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

three days later.

Du Wanyi arrived at the company. After an interview, Fang Wei approved of her and temporarily appointed her as his secretary.

The person who was happiest about the arrival of the chairman's secretary was Yang Feng. He delegated most of his administrative work to her, which allowed him to better perform his duties as an assistant.

You should know that before, he was essentially doing the work of both assistant and secretary, and was so busy every day that he barely had time to breathe.

Fang Wei has more time and energy to devote to breeding work. Although he doesn't need to do the specific things himself, he provides guidance on research projects from time to time, which invisibly accelerates the progress of each project.

Time flies.

Fang Wei did not leave the commune during this period, but maintained contact with the seawater rice experimental field.

According to Wang Muqi, the seawater rice in the experimental field is growing well and is expected to be ready for harvest in about two months. The typical growth cycle for seawater rice is four to five months, but the seawater rice in the experimental field is growing faster, maturing in approximately three and a half months.

After all, we are still in the screening stage for seawater rice, so this speed is already acceptable.

This morning.

Fang Wei went to the forestry company's contracted forest land in Hongqi Township. Although there are no large mountains in this area, Wujialing stretches for dozens of miles, making it a good place for afforestation.

The company has already started large-scale seed planting of camellia trees. The seedlings are improved varieties cultivated by Fangwei. Looking around, a large area of ​​seedlings, each taller than a person, are neatly arranged on the mountain, appearing full of vitality.

With the approval of the county forestry bureau, the miscellaneous trees and fruit trees that were originally planted by each household on the mountain are being cut down in a planned manner.

There are no wild forests or wild trees on the mountains in this area; the tree species have been replaced time and again. There are no precious trees on the mountains; the miscellaneous trees are mostly fast-growing varieties.

"Secretary, we have planned a camellia oleifera forest, which will be mixed with dozens of rare tree species such as nanmu, pine, ginkgo, and yew."

Medicinal herbs will be planted halfway up the mountain. In the first few years, we'll need more manpower; in addition to hiring new employees, the company will also hire a large number of temporary workers depending on production needs.

The head of the forestry company accompanied Fang Wei on the inspection and introduced the relevant situation.

Currently, the supply of camellia seedlings is sufficient to meet production needs, but the supply of seedlings for precious trees is slightly tight. The company's nursery is currently working hard to cultivate them.

However, neither the previous tree species replacement plan nor the newly added afforestation plan can be accomplished overnight, so there is no need to be too anxious.

Contracting mountain forests is a long-term project, which Fang Wei naturally understands.

"Don't rush things. We need to do our work thoroughly. While considering economic benefits, we should also pay more attention to the ecological environment."

The main reason why forestry companies plant precious trees interspersed in the mountains is to avoid the forest species on the mountains being too monotonous, which would affect the entire ecosystem.

Species diversity is still necessary, and Fang Wei is not in a hurry to extract profits from these contracted forest lands.

He is more concerned with sustainable development.

"Okay, we'll keep an eye on it."

The person in charge quickly made a statement, and then took Fang Wei to another place.

The forest land contracted this time is not completely contiguous, but divided into five major areas. However, this does not affect afforestation, but it does require more meticulous management.

It's approaching noon.

Fang Wei finished his inspection and drove to his second sister's house.

My second sister's family also moved into a new house. Tian Bingyi bought a large-displacement motorcycle and was busy all day long.

"Third brother, what brings you here so suddenly? I'll call your brother-in-law right now and tell him to come back quickly. I'll cook some dishes later, and you two can have a few drinks."

The second sister was very happy to see Fang Wei. She immediately called Tian Bingyi, then went out for a while, and when she came back, she started preparing lunch.
About half an hour later, Tian Bingyi hurriedly walked in.

Fang Mei quickly cooked several dishes. Fang Wei felt that everyone had things to do in the afternoon, so she didn't drink baijiu (Chinese liquor) but instead drank some rice wine with Tian Bingyi.

"Brother-in-law, I see that things are going well on your end. How about we increase the area for vegetable cultivation?"

Fang Wei chatted with his second sister for a while, then turned to his brother-in-law and asked him a question very seriously.

“Our organic and regular vegetables are selling very well, and our production has long been insufficient. I mentioned this to General Manager Lin once, but he was busy with other things at the time and told me to wait and see.”

Tian Bingyi spoke frankly, saying that he felt the current vegetable planting area should at least double.

Fang Wei nodded and told Tian Bingyi to go and talk to a few townships first. He would talk to Lin Bingkun about it later.

Tian Bingyi was very happy and immediately drank another bowl of rice wine.

"Third brother, I heard you're working on some kind of seawater rice project, and you're always running around Guangdong. Is that stuff really that amazing?"

The news about seawater rice has spread throughout the county. It is said that it can be irrigated with seawater, which everyone finds very strange.

Fang Mei was also very curious, and after seeing her third brother today, she couldn't help but want to find out more.

"What's so magical about that thing? It definitely won't work if you irrigate it directly with seawater. It's just that it's not picky about the land and can grow in saline-alkali land or tidal flats. However, it hasn't been successfully cultivated yet, and we'll have to wait a few years."

Fang Wei laughed and gave her second sister and brother-in-law a brief explanation of the science. They chatted and ate lunch together, and Fang Wei didn't linger, then went to the county town.

The reason he is so concerned about vegetable planting today is that although Lin Bingkun did not immediately agree to Tian Bingyi's expansion plan, he did not abandon the matter either.

The other party mentioned this in their report, and Yang Feng even showed it to him.

Fang Wei went straight to the large farmers' market in the county. The farmers' market in the county was invested and built by Yaoling Group, and now the business is booming.

The real estate company then invested in and built the second phase of the farmers' market, which is located on the edge of Chengguan Town and is easily accessible.

He parked his car near the second phase of the farmers' market, got out and saw that the area was bustling with traffic, even more so than the first phase of the farmers' market.

Moreover, the business mainly focuses on wholesale vegetables, specialty agricultural products, and local specialties, while also engaging in retail business, albeit as a sideline.

The vegetables produced in Yaoling are renowned far and wide, and the addition of other specialty agricultural products grown in greenhouses attracts countless merchants to purchase goods. These merchants come not only from surrounding counties and cities, but also from other provinces.

The current problem is that the production of vegetables and specialty agricultural products cannot keep up. Although it looks lively now, most of the customers are locals who come to buy, that is, retail customers.

If you want to buy goods, you have to do it early; even the bigger customers know that.

Fang Wei wandered around inside for a while, then quickly turned around and came out, returning to his office.

"Assistant Yang, go and get the report from General Manager Lin about expanding the vegetable planting area. After I sign it, send it to him so that Yaoling Agriculture can implement it as soon as possible."

Fang Wei has always been a man of action; once he has decided to expand vegetable production and planting area, he will not hesitate to act.

Yang Feng quickly resolved the matter, and Lin Bingkun agreed to Tian Bingyi's plan. He believed that it wouldn't be long before the area of ​​land in Tian Bingyi's hands would double.

night.

The older sister cooked several dishes that Fang Wei liked, and the three of them happily ate dinner.

Pan Lianhua has had almost nothing to do lately. The so-called technical consultant position is just a nominal one. At first, people would ask her some questions, but now she's practically become a mascot.

After a while, she got too lazy to go to the bamboo ware factory every now and then, and agreed that if there was anything going on at the factory, they could just call her.

"Third Brother, aren't you going to check on your seawater rice?"

After dinner, the couple sat in the main room drinking tea when Pan Lianhua suddenly said something.

"Let's go after the seawater rice matures. What's up? Do you want to go out for a while?"

As an old married couple, Fang Wei could basically understand what Pan Lianhua wanted to say as soon as she opened her mouth.

"Yeah, I've been a bit bored lately."

Pan Lianhua nodded and shared her thoughts.

"Perfect timing! I was planning to visit the Tiannan base soon. Would you like to come with me?"

Fang Wei hasn't been to Tiannan for a while. He made some grand promises to the local government but hasn't delivered. It's time to make sure things are settled.

"Okay, let's take my sister and go to Tiannan for a trip."

Pan Lianhua has been to Tiannan once and had a good impression of the place; it's worth going back again.

Fang Wei nodded, and the next day he asked Secretary Du to book tickets, and then flew from the provincial capital to Kunming.

He only took Yang Feng with him on this trip, not Du Wanyi. As her secretary, Du Wanyi needed to stay at the company to help Fang Wei with some things.

After arriving in Chuncheng, Fang Wei and Yang Feng went directly to the Tiannan Base, while Pan Lianhua and her sister explored Chuncheng and the surrounding area.

"Secretary, Assistant Yang, the climate and soil in Tiannan are very suitable for corn breeding. The corn seeds cultivated at the base are plump, high-yielding, and of excellent quality, even slightly better than the corn seeds produced in Xinlin County."

The person in charge kept introducing the base's achievements to Fang Wei and Yang Feng, and his smile never stopped.

In fact, Fang Wei also noticed the anomaly. Putting aside the specific data, the [Yu Xiang No. 2] seeds produced by the Tiannan Base looked better than those produced by the breeding team.

The Yuxiang No. 2 is currently in the final verification stage, but the Tiannan base has also begun to try to cultivate new varieties of corn seeds and has achieved great success.

As for the slight differences between the seeds cultivated and those from Xinlin County, Fang Wei quickly figured out the reason.

The slight differences in data are likely due to the significant differences in climate and soil conditions between the two locations.

Overall, the seeds of [Yuxiang No. 2] cultivated at the Tiannan base are of superior quality.

"Excellent, truly excellent! It seems you've put your heart into it."

Fang Wei casually praised the other party, and the base leader was so excited that his face turned red.

Yang Feng quickly recorded the achievements of the Tiannan Base, intending to send them to Lin Bingkun later. (End of Chapter)