Reborn in 1977

The grass snake entered the fish trap. Chen Fan picked it up and looked inside.

Ew, it's curled up in a ball, so ugly.

Anquan and Captain Yang and a few others were hurrying over here when they saw this scene and were all stunned.

Captain Yang wiped the sweat from his forehead, looking at Chen Fan with a face full of confusion, "How did you get it to crawl in by itself?"

Chen Fan said with righteous confidence, "Isn't that simple? It was being chased around in circles by you guys. I just needed to put the fish trap in its path, and it would obediently crawl inside."

Everyone was speechless. They had been chasing it so hard for so long, and it just automatically crawled into Chen Fan's fish trap, right in front of everyone's eyes.

If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, who would believe it?

After a few seconds of stunned silence, Captain Yang cleared his throat and said with his head held high, "It's fine as long as it's caught. Xiaoju, find something to block the fish trap and take it far away to release it."

It turned out that Yang Ju and the other three had also followed, so Captain Yang called his daughter to do the work.

Before Yang Ju could say anything, Accountant Liu shouted from the side, "Huh? Release it? Such a big snake could be worth two jin of meat."

Several voices also came from the crowd behind.

"Snake meat is a good thing. Eating it can clear heat and detoxify."

"That's right, it can also dispel rheumatism and reduce swelling and relieve pain."

"Didn't Liu Jujang stew a pot of snake meat the year before last? It would be good to keep it to eat."

Captain Yang turned around, put his hands on his hips, and said unhappily, "Eat, eat, eat, all you know is eating. You young kids don't know anything, and Lao Liu is just blindly joining in. This is a grass snake, a beneficial snake, understand?

Where there are grass snakes, there are not only fewer mice, but also no poisonous snakes. The grass snake is the 'king of snakes,' specializing in eating poisonous snakes, so wherever there is a grass snake, that area is very 'clean.'

If this snake hadn't been burrowing in the back slope, and I was afraid it would come out and startle Little Chen, I wouldn't have chased it away."

Then he turned to look at Chen Fan, "Don't be afraid either. Take this snake to the place where we grow fodder grass and release it. It can guarantee that there will be no poisonous insects or mice in that area."

At this time, Yang Ju had already rolled up a ball of straw and was timidly holding it up next to Chen Fan.

Chen Fan didn't decline, took the straw ball, blocked the mouth of the fish trap, and then smiled, "Captain, since you said it's a beneficial snake, then let me keep it."

Captain Yang was immediately shocked, "Huh? You want to keep it?"

Anquan also had a strange expression. After confirming that the mouth of the fish trap had been blocked, he took a few steps forward to get a closer look, and then looked at Chen Fan, "Are you sure you want to keep this thing?"

Chen Fan smiled, "It's not really keeping it. I'll just let it make a nest outside the courtyard. A few days ago, there were mice in our courtyard. With this snake, it can definitely reduce the harm of mice."

Hearing him say this, Jiang Lili and the four girls couldn't help but turn pale and tightly intertwined their arms, expressing a silent protest.

It's just that Jiang Lili was still not used to speaking in front of too many people. Huang Ying and the other three had come with an attitude of learning and other thoughts, and had almost never thought of refuting Chen Fan's opinions. So at this moment, none of the residents of the educated youth spot expressed any objection.

Seeing that they were not speaking, and Chen Fan was determined to keep the snake, Captain Yang nodded, "Then you have to take good care of the snake yourself. Although this snake won't bite people if you don't provoke it, it will occasionally crawl into the courtyard if it's too close to the courtyard, and may even run into the room. Then it's hard to say. It might bite you. Even if the grass snake is not poisonous, a bite will still hurt, so you must keep a good eye on it."

Chen Fan smiled and said, "That's simple. I'll dig up some balsam and Scoparia dulcis later and plant them at the entrance of the room, and the snake won't come."

Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but be stunned.

Anquan asked curiously, "The balsam and what Scoparia dulcis you mentioned, can they repel snakes?"

Chen Fan nodded and smiled, "Balsam and Scoparia dulcis are both medicinal herbs. In addition to their medicinal value, they are especially effective in repelling snakes. No matter what kind of snake, they will take a detour when they smell the scent of these two plants."

Captain Yang blinked and asked, "How do you know this?"

Chen Fan, "It's written in books. You'll know if you read more books."

Captain Yang and the others were speechless.

That's why they hated dealing with intellectuals the most. They always made themselves seem particularly uncultured.

Since Chen Fan had a way to deal with it, Jiang Lili and the others were not afraid, and no one else would object. So they each went to the back mountain to pick soil, while Chen Fan carried the fish trap to the nearby woods to release the snake.

There was a distance of about 50 meters between the educated youth spot and the river embankment, including a ditch three or four meters wide, which was perfect for grass snakes to settle down.

He walked into the woods, not in a hurry to release the snake, but holding the fish trap, he said to the snake, "Did you hear just now? They said they wanted to stew you and eat you. I was the one who saved you."

The grass snake was a little dazed. I can't understand your words. How would I know what you were talking about just now?

However, it had a small brain and had never encountered anyone who could speak snake language before, so it believed whatever Chen Fan said at this time, and immediately spat out its snake letter, "Oh."

Just that little reaction for the grace of saving its life? It's too far from the peregrine falcon.

However, Chen Fan didn't bother to argue with it and continued, "But I didn't save you for nothing. From today on, the heavy responsibility of cleaning up the mice in this courtyard and the back slope will be handed over to you. If there are other snakes, you will also be responsible for driving them away."

Grass snake, "Can I eat them?"

The corners of Chen Fan's mouth twitched. He forgot that this non-venomous snake, known as the "king of snakes," was because it ate its own kind. No matter how powerful a poisonous snake was, it could only be eaten in front of the grass snake.

Well, except for large pythons. The main reason is that they can't bite them, but there are no pythons here anyway.

Chen Fan, "It's up to you. Anyway, there's only one. From now on, no mice or other snakes are allowed to exist in my territory, understand?"

The grass snake continued to flick its tongue, "Understood."

Chen Fan, "Also, you are not allowed to bite people. Run away immediately when you see people. If someone hits you, you report…"

Halfway through his words, he thought that the snake couldn't speak, so he quickly changed his words, "You come to me or find a hole to hide in, understand?"

Grass snake, "Understood."

Only then did Chen Fan pull out the straw ball and put the fish trap upside down on the ground. The grass snake quickly crawled out, then curled up into a ball and looked up at Chen Fan.

Chen Fan's face collapsed, "What's wrong, are you not convinced and want to fight me one-on-one?"

As he spoke, he took out a pigeon egg-sized pebble, flicked his wrist, and with a snap, shot down a sparrow.

The grass snake trembled all over, "I don't want to fight one-on-one."

Chen Fan clapped his hands, smiled coldly, "If you don't want to fight one-on-one, go catch mice."

After a pause, he said again, "Also, don't think about running away, look up."

The grass snake raised its head. A peregrine falcon on a tree branch was looking at it with eager eyes. Seeing the peregrine falcon, the grass snake couldn't help but tremble again and quickly slipped away.

Chen Fan frowned slightly, "Where are you going?"

Grass snake, "Catching mice."

Chen Fan nodded in satisfaction. This is what it looks like to be working.

…

April 11th, the 23rd day of the second lunar month, Chen Fan got up early as usual and rushed to the brigade headquarters to work.

"Volunteer worker" Zhang Cuie was already waiting there, leaning on the table reading and studying. Not only that, she had also cleaned the entire broadcasting room spotlessly, and even the floor was mopped until it was shiny.

Seeing this scene, Teacher Chen nodded with satisfaction. Not bad, not bad, after taking in this student, he was indeed much more relaxed.

Then he looked at his teacup, which was already half-filled with green tea.

Chen Fan didn't have any tea himself. If he wasn't mistaken, Zhang Cuie must have scavenged it from her uncle Captain Zhang's house. Sure enough, her filial piety was commendable.

It wasn't until this time that Zhang Cuie, who was reading, heard the movement and came back to her senses.

Seeing that it was Chen Fan, she quickly got up and respectfully shouted, "Hello, Teacher."

Then she picked up the kettle and filled the half cup of tea.

Chen Fan pulled over a chair and sat down, picked up the teacup and took a sip, the temperature was just right.

Only then did he look up at Zhang Cuie and said with a smile, "How do you feel after studying here for 5 days?"

Zhang Cuie grinned and smiled, "I feel very good. I have learned how to turn on and off the machine and how to read the broadcast that you taught me."

Then her face quickly collapsed, and she pouted and said, "It's just that learning electrical appliance repair is a bit slow. I'm still familiarizing myself with the main parts."

Chen Fan put the teacup on the table and chuckled softly, "It's just the beginning, don't worry. Turning on and off the machine is just the simplest way to use the machine. Not to mention that you have gone to school, even people who don't know how to read can learn it quickly. There's nothing to be proud of."

Zhang Cuie's face turned red, and she lowered her head embarrassedly, muttering, "I, I'm not proud."

Chen Fan waved his hand and continued, "I don't mean to criticize you, just to remind you. Also, reading the broadcast seems very simple, but it's actually more complicated. First of all, Mandarin is the foundation. You can only barely read a short article with Pinyin annotations. Your pronunciation is not very standard. This is not okay. You must study hard and practice diligently. It's best to loudly recite for an hour every morning. The progress will definitely be very obvious.

As for the electrical appliance repair stuff, you don't need to rush. First, master the electrical knowledge of the middle school stage firmly. Then I will find someone to help buy two books on electrical appliance repair in the county. It's best to buy a few sets of radio parts. You can try to assemble and repair them yourself, and then slowly proceed step by step. Sooner or later, you will master the electrical knowledge."

Zhang Cuie nodded vigorously with gratitude, "Thank you, Teacher."

Chen Fan waved his hand with a smile and took out the alarm clock and put it on the table, "It's almost time, get ready to turn on the machine."

Zhang Cuie immediately straightened her face, quickly put away the textbooks on the table, and then concentrated, staring at the alarm clock, waiting for the broadcast time to arrive.

At 6:59, she skillfully turned on the radio and broadcasting machine in turn, and the song "The East is Red" immediately came out of the loudspeaker outside.

Before the start of the radio program, this song is usually played to debug the equipment.

Seeing that the equipment was playing normally, Zhang Cuie breathed a sigh of relief.

Chen Fan smiled, got up and said, "You watch here, I'll go to the commune to do something."

After saying that, he turned and walked out.