Reborn in 1977

Unable to find any bargains, Chen Fan felt like he'd lost 30 million. When he came out of the recycling station, he was still muttering, "They don't even have waste paper. That's too much."

If he couldn't buy treasures, buying some old books with content would also be good. As long as they were professional books, he needed them. Whether they were useful or not, brushing up on a few more skills would be useful sooner or later.

But the recycling station was really just full of junk. Not to mention old books, there weren't even old newspapers or waste cardboard. Even mice would cover their faces and leave.

Jiang Lili laughed from the side, "How could ordinary people have waste paper at home? Students' textbooks have to be kept. In case there are younger siblings in the future, they can still be used for them. Even if there aren't, they can be left for relatives' children.

If you're talking about things that are useless after being read, that would be newspapers. But those who subscribe to newspapers are generally cadre families. After reading the old newspapers, they can also be kept for wrapping things or doing other things.

Even if there are people selling them, they save them for a year, then bundle them up and send them to the recycling station. After the recycling station collects them, they are transported away on the bus to the county town the next morning. Few people in small towns subscribe to newspapers, and even fewer are willing to sell them, so naturally there is no waste paper."

After hearing this, Chen Fan sighed at how small this place was, and his bad mood was instantly thrown to the back of his mind.

He got on the donkey cart and waved the whip, "Next stop, the food station!"

Unlike the food stations in big cities that sell grain, the food stations in the commune only collect pigs and sell meat, and also take on the job of slaughtering pigs.

Chen Fan went there naturally to buy meat. There were two pounds of meat coupons in the newly bought coupons. If there was still meat in the food station now, he could buy it and take it back.

Although he ate meat every day, cured meat was different from fresh meat. Many dishes could only be made with fresh meat, which cured meat couldn't do, such as braised pork, or meatball soup.

Hmm, he wanted to eat meatball soup.

Jiang Lili followed him onto the cart. Chen Fan whistled and waved the whip, and the little donkey ran forward with a "de de de".

At the same time, it rolled its eyes and complained, "If you don't know how to crack a whip, don't crack it. You clearly want me to run forward, but you have to crack a whip that makes me turn left. If I turn left, I'll crash into the wall, okay!"

Chen Fan pretended not to hear and changed to a different whip technique.

Soon they arrived at the food station, which was almost at the eastern end of Jianshe Road.

Facing the street was a meat shop, and behind it was a courtyard. The gate was opened next to the shop. You could smell the pig-slaughtering smell without going inside.

Stopping the donkey cart, Chen Fan just got out of the car when someone stood up from behind the meat stall and shouted with a smile, "Master Chen is here?"

Chen Fan looked up and saw that it was one of Master Zhu's apprentices.

But he didn't know what he was called. Apprentices had no human rights. At that time, they were all called Little Master.

In fact, people had already finished their apprenticeships, but with the master by their side, it was their turn to come forward.

Chen Fan struggled in his mind how to address him. Just as he was about to speak, the man walked towards the back, saying as he walked, "I'll go call Master."

As soon as the words fell, he disappeared.

Behind the meat stall was also a female salesperson in her twenties. She looked at Chen Fan curiously, "Are you Master Chen? So young!"

Chen Fan grinned and laughed, "That's why I have to learn more from you old masters."

"Oh, you're so good at talking. I've only finished my apprenticeship for less than two years, where am I an old master?"

The female salesperson was immediately overjoyed when she heard this, and said with a smile, "We just cut and sell meat. You write articles that are published in the Prefectural Committee Daily. How can you be the same as us? Besides, every trade is like a mountain. We don't have anything for you to learn. It's almost the same if I learn to write articles from you."

Chen Fan had already entered the shop at this time, and said with a smile, "Who said that you can't learn from different trades? I can learn from you the attitude of serving the masses."

The salesperson couldn't talk as well as he could, and giggled and couldn't speak.

At this time, a tall and burly figure walked in from the back door. It was the pig slaughterer Master Zhu.

As soon as he saw Chen Fan, he shouted loudly, "Master Chen, you are not allowed to go back today. Listen to my arrangements when you come here."

Chen Fan quickly raised his hands, "Master Zhu, please let me go. I really have something to go back to today. The 4 o'clock afternoon broadcast cannot be delayed. Next time, next time I will come over in the morning and mooch a good drink from you."

Master Zhu couldn't help but laugh twice, then deliberately put on a straight face, "This next time of yours, shouldn't it be an excuse? Last time you said you would come to the commune to find me for a drink, but you came and didn't drink."

Chen Fan had a bitter face, "I'm here to go to the market today. How about this, tomorrow, I will definitely come over tomorrow."

Master Zhu clapped his hands, "Okay, that's settled then. Come to my place for a drink at noon tomorrow."

After finalizing it, he asked again, "Are you here to buy meat?"

Chen Fan nodded immediately, "Is there any meat left?"

As a result, Master Zhu directly took out a whole piece of pork belly from under the stall, swiped it with a knife, and brought it to him, "Is two pounds enough?"

Chen Fan quickly handed over the money and meat coupons, "That's enough, thank you."

Master Zhu took the money and tickets from his hand, handed the money to the salesperson next to him, and returned the tickets to him, "Let's forget about it this time, keep it for next time."

Chen Fan looked at him, then at the salesperson next to him who was grinning, hesitated for a moment, then took it back and said with a smile, "Thank you."

Seeing that he was so straightforward, Master Zhu couldn't help but smile, and then asked, "Where are you going later?"

Chen Fan, "I still have to go to the supply and marketing cooperative department to buy something."

The salesperson next to him immediately said, "If you want to go there to buy something, look for someone named Wang Xiaoling. Just say that Wang Xiaofang from the food station asked you to go. She is my third sister. Buying things from her won't give you inferior goods."

Chen Fan quickly cupped his hands and bowed, "Thank you, Sister Wang."

Then he said goodbye to Master Zhu, and together with Jiang Lili, they got on the car and drove the donkey cart back.

The supply and marketing cooperative is at the intersection, so they have to cross the entire Jianshe East Road to get to the supply and marketing cooperative department.

Sitting on the flatbed cart, Jiang Lili was a little curious, "What else do you want to buy?"

Not counting the pottery pot and the pony, they had previously bought eggs, chicks, milk, and soybeans at the market. Just now they bought a stone mill, a dozen yuan worth of books, and two pounds of meat. Now they still have to go to the supply and marketing cooperative department.

Buying so many things at once is rare, not to mention in this small commune, but even in the city.

It's not that these things are not needed, but which family doesn't live their lives by calculating little by little? If something is missing, they will buy a little. Small amounts, many times. It is rare to see someone like Chen Fan buying things like they are moving.

Chen Fan turned to look at her and said with a chuckle, "I exchanged some tickets just now. It's rare to have a carriage available today, so I'll buy everything at once, so I don't have to keep running to the commune in the future."

Hearing him say this, Jiang Lili nodded suddenly and stopped talking.

The little donkey ran forward with a "de de de". Soon they arrived at the entrance of the veterinary station. Just as they were about to continue forward, they heard Chen Fan shout, "Stop."

Stopping the donkey cart, Chen Fan jumped out of the car and walked towards Secretary Yang and others who were standing at the entrance of the veterinary station.

Before he could get close, Secretary Yang laughed and said, "Even Station Master Zhou praised you for being cultured. The little pony that he couldn't do anything about was cured in your hands. Amazing!"

Chen Fan was a little surprised, "Is it working?"

Didn't the book say that it would only take effect the next day? Why is it so fast?

Zhang Changjiang stood aside and said, "Not long after you left, the IV drip was only halfway through, and the little pony started diarrhea. Station Master Zhou said that the previous herbs also had an effect, but it was just a matter of kicking the last foot, and the prescription you found kicked this foot. After the little pony poops, it will be fine after taking medicine for two days."

The more Chen Fan listened, the happier he became. After Captain Zhang finished speaking, just as he was about to speak, Zhang Wenliang next to him couldn't wait to walk over and hand him a small bag, "Come, come, come, I'll give you something, take it, don't drop it."

Give me something?

Chen Fan was stunned for a moment, took the bag from his hand, opened it and looked, and inside were actually two fluffy puppies?

He couldn't help but be overjoyed. He had been circling the lake all day, looking for someone selling kittens and puppies, but he didn't see them. He didn't expect Zhang Wenliang to find them for him in the end!