Reborn in 1977

Chapter 367: Telepathy

It had been ten days since the completion of the small water tower, and the reservoir was ready for use. As long as the pump was started and the water valve opened, water could be supplied to Teams 5 and 6.

However, no one in the team dared to touch such a simple task, fearing they might damage the water tower.

They could have asked the commune to lend a water supply worker to help operate it, but after discussing it, the leaders felt that Chen Fan was the greatest contributor to the small water tower. Now that the water tower was built, the meaningful task of opening the valve for the first time had to be given to Chen Fan, which is why they waited until Chen Fan returned today.

Chen Fan was also very happy to hear this, "Why don't we just do it this afternoon?"

Afternoon?

Isn't this kind of thing usually done in the morning?

Secretary Yang turned to look at the others, who all had the same bewildered expression.

After two seconds, Xiao Liewen gritted his teeth, "New times call for new methods. Who says we can't have a launch ceremony in the afternoon? Besides, starting it in the afternoon will coincide with dinner time, saving us the effort of carrying water."

Hearing this, Secretary Yang finally nodded, "Okay, let's do it this afternoon."

Team Leader Zhang grinned, "The firecrackers are already bought. The weather is still quite hot, so let's not do it too early. How about setting it at 4 o'clock?"

The others exchanged glances and decided on the time.

Chen Fan then picked up his textbooks again, waved his hand, "I'll go home first, and come back before 4 o'clock this afternoon."

This time, no one stopped him, and he left the brigade headquarters smoothly.

...

Walking through the small woods, Chen Fan had just reached the road when he heard a bird call overhead.

Looking up, he saw a large bird swooping down. A happy smile appeared on his face as he raised his left hand high.

The next second, the Eurasian hobby landed on his arm, turning its head, "Chirp chirp."

Chen Fan couldn't stop smiling, "You're such a good baby."

The Eurasian hobby blinked its eyes, "Chirp chirp."

Then it spread its wings and soared into the sky, quickly flying towards the educated youth spot, chirping non-stop along the way.

In the rice fields, Jiang Lili was wearing a straw hat, concentrating on finding barnyard grass and pulling it up one by one. Suddenly, she heard the sound of the Eurasian hobby overhead. She immediately looked up and saw the Eurasian hobby circling above, her eyes lighting up, "Xiao Fan is back."

Not far away, Huang Ying raised her hand and wiped the sweat from her brow with her sleeve, her face flushed, panting slightly, and turned to look at Jiang Lili, "Lili, who's back?"

Jiang Lili raised her hand and pointed to the sky, raising her voice, "The Eurasian hobby's flight path is a bit strange, Chen-laoshi should be back."

The voice traveled far, and Huang Ying, Yang Ju, and Liu Dan all had their eyes lit up. Chen-laoshi is back?

Team Leader Yang, who was working nearby, also heard her words and immediately said, "You guys go back first. If he really is back, there won't be anyone at home."

Everyone around looked on with smiles, with no objections at all.

Now everyone knew that the team's chickens, ducks, and geese had a sales channel, and that sales channel was found by Chen-laoshi. Moreover, they were going to open a cooked food workshop and cooked food store in the county seat, so Lujiawan would also have a decent sideline business in the future.

Most importantly, these sideline businesses opened in the county seat would definitely need a lot of manpower. No matter who ultimately got the spot, it was Chen-laoshi who brought everyone hope.

Now it was just letting Yang Ju and the others go back early to welcome him, so what was the big deal?!

So, amidst the laughter of the crowd, Jiang Lili and the other three ran quickly along the ridge towards the educated youth compound.

As soon as they stepped onto the main road, they heard faint greetings from a distance.

Listening carefully, it was clearly calling "Chen-laoshi", so Chen Fan really was back!

They exchanged glances and ran back as fast as their legs could carry them.

...

Chen Fan greeted everyone along the way as he returned to the educated youth compound.

As soon as he entered the gate, he saw Huang Ying running over excitedly, "Chen-laoshi, let me take your bag."

She took the bag from his body as she spoke.

Yang Ju also ran over, "Chen-laoshi, your tea is ready, come in and sit down."

Duo Duo and Qiu Qiu also ran to his feet, wagging their tails, their bodies twisted into an S shape. Two whinnies, one large and one small, came from behind. Before Chen Fan could reach the door, the little mare and the foal ran to him, nudging him with their heads.

Chen Fan hugged a horse's head with one hand, raised one foot and played games with the two dogs, and turned to Huang Ying and Yang Ju, "I'm just coming home, why are you making such a fuss?"

Then he asked, "Where are Lili and Liu Dan?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the two girls ran out of the kitchen.

Liu Dan ran in front, grinning, "Chen-laoshi, have you eaten yet? We're making you food, it'll be ready soon."

Jiang Lili stopped not far behind Liu Dan, looking at him infatuatedly, not saying anything, just smiling.

Chen Fan's gaze fell on her face, his smile growing even brighter, "Aren't you working today?"

Huang Ying quickly said, "We were working, but Lili saw the Eurasian hobby circling in the sky and thought you were back, so the team leader let us come back to welcome you first."

Chen Fan was surprised to hear this, and looked at Jiang Lili and asked, "Can you understand the Eurasian hobby's flight posture?"

Jiang Lili lowered her head slightly, her face flushed, and said, "I don't really understand it, I just saw it always circling above your head before."

Liu Dan took a step back and hugged her arm, laughing, "That's still amazing, I can't do it."

As she spoke, Chen Fan, surrounded by the four girls, walked into the room and sat down on the chair.

There was indeed a freshly poured glass of cold tea on the table.

He picked up the tea mug and took a big gulp, then smiled at them, "What are you all standing for, sit down."

He told them to sit, but they didn't.

Jiang Lili suddenly woke up, pointed to the kitchen, "Ah, there's still food cooking in the pot, I'll go check."

She ran out as she spoke.

Liu Dan also quickly followed, "I'll go too."

Yang Ju, "I'll get you bathwater."

Then she ran off too.

They had now figured out Chen Fan's living habits. Every time he came back from a trip, he would take a bath, change his clothes if they were dirty, liked to drink tea, never smoked or drank when there were no guests, didn't like to be disturbed when reading, liked pandas, Eurasian hobbies, horses and dogs, didn't like pigs, chickens, ducks and geese, the yard had to be kept clean and tidy at all times, liked to eat meat and didn't like to eat vegetables, the more familiar he was with someone, the more casual he was... ...

If Chen Fan knew this, he would suspect that they hadn't done anything else all day, just thinking about him?

Three girls ran away, leaving only Huang Ying standing in place, racking her brains to think of what else needed to be done.

Then she picked up the rag and shook it, "I'll wash the rag and wipe your luggage bag."

She ran out as she spoke.

That's right, when Chen-laoshi came back from a trip, not only did he have to clean himself, but even his luggage bag had to be wiped clean. No wonder everyone guessed that he must have come from a cadre family. Not to mention the countryside, even in Nanhuzhen, no one had ever seen such a clean person.

Chen Fan leaned back in his chair, took off his shoes, put his feet on the dogs, and watched the two horses trotting happily at the door, comfortably drinking tea.

This is life!

After a while, Huang Ying came back with a clean rag to wipe his backpack.

Yang Ju rolled her sleeves up high, her sunburnt arms still covered in water droplets, and ran to the door and said, "Chen-laoshi, the bathwater is ready."

Chen Fan then stood up wearing his homemade wooden sandals, stretched first, then took the backpack that Huang Ying had just wiped clean, and took out a small cloth bag from it.

Unpacking the cloth bag, there were four fountain pen boxes inside.

Chen Fan looked at the two of them and smiled, "Souvenirs for you, one for each of you."

Huang Ying and Yang Ju immediately smiled, "Thank you, Chen-laoshi."

Chen Fan smiled and waved his hand, took out clean clothes from his backpack, and went to the next room to wash up.

The two girls happily opened the pen boxes, and they turned out to be four identical Hero brand fountain pens.

Well, no need to choose.

They each picked up two and ran happily to the kitchen, "Lili, Xiaodan, Chen-laoshi brought us gifts."

...

After taking a bath and eating, Chen Fan was thinking about the panda cub in the back, so he walked to the backyard.

Huang Ying and the others still followed closely, Jiang Lili also trailing behind, her eyes full of happy light, but looking at the other three, she couldn't help but pout, her eyes dimming.

When they passed through the back door and climbed up the slope, Huang Ying suddenly "Ah"ed and said with a smile, "Chen-laoshi, we also prepared a gift for you."

Chen Fan turned to look at her, "What gift?"

Huang Ying turned to wave to Jiang Lili at the back, smiling, "Lili, come over, you tell Chen-laoshi."

Yang Ju chimed in from the side, "This gift was originally thought of by Lili, and then the four of us made it together, it was only finished the day before yesterday."

Chen Fan was a little curious when he heard this, "You made it yourselves? What is it?"

Called upon, Jiang Lili reacted, immediately adjusted her expression, walked forward quickly, and said softly, "Actually, it's nothing much. I just made two sets of sofa cushions and chair cushions, as well as two large throw pillows to put on the bed-chairs upstairs."

The so-called bed-chair was a Luohan bed. She didn't know the name Luohan bed and thought the bed looked like a very large chair, so she called it a bed-chair.

When Chen Fan heard her words, he immediately became interested. "Sofa cushions? How did you think of making such a thing?"

To be honest, he had also thought about making a few sets of sofa cushions. Sitting on solid wood chairs for a long time was indeed a bit hard on the butt. It would be much better to have a cushion.

He didn't expect that before he could act, Jiang Lili had already made them while he was away. Could it be that they had a telepathic connection?

Jiang Lili smiled and was about to speak when Huang Ying jumped out and said with a smile, "That day we were reading in the study, and I said the chairs were too hard. Lili then suggested making some seat cushions. So we found some thatch, dried it, and braided it into straw cushions, then wrapped them in cloth. They make very good cushions.

These straw cushions are for summer use. We also made cotton cushions for winter using cotton. This way, it's not hot in summer and warm in winter. Teacher Chen, do you like them?"

Chen Fan gently nodded his head and chuckled, "I like them, I like them. You're very thoughtful."

As he spoke, his eyes inadvertently looked at Jiang Lili, who immediately blushed slightly and lowered her head.

While they were talking, the group had already climbed to the top of the slope, and Yang Ju quickly went over to open the door to the panda enclosure.

Pushing the door open, Chen Fan was speechless.

Gungun was lying on a wooden stake under the shade of a tree, with its limbs hanging down, fast asleep. Next to it, two foot-long panda cubs were wrestling together, their bodies covered in dust, but fortunately, they were still clearly black and white, and their looks weren't affected.

Chen Fan walked straight over, picked up Changchang and Shuishui, one in each hand, and glared at them fiercely, "Who told you to fight?"

The two panda cubs were first stunned. Weren't they on the ground? How did they fly up?

When they realized what was happening, they frantically waved their limbs, barking and squeaking, "Mommy, help!"

Gungun was sleeping soundly when it vaguely heard the screams of the two cubs. It groggily opened its eyes and slowly raised its head, looking around.

Huh, where are the cubs?

Oh, it seems they're behind me?

It tried its best to roll off the wooden stake, struck a fierce pose, and prepared to rescue the cubs. But when it turned around and saw Chen Fan, its eyes lit up, and it ran over, climbing and rolling, hugging his leg, "Meh meh."

Chen Fan put Changchang and Shuishui on the ground and helplessly tried to shake Gungun off, "I just changed into clean pants!"

Unfortunately, Gungun was holding on too tight and couldn't be shaken off.

Helplessly, he could only play games with the three giant pandas in the panda enclosure to make up for the ten days or so that he hadn't taken care of them.

Fortunately, he only needed to take care of Gungun. Sitting on the wooden stake, holding Gungun in his arms, watching the four girls play with the two panda cubs, he unknowingly whiled away more than an hour.

It wasn't until Chen Fan remembered that he had to turn on the small water tower in the afternoon that he kicked and threw Gungun into its room and hung Changchang and Shuishui on the tall branches, chasing them away while they were climbing down!

Coming out of the panda enclosure, Chen Fan couldn't help but wipe away a cold sweat, "Good heavens, I just took a bath for nothing."

Yang Ju immediately said, "It's okay, I'll fetch water for you later when we get back, and you can wash again."

Chen Fan's lips twitched slightly. So all I do all day is take showers, huh?

Over there, Jiang Lili had already opened the door. Chen Fan immediately walked over, entered the living room, and immediately saw the cushions on the sofa.

Huang Ying ran to the sofa and laughed while waving her arms, "Teacher Chen, come sit and try it."

Chen Fan walked over, picked up the cushion on the single sofa, and looked at it. The outside was blue homespun cloth. Without taking it apart, he could feel the soft but firm straw mat inside.

He put the cushion down, sat down, and felt it for a moment, nodding and giving a thumbs up, "Hmm, very good."

Hearing Chen Fan's praise, the faces of the four girls bloomed with smiles.

Chen Fan pointed to the long sofa next to him, "Don't all stand. Sit down too."

After they sat down, Chen Fan asked, "How's your studying been these days?"

Huang Ying didn't try to answer first this time but turned her head with Yang Ju and Liu Dan to look at Jiang Lili.

Clearly, Jiang Lili was the top student in terms of studying.

Seeing that they were all looking at her, Jiang Lili didn't decline, pursed her lips, and said softly, "I've already finished half of it and am now studying the third volume. If all goes well, I should be able to finish all of them this year."

Then, looking at Huang Ying and the others, and then at Chen Fan, she continued, "They're a little slower than me, but Xiaoying is also about to finish the second volume. Xiaodan is the least advanced, but she has also started studying the second volume."

The complete set of Self-Study Series for Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry has 17 volumes, including four volumes of 'Algebra,' four volumes of 'Physics,' four volumes of 'Chemistry,' two volumes of 'Plane Geometry,' one volume of 'Solid Geometry,' one volume of 'Plane Analytic Geometry,' and one volume of 'Trigonometry.'

That is, there are a total of 5 volumes of geometry. Chen Fan reordered the mathematics so that they could study them in order.

So, studying up to the third volume means that the progress is more than halfway done. Counting from the end of May when they received this set of books, this progress is considered good.

However, Chen Fan was a little dissatisfied.

If he hadn't gone to the prefectural committee, he could have let them study slowly. Even if they hadn't finished studying by the time the college entrance examination was restored, it wouldn't have mattered much.

At least they would be able to finish most of it, which would give them an advantage among the many candidates who applied nationwide.

But thinking that Teacher Guo and Teacher He had already guessed that the college entrance examination would be restored and were hinting to the people around them to study hard, he lost his confidence.

The admission rate for this year's college entrance examination was only 4.79%, less than 5%. If they were doing this, what about the rest of the country? With such a small probability, of course, the more emphasis was placed on it, the better.

Thinking of this, Chen Fan frowned slightly and raised his head to look at them.

Including Jiang Lili, the four girls saw his serious expression and couldn't help but sit up straight, their hearts pounding non-stop.

Teacher Chen isn't angry, is he?

Just as they were feeling uneasy, Chen Fan said sternly, "You've done very well to have learned this much in three months."

Hearing this, the four girls breathed a collective sigh of relief.

Then they heard Chen Fan continue, "But it's not enough."

Not enough?

Huang Ying blinked, looked at Chen Fan, and asked cautiously, "Teacher Chen, is something wrong? That's why we need to speed up the learning progress?"

Yang Ju and Liu Dan also nodded gently, looking at him expectantly.

Only Jiang Lili had a thoughtful look in her eyes but didn't say anything, silently watching Chen Fan.

Chen Fan coughed lightly and said softly, "There are some things I can't say clearly, and you can't tell anyone else about today's events, do you understand?"

The four girls were stunned, looked at each other, and although they were very curious, they didn't say anything, just nodded gently, "Understood."

Chen Fan looked at them and smiled, saying, "In short, starting today, you need to put more effort into studying. Except for necessary work, all other unimportant things, such as making pottery blanks, are all suspended.

I will create a study plan for you, and rearrange the learning courses according to your previous ideals."

As he spoke, he looked at Liu Dan, "For example, Xiaodan, you want to be a broadcaster, so there's no need to study physics and chemistry anymore. You need to focus on liberal arts subjects such as history and geography to accumulate your knowledge."

Liu Dan blinked and nodded blankly. She still couldn't quite understand, "Why?"

Huang Ying also said softly, "If that's the case, if others ask, what should we say?"

There are almost no secrets in the production team, let alone that they live in the focus of attention, the educated youth courtyard. Every day, I don't know how many people are staring at them, and even the slightest change may attract the attention of others. If others ask, they really don't know how to answer.

They can't directly say that it was arranged by Teacher Chen, right?

Isn't that blatantly showing favoritism?!

Chen Fan thought for a while and said, "I just talked to Secretary Yang and the others at the brigade headquarters about strengthening the training of professional talents. If anyone asks, you can use this reason to answer, saying that you are preparing for choosing a major in the future."

Speaking of this, he suddenly had an idea, thinking that it might not be a bad thing if the news of Huang Ying and the others studying hard spread out. Maybe it could motivate everyone who is studying to increase their study time!

In that case, perhaps when they take the college entrance examination, their scores might be slightly better.