Final Chapter

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye it was the end of 1977.

In October of the same year, the recommendation system for admission to university was abolished, the cultural examination was restored, and admission was based on merit. The college entrance examination system, which had been interrupted for 11 years, was officially restored.

Chu Hong, who is already 28 years old, still has a round face and almond-shaped eyes. After giving birth to children a few years ago, her figure has become much fuller, but her almond-shaped eyes are still as clear as water and her skin is fair and delicate.

Chu Dan glanced at the family photo he had found, then looked at Chu Hong, with envy on his face: "Second sister, I think your skin color is better now than it was nine years ago."

After saying that, she muttered, "Yeah, you don't do any work, so of course you won't become a shrew."

Chu Hong, who was sitting on a chair warming herself by the fire, used chopsticks to flip a few small sweet potatoes in the brazier. When she heard what she said, she rolled her eyes and said, "It seems that you are not very diligent yourself. Don't laugh at others and make a fool of yourself."

Wu Xiu was worried on the side: "Don't sit here and chat all the time. Go and pack up the things that you don't use often, especially the children's clothes, shoes and socks. Otherwise, they will be lost when you are in a hurry."

In recent years, Secretary Song's family has indeed lived a good life.

Seven years ago, Jiang Mingche married into the Song family and married Chu Tong. The next year, they had a son named Song Xiaohui, and three years ago, they had another son named Song Xiaojun.

The next year, Chu Hong also gave birth to a son named Song Mingxuan, and the year before last she gave birth to another son named Song Mingze.

In the same year, Song Dongzheng also married into the Song family and married Chu Dan. At the end of the year, they had a son named Song Mingyao, and the year before last, they had another son named Song Mingyu.

The happiest person was Party Secretary Song. He had three daughters in a row, and people inevitably said behind his back that his family was extinct.

But I didn't expect that my three daughters all married men, giving me six grandchildren. I would smile even in my dreams.

It is said that a mother is honored by her son. In the Song family, it is the father who is honored by his son. Secretary Song cares a lot about Song Dongzheng and Jiang Mingche. He always stands in front of them when something happens and has never let them suffer over the years.

Of course, they are also very hardworking. Song Dongzheng is in charge of the fruit trees in the village, and Jiang Mingche follows Gu Ci to manage the breeding farm. These jobs are not very tiring and can be counted as six work points.

However, over the years, despite being extremely cautious, the farm has experienced two epidemics and suffered heavy losses.

This has made some nearby villages afraid to engage in large-scale breeding.

On the other hand, Lingxia Village, even though it was completely wiped out in the plague, still had the courage to continue breeding, getting up from where they fell.

The village now has 56 pigs, more than 200 chickens and ducks, and 12 cows of various sizes. According to the city leaders, Lingxia Village is also known as a breeding village.

It’s not that they don’t want to expand the scale of breeding, but the hillsides next to the village have already been utilized.

Food is the most important thing for people, grain is the first priority for food, and land is the basis for grain.

Therefore, no one dared to touch the fertile land, and no one could touch it.

Another thing is that the land on the hillside here is barren, but surprisingly suitable for growing dates. The villagers pick the dates before the autumn harvest, make them into candied dates, send them to the purchasing station, and then start the autumn harvest.

In the past few years, Chu Dan has been working as a primary school Chinese teacher, which means he has a stable job and salary.

There is also Gu Ci, the scumbag who only receives 20 yuan salary from his biological father every month. Together with Secretary Song, the barefoot doctor Wu Xiu, and the women's director Chu Hong, they also receive a few yuan salary. They also have a good relationship with the purchasing station, so naturally the family lives a very comfortable life.

As for the children, Chu Hong didn't take particularly good care of them.

After my eldest sister became pregnant, my grandparents came back from my second uncle's house and helped with cooking and taking care of the children.

In addition, Chuchu, Xiaoyuer and other children also helped a lot, so Chu Hong naturally felt relieved.

Since we are all boys, we have to run all over the mountains and do the work.

In March of this year, my eldest brother-in-law was taken back to his previous unit, and my eldest sister and children followed him.

In May, Grandpa Chu and his colleagues were finally rehired, and Gu Ci and Chu Hong personally sent them back.

At the end of October, Uncle Gu Ci and his family were finally able to return home, and part of their property was returned to them.

In the past two years, she has also urged her family members to read.

As expected, the college entrance examination was resumed in November this year. Gu Ci and Song Dongzheng were both admitted to Shencheng University with excellent results, and Chu Hong was also barely admitted to Shencheng University.

Chu Dan was admitted to Shanghai Normal University with the last place in the exam.

This is the last year they spend at home, as they will all go to Shanghai to attend university next year.

Secretary Song next to him was particularly reluctant to leave his grandchildren: "We have a primary school here, why don't you leave the children at home? Your mother and I can take care of them for you."

If his daughter and son-in-law can get into university, it would be a great thing that brings honor to the family. His ancestors' graves would be filled with glory, and he would be considered a celebrity in the surrounding area.

At the beginning he was very happy and would wake up laughing even in his dreams.

But as the day of their departure drew closer, he couldn't bear to leave his grandchildren.

Our home was so lively before. We had eight children, and with Chuchu and the others, it was really lively.

Now, thinking that they were all going to leave, Secretary Song felt very reluctant to let them go, and he thought of a good reason: "If they stay at home, you will have more money in your pocket."

Chu Hong laughed arrogantly: "Dad, you don't know, Grandpa Chu has already written to us, they were admitted to the best university, and they get a living allowance of 12 yuan and 50 kilograms of food coupons every month, which is enough for us to eat and drink."

She fell on Chu Hong's shoulder as if she had no bones, unable to hide her relief: "Sister, thank goodness you let me read more books and take the college entrance examination, otherwise I would have missed such a good opportunity."

Nowadays, universities are very valuable, and there are subsidies for money and tickets. If you save a little, you can support a family of four.

She sighed again: "You are so lucky that you heard the news early and studied hard to pass the exam."

Chu Hong could only hide her achievements and fame: "Don't tell anyone about this, it's not a fair victory."

There was no way she had heard the news in advance. She just made an excuse, saying that she overheard her leader talking about this.

Fortunately, she is the director of women's affairs and has the opportunity to go to the city hall every month, otherwise it would be difficult to find an excuse.

Wu Xiushen agreed: "You can't tell anyone. You sisters prepared for two years in advance, but your test scores are still the lowest. How embarrassing it would be to tell anyone about it."

Chu Dan was choked speechless by his own mother.

Chu Hong chuckled: "Children inherit their parents' genes and IQ. Parents, you have to reflect on yourselves."

At first she didn't want to take the exam and wanted to do some small business privately.

But then I thought, I have to do business secretly in the past few years, and college students are more valuable.

The most important thing is that if you don’t have a job and haven’t been admitted to university, you cannot settle down in Shanghai.

The only option is to get into university so that you can have a legitimate chance to leave.

It’s not that the countryside is bad, but after living there for ten years, I’m really tired of it.