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

Chapter 57 Nanguang No.

At Zheng Xianfa's repeated request, Fang Wei named the new variety of rice "Nanguang No. 1" and reported it to the brigade through the team.

The old branch secretary came hurriedly and couldn't help getting angry when he saw Zheng Xianfa:

"What do you mean, you bastard? You only reported it after you planted it. You didn't even inform me of such a big thing in advance."

"Old Party Secretary, this [Nanguang No. 1] rice seed is definitely a high-yield variety. Just trust me this time. If anything goes wrong, I'll take responsibility."

Zheng Xianfa acted like a dead pig that was not afraid of boiling water. In fact, he was sure that the old branch secretary could not do anything to him.

"Are you responsible? If something goes wrong, can you afford it? I say, are you really sure?"

"So sure!"

The old branch secretary questioned him for a long time, but in the end he could only be skeptical.

He also hoped that what the other party said was true. If the yield he said could be achieved, the entire brigade would plant this [Nan Guang No. 1] next year.

The old branch secretary actually knew very well that this rice seed was developed by Fang Wei and a few young people, and Wu Maosheng might be behind it.

But he pretended to be ignorant in order to protect these people.

Even if the promotion of planting fails, they will not be blamed.

"Okay, that's what you said. We'll see how it works. If anything goes wrong, you, as the team leader, will have to take the blame. If it succeeds, you'll be the brigade secretary."

After the old branch secretary finished speaking, he turned and went to the experimental field.

After he found Fang Wei, he talked to him in detail about breeding.

Everyone knows that only good seeds can produce good crops, but the problem is that seed cultivation is a difficult task, and it often takes several years or even decades to succeed.

The seeds cultivated by Fang Wei have gone through two generations. How can their reliability and safety be guaranteed?
"Old Party Secretary, I admit that the captain's decision was risky. But what is the situation this year? Don't you know clearly?
I dare say that this year's grain sales will be ruined again, and we have no choice but to take a risk."

Fang Wei did not give any scientific reasons, but explained from another perspective why the team chose new rice varieties.

After listening to this, the old branch secretary remained silent for a long time.

Everyone in the brigade knew he favored Zheng Xianfa and was determined to hand the Xiatang Production Brigade over to him. Why would he do this? Wasn't it because Zheng Xianfa was brave and willing to take responsibility?

Moreover, Zheng Xianfa is not stupid but very smart. Since the other party is very optimistic about the new rice seeds, he must have his reasons.

"Little scholar, work hard, and the members and I will be grateful to you."

The old branch secretary patted Fang Wei on the shoulder and left the village.

Fang Wei has been so busy lately that he has no time to think about the meaning of the other party's words.

Raising seedlings is a very important job, and he puts all his energy into it.

The one acre of land on the other side of the valley has been taken care of by Fang Ping recently. According to him, the peanuts and soybeans are growing well. The soybeans can be harvested soon, while the peanuts can be harvested at most half a month to twenty days later.

A few days passed quickly.

It’s time for the team to deliver food again.

This time, Fang Wei and his friends can't stay out of it, they also have to participate in transporting grain.

In the commune, he met Pan Lianhua and Grandpa. The village also paid its grain tax today.

"Brother Fang, I heard you've developed a new rice variety. That's amazing! Can it significantly increase yields? If so, you'd better save some seeds for me."

The second team used new seeds to plant late rice, and this news has spread throughout the commune.

Pan Lianhua had already been tempted, but Grandpa wanted to wait and see the autumn harvest output of the second team before making a decision.

Seeds can only be purchased from the second team. After all, this is not a matter of personal friendship, but a matter between the collective.

"Sure, sure! I'll speak well of you in front of the captain when the time comes."

Fang Wei didn't take it seriously. Not every manager of a production team was as courageous as Zheng Xianfa. He would wait until they figured it out thoroughly before making any decision.

Pan Lianhua smiled faintly and said no more. The two chatted for a few words before parting ways, and Fang Wei returned to the team.

It was already mid-afternoon when we returned to the village after finishing the grain delivery. We were exhausted from the day's hard work.

Next, the day of transplanting rice seedlings soon arrived.

Rice seedlings were being planted simultaneously in the main fields and experimental plots, so Fang Wei had to rely on his 16 companions. He also personally participated in the planting, and his labor efficiency was much higher than that of Hu Zi and others, which was amazing.

Zheng Xianfa took some time to walk around the experimental fields. He found that these young boys had changed a lot compared to last year.

Not only does everyone work as hard as a strong laborer, but more importantly, they have learned to use their brains.

Wu Maosheng often gives lectures to these guys, imparting some very practical agricultural knowledge.

Zheng Hu and others can at least read and write, and most of them have attended elementary school, so they have made great progress.

"Xiao Xiucai, your progress is very good, so I won't send anyone to help. Later, tell the members about the precautions for field management. We can't mess it up."

Speaking of pressure, Zheng Xianfa is definitely under the greatest pressure.

He asked Fang Wei to take some time to talk to the members about field management. After all, new rice seeds were being grown this season, and he thought it was still necessary.

"Okay, you can arrange it after this busy period. Captain, Hu Zi and the others have actually learned a lot about this, so you can ask them to try to explain it to everyone later."

Fang Wei did not refuse and gave a positive answer.

At the same time, he also pushed out Zheng Hu, Deng Yuanen and others, also wanting to train them.

He was alone. Even if he was made of iron, how many rivets could he possibly hammer? Team matters required the collective efforts of everyone involved. He couldn't do it alone.

"Oh? If you have the ability, show it. I support you."

Zheng Xianfa smiled slightly and said it was okay.

It is not easy to give lectures to experienced members. They may not have advanced theoretical knowledge, but they are familiar with the ways to take care of crops.

If you don't have real skills and knowledge, it would be interesting to be asked a lot of questions.

"Third brother, how can we do this? No way."

After Zheng Xianfa left, Zheng Hu and his group were furious.

They also know that they have made great progress, but they don’t have the confidence to give lectures to other members.

Everyone looked at Fang Wei with bitter faces, hoping that he could reject the matter.

"Why not? Mr. Wu has explained so much to you about subsequent field management, and I've explained it to you all before. It shouldn't be a problem for me to repeat it again, right?
Besides, I'm here, and I'll be there too."

Fang Wei encouraged them to overcome their psychological barriers and speak boldly.

There are only a few follow-up precautions, no long-winded discussions, just solid stuff, not complicated at all.

After the team finished transplanting rice, Fang Wei took Zheng Hu and others to the threshing ground to explain the subsequent precautions to the members.

Zheng Hu and others went on stage and spoke a few words. Although they were a bit halting, the effect was pretty good.

When Fang Wei has free time, he often hangs around Datian and records the growth data of [Nanguang No. 1].

He had previously conducted comparative experiments on the inheritance of attribute characteristics, such as comparing growth inside and outside a designated area in a valley.

What we need to do now is to conduct more in-depth comparative experiments to study whether the inheritance of attribute characteristics will decay. If so, after how many generations will the seeds become unusable?

and many more.

There is no need to conduct this experiment in the experimental field because there is a property bonus effect in the temporarily designated area, and there is almost no problem of seed degradation.

But data records still need to be kept, and this task was assigned to Deng Yuanen, while Zheng Hu was fully responsible for the daily work.

(End of this chapter)