Reborn in 1977

After watching for a while, Chen Fan suddenly said, "I need to make a chicken coop and a dog house."

Jiang Lili looked up at him and murmured, "How do we do that?"

She really felt helpless when it came to this kind of thing.

Chen Fan thought for a moment and smiled, "It's okay, I'll make some adobe bricks in the next two days, and I can build the nests in one morning."

Jiang Lili nodded and smiled embarrassedly, "Then I probably won't be able to help much."

Chen Fan laughed, "Who said that? After the nests are built, you'll be the one feeding these little things. I don't have that much time to take care of them."

Jiang Lili smiled sweetly, "I can do that, don't worry."

After saying this, she suddenly remembered when her father built a chicken coop in the yard when she was a child, and her mother fed the chickens every day. It seemed so similar to what they were doing now?

Thinking of this, Jiang Lili's pretty face suddenly turned red, and she quickly lowered her head.

Chen Fan glanced at her, feeling a little strange. It was just feeding, what was there to be shy about?

Then he stood up and clapped his hands, "I'll go to the backyard and check on the little horse."

Seeing Jiang Lili nod lightly and reply with a mosquito-like sound, Chen Fan walked out inexplicably.

When he arrived at the pigsty in the backyard, the little horse was lying in the pile of straw, sleeping.

When Chen Fan saw it in the morning, the little horse was lying on the ground, its body curled up into a ball, and its eyes were dull.

Looking at it now, its whole body was sprawled on the ground, sleeping soundly on its back, and occasionally snorting, not knowing what it was dreaming about.

Chen Fan touched the horse's head and took a closer look. The little horse was dark red all over, with only a cloud-shaped white patch of hair on its forehead, which looked very intelligent.

He thought to himself, the little guy is so dark, should I name it Heitu (Black Earth)?

But when he thought that the two names he had come up with earlier had been rejected by Jiang Lili, he could only pat the horse's head regretfully and give up. Well, let her name it.

Then he opened the grass feed given by Master Liu, grabbed some and put it in the pig trough, then closed the wooden fence door and left.

After washing his hands and returning to the room, Chen Fan took out the money from his bag to do the math.

First, he calculated today's income: 42 yuan from selling cotton wadding, and 115 yuan from selling turtle meat, for a total of 157 yuan.

Although it wasn't exactly getting rich overnight, it was a start to getting rid of poverty.

Then look at the expenses. Today he earned a lot, but he also spent a lot.

Two sweet potatoes cost 7 cents, nearly ten pounds of eggs plus the egg basket cost 2 yuan 5, the chicks cost 4 yuan, the candied hawthorns cost 1 yuan, the water buffalo milk cost 6 yuan, the little horse cost 25, the soybeans cost 2 yuan, the coupons cost 5 yuan, the stone mill cost 4 yuan, the reeds and belt buckles cost 1 yuan 3 together, the books cost 13 yuan 6, the meat cost 2 yuan, and a round of purchases at the supply and marketing cooperative cost another 13 yuan 9 mao 3, and later two iron pots cost 20 yuan.

After adding it all up, it turned out to be 100 yuan and 4 mao?!

After calculating, Chen Fan himself was a little dumbfounded. He didn't realize it when he was buying, but he didn't expect to spend so much?

If people knew about this, they would definitely scold him for being wasteful.

Now there was only 56 yuan and 6 mao left.

That's right, he still owed Jiang Lili 6 yuan 2 mao 3 fen, 6 yuan was the processing fee for the cotton wadding, and 2 mao 3 was the money for buying tofu.

So in the end, there was only 50 yuan left? And a pile of coupons?

Chen Fan couldn't help but sigh. As expected, money comes and goes, and it's good to be carefree without money. If the money is gone, then find a way to earn more.

But the end of the year is near, and it seems like he still has to spend money?

At this time, seeing that the time was almost up, Chen Fan went out, first returned the money to Jiang Lili, and then went to the brigade headquarters to work.

When returning the money, Jiang Lili only accepted 6 yuan, and resolutely refused to take the 2 mao 3 fen, the reason being that she had also eaten some, and the fish and meat she had eaten these days were all provided by Chen Fan. If she had to calculate so clearly, then she shouldn't even take the 6 yuan, and just consider it her food expenses.

Chen Fan didn't argue with her and only gave her 6 yuan.

If you really want to calculate, it would be too complicated. Most of the vegetables went into his stomach, and she only picked a little each time. She made the meals, and she provided the oil, salt, and seasonings. Should these things be counted as money?

It's not like they're dividing the family, so it should be fine, right?

… …

At four o'clock in the afternoon, Chen Fan turned on the radio and broadcast machine on time to broadcast the county radio station's program.

He stretched and casually picked up the Barefoot Doctor's Manual on the corner of the table, preparing to study it.

At this moment, the door was suddenly knocked. Chen Fan turned his head and saw Zhang Wenliang standing at the door, laughing.

He couldn't help but smile, "Third Tiger Brother, you can just come in, why are you knocking?

Zhang Wenliang walked into the room, pulled out a chair and sat next to him, smiling and said, "You are now the 'landlord' here, so of course I have to knock."

Chen Fan laughed, "I'm at most a 'house manager', far from being a landlord."

Then he looked at him and asked, "You came to me at this time, is something wrong?

Zhang Wenliang laughed again, "Nothing, nothing, I'm just bored and came to chat with you."

Chen Fan's eyes flickered, and he inexplicably had the feeling of a boss coming to talk to him.

Saying there was nothing wrong, he was probably up to something big, so he raised his vigilance to the highest level.

But he didn't show it on his face, and casually closed the book in his hand and put it on the table, turned around and faced Zhang Wenliang, smiling and said, "Okay, I'm just bored and want to find someone to chat with."

Zhang Wenliang laughed and then asked, trying not to seem too deliberate, "By the way, how is your little horse doing? Is it okay now?"

Chen Fan lowered his head slightly, concealing his meaningful gaze. When he raised his head, there was only a smile in his eyes, "It's okay, it's just been sick for a while, and it's not in good spirits, and its body is a little weak. Master Liu said it needs to be taken care of."

Zhang Wenliang nodded repeatedly, "That's good, that's good."

Then he looked at him and asked curiously, "I heard that Stationmaster Zhou of the commune veterinary station wanted you to study veterinary medicine, but you didn't agree?"

Chen Fan's eyes flickered. He was just wondering if Zhang Wenliang was here for the little horse.

After all, in this day and age, a large animal is of no small significance to the countryside, especially a good horse, whether it is pulling a plow or driving a cart, it is a great help.

So he was still thinking about how to refuse without hurting their relationship if Zhang Wenliang wanted to buy the little horse.

But he didn't expect that he was actually here for the veterinarian?

Chen Fan thought of Master Liu, who had repeatedly persuaded him, and Stationmaster Zhou, who had sent him veterinary books. Looking at Zhang Wenliang in front of him, who seemed curious on the surface but was clearly full of expectations in his eyes, he felt that he might have underestimated the significance of a good veterinarian to the countryside today.

However, he still hadn't thought about becoming a full-time veterinarian.

Carrying a medicine box every day, dealing with livestock all over the village, making himself stink all over, and even possibly having to "castrate pigs"…

He absolutely respected this profession, but he didn't want to do it.

However, it wasn't entirely impossible, it depended on what conditions the brigade could offer and whether his expectations could be met.

After a moment of thought.

Chen Fan met Zhang Wenliang's gaze and sighed quietly, saying, "It's not that I don't want to study veterinary medicine. After all, newspapers often report on the contributions of excellent veterinarians to the countryside. I also respect such people very much.

It's just that…"

He looked up at Zhang Wenliang and said with a bitter smile, "Third Tiger Brother, you also know my situation. Although I just settled down, Zhu Gong'an might be able to help me find my family. I don't have a home or a career here, so I will probably have to go back.

No matter what my family is like, after all, a son doesn't dislike his mother's ugliness, and a dog doesn't dislike his family's poverty. A golden nest or a silver nest is not as good as his own doghouse."

Zhang Wenliang's eyes twitched slightly. What kind of doghouse could raise a capable person like you?

Then he heard Chen Fan continue to say, "Before that, I will do my best to serve the brigade and the masses, but if you train me to be a veterinarian, and then I leave, wouldn't that be disappointing the brigade and your expectations?

So, instead of being in a dilemma in the future, it's better to do my job honestly. That way, when I leave, I will feel at ease, and you will have no regrets. Isn't that great!"