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

Chapter 84: Those who are capable should work harder, raising pigs
The ducks will be "harvested" before the autumn harvest, and the amount of feed consumed by the ducks will increase sharply, so it is most cost-effective to sell them.

Leave some female ducks to lay eggs, which can then hatch ducklings next year, and the cycle continues.

However, the team will not raise too many ducks, and the maximum number is 1000 ducks, which is mainly limited by the number of rice fields and feed.

After all, livestock cannot compete with humans for food. Nowadays, people are not able to eat enough, so how can they have the energy to raise too many poultry?

Team 500 is able to raise ducks thanks to Fang Wei’s suggestion of “duck-field symbiosis”.

"Team Leader Fang, good morning!"

"Third brother, come over and take a look?"

"Third brother, here are some roasted sweet potatoes for you."

Fang Wei was walking in the fields, and people kept greeting him, and he responded to them one by one.

Then he left the field and unknowingly walked to the pigpen.

"Uncle Wu, these pigs look good, but they're a little thin."

Fang Wei greeted his fifth uncle who was in charge of raising pigs. In fact, his fifth uncle was not a relative of the Fang family, but everyone had been calling him that since they were young, so they were used to it.

"They haven't gained weight yet. Don't they look a little thin? It's okay. After the summer harvest, they'll get enough feed and they'll all grow stronger."

Uncle Wu laughed and seemed very confident.

He is recognized as an expert in pig farming in the team, and every time he delivers live pigs, he gives them a very high grade.

In the past, the team was so poor that they couldn’t afford to raise many pigs. Now that we are a little better off, we have a lot more pigs. I guess we can even get some meat during the New Year holidays.

"That's right. With you here, it can't be wrong."

Fang Wei chatted with his fifth uncle casually and learned about the pig farming situation in the team.

He didn't come here on a whim, but because Zheng Xianfa had expressed the idea of letting the breeding team take over pig farming in the first two days.

Zheng Xianfa’s reason was that since you can raise ducks so well, raising pigs must be a piece of cake.

The team came up with this plan based on the principle that those who are capable should do more work.

Fang Wei did not express his opinion at that time. He came here today specifically to understand the situation. After listening to what his fifth uncle said, it seemed that it was not impossible to have another "pig farm" under his name.

However, if this is done, the sideline group will only have the tobacco flue-curing business left?
Of course, he didn't need to consider this matter, as everything was decided by the team. Even if someone in the sideline team was reluctant, it was none of his business.

"Fifth Uncle, you are busy."

Fang Wei stayed here for more than half an hour and then turned and left.

He had already reached a preliminary conclusion in his mind that he could take over the pig farming business, and if the team brought it up again, he would agree.

The three most important things in life are grain, cooking oil and meat. He hopes to increase the output of all of them, which will benefit all members.

During lunch, there was one more person at home.

"Third brother, sit down and eat first. Uncle will talk to you later."

Fang Songlin sat there with a smile on his face, and Fang Ping asked Fang Wei to filter the wine for him.

After three rounds of drinking, Fang Songlin put down his wine bowl, looked at Fang Wei and said:

"Third brother, I'm quitting before the summer harvest. How about you take the clerk position?"

Fang Songlin is the team's clerk and has been working there since the production team was established.

He had said before that he wanted Fang Wei to take over after he retired, and today he was just bringing up the past again.

"Uncle, thank you for your kindness! Have you discussed this with the captain and the others? I doubt Captain Zheng will let me take over the paperwork. Look at how much work he's already put on me."

Fang Wei considered his words for a moment, then spoke slowly.

To be honest, he is quite grateful to this distant uncle. With his support, he has a high probability of becoming the new clerk.

But times have changed, and now the position of clerk has little appeal to him.

The key is that Zheng Xianfa will definitely not agree.

"I haven't discussed it with the captain yet, but you can rest assured that if you decide to take over my job, I will convince him no matter what."

Fang Songlin indirectly admitted that Zheng Xianfa would not agree, but he still wanted to fight for it.

Fang Wei smiled and shook his head, saying, "Uncle, don't bother. I think I'm more suited to doing odd jobs, not being a clerk."

Having said that, he had to express his position.

Fang Songlin didn't say anything, but just drank three bowls of wine in a row and then said goodbye and left.

The Fang brothers sent him out and said a lot of nice things to him without asking for any money.

Returning to the house, Fang Wei smiled and said to his eldest brother, "My uncle probably wants his son to be a clerk. He's very kind of him to come here today."

"Oh? Then he's come to the right place. Please help talk to the captain later. After all, they are relatives."

Fang Ping also laughed. He had just seen the problem. None of the Fang brothers were stupid.

But since Fang Wei doesn't want to be a clerk, there's nothing wrong with helping him out.

Fang Wei nodded, and the two changed the subject.

"Brother, I plan to continue planting peanuts in the valley, and then soybeans in the third season."

The brothers were both restless characters, so after Fang Wei made the decision, they took the time to go to the valley and planted peanuts on an acre of land.

There is no shortage of food at home this year, and there will be no shortage of food next year. Farming in the valley is naturally mainly based on cash crops.

However, both of them knew in their hearts that they could only use the one acre of land in the valley day by day and it was impossible to occupy it for a long time.

They were busy for a while, but they didn't miss out on their work. I have to say that the brothers are really energetic.

"Third brother, the captain has notified us of a meeting this afternoon."

The peanuts have been planted, so there is no need for Fang Wei to go into the mountains every day.

In order to comfort Zheng Xianfa and others, he has been basically wandering around the experimental fields and large fields these days. When he is free, he will teach Zheng Hu and others some useful agricultural knowledge.

Near noon, the team announced that a general meeting of all members would be held in the afternoon.

As he expected, the meeting had only one agenda item, which was to decide who would take over the position of clerk.

There are two candidates, and Fang Songlin’s son Fang Xiaoshan is one of them.

Fang Wei didn't take this matter seriously. The calculation of work points for the breeding team was different from that for other members, so it didn't matter much to him who served as the clerk.

But considering that Fang Songlin had indeed helped his family before, he chose Fang Xiaoshan without hesitation.

The breeding team is mostly composed of young people, and Brother Fang San's tendency is their tendency. In addition to their respective families, Fang Xiaoshan has the highest voice.

Without any suspense, Fang Xiaoshan followed in his father's footsteps and became the new production team clerk.

Fang Wei, Zheng Hu and others left the threshing ground in a hurry. Not long after they walked away, they were called back by people sent by Zheng Xianfa.

"Xiao Xiucai, several of us team leaders have discussed it and decided to hand over the pig farming to you as well."

Zheng Xianfa took the initiative to bring up the issue of pig farming, and the sideline group had no choice but to accept the team's decision.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that since the team dared to "empty out" the sideline group, it meant that the entire sideline group would be handed over to Fang Wei in the future.

Fang Wei is a "capable man" in the village. His prestige is no less than that of the team leader. He will definitely be the team leader's successor in the future.

The old branch secretary of the brigade is old, and Zheng Xianfa may be moved to another position at any time.

"Okay, but the existing pig pen can no longer accommodate the scale of breeding. We have to build a new pig farm."

Fang Wei laughed secretly, he could soon add another production facility.

Zheng Xianfa was a little stunned. There were only a dozen or so pigs on the team, so why did they have to call it a "pig farm"? But he didn't care much. Young people care about their reputation, so they can call it whatever they want.

"Sure, you can choose a new location or just tear down the original pigpen and rebuild it."

The team has enough money to rebuild the pigpen, as the previous one was indeed too dilapidated.

So he waved his hand and asked Fang Wei to find a place.

Fang Wei walked around the village and finally chose a place in the wasteland at the foot of the mountain.

In keeping with his usual style, the place is very large and features a spacious and bright feel.

Within a few days, the new pigpen, no, now it’s called a “pig farm” was completed.

This thing is very simple. The walls are made of mud and straw, and some wood is consumed, and the second team's "pig farm" is ready.

A barely passable pig farm, with average reviews.

[Do you designate this place as a temporary pig farm? ]

Looking at the [Pig Farm] in front of me, a line of information slowly floated by.

Fang Wei made the designation immediately. Wasn't it just for this that he was willing to put in more effort?

[Temporary facilities] → [Production facilities] → [Pig farm]

【Facility Level: (Level 1, 0\10)】

[Facility attributes: disease prevention, strengthening, fattening, accelerated growth, digestion and absorption, breeding techniques]

[Raising pigs in this building will increase all attributes by an additional 5%]

The attributes of the [Pig Farm] are not much different from the previous facilities. The only difference is the addition of a [Farming Skill].

This is for Fang Wei himself, it can improve his personal attributes and is very precious.

Among the recently designated facilities, only the [Pig Farm] had exploded with "gold coins", which made him very happy.

There are currently 27 pigs in the team, 20 of which are piglets that have grown a lot and can eat and sleep well. Uncle Wu is indeed a good pig farmer.

After moving from the old pigpen, my fifth uncle is still the person in charge of the pig farm, and at most he will need one or two and a half labor helpers.

Pigs are omnivorous animals, and some pig grass can be added to their food, but the supply of feed must also be guaranteed.

Therefore, the team is not considering increasing the number of pigs for the time being and will wait until after the summer harvest.

Fang Wei was a little short of points, so after spending 660 points, he upgraded the level of the [Pig Farm] to level 5.

[Temporary facilities] → [Production facilities] → [Pig farm]

【Facility Level: (Level 5, 0\1000)】

[Facility attributes: disease prevention, strengthening, fattening, accelerated growth, digestion and absorption, breeding techniques]

[Raising pigs in this building will increase all attributes by an additional 25%]

Total points: 349

There aren't enough points left to upgrade to the next level, so I'll have to wait until later.

"Uncle Wu, you're a veteran when it comes to pig farming, but since the team has entrusted me with the management of the [pig farm], you have to follow my rules. Is that okay with you?"

Fang Wei had a frank talk with his fifth uncle and said that he would come up with a set of rules and regulations soon.

　I’m posting two chapters today, and from now on I’ll post one chapter each at night and morning.

　　
　
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