Traveling back to 1977

Chapter 407 Witnessing History
Teacher Guo and Teacher He did not expect that Chen Fan had trained a group of substitutes for the production team, and then introduced them to themselves as "substitutes" as well.

But they made it clear that the best prospects would be sent to Tsinghua and Peking Universities, so what could they say?

They themselves believe that Jiangnan University is no worse than Tsinghua and Peking University, but the general public doesn't think so.

Moreover, Tsinghua and Peking Universities are located in the capital, close to the central government, and closer to higher authorities. Many historical events in the education sector started from Tsinghua and Peking Universities. Objectively speaking, in many aspects, they are indeed incomparable to Jiangnan University or other universities.

As for the exception?
Teacher Guo was unwilling to make the trip only to not get even the best one, so she gritted her teeth and said, "Don't rush to make a decision. Let me call the school first."

He paused for a moment, then added, "However, I'd like a copy of his test paper or notebook."

By this time, he didn't even know whether these top students were male or female. Anyway, it didn't matter. As long as their grades were good, that was enough. Even if there were some problems, he could appeal to the school.

Chen Fan pursed his lips and shook his head slightly. "Other things are secondary. The main thing is that she has her own goals, and I can't interfere."

Having said all that, Teacher Guo and Teacher He couldn't say anything more and could only regretfully give up.

Next, with the cooperation of Secretary Yang and others, Teacher Guo and Teacher He called Yang Zhijun and others to the study room in batches for assessment and interviews.

After the assessment, the two were filled with a sense of turmoil.

These students have such a solid foundation of knowledge!
Let alone the current situation where everything needs to be rebuilt, even a decade or two ago, they could have gotten into Jiangda University on their own merits!

Although only a few of them agreed to apply to Jiangnan University, those few people alone were enough to make a fortune.

As for the others, they just want to apply to more specialized schools. No problem, they can contact the teachers at the specialized schools they know and get a favor for free.

The provincial capital also has many specialized colleges that rank among the top in their respective fields nationwide. They are also looking for top students. They only need to casually pass on a message to gain favors. Why not?

Then, thinking about the five top students that Chen Fan had hidden away, she felt as if her heart was being torn apart.

She silently comforted herself, "It's okay, it's okay. Although we failed to recruit those five promising students, we've successfully won over their professors. We just need to wait for the postgraduate entrance exam results to be announced so we can 'lure' Chen Fan into Jiangda University."

This wave was still profitable.

I'm still so angry!

……

Time passed slowly, and finally October 21st arrived.

Around 7 a.m., the loudspeaker's voice echoed over Lujiawan as usual, broadcasting news from the People's Radio Station, starting with Mr. Hua meeting the foreigner, Heath...

In the past, people would have certainly discussed this news at length, sharing their opinions on national affairs.

But today, there isn't a single person who cares.

In the library, Ding Qian rubbed her head in frustration, "I clearly remember this question, but I just can't recall it!"

Beside her, Lü Yanan was engrossed in copying.

She wasn't copying the original documents, but rather what other educated youth had copied down.

There were only a few self-study books for mathematics, physics, and chemistry, and it was impossible to give each person a copy to copy. In order to improve efficiency, these educated youths from other places did not care whether they were "cultivating" rivals or not. They spontaneously divided the work and cooperated. Each person copied one book, and after copying a page and marking it, they would give it to others to copy. This way, they could speed up the process and get the information they wanted.

From October 15th, when they received the news and gathered at Lujiawan, it has been a full week. Every morning before 7 o'clock, they all wait at the library door until 6 o'clock in the evening. Except for going to the toilet, no one has left the door.

They even brought their own dry food and ate it with the hot water provided free of charge in Lujiawan.

This happens every single day!

In just a few days, quite a few people have already finished copying two books and are now copying a third.

Lü Yanan is one of them.

Hearing Ding Qian's words, she replied without looking up, "Don't think about anything right now. Just copy down the information first, and then go back and study it slowly after you've finished copying it."

Ding Qian shook her head with a wry smile, "It's been too long since I studied. I just want to know what level I am at now, but I don't even know many of the knowledge points in the first volume of algebra. Many things look familiar, but I just don't know them."

She covered her face in frustration, her voice trembling with tears, "My husband and in-laws have a lot of complaints about me, and even my child is sulking with me. But it's been a week and there's still no news. My studies are in this terrible state. I don't know how many more days I can hold on."

Lu Yanan then raised her head and looked at him with a serious expression. "I don't know when the news will be announced, but I believe in Brother An and Chen Fan. They would never make things up carelessly about something this big."

"Besides, didn't you see it the day before yesterday? All the leaders of the Lujiawan brigade accompanied those two people, including Chen Fan. You even heard them calling them 'teacher.' This can't be faked!"

She paused for a moment, then continued earnestly, "We are all people without any support. Besides relying on ourselves, what other way can we go back to Shanghai? If you give up on yourself, who else can you rely on in this life? God?"

Ding Qian took a deep breath, looked up, and saw only the original wooden beams and gray tiles.

She paused for two seconds, wiped her eyes, and murmured, "It's just reviewing, I refuse to believe I can't pass!"

Just as she picked up the pen, she heard a voice coming from the loudspeaker.

"To fully and correctly implement Mr. Li's educational policies and carry out major reforms in college admissions..."

In the blink of an eye, the library was completely silent.

Everyone unconsciously looked up in the direction from which the sound came, and some even ran outside without regard for their own safety, afraid of missing a single word.

The report was very long, so long it felt like an eternity.

It's also very short, so short that after listening to it once, I felt like I didn't hear anything at all.

Ding Qian turned her head like a puppet, about to speak, when the loudspeaker announced again, "Doing a good job in university admissions is the hope of the entire nation..."

After another commentator's article was read aloud, everyone was jolted awake by the next news item.

The next moment, a piercing cheer erupted in the library, "The college entrance examination has been reinstated..."

……

In Lujiawan Team 6, Chen Fan sat at his desk in the second-floor study, writing his novel at a leisurely pace.

Judging by the time, the dozen or so manuscripts I submitted that day should have been sent to the dozen or so magazines by now.

Each manuscript corresponds to a different magazine, and each uses a different pen name, ensuring that apart from a very few people, no one knows that they have submitted more than a dozen manuscripts at once.

To conceal his radiant brilliance, he was so cautious that perhaps only 98% of Dao Ancestors could compare to him!
Chen Fan secretly gave himself a thumbs up.

I wonder how much I'll earn in royalties this time?
With over 30 words, surely you should get at least 1500 yuan? You even wrote about your "past achievements" in your introduction. As an "established writer," how could your royalties be less than 5 yuan?
I will never bet on anything less than 5 yuan again!

Sigh, when will the print run royalties be reinstated, so I can experience the frustration of earning 100,000 yuan for a single book?
Chen Fan was multitasking, typing away rapidly while thinking about the bright financial prospects of the future, and a smile unconsciously crept onto his lips.

Jiang Lili sat in front of the easel, glanced in a fixed direction, and saw this scene. She couldn't help but purse her lips, feeling both amused and curious.

How can you get distracted while writing a novel? What kind of amazing ability is that?

Or was he amused by the plot he wrote?
Then, without paying attention, a line was drawn crookedly. She couldn't help but pout, picked up a small piece of dirty steamed bun, and carefully wiped the crooked line clean.

This is the second floor of Chen Fan's house, where outsiders are not allowed to come up. Otherwise, Jiang Lili would not have dared to use a steamed bun as an eraser, even though Chen Fan taught her to do it, and even though Lujiawan is not short of steamed buns now.

After wiping it clean, Jiang Lili picked up her paintbrush, ready to start painting again, when she suddenly heard a voice blaring from the loudspeaker, "Comprehensively and correctly implement Mr. Li's educational policies..."

She suddenly raised her head and stared blankly at Chen Fan.

Chen Fan didn't even look up, as if he could sense her gaze, and then said, "Don't stop, keep drawing."

He appeared calm, but inwardly he felt a mix of emotions, thinking, "We've witnessed history today!"
Jiang Lili looked at him, her gaze gradually shifting from amazement to fervor. After a few seconds, she turned back to continue painting.

After a news report and a commentator's article were published, Jiang Lili also finished her artwork.

On the A16 paper, a large water buffalo is pulling a plow. Although it is not very detailed, it is still quite decent. And she has only been learning to draw for a little over ten days.

Chen Fan put down his pen, went over to take a look, patiently pointed out some of her brushstroke errors, and explained some basic painting techniques.

After finishing the lesson, Jiang Lili put away the drawing paper, and Chen Fan said softly, "I'll take you to the prefectural committee to take photos tomorrow." Last time, he took his registration photo by himself, not knowing anything about it, so he took it in the county and ended up waiting a whole week to get the photo.

I later learned that if I went directly to the prefectural committee's photo studio, the film would be developed as soon as possible because the county photo studios below would deliver enough film every day, and I could get it in a maximum of 3 days.

So instead of going to the county town to take photos, it's better to go directly to the prefectural committee.

Jiang Lili looked puzzled. "Taking a picture?"

Chen Fan looked at her with a smile on his face, "You'll definitely need a photo when you register for the college entrance exam. Do you have one?"

Jiang Lili blushed slightly. "No."

Even if you do have them, they're from several years ago and can't be used anymore.

She looked at him nervously, "Can...can I really sign up?"

Chen Fan turned to look in the direction of the loudspeaker, let out a long breath, and said softly, "Didn't you hear that? There are only two key points in the admission process: 'Based on personal performance' and 'Selection based on merit.' There are no other requirements!"

Jiang Lili's eyes were still full of nervousness, and she unconsciously lowered her head again, "But..."

Without saying a word, Chen Fan understood what she meant.

If every policy had been perfectly implemented, things wouldn't be like this today; the Eastern dragon would have already flown into the sky long ago.

Indeed, if we were to say which aspect was least thoroughly implemented during the resumption of the college entrance examination, it would be the one that was "only considering individual performance."

Chen Fan didn't have any good solutions to this, so he could only smile and say in a relaxed manner, "In any case, it's reasonable enough to stand up to the argument. As for the rest, we'll just have to play it by ear."

Hearing this, Jiang Lili smiled slightly, but her heart sank to the bottom.

Even he isn't confident?

From the moment they met until now, Chen Fan has always seemed confident to her. When has he ever said anything like "play it by ear"?

Taking a deep breath, Jiang Lili raised her head and smiled brightly, "Mmm."

Chen Fan smiled and began to organize his pen and paper, saying, "Let's go, stop studying for now, come down with me."

Jiang Lili didn't hesitate. She quickly packed up her paintbrushes and left the easel there. She got up and followed him, then asked, "Where are we going?"

Chen Fan turned around and smiled, "To celebrate."

I went downstairs, turned into the living room, and headed straight for the tea table at the far end.

At this moment, besides Huang Ying and the other two, there was also An Quan and a woman of similar age to him at the tea table. Needless to say, this was An Quan's wife, Yu Keying.

They were all hunched over the table, writing furiously. Yu Keying would occasionally ask Yang Ju questions, showing no disrespect despite her young age.

She used to work at the cultural center and was very good at humanities subjects, especially Chinese and politics. However, she struggled with math and almost had to retake it all. So, she is currently learning junior high school math with Yang Ju and others.

The former educated youth settlement below is now empty; everyone has moved to the new houses here. There are three rooms on the first floor: one for An Quan and his wife, one for Yang Ju and Liu Dan, one for Huang Ying and Jiang Lili, and Chen Fan naturally lives in the master bedroom on the second floor.

Aside from working, she spends all her time studying here. It is precisely because of this atmosphere that Yu Keying's learning progress is very fast. She plans to apply for a liberal arts major, so she gave up physics and chemistry and focused on mathematics. When the exam comes, her chances should be quite good.

Chen Fan walked up and gently clapped his hands, waking everyone up.

After they had looked at it, he laughed and said, "In times of great importance, one should remain calm. Look at yourselves, all of you gritting your teeth. What's wrong, are you reviewing or seeking revenge?"

Anquan glanced at his wife, who indeed looked deeply grieved and resentful. He couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly, "Now that the shoe has dropped, how can I not think about revenge...?"

He rubbed his eyes, exhaled, and said, "Ten years have passed. We have to make up for lost time!"

"And the lost time?"

Chen Fan curled his lip and pointed at Yu Keying, saying, "You got such a beautiful wife like your sister-in-law, and you still have the nerve to talk about the lost ten years?"

Upon hearing this, the girls blushed and burst into laughter. Anquan pointed at him, both amused and exasperated, "If I have to sleep on the floor tonight, it's all your fault for having such a big mouth."

Yu Keying blushed and threw an eraser at her husband, saying, "What nonsense are you talking about?"

Seeing that this was about to start a war, Chen Fan quickly said, "You can't learn anything now, so let's give you half a day off and have a big meal at noon."

Huang Ying and the others naturally followed Chen Fan's lead, doing whatever he said without even considering objection, let alone the idea of ​​having a big meal.

Anquan and his wife exchanged a glance and nodded in agreement. "Okay."

He stood up as he spoke, "I still have two jin of meat coupons here, I'll go buy some meat."

Chen Fan said, "Don't buy all meat, buy some pork ribs and make braised pork ribs."

He then rolled up his sleeves and walked outside, saying, "I'm going hunting to see if I can catch any game."

Without needing to be told, Huang Ying and the others were already busy with their tasks as usual.

Chen Fan didn't carry a gun; instead, he rode a horse and led a dog up the embankment, with hawks circling overhead.

Life is fleeting, but Heaven endures; year after year, the Double Ninth Festival arrives. This year, the Double Ninth Festival comes again, and the chrysanthemums on the battlefield are especially fragrant. The autumn wind blows fiercely once a year, unlike the spring light. Yet, it surpasses the spring light, with the vast river and sky covered in frost.

Today happens to be the Double Ninth Festival. The fields are covered with golden rice, and the wildflowers are in full bloom. The small animals that were specially left behind during the spring hunt have now grown up.

Hmm, it's time to make a move!
With a cry from a falcon, Chen Fan took a small stone out of his pocket, looked in a certain direction, patted the horse's neck, and the mare immediately changed direction. A few seconds later, a figure flashed through the weeds, and the small stone was instantly released from his hand.

Before the mare could slow down, the two dogs rushed out and plunged into the weeds.

When it emerged again, Duoduo had a small, cat-like animal in its mouth.

When it ran up to him, Chen Fan bent down and lifted the little beast from its mouth, his face falling.

I never expected that my first catch today would be a stray cat.

However, this wildcat is not simple. Its real name is leopard cat, and it is also known as raccoon cat, raccoon dog, copper coin cat, stone tiger, hemp raccoon, and mountain raccoon.

Note that this raccoon dog and the tabby cat are not the same thing.

The tabby cat is a wild cat, while the tabby cat is the most common domestic cat in my country. The two are basically similar in appearance, with the biggest difference being their markings.

The raccoon dog has spotted markings, similar to those of a leopard, hence its nickname "copper coin cat".

The tabby cat has striped patterns that circle around its body, resembling a small tiger.

Moreover, in terms of ferocity, the raccoon dog is even more ferocious than the tabby cat.

In addition, leopard cat pelts are also an important export resource. Like roe deer, before the promulgation of the Wildlife Law, the country purchased 20 to 25 leopard cat pelts every year. Based on this, the national leopard cat population should be over one million.

Then... they immediately became protected animals, and were rarely seen again.

It wasn't until after the new century that their population slowly expanded, making them a tragic animal.

Chen Fan picked up the leopard cat and examined it. Fortunately, it had only been knocked unconscious and had a minor cut on its head. Its life was not in danger; otherwise, it would have been difficult to handle.

He doesn't eat cat meat, so if it's a dead cat, he can only regretfully keep its skin.

Because the first prey is generally not to be lost, as losing it will affect your luck, unless it is a small, immature creature, in which case it can be released. The reason for this is also due to the rules.

He stroked the raccoon a few more times. Hmm, it was still a kitten that had just reached adulthood, no more than a year old, and was in the stage where it could be trained.

Alright, I'll keep it as a pet.

Chen Fan stuffed the cat into the bag, then kicked the mare's belly with his heel, and the little mare charged again.

(End of this chapter)