Reborn in 1977

The two of them came out of the repair shop and went to the water transport company to greet Secretary Tian. They discussed the details of the outboard motor and diesel engine transaction, and once again politely declined the invitation to dinner, before turning their horses around and heading back.

After leaving the gate of the water transport company, Chen Fan got on his horse, looking thoughtfully in the direction of the dam.

An Quan was pulling on the reins, preparing to go east. Not hearing any movement beside him, he turned around to look, "Why aren't you going?"

Chen Fan pointed to the dam and asked, "Do you think we can get back to Lujiawan from the dam?"

An Quan immediately blurted out, "Of course we can."

A second later, he froze, then tugged on the reins and turned around, saying with a realization, "That's right, the commune town is full of people coming and going, the horses can't run at all. We can go from the dam."

Chen Fan looked at him speechlessly, "You didn't think of that?"

If they had come from the dam just now, they wouldn't have been surrounded by people on the street like celebrities.

An Quan said with righteous confidence, "My home is in the town, and my work unit is in the town. There's a village road to Lujiawan, which is even closer. Why would I run to the river dam for no reason? To jump into the river?"

Chen Fan's lips twitched slightly. He pulled on the reins and drove the little mare towards the river dam. An Quan shouted from behind, "Wait for me."

Then he whipped the horse's rump and chased after him, hoofing it.

Unfortunately, he was only riding an ordinary, short packhorse. Although it was docile, it also meant it couldn't run fast. Following behind the little mare, he could only eat dust, which made An Quan howl.

Chen Fan galloped on the dam. Five minutes later, the 5th team of Lujiawan appeared in front of him, showing that going to the commune from the river dam was about the same as going from below.

An Quan said it was closer, probably referring to the northernmost end of the brigade headquarters to the town, which was a large circle shorter, so of course it was closer.

Right, where's An Quan?

Chen Fan looked back and saw that An Quan's horse was still one kilometer behind him, and couldn't help but shake his head.

Only less than 3 kilometers in total, and he's so far behind? This horse is no good.

There were still some faint shouts coming from over there, and I don't know what they were shouting.

It's probably not anything good.

Chen Fan was too lazy to listen. He gradually slowed down the horse, and stroked the horse's neck. The little mare ran along the inner slope of the river dam into the village.

Letting the little mare go to the livestock shed by herself, Chen Fan turned and entered the brigade headquarters.

Inside the office, Secretary Yang and the others didn't know what they were talking about. It was noisy and chaotic, like a pot of porridge. Seeing Chen Fan come in, everyone stopped immediately and looked at him together.

Secretary Yang raised his head and asked, "How's the situation?"

Chen Fan smiled and nodded, "It can be repaired."

Team Leader Zhang clapped his hands and smiled with a face full of excitement, "Great, another set of machines earned for nothing."

Secretary Yang knocked on the table and grinned, "That's all thanks to Little Chen. What are you so smug about?"

Team Leader Zhang rolled his eyes, "You're even more smug than me."

Zhang Wenliang took out the brigade headquarters' special cigarettes, took out one and threw it over, smiling at Chen Fan, "Smoke."

Chen Fan grabbed the cigarette, sat down to the side, and took the teacup that Yang Xingxiu handed over. After saying thank you, he smiled and recounted what happened this morning.

Finally, he said, "It depends on when the parts are bought back to see when it can be repaired."

After a pause, he looked at Secretary Yang again, "However, Secretary Tian promised two sets of outboard motors and one diesel engine. When we have the money ready, we can send someone to take the money and bring them back directly.

Secretary Tian said that we should pay for the diesel engine first, which is 800 yuan. The two sets of outboard motors will not be charged first. If the two sets of thrusters can be repaired smoothly, they will be considered a gift. If they can't be repaired, it won't be too late to pay for the outboard motors."

Secretary Yang nodded, looked at the others, and said, "If everything goes smoothly, then we will have a set of thrusters that can be installed on the big boat, as well as two diesel engines and two sets of outboard motors, which can be installed on two small boats."

At this time, Chen Fan waved his hand, interrupted him, and said with a smile, "The diesel engine from the water transport company is a 45-horsepower engine. After modification, it can completely propel a medium-sized wooden boat that is 2 meters wide and 10 meters long."

When Secretary Yang heard this, he was overjoyed, "Great, a 10-meter long boat can also run on the Yangtze River. The boat that Lao Wang and the others are building now is 10 meters long. This machine can be directly installed on it. We will build another 20-meter big boat and use the thruster!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Shubao said, "Lao Yang, there are two things I want to say first..."

His words immediately attracted everyone's attention.

Ye Shubao coughed dryly, just about to speak, when An Quan strode in, muttering, "Little Chen, you're inhuman. Not only did you run so fast, but you made me eat a buttload of dust behind you. Tell me, are you deliberately retaliating?"

Seeing An Quan's dusty appearance, and thinking about what he had just said, everyone immediately understood what had happened and laughed non-stop.

Zhang Wenliang pretended to laugh disdainfully, "Brother An, you're a little lacking. Everyone in our team knows that Little Chen's horse runs fast. When I go out with him, I either don't ride a horse, or I simply run in front of him to prevent him from rushing to the front, otherwise, I'll end up covered in dust like you today."

Chen Fan spread his hands innocently, "I've already slowed down the horse, but the horse you're riding can't run, and your riding skills aren't good either. What can I do?!"

An Quan looked speechless, ran over to grab the cigarette case on the table, and resentfully took out one to light.

At this time, Yang Xingxiu brought him a glass of water, and An Quan immediately smiled, "Sister Xingxiu is so nice."

As he spoke, he glanced at someone, and said mysteriously, "Sister, it's time to consider your lifelong大事, but you have to choose the right person. Don't find someone unreliable, or you'll regret it later."

Yang Xingxiu suddenly blushed and glared at him reproachfully, "I shouldn't have poured you water."

The others laughed, only Zhang Wenliang was confused. Why are you all looking at me?

After a while, Ye Shubao knocked on the table and continued the previous topic.

He coughed dryly, looked at everyone, and said seriously, "What I meant just now is, shouldn't we call Lao Wang and the others back to build a boat? Is this kind of thing repeatable?

No matter what, Lao Wang and his group are all formal workers in the construction team. It's true that they are from our village and their homes are here, but their work establishment and household registration are all registered with the construction team.

Asking them to come over to help build a boat, the construction team won't say anything because of the fellow villager's sentiment, but if we continue to ask them to build a second boat, it will be difficult to say."

Secretary Yang nodded slowly with a frown after hearing this, "That makes sense."

At this time, Xiao Liewen looked at everyone and followed up, "Lao Wang's side is one aspect, and another,"

As he spoke, he turned to look at Chen Fan, then turned back to look at Secretary Yang and Team Leader Zhang, "Whether it's the thruster or the outboard motor, it's all thanks to Chen Fan. Without him, it would be difficult for us to buy them."

An Quan sat aside and nodded, saying softly, "That's right, Secretary Tian just said that the Hongxing Brigade offered 800 for that diesel engine, but he didn't sell it, partly because he thought the price was too low, and partly because he wanted to keep it for the unit's own use.

He also looked at Chen Fan's face, and took the initiative to say that there was such a machine, and directly gave the lowest price of 800 yuan, otherwise we wouldn't even know that the water transport company had such a thing."

As he spoke, he laughed self-deprecatingly, "I, the head of the tax office, really don't have this face in front of Secretary Tian. These days, his enthusiasm has to be supported by Teacher Chen."

Chen Fan listened to the side, his eyes rolled twice, and he didn't say anything, just with a faint smile on his face.

Originally, this kind of thing shouldn't be discussed in front of him.

However, the brigade headquarters is so small, and everyone has a good relationship with him, so there's nothing to hide. At the same time, this is also to show him the attitude of the team, that is, everyone is clear about the contributions he has made to the team.

Moreover, he can't refuse this reward. One is that the team has a set of reward and punishment system. Even the members who are active in work have rewards for being active in production. He has made such a great contribution to the team, and they are all things outside of his job, so how can he not be rewarded?

It's just that Chen Fan's heart is now as still as water. With the current system, even if it's a big reward, how big can it be?

Isn't it just calculating more work points, or the team providing feed to raise the group of small animals at home.

After all is said and done, that's it.

He is now desireless and therefore invincible. It's okay, you guys discuss your matters, good or bad, give whatever you want, I don't care!

After An Quan finished speaking, Ye Shubao looked at him, then at Secretary Yang, Team Leader Zhang, and Xiao Liewen, and said solemnly, "The second meaning I wanted to express just now is this. Last time, Little Chen brought back two diesel engines, which was considered the team taking advantage of him. They were exchanged for some useless bamboo branches and a little building material, which makes me a little embarrassed."

Secretary Yang coughed dryly, glanced at Chen Fan sitting on the side, and said with feigned embarrassment, "Wasn't it because the team only had those conditions?"

If Chen Fan's job was as the team's technician, or another related position, the responsibility would be to help the team buy equipment, and that would definitely be different.

That could only be said that he completed his work well, and when the year-end settlement came, giving him an extra 10 yuan bonus would be considered good.

But the situation isn't like that. Little Chen is a broadcaster and a veterinarian, but not a technician or mechanic. Therefore, any contribution unrelated to those two positions should be exchanged by the production team for money or goods of equal value.

When the production team was first established, not counting what I retained, everything requisitioned by the team, such as cattle, horses, carts, and windmills, was carefully calculated and given corresponding compensation.

Some might mention gratuitous donations. It can't be said that this situation didn't exist, and there were quite a few, after all, there were many who understood the greater good.

But there were also many who received compensation. The rule that the public shouldn't take a single needle or thread from the masses has been around for many years. Not to mention the dead branches and fallen leaves, at least under Mr. Li's attention, most areas have been strictly enforcing it all along. This system was established at that time.

Otherwise, the production team could requisition things from the members' homes at any time, and they were still farmers, wouldn't that cause widespread discontent?!

It would be strange if no one caused trouble.

Seeing that the leaders were somewhat embarrassed, Chen Fan coughed softly, attracting their attention, and then smiled, "Actually, there's no need to be so troublesome. The things haven't been brought back yet, so discussing these things is meaningless.

In my opinion, the most urgent task now is to ask Master Wang and the others..."

Speaking of this, he suddenly stopped, lightly smacked his lips, looked at Ye Shubao, and said somewhat helplessly, "Team Leader Ye, if we can't ask Master Wang and the others to build a second boat, do we still want the wooden boat from the repair factory?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Shubao also looked troubled.

If they wanted it, how could they always trouble Old Wang and the others?

But relying on the team's carpenters, they might not be able to successfully build a large boat more than 20 meters long.

This isn't a small boat two or three meters long that can be pieced together with a few planks. The structure of a large boat is much more complex. Different parts require different types of wood. Just hearing about it makes one's head spin.

If they didn't want it?

They were unwilling.

A 45-horsepower diesel engine could power the new boat under construction. After the other propeller waiting to be repaired is fixed, it could be used on an even larger boat.

At that time, not to mention selling chickens, ducks, and geese, with these two boats, the team's surplus agricultural products could be transported to the prefectural committee and county town to sell, how much more money could they earn!

What to do?

After a brief silence, Chen Fan's eyes flickered slightly, and he said softly, "Why don't we ask Master Wang to take a look first? If it's not suitable, naturally there will be no follow-up. That propeller can only be used on the 10-meter new boat.

If that half-boat still has value..."

He turned to look at Secretary Yang and smiled, "Perhaps the team can pay to directly ask the master craftsmen from the repair factory to help renovate that boat."

Originally, the repair factory used to be a shipyard, only they built wooden boats. But now, aren't they buying a wooden boat too?

So, what's the problem?!

Hearing his words, Secretary Yang, Team Leader Zhang, Xiao Liewen, Ye Shubao... one by one, they couldn't help but nod repeatedly.

Secretary Yang smiled softly, "Haha, the repair factory was originally doing this, how could we forget their old profession?!"

An Quan took over his words, "This is called being blind to what's right in front of you. I only remembered that they repair boats, forgetting that they also build boats."

Team Leader Zhang patted the table and grinned, "Then it's settled. Later, we'll ask Old Wang to inspect the goods first. If it's okay, we'll also place an order with the water transport company and ask them to help us build a boat."

Chen Fan, "I see that the boat is still about 20 meters long. If it can still be used, it should be able to be converted into a new boat of about the same length. After that, the propeller can be installed on this boat, the 45-horsepower diesel engine can be installed on the 10-meter boat, and the remaining diesel engine can be kept as a spare."

Secretary Yang finally made the decision, "It's settled then."

Seeing that this matter was settled, Chen Fan decisively stood up, "Then you guys continue chatting, I'll take my leave."

Zhang Wenliang stopped him, "Where are you going?"

Chen Fan touched his stomach, "It's almost noon, and there's no work meal here, I have to find a place to eat!"

Ye Shubao immediately raised his hand and waved, "The matter of eating can wait. We were just discussing the list of workers for the cooked food workshop. You can take a look and give some opinions."

Chen Fan's mouth twitched slightly, "Didn't I say yesterday, housewives, those who can cook, that's about it."

Ye Shubao's face was somewhat helpless, "Is that the standard for the store too?"

Chen Fan nodded, "Yes, it's just weighing and collecting money. Don't tell me you can't even do the accounting. Although I said I wanted someone whose academic performance wasn't that good, at least they have to be able to do the accounting, right?"

After a pause, he suddenly remembered something, "Oh, right, it's best to have someone with a better appearance."

Secretary Yang blinked, "You mean someone who is good-looking?"

Chen Fan, "Yes, not only should they be good-looking, but they should also be clean, just like the salespersons in the commune's supply and marketing cooperative. Look, are there more people buying things from Sister Xiaoling or from Aunt Liu?"

Yang Xingxiu blushed and spat softly, "You're being improper."

Chen Fan's expression remained unchanged, and he said righteously, "I'm just asking if you want to sell more roast duck."

Yang Xingxiu stopped talking.

Ye Shubao picked up a notebook from the table, took a pencil, and drew on the notebook, then handed it to Yang Xingxiu, "Xiu'er, take a look, are these people better looking?"

Yang Xingxiu took it, scanned it from beginning to end, then narrowed her eyes, turned to look at Ye Shubao, "I didn't expect you to be this kind of Uncle Ye?!"

Ye Shubao was slightly stunned, what's wrong with me?

Chen Fan suppressed a smile, got up and walked out, "I'm leaving, you guys decide on the people, and I'll teach them how to make cooked food."

Watching Chen Fan leave the room and turn towards the courtyard, Ye Shubao was still somewhat at a loss.

Zhang Wenliang leaned next to him and said in a low voice, "Uncle Ye, you picked out the best-looking ones all at once, do you usually have them in mind?"

Suddenly, Ye Shubao's old face turned red, and he stood up, picked up the chair, and was about to smash it, "Dare to tease me, I'll beat you to death, you grandson."

Zhang Team Leader was originally laughing happily on the side, but he couldn't help but darken his face when he heard this, "Who are you calling a turtle?"

Unfortunately, Ye Shubao ignored him, raised the chair, and rushed towards Zhang Wenliang.

Zhang Wenliang turned around and ran, "It wasn't me who said it, it was Xingxiu who said you only picked the good-looking ones."

Ye Shubao chased after him relentlessly, "Do you think I'm a fool, when did she say that, dare to run, stop for me..."

......

Listening to the commotion in the front yard, Chen Fan laughed and went to the second floor of the backyard.

In the broadcasting room, Zhang Cuie was buried in doing problems, completely unaware of Chen Fan's arrival.

Chen Fan walked over with his hands behind his back, silently stood by and watched for a while, and couldn't help but nod lightly.

After she finished a problem, Chen Fan smiled softly, "Not bad, not bad."

Zhang Cuie was immediately startled, and after realizing it, she immediately stood up straight and shouted with a face full of surprise, "Teacher."

Chen Fan laughed, took out a fountain pen from his pocket and handed it to her, "A gift for you, I was too busy yesterday and didn't have time to see you."

Zhang Cuie quickly took it with both hands, smiling from ear to ear, "Thank you, teacher."