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

Chapter 28 Chen Mazi, very troublesome

Pan Lianhua waited there for nearly an hour, feeling a little unhappy.

I had brought rice and bacon today, hoping to curry his favor, but he was being too vain and insisted on hunting some game for extra food.

This is great. I’ve been waiting until I’m hungry, but I still haven’t seen the other person.

You know, she has come here several times in order to meet the other person.

Pan Lianhua was complaining about Fang Wei in her heart when she saw him running towards her quickly.

"Sister, I caught a pheasant, you can add it to the dish later."

Fang Wei was sweating profusely, but he was smiling brightly.

He is actually not the type of person who would rather suffer than save face. This is just a coincidence, otherwise he would have the audacity to eat for free.

At most I can return it when I have the chance in the future.

"Brother Fang is very capable. Give me the things and I'll go clean them up."

Pan Lianhua's face showed a mixture of surprise and joy. She took the pheasant from Fang Wei and went to the stream to start working.

It didn't take long to clean the pheasant.

Fang Wei had already built a fire. He roasted the chicken while Pan Lianhua prepared bamboo rice. They worked together very well.

The only seasonings were salt and chili powder, which Pan Lianhua brought with him. He didn't bring anything else.

By the time the [bamboo tube rice] was ready, the pheasant had been roasted until it was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. The aroma filled the air, and both of their stomachs growled at the same time.

"Sorry to have kept you waiting. Let's eat!"

The two then began to eat. Pan Lianhua's eating manners were very delicate, but his speed was not slow at all.

This meal was really good at that time. There was rice, bacon, and roast chicken. After the two of them had eaten, they both showed happy smiles.

The sky is big, the earth is big, and the belly is the biggest. Is there anything that can make people happier than eating well?
"Brother Fang, I'll come play with you when I'm free. I have to go back now."

After burying the kitchen waste and extinguishing the remaining fire, Pan Lianhua said goodbye.

It just so happened that Fang Wei was also planning to leave, so he didn't need to worry too much about this piece of land as the work for the day had already been done.

"Yeah, let's go together."

Fang Wei then went to close the fence gate and separated from Pan Lianhua at the edge of the pond.

Pan Lianhua climbed up the mountain path, with the hunting dog following her, and her figure soon disappeared.

Fang Weize went to the [hunting area] and set up traps again.

Before, he was afraid that Pan Lianhua would wait anxiously, so he just took the prey and left without any time to clean up.

When going down the mountain, Fang Wei picked up a large bundle of firewood and took it back.

There is only one small coal mine in the entire county, and you have to spend money to buy coal. Basically, every household uses firewood to cook.

"Manman, you're back? We went to feed the chickens today."

When Fang Tao and Fang Tingting saw their uncle, they hurried over to take credit.

The two children are very concerned about helping their uncle feed the chickens, but they don't care much about the chickens at home.

"Be good! I brought you some fruit. I'll wash it and give it to you to eat later."

Fang Wei put the firewood on his back away, then took out a handful of wild fruits from his body.

He picked these fruits on the way to the mountain, not many, just to entertain the children.

He then washed the wild fruits and gave them to the two little ones.

Fang Wei went back to his room to take a shower before his brother and sister-in-law finished work. He had been walking on the mountain road and working all day, and his clothes were all alkali-soaked.

Then I did some laundry.

While hanging clothes in the yard, Zheng Hu ran in.

"Hu Zi, why didn't you go to work?" Fang Wei had long been accustomed to this kid's elusive appearances. As long as he came down from the mountain, the other party would definitely know.

"I haven't been assigned any work today, but I'll be busy in a couple of days. Third Brother Fang, let me tell you something. This afternoon, Chen Mazi from the commune came and had a quarrel with Uncle Guan."

Zheng Hu lowered his voice and looked mysterious, which was quite funny.

But when Fang Wei heard this, he couldn't help but pause and asked:
"What does Chen Mazi want from Master Guan? Is it still about the water vein map?"

Zheng Hu nodded repeatedly, admiring the other party's ability to guess correctly.

Fang Wei hung up the last piece of clothing and turned away.

"Huzi, go home first. I'll go see Uncle Guan."

Fang Wei and Guan Chongyang are not related, and their relationship is not very close.

But this matter involves the water vein map, so he must go and ask what Chen Mazi is planning.

When he arrived at Guan Chongyang's house, the old man was still angry.

"That bastard Chen Mazi, he burned the water vein map that I once treasured, and he even had the nerve to ask me if I had hidden another copy.

And you have to be careful too, be careful that Chen Mazi grabs you and uses you as a ladder to dig a well."

After the old man recounted what had happened while cursing, he finally reminded Fang Wei to be more cautious.

Fang Wei felt a little embarrassed. If he hadn't used the water vein map to cover up his abnormality, it wouldn't have affected the old man.

Fortunately, he and the old man later discussed and made a copy of the water vein map around the village and handed it over to the production team, otherwise it would have been a troublesome matter.

"Master Guan, don't be angry. Chen Mazi can't do anything to you. As for asking me to dig a well, that's impossible. I don't have the ability to do that."

Fang Wei then comforted Guan Chongyang for a few words and left.

He was not afraid of Chen Mazi. The people of the Fang family were upright, and he had done nothing wrong. The other party would have no excuse to make trouble.

the next day.

Zheng Xianfa sent someone to call Fang Wei early in the morning and asked him to go to the team headquarters.

Fang Wei put down his bowl and went there. When he entered the room, he saw that several cadres in the team were there.

"Our scholar is here. Please sit down first and we'll talk."

The room was filled with smoke, and several large pipes were puffing out clouds of smoke, choking Fang Wei and making him cough.

Cigarettes were expensive, so these people all smoked water pipes. The team produced flue-cured tobacco, so they didn't have to buy tobacco outside.

Zheng Xianfa asked Fang Wei to sit down, and then continued:

"Chen Yongkang from the commune is now in charge of supervising the well-drilling work. He wants you to help the well-drilling team. What are your opinions?"

Members could call Chen Yongkang "Chen Mazi" in private, but after all, he was a cadre of the commune, so Zheng Xianfa was not comfortable calling him by his nickname.

He was also very angry about Chen Yongkang's actions. Why did he have to dig a well and bring it to the village?
Especially Fang Wei, he was counting on this young man to produce good offspring together with Wu Maosheng.

In short, Chen Yongkang and Chen Mazi have a bad reputation in the local area, and few people like an opportunist.

But the other party was using the banner of the commune, so Zheng Xianfa had to go through the motions and ask Fang Wei in person what he thought.

"Captain, I don't know how to dig a well. If it weren't for your water vein map, we wouldn't be able to dig this well in our village. I don't want to embarrass myself and get myself into trouble for nothing."

Fang Wei shook his head repeatedly and directly rejected the proposal.

He was not a commune cadre and had no place to receive his salary, so no one could force him.

"Alright, I'll tell Chen Yongkang about your attitude. Be careful recently, don't go into the mountains for no reason, and take good care of the experimental fields for me. Do you understand?"

Zheng Xianfa exchanged opinions with several team leaders and agreed with Fang Wei's statement.

However, Zheng Xianfa also warned his opponent to behave himself recently.

(End of this chapter)