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

"Lotus, you must remember this place. When you have time later, you can transplant the rare herbs in it to the chestnut forest in the team."

Fang Wei and his wife then picked some other rare herbs before leaving reluctantly.

He had just designated this area and included it in the scope of the [Forestry and Picking Area].

You don’t have to wait too long. You can come back in the summer or autumn of next year and you will definitely reap a lot of rewards.

But this place is too far from Murakami. It takes about a whole day (daytime) for a one-way trip, so it is impossible to make a round trip on the same day.

By the time the two returned to the tree hole, it was dark.

However, they did not plan to stay in the mountains for another night, but instead headed straight back without stopping.

Fang Wei and Pan Lianhua lit torches, and two hunting dogs led the way, running back and forth from time to time to drive away some small animals that appeared around them.

Both of them were very familiar with the way back, especially Fang Wei, who could go back in the dark even without a torch.

When the two returned home, it was already early in the morning and both were exhausted.

"You two are really something, walking on a mountain road in the dark? Go wash up quickly, I'll make you something to eat. Xiaobao has been looking for his mother the past two days and has cried several times."

The two men woke up their elder sister as soon as they entered the house. After Wang Zhuyun got up, she said something to them and hurried to cook.

Fang Wei and Pan Lianhua had a meal at noon and ate some dry food on the way. They were already hungry by then.

However, Pan Lianhua was heartbroken when she heard that Xiaobao had been crying all the time these past two days. She cleaned him up and then went into the house to see the little guy.

Fang Wei took a cold shower and ate a bowl of rice before he felt better.

Although he didn't encounter any danger on this trip, the situation in the primeval forest was complicated and his nerves were always tense.

The next day.

After Fang Wei woke up, he gave the herbs he found to Taoist Sun.

"Third brother, you are amazing! These herbs are basically extinct. You can only find them in the deep mountains and old forests where no one is around.

How long did it take you two to find them all? I can't help but admit it, after all, you've been wandering around in the mountains since you were little."

Taoist Sun was very surprised. He thought it was amazing that the other party could find all these herbs within a month.

Who knew that just two days later, the things were delivered to him.

"It's not that I'm great, it's just that the old man is lucky. Master Sun, please do your best to take care of the rest. I'll take the old man to the provincial capital hospital in a few days."

Fang Wei did not hide his thoughts, he felt that Taoist Sun would not care either.

As expected, Taoist Sun agreed with what he said. He was a cultivator, not a professional doctor, and he didn't care about face or have any prejudice.

His purpose was very clear, which was to extend Guan Chongyang's life as much as possible.

He doesn't know how far he can go, he just does his best and leaves the rest to fate.

Fang Wei then went to the brigade headquarters. He was away for only two days, and everything was normal in the team, and nothing happened.

in the afternoon.

Guo Yongqing came to the team to visit his wife. The couple had dinner together and then went to Fang Wei's house to sit down.

The situation has eased a bit recently. Shen Yu can go home once a month, and Guo Yongqing can visit his wife at any time.

The team assigned Shen Yu a single room, which was quite convenient.

Since Fang Wei became the team leader, the living conditions of those receiving re-education and the educated youth have improved to a certain extent.

Team Two performed the best, followed by Team One.

"Third Brother, Chen Mazi is about to make a comeback. I don't know what he has done to deserve such a favor, but there are always people speaking up for him."

Even though Guo Yongqing had already eaten when he arrived, Fang Wei still invited him to have a few drinks.

Shen Yu and Pan Lianhua went to the room where the sewing machine was placed. Shen Yu had a few pieces of clothes to mend and also planned to make a pair of pants for Lao Guo, so he came to borrow Pan Lianhua's sewing machine.

Fang Wei and Fang Ping were drinking and chatting with Guo Yongqing when he suddenly brought up the matter of Chen Mazi.

In fact, Fang Wei had heard about this matter from his second brother-in-law last time. When he heard Guo Yongqing mention it again today, he was no longer surprised.

"Uncle Guo, do you have any specific information? Where will Chen Mazi go?"

Fang Wei was more concerned about this matter. If Chen Mazi went to other communes, that would be fine. What he was most worried about was that the other party would return to Yaoling Commune.

If that were the case, he, as the team leader, would be constrained in every way and would have to devote at least half of his energy to fighting Chen Mazi.

It will definitely affect the brigade's development plan.

"Nothing has been decided yet. It is said that it will remain in the county."

Guo Yongqing didn't know much either. After all, he was an idle person now and it was difficult for him to get first-hand information.

Fang Wei stopped asking questions and continued chatting with the other party.

The next day.

Fang Weiyi rode his bike to the county alone and met Tang Ze.

Logically speaking, he shouldn't have a say in the personnel changes in the commune, but the grudge between Chen Mazi and the second team is basically known to everyone.

He didn't say anything else but talked about the pilot project in Xiatang Brigade.

"If Chen Mazi returns to Yaoling Commune, it will definitely disrupt the work of the brigade. I hope the leaders can consider this issue."

"Captain Fang, I understand everything you said. But there are some things that I can't decide on my own. I can only do my best."

This time, Tang Ze did not shirk responsibility, but gave a clear answer.

In fact, he also faced many constraints in the county, and there were some things he could not tell Fang Wei, but the reality was that he might not be able to prevent Chen Mazi from returning to his post.

Fang Wei could understand what this sentence meant and immediately expressed his gratitude to the other party.

Then he left Tang Ze's office.

"Captain Fang, are you here to report to Director Tang?"

In the corridor, he met Wu Yaoyang.

Wu Yaoyang was transferred later, having been in the county for less than three years. He was Tang Ze's deputy. It was said that he and Tang Ze had always been at odds, and Fang Wei was not familiar with him.

But the two had met each other. Although they were not familiar with each other, at least they knew each other.

"Hello, Director Wu! I have reported some pilot projects to Director Tang."

Fang Wei responded with a smile, then said goodbye and left.

Wu Yaoyang looked at his back in silence for a while before heading to the meeting room. The original agenda of this meeting was about the arrangements for agricultural production in the coming year, but at the end, Wu Yaoyang suddenly brought up the matter of reinstating Chen Yongkang (Chen Mazi).

However, this was met with Tang Ze's firm opposition.

"The pilot project in Xiatang Brigade is now a top priority for the county, and all parties are paying close attention. Now that Chen Yongkang's case has been clarified, I agree to reassign him a new job, but he doesn't need to go to Yaoling Commune anymore; he can stay in the county."

Tang Ze’s meaning was very clear, that is, Yaoling Commune is currently very stable and there is no need to disrupt the existing structure.

Didn't Chen Mazi find his biological father? Then the previous rumors would be refuted.

It would certainly be inappropriate to continue hanging him up, but he didn't necessarily have to go to Yaoling Commune. Tang Ze finally suggested that he go to the Light Industry Bureau.

"Chen Yongkang has always worked in rural areas. Wouldn't it be inappropriate for him to be assigned to the Light Industry Bureau?"

Wu Yaoyang expressed a different opinion. He was still inclined to let Chen Mazi return to Yaoling Commune.

Others also spoke up, saying all sorts of things, with great differences of opinion.

In the end, Chen Mazi went to Qianjin Commune as deputy director, a result that was acceptable to all parties.

After Fang Wei knew about this, he felt relieved but also a little worried. It seemed that Tang Ze was not having an easy time. He really had not lied to him at that time.

Fortunately, that ghost went to another commune. It can be seen that Tang Ze tried his best.

After that, Fang Wei stopped paying attention to this matter. At the end of the year, all production teams began to distribute dividends, and Team 2 was no exception.

Perhaps because the brigade accounting system is about to be implemented, each production team is very cautious about this year's dividends.

Although the levy has been paid, if you act too aggressively at this time, who knows if it will have an impact on the future distribution of the team.

Recently everyone is learning from Dazhai, specifically learning their spirit of hard work and selfless dedication.

Therefore, the recent trend does not advocate giving too much distribution to individual members.

Fang Wei noticed everyone's mentality, then called Zhao Jinsheng over and discussed the dividend plan for the second team with Zheng Hu.

It was finally determined that the average dividend this year was 600 yuan per person. Both the old educated youth and the members received a share, but the new educated youth had just arrived and therefore did not receive a share.

Team 500 is the richest team in the entire brigade. According to this standard, the dividend level of other production teams cannot exceed an average of yuan per person.

The other production teams took this as a reference and quickly distributed the dividends.

Fang Wei felt very satisfied that the surplus funds of each production team had not been spent, which showed that everyone had long-term development goals in mind.

"Everyone, the time has come. Next, we will officially implement brigade accounting. Accountant Liu, Secretary Gao, you will be responsible for collecting the funds of each team and returning them to the brigade. Each production team will keep 5000 yuan in reserve funds. The amount of funds submitted will be linked to the new year's distribution."

After each team had received their dividends, Fang Wei began to collect their funds.

Since the accounting is unified, funds and materials need to be allocated uniformly. It is impossible for every company to have a small treasury.

The brigade is responsible for reviewing and reimbursing the expenses of each team, and will also leave some reserve funds for everyone.

"Okay, we'll do it right away."

Accountant Liu and others took the order and left. Each production team readily transferred the funds in their accounts to the brigade.

The same goes for supplies: all household stocks of grain, cooking oil, and so on were taken over by the brigade. Warehouse management was reassigned by the brigade, and security was handled by the brigade's militia company.

All financial power, including the allocation of materials, was taken over by the brigade. The power to appoint and remove cadres of each brigade also belonged to the brigade and was supervised by all members of the brigade.

In this way, Fang Wei directly controlled the economic lifeline of the entire brigade, and his title of brigade leader was truly worthy of his title.

The following work was much easier. Fang Wei re-planned the adjacent arable land of each production team, trying to connect the land into one piece to facilitate mechanized operations.

Although current agricultural machinery is still very backward, it is much more efficient than manpower.

Under certain conditions, we must of course actively promote the use of agricultural machinery to maximize labor productivity.

Afterwards, the brigade began to count the labor materials of each production team, including but not limited to agricultural machinery, agricultural tools, oxen, etc.

“三哥，咱们大队总共有5台拖拉机、112头耕牛、打稻机24台、插秧机8台、收割机2台、水泵3台.”

Zheng Hu reported the statistical situation to Fang Wei, and the overall situation was not optimistic.

Xiatang Brigade as a whole still relies mainly on human and animal power, with old agricultural tools and a serious shortage of agricultural machinery.

For example, the water mills and manual threshers from ten years ago are still in use, patched up, and have very low production efficiency.

Apart from Team 4 which had four tractors, only Team had a new walking tractor, while the other production teams had none.

Farming mainly relies on animal power, while transportation relies on people pulling and carrying on shoulders.

"This certainly can't meet current production needs. Huzi, talk to Accountant Liu and the others about buying four more tractors and ten more rice transplanters before spring planting."

After listening to this, Fang Wei couldn't help but sigh secretly.

The brigade's financial resources were still too limited, which led to very low labor productivity and occupied a large amount of labor.

He calculated the team's cash and decided to buy some farm machinery. These would be needed for spring sowing, while other equipment like threshers and rice threshers could be considered later.

In addition, he also gritted his teeth and planned to buy four tractors, which, together with the original five tractors, could play an important role in spring plowing.

"Third brother, each production team relies heavily on reservoir water for irrigation. Teams 6 and 12 both have deep wells. Should we buy a few more pumps?"

Zheng Hu nodded. He also thought that the brigade should add some agricultural machinery.

He then added that he hoped to add a few more pumps for irrigation.

Fang Wei thought for a moment, then shook his head and asked, "When will the Yaojialing Hydropower Station be repaired? It's been a few years, why is there no progress at all?"

"I've asked about this specifically. I heard the hydropower station is still under construction, but funding is tight, so the completion date has been delayed. It should be connected to the grid and generating electricity within a year or two."

Zheng Hu was also very concerned about this matter, but he was not very clear about the time when the hydropower station would be completed and put into operation.

"Let's put the purchase of the water pump on hold. It's not just a funding issue, we can't get that many oil coupons."

After much deliberation, Fang Wei decided not to buy the water pump for the time being.

Zheng Hu had nothing much to say. These were all practical issues and he could only put them aside for the time being.

Two days later, Manager Liu from the agricultural machinery company came to see Fang Wei in person.

The order from Xiatang Brigade was not small, and this matter attracted her high attention. She needed to know some details in more detail.

Fang Wei told the other party about his needs, and the two discussed for a long time and finally decided on the specific model.

Then the agricultural machinery company began to stock up and promised to deliver all the goods within one month.

From the end of the year to the beginning of the year, Fang Wei, Zheng Hu and others did not rest. They were busy and finally sorted out the relationship between the brigade and each team.

The new rules and regulations were put into trial operation, and the forestry and sideline production teams began to operate. The brigade also established an agricultural machinery team and a machine repair team, and Deng Yuanen became the head of the agricultural machinery team. (End of this chapter)