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

Chapter 86: Who can’t make a big promise?

a few days later.

When Fang Wei stood in front of the two acres of woodland, information prompts followed.

[A cleared forest is discovered, and it is nominally under your management.]

Should this forest land be designated as a reforestation area?

"Hmm? This is changing again?"

Fang Wei was a little confused for a moment. He originally thought that after clearing this piece of woodland, it could be designated as a [planting area].

But now there's a [Afforestation Area], so doesn't that mean he'll have to start all over again? He's been busy racking up points.

Open the [Land] → [Forest Land] column and look down. In addition to the [Hunting Area] and [Picking Area], there is indeed an additional [Forestry Area].

"It's all my own fault. I was looking for trouble when I had nothing to do and thought about cultivating saplings."

He muttered something and then made the designation.

[Temporary land] → [Forest land] → [Afforestation area]

【Area: 2 square meters】

[Area Level: (Level 1, 0\10)]

[Regional attributes: fast growth, disease resistance, high yield rate, high fruiting rate, high survival rate, tree species optimization]

[In this area, all attributes of seedling cultivation, transplanting, cuttings, and grafting will be increased by an additional 5%]

Fang Wei then studied the regional attributes, and his previous dissatisfaction instantly vanished. The regional attributes were truly outrageous, and the need for a complete upgrade was not unacceptable.

He currently had 586 points left, so he spent 160 points without hesitation and raised the level of the [Afforestation Area] to level 4.

[Temporary land] → [Forest land] → [Afforestation area]

【Area: 200 square meters】

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

[Regional attributes: fast growth, disease resistance, high yield rate, high fruiting rate, high survival rate, and optimized tree quality]

[In this area, all attributes of seedling cultivation, transplanting, cuttings, and grafting will be increased by an additional 20%]

Total points: 426

This is the only way for now. The area of 200 square meters is enough for now.

Fang Wei already had a candidate in mind for the manager of the [Afforestation Area]. Gao Qingshan, one of the resettlement personnel, was an expert in forestry, and it would be most appropriate for him to be in charge.

So he said hello to Zheng Xianfa and called Gao Qingshan over.

"Professor Gao, I want you to come here. Please don't be resistant."

"Team Leader Fang, you're too polite. You can just call me Lao Gao. Speaking of which, I haven't even thanked you for saving my life yet. How could I have misunderstood your kindness?"

In fact, Gao Qingshan was quite happy. After all, he was very familiar with things related to forestry.

Moreover, working in the breeding team would earn him full work points, which was also very attractive to him.

"Okay, I'll leave things here to you. If you need help, go find Zheng Hu and he'll arrange for someone to come and help. Also, you'll need to look after the tea tree forest on the team from time to time."

Fang Wei asked Gao Qingshan to plant wild chestnut seedlings and wild tea oil seedlings in the designated area.

Wild tea oil tree seedlings can be grown by cuttings, while large-scale wild chestnut seedlings require waiting until autumn to find more seeds.

In addition, according to Zheng Xianfa's request, Gao Qingshan also needs to take care of the team's oil tea forest, otherwise he will be too idle and someone will definitely say something strange about him later.

"Okay, I remember."

Gao Qingshan happily accepted the arrangement and reported to the breeding team the next day.

Fang Wei's main focus is still on the experimental fields, and he will also visit the fields from time to time.

Food is the foundation these days, and cash crops are placed in a subordinate position.

He and his elder brother took turns going to the valley to look after the peanut fields. They didn't need to go every day; twice a week was enough.

As the rice growth in the fields and experimental plots entered the middle and late stages, the composting yard became increasingly busy. The fertilizer produced every day was in short supply, and Yang Qing and others were kept busy all day long.

The ducks in [Poultry House No. 2] are also very busy. They move around in the rice fields every day, killing a large number of pests. They are becoming fatter and fatter.

"Third brother, the rice in the experimental field has entered the fruiting period first. It looks like we will have another bumper harvest."

Zheng Hu is much taller than before, his whole body is tanned, and his spirit has changed a lot compared to before.

Watching the rice grow day by day, he felt a great sense of accomplishment in his heart.

"Yes, the situation is good. Huzi, please work hard during this period and don't make any mistakes in the final stage. After this busy period, I will take you to the mountains for a walk and relax."

Fang Wei actually didn't have much expectations for the [Nanguang No. 1] in the experimental field.

The third generation of rice seeds will unleash all potential and can be shaped directly without further cultivation.

He knew very well the upper limit of per-acre yield. Knowing the answer in advance did indeed reduce his anticipation.

However, he also had to encourage Zheng Hu and others to do things from beginning to end and not to let down at the last moment.

"Third brother, don't worry, I know what's going on."

Zheng Hu appears very calm. He is now considered a "local expert" in agriculture, and his agricultural knowledge is even greater than that of experienced old members.

Fang Wei nodded and said no more.

In fact, he still trusted Zheng Hu very much. His growth in the past two years was obvious to all, and his prestige in the group was second only to his.

"Oh, by the way, I almost forgot something. Later, you should arrange for a few smart team members to learn more about forestry from Professor Gao.

After the resettlement personnel leave, we will have our own technical personnel available.”

Fang Wei turned and left, but just a few steps away, he suddenly remembered something, so he stopped and turned to Zheng Hu to explain. "No problem, I'll arrange it right away."

Zheng Hu immediately went to arrange this matter, while Fang Wei went directly to the team headquarters.

There wasn't much to do, just chatting with Zheng Xianfa and the others to make his presence felt. This was to prevent them from worrying about him not being dedicated enough and being anxious all day long.

"Xiao Xiucai, you've come at the perfect time. Yesterday, I went to the commune and ran into Secretary Tang. He said that if the rice yield from this summer's harvest is significantly higher than last autumn's, he'll give you a bicycle as a reward."

Not only Fang Wei can make empty promises, but Tang Ze and Zheng Xianfa can also do so.

But what Zheng Xianfa said was not a lie. In order to mobilize Fang Wei's enthusiasm for work, he would definitely fulfill his promise.

"That's great! Captain, you said it, and you're not allowed to go back on your word when the time comes."

Fang Wei couldn't help but be overjoyed. To be honest, he could estimate the yield of both the experimental field and the field, and the actual error was definitely very small.

Since a good harvest was already a foregone conclusion, Tang Ze presented him with a generous gift, and he had no choice but to accept it.

"Keep your word. If the commune doesn't give you any, the team will buy you one or two."

Zheng Xianfa made the promise with a smile, simply wanting the other party to pay more attention to him during this period.

The only person in the entire production team he couldn't understand was the young man in front of him. He was capable and calm, so he could only adopt a conciliatory strategy instead of yelling at him.

No matter what era it is, people with ability will be respected.

Fang Wei stayed at the team headquarters until almost noon, then got up and went home for lunch.

A few days passed quickly.

Fang Wei, Zheng Hu and others monitor the growth of rice every day. They are bent by the heavy rice ears. The experimental field can be harvested in ten days at most.

He breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that he didn't have to keep staring.

Taking advantage of this break, he went to the valley to tidy up the peanut fields. The peanuts were about to mature and could be harvested after the summer harvest.

At the same time, he also went to the "picking area" and brought back a batch of wild oil-tea tree branches. These branches will be used for cuttings in the "forestation area" and, after successful seedlings are grown, they will be gradually transplanted into the team's oil-tea tree forest.

Many of the tea oil trees in the team have begun to age, with low seed set and oil yield rates, and should be replaced slowly.

"Lao Gao, the job of raising seedlings is now handed over to you. In addition, you have to help the group bring out a few skilled seedling raisers."

After getting to know Gao Qingshan, Fang Wei found that he was very interesting.

The other person has his own way of dealing with people, is open-minded by nature, and doesn't care about rules and regulations.

For example, in the breeding team, he can get along with everyone, and there is no sense of incongruity in being brothers with a group of young people.

But the other party was very clear about the work. He would teach students without any hesitation when asked to do so.

"Don't worry, I'll take care of everything!"

Gao Qingshan smiled slightly, appearing particularly confident.

Fang Wei didn't say much. After explaining the work, he turned around and left.

As soon as he got home, he quickly settled the accounts. The level of the [Afforestation Area] was still a little weak, and he couldn't fall behind.

Afterwards, he received a certain amount of points.

[Stable output of water wells, steady flow of water, daily harvest points 20 points]

[Current settlement until the last day of the next month, points +1200 points]

[Produces chicken and duck eggs, points +40]

[Produce high-efficiency fertilizer, points +11000]

Total points: 12666

The most urgent task is to upgrade the [Forestry Breeding Area] first. The regional level is currently only level 4, which will seriously affect the seedling breeding work.

Fang Wei spent 6500 points to upgrade the level of the [Afforestation Area] from level 4 to level 7.

[Temporary land] → [Forest land] → [Afforestation area]

【Area: 20000 square meters】

[Area Level: (Level 7, 0\10000)]

[Regional attributes: fast growth, disease resistance, high yield rate, high fruiting rate, high survival rate, and optimized tree quality]

[In this area, all attributes of seedling cultivation, transplanting, cuttings, and grafting will be increased by an additional 35%]

Total points: 6166

In this way, the success rate of seedling cultivation in Gao Qingshan will be higher.

Now he had 6166 points left. He looked at the various facilities and found that most of them had been upgraded to level 7, while the [Pig Farm] was only level 5.

He simply spent 6000 points to upgrade the level of the [Pig Farm] to level 7.

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

【Facility Level: (Level 7, 0\10000)】

[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 35%]

Total points: 166

The points he had obtained were suddenly almost gone, and Fang Wei was finally relieved.

To be honest, the current conditions do not allow it. If he had waited until the 1980s when the household contract responsibility system was implemented, he would have been able to become rich with his golden finger.

Of course, I don’t want to think too much now. I’ll just lay a solid foundation first.

(End of this chapter)