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

Chapter 87 Good news, good breed finalized

It rained a few times recently, and then the sky cleared up.

The experimental field just arrived at the harvest day.

Early in the morning, Fang Wei came to the edge of the field and started cutting the rice with Zheng Hu and others.

Members of the experimental team, including Uncle Wu, Yang Qing, Engineer Luo, and Engineer Wen and his wife, all came to the scene to help.

Regardless of how much work they can do, at least everyone's attitude is very positive.

Fang Wei is also good at farm work. With him taking the lead, everyone is more motivated and it only took two days to harvest the 20 acres of rice fields.

Then everyone went to the slope to harvest soybeans. The two crops happened to mature at the same time, which saved some trouble.

Zheng Xianfa was most concerned about the yield, and the team also sent people to help with the subsequent work such as threshing and drying.

Clerk Xiao Fang was responsible for the statistics and then came up with the accurate number.

"[Nanguang No. 612] yields 58 kilograms per mu, and [Nongken 735] yields 460 kilograms per mu. Furthermore, the soybean yield is kilograms per mu."

Before Fang Xiaoshan finished speaking, thunderous applause broke out at the scene.

Today the team chose to announce this matter in the threshing ground specifically to cheer up the members, and the effect was surprisingly good.

The key is that Fang Wei led the breeding team to deliver a beautiful answer, which shocked the hearts of every member.

Fang Wei was also very happy, especially since the soybean yield exceeded his expectations.

The valley planted soybeans for one season, using the same seeds, and the yield per mu was only 417 kilograms. However, the soybeans produced in the experimental field reached a yield of 460 kilograms per mu.

He analyzed that the difference lies in field management and fertilizer.

The attribute bonuses between the two are the same, but due to the long distance, it is impossible to carefully manage crops when growing them in the valley.

There is also fertilizer. Since the fertilizer produced by the [Compost Yard] has attribute blessings, its quality is much higher than the miscellaneous fertilizer in the valley, so it will also increase the yield.

After another season of soybean planting, the seeds will reach the upper limit of the variety, and this unnamed variety will be completely formed.

"Little Scholar, these soybean seeds are very precious. Compared to the old seeds, the yield is at least twice as high. As usual, you get to name them."

Zheng Xianfa couldn't stop laughing. He saw another opportunity from Huangdou's performance.

Then he asked Fang Wei to name this high-yield soybean, seeming a little anxious.

Fang Wei thought about it for a moment and then said, "Then let's call it [Yaoling Yellow Bean]."

He named it after the commune, and Zheng Xianfa smacked his lips, surprisingly thinking it was a good idea. It was easy to remember, easy to get a name for, and the commune was happy.

"Then we'll call it [Yaoling Yellow Beans]! I'll go to the brigade and the commune now to report the good news to the old branch secretary and Secretary Tang."

Zheng Xianfa walked away without caring about his relatives, but Fang Wei still had a lot of things to do.

The first step is to select seeds. [Nanguang No. 58] and [Nongken ] are both three-generation finalized varieties. Except for a small number of unqualified rice grains, the rest can be used as seeds.

Soybeans are carefully selected because they have not yet reached their final form.

15亩【南光一号】籼稻，总产量为9180斤。5亩【农垦58】粳稻，总产量为3675斤。5亩【瑶岭黄豆】，总产量为2300斤。

As soon as the final output comes out, the information prompt will appear immediately.

[Harvest crops, points +15155, total points: 15321]

However, Fang Wei didn't have time to deal with these things at the moment. There were still many trivial things to do next. The summer harvest would not be over until all the rice grains were stored in the warehouse.

But then we have to get busy with summer planting, so this period is the busiest.

Zheng Xianfa took the old branch secretary to the commune and reported the production situation of the experimental field to Tang Ze.

After hearing this, Tang Ze kept his mouth open for a long time. Isn’t this data a bit too exaggerated?

Although he had expectations for the breeding work of Fang Wei and others, he still found it a little unbelievable when he heard Zheng Xianfa's words.

"Very good! No wonder you all call him 'little scholar', he is much more capable than a scholar!

Zheng Xianfa, go back and tell Fang Wei that as long as the team has another good summer harvest, I will definitely give him the bicycle as a reward. I won't break my promise!

After digesting the good news brought by Zheng Xianfa, Tang Ze could no longer sit still and stood up and walked around the room.

He has been very busy lately and his schedule is packed, otherwise he would like to go to the second team in person.

After reiterating that he would praise Fang Wei, Tang Ze hurried out.

Zheng Xianfa returned to the team happily, thinking to himself, how can he get more benefits from the commune after the summer harvest?
Next, the team began to prepare for the summer harvest. After Fang Wei finished his work, he took Zheng Hu to the mountains.

"Third brother, how long will it take to arrive?"

The two of them walked through the mountains and forests, wading through hills and rivers, and it took them more than two hours.

Zheng Hu was a little overwhelmed and kept asking how long it would take to reach the destination.

Taking advantage of the recent free time, Fang Wei planned to find more wild chestnut saplings. Gao Qingshan had urged him several times.

It takes 5-8 years for a seedling chestnut tree to bear fruit, and 2-3 years for a grafted chestnut tree to bear fruit. The sooner the seedling cultivation work can be done, the better. Gao Qingshan himself doesn't know how long he can stay in the local area.

"It's almost there, right in front."

Fang Wei didn't laugh at Zheng Hu. The mountain road was difficult to travel on, and it was already very good that the other party could keep up with his speed.

The two continued walking for about twenty minutes, and finally saw a small patch of wild chestnuts in front of them.

The fruiting period of wild chestnuts is between August and October, so it is naturally impossible to pick chestnuts now.

"Chestnut trees! Third brother, you are really capable. You can find chestnut trees even in the deep mountains and old forests."

Chestnuts are not uncommon in the local area. Some production teams plant them on the mountains, and they can earn some side income every year.

Fried chestnuts are also a common snack, and like peanuts, they are very popular among people.

Wild chestnuts are rare, so Zheng Hu suddenly became excited.

"It's just luck, we came across it by chance. Let's rest for a while, eat something and drink some water, then we'll split up to find saplings, take them back and figure out how to transplant them."

Fang Wei brought Zheng Hu here not only to hire a laborer, but also to let him relax.

Zheng Hu's nerves have been too tense recently, so it would be nice to go for a walk in the mountains.

While they were talking, Fang Wei took out rice balls and pickles from his backpack. The two of them sat on the ground and started to eat lunch.

After eating and drinking some water, Zheng Hu took a walk around the area.

The environment here is very nice, with a wide variety of trees, and he also found some good mushrooms.

Fang Wei didn't care about anything else. He strolled around the chestnut trees and observed them. After identification, he once again determined that the varieties of these wild chestnuts were of excellent quality.

After the two of them had rested enough, they began to dig saplings.

He had already explored the location of the saplings before, so there was no need to search blindly.

When the amount dug out was almost enough, Fang Wei asked Zheng Hu to stop, tied up the things, and took them back to the village.

"Professor Gao, Hu Zi and I brought back some more saplings. Please take care of them."

After handing the saplings to Gao Qingshan, Fang Wei and Zheng Hu went back home.

If everything goes well, the second team will have an additional source of side income in the future. The sales of chestnuts are quite good and it is one of the agricultural and sideline products that the supply and marketing cooperatives are happy to purchase.

Under the current conditions, there is only so much that can be done. Raise pigs and ducks, develop economic forests (including oil tea and chestnut trees), and increase grain production. It's unrealistic to be too ambitious; after all, you have to eat one bite at a time.

The next day, Fang Wei went to the valley and found that the peanuts were growing well and could be harvested after the summer harvest.

He then started weeding and watering the plants. After finishing his work, he felt a little sleepy and thought about taking a nap, but he overslept.

He didn't care, packed up and started his journey home.

The sun was setting at this time, and he had not planned to go to the [Hunting Area], but he received the message prompt.

[Harvest prey, points +13, total points: 15334 points]

It seems that prey has fallen into the trap again. It's hard to predict the behavior of traps. Sometimes they will be effective one after another, and sometimes they will be silent for a long time.

So, even though it was getting dark, Fang Wei still decided to go to the [hunting area].

He is not afraid of walking at night because he has walked there before. Ordinary insects, snakes and wild beasts can't do anything to him.

By the time he arrived at the [hunting area], night was beginning to fall and visibility in the woods was decreasing.

Fang Wei lit a torch and soon found a pheasant and a hare.

Then he packed up and hurried home. He could come back and repair the trap later, and night was not the time to do that.

He hurried on with a torch, not realizing that the village was already in chaos.

Since the last time they lost the ducks and then got them back, Mr. Luo and Mr. Wen have been very cautious and count the number of ducks repeatedly every day.

Today was no exception. Returning to Poultry House No. 2 in the evening, the two began to count the ducks. After counting, they realized two ducks were missing. Uneasy, they counted twice more, and the results were the same.

Wen Gong ran to find Fang Wei, after all, Fang Wei was his direct supervisor, but the other party was not at home.

He had no choice but to go to Zheng Hu as a last resort. Zheng Hu became furious when he heard what he said and called the members of the breeding team to go to the village to look for ducks in a big way.

This incident quickly alarmed the team cadres. Because a similar incident had happened before, Zheng Xianfa had to take it seriously and immediately asked Zheng Bao to lead the militia to conduct a "carpet search" in the village.

I won't give up until I find the duck.

But after all the effort, there was no effect, which made Zheng Xianfa and others very angry.

This year, many families in the village raised chickens and ducks, and raising a small amount of them is allowed.

Mr. Luo and his team lost two ducks. The problem was that they didn't carve any words on the ducks, so even if they were right in front of them, they wouldn't be able to recognize them.

Almost all of the more than 500 ducks in the team are Mallards. The ducks raised by the members at home are also Mallards, and it is impossible to tell them apart.

"Old Wen, the team leader said our ducks love their roosts. No matter where they are, they will return to the [poultry house] after dark. How about giving it a try?"

Just when everyone was in trouble, Engineer Luo quietly said something to Engineer Wen.

When Mr. Wen heard this, he remembered that this was indeed the case, but he had forgotten it at the time.

So he quickly went to find the captain and suggested that all families raising ducks open their fences and yard gates to allow the ducks to enter and exit freely.

Zheng Xianfa couldn't find a better solution, so after hearing what Mr. Wen said, he agreed half-heartedly.

There is nothing wrong with chickens and ducks returning to their nests on their own, but that is under normal circumstances.

It's already dark now, and the two ducks have been lost for so long, it's hard to say whether this trick will work.

"Everyone go back to the house and stay there. No one is allowed to go out."

Zheng Xianfa waved his hand and asked the onlookers to go back.

Just then, Fang Wei just came down from the mountain and found the village in a commotion.

"Old Third, why did you come back so late? Give me the things and I'll take them back. Mr. Luo and his men lost two ducks. Go check them out."

Fang Ping had been waiting at the entrance to the village. When he saw his third brother, he hurried over to greet him.

While taking the things Fang Wei brought back, he quickly described the situation in the village.

When Fang Wei heard that the duck was lost again, he became angry.

He gave everything he had to his eldest brother and ran away.

"Little scholar, you're here just in time. Luo Gong and the others just came up with an idea. You should try it out."

Zheng Xianfa saw Fang Wei and quickly pushed him out.

Fang Wei had already figured out the whole story, so he and the brothers Zheng Bao and Zheng Hu, and the couple Wen Gong and Luo Gong, began to search house to house.

These days, members are very aware of the situation and there is no such thing as being denied entry to a home.

In order to prove his innocence, he took these people to see everyone inside and outside the house.

"No."

"No."

As the search continued, no one found the problem.

Afterwards, we went to check out the residences of the relocated people. Many of them had built yards behind their houses, and some even raised chickens and ducks, but we also didn't find any problems.

"Where are Qi Feng and Wang Shicheng? Where did they go?"

Although the lost duck was found, Fang Wei discovered one thing: the other diversion personnel were all there, but there was no sign of Qi Feng and Wang Shicheng.

These two people are usually very close to each other. They are both the kind of people who don't do their work well and talk nonsense behind people's backs.

"Team Leader Fang, it seems they went to Xie Wang's house."

Xie Wang was not a transferred personnel, but a member of the second team, nicknamed "lazy man".

This guy is lazy and only found a mute wife when he was over 30 years old. He is not liked by the team.

Unexpectedly, Qi Feng and Wang Shicheng often interact with the "lazy man".

"Go and have a look."

Fang Wei immediately took people to Xie Wang's house, knocked on the door and went in. Qi Feng and Wang Shicheng were indeed in the room.

Zheng Bao and Xie Wang negotiated for a while, but the other party did not stop them and let Fang Wei and the others watch freely.

The "lazy man's" home is a mess, his mute wife is in poor health, and the two of them have not had children yet.

Everyone didn't hesitate to check separately, and finally saw two ducks in the backyard.

"Xie Wang, how come I didn't know you also raised ducks? Tell me, where did these two ducks come from?"

Zheng Bao simply didn't believe that a lazy man would raise ducks. Neither he nor his wife were very hardworking people. They didn't earn many work points and always owed money and food to the team throughout the year.

Raising ducks? The couple could barely support themselves.

"I can't raise ducks? What a joke! These are the ducks I raise, what can you do about it?"

A lazy person is not only lazy and gluttonous, but also a useless person.

Xie Wang didn't fall for Zheng Bao's tricks at all and just acted like a rogue.

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