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

Chapter 89 Major Breakthrough, Reward: A Bicycle
After changing several wooden sticks, Fang Wei finally completed the "re-shooting" step. All the porcupines were killed without a single one left.

Then he lit a bonfire in the open space in front of the fence, put his gun at hand, and waited quietly for dawn.

The night was not very peaceful. Perhaps the smell of blood attracted other carnivores. He could always feel the looming danger.

I don’t know if it was because of the blazing bonfire, but the beast wandering in the distance didn’t come closer in the end, so Fang Wei didn’t shoot.

He remained alert throughout the night. At this moment, he suddenly remembered the hunting dog that Pan Lianhua often brought with him. If he had the hunting dog to help him keep watch, he would at least be able to take a nap.

But he was alone and didn't dare to sleep, for fear that he would be attacked if he fell asleep.

Only after holding on until dawn did Fang Wei breathe a sigh of relief and take a short nap.

"Third brother, I'm here, come and take me in."

Fang Wei remained alert even when he fell asleep. When Fang Ping's shout was heard, he jumped up.

"Brother, wait, I'll be right there."

There are traps all around, mainly animal traps that are very powerful. If you get caught, one of your legs will be crippled.

Fang Wei ran to the stream to wash his face, then took his elder brother to the gate of the fence.

"Good fellow, you killed a whole den of porcupines by yourself! That must have been a rough night for you. Go back and have a good rest for two days, and don't go up the mountain yet."

The scene remained the same as last night. The battle was not fierce, but the number of porcupines was a bit scary.

Fang Ping counted them and found a total of 13 porcupines, all of them dead.

"Brother, what should we do with this thing? Burn it or bury it?"

Fang Wei had taken a short nap before, and his mental state was pretty good at the moment.

But he also didn't want to stay in the valley all the time. He wanted to finish things here as soon as possible and go back.

"Buried? Third brother, you're wasting good things. Porcupine meat is delicious. I'll prepare it, and you can learn from me."

Fang Wei thought no one would eat this, but it turned out to be delicious in Fang Ping's mouth.

Those porcupines that were shot by hunting rifles were difficult to deal with. The steel sand scattered from the hunting rifles hit the porcupine's body, and it was very difficult to clean it all out.

However, five porcupines stepped on the traps and were later stabbed to death by him with the end of a wooden stick. These porcupines were easy to deal with.

Fang Ping took out his knife and cut from the porcupine's soft belly, peeling off the entire skin. He also discarded the head, tail, hooves, and all the internal organs.

After such processing, it becomes cleaner. The clean meat of a porcupine weighs about 13 kilograms.

The same procedure was repeated for the other eight porcupines that had been shot. However, only the clean parts were removed, and the parts with obvious steel grit were discarded. In total, about 8 kilograms of meat were obtained.

"Not bad, there are about a hundred pounds of clean meat, take it all back."

While Fang Ping was processing, Fang Wei moved the unwanted heads, tails, and internal organs to the composting pool in batches.

These things can be used for composting, but you need to sprinkle a layer of lime powder after laying each layer, which can disinfect them and eliminate odors.

There was a good supply of powdered lime in the valley, and the work was easy.

Before leaving, Fang Wei set up traps around the peanut field again.

Because there were so many traps, he also set up warning signs outside the area, stating that there were traps and traps nearby.

Most people wouldn't come here. He was mainly worried that Pan Lianhua and the brothers and sisters would occasionally appear.

The two brothers worked together to bring the porcupine meat home.

Carrying a hundred pounds of things is a piece of cake for them, and they can walk briskly on the mountain road.

Near noon, Fang Wei and his elder brother stepped into the house.

When Tian Guihua saw the meat, she asked softly, "What kind of meat is this?"

"Porcupine meat is better than wild boar meat. I'll stew more of it later and add some mushrooms and taro. I guarantee you'll all love it."

Fang Ping had eaten porcupine meat before, and he still missed it to this day.

Tian Guihua and Fang Wei were skeptical, but with their current standard of living, they couldn't be picky, so they decided to wait until they had eaten before making any comments.

The two had never eaten this before.

Tian Guihua went to the kitchen to clean the porcupine meat. The leftovers could only be made into bacon.

"Little scholar, is there anything in the house?"

Just then, Zheng Xianfa's shouting was heard outside the gate.

"Here, Captain, come in."

Fang Wei answered, and Zheng Xianfa immediately entered the house.

The two brothers had just arrived home and had time to pack up the things they brought back.

It was just some porcupine meat, so Fang Ping and Fang Wei didn't think of hiding it. They just wanted to give the captain two pounds of meat to try.

"You brothers are amazing! Most hunters don't want to hunt porcupines. They have quills that are very painful to be hit by, and there's not much meat on them.

"Little scholar, don't run around any more these days. The team will start harvesting rice the day after tomorrow. Secretary Tang from the commune and even the county leaders will be there, understand?"

Zheng Xianfa received the notice that Tang Ze must be present in person.

It is not yet confirmed whether someone from the county will come, but we must be prepared so that we can find Fang Wei when the time comes.

"I understand. I will definitely be there on the day of harvesting."

Fang Wei smiled and nodded. The leader came to inspect the work, and the team should take it seriously.

Zheng Xianfa then smiled with satisfaction and prepared to go back for lunch.

Fang Ping quickly cut off two pounds of porcupine meat and handed it to Zheng Xianfa, saying, "It's okay if you didn't find any. But since you've found this little bit of porcupine meat, take it back and eat it."

Members don't need to deliberately please the captain, and Fang Wei has never specially sent game to Zheng Xianfa.

But since it happened today, it is neither right nor moral to let them go home empty-handed.

"Thank you. I'm also taking advantage of you brothers today."

Zheng Xianfa thanked him and turned away.

Before he even stepped out of the threshold of the main hall, he suddenly remembered something and stepped back.

"Xiao Xiucai, go to the team this afternoon and settle the accounts. Don't leave any trivial matters."

The Fang family had owed the team money and food in the past. Fang Wei asked his sister-in-law to borrow seeds from the team, and the team also asked Fang Wei for seeds.

Especially during the most difficult times, Fang Wei even borrowed a batch of sweet potatoes from the team in the name of purchasing.

In short, the team is not short of money or food now, so both parties settled their accounts to avoid trouble in the future.

The only proof of transaction between the two parties was the IOU. Zheng Xianfa did not let the accountant record it in the accounts. Now he quickly settled the account and pretended that some things had never happened.

"Got it, Captain. I'll go there this afternoon."

Fang Wei understood immediately, and the two of them immediately reached a consensus.

After Zheng Xianfa left, he called Zheng Hu over and distributed a pound of porcupine meat to each of the core members of the breeding team, which were the original 16 people.

It’s not much meat, but it’s a token of his appreciation.

After the porcupine meat at home was stewed, Fang Wei sent some to Guan Chongyang, Wen Gong and Gao Qingshan respectively.

There was still some porcupine meat left, so Tian Guihua made it into bacon and hung it on the beam and ate it slowly.

In the afternoon, Fang Wei settled accounts with the team and received 600 kilograms of rice from the warehouse.

The team was reluctant to give him soybeans. Anyway, whatever he was owed would be replaced with rice. He didn't mind, as he didn't suffer any loss anyway.

Next it was time for the team to harvest.

Early in the morning of that day, all the able-bodied people in the second team, regardless of age or gender, went out to start harvesting crops.

The joy of a good harvest cannot conceal the fact of hard work. Without mechanized operations, sowing and harvesting are very tiring.

I had to bend over to cut the rice, and I couldn't straighten my back all day, and my clothes were never completely dry.

The breeding team did not participate in the harvesting of the fields. Fang Wei squatted on his own three-acre land, waiting for the leaders to come and inspect the work.

In the morning, Tang Ze accompanied the county leaders to the second team.

While inspecting the harvesting work, Fang Wei was pulled to Zheng Xianfa's side to act as a commentator.

Whenever the leader has any questions, Fang Wei is usually the one to answer.

"Very good! Although the statistics haven't come out yet, based on our experience, your second team will definitely have a bumper harvest this summer."

The county leaders asked many questions about [Nanguang No. 58], but did not mention [Nongken ] at all.

Tang Ze did mention it once, but there was no further comment.

The group stayed in the second team for quite a while and had lunch at the homes of the members.

There was no special reception for going to the countryside in those days. Meals were arranged in advance and everyone ate at the homes of the members. After the meal, they had to pay money and food coupons.

After dinner, Tang Ze accompanied the leaders to a team.

A few days passed quickly.

The team finished the summer harvest and started the summer planting.

Farmers are so busy, facing the loess and backs to the sky, paying a lot and getting little in return, and silently contributing their own little bit of strength to national construction.

It is precisely because of the strong support of agriculture that the greatest industrialization journey in human history was possible in this difficult and arduous era.

I had breakfast in the morning.

Fang Wei and his elder brother and sister-in-law went to the barn together, wanting to hear how much rice was produced this season.

After several processes such as drying and threshing, the rice is stored in the warehouse and the statistical data is also released.

The team's 200 mu of paddy fields harvested a total of 90600 kilograms of rice, with an average yield of 453 kilograms per mu. This was a bit lower than the experimental fields, but it once again broke the historical record.

There was jubilation at the scene. This per-acre yield was a number that no one had dared to imagine before, but now it has become a living reality.

Fang Wei knew the difference between the yield of the field and the experimental field. The same seeds, the same fertilizers, and the field management were similar. The only difference was in the regional attribute blessing.

It can be said that unless chemical fertilizers are used, the yield per mu of [Nanguan No. 450] is roughly fixed between 500 catties and catties.

Through these planting comparisons, Fang Wei basically figured out the difference between the theoretical limit and actual limit of rice seeds.

Of course, the per-acre yield data in front of him is already very dazzling, and he is also very happy.

"Comrades, applause to Fang Wei and all the members of the breeding team. Without them, there would be no joy of the harvest today. We should learn from Comrade Fang Wei."

Tang Ze arrived at the scene at some point, and when Zheng Xianfa announced the data, he was the first to applaud.

Secretary Tang

"Secretary Tang, please speak a few more words to everyone."

The members greeted Tang Ze one after another, and Zheng Xianfa came over and pulled him to the front.

Tang Ze didn't say anything else, but made gestures one by one, and immediately the commune staff brought over a large pile of things.

"Fang Wei, I promised that if Team 2's summer harvest yields a significant increase, I will reward you.

Now I announce that, after collective research and decision by the commune, Comrade Fang Wei, who has made significant achievements in breeding, will be awarded a bicycle."

Tang Ze kept his promise and personally handed the brand new Phoenix bicycle to Fang Wei.

Fang Wei really likes this old model of "28-bar" and likes it more and more the more he looks at it.

"I am grateful for the trust of my leaders. I will work hard in the future and continue to cultivate new and excellent rice varieties."

Fang Wei said a few polite words and stepped aside.

The next step is to give rewards to the breeding team members, which are all small things, such as soap, matches, kerosene lamps, straw hats, flashlights, etc.

The things were not expensive, but Zheng Hu and the others' faces turned red with excitement. They were extremely excited.

Later, Tang Ze and the team cadres went to the team headquarters together, while Fang Wei pushed the "28-bar" back home.

Fang Ping and Tian Guihua were circling around the bicycle, looking as if they were looking at some treasure.

To be honest, bicycles are still rare these days and are far from being popular. At least there is no other one in the team.

"Brother, sister-in-law, if you want to use the bicycle, you can do so freely, but you have to practice first, otherwise you won't be able to ride it."

Fang Wei naturally knew how to ride a bicycle. If someone asked him, he could say that he learned it when he was in school in the county.

Tian Guihua and Fang Ping really don’t know how to ride a bike, so I’ll have to teach them later.

"Okay, you teach me first, and then I'll teach your sister-in-law."

Fang Ping was very excited. With a bicycle, it would be very convenient for him to visit relatives and go to the market.

Fang Wei took advantage of the excitement and simply pulled his older brother outside to teach him how to ride a bike. Fang Ping had excellent physical fitness and a good sense of balance, so he learned quickly.

I guess after a few more exercises, I will be able to ride a bike all over the place.

However, Fang Ping did not forget his business. The next day, he went into the mountains with Fang Weiyi and started harvesting peanuts.

"Third brother, why do I feel like this place is getting less and less safe? Last time there were wild boars, and now there are porcupines. We can't live in the mountains anymore. It's so troublesome!"

The brothers had time to chat while working.

Fang Ping really likes this acre of land in the valley, but the problem is that it is located deep in the mountains. If you are unlucky, the crops you grow there may be destroyed by wild beasts.

It was simply unrealistic to stay here, so he sighed.

"Brother, don't overthink it. We've gotten through this long without any danger, so even if we encounter one bad luck, it won't be a big deal."

Fang Wei had a good attitude. Reclaiming wasteland and cultivating land in the deep mountains was a good thing that he could get for free.

How can one possibly take all the benefits?

In fact, he has always had a doubt in his mind. It should be normal to encounter some unexpected situations when farming in the valley, right?

But I was so lucky that I had grown so many crops without suffering any losses.

This made him re-examine the prosperous attributes of the [main house].

Luck is something illusory, but it does exist, so he has to believe in it.

The two brothers worked for more than a week and finally finished harvesting the peanuts and transported them back home.

The dried peanuts are very crispy and the shells break when you pinch them with your fingers.

The final statistical data showed that the peanut yield per mu was 540 kilograms.

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