Reborn in 1977

Chapter 171: Saying It's Not a Warning?

Having failed to engage in a battle of wits with the legendary educated youth, Chen Fan's energy instantly dissipated, and then, as the alcohol took effect, he began to doze off.

Checking the time, it wasn't even 11:30 yet, so he simply closed the door, lay down on the bed, and took a nap.

He woke up at one o'clock.

Only then did he get dressed and go out, riding his horse to Team 10.

Maltose wasn't expensive, only 25 cents a pound, much cheaper than white sugar at 78 cents a pound.

Opportunity knocks but once, so Chen Fan simply bought ten pounds of maltose, put it in jars, and rode his horse back with it.

With maltose, he could make rice candy and other New Year goods. If he couldn't use it all, he could make sugar water, or eat it directly.

Maltose wasn't as sweet as sugar. He scooped up a spoonful and ate it directly. It was sweet but not greasy, refreshing. Chen Fan often secretly ate it when he was a child.

When Chen Fan returned, Jiang Lili immediately went to the kitchen to get busy, and he also took the initiative to help.

Rice candy and sesame candy were easy to make, just mix them with maltose and wait for them to solidify.

Fried goods like Beijing fruit bars, pig ears, small fried dough twists, and snow dates were more troublesome. Jiang Lili poured a full two pounds of oil and fried them in a large pot.

This oil was all provided by Chen Fan. Anyway, he had plenty of oil. Eleven pounds of oil was enough for an average family in the city to eat for two years. Jiang Lili usually saved oil when cooking, but thinking that the Spring Festival only came once a year, she followed Chen Fan's wishes and splurged a little.

Moreover, these things were prepared for him to entertain guests who came to pay New Year's visits. He couldn't use Jiang Lili's oil, could he?

While frying, Chen Fan suddenly felt a little greedy and asked Jiang Lili, "Does anyone have lotus root?"

Jiang Lili puffed up her cheeks and said embarrassedly, "Every household should have it. The educated youth center also distributed lotus root, but I didn't want it, so it was divided among the other educated youths."

Chen Fan's mouth twitched slightly. He regretted that those educated youths didn't come today, otherwise he would definitely let them know that people should be kind and not bully others!

Jiang Lili looked at him, "What do you want lotus root for?"

Chen Fan, "I want to fry some lotus root sandwiches."

Two slices of lotus root with meat filling in the middle, coated with flour on the outside, and fried in a hot oil pan, would make delicious lotus root sandwiches, a must-have New Year's good for Yunhu people.

Jiang Lili pursed her lips and smiled awkwardly, "Then we can only go to other people's houses to exchange for some."

"It's okay."

Chen Fan grinned, "I'll just go to Captain Yang's house to ask for some. Anyway, I don't need much. I'll also borrow a fishing net from him to catch some small fish to fry crispy small fish."

Crispy small fish were made with small fish no more than 10 centimeters long. After removing the head, internal organs, and scales, they were washed clean, salted, and placed in a basket to drain the water. Then they were fried in a hot oil pan until the fish meat and bones were crispy. They were taken out and cooled. When you wanted to eat them, you could fry them again in low-temperature oil.

The most delicious were the two- or three-centimeter-long fry. One bite was full of crisp fragrance. Eating fish without spitting out bones, the taste was really amazing.

In addition to lotus root sandwiches and crispy small fish, Chen Fan also wanted to make fried vegetarian meatballs.

That is, mixing vegetables such as radish, carrot, cabbage, and green vegetables with flour, adding seasonings, mixing well, and then frying in oil, which was also very delicious.

If you wanted it to be even more delicious, you could add a little meat to it, which would make the taste smoother.

Well, we'll talk about this later, let's go catch fish first.

Returning to the room to check the time, it wasn't even 3 o'clock yet, so he went out and walked towards Captain Yang's house.

Soon he arrived at the captain's house. Before he even entered the door, he smelled a fragrance. Chen Fan twitched his nose and laughed loudly, "Captain, preparing New Year's goods?"

When Captain Yang saw him coming, he immediately greeted him with a smile, "You're here."

Chen Fan smiled and nodded, "Yeah."

Then Captain Yang waved to Yang Ju, "Bring a bowl of meatballs over."

Chen Fan quickly waved his hand, "No need, no need, I'm just here to borrow something."

However, Yang Ju had already run quickly to the kitchen and soon brought back a bowl of meatballs, most of which were pearl meatballs, with only a few tofu meatballs and radish meatballs.

When Captain Yang saw this, his face froze. He cursed inwardly, you stinky girl, you're already starting to favor outsiders at this time?

Then he greeted Chen Fan to sit down with an unchanged smile, "Eat something first and then talk. This was made by Xiao Ju, try it and see how it tastes."

Yang Ju had already handed the bowl to him, and Chen Fan couldn't refuse, so he had to take it.

However, he felt that Yang Ju was a little strange today. Not only were her hands a little shaky, but her face was also flushed, and even her earlobes were red. Could it be that she had a fever?

So he quickly said, "Captain, I think Xiao Ju's complexion is not right. Why don't we go to the brigade headquarters and have Doctor Zhang take a look."

As soon as Yang Ju heard this, she turned around and ran out.

Captain Yang's face stiffened slightly, and then he laughed, "It's okay, it's okay, maybe she's been busy in the kitchen and it's a little hot."

Saying that, he pointed to the bowl in Chen Fan's hand, "Eat it while it's hot, eat it while it's hot."

Chen Fan could only take a meatball and throw it into his mouth.

Well, it's a little salty, but the rest is okay, after all, it's meat.

Captain Yang took out his pipe, filled it with tobacco, and asked with a smile, "You said you wanted to borrow something just now, what did you want to borrow?"

Chen Fan, "Um, borrow a lotus root, and also borrow a fishing net. I want to go net some small fish to make fried crispy fish."

Captain Yang said "Oh" and nodded without hesitation, "No problem, I'll give it to you later."

After a pause, he took a puff of smoke and said, "Xiao Chen, I want to discuss something with you."

Chen Fan looked at him, "You say."

Captain Yang, "It's like this, the place you live in now is the educated youth center."

Chen Fan's eyes rolled slightly, "Ah, I know."

Captain Yang smiled, "I know you know, but there's a situation you don't know. Originally, there were 6 educated youths in the educated youth center. In addition to Xiao Jiang, there are also 5 local educated youths, but today they came over and said that they have all found receiving units in the town, so they won't be coming next year."

Chen Fan blinked, "Um, so what?"

Captain Yang smacked his lips, "If they don't come, there will only be you and Xiao Jiang in the educated youth center. It's not good for a single man and a single woman to live in the same courtyard, you know."

Chen Fan ate the meatballs without saying a word.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Captain Yang continued, "I'm not trying to scare you, you can go ask around. Just two years ago, the Red Star Brigade in the south had an incident. A three-year female educated youth and a male educated youth who had just come to the countryside got together, and then, after a while, she became pregnant."

As soon as Chen Fan heard this, he was shocked and quickly put down the bowl and waved his hand, "Captain, Captain, I didn't!".

Captain Yang beckoned to him, signaling him to be calm, and smiled, "I know you didn't, don't worry, I'm just telling you a negative example."

Chen Fan swallowed the food in his mouth, feeling a little bitter.

Good fellow, I just came over to borrow a fishing net, and you want to warn me?

Or is it killing the chicken to scare the monkey?

Captain Yang smoked his pipe, "In short, this matter caused quite a stir at the time. The woman's family went to the man's house to make trouble, and the man's family said that the woman was immoral. Of course, the woman was not convinced. In the end, it was a mess, and it even alarmed the county's educated youth office and the county committee.

If it gets to the top, there will definitely be no good fruit to eat. In the end, they were ordered not to return to the city for five years, and the whole county criticized them. They are still in the Red Star Brigade raising their baby.

That's it, mainly because it implicated the Red Star Brigade and made them lose all face. The members didn't dare to look people in the eye. Think about it, if the Red Star Brigade can't hold their heads up, how good can those two people be?"

Are you still saying it's not a warning?!

Chen Fan immediately stated, "Captain, don't worry, I will definitely be well-behaved and guarantee not to make mistakes."

Captain Yang laughed, "I believe in you, but after all, a single man and a single woman, people's words are terrible."

Chen Fan blinked and looked at him hesitantly, "Then, what do you mean?"

Captain Yang smiled, "Don't worry, our team has already held a meeting and discussed a solution."

Chen Fan stared, "What?"

Captain Yang held his pipe in his mouth and exhaled a puff of smoke, "We will arrange for 3 people to live in the educated youth center, so you won't be a single man and a single woman."

Chen Fan's mouth twitched slightly, and he chuckled twice, "That's really a good idea."

At the same time, his heart was dark. It's over, the world of two is declared over.