Traveling back to 1977

Chapter 210 An unexpected surprise
The three of them rode their horses at full speed and soon arrived at the Nanhu Veterinary Station.

As soon as he entered the courtyard, Chen Fan shouted, "Station Chief Zhou, we're here!"

Station Chief Zhou was already waiting in his office. He ran out when he heard the noise and saw that they were still riding horses. He couldn't help but laugh and said, "Your team really values ​​this. They've provided you all with horses."

With Chen Fan around, Yang Zhijun and Li Zhengqun naturally wouldn't step forward and obediently stood behind him.

Chen Fan dismounted and laughed, "This is called seedling cultivation and rice transplanting. Once we get our veterinary certificates, the team will have a bumper harvest."

Station Master Zhou chuckled, "That's a vivid analogy."

He then said to Wang Shiping, "Take these two to the backyard and teach them how to change the dressing on the cow belonging to the Red Star Brigade."

Chen Fan was slightly taken aback. "Go straight to the practical lesson?"

He thought he would attend classes properly for a few days first, then give feedback to Station Master Zhou and switch to practical courses. He didn't expect to get started right away as soon as he arrived.

What an unexpected surprise.

Station Master Zhou turned around and laughed, "You've all passed the theory exams, so why bother with classes? Just study on your own. Once you're here, you'll learn to treat illnesses from the old doctor."

These days, they all receive a fixed salary. The same amount of money is paid to treat a hundred head of livestock, and the same amount of money is paid whether they sit still and don't treat any livestock. Naturally, they hope that the veterinarians in the production team are as skilled as possible, and ideally, all the treatments should be handled at the grassroots level, so that the commune's veterinary station would be idle.

Therefore, when these doctors teach their students medical skills, they almost never hold back, and they even hope that the newcomers will be more skilled.

Of course, those with unique skills will still hold back a little.

However, those with unique skills had long been transferred to the county or even the prefectural committee. Those who remained here, in Xiao Liewen's words, were indeed only of average ability, which meant that the veterinary station had far fewer dirty tricks and intrigues.

Since we're all short and ugly anyway, no one should laugh at anyone else.

Hearing Station Chief Zhou's words, Chen Fan nodded, then turned to Yang Zhijun and Li Zhengqun and said, "Then you two should learn diligently from Dr. Wang, ask him for clinical experience, read books in your spare time, and ask questions if you don't understand anything. Any doctor here can be our teacher..."

Before he could finish speaking, Station Chief Zhou pulled him back, "Alright, alright, alright, what you're saying is a slap in our faces. Xiao Yang and Xiao Li, you two go in and study first. I want to say a few words to your teacher, Mr. Chen."

Wang Shiping chuckled and led Yang Zhijun and Li Zhengqun to the back, saying, "Your teacher Chen has long been able to handle these kinds of minor problems. It's you who haven't encountered them before. Watch closely later."

Before they had gone far, Station Chief Zhou approached Chen Fan on the other side and looked at the mare he was leading, asking, "Why does this horse look so normal?"

Chen Fan glanced at the horse, then turned back and said, "Oh, it healed itself."

"It's healed on its own?"

Station Chief Zhou stared at Chen Fan with wide eyes, his gaze full of suspicion. "Let me tell you, I'm not well-educated, so don't try to fool me!"

Chen Fan chuckled dryly, "How could I lie to you? When I got back yesterday, it was fine as soon as it saw the foal. From noon yesterday until now, it has been very well-behaved, eating and sleeping properly, and it doesn't kick or bite anyone. It's so well-behaved."

Station Master Zhou was skeptical, but he slowly walked to the mare's side and reached out to touch her.

The mare glanced at him but ignored him.

Station Master Zhou immediately beamed with joy, "Eh? It's really done?"

He patted the horse's back twice more, but the mare didn't budge.

Station Master Zhou took two steps back, put his hands on his hips, walked around the mare, and said with a look of surprise, "So, according to you, this horse really is missing her foal?"

Chen Fan nodded seriously, "It should be."

Station Master Zhou clicked his tongue, "I've learned something new, really something new!"

He paused for a moment, then patted the horse's back and said to Chen Fan, "Why don't you use a saddle when you ride a horse? Those two even put a felt pad on it and used a rope and a wooden board as stirrups. You're riding an empty-backed horse, aren't you afraid of falling off?"

Chen Fan made up a very serious lie, "Their mules were provided by the team, so of course they came with matching mats and stirrups. This is my own horse, and I don't have any money. Where am I supposed to buy a saddle?"

Station Chief Zhou pointed at him, speechless, then turned and walked inside, saying, "Tie up your horse and come to my office."

Chen Fan raised an eyebrow, led the horse to the backyard, tied it to the livestock shed, and placed it next to the mules ridden by Yang Zhijun and Li Zhengqun.

Then look at the two of them, they are squatting in front of a large water buffalo lying on the ground, changing the bandage on its leg.

Wang Shiping looked at them in surprise, "Have you studied this before?"

Yang Zhijun nodded, "Teacher Chen taught us for half a month."

Li Zhengqun, being quick-witted, quickly added, "Teacher Chen is teaching very diligently, but the time is too short. In half a month, there were only five or six cases. We've only learned how to treat external injuries, as well as colds and gastrointestinal diseases." Wang Shiping pursed his lips, paused for several seconds, and then said, "Our veterinary station mainly deals with these kinds of cases. There aren't many unusual cases. I don't know if you'll be able to handle other types of cases during your two months here."

Li Zhengqun was only 15 or 6 years old, and he didn't know how to respond when he heard this.

Chen Fan walked over and said with a smile, "Nanhu Commune is only so big, with a total of 5 production brigades. There aren't that many difficult cases. Anyway, we've been here for two months with a learning attitude. Dr. Wang, you can't keep anything from us."

Wang Shiping turned around and laughed, "If that's how you put it, then I won't stand on ceremony. You'll be in charge of treating the livestock that have been sent over from below these past two months."

Chen Fan clapped his hands and pointed at Yang Zhijun and Li Zhengqun, saying, "Did you hear that? Dr. Wang has given us such a good opportunity, so hurry up and thank Dr. Wang."

The two quickly nodded and bowed to Wang Shiping, saying, "Thank you, Dr. Wang."

Their politeness made Wang Shiping blush deeply, and he waved his hands repeatedly, saying, "No need to be so polite, no need to be so polite, come on, you do it, I'll just watch from the side."

He then patiently instructed, "Your technique is not bad, Dr. Chen taught you very well, but you're not quite proficient enough yet. You can start like this, see..."

Seeing that the teacher was responsible and the student was diligent, Chen Fan smiled with satisfaction, turned around and went into the veterinary station office.

After politely greeting several acquaintances at the veterinary station, Chen Fan arrived at Station Chief Zhou's office.

When Station Chief Zhou saw him come in, he immediately got up, opened the cabinet, and took out something wrapped in a straw mat.

Chen Fan's eyes lit up immediately. "Is this a hunting rifle?"

Station Chief Zhou nodded, untied the straw mat, revealing two dark double-shot hunting rifles, and said, "I don't know where this thing originally came from. Anyway, it has been hidden in Mo Xingbo's house in Shengli Brigade for more than 20 years. It was acquired by his father. His father passed away half a year ago, so no one knows where it came from."

He had seven or eight rifles at home, both long and short, and wanted to sell a few to make some money. However, these things weren't worth much in the countryside; who would spend tens of dollars to buy a gun? So he hadn't been able to sell them.

I went there yesterday and told him about it. He immediately picked out the two best ones. See if you like them.

Chen Fan took a look. The two shotguns were not the same. One was a double barrel in parallel, and the other was a double barrel with one on top of the other. The similarities were that they were both folding down and exquisitely made. Even though the gun body looked like it had been around for a while, it was still dark and shiny, as if it had just come out of the factory.

The stock appears to be made of walnut wood, with a metal plate at the broken joint that has exquisite patterns. The two parallel barrels are engraved with the English letters Purdey Beesley, while the upper and lower barrels are engraved with J PURDEY & SONS LONDON.

It is obvious that these belong to two different brands.

Chen Fan didn't recognize either of the brands, but that wasn't important.

He turned his head and asked, "How much is this gun?"

Station Master Zhou smiled and said, "Twenty yuan a round, which one do you like?"

No sooner had he finished speaking than he suddenly slapped his forehead, pulled open a drawer in his desk, and took out something wrapped in a cloth. "Do you want a short gun?"

Upon opening it, it turned out to be a beautifully crafted small pistol with a holster.

Chen Fan's eyes lit up immediately upon seeing it; it was the PPK that the legendary leader had used.

He didn't know many guns: Browning, Colt Python, Type 54, .38, and this PPK, which was the standard issue for German officers during World War II. Even the Führer chose this gun as his sidearm, and it later became a favorite in the collector's market.

Looking at those two high-end hunting rifles that were clearly not ordinary, and then at this PPK, Chen Fan couldn't help but feel a little curious about the old man from the Victory Brigade.

Unfortunately, that person is gone, and we don't know where he got those guns from.
But none of that matters. The important thing is that this famous gun will soon be mine.

What an unexpected surprise!
Chen Fan immediately said, "I'll take mine too. How much?"

Station Chief Zhou laughed and said, "This gun doesn't have many bullets, only two magazines. It'll probably be hard to get more bullets in the future, so just give it to me as you see fit."

Chen Fan felt embarrassed by what he said.

So he gathered the three guns together, held up one hand, and said, "How about 50 yuan?"

Station Master Zhou immediately nodded, "He'd definitely be happy to buy a foal if he could."

Chen Fan's lips twitched slightly; this point of reference was rather unique.

Then I looked at the three guns on the table and inexplicably felt like I was dealing in an arms deal.

With these three guns, we should be able to expand and become powerful, right?

(End of this chapter)