Reborn in 1977

The door was pulled open, and a gust of wind and snow blew in.

At the same time, the postman from the post office came in.

The postman took out a package wrapped in newspaper from his mailbag and stuffed it directly into Secretary Yang's arms, laughing loudly, "I didn't even go to the town, I came straight to your Lujiawan. When I got to the brigade headquarters, good heavens, it was dark and deserted, not a soul in sight. After asking around, I found out that Chief Zhang had come to your house to propose marriage."

He cupped his hands and bowed to everyone, "Congratulations, congratulations, double happiness!"

Secretary Yang grinned from ear to ear, "Thank you, thank you."

Then he turned sideways and gestured for the postman to come in, "We're just about to start the feast, come in and have a simple meal."

The postman quickly waved his hand, "No, no."

He looked around at everyone and smiled, "If it were any other time, I certainly wouldn't be polite and would definitely ask for a cup of wedding wine, but today is different."

As he spoke, he patted his bulging mailbag, "I still have more than a dozen admission notices to deliver here, and people must be waiting anxiously."

When Team Leader Yang heard this, he didn't insist any further and quickly took out two packs of Peony cigarettes, stuffing them into the mailbag.

The postman politely declined for a moment, then readily accepted.

It was auspicious cigarettes for a double celebration, so he wasn't afraid to take them.

As he was leaving, he waved to Chen Fan again, "Teacher Chen, there are too many letters and packages for you, I can only deliver them in the afternoon. Do you want me to leave them at the brigade headquarters, or should I bring them to your house?"

Chen Fan walked out and smiled, "Just leave them at the post office, I'll pick them up myself later."

The postman didn't stand on ceremony, waving his hand with a smile, "Alright, you can just come over and get them when you have time."

It wasn't that he wanted to be lazy, but mainly because there were too many letters and packages for Teacher Chen, from all over the country. He had to deliver them every few days, sometimes even using a flatbed cart. Since people from Lujiawan went to the commune every day to deliver goods to the cooked food store, he had gotten used to letting them pick them up themselves.

After the postman left, Yang Xingxiu and the others, who were eating in the kitchen, didn't even finish their meal before swarming into the living room.

Secretary Yang directly pulled over a stool and sat down, crossing his legs and spreading the paper package on his lap, unwrapping it little by little.

A gust of cold wind blew in, and Zhang Changjiang quickly shouted, "Close the door, don't let the wind blow the admission notices away."

Yang Xingxiu quickly closed the door and bolted it shut.

When she turned around, she saw her father holding a thick stack of letters, grinning so wide his mouth was crooked.

Secretary Yang raised his head and chuckled, "First count them, see if the number is right."

As he spoke, he lowered his head, "1, 2, 3, ... 25?"

He raised his head in confusion, "How are there extra ones?"

The entire brigade only had 23 children who signed up for the college entrance examination, whose are the extra two?

An Quan quickly came over, pointing at himself and laughing, "Mine, mine, and my wife's."

Zhang Wenliang widened his eyes, "You put Lujiawan as your work unit?"

An Quan laughed, "Wasn't I a cadre stationed here at the time, always working in Lujiawan? Of course, the contact address is also Lujiawan."

Secretary Yang quickly lowered his head, "I'll look for them."

He flipped through from beginning to end, and finally found An Quan and his wife Yu Keying's admission notices at the bottom.

The current admission notice has a fundamental difference from the ones in later years, and that is that the sender and recipient are different from later years.

As everyone knows, admission notices in later generations are sent directly to the individual, and the sender is also the school, but this year it is not.

Especially the first batch to be admitted!

The reason for emphasizing the first batch of people is because this batch are all from good backgrounds, with no background issues, and can be directly admitted.

Anyone who needs to be weighed will not be placed in the first batch of admission lists.

Therefore, the people admitted in the later batches are not necessarily because of poor grades, but may also be due to other reasons.

And most of the first batch of admission notices are issued in the name of the Provincial Admissions Office.

There are also those sent directly in the name of the school. If it is in the first batch, then it is mostly a key university, otherwise it is that the provincial admissions office no longer cares after the enrollment work is over, and the school itself makes up for the enrollment.

There is also attention to the recipient, which is not directly sent to the individual.

Those with work units are sent to the work unit, and those without work units are sent to the street office or commune, production team, and then forwarded to individuals by the organization after review by the Revolutionary Committee.

In fact, this is the second review to prevent any fish from slipping through the net!

The candidates in Lujiawan naturally have no problems, so Secretary Yang directly gave the two letters to An Quan.

Then everyone's eyes focused on An Quan's hand.

An Quan was also straightforward, directly sitting next to Secretary Yang, tearing open his letter, and pulling out two pieces of paper from inside.

One small one is the admission notice.

(Most admission notices are half a piece of paper)

An Quan held the admission notice, his eyes narrowed into a slit with laughter.

Zhang Wenliang stretched his head over, "Let me see."

An Quan, who was usually very generous, now held it like a rare treasure, "Slow down, be careful not to ruin it for me!"

Zhang Wenliang rolled his eyes, "I haven't even reached out, okay!"

An Quan laughed awkwardly twice, carefully handing it over, and Zhang Changjiang took it actively, holding it in his hand for everyone to look at.

At this time, An Quan opened the other piece of paper.

This is a list of freshmen's enrollment precautions.

(Freshmen's enrollment precautions. Note item 4)

Chen Fan approached An Quan, browsing quickly, and was a little surprised when he saw one of the lines, "Eh? Do you still need a 10 yuan registration fee?"

Didn't they say that these years, going to technical secondary schools and universities is free?

An Quan raised his head and looked at him, smiling, "10 yuan a semester is a bit more than middle school, but it's okay, it's equivalent to two yuan a month, and most families can afford it."

Chen Fan blinked, "What if they can't afford it?"

Like Lujiawan a year ago, for many families, two yuan a month was not a small amount. 10 yuan might require selling more than 100 catties of grain to raise. A year is more than two hundred catties, enough for a strong laborer's ration!

This is still Lujiawan, a land of fish and rice. If it were changed to the Northwest or Southwest regions where it is difficult to earn a ration, this 10 yuan could almost crush a family.

An Quan neatly folded the paper of precautions according to the original marks, and then put it back in the envelope before saying, "This year should still continue the college entrance examination policy of 12 years ago, which requires paying tuition first, and then refunding more and compensating less based on the subsequent situation.

Those with work units don't need to say, including tuition, miscellaneous fees, living expenses, transportation expenses, non-staple food expenses and other expenses, are all borne by the original work unit.

Those without work units, if they really can't afford it, then when applying, they should apply for agricultural, normal, military, and medical categories. These four major categories of schools do not require tuition, and the prepaid tuition will also be refunded later.

If they fail to pass these four major categories and are transferred to other schools or majors, they can only seek help from the production team, commune, or street office, and then apply for scholarships and food subsidies when they go to school.

After the school verifies the situation and confirms that the family is indeed in difficulty, it can grant partial or full exemption from tuition and miscellaneous fees, and will also issue full scholarships and food expenses, which are about 17 to 19 yuan a month."

Saying this, he raised his head and smiled, "Under normal circumstances, relying on school subsidies to complete university is not a problem. The country selects university students, and it will certainly not let students be unable to afford school."

Chen Fan nodded lightly. Paying 10 yuan per semester and then receiving a subsidy of 19 yuan per month was indeed feasible. Moreover, tuition and miscellaneous fees could also be reduced or exempted. No wonder college students at the time said that going to university in those years was free.

Secretary Yang, after reading the safe admission notice and precautions, looked at the large stack of admission notices in his hand, and couldn't help but feel eager.

Zhang Changjiang, who had partnered with him for many years, knew what he was thinking at a glance, and immediately said with a smile, "This double blessing is indeed a great happy event, but I'm afraid I won't be able to eat this meal."

He spread his hands towards Secretary Yang, "Give me all the letters, and I'll take them back to the brigade headquarters and notify them to come and collect them."

However, Secretary Yang tucked the letters into his arms, stood up and said, "This is a great happy event for Lujiawan. As the brigade secretary, how can I forget my duty for personal reasons?"

Immediately, he turned to look at Zhang Wenliang and the others, "We're all one family, so I won't be polite with you today. You can eat here, and I'll go to the brigade headquarters to notify them to come and collect the letters."

After speaking, without waiting for Chen Fan to deliberately step forward to take over the task, he opened the door bolt and rushed into the wind and snow without even wearing a bamboo hat.

When the others saw this, they knew that this meal was not going to happen.

One by one, they rushed out with smiles on their faces.

Chen Fan was still shouting from behind, "Uncle Yang, at least leave the ones from Team 4 behind!"

Secretary Yang stopped instantly, his foot slipped, and he almost fell flat on his face.

He turned around and glared at Chen Fan resentfully, "Why didn't you say so earlier!"

Chen Fan felt very wronged, "How would I know you were in such a hurry?"

Secretary Yang took out the letters from his arms, found the two from his own team, and handed them to his little daughter, "Send these to them."

At the same time, he did not forget to instruct, "See if they filled out these volunteers, and tell me later."

The little daughter took the letters and rushed to the side, "Got it."

Because it was snowing and it was inconvenient to ride a bicycle, Chen Fan didn't make a special trip to ride a horse when he came over, so everyone could only walk.

At this time, Chen Fan saw everyone's joyous appearance and couldn't help but feel a movement in his heart, and shouted to Secretary Yang, "Uncle Yang, I suddenly have an idea."

Secretary Yang looked back at him, "What idea?"

Chen Fan smiled and said, "I want to add a column to the radio station."

Team Leader Zhang turned to look at him, "What column?"

Chen Fan wiped the snow off his face, "I just thought of it, let's not talk about it now, you'll know in a moment."

Secretary Yang chuckled twice, "Don't cause me any trouble."

Chen Fan confidently made a gesture, "Just wait and see, I guarantee everyone will be satisfied!"

… …

Half an hour later, even though it was not yet the afternoon broadcast time, the loudspeaker emitted a harsh noise.

Two seconds later, Teacher Chen's long-lost voice resounded over Lujiawan.

"Hey, hey, hey, comrades, comrades, pay attention."

Zhang Cuie glanced at her cousin's dazed face next to her and said softly, "When others speak the local dialect, it's considered unsophisticated, but when Teacher Chen speaks the local dialect, do you think it's unsophisticated?"

Zhang Xiuyue shook her head repeatedly, "I don't think it's unsophisticated."

She turned to look at her cousin, feeling a little curious, "Why is that?"

Zhang Cuie pointed to Chen Fan, "Listen first, and I'll tell you later."

Chen Fan held the microphone and said in Mandarin with a strong local accent, "Today is a good day. First of all, the unmarried young man of our Lujiawan Production Team, who is also our militia company commander and public security director, Comrade Zhang Wenliang, and the women's director, Comrade Yang Xingxiu, are engaged! The wedding is scheduled for January 17th, the ninth day of the twelfth lunar month…"

Outside the broadcast room, in the corridor, everyone had a dazed expression.

What is he doing?

Zhang Wenliang gritted his teeth even more, "He was supposed to notify the candidates to come and get their admission notices, why is he talking about this?"

Anquan smiled beside him, "It's also a happy event."

In each team of Lujiawan, the members who were huddled at home warming themselves by the fire couldn't help but laugh.

"Company Commander Zhang is finally getting married."

"This is a big deal, Teacher Chen even used the broadcast to announce it."

"It's a bit grand."

"I think Teacher Chen's method is good, using the broadcast to send blessings. I just wonder if ordinary members will have this treatment when they get married?"

… …

After Chen Fan finished speaking, he took a sip of hot water, smiled at Secretary Yang and Team Leader Zhang who rushed to him, winking and gesturing, indicating that they should not be impatient, and then continued to say to the microphone,

"Today's segment is the first broadcast of our Lujiawan Radio Station's 'Sending Blessings to the People' column. From today onwards, in the future, all comrades in our production team who get married, as long as they report to our radio station, the broadcaster will send blessings. The happy event of Comrade Zhang Wenliang and Comrade Yang Xingxiu is the first blessing we broadcast."

Hearing the words from the loudspeaker, the members who were still teasing with a sour taste just now immediately clapped and applauded.

"This column is good, this column is good, it's down-to-earth!"

"Having your name announced and blessings sent on the loudspeaker, isn't that the same treatment as a leader?"

"In the future, anyone who gets married can enjoy the treatment of a leader."

… …

Hearing this, Secretary Yang and Team Leader Zhang finally understood what Chen Fan's idea was just now. Hearing the applause and cheers from the members outside, they immediately smiled from ear to ear and gave Chen Fan a thumbs up.

Chen Fan returned a smile and continued to broadcast, "Our broadcast generally only sends blessings for great happy events, mainly weddings and births, we won't waste electricity on anything else."

As soon as these words came out, there was another burst of laughter in each team.

Chen Fan rested his arm on the table, motioned Secretary Yang to take out all the admission notices, and then said, "Today's blessings, in addition to the happy event of Company Commander Zhang and Sister Yang, there is another great happy event."

Hearing this, almost the entire Lujiawan quieted down again, sitting in the hall waiting to listen.

Only the people from Team 4, who had already guessed what it was, ran to the eaves one by one, looking at the loudspeaker at the highest point of the village.

Chen Fan said loudly, "This great happy event is to congratulate our candidates who participated in the college entrance examination this year (according to the lunar calendar). All 23 candidates in Lujiawan have been admitted to universities. They are Zhang Cuie, Huang Ying, Yang Ju, Liu Dan, Zhou Xuguang, Gao Xingan, Huang Gang, Huang Zhihao…"

Let us congratulate them with the warmest applause!"

When the first name was read out, Zhang Cuie couldn't help but cover her mouth.

She looked at Chen Fan's back, and then looked at Secretary Yang, Uncle, Third Brother… everyone gave her a thumbs up, and her eyes instantly welled up with tears.

At this time, there were also bursts of shouts outside the house.

In the applause and cheers that the wind and snow could not stop, Chen Fan smiled and said, "Everyone whose name has been read, please go to the brigade headquarters to collect your admission notice…"

Before the voice from the loudspeaker had fallen, someone in each team ran barefoot towards the brigade headquarters.

Someone was still chasing behind, "Fool, come back, ride a horse, riding a horse is faster!"