Reborn in 1977

How to specifically operate it was a matter for Secretary Yang and the others; Chen Fan only needed to wait for the results.

Wearing reed shoes and wooden clogs, he strode towards the commune.

Half a foot of snow covered the ground, and each step made a crunching sound. No one had walked this road yet, only a string of horse hoof prints and ruts, probably left by the pig slaughterer when he came.

Chen Fan had practiced martial arts for several days. With his diligence and efforts, his lower body skills were now very solid, and his martial arts skills were close to level three.

Now he had figured out a little something. Level one skills only meant "knowing," which was only a little better than a layman. Level two was the level of an apprentice, who could work under the guidance of a master or slowly explore on their own, and could achieve 70% to 80% of the effect.

Reaching LV3 meant just reaching the level of a beginner.

Further up was the process of continuously improving proficiency, increasing the knowledge base of skills, and improving one's own abilities.

Using a chef as an example, it's roughly the path from the head chef of a small restaurant to the world's culinary god.

The world is as big as the stage, so Chen Fan, who now carries 14 skills including "housekeeping, animal language, cooking, teaching, slaughtering, carpentry, bricklaying, tailoring, martial arts, calligraphy, painting, driving, pottery, and veterinary medicine," will have an imaginative future.

Somewhat embarrassing was that he originally thought that after healing the little foal yesterday, he could activate the "veterinary medicine" skill, but perhaps because he didn't do it himself, this skill failed to activate.

But fortunately, today he picked up that saker falcon and treated its wounds, and the "veterinary medicine" skill was activated just like that, although it was a pitiful LV1 (1/20), it provided unlimited room for improvement in the future.

From today onwards, he would gain experience points when reading veterinary books!

Also, he wondered if there was a "writing" related skill. He had already published an article, and if there was, the skill panel should have reacted a bit, right?

But why not?

This cheat is really low.

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With questions in his head, Chen Fan unconsciously used the footwork of the Five Elements Fist, striding through the snow, and soon arrived at Nanhuzhen.

Just now, Zhu Shifu's apprentice said that Zhu Shifu was waiting for him inside the food station, and he could go there to find him later.

But before going, he needed to prepare a gift.

He took out the tickets in his bag and counted them: 30 catties of coarse grain tickets, 2 catties of meat tickets, 2 catties of kerosene tickets, 2 taels of salt tickets, 10 boxes of match tickets, 1 catty of tofu tickets, and 20 catties of charcoal tickets.

After confirming again that none of them were useful, Chen Fan was in trouble for a while.

Could he just give him two packs of cigarettes?

It's not like he was temporarily asking someone for a favor. When bringing a gift to the door, you should give a carton, how could you give loose packs? But he didn't have any cigarette tickets, and he couldn't even buy them now.

The most common gifts in rural areas, eggs and sugar, were the same; he couldn't buy them without tickets.

He also forgot about this, otherwise when he went out, he would have brought a dozen eggs he bought yesterday, and nothing would have happened.

Chen Fan shrank his head and walked forward, and unknowingly, he had already reached the crossroads. After another turn, the food station would be not far ahead.

Then he saw the Xinhua Bookstore, and his eyes lit up, thinking of what to send!

A Little Red Book, cheap and polite, couldn't be more perfect!

He went into the bookstore, found the target, took it in his hand, paid the money, and came out, Chen Fan walked forward with high spirits.

Soon, he arrived at the food station.

When Zhu Shifu saw the gift Chen Fan sent, he felt extremely shocked.

He held the Little Red Book with both hands, and said with emotion, "It's been ten years. You are the first person to send me this book in ten years. Although the old man is no longer here, I still have to say thank you!"

Looking at Zhu Shifu, who was sincere and earnest, Chen Fan was a little panicked.

Didn't they say that it was very popular to send Little Red Books these days? How could no one give it to him?

Zhu Shifu pulled Chen Fan inside, his eyes full of indignation, "I also read elementary school, isn't that a hundred times stronger than those who graduated from literacy classes? Why do they treat me as a rough person and put me in the same category as illiterates? Even when the unit distributes welfare items, they don't give me a Little Red Book. When I buy it myself, they still ask me if I can recite it. Bah, who are they looking down on?"

Chen Fan tried his best to hold back his laughter, and his tone was full of sadness, as if he felt the same way, "This is really a sad story."

Zhu Shifu patted him on the back, "If you ask me, you are a cultured person. How do you say that sentence? Not arrogant or impetuous, treating everyone equally, based on this alone, you are a good person."

Chen Fan blinked, am I a good person?

Zhu Shifu should like Chen Fan's gift very much. He didn't even ask him to cook, but carried a bag of meat and liver sausages and took him straight to the "State-owned Restaurant" not far away.

This was Chen Fan's first time eating in a restaurant in this era, and he couldn't help but feel uneasy.

Are there any particular rules for eating in a restaurant these days? Shouldn't you need grain and meat tickets to eat?

Oh, right, the meat is brought with you.

That's even more magical. Can you bring your own ingredients to a restaurant these days?

Just as Chen Fan was uneasy, Zhu Shifu pushed the door open and shouted, "Haozi, Haozi."

The salesperson guarding the counter had already stood up, with a smile on her face as bright as a flower, "Brother Zhu is here. Brother Hao is resting. I'll call him for you."

As she spoke, she uncovered a wooden cover and walked out from the counter.

Zhu Shifu was also not polite, handing the things in his hand to her, "Make this for Haozi. I'm inviting Chef Chen to drink."

Then he patted Chen Fan's arm, and said with pride, "Do you know who this is?"

The salesperson took the meat, looked at Chen Fan with curiosity, "He looks quite upright. I've never seen anyone better looking than him. Who is this?"

Chen Fan couldn't help but grin and smile. Where did this girl come from? She's too good at talking.

Zhu Shifu laughed and said, "Did you read the Yunhu Daily yesterday? The report on the advanced deeds of Lujiawan,"

Then he pointed at Chen Fan, "Chef Chen wrote it, a cultured person! He came to me for a drink today."

When the salesperson heard this, her eyes lit up, "Oh, that's really a rare guest. You guys wait a moment, I'll go call Brother Hao to get up and cook."

After speaking, she ran to the back kitchen.

Zhu Shifu then led Chen Fan to a table in the corner and sat down, laughing, "Haozi is my youngest cousin. His skills are definitely not as good as yours, but he's still passable. He's considered top-notch in our town, otherwise he wouldn't be able to be a chef in a state-owned restaurant."

Chen Fan laughed and said modestly, "Actually, I only know how to cook a few dishes, not as good as a professional chef."

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Zhu Shifu asked again, "Chef Chen, what books do you usually read?"

Chen Fan's face stiffened slightly. Are you trying to squeeze into the cultural circle?

But he quickly said, "I mainly read some books by Mr. Li, and I am deeply educated. I also like to read some professional books."

Speaking of this, he couldn't help but sigh, "It's a pity that the Xinhua Bookstore in our commune doesn't have many skill books. Yesterday, I searched for a long time before buying a few textbooks."

Zhu Shifu was slightly stunned, looked at him and asked, "What kind of professional books do you want?"

Chen Fan came back to his senses and said, "Probably raising chickens, raising pigs, raising ducks, farming, firing kilns, carpentry, electrical work, handwork, earthen appliances, earthen turbines, earthen fertilizers, earthen charcoal burning, and so on."

The corner of Zhu Shifu's eye twitched slightly. He was stunned for several seconds before saying, "You have quite a wide range of hobbies, huh."