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

Fang Wei couldn't help but smile; it seemed the other party wasn't good at negotiating.

However, he wouldn't bully honest people. The 50/50 split was acceptable, but the treatment of the dispatched personnel was still agreed upon beforehand.

As a result, the other party agreed to all the conditions in less than an hour, without any bargaining.

"Okay then, we'll send a few people from our team to inspect your place first. If there are no problems, we can sign an agreement."

Fang Wei didn't waste any more words and directly stated the team's decision.

Feng Gang was very pleased and repeatedly assured that he would take good care of the people who went to inspect the area.

the next day.

Feng Gang and his companions, along with the three security chiefs, set off for Northeast China.

Even after they left, Fang Wei still felt the whole thing was surreal. Of all the surrounding counties and cities, no one had approached him about cooperation, yet it was fellow countrymen from Northeast China who came to discuss it.

That's really interesting.

Ten days later.

The head of the village security office called to confirm that what Feng Gang had said earlier was true. Although the natural conditions here weren't great, they had plenty of land, and the villagers were very determined to get rich.

In short, it can be said that we can cooperate with the other party.

“Then let’s agree to their terms. They usually plant one variety per year, so it’s not too late to start breeding now. I’ll be leaving in the next couple of days. You guys wait there and tell Secretary Feng that I will personally sign the agreement with them.”

Fang Wei agreed to cooperate with the other party and decided to make the trip himself, as there were some things he wanted to verify.

Two days later.

Fang Wei selected three trusted confidants from the breeding team and led them straight to Northeast China.

The three technicians were all young, and they were all very excited at the thought of seeing the vast northern scenery.

It was already evening when they arrived at Feng Gang's brigade.

Feng Gang and the brigade cadres warmly received Fang Wei and his group, and arranged various stews and strong sorghum liquor for dinner.

It's cold in Northeast China, but people drink very freely there too.

However, in the end, the only one who didn't get drunk was Fang Wei. He was known for his ability to drink a thousand cups without getting drunk, and so far he has not encountered a real opponent.

"Secretary Fang, I'm truly impressed!"

Feng Gang didn't wake up until the next morning. He heard that Secretary Fang was perfectly fine and had even gotten up to exercise that morning, which truly impressed him.

The drinking incident was considered over, and then he accompanied Fang Wei on a tour of the team.

Fang Wei felt that the natural conditions here were actually quite good, with a large area and no shortage of water. The only drawback was the long winter and short planting season.

The main food crop grown locally is corn, while the main cash crop is soybeans.

“Secretary Fang, our joint breeding project will initially allocate 2 mu of land for breeding. If the results are good, more land can be involved in the future.”

Seeing that Fang Wei hadn't expressed her opinion after looking at him for a while, Feng Gang took the initiative to start a conversation.

Fang Wei had no intention of backing out; he was waiting for Feng Gang's superior to appear. He needed the commune's approval to get back to the commune, and he was worried about causing problems if he did it privately.

"We have enough qualified land for now, let's take it slow."

After Fang Wei finished the tour, he went back to have dinner with the other party.

There was no canteen here, so they ate at Feng Gang's house. Around noon, the local commune director and his entourage finally arrived late. After sitting down, they first punished themselves with three cups of wine, and then began to toast and drink.

Feng Gang sat there keeping a low profile. He felt he couldn't let himself suffer a loss alone; he also had to let the people from the commune see Fang Wei's drinking capacity.

“Secretary Fang, on behalf of the commune, I thank you! If you can develop high-yield corn seeds, that would be an immeasurable merit! Come, let me toast you.”

The commune director was already quite drunk, but he forced himself to clink glasses with Fang Wei again before collapsing onto the table.

Feng Gang chuckled inwardly and quickly had someone help the director inside to lie down. The rest of the people dared not drink Fang Wei's wine; they all said they couldn't drink anymore.

The commune director slept for over an hour and sobered up. To be honest, he wasn't a bad drinker. It's just that Fang Wei was an exceptionally heavy drinker; you probably don't encounter that kind of person usually. Everyone was quite impressed.

in the afternoon.

The local commune approved the cooperation between Feng Gang and Fang Wei, and Fang Wei, without further ado, signed the agreement.

“I have already informed Yaoling Commune about our matter, and the commune has approved it, so our agreement is effective immediately.”

The two parties officially signed a cooperation agreement, and the technical personnel brought by Fang Wei stayed in the area.

Without further ado, he immediately designated 2 mu of farmland and included it in the [planting area].

The local corn yield is around 500 jin per mu on average, thanks to the introduction of chemical fertilizers. Before that, the yield was only around 400 jin per mu.

The corn seeds that people are planting now will be called "old seeds from the 70s" in the future. They are not bad in terms of nutrition and taste, but the yield is not high.

Fang Wei decided to start with the "old seeds" and gradually increase the corn yield after several generations of cultivation.

Given the local climate, adjusting the [Growth Rate] attribute value was not very meaningful. He focused on adjusting the [High Yield] attribute value in order to reach the current variety's yield limit as soon as possible.

After finishing these tasks, he returned to the team with the head of security.

This cooperation actually had little impact on the Xiatang Brigade. Only a few technicians were stationed in Northeast China, and the brigade didn't need to worry about the rest.

Fang Wei also had other ideas for cooperation, namely, local soybeans.

Before he left, he made arrangements with Feng Gang that the local government would allocate several dozen acres of land as experimental fields to try cultivating soybean seeds. Undoubtedly, if high-yield soybean seeds could be cultivated, their economic value would be even higher than that of high-yield corn seeds.

That's not urgent; the current focus is on corn.

morning.

"Secretary Fang, the Dragon Boat Festival is just around the corner. Shall we organize some activities to celebrate?"

The work of the brigade proceeded as usual. Zhao Jinsheng went to Fang Wei's office to discuss the Dragon Boat Festival activities.

Fang Wei had a sudden inspiration and asked the other party and the heads of each brigade to come over and discuss the matter together.

The coordination group then convened a meeting, and Fang Wei proposed that all the teams hold a dragon boat race to celebrate the festival and enhance team cohesion.

The leaders of each team expressed their support, and everyone added some details to the event before the meeting adjourned. "Old Zhao, our team must work hard in this dragon boat race and strive for a good ranking."

After everyone left, Fang Wei handed over the organization of the dragon boat race and the selection and training of the Xiatang brigade to Zhao Jinsheng.

Since it's a competition, you need to have the ambition to win first place, and you can't just be satisfied with participating.

Because of the tight schedule, the event was actually quite simple, and Zhao Jinsheng and others had no experience in organizing large-scale events, which led to many embarrassing incidents on the day of the dragon boat race.

Even so, it did not dampen everyone's enthusiasm for watching the game.

On the day of the dragon boat race, the banks of the river were packed with commune members and educated youth who came to watch the excitement. The crowd was huge, and everyone spontaneously cheered for the contestants from each team.

Everywhere there were fluttering flags and the deafening sound of gongs and drums.

This scene startled Fang Wei, who quickly deployed more militiamen to maintain order. The entire commune police station was also mobilized, and all the commune cadres came to help, preventing any major disruptions to the event.

"Everyone was so enthusiastic!"

In the end, Xiatang Brigade won first place, but the ranking was not important at all. What mattered was the atmosphere that made everyone excited.

To be honest, no one expected that a dragon boat race would attract so many people. It wasn't just the members of Yaoling Commune who came to watch the race; many members from other communes traveled dozens of miles to join in the fun.

Zheng Xianfa and Zheng Hu were just as busy as everyone else, their bodies soaked in sweat.

"Yes, I didn't expect so many people to come! It seems that everyone's entertainment life is too monotonous. Director Zheng, I hope the commune can organize more activities that everyone enjoys in the future."

Fang Wei was also amazed; after the event, it took half a day just to manage the flow of people.

Fortunately, the dragon boat race was a great success, and although there was no prior plan, nothing went wrong.

After the event, Fang Wei invited everyone to the team's canteen for lunch, including the commune members, the heads of each brigade, and all the contestants.

"Gentlemen, I will contact the film projection team later and have the films screened in each brigade in rotation after the harvest season is over. At the same time, I will also contact the county theater troupe and try to put on a few big shows in the commune."

After dinner, Zheng Xianfa announced some news.

Things have loosened up in many areas now. Film screenings are a given, and theatrical troupes are starting to make beneficial attempts at going to the countryside. Take this dragon boat race, for example; since the authorities didn't explicitly forbid it, they're not against it.

This is how people understand the policy now, and they are becoming bolder and more proactive.

Over the past five years, industrial and agricultural production across the country has developed rapidly, and the supply of food and non-staple foods as well as industrial products has made tremendous progress compared to the past.

For example, fertilizers, which started from scratch, are now available in large quantities for agricultural production, laying a solid foundation for increased grain production and income.

The country has basically established a complete industrial system, and the gap with developed countries is not actually that large, roughly a few years.

In this context, people have higher expectations for their spiritual life.

Previously, everyone was busy with production, but after today's events, both the commune and the various brigades have begun to pay attention to entertainment and culture.

the next day.

Fang Wei then went to Guo Yongqing, who had a wide network of connections. He asked Guo Yongqing for help, asking if he could arrange for the troupe to perform a few shows in Xiatang Brigade during the Dragon Boat Festival.

"What's the problem? I'll call Old Tang right now."

Guo Yongqing couldn't help but laugh when he heard it was such a trivial matter.

He then called Director Tang of the Xianju Troupe, and the matter was confirmed in a few words. The other party agreed to arrive at Xiatang Brigade the day before the Dragon Boat Festival and perform a grand opera for three consecutive days.

Fang Wei was very happy and thanked them repeatedly. Then he left a few chickens and ducks and hurried back to the team.

Learning from past experiences, we must prepare contingency plans in advance this time, and safety cannot be taken lightly. Just imagine how many people will flock to the rehearsal on the day after this news gets out!

Therefore, we must not be careless.

Fang Wei then convened a meeting, assigning Zheng Bao to be in charge of security for the three days, Zhao Jinsheng to be in charge of overall organization, and the security chief to be in charge of maintaining order on site and managing the flow of people.

Accountant Liu and others were in charge of logistics. In short, all the brigade cadres got to work and prepared for the Dragon Boat Festival performance.

The team's normal work was not affected. While the team was preparing for the dragon boat race, Uncle Wu and others received customers from all over the country, sold 3300 high-quality pigs, and earned 3300 million yuan in cash.

The space was cleared just in time to welcome the birth of the piglets, and the team has gained 3426 piglets during this period.

Before the festival, the team slaughtered 100 pigs and distributed the meat to everyone. In addition, each member received a duck, a chicken, and 5 jin (2.5 catties) of eggs. Currently, the pig farm has 4617 pigs.

Among them, there were 300 sows, 3426 piglets, and 891 adult pigs.

On the day the supplies were distributed, the performance troupe from the Xianju Troupe arrived at Xiatang Brigade. After receiving their supplies, the villagers all came to help, setting up the stage and backdrop, even more enthusiastically than the actors themselves.

evening.

Fang Wei treated everyone in the theater troupe to a meal in the canteen. They had just slaughtered a pig that day and had saved some pork, chicken, and duck.

The meal was quite sumptuous. Since there was no alcohol served because of the upcoming performance, everyone in the troupe was very satisfied.

As night fell, in addition to the members of this brigade and the educated youth, people from other brigades also began to flock here. There were just too many people; according to Zheng Bao's estimate, there were nearly 6000.

Fortunately, the stage was set up in an open area, so even if you couldn't see the actors' faces, you could at least hear the sounds.

The evening's performances included "Mu Guiying Takes Command" and "Picking the Slippery Chariot," which the commune members thoroughly enjoyed. The atmosphere was orderly, and no incidents occurred until the end of the performance.

The team leaders still dared not let their guard down until the crowd was completely dispersed, and only then did everyone breathe a sigh of relief.

The next day was the Dragon Boat Festival.

To ensure everyone had a joyful and peaceful holiday, Zheng Xianfa, despite his age, invited a film projection team.

The Xiatang brigade put on a grand opera for three days straight, while the other brigades showed three movies in a row. As a result, fewer people went to watch the opera, allowing Fang Wei and the others to finally have a proper meal at home.

After the three-day performance, the troupe members happily departed by car, carrying local specialties.

Official business was none of their concern, but Fang Wei did give all the performers a package of dried goods and 5 jin (2.5 catties) of eggs. The gifts weren't worth much, but it was a matter of attitude, and everyone was very happy.

"Third Brother, this year's Dragon Boat Festival was the most interesting! I haven't seen a proper opera in years, and this time it was really enjoyable. Even Binbin and the others were so excited."

Pan Lianhua has always loved lively celebrations, and this festival left a deep impression on her, which she still reminisced about for several days.

There are two other people in the family who enjoy watching opera. Grandpa and Grandpa Guan are quite happy, and they can even hum a few lines when they have nothing to do, a typical example of finding joy in simple things. (End of Chapter)