Traveling back to 1977

Chapter 106 Definitely next time

At 7:00 AM sharp, at the brigade headquarters broadcasting station, Chen Fan turned on the radio, and the county radio station's program immediately began playing from the loudspeaker.

After setting up the equipment, Chen Fan turned around and saw the four leaders of the team, along with militia company commander Zhang Wenliang and women's team leader Yang Xingxiu, a total of six people sitting in a row, each holding a piece of paper, which they would switch from time to time.

Secretary Yang moved the paper away from his hand, tilted his head back, squinted, and said, "Oh, is this Da Hu Zi?"

Zhang Changjiang glanced at it and said, "Ah, yes, it's him."

He chuckled and said, "Although it's only a few strokes, it looks quite expressive."

Xiao Liewen: "Yes, yes, that's how war correspondents drew pictures back then. They used pencils and could draw a picture in just a few minutes. They were incredibly lifelike and captured the essence of the subject."

Then he turned to look at Chen Fan and said, "Little Chen, you're amazing! You said you wanted to learn sketching yesterday, and you've already learned it today? You're quite fast."

Yang Xingxiu's eyes lit up. "Wow, you can learn it in just one day? Xiao Chen, can you teach me?"

Chen Fan: "Sure."

He picked up a stack of newspapers from the table and handed them to her, saying, "You should draw 10,000 straight lines like this first, making sure you don't leave a hook when you stop drawing. Then you can start learning to draw curves, and you need to draw..."

Yang Xingxiu raised her hand, her eyes fixed on the dense lines on the newspaper, and said expressionlessly, "Stop. Mr. Li said that everyone has their own expertise. I'll leave the painting to you and continue to manage my women's issues."

Chen Fan readily agreed and took the newspaper she handed him, saying, "Okay."

Zhang Wenliang chuckled to himself, "Whether you're wielding a pen or a gun, it all comes down to talent. Little Chen's talent lies in wielding a pen, unlike me, who only knows how to wield a gun."

Yang Xingxiu glanced at him, snorted coldly, and silently made a mental note of it.

On February 2, 1977, the 15th day of the twelfth lunar month, Zhang Sanhu mocked me. I will take revenge one day!

Chen Fan seemed oblivious to the subtle rivalry between the two, and said with a smile, "Actually, it was only when I picked up a pencil and started drawing that I realized I should have studied some art, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to learn so quickly."

Xiao Liewen nodded. "That makes sense."

There's no way you can learn to draw in a day.

After the others finished reading, the documents were finally collected and handed over to Secretary Yang.

Secretary Yang reviewed the drawings one by one, saying, "This picture of Sanhuzi on horseback patrol is a bit exaggerated, although holding a knife in his left hand and a gun in his right is a bit over the top, but the momentum is still quite good. Ah, not bad, not bad."

This picture shows Da Huzi digging earth. He looks like he's going to dig up a mountain, which shows the fighting spirit of our commune members who dare to fight against nature. It's quite good.

This is... cough cough,"

He adjusted his posture, a hint of hesitation flashing across his face. "Let's not draw it, the four of us old guys. It's a bit much to be directing things like leaders on the spot."

Chen Fan asked in a serious tone, "So tell me, did any of you four go to the site to direct operations?"

Secretary Yang hesitated for two seconds, then said, "He did go."

Chen Fan clapped his hands. "Then I'm just stating the facts."

The four leaders exchanged glances, and finally Ye Shubao chuckled and said, "Well, since we're just being realistic, let's leave it at that."

Secretary Yang feigned embarrassment and pointed at Chen Fan, "Comrade Chen, please be careful, don't do it next time."

Chen Fan nodded seriously, "Definitely!"

Secretary Yang continued to comment, "This is where our women comrades deliver water and meals to the porters, which is quite good."

Yang Xingxiu nodded in deep agreement, "This is a must."

He paused for a moment, then frowned and said, "But Xiao Chen, I have to give you some advice."

Chen Fan humbly corrected his attitude, "Please tell me." Yang Xingxiu glared at him reproachfully, "Don't draw me so big next time, it's not a good look."

Chen Fan sincerely accepted, saying, "I will definitely pay attention."

After four sheets had been passed, Secretary Yang picked up the fifth one. "This one is quite good. It shows the scene of our commune members picking and pushing the dike, and two people even bumped into each other. It's very good."

But he still offered his opinion, "Little Chen, next time don't draw Lao Xiao's eldest son and my youngest son in the house, just draw ordinary commune members and the masses."

Chen Fan's eyes widened. "Huh? Are they Captain Xiao and Secretary Xiao, your brothers? I didn't know!"

Heaven help him, he really didn't know it was purely a coincidence; he had even wanted to paint a few ordinary people.

Captain Zhang tried to smooth things over, saying, "Little Chen didn't do it on purpose. He's only come a few times and doesn't know anyone else. He'll just be more careful next time."

Chen Fan immediately lowered his head and admitted his mistake, "Yes, yes, I will definitely pay attention next time."

No, are there only a few families in this village? Are there any other families?

Secretary Yang chuckled, indicating that the matter was over, and then picked up the last one, saying, "Oh, what are Yang Chuanfu, Liu Ziqing, and Huang Guangmin doing here in our Team 5?"

Yang Chuanfu is Captain Yang of Team 6.

So Chen Fan learned that the accountant's name was Liu Ziqing and the custodian's name was Huang Guangmin.

It's really rare.

He shifted his position and smiled sheepishly, "Well, yesterday when I got home, I happened to see our team 6 finishing up for the day, so I drew this picture of the day's work done."

Does it matter whether or not you actually saw it?
Secretary Yang nodded in realization, then took the painting a short distance away and examined it closely. "It's quite good. Everyone has a smile on their face, but apart from those three, the faces of the others are not very clear."

Chen Fan said, "The main reason is that my ability is limited, and I can only draw to this extent."

Captain Zhang pointed at Chen Fan and said to Secretary Yang, "Young Chen only recently remembered that he can draw. It's already quite good that he can draw like this. Let's not be too demanding."

Secretary Yang looked up and smiled, "Alright, alright, then so be it."

He then carefully put away the manuscript paper, got up and walked out, saying, "I'll take this to Secretary Qian; maybe it can be submitted to the Prefectural Committee's Daily in time."

Captain Zhang immediately followed, saying, "I'll go with you."

Xiao Liewen shouted from behind, "Aren't you listening to the county news?"

Captain Zhang turned around and smiled, "It's only a little before 7:30. The county news starts at 8:30. We can listen to it at the commune!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Liewen and Ye Shubao exchanged a glance, then got up and walked out.

Before leaving, he reminded Zhang Wenliang and Yang Xingxiu, "Take good care of the house, and handle things yourselves if anything happens."

No one heard Chen Fan's weak voice, "The drawing isn't finished yet..."

As everyone filed out, Chen Fan scratched his head.

Well, the sketch has already drawn the basic outline, and it's not like it's going to be submitted for an award, so it's good enough.

Just a moment ago the room was full of people, but now I'm all alone.

Chen Fan shook his head and stood up in a horse stance.

All my achievements are due to my hard work and diligence. If I don't put in the hard work today, when will I ever become a martial arts master?!

(End of this chapter)