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Chapter 685 Chapter 684 Scientific Research Class Opens

"How about this, you will give a report in our college tomorrow afternoon and the afternoon of the day after tomorrow. I will contact other sister colleges to confirm and let you know when it is finalized." Things that must be done in our school, this is arranged by the school leaders and cannot be shortened.

"Okay." Tang Zhitong nodded in agreement.

After watching Zhou Zheng leave, Tang Zhitong returned to the classroom to do his homework. It was a rare occasion that he waited until the get out of class was over before leaving. He finished half of his homework and will do the rest tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.

The reason why Tang Zhitong works so hard is not only to fulfill his duties as a student, but also because of credits.

Credits are not only based on the final exam results, but also on your usual performance.

Tang Zhitong didn't want to be labeled as an incomplete graduate because of unsatisfactory grades when he graduated. That would be embarrassing.

On the way back, Tang Zhitong saw a pigeon standing on the wall of Gongdelin. The pigeon chose a good place, and Tang Zhitong didn't dare to hit it.

Having just gone fishing yesterday, Tang Zhitong thought that if things didn't work out, he could go fishing for pigeons, pheasants, etc. in a couple of days, otherwise it would seem like it was easy for him to get meat.

After returning home, Zhang Guifang bought today's portion of vegetables, which was also frozen cabbage.

I don't know where the Commercial Bureau got it from. Last winter, this kind of cabbage was thrown on the street for people to pick up. Tang Zhitong even pointed the way to the girl selling onions and ginger in the commune. But the next year, it became a hot commodity.

"Today I heard that each person will only be supplied with two taels of vegetables per day. Eucalyptus, do you think we should grow some mustard greens in the future?" Zhang Guifang was very worried. There were not many pickled vegetables left last year. Although newspapers repeatedly emphasized that the situation was improving, not many people believed it.

Ordinary people have very simple judgment criteria. If the situation is really improving, how can we not be able to buy vegetables? How can meat and eggs become less and less available?
"Forget it. The land is so small. If we plant mustard greens, we won't be able to plant anything else. I'll figure out how to grow shepherd's purse. In a couple of days, we'll get some toon sprouts together so we can have enough pickles." Tang Zhitong knew why his mother said to plant mustard greens, because half of the pickles prepared last year had been eaten.

"Is it difficult?" Zhang Guifang asked.

"It's not difficult, don't worry, it's just a few hundred dollars." Tang Zhitong smiled and brought out the excuse he had used to fool Zhang Guifang before.

After hearing what her son said, Zhang Guifang didn't ask any more questions.

In the evening, there was a new stew on the Tang family’s dinner table: stewed cabbage.

This time, even though the outer leaves were frozen and shriveled, Zhang Guifang did not waste any of them. She even carefully washed the cabbage roots and cut them into thin slices.

The dish is a bit salty, perfect to go with rice.

Faced with his mother's careful budgeting, Tang Zhitong remembered the recent trend in the newspapers.

Mainly the Sijiucheng Evening News, it advocates careful budgeting and bookkeeping.

From this point of view, the propaganda department actually knows the difficulties faced by the people. On the surface, it is because there is not enough money to spend, but in fact it is caused by insufficient supply.

There was not enough rice and flour to eat, so people had to either live beyond their means or buy food coupons on the black market or buy expensive food in the suburbs.

These all require money.

Tang Zhitong had a plan in mind and planned to "buy" things home when the season came to prepare for the coming famine.

Tang Zhitong is not the only one who wants to prepare for the future. Tong Wang has been staying in the small courtyard of the Bell and Drum Tower recently, hoping that Tang Zhitong will suddenly step into the door one day, but his wish has been disappointed every time.

Since the Chinese New Year, the price of meat on the black market has been rising every day. At the beginning, a chicken cost more than 20 yuan, but now it has risen to more than 40 yuan, and it is hard to buy.

After feeding Tang Zhitong for a winter, Tong Wang deeply realized the importance of stable supply.

Tong Wang could feel that Tang Zhitong was unwilling to deal with him, otherwise he would not have been away for so long.

However, Tong Wang did not give up. Even for the sake of his growing granddaughter, he had to try hard to get in touch with her again.

Tang Zhitong knew nothing about this. He was listening to teacher Xiao Wang's remedial lesson: "I asked around and found out that the representative meeting is usually held around New Year's Day. Last year's meeting was held, so it's still early for the next one. The term of office is five years. You joined halfway, but it will still end in 64."

"That's great. It gives me some time to do some research." Tang Zhitong took the thermos and poured a glass of water for Teacher Wang.

There has been no north wind recently and the weather has gradually become warmer. Tang Zhitong felt that the temperature in the room was okay today, so he did not light a fire.

"Well, I also asked around, and found out that the representatives come from all walks of life, including quite a few farmers. Just like what my mom said, their level is average, but you can definitely make it. Come on!" Student Xiao Wang held up an enamel cup and cheered for her man.

"Don't worry. When has your man ever embarrassed you?" Tang Zhitong was full of confidence. He had already made up his mind that since he was elected because of the "Handbook", he would still work on this aspect, such as coming up with the concept of communal medical insurance in advance.

Of course, all of this takes time. First, it takes more than half a year to train doctors and let barefoot doctors show their skills. Then, after they have a medical foundation, they can formulate corresponding rules.

Student Xiao Wang didn't say anything, but just kept looking at her man and smiling.

"Oh, by the way, you will have half a day off tomorrow, right? Don't rush back, go see a movie or something. I have reports to work on in the next few days, so my schedule is quite tight and I don't have time to accompany you." After the millennium, businesses marketed March 3 as "Girls' Day". The difference between girls and women is only one night, and there seems to be nothing wrong with this.

However, there is no Girls' Day now, only Women's Day. Female comrades in government agencies have half a day off in the afternoon. Generally, the trade union organizes a symposium for female comrades in the morning, and then distributes a few movie tickets before the meeting.

"It's okay, just go ahead and do your thing. You don't need to accompany me. I'm going to go see Sister Jiang. She had a premature birth." Student Xiao Wang has already made arrangements for tomorrow's itinerary.

"Ah? Premature birth? How many months old is the baby?" Tang Zhitong was a little surprised. There were no incubators in the country those days, and premature birth was no joke.

Jiang Ye is a nice person. Not only did he help him find submission channels for "One Cent", but the cat he gave to him was also very well-behaved. Tang Zhitong didn't want anything to happen to Jiang Ye.

"It's been more than nine months. He happened to be in the hospital these two days. My colleagues at work asked me to go to the hospital with him."

"Oh, it's been fine for more than nine months." Tang Zhitong breathed a sigh of relief. There is a folk saying: alive on the seventh and dead on the eighth.

This means that premature babies of seven months can survive, but premature babies of eight months often cannot stand. Premature babies of more than nine months are close to full-term and so there is no big problem.

"You know a lot." Xiao Wang obviously knew this common saying and understood what her husband meant. "Hey, that's the wisdom of the people. You can't go there empty-handed, right? What do you plan to take?"

"If we all go together, it won't be appropriate to take anything. If you take more and I take less, someone will be embarrassed. Let's discuss leaving some money as a gift."

"Well, when the time comes, just find a piece of red paper to wrap it, write a few auspicious words on the outside, and then sign your name, and you're done." Tang Zhitong agreed with the plan discussed by a group of intellectuals. It's up to the individual to give money as he or she likes, and no one knows how much is in a red envelope.

But there are no red envelopes now. If you want to be more auspicious, you can only make simple red envelopes yourself.

"Well, everything is ready." Student Wang smiled.

"Then let's clean up and go to bed early. I'm a little tired today." Tang Zhitong yawned. He had overused his brain while doing homework today and was mentally exhausted.

Tuesday, May 3th.

Tang Zhitong skipped class again, but this time he did so on orders.

Early in the morning, Zhou Zheng found Tang Zhitong and took him to a classroom in the Wireless Building: "The research class starts today, go over and meet the new classmates."

Although Zhou Zheng said so, when Tang Zhitong actually entered the classroom, he found that he could not get to know his new classmates for the time being, because everyone was sitting there obediently, waiting for the main leaders to come in and start the class.

In addition to the school leaders and department heads, Tang Zhitong also noticed that there were people in military uniforms sitting in the front row. This research class seemed a little different from what he had imagined.

After all the leaders arrived, each of them had to speak a few words. Tang Zhitong captured some key information from the speeches.

This scientific research class is code-named 603, named after the year and month. It is not scientific research in the ordinary sense, but is specifically responsible for undertaking national defense scientific research projects.

The military representative was Zhuang Lei, who was also the counselor of Class 603. He was the last one to go on stage. In addition to recognizing the intelligence and talents of his classmates, he also emphasized discipline and that scientific research projects must not be disclosed to outsiders.

As for this point, Tang Zhitong thinks that everyone can do it, but he thinks that there is some water in Zhuang Lei's words. Can the truly cutting-edge and core projects be allocated to universities?
After the opening ceremony, Zhuang Lei escorted all the leaders out of the classroom, turned back and closed the door: "Comrades, let's introduce ourselves first so we can all get to know each other."

Zhuang Lei is good at organizational construction. When the students in the audience heard the word "comrades", their blood boiled. They have always been called "classmates", and this is the first time someone addressed them as "comrades".

The self-introduction started from the front row. When each student introduced himself, Zhuang Lei would write something in his notebook. After the introduction, he would also give a few words of praise. The students immediately felt an urgency to devote themselves to the cause.

Tang Zhitong was sitting in the back row, also holding a notebook, and was also taking notes, writing down the names of his classmates and the "highlights" mentioned in their self-introductions, that is, what projects they participated in and what achievements they had made in college.

It was not until this time that Tang Zhitong deeply realized what it meant that there is always someone better than you. Many of his classmates had won rankings in domestic competitions, but he had never participated in such events.

Zhuang Lei had obviously done his homework, and his comments to each student hit the mark.

When it was Tang Zhitong's turn to introduce himself, he did not mention his past achievements. "Hello, counselor, hello everyone, my name is Tang Zhitong, I am a freshman, I haven't had time to participate in any competitions yet, please give me more criticism and corrections in my future studies."

"Tang Zhitong, I know you. You are the only one in our class who accepted the interview. I believe you have real talents and skills. I hope you will actively participate in the project in the coming days. If you perform well, you will most likely be accepted by the organization and join the army." After Tang Zhitong finished introducing himself, Zhuang Lei commented with a smile.

"I will try my best." Tang Zhitong made a brief statement, and at the same time he also deduced some other meanings from Zhuang Lei's words. Zhuang Lei's comments were all about what happened after he went to college, and did not involve the past. It seems that the background check was not deep enough.

The project needs to be done with all one's heart and soul, but even if Tang Zhitong forgets about joining the army, he still likes his current life.

However, he did not make any unnecessary remarks. He did not mention that he had been awarded for his invention before, nor did he say that he was a sponsored student and could not go to other units.

After the students finished their introductions, Zhuang Lei began to issue tasks: "Comrades, our research class does not have a class monitor, but we will appoint a team leader based on the project. The team leader will coordinate the equipment required for the project and control the progress of the project."

"Our first research project of 603 is to make a sailing model. Comrade Tao Yingjie, Comrade Shi Zhengze, and Comrade Bi Bin will serve as the leaders of Groups , , and respectively, and the other comrades will serve as team members."

The three people who were called out had participated in sailing model competitions before and won prizes, so no one had any objection to this arrangement.

"Counselor, are there any relevant technical indicators for this sailing model?" Tao Yingjie raised his hand and asked after Zhuang Lei finished the arrangements.

"That's a good question." Zhuang Lei raised his hand and pressed it down, motioning Tao Yingjie to sit down first, then he said, "The three team leaders have all participated in sailing model competitions. The research and development standards this time are the same as those of sailing model competitions, with only one requirement: run fast!"

"I have already communicated with the college leaders. You can take the models you entered in the competition and modify them directly. If your group comes up with new ideas, you can also make them again. As for the model making and other aspects involved, we will discuss how to solve them later."

"In short, I will definitely provide good logistical support for everyone. Comrades, let us work together and rush from one victory to the next!"

Tang Zhitong just clapped along with his classmates, because he knew nothing about the model and could not express any insightful opinions.

Next is the time to select team members. Each team leader will come up and say a few words, and then let the students choose their own groups.

Some group leaders are good at speaking and leave a good impression on their classmates, so more people sign up.

Some team leaders are a little dull, which leaves a bad impression on their classmates, so fewer people sign up.

Tang Zhitong did not join in the fun and chose the group with the fewest members, Bi Bin's group.

"Comrades, in order to ensure the progress of the project, the number of people in each group must be similar. To be fair, each group will have seven people. The group with more members will draw lots, and the winners will be transferred to other groups." When Zhuang Lei saw that the difference in the number of people was too big, he immediately made arrangements.

This group of college students probably participated in this kind of project for the first time. They didn't dare to refute Zhuang Lei's words and could only do as he said.

Tang Zhitong looked at the depressed faces of some of his classmates and thought: It would be better to draw lots at the beginning to avoid conflicts later.

After finally dividing into groups, each team leader then took their team members to get the models they had used previously.

Tang Zhitong was surprised to see that the sailing model was a big toy, and it was a powered one.

(End of this chapter)