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

Chapter 33 Tea Oil
The fields, woodlands, etc. in the village are all collectively owned by the production team. The wasteland on the other side of the valley can only be used for emergency purposes, and long-term cultivation is unrealistic.

The only thing that Fang Wei could nominally use was the experimental field.

However, the expansion of the planting area of the experimental field will have to wait until the beginning of next spring. It seems a bit early to upgrade the [planting area] now.

"Then let's raise the level of the [Picking Area] first!"

Fang Wei thought for a moment, then spent 100 points to upgrade the level of the [Picking Area] to Level 4.

[Temporary Land] → [Forest Land] → [Picking Area]

【Area: 200 square meters】

[Area Level: (Level 4, 0\500)]

[Regional attributes: Identification, Exploration, Speed, Strength, Picking Skills]

[Picking within this area will increase all attributes by an additional 20%]

Total points: 834

So far, the levels of the [Hunting Area] and [Picking Area] have been upgraded to Level 4, and his personal attributes have also been improved accordingly.

He realized that he had become stronger, which was a good thing. No matter what he did, he had to have a good physique first. A "little weakling" would not be able to survive in the countryside.

There were still more than 800 attribute points left. He gritted his teeth and upgraded the levels of the [Main House], [Chicken Coop], and [Well] to level 4.

[Facility] → [Living Facilities] → [Main House]

【Facility Level: (Level 4, 0\500)】

[Facility Attributes: Solid, Durable, Concentrated, Calming, and Prosperous to the Owner]

[Living in this building, all attributes increase by an additional 40%]

[Facility] → [Water Conservancy Facilities] → [Well]

【Facility Level: (Level 4, 0\500)】

[Facility attributes: sufficient water source, artesian well, high water quality, water volume control, well-drilling skills]

[This well is activated, all attributes increase by an additional 40%]

[Owning Facility] → [Production Facility] → [Chicken Coop]

【Facility Level: (Level 4, 0\500)】

[Facility attributes: disease prevention, strengthening, accelerated growth, increased egg production, nesting]

[Raising chickens in this building will increase all attributes by an additional 40%]

Total points: 534

Fang Wei felt comfortable all of a sudden. He was a bit obsessive-compulsive and liked everything to be neat and tidy.

Now, except for the [Planting Area] which is level 5, all other areas and facilities are level 4.

He was full of strength and wanted to go to the mountains to hunt tigers and leopards immediately, but reason told him that he was not confident enough to face large beasts alone.

Early the next morning.

Zheng Xianfa called all the members to the team headquarters.

"Starting today, we need to assign people to go up the mountain to collect tea seeds. Everyone in the team who can go should go. Just leave one person to watch over the experimental field, and the others will go up the mountain together."

In addition to lard, local cooking oil also includes camellia oil.

Camellia oil, also known as tea seed oil, is oil extracted from the seeds of the tea tree.

The people living here have been eating this oil for generations, just like peanut oil and rapeseed oil have the same status in other regions.

"No problem!"

"Captain, just assign the work, no one will be lazy."

Everyone had been waiting for this. Who doesn't suffer from meat and oil shortages these days? The team would sell some of the oil it squeezed to the supply and marketing cooperative, and the rest would be distributed among the members.

Zheng Xianfa saw that everyone was very enthusiastic, so he called on some people to stay, and the others went up the mountain very consciously.

They would return to the team to hand in the tea seeds, and then their work points would be calculated based on the amount they picked. Fang Wei, Zheng Hu, and the others were all young boys who could walk very fast on the mountain trails.

When they arrived at their destination, Fang Wei explored it for a while before pointing to a further area and saying, "Let's go over there."

He has the ability to detect and can immediately determine which forest is better for picking tea seeds.

It's a pity that these tea oil trees all belong to the team, otherwise he could make a temporary designation and the picking efficiency would be higher.

"Brother Fang, you're amazing! We've only picked a small amount, and you've already got almost half a basket full."

Fang Wei didn't try to show it off, but he had quick eyes and hands, and was much faster than others without any effort.

Several friends were very envious, but for some reason, the more they wanted to go faster, the more their hands became uncontrollable, so they had to slow down.

"Well, let's fill two baskets and have Deng Yuanen take them back first."

Fang Wei saw that Deng Yuanen was moving very slowly, not knowing whether it was because he hadn't eaten enough or if it was just his usual pattern, so he asked him to deliver the two full baskets of tea seeds to the team first.

Division of labor and cooperation are more efficient. When we went back at noon and asked, we found that they had picked the most on average.

"Sanzai, Huzi, how do you calculate the work points you put together?"

Fang Wenshu is still the one recording the work points today. There is definitely no problem with the division of labor and cooperation among the group, but we still need to ask clearly when it comes to work points.

"Uncle, we can just split it equally."

Fang Weiyi has never cared about these small profits. The experimental fields are usually taken care of by Hu Zi and a few others. Otherwise, how would he have the time to hang out in the mountains?
Zheng Hu and others tried to refuse, but when they saw that Fang Wei was serious, they stopped talking.

in the afternoon.

Everyone continued to work. There were not many tea oil trees on the mountain, and the entire picking work was successfully completed in just three days.

The next step is the most troublesome. The tea seeds need to go through multiple processes such as drying, shelling, crushing, steaming, oil extraction, and filtering.

However, this task was not difficult for the team members. They were all very experienced, and Fang Wei, Zheng Hu and others also learned it.

The bright orange tea oil is freshly baked, emitting a unique fragrance.

The portion reserved needs to be sold to the supply and marketing cooperatives, and the rest is distributed to each household.

All the members showed joyful expressions. No one planted many peanuts this year, and pork was very precious, so the family relied on tea oil for cooking.

Fang Wei gave the tea oil he got to his sister-in-law. He never cooked alone anyway, so there was no point in keeping it in his own house.

After finishing this work, he went for a walk in the mountains. When he came to the valley and took a look, he almost got angry.

The wild boar was spotted in the valley again, and this time, it almost rushed into the fence.

Fortunately, there was a trap placed in front of the fence gate, and the wild boar stepped on it and ran away dragging the trap with it.

The fence around the gate was in a mess. Although the sweet potatoes were not damaged, Fang Wei was still very angry.

Wild boars are very annoying creatures. They have thick skin and flesh, like to dig up crops, and are very destructive.

Fang Wei simply tidied up the fence and then carefully observed the bloodstains on the ground. He was sure that the wild boar was seriously injured, but the injury had not lasted long.

He followed the trail without hesitation, intending to kill the wild boar.

Eating meat was secondary; the key was that this evil couldn't be allowed to remain. What if he recovered and came back for revenge? Then, the sweet potatoes in the valley would be in trouble, and there might not even be a single harvest.

This is also the trouble of farming in the wilderness. If people were not worried about having nothing to eat in a disaster year, who would be willing to come here to grow sweet potatoes?

"Brother Fang, wait a moment."

He had not walked far when he heard the sound of a lotus flower.

The little girl had come here several times in the past month but had not met Fang Wei. She did see Fang Ping once, but she did not show up.

"Sister, what a coincidence, we meet again."

Fang Wei stopped and saw Pan Lianhua running towards him with a hunting dog.

After the two chatted for a few minutes, he told them that he was going to track down the injured wild boar.

Pan Lianhua also had a gun and a hunting dog with him, and immediately expressed his desire to go with him.

(End of this chapter)