Reborn in 1977

Walking to the front yard, Zhang Wenliang and the others had already cleared the snow. He saw Chen Fan coming over and smiled, "With such heavy snow today, I was worried you'd be late. Not bad, you're more than half an hour earlier than usual."

Chen Fan smiled and said, "I brought an alarm clock, so I'll definitely get up when it rings."

Hearing this, Zhang Wenliang couldn't help but laugh, "This is the first time I've seen someone carrying an alarm clock around."

After a pause, he looked at Chen Fan and said, "Hey, didn't you make some money? You can buy yourself an alarm clock."

Chen Fan's face fell, "Yesterday at the supply and marketing cooperative, I had already picked out an alarm clock, 14 yuan and 50 cents, but it needed 3 industrial coupons."

He clapped his hands together, "I don't have them, so I can't buy it!"

If he couldn't even buy an alarm clock, then a watch was out of the question. The cheapest BJ brand watch cost 120 yuan. He was still far short of the money he needed, and this small place didn't even sell watches. He'd have to go to the county seat at the very least.

Zhang Wenliang raised his head, opened his mouth wide, and thought for a moment, then looked at him regretfully, "Then there's nothing we can do. The industrial coupons the commune issued to the production team this year were already allocated. There aren't any extras left."

Chen Fan smiled, "It's okay. If I don't have them, I'll just wait. I'll save up for a year, and I'll definitely be able to get them."

The production team also issued industrial coupons, otherwise, wouldn't the farmers not buy industrial products?

It's just that industrial coupons were matched according to the value of income. On average, one industrial coupon was allocated for every 20 yuan of wages. After a year of hard work, the members might only get a few industrial coupons when the dividends were distributed at the end of the year.

This was already after industrial coupons had increased a lot. If it were before the 1970s, not to mention industrial coupons, it would be difficult to even get a cloth coupon. As a result, everyone in the entire production team wore homespun cloth, which could be considered self-sufficient.

Moreover, industrial coupons couldn't be used to buy all industrial products. Highly sought-after items, such as bicycles, radios, and televisions, required special bicycle tickets, radio tickets, and television tickets in addition to money and industrial coupons.

China became the "Kingdom of Bicycles" in the mid-to-late 1980s, when bicycles could be purchased directly with bicycle tickets or industrial coupons, and the issuance standard for industrial coupons was also reduced to 10 yuan each. It was easy to collect enough, which shows that the output of industrial products had increased a lot.

Right now, bicycles are still a major item, and the biggest obstacle to purchasing one is the difficulty of obtaining a "ticket."

Skipping this topic, Chen Fan directly asked, "Third Brother Hu, I'd like to ask where Doctor Zhang's house is?"

Doctor Zhang was the only barefoot doctor in the Lujiawan Production Team. He used to be an ordinary member of the village. The only thing that made him stand out was that he had finished junior primary school, making him a "intellectual."

Later, in 1968, when the country promoted barefoot doctors, the original "three years of study after graduating from senior primary school" standard for barefoot doctors, which had been tested in Shanghai for three years, was also downgraded to "commune members with a certain cultural foundation who have undergone a certain period of training and possess certain medical and health knowledge and skills."

In this way, he met the standard and was recommended by the production team to the commune's barefoot doctor training class, and successfully obtained a "Barefoot Doctor Certificate," which he has been doing for 10 years.

(Barefoot Doctor Certificate)

The day Chen Fan was rescued by Team Leader Yang, he asked Doctor Zhang to come over, prescribed a dose of medicine, and poured down two bowls to induce a sweat, which completely brought him back to life.

However, he had been at the production team headquarters for more than ten days, but he had never seen Doctor Zhang.

Zhang Wenliang was startled when he heard his words, "What do you need Doctor Zhang for? Are you sick?"

His first reaction when he heard someone looking for a doctor was this.

Chen Fan quickly explained, "No, it's just that on the way here, I picked up an injured bird. Its wing was injured. I want to ask Doctor Zhang for some iodine and alcohol to treat it."

Zhang Wenliang stared at him speechlessly.

Chen Fan felt a little uneasy when he saw his gaze, "W-what's wrong?"

"What's wrong?"

Zhang Wenliang said angrily, "Are you stupid? Why are you treating that bird if it's injured? Just boil some water, pluck its feathers, and have a meaty meal! Even if it's just a sparrow, it's still a piece of meat!"

The corners of Chen Fan's mouth twitched slightly. Sure enough, it was right that he didn't let them see the little bird just now. If they had seen such a big bird, they would have immediately gone to boil water.

Then he quickly explained, "Didn't you say yesterday that you wanted me to be a veterinarian? This is a great opportunity to experiment. Are you just going to eat it?"

Zhang Wenliang immediately came back to his senses, grinned, and laughed, "Oh, so that's what you meant."

He patted his shoulder repeatedly, "Not bad, not bad, you're getting into the role pretty quickly. That's right, being a veterinarian requires this kind of dedication. So, iodine and alcohol, right? Anything else? I'll go get it for you."

Chen Fan said, "No need, I can go myself."

Zhang Wenliang said, "What do you mean you'll go yourself? My big brother hasn't gotten up yet. If you go over there now, it would be one thing if you were saving someone, but he'd be furious if it was just for a bird."

Chen Fan blinked. Oh, so it's Zhang's Big Brother Hu?

He chuckled, "Then I'll have to trouble Third Brother Hu. And also a little medical cotton."

Zhang Wenliang said, "Okay, you wait here, I'll go get it for you."

With that, he ran to the side.

Chen Fan didn't go up directly, but waited here.

Soon, Zhang Wenliang came back carrying a medicine box, "I've brought it all over for you, and I'll also see how you treat the bird's injuries."

Chen Fan laughed, "Okay, then let's go up together."

When they arrived at the broadcasting station, the hobby was still nestled obediently in the pile of straw. Judging by its appearance, it seemed comfortable and didn't want to get up.

Chen Fan picked it up and placed it on a chair. He pulled a small stool and sat down. Zhang Wenliang watched from the side, drooling, "Wow, what a big bird. You could stir-fry a bowl of it."

Then he looked at Chen Fan, "After you heal it, let's have a drink together, how about it?"

Hobby, v, this person is so scary!

Chen Fan looked at him, laughing and crying, "Why are you always thinking about eating it? It's not like we're short of this piece of meat. After all, it's the first bird I've treated, so it can be considered fate. I still want to raise it."

Zhang Wenliang could only give up regretfully, "Aiya, okay, okay. You, ah, you can raise anything, but you have to raise a bird. Aren't you afraid it'll fly away?"

Chen Fan took a cotton ball to clean the hobby's wound, occasionally stroking its head and back, and smiled, "If it flies away, it flies away. It means I don't have any fate with it. This bird is called a hobby. It's a bird of prey that can catch sparrows and swallows. The more powerful ones can even catch rabbits. Its claws are like knives. If you get caught, you'll have several holes. It's very powerful."

Zhang Wenliang looked at the hobby, "Wow, I didn't expect this guy to be so fierce. We used to hunt this thing when we went hunting. I can only say that the meat is a bit old and doesn't taste as good as chicken."

Chen Fan raised his head and looked at him, then looked at the trembling hobby. It seemed that he couldn't leave this little thing here. It was in danger at any time!

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