Traveling back to 1977

Chapter 52 Daring Not to Make Mistakes (Please Read On)
On a country road, two horses rode one after the other, the copper bells on their necks jingling as they drifted along until they arrived at the entrance of the educated youth settlement in Team 6 of Lujiawan.

Chen Fan lay half-asleep on the horse's back, just trying not to fall off. Only when he felt the horse stop running did he open his eyes, sit up, dismount, and stroke the horse's head, saying, "So good."

The mare snorted and tilted her head to bump it against his head.

Zhang Wenliang led the horse over from behind and laughed, "Master Chen, I didn't lie to you, did I? This horse is very stable; even my wife isn't afraid to ride it."

Hearing the noise, Jiang Lili quickly ran over and opened the door.

When she saw Chen Fan, she was initially delighted, but when she saw Zhang Wenliang, she quickly and timidly nodded, "Hello, Company Commander Zhang."

Zhang Wenliang turned to look at her, his smile fading slightly, and greeted her, "Little Jiang."

Chen Fan glanced at the two men and knew that, just as Captain Yang had said, Zhang Wenliang was deliberately keeping his distance. So he took the initiative to speak and said with a smile, "Brother Sanhu, come in and have a cup of tea."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Lili immediately ran inside to prepare tea.

Zhang Wenliang ignored her and smiled at Chen Fan, saying, "No need for tea. It's getting dark, and I need to hurry back."

He then unloaded the two baskets from the horse he was riding, carrying one in each hand as he walked into the yard, asking as he left, "Which house are you from?"

Chen Fan was immediately stunned.

On his way back, he saw the two baskets, but he didn't want to ask about them, so he didn't pay any attention to them.

Now it seems he's saying all these things are for himself?

He quickly chased after him, "Brother Sanhu, what are you doing?"

Seeing that he didn't answer, Zhang Wenliang asked Jiang Lili, who came out carrying a teacup, "Where does Master Chen live?"

Jiang Lili immediately pointed, "That's the room on the far right."

Zhang Wenliang smiled and said, "Thank you."

He then added, "I won't drink the tea. You can give it to Master Chen; he just drank quite a bit of wine."

He kept walking while talking, and in just a few steps he entered the house and put down the two baskets.

Chen Fan, empty-handed, couldn't even run as fast as him. "Brother Sanhu, I can't take the stuff."

Zhang Wenliang turned around and looked at him, saying seriously, "Master Chen, there are three portions of this food."

Upon hearing this, Chen Fan was even more surprised. There were actually three portions?
Zhang Wenliang pointed to the basket and said, "This basket contains things that our brigade headquarters gave you. It mainly contains daily necessities. You have nothing here, so Secretary Yang and Captain Zhang took your situation into consideration and prepared these things for you."

Then, pointing to another basket, he said, "The bundle on top contains a brand-new military overcoat and a pair of suede shoes. Captain Xiao gave them to you as a thank you gift."

Chen Fan quickly waved his hand, "No, no, no, I can't accept this."

Zhang Wenliang ignored him, picked up the bundle and put it in the first basket, and continued, "The things below are a small token of our team's appreciation. There's not much, so please don't mind."

Chen Fan looked miserable. "Brother Sanhu, I really can't accept these things. I just went over and cooked a meal..."

Before he could finish speaking, Zhang Wenliang raised his hand to interrupt him, "It's no use telling me that. My task was to bring the person and the belongings back. Now that my task is complete, I'll come back to pick you up in a couple of days. Captain Xiao is still waiting for you to help him make sauerkraut."

You've had quite a bit to drink today, get some rest. That's all for now, goodbye.

After saying that, he strode out of the room, nodded to Jiang Lili who was standing at the door holding a teacup, and then walked out of the courtyard gate with his hands swinging.

By the time Chen Fan caught up, he had already mounted his horse, holding the mare's reins in one hand, and waved to him, "See you later."

Then, with a spur of its legs, the horse galloped away. Chen Fan, his face sullen, looked at its retreating figure, then at the things in the room, feeling a bit dizzy.

Based on his understanding of that era, poverty was not terrible, nor was having no house. No matter what, the production team and the commune would not abandon them. As long as people were there, they were not afraid of having no place to live or no food.

They could be given a thatched hut to live in, or squeeze in with some old widower. They would have a place to live and food relief grain. Regardless of whether they could repay the debt, the production team would not let anyone starve to death.

At most, when borrowing grain, they would treat you with disdain and give you a hard time.

But we can't make mistakes...

……

Therefore, he had no choice but to be extremely careful.

Life is not easy!
At this moment, Jiang Lili came over with a teacup in her hand. "Chen Fan, have some water first."

Chen Fan turned to look at her. "Why are you still acting so serious?"

I was a little thirsty, so I took the bowl, tasted it—the temperature was just right—and drank it all in one gulp. I handed the bowl back to her, saying, "You watch those things for me. I'm going to find Captain Yang and wait for him to handle it."

Jiang Lili took the teacup and quickly said, "It's not safe for you to walk after drinking. Let me go."

Chen Fan laughed and said, "It's almost dark. It's not safe for a girl like you to walk alone at night. It's okay, the wine you drank over there was hot."

He deliberately lowered his voice as he spoke, "Just like this morning, I drink a little and then pass out, and nothing happens."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Lili couldn't help but grin, but quickly lowered her head.

Chen Fan waved his hand, "I'm going."

Jiang Lili quickly looked up and said, "Then be careful and walk slowly."

Chen Fan raised his hand and waved it without turning his head, then strode forward.

We arrived at Captain Yang's house shortly after, where they were cleaning up the dishes.

Upon seeing Chen Fan, Captain Yang brought him a chair. "You're back. Come, sit down."

Chen Fan first called out "Aunt Yang", then leaned close to Captain Yang and whispered, "I won't sit down, Captain. Why don't you go and take a look at my place?"

Captain Yang was slightly taken aback. "What's wrong?"

Chen Fan gestured, "Zhang Wenliang, the militia company commander of the brigade headquarters, brought me a lot of things. I dared not accept them, but he left them behind and left. I had no choice but to come to you."

Upon hearing this, Captain Yang burst into laughter. "Is that all? I know. It's alright, he brought it to you, just accept it."

Chen Fan was taken aback at first. "You know?"

Captain Yang nodded. "Yes, not long after you arrived, a militiaman from the brigade headquarters came to me and said that these things were given to you by the brigade headquarters and the 5th team. You can keep them without worry."

But Chen Fan was still worried. "No, no, there are too many of those things. I can't take them. Captain, you should come with me to take a look."

Seeing Chen Fan like this, Captain Yang was not annoyed at all, but rather felt gratified. He patted Chen Fan's arm and said, "You're a young comrade with high awareness and vigilance. Alright, I'll go with you to take a look."

Then he turned to Yang Ju beside him and said, "Go and call Accountant Liu and Warehouse Keeper Huang, and ask them to go to the educated youth settlement."

Then he turned back to Chen Fan and smiled, "Since it's official business, let's handle it officially."

(End of this chapter)