Reborn in 1977

Chapter 160: I'll Take That as a Compliment

Captain Yang returned home, pulled out his pipe and smoked a bowl, pondering carefully for a while, before finally gritting his teeth and asking Yang Ju to invite Accountant Liu and Storekeeper Huang over.

The fire pit was brought out again, and the old tree root that hadn't finished burning continued to smolder. The three of them, holding their tea mugs, sat around the fire pit smoking.

Accountant Liu's hand-rolled cigarettes were the most convenient. He took one out, stuck it to the tree root to light it, and began to puff out clouds of smoke, then asked, "What did Little Chen say?"

Captain Yang had just tightened the tobacco, picked up a small wooden stick to get a light, and brought it to the pipe to light it when Huang, the storekeeper, took it away.

He took a puff of smoke before saying, "His attitude is impeccable, he agreed without hesitation. As long as the brigade headquarters is okay, he'll be back after the broadcast."

Storekeeper Huang threw the burnt-out stick into the fire pit and grinned, "Little Chen is still a very good person."

Accountant Liu looked at Captain Yang, "Then, when he comes back later, we'll just give him the exam directly, right?"

The implication was, why did you call us here for a meeting at this time?

Wouldn't it have been enough to have Yang Ju give a notice? Wouldn't it be nice to stay at home and bake Ciba on such a cold day?

Thinking of Ciba, Accountant Liu turned to Yang Ju and shouted, "Go, cut two pieces of Ciba from your house and bring them over."

Yang Ju wasn't stingy either. She went directly to the kitchen to get a kitchen knife, and soon came over with a bowl of Ciba cut into small pieces, with a small barbecue rack in her other hand.

Of course, it wasn't the wire mesh barbecue rack of later generations, but a frame made of two thick iron wires bent into shape. It was placed in the fire pit, relying on the flames of the burning tree root, and the Ciba could be cooked quickly when placed on it.

Only then did Captain Yang mysteriously say, "I went to the educated youth spot just now. Guess what I saw?"

Storekeeper Huang squinted, "Was he flirting with that Little Jiang?"

Accountant Liu slapped his thigh, "I said you can't put single men and women together."

Storekeeper Huang turned his head, "Then let him live in your house?"

Accountant Liu glared, "Why don't you say let him live in your house?"

Storekeeper Huang was about to retort when Captain Yang quickly reached out to stop him, "What nonsense are you talking about? Little Jiang didn't even show her face, don't talk nonsense outside."

The two then shut up.

Captain Yang didn't dare to play games anymore, and said in a low voice, "I saw Little Chen drying pottery blanks."

As soon as these words came out, everyone else in the Yang family, except Accountant Liu and Storekeeper Huang, looked at him expectantly.

Captain Yang bit the mouthpiece of his pipe and gestured as he said, "It's the pottery blank for firing kilns and ceramics."

Seeing that they still didn't understand, Captain Yang glared, "Don't you understand the ones for firing bowls and plates?"

This time, the two understood.

Accountant Liu widened his eyes, "He can fire ceramics?"

Storekeeper Huang silently calculated that a bowl costs two cents, and the materials are just a little soil and firewood, which is not worth much at all. Even if the firing is a little poor, one cent a bowl is still a huge profit!

Just as the two were full of hope, Captain Yang shook his head, "He can't fire pottery."

After a pause, he smiled and said, "However, he can understand the books that teach how to fire pottery."

Accountant Liu threw away his cigarette butt and slapped his palm, "Then let him practice first. Once he's proficient, we'll start a sideline team!"

Yang Ju suddenly rushed over and buried the cigarette butt in the ashes with a wooden stick.

Storekeeper Huang pointed to a piece of Ciba, "This piece has a smoky flavor, it's yours."

Accountant Liu waved his hand indifferently, "It's mine, it's mine."

As long as he could get the sideline business going, he would be happy to eat smoked Ciba every day.

Captain Yang chuckled, "That's what I thought too, so I called you over for a meeting to see how to do this?"

Next, the three of them spoke one after another, getting happier and happier, as if they saw a good life right in front of them.

… …

Chen Fan rushed to the broadcasting station, practiced holding a gun for a while, and when 7 o'clock arrived, he turned on the broadcast on time, and then wrote a newsletter about yesterday's militia training.

With the experience of writing about dike reinforcement last time, he was now familiar with the process. In a short while, he wrote more than three thousand words.

Then, looking at the sketch outlines in the notebook, he found a few more pieces of white paper and drew several sketches with a swish, swish, swish.

There were sketches of standing at attention, crawling forward, lying down and shooting at the sky, and team combined attacks.

When the broadcast ended, all the work was completed.

Just as he turned off the broadcasting equipment, Zhang Wenliang appeared at the door, "Yo, writing while doing a horse stance, so diligent."

In order to improve efficiency, Chen Fan had been writing the newsletter in a horse stance just now, but he didn't stand all the time, otherwise he wouldn't be able to bear it. He would stand for a while and rest for a while, which was a bit of exercise. The most important thing was to earn experience points.

Chen Fan smiled as he packed his things, "I just happened to be doing it for a while when you saw me."

Zhang Wenliang also believed him. Two hours in a horse stance, not to mention Chen Fan, even he couldn't bear it. Even alternating between a horse stance and a riding stance would be tough.

He smiled and put this behind him, and said, "Are you done? I'll take you to eat something delicious when you're done."

Chen Fan was slightly stunned, "Oh, what a coincidence, our Captain Yang has something to discuss with me."

Zhang Wenliang was also stunned, "What is it?"

Chen Fan smiled wryly, "Isn't it about the selection of veterinary students? There are a few suitable candidates in Team 6, and I don't know which one to choose, so Captain Yang decided to use an exam to select the best candidate. That's why he asked me to go back to invigilate and grade the papers today."

"Is that so?"

Zhang Wenliang nodded thoughtfully, "Seriously, that's a good way."

Perhaps Team 5 could do the same?

After being stunned for a moment, he quickly reacted, grabbed Chen Fan and walked out, "It's okay, it won't delay you from going back to invigilate. My family is making New Year's goods today, I'll bring you something back."

New Year's goods?

Chen Fan sniffed and couldn't help laughing, "I was wondering why there was such a strong aroma today, it turned out you were making New Year's goods. Hey, there must be candy, right?"

Zhang Wenliang pointed at him, "Your nose is really sharper than a dog's."

Chen Fan, "I'll take that as a compliment."

Zhang Wenliang, "Aren't I complimenting you?"

The two talked and laughed, and soon walked to the front yard. When passing by the office, Chen Fan turned in and handed the newsletter and sketches he had just written to Xiao Liewen, "Captain Xiao, the newsletter for yesterday's militia has been written, please review it."

Xiao Liewen took it and smiled so hard that he couldn't close his mouth, "Good, good, I'll take a look first, take a look first."

After Chen Fan greeted the other three leaders and went out with Zhang Wenliang, Secretary Yang smiled, "Old Xiao, you might become famous."

Xiao Liewen waved his hand, "Hey, what fame will I get?"

Saying that, he picked up the newsletter and shook it, and said sternly, "I just want some people to see that the militia is still here, and it's useful!"

Hearing this, the faces of the three Secretaries Yang changed slightly.

Before, Xiao was so eager to pull Chen Fan to follow the training, they thought Xiao was for his own face, it turned out that he was thinking of this.

Once upon a time, the militia organization was glorious for a while. At that time, it was really a dragnet, and not even a fly could escape.

However, later the environment changed, and the situation took a sharp turn for the worse. The militia organizations in many places were destroyed, and some even existed in name only, which inevitably attracted some rumors, slander and defamation.

Old Xiao was not convinced and wanted those people to know that the militia is also a soldier, at least in Lujiawan, the militia is still there!

Looks like I can't set a flag.