Reborn in 1977

Director Shen not only prepared a car for Chen Fan but also loaded it with a lot of cigarettes, alcohol, and gifts, saying they were for his masters.

That saved him some trouble.

Chen Fan drove the car, but he didn't immediately go to Dashilan; instead, he went home first.

Although he had the gifts prepared by Director Shen, Chen Fan didn't plan to give those.

When it comes to gifts, it doesn't matter how expensive they are; the key is to have the right intention.

He had already prepared the things himself: a five-jin jar of homemade plum wine, aged for a whole year. Now that it was winter, it was the perfect time for the wine to be fragrant and refreshing.

This kind of wine isn't suitable for aging for too long; a year is just right. He had brought a few jars to the provincial capital, and this time, he took one along.

Besides this jar of wine, there were also the tobacco leaves he had picked in Lujiawan, which he had personally made into leaf tobacco.

Unlike cigarettes, which are basically flue-cured tobacco or foreign blended cigarettes, leaf tobacco is sun-cured, with the tobacco leaves being picked and then sun-dried.

They are sun-dried during the day and wrapped in a rag at night to ferment, repeating this process many times, and then crushed with a stone roller to make them soft and loose. After a few not-too-complicated steps, the tobacco leaves are rolled up to make leaf tobacco.

(Leaf tobacco was still sold in the 90s; I forgot if it was 5 mao or 1 kuai a pack.)

Because the shape of leaf tobacco is very similar to cigars, it is also called "local cigars."

However, the way of smoking it is the same as cigarettes, with a large inhale. This kind of tobacco is very strong, and even a decades-old smoker might get drunk after a few puffs.

In fact, the tobacco shreds for smoking in a dry pipe should be made from this kind of leaf tobacco to be authentic. A few puffs from a bowl is just enough to satisfy the craving without getting drunk.

Chen Fan using the purchased cigarette shreds to smoke in a dry pipe was purely for fun; he wasn't on the same wavelength as Secretary Yang and Captain Xiao.

However, Secretary Yang and the others really liked the leaf tobacco that Chen Fan made himself, which not only retained the mellowness of leaf tobacco but also had a rather complex medicinal fragrance.

This was because Chen Fan added a few herbs to the tobacco leaves, including tea leaves, honeysuckle, chrysanthemum, mulberry leaves, lotus leaves, perilla, and luo han guo, which have the effect of clearing the throat and benefiting the lungs. While enhancing the taste, they can also neutralize some of the harm of the tobacco leaves, making it the best of leaf tobacco.

However, he didn't smoke it himself; it was mainly used to build relationships with the old comrades, so he naturally wouldn't forget his masters.

He drove the car to the entrance of his home, not bothering to drive it in, but parked it under the courtyard wall. Then, he got out of the car, took out the key to open the small door in the corner, and went inside.

When closing the door, Chen Fan sensed that there were a few people staring at him not far away, but he didn't care. Anyway, he didn't feel any malice, and he just thought they were passersby watching the excitement, so he closed the door from the inside.

He came out shortly after, holding a jar of wine, followed by Liu Juan and Ma Lan.

Their hands weren't empty either; one was holding a large wooden box, and the other was carrying a vegetable basket, both filled with prepared ingredients.

Even Xiao Hei and the two monkeys weren't left behind. Chen Fan opened the car door, and they钻了进去 inside.

After Liu Juan and Ma Lan locked the door and got into the car, casually closing the car door, Chen Fan was about to get in the car and leave.

However, at this moment, he stopped pulling the door, turned around, and looked at the few people walking towards him.

There were a total of eight people, all wearing thick cotton-padded coats and ear-flap hats. However, all of them were wearing old clothes, and there wasn't one without patches.

Chen Fan looked at them. At first, he just felt that they looked familiar. He squinted his eyes and thought for a while, then looked at the ones in the back and couldn't help but laugh.

Except for the two in front, the other six were the ones who had been caught by Ban Jin and Ba Liang in August.

So, this was revenge?

At this time, Liu Juan opened the car door again, curiously looked around, and then turned to look at those people. Although she didn't recognize who they were, she could tell that these people had bad intentions. She immediately got out of the car without hesitation and took out a Type 56 triangular bayonet.

Um, it was the one used in a certain movie, very sharp.

Chen Fan's eyelids twitched when he saw it. Good heavens, he didn't realize that this little girl was so domineering.

That wasn't all. The next second, Ma Lan also got out of the car with a bayonet in her hand, coldly watching those people walk over, with no trace of apprehension on her face.

When those people got closer, the faces of the two people in front clearly changed.

There were three people standing in front, one was the leader of the group who robbed them in August, and the other two were unfamiliar faces, who should be the helpers they had found. It was these two people whose faces were a little off.

It wasn't that they were afraid, but when they saw the bayonets in the hands of the two girls, they became a little hesitant.

Chen Fan patted Liu Juan and Ma Lan on the shoulders. When the two turned around, he waved his hand, "Go back to the car and wait."

Liu Juan, "Brother Chen..."

Chen Fan waved his hand again, "Be obedient."

Liu Juan and Ma Lan looked at each other, then glared fiercely at those people before turning around and getting into the car.

Chen Fan walked towards those people, casually took out his work permit from his pocket, and held it out in front of them. He paused for two seconds, waited for them to see it clearly, then took it back and put it away.

As soon as he showed his permit, the faces of the three people in front changed.

On the other hand, although the people behind saw it clearly, they didn't take it seriously.

Instead, one person muttered, "Being a great writer doesn't mean you're amazing."

Chen Fan smiled, ignoring that person, and smiled at the two unfamiliar faces, "Returned from the army?"

The two hesitated for a moment and nodded at the same time.

That's right, only those who have returned from the army would hesitate when they see a bayonet.

One of them said, "A few months ago, your cat scratched them, and you refused to pay compensation. Everything should be reasonable. Even if you are a great writer, you can't bully ordinary people, right?"

Chen Fan raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at the person next to him, "Didn't you tell them clearly why they were scratched?"

That person's face turned red, and he bit his teeth and didn't say anything.

He had already inquired about it. At that time, the people who were injured by the cat lived in this big house. Two of them were living there temporarily, considered to be helping to look after the house. The owner of the house was a foreigner who didn't usually live here.

He couldn't bring himself to deal with the two women living here temporarily, but he had to take revenge, so he could only wait for the owner to come back before taking action.

Anyway, they were usually wandering around this area, so it wouldn't delay things.

Just last night, when they came here to wander around again, they found that the light in a room in the main building was on.

Early this morning, they arranged for someone to come over and keep watch. After confirming that that person had returned, they quickly gathered everyone and called up the two brothers who lived in the same courtyard.

These two people, one called Wang Daqing and the other called Ma Weidong, had both just returned from the army. One of them could beat four or five of them. These two were also the reason why he dared to take revenge.

If it weren't for them, he would have had to think of another way. Anyway, this revenge couldn't go unpunished.

There was just one thing, and he didn't know if it was because they had been in the army for two years, but they had changed their personalities. They used to put loyalty first and help relatives regardless of the truth, but now they wanted to distinguish between right and wrong and started talking about reason.

In this way, how dare he explain the reason?

Before coming, what he had in mind was to hit people as soon as he saw them, hit them and run, not giving them a chance to speak.

But that person actually came back in a car. There weren't many cars in the street office, and a foreigner actually had a car to drive? He was probably from a big unit, right?

As a result, he hesitated a bit and didn't take action immediately.

Being timid and afraid, that's what describes this kind of person.

At this time, Wang Daqing and Ma Weidong saw that the old brother was stammering, so how could they not know that something was fishy.

Wang Daqing immediately asked, "Han Yuejin, what exactly is going on?"

Han Yuejin gritted his teeth and was about to speak.

At this time, Chen Fan waved his hand and smiled, "The things between you, we'll talk about it later. Let's talk about mine first."

He said to Han Yuejin, "With your posture today, you shouldn't be here to apologize, right?"

Han Yuejin glared his eyes and was about to speak, but he was interrupted again.

Chen Fan waved his hand and said, "Like this, considering that you haven't harassed the two female comrades in the past few months, I'll give you a chance."

After speaking, he looked around, walked slowly to the side of the road, and kicked with his foot, and a fist-sized stone fell into his hand.

He walked back and handed it to Han Yuejin, "Take it."

Han Yuejin looked at the stone, then looked at him, feeling a little inexplicable.

What did he mean? Could it be that he wanted him to take the stone and smash him, and then they would call it even?

Chen Fan saw that he didn't move and didn't care. He gently tossed it, and when the stone fell, he suddenly slapped it in the air, using his palm as a knife to break the stone.

Then, he clapped his palms, looked at the stunned people, and said softly with a smile, "If any of you have this ability, you are welcome to challenge me at any time.

But if anyone dares to play dirty tricks, or dares to rob on the road again, unless I don't know, otherwise I will definitely help him make a name for himself, ensuring that the people of the whole country know."

After saying that, he didn't pay attention to them, turned around, got in the car, and left.

Watching the slowly departing minivan, after a long while, Wang Daqing finally squatted down, picked up a piece of gravel, squeezed it hard, and then looked up at Ma Weidong, "It's real."

Ma Weidong also bent down and picked up a piece, his face a little pale, "If it were placed on the table, or held in the hand, the instructor might be able to break it. But to break it in mid-air requires not only a hard skill but also a very fast speed. I'm afraid ten instructors tied together wouldn't be enough for him to beat."

Even the instructors are no match, let alone the two of them.

Beside him, Han Yuejin swallowed hard, his face a little pale, "He, isn't he a writer?"

Are writers these days so fierce?

Wang Daqing stood up and glared at him, "If he weren't a writer, he would have slapped you to death."

After a pause, he suddenly raised his hand and pointed at everyone, "Or slapped all of you to death. Tell me, what exactly is going on?"

Ma Weidong also said with a gloomy face, "Highway robbery?"

The others all turned to look at Han Yuejin. Han Yuejin wanted to cry but had no tears. How could he dare to hide anything? "It, it's like this…"

…

Chen Fan didn't know that after he left, a story of two beating six had occurred, nor was he interested.

Liu Juan and Ma Lan, however, couldn't help but chatter after seeing the scene just now.

"Brother Chen, you're so amazing. How did you train?"

"Brother Chen, what's that palm technique you used called? Does it have any background? Which school of boxing is it from?"

"Brother Chen, I've never seen you practice martial arts. How do you usually practice?"

Chen Fan held the steering wheel and said without turning his head, "You're talking about me, but you two were also pretty awesome just now, pulling out military daggers without saying a word. What, have you trained?"

Liu Juan chuckled dryly, "We both learned from my dad. We didn't learn much, just a set of boxing techniques from the military, and some bayonet fighting methods."

Ma Lan nodded, "And we didn't learn for very long. We only started learning after that incident last time, from September, so it hasn't even been four months."

Chen Fan said, "It's a good thing for girls to learn some self-defense, so they don't encounter danger and not even have the ability to resist."

At this moment, he was thinking about when the first set of military boxing was created in China.

Anyway, it doesn't exist yet. Or perhaps, it may have already been created, but it hasn't been popularized yet.

Hmm, I'll mention it to Master Zhang and the others later.

…

The group chatted and talked, and soon arrived at a hutong in Dashilan.

Chen Fan parked the car next to the courtyard wall. Just like last time, it quickly attracted some people who weren't at work to watch.

However, he moved quickly, carrying the two monkeys and turning into the courtyard.

Liu Juan and Ma Lan followed behind, carrying gifts, and finally, Little Black, wagging its tail.

In the living room, Zhang Xuansong and the other two were playing Chinese chess.

Regarding how the three of them played Chinese chess, it was roughly two people playing against each other, and the other one supervising the battle. Whoever was at a disadvantage, the supervisor would help them. Then the loser would step down, and the supervisor would take over, and so on.

Li Shangde had just helped Zhang Xuansong eat a horse of Lin Yuanxiang's and was about to straighten up and put his hands on his hips when he saw his little apprentice rushing in, holding a furry thing in each hand.

He couldn't help but blink, "Xiao Fan used to send wolf skins, tiger skins, tiger bones, and bear paws. What did he get two of today?"

Hearing this, Lin Yuanxiang and Zhang Xuansong raised their heads and looked out the window.

Then the thick door curtain blocking the cold air was lifted, and Chen Fan squeezed in sideways, grinning and saying, "Master, Second Master, Third Master, I've come to see you."

Lin Yuanxiang moved the fastest, appearing in front of him in a flash, staring at the two little monkeys, "These monkeys, these ugly monkeys, where did they come from?"

The two little golden monkeys hugged Chen Fan's arms tightly, looking at Lin Yuanxiang innocently, as if saying, "Where are we ugly?"

Li Shangde stared at the two little monkeys, grinned, and said, "Ugly is a bit ugly, but they're quite interesting."

Zhang Xuansong took the opportunity to mess up the chess pieces, then nonchalantly came over and reached out to touch the little monkey's head, "Hey, they're quite well-behaved."

Chen Fan smiled and said, "Golden monkeys are like this. Because they are particularly timid, they have a very docile personality and are very suitable for keeping at home as pets."

Zhang Xuansong smacked his lips, looked up at Chen Fan, "Then, is this the gift you brought for your masters?"

Chen Fan quickly hugged the two little monkeys in his arms and said sternly, "These are mine. You're all old, what are you doing raising monkeys for?"

Just as Liu Juan and Ma Lan came in, Chen Fan immediately said, "See, secret plum blossom wine, hundred-herb leaf cigarettes, all are carefully made by me. These are the gifts I brought for you."

Zhang Xuansong was unmoved, "You kid, why are you so stingy? It's just two monkeys. You can catch them yourself later."

After saying that, he snatched one from his hand.

The poor little monkey shrank in Old Zhang's hand, twisting its head desperately to look at its little master, its eyes full of innocence.

The one still shrinking in Chen Fan's arms could only return a helpless look, indicating that it couldn't help.

Then, the next second, it was snatched away by Li Shangde.

Chen Fan looked at the little monkeys sitting on the Arhat bed and sighed, only able to give the monkeys a comforting look, indicating his powerlessness.

Now, he just hoped that the two masters were just having a three-minute novelty and wouldn't really keep the monkeys. He really liked these two little poor things too.

Little Black sat by the door, wagging its tail to please, but no one paid any attention.

Liu Juan and Ma Lan put down the gifts, as well as a basket full of ingredients, and then asked Chen Fan for leave, wanting to go home and take a look.

Chen Fan naturally granted them leave without saying a word, and went out with them to take four pairs of wine and four cartons of cigarettes from the car, and also took two boxes of pastries, dividing them in half for the two, "I didn't prepare gifts for your family, take these back, it's a token of my appreciation."

Liu Juan and Ma Lan wanted to decline, but Chen Fan put the things on the ground, closed the car door, and turned to leave.

The two looked at each other, their faces showing uncontrollable smiles, and then left with the things.

Chen Fan went back inside, and the three masters were still teasing the monkeys. The two little monkeys were also very cooperative, obediently staying still, letting them touch their heads and tug at their tails.

It would be better if there wasn't so much grievance in their eyes.

Seeing that they had passed the novelty, Chen Fan smiled and said, "Second Master, I heard that you used to be an instructor in the army?"

Lin Yuanxiang came back to his senses, turned to look at him, "Yes, I led a commando team, specializing in security work."

After a pause, he asked, "What are you asking this for?"

Chen Fan smiled and said, "I was chatting with Liu Juan and the others just now, and I heard them say that they have been learning some boxing techniques from their father for the past few months. I was thinking, is there still no unified set of military boxing in the army now?"

Hearing this, Zhang Xuansong stopped teasing the monkeys, raised his head and said, "Two years ago, in 1976, the Military Sports Academy compiled two sets of military boxing, but they are still in the verification stage and have not been fully promoted."

"Oh, so that's how it is."

Chen Fan nodded suddenly, paused for two seconds, and then smiled, "I also compiled a set of fighting techniques some time ago. I wonder how it compares to the ones compiled by the Military Sports Academy."

Hearing this, even Li Shangde couldn't bother playing with the monkeys. The two gently put the monkeys aside and, together with Lin Yuanxiang, looked at Chen Fan at the same time.

Confirming that he wasn't joking, the three got up at the same time and walked outside, leaving only Lin Yuanxiang's voice, "Come out and show us a set."

In the small courtyard, the three stood under the eaves. Chen Fan first closed the courtyard door, then stood in the middle of the courtyard.

Lin Yuanxiang said sternly, "I know you have high talent, but military boxing is different from what you learned. First, it must be quick to take effect, and second, it must have good results. It doesn't seek to cultivate qi or strength, but only to defeat the enemy."

"Moreover, the threshold must be low, so that ordinary recruits can easily learn it. I don't doubt your skills and talent, and I don't doubt that you can create new boxing techniques. Now, we need to see if it is suitable for military and police use."

Chen Fan stood upright on the spot, his face very serious, "My set of boxing techniques is called the Black Dragon Eighteen Hands, please give me your guidance!"