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

After two days in the provincial capital, Pan Lianhua and Wang Zhuyun discovered various inconveniences. For example, they needed food coupons to buy anything, and many good products in the mall also required coupons.

So on the third day, they insisted on going home.

Fang Wei didn't stop him. His purpose in bringing them to the provincial capital for a few days was to broaden their horizons. Since their goal had been achieved, they could go back. The train tickets were cheap anyway, so they could come back later when they had the chance.

The family bought a lot of things and then returned to the team.

"The current situation is like this. The higher authorities feel that the situation should be corrected and the private plots should be returned to the members. However, this is not a hard and fast requirement. Localities can handle it at their discretion based on their actual situation.

As for our Xiatang Brigade, I personally feel that further division of the land is unnecessary. Therefore, the private plots will not be returned, and centralized farming will continue; individual farming will not be permitted.

Fang Wei conveyed the spirit of this meeting at the meeting of brigade cadres and production team leaders.

Because specific documents would be issued later, he didn't say much. However, he did express his views on private plots and individual farming, which did not cause any controversy.

In the entire brigade, everyone has vegetables, meat, and eggs to eat, and their cash income is higher than other places. What's the point of making changes?
It’s right to listen to the captain.

Fang Wei is now the branch secretary and team leader of Xiatang Brigade. Most people still like to call him "team leader", and few call him branch secretary.

It's nothing else, just a matter of habit.

"I agree with the captain."

"I agree."

The brigade formed a resolution and then issued a notice.

This incident did not cause any waves among the members and educated youth. Everyone continued to do what they were supposed to do, and everything continued as usual.

A week or so later, official documents were distributed to all communes and brigades. Apparently, people were very enthusiastic and quickly returned the private plots to the members.

Every household started raising chickens and ducks again. According to regulations, each household can only raise no more than three poultry, but most people are still very satisfied.

The value of some things can only be known after you lose them.

"Captain Fang, a lot of people have been asking us these days if we can sell chicks and ducklings."

Suddenly, chicks and ducklings became hot commodities, and Fang Yunying and Luo Gong were stopped by people asking about them every day.

The team did not sell chicks and ducklings to the outside world before, and the two of them were undecided.

"Of course. You guys should work hard during this period. Chicken and duck eggs are not for sale for the time being. You can sell the chicks and ducklings that hatch if you can."

The entire sideline team now has 7 poultry houses, with a chicken inventory of 16000 to 20000 and a duck inventory of more than 15000.

Among them, [Poultry House No. 7] is mainly used to raise broiler chickens, and they have now begun to be slaughtered one after another.

There are also five poultry houses that raise Mallards. After the ducks are collected, the number of ducks in stock will gradually decrease, and will only increase after the spring of next year.

There is definitely no problem in hatching a batch of chicks and ducklings now, and selling them is still very profitable.

"Okay, we know what to do."

After they returned, they hatched the chicks and ducklings and sold them at 1.5 cents each, which was a very fair price.

Xiatang Brigade did not participate in this trend. After planting rapeseed, it harvested the flue-cured tobacco planted by other teams.

今年大队一共收入了117万斤花生、99万斤黄豆、90万斤烤烟。这其中包括二队出产的12.35万斤高产花生种子以及9.5万斤高产黄豆种子。

[Harvest crops, points +1170000]

[Harvest crops, points +990000]

[Harvest crops, points +900000]

Total points: 8179695.

High-yield soybean seeds and high-yield peanut seeds brought in a total of 74 yuan in cash.

The remaining 104.65 million kilograms of peanuts were distributed to everyone based on an average of 100 kilograms per person, for a total of 20.85 kilograms.

The remaining 83.8 kilograms of peanuts were all used to extract oil, and a total of 29.33 kilograms of peanut oil were extracted.

The high-yield peanuts and high-yield soybeans of the second team have been popularized in the brigade, which not only increased the yield of crops, but also improved the quality of crops.

"Third brother, how are we distributing the peanut oil? Many people are eagerly waiting. This is the first time our brigade has squeezed peanut oil."

Among edible oils, peanut oil has high quality and is deeply loved by everyone.

But the team was no longer wealthy and the peanut production was low, so they had never been given any peanut oil.

Zheng Hu came to Fang Wei with everyone's expectations, wanting to know whether peanut oil would be distributed to everyone and how it would be distributed.

"According to the coefficient, Team 100 will have an average of 80 kilograms of peanut oil per person, and the others will have an average of kilograms of peanut oil per person. Tell them to prepare the oil bottles tomorrow. Huzi, you'll be responsible for executing this."

As time went by, the brigade's affairs were basically decided by Fang Weiyi.

The brigade's income was substantial this year; there was no need to sell the peanuts; they could use them to press oil. There was no need to discuss the distribution plan; this figure would definitely satisfy everyone.

"Okay, I'll go inform everyone right away."

Zheng Hu was also very happy and turned around and ran out.

the next day.

Each production team came with oil drums to distribute the oil, and was busy from morning to dusk.

A total of 16.68 kilograms of peanut oil were distributed, leaving 12.65 kilograms in inventory. This is a good thing, and it can be used to build relationships later. It is definitely the best material.

The current price of peanut oil is between 0.68 yuan and 0.88 yuan per catty, and the price fluctuates slightly depending on the grade.

A pound of peanut oil can be sold for 0.9 yuan at the market and 1.2 yuan on the black market, but the key is that it is not available.

The next day, Fang Wei went to the commune and called Wu Di, asking him to bring his own oil barrels to buy peanut oil at a preferential price of 0.8 yuan per catty.

Wu Di was overjoyed. If pork could be purchased through connections, chicken, duck, and even eggs would be easy to come by. But peanut oil was hard to come by. Fang Wei's call was like doing him a favor, and he dared not neglect it.

Later, Wu Di sent several vehicles over and took away a total of 2.65 kilograms of peanut oil.

The team received 2.12 yuan in cash, but this was not the most important thing. What was important was that the relationship between the two sides was brought closer. When Wu Di sent a car, he also brought a batch of defective cloth and cloth scraps.

The quantity of cloth this time was a bit large, so Fang Wei notified the Yao village to take some back, which was enough for everyone in the village to make a set of clothes.

The remaining cloth was distributed to the brigade members and educated youth, and everyone was vying for it. The cloth had to be paid in cash, and since it was inferior, it was very cheap and impossible to buy outside.

Afterwards, the Yao village bought 1 kilograms of peanut oil, the Tian Bingyi production team bought 1 kilograms of peanut oil, the coal mine bought 3 kilograms of peanut oil, and the cement plant bought 3 kilograms of peanut oil.

Another 8 kilograms of peanut oil were sold, earning 6.4 yuan in cash.

There are still 2 kilograms of peanut oil left in stock. I don’t plan to sell it and will keep it for the time being.

Fang Wei had a nice idea. In the future, whenever he encountered something that required connections, he would use peanut oil to pave the way. He didn't believe that people wouldn't be tempted.

As a result, Director He, who was in charge of logistics in the county, came to him with Wu Yaoyang's note and asked Fang Wei to sell some peanut oil to the county government canteen at all costs.

"Captain Fang, you don't know that we often can't get supplies either. Sometimes everyone complains, saying there's not a drop of oil in the food, and wonders if we've stolen it all."

Director He started to play the victim as soon as they met, but the other party was not lying. The supplies in the office cafeteria were not abundant at all, which was different from what many people imagined.

Fang Wei could understand. He had eaten in the office cafeteria before, and the food was probably just so-so.

"Okay, for Director Wu's sake, I'll sell you at most 1 kilograms of peanut oil."

One or two thousand kilograms of peanut oil was really not enough, so Fang Wei gritted his teeth and gave the other party 1 kilograms of peanut oil.

There were only 10,000 kilograms left in stock, and he decided not to give them to anyone who came and just keep them in the warehouse.

The team received another 8000 yuan in cash, and the peanut oil issue came to an end.

The team still has 89.5 jin of ordinary soybeans, and the current price has fallen back to 0.63 yuan per jin, and can only be sold for 0.8 yuan per jin at the market.

Back then, a pound of soybeans was sold for 2 yuan and it was hard to get one.

Fang Wei decided to distribute soybeans to everyone. The standard was the same as for peanut oil. The second team received an average of 100 kilograms per person, and the other production teams received an average of 80 kilograms per person. A total of 16.68 kilograms of soybeans were distributed.

The remaining 72.82 kilograms of soybeans were put into inventory and can be sold slowly at the market later.

In addition, it is a common practice in the team to distribute tofu to members during festivals and holidays, and a large amount of soybeans are consumed.

As for flue-cured tobacco, it is simple. The scraps are left over and members who like to smoke can buy them at a low price and smoke them for a year.

These scraps are not included in the output, so there is no need to worry about anyone causing trouble.

90 jin of high-quality flue-cured tobacco were sold for 225 million yuan, which is the largest income among cash crops.

At this point, except for the rapeseed and livestock farming that will be carried out across the end of the year, this year's income has basically been locked in.

Fang Wei accomplished a great deal this year. The roads connecting the various production teams were connected, and the reforestation work on the entire mountain forest got off to a successful start. [YX-032] Conventional rice breeding saw a glimmer of hope. The highlight was the destruction of Chen Mazi and his men, their mortal enemy beyond redemption.

Fang Wei decided to take a break. Not only did he need to rest, but the other members of the commune and the educated youth also needed to rest, so they decided not to undertake any major projects during the slack season.

"Lotus, is the factory's production task tight recently?"

While having dinner, Fang Wei asked Pan Lianhua.

He hasn't visited the bamboo factory recently and really doesn't understand the situation there.

"It's OK. Orders for the second half of the year are stable, production tasks are easier to arrange, and there is basically no backlog of orders."

Pan Lianhua took a bite of the [Stir-fried River Prawns with Chili Peppers] and suddenly found that his appetite had increased.

She is actually very smart. Although she did not put too much energy into the bamboo factory, all the situations are in her mind and she is not wrong at all.

After dinner, Pan Lianhua went to boil water for Xiaobao to take a bath. Fang Wei strolled out and sat with his eldest brother for a while.

"Third brother, has the bamboo factory reached its peak? I asked Liu Hui to do the math, and he said the factory's profit this year will be at most 30 yuan, which doesn't seem like much progress."

Both children are in school outside, so it’s just the two of us at home, which is quite free.

When Fang Wei walked in, Fang Ping was smoking leisurely with his eyes slightly closed, but he was actually thinking about the bamboo factory.

When he saw his third brother, he directly asked about the doubts in his heart.

"We're just getting started. The main reason you have the illusion that the factory's development has stagnated is because there are not enough new orders.

Bamboo products are not so difficult to deal with. Bamboo furniture is a durable product, and everyone is not well-off these days, so sales will naturally be limited.

Our sales strategy is essentially based on word-of-mouth, and we’ve been slow to capture the market, which is why we’re in this situation.”

Fang Wei had worked in sales in his previous life, so he naturally knew the ins and outs of this.

To put it bluntly, the factory's ability to expand the market is weak, and it just sits at home waiting for customers to come, so of course there are fewer new orders.

However, due to the current economic environment, there are not many marketing methods that can be used, but it is still possible to send people to more places to actively promote products.

It’s just that the factory doesn’t have such talents, so it’s good enough that it can be maintained.

"Third brother, do you have any good ideas?"

Fang Ping is obviously very concerned about the bamboo factory and has great ambitions.

"I'll go back to the county and ask if there's any trade fairs. I can send someone to attend. We can also add more varieties. Actually, producing bamboo chopsticks is also quite good."

Fang Wei responded with a smile, saying that a small commune enterprise must be flexible in its operations.

Moreover, you must be more proactive in sales. If you always wait for orders to come to you, you will definitely not be able to develop.

"Bamboo chopsticks? Do we need more production equipment? But we don't have electricity here."

Fang Ping's heart moved, but then he felt it was not very realistic.

"Why would we need electricity? We can just make it by hand. At most, we'll just need some equipment and tools. We don't need a large output right now, so anyone can do it in their spare time."

What is our biggest advantage? The biggest advantage is the advantage of raw materials and the advantage of craftsmanship, do you understand? "

Seeing that his elder brother was getting stuck in a rut, Fang Wei couldn't help but slap his forehead.

Bamboo chopsticks can be made according to traditional techniques. It is far from the time to increase the production volume, so there is no need to consider the production line.

In addition to traditional technological advantages, the bamboo factory's biggest advantage lies in its raw materials.

There are large tracts of high-quality bamboo in the woodlands of the Yao village, with several varieties.

Previously, the village only made small bamboo products and handicrafts, making little money. But after collaborating with the second team to establish a bamboo product factory, they added bamboo furniture to their business, which opened up new opportunities.

Cheap raw materials, cheap labor, and well-known production technology are the cornerstones of the bamboo factory's survival.

Don't dream of becoming rich overnight. You have to do everything step by step.

"Third Brother, you're right. I'll remember this and discuss it with Lianhua and Wenshang later. Making bamboo chopsticks is quite simple."

After listening to his third brother's long talk, Fang Ping suddenly understood.

Fang Wei didn't say anything more. In his eyes, the biggest role of the bamboo factory was to accommodate the abundant labor force and provide everyone with a place to "earn extra money."

He never expected the factory to make much money, as long as there was profit.

The current market mainstream is unified purchase and sales, and some non-key products can also be sold independently.

But generally speaking, an effective market mechanism has not yet been formed, and ordinary enterprises cannot grow big.

The next day.

Fang Ping discussed with Pan Lianhua, Wen Gong and others about increasing the variety.

Neither of them objected. After all, the raw materials had almost no cost, which meant that the cost of trial and error was very low. If the effect was not good, the worst that could happen was that they would just stop.

Fang Wei did not get too involved in the affairs of the bamboo factory. He went into the mountains early in the morning.

He had forgotten how many times he had gone into the mountains for investigation. His only purpose today was to find high-quality tea trees on the mountains.

We went up the mountain early in the morning and didn't come back until the evening.

"Third brother, you went into the mountains, why did you come back with two fish?"

Pan Lianhua couldn't help laughing when she saw Fang Wei walking into the house carrying two fish.

"I didn't catch this fish. I just met Deng Yuanen and he gave it to me."

He ran in the mountains all day today and found several good tea trees, which he marked.

When he came back, he happened to meet Deng Yuanen, who went fishing in the river. There were at least seven or eight grass carps in his net bag, so he gave two of them to Fang Wei.

"That's perfect. Let me cook it for you."

Pan Lianhua took the fish and happily went into the kitchen.

Xiaobao heard the noise and ran in from the backyard, sticking to Fang Wei and asking to go out and play.

"Xiaobao, don't bother Daddy. Daddy is tired after a day. Let him rest for a while."

Pan Lianhua came out of the kitchen and found the interaction between the father and son quite interesting. However, she still felt sorry for the man and didn't let the child cling to his father.

Fang Wei went to clean up and then read the picture book with his son.

Pan Lianhua shook her head helplessly. Fang Wei really doted on the child too much and didn't even bother to take a break.

Later.

My sister prepared a braised grass carp and marinated another fish to make dried fish.

"Third brother, did you gain anything from going up the mountain today?"

"Yes, I found a few good tea trees and have marked them. I will take some time to go to the mountains soon to see if I can find better varieties of tea trees."

Fang Wei and his elder brother both like to drink tea. To be honest, the local bitter tea is very ordinary. He wants to transplant good tea trees mainly to meet his own needs.

In addition, he sees going into the mountains as a way to relax.

"By the way, I heard from Hu Zi that someone from the commune came to see you today. He didn't say what it was about, so you can ask him yourself later."

Pan Lianhua chatted with Fang Wei for a few words, and suddenly remembered what Zheng Hu had said, so he told Fang Wei.

In the afternoon, someone from the commune came looking for Fang Wei. When they couldn't find him, they gave Zheng Hu some instructions, asking him to tell the person to make time to go to the commune tomorrow.

Fang Wei nodded. He was too lazy to ask Zheng Hu. Wouldn’t he know what happened when he got to the commune tomorrow?

The next day.

Fang Weiyi had already ridden his bike to the commune and arrived at Zheng Xianfa's office.

"Director Zheng, do you have something to talk to me about?"

"Yes, there is something. Please sit down first and listen to us slowly."

Zheng Xianfa went to make a cup of tea, and then explained the reason why he called Fang Wei over.

“People from the county breeding base came to me and said they were going to take over the breeding of the [YX-032] rice variety.

Their words were subtle, but their purpose was clear: they wanted you to hand over all your previous test materials and records. (End of chapter)