Traveling back to 1977

Chapter 140 Expanding the Number of People
Chen Fan strongly suspected that Master Zhu invited him over for drinks because he wanted to eat the dishes he cooked.

It just so happened that his two apprentices also wanted to eat his cooking, so after discussing it with Zhang Laojiu, they immediately started cooking.

Boiling water, slaughtering the pig, scraping off the hair, and cutting the meat—it was almost the same process as what happened at Captain Yang's house that day.

If there's any difference, it's that these two are far inferior to Master Zhu in terms of skill.

Fortunately, the second senior brother didn't escape, but when cutting the meat, his knife skills weren't as smooth as Master Zhu's.

Chen Fan felt that he was not as good as himself, who was at level 5 in cooking and level 2 in slaughtering.

In any case, around 9 o'clock, Zhang Laojiu's fat pig was cut into pieces.

Chen Fan asked him for some minced meat and pig liver, then went back to feed the Eurasian Hobby.

The poor falcon had been hungry for a day or two. When it saw meat, it quickly devoured the meat scraps that had been brought by him, one after another.

Then he dozed off in the warm cardboard box.

Chen Fan waited by the broadcasting machine for a few minutes until the broadcast ended at nine o'clock. He then turned off the equipment, grabbed his bag, and prepared to go to the appointment.

Generally speaking, when visiting someone's home, you should bring a gift, but Chen Fan was empty-handed at this moment, and he didn't have any suitable tickets or vouchers in his pocket.

You can't exactly send him a few pounds of coarse grains or a pound of tofu, can you?

Tofu can be added to hot pot, but I don't know if the wet market is closed now.
Just as he was starting to feel a bit of a headache, he suddenly heard a noisy commotion coming from the front yard conference room.

Chen Fan suddenly thought of Captain Yang. Could it be that they were having a meeting?
It seems like it started around 7 o'clock, right? What meeting lasted for more than an hour?

Just as he shook his head, preparing to go out, he saw Captain Yang and several squad leaders sitting in the reception room by the door, drinking tea and smoking. Captain Xiao and Captain Ye were also there, but he didn't see Secretary Yang and Captain Zhang. They must be having a meeting next door.

Since they had run into each other, Chen Fan naturally had to say hello, so he stood at the door and waved, "Hello, leaders."

As soon as Yang Chuanfu saw him, he beamed with joy, waved him inside, and asked with a smile, "Are you going back?"

Chen Fan walked in, took the cigarette offered by Captain Ye, and said with a smile, "I made an appointment with Master Zhu yesterday, so I'm going to his place today."

Yang Chuanfu was taken aback. This kid had actually gotten in touch with Master Zhu?
However, he didn't pay much attention to it, assuming that Master Zhu was just craving something and wanted him to help cook a few dishes. He then skipped the topic and said with a smile, "We had a meeting today and finalized two spots for you to study veterinary medicine. One of them is from our Team 6. We'll have to trouble you to take good care of them."

Chen Fan was stunned for a moment, and looked at them. "Is this what the meeting was about today?"

Then, out of curiosity, he asked, "Who's the other one?"

Xiao Liewen pointed to the conference room next door, shook his head, and said, "It's been almost two hours, and they still haven't come to a conclusion."

Still haven't they had a proper argument?
The fact that it hasn't been finalized for so long is definitely not an excuse, so this spot is very important.

Chen Fan thought for a moment, sat down on a chair next to him, glanced at everyone, and asked softly, "I have a question."

Ye Shubao looked at him, "What's the problem?"

Chen Fan: "Does everyone want this spot because they want a certified veterinarian, or a veterinarian who can treat patients?"

Everyone was stunned and stared at him.

Ye Shubao frowned and stared at him, asking, "What do you mean by that?"

Xiao Liewen also looked puzzled, "Isn't this the same?"

Chen Fan shook his head and laughed, "Of course it's different. If you want to become a certified veterinarian, there are limited spots available. The commune will give you as many as it can, and there's nothing anyone can do about it."

Before he could finish speaking, Ye Shubao seemed to have grasped something and quickly asked, "What if it's a veterinarian who can diagnose diseases?" Chen Fan spread his hands and looked at everyone with a smile, "That's easy. The brigade will organize a veterinary training course, and each team will send one person to learn. The teachers will be the people who went to the commune's veterinary station training course. What we learned in the commune, we will teach them when we get back."

We teach them as much as we can learn, and there's no time limit, unlike the commune veterinary station where they can only study for two months. As long as they can learn, it doesn't matter if they're slow. As long as they're willing to work hard, they'll eventually learn it.

However, without a veterinary certificate, he couldn't be the brigade's coordinator and therefore couldn't earn work points in the brigade.

Ye Shubao slapped his thigh and turned to run away.

Xiao Liewen pointed at Chen Fan and said, "Come on, come with us to the next room and let's explain things clearly."

After saying that, she pulled him outside.

Chen Fan was speechless. It sounded like he had done something wrong.

There is a fundamental difference between training two apprentices and training twelve apprentices, and the effort required is undoubtedly much greater.

But for Chen Fan, everything he is doing now is preparing for the future.

If possible, he not only wanted to train a group of veterinarians for Lujiawan, but also wanted to see if he could train a few vocational school students and college students after the resumption of the college entrance examination.

The more talent he cultivates in Lujiawan, the more "helpers" he has, and the greater his influence there becomes.

If he can really do that, there shouldn't be many things he can't do in this area.

Moreover, if handled properly, aside from the initial busy period, once the first batch of people have grown up and become "master craftsmen," his work will undoubtedly become a hundred times easier. He will only need to sit and talk, and someone will naturally take care of the work.

Therefore, in Chen Fan's view, this was not a selfless dedication to the production team, but an advance "investment" in his own future better life.

The saying "one-time investment, lifelong benefits" probably describes this perfectly.

The squad leaders from the south, who had initially given up because Team 6 had a natural advantage, became excited and hurriedly headed outside.

Before long, the meeting room next door was packed again.

Ye Shubao was excitedly telling Secretary Yang about Chen Fan's suggestion, "The commune only gave us 3 spots, but our brigade can organize its own training course."

These three will learn there, and after they finish learning, they will become teachers in the training courses, and in turn teach others, thus helping and passing on knowledge. In the future, each team will have its own veterinarian.

Certified veterinarians are responsible for overall coordination, while uncertified veterinarians are only responsible for their own teams. How to subsidize work points is a matter for the teams. They can send people if they want, or they can leave if they don't.

Anyway, from now on we will have three levels of veterinarians: team, brigade, and commune. Minor ailments will be handled by the team, and if they can't be handled by the team, they will be sent to the brigade. If the brigade still can't handle it, they will be sent to the commune veterinary station.

Moreover, with more veterinarians, we can expand the number of livestock we raise. Even without a single veterinarian, we could still raise nearly a hundred head of livestock. Now, with each team having its own veterinarian, we can easily double the number, if not more!

Secretary Yang listened with nods, and as soon as Ye Shubao finished speaking, he immediately looked at Chen Fan and asked, "Xiao Chen, with so many people, can you teach them all?"

Chen Fan laughed and said, "Brother Sanhu said yesterday that Station Master Zhou agreed to set the training class time from 10 am to 3 pm, so it won't affect my broadcasting. As you know, as long as the equipment doesn't have any problems, I'm free during this time, so I can take advantage of this time to teach them."

He paused for a moment, then added, "Anyway, the brigade's own training courses don't have time limits. What we learn in one day at the commune can be taught over three or even five days. There's always a time when we'll be able to learn it."

Secretary Yang glanced at the 12 team leaders and asked, "Do you agree or not?"

Everyone nodded in unison, "Agreed."

Secretary Yang slapped the table and said, "Alright, let's expand the number of participants and run our own training courses."

(End of this chapter)