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

The chicken plague gradually passed, but many production teams suffered heavy losses. A large number of chickens were killed and then disposed of harmlessly.

The supply of chicken and eggs in the county is still very tight, and it will take some time to gradually return to normal.

"Third brother, the county has notified us to go to a meeting."

Just when Fang Wei breathed a sigh of relief, the county held a special meeting and asked all communes to resume raising broiler and laying hens as soon as possible.

The Xiatang Brigade was specifically mentioned at the meeting and asked to provide chicks.

"We will try to release as many chicks as possible. We hope the county will send someone to coordinate how to distribute them."

Fang Wei and Zheng Hu couldn't refuse, but they didn't dare to say it out loud either.

After all, the brigade's poultry house is not a special chicken farm, and although they have experience, they don't have that much output.

"You two should do your best."

The county leaders did not put too much pressure on Fang Wei and Zheng Hu. Compared with raising chickens and ducks, they valued the breeding work of Xiatang Brigade more.

After the meeting, the county arranged meals in the office cafeteria.

After dinner, Fang Wei and Zheng Hu went to the cigarette factory to see Tingting.

Tingting hasn't been home recently. She is currently in the training internship stage. She is usually busy and tired, so she is naturally too lazy to run back and forth.

It was not time to go to work yet, so Fang Wei asked the factory security department to call Fang Tingting out.

"Manman, Uncle Zheng. Why are you here?"

Fang Tingting was very happy to see Fang Wei and Zheng Hu. She had just started working and to be honest, she was still a little uncomfortable. Seeing her family seemed to make her feel more confident.

"We had a meeting in the county, and we came to see you after the meeting. How are you doing lately? Are you busy?"

Fang Wei responded with a smile and asked about Tingting's recent situation.

"I've been doing internship training lately and have been very busy all day. Manman, please tell my parents that I'll go home to see them after I'm done with this busy period."

Tingting has grown into a big girl, but she is still very close to her uncle.

Shi Jia stood outside and chatted for a while, then Fang Wei asked her to go about her business, and he and Zheng Hu returned to the team.

in the afternoon.

Fang Wei and Zheng Hu called the heads of the sideline team and the poultry house to discuss the supply of chicks.

Fortunately, there are no rigid indicators, so everyone just needs to work hard and there is not much pressure overall.

The two important steps in producing chicks are egg laying and hatching. Since the team has electricity, incubators have been added to the poultry house, and the efficiency of hatching chicks has been greatly improved.

"However, Secretary and Captain, our incubation equipment is still insufficient. Can we take this opportunity to add two more sets of equipment?"

Fang Yunying took the opportunity to put forward conditions, wanting to add two sets of incubation equipment.

Zheng Hu and Fang Wei looked at each other and felt that the other party's request was not excessive.

"Okay, write a report and I'll approve it for you."

Fang Wei nodded and agreed to the other party's request.

Fang Yunying left happily, and after returning, she began to arrange the production of chicks.

In order to cooperate with the sideline group, the team suspended the distribution of eggs and made every effort to complete the tasks assigned by the county.

Since Fang Wei handed over the distribution matters to the county, the brigade was quite quiet.

Anyway, we are responsible for production. After the products are produced, we just need to collect the money. The team does not need to worry about who to sell to or not.

Fang Wei wrote a proposal, summarizing the poultry disease prevention measures in his mind.

Although it cannot be avoided 100%, it is much better after all.

morning.

Fang Wei was resting at home when someone came to call him and said that Section Chief Jia and Purchaser Zhang from Chenzhou Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital had arrived.

He hurried to the team headquarters and met the two men.

"Chief Jia, why did you come here in person?"

"I came to see how your understory herb cultivation is going. Xiao Zhang has praised your herbs more than once, and I want to learn more."

Section Chief Jia is interested in purchasing large quantities of herbs grown in the Xiatang Brigade, and this time he's come to conduct a formal inspection. If feasible, he plans to establish this area as a herbal herbal supply base for the hospital, establishing a long-term partnership.

"Okay, let's go now."

Fang Wei didn't say anything more and immediately took the two of them to the chestnut forest.

The brigade's under-forest planting has achieved fruitful results. Various herbs are everywhere in the forest, and most of them have entered the picking period.

Chenzhou Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital had previously purchased two batches of medicinal materials from the team. The purchase volume at that time was not large and only accounted for a very small part of the medicinal material output of this mountain forest.

"Secretary Fang, don't you have too many varieties of herbs? It's so messy that it's very troublesome to harvest them."

Chief Jia walked along the forest path and soon saw more than a dozen kinds of herbs.

Moreover, the herbs in this forest are not like those in other places. The herbs planted in other places look very regular, but the two are completely different.

"Growing herbs under the forest fully simulates their growth in the wild, which can improve their efficacy. Of course, the herbs we grow this way have high costs and low yields, so the price is also high.

However, you get what you pay for. Chief Jia, you're an expert and should have your own judgment. Speaking of production, our output is actually quite high, given our large area."

Fang Weiyi introduced the relevant situation to Section Chief Jia as he walked.

The chestnut trees on the mountain are sparsely planted, covering nearly 10000 mu (approximately acres), with other tree species also present in the forest. Under this mu (approximately acres) of forest, a large amount of herbs grow, so the yield is naturally high.

After hearing this, Section Chief Jia was very surprised. He did not expect that the scale of understory planting in Xiatang Brigade would be so large.

"Price is easy to negotiate. When we purchase, we will strictly bid according to the grade. As long as your products are good, there is no need to worry about not getting a good price."

Chief Jia walked and stopped, and the more he looked, the more delighted he felt.

He felt that the herbs grown under the forest covering tens of thousands of mu were not much different from those grown wild, otherwise he would not have made this trip. The reason was that the herbs purchased by Purchaser Zhang from the Xiatang Brigade were so effective that they attracted the attention of the hospital leaders.

In addition, the rare wild herbs Fang Wei provided to the hospital had effects far beyond their expectations.

The reason why herbs have a place of origin is that herbs grown in certain specific environments can only achieve superior quality. If they are grown in another place, the effect will be far worse.

"Captain Jia, I won't hide it from you. The brigade's income has been good over the years, so we haven't been in a hurry to sell the herbs for cash. We even closed the mountains later, so we have plenty of herbs every year."

Fang Wei naturally had the confidence to say this. With the help of the accelerated growth attribute, the herbs produced by this brigade showed that they were at least two or three years old.

There are some rare vintages of herbs that look like they could last over a decade.

"Ah? Is that so? Let me take a closer look."

For the rest of the journey, Fang Wei didn't say much, so as to let Chief Jia and others make their own judgment.

Before I knew it, I had been walking around the mountain for more than two hours and it was already lunch time.

"How about we go eat first? After dinner, you two can take a break and we'll continue the investigation in the afternoon."

Before going up the mountain, Fang Wei arranged meals and had lunch in the second team canteen.

So a few people turned around and went down the mountain and had lunch in the cafeteria.

Section Chief Jia praised the food in the cafeteria highly. Although it was all farm-style, every dish was delicious. He also drank a few glasses of rice wine and felt refreshed.

The brigade has a reception dormitory. Due to the chicken plague incident some time ago, all visiting and exchange activities were stopped, and there are many empty rooms.

Fang Wei arranged a room for them so that they could have a good sleep before continuing their investigation on the mountain.

After returning home, Pan Lianhua and Grandpa did not rest. They chatted in the main room while Xiaobao was sleeping.

"Third brother, is someone from Chenzhou Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital here?"

Seeing the man walk in, Pan Lianhua looked up and asked.

"Section Chief Jia is here. They want to inspect the herbs grown by the team. I guess there may be big cooperation in the future."

Fang Wei nodded, sat down, picked up a bowl of cold tea and drank it all in one gulp.

He drank a lot of wine at noon, so it was impossible for him to get drunk, but he was a little thirsty.

"That's great! We've been growing herbs for so many years, it's time to have some harvest."

In fact, there was a harvest from growing herbs in the past two years, but the amount picked was very small, so the income was not much.

Since Chenzhou Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital intends to cooperate fully and the quantity of herbs purchased is large, the income from this area will increase significantly in the future.

This is certainly a good thing. The couple chatted for a while, and Fang Wei also went to rest for a while.

in the afternoon.

He took Chief Jia and his men on the mountain until dusk, and Chief Jia had basically made a judgment on the herbal medicine planting situation of Xiatang Brigade.

"Secretary Fang, I think our two units can have long-term cooperation. However, I still need to report this matter to my superiors after I return. I will contact you promptly with the results."

night.

Section Chief Jia has made things clear with Fang Wei, and there shouldn't be any problems with the cooperation.

Fang Wei also thought this was a good thing. After all, the price given by the purchasing station was quite unfair, and the level of the scene was lowered during the appraisal.

the next day.

Chief Jia and his team returned to Chenzhou, and Fang Wei, as usual, gave them some local specialties.

He is pleased to see this cooperation.

He has dealt with Chenzhou Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital many times, and the two sides have established a basic relationship of trust, so some things are less troublesome.

While waiting for the hospital's official reply, good news came back from Yu Hao.

For a long time, Yu Hao not only worked outside to get orders for the bamboo factory, but also actively contacted the Yao people in the village to buy bamboo. At first, there was no effect, but they never gave up and gradually found a few buyers.

Although the sales volume is not very large, it is a good start after all.

"Yu Hao is great. He's a natural born salesman."

Fang Wei couldn't help laughing when he heard Pan Lianhua talk about Yu Hao.

"Yes, Yu Hao has made great contributions to the factory's sales. Without him, the factory wouldn't have so many orders."

Pan Lianhua said that since May this year, Yu Hao has received a large number of orders for bamboo mats, bamboo chopsticks, bamboo pillows and other products. The factory has been operating at full capacity and it is estimated that profits this year will increase significantly.

The increase in production has also increased the consumption of bamboo, and the Yao village now does not have to worry about the sales of bamboo.

"Lotus, I have to go into the mountains to take a look in the next few days. On the one hand, the Chinese medicine hospital still needs some rare herbs, and on the other hand, I want to check out the situation in the deep mountains."

There are treasures everywhere in the mountains. Fang Wei goes into the mountains to conduct investigations almost every year, otherwise he would not be able to establish his "herb cultivation base".

In the process, he also saved some rare and endangered plants, which can be regarded as doing something practical and good for future generations.

Among other things, the team alone has tens of thousands of artificially planted nanmu trees, 3200 of which are the precious golden nanmu. In addition, there are silver fir and yew trees on the high mountains, which are all the wealth he left to the team.

In a few years, this forest will probably make countless people jealous.

"Third brother, I want to go too."

Pan Lianhua's eyes lit up. After giving birth to Xiaojie, she had been staying in the village, going from home to the factory, and she had long been starving and bored to death.

This is just her personality. Even though she is already a mother of two children, her active and playful character has not changed.

"Then let's go together. I know you've wanted to go to the mountains for a while. Remember to ask for a few days off later."

Now the bamboo factory is on the right track. Pan Lianhua, the deputy factory director, is mainly responsible for the process and quality issues, while the factory director Fang Ping is in charge of production and You Hao is in charge of sales.

Pan Lianhua must have people working under her, so her occasional absence won’t have any impact.

Zheng Xianfa once reminded Fang Wei that his elder brother and his wife were both the main persons in charge of the bamboo factory, which could easily cause misunderstandings from others. Wouldn’t it be better to leave only one person in the factory?

Fang Wei ignored it. He promoted the talented person regardless of his relationship with him. His elder brother had a solid foundation in carpentry and was also very talented in factory management. There was no one more suitable than him in the entire team.

Pan Lianhua has superb skills in making bamboo products. The key is that the bamboo product factory is a joint venture between the brigade and the Yao village. Without Pan Lianhua as the deputy director to keep an eye on it, people will not feel at ease.

Two days passed.

Fang Wei and Pan Lianhua went into the mountains early in the morning.

The two of them first went along the mountain road leading to Sanqing Temple and searched carefully, discovering several rare herbs. These herbs must be transplanted to the herbal medicine cultivation base, so they dug them up with their roots and put them in their backpacks.

Fang Wei calculated the time and turned back when it was almost time, picking some swan mushrooms along the way.

Then we went to take a look at the wild chestnut forest and wild tea oil forest.

After a year of growth, under the blessing of the attributes, the growth rate is actually more than twice the normal rate, and the entire forest has undergone some changes.

First, the trees became visibly thicker and taller, and these forests continued to expand naturally, covering an increasingly larger area.

After a while, you can come to the mountains to pick wild chestnuts and wild tea seeds, and the harvest will definitely be good.

"Let's go, Lotus. Let's pick some herbs on the way back."

Fang Wei and Pan Lianhua left the oil tea forest and went to the herbal medicine cultivation base. They first transplanted the herbs in the baskets, and then began to pick rare herbs needed by the Chinese medicine hospital.

"Third brother, there seem to be rabbits over there. I'll go catch two."

Pan Lianhua picked herbs for a while, then walked away with the hunting dog.

Fang Wei was not worried about the other party's safety. He quickened his pace and soon filled both backpacks.

Later, Pan Lianhua came back carrying two rabbits and waved them in front of him proudly.

Then the two of them put on their backpacks and set off on their journey home.

When I got home, the sun had just set.

the next day.

Fang Wei took his wife to the primeval forest for a walk. It was not easy to find a herb that had not been discovered before.

At the end of the day, the only gain was that Pan Lianhua shot a muntjac.

Day three.

Fang Wei and his wife discovered a large area of wild mushrooms in a fir forest not far from the valley.

"Third brother, is this a fir tree mushroom?"

"Yes, that's it. We're in for a treat today, let's pick some and take them back."

Fir mushrooms are very delicious, in some ways even better than swan mushrooms.

However, the growing conditions of this wild mushroom are very demanding and it is generally difficult to find. Today I was lucky and came across a large area of it. I can come and see it when I want to eat it in the future.

They had encountered this wild mushroom in the primeval forest a few years ago, but this was the first time they had encountered it outside the primeval forest.

This wild mushroom is easy to find in March, June, and September, and the picking period is very short, only about 20 days. The price of fir mushrooms is higher than that of swan mushrooms, because scarcity makes things more valuable.

Next, the two began to pick fir mushrooms.

After both backpacks were filled, there was still a large patch of mushrooms left in the forest, and Pan Lianhua kept saying it was a pity.

"It's okay. Go to work tomorrow. I'll bring two big sacks and pick the rest."

Fang Wei smiled and comforted his wife, and then the two of them returned home in the afternoon.

"Old Three, Lotus, I think you two should go to the mountains more often now that you're okay. You two have brought back so much game and wild delicacies these past few days. You've really enjoyed them."

While eating, Grandpa couldn't help but make a joke.

These days, the old man has been eating rabbit meat, deer meat, and two extremely delicious wild mushrooms, swan mushrooms and fir mushrooms. He is very happy.

"Okay, when I have time in the future I will go for a stroll in the mountains. I guarantee I will gain something every day."

Fang Wei laughed and picked up a piece of fir mushroom with chopsticks and put it into his mouth.

This thing is delicious even when stir-fried with vegetables. The extremely delicious taste is irresistible.

After dinner, Fang Wei picked out some fir mushrooms, divided them into two large bags and placed them on the back seat of his bicycle. Then he rode to the county town.

He first went to find Guo Yongqing, threw a bag of fir mushrooms to him, and then went to find Wu Yaoyang.

Wu Yaoyang happened to be in the office and was surprised to see the fir mushrooms Fang Wei had sent him. It wasn't about whether these things were expensive or not, the key point was that they were usually hard to buy.

"Secretary Fang, you always surprise me. I'll take these mushrooms. If you have more next time, don't forget me."

Wu Yaoyang makes no secret of his love for fir mushrooms. He likes to eat these things, such as Yao village bacon, dried bamboo shoots, swan mushrooms, fir mushrooms, etc.

In fact, chicken mushrooms can occasionally be found in the mountains, but this kind of mushroom is very rare and more precious than swan mushrooms and fir mushrooms.

"That's no problem. As long as I can get it, I will definitely give you a share. Okay, Director Wu, I won't disturb you from working anymore. I'll be leaving first."

Fang Wei came to see Wu Yaoyang for no other reason than to give him some fir tree mushrooms for him to try. (End of this chapter)