Looking at the fox on the ground, Zhang Yue's eyes were full of little stars.
Which girl could refuse a pure white fox acting cute and spoiled?
"Fugui Ge, let's give it a name!" Zhang Yue said, stroking the fox's head.
"Then let's call it Xiao Bai (Little White)!"
Isn't that a bit too perfunctory?
"Okay, okay, let's call it Xiao Bai (Little White)!" Zhang Yue clapped her hands and laughed.
Hu Xianglan's face twitched, a little worried about what would happen if these two children offended the fox immortal, and she scolded, "Don't mess around, how can you give a fox immortal a random name?"
"This is a household immortal! It's alive!"
Others who practice spirit mediumship need to invite the immortal to possess them, but this is great, the fox just lives at home!
"It's okay, Grandma, look, Xiao Bai (Little White) has agreed!" Zhou Cang pointed at the fox.
Zhang Yue kept calling 'Xiao Bai (Little White), Xiao Bai (Little White)', and the little fox circled around her, responding with 'chirps', making Zhang Yue giggle non-stop.
Seeing this, Hu Xianglan was also helpless. If a fox immortal wanted to enter, she couldn't possibly drive it out.
It's just feeding it a bit, probably cheaper than raising a dog.
"My sin, my sin," Hu Xianglan quickly stopped herself when she thought of this, how could she compare it to a dog?
"No offense, no offense!"
Zhang Yue played with the fox for a while, then took it into the house to eat. She gave the fox a piece of pancake soaked in meat broth and some small pieces of meat, and the little fox ate happily, smacking its lips.
The whole family was happy and harmonious!
The next morning, Zhou Cang and Zhang Quanfu were about to set off to continue their great fishing undertaking. They had been at it for three consecutive days and planned to get a bit more before selling it for money.
But before they left the village, they heard the Production Team's loudspeaker blare, and Zhao Kaishan's voice came through.
"Hello! Hello! Hello!" Zhou Cang and Zhang Quanfu both stopped and listened.
Xiao Bai (Little White) was lying on the sled, also perking its ears. It was a bit confused about where the sound was coming from.
"Hello! Hello!"
Zhao Kaishan kept saying hello endlessly, and Zhou Cang was a bit speechless.
"Uh... everyone come to the Great Brigade office for a meeting at noon, there are a few things to talk about, so I won't say them on the broadcast!"
Zhao Kaishan repeated it three times to ensure the whole village heard the message.
Zhou Cang and Quan Fu exchanged glances, silently dragged the sled back home, preparing to go back to sleep before going to the Great Brigade.
This was his first time attending a collective meeting since coming to this world, and to fully integrate into this society, he didn't plan to be absent.
By noon, the heads of each household had arrived at the Production Team's Great Brigade office one after another.
In their Production Team, Zhao Kaishan held the roles of both Secretary and Captain.
Besides Zhao Kaishan, there was also an accountant, a women's director, a Youth League branch Secretary, and a warehouse keeper.
Originally there was also a militia company commander, but he passed away from illness in the first half of the year, and the position had been vacant ever since.
When most people had arrived, Zhao Kaishan began organizing the meeting.
"Fellow villagers, I've gathered everyone here today, ah! There are a few important matters I need to discuss with everyone!"
"First, our Brigade has appointed a new Forest Ranger. After discussion and decision by the Brigade, ah! Comrade Zhang Fugui is appointed as our Production Team's Forest Ranger."
"Comrade Zhang Fugui is the son of our Brigade's Hunter Zhang, and he is also down-to-earth and diligent in his work. From today onwards, the important task of protecting the mountain forest falls on his shoulders, ah! Everyone must support his work!"
"Furthermore, the Public Security Bureau has sent a joint prevention and control document to the Commune, ah! It says that a fugitive has slipped into the forest area in our region."
"This is no small matter, it concerns the safety of our entire village! Everyone should try not to go into the mountains when there's nothing important!"
"Everyone keep an extra eye out, if you find anyone suspicious, quickly report it to the Brigade!"
"Definitely don't be reckless and try to catch the fugitive yourselves or anything! It's very dangerous!"
"We must all cooperate well with the Public Security Bureau's capture efforts and strive to catch the fugitive as soon as possible!"
"In addition, the Commune is investigating the matter of the missing educated youth from Third Team. This has nothing to do with everyone, so don't ask around or chatter idly!"
"Has everyone understood? Are there any questions? If so, ask now!"
Looking around at the villagers and seeing no one spoke, Zhao Kaishan waved his hand and said, "Alright, if there are no questions, you can all go back. Tell your family members who weren't here to be careful!"
After the meeting ended, Zhao Kaishan pulled Zhou Cang and gestured for him to wait a moment.
After everyone had left, Zhao Kaishan closed the door, took out a beige paper from the drawer, and handed it to Zhou Cang along with a small notebook.
"This is your appointment document and identification. Keep the appointment letter at home, and you can take the identification with you when you go into the mountains, it might be useful if you encounter someone!"
Zhou Cang took it and saw the three large characters 'Appointment Letter' written on the appointment document.
"Hereby appoints Comrade Zhang Fugui as the Forest Ranger of the Second Production Team of Hongxing Forest Farm, Xiangyang Commune. Comrade Zhang Fugui has shown active performance and strong responsibility in the Production Team, is full of enthusiasm for mountain forest affairs, and possesses solid knowledge and management capabilities regarding mountain forests."
"Starting from November 15, 1960, Comrade Zhang Fugui officially assumes the duties of Forest Ranger, responsible for daily patrols, fire prevention, anti-theft, stopping destructive behavior, and other tasks in the mountain forest belonging to Hongxing Second Production Team, with a term of five years.
"It is hoped that Comrade Zhang Fugui will uphold a serious and responsible attitude, strictly abide by forest protection regulations, effectively protect mountain forest resources, and contribute to the ecological construction and development of the Production Team.
Xiangyang Commune (Seal)"
Zhou Cang grinned after reading it, "Hey! I'm a civil servant too!"
Zhao Kaishan then said seriously, "Fugui, you often go into the mountains, you must pay attention to safety. If possible, consider bringing a few more people to help when hunting!"
"Also, this is the rifle issued to you," Zhao Kaishan took out a dark green canvas roll from the cabinet.
Opening the canvas roll, it was a Type 56 semi-automatic rifle.
Zhou Cang wasn't surprised when he saw it, after all, this was the most common rifle of that era. This rifle was modeled after the Soviet SKS semi-automatic rifle and also used 7.62mm bullets.
Its range and power were slightly weaker compared to the Type 53 carbine Zhao Kaishan lent him, but fortunately, the ten-round magazine provided more firepower.
This rifle had good accuracy and could be loaded from the bottom of the magazine. The disadvantage was that it was only semi-automatic, not fully automatic.
Zhao Kaishan pointed at the leather bullet pouch and said, "You're issued fifty rounds of ammunition. From now on, come to me every month to get 25 rounds. Use them sparingly!"
"Also, regarding us saving the educated youth from Third Team, the Commune should have given us commendations, but after they separated from us that day, someone was carried away by a Tiger,"
"They organized militia to search the mountain for two days but couldn't find him. The Commune leaders acknowledge your efforts, but giving commendations at this time might not be good if the educated youth from Third Team find out, do you understand?"
Zhao Kaishan said apologetically, after all, the educated youth's disappearance had nothing to do with them, and they had earned merit by assisting in the search and rescue.
"It's okay! I understand!" Zhou Cang said, "But Captain, you should be careful, those guys don't look like good people to me!"