Reborn in 1977

Chapter 329 Souvenirs

Jiang Lili happily followed behind Chen Fan, and when passing by the "Panda Garden", she couldn't help but lower her head, fearing to attract the attention of the workers nearby.

But how could people not see such a big living person?

Yang Yuejin pretended to casually slip to Captain Yang's side and whispered, "Uncle, that female educated youth followed Teacher Chen into the house."

Yang Chuanfu glanced at Jiang Lili, then at him, "My eyes aren't blind."

Then he coughed dryly, looked around, and seeing that they all looked nervous, he couldn't help but say with a dark face, "Sneaky, what are you all thinking about?

"Saying that, he stopped the hoe in his hand, raised his face, and pointed to the house, "In broad daylight, with such big glass windows, everything can be seen clearly, you're just guessing."

After a pause, he added, "Zhang Lianchang said this morning that Little Jiang's family is from Yunhu, and Chen Fan asked her to take a letter to her family this time he went to Yunhu. It's normal to get a reply, you're just imagining things."

When the others heard this, they gave up their gossiping thoughts, put their hearts back in their stomachs, and continued to work with their heads down.

However, Yang Chuanfu glanced at the house again, feeling doubtful in his heart, "Isn't it just bringing something? Why do they have to talk alone? Is there really something strange going on?

…

Jiang Lili followed Chen Fan into the living room, and Chen Fan rummaged through a cardboard box filled with sundries and took out a large package, handing it to her and saying, "This is from your sister."

Jiang Lili took it with both hands, without any shyness, and directly untied the rope. Inside were two pieces of cloth, two packets of brown sugar, a box of pastries, and a pair of new cloth shoes. These things were all tightly wrapped in the two pieces of cloth, so nothing would leak out.

Of course, there was also an indispensable letter.

Chen Fan leaned over to take a look, "Hey, this cloth seems to be a qualified product?"

Jiang Lili nodded gently with a smile on her face, "It's a qualified product, just right for making a set of clothes."

Saying that, she picked up a small cloth bag and shook it at Chen Fan, "My sister also included buttons and elastic bands."

Chen Fan chuckled and said, "That's very thoughtful."

In the past, when Jiang Tiantian came to see her, she either didn't dare to bring anything, or secretly brought a packet of candy, fearing being discovered.

Now that Chen Fan was vouching for her, she dared to entrust him with bringing some things over.

And the reason why Chen Fan dared to vouch for her was also based on the attitude decided by the brigade headquarters.

Don't care, don't ask!

Don't even mention sending some very ordinary things, as long as it wasn't blatantly engaging in bourgeois practices, no one would care about her at all.

As for the possible "accidents", that is, other educated youths… aren't there none now!

It's not to say that there were no educated youths going to the countryside this year. In fact, there were many, and there were quite a few. At the beginning of the year, there were news reports in the newspapers, and many people took Liberation trucks to the countryside.

But in the end, it was still the same old routine, basically all "arranged nearby", and only those who couldn't avoid it would go down.

Lujiawan was far from the city, with only Nanhuzhen nearby. As for the educated youths arranged in the town this year?

Chen Fan had also heard about this. There were only a few people, and they were all freeloading at home.

Each of them was dreaming, waiting to go through the "return to the city" procedures when the time came.

They didn't even bother to pretend!

Their kind couldn't be considered too bold, mainly because the calls for solving the educated youth problem were getting louder and louder in the newspapers, with some writing open letters and some proposing initiatives.

Anyone who had a way would wait at home for the day when "the clouds dissipate and the sun rises"!

So, in the end, it's hard to say what Jiang Lili's future is here now, but there are no other risks at all, so Chen Fan naturally dared to pat his chest and vouch for her.

His approach earned him a wave of goodwill, moving Jiang Tiantian to tears.

Jiang Lili hugged these things, too happy to speak.

The things weren't important, what was important was that her sister sent them. Since she could entrust Chen Fan to send these things, it meant that her and her parents' lives in the city weren't so difficult, otherwise, brown sugar and pastries wouldn't be so easy to get!

Chen Fan continued to rummage through the box, first taking out a large bundle of cloth, which was the high-end cotton-silk blended fabric bought from the cotton mill's sales department, in parentheses, second-class product.

He put the bundle of fabric aside and continued to search, while saying, "I brought you some souvenirs, and I'll have to sort out the old books later. You can take them all back to them."

Jiang Lili's face was full of surprise, with a hint of joy in her eyes, "There are souvenirs too?"

Chen Fan finally found a small bag, turned around and handed it to her, "It's just some small things for girls, just a token of appreciation."

Jiang Lili took it and opened it, and her eyes lit up immediately, taking out a butterfly hairpin, "So pretty."

(Butterfly hairpins in the 1970s, metal ones were cheaper than plastic ones, the price only exceeded plastic products after the 1980s, but they pulled hair a bit)

Chen Fan coughed dryly and said with a smile, "This one is for you. When they ask about it later, just say it's from your sister. Also, one chemical (plastic) hair hoop for each of you four."

Jiang Lili's cheeks flushed suddenly, and she nodded almost imperceptibly, "Okay, I'm going back."

After saying that, she turned and left.

Chen Fan quickly said, "Wait a minute, the brigade will come to pick up the rabbits later, do you know which ones to take?"

Jiang Lili didn't turn her head back, "I know."

After saying that, she ran out with the things in her arms.

Chen Fan looked at the running figure outside the window, smiling so wide that he couldn't close his mouth.

Then his gaze turned, and a dozen big men were staring at him, and he couldn't help but freeze. Okay, let's continue sorting out the books.

Then he found a few empty boxes, took out stacks of old textbooks, and placed them in the boxes in semester order, waiting to send them to the village elementary school tomorrow.

…

Not knowing how long he had been busy, Zhang Wenliang walked in, and seeing him busy in the pile of books, he couldn't help but smile, "How's the sorting going?"

Chen Fan stood up, stretched, threw the book in his hand into a box, and then pointed to 3 boxes and said, "Elementary and junior high school textbooks are all there."

After a pause, he added, "I also found two sets of "Self-Study Series on Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry" and a dozen incomplete "Series", and they are all placed inside. Arrange for them to be studied together with the junior high school content later."

Zhang Wenliang was slightly stunned, "Oh, there are such treasures?"

After the experience of the motorcycle driver from the health department buying books, he also knew that this set of books was not easy to buy. He didn't expect to find so many in the pile of old books.

Two complete sets and a dozen scattered ones were already quite a lot.

He quickly walked over to take a look, and sure enough, he saw a stack of books in a box. He squatted down and flipped through them, his brows furrowing slightly, "But there are not many people in our team who can understand them?!"

Whether it was Huang Ying and the others who lived with Chen Fan, Zhang Cuie who stayed in the broadcast room, or the twelve veterinarians, they were all learning the content of junior high school textbooks, namely the "Industrial Basics" and "Agricultural Basics" series.

(Agricultural Basics and Industrial Basics, the pictures requested by some readers last time are here.)

Chen Fan smiled. "If you don't understand, then learn. It's all basic knowledge. If you can't even understand these materials, what makes you think you can understand those professional textbooks?"

Zhang Wenliang nodded in agreement. "That's true."

Chen Fan said, "Later, gather all twelve veterinarians, and also call Huang Ying and the others, as well as Xiao'e and the girls' tutoring class she led for a few days. Call them all together. I'll give them a two-month intensive course to try to master the content in this set of materials."

Zhang Wenliang was nodding, but he couldn't help but be stunned when he heard the end. "Two months? Is that enough?"

Before, he heard Chen Fan implying that the complete set of seventeen "Self-Study Series of Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry" almost covered the four years of junior and senior high school studies. Condensing four years of content into two months, how much could they learn?

But Chen Fan just smiled lightly.

Learning four years of content in two months would definitely be impossible for others, but he was different. Not only could he make these people learn, but he could also improve his teaching skills to the next level.

Wait.

At this moment, his mind suddenly turned, and he immediately rejected the idea.

It would seem strange to anyone if people with weak foundations learned four years of content in two months, so he definitely couldn't do that!

After a pause of two seconds, he said with a smile, "Two months is definitely not enough to learn everything, but it should be enough to learn just the first volume. Since it's a self-study series, it means self-study is the main focus. I'll take them through it once to lay a good foundation, and then they can slowly study on their own later.

Anyway, this is all the planned junior high school content. Our village school only has second grade. It will be at least three years before we enroll the first class of junior high school students. Are we still afraid of not producing a few junior high school teachers in three years?!"

Hearing this, Zhang Wenliang nodded lightly and smiled, "I thought so. No matter how talented a person is, they can't learn four years of courses in two months. Otherwise, wouldn't someone like me, who spends two years in each grade, have to dig a hole and bury myself?"

Chen Fan's eyes lit up. "Oh, you have this glorious history?"

Zhang Wenliang realized that he had let something slip and quickly waved his hand. "Hey, it's all things of the past. Let's not talk about it."

Then he quickly changed the subject. "I just brought you two hundred catties of fresh bamboo, all piled up in the educated youth compound in front. That's enough for your panda to chew on for two days. In the future, someone will bring you a cartload every day so your panda won't go hungry."

Chen Fan laughed and didn't ask any further.

Zhang Wenliang took out a cigarette and waved it at him. "Let's go, let's go outside for a smoke."

Chen Fan took out a pack of Yulan cigarettes from his pocket. "Smoke mine. Let everyone try something new."

"My goodness!"

Zhang Wenliang was so shocked that he quickly grabbed his wrist and stuffed the cigarette back into his pocket, hand and all. He turned his head to look outside, then turned back and whispered to him, "Let me tell you, I wouldn't stop you if you took out a pack of Peony cigarettes, but can you just take out this kind of cigarette whenever you want? It has a filter!

If you take it out today, the whole commune will know you have cigarettes with filters tomorrow. Even the commune leaders haven't smoked such good cigarettes. Why are you taking them out and handing them out?"

Chen Fan was a little dumbfounded. "It can't be that bad, right?"

"It is!"

Zhang Wenliang patted his pocket. "Listen to me. It's okay for a few of us to smoke behind closed doors, but don't take them out and attract hatred."

Chen Fan's eyes rolled slightly, and he decided to follow his advice. "Okay, I'll listen to you."

He hadn't thought so much before, but he still understood the principle of keeping a low profile. Since Zhang Wenliang also said so, then listening to him was definitely right.

"That's right."

Zhang Wenliang smiled and took out a pack of Donghai cigarettes from his pocket and gave it to him. "Go out and hand these out."

Chen Fan didn't stand on ceremony, took it in his hand and walked out. "I'll pay you back later."

When he got outside, he went over to greet everyone. "Take a break, everyone. Come and have a cigarette."

As he spoke, he took out one for himself and gave the rest to Captain Yang.

Captain Yang called everyone to rest on the spot, lit his cigarette, and walked to Zhang Wenliang's side with Accountant Liu and Huang the storekeeper, sitting together on the steps of the wind and rain corridor.

The others found a place at random and sat down, using hoes and shovels as cushions.

Even if they were from the same team, had relatives, or even worked together just now, at this time, the ordinary commune members and cadres were clearly distinct.

Captain Yang looked at Zhang Wenliang. "Coming to get rabbits?"

Zhang Wenliang nodded, pointing to the educated youth spot down the slope with the hand holding the cigarette. "They're counting and loading them into cages below. They'll be taken away later."

Chen Fan said from the side, "Today, we're mainly taking the newly grown young rabbits over there to try raising them for two months. If we can keep this batch of young ones alive, it will be easier to raise them when they grow bigger.

Then I'll also deliver goods in batches every two months. By the end of the year, the earliest rabbits can have babies. The females will be kept to continue breeding, and the males, except for a batch of breeding rabbits, can be slowly sold off."

Accountant Liu took over the conversation on the other side, grinning and smiling, "By then, the chickens, ducks, and geese can also be sold off. Everyone can have a good new year this year!"

Chen Fan's heart stirred when he heard this, and he turned his head and asked, "How many seedlings have been brought back now?"

Huang the storekeeper knew best. He smiled while smoking his cigarette, "In the few days you weren't here, several batches have been brought back one after another. Each household has at least thirty chicks, twenty ducklings, and ten goslings.

Old Xiong in the team is already complaining, saying that he is the team's duck herder. If we don't let him herd the ducks and distribute them to each household, it means we don't trust him."

Accountant Liu next to him immediately laughed loudly, "He's just talking nonsense. How many ducks can he herd by himself? The team has a total of thousands of ducks. Adding the two hundred or so he used to herd, he'll be too busy to handle it."

Captain Yang also took a puff of his cigarette and said with a smile, "If we really let him herd these thousands of ducks and geese, I'm afraid he'll eat all the fish fry in our dozen or so fish ponds."

Speaking of this, he turned to Chen Fan and gave him a thumbs up, smiling so hard that he couldn't close his mouth. "Thanks to you for thinking of a way to raise earthworms for feed. Mixing cooked earthworms with some fodder to raise dozens of chickens, ducks, and geese isn't much more tiring than before. The key is that we're raising more things. How much money can we sell them for when they grow up in a few months?!"

Accountant Liu nodded repeatedly. "It's like earning more than ten times the money with the same labor."

He even counted on his fingers, "Thirty chickens are one hundred yuan, and twenty ducks and ten geese are another one or two hundred. That's two or three hundred yuan, which is like earning it for nothing!"