Reborn in 1977

While eating, they chatted, mostly with Chen Fan speaking, and the others adding in their thoughts. An Quan was responsible for taking notes.

However, Chen Fan didn't have as deep an understanding of the current era and the local situation as they did. He kept his mouth shut about things he wasn't sure of, only talking about ideas and suggestions, and only concerning the breeding itself. The specific implementation plans were all decided and implemented by Secretary Yang and the others.

An Quan was mainly responsible for communicating with the commune. The policies were already in place, and the commune supported the development of sideline businesses by production teams to increase the income of its members. If Lujiawan wanted to set up a breeding farm, they only needed to report it.

However, according to custom, crying poor to the commune and asking for some resources was also expected.

If Secretary Yang and the others did this, they might not be able to bring themselves to do it, or even if they did, the effect might not be very good. After all, besides Lujiawan, the commune also had four other production teams, and they couldn't favor one over the others.

But An Quan was different. He was a cadre stationed there, with the responsibility and obligation to help the production team. He was also familiar with the commune and knew them inside and out. Moreover, he was from the tax office, and he knew better than anyone which unit had money and which unit was easy to get donations from. No one was more suitable to do this than him.

And with the breeding farm project in hand, he had a legitimate reason. If the other stationed cadres wanted resources, they would have to come up with their own projects first.

This meal lasted until 10:30 in the evening. The dishes were heated up twice, and in the end, only a charcoal stove was left with a pot simmering, adding some green vegetables to it. The banquet turned into a hot pot, and the hot pot turned into a soup base. Five or six bottles of Yunhu Daqu were drunk before it finally ended.

Secretary Yang and the other three, along with An Quan, stayed here for the night. It was just for one night. A bench with a wooden board on top, covered with straw, was a bed. Old Captain Yang's family had plenty of benches and wooden boards. If there weren't enough, his sons' families had even more. They could take as many as they needed. Even five more people could sleep there.

Captain Yang naturally went back to his own home, and Chen Fan staggered back to the educated youth spot.

Pushing open the courtyard door, the courtyard was dark, but fortunately, in the starlight, he could see some outlines.

He quietly closed the courtyard door, inserted the wooden bolt, and then walked to the door of his room.

At this time, a "chirp chirp" sound came from above.

Chen Fan looked up and saw two round, bright eyes looking at him, not even blinking.

He raised his hand and pointed, making two "chirp chirp" sounds, "Go to sleep."

The Eurasian hobby then retracted its head and made no more noise, but when Chen Fan entered the door, it stretched out its head again, looking to the other side.

Chen Fan gently lifted the door a little, then pushed it open, so as to avoid making noise as much as possible, and then groped his way inside and turned on the light.

The orange light came on, illuminating the room and the patch of ground at the door.

Carrying the kettle, he poured himself a little half cup of water. It was easy to get thirsty after drinking, but he was going to sleep soon, so drinking too much was not good. A little half cup of hot water was just right.

Sitting on the chair, holding the water cup, feeling sleepy, his eyes slightly narrowed, Chen Fan didn't want to move.

Just then, a figure appeared at the door. He looked up and saw that it was Jiang Lili.

He couldn't help but look at her in surprise, "Why aren't you asleep yet?"

Jiang Lili tiptoed in, bent slightly, tilted her head and looked at him, "Are you okay? Did you drink too much?"

Chen Fan smiled, looked at her and said, "Do you not believe in my ability to avoid drinking, or do you not believe in my ability to pretend to be drunk?"

Hearing this, Jiang Lili couldn't help but burst out laughing.

She remembered the time before the New Year when they were killing pigs and eating pig-killing dishes at Captain Yang's house, and Chen Fan sprinkled wine and pretended to be drunk.

Chen Fan smiled and said, "If I'm with friends, I can drink a bottle slowly, but if someone tries to force me to drink, I don't want to drink it. Anyway, I'll avoid it if I can, drink less if I can't avoid it, and pretend to be drunk if I don't want to drink it. In short, the bottom line is not to let myself get really drunk."

This was a skill he learned from his predecessors when he was doing business before he transmigrated, but this skill is not easy to learn. It requires both talent and experience. Ordinary people can't learn it. If you try to learn it, people will see through it at a glance and think that you are too fake, which will damage your character.

Jiang Lili pursed her lips and smiled, straightened up and asked softly, "Are you hungry? I'll cook you some noodles?"

Chen Fan quickly waved his hand and patted his stomach, "I ate too much, my stomach is still round."

Then he pointed in the direction of the next door and asked softly, "Are they all asleep?"

Jiang Lili nodded lightly, "They studied until 10 o'clock, and they went to bed after washing up, not long ago."

After a pause, she said evasively, "I couldn't do a problem, I thought about it for a while, and I couldn't fall asleep, and then I heard you coming back, so I came over to see."

Chen Fan pretended to be enlightened, "Oh, I see."

He then looked at Jiang Lili and deliberately asked, "What problem? Tell me about it, let me see if I can do it."

Jiang Lili's pretty face turned red, and she quickly said, "No, it's very late today, and you've been busy until now, you should go to bed early."

Then she turned around to get the enamel basin, "I'll get you some water."

After speaking, she turned and ran out.

Chen Fan grinned and laughed silently.

After a long while, he gradually calmed down, slowly exhaled a long breath, and leaned back in his chair with his eyes blurred, wondering what he was thinking.

Soon Jiang Lili came over with half a basin of water, first put it on the basin rack made by Chen Fan himself, and then picked up the foot washing basin from the lower compartment of the basin rack and went to the kitchen to get water.

Chen Fan then got up to wash his face.

Jiang Lili came over with the foot washing water, put it on the ground, and then said casually, "I'm going back to sleep, you should rest early too."

Chen Fan turned his face to look at her and smiled, "If anyone marries you in the future, that's really a blessing they've cultivated for eight lifetimes."

Jiang Lili was now used to his "impropriety". With a flushed face, she playfully scolded, "How annoying."

After speaking, she turned and left, returning to her room with light steps.

Chen Fan watched her disappear, a smile still on his face, but he was stunned for a moment.

When he came back to his senses, he tossed the towel into the hot water, wrung it out, unfolded it, and covered his face. The heat steamed his face, bringing one word to mind: comfortable!

… …

The next day at work, Chen Fan went to the brigade headquarters and found Ye Shubao, who was in charge of production management, and asked, "Team Leader Ye, can I store some grain here?"

In the brigade headquarters office, all four leaders looked up at him.

Secretary Yang opened his mouth wide. "I've heard of borrowing grain, but what do you mean by storing grain?"

Chen Fan chuckled. "I still have 13 sacks of rice. I don't have a granary to store it. Yesterday, a huge rat got into my house. If Yang Ju hadn't gone to scoop rice, it would have gotten away with it. So, I'd like to store the grain in the brigade headquarters' warehouse and withdraw it when I need it. What do you think?"

Team Leader Zhang put down the documents in his hand and looked at him with a strange expression. "Isn't that like a bank? If we store the grain here, do we have to pay you interest?"

Chen Fan immediately shook his head. "Of course not."

Then he smiled and said, "After all, when the commune members borrow grain from the team, there's no interest charged, is there?"

Xiao Liewen snorted. "It's rare to see you not trying to take advantage of small things."

Hearing this, Ye Shubao looked at Chen Fan and smiled. "It's just you. You even want to calculate money for raising a few rabbits. Let me tell you in advance that if you choose work points, it will be according to the standard of unified work, 10 points a day, starting from today until it is handed over to the brigade. I know that Huang Ying and Yang Ju are actually raising those rabbits. You are essentially getting work points for nothing."

Chen Fan was about to speak, but Ye Shubao raised his hand and stopped him. "Don't argue with me. Anyway, they are considered apprentices at your place. You teach them skills, and they work for you. That's only right and proper. No one can say otherwise, especially since you share some of the money you make from selling your goods with them. That's considered righteous."

When he finished speaking, Chen Fan slapped his thigh, looking completely agreeable. "Team Leader Ye really understands me!"

Ye Shubao scoffed, too lazy to pay attention to him, and continued, "Now that we've talked about work points, let's talk about the market price of rabbits. Small rabbits are 1 yuan a pair, and live adult rabbits are 2 mao 7 a jin. An adult rabbit weighs about 5 jin, which is about 1 yuan 3 mao 5. Didn't we say choose one of the two yesterday? Now I'll let you choose. Which one do you choose?"

Hearing this, Chen Fan silently calculated in his heart.

If he chooses work points, there are about 8 or 9 months left from now until the end of the year. If he refers to the value of work points last year, that's about 150 to 175 yuan. This money is fixed.

But if he exchanges it at the market price, the money is uncertain. According to the current number of rabbits, if they are raised to adulthood and breed, they can breed about three times by the end of the year. Since the maturity period of rabbits is only half a year, it is almost impossible for the newly born small rabbits to generate any profit. Therefore, only the 12 female rabbits he caught now can breed.

Then, each rabbit can produce 6 to 10 pups, taking an average of 8. In the end, they will produce 288 pups. A pair of small rabbits is only 1 yuan. Including the adult rabbits, the final result is about the same as taking work points.

It looks like there's no difference, but he can continue to catch rabbits!

So, does he even need to consider how to choose?

Thinking of this, Chen Fan suddenly realized that they were forcing him to catch more rabbits!

The more he catches, the more he earns, so wouldn't he work hard to catch them?!

Chen Fan's eyes rolled slightly, and he deliberately said hesitantly, "Maybe I should choose work points. I can earn a little more with work points."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Liewen pointed at him and scolded, "You're being smart one moment and foolish the next. You think work points are higher because you have few rabbits now. If you catch a few more rabbits and raise them, even if you only catch a few more pairs, you'll earn much more than taking work points."

Chen Fan looked like he suddenly understood. "Oh yeah, why didn't I think of that? I can still catch more rabbits?!"

Xiao Liewen looked smug, about to teach him a lesson, when he saw Ye Shubao across from him holding back a smile. He suddenly realized and pointed at Chen Fan, laughing and scolding, "You little rascal, you're making fun of me, aren't you? Get lost and go catch rabbits."

Chen Fan patted his butt and left, not forgetting to wave to Ye Shubao. "Team Leader Ye, get the cash ready. I'll sell you a thousand rabbits. Also, lend me a flatbed cart later. I'll bring the rice over."

Ye Shubao shouted with a smile, "Hey, hey, I haven't agreed yet."

Chen Fan leaned against the door, staring at him with wide eyes. "You can't be serious. If I store the grain in the brigade headquarters' warehouse, isn't that the same as lending the grain to you for free? You're not even agreeing to this?"

Ye Shubao puffed on his cigarette. "I'll agree if you can come up with a way to get rid of the miscellaneous grains in the brigade headquarters' warehouse, like buckwheat, corn, and sorghum. Not many people want these things, and there's not much left. If you can come up with a way to deal with them, I'll let you store the grain here."

Chen Fan's eyes rolled slightly. "Um, I'll bring the rice over later. Buckwheat, corn, sorghum? Let me think about it first."

Ye Shubao scolded with a smile, "You're forcing a deal."

Chen Fan explained in a serious tone, "No, the brigade headquarters is helping me solve my problem first, and then I'm using my meager intelligence to help the brigade headquarters solve the problem of how to deal with the miscellaneous grains. How is that forcing a deal?"

Ye Shubao was too lazy to listen to his nonsense and waved his hand. "Get out."