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

After being busy for such a long time, Fang Wei decided to take a break.

In addition to going to the brigade headquarters to read documents and get newspapers every day, he spent most of his time continuing to write the "Hybrid Rice Breeding Manual".

He has been writing this manual for several years, deleting and revising it, and sometimes adding new content, but it has never been completed.

Maybe it’s because he appears less often now, and many people feel that the authority of the branch secretary is becoming more and more important.

Even Yu Hao, Jiang Xia and Chu Linlin, who were already quite familiar with him, were a little scared when they saw him.

The main reason was the change in Fang Wei's status, which brought psychological pressure to others, and also because although he was not in charge of much, his prestige was getting higher and higher.

In the room.

Fang Wei stopped writing and put away the manuscript.

Then he stretched, stood up and walked into the yard.

Grandpa was not at home. He had obviously gone to chat with Guan Chongyang. My sister was also out. Only two hunting dogs ran over.

He then went to get some food and fed the two dogs. Although these two hunting dogs were past their prime, they still looked in good condition.

After feeding the dog, Fang Wei walked out.

"Secretary, are you going out?"

The village was quite lively. Jiang Xia and Chu Linlin, along with some educated youth, were transplanting flowers and plants on both sides of the village roads.

The environment in the village is getting better and better. The asphalt road is cleaned, various trees are planted around the members' houses, and flowers and plants are planted on both sides of the road.

The sewage and garbage are not visible at all. The village has built underground drains for drainage, and the garbage is also well handled.

Nowadays, there are few plastic products in rural areas. Some flammable garbage is burned directly during cooking and turned into ashes. Kitchen waste is collected every day and sent to the composting site.

As Fang Weiyi walked along, people kept greeting him, and he responded to them one by one.

He was very satisfied with the educated youth in the second team.

These young people often organize voluntary labor, and they also contribute to the changes in the village environment.

However, as these educated youth grow older, they also face other problems.

For example, in terms of marriage, it was almost impossible for them to marry local members, so educated youth inevitably sought out educated youth. However, educated youth had no roots in the countryside, and their marriage conditions were more difficult, which was also not conducive to their return to the city.

Recently, there are some recruitment quotas, which were allocated by the county and two quotas were given to Xiatang Brigade.

This matter is not Zheng Hu's responsibility. The quota has just arrived at the team headquarters and Fang Wei has not figured out how to deal with it.

For the educated youth, being recruited back to the city for work was a matter of future destiny, so he had to be cautious.

Fang Wei walked slowly towards the brigade headquarters. He was going to take a look at the newly delivered documents and newspapers, and by the way, consider the allocation of recruitment quotas.

When he arrived at the team headquarters, he first looked at the documents delivered that day, and then called Zheng Hu and others to a meeting.

"Here's the thing. We have two job openings. What suggestions do you have?"

This time the recruitment was not done by local enterprises, but by the Hengzhou Lead and Zinc Mine, which wanted to recruit 30 workers from the county, mainly to solve the employment problem of the educated youth.

Each brigade must submit a list of qualified personnel to the commune. After review, the commune will hand over the list of qualified personnel to the recruiting unit.

This list is basically the final list. As long as you pass the political review of the recruiting unit, you can become a glorious mine worker.

"There are 12 production teams in the brigade, but only two openings for workers. How are they allocated?"

"That's not easy. First, let each production team make the selection. Then each production team can only submit one person, so the whole team will have 12 educated youth.

Then we can select two people from the 12 educated youth to report to the commune, right?"

After discussing it for a while, everyone came up with a solution.

Fang Wei nodded, and then asked Secretary Gao to issue the notice.

Because there are not enough places, you can imagine that the competition will be fierce, but the team has no choice but to select the best from the best.

When the notice was sent to Team 2, the entire educated youth group was in an uproar.

"Linlin, what a pity! They're looking for miners to work underground, so we're not included."

Jiang Xia was completely dejected. Because of their jobs, both she and Chu Linlin had no hope.

The two of them simply didn't sign up, there was no need to waste their feelings.

"Wait a little longer. I always feel that there will be more and more opportunities like this in the future. You may even be able to return to the provincial capital. Don't be anxious."

Chu Linlin is much calmer. Her family has many children and their living conditions are not very good. From a living perspective, it would be better for her to stay in the countryside.

Moreover, she always felt that the higher-ups would not let everyone stay in the countryside forever, and that there would always be a day when they would have to go back.

The first opportunity may not be good, there may be better opportunities later.

She was not in a hurry, but many people were starting to get anxious.

night.

As soon as Fang Wei finished his meal, Xie Wang walked into the house with a nod and a bow.

Xie Wang had changed a lot over the years. He was doing well in the forestry team, and his income had increased. His previous debts had long been paid off, and his wife had given birth to a big, fat boy.

"Xie Wang, what are you doing?"

Fang Wei noticed that Xie Wang was holding a lot of things in his hands, so he asked him to come over and sit down, and then asked a question.

"Secretary, it's nothing fancy, just some dried river shrimp from our farm. They're pretty good with wine. I have a favor to ask you. Du Weimin has always been a good performer. Don't we have two job openings here? He wants to go."

Xie Wang hummed and hawed for a long time before explaining his purpose.

He was pleading not for himself, but for an educated youth in the forestry team.

Fang Wei knew Du Weimin. He was a good guy and had a good relationship with Xie Wang.

"Xie Wang, you need to talk to Captain Zhao about this. I won't take care of the details. I'll take the river shrimp. Lianhua, get some dried bamboo shoots for Xie Wang to try when he gets home."

Fang Wei currently also serves as the captain of the second team, but basically all matters are handled by Zhao Jinsheng.

Moreover, he couldn't help with this favor because most of the educated youth in the team were good people. It would be difficult for him to do the job whether he gave the favor to anyone or not.

Therefore, this matter still needs to be evaluated by all members and the best ones must be selected. He cannot make the decision alone.

Pan Lianhua then collected the small river shrimps that Xie Wang brought, and gave him a bag of dried bamboo shoots produced in the Yao village.

Seeing this situation, Xie Wang could only sigh and leave.

After that, people kept coming to Fang Wei's house. Few educated youth came themselves, but most asked others to intercede for them. Even Luo Gong and Gao Qingshan came.

Fortunately, the members of each team started to discuss the issue immediately, and Fang Wei finally had some peace and quiet.

There was a small incident during the deliberation of Team 2. Many members recommended Yu Hao, but Yu Hao voluntarily gave up the position. Liang Xueqin was about to give birth, and he went to Hengzhou to work alone. What would happen to them and their child in the future?
This is why most educated youth are unwilling to get married so early. Once they get married, they will have a burden. If they really have the opportunity to return to the city, it will be difficult to choose.

Yu Hao is considered to have a conscience. If he were to leave without a conscience, it would be a question whether this marriage could continue in the future.

In the end, Du Weimin won the second team and competed with 11 other candidates in the big team.

The brigade adopted a voting method among the team leaders. Fang Wei presided over the selection and had two votes. The winners were Du Weimin from Team 2 and an educated youth from Team 1.

Fang Wei immediately reported the two of them to the commune, and not long after, Du Weimin packed his backpack and went to the mine.

After Du Weimin left, the entire educated youth group was depressed for several days. Fortunately, each team had a contingency plan and sent people to do ideological work in time, and the educated youth quickly recovered their previous state of mind.

"Opportunities are reserved for those who are prepared. If you work hard and study diligently, opportunities like this will only increase in the future."

Fang Wei personally came to the educated youth dormitory of the second team and talked with everyone.

He is the branch secretary, and doing ideological work is his job. Moreover, he has good eloquence, so he can touch people's hearts even more.

"Secretary, can you guarantee that when there are job openings in the future, they will be distributed fairly?"

Chu Linlin didn't know what was wrong with her and blurted out something.

"Absolute fairness doesn't exist. I'm just saying that within our team, we'll try to be fair and reasonable. Don't worry, everyone. Sooner or later, all of you will return to the city."

Fang Wei couldn't help but smile. Chu Linlin was still so naive.

He comforted everyone one last time, then got up and left, returning home.

The next day.

Wu Di came to Xiatang Brigade in person, which surprised Fang Wei.

As the director of the largest textile factory in the area, Wu Di had too many things to deal with. Why would he come all the way here? "Secretary Fang, I learned about the recruitment too late. Of course, this time they are mainly recruiting miners who have gone down to the mines, and we didn't plan to let Xiaoxia go.

But there will definitely be similar opportunities in the future, so I would like to ask you to do me a favor and try to get Xiaoxia back to the city as soon as possible. Xiaoxia is the eldest child in the family and has never suffered hardship before. Her sister talks about this matter every day.

Wu Di came for Jiang Xia with only one purpose, which was to get her back to the city as soon as possible.

He had many ways, but no matter what, he could not avoid the production team and the brigade. Therefore, he hoped that when the opportunity came, Fang Wei would do his best to cooperate.

"I understand. I'll try my best to help when the time comes."

Fang Wei understood Wu Di's power. It would not be difficult for him to set a recruitment target, but the commune and the brigade had to cooperate.

Once the quota arrives at the commune, it is not certain who will get it, so he made the trip to find Fang Wei in person.

Fang Wei nodded and agreed without hesitation.

There was no need for him to be the bad guy in this matter. The recruitment quota was obtained by others through some means, and he was just making things easier for himself. It could also deepen his relationship with Wu Di. It was like killing two birds with one stone.

As I said, there is no absolute fairness in this world.

"Thank you so much! Secretary Fang, I can provide you with a batch of defective products and cloth scraps in a while. The quantity may be a bit large. If you need it, I will send a car to deliver it to you."

Wu Di was overjoyed and took the initiative to mention the matter of the cloth.

He couldn't do anything about the planned fabrics, but he could make the decision about fabrics with slight flaws. For Fang Wei, defective fabrics were good because they wouldn't affect the production of the clothes and were cheaper.

"Yes, of course! Thank you, Director Wu. We should continue to exchange what we have in the future. When I send you cloth next time, I'll pack some chickens, ducks, and eggs for you. I can't let you go back empty-handed."

Fang Wei then agreed to provide some chickens, ducks and eggs to the textile factory, and everyone would be happy then.

Afterwards, the two looked at each other and smiled, saying nothing.

Wu Di had lunch at Fang Wei's house, met with his sister-in-law after the meal, and then left in a hurry.

Jiang Xia knew nothing and thought her brother-in-law came to see her specially.

"Third brother, does Director Wu consider this as using connections to get in through the back door?"

After the guests left, Pan Lianhua smiled and joked with Fang Wei.

"Not really. It's just an exchange of benefits. If the Chenzhou Textile Factory hadn't provided us with cloth over the years, how could you all be dressed so beautifully like you are now?"

The members and educated youth lacked cloth coupons. The pitiful amount of cloth coupons distributed at the end of each year was not enough to make a piece of clothing.

But since the establishment of the Chenzhou Textile Factory, everyone's clothes have improved a lot.

Of course, the textile factory also benefited from the team and bought a lot of live pigs, ducks, chickens and eggs. These things had to be supplied with tickets in the city.

Therefore, Fang Wei would not have any psychological burden in helping Wu Di, not to mention that he had to get the recruitment quota himself.

"That's what happened. That's why everyone thinks highly of you."

Pan Lianhua smiled sweetly, knowing that men did this for everyone.

Later, she went to work at the bamboo factory. Now the number of orders has increased dramatically, and she can't even be lazy. She is busy every day.

Time flies.

Maybe it’s because the holiday is approaching, the team has become busy again.

Coal mines and cement plants came one after another to bring in chickens, ducks and eggs, and then Chenzhou Textile Factory also brought in six carts of cloth.

The three units took away a total of 3000 chickens, 1500 ducks and 9000 kilograms of eggs.

The team also distributed chickens, ducks, and eggs to everyone, with each person receiving an average of one chicken, one duck, and three pounds of eggs. In total, 3 chickens, 2000 mallards, and 2000 pounds of eggs were distributed.

[Produce broiler chickens, points +20000]

[Produces Mallard, points +14000]

[Produce eggs, points +15000]

Total points: 426235.

The broilers and ducks all met the standards for market release, and the chickens and ducks were replenished according to the stipulated stock numbers. The team's chickens and ducks were actually a bit overstocked before the holiday, so processing a batch before the holiday was just the right time.

We won’t share pork during this festival. We’ll do it later. It’s better to take it slow and steady.

The next step was distribution. Some of the cloth was first reserved for the Yao village, as six truckloads of cloth was a considerable amount. The cloth was then distributed according to the principle of one set of clothing per person, with payment made on the spot.

The members were all overjoyed. To be honest, they could still find a way to get food and drink, but cloth was more difficult to come by. If Fang Wei hadn't used his connections to get the cloth back, most people would have taken years to make a single set of clothes.

Pan Lianhua asked someone to cut the cloth she was given, and when she came back, Qing's sister-in-law asked for help. The two of them made clothes for the whole family.

The good thing about having a sewing machine at home is that you can save a lot of money by having someone cut the clothes and then taking them home to sew them yourself.

The craftsmanship of making lotus flowers and osmanthus flowers has been well-honed for a long time, and the workmanship is very good, not much worse than those made outside. These days, most people rarely buy ready-made clothes, and most people make them themselves.

"Third brother, the Dragon Boat Festival is almost here, and we already have chickens and ducks, so why haven't we distributed any pork yet?"

While eating, Fang Ping suddenly asked a question. He was still wondering why no one had come to ask him to slaughter the pig yet.

"We won't be slaughtering pigs for this festival. We'll distribute the pork before the summer harvest begins."

Fang Wei explained, and Fang Ping fell silent.

"Would you two try on the clothes later to see if they fit?"

After dinner, Tian Guihua asked the two brothers to try on clothes.

Fang Wei and Fang Ping later went to the inner room to try it on and both felt it fit them well.

Grandpa also made a set of clothes. The village took the cloth back yesterday, leaving enough cloth for Grandpa and Wang Zhuyun.

After being busy with Pan Lianhua for a few days, he suddenly felt a little dizzy and nauseous, and retched a few times.

"Dad, Mom is sick."

The little guy felt sorry for his mother and immediately pulled at Fang Wei's clothes with tears in his eyes.

Fang Wei quickly ran over and asked, "Lotus, are you okay? Rest for a while. I'll go get Taoist Sun to come over."

He immediately went to call Taoist Sun over. Taoist Sun took Pan Lianhua's pulse and said with a smile, "Congratulations, you two, you're pregnant."

"Third brother, congratulations. Let Lotus rest, we'll go back first."

Fang Ping and Tian Guihua also congratulated Fang Wei and his wife, and then they got up and left.

The clothes are already ready, so let Lotus rest early.

Grandpa also smiled. A large family was a big deal. If Taoist Sun had not allowed it, he would have wanted to have a few drinks right now.

the next day.

Fang Wei took Pan Lianhua to the county hospital, and after tests, the authenticity of the pregnancy was confirmed again.

"Third brother, do you think it will be a daughter this time?"

It was almost noon when we came out of the hospital.

Pan Lianhua said she wanted to eat wontons, so Fang Wei took her to a restaurant.

The two of them rarely ate out in restaurants throughout the year, so Fang Wei ordered two bowls of wontons and a few snacks. After eating, the two of them rode their bikes back home, Pan Lianhua's words filled with happiness.

"Son or daughter is fine! Lotus, don't be too tired in the future, especially don't do the work yourself. Just be responsible for ensuring the quality."

Fang Wei gave Pan Lianhua some instructions, mainly because he was worried that she would be tired.

Sitting cross-legged on the back seat of the bicycle, tightly pressed against the man's broad back, she could feel the care of her third brother.

She and her husband had already agreed to have two children, raise them well and educate them well, and they did not want to have more.

A blink of an eye.

The Dragon Boat Festival is here.

The day before the festival, Wang Songlin personally brought people to deliver fresh pork, bacon, and half a muntjac that was caught yesterday.

"Third brother, you ate meat and drank wine in the house, but didn't share the pork with everyone. Isn't that unreasonable?"

On the day of the festival, Guan Chongyang and Sun Daoren both came.

My sister prepared a large table of dishes, including steamed pork with rice flour, braised deer meat, fried blood duck and a pot of chicken soup. It was really sumptuous.

The old man and Fang Wei were joking. Actually, everyone had their share of chickens and ducks, so there was no shortage of meat at home. (End of this chapter)