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

Of course, Fang Wei supported this decision from the bottom of his heart. With enough fertilizers, the country's grain production could increase rapidly, and the country could get rid of the current dilemma of not being self-sufficient in food.

He has been working alone for so many years, but has only barely benefited one county, and there is still a long way to go before he can achieve a rapid increase in grain production in the entire region.

Moreover, the staple food in the country is not just rice, there is also wheat. Wheat is also in short supply, and chemical fertilizers can also greatly increase production.

Why do we have to have coupons to buy everything these days? The only reason is that there is insufficient supply. For example, if there is already too much food for everyone to eat, why would we limit the supply?

By then, the supply will definitely be open, and no one will care if someone is willing to fill their house with food.

In Fang Wei's view, food is the foundation of all development, and fertilizers that can quickly increase food production are of course the top priority.

"Great! Comrade Fang Wei put it very well, and I agree with him. I think this is the way to solve the problem at its source. Of course, in addition to fertilizers, other aspects like breeding and agricultural machinery are also very important."

After Fang Wei finished his speech, some people agreed with him while others sneered at him.

Some people think that Fang Wei is just talking big and flattering. The country has spent all its little foreign exchange. What will happen in the future?
Therefore, there are a small number of representatives who oppose this decision, but their number is very small and they are destined not to cause any trouble.

In the end, the resolution was reviewed and passed. When the meeting closed, many people stood up and applauded involuntarily, and the applause lasted for a long time.

Fang Wei didn't stay in Beijing. He took some time to bring some gifts to his family and then returned to the brigade. He planned to wait until his daughter was older next year and bring his family to Beijing for a visit.

The face ages easily, so he and Pan Lianhua should leave some memorable marks while they are still young.

evening.

Fang Wei walked into the house carrying a travel bag. Pan Lianhua was delighted to see him, then asked curiously:

"Third brother, you're back so soon, why don't you stay in the capital for a few more days?"

"It's boring to travel alone. I'll take you to the capital next year and then we can go around together."

Fang Wei put down what he was holding, greeted his grandfather first, and then responded.

When Pan Lianhua heard this, she couldn't hide the smile in her eyes. If there wasn't someone around, she would have wanted to throw herself into the other person's arms.

"Okay, okay, I've always dreamed of visiting the capital."

"Stop talking and let the third brother go wash his face first so that you can eat later."

My sister came out of the kitchen and saw the interaction between the couple and couldn't help but laugh. They had only been apart for a few days, but their eyes were full of longing for each other.

Fang Wei then went to wash up, opened the bag, and took out all the small gifts he had brought back.

There wasn't much, but everyone had something, including the two little ones, grandpa and sister.

"Xiaojie looks so beautiful in her new clothes, like a doll."

Fang Wei brought a little skirt for his daughter. Pan Lianhua asked his daughter to try it on and she liked it more and more.

"Mom, I'm wearing new clothes too, why don't you praise me?"

Seeing that his mother only cared about his sister, the son couldn't help but pout.

Pan Lianhua glanced at her son with disdain and said, "How dare you say that? Even the best clothes you wear get filthy in just a short while. How can I praise you?"

The little guy was immediately defeated, and Fang Wei had to pull his son over and coax him for a long time before he calmed down.

Later, the family sat together and had a meal happily. Before they finished eating, a group of people came into the house.
About the old man, Taoist Sun, Zheng Hu, Deng Yuanen, Zhao Jinsheng, Accountant Liu, Chu Linlin, and also the eldest brother and sister-in-law.

Fang Wei walked into the village with his bag, and the news of his return from the capital spread throughout the entire Second Team. They had specially reserved time for him to have dinner, but he was busy distributing gifts to his family, so he was a little late for dinner.

"Third brother, sorry to bother you while you're eating. You guys eat first. Let's go sit in the yard for a while."

"It's okay, I'm almost done."

Fang Wei finished his meal in a few bites and then went to make tea.

Pan Lianhua and the others finished their meal quickly. She and her sister cleaned the table together, and then served peanuts, melon seeds and the White Rabbit milk candies that Fang Wei brought back from Beijing.

"Try it, this candy is delicious."

Pan Lianhua greeted everyone, and just then Fang Wei came out with a teapot, so she poured a bowl of tea for everyone.

"Grandpa, how are you feeling lately?"

"Okay, my junior brother and I are both fine."

After everyone sat down, they started chatting. These people didn't really come here for anything, they just wanted to hear the important news that the other party brought back.

Are you kidding? They are going to the Great Hall for a meeting. What big thing should they not know?

"There's actually some good news from this meeting. The country is going to build a number of large fertilizer projects. Once they're completed, we'll have fertilizer to use. Then, grain production will increase dramatically, and no one will have to worry about food anymore."

Fang Wei didn't say too much, but he still made the matter very clear.

This is not a secret. The news was sent out as soon as the meeting ended, but Zheng Hu and others didn't know about it yet.

"Third brother, if there were enough fertilizer, could the yield of the rice our brigade cultivate double?"

After Fang Wei finished speaking, no one reacted much.

Xiatang Brigade had long achieved "food freedom", and received at least a thousand kilograms of rations every year, so they no longer had to worry about food.

As the team leader, Zheng Hu thought more about it and asked.

"Well, for us, the increase in production shouldn't be that significant."

Fang Wei was speechless. Theoretically, using chemical fertilizers could increase production and income. However, the yield of the rice seeds he had grown had already reached its limit, and no amount of fertilizer would increase production.

This is determined by the rice variety. If you want to continue to increase production, you can only change the rice variety.

"Is that so? Third brother, tell us about what's happening in the capital."

When Zheng Hu heard that this would have no effect on increasing the brigade's grain production, he lost interest.

He then changed the subject and asked Fang Wei to talk about what he saw and heard in the capital.

Since so many people wanted to listen, Fang Wei just casually said a few things, such as what delicious food and fun places there are in Beijing, but never mentioned the meeting.

Everyone chatted casually, and after nine o'clock they said goodbye and left.

Fang Wei sent the old man and Taoist Sun back, and also specifically asked Taoist Sun if the two old men needed any more medicine.

"You won't need to take medicine for the next one or two years. The prescription I prescribed for you two contains a lot of tonic herbs. You shouldn't eat too much next year. Overeating can actually be harmful."

Taoist Sun shook his head and explained to Fang Wei.

Fang Wei himself knew some medical skills, so he could understand what the other party meant.

"Then I know, Taoist priest, whenever you need to prescribe medicine for them, just tell me and I'll get it."

Fang Wei turned around and went back home. His elder sister had already arranged for the two little ones to sleep.

The next day.

He came to the team headquarters early in the morning and asked about the production situation during this period.

In reality, he was gone for less than 10 days. What could have changed? Everything was business as usual.

"This year's picking season is about to arrive, Captain Zheng, you must prepare a plan for picking. I would like to remind everyone here that due to the improvement of the ecological environment in the mountains, the vegetation is dense, and wild animals, venomous snakes and snakes are active frequently. You must ensure the safety of your personnel."

Seeing that no one had anything to say, Fang Wei began to arrange to go into the mountains to pick fruits.

Unlike picking in the brigade's forests, picking deep in the mountains presents many difficulties. Not only is there physical exertion, but personal safety alone is a major concern.

This requires the militia company to take responsibility.

"Okay, Secretary, I will make all the arrangements and ensure nothing goes wrong."

Zheng Hu was very confident. It was not his first time to go into the mountains to pick fruits. He had accumulated a lot of experience.

Fang Wei nodded. He was still very confident in Zheng Hu in these aspects.

At this time, the commune sent someone to deliver a document. The meeting was paused for a while and someone handed the document to Fang Wei.

"The commune has new recruitment quotas. This time there are 10 quotas. The recruiting unit is Chenzhou Textile Factory, and all workers are female."

Fang Wei took a look, then put the document on the table and briefly mentioned it to everyone.

The rest of the meeting was handed over to Zheng Hu, who then left for the commune. With 17 brigades in the commune, if there had been no competition, the Xiatang Brigade would definitely not have gotten any of the 10 spots.

"Little scholar, you are quite capable. Even the recruiting unit is on your side. You don't need to say anything. Chenzhou Textile Factory specifically wants to give your team two recruitment quotas. Go back and allocate them yourselves. Hurry and leave."

As a result, he was kicked out of the commune by Zheng Xianfa as soon as he arrived.

The director of the Chenzhou Textile Factory was Wu Di, who was definitely on Fang Wei's side, so he had already made the announcement. The county and the commune wouldn't dare offend the recruiting agency, which was why Zheng Xianfa was cursing.

"I'll leave right away, haha."

Fang Wei got two places and didn't want to delay, so he rode his bike back to the team.

Zheng Hu and others were still arranging the details of going into the mountains to pick fruits. When they heard that the other party had obtained two places, they were very happy.

Fang Wei asked each team to report a female educated youth, and then he asked someone to call Chu Linlin to his office.

"Chu Linlin, you've got to behave yourself lately, you hear? The Chenzhou Textile Factory is recruiting here and specifically wants female educated youth. I think you have a great chance."

It’s not that Fang Wei favors Chu Linlin. Among the female educated youth, Chu Linlin is definitely outstanding.

The other party has never been married or in a relationship, so she must be waiting to return to the city. Fang Wei doesn't mind giving her a push.

"Secretary, I will behave well, but I don't want to go to the textile factory. Give the quota to someone else. I'd like to stay in the team."

However, Chu Linlin's answer was completely beyond his expectations.

"why?"

Fang Wei couldn't understand why the other party would give up the opportunity to return to the city when it was right in front of him?
"I love this land, but I don't want to be a textile worker. I've also been studying hard, and if possible I'd like to go to university."

Chu Linlin is a very opinionated woman. She feels that working in a mine or as a textile worker has no future.

Fang Wei's previous remarks about studying and the college entrance exam had reached her ears. While others didn't take them seriously, she believed them firmly. She felt that the country would eventually reinstate the college entrance exam, and she was willing to work hard and wait patiently.

To be honest, she didn't think going to Chenzhou Textile Factory was better than staying in the production team.

"Aren't you afraid of wasting your youth? Youth is short, and you might regret it if you miss it."

Fang Wei didn't know what to say, he just felt a little emotional.

"Thank you, Secretary! I know you're doing this for my own good, but I still stick to my choice."

Chu Linlin immediately stood up, bowed to Fang Wei, and then turned and left.

Fang Wei smiled and didn't think there was anything wrong with the other party's choice.

For the educated youth who longed to return to the city day and night, this recruitment quota might be more precious than gold, but for some people with ideas, waiting might not be a bad thing.

It’s only a few years away from the resumption of the college entrance examination. If you really want to give it a try, you’d better stay in the production team where you have more free time.

night.

When Fang Wei was chatting with Pan Lianhua, he casually mentioned Chu Linlin.

"I can actually understand her. She has her own persistence, and being in the team is not necessarily any worse than being a textile worker."

Pan Lianhua usually has a good relationship with Chu Linlin and agrees with each other's ideas.

But when word spread throughout the team that Chu Linlin had refused the job offer, most people found it incomprehensible. The educated youth were desperately trying to return, but she, on the other hand, refused the opportunity right in front of her.

Of course, some educated youth were secretly delighted.

Chu Linlin was a model educated youth in the entire brigade and even the entire commune. No one could compete with her for things like recruitment quotas. Now that she had voluntarily given up the opportunity, it was like giving it to others.

Of course, it is not certain who will win.

the next day.

Fang Wei presided over the meeting and reviewed the candidates reported by each team.

In the end, the two recruitment quotas fell to Team 4 and Team 11. Because Chu Linlin voluntarily gave up the opportunity, the person reported by Team 2 was not selected.

After finishing this task, the team officially ushered in the picking season.

Zheng Bao personally led the militia into the forest ahead of time to clear a path. After a year without them, the forest had completely changed. Not only was the vegetation more lush, but even plants never seen before had appeared.

The biggest threats to personal safety are poisonous snakes and wild beasts. They use machetes to clear a path in the forest while also assigning some people to keep watch.

After the road was opened, they had to use force to clear the woods on both sides of the road, and they accidentally harvested three wild boars, two muntjacs and more than twenty rabbits.

What was more exaggerated was that two militiamen claimed to have seen a leopard. However, because the creature moved so fast and disappeared in a flash, most people did not see it clearly.

I don’t know if it’s a leopard, but it’s definitely not something to be trifled with.

Suddenly, gunfire rang out in the woods, and a large number of startled birds flew into the sky. It was estimated that the area would be quiet for a while, and animals would actively avoid the threatening area and might not return for a while.

After the militia had completed the work of clearing the way, the large group of people entered the forest to pick chestnuts and tea seeds.

After being busy for half a month, we finally completed the task of picking fruits in the mountains.

[Picking wild camellia seeds, points +106200]

[Picking wild chestnuts, points +137300]

[Picking wild loquats, points +154000]

Total points: 9544420.

This time, we even picked wild loquats because the purchasing station contacted our team and said they needed to buy this wild fruit. Since we had some free time anyway, we picked them all up.

The team distributed 24000 kilograms of loquats to everyone, with each person receiving an average of 12 kilograms. The remaining 13 kilograms of loquats were sold to a purchasing station, earning 2.6 yuan.

Wild chestnuts were in short supply in the market, so 17300 kilograms were kept and the rest were sold, earning 4.5 yuan.

Save the tea seeds first and press them for oil later.

Next, Zheng Hu led his men to pick chestnuts and tea seeds planted in the team.

Picking Camellia Seeds, Points +138500

[Chestnut Picking, Points +279900]

Total points: 9962820.

The output of camellia seeds continued to grow, while that of chestnuts increased slightly.

Fang Wei estimated that by next year, the production of both camellia seeds and chestnuts would increase significantly, reaching a peak the year after. After all, even with the bonus of attributes, flowering and fruiting took time.

19900 kilograms of chestnuts were left, and the remaining 26 kilograms were sold to the purchasing station, earning 8.32 yuan.

The entire picking season brought in 15.42 yuan, not including the value of rapeseed. Camellia seeds will not be sold directly. After processing, Zheng Hu will arrange for people to press the oil.

The total amount of wild tea seeds and cultivated tea seeds is 244700 kilograms, and a total of 80751 kilograms of tea oil is squeezed out.

morning.

Each team sent people to the brigade to fetch oil. This time, the distribution of tea oil was based on an average of 35 kilograms per person, and 70000 kilograms of tea oil needed to be distributed.

Fang Wei and Pan Lianhua were also queuing with everyone else, so he naturally wouldn't make any special arrangements for such a small matter.

"Secretary, are there any job openings available recently?"

An educated youth from the second team stood behind Fang Wei and took the opportunity to ask a question.

As they get older, these educated youth face many practical problems, the most critical of which is marriage. They cannot get married if they want to return to the city, but many of them are indeed of marriageable age.

Otherwise, people would be scrambling for recruitment spots at the mine just for a chance to return to the city.

"Not recently. The team will notify you when there is one."

Fang Wei didn't say anything more, and no one else dared to ask any more questions.

When it was Fang Wei and his wife's turn, they received a total of 85 kilograms of tea oil, which was the highest amount in the entire brigade.

The two of them returned home carrying tea oil. Pan Lianhua washed her hands and went to see the baby. Fang Wei put the oil bottle away and went to tidy up the yard.

"Secretary Fang, are you busy?"

He was looking down, and when he heard the noise, he looked up and saw Chang Wenyuan walking in.

Fang Wei was very surprised. He hadn't been in contact with the other party for a long time and didn't expect the other party to come to him on his own initiative.

"Director Chang, you are a rare guest. Come on, come inside and sit down."

The two used to get along very well, but later they became estranged due to various things and even completely lost contact.

But since they were all guests, Fang Wei clapped his hands, stood up, let them in, and went to make tea. (End of this chapter)