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

morning.

Fang Wei was on patrol at the Third Brigade when a staff member hurriedly found him.

"Secretary Fang, General Manager Cai called and has something urgent to discuss with you. Please call him back as soon as possible."

"Well, I see."

Fang Wei then drove back to his office, picked up the phone on the table, and called Cai Tong.

“Secretary, Xin Kaiqi has been outwardly inactive, but secretly it has taken control of a large agricultural company through capital operations. This company already had a lot of land, and now that the land transfer policy has been relaxed, they have added another 50 mu of farmland this year.”

Cai Tong said that he had also been deceived by the appearance of the new Cage.

In reality, the new Cage was secretly expanding into agricultural planting, disrupting the previous pattern.

"They will find a way, but there's no need to worry too much. The scale of production they can control is limited, and the relevant departments will not allow them to expand excessively."

Fang Wei never expected that the new Cage would disguise itself and enter the end of agricultural production, directly interfering with production units.

New Cage is a joint venture with a high foreign ownership percentage, so it's impossible for them to hold a controlling stake in a large agricultural company. At most, there might be a clandestine agreement between them; cooperation is fine, but unlimited expansion is absolutely out of the question.

However, Fang Wei also became more wary of this seemingly indestructible creature, as it was quite capable of causing trouble and might suddenly jump up and bite someone if not careful.

"So how do we respond?"

"There's no need to take any special measures; just try to maintain [Yu Xiang 183]'s market share."

The two ended the call quickly, and Cai Tong immediately made arrangements.

Fang Wei felt that the new Cage had some capable people; they handled this matter very well. To put it simply, the new Cage was really resourceful; if one plan failed, they immediately came up with another. Their efficiency was undeniable.

Yaoling Agriculture adopts a strategy of remaining unchanged in the face of all changes, trying its best to maintain its market share and win with quality.

This province is not a major corn-producing area, so he never even considered following the path of New Cage. Besides, New Cage's path might not even be viable.

The focus of agriculture in Yaoling is on breeding, and the extension of agricultural production is at most rice cultivation; other aspects are not considered.

evening.

Fang Wei sat down to eat with Pan Lianhua, Sun Daoren, and the aunt. Now that there were fewer people in the family, the meals were not as lively as before.

After dinner, Pan Lianhua took Fang Wei out for a walk, while Sun Daoren went back to rest.

"Third brother, I'm planning to take some time off to go to the provincial capital to be with Xiaojie. The college entrance exam is coming up soon, and although my older sister can take care of her daily life, she can't help with other things."

Pan Lianhua plans to take two months off to go to the provincial capital to be with her daughter.

With two deputy factory managers at the bamboo ware factory, nothing would be affected. As for losing two months' salary and bonus, that wasn't on her mind; her family didn't need her income anyway.

"I think it's a good idea. You go first, and I'll definitely go before Xiaojie's college entrance exam."

Fang Wei agreed with Pan Lianhua's idea. Wu Yaoyang's secretary had previously helped resolve Xiao Jie's identity issue for the college entrance examination in the provincial capital, so she no longer needed to travel back and forth.

Fortunately, it's the same province, and everyone has the same admission standards. It wouldn't be so easy in other provinces.

But it's not good for a child to take the college entrance exam in another city without their parents by their side.

"Then I'll ask for leave from the company tomorrow and try to leave the day after tomorrow."

Pan Lianhua was also an impatient person; once she decided to do something, she immediately took leave the next day.

Fang Wei happened to be free recently, so he thought he would go to the company for a few days. So he went to the provincial capital with his wife.

Xiaojie met her parents, which eased her nervousness and gave her more confidence for the college entrance examination. In fact, with her academic performance, getting into a top university was no problem at all; she just needed to perform normally.

Pan Lianhua stayed at home with her older sister to take care of Xiao Jie's life, while Fang Wei stayed at the company every day, so nothing was delayed.

A week later.

The electrical appliance group company submitted a comprehensive plan for shareholding reform to the company, and the first step was to issue internal employee shares, accounting for 5% of the company's total share capital.

Fang Wei happened to be there, so a board meeting was convened.

"Secretary, if the electrical appliance group is going to undergo a shareholding reform, won't that weaken our control over the group?"

Cai Tong was a little worried, but it wasn't his fault, as no one had much experience in this area.

"No, even after the shareholding reform is completed, we will still be the controlling shareholder and have an absolute say in the operation and management of the electrical appliance group."

In the future, the electrical appliance group will not choose to go public as a whole, so the shareholding reform will only involve a part of the company's business for the time being.

Moreover, Yaoling Agriculture will not relinquish its controlling stake, so there is no reason for Cai Tong to have such concerns.

The board members were then relieved and immediately approved the restructuring plan for the electrical appliance group.

Yaoling Agriculture sent a vice president to Xiangshan to personally participate in this work and avoid any problems.

Fang Wei didn't plan to go. Firstly, his daughter was about to take the college entrance exam, and secondly, there was no need for it. As Yaoling Agriculture grew larger, he couldn't do everything himself; he had to rely on everyone's help.

He stayed in the provincial capital for nearly a month, but had to return to the county due to the ongoing drought.

“Secretary, this period should have been the rainy season, but it hasn’t rained at all. According to the weather forecast, our area is likely to experience drought, so we have activated our drought relief and production protection plan.”

After returning to the county, Fang Wei summoned Zhao Jinsheng and the other two production base managers to discuss countermeasures.

Zhao Jinsheng said that both the Xinlin and Yangshan bases have activated their drought relief plans, but the Yangshan base still does not have enough wells, and they are currently working overtime to drill more wells.

There aren't many problems at the Xinlin base. Even in Qianjin Township, there are enough wells. At most, it will just increase production costs a bit.

However, as many as 1000 wells have not yet been upgraded, resulting in varying irrigation efficiencies.

Upgrading a water spirit from level 1 to level 10 requires 166660 points. 1000 water wells would require 166660000 points, which isn't much.

Once all three are promoted to level 10, they can be merged, and then upgraded again, which will save a lot of points.

[Facility attribution] → [Water conservancy facilities] → [Wells (No. 61-1060)]

[Facility Level: (Level 10, 0/50 million)]

[Facility Attributes: Abundant water supply, excellent water quality, controlled water volume, well drilling techniques]

[After this water is put into use, all attributes will increase by an additional 100%, and water pressure will be increased by +1]

Total points: 2560154740.

Next, upgrade the merged wells and then merge them with the original wells. At this point, all the wells are merged together, but the level is only 15, and it will take 1 million points to upgrade to level 16.

【归属设施】→【水利设施】→【水井（1号-1060号）】    【设施等级：（16级，0\5亿）】

[Facility Attributes: Abundant water supply, excellent water quality, controlled water volume, well drilling techniques]

[After this water is put into use, all attributes will increase by an additional 160%, and water pressure will be increased by +1]

Total points: 2393654740.

There are a total of 1060 wells, both intact and under construction. This number isn't large, but it's generally sufficient for irrigation in emergencies.

The natural conditions in Yangshan are better, with more reservoirs and abundant water resources. In contrast, the natural conditions in Xinlin County are worse.

Fang Wei, Zhao Jinsheng, and others then visited various production units in Yangshan County and Xinlin County to inspect their preparations for drought relief and production protection. If it weren't for this once-in-a-century drought, production this year would not have been reduced.

With thorough preparations made by all units, the well-drilling work in Yangshan County was quickly completed.

Upon returning to Yaoling Township, Fang Wei met with Cai Tong and other company executives. Under these circumstances, they couldn't remain in their offices; they had to go to the front lines of production to participate in drought relief efforts.

After more than a month, the drought affecting several nearby counties has finally been alleviated.

With more rain during this period, the long-term drought naturally ended, and Cai Tong led his men back to the provincial capital.

Fang Wei left a few days later than them. His daughter was about to take the college entrance exam, and he wanted to spend time with her. Having parents around was a source of comfort. Things could be done slowly, but a child's college entrance exam only happened once.

As the college entrance examination approaches, Xiaojie is becoming increasingly nervous.

Her mental fortitude isn't as strong as her brother's, but overall there aren't any major problems. Fang Wei and Pan Lianhua don't have high expectations for her; they just hope she can perform normally and not have too much mental burden.

Fang Wei still stays at the company every day and picks up her daughter from school in the afternoon.

In the last week before the exam, his daughter studied at home, so he simply stopped going to the company and stayed with her to check the exam location and pick up her admission ticket. He was quite busy.

"Mom and Dad, don't ask me how I did on the exams these next few days. You'll know when the scores come out, okay?"

"Okay! Xiaojie, don't put too much pressure on yourself. Your parents will always be your support."

The National College Entrance Examination (Gaokao) begins in the sweltering summer.

In fact, Fang Wei and Pan Lianhua both have a good mindset. On the one hand, they have confidence in their daughter, and on the other hand, they have a high tolerance for mistakes.

During the three-day exam, they simply accompanied the students silently, without asking any unnecessary questions or being overly cautious.

Keeping everything as usual is the greatest support you can give your child.

The differences among the students only became apparent when Xiaojie finished her exams and started filling out her college application.

"Girls shouldn't study medicine, it's too hard. Your brother is studying medicine, and you're going to study medicine too, you could choose an easier major."

Fang Wei never expected that Xiao Jie, who had never mentioned her ambitions, would suddenly say she wanted to apply to medical school.

Pan Lianhua also advised Xiaojie to think carefully, as she suspected that Xiaojie might have been influenced by her brother to think this way.

"I just think doctors are great because they save lives, so I want to be like my brother."

The couple then realized that perhaps they had spoiled their daughter too much, and she had no opinions of her own.

Fang Wei had no choice but to patiently analyze the advantages and disadvantages of several majors for Xiao Jie, and in the end, she left the decision to Xiao Jie herself.

"Then I'll apply to the School of Telecommunications Engineering in Chengdu. I won't change my mind this time."

Xiaojie lacked confidence in applying to the top universities in Beijing, so after much deliberation, she applied to the College of Telecommunications Engineering in Chengdu.

Fang Wei was greatly surprised. This school was the future renowned University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, one of the top universities in the country in the field of electronic information.

the next day.

Pan Lianhua accompanied her daughter to school to submit her college application form, and everyone felt a great sense of relief.

As the youngest daughter in the family, Xiaojie actually had the right to be laid off. However, this child was rather simple-minded and never thought too much; she just liked to study and read quietly.

"Third Brother, let's go back. Xiaojie's mailing address is our home address in Xinlin County, so she won't miss the admission notice when it arrives. What do you think?"

Pan Lianhua wanted to go home now, and Fang Wei had no objection.

"Then let's set off the day after tomorrow and go back together."

Fang Wei, his family of three, and his older sister returned to the village the next day.

Xiaojie was relieved. After the results came out, the school teacher called to say that she had done very well this time and her first choice of university was basically secured.

Fang Wei and Pan Lianhua were overjoyed, but since they hadn't received their acceptance letters yet, they didn't spread the news around.

Once we receive the acceptance letter, my family will definitely throw a banquet; it wouldn't be right if it didn't last for three days and three nights.

"Third Brother, am I getting old? How come I suddenly lost my fighting spirit and don't even want to continue being the factory manager?"

Pan Lianhua's feelings were complicated. One by one, the children were leaving their hometown. The eldest went to Beijing, and after graduating next year, no one knew where they would go.

The youngest daughter will most likely go to Chengdu, and we'll only see her twice a year, leaving the house mostly empty.

Her heart swayed between joy and melancholy, and she even considered retiring.

"Your job as factory manager is so easy. You have two deputies to share the hard and tiring work. You can come and go as you please. It's so carefree. If you stay at home all day, you'll get depressed in no time. You should just keep doing this job."

Fang Wei advised Pan Lianhua to adjust her mindset. He himself was actually a little bit down, but he quickly recovered.

Pan Lianhua nodded, and after resting for two days, she went to work at the bamboo ware factory.

For Fang Wei, the busiest time for each production unit has passed, the summer harvest and summer planting have been completed, and the statistical data is already on his desk.

This season, a total of 56 million catties of Nongyou 82 rice seeds, 64 million catties of Nanguang No. 4 rice seeds, and 294 million catties of Nanguang No. 5 rice seeds were produced.

In addition, 42000 million catties of rice were produced, which can be described as a bumper harvest.

【Yuxiang 183】corn seeds and 【Nandou 333】soybean seeds are also being produced in a steady manner, but in small quantities. Instead, the majority of production is focused on the cultivation of seeds for other crops.

After several years of cultivation and production, Fangwei has established a crop seed bank, which includes hundreds of varieties of vegetables and fruits.

These varieties will be called old varieties in the future, and their seeds will be called old seeds.

In the past, few people grew the old varieties because the yield was low and therefore not worthwhile. However, the old varieties had a superior taste; for example, vegetables tasted like vegetables.

After multiple breeding trials, all of these varieties have seen a significant increase in yield. (End of Chapter)