Worn in 1977

Chapter 51 Go slowly

A gust of wind blew through the clouds, and most of the dishes on the table were suddenly empty.

Only then did everyone react. Zhang Changjiang pointed at the wine bowl and burst out laughing before he could say anything.

His smile caused the whole room to laugh, and everyone was overjoyed.

Xiao Liewen laughed and said, "Look at your potential, it's like you haven't had a good meal."

Master Zhu grinned widely and raised his hand to point at Chen Fan, "You can't blame us for this. You have to blame Master Chen for being so good at his craftsmanship that he couldn't help it."

As soon as these words came out, there was another burst of laughter.

However, after eating like crazy just now, everyone's stomachs were half full, so they started drinking wine slowly.

At this time, Chen Fan's wine was warm and his stomach was full. He was not afraid of feeling uncomfortable after drinking too much, so he twirled the small wine cup and clinked glasses with everyone one by one.

After a round of drinking, everyone started chatting.

Xiao Liewen looked at Secretary Yang, "Old Yang, I went to the commune for a meeting this time. What did the superiors say?"

Secretary Yang wiped his mouth and took out a dry cigarette as usual and lit it. Next to him, Zhang Wenliang immediately took out a pack of peonies and handed one to Master Zhu and Chen Fan.

These cigarettes are not cheap. Compared with the economical price of 8 cents per pack, Peony costs 4 cents per pack.

As we all know, there are grades of cigarettes.At this time, cigarettes were divided into three grades: Class A, Class B and Class C.

The cheapest Class C cigarettes don’t even require a cigarette ticket, you can buy them with money, and the standard is no more than 2 cents. For example, Badaling, Donghai, and Golden Leaf are all Class C cigarettes. Of course, the cheapest economy cigarettes are indispensable.

而乙级烟就是在2毛到5毛之间的。3毛6分钱的墨菊、3毛5的大前门、3毛2的飞鹰、镜湖，还有2毛9的朝阳桥都是乙级烟，其中最贵的就是4毛9的牡丹。

"Pegasus", which once made outstanding contributions to the anti-Japanese war and was once as famous as China, has now been reduced to 2 cents a pack, falling to Class B, and almost falling to Class C cigarettes.

Cigarettes of this grade require a cigarette ticket, so cadres generally smoke Grade B cigarettes, just because these cigarettes are not easy to buy, to show that they are different.

Fortunately, it's just different, not to the point of being superior to others.

Because those who are superior to others smoke Class A cigarettes at the end of the day.

甲级烟自然是5毛钱以上的烟。小中华6毛2，大中华7毛2，都是甲级烟。

Anyone who takes out a bag of Zhonghua will be highly regarded by county leaders.It's not because the pack costs 7 cents and 2 cents, but because these tickets are so rare. Those who can get these tickets, not only how powerful they are, but also know at least a few powerful characters.

This is not even the most expensive. The most expensive is imported cigarettes, which are priced in US dollars, but that is beyond the consumption range of ordinary people and is not included in the calculation.

Judging from the cigarettes, Zhang Wenliang, the militia company commander, had a much better life than Captain Yang of the 6th team.

Of course, the possibility of pretending to be fat cannot be ruled out.

But no matter what, Master Zhu was very satisfied with the peony smoke he got. The way he lit the fire was different from when he was at Captain Yang's house.He raised his chin high, put his right hand on the table, and raised the cigarette high, as if smoking this was a big deal.

Chen Fan, a non-smoker, also held Xiao Liewen's hand to light the cigarette, and then burned it in his hand. It was a waste.

Then he was surprised to find that Ms. Yang Xingxiu was also smoking a cigarette pole.

Come on, there are 9 people in this room, and I am the only one who doesn’t smoke.

Secretary Yang barked twice before saying proudly, "Tomorrow, send someone to the post and telecommunications station to pull out the wire poles. Next Wednesday, someone will come over to pull out the wires."

Ye Shubao calculated the date, "Today is Saturday, January 1nd, and next Wednesday is January 22th. That's soon." Zhang Wenliang suddenly said with excitement, "It happens to be the Laba Festival."

Xiao Liewen opened his mouth, "That's a coincidence."

Everyone was so excited that they picked up the wine bowl and touched another one.

Putting down the bowl of wine, Secretary Yang coughed dryly, looked at everyone, and said sternly, "After the broadcast wire is pulled, we need to build the broadcast station. As for this broadcast station, we need to pull the wire.

The commune has said that this time, all five brigades of Nanhu Commune will have adequate broadcast coverage. The wires will follow the broadcast lines. The telegraph poles will be installed as soon as they are planted. We will try to install them before the Spring Festival. "

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Changjiang immediately said, "Okay, we have already prepared the radio station. We have set up a room on the second floor and can install equipment at any time."

Ye Shubao frowned again and said, "It's just that this announcer is hard to find."

Xiao Liewen also said, "Now our brigade only has health workers and correspondents, and the agricultural technicians are also people from the commune's agricultural technology station. We can't hire outsiders for the last broadcaster."

Secretary Yang frowned, "The problem is that none of our brigade can speak Mandarin."

As soon as these words came out, everyone fell silent.

Chen Fan looked around and asked cautiously, "Is there no elementary school teacher in the team?"

Secretary Yang turned to look at him and gave him a smile, "Our production team does have a junior primary school. In Team 10, they teach first and second grade students. From the third grade onwards, they have to go to Nanhu Primary School to study, and they only After accepting the students from the first few teams, the children from other teams will go directly to the commune to study.

The teacher at Nanhu Primary School is not from our team. The teacher from his own team can speak our "Yunhu Mandarin". He can't speak the Mandarin on the radio! "

Chen Fan chuckled, "Okay, just pretend I didn't ask."

He really wanted to be the broadcaster, but it was impossible for such a good thing to happen to him, so he kept his mouth shut.

Secretary Yang and others discussed it for a long time, but in the end they still couldn't come up with a solution, so they could only put it on hold until the radio station was built.

If it doesn't work, just find someone who has graduated from high school to take over. Anyway, there are no outsiders here, and speaking "Yunhu Mandarin" is fine, but it's just a bit embarrassing in terms of face.

After a meal, it was getting late. Master Zhu had to rush back to the commune, and Chen Fan also had to go back, and that was the end.

Coming out of the brigade headquarters, Xiao Liewen grabbed Chen Fan's hand and said loudly, "Master Chen is amazing. He fulfilled a wish of mine. I never thought I would be able to eat a mouthful of blood sausage in my life. Come back in two days and teach me." The kid in the house is making sauerkraut, and I’ll treat you to a drink. When the sauerkraut is ready, I’ll kill the New Year pig, and you’re coming, so I’ll treat you to a pig-killing dish!”

Chen Fan grinned and said, "Okay, I'll definitely come over when I'm done with these two days."

Zhang Changjiang stood aside and waved to the distance, and saw Zhang Wenliang walking over with two horses.

Secretary Yang smiled at Chen Fan and said, "Master Zhu has a bicycle, so we won't join in the fun. It will take you nearly an hour to walk back from here, so let Sanhu give you a ride."

Chen Fan refused repeatedly, "No, no, it's just a matter of a few steps."

Then he clapped his hands and said with a smile, "Besides, I can't ride a horse either."

Zhang Wenliang came over and said with a smile, "Master Chen, don't worry, this mare is very docile. When someone in our team gets married, they will use this horse to ensure that you are safe and sound."

Chen Fan couldn't resist, so he had to get on the horse with Zhang Wenliang's help, carefully lay on it, and spoke into the horse's ears, "Let's not be in a hurry, walk slowly."

The little mare snorted and shrieked before running forward steadily with small steps.

(End of this chapter)