Reborn in 1977

Chapter 6: Pay Attention and Maintain Distance

Sighing inwardly, Accountant Liu took out a small notebook from his pocket to register Chen Fan.

"Chen Fan, born on the first day of the twelfth month of 1960,"

Then he looked up, "What's your place of origin?"

This accountant of his not only had to calculate money and goods, but also people. He compiled the population information of the team before reporting it.

Chen Fan looked at him speechlessly, wondering why they were back to this again.

Seeing Chen Fan's expression, Accountant Liu immediately realized and chuckled, "Haha, let's just fill this in for now."

Then, he recited and wrote, "Temporary residence, Sixth Team of the Lujiawan Production Brigade, Nanhugong Commune, Gufeng County, Yunhu Area, Jiangnan Province."

At the same time, he muttered in his heart, 'I was almost confused by that damned Chen Ergou. I forgot that this kid doesn't remember the past.'

Hearing this address, Chen Fan finally understood where he was.

In his previous life, he was from Yunhu City, Jiangnan Province. After his parents passed away, he entered the Yunhu Orphanage and was quite familiar with the local customs.

The later Yunhu City was the current Yunhu Area. In this era, there were no prefecture-level cities, and most were referred to as areas. The place where the area administrative office was located was called the "Area Committee," which was the later prefecture-level city.

As for Jiangnan, it doesn't refer to the Suzhou and Hangzhou area.

Jiangnan in the narrow sense refers to the Yangtze River Delta area centered on Taihu Lake, from Yangzhou in the north to Hangzhou in the south, Shanghai in the east to Nanjing in the west.

In a broader sense, Jiangnan originally referred to the area north and south of Dongting Lake during the pre-Qin period, which is now Hunan and Hubei. Later, it gradually expanded. The Jiangnan Dao during the Sui and Tang dynasties, and the Jiangnan Road during the Song dynasty, encompassed a vast area of six provinces and one city, including Hubei, Hunan, Anhui, Jiangxi, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai.

Ahem, let's add a "Jiangnan Province" here.

This is "Greater Jiangnan."

If there were no Yangtze River floods, the climate in this area would be most suitable for crop growth. Rice is harvested twice a year, the land is fertile, and the products are abundant. Even in the most difficult early 1960s, there were very few cases of starvation.

There is also an old saying here, "People by the water will not starve in famine years." As long as there is water, you can boil a handful of weeds into soup to sustain life for a few days, not to mention catching fish and shrimp.

Especially in Yunhu City, Jiangnan Province, which is a traditional land of fish and rice. In normal years, if the production team leader is capable enough, the families of some production team members live no worse than ordinary families in small towns, and may even be slightly better.

So, since he has transmigrated to this place, he shouldn't have to worry about survival. What he needs to consider is how to live better.

Just as Chen Fan was pondering, Accountant Liu had already registered the basic information and looked up at Team Leader Yang.

Team Leader Yang immediately coughed and took out his pipe to fill it with tobacco.

Chen Fan quickly picked up the matches on the table and lit it for him.

Team Leader Yang looked at Chen Fan with a smile on his lips. This kid is quite clever.

After taking a puff of smoke, he said, "Here's the situation. I've already reported your matter to Public Security Officer Zhu. Oh, Public Security Officer Zhu is the police officer assigned by the Nanhugong Commune Police Station to be responsible for our area. He will help you inquire about the surrounding communes and production teams to see if anyone has lost someone. We should be able to find your family soon."

Chen Fan quickly nodded to show he understood.

But in his heart, he was secretly complaining. It would be a miracle if they could find anyone.

I'm a body transmigration, not a soul transmigration. It's not like some family will just randomly pick up a son, right? How much food would such a big person eat!

So, he seemed particularly well-behaved at this time, just to prepare for being able to stay in the future.

Team Leader Yang continued, "Before we find your family, you can temporarily live in the educated youth spot. The team will provide you with some rations to get by. After we find your family, we'll settle the accounts with the team. Is that okay?"

Chen Fan immediately nodded, "Of course!"

Then, he looked up and said seriously, "Team Leader, do you think there's any work suitable for me? I can also work to earn work points."

It's impossible to find anyone, so how can they settle the accounts?

So, he still has to rely on himself. He just hopes that the farm work now is not too heavy, he is afraid that he can't bear it.

Team Leader Yang laughed, "What kind of work can there be in this cold winter? The crops in the fields have been harvested, the fish ponds are dry, and the lotus roots have been dug up. Everything that needs to be done has been done. Only each family has a little private plot, and they don't need you."

Accountant Liu also raised his head and smiled, "Or wait for the commune to issue a notice, asking the production teams to send people to reinforce the dikes. Then there will be work points to earn."

Then he asked, "Hey, do you know how to reinforce dikes?"

Seeing that the child was fair and clean, not like someone who had been to the countryside, Accountant Liu was really worried that he didn't know what reinforcing dikes was.

Unexpectedly, Chen Fan nodded, "I know, it's to reinforce the river堤坝 in winter."

Before the 1990s, almost along the entire Yangtze River, every winter when farmers were idle, the local government would organize members of various production teams to carry soil to reinforce the dikes on the Yangtze River or inland rivers to prevent floods in the coming year. This kind of labor was called "reinforcing dikes" by the locals.

Because all the earthwork for reinforcing the dikes relied on the common people using carrying poles and bamboo baskets to carry them back and forth to the dikes. Without some strength and skill, a strong laborer could collapse in less than an hour.

So, Chen Fan felt a little drumming in his heart. Is this the rhythm of playing the difficult mode as soon as he comes up?!

Fortunately, Team Leader Yang spoke at this time, "What work points? It's not a matter of these few days. You just fell into the water yesterday. Take a good rest these days. Public Security Officer Zhu is taking care of finding someone, so relax and stay put. Don't think too much."

After saying that, he prepared to get up and leave, but suddenly thought of something and gave a wink to the Yellow Administrator, "Go to the door and take a look."

The Yellow Administrator's eyes turned slightly, he got up and stood at the door, then turned back and shook his head to the inside, indicating that no one was there.

Team Leader Yang coughed and lowered his voice to Chen Fan, "There's something I want to remind you."

Chen Fan nodded respectfully, "Please tell me."

Team Leader Yang pointed to the next door, "Originally, there were seven or eight people in this educated youth spot, but their families are all in the local Nanhugong Commune. Now that it's winter, they've all gone home."

Chen Fan blinked, feeling a little strange in his heart. Can educated youths be so free? Go home when there's nothing to do? In his previous life, he read era novels, and they were all sent to the northeast to work in the countryside, and they could only go back once every few years. Compared with this, the difference is a bit big, right?

Team Leader Yang continued, "Now there is only one girl left in the educated youth spot, the one you met before, named Jiang Lili. She is from the Area Committee, more than two hundred miles away from here, and it is not convenient for her family, so she did not go back."

Chen Fan instantly understood, nodded knowingly, "I understand, you are worried that a single man and a single woman will have a bad influence, right? I promise not to mess around and keep my distance from her."

Team Leader Yang grinned, tapped his finger on the table, and said softly, "A single man and a single woman is one aspect. The most important thing is that her family is not very good, otherwise she would not have come to such a remote place to work in the countryside. The Area Committee could have arranged it for her nearby. Sending her so far is also for deliberate training. In the past, educated youths generally did not talk to her except when necessary. You should also pay attention to the impact of this."

Chen Fan really understood this time, so that's why the little friends didn't play with her, got it!

After saying that, Team Leader Yang thought for a while and added, "Of course, just keep an appropriate distance. Don't do anything more. Do you understand?"

He was afraid that he would deliberately target the little girl.

Chen Fan nodded repeatedly and smiled, "With my situation, what can I do?"

Team Leader Yang was speechless when he heard this, and couldn't help but smile dumbly, waving his hand, "Okay, that's it then."