Reborn in 1977

Walking out of the health office, Zhang Wenliang was so excited he was almost beside himself, waving his arms and saying, "Oh my, that's a university!"

Zhang Juemin, his face flushed red, nodded repeatedly, "If Teacher Chen can go to the regional health school to lecture, that's equivalent to being a university teacher, right?"

Zhang Wenliang immediately said, "Of course, besides university teachers, who else can lecture at a university? And this isn't some kind of advanced deeds presentation,…"

Just as he said this, he suddenly turned to look at Chen Fan, "Actually, with your deeds, holding an advanced deeds lecture isn't out of the question."

Chen Fan felt it was a bit absurd, shaking his head and laughing, "Then tell me, what kind of advanced deeds do I have?"

"How can you say you don't have any?"

Zhang Wenliang counted on his fingers, "Actively teaching the people of our Lujiawan veterinary medicine, and also studying medical skills, saving Old Gao's son that day, and then selflessly contributing his medical skills, first to the people of our Lujiawan, and then coming to the district committee to impart medical skills,…"

"Stop, stop, stop."

Chen Fan raised his hand to interrupt him, "You're exaggerating too much, making me sound like Norman Bethune. Actually, these don't count for much. If we're really talking about advanced deeds, we should bring out our Captain Xiao, who participated in the North-South Campaign and went to the North to fight. After the war, he returned to his hometown to farm. He's the real hero."

Zhang Wenliang laughed heartily, his face filled with pride, "Uncle Xiao definitely is, but you're not bad either."

After joking around for a while, a sidecar motorcycle sputtered over, but didn't stop. Instead, it slowed down, and the rider waved to Chen Fan, "Teacher Chen, wait a couple of minutes, I'll go fill up the gas and come back to pick you up."

Chen Fan naturally had no objections, waving his hand and smiling, "Thanks for your trouble."

After the sidecar motorcycle drove away, Zhang Juemin casually asked, "Where are we going later?"

Chen Fan turned to look at him and said, "Later, I'll find a place for you guys to wait. I'm going to meet someone, and I'll come find you after I'm done. Hey, are you going to browse the department store or read books at the Xinhua Bookstore?"

After he finished speaking, he turned back and saw the two of them staring at him with wide eyes, and couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong?"

Zhang Wenliang swallowed and asked in a low voice, "Who are you going to meet?"

Zhang Juemin's eyes showed a hint of nervousness, "Is it an old acquaintance?"

Chen Fan smiled, "You could say it's an acquaintance."

Seeing the two of them tense up instantly, he couldn't help but laugh, "It's Jiang Lili's sister. She went to see Little Jiang during the New Year. This time I came to the district committee, so I asked Little Jiang if she had anything to bring to her family, and she asked me to bring some things over. It's that simple."

Hearing this, Zhang Juemin and Zhang Wenliang breathed a long sigh of relief.

Good, good, Chen hasn't remembered where he came from.

Coming back to his senses, Zhang Wenliang casually said, "It's just dropping off some things, why do we have to go separately? We can go together, and you can just give her the things."

Chen Fan looked at him, then at Zhang Juemin, and said softly, "Brother Dahu, is that what you think too?"

The two looked at each other, then looked at Chen Fan, and said in unison, "Is there something wrong with that?"

Chen Fan looked around, put his arm around Zhang Wenliang's shoulder, and lowered his voice, "Have you forgotten about Little Jiang's family situation?"

Zhang Wenliang and Zhang Juemin looked at each other again. After a couple of seconds, Zhang Wenliang frowned and said, "Then aren't you afraid?"

Chen Fan smiled, "I'm not leaving Lujiawan, what's there to be afraid of? You're not going to criticize me for helping her with a small favor, are you?"

Without waiting for them to speak, Chen Fan continued, "But you guys are different. Third Brother, you're the militia company commander, you have to set an example. In the production team, nodding and saying hello to Little Jiang is fine, but going to her house is a problem."

Then he looked at Zhang Juemin, "Brother Dahu, you contributed the notes from the first aid manual, which is a merit. This time when you go back, after the health office publishes the book and rewards are given out based on merit, there's a good chance you'll be transferred to the commune health center. Maybe you'll even get a small official position and become a cadre. At this time, any possible 'stain' should be avoided as much as possible."

Zhang Wenliang and Zhang Juemin felt that his analysis made sense.

After a moment of silence, Zhang Juemin pulled Zhang Wenliang and said, "Third Tiger, now is not the time to be willful. You are the militia company commander, you must not only set an example, but when the breeding farm is established, you will also serve as the deputy director. Maybe one day the breeding farm will be taken over by the commune like the construction team, and then you will be a leader in a formal unit. You must ensure purity, and any behavior that could cause misunderstanding cannot be done, understand?"

After a pause, he looked at Chen Fan and smiled, "Teacher Chen doesn't even want to be a cadre in the health office, and is wholeheartedly rooted in our Lujiawan. What else do we have to worry about?!"

Chen Fan chuckled dryly twice, "So you guys came with me because you were afraid I'd run away."

Zhang Wenliang quickly gave an awkward laugh, "It's mainly to make it easier to take care of you."

Chen Fan waved his hand with a smile, "The team owes several thousand yuan in breeding funds. If I were you, I'd be afraid someone would run away too."

The two could only chuckle dryly, "Understanding is the most important thing."

Chen Fan looked at the sidecar motorcycle sputtering over in the distance and asked, "Have you decided where you want to wait for me?"

Zhang Wenliang thought for a moment, "What are you planning to do after you're done with your business?"

Chen Fan, "I want to go to the Xinhua Bookstore to take a look."

Zhang Wenliang, "Then we'll wait for you at the nearby Xinhua Bookstore."

Zhang Juemin also said with a smile, "Okay, I'll study hard today too, and try to read a few books in the bookstore."

When the sidecar motorcycle stopped in front of them, the three got into the vehicle one after another.

The rider asked Chen Fan, "Teacher Chen, where are we going?"

Chen Fan gave Jiang Tiantian's address, but it only had the street name and no house number, so he said, "Master, is there a Xinhua Bookstore on this street?"

The rider thought for a moment, "I haven't been there much, I'm not sure."

Then, he smiled and said, "But it doesn't matter. Let's go over there first and ask someone, and we'll find out."

After saying that, he drove the tricycle out.

The tricycle drove in the middle of the road, and bicycles gave way one after another, casting envious glances.

After driving for about twenty minutes, the tricycle slowed down.

The driver turned to look at Chen Fan and said loudly, "This is the North City of Yunhu, the largest cotton mill in the entire region. The Yunhu Cotton Mill is located here. This cotton mill is only slightly smaller than the one in the provincial capital and is the second largest in the province. It has several thousand employees, plus affiliated units and employee family members. Nearly twenty thousand people here rely on the cotton mill for a living."

Chen Fan nodded, indicating that he heard him, while his eyes scanned the street. As expected, he found that many people were wearing cotton mill work clothes similar to kitchen aprons, and there were obviously more bicycles here than in the city, but fewer pedestrians.

As expected of the leading unit in the Yunhu area, the benefits are extraordinary.

After driving for a while, the tricycle stopped in front of a Xinhua Bookstore on the side of the road. The driver pointed to the intersection ahead and said with a smile, "It's quite a coincidence. There's a Xinhua Bookstore here, and the intersection ahead is where you're looking for."

Chen Fan got up and got out of the car, first handing the driver a cigarette. After thanking him, he said to Zhang Juemin and Zhang Wenliang, "You guys can read books here for a while, and I'll be back after I finish my business."

In front of outsiders, the two of them didn't say much, just nodded lightly, watched Chen Fan walk towards the intersection, and then turned and entered the bookstore.

Chen Fan walked forward for dozens of meters and saw a small road only ten meters wide.

Compared to the wide road of dozens of meters outside, this road was more like the main road of a residential area, and the atmosphere of life suddenly became much stronger.

It's just that today is Monday, people are at work or at school, and there are not many people on the road.

He walked along the road, and soon he saw a store with the sign "Street Supply and Marketing Cooperative Sales Department" hanging on it. This was where Jiang Tiantian worked.

Standing at the door and looking inside, there was no one in the store at this time, only two shop assistants sitting at the counter chatting idly.

Chen Fan walked in, took out four White Rabbit milk candies that he had taken from the room in the guest house from his pocket, put them on the counter, and said with a smile, "Hello, comrades, may I ask if Jiang Tiantian works here?"

The two shop assistants turned to look at him, their eyes falling on the candies on the counter. At least they didn't put on a bad face.

Even though they worked in the supply and marketing cooperative, it was not easy to buy this rare commodity like White Rabbit.

Because this kind of "high-end candy" generally goes through the sales channels of department stores, and department stores and supply and marketing cooperatives are not on the same path. They are specifically for cities and are large shopping malls, while supply and marketing cooperatives are for streets and towns, which are considered "sales departments." The difference is still a bit big. For some high-end goods, it is naturally not so easy to get them. Although two candies are not many, it is good to take them back to coax the children.

One of them asked curiously, "Who are you to her? What's the matter you're looking for her for?"

Faced with this kind of question, Chen Fan had already expected it, and said very naturally, "I am from Nanhugong Commune, Gufeng County. I am on a business trip to the district committee, entrusted by her younger sister to bring her something."

"Younger sister?"

The shop assistant was even more curious, looking Chen Fan up and down, "What is your relationship with her younger sister?"

Chen Fan's expression remained unchanged, "It's nothing. We're just in the same production team, so we can be considered acquaintances."

Hearing this answer, the shop assistant didn't seem very satisfied, but she couldn't see anything from Chen Fan's face. Finally, for the sake of the White Rabbit milk candies, she pointed outside and said, "Someone was looking for her just now, it seemed to be someone from the cotton mill. They went outside to talk, they should be in the alley across the street, you go look for them."

Chen Fan looked back and did see a small alley diagonally opposite, so he thanked them and turned to leave.

Crossing the road, he arrived at the entrance of the alley. Chen Fan looked inside, but didn't see anyone. Instead, he saw a patch of uneven house walls. He didn't know if they were in some corner?

After pondering for two seconds, Chen Fan looked left and right, and soon found a place where rats were active.

He looked left and right again. There was no one on the road, so he took out a milk candy, peeled it open, and threw it on the side of the road.

After a while, a rat cautiously poked its head out. Seeing Chen Fan, it wasn't afraid, but cautiously took a few tentative steps.

Chen Fan, however, squeaked a few times. The rat was immediately stunned.

What does that mean? How can this guy talk? He even wants me to find someone? If I find them, will there be something good to eat?

The sweet taste didn't let it think too much, and it immediately rushed over to pick up the candy, swallowed it whole, and then rushed into the alley.

In less than two minutes, the rat rushed back, squeaking at Chen Fan, "There are two people inside, where's the candy?"

Chen Fan smiled slightly and threw another candy to it, "Take me there."

With the rat leading the way, he could save himself the effort of slowly finding someone. Why be stingy with a candy?

The rat jumped up and bit it in one bite, then turned and ran into the alley.

Chen Fan stepped on a strange pace, each step more than a meter away, following the rat unhurriedly, running into the alley.

It was quite deep inside. After walking for about fifty meters, he could faintly hear the sound of small voices in front of him.

Chen Fan's ears twitched, and he could hear that it was Jiang Tiantian speaking, but listening to her tone, she seemed very impatient, and seemed to be arguing with someone.

This is a bit interesting. The Jiang sisters are now living cautiously, how could they have a dispute with someone? And in such a hidden place?