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

As for the other barefoot doctors in the commune, some passed the examination and went to the township health center, while others like Wang Guixiang retired. Retirement is actually quite good; they can enjoy the benefits of retired employees and receive a monthly pension.

The original medical room of the First Brigade became Sun Daoren's clinic. He saw patients every Monday to Friday, but was closed on holidays. If there was an emergency, you could go to his house to call him.

Fang Wei couldn't go against the old man's wishes, so he had to find him an assistant himself, who could at least help a little.

This helper was Zhao Baocheng, who used to work at the infirmary. He wasn't planning to take the assessment this time and had instead gone through the retirement process. However, he wasn't that old, so helping out Sun Daoren was still no problem.

The clinic in the guild continued to exist in another form, and although he was very busy, Sun Daoren still enjoyed it.

A few days later, Binbin and Xiaojie returned from their holiday. Binbin spent every day working with Sun Daoren in the clinic. Apart from some rare and difficult cases, he could handle most common illnesses.

Zhao Baocheng envied Binbin, who was both Sun Daoren's closed-door disciple and a college student, something he couldn't compare to.

As the Spring Festival approached, Pan Lianhua and her sister began preparing for the New Year, while Fang Wei stayed in the experimental field to continue researching new soybean varieties.

After several rounds of breeding, he finally solved the problem of poor soybean resistance, and then started breeding again in the Yao village in hopes of obtaining a mutant variety.

"Secretary Fang, you're really amazing! We tried all sorts of methods but couldn't solve the resistance problem, but you made a crucial breakthrough with just one move."

The colleagues from the Crop Research Institute were invited to visit and were very envious of the emergence of this new variety.

"You all deserve credit for this. You were the ones who selected the original parent plants. If we can successfully cultivate a stable new variety later, everyone will also deserve credit."

Fang Wei has received enough honors, so he is very willing to share this achievement with everyone.

He will certainly be ranked first as the primary researcher, but colleagues from the Crop Research Institute and relevant personnel from the Breeding Research Institute will also be on the list.

As for the members of the breeding team, they don't need this; it would be more practical to give them some bonuses.

"Thank you, Secretary Fang!"

His actions naturally pleased everyone, especially the colleagues at the Crop Research Institute, as being credited for a major scientific achievement would be extremely beneficial for them in the future.

Of course, the ownership of the new soybean variety belongs to Fang Wei, after all, he was the key to achieving the breakthrough.

Fang Wei was not in a hurry to present this achievement. He hoped to take it to the next level and further increase the yield of new soybean varieties through mutation.

After leaving the experimental field, he returned home.

When Xiaojie saw her father come back, she thoughtfully fetched water for Fang Wei to wash his face and hands.

"Dad, I want to eat wild rabbit meat."

After Fang Wei finished his work, the little girl suddenly said she wanted to eat wild rabbit.

"It's nothing, I'll go into the mountains and catch a few rabbits tomorrow."

Fang Wei laughed and agreed to his daughter's request.

the next day.

He went into the mountains early in the morning, and it was easy for him to catch a few rabbits, but he also wanted to see if he could catch a muntjac to take back with him.

As he wandered through the mountains and forests, he came to an area with wild and precious trees.

This area contains Phoebe zhennan, Taxus chinensis, Ginkgo biloba, and other precious trees, some of which are endangered. He had followed a muntjac muntjac here, but as soon as he entered the woods, he discovered something unusual.

In the remote mountains, the sound of people talking could be heard.

This anomaly immediately alerted Fang Wei. It was winter, and few people usually ventured into the mountains, let alone the dangerous depths of the mountains.

He then determined the direction based on the sounds he heard, and carefully made his way there.

When he got nearby, he climbed up a big tree and looked over through the gaps in the branches. He was so angry he almost died.

Some people actually came to the deep mountains to illegally log trees. They were targeting Phoebe zhennan wood, and they had already taken out their tools and were about to start cutting it down.

"One, two, three, four, five"

After careful observation, Fang Wei determined that there were five people in the group of illegal loggers. He noticed that one of them was carrying a hunting rifle, while the others did not appear to have any weapons on them, but they were all carrying large axes and wooden saws.

He couldn't just stand by and watch them illegally cut down trees, especially such precious timber.

However, the best way to take down these five people without losing any lives is to use guns, but that would have endless consequences.

"These bastards, I don't know where they came from, how can they really transport such tall trees back?"

Fang Wei quietly slid down from the tree and then created some distance between them.

Going back to call for reinforcements now would be too late; it would take a long time, and those guys might escape. His only option now is to wait, to wait for a suitable opportunity to take them down one by one.

By this time, they had finished their preparations and began to cut down the golden nanmu trees in front of them.

Fang Wei noticed movement in the nearby bushes; it turned out to be a banded krait. Generally, snakes hibernate, but this isn't always the case, and it's not uncommon for snakes to appear and even injure people in winter.

Moreover, the temperature is higher than usual this winter, so encountering a snake is not unusual.

Upon seeing the snake, a thought struck him, so he quietly approached and swiftly caught it. Then, holding the snake, he moved closer to the logging site and flung the banded krait at them.

The snake was startled and landed right behind one of the poachers, so it attacked without hesitation.

"Ah! There's a snake."

The man realized he had been bitten by a snake, and immediately swung his large axe and chopped the venomous snake in two.

Unfortunately, his actions further enraged the snake, causing a large amount of venom to be injected into his body. It wasn't until others came to his aid that the snake was finally killed.

"Quickly give him snake medicine."

They made thorough preparations before entering the mountains, bringing with them [Ji Desheng Snake Medicine], and someone immediately administered it to the injured person, both externally and internally.

However, the venom of the banded krait is quite potent, and without receiving antivenom at a hospital, they don't know if the injured person can withstand it. For example, the Yaoling Township Health Center doesn't have antivenom; one has to go to the county hospital, and even then, they might not have a complete stock.

While the others were in a flurry of activity, Fang Wei quietly approached the man carrying the hunting rifle, then swiftly struck him in the neck, cutting into his carotid artery.

The man immediately collapsed to the ground, and Fang Wei took the opportunity to take the hunting rifle he was carrying.

"Don't move! Anyone who moves will be killed."

The commotion attracted the attention of the other three. Of the five of them, one had been bitten by a snake and lost the ability to move, one had been knocked unconscious by Fang Wei, and the other three were still fully capable of fighting.

Fang Wei slung the hunting rifle over his shoulder, took out the rifle, and aimed it at the three of them.

To be honest, Fang Wei did not underestimate them at all, but he still underestimated their ruthlessness.

One of them charged forward, brandishing a large axe, and without uttering a word, swung it down at Fang Wei's head.

Neither side had a clear understanding of the situation. The man assumed Fang Wei was a forest ranger and, seeing him alone, planned to kill him to silence him. Illegally logging rare wild timber is a serious crime, and he didn't want to spend his life in jail. Frankly, these guys were desperate criminals, and he didn't think the other side would fire.

Fang Wei was also shocked by the other party's decisiveness, but his hands were not slow at all. He used the gun barrel to deflect the other party's big axe, and then with a dragon's tail swing, the gun butt smashed into the man's face.

Immediately afterwards, Fang Wei stepped forward and thrust his knee into the man's groin.

A chilling scream rang out, the large axe in the man's hand fell to the ground, and he rolled around on the ground in pain.

Fang Wei kicked the other man in the temple, and the world fell silent.

Then he pointed the gun at the remaining two men and said, "Want to make a bet? Bet I dare to shoot?"

"Spare us! Let us go!"

These two were clearly less timid; intimidated by Fang Weiyi, they immediately knelt down.

Fang Wei's attack just now was too brutal, especially the guy rolling on the ground, who was completely wiped out. They didn't want to try that.

They came to illegally log wild trees, and they were discovered as soon as they arrived. Was this considered attempted crime? In short, the two would rather be arrested than gamble on whether this ruthless guy would shoot.

“Go tie them all up. You two make a stretcher and carry the snake-bitten bastard with me later.”

Fang Wei told them to tie the hands of the two guys they had knocked unconscious behind their backs, but not their feet, since they would have to walk on their own later.

The two men were afraid of death and did whatever they were told.

Fang Wei then supervised the two in making a simple stretcher, placed the snake-bitten man on it, and tied him up.

A little while later, the two who had fainted woke up and found that their hands were tightly bound, leaving them with no room to resist.

With your hands tied behind your back, how can you run in the mountains? You can't run.

Fang Wei was still not at ease, so he used a rope to tie the people together, so that they were all in the same boat and no one could escape.

Fortunately, he acted with great restraint, otherwise he really wouldn't have been able to get these people back.

The strange group struggled through the mountains, and it seemed Fang Wei's promise to her daughter about rabbit meat was off. But it didn't matter; they could always go up the mountain again tomorrow and fulfill her daughter's wish.

Because they walked slowly, they didn't descend the mountain until the afternoon, and were immediately spotted by patrolling security personnel.

"Secretary Fang, what's going on?"

“These are the hunting rifles and logging tools of the guys who illegally logged precious trees. We will hand them over to the police later.”

Fang Wei handed the group over to the security personnel and then returned home.

When the daughter heard that her father had encountered danger in the mountains today, she refused to let him go back to the mountains and didn't want to eat rabbit meat anymore.

Later, Fang Wei cleaned up and put away his equipment before heading to the township. As a party involved in the incident, he couldn't avoid it; at the very least, he had to give a statement.

"Secretary Fang, they said you brought a gun?"

"Yes, it's the hunting rifle I captured. Didn't I already hand it over to you?"

"That's alright then, we'll just ask."

After Fang Wei finished giving her statement, everyone skipped over some details.

Subsequently, the Forestry Bureau also learned about the illegal logging of precious trees. The director of the Forestry Bureau was severely reprimanded by Cui Yiming, and the forest rangers began patrolling the mountains.

Later he learned that these guys were ruthless; they had actually traveled from elsewhere, crossing mountains and valleys. As for how they knew there were valuable trees in this area, that was a no-brainer; plenty of people already knew.

Back then, all sorts of research activities were in full swing, and the little things that happened in the mountains couldn't be kept secret at all.

However, this area around the cooperative is the proper passage in and out of the Dayao Mountains, and it is heavily guarded. Who would be as foolish as those few to cross the mountains and ridges to illegally log?

Even if they succeed, it will be difficult for them to bring the animals out of the mountains.

the next day.

Fang Wei and Pan Lianhua went into the mountains together.

Pan Lianhua was worried about the man going alone and insisted on going with him. The two of them caught a few rabbits and returned home, without wandering around anymore.

Before they knew it, it was the Spring Festival. Fang Ping's family returned from the provincial capital, and the Fang family home became lively again.

"Brother, you haven't been home for Chinese New Year for years. Let's have a good drink tonight."

Fang Wei and his elder brother clinked glasses and drank, while Tian Guihua, Pan Lianhua, and their older sister chatted animatedly, and the two children were busy eating delicious food.

This year's reunion dinner was very sumptuous, and most importantly, we were in a good mood. The atmosphere was great throughout the evening.

After a few drinks, Fang Ping began to recount his experiences in the provincial capital over the years, both bitter and sweet, but overall much harder than at home.

For example, when his furniture company encountered a development bottleneck, he was so worried that he couldn't sleep at night, and his hair turned quite a bit gray.

Seeing this, Tian Guihua felt sorry for her and advised her to quit and go back to the village to live a peaceful life, which was better than anything else.

But Fang Ping refused to admit defeat and persevered, and now the company is back on the fast track of development.

"Third brother, everything is normal at the company now. I want to step down after a while and let someone capable take over."

Fang Ping spoke his mind: he had proven himself and didn't want to work so hard anymore.

"Brother, you're actually doing a great job, really. But you're the company's general manager, so don't try to do everything yourself. You can delegate many things to others, and just focus on the overall direction."

Fang Wei didn't believe that his brother was really willing to leave the furniture company. If he really wanted to leave, he wouldn't have said so much.

Sometimes, people simply cannot see their own hearts clearly.

So he gave his elder brother a suggestion: learn to delegate and just keep an eye on the overall direction. Managing people is an art; doing everything yourself doesn't necessarily guarantee success in everything.

"Hmm, I could give it a try."

Fang Ping's heart skipped a beat, and he stopped saying he didn't want to do it.

The meal lasted for over an hour. Binbin and Xiaojie had already gone to watch the Spring Festival Gala, while Pan Lianhua and the others chatted and watched the show. Only the two brothers kept drinking.

"Are Tao Tao and his family all well?"

Fang Wei had been to the provincial capital several times, but had never had time to visit his nephew's family.

Tao Tao is now a very busy person, quite successful and accomplished, constantly running around. (End of Chapter)