Reborn in 1977

Chapter 53: Signing Proof (Seeking Follow-up Reading)

In the educated youth center, in Chen Fan's temporary room.

Team Leader Yang sat on one side, smoking with his legs crossed.

Jiang Lili stood by as a witness.

Liu Jujang also sat happily on the empty bed on the other side, smoking.

Accountant Liu counted the supplies, and Huang, the storekeeper, recorded them in a small notebook.

"One single mosquito net, 9 chi of blue cotton cloth, one bed sheet, one set of bedding (two cotton quilts), two sets of single clothes, two pairs of shorts, two pairs of rubber-soled shoes, four towels, two toothbrushes, two tubes of toothpaste, one enamel cup, one aluminum lunch box, one spoon, two enamel basins, one thermos, one kettle, one bar of soap, one flashlight, three size 1 batteries, one spring lock, one kerosene lamp, one jin of kerosene."

After recording, the storekeeper Huang looked up and looked at Chen Fan and Team Leader Yang sitting on both sides of the table, and said with a smile, "These are the supplies given by the brigade headquarters, basically according to the standard for educated youths, with a little extra."

Team Leader Yang raised his cigarette holder and pointed at him, "Never mind those, just record them."

"Okay."

Storekeeper Huang understood what Team Leader Yang meant and stopped talking.

When Accountant Liu unwrapped the package sent by Xiao Liewen, he directly recorded, "One three-chi square package cloth, one wool military coat, one pair of fur-lined leather shoes."

Chen Fan's eyes twitched as he watched from the side.

Don't look at the large number of items over there and the small number of items here, but when it comes to value, packing everything else together can't compare to these two items.

The military coat was lined with sheepskin, enough to wear even in the Northeast in winter, let alone in Jiangnan.

The fur-lined leather shoes were also extraordinary. One pair of shoes could be passed down through three generations without breaking. The front was wrapped in steel sheets, the soles were nailed with steel sheets, and there was also a steel sheet in the arch of the shoe. Kicking someone with these shoes... forget it, it's best not to kick anyone.

After Storekeeper Huang finished recording, he recorded the last basket of items.

"20 jin of rice, two strips of cured meat, two one-chi long cured fish, three jin of cotton, one jin of rapeseed oil, one package of pickles, one bottle of homemade soy sauce, one bottle of homemade vinegar, one small jar of chili sauce, one small jar of pickled vegetables."

Storekeeper Huang suddenly turned to look at Liu Jujang, "Master Liu, more than what you collected."

Liu Jujang laughed loudly, "That's what Master Chen deserves. Besides, no matter how much I collect, it's not mine. I'll just take one piece of meat and one fish, I don't want anything else."

Chen Fan looked up at him, what did that mean?

Only at this time did Team Leader Yang turn to look at Chen Fan, pointing at the supplies and saying, "Do you know what these things are?"

Chen Fan looked blank and shook his head, "I don't know."

Team Leader Yang moved his cigarette holder horizontally, pointing at the batch of supplies sent by the brigade headquarters, "These things are called rewards."

Then pointing at the cotton clothes and shoes sent by Xiao Liewen, "This is called a thank you gift."

Finally pointing at the things sent by Team 5, "These are called return gifts."

Chen Fan looked at him, then at Jiang Lili, who seemed to have a bit of joy in her eyes, then at the others, and finally at Team Leader Yang, "What does this mean?"

Team Leader Yang coughed dryly, took a puff of cigarette, and looked at him, saying, "Let's talk about the reward first. You taught the people in our team how to cook turtles, do you know what the significance of this is?"

Chen Fan blinked, "Can we eat meat?"

He knew that there was little oil in the countryside, and it was rare to eat meat throughout the year. Before, they didn't know how to cook turtles, so the meat under their noses was fed to the pigs, and even the pigs disliked it. Now that they have learned the method of slaughtering and cooking, they can often eat meat.

That's all he could think of.

Team Leader Yang first nodded, then shook his head, "You said we can eat meat, which is not wrong, but what is meat? It's food! The turtles were wasted before. With you here, you're turning waste into treasure. Using turtles to cook dishes, you don't even need to add oil. What does this mean to our members?

It means that we can often eat meat in the future. Eating meat can strengthen our physique, increase our strength, and save a lot of food.

Under this circumstance, it's only because you're from out of town and your identity is not yet clear. If you were a member of our own team, we would give you a major merit and directly report to the commune to transfer you to be a cadre. It wouldn't be a problem.

Now the brigade headquarters is rewarding you with a little bit of supplies. Do you think it's reasonable?"

Chen Fan opened his mouth, saying it was reasonable would seem a little unmodest, saying it was unreasonable would be even more wrong. For the production team, food is paramount. Increasing food production and saving food are both great merits. Is it too much to give some rewards?

So it was just eating turtles, but it had such great significance?

Team Leader Yang didn't care what he thought and continued, "I roughly understand the things from Deputy Team Leader Xiao. You fulfilled a wish for him, so he sent you some things. This is very normal. Although the thank you gift he gave is a bit heavy, whether it's light or heavy, it's a token of appreciation, so you must accept this token of appreciation. You can't refuse it. Refusing it means looking down on him, and he will be angry. If he is angry, then everyone in our brigade will be angry, and I won't be able to accommodate you here. You quickly change your position for me."

Hearing this, Chen Fan quickly nodded, "I'll accept it! I'll accept it!"

Sending a thank you gift also comes with threats? That's not how it works!

Team Leader Yang twitched the corner of his mouth, picked up his teacup and took a sip of water, then coughed dryly and said, "Finally, there's the issue of this return gift."

At this time, Accountant Liu interjected, "When Yang Ju went to call me, I asked about the situation. Knowing that it was because of the return gift, I also called Third Brother over."

Only now did Chen Fan know that Liu Jujang and Accountant Liu were also brothers.

That's right, they're from the same village and both have the surname Liu, so it wouldn't make sense if they didn't have any relationship.

Accountant Liu continued, "How did this return gift come about? We rural people pay attention to etiquette. Generally, when asking someone for help, we have to give a red envelope and send some things. And you teaching us how to kill turtles and cook turtle meat is not a simple matter of helping, but a serious transmission of skills.

In other words, you are teaching the people of the entire brigade. If you only taught one person, that person would have to kowtow to you as their master and serve you for three years. Master Zhu from the food station is now accepting apprentices like this. Except for not kowtowing, the necessary etiquette cannot be lacking."

After he finished speaking, Team Leader Yang said, "This time you are teaching the skills to a brigade of people. If each team doesn't give some return gifts, other places will laugh at us Lujiawan for not understanding the rules.

So, the brigade headquarters gave a reference opinion, roughly 20 jin of rice, two strips of cured meat, two one-chi long cured fish, three jin of cotton, one jin of rapeseed oil. Based on this standard, it depends on the willingness of each team whether to add some worthless items.

Then he pointed to Liu Jujang, "Master Liu learned your skills and didn't send you anything. Those are all counted on our team. The clothes we promised you before, as well as this quilt and thirty jin of rice, should offset it.

He ran to 6 teams for you. He will take one piece of meat and one fish from the return gifts of these teams as hard work, and the rest will still belong to you."

After saying this, he took a puff of cigarette, looked at Chen Fan and smiled, "The rules are like this. If you are afraid of something happening if you take these things, a few of us can sign a certificate for you. Do you have any other questions?"

The previous chapter was missing more than 300 words, but I didn't actually write anything o (╥﹏╥) o