Reborn in 1977

Chapter 341: Who Exactly Is It?

Coming down from the broadcasting room, just as I reached the front yard, I saw Secretary Yang, Captain Zhang, Xiao Liewen, and Ye Shubao walking in, along with Zhang Wenliang and Zhang Juemin.

Chen Fan quickly went to greet them, saying hello to each one.

Secretary Yang looked at him with shining eyes, "Did you come to the brigade headquarters to write a new article?"

Ye Shubao clapped his hands, his face full of certainty, "It must be, quickly let me see it."

Chen Fan's face fell, "Can't I just come to work?

"Tch, you still work?

Zhang Wenliang took his backpack off and held it in his hand, walking inside as he said, "Ever since Xiao'e has been able to handle the broadcasting room, when have you ever worked properly?

Chen Fan followed the crowd inside, righteously saying, "I was creating an internship opportunity for her. Learning something a hundred times is not as good as using it once. If she didn't have practical exercises every day, would she be improving so quickly?!"

Zhang Wenliang gave him a thumbs up, "When it comes to thick skin, I admire you the most."

Then Captain Zhang flicked him on the forehead, "Xiao Chen is giving your sister an opportunity, and you're still not happy about it?

Zhang Wenliang shrank his head and didn't dare to say anything.

After entering the office, everyone found their own seats.

Zhang Wenliang, Zhang Juemin, and Chen Fan sat on the bench against the wall.

But before his butt even touched the chair, Chen Fan jumped up, "I'll be right back."

And he really was right back.

In less than two minutes, he returned to the office and handed a stack of manuscript paper to Secretary Yang, "Secretary, this is an article I wrote. Please take a look, and if it's suitable, send it out as soon as possible."

Secretary Yang took it, but before he could open it, he looked at him and asked, "Send it to the Prefectural Committee Daily?"

As he spoke, he spread out the manuscript.

Chen Fan shook his head, "No, this isn't a newsletter, it's a novella. Send it to the 'Jiangnan Literature' magazine."

"Ah?

Secretary Yang stopped what he was doing, looking at him in surprise, "A novel?"

Captain Zhang also stared, "Why are you writing a novel at this time?

Xiao Liewen was annoyed, "Right now is the double抢 (harvest season), you should write more newsletters about the double抢, why are you writing a novel?

Ye Shubao looked at Chen Fan, then at the manuscript in Secretary Yang's hand, pointing and saying, "Why don't we take a look first? Xiao Chen shouldn't be someone who can't tell what's important."

Chen Fan straightened his back, moved closer to Ye Shubao, "Take a look, take a look, Captain Ye still has confidence in me. Am I the kind of person who can't tell what's important? This novel is about the double抢."

The others exchanged glances, then crowded around Secretary Yang to read the novel together.

After a while, the people immersed in the novel each breathed a sigh of relief.

Secretary Yang folded the manuscript and held it up, shaking it, "Well written, although it's a novel, it's very true to the facts."

Chen Fan laughed, "It's a non-fiction novel, after all."

At this time, An Quan suddenly walked in, looked at the crowd, and asked curiously, "What non-fiction novel?"

Secretary Yang immediately handed him the manuscript, "Take a look, Xiao Chen just wrote it, planning to submit it to 'Jiangnan Literature'."

An Quan quickly walked forward, took the manuscript, and went to the side to read it.

Zhang Wenliang walked over to Chen Fan and sat down, handing him a cigarette, "Why did you write about women? Our militia is the main force in the double抢, why? Just because..."

Before he could finish speaking, Yang Xingxiu walked in with a stern face, "Who just said you can't write about women?

Zhang Wenliang's eyelids twitched, and he quickly said, "Who, who said that?

Ignoring the strange looks from others, he turned his head and looked around seriously, "No one said you can't write about women."

Then he stood up, pointed at Chen Fan with both hands, and said with a serious face, "I was just saying that Xiao Chen wrote an article about the double抢, and the protagonist is a woman, and it's about to be submitted to 'Jiangnan Literature' for publication."

Yang Xingxiu's eyes lit up immediately, and she turned to look at Chen Fan, "Really?"

Chen Fan smiled and pointed to the manuscript in An Quan's hand, "That's it."

Yang Xingxiu immediately went over, "Brother An, let me see it."

Zhang Wenliang wiped his cold sweat and sat down again.

Chen Fan turned his head to look at him, gently curling his lip, "That's it?!"

Zhang Wenliang glared at him, saying in a voice smaller than a mosquito's buzz, "What do you know? A good man doesn't fight with a woman."

Chen Fan kept a polite smile on his face, "Where did you guys go, just now?

Zhang Wenliang immediately became animated, taking out two tickets from his pocket, "Look, what are these?"

Chen Fan's eyes lit up, "Electric fan tickets?!"

Just as he was about to take them, Zhang Wenliang quickly stuffed the tickets back into his pocket, covering them with both hands, "I can't give these to you!"

In the summer, electric fan tickets were even more precious than TV tickets!

Chen Fan's face stiffened slightly, his mind racing, and then he asked softly, "Do you have money?

Zhang Wenliang turned his head to look at him, "Huh?

Chen Fan coughed lightly, "Look, the cheapest table fan costs 68 yuan, and a floor fan costs at least 150 yuan, a better one is 180, and an even better one..."

"Stop, stop, stop."

Zhang Wenliang wiped his sweat, grabbed his arm, and said, "Don't make it any better, I don't have money, but if I scrape together a bit, I can still come up with sixty or seventy yuan!"

Chen Fan was about to speak when he suddenly heard a loud shout from the side, "Good!"

Then he saw Yang Xingxiu clapping her hands excitedly, "Good, well written!"

Chen Fan pursed his lips, glanced at Zhang Wenliang, then looked at Yang Xingxiu, stood up and grinned, "Sister Yang, what do you think is good?

Yang Xingxiu immediately looked at him and said, "Everything is good, not only does it describe the hardship of the double抢, but it especially highlights the hard work of our female comrades."

She took a piece of manuscript paper from An Quan and read a passage with great emotion, then said excitedly, "It's so well written. Our 'female warriors' wake up from their dreams, not bothering to wipe the sweat from their foreheads, and rush to the 'battlefield' again with sharpened sickles... That's right, in the farmland, we are not just farmers, but also warriors fighting for the country's grain harvest!"

Chen Fan clenched his hands tightly, took a deep breath, and said with a sad expression, "Yes, the grain harvest is thanks to the efforts of every warrior. But after the warriors leave the battlefield, they can't even get a good night's sleep."

Yang Xingxiu's face stiffened slightly, and she sighed deeply, "Yes, it's okay at night, barely able to fall asleep, but in this hot weather, it's like a steamer during the day, only able to rub against the ground for some coolness. If there was an electric fan,..."

Chen Fan smiled, about to say that there were electric fan tickets here.

But before he could play the "villain," everyone looked at Zhang Wenliang at the same time.

Captain Zhang, "Sanhu Zi, didn't you say that you went to the county motor factory to give a speech today, and they gave you two electric fan tickets?

The veins on Zhang Wenliang's forehead throbbed, and he obediently took out the two tickets from his pocket and placed them on the table, "Just these two."

Chen Fan's eyes lit up immediately, "There are only two tickets, how should we divide them?"

Secretary Yang cleared his throat and deliberately frowned, saying, "The ticket is one thing, but the key is the money."

Team Leader Zhang pursed his lips and nodded slightly, sullenly smoking his pipe. "One electric fan ticket, plus 5 industrial coupons, can buy a table fan, plus 10 industrial coupons, can buy a floor fan..."

Before he could finish, Ye Shubao interjected, "The cheapest table fan costs 68 yuan, and the floor fan starts at least 150 yuan. But the team doesn't have 68 yuan now, let alone 6 yuan or 8 yuan. What do we do?"

Xiao Liewen pursed his lips. "If a few of us chip in, we can still come up with the money for one electric fan. When we buy it back, we'll see which team has the fastest progress and reward it to that team. As for the other one..."

Chen Fan's eyes darted around, and he said cautiously, "How about... giving it to me?"

Everyone turned to look at him.

Chen Fan immediately said, "I won't take it for free. I'll just borrow it for a while and return a ticket to the brigade later."

Secretary Yang looked at him curiously. "Electric fan tickets aren't easy to come by. Where are you going to get one?"

Chen Fan chuckled and pointed to the manuscripts in Yang Xingxiu and Quan An's hands. "That's why I want to submit articles to 'Jiangnan Literature'. If I submit to the Prefectural Committee Daily, they won't give me anything and the team will have to pay the reward. It's different with 'Jiangnan Literature'. They actually give tickets and certificates. Last time, they gave me a lot of industrial coupons.

In this article, I focused on describing the impact of the hot weather on the commune members. As long as the leaders of their magazine have a bit of foresight, they will definitely give me an electric fan ticket. When the ticket is sent, I'll return it to the brigade. Wouldn't that be fine?"

Everyone suddenly understood.

Xiao Liewen nodded repeatedly. "So that's what you were planning."

Quan An chimed in from the side, "I have to say, this novel is an excellent work in documentary literature and has a high probability of being adopted. Moreover, Xiao Chen has published articles in 'Jiangnan Literature' before, which gives him an advantage. He might really be able to get an electric fan ticket back."

Secretary Yang nodded, turned and walked up to Chen Fan, took an electric fan ticket from the table and handed it to him. "Here, this ticket is for you."

Chen Fan happily took the ticket, turned to look at Yang Xingxiu, then looked at the crowd, and grinned. "Don't worry, when I buy the electric fan back, it will be for the female comrades in our production team. I won't keep it for myself."

Yang Xingxiu smiled and nodded. "Since you can write this article, I definitely believe you."

Chen Fan waved the ticket. "Then I'll go buy the electric fan first."

With that, he turned and walked out.

After he left, Zhang Wenliang went to the door to take a look, then turned around, pinched his chin, and suddenly chuckled twice. "If he knew that the ticket he took away was originally given to him by the electric motor factory, what would happen?"

Quan An and Yang Xingxiu had only arrived later. Hearing this, they couldn't help but widen their eyes, their eyes filled with three parts surprise, three parts curiosity, and four parts laughter.

Secretary Yang cleared his throat and picked up the remaining electric fan ticket and handed it to Zhang Juemin. "Dahu, you pay for it first. Go buy the electric fan back later and leave it for the people in your Team 5 to use."

The electric fan ticket was brought back by the Zhang brothers. Even if they handed it over to the brigade, the brigade would definitely give priority to their team, and no one would say anything strange.

After Zhang Juemin took the ticket, Secretary Yang turned around and chuckled. "Compared to what he's thinking, I'm more curious about who he's taken a fancy to?"

Quan An shook the manuscript in his hand and chuckled. "Such a big event as the double rush, he wrote about the girls in the opening. It would be strange if he didn't have someone in his heart."

This time, even Yang Xingxiu nodded. "Although the female comrades are very hardworking, they do lack some advantages compared to the male comrades. Although I am also very happy that Xiao Chen wrote about women in the first article, I don't believe that he doesn't have some selfish motives."

Team Leader Zhang puffed on his cigarette and looked up, "There are only four people there, Yang Ju, Huang Ying, and Liu Dan."

Then he turned to look at both sides, his brows slightly furrowed. "It can't be that Xiao Jiang, right?"

Zhang Wenliang and Zhang Juemin exchanged glances and didn't say anything.

They wouldn't say anything randomly without evidence.

Xiao Liewen waved his hand. "I don't think so. If he had taken a fancy to that Xiao Jiang, he should have stayed in the Prefectural Committee, or even earlier, followed my old company commander. That way, he would have had a chance to help Xiao Jiang return to the city, and Xiao Jiang would have remembered his kindness. But he didn't do any of that, so it shouldn't be her."

Ye Shubao scratched his head. "Then who is it?"

Secretary Yang chuckled. "Who cares who he's taken a fancy to, as long as it's someone from Lujiawan. We'll hold a banquet first to make it a done deal, and then get the marriage certificate when they reach the age. That will be foolproof."

Team Leader Zhang cleared his throat, his eyes darting around. "Should we say hello to Lao Yang and let him create some conditions?"

Quan An immediately raised his hand. "Absolutely not."

Seeing everyone looking at him, he quickly said, "Young people are shy. Didn't you see that Xiao Chen went around the bush to get an electric fan? If you create conditions for him, it will be too obvious, so it's better to let it happen naturally."

When the others heard this, they couldn't help but nod slightly.

After a pause of two seconds, Secretary Yang said with a smile, "I quite like Xiao Chen. He's very clever and hardworking. I voted in favor of letting him settle in Lujiawan and approving the homestead for him..."

The three brigade leaders next to him couldn't help but say in unison, "I voted too."

Secretary Yang's face stiffened slightly, and he cleared his throat. "That's what I mean. First settle down, then build a house. That's half of the family settled. The remaining half is getting married and having children. As long as he finds a wife and gets married in Lujiawan, he will be tied to Lujiawan for the rest of his life.

We're not saying we want anything from him, but having someone like him who can offer advice and lead our production team forward is definitely better than us messing around before."

Team Leader Zhang nodded and echoed, "That's the truth. A person who isn't married isn't settled. Only with a family will he have roots and be able to settle down."

Xiao Liewen looked at the crowd, smiled and said, "We won't arrange anything for him. Anyway, everything will happen naturally. We won't interfere with who he takes a fancy to or who he doesn't. Even if he knows our thoughts in the future, he won't have any objections."

Zhang Wenliang muttered silently in his heart.

Yes, yes, don't interfere, just send the three girls to his house. You guys are really something. Team 6 is Lujiawan, doesn't Team 5 count? If you had directly let him live in the brigade headquarters and then given him a piece of land in Team 5, that would have been great!