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

Yaoling Agriculture's best-selling rice variety is "Nanguang No. 5", and in the future, "Nongyou Boutique 016" will probably be added as well.

The quantity of the 【Nongyou Boutique 016】rice variety cultivated this season is enormous, but the purchasing power of several major clients should not be underestimated.

After the purchase and sale contract was signed, the quantity of 【Nongyou Boutique 016】 rice seeds they ordered accounted for more than half of the autumn harvest.

“Secretary, the supply of [Nongyou Boutique 016] is not enough again.”

Cai Tong called, feeling both happy and worried.

The concern is the insufficient supply of [Nongyou Boutique 016], which may lead to a situation where demand exceeds supply in the market.

"It's okay. Sometimes being out of stock isn't such a bad thing. Don't worry."

Fang Wei thought of the scarcity marketing strategy of later generations. The supply falling short of demand might be a good thing, as it could quickly boost the popularity of this rice variety.

As for abandoning the contract with the major client, he will not do that.

The two chatted for a while, then ended the call.

Fang Wei left the office and went to check on the grain warehouse. Each production unit has a grain warehouse, and shipments are arranged according to the company's shipping order.

At this time of year, the barns are empty, but people are already preparing for the autumn harvest.

Then he went to the agricultural machinery brigade and saw that the team members had already started repairing and maintaining large machinery. If they didn't take good care of it now, it would inevitably break down during the autumn harvest.

"Hello, Party Secretary Fang!"

"Secretary Fang, are you here to inspect our work?"

Everyone greeted Fang Wei, and he responded to each one.

"Can you repair any faulty machinery yourself?"

Fang Wei slowly walked around once, then asked the captain of the agricultural machinery brigade.

"Eighty percent is acceptable. If there are any problems that cannot be solved, the manufacturer will send someone to repair them. It will definitely not delay the autumn harvest."

The captain seemed very confident, almost to the point of patting his chest.

"That's good! You guys continue with your work, I'm leaving."

Fang Wei stayed there for more than an hour before leaving the agricultural machinery brigade.

There's still quite a while until the autumn harvest, but necessary preparations need to be made in advance. These include agricultural machinery, various facilities, and ensuring water and electricity supply.

He was very satisfied.

I went home for lunch, and Pan Lianhua happened to be back too.

"Hey, what brings you back?"

"Third Brother, it seems you're not happy that I'm back for dinner? I went to a meeting in the county this morning, and since I had some time after the meeting, I decided to come back and rest for a bit."

What meeting is scheduled for today?

"The meeting convened by the Township Enterprise Bureau had no substantive content; it was all empty talk, and I didn't get to listen to anything."

After chatting for a few minutes, the two began to eat.

Pan Lianhua called back from the county, so her older sister cooked for three people, and lunch was quite plentiful.

Fang Wei loves to eat, and as long as he doesn't waste food, he prefers to eat better. Anyway, his family isn't short of money, and it would be too boring to be stingy when it comes to food.

"Third Brother, I heard that the shares of the electrical appliance group have risen again, reaching HK$15 per share."

During the meal, Pan Lianhua suddenly said something.

"You still care about stocks? Who told you that?"

Fang Wei was a little surprised. This is not the Internet age anymore. Information is not readily available, and it is generally difficult to obtain information about the Hong Kong stock market.

"Why do I need someone else to tell me? I can just ask Xueqin."

Pan Lianhua responded with a smile, saying that she had been paying close attention to the company's stock price ever since the electrical appliance group went public.

Liang Xueqin is currently mostly staying in Xiangshan, and her husband, Yu Hao, is a senior executive in the company, so he naturally knows about the company's stock price trend.

Pan Lianhua and Liang Xueqin had a good relationship and often talked on the phone, which is how she found out about this.

"Pretty much. Our stocks are worth about HK$3000 million. Of course, the lock-up period hasn't ended yet, but we can sell them after that."

Seeing how concerned his wife was about this matter, Fang Wei revealed the truth to her.

The Hong Kong dollar is currently trading below the mainland's local currency; if converted to local currency, it would be worth over 3000 yuan.

Wow, so many!

Pan Lianhua was shocked. Stocks are so powerful that they can bring 10 times the return so easily?
She didn't understand, nor did she need to understand; everything was to be handled by the man.

After get off work, Pan Lianhua was still a little distracted. She was worried about how to spend so much money!

In truth, Fang Wei didn't know how to spend his money. In this life, he didn't have much need for material things. He was particular about food, but not about clothing, which was beyond his control. Who had ever seen someone who spent all day working in the fields wearing a suit and tie?

A person's basic needs in life are nothing more than food, clothing, shelter, and transportation, with maybe a little bit of spiritual needs added on. It really doesn't cost that much money.

"Secretary Fang, are you free right now? If you are, please come to my office."

in the afternoon.

Fang Wei handled two official matters in his office and then received a call from Luo Zhimin. "Okay, I'll be right there."

He didn't know what was wrong with Luo Zhimin, but the other party's tone was somewhat urgent, so it might be something serious.

So he didn't waste any more time and went to the county after hanging up the phone.

"Secretary Fang, I am here on behalf of the county to inquire about some matters. Please answer truthfully."

Someone was waiting outside Luo Zhimin's office.

The man invited him to the conference room, and he nodded. But as soon as he entered the conference room, he froze.

There were three other people in the meeting room, not just Luo Zhimin.

Luo Zhimin gestured for Fang Wei to sit down, then said a polite greeting and began the questioning in a very formal manner.

Why do I feel like I'm being interrogated by three different people?

Fang Wei muttered something to herself, then waited quietly for the other party to ask a question.

"Secretary Fang, have you purchased shares of the electrical appliance group company listed in Hong Kong?"

This was Luo Zhimin's first question, or more accurately, the investigation team's first question.

The investigation team came from the province. Luo Zhimin was not notified in advance, but he had no choice but to cooperate once they arrived.

"Yes, I bought it."

"Some people have reported that you used your position to seek personal gain by purchasing a large number of company shares. Is that true?"

This is actually not surprising. Back when the electrical appliance group was offering employee stock ownership plans, no one was very enthusiastic.

Because Yaoling Agriculture is a major shareholder of the electrical appliance group, a large number of shares were allocated to internal employees, but unfortunately, many remained unsold. Since the company couldn't force employees to buy these shares, a resolution was passed in a company meeting allowing internal staff to voluntarily purchase large quantities.

So Fang Wei took out over a million yuan to buy stocks, and it really wasn't a shady deal.

When the electrical appliance group went public, its stock price soared, and those who hadn't bought shares regretted it terribly. Someone wrote a series of whistleblower letters, one after another, until they finally caught the attention of the provincial authorities.

Although Fang Wei is not a staff member of the system, he controls a large collective enterprise, and he also has the status of a representative, so this matter cannot be taken lightly.

Otherwise, the social reaction would be too great.

The provincial authorities came to find Fang Wei with the aim of clarifying the facts. It would be best if nothing was wrong, but if something was, they could handle it quickly and give everyone an explanation.

"That's all there is to it. I haven't done anything illegal or disciplinary. Yaoling Agriculture has meeting minutes, and many people know what happened at the time. You can investigate."

Fang Wei explained the whole story and asked the investigation team to investigate.

The group exchanged glances; based on their experience, they could basically tell that the other party was innocent. Who would lie about something so obvious?

"Thank you for your cooperation, Secretary Fang. Please go back now."

After the investigation team finished questioning him, Fang Wei left the meeting room and went straight home.

He felt he had always kept a low profile, but he was still often watched by people, which left him speechless.

night.

He told Pan Lianhua about it, and Pan Lianhua was immediately furious.

"Third brother, let's quit! Now that private companies are allowed, why do you still have to suffer this humiliation? We're not short of money, do whatever you want, we're not going to work for these ungrateful wretches."

The person who wrote the whistleblower letter was undoubtedly an insider, but there was no way to investigate.

Pan Lianhua felt that Fang Wei was still working so hard in a collective enterprise, because no matter how much he did, he couldn't stop people from being envious.

"It doesn't matter. Such despicable people are a tiny minority, and this kind of report has no impact on me at all. Yaoling Agriculture is an advanced form of cooperative, and I still want to continue exploring it."

Fang Wei smiled and shook his head, saying that the whole Lotus Flower shouldn't worry about such things.

Does running a private company mean you're safe? Tax audits, business registration checks, fire safety inspections—you can't be complacent. Besides, Yaoling Agriculture has developed to this scale; he's unwilling to give up.

Pan Lianhua didn't argue with him, but silently got up and brewed him a pot of tea.

The investigation quickly came to an end; it was too easy to investigate such matters, as all the evidence was readily available.

Seeing that the harvest season was approaching, Fang Wei took Pan Lianhua to the mountains.

The two men each carried a machete, mainly for clearing a path, and also for self-defense. Poisonous insects and snakes posed little threat to them, and they could easily handle wild boars.

Perhaps because of the brutal killings in previous years, it's really not easy to encounter them outside the primeval forest.

"Third Brother, these fruits are almost ripe and can be picked by next week at the latest. However, there is a shortage of manpower in various units right now, and it is not certain that many people will be willing to go into the mountains to do this work."

The two arrived at a wild chestnut forest. Pan Lianhua looked at the large trees laden with fruit and seemed a little worried.

"It's alright. If all else fails, we can hire people from outside to pick the fruit. There are some unemployed people in Qianjin Township, Shuiziba Township, and Xiangyang Town. There are still some people willing to earn extra money."

Fang Wei felt that this was not a big deal. As his base expanded, he could easily mobilize manpower on short notice.

Pan Lianhua nodded and stopped worrying about it.

The two then left the wild forest and naturally headed to the medicinal herb cultivation base.

"Who did this?"

Fang Wei was furious at the sight before her; a perfectly good patch of medicinal herbs and vegetables had been dug up and turned into a complete mess. (End of Chapter)