Traveling back to 1977

Chapter 134 Two Mu
Zhang Wenliang looked at Chen Fan and asked curiously, "What is the second condition?"

Chen Fan lowered his head, feigned a shy smile, and stammered, "Well, Brother Sanhu, you see, I'm in charge of the broadcasting station and also have to work as a veterinarian, running around on both fronts. I'm not saying whether I'm tired or not, it's just that I don't have anything right now..."

Zhang Wenliang's eye twitched slightly. "Who wouldn't be envious of what's in your room? You've earned tens of yuan this morning alone, and you haven't even gotten anything?"

You have nothing, so what am I?
However, he also realized that this was a request for a raise.

After Chen Fan finished speaking, he pretended to consider it and said, "This is indeed the objective situation, but I can't make the decision myself. I need to report to Secretary Yang and the others, and then wait for them to make a decision."

Chen Fan repeatedly expressed his gratitude, saying, "Thank you, Brother Sanhu."

He paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "There's one more."

Zhang Wenliang smiled and pointed at him, "If you have anything else, just say it all at once, don't just let it all come out little by little like squeezing toothpaste."

Chen Fan chuckled dryly twice, "This is the last one."

He immediately stopped smiling and said in a serious voice, "This is what I'm thinking. I will definitely take the newcomers seriously, including this broadcasting station. If you send someone over, I can manage them well too."

But look, if I really manage to train a few people, won't you let them replace me?

He spread his hands and said with a wry smile, "If I teach my apprentice and then starve myself, I don't know how to farm. Do you expect me to give you a certificate to become a traveling veterinarian?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Wenliang immediately retorted irritably, "What are you saying? Do you think we're the kind of people who would kick someone after they've served their purpose? Besides, it's against the rules."

But considering that Chen Fan had only been here for half a month, it was understandable that he was unsure, so he patiently explained.
"You can rest assured about that. Unless you make a big mistake, even the brigade headquarters can't fire you. Otherwise, if people are fired so easily, who can work with peace of mind?"
Moreover, there is only one spot for a broadcaster. Even if you find an apprentice, the apprentice will not receive work points. Only you will receive work points unless you give up your spot to him. Whether you give up your spot or not is up to you and no one else can decide.

Speaking of veterinarians, you may not know the national policy for our production teams. The policy encourages the development of more veterinarians. The production team recommends trainees to the veterinary station. As long as you can study for two months and pass the exam, you will be issued a 'Rural Veterinarian Certificate' and you can start working as a veterinarian.

Once you get the certificate, you will automatically become the veterinary coordinator for our production team, and there is no limit to the number of such positions available.

It means that as long as you have a "Rural Veterinarian Certificate" and treat livestock in the Lujiawan Production Team, our brigade will register you and calculate your work points.

After saying that, he pointed at him and laughed, "You can rest assured. Factories in the city can't fire workers easily, and neither can our production team. Unless you're not here one day, or you quit yourself, everything that's yours is yours, and no one can take it away."

Seeing Chen Fan nod in understanding, Zhang Wenliang explained carefully, "Little Chen, I know the team is unwilling to allocate you a homestead, which makes you a little upset."

He then waved his hand, forcing Chen Fan to shut up his attempt to argue, and continued, "But there's a reason for this, let me tell you."

Some communes had a two-tier system, with production teams below the commune. Under this system, all power, land, and means of production were held by the team. Whether or not you were given a homestead was a matter of a single word.

However, our Nanhu Commune has a three-tier system. Below the commune are production brigades, and below the brigades are production teams. Just last year, our Lujiawan Brigade responded to the call and completed the "contracting production to the group" reform, distributing all the land and means of production to the various production teams. All production teams are independently accounted for and responsible for their own profits and losses. The only thing belonging to the brigade is this office building.

Therefore, the land of your Team 6 now belongs to all members of Team 6. Members of the team can get a homestead as long as they get married. However, for those who join later in life, even if it is just a piece of worthless wasteland, it must be approved by all members of Team 6 before it can be granted to you.

I know you get along well with everyone in the team, but when it comes to land, it's a different story. What is land? It's the lifeblood of farmers! Back when the educated youth were sent to the countryside, if Mr. Li hadn't personally intervened, do you think you could have even established a 'educated youth settlement' or allocated 'educated youth farmland'?"

Zhang Wenliang looked at Chen Fan, who was staring intently at him, with a very serious expression. "It's good to have a powerful backer. It's not easy to build a settlement for educated youth, let alone a private individual like you."
So don't think that our brigade is making things difficult for you, trying to use this plot of land to blackmail you into doing this or that. That's not true at all.

Think about it carefully. Which of these requirements our brigade has given you is for our own benefit? Was you made the broadcaster for Secretary Yang or for Captain Zhang?
We don't raise cattle or horses at home, so why do we need you to be the veterinarian?
It is precisely because the group needs us that we hope that you, a capable person, can contribute to the group.

Under collectivism, the principle is "everyone for me, and I for everyone." If you join our Lujiawan collective halfway through, you must make sure everyone sees that you have contributed to the production team. Then we can clarify things one by one, allocate you a homestead, and even issue you a political vetting certificate later. These are not problems.

I don't know if you understand what I'm saying?

After hearing his words, Chen Fan suddenly realized that there were so many intricacies involved.

He didn't know these things before; he only knew about the household responsibility system, but that was a long time later.

"Contracting production to the group"?
Is the team responsible for its own profits and losses?

It sounds completely different from my impression of this era.

Seeing his expression, Zhang Wenliang chuckled and said, "You're alright. You've always been conscientious at your work. If we hadn't talked so much today, I wouldn't have been able to tell that you still had some complaints."

He paused for a moment, then said, "Your idea is excellent. I'll talk to Secretary Yang about it; there shouldn't be any problem. Once you get your veterinary certificate, I'll bring up the matter of allocating residential land with Secretary Yang and Captain Zhang."

There was a veterinarian living in the village at that time, so Team 6 would definitely approve it unanimously; no one would object. I guarantee you'll get the land for your house then.”

"Thank you, Brother Sanhu."

Chen Fan smiled and nodded, then asked somewhat embarrassedly, "I also wanted to ask, how big is this plot of land?"

Zhang Wenliang chuckled and said, "There are also regulations on the size of homestead land. It's not that you can have as much land as you want. Generally, it's between 2 and 2.5 fen (0.02 hectares). It depends on the number of people in the family. If there are fewer than 5 people, 2 fen (0.02 hectares) is usually approved, and if there are more than 5 people, 2.5 fen (0.02 hectares) is approved."

Chen Fan listened to his words while simultaneously performing calculations in his mind.

一亩地是666.666平方米，一分地就是66.666，2分地到2分5，就是133.333到166.666之间。

Zhang Wenliang added, "However, this refers to the area of ​​the homestead, not including the yard and road in front of and behind the house. Generally speaking, as long as it does not occupy farmland, it is okay to fence off an acre of land. We do not allow the occupation of farmland here, and the houses are all built on the slope."

However, the plot of land I chose for you was originally wasteland, but wasteland has its own preferential policies. I'll calculate the price based on the largest area later, so you won't be taken advantage of.

Chen Fan blinked. "How much is it?"

Zhang Wenliang held up two fingers, "Two mu."

(End of this chapter)