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

"Hurry up, or it will be dark when you get back."

Fang Wei and Zheng Hu urged everyone to work faster, and then they also threw themselves into the busy work.

The educated youth had made great progress compared to when they first arrived. They followed suit and filled their backpacks in just one hour.

According to the requirements, strong laborers carry 100 kilograms, ordinary laborers carry 80 kilograms, semi-laborers and weak women carry 50-60 kilograms.

Before returning, we sat down to rest for twenty minutes, eating some dry food and drinking some water. Otherwise, how could we have the energy to walk such a long mountain road?
"Gather! Everyone, keep up, don't fall behind. Let's go back."

Twenty minutes later, the large group of people set out on their return journey.

We rested at least 5 times along the way. Everyone's physical condition and strength are different, so we still had to take into account the feelings of the majority of people.

It was not until after five in the afternoon that the picking team returned to the village.

After Jiang Xia and Chu Linlin handed in the chestnuts, they returned to the dormitory and didn't want to move at all.

Yu Hao and Liang Xueqin were in a similar situation. This young couple no longer had any desire to be intimate with each other and were so tired that they were beginning to question their lives.

From this point, it can be seen that the educated youth are completely incomparable to the other members of the commune.

The members of the cooperative have to go to the mountains to chop firewood since they were young. Although they dare not go into the deep mountains and forests, the ability to walk on mountain roads has been developed through years of training.

"Everyone, wash up and take a rest. Then, in half an hour, we'll go to the cafeteria to eat the big pot meal."

Zhao Jinsheng shouted in the village with a loudspeaker, and the educated youth finally came to life.

Every time the team has a big pot meal, they are the most active, including Chu Linlin and Jiang Xia.

They lay down for a while, got up, washed their faces, and went to the cafeteria.

Today there was bacon and the vegetables were oily enough, so even a little girl like Chu Linlin ate two big bowls of rice.

To be honest, although summer harvest and planting are also very tiring, it is much easier than picking in the mountains.

And this is only the first day. After picking wild chestnuts, we have to pick wild tea seeds. For some people, this is like a nightmare.

the next day.

Zheng Hu blew the whistle before dawn, and then Zhao Jinsheng held up a loudspeaker and shouted everywhere, asking everyone to gather.

We started having breakfast only after all the members and educated youth had arrived.

After dinner, we put down our bowls and chopsticks and started into the mountains, starting another day of hard work.

"Jiang Xia, I feel like a hard-working little bee, working even in my dreams."

"We're girls, so it's okay. Yu Hao and the others have to carry 80 kilograms of stuff on the mountain road. It's scary to think about it."

For female educated youth like Jiang Xia and Chu Linlin, carrying a weight of at least 50 kilograms was considered acceptable, so it was definitely easier than for the boys. But this ease was only relative. As they walked in the group, they both had expressions of despair on their faces.

At this time, Fang Wei caught up from behind. When he passed by the two of them, he saw their appearance and said with a smile:

"Don't worry too much, you two. The hardest part of picking in the mountains is the first day, but it will get much easier as you get used to it."

"Really?"

The two expressed their doubts, but Fang Wei did not continue to answer them and disappeared in a flash.

Compared with Fang Wei, many educated youth are not even weaklings.

But at least there were 30 more laborers, and Fang Wei and Zheng Hu kept encouraging them, so no one fell behind.

A few days passed quickly.

Everyone picked wild chestnuts and tea seeds. Chu Linlin and Jiang Xia couldn't help but smile with joy as they looked at the mountains of harvest.

This season, a total of 38900 kilograms of wild camellia seeds and 42100 kilograms of wild chestnuts were picked.

[Picking wild camellia seeds, points +38900]

[Picking wild chestnuts, points +42100]

Total points: 1102464.

"There are wild loquats in the mountains. Everyone is free to pick them, and whoever picks them gets them. But one thing is, you are not allowed to act alone. The team will send people to protect your safety, so you must act as a group for 7 days."

Many people couldn't run anymore, not to mention the educated youth, even many members of the commune collapsed from exhaustion.

Fang Wei announced that loquats could be picked voluntarily, but they had to go up and down the mountain together, and Zheng Bao would bring people to protect them throughout the process.

The next day, they gathered at the team headquarters entrance. Fang Wei, Fang Ping, Pan Lianhua and Fang Tao arrived on time, but when it was time to set off, only more than 30 people showed up.

"Set off."

It doesn't matter how many people come, it's all voluntary anyway.

He didn't let Zheng Bao follow him. After all, it would be enough to have a few people with guns in the team.

There were four people in their family, and they could pick at least 300 kilograms of loquats on one trip. After a few days of hard work, they had picked a total of 2000 kilograms of loquats and stopped going back into the mountains.

Fang Wei's family and his eldest brother's family each got half, which was exactly 1000 kilograms each.

I kept some for the children to eat, and took the rest of the fruit plate lotus and field osmanthus to the market to sell, earning 200 yuan each.

Next comes the chestnuts and tea seeds in the picking team, which is much easier than picking them in the mountains.

[Picking loquats, points +700]

Picking Camellia Seeds, Points +31800

[Chestnut Picking, Points +210000]

Total points: 1344964.

Next, the team distributed wild chestnuts to everyone, an average of 10 kilograms per person. The rest were sold at the market by Fang Wenshu and Accountant Liu.

Wild chestnuts are rare and sold very well. They were all sold out in just a few days, with a total profit of 19650 yuan.

Because the team grew too many chestnuts, it was impossible to sell them retail, so they had to hand them all over to the purchasing station, earning a total of 65100 yuan.

These two incomes, plus the previous income from selling herbs, total 20.805 million yuan.

As a side income for the team, this income is actually quite considerable.

Unconsciously, the second team's sideline income has been rising continuously, economic forests and under-forest planting have begun to show results, and things will get better and better in the future.

This year, there is a bumper harvest of tea seeds. The tea seeds picked from the wild and the tea seeds produced by the team together weigh more than 7 kilograms.

After threshing, drying, and steaming, the tea seeds were pressed for oil. A total of 21210 kilograms of tea oil were extracted, with each person receiving an average of 50 kilograms, and the remaining 4210 kilograms were stored in the warehouse.

Fang Weiyi's family received 160 kilograms of tea oil, which was enough for them to eat in a year.

For the educated youth, the recent period has been a stark contrast from hell to heaven. Going to the mountains to pick tea leaves was painful, but now I feel so happy to receive tea oil.

Without enough cooking oil, no dish will taste good.

Chu Linlin received 55 kilograms of tea oil, finally exceeding the average. This was mainly due to her excellent reception work. At least more than half of the educated youth did not even get the average amount.

As the leader of the educated youth group, Jiang Xia also received 55 kilograms of tea oil, and she did a good job.

The two girls lived together and could not finish the 110 kilograms of tea oil until next year. No wonder they always greeted everyone with a smile, they were in a very good mood.

Yu Hao received 60 kilograms of tea oil, and Liang Xueqin received 45 kilograms, for a total of 105 kilograms. They also ate together, and Liang Xueqin had even dared to use more oil in her cooking these past two days. Whenever she thought back to those days of lack of meat and oil, she felt that joining the second team was the best decision she had ever made.

The members, on the other hand, didn't feel much about it, after all, they were already used to it.

"Third brother, I realize that we are busy all year round just to feed ourselves."

The busy second team quieted down again. Zheng Hu ran to Fang Wei's office, looking very emotional.

Fang Wei couldn't help but laugh and said, "Food, clothing, housing and transportation are people's basic needs and their greatest needs. Being able to eat enough is the first step to a stable and happy life. There are still many things to do in the future."

"That's right, that's right. Third brother, why don't you invite someone to show a movie in the team sometime? Everyone is busy from morning till night, so give them something to entertain themselves."

Zheng Hu's thinking is jumpy, jumping from the issue of basic human needs to the level of spiritual needs.

To be honest, there are basically no cultural and entertainment activities in rural areas these days.

The village still has no electricity, and no one knows what to do after dark, so most people choose to go to bed early.

"Play a movie? I'll ask later."

Fang Wei thought back and realized that the last time he watched a movie was before he got married. Now his children can run around all over the place.

So he nodded and agreed to go to the commune to ask.

As a result, before he could go find Zheng Xianfa, Zheng Xianfa came to the team.

He went with the second team and the construction team, and the road construction promised by the county was finally settled and construction officially began.

There are fewer people coming to visit and study during this period, but there are still some.

Fortunately, the second team already had experience, and all the reception matters were handed over to Yu Hao and Chu Linlin, and the team leader Fang Wei rarely showed up.

If a group of people come, he will just go and keep them company for a few days, and then he won't have to do anything else.

"Captain, let me tell you something. Our team's cafeteria and sales outlet are actually profitable."

That morning, Accountant Liu found Fang Wei and told him a funny story.

The cafeteria provided meals to visiting learners, and originally intended to break even, but it ended up making a profit without them noticing. No wonder Accountant Liu told Fang Wei about this as a funny story.

There is nothing much to say about how the sales outlets make money. There is a fixed price difference between purchase and sale. Even if there are no outsiders, they will still make a profit. It is just a matter of how much profit they make.

"How did you do it?"

Since there was no dedicated person to manage the canteen, Accountant Liu was asked to take charge of it.

So it was appropriate for Fang to ask him out of doubt.

"The cafeteria has very good cost control. Although the prices of the meals are very low, we still make a profit."

Accountant Liu explained that the chef had previously helped out in the county government cafeteria and found the food there very affordable.

After the team's canteen was put into operation, he copied the proportions, portions and prices of the dishes, and then sought the opinion of Accountant Liu.

When Accountant Liu heard that the price of the meals was the same as that in the office cafeteria and that the portions were a little larger, he immediately agreed.

Who would have thought that after running for so long, it would be profitable every month. Of course, the profit was not much, after all, the canteen of the government office never thought about making money.

"That's good, keep it up."

Fang Wei couldn't help laughing, and was too lazy to change it, so he just kept it that way.

After Accountant Liu left, Hao Aizhen came again with an application in her hand.

"Captain, there are several pregnant women on the team this year, including Captain Zheng's wife and Deng Yuanen's wife. I want to buy some things and go to comfort them on behalf of the team. Is that okay with you?"

Hao Aizhen is the women's team leader, so this kind of thing is naturally her responsibility.

After Fang Wei heard what the other party said, he slapped his forehead.

The wives in Zheng Hu's room and Deng Yuanen's room had both been pregnant for a long time. He had originally planned to buy some things and visit them, but he forgot about it because he got busy.

He took the application form, took a look at it, and signed it.

When he returned home at noon, he told Pan Lianhua about this. Pan Lianhua also slapped her forehead because she had also finished her work.

the next day.

The couple went to the county town and bought some things at the department store. When they returned home, they asked Pan Lianhua to deliver the things to Zheng Hu's wife and Deng Yuanen's wife.

The team’s intention is the team’s, and as Fang Wei and Pan Lianhua, we must express it separately.

After Pan Lianhua came back, she said that Tie Yanhong might be giving birth soon, and the due date should be in the near future.

"Hu Zi didn't plan to take his wife to the county hospital to give birth, saying it would be just as good at home. He trusted Dr. Wang Guixiang's skills."

"Not going to the hospital? Hu Zi is really generous. Lianhua, didn't you try to persuade Tie Yanhong?"

"Why didn't I persuade them? But the couple didn't take it seriously. It's useless for me to say anything more."

Pan Lianhua shook his head, knowing that he could not help with the competition.

Fang Wei was also helpless. He found an opportunity to talk to Zheng Hu again the next day, but the other party still refused to go to the hospital.

After all, it was someone else's family affair, so he said it once and didn't say anything more.

A few days passed quickly.

That night, Fang Wei had already gone to bed when Zheng Bao hurriedly came to find Fang Wei and said that Tie Yanhong had encountered difficulties while giving birth at home. According to Wang Guixiang, it was probably a difficult birth.

Doctor Wang is doing his best to handle the situation. Zheng Bao came to Fang Wei to prepare a tractor in advance so that he could rush to the hospital in case of danger.

Fang Wei quickly made arrangements and asked Deng Yuanen to be on standby to send Tie Yanhong to the county.

Pan Lianhua couldn't sleep either. Xiaobao happened to be sleeping with his sister today, so she and Fang Wei went to Zheng Hu's place.

Deng Yuanen also came, but no one came in, just stood outside the yard waiting. Zheng Hu remembered it all in a circle, and now he regretted why he didn't listen to his third brother and go to the hospital to give birth, but what's the use of regret?

"Stop spinning. It makes me dizzy."

Fang Wei then squatted down with Zheng Hu at the foot of the wall, took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, tore it open, and handed a cigarette to the other party.

Although he doesn't smoke, he always has two packs of cigarettes in his pockets. It has become a habit.

"Huzi, don't be anxious. Good luck will come to you."

Fang Wei was actually not very good at comforting people. At this time, he could do nothing but beg and stand on the side of Zheng Hu's family from a distance.

Zheng Hu's eyes turned red and he wished he could slap himself in the face.

Time passes by minute by minute, and the hearts of those who are waiting are filled with torment.

After a long time, a cry was heard from the house. Zheng Hu's mother ran out of the house, crying and laughing at the same time, and told everyone that Tie Yanhong and her daughter were safe and had given birth to a daughter.

Zheng Hu stood up suddenly and almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, Fang Wei was quick to help him up.

"Thank God!"

Pan Lianhua also breathed a sigh of relief and was happy for Zheng Hu's family. (End of this chapter)