Traveling back to 1977

Chapter 251 Come in if you don't want to die
Anquan calmly took out a cigarette, lit it, exhaled a puff of smoke, and glanced at him sideways. "No money? Then I won't go buy it for you. You don't need to go to Lao Wang and ask him to help you buy cement."

This kid just sold a batch of pottery at the last market, and he says he has no money? Who would believe that?
Chen Fan straightened his face and said very sincerely, "Although I don't have money right now, I will have money as long as this batch of squat toilets can be sold. So, I'll have to trouble you with cement, steel bars, and stone for glazing. Oh, right, also glass and wood for furniture. When the house is built, I'll treat you to a meal."

Anquan was speechless. He pointed at him, then pointed again, too speechless to say anything.

Chen Fan chuckled and put his arm around his shoulder. "It's settled then. By the way, Brother An, I've already learned the harmonica you taught me. When are you going to teach me the accordion?"

"You've got it?"

Anquan was stunned for a moment, and before she could even complain, she said in surprise, "You said you've mastered it in just a few days?"

I taught him to play the harmonica myself, and it only took me about ten days at most. How could he learn it so quickly?
Chen Fan patted his chest and said, "I never lie. If you don't believe me, you can test me right here."

Anquan clicked his tongue, looking suspicious, and said, "When you say you can, you don't mean you can only play one tune, do you?"

"That can't be."

Chen Fan said confidently, "If you don't believe me, you can test me."

Anquan's eyes darted around slightly. "Did you bring your harmonica?"

Chen Fan: "No, I was working today, so I left it in my room."

Anquan turned around and walked towards the front yard. "I have some new sheet music here. Go, take your harmonica and try playing it."

Two minutes later.

Chen Fan sat under the eaves, with a bamboo chair in front of him. On the chair was a small sheet music book, about the size of his palm, that Anquan had given him. The open page contained the simplest sheet music without lyrics.

He first looked through the sheet music, then picked up his harmonica and slowly began to play the rhythm.

Anquan watched in disbelief; how could someone play so smoothly on their first try?

After playing a piece, Chen Fan smiled and said, "I've heard this too many times, it's a bit simple."

The song "The Shining Red Star" is so catchy you can hum it with your eyes closed, it's really not difficult to play.

Hearing him say that, An Quan was displeased and immediately turned to the last page of the sheet music, saying, "You play this one."

When Chen Fan took a look, he first tried humming the tune in his mind, and then he was surprised. Hey, I've never heard this song before?
But thinking about it, it's normal. There were actually quite a few songs created in that era, but only the best ones have survived to this day. Any songs that weren't quite classic have been buried in the dust of history.

Seeing that he had been looking at the movie for much longer than before, Anquan immediately smiled smugly and said, "Have you seen the movie 'Break'? This song is the opening theme of 'Break'. The movie starts with this song, which is called 'Breaking Through the Waves and Moving Forward Forever'."

Hehehe, this movie was released in 75, even later than "The Shining Red Star," only a little over a year ago. The copies are still circulating in regional cinemas, at most in county cinemas. It would probably take a while before it reached the commune level. I only saw this movie when I went to the prefectural committee.

"So, you said you could play the harmonica? You can't play it just because you haven't heard the original piece?"

Chen Fan didn't know anything about "Break" or had never heard of the song "Splitting the Waves Forward," but when he said he could do it, he really could.

From the very day Anquan taught him how to read sheet music and learn to play the harmonica, he activated his musical skills. He would pick up a harmonica and play it whenever he had free time. Although he couldn't play rhythmically at first, he gained a lot of solid experience and then naturally advanced smoothly. Now he is LV2, which is equivalent to a senior apprentice. It may be difficult for him to create music, but he can play from sheet music.

Without even glancing at the smug security, he silently recited the instructions in his mind, then picked up his harmonica and began to play.

When the sound rang out, Anquan was stunned. Hey, it actually works?

At this moment, Jiang Lili and the other three walked briskly to the courtyard gate and saw Chen Fan playing the harmonica. They all unconsciously slowed down.

Liu Dan, holding Huang Ying's arm, murmured with fascination, "Teacher Chen is so amazing. She was playing on and off a few days ago, but today she can play so beautifully."

Huang Ying turned and glared at her, "Don't say a word."

After listening for a while, she turned to Jiang Lili and asked softly, "Lili, do you know what piece this is?"

Jiang Lili looked blankly at him, shook her head and said, "I don't know, I've never heard of it."

As she said this, she sighed inwardly, realizing that she hadn't watched a movie or listened to a song in three years.

The only time I can hear music lately is before the Lunar New Year when the team installed a loudspeaker and turned it up loud every day.

As for Chen Fan's radio, he would occasionally take it out and play it before the Lunar New Year, but he hasn't taken it out since Huang Ying and the others moved in. He only teaches her high school courses every night and still has no time for entertainment.

Just as Jiang Lili was letting her thoughts wander, Chen Fan had already finished playing the piece.

He mentally evaluated it and personally felt that it was not as good as "The Shining Red Star" or "A Little Bamboo Raft Drifting on the River," but it still had a very passionate feel to it.

Anquan watched him from the side, gritting his teeth, unsure of what to say.

In just over ten days, he learned to read sheet music and could play pieces fluently. Where did this prodigy come from?

Then I heard a round of applause from all around.

Needless to say, Huang Ying and the others' eyes almost turned into Chen Fan's shape. Even the aunties next to them, as well as Liu Jujiang who was processing the ingredients, clapped and cheered.

"Teacher Chen is amazing." "That sounds wonderful."

"Teacher Chen, one more song!"

"Teacher Chen is very capable. He can raise livestock, treat livestock diseases, and play the harmonica. He is very talented."

Chen Fan waved with a smile, "Thank you, thank you for the compliment. It's just a trivial skill, nothing to mention."

I gasped for breath, feeling a slight toothache.

When you're being humble, could you please not smile so broadly?
Chen Fan didn't want to smile so brightly, but he just couldn't help it.

He flipped through the sheet music, intending to play another piece to prove his skill to Anquan. Anquan, however, walked over, snatched the sheet music from his pocket, and cleanly stuffed it in. Then he coughed lightly, "Alright, it seems you really have learned to play the harmonica. In that case, next time I go home, I'll bring my accordion with me, and then..."

Before he could finish speaking, a cacophony of shouts erupted from behind him.
"Hurry, hurry, don't let him get away."

"Hurry up, Huang Laosi, you block the way ahead."

"Yang Zihong, you chase after him from that direction, but don't let him run into Teacher Chen's room."

"Fight, fight, fight."

……

As the sound grew clearer, everyone in the front yard was stunned. What was happening behind them?
Are they chasing and blocking us because they've discovered a thief?
Every year, the Nanhu Commune catches a few thieves. Some of them are "backward households" in a certain production team. In fact, they are just lazy and unwilling to work. They steal when they run out of money. Otherwise, given the natural conditions in this area, as long as they work diligently, they can certainly make a living, if not get rich. In good years, they can even save a few dozen yuan.

In addition, there are a few "old hands" in the town who are used to loafing around and don't have a proper job. Over time, they have developed a habit of petty theft.

All production teams treated this type of person the same way.

If they catch someone, they don't send them to the police station. They just beat them up, hang them for 24 hours, and then release them.

The police officers in charge of the assigned areas at the local police station also tacitly accept this approach; they don't care unless someone reports the crime.

Judging from the commotion behind them, it did indeed look like they were catching a thief.

But whether it is true or not, we still need to see it with our own eyes to know.

At this moment, Anquan didn't have time to talk to Chen Fan about musical instruments. He was afraid that something serious had happened, so he immediately ran to the back in a hurry.

Chen Fan's eyes darted around slightly, and he chirped twice at the hawk that was sticking its head out of its nest. The hawk flapped its wings twice, then flew out of the eaves, drawing an arc in the air as it flew away.

Just a few seconds later, it flew back, chirping.

Chen Fan's eyes widened upon hearing this.

What is that? It's a huge snake!

It's not even March 3rd yet, how come the snake has already emerged from the ground?

A thought flashed through his mind and he realized that, without a doubt, the heroes must have accidentally dug up the snake's nest while digging, thus waking it up.

Knowing what had happened, he felt at ease. It was just a snake; even without so many people, the falcon could easily handle it.

However, he didn't leave it to chance. He waved to Jiang Lili and the others and said with a smile, "It's alright, there are so many people here, nothing will happen."

He then went into the room, and when he came out, he was carrying a fish basket in one hand and the "dog-beating stick" he had used for more than two months in the other. He then strode confidently to the back.

As soon as they reached the backyard, the shouts grew clearer, and they could hear Anquan yelling, "Get away, get away..."

But his voice sounded a little panicked?

Just then, a sharp scream was heard: "It's in the yard!"

Before he could finish speaking, Chen Fan saw a huge rat snake slither into the yard through the newly opened back door. Its body was estimated to be two or three meters long. It snaked along the cultivated vegetable patch and crawled toward Chen Fan.

Chen Fan frowned slightly, feeling displeased.

It's not fear, it's disgust.

He disliked snakes and insects, especially this rat snake, which was ugly and simply unbearable to look at.

Just as the vegetable snake was about to crawl up to him, Chen Fan tightened his grip on the stick, intending to kill it with one blow.

But just a second before he raised the stick, he suddenly had a flash of inspiration. He turned around, put the fish basket down on the ground, pointed the opening at the snake, and hissed, "Come in if you don't want to die."

Although the rat snake was being chased and was completely disoriented, it was still stunned when it heard these words. Just as it was about to think about what had happened, footsteps came from behind. Without thinking, it plunged headfirst into the bamboo basket.

(End of this chapter)