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

night.

Fang Tao came home alone and told Fang Wei that Wen Xiaoya wanted to go into the mountains to take a look.

"Okay, let's do it tomorrow. Your aunt and I will take you two for a walk in the mountains and pick some swan mushrooms to eat."

This was not an excessive request, but the mountains and forests were quite dangerous, so Fang Wei decided to accompany them into the mountains with Pan Lianhua.

If you can't go somewhere too far, you can still pick some swan mushrooms.

The next day.

Fang Wei and Pan Lianhua got up early, and after breakfast, they took Fang Tao and Wen Xiaoya up the mountain.

Fortunately, the weather was very good today and the air in the mountains was very fresh. Wen Xiaoya found everything she saw very novel.

However, as time went by, the vegetation in the mountains and forests became more and more lush, and the occasional appearance of poisonous snakes and wild beasts made Wen Xiaoya feel the other side of the mountains and forests.

She was a little scared and kept moving closer to Fang Tao.

"Xiaoya, come to your aunt. You're a good snake catcher. Even poisonous snakes will avoid you when they see you. Don't be afraid."

Seeing this, Pan Lianhua quickly asked Xiaoya to walk with her and comforted her with a few words.

I thought, after all, she was a girl who grew up in the city, so she must be a little timid. But fortunately, they were all government employees, so they didn't have to work in the fields or go into the mountains, so it didn't matter if they were a little timid.

"Shh!"

Suddenly, the barking of hunting dogs was heard in front, and Pan Lianhua saw the hare being chased and running away at a glance.

They didn't have time to set a trap, so they took out their guns. After two gunshots, two hares fell in the grass in the distance.

Fang Wei ran over quickly and then ran back with the prey.

"Lotus, your marksmanship is getting better and better."

Fang Wei praised his wife, and Wen Xiaoya was very excited. She had never seen anything like this since she was a child, especially the moment when Pan Lianhua fired the gun before, which made her admire him immensely.

I didn’t expect my aunt to be so powerful, a sharpshooter.

Fang Tao was not surprised. He pulled Xiaoya over and whispered to her about the past of his uncle and aunt. Especially his uncle, who dared to chase a group of wild boars with only a gun and once killed an entire nest of wild boars by himself.

Wen Xiaoya's mouth was wide open and she couldn't close it for a long time.

It was hard for her to imagine that a brigade secretary, a man who was even more handsome than Fang Tao, could be so powerful.

"Everyone, be careful. The road ahead is not easy to walk on. Pay attention to your surroundings and your steps."

As we walked, we found that there was no road at all in the forest.

Fang Wei only needed to pull out the machete to clear the way, and leave the vigilance to Pan Lianhua.

Fortunately, this area was not far from where the swan mushroom grew. After walking for more than 40 minutes, they arrived at their destination.

There are gurgling mountain springs and streams in this area, and the breeze blows through the pine forest, with waves of pine trees, and the scenery is very beautiful.

Wen Xiaoya felt like her heart was about to melt. Girls love beauty by nature, and being surrounded by the beautiful scenery of nature made her feel extremely comfortable.

Fang Wei winked at Pan Lianhua, asking her to be careful, and then walked into the pine forest alone.

Xiaoya came back to her senses and quickly asked, "Aunt, where did Manman go?"

"He went to pick swan mushrooms. Why, are you interested in this too?"

"Yeah, I want to pick some myself too."

Wen Xiaoya was like a curious baby. When she heard that Fang Wei was going to pick mushrooms, she was eager to try it.

Fang Tao had been wandering in the mountains with his uncle since he was a child, and he had long been immune to these things. It was only then that he realized that what he saw as ordinary things were extraordinary in Xiaoya's eyes.

So the three of them followed Fang Wei into the pine forest.

At noon.

Everyone picked a few baskets of mushrooms and returned to the mountain spring.

Fang Wei and Taotao went to deal with the two wild rabbits, while Pan Lianhua took Xiaoya to a safe place to make a fire and cook bamboo tube rice.

After he came back, he started to roast the rabbit. He brought plenty of seasonings today, and soon the aroma came out.

Wen Xiaoya kept sniffing. The aroma of barbecue mixed with the aroma of bamboo rice was so tempting.

"Okay, it's time for dinner. Taotao, Xiaoya, you two will enjoy the bamboo rice with the roasted rabbit. It's really delicious."

Pan Lianhua then called for dinner, and everyone started eating. Soon they were enjoying the fragrant bamboo tube rice and barbecued meat.

Wen Xiaoya praised Manman and her aunt's cooking skills. She had never eaten such a simple meal before. She almost swallowed her tongue.

After the meal, the fire was extinguished and some mountain spring water was poured into it.

This season is relatively dry, so we must pay attention to forest fire prevention and not be careless.

After packing up, the four of them went home.

"Aunt, I've also been to the mountains in the provincial capital. Why do the mountains there feel different from the mountains here?"

Wen Xiaoya was particularly happy today and chatted with Pan Lianhua all the way.

"Well, you can think of the mountains and forests here as primeval forests. In fact, primeval forests are just like that. They are rarely visited by people, with lush vegetation and many dangers."

Pan Lianhua has almost forgotten what the forest looked like in the past. He only knows that the forest now is no less beautiful than the original forest, and no one dares to go deep into the forest anymore.

She was filled with awe at the changes in the mountains, but she would not mention it to the other party.

After entering the village, the two sides separated and went home.

A lot of swan mushrooms were picked today. Tian Guihua rarely thought of taking them to the market to sell, but instead made a lot for Xiaoya to eat.

Wen Xiaoya fell in love with this delicious mushroom as soon as she tasted it. Tian Guihua saw this and dried the leftover swan mushrooms into mushrooms, preparing to take them back to them when they left.

Fang Wei took some time to discuss with his elder brother and planned to go to Xiaoya's house to propose marriage next year.

As a result, Xiaoya said that this was not popular in the city. Fang Wei then told his elder brother that after the autumn harvest, he would take his elder sister-in-law to the provincial capital. The parents of both sides had to meet each other, right?
"Third brother, you have to accompany us when the time comes. I'm not good at speaking and your sister-in-law isn't well educated, so it would be bad if I said something wrong."

Fang Ping and Pan Lianhua were very confident no matter what they did in the county, but they felt a little guilty when they went to the provincial capital, mainly because they had little experience.

He was afraid that he would embarrass his son, so he tried hard to get his third brother to go with him.

"Okay, it's our own business. I'll go even if you don't say it."

Fang Wei immediately expressed his opinion, and Fang Ping finally put aside his anxiety.

That evening, Tingting rushed back from the county and met her future sister-in-law. The two of them got along quite well and could talk about things together.

Fang Tao and Wen Xiaoya's marriage was basically settled. They only needed to wait for their parents to meet before they could discuss the wedding date.

Fang Wei and Pan Lianhua quietly prepared 3000 yuan for their nephew's wedding. With this money, Fang Tao could buy a radio, a sewing machine, a bicycle, a watch and a full set of furniture.

My eldest brother and his wife still have some savings, so they can buy some daily necessities when the time comes. Even if we hold the wedding in the provincial capital, it won't be much different from other people.

They didn't want their only nephew to be looked down upon.

A week later.

Fang Tao and Wen Xiaoya left the village and returned to the provincial capital.

They have some other things to do when they get back, and then they have to report to their units.

The night before leaving, Fang Wei secretly gave 3000 yuan to Fang Tao and told him to keep it and use it when he got married.

There is no need to talk about the relationship between Taotao and his uncle. Even though he is such a grown-up boy, he cried when he got on the car.

After the two left, everyone's life returned to normal.

News came from the province that someone would be transferred at the end of the year. But before Fang Wei could breathe a sigh of relief, an accident happened.

It’s noon this day.

The investigation team sent by the province suddenly entered the Xiatang Brigade and launched an investigation into Fang Wei.

The reason was that they had received letters from the public expressing many shocking concerns. The investigation team followed these clues and, after producing the instructions from their superiors, they ordered a search of Fang Wei's home that evening.

Wu Yaoyang was asked to come and cooperate with the work. He didn't believe that there was anything wrong with Fang Wei, so the investigation team must give an explanation.

"You want an explanation, right? Then let me explain. First of all, as the brigade secretary, Fang Wei appoints people based on personal connections. For example, at the brigade's bamboo factory, the director is his brother, and the deputy director is his wife. Does that mean the entire factory has become part of his Fang family?"

The leader of the investigation team found that Wu Yaoyang had obvious resistance, so he had a private talk with him.

The things that need to be investigated can be roughly divided into several aspects:

One is Fang Wei's nepotism, and the other is Fang Wei's financial problems. Some people reported that he spent money lavishly, took his family to travel to Beijing, and hid a lot of money at home.

"Isn't this nonsense? Secretary Fang's elder brother, Fang Ping, is renowned for his carpentry skills, and his wife, Pan Lianhua, lives in a Yao village and is a master at making bamboo products. Why can't they work at the factory?"

"Besides, Secretary Fang still cares about money? Let me count for you. They have developed so many high-yield rice seeds and seeds for high-yield cash crops. Many places have offered generous conditions to poach people, but they haven't gone."

"The income in Xiatang Brigade is already high. The couple is capable. What's wrong with them taking their family to Beijing for a trip a few years ago? I don't agree with what you're doing. You keep searching our homes. Do you still think it was just a few years ago?"

Wu Yaoyang refused to cooperate, believing that the investigation team had exceeded its authority.

Without his cooperation, the investigation team couldn't even enter Fang Wei's yard, let alone search the house.

The leader of the investigation team was frustrated and had to think of opening a gap from the side.

Starting from the next day, the investigation team began to talk to the brigade cadres and team leaders, and later questioned many members and educated youth, intending to put some accusations on Fang Wei's head.

Of course, they would not let Fang Wei, the person involved, sit idle.

"Are you going to tell me or not? If you do, I can give you a lenient sentence. But if you don't, the problem will be serious."

In a room in the brigade headquarters, three members of the investigation team took turns bombarding Fang Wei.

All means of coercion and inducement were used with only one purpose, which was to make him admit his so-called mistakes.

"What are you talking about? I didn't do anything I didn't do. If you want to put a accusation on me, you're not going to do it.

Don't say I didn't warn you, I'm a national representative. If you want to use illegal means, you'd better think carefully. I will report it to the higher authorities."

Fang Wei was not angry, but he would not be fooled by them.

He knew that this was someone's revenge, but he didn't expect the other party's methods to be so clumsy.

"You don't want to tell the truth, right? Then just sit here and think about it. Call us when you've figured it out."

The investigation team was furious and prepared to use some tactics against Fang Wei.

"I haven't had a sip of water this morning. I've told you everything I need to say. You have no right to restrict my freedom.

I'm going home to eat now. When you've thought it through, you can come back to me if you have any questions. But if you're going to repeat yourself, please don't repeat yourself. I won't answer you again."

Fang Wei felt that the investigation team that came this time was basically a makeshift team. They went straight to the end and their behavior was more like the group of people who started the business back then.

Instead of using threats, inducements and accusations, can't you be more practical?

The other party violated the principles first, and now he is expected to cooperate honestly. It is absolutely impossible!

After saying that, he stood up and prepared to go home for dinner. To be honest, I had already given them a lot of face, and if they still wanted to use high-pressure tactics, it would be impossible.

"Who told you to get up? Sit down! If you don't cooperate, don't blame us for using force."

Those people looked fierce but were actually weak and wanted to take action.

Fang Wei disdained their performance, raised his hand and pointed at the closed door, and said:

"I feel so sorry for you! Please open the door and take a look. You dared to touch me. If you can stand up and walk out of the village, you will be considered a hero."

There are windows on both sides of the door, but they have covered the windows with newspapers so you can't see what's going on outside.

On the surface, he doesn't want anyone to disturb the investigation, but he may have other plans behind the scenes.

Fang Wei didn't care about these. If he really resisted, not to mention the three of them, even if there were three more, it would be useless.

"Who are you trying to scare? I'm going to open the door right now and see what you have to rely on."

One of the guys was about to explode. He felt that Fang Wei was bluffing, and he wanted to expose both sides to give himself and others courage.

As soon as he finished speaking, he opened the door.

Then, the three people in the room suddenly fell into a state of petrification.

I saw that the open space outside the team headquarters was full of people. I didn’t say how many there were, but there were at least thousands of them.

They were all members of the team and educated youth, from various production teams. Everyone looked at these three people coldly, making them experience the treatment of being "criticized by thousands of people."

There is no doubt that if they had taken action just now, as soon as the slightest noise got out, these people would have rushed in and crushed them.

"Let me tell you the truth. Your illegal methods won't work everywhere. Also, the team won't take care of your meals. Get out of the way!"

After Fang Wei finished speaking, he strode out of the room and waved to everyone.

Thousands of people turned and left silently without saying a word.

This scene really frightened the members of the investigation team. They were all not easy to deal with, so they naturally understood what this scene meant.

This is Xiatang Brigade, Yaoling Commune, Xinlin County, not a place for them to do whatever they want.

Until Fang Wei left, no one in the investigation team dared to stand up to stop him.

Later, the investigation team gathered together, all of them looking grim. They had been busy for a long time, but hadn't gained a single hair.

"Everyone, the team doesn't provide meals. How about we go back to the county to eat? But I have to remind you that you only have the power to investigate here, you don't have any other powers."

The establishment of the investigation team this time was very hasty and did not go through normal channels, which was not in accordance with the rules.

Moreover, the people who came this time were not law-abiding people. How many people had they harmed in the past with their despicable means?

It only took Wu Yaoyang half a day to find out the other party's background, so he turned against them and embarrassed the investigation team in person.

The members of the investigation team realized that they had hit a wall this time and would get nothing out of it even if they stayed, so they withdrew from the Xiatang Brigade.

However, they did not leave Xinlin County, but went to other communes and pieced together a list of "ten crimes" for Fang Wei.

Then they returned to the provincial capital.

But at this time, both Fang Wei and Wu Yaoyang had already submitted a report to their superiors on the actions of this makeshift investigation team.

After receiving the materials, Zeng Qing directly signed his opinion and then reported it to the province.

Fang Wei's materials were sent directly to the capital, and the rest of the matter had nothing to do with them. The overt and covert struggles at that level were not something they could participate in.

A few days passed quickly.

The Xiatang Brigade sent another investigation team, which was jointly composed of the provincial, regional and county levels, and was established through formal procedures.

Finally, the conclusion was reached that Fang Wei had no problems.

Someone also left the province, but no one involved in the incident was punished, as if nothing had happened.

"Third Brother, you see, don't you? They dare to use such a crude method to deal with you because they don't want to pay any price."

While having lunch at noon, grandpa suddenly said this.

The old man has lived to such an old age, what hasn't he seen? They clearly want to make trouble for Fang Wei. If Fang Wei can't resist, the ending will definitely not be good.

They held on, even if the investigation team's past was exposed, they still had a way to get away with it.

To put it bluntly, they are here to disgust people.

"Hmph! Don't be too happy too soon. There will be a day of reckoning."

Fang Wei snorted coldly, knowing in his heart that these people would not be able to jump around for many more years, and they would cry one day.

We cannot retreat at this moment. If we take a step back, we will face the other side's relentless pressure.

After dinner, a guest came to the house. It was the big customer from Yao Village before. The other party brought two bottles of wine, a pack of cigarettes and some local specialties, and came to express his gratitude to Fang Wei.

"Secretary Fang, thank you for your guidance. I went to the county to see Director Wu. When they heard that you introduced me, they agreed to my request on the spot."

"No, Director Wu is a very enthusiastic person. Plus, you have been growing [Nongyou 58] rice seeds before, so he is naturally willing to help you. Is everything settled?"

"It's done! The rice seeds we need have been shipped over. I came to see you and you have to go back immediately."

The other party chatted with Fang Wei for a while, then said goodbye and left. (End of this chapter)