Traveling back to 1977

Chapter 151 Fight, fight, fight! Fight them all!
take an exam?

Captain Yang and his two companions exchanged glances. After several seconds, he finally asked hesitantly, "What kind of questions will we be asked?"

Accountant Liu stared at Chen Fan and asked, "Who set the questions?"

Then the custodian rolled his eyes at him, "Ask about this? Do you want to cheat?"

Accountant Liu's eyes widened instantly. "Who cheated? I'm just asking, what's wrong with that?"

Captain Yang waved his hand impatiently, "You two shut up and listen to what Xiao Chen has to say."

Chen Fan laughed and said, "They haven't studied veterinary medicine yet, so they can't take the exam on that. Studying veterinary medicine also requires cultural knowledge. As I said before, it's best to have completed primary school, or even higher primary school. That way, it would be fair to test knowledge points from primary or higher primary schools, right?"

Captain Yang clicked his tongue, "That's indeed fair."

Before he could finish speaking, the storekeeper Huang impatiently interjected, "But how do you compare someone who graduated from primary school with someone who graduated from higher primary school?"

Accountant Liu immediately chimed in, "Then let those who only graduated from primary school stop going to school and let those who graduated from higher primary school go instead!"

The custodian, Huang, glared at him, about to speak.

At this moment, Chen Fan quickly raised his hands to calm the two down, saying, "Calm down, calm down."

He then said seriously, "Yesterday when I went to the commune, Director Zhou of the veterinary station also gave me a set of veterinary training materials."

Before the three people, whose faces were beaming with joy, could speak, Chen Fan immediately added, "I've looked at the textbook. It's simple in a way. As long as you have a good memory and can memorize quickly, and a good foundation in learning and can understand quickly, you can pass the exam and get the rural veterinarian certificate in two months. So, memory and a good foundation are the two key points."

As he spoke, he turned to look at custodian Huang and said seriously, "Although there is a certain gap between primary and secondary primary schools, if we want to be fair, we must use a unified standard to measure it. We can't give special treatment to those who only attend primary school, that's not reasonable. Otherwise, what about those who haven't been to school? We can't just give them a separate set of literacy tests, can we?"
Moreover, primary school graduates are not entirely without a chance. Generally speaking, the primary school graduation exam also includes some content from primary school. If a primary school student has a solid foundation, and then crams for a few more days, they may have a chance to outperform a primary school student.

Alternatively, you could use the primary school graduation exam papers to see if the higher primary school graduates have a solid grasp of the basic knowledge; that would be just as fair.

He wasn't joking. The first exam after the resumption of the college entrance examination was only at the junior high school level. At that time, many junior high school students outperformed high school graduates. Some high school students had even forgotten the key points of elementary school knowledge and simply handed in blank papers.

So, who is more capable depends on who continues to learn and who abandons their studies after graduation.

After Chen Fan finished speaking, Accountant Liu immediately said, "I think what Xiao Chen said makes sense. We are selecting veterinary trainees, so they must have a good academic foundation. Otherwise, if their medical skills are not up to par, they will harm the public's livestock!"

The custodian, Huang, smoked a cigarette, his eyes lowered, and remained silent.

Captain Yang looked at the two of them, hesitated for two seconds, and then said, "Let's do as Xiao Chen said, the exam is the day after tomorrow."

Both the storekeeper, Huang, and the accountant, were surprised to hear this. "The day after tomorrow? So soon?"

Captain Yang curled his lip, "The day after tomorrow is the Little New Year, and classes will start after that. How long do you plan to drag it out? As for the exam papers, I'll find a way to get them."

Huang and Liu exchanged a glance and remained silent.

……

The next day, February 9th, was the 22nd day of the twelfth lunar month.

Chen Fan got up early and went through the usual procedures. After looking at the furry child, he took the falcon out of the woodpile and carefully examined it. Its wound had almost healed.

It's just a minor external injury; it should heal in two or three days.

Then he fed it some meat strips and said, "Rest for another day today, and you can spread your wings and fly tomorrow. Be careful in the future, and stay far away from people when you see them, otherwise you will be shot down again and you won't be so lucky."

The falcon spread its wings and chirped.

Chen Fan frowned. "Not leaving?"

He immediately shook his head. “You can’t stay. I don’t even have meat to eat myself. How can I afford to feed you? You should go and work hard and be self-reliant!” After saying that, he put it back in the straw pile on the woodpile and left without looking back.

I saved it, and instead of repaying my kindness, it wants to take advantage of me. It's an ungrateful wretch!

The falcon stood in the haystack, staring intently at his retreating figure until it disappeared from sight. Then it chirped twice, tried flapping its wings, and soared into the sky, vanishing into the air.

……

Chen Fan was particularly excited today, and his pace quickened considerably. The ice and snow along the way couldn't stop him, and he arrived at the brigade headquarters in less than ten minutes.

As usual, the militiamen of Team 5 were practicing boxing. When they saw Chen Fan coming over, Zhang Wenliang greeted him and said, "Get ready in a bit. We'll set off after you finish broadcasting."

Chen Fan nodded immediately, "Okay."

As Chen Fan entered the front yard, he ran into Xiao Liewen smoking inside. Chen Fan's eyes darted around, and he went in and whispered, "Captain Xiao, do you think we should write a news report about our militia company's training session today and broadcast it on our own radio station?"

Captain Xiao's eyes lit up. "Write it! You have to write it!"

His eyes narrowed into slits with laughter. "I have to say you're a very conscientious young man. You need to do training and propaganda work too. That's how you intimidate the enemy. Go and write it down first, and show it to me when you're done."

Before he finished speaking, he simply stood up, put his hands behind his back, and walked out. "Forget it, I'll go with you. It won't waste any time."

Chen Fan followed him cheerfully and asked, "Captain, did we shoot any guns today?"

Xiao Liewen glanced at him. "Want to shoot?"

Chen Fan nodded repeatedly, "I want to."

Xiao Liewen chuckled, "Here's what we'll do: if you can master the Five Elements Blade technique today, I'll let you have a good fight."

He paused for a moment, then proudly raised his head. "Our militia company not only has guns, but also mortars and anti-aircraft guns. If you can do that, I'll let you fire as much as you want!"

Chen Fan's eyes lit up. "You said it yourself?!"

Xiao Liewen swaggered forward, saying, "I said it."

Chen Fan took off the cloth bag and water bottle from his shoulder and put them aside. Then he looked around, picked up a carrying pole, held it about a third of the way in, and said seriously, "Please give me your guidance, Captain!"

Hearing the noise, Xiao Liewen turned around and looked at him, his eyes full of surprise.

It's one thing for him to learn the Five Elements Fist and Horse Stance in just a few days, but how could he also master the Five Elements Saber?

Facts speak louder than words. Chen Fan did a few simple warm-up exercises and then began the practice.

Although it was just a carrying pole, in Chen Fan's hands, it was wielded with such force that it seemed to whistle through the air, like a large knife, slashing down at the heads of the Japanese soldiers.

During the War of Resistance Against Japan, the Wuji Saber Technique passed down from Li Yaochen and the Pofeng Eight Saber Technique from Ma Fengtu both made great contributions. After that, countless martial arts predecessors joined the army, setting aside sectarian differences and passing on their unique skills to their comrades. Xiao Liewen learned this improved version of Xingyi Five Elements Saber, which integrates the Wuji Saber Technique, the Pofeng Eight Saber Technique, and the style of Guanzhong swordsmen.

Two days ago, Chen Fan chopped down dozens of miscellaneous trees and firewood, and had already mastered the knife technique. When he used it now, it was surprisingly impressive and even more effective than using a wood-chopping knife.

A few minutes later, Xiao Liewen shook his head and walked forward, muttering "monster" to himself.

Chen Fan grabbed his things and followed beside him. "Captain, you have to keep your word. You said you'd let me fire the gun."

Xiao Liewen nodded mindlessly, "Fight, fight, fight them all."

(End of this chapter)