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

night.

Liao Wenhua and others stayed overnight in the reception dormitory. He also had a special talk with Fang Wei, wanting to transfer him to the Provincial Academy of Agricultural Sciences.

"Director Liao, thank you for your guidance, but I cannot go. My roots are here, just like the [Nanguang No. 2] rice variety, which has not yet been successfully cultivated outside of this region."

I believe that wherever I am, I can contribute to the nation's development. In the future, I will continue to cultivate better rice varieties and do my part for agricultural production.

Fang Wei politely declined the invitation and decided to stay in Xiatang Brigade.

He would be severely restricted if he went to the provincial capital, and wouldn't be able to fully utilize his abilities. It would be better for him to stay in the team and enjoy his freedom.

"Well, everyone has their own ambitions. As long as you never forget your original aspirations, that's enough."

Liao Wenhua said nothing more, and after having breakfast the next day, he left Xiatang Brigade.

After things calmed down, Fang Wei wrote a report detailing the significant increase in yield from the "Nanguang No. 2" rice variety and sent it to the capital. It was his duty; otherwise, his role as representative would be meaningless.

Not long after Liao Wenhua returned to the provincial capital, the province issued a commendation notice to Yaoling Commune, Xiatang Brigade, and Fang Wei personally. At the same time, the province also awarded Fang Wei the title of "Breeding Model."

At this point, the region and county seemed to have just woken up, and all sorts of honors came pouring in.

Fang Wei was used to being treated coldly, and now he was suddenly receiving so much praise and commendation, which made him a little uncomfortable. To be honest, his contribution this time was really too great, and Liao Wenhua reported it to his superiors after returning, placing his achievements first.

Even if some people dislike him, his contributions cannot be denied.

The team became lively again as media came to interview the exemplary deeds of the outstanding individuals, which annoyed Fang Wei, so she simply took her grandfather to the Yao village.

With the lotus flower arrangement temporarily unavailable, the bamboo ware factory is never idle.

"Third Brother, [Nanguang 326] has become very stable in its traits after continuous breeding. The village will be planting this tobacco variety on a large scale soon. Do you have any instructions?"

The two arrived at the Yao village by tractor, where they saw that the archway in front of the village had been completely renovated.

A significant portion of the houses in the village have been renovated, including Grandpa's house.

Fang Wei and her grandfather entered the house, which had been completely transformed. While the overall structure remained unchanged, every corner of the house appeared more refined.

The antique style, combined with a touch of freshness, was a pleasant surprise for the two of them.

After settling Grandpa in, Fang Wei and Wang Songlin went to check on the fields.

The dry fields had just been harvested with soybeans and the land had been plowed. Wang Songlin said that he plans to plant [Nanguang 326] flue-cured tobacco on a large scale next.

"There's nothing to explain. The details you need to pay attention to are the same as before, so I don't need to repeat them."

Fang Wei felt very relieved, after all, the Yao village had a small population and the management style was different from that of Xiatang Brigade, so they could always do a good job when asked to do something.

"Third Brother, we had a good harvest this season, with a total of 67.15 jin of [Nongyou 58] rice seeds. The customers were urging us to sell, so we sold them directly as you instructed."

Wang Songlin went on and on about the recent situation in the village, and Fang Wei nodded, knowing that he had all of this under control.

The two then went to the pig farm for a look.

Currently, the No. 2 pig farm in Yao Village has a total of 1560 pigs. 2000 pigs is their limit. They are preparing to slaughter pigs to make cured meat these days.

Fang Wei was too lazy to keep track of the points in a timely manner, so the points in Yao Village could be settled in whole numbers at irregular intervals, and they had already accumulated quite a lot.

Harvest crops, points +671500

[Settlement in Yao Village, Points +5000000]

Total points: 29014670.

The pig farm in the village has completed the breed replacement, and now it raises only spotted pigs.

This makes the cured meat produced in the village taste even better. If nutritional factors are not a concern, Fang Wei would prefer to eat this kind of cured meat.

"Songlin, let's go back for dinner."

"Third Brother, come over to my place for a few drinks tonight. I won't be joining you for lunch."

"Row!"

When Fang Wei returned home, lunch had already been prepared at her grandfather's house.

After eating, he took a nap and then went to check the accounts for the year.

The Yao village's surplus is increasing, which is more than enough to support the village's renovation and upgrading projects. In addition, the village has added some agricultural machinery, such as tractors, water pumps, threshers, rice milling machines, and so on.

Large agricultural machinery has no use in the mountains, so the financial burden of purchasing agricultural machinery is not great.

"Songlin, get everything ready. All 17 production teams in Yaoling Commune will be planting [Nanguang 326] flue-cured tobacco this year. Can you guarantee the seed supply?"

“No problem, we have accumulated a lot of seeds, more than enough to supply the entire Yaoling Commune.”

An afternoon passed quickly, and in the evening, Fang Wei and her grandfather went to Wang Songlin's house for dinner.

Fang Wei brought over a bottle of good wine, which the two of them finished.

"Third Brother, the local specialties in the village are selling very well this year, even the sales of bamboo have improved significantly."

Wang Songlin's face flushed red from drinking, and he looked very excited.

He discovered that the plants on Yao Mountain were growing much faster than before, with a significant increase in the production of bamboo shoots, wild mushrooms, and wild fruits.

The key point is that the quality has been further improved. The same products from Yao villages are more expensive, and they are still in short supply.

There is no need for large-scale afforestation on the mountain. The entire Yao Mountain is covered with dense primeval forests. Not counting bamboo, cutting down one tree requires replanting ten, and the replanted trees are all precious trees.

The necessary saplings can be imported from the nursery of Xiatang Brigade, and the natural environment on the mountain is getting better and better.

“Great! We can live off the land we live on. As long as we adhere to the concept of sustainable development, we will never be able to return to our previous state of poverty.”

Yao villages have their own advantages. As long as they follow the right path, their lives will not be worse than those in Xiatang Brigade.

Since Fang Wei became the village chief, the village's income has increased year after year, and everyone respects him from the bottom of their hearts. Here, he is truly the one who has the final say.

After eating and drinking his fill, he and his grandfather went home to rest.

The next day.

After settling her grandfather in, Fang Wei took her belongings and took a detour through the mountains to the wild chestnut forest.

Although the team wasn't allowed to pick chestnuts together this year, he still made it a habit to go and check on them before they ripened.

Wild chestnuts taste great; I can pick some for my family to eat later.

The forestry bureau has no say in the members' individual actions. Unless the mountains are closed off, no one can stop them from going into the mountains to collect medicinal herbs or pick wild fruits.

During the journey, Fang Wei discovered something interesting. He found that the [Hunting Area] could overlap with other areas, such as the [Forestry and Harvesting Area]. In other words, a forest could be designated as both a [Forestry and Harvesting Area] and a [Hunting Area] without any conflict.

Therefore, Fang Wei not only benefits from personal attributes in the mountains and forests, but also from regional attributes. With all these attributes stacked up, even tigers and leopards would give him a wide berth.

Along the way, he discovered some precious herbs that he had not collected before, which now completes his collection.

After placing the harvested herbs into his basket, Fang Weixian arrived at the [Herbal Medicine Cultivation Base]. This area is mountainous and difficult to traverse; the forest rangers have never been here before.

He put down his things, then sat down, ate some dry food, and drank some water.

After resting for half an hour, he started transplanting the herbs and quickly finished. Since they had the attribute bonus, they were guaranteed to survive once planted, so he didn't need to worry about it.

He then continued on his way and detoured to the wild chestnut forest.

The chestnut grove is lush and green, the trees laden with fruit, which will ripen in about a month. A lot of these chestnuts will definitely go to waste this year; the forestry bureau lacks the resources to organize the harvest and doesn't allow the Xiatang brigade to do so, which is really frustrating.

Fang Wei walked around the neighborhood for a while, then went straight home.

"Third Brother, why don't you stay on the mountain a few more days?"

I got home just in time to eat.

My sister didn't cook dinner for him because she didn't know he would be back today; she thought he would stay on the mountain for a few more days.

Pan Lianhua asked her older sister to cook a bowl of noodles, while she handed her own rice to the man.

"I spent a day in the mountains and came straight back. Tomorrow I'm going to go into the mountains to pick mushrooms, so I won't be going to the brigade headquarters."

Fang Wei was also hungry, so she picked up her rice bowl and started eating heartily.

Pan Lianhua then ate a bowl of noodles and was full. She told the man to take a shower and change his clothes, and washed all his clothes inside and out.

the next day.

Fang Weiyi went into the mountains early in the morning and didn't return until the afternoon, bringing back a basket full of swan mushrooms.

There are now many more wild mushrooms in the mountains, and their growth periods vary, making them easier for people to pick. The problem is that not many people dare to venture deep into the mountains, so most of the wild mushrooms go to waste.

"Third Brother, the province has issued a notice asking us to send someone to the provincial capital to attend a [Breeding Experience Exchange Conference]. Are you going?"

Fang Wei had just returned and rested for a while when Zheng Hu rushed in.

He's been dealing with all sorts of trivial matters these days, but there's no point in having too many experience-sharing meetings like this, so he had to come to Fang Wei for help.

"Have Lao Zhao send a few people to the meeting. Tiger, you lead the team. Consider it a trip to relax. Leopard will temporarily take charge of the team's work. If you encounter any problems you can't solve, come to me."

Fang Wei glanced at the meeting notice and decided to have Zheng Hu lead a group to attend.

Zheng Hu is no stranger to breeding work, and with a few more technical experts, he can handle an exchange meeting.

"That sounds good! I'll go then, and I'll spend a couple of days in the provincial capital while I'm at it."

Zheng Hu hasn't been too busy lately, and there's no need to organize people to go into the mountains to collect materials this year, so he still has some free time.

He rarely travels for work, but he is quite happy to visit the provincial capital.

the next day.

Zheng Hu temporarily handed over his work to Zheng Bao and then led several technicians from the second team to the provincial capital.

To be honest, Fang Weizhen had nothing to say. He not only taught all the hybrid rice breeding techniques to the team's technicians, but also published a book explaining the intricacies of the technology in detail.

He never hid his skills, but the existence of the designated area was something that no one else could replicate.

There's not much to say about that. It seems the higher-ups are still not giving up, always thinking he has a backup plan.

After the summer harvest, no one from the breeding base came looking for Fang Wei.

The Xinlin County Agricultural Breeding Base was established by Wu Yaoyang. It initially relied on the [YX-032] rice variety to gradually gain traction, but with Wu Yaoyang's departure and the change of personnel at the breeding base, some things have changed.

In particular, when all the production brigades of Yaoling Commune successfully cultivated the "Nanguang No. 2" rice variety, the rice varieties from the breeding base quickly lost their market share.

Director Yao had no choice but to have the breeding base voluntarily reduce production, so the other party is not short of breeding materials for the time being.

In Fang Wei's view, the [YX-032] rice seed was ruined, not because of technical reasons, but because Director Yao and others went too far and caused a backlash from all sides.

Anyway, since the breeding base isn't coming, he can't be bothered with it; ultimately, this has nothing to do with him.

The initial support for the breeding base was out of consideration for Wu Yaoyang, but now there's no need to consider anyone else's feelings.

No rice variety could withstand the impact of the "Nanguang No. 2" cyclone.

Therefore, the new breeding base is practically defunct. If they cannot produce their own flagship products, it's uncertain whether the unit will even exist in a few years.

early morning.

After getting up, Fang Wei and Pan Lianhua exercised in the yard before having breakfast.

After having breakfast, Pan Lianhua went to work, while Fang Wei stayed home writing and drawing, and then also went to the bamboo ware factory.

"Brother, I want to build a small playground for the kids in the team. Look, this is a slide and this is a swing. Can you make it?"

Due to material limitations, most amusement facilities are now made of wood.

For example, the slide is made entirely of wood. The swing needs sturdy wooden stakes, which is why he came to Fang Wei.

The idea that playgrounds are for children to play in has been around for a long time, and now we finally have the time to bring it to fruition.

"No problem, just leave it to us. I'll send someone to buy the necessary materials."

Fang Ping glanced at it and thought it wasn't too difficult, so he took on the task.

Fang Wei nodded and then handed the draft to the other party, asking them to design and manufacture it. They were just small gadgets, so he didn't need to pay too much attention to them.

After leaving the bamboo ware factory, he went to a pig farm.

The sows at the pig farm gave birth to piglets before the summer harvest, producing a total of 3470 piglets. Currently, the farm has 300 pregnant sows, 3470 piglets, and 800 adult pigs that meet the slaughter standards.

In other words, the current number of pigs in the pig farm is 4570.

As soon as we met, my fifth uncle complained that the pig farm was too small and should be expanded to a scale of 10000 pigs.

"Fifth Uncle, our brigade's main business is breeding, and animal husbandry is secondary. The current scale is just right. We can sell our high-quality pigs slowly and sustain ourselves for eight to ten years without any problem."

Fang Wei doesn't want to engage in large-scale farming, at least not now.

The Xiatang production brigade bears a heavy responsibility, almost directly impacting the entire province's grain production. If they stray too far from the right path, someone will surely step in to correct it. (End of Chapter)