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

Fang Wei turned around and gave his elder brother 500 yuan, but Fang Ping refused to take it no matter what, and neither did Tian Guihua.

They all knew the situation of the third brother's family. The third brother had to take care of the two elderly people's medical treatment and medicine, which was a heavy financial burden.

On the other hand, Fang Ping only had one daughter attending school in the county, so he had no financial burden and was not short of money. As for Fang Tao, his education was subsidized by the government, so his family basically didn't have to worry about him.

Fang Wei didn't say anything and put the money away.

There is nothing to be shy about between the two brothers. He is indeed in a difficult situation now, and he will not forget his elder brother when he has the opportunity to make money in the future.

The next day.

The team paid out dividends.

Chu Linlin and Jiang Xia each received about 800 yuan, and Yu Hao received 850 yuan.

Everyone is happy, planning what to buy for the home or buying some daily necessities.

Only Yu Hao couldn't be happy. He had been worried these days because Liang Xueqin said that her period had not come this month.

He and Liang Xueqin had already confirmed their relationship. How could young people who were together every day resist? It was only a matter of time before they broke the boundaries.

There was no problem before, as both of them had done it during the safe period, but walking on the road at night too much is bound to lead to failure, and this time it was probably over.

Getting pregnant before marriage is not a good thing nowadays. You might not be able to hold your head up in the team in the future.

"Haozi, I'm afraid you're really pregnant this time. What do you think we should do?"

Liang Xueqin waited for a while and was basically in despair.

Her only hope now was Yu Hao. As long as Yu Hao went to plead with the captain, he could get a letter of introduction. With the letter of introduction, the two of them could get married legally. As for whether they could return to the city, she didn't even bother to think about it at this moment.

Things have their priorities, and the little one in your belly won't wait.

"What else can I do? I'll go find the captain, Xueqin, and let's get married."

Yu Hao is a responsible man. If he doesn't take responsibility at this time, he might be arrested as a hooligan.

Liang Xueqin then smiled and asked Yu Hao to go to the brigade headquarters in the afternoon.

Fang Wei and Pan Lianhua also received their dividends, which were similar to what they had calculated, totaling 2350 yuan. Adding the money they had spent on the herbs, it should be enough to buy medicine for Grandpa Guan and Grandpa.

in the afternoon.

Fang Wei went to the office, sat down and looked at the documents that had been delivered recently.

This period was relatively stable. Agriculture learned from Dazhai and industry learned from Daqing. The current important task was to focus on industrial and agricultural production, and the economy developed rapidly.

By 4 o'clock, he had finished reading all the documents and then dealt with two matters related to the brigade.

It is the slack season for farming now, and there is very little administrative work. There will be no backlog if I don’t go to the office for a week.

"Secretary Fang, are you busy?"

At this time, Yu Hao walked in timidly.

"Sit down, what can I do for you?"

Fang Wei had a good impression of Hao, so after he sat down, he handed him a cigarette.

"Well, I want a letter of introduction so I can get married to Liang Xueqin."

Yu Hao hesitated for a long time before explaining his purpose.

"Why so sudden? Have you consulted your family?"

Fang Wei immediately became suspicious. Although people these days value freedom of love and oppose arranged marriages, major life events like marriage still need to be discussed with family members.

"No, I didn't tell my family."

Yu Hao lowered his head, not daring to tell the truth.

"Fuck, you didn't kill anyone, did you? You bastard, I had someone warn you before, why didn't you pay attention?

Okay, don't say anything more. I'll give you a letter of introduction right now. If your family has any objections in the future, you two should say more good things and never cause conflicts with your family."

Fang Wei felt that he had become a bit nagging since he became the branch secretary.

However, he did not think his words were redundant. After all, the letter of introduction was issued by him. It would be so embarrassing if their families came to make trouble.

But this matter cannot be delayed. If it is delayed for too long, it will only make the two parties involved look bad.

"Thank you, Captain!"

Yu Hao almost wanted to kowtow to Fang Wei. Now, getting a letter of introduction and registering for marriage was the only way out for him and Liang Xueqin.

Fang Wei immediately wrote out the letter of introduction and stamped it.

"Take it. Remember to call me when you get married. I'll be your witness."

Fang Wei gave the letter of introduction to Yu Hao, then waved his hand and told him to do what he was supposed to do.

After all, his thoughts were more influenced by his previous life, and he did not have any prejudice against Hao and Liang Xueqin.

But he didn't mention this to anyone else. If Yu Hao and the others told others about it, that would be their business. Anyway, the news would not leak from him.

Yu Hao took the letter of introduction and quickly went to the commune with Liang Xueqin to get a marriage certificate.

It was impossible to hold a wedding banquet, so the team allocated a separate dormitory for them, which became their new home.

Chu Linlin, Jiang Xia and others helped clean up the house.

A wedding character was posted at home, and some peanuts, melon seeds and hard candies were placed on the table. The wedding was held in the educated youth dormitory.

Fang Wei kept his promise and served as the witness for Yu Hao and Liang Xueqin's wedding, and said a few words of congratulations.

"Secretary, have some candy."

The bride personally handed Fang Wei the wedding candy, and Fang Wei had no choice but to eat one.

Then he quickly slipped away, leaving the place for a group of young people.

Looking back, Fang Wei's own wedding was luxurious. Nowadays, many people are like Yu Hao and his family, holding simple weddings without inviting guests or having banquets.

To put it bluntly, the economic conditions do not allow it.

Several days later, the girl's parents finally arrived at the team. Fortunately, there was no quarrel and they accepted Yu Hao as their son-in-law.

Before going back, Liang Xueqin's father came to see Fang Wei once and repeatedly thanked him for protecting his daughter.

It seems that Liang Xueqin's parents all know the truth. Their daughter is pregnant before marriage. If the brigade does not issue a letter of introduction or exposes the matter in advance, it will cause great trouble.

"Yu Hao and Xue Qin are both good kids who are actively striving for progress. We've all seen it. To be honest, I just did what I had to do. You don't have to be polite."

Fang Wei did not take any credit for it. In this kind of situation, he would help if he could, and there was no need to make things difficult for others.

The educated youth in the entire brigade have gradually grown up. They are knowledgeable, cultured, energetic, and have made great contributions to the team.

In the entire Xinlin County, Xiatang Brigade is the most friendly place for educated youth and also the place where they grow the fastest.

Liang Xueqin's father felt very fortunate that his daughter met a good man and an excellent team leader.

However, Yu Hao's parents never came.

Of course Fang Wei doesn't care about these trivial matters. In the past two days, he and Zheng Hu and others have been meeting every day to discuss the production plan for the new year.

"Our spring sowing focus is still on Nanguang No. 440, with a sowing area of mu, the same as last season.

In addition, 10 mu of paddy fields were set aside for cultivating the sterile line of [YX-032], and 10 mu of paddy fields were used for cultivating breeding materials.

The other dry land and sloping land are planted in the order of one season of peanuts, one season of soybeans, and one season of flue-cured tobacco."

Fang Wei first arranged the rice planting plan, and then the seed plan for cash crops.

For the brigade, these two industries are the top priorities, followed by forestry and animal husbandry. Although both cash crops and animal husbandry are considered sideline industries, their underlying logic is clearly different.

"The brigade's tree planting and afforestation work continues to move forward, and we strive to complete the expansion of chestnut and oil tea plantations this year. There are no targets for understory planting or other forestry work."

Fang Wei said this and glanced at Zheng Hu, who immediately continued the topic.

"Now let me tell you about our breeding plans. We don't need to expand the scale of our breeding this year. We'll try to maintain last year's stock numbers and generate more profits."

These are the general directions, and the remaining details are left to Zheng Hu and others.

Fang Wei was just about to adjourn the meeting when Zheng Xianfa and Huang Zhigang walked in together and everyone quickly stood up.

"Everyone, sit down. Why are you getting up? You guys continue. Director Huang and I are just here to listen."

Zheng Xianfa was all smiles, looking more and more like a director.

"Director Zheng, Director Huang, we have finished the meeting."

Fang Wei responded with a smile, then invited the two directors to sit in the front.

Zheng Xianfa walked to the front and sat down. Huang Zhigang and Fang Wei sat on his left and right, and the others sat down in order.

"Comrades, I am here to read out an appointment. After research and decision by the commune, Comrade Zheng Hu is appointed as the captain of the Xiatang Brigade. Comrade Fang Wei will no longer serve concurrently as captain."

Zheng Xianfa and Huang Zhigang came today just for this matter. As soon as she finished speaking, warm applause broke out at the scene.

Afterwards, Huang Zhigang said a few more words of encouragement, which were nothing more than strengthening unity, working together, and striving to achieve greater results.

After the two men read out the appointment, they did not stay long and quickly opened the brigade headquarters.

"Huzi, congratulations!"

"Captain Zheng, congratulations!"

Fang Wei took the lead in congratulating Zheng Hu, and Zheng Hu responded with a smile and shook hands with everyone.

In fact, nothing has changed. Fang still has the final say in the entire brigade, and Zheng Hu has no chance of competing with him.

night.

Zheng Hu set up a table at home and called Fang Wei, Fang Ping, Deng Yuanen, Zhao Jinsheng, Accountant Liu and others to come over for a drink.

He was very happy. He had done so many things with Fang Wei, starting from deputy team leader of the production team, deputy team leader of the brigade, and now he finally became the team leader.

He never thought there was anything wrong with listening to Fang Wei. He knew very well in his heart that he was where he is today not because of his own abilities, but because of the benefits brought by his third brother.

Fang Wei also hopes that Zheng Hu will be the team leader, so that a lot of work can be handed over to him, and he will have a lot more free time.

There is no struggle for power between him and Hu Zi. He just wishes Hu Zi could worry more about him.

After eating and drinking, Fang Wei returned home.

"Grandpa, haven't you rested yet?"

When I walked into the house, I saw Grandpa sitting in the main room talking to Pan Lianhua.

It was neither early nor late. Normally, grandpa would have gone back to his room to sleep.

"I'm not too sleepy today. Come, sit down and rest for a while. Are you not drunk too much?"

Grandpa asked Fang Wei to sit over and chat, and Pan Lianhua got up to make a pot of tea.

"They can't hold their liquor well. If they want me to drink more, I'm afraid I need more practice."

Fang Wei was not bragging. When it came to drinking, even if Hu Zi and the others were tied together, they would not be his match.

"That's the truth, Third Brother. Lotus and I were just discussing the private plots in the village. The newspapers are saying that the private plots should be returned to the members. What do you think the village should do?"

Every day when Grandpa had nothing to do, he would flip through the newspapers that Fang Wei brought back, and he knew that the current trend was to return the private plots.

The Yao village has always implemented collective accounting, and no one has their own private plots. He wanted to ask Fang Wei what he thought about this.

"I've been thinking about this a lot lately. I plan to take some time out in the next couple of days to go up the mountain and call everyone for a meeting to hear their opinions. If the majority agree that private plots should be divided, then we'll give them to the individuals."

The Yao village’s wealth is certainly not as great as that of the Shangxiatang Brigade, but it is still richer than ordinary brigades.

Therefore, no matter what choice the Yao Village makes, it doesn't matter. Fang Wei plans to give the choice to everyone and let them choose for themselves.

"You've thought it through very carefully. Let's do it according to your idea."

After chatting for a while, grandpa suddenly felt a little sleepy and went back to his room to sleep.

The next day.

Fang Weiyi arrived at the team headquarters early and formally handed over some work to Zheng Hu.

From now on, all production matters will be basically decided by Zheng Hu, and he will only be responsible for the overall situation and general direction.

Zheng Hu became a true team leader and was full of energy.

"Hu Zi, I won't be coming tomorrow. You can handle anything that happens."

Fang Wei then said hello to Zheng Hu and got up to go to the Yao village.

After having dinner at Wang Songlin's place, the two gathered everyone together and held a meeting in the small square.

"According to the requirements of the higher authorities' documents, if conditions permit, members can return their private plots. Our village has never done this, and now I want to hear everyone's opinions."

Fang Wei was straightforward and let everyone speak freely to see whether the village should return the private plots.

The prince who asked Fang Wei for the cloth last time was named Shen Sian, and he was the first to speak.

"The village has always been based on collective economy. We are like brothers and sisters, helping each other and getting paid according to our work. Why should we divide the land into plots?"

"I don't agree with dividing the land either. It's fine the way it is now."

"Yes, the fields belong to the village. We listen to the leader on what to do. Third brother, don't set up your own plots."

Everyone was discussing the matter, and almost no one agreed to divide the private plots.

This was not beyond Fang Wei's expectations, because the village's distribution method has always been like this, a completely collective economy with more work, more pay.

On this basis, the village also provides a lot of care for those who have lost their ability to work, and most of them are unwilling to change.

"Brother Songlin, that's it. We won't divide private plots in our village."

Fang Wei did not announce it directly, but said something to Wang Songlin.

Wang Songlin waved his hand and asked Fang Wei to announce it himself, saying that no one would listen even if he said it.

"Okay, everything remains the same, the meeting is adjourned!"

Fang Wei shook his head helplessly. There were many rules in the village, and he still hadn't adapted to them.

Afterwards, he went to his grandfather's house alone.

"Third brother, I've helped Grandpa put away the rations and bacon distributed by the village. I'll send them to you in the next two days."

As soon as he walked in, Wang Songlin came.

The things that grandpa had distributed before were all with him, and he had originally planned to have someone send them down the mountain soon.

"It's not urgent. Just bring it over whenever it's convenient for you. Please sit down for a moment. I'll make some tea."

"I'm not busy anymore. I'll be leaving soon. Third brother, there's something you may not know. Before Grandpa left the mountain, he transferred the headman's land to you. Would you like to go and take a look tomorrow?"

Wang Songlin told Fang Wei to stop working and get down to business.

According to the rules of the Yao village, the headman owns 10 mu of land, and the output is entirely under the headman's control. In the past, Grandpa was the leader of the village, so the 10 mu of land was naturally under his name.

Now that Fang Wei was the headman, the 10 mu of land naturally passed into his name. He didn't have to cultivate it himself, as the people in the village would take good care of it.

Starting from this year's spring sowing, all the harvest from the 10 acres of land will be under his control.

"Is there still this matter?"

Fang Wei found it unbelievable, but the people in the Yao village were very united and had little contact with the outside world, so outsiders really couldn't figure out what was going on here.

He was an exception. On the one hand, he was the son-in-law of the Yao village, and on the other hand, he was the head of the village, so Wang Songlin told him about this.

Fang Wei and Pan Lianhua have been married for several years, and he has never heard her mention this matter.

"Absolutely true! Third brother, I'm just telling you something. Don't worry about anything else. I'll tell you the truth about the output when we have some."

After Wang Songlin explained the matter clearly, he said goodbye and left.

Fang Wei thought about it and felt that the headman’s 10 mu of “private plot” was probably equivalent to a small treasury that he could use at will.

The output of 10 mu of land was neither too much nor too little. For example, Wang Zhuyun's food rations and work points came from this account. In short, any expenditure that was difficult to enter into the public account could be accounted for from this account.

Of course, the chief can use it himself, otherwise how can it be called complete control?
"It's easy to make mistakes if you're not careful."

This kind of thing would never happen in any brigade, and only a special place like the Yao Village can retain some of its own characteristics.

the next day.

Fang Wei got up early and his sister brought him breakfast.

He also gradually learned the rules of the village, so he did not refuse, but just said a few polite words.

After dinner, he went to find Wang Songlin and saw the headman’s 10 acres of land.

This piece of land was currently empty and belonged to the best paddy fields in the village. What to plant next year was entirely up to him. When the time came, he only had to say a word and someone would complete the farming without him having to do any work.

This is a benefit for the headman. Although it may seem glamorous on the surface, the headman's job is actually very stressful. The headman must be able to lead the Yao village to a happy life in order to win the support of the people. Otherwise, everyone will choose a new headman.

Therefore, the position of headman is not passed down from generation to generation, but only the capable can take the position.

"I'll think about what to plant on this land in the spring, and I'll let you know in advance then."

Fang Wei hasn't figured out how to use this land yet, but the first choice is of course to cultivate seeds for high-yield crops.

Only breeding can maximize the value of this land. Then, whether it is Grandpa's medical treatment and medicine or other expenses, there will be a solution.

Then, in order to maximize benefits, he should designate the land.

Fang Wei is also a decisive person. Since the Yao Village is a self-contained community, there are some things that need not be handled with excessive caution. (End of this chapter)