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

Chapter 60 Peanut Oil

In Fang Wei's plan, the seeds would definitely be sold to the surrounding production teams, and one pound of seeds could be sold for at least 10 times the price of rice.

However, this operation can only be carried out between groups, and he cannot resell seeds individually.

In this way, the team can increase its income and the members' lives will be better.

Two days passed.

Fang Wei went to the valley with his elder brother. This time they came to harvest peanuts.

The peanuts have been hung upside down on the ground to dry for a while. Grab a few peanuts and squeeze them gently. If they make a crackling sound, it means they are ready to be picked.

Then the two brothers got busy, and this took several days, and they finally harvested 200 kilograms of peanuts.

The yield per mu reached 400 jin, which is much higher than the local average yield of 280 jin per mu.

[Harvest crops, points +200, total points: 201]

"Brother, do you want to squeeze some peanut oil?"

Seeing so many peanuts, Tian Guihua couldn't help but ask Fang Wei.

There is not enough oil at home, and she only dares to use a little bit every time she cooks. She wants to squeeze out some oil and keep it as a backup.

"My third brother said we should take 150 kilograms of peanuts to make oil, and the rest can be used for seed and stir-frying."

The two brothers had discussed this matter before, and when Fang Ping heard his wife's question, he took over the conversation.

Tian Guihua nodded repeatedly. She has always been the one cooking at home. A good cook cannot cook without rice. No food will taste good without oil.

Fang Ping took some time to press the oil. 150 kilograms of peanuts produced a total of 30 kilograms of oil, enough for the family to use for a while.

In a while, the team will organize people to go up the mountain to collect tea seeds, so there will be no shortage of oil at home in the short term.

"Brother, I want to continue growing soybeans over there in the valley, and then plant some corn or sweet potatoes after the soybeans are harvested."

Fang Wei considered it for a few days and finally decided to plant soybeans in the valley.

Soybeans can be used to make tofu and stews, and if you can’t finish them at home, you can exchange some for money.

After harvesting this season's soybeans, it is time to rotate the crops. Planting corn is best, but the grain situation this year is not very good, so you can also consider planting sweet potatoes.

"Okay! Then plant soybeans first, and then sweet potatoes."

Fang Ping prefers to plant sweet potatoes right after soybeans. Although the local situation looks good with good weather and good harvests, from a broader perspective, various disasters are still very serious.

He felt it necessary to store more food before winter came.

After resting for two days, the Fang brothers went to the valley again and started turning the soil and applying fertilizer.

There is a lot of miscellaneous fertilizer in the mountains, and it can be used safely after being composted.

As for wood ash, it is even simpler. Collect the dry stems and leaves left after harvesting soybeans and peanuts, and burn them with fire to get a large amount of wood ash.

"Third brother, please take care of the follow-up matters. There are a lot of things going on in the team recently, and I basically have to work every day."

The two worked for a week and successfully planted this season's soybeans.

This season's soybeans use seeds saved from last season. There is no doubt that the yield and quality will be further improved.

After finishing this task, Fang Wei harvested glutinous rice again.

Since the spring sowing this year, he has hardly been idle and has been busy all day long.

One mu of land finally yielded 35 kilograms of glutinous rice and 7 kilograms of seeds. This was due to the increased income attribute. Otherwise, the maximum yield would have been about 20 kilograms.

Glutinous rice can be used to make rice dumplings, glutinous rice balls, glutinous rice cakes, steamed pork with rice flour, etc. The amount used is not large, and 35 kilograms of glutinous rice can be eaten for a long time.

[Harvest crops, points +42, total points 243]

this day.

Taotao and Tingting's aunt, Tian Youlan, came to the house and stayed for half a day.

The other party brought 20 little ducks, which were furry and looked very cute.

Now, the original [poultry house] was no longer enough, so Fang Wei had to expand the area of the [poultry house], which almost occupied half of the backyard.

The six ducks that were raised before had grown a lot. It took several days for these big ducks to accept the group of ducklings.

Then, Zheng Hu and others could see the big duck leading the little ducks to play and forage in the experimental field every day.

Fang Wei reported this to the team, still using the banner of "duck-field symbiosis" as a pretext. He raised these ducks precisely for data collection. There were too many restrictions these days, and he didn't want to cause any trouble.

"Little scholar, take back the feed the team promised to give you so that it doesn't take up space in the warehouse."

In recent days, in addition to routine inspections of the experimental fields, Fang Wei has taken time to plant sweet potatoes in one mu of private land.

His purpose, of course, was to improve the varieties. After the second season of soybeans planted in the valley was harvested, he could plant sweet potato varieties with higher yield and better quality.

The inheritance of attributes and characteristics from generation to generation is the key to the continuous improvement of varieties.

Zheng Xianfa found Fang Wei at the private plot and urged him to go to the team to get the feed back.

The last time Fang Ping squeezed the oil, he gave the remaining residue to the team, which could use it to feed pigs and cows.

In addition, because Fang Wei was conducting a "duck-field symbiosis" experiment in the experimental field, the team approved some feed for him.

It’s just that Fang Wei has been too busy recently and has forgotten about this matter completely.

"Oh, I see. I'll get it this afternoon."

Fang Wei responded with a smile, and Zheng Xianfa turned and went to the bullpen.

He had something to talk to Wu Maosheng about, so he just happened to remind Fang Weiyi on the way.

in the afternoon.

Fang Wei called Zheng Hu and Deng Yuanen, and together they transported a truck (flatbed truck) full of feed back home.

In fact, the feed consumption for feeding chickens and ducks is very small in this season, but since the team has given it, there is no reason to refuse it.

After the autumn harvest, the use of feed will increase significantly, and there is nothing wrong with stockpiling feed in advance.

These feeds are considered subsidies from the team, and the ducks still belong to Fang Wei personally. Zheng Xianfa had already made this clear to the members.

"Third brother, we went to the river to catch some fish at noon, and these two grass carp are for you."

After putting the feed away, Zheng Hu went to the team to return the cart.

Later, he came back with two fish and gave Fang Wei two grass carps.

"Thanks then!"

Fang Wei didn't hesitate and took it immediately.

In the evening, Tian Guihua made [Stewed Grass Carp with Green Peppers] and also cooked a pot of rice lavishly.

The family has a little more food this year, but most of the time we still have to mix shredded sweet potatoes into the rice we cook. After all, we have all developed the habit of thriftiness.

"Manman, the rice smells so good today. Is this the new rice you made?"

Taotao thought today's rice was particularly delicious. The little guy was already quite sensible and immediately thought of the new variety made by his uncle.

"Yes, the rice I cooked today is [Nanguang No. 1]."

After the summer harvest, the remaining rice from the experimental fields was distributed to the members of the "breeding team".

Fang Wei brought back 100 kilograms. Tian Guihua had never been willing to eat it before, and today was the first time.

Fang Ping and his wife also thought that this kind of rice tasted very good and had a fresh fragrance. They could eat two big bowls of it without any other dishes.

Had a meal.

Fang Wei went back to rest for a while, then went to the river to take a bath.

The weather is still so hot, and I smell sour all over after a busy day. I can't sleep at night if I don't take a shower.

After taking a shower, he passed by the threshing ground and saw a group of men, young and old, sitting there enjoying the cool air and chatting. He usually didn't participate in such activities. He was busy and tired all day, so he didn't have the heart to join in the fun.

But today it was obviously not possible, because several members called him over.

"Little scholar, come over and talk to me."

"I heard that disasters are still happening in many parts of the country. When do you think this will end?"

It was a good question, and Fang Wei knew the answer, but he couldn't say it clearly.

After three years of natural disasters, the situation will not fully improve until at least the year after next, and the next two years will be the most difficult times.

The county has a good climate this year, with good weather and harvests, but this is only a local phenomenon.

(End of this chapter)