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

The brigades of Yaoling Commune colluded, and people from other communes were not idle either. They then sent people to contact Xiatang Brigade to inquire whether Zheng Hu could provide the "Nanguang No. 2" standardized rice seeds privately.
As far as Fang Wei knew, several production teams in the commune were already preparing to continue producing secondary-grade rice seeds.

The difference between rice seed and rice grain is only one word, but the price difference is huge.

"This matter needs to be kept secret, otherwise we'll cause a huge scandal before we've even done anything, understand?"

"I know, don't worry."

Fang Wei gave a few words of advice, and then everyone dispersed.

Unconsciously, the 17th brigade of Yaoling Commune became united as one, and the key figure was Fang Wei.

After seeing everyone off, Fang Wei went to the pig farm alone.

A while ago, the pig farm added 3342 piglets, bringing the total number of pigs to 4320. Is this scale even considered large? The team doesn't plan to increase the number of pigs in stock any further; a rolling development approach is fine.

After taking a look around, Fang Wei went to the construction site of the new residential buildings.

"Secretary Fang, come over and take a look?"

The construction manager quickly came over and said with a smile.

"Yes, let's see how long it will take you to finish."

"It won't be long now; we're in the final stages. At the latest, the entire project, including the houses and supporting facilities, will be completed before the Spring Festival. Secretary Fang, I'll need to trouble you to settle the final payment as soon as possible."

"You'll get your share, provided the project quality meets the standards."

Before Fang Wei's eyes, the entire [New Residential Buildings] project had been integrated into one, with a neat and uniform architectural style and consistent color scheme, which was pleasing to the eye.

The internal roads have been completed, and the underground pipeline network has also been completed simultaneously.

Fang Wei's family now has running water, which has made their lives much more convenient.

"Don't worry, Secretary Fang, the quality of the project we've undertaken is absolutely guaranteed."

The construction team wasn't exaggerating; they put almost all their effort into this project, treating it as a model project.

Fang Wei nodded, indicating that the other person didn't need to follow him. He wandered around the area by himself for a while, then turned and went back home.

Two days passed.

He returned to the Yao village to check on the growth of the tobacco in the experimental fields. This tobacco could be harvested before the first frost, so there was no need to wait for verification; he could already confirm that the mutated variety [K326] was a success.

The new variety of tobacco needed a new name, and he had already thought of one: "Nanguang 326".

"Third Brother, what's the point of all this effort we're putting into breeding? The county has already issued a notice that, apart from your Xiatang Brigade, no other production teams are allowed to engage in breeding work anymore."

They blocked the purchasing stations as a sales channel, which meant cutting off the grain supply. These damned bastards! We've finally been enjoying a few years of good living, and now they're causing trouble again.

Wang Songlin silently accompanied Fang Wei as they inspected the fields. Once Fang Wei finished, he couldn't help but start complaining.

Although the village's rice seeds had access to a major customer, he was angry and couldn't understand why some people were messing things up.

"It will be alright, believe me."

Fang Wei didn't know what to say, so he patted Wang Songlin on the shoulder and said something meaningful.

He did not stay in the village for dinner, but returned home before dark.

"Third Brother, look who's here!"

As soon as Fang Wei entered the courtyard, Pan Lianhua, hearing the commotion, came out of the house.

She pointed inside the house, reminding the man that they had guests.

Fang Wei quickly went inside and saw Zheng Xianfa sitting there chatting with his grandfather.

"Director Zheng, what brings you here?"

He hadn't seen Zheng Xianfa for a while; Zheng had been transferred to the Phoenix Ridge Reservoir Construction Office, and they had no contact with each other normally.

"Nothing much, I just finally got a few days off and thought I'd come see you. Are you alright?"

"It's alright! There's a ton of messy stuff going on right now, it's exhausting."

Fang Wei invited the other person to stay for dinner, and the other person did not refuse. The two took the opportunity to drink a few glasses of wine.

The new reservoir is still in the planning stage. Zheng Xianfa said he is bored to death all day long and doesn't know when this kind of work will end.

Fang Wei chatted with the other party for a while, but he didn't mention the mutual assistance and cooperation among the 17 brigades. After all, the other party was no longer the commune director, and there was no practical significance in discussing it.

“Young scholar, I trust you with your work, but don’t underestimate how cunning those people are. I heard they’re planning to set up checkpoints on the main roads in and out of the county, which will make it difficult to transport rice seeds or other supplies out.”

Zheng Xianfa was not there to chat idly. He had learned the news by chance, so he came to tell Fang Wei.

This is a very bad sign, indicating that those people have already sensed something and have reacted in advance.

"Let them do whatever they want. I think we should be able to get through this."

Fang Wei didn't say much, but the other party understood the implication.

"That's good!"

After Zheng Xianfa had eaten and drunk his fill, he took his leave.

the next day.

He then worked with Zheng Hu to make the production plan for the following year, and after it was completed, he handed it over to Zheng Hu for execution.

As the days slipped by, the team began its year-end accounting again.

This year's profit-sharing will follow the same scheme as last year, with each person receiving an average of 500 yuan in cash. Other teams will receive similar amounts. Everyone wants to preserve their resources to ensure a stable future.

When the Yao village was harvesting the tobacco in the experimental fields, Fang Wei personally went up the mountain to oversee the process and then happily announced that the [Nanguang 326] tobacco variety trial was successful and could enter the small-scale trial planting stage.

Unfortunately, Zhu Minghui is currently overwhelmed with work. Being the acting director is no easy task, so he has no time to apply for national certification for new tobacco varieties.
Fang Wei wasn't in a hurry. Planting was still possible even before certification, and it was fine to plant within the Yaoling Commune area.

After New Year's Day.

He met Director Lin from the breeding base at the team, who took the initiative to come to his door to discuss the supply of breeding materials in the future.

“I have already spoken to Director Xin of the commune about this matter. Our Xiatang brigade is not capable of supplying breeding materials for 40,000 mu of farmland. Supplying 10,000 mu is not a big problem, supplying 20,000 mu would be very difficult, and supplying 40,000 mu is absolutely impossible.”

Fang Wei ignored the other party's persistent pleading and refused to grant their request.

Director Lin returned disappointed and quickly reported the matter to the county government, requesting them to resolve the issue.

Subsequently, Director Xin, representing the commune, spoke with Fang Wei several times, but ultimately failed to obtain what he wanted. The two sides had essentially broken off relations; what did Fang Wei have left to hold back?
He hadn't originally said he wouldn't supply materials to the breeding base; it was just that the team needed to both breed and grow staple food, and simply didn't have enough land to do this.

"Nonsense! This is blatant disobedience. We'll cut off the fertilizer and diesel supply to the Xiatang brigade later." As large-scale fertilizer plants imported from China began production, fertilizer gradually entered the lives of ordinary people.

The importance of fertilizers to agricultural production is undeniable, but due to the current situation of supply falling short of demand, fertilizers have been in short supply from the beginning, and the allocation authority is concentrated at the county level.

When Director Yao learned that Fang Wei was not cooperating with the breeding base's work, he was furious and decided to stop the supply of fertilizer and diesel to Xiatang Brigade for the spring planting next year.

The Xiatang brigade can use different fertilizers, but the tractors cannot run without diesel fuel.

The supply from the region and province has been cut off, which means that agricultural machinery may not be able to be used extensively during spring planting.

When the news reached Xiatang Brigade, Fang Wei couldn't help but let out a cold laugh.

The new housing project is nearing completion, and several hundred able-bodied laborers will soon return to the team. Even without diesel fuel or agricultural machinery, they can still rely entirely on manpower.

If we can't even overcome this small difficulty, how can we stick to the existing production plan?

this day.

When a major customer from the Yao village arrived at the team, he heard that the Xiatang Brigade was having trouble with diesel fuel and immediately offered to help.

"Thank you for your kindness, but it's no use. When you came, I don't know if you noticed, but the county has set up checkpoints at major transportation routes. If you can't explain the origin of such important supplies, they will definitely be seized."

Fang Wei declined the other party's offer. He had already confirmed that the information Zheng Xianfa had given him was accurate; the county had indeed set up checkpoints at major intersections.

Some people are probably guarding against this move.

"Can setting up checkpoints really plug all the loopholes? I doubt it. How about this, when I get back we can try it out and see how to bypass the inspection station to get the supplies in."

The major client, however, remained unperturbed and suggested that they try to bypass the checkpoint.

Before they could even begin their operation, checkpoints were set up on the roads leading in and out of the Xiatang Brigade.

"Secretary Fang, it's unbelievable that your Xinlin County would resort to such methods to treat an advanced breeding unit. If this is the case, then all your supplies coming in and out will have to be inspected."

The major client found it unbelievable; he couldn't understand how such a bizarre thing could happen in reality.

Fang Wei expressed his gratitude, but by the time of the summer harvest, it would be difficult to transport the [Nongyou 58] rice seeds out, and the cooperation between the two parties would probably have to be suspended for a period of time.

The major client left feeling utterly disappointed, but before leaving, he was still trying to find a solution and pleaded with Fang Wei not to give up.

Fang Wei took it as just stubbornness and didn't take it to heart.

However, the production plan in the Yao village remains unchanged. If you push me too far, I'll just eat the rice seeds. Is that alright?

A few days passed quickly.

Before he knew it, the end of the year was approaching, and Zheng Hu came to discuss slaughtering the New Year's pig with him again.

"Kill! This time, kill 160 pigs so everyone can have a good New Year."

Fang Wei no longer cared. If the world didn't undergo major changes, those people's time to be arrogant was running out.

There's no point in keeping so many supplies now. He not only needs to distribute pork to the commune members, but also chickens, ducks, and eggs.

The county's checkpoints have now blocked the channels for selling goods out of the county. The only options are to sell them at a low price to the purchasing stations or have everyone share the spoils. He chose the latter.

[New pigs born, points +45280]

[Produces Muscovy ducks, points +18000]

[Produces broiler chickens, +16000 points]

[Eggs produced, points +20000]

Total points: 3211550.

the next day.

The team starts slaughtering pigs before dawn, and each person gets about 20 jin (10 catties) of pork.

Then each person will also have 2 chickens, 2 ducks, and 10 catties of eggs, enough for everyone to eat from New Year's Eve to the Lantern Festival.

The most exciting thing for the members was that the new housing project was completely completed, and everyone dared to move into their new homes before the end of the year.

Of course, the time was a bit rushed, but fortunately the bamboo factory had accepted the furniture orders from the members in advance, so the new furniture could be moved into the house as soon as the keys were handed over.

This Spring Festival was busy and chaotic, but also happy.

All members of the brigade were allocated new houses, although the timing varied, but thankfully everyone was not disappointed.

In addition, the educated youth who got married were also allocated new homes. Those who were still single would definitely return to the city and naturally wouldn't be able to enjoy this benefit.

After the New Year, all the old houses will be demolished. Land that can be returned to farmland will be used for other purposes.

Xinlin County is currently in a state of "fragmentation," as if there is a wall between those people and the vast majority of commune members, with no communication between them and even mutual hostility.

Even though it's already the Lunar New Year, the commune and county have basically not yet grasped the production plans of each team.

years later.

Fang Wei made a special trip to Xiangling City to find Zhu Minghui and ask him to apply for new variety certification for the [Nanguang 326] tobacco.

“Secretary Fang, you really do keep your word! This is my fault. I’ve been too busy lately and didn’t even think about it. But don’t worry, now that you’ve developed a new tobacco variety, I will make sure your hard work isn’t in vain.”

Looking at the sample in front of him, Zhu Minghui was overwhelmed with mixed feelings.

He initially wanted to develop superior tobacco varieties, but in reality, it was to secure his official position. However, after a series of upheavals, he unexpectedly became the acting director, far exceeding his expectations.

Therefore, he stopped paying attention to the development of new tobacco varieties, because it was no longer of any use to him.

However, Fang Wei still developed a new tobacco variety ahead of schedule as agreed, and so far the quality of this new tobacco variety is quite good.

This made Zhu Minghui, who was caught in the vortex, feel ashamed. So he decided to put other things aside and find a way to pass the review as soon as possible before promoting it.

"Okay, thank you, Director Zhu."

Fang Wei didn't say much. He had already fulfilled his promise, and there was nothing more he could do about the rest.

He then went to find Tang Ze, but was turned away.

It is said that after Tang Ze was sidelined, he lived a secluded life and rarely interacted with anyone.

Fang Wei felt very disappointed, unsure whether it was because she was disappointed at not being able to meet the other person, or because she was disappointed in the other person as a person.

He quickly returned to his team, stopping thinking about those messy things. (End of Chapter)