1968: Started from breeding

Chapter 326 What if someone so old praises himself so much that he gets arrogant and complacent?
Here at the branch farm, the weather is getting hotter day by day.

The scorching summer sun baked the earth, and the air was filled with dry heat waves, making even breathing feel scorching.

Su Wenchen was wearing a straw hat that was scorching hot from the sun. He was accompanied by Cao Jiwen, Yang Zhenye, and Ren Dachuan. Except for Hou Guozhong, who was in charge of the breeding project, the others had already arrived.

The more than 10,000 mu of land where drainage ditches have been dug are now ready for harvest.

In the wheat field that was about to ripen, the group was taking a final look at the ripeness and discussing when to harvest.

They hadn't gone far when they came face to face with an old man on patrol wearing a straw hat and carrying a gong.

Upon seeing the group, he immediately greeted them warmly.

"Leaders, Secretary Yang, Director Ren, you've arrived!"

"Thanks to our farm organizing everyone to dig irrigation ditches this year, look how well the wheat is growing here after the ditches were dug!"

"If only wheat in other soils could grow this well!"

As he spoke, a sigh appeared on his face.

"It's a pity the child's mother wasn't lucky enough to live to see you leaders arrive!"

"Otherwise, I wouldn't have starved myself just to save a few bites of food for my family."

Upon hearing this, Yang Zhenye's face immediately darkened.

"Old Yang, why are you saying all this when we're living such a good life?"

“Everyone was sad at the time, it wasn’t just your family that was short of food.”

"Besides, the commune has been restructured for half a year now, and it's still Secretary Yang, Secretary Yang."

The old man said sadly.

"Director Yang, I know. I just couldn't hold back. We were just starting to see our lives getting better, but my wife didn't make it this far!"

"I feel a little sad when I think about these things!"

After saying that, he quickly wiped the corner of his eye.

"Secretary Yang, leader, I'm so sorry, I... I didn't mean to!"

"I'm just happy!"

Hearing this, Su Wenchen realized that sometimes, when people are particularly happy, they do want to share it with the people they like.

If the relationship is deep, Su Wenchen would understand the other person's behavior very well.

So he stepped forward to comfort her.

"Your loved one is gone, but your children are still with you!"

"Our best days are yet to come!"

"By the way, how old are your children? Are you married?"

Upon hearing the topic of their child's marriage, the other party instantly seemed less sorrowful.

Because his child is his pride!
At this moment, his mouth was wide open, showing no trace of his previous sadness, and he excitedly said, revealing two rows of big yellow teeth.

"Boss, it's not officially married yet, but it's been arranged. It's with a family in the county!"

"I'm just waiting for the end of the year when our farm settles our work points, then I'll go buy a new outfit for the wedding!"

"Bosses, you absolutely must come over for a drink then!"

"If our farm hadn't come here, how could that girl from the county have come here to suffer!"

"When the leader said that, you were our family's benefactor!"

The old man was clearly very proud that his son had married a girl from the county!

He also knew that this was a privilege he received because his son was a farm worker.

Otherwise, the people in that county wouldn't have agreed so easily!
Upon seeing this, Su Wenchen quickly waved his hand.

"You're being too kind, benefactor."

"Our good life is all thanks to our joint efforts!"

"Don't worry, if I'm at your wedding, I'll definitely come to support you!"

Seeing that some people had escaped their difficult lives because of him, Su Wenchen felt quite happy.

From the initial Pingcun Brigade, to the later Lanshui Farm, and now to the First Branch Farm.

More and more people are being influenced by him, and these people will become his base in the future!

Hearing Su Wenchen's words, the old man was also very happy.

Just then, a long time had passed since the last time the gong was struck, and many hungry birds flew down to look for food.

Seeing this, the old man also greeted Su Wenchen.

"Boss, it's almost time. I need to go on patrol too. These sparrows will fly down and steal our food if we're not careful."

"This perfectly good food, we can't feed it to them!"

As he spoke, he took several steps closer to the wheat field and suddenly struck the single-sided gong in his hand.

"Duang——!"

The loud noise startled the birds in the wheat field, who began to scatter and flee for their lives.

Yang Zhenye, the former secretary of the commune, looked at the birds in front of him and couldn't help but say something to Su Wenchen.

"Director, this year's harvest is so good that we haven't seen anything like it in many years, and we probably haven't seen these birds either."

"No wonder we can't get rid of them no matter how many times we send people to patrol and try to drive them away."

"It looks like this year's yield will reach at least 150 jin per mu, but I feel we can't wait any longer!"

Seeing this, Su Wenchen also walked to the edge of the field, plucked an ear of wheat, and rubbed it vigorously in his hand.

"call--!"

Finally, gently blow into your palm with your mouth, and the rubbed-off wheat husks will float away lightly.

Only plump wheat grains remained in my palm.

Su Wenchen picked up a pill and tasted it, feeling the crisp sound as he bit into it.

He handed the wheat grains he had rubbed out to the group and said.

"I feel like we can start harvesting around tomorrow!"

“Otherwise, if we stay any longer, the birds will probably eat it all!” After saying that, Su Wenchen handed half of the small handful of shredded wheat grains in his hand to the other two people.

After taking the grain of wheat that Su Wenchen handed him and taking a bite,

Cao Jiwen nodded.

"That's about enough. Staying a few more days wouldn't make much difference!"

After receiving the wheat from Su Wenchen, Ren Dachuan looked at the plump grains in his hand and couldn't help but say something.

"I also agree that we should harvest early!"

"With such plump wheat grains, it's no wonder these birds can't get them all clean. I wish all our other lands could achieve this yield!"

Su Wenchen patted his hands, which were now covered in wheat stubble.

"Let's wait a few years!"

"Once Lao Hou expands his breeding scale, he will have about this much harvest."

"Old Cao, go back and use the loudspeaker to inform all the production teams that the harvest starts tomorrow, so there will be no other work scheduled for today. Everyone should get a good rest!"

"But Lao Cao, you still need to hold a meeting with the heads of each production team to divide the harvesting areas and prevent them from crowding together and working haphazardly. Try to finish the harvest as soon as possible."

The next day.

Before five o'clock, just as the sky was beginning to lighten, Su Wenchen's voice came over the farm's loudspeaker.

"Attention all production team members! Harvest in the order that was assigned yesterday, following the planned sequence."

"Each group is equipped with a hand tractor for transportation. Let's all work harder and try to finish as soon as possible."

"I won't waste any more time on nonsense. With the new grain stored up, all of us can eat our fill of refined grains, with white flour steamed buns and white noodles to choose from!"

At this time, the production groups formed by the various production teams gathered at the warehouse early in the morning, waiting to receive their farm tools.

I heard what was said over the loudspeaker!
Some people couldn't believe it.

"Did you all hear that? Did the director say coarse grains or refined grains?"

"No, I heard it too. The director was talking about refined grains. How could I possibly mishear white flour steamed buns?"

After confirmation, it is indeed possible to eat a meal of refined grains without restraint.

Many people immediately shouted excitedly.

"Long live the Director!"

"Long live XXX!"

"If everyone works hard to finish the job, we can eat as many big white steamed buns as we want!"

Su Wenchen, who was walking out of the broadcasting station in the distance, heard shouts coming from outside the headquarters.

He then spoke to Cao Jiwen, Yang Zhenye, and Ren Dachuan.

"When you have time, talk to the workers. They're all farm workers now, stop shouting 'Long live the farm!' all the time!"

Although he knew that given these people's original level of education, they could probably only express their happiness in such simple words.

However, Su Wenchen still needs to correct this kind of thing to some extent!

If you keep praising yourself like this, what if you get arrogant and overconfident?
He wouldn't dare to compare himself to that person.

Moreover, Su Wenchen knows many people well; they often end up getting into trouble because they've been praised and become arrogant!
I don't want to try that kind of thing.

Upon hearing Su Wenchen's suggestion, the three of them immediately agreed.

"Yes, Director, we will talk to them about this!"

Seeing this, Su Wenchen also put the straw hat on his own head.

"Those ten thousand mu are now in your hands!"

"I'll take Zhiguo and a few other technicians to harvest the two plots of land in my experimental field and see how much the yield per mu differs between the two sides."

"Old Ren, I'm leaving the logistics to you!"

"It's alright now, but it gets very hot at midday. Make sure you have a good supply of mung bean soup. Also, the health center needs to prepare contingency plans in advance to prevent heatstroke!"

Ren Dachuan responded in response.

"Director, don't worry, we started preparations yesterday."

"All kinds of medicinal herbs have been prepared!"

“Yesterday afternoon I even took some people there to build a lot of temporary shade structures with straw mats.”

"Although it's not particularly sturdy, it should be fine for a few days in the short term, so at least there's a shady place to rest during lunch."

Su Wenchen didn't expect the other party to be so thoughtful.

He nodded in satisfaction.

"Excellent, excellent. I didn't expect you to be so thoughtful. As long as you safely bring the grain back, your logistics department will be credited with a great achievement."

Su Wenchen said this because it's common for problems to arise during the rush to harvest grain at this time.

Especially during the summer harvest, which is arguably the hottest time of the year.

Even at noon, many people have to work in the fields under the scorching sun, which is when logistical support becomes very important.

Seeing Su Wenchen say this, Ren Dachuan also shook his head.

"Director, what's this about merit? This is work that our logistics department should be responsible for!"

Su Wenchen waved his hand.

"Alright, stop being modest, everyone let's get going! Let's take advantage of the cool morning and try to get as much done as possible, then rest a bit more at noon."

"I have to go to the experimental field too!"

After saying that, he shouted into the distance.

"Zhiguo, have you brought back all your tools? We should head over there as soon as possible."

"The wheat in the experimental field is only two fen (a unit of land area). If we don't finish it today, we'll be incredibly embarrassed!"

"I'll tell you then, while everyone else is eating white steamed buns, you guys will be eating cornbread."

"It has to be the kind of cornbread that's been left overnight and is rock hard!"

(End of this chapter)