Traveling back to 1977

Chapter 239 Training Broadcasters

Today, it was just the two of them at home. Although it was raining outside and inconvenient to go out, Jiang Lili was exceptionally happy.

As they chatted, it soon became noon. When she saw the small alarm clock on the table, she suddenly realized what was happening and quickly got up to cook.

Chen Fan stood under the eaves and looked at the sky. The rain had subsided. He thought for a moment, then took a straw hat and raincoat, put on wooden clogs, and took a bamboo stool. After saying goodbye to Jiang Lili, he picked up his fishing rod and fish basket and strolled out the door.

As you walk onto the riverbank, you'll see that the water level has risen considerably. The three docks where you used to fetch water have all been submerged, making the second "dock" on the outer slope of the riverbank stand out.

It's actually just a small pebble beach.

He carried a chair to the rocky beach, sat down, scattered some rice bran mixed with wine to create a feeding area, dug up an earthworm as bait, and began fishing.

Although the river water in spring is not as turbulent as it is in summer, the current is still quite strong, rushing by in a hurry.

In addition, it was drizzling, so the weather wasn't really suitable for fishing by the river.

The best places to fish are the ditches and ponds of all sizes in the village.

However, since many people were visiting ancestral graves at that time, he didn't want to run into anyone, so he came here to kill time.

Sure enough, I sat there for more than half an hour without catching a single fish.

Just as he was thinking about whether to go home and get a fishing net, a voice came from the riverbank.

"You came to the river to fish in this weather, did you catch anything?"

Chen Fan glanced back and said with a sullen face, "There was a fish that was about to bite, but it got scared away as soon as you arrived."

Zhang Wenliang's eyes widened. "You can blame me for all this?"

He pursed his lips and said, "If you can't catch it, you can't catch it. Stop talking nonsense."

Upon hearing this, Chen Fan immediately became furious. "Who said I can't catch fish? You just wait here and see how I catch them!"

He immediately picked up a chair and moved to another spot. "The feng shui there was bad, so I'm fishing here. Also, don't follow me. If you scare away my fish, you can't take responsibility."

Zhang Wenliang chuckled and said, "You've finally chosen the right spot. The river is swift right now, and it's raining, so the fish are mostly in the shallow, grassy areas. There weren't even any grassy patches in that spot before, so where would you find any fish?"

Chen Fan glanced at him and said, "Of course I know. I was just bored and came over to get some fresh air."

After a pause, he naturally changed the subject, "You've finished your business, what are you doing here?"

Zhang Wenliang squatted on the rock, took out a cigarette and gave one to Chen Fan, then lit it himself and said, "I only went to the family ancestral worship ceremony. I don't need to go to the graves of those ancestors. Their married people and those who have children can go."

Then I discussed it with my uncle and Captain Xiao. We figured the rain wouldn't stop for the next few days, so we wanted to organize the militia for a two-day hunt to get rid of the foxes, weasels, and roe deer, so they wouldn't appear and hurt people when we cleared the barren hills for pasture planting in a few days.”

Chen Fan's eyes lit up immediately. "Great! When does it start, tomorrow or the day after?"

Zhang Wenliang exhaled a puff of smoke, looked at him and smiled, "In the next two days, each team will clean up their own territory and handle the prey they catch themselves."

Chen Fan nodded. "Okay, I'll let the whole team know when I make the announcement this afternoon."

He then looked at Zhang Wenliang and asked curiously, "Why not just call each team to tell them this? Why make a special trip?"

Zhang Wenliang laughed and said, "My family is still out, so I came to ask you for a meal and to ask if you're going hunting with Team 5 or Team 6."

Chen Fan is a member of Team 6, but he works at the brigade headquarters and can also work with the people from Team 5. Arranging this in advance also makes it easier for them to allocate manpower and weapons.

Hearing Zhang Wenliang's words, Chen Fan's eyes darted around, and he turned to him with a smile, "Anyway, I have my own gun, can I form my own team?"

With a hawk as a scout, he definitely has a greater advantage in finding prey. If he is only limited to a small team, how can he have as many prey as a large team?
Zhang Wenliang clicked his tongue, about to refuse, but then a thought struck him, and he smiled, “It’s definitely not okay for others, because the game belongs to the squad. If they could just go hunting in other squads, it would be like stealing, which is why they set boundaries. But it shouldn’t be a problem for you. You have students in every squad, and you’re part of the brigade headquarters, so they probably won’t object to you.”

She paused for a moment, then looked at him and asked, "Are you really planning to do this all by yourself? Without even bringing a helper?"

Chen Fan looked at him. "How about we go together?"

Seeing that Zhang Wenliang seemed somewhat tempted but also hesitant, he smiled and said, "Aren't you also a militia company commander? You can patrol the whole brigade. At worst, if you catch any game, just share some with them, that's all."

Chen Fan didn't really care much about the prey; he just wanted the feeling of hunting.

Hearing Chen Fan say this, Zhang Wenliang nodded, "Okay, let's team up."

Then he smiled at Chen Fan and said, "Didn't you say you've mastered marksmanship? How about we make a bet tomorrow on who catches more prey?"

Just as Chen Fan was about to speak, he suddenly felt a movement on the bamboo pole in his hand. He immediately pulled it up and saw a carp weighing about two pounds hanging on the hook.

He removed the fishing hook, put the carp into the fish basket, and grinned, "Good omen, I'm sure to win tomorrow!"

Zhang Wenliang, with a sullen face, looked at the carp jumping around in the bamboo basket, "Hmph, I'll eat you right now."

……

The rain continued the next day.

Although the rain was not heavy, it still made hunting more difficult.

But this is the perfect time for hunting because it won't interfere with farm work. Since it's inconvenient to work in the rain anyway, and we're just idling around, it's a good idea to put on a raincoat and straw hat and go hunting.

At seven o'clock in the morning, Chen Fan turned on the radio and heard the occasional gunshot in the distance. He felt an itch to run out immediately.

But he still had to watch the radio!

After a while, he suddenly had a bright idea, got up and ran downstairs.

In the front office, only Zhang Wenliang was waiting for him; even Xiao Liewen was at home and hadn't come out.

Upon seeing Chen Fan, Zhang Wenliang couldn't help but laugh and say, "What, can't wait? How about we wander around Team 5 first, and go somewhere else after you turn off the broadcast?"

Chen Fan shook his head and asked him, "Is Zhang Cuie home?"

Zhang Wenliang was slightly taken aback. "You're looking for her?"

He stood up and said, "What do you need her for? She should be home right now. If you're in a hurry, I'll go and call her for you."

Chen Fan laughed and said, "I just want to ask her if she wants to learn how to be a broadcaster."

Zhang Wenliang was stunned. "A broadcaster? You're going to teach her?"

Chen Fan nodded and smiled, "That's right. If she's willing, I'll teach her how to use a radio, speak Mandarin, and even write news reports. I guarantee I can train her to become a qualified broadcaster."

Zhang Wenliang immediately slapped his thigh, grinning from ear to ear, "That's definitely great! How could she not want that?"

He paused for a moment, then hesitated again, "But you're teaching her to be a broadcaster, don't you want to do that job yourself?"

Chen Fan shook his head. "For the time being, we will definitely have to do it. There are so many things that Zhang Cuie can't learn them all in a short time. If she can learn them all by the end of the year, it wouldn't be a bad idea to give her the job as a broadcaster."

(End of this chapter)