Traveling back to 1977

Chapter 165 has a minor flaw.

When Jiang Lili saw Chen Fan return, the corners of her mouth unconsciously turned up. "You're back. Have you finished your exams?"

Chen Fan nodded, walked over and smiled, "The exam is over, and the results are all out. Captain Yang and the others are discussing who should get the spots. I have to go to work, so I came back first."

Jiang Lili's eyes darted around, and she immediately understood that something must have gone wrong. They had clearly said before that the quota would be determined by the exam scores, but now they were still discussing it, which meant that the exam scores didn't count.

However, she didn't ask any further questions and said with a smile, "Tomorrow I'll go to Team 10 to buy a jar of syrup, and then I can make New Year's goods."

Chen Fan said, "Uh, I'll go buy it tomorrow. Captain Yang said the team will slaughter the New Year's pig and distribute the meat tomorrow morning. It's over by the livestock shed. You'll have to go there to get the meat."

Jiang Lili paused for a moment, then blinked. "Oh, the meat will be distributed tomorrow."

He then seemed lost in thought, as if pondering something.

Chen Fan looked at her and asked softly, "What's wrong? You're not happy about sharing the meat?"

Jiang Lili smiled and shook her head. "No."

She hesitated for a moment before saying, "If we divide the meat, the other educated youth will probably come back."

Chen Fan raised an eyebrow. "So what if they're back? Do you think they'll cause you any trouble?"

Jiang Lili quickly shook her head, "No, they usually ignore me."

She paused for a moment, then looked at him hesitantly.

Chen Fan suddenly realized and laughed, "You're worried that if I stay here, they'll cause me trouble?"

Jiang Lili nodded gently, "I can only say that it's possible."

Chen Fan chuckled, "Then you're worrying too much. The educated youth are only staying here temporarily. What right do they have to gossip?"

His housing was allocated by the brigade, so who can kick him out?

All that work I did before wasn't for nothing. Now, from the brigade to the team, they can almost all be considered "one of us." Especially with the veterinary class about to start, the production team is even less likely to favor the educated youth. Even if there is favoritism, it will only be towards him.

If the lawsuit goes to the commune and the commune really makes him move, that's perfect. I can borrow some money to clear out the land behind the house, build the house, and then I can move in to the new house right away!

Jiang Lili pursed her lips and shook her head. "The main problem is that there are two educated youths who speak rudely and like to argue. If you run into them, don't argue with them. It's best to go directly to Captain Yang and let him handle it."

She paused for a moment, worried that Chen Fan might overthink it, and then whispered, "Those two people are children of employees of the commune. People in their unit like to stick together. They certainly won't do anything to you in the village, but I'm afraid you'll suffer if you go to the commune."

Chen Fan understood what she meant immediately.

They are nothing more than a mini version of "compound kids". Fighting and arguing within the workplace is one thing, but conflicts outside the workplace are another. No matter how much internal fighting occurs, if conflicts arise with outsiders, they must unite against the outsiders.

If you mess with one of these people, you can drag a whole bunch of them down with you.

Moreover, these young people are ungrateful, don't know what's important, and don't reason. They only care about their stance and "loyalty," and they can be incredibly annoying.

Although I'm not afraid of them, the toad on my shoe is annoying even if it doesn't bite.

Chen Fan smiled and said, "Tomorrow morning, Captain Xiao will slaughter a pig for the New Year. I'll make a pig-slaughtering dish for him. In the afternoon, I'll go to Team 10 to buy syrup. I probably won't run into them."

Hearing him say that, Jiang Lili breathed a sigh of relief and then smiled and said, "You are very capable. You might even become a cadre in the future. There's no need to lower yourself to their level."

Chen Fan chuckled and said, "Don't worry, I'm not that magnanimous."

But in his heart he was thinking, if anyone messes with me, I'll just incite a bunch of bamboo vipers to climb into their house, or I'll invite all the dogs in town to eat steamed buns and bite their asses until they're bruised and battered!
……

Arriving at the brigade headquarters, at 4 o'clock sharp, the broadcast machine was turned on, and the county radio news was playing from the loudspeaker. Chen Fan first took a pencil and tried to draw a few pictures, then ran to the front yard and found Zhang Changjiang, "Captain Zhang, can we apply for a few large white cloths?"

Zhang Changjiang was smoking a cigarette when he heard his words, and he even forgot to take out the cigarette holder. "What do you need a big white cloth for?"

Large white cloths are rarely used in rural areas; they are mainly used for banquets.

Tear it into strips, the kind you tie around your arm. Chen Fan took the cigarette Zhang Wenliang offered, sat down to the side, and said seriously, "Didn't you ask me to tutor the veterinary students in advance? I asked Station Chief Zhou beforehand, and the main reasons why the veterinarians in each production team failed the assessment are mainly in two aspects: one is memorizing prescriptions, and the other is recognizing the acupoints of livestock and giving them acupuncture."

If you can preview and master these two parts in advance, getting your veterinary license shouldn't be a problem.

So I'd like to request some white cloth to draw the acupuncture points of several common livestock. Enlarged like this, it will be easier to remember.

Hearing this, Zhang Changjiang raised his head and said, "Oh, I see. Okay, okay, well..."

He turned to look at Ye Shubao, "Old Ye, do you still have white cloth in the warehouse?"

Ye Shubao was rolling a cigarette, tilting his head to think for a moment, and said hesitantly, "How about an old bed sheet? It's light-colored and faded."

Chen Fan didn't care. "Sure, as long as I can see it clearly."

Ye Shubao smacked his lips and said with a smile, "Two years ago, I went to the county town to work on the river project. I bought a lot of cloth to make bed sheets, but after bringing them back, they were just left in the warehouse and never used. I didn't expect to use them this time."

Chen Fan felt a little dizzy when he heard this, "Captain Ye, have you all washed them?"

Ye Shubao laughed and said, "Don't worry, they were all washed clean in the Yangtze River before being brought back. If they hadn't been washed, they would have fermented and smelled terrible."

Chen Fan wiped away a bead of cold sweat. As long as it's washed, it's fine. With the current conditions, there's no time to be a clean freak. He'll just have to make do.

Anyway, I'll only draw it once, and it's not for my own use.

A short while later, Luo, the storekeeper, brought over several bed sheets.

Everyone worked together to hang the bed sheets on the wall of the meeting room, which was also the classroom prepared by the brigade headquarters for the training class.

After securing the light blue bed sheet with thumbtacks, Chen Fan asked Captain Zhang for a calligraphy brush and began drawing on the sheet.

Secretary Yang, Zhang Changjiang, Xiao Liewen, Ye Shubao, Zhang Wenliang, and Yang Xingxiu stood in a row, watching Chen Fan paint without blinking.

Zhang Wenliang: "I understand, it's a big water buffalo!"

Yang Xingxiu: "What I'm painting now is a mule."

Zhang Wenliang: "Why not a donkey?"

Without turning his head, Chen Fan said, "I drew a horse."

Zhang Wenliang: "...almost the same, they're all about the same."

Secretary Yang exclaimed, "Wow, pigs have so many acupoints?"

Xiao Liewen shook his head repeatedly as he read, “No wonder the veterinary exam is so difficult. Pigs, horses, cattle, sheep, dogs, chickens, and each kind of livestock has different acupuncture points. Not only do you have to memorize these acupuncture points, but you also have to remember the purpose of each acupuncture point, what kind of disease it treats, and how to perform acupuncture. It’s really tough on those veterinarians.”

Ye Shubao: "That's why they're called technicians; it all requires technical expertise."

In no time, Chen Fan finished drawing six acupoint diagrams. He then put down his brush, nodded in satisfaction, and turned to them, saying, "The commune veterinary station will start classes after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. Counting the two-month training period, it will take about two and a half months in total. As long as you can memorize one diagram every 10 days and then memorize the acupuncture points and prescriptions by referring to the diagrams, you should have no problem passing the test."

Zhang Wenliang clapped his hands lightly, and the meeting room erupted in applause.

After the applause subsided, Zhang Wenliang coughed lightly and said in a low voice, "Hey, Xiao Chen, your drawing is pretty good and very clear, but there are a few minor flaws."

"Minor flaws?"

Chen Fan looked at him, then at the six drawings he had made, and asked in confusion, "I don't see any flaws. Where?"

Zhang Wenliang's lips twitched slightly. "I didn't mean your drawing was flawed, it's just that...

Chen Fan's face fell; why was he still too embarrassed to speak?

Yang Xingxiu, who couldn't stand it any longer, said directly, "Well, the drawing is quite good, and the acupoints are clear, but your calligraphy is terrible. Pay attention next time."

(End of this chapter)