Reborn in 1977

Chapter 5: Yes, I'm a 60s Kid

"What?"

Team Leader Yang was completely stunned, turning his head to look at his two top subordinates, "What did he say?"

Accountant Liu's features were squeezed together, "It sounds like he's saying, 'Leave me alone?'"

Guard Huang bent down to take a look, waving his hand in front of Chen Fan's eyes, but the latter didn't react at all, scaring him into quickly retracting his hand and whispering to Team Leader Yang, "This kid must have been possessed by a water ghost, right?"

Accountant Liu's legs went weak upon hearing this.

Although the campaign to eliminate feudal superstitions had been going on for ten years, these things had been passed down for thousands of years, and almost everyone had heard about them since childhood. How could they be easily eradicated?

Especially since many things couldn't be explained now, they were all attributed to ghosts and gods, leaving them with no choice but to believe. Moreover, the older they got, the more they believed in this, with all sorts of taboos. On the contrary, young people were fearless, daring to tear down anything, whether it was a palace, temple, or an old tomb.

Team Leader Yang was also startled by this, immediately straightening his face, "Nonsense, how can there be water ghosts in broad daylight? Besides, he was fine just now."

Then, he took a step forward, preparing to shout again.

At this moment, Chen Fan heard them talking, suddenly raised his head, and grinned, "Team Leader Yang, you're here."

The sudden words startled Team Leader Yang, making him shiver. He quickly straightened his back and coughed, "Ah, yes."

After saying that, he felt something was wrong. Why did it feel like he was a guest at someone else's house?

What a mess.

Team Leader Yang moved to the other side of the chair and sat down, winking at the two who were still a little spooked. After they both sat down, he turned around and said to Chen Fan with a kind face, "So, Little Chen, how old are you this year?"

Chen Fan also turned to face him, with the humble smile he had developed in the workplace, "I'm 28 this year, 29 by Chinese reckoning."

"Nonsense!"

Accountant Liu immediately raised his old face, with a wise expression, "You're 28? You look 16 or 17 at most, 28..."

28?

Accountant Liu suddenly froze, instantly changing his expression, sitting up straight, then cautiously approaching Team Leader Yang, whispering in his ear, "Wasn't Chen Ergou from the neighboring village who drowned two years ago 28 years old?"

After saying that, he looked as if he had suddenly realized something, "Oh dear, they both have the surname Chen?!"

Case closed!

Hearing this, Team Leader Yang's mouth also went dry, his hair stood on end, and he felt uneasy.

Chen Fan was completely dumbfounded. Me? 16 or 17 at most?

Am I that young?

He suddenly thought about his hands becoming tender, raised his hand to take a look, then touched his face, and turned to ask, "Team Leader Yang, is there a mirror here?"

Guard Huang immediately got up and ran outside, shouting, "Little Jiang, Little Jiang."

Jiang Lili quickly ran out, "Guard Huang, I'm here."

Guard Huang, "Do you have a mirror?"

Jiang Lili seemed to have heard something terrible, quickly shaking her head and waving her hands, "No, no, I don't have a mirror, and I never look in the mirror. You can come in and check if you don't believe me."

Guard Huang frowned, "How can a girl not even have a mirror?"

Jiang Lili lowered her head and said nothing.

Guard Huang seemed to have thought of something, then coughed and stopped mentioning it, instead saying, "Forget it, I'll go home and get one."

It was just a few steps away, and he could be back in two minutes.

The reason he was so eager was because he had heard from the elders that some people who were possessed by ghosts thought they were still alive, but as long as the ghost saw himself in the mirror, letting him know that he wasn't "himself", the possession could be broken.

He had just taken two steps when Jiang Lili suddenly remembered something and quickly said, "Guard Huang, will that mirror work?"

Guard Huang turned around, then turned again, looking in the direction she was pointing. He saw a palm-sized mirror hanging above the transom of that room.

Jiang Lili added, "That was hung up by an educated youth who came two years ago. He went back to the city two months ago and didn't take it away."

Guard Huang immediately slapped his thigh, overjoyed, "That's perfect!"

Here in the countryside, there was a custom of hanging mirrors on the transom, which is the window above the gate. The old saying was that it could protect the house, ward off evil, drive away evil spirits, and expose demons. The new saying was that it was for tidying up your appearance before entering the door.

Actually, it was just an excuse. Who would look at that thing when entering the door? Wouldn't that be saying they were a demon?

But using this kind of mirror to show Chen Fan would be just right, wouldn't it?!

So he quickly brought a chair, stood on it, took down the mirror, and directly wiped off the dust with his sleeve, making it shine brightly.

Then he ran into Chen Fan's room and handed it to him, "Here, the mirror."

After saying that, he winked at Team Leader Yang and Accountant Liu, staring intently at Chen Fan.

Chen Fan took the mirror and pointed it at himself, and when he saw his face clearly, he was stunned.

The face was still that face, but the skin was fair and clear, and he looked at least ten years younger!

Did time-travel have this kind of effect?

He raised his eyebrows and made faces at the mirror. That's right, this face was his.

At the same time, his mind was racing. Telling the truth was definitely not an option. If he took this face out and told people he was 28 years old, no one would believe him. Even with a baby face, it wouldn't be like this, not to mention he didn't have a baby face.

After looking at it for a while, he put down the mirror and turned to look. He saw Team Leader Yang and the other two winking and silently communicating with their eyes, not knowing what they were doing.

He put the mirror on the table and coughed.

Team Leader Yang and the other two immediately turned to look at him, Guard Huang still with some caution and hope, "How is it?"

How is what?

Chen Fan felt that he was a little strange, but he didn't think too much about it, and said seriously, "Yes, I misremembered..."

Before he could finish speaking, Team Leader Yang and the other two simultaneously breathed a sigh of relief, especially Accountant Liu, whose beads of sweat on his head were visible to the naked eye.

He reached out and wiped the sweat, "It's okay, it's okay."

Chen Fan looked at him strangely, "Huh?"

Accountant Liu's expression stiffened, he smiled and said, "I mean, it's good that you remembered."

Guard Huang asked again, "Then how old are you this year?"

Chen Fan immediately gave the answer he had just thought of, "18."

18 years old, just an adult, perfect!

Guard Huang continued to ask, "Full age or Chinese age?"

Then he smiled and said, "This is for registering your information."

"Oh, oh."

Chen Fan looked up, silently calculating what 1977 minus 18 equals?

Accountant Liu helpfully prompted from the side, "Just say what year you were born in. If it's 59, it's full age, and if it's 60, it's Chinese age."

"Chinese age!"

Chen Fan immediately changed his age, saying very definitely, "The first day of the twelfth lunar month in 1960."

These days, the older generation mostly calculates birthdays according to the lunar calendar, so he reported his lunar birthday.

As for the year, being born in '59 meant being a '50s kid, while being born in '60 made you a '60s kid. The difference was huge, okay? It had to be born in '60.

Yes, I'm a 60s kid!

"The first day of the twelfth lunar month? Then you've just turned 16 and are going on 17,"

Team Leader Yang leaned on the table, looking at him in surprise, "Yesterday was your birthday?"

Accountant Liu and Guard Huang also looked at him, clearly with some regret in their eyes.

Poor kid, who knows what he suffered. Something happened on his birthday, I'm afraid his family is still waiting for him to go back to celebrate his birthday.