It’s too short!

If you cram at the last minute, review from the beginning and study on your own, the chances of success will be too low. Even if Ma Deliang is interested, he probably won't have the confidence.

Her advice to him was to point him in advance to a smooth path.

As for whether he can reach this broad road through his own efforts in five years, it depends on his own luck.

…

When we went to work in the afternoon and gathered under the old sycamore tree at the west end of the production team, Ma Jiquan formally announced the Dragon Boat Race to everyone before assigning farm work to everyone.

Although the production team had farm work to do most of the time throughout the summer.

However, dragon boat racing on the Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional activity that has been passed down for many years in Baiju Brigade and the three nearby brigades.

Although it was not held in the previous three years for some reasons.

But this year, in order to encourage the spirit of unity among the members, we will stimulate everyone's enthusiasm and motivation for production labor.

Promote the increase of grain income of each production team.

Of course, we also want to use this lively traditional activity to relieve some negative emotions that many members have been suppressing in their hearts because they have been working in the fields for many years but still lack material resources.

There is another intention, which is to use this group activity to give unmarried men and women from several teams the opportunity to interact with each other and solve the marriage problems of some bachelors.

This is also a benefit for the members.

So several brigade secretaries got together a few days ago to discuss and unanimously decided to hold the traditional dragon boat race again during this year's Dragon Boat Festival.

The brigade secretaries had also carefully reported the matter to the commune, and only after getting approval from their superiors did they pass it on to the team leaders of each production team, who were then responsible for passing it on to the production teams.

So Ma Jiquan carefully explained the rules of the dragon boat race to everyone.

This year's dragon boat race is scheduled to be held for three consecutive days, and each production team will select five adult males to participate.

After the selection, on the first and second days, the two production teams of each brigade will compete against each other in pairs. All the winning teams will then compete against each other in pairs until the top three are determined.

On the third day, the top three teams from the two teams will compete, with the first competing against the first, the second against the second, and the third against the third.

The competition continues until the finals, with the top three teams emerging from the four teams.

"Jiquan, we got into the top three. Is there any reward?"

"Yes, Captain, is there any reward for getting a ranking? What is the reward?"

"Captain, which five people are you going to choose?"

"Captain, can I join in?"

After hearing the rules of dragon boat racing, many people asked Ma Jiquan questions excitedly.

Ma Jiquan also answered everyone's questions one by one with a happy face.

The top three places in the Baiju Brigade will be awarded 50, 100, and 150 work points respectively; the top three places in the four brigades will be awarded 200, 250, and 300 work points respectively.

These two kinds of rewards are not cumulative, which means that only the final winning ranking is rewarded.

However, this is already very tempting.

Because more work points mean more food will be distributed at the end of the year!

After explaining the reward rules to everyone, Ma Jiquan finally explained the selection rules: "Except for a few educated youth, everyone else should remember that in the past, we selected people by rotation."

"This year, these five households will send one man, and next year, those five households will send one man, so that every household has the opportunity to participate. This is fair to everyone."

"But this year is different. Wasn't it suspended for three years before this year? This year is the first year of resumption, which is very meaningful and symbolic. So several brigade secretaries want to make this dragon boat race more spectacular than ever before."

"After discussion, they unanimously decided to change the selection rules for this year. As for next year's rules, we'll decide next year."

"Jiquan, what are the rules for selecting candidates this year?"

Before Ma Jiquan finished speaking, a middle-aged man who looked about the same age as him couldn't help but interrupt and ask.

"Don't worry, I'll tell you right away! This year's selection process is arm wrestling. Only the five people with the strongest wrists are eligible to participate."

"Oh, arm wrestling? That's great! I have strong wrists, so I can definitely participate!"

"Hey, I only eat half full every day, and my hands are weak. It seems I can't participate!"

"Hey, maybe I can!"

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When everyone heard that this year's selection method was so unique, they started talking about it.

Some are happy, while others are disappointed.

Ma Jiquan then announced to everyone that starting from tonight, after dinner, those who wanted to participate in the competition should gather under this old sycamore tree.

Registration will start tonight, and people will compete in pairs until the top five people with the strongest wrists emerge.

"Brother Deng, Wenli, would you like to sign up for arm wrestling?"

"this……"

"Wenli, I don't care. You have to come to compete tonight! If you're lucky enough to get in the top five, and then get in the top three in the competition, that would be so glorious, and there would be so many work points as a reward!"

After listening to Ma Jiquan's speech, Fan Huifang smiled and asked Deng Yuliang and Du Wenli whether they would participate.

Before Du Wenli could answer that he didn't really want to, Kong Wanwan made a tyrannical decision and asked him to participate.

After hearing what she said, he felt a little disgusted and smiled awkwardly.

With a hint of reluctance in his tone, he said, "Then I'll try!"