.

"This is a pleasant surprise. I wonder if Director Chang and the others have gained anything?"

Fang Wei sent some of the [Yuxiang No. 1] rice seeds he brought back to Chang Wenyuan, asking him to conduct pairing experiments.

At present, this pairing experiment has achieved initial success in the second team, but the successful experience of the second team cannot be replicated. I don’t know if there is any new progress on Chang Wenyuan’s side.

He planned to take some time to visit Qinghe County after the summer planting was over.

Next, all the members were busy. After plowing the soil, they started the summer planting work.

The late rice will be planted with 440 mu of [Nan Guang No. 10] hybrid rice, 032 mu of [YX-10] rice seeds, and mu of experimental fields to continue various hybrid rice experiments.

Now the second team's warehouse is full of various breeding materials and experimental materials, so there is no need to continue to increase the inventory of materials this season.

"Huzi, send someone to deliver 5 jin of [Nanguang No. ] rice seeds to the purchasing station tomorrow and sell them. When you get to the commune, remember to call Director Zeng first. This batch of rice seeds is for Qinghe County, and they will make the arrangements."

The team retained 12000 jin of [Nanguang No. 5] mature rice seeds, and sent the other jin to the purchasing station. Zeng Qinghui would find a way to transfer them to Qinghe County.

At that time, it was said that Qinghe County would only be given second-grade rice seeds, but the output increased this season, so Fang Wei simply did Zeng Qing a favor and provided him with 5 kilograms of mature rice seeds.

At first glance, this number seems small, but in fact, these 5 jin of mature rice seeds can produce 800 million to 1000 million jin of second-grade rice seeds.

To be honest, Fang Wei only did this for Zeng Qing's sake. Even if Chang Wenyuan came to ask him for help, he might not agree.

Subsequently, 5 jin of [Nan Guang No. 59000] rice seeds were sold to the purchasing station, and the team's cash income increased by yuan.

The next step is to exchange rice seeds. Our brigade will start with the first brigade, and then other brigades will line up to exchange.

Based on the results of this season, the yield per mu of the mature rice variety [Nanguang No. 960] is about 900 kilograms per mu of the second-grade rice variety. The yield per mu of the second-grade rice variety is about kilograms per mu.

It’s a pity that the seeds of the [Nan Guang No. 2] hybrid rice can only be planted for two generations, and the seeds cannot be saved after the second level.

Except for the second team, all other production teams in the Xiatang Brigade are engaged in the production of the second-grade rice seeds [Nanguang No. 2]. The rice seed output can not only meet the rice production of the entire county, but also provide appropriate supply to surrounding counties.

During this period, the entire Yaoling Commune was very busy.

Yaoling Commune has actually become a supply base for hybrid rice seeds. The production teams of each of the 17 brigades must exchange the standardized rice seeds from the second team of Xiatang Brigade, while other communes in the county must exchange the second-grade rice seeds from Yaoling Commune.

As long as the second-grade rice variety [Nan Guang No. 900] is continued to be planted, the average rice yield per mu in Xinlin County can reach kilograms.

This is the yield of a single rice season, which is already remarkable at present.

Xinlin County is a typical agricultural county. Increasing grain production is a top priority. It also shows that the county's economic development level has been significantly improved.

This achievement played a crucial role in Tangze's ability to survive the storm.

After the exchange, Team 80 collected 37.76 jin (approximately 1.18 kg) of rice and yuan in cash. The cash payment for the rice seeds was based on the purchase price of yuan per jin (approximately kg), and no longer included a conversion to regular rice.

In addition, the region and county issued a document exempting the second team from the task of grain procurement, and they only needed to pay public grain.

Currently, the second team still has 15 kilograms of rice in stock. Fang Wei, Zheng Hu and others discussed and decided to clear the stock and sell another 15 kilograms of rice.

The public grain tax will be paid tomorrow, and the excess will be sold to the purchasing department at the negotiated price.

The next day.

Accountant Liu, along with Yu Hao, Jiang Xia and some other members, was responsible for handling the matter.

Since Zheng Hu had contacted the purchasing station in advance, they sent a car to purchase the goods, which was considered special treatment for the second team.

A total of 69000 kilograms of public grain were paid, and the remaining 231000 kilograms of rice brought in a total of 23100 yuan in cash.

The team has left 65 kilograms of rice, which will be distributed to everyone later.

Fang Wei took into consideration future mergers and even the implementation of brigade accounting, so he wanted to give everyone more.

"Third brother, let's distribute it based on an average of 800 kilograms per person."

He originally wanted to distribute an average of 1000 kilograms of rice per person, but Zheng Hu thought it was too eye-catching and suggested it would be better to distribute it at 800 kilograms per person.

Fang Wei didn't care. 800 kilograms was 800 kilograms. He distributed the rations to everyone early the next morning.

The next day.

Yu Hao, Jiang Xia, Chu Linlin and others got up early, quickly finished their breakfast, and went to line up in front of the barn.

"Xiaoxia, Linlin, are you so proactive?"

Pan Lianhua and Tian Guihua also came and stood in line behind a group of educated youth.

They were now very familiar with the educated youth and always had to greet each other when they met. "Sister Lianhua, sister-in-law, we have to be proactive. We've run out of food rations, and we can't just rely on loans to get by, right?"

Jiang Xia and Chu Linlin were helpless. They had been here for so long, but this was the first time they had properly distributed their rations.

The food that the team had loaned them before was not enough.

The team slowly moved forward, and finally it was Jiang Xia's turn. Zheng Hu, who was in charge of the allocation, asked Accountant Liu and shouted:

"Jiang Xia, 850 kilograms of rice. Chu Linlin, 750 kilograms of rice."

Jiang Xia was the leader of the educated youth group and received work point subsidies.

Chu Linlin wasn't yet at the average level, but the 750 kilograms figure was already beyond her expectations. After paying back the borrowed grain, she would have at least 500 kilograms of rice left.

Enough for her to eat for a year.

The educated youth happily received their rations and left, but Pan Lianhua and Tian Guihua could not experience that kind of joy, after all, they were already used to being hungry.

After the two men received their rations, Fang Wei and Fang Ping finally arrived and pushed the rice back on a cart.

That night, many educated youth got drunk.

Who could understand their sadness, crying and laughing at the same time? Except for the days when they ate from the communal pot, they dared to eat as much as they could. They had to save money on other days, otherwise they would have no food to eat. They couldn't always borrow food from outside, could they?

Now, as long as everyone works hard, at least they don’t have to worry about going hungry.

They were grateful that they had been assigned to Team 2. If they had been in any other production team, they would never have been able to get such a large amount of rations. If they had been sent to a more difficult place, it would have been good to have coarse grains.

Fang Wei was also drinking. Today, Guo Yongqing went to visit his wife in the first team and stopped by Fang's house to sit for a while.

Since he was here, Fang Ping and Fang Wei wouldn't let him go hungry. Tian Guihua cooked a few dishes, and the two brothers drank a pot of sweet potato wine with each other.

"Uncle Guo, are you doing okay at work?"

"It's actually pretty good. The pay hasn't changed, but I'm bored all day. No one cares if I'm late or leave early. It's just hard on your aunt, but luckily, she's got everyone taking care of her. Otherwise, I doubt she could have made it."

Guo Yongqing talked about his own situation and Shen Yu's situation, and then expressed his gratitude to Fang Wei.

Overall, Shen Yu was doing well in the team. She was not allowed to do any hard work, but the conditions in the countryside were not as good as those in the city after all.

Fang Wei comforted him:

"Uncle Guo, don't worry. This will definitely pass. By then, Auntie will be able to return to the city. Better days are ahead. Just hold on a little longer."

Guo Yongqing nodded and stopped talking about these things.

After eating and drinking, it was getting late, so he rode his bike back to the county town. When he got home, he found a bag tied to the back seat of his bike, which contained some bacon, dried bamboo shoots, and other things.

"These two brothers are both sentimental people."

Guo Yongqing felt a little sour in his nose. A friend in need is a friend indeed. He was right about the person.

Fang Wei returned home after dinner. The little guy was still awake and kept pestering him to listen to a story.

"Then take a shower quickly. After you take a shower and lie on the bed, I will tell you a story."

Fang Wei would never refuse such a request from a child. Pan Lianhua smiled and went to give Xiaobao a bath. He sat down and drank a few sips of tea.

After half an hour, he went into the house to tell his son a story. The little guy was not satisfied with the first story and kept asking for more. However, he fell asleep after just the beginning of the second one.

A week later.

Fang Wei and Fang Ping rushed into the mountains early. They were going to collect herbs today and set out before dawn.

"Third brother, will our brigade have unified accounting in the future?"

It rained a little the day before yesterday and it was a bit hot and stuffy along the way.

As Fang Ping walked, he suddenly asked a question.

There have been all kinds of rumors these days, and because they involve personal interests, the members are very concerned.

"It's hard to say now. The current mainstream is still 'three-level management, with teams as the basis'. Since accounting authority has been delegated to production teams, there will be great resistance to returning it to the brigade.

However, this matter depends on the situation and cannot be generalized.

In regions with adequate management and strong economic development, returning accounting authority to the brigade will definitely bring more benefits than disadvantages. Otherwise, the disadvantages will outweigh the benefits.

Fang Wei was also tired from walking, so he signaled his elder brother to stop and rest.

Then he explained his understanding in detail. These words were not imagined out of thin air. The brigade economy in some places is doing very well now.

However, for most areas, it is more practical to use production teams as the accounting unit.

"Third brother, I wasn't happy about the merger last time. You don't have to work so hard. Aren't you living a good life now?"

"Brother, I can't make the decision on this matter. If the higher-ups insist on doing it this way, it's useless even if I disagree. Let's wait and see. Let's do our own thing first."

Fang Wei didn't know how this matter would turn out. He had already made up his mind that he would definitely take control of the second team, and let everything else take its course.

Fang Ping also felt that this matter was very complicated. He lowered his head to smoke a pipe, extinguished the fire, and then set off again.

Two hours later, the two arrived at the farthest herb growing area.

There is basically no road in this area. The trees are lush and green, and all kinds of plants grow wildly, as if you have walked into the depths of the primeval forest.

The two men used axes to clear a path, and when they saw the fields of herbs, they couldn't help but show a look of joy.

These herbs not only look old, but also look very good.

It has only been a year since I last came here to collect herbs, but looking at the scene before me, it seems as if several years have passed.

Fang Wei was about to pick the fruits when Fang Ping grabbed him.

Then Boss Fang clasped his hands together and bowed to all four directions before letting them start working.

Fang Wei was secretly happy. He knew that his elder brother was thanking the Four-Direction Mountain God. His father had taught him these things when he was still alive.

But in fact, he knew best in his heart that there was no mountain god, and all this was due to the attribute bonus.

Next, the two brothers buried their heads in picking herbs.

The expenses of both families were not small. Fang Wei had a new baby, and Wang Zhuyun helped take care of the child. Although the Yao village covered the work points and food rations for the family, since they lived here and took care of the child, they had to provide food, right?
You have to buy some things for people throughout the year. Not to mention compensation, you have to give them some pocket money.

Fang Ping's family had a daughter, Tingting, who was still in school. Taotao's school had been suspended since the Dragon Boat Festival, so he wouldn't have to go back to school. He had received his junior high school diploma, but with no chance of further education, he had to return to farming.

The family started saving money early so that the child can find a wife in a few years.

The brothers' only extra income now comes from collecting wild herbs, unlike before when they had an acre of sloping land and could grow some high-yield crop seeds, which would bring in a lot of money. (End of this chapter)