Reborn in 1977

Watching Chen Fan walk down the embankment and disappear into the passage between the houses, Jiang Tian Tian took a deep breath and prepared to return to work at the shop.

She was about to walk down when she suddenly slapped her forehead. Wasn't I going this way too? Why didn't we go together just now?

The next second, she realized that Chen Fan probably deliberately separated from her to help her avoid suspicion.

Otherwise, if acquaintances nearby saw her walking with a man, rumors would fly again. Although she didn't care, it would still cause some trouble after all.

This man is really thoughtful.

Jiang Tian Tian pursed her lips and smiled, holding her things and trotting down the embankment, walking back briskly. Soon, she passed through the complex alleys and entered the shop.

Where she couldn't see, Chen Fan turned out of an alley, glanced at her back as she stepped into the store, confirmed she was safe, and then turned to walk towards the intersection.

A few minutes later, he walked to the entrance of the Xinhua Bookstore and saw Zhang Wenliang, Zhang Juemin, and the delivery rider squatting on the roadside smoking, occasionally turning their heads to look this way.

Zhang Wenliang was the first to see him and immediately stood up, but his legs were numb, and he couldn't help stomping his feet. When he got a little closer, he sighed and said, "Nearly an hour, where did you go to deliver the letter?"

Zhang Juemin hammered his legs, "Couldn't he have crossed the river?!"

Chen Fan also sighed faintly, "I wanted to save time, so I specifically asked someone for a shortcut, and then I got lost. I wandered around for a long time before I came out."

The three of them looked at him speechlessly. He's so old, and he still gets lost?!

Chen Fan glared, "You don't believe me, do you?"

He turned around and pointed behind him, "Just that area of houses, you guys walk through it once and see?"

The delivery rider suddenly realized, "You took the shortcut through the residential area? That place has hundreds of families, and the alleys inside are like a maze. Outsiders generally don't dare to go in, for fear of losing their way.

And at this time, everyone is at work, and only some old people are at home. It's not easy to find someone to ask for directions. You were lucky to find your way out."

Hearing this, Chen Fan immediately said with confidence, "Listen, I'm not talking nonsense, am I."

Seeing that the delivery rider said so, Zhang Wenliang could only give a thumbs up, "I'm convinced."

Then he pointed to the bookstore, "Aren't you going to buy books? Go buy them quickly."

Chen Fan looked at them, "Aren't you going in?"

Zhang Juemin waved his hands repeatedly, "No, no. I don't recognize many characters. I get a headache when I see books."

Zhang Wenliang and the delivery rider also looked like they had lingering fears, obviously having had headaches before.

Chen Fan laughed and waved his hand, then walked inside, "I'll try to be quick."

This bookstore is not big, only two hundred square meters. The counter at the entrance is a propaganda poster counter, hanging portraits, eighty percent of which are of Mr. Li, the remaining half are of Mr. Hua, and then Lenin and Marx are each half.

Basically, it's just the four of them, no one else, at least Chen Fan didn't see them.

Facing the door, the entire wall is a stationery and sports用品 counter. Several air rifles are hanging on the wall, but there are no shotguns or pistols. There are also basketballs, footballs, volleyballs, and badminton rackets, jump ropes, Go, chess, and other common sports and cultural用品 on the counter.

Then, the innermost part, opposite the propaganda poster counter, is the cashier counter. The salespersons are all wearing green military uniforms and blue pants, with a liberation cap on their heads.

The large open space in the middle is filled with A-shaped bookshelves as tall as a person. At this time, there are a few customers inside selecting books.

Chen Fan walked around inside and felt that there were not many varieties of books here, probably because this is just a branch store in a street, and it is close to the cotton mill, so in addition to several common philosophical and literary books, most of the others are mainly textile professional books.

If he hadn't met Jiang Tian Tian, he might have bought a few of these textile tool books to take back and read. Now, of course, there's no need to rush. He'll wait until he's finished scavenging old books at the waste recycling station. If they're not there, he can buy them here, or go to the central bookstore.

Just as he was about to pick two books at random and leave, his eyes suddenly lit up. At the bottom of the teaching aid bookshelf, he took out a dozen books, then stopped picking and went directly to the cashier to check out.

When the salesperson saw him bring so many books, she was immediately startled. When she saw the book titles clearly, she couldn't help but look at him with curiosity, "Young comrade, which school did you graduate from? Are you so eager to learn?"

Chen Fan smiled shyly, "I'm just interested in learning and want to study at home by myself."

The salesperson nodded while using an abacus, "There aren't many people who love to learn these days. After all, going to school and getting a job both rely on recommendations, so many people don't like to learn.

But, they haven't thought that they still have to learn after they get a job. Otherwise, how can they do their job well? If their academic performance is not good, they will easily have problems at work in the future, and if they study well, they can get promoted quickly. Don't you think that makes sense?

That's why our leader insists on putting this set of books here, but not many people come to buy this kind of book, not even a few in a year. I didn't expect one to come today, and he's buying the whole set."

She tore off the receipt and handed it to the cashier next to her, then raised her head and smiled, "You love to learn so much, you will definitely be successful in the future."

Chen Fan grinned and said, "Thank you for your kind words."

The cashier next to him tore off the receipt and handed it to him, "Young comrade, this is the receipt, please keep it safe."

With such a good attitude, it's definitely impossible that his looks didn't add points.

Chen Fan took the receipt and looked at it, then immediately took out the money to pay.

Seeing him take out the money, the salesperson pulled out a hemp rope from under the counter, skillfully divided the books into two bundles, and then cut them with scissors, pushing them in front of Chen Fan.

This set on the table is the famous divine book in the era novel, "Self-Study Series of Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry", a complete set of 17 volumes, and it's the old version from 1964.

That's right, the new version will have to wait until after the notice to resume the college entrance examination, and the Shanghai People's Publishing House will urgently print it. Now, of course, only the old version is available.

The cheapest of these books is only 2 mao 6 a copy, and the most expensive is only 7 mao 4. Naturally, there are no discounts these days. The complete set of 17 volumes adds up to less than 10 yuan.

(This is the 77th edition, the 64th edition has a yellow cover)

Some people say that it's easy to get rich by collecting in this era, but the wealth is "later wealth". If you don't understand the ins and outs of the collecting world, you will have to wait until the 90s to turn those collections into cash.

But there is one thing that can be quickly realized.

Hmph, hmph, hmph, as long as you are brave enough, you don't need to hoard stamps or antiques, just hoard 10 sets of "Self-Study Series of Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry". The purchase price is less than 100 yuan. When the college entrance examination notice is released, you can sell it for 3 or 400 a set. The average price per book is more than 20 yuan, and there is even an extreme record of 100 yuan per book.

Even then, there is a price but no market. As long as you dare to ask the price, someone will dare to sell their family property, sell the pot, and go into debt to buy it!

Earning three or four thousand at a time can be exchanged for 10 courtyard houses in the capital.

If it is a large courtyard with multiple families, it is a whole set of courtyards.

If you are bolder, hoard 100 sets and earn three or four thousand, that is a large mansion with a four-in courtyard, a cross courtyard, and a back garden.

The remaining money could still buy a whole set of mahogany furniture, plus a full set of appliances, plus a Black Crow motorcycle, plus... …

Someone asked, why can this set of books sell for such a high price? Can't you just learn from the textbooks?

The reason is very simple, because the college entrance examination tests real "theoretical knowledge", and at this time, the middle school textbooks are disconnected from "theoretical knowledge"!

Before, Chen Fan bought a complete set of textbooks from elementary school to high school at the Xinhua Bookstore in Nanhugong Commune, thinking that with this set of textbooks, he could get into college.

After he finished reading those middle school textbooks, he realized that he was thinking too much.

At this time, the science textbooks in middle schools only have two thin booklets, one is "Basic Knowledge of Industry", referred to as "Industrial Basics", and the other is "Basic Knowledge of Agriculture", referred to as "Agricultural Basics".

Throughout the 4 years of middle school, in addition to Chinese, mathematics, and politics, these two sets of textbooks are taught.

"Basic Knowledge of Industry" only involves some physics, mainly explaining the structure of machines, the operation of machines, etc. "Agricultural Basics" will involve some fertilizers, pesticides and other aspects.

But whether it is "Industrial Basics" or "Agricultural Basics", the purpose is to prepare for being a worker or a farmer in the future, because at this time it is advocated that education should be combined with productive labor, and that "what is learned should be applied", so we learn "Industrial Basics" and "Agricultural Basics".

But can you rely on this knowledge to participate in the college entrance examination's science theory test?

Obviously not.

Rather than saying that these two sets are science and engineering textbooks, it is better to say that they are "professional course" textbooks in later vocational schools, and they are still very basic.

And "10 years" ago, talents were also selected through the college entrance examination. The people of that year are still alive and well. How could they not know what the college entrance examination is all about?

The content on the test paper is not taught in the textbook at all!

Even the textbooks are like this, so you can imagine what is in the other teaching aids.

Besides, there are not many teaching aids now.

So, this set of "Self-Study Series on Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry", which was born 10 years ago, has become the "lifeline" for the vast number of young people, especially educated youth.

As long as you have the most basic knowledge of elementary and junior high schools, you can use this set of books to study on your own, and you don't need a teacher to guide you, and you can understand most of the content.

Isn't this enough?!

For this "lifeline", what does money matter?!

When Chen Fan walked out of the bookstore with two bundles of books, he felt that his heart was still bleeding.

Time waits for no one, time waits for no one!

If I could hoard dozens of sets, earning this money would be much more comfortable than painstakingly kneading clay blanks and firing pottery!

… …

Hundreds of miles away, in the Zhiling Youth Courtyard in Lujiawan, Jiang Lili and the other three who were painstakingly kneading clay blanks sneezed for no reason.

Huang Ying rubbed her nose, "I don't feel cold, why would I sneeze?"

Jiang Lili raised her head and looked at her, and couldn't help but laugh, "Yingying, the mud on your hand is on your nose."

Huang Ying glanced down, her two eyeballs squeezed into cross-eyes, but she couldn't see the mud stains on her nose, so Jiang Lili wiped it clean for her with her sleeve.

Yang Ju said from the side, "If four people sneeze together, it must be because the weather is getting cold, otherwise how could it be such a coincidence."

Jiang Lili was stunned when she heard this, and murmured, "The weather is getting cold? I wonder if Teacher Chen brought thick clothes?"

The three girls next to her couldn't help but worry when they heard this.

… …

When Chen Fan walked out of the store, Zhang Wenliang and the other three who were waiting outside were stunned when they saw him come out.

Zhang Wenliang stepped forward quickly, "Why so fast?"

Chen Fan raised the book in his hand, "You won't get lost inside, of course you'll come out after you're done buying."

Zhang Wenliang curiously leaned over to take a look, and immediately frowned, "Self-Study Series on Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry? Are you still going to learn this?"

Chen Fan smiled and said, "I didn't buy this for myself, it was for Xiao'e and the others."

Zhang Wenliang and Zhang Juemin were stunned when they heard this.

Chen Fan continued, "Although Xiao'e and the others are learning the content of junior and senior high school textbooks, they are basically focused on applied knowledge. It can't be said that it is useless after learning, but it is very useful in work, but it is also 'knowing what it is but not knowing why'.

Mathematics, physics, and chemistry are the foundation of all natural sciences. If the foundation is not solid, it will be very difficult to learn more advanced knowledge in the future. If you learn this knowledge well, it will be easy to figure out the principles, and it will be much easier to learn other things at that time."

Zhang Wenliang and Zhang Juemin looked at Chen Fan, and couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion in their hearts.

Always thinking about Lujiawan, what a good person!

At this time, the motorcycle rider master next to him asked with some hesitation, "Teacher Chen, I have a question I want to ask."

Chen Fan turned his head to look at him and smiled, "We've been together for a few days, you can just say what you want."

The rider master smiled and said, "It's like this, motorcycle drivers like me also have to repair motorcycles by ourselves, but I can only repair my own motorcycle. Once I wanted to repair the car in the unit, but I couldn't repair it no matter what. I don't understand the function of some parts. Is this what you just said, that the foundation is not well laid?"

"Of course."

Chen Fan smiled at him and said, "This is the most typical example of not understanding the principle, and you can only learn one thing from your master and know one thing."

The rider master nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, you just learn one thing and know one thing, and you don't know what you haven't learned."

Chen Fan said, "But if you can learn the principles of machinery, it will be very simple to learn the structure of engines and vehicles. If you look at other vehicles, even if you haven't seen them before, you can understand them pretty well."

The rider master immediately asked, "How do you learn the principles of machinery?"

Chen Fan shook the book in his hand again, "If you want to learn the principles of machinery, you have to understand this set of books first."

The rider master looked at the two bundles of books, pondered for two seconds, and then asked, "I'm already in my twenties, can I still learn?"

Chen Fan smiled and said, "Don't say you're in your twenties, even if you're in your fifties or sixties, or even a hundred years old, as long as you're willing to learn, you can learn."

Hearing this, Zhang Wenliang and Zhang Juemin couldn't help but take two steps back.

Chen Fan glanced at them and continued, "Moreover, the threshold requirement for this set of materials is very low, and you can learn it after graduating from elementary school."

The rider master immediately nodded excitedly, "I graduated from junior high school, the knowledge in the textbooks is very simple, and I still remember a lot of it."

Then he gritted his teeth and said, "Teacher Chen, wait for me, I'll also buy a set."

After speaking, he walked into the bookstore door.

He came out not long after, but his hands were empty.

Chen Fan was not surprised, and smiled at him, "They don't have it anymore?"

If this set of books was so easy to buy, it wouldn't have been speculated to such a high price later.

The rider master nodded and said with a wry smile, "Their bookstore only has this one set, and it's gone after it's sold."

Chen Fan laughed, "Yunhu is so big, it's not just this one bookstore, let's change places and go to other bookstores to see if it works, and if it doesn't work, go to the central bookstore, it can't be that there is only this one set in the whole Yunhu."