"Did she get into high school?"

Niu Cuihua lamented, "Even if she passed the exam, what can we do? Liu Zhaodi wouldn't let her go, and your third brother wouldn't let her go either. They insisted that she go to work and then find a husband. Otherwise, what will happen to her in the future? There's nothing the couple can say, especially your third brother. Once Liu Zhaodi's magic potion was applied to him, he didn't care anymore. All he could think about was his precious son!"

Li Aidang knew that his mother had been holding a grudge against his third brother and his wife for a long time and needed an outlet to vent her emotions, so he did not stop her and just listened to Niu Cuihua muttering about the couple.

After a while, Niu Cuihua felt it was boring and stopped talking.

Seeing that his mother had stopped talking, Li Aidang spoke carefully, "Mom, look, Erni has been admitted to high school, and the third brother and his wife didn't want her to go. Can I pay for her to go? Otherwise, it would be a shame. She's the first high school student in our family!"

Niu Cuihua said slowly, "I've thought about what you said, but I don't think it will work. Will Liu Zhaodi agree to it?"

"How do we know if we don't try? This is a high school student. Several villages can only produce one. Our Li family finally has one, so we must provide well for him."

Niu Cuihua said impatiently, "Okay, do whatever you want."

After hearing this, Li Aidang went straight to Li Aimin and his wife. As expected, as Niu Cuihua had expected, even though Li Aidang clearly stated that he would pay for Erni's education, the uncle and his wife still strongly opposed it. Liu Zhaodi even said that the professors from the city had been transferred here and were living worse than hers, so what was the point of going to school?

Seeing this, Li Aidang had no choice but to give up. That night, the Li family held another family meeting. The content of the meeting was mainly about the textile factory recruiting workers. When Li Aijun heard the news, he was shocked.

"Second brother, are you serious? Do both Dani and Damao have a chance?"

Li Aidang assured him solemnly, "It must be true, brother. This is inside information, and not many people know about it."

Zhang Xiuzhi asked, "Can they make it? Didn't they say the factory only wants city people, not people from the countryside?"

"Don't worry, sister-in-law, these are not a big deal. Just give my colleague a heads up when the time comes! The factory requires an exam to recruit workers, and they will only hire you if you pass the exam."

Liu Zhaodi sneered, "Second brother, do you think you did this on purpose this afternoon?"

Li Aimin felt something was wrong and quickly pulled her sleeve.

"Don't pull me, I have to say something. Second brother, you knew that the textile factory was looking for workers, yet you still said you wanted my Erni to go to high school? You're deliberately trying to make things difficult for us, aren't you?"

When Li Aidang heard this, his face changed immediately.

Niu Cuihua glanced at the angry second brother and glared at Liu Zhaodi. "I asked your second brother to ask. Tell me what you have to say, don't blame the second brother. If the second brother hadn't brought back this news, how could you have known it?"

Li Aidang calmed down before speaking, "I came to see you this afternoon. The reason I didn't tell you the news was because I felt a textile factory worker couldn't compare to a high school student. I didn't say anything to make life difficult for your family."

Li Aimin looked ashamed. "Second brother, don't be angry. I know you mean well. Don't listen to Zhaodi's nonsense."

Li Aidang snorted coldly and did not respond.

Dani said nervously, "Uncle, what are they taking the test on? Will it be difficult?"

Li Aidang glanced at his nephews and nieces who were looking at him expectantly, and slowly said, "I don't know about that either. Anyway, they require at least an elementary school diploma. People like you have only graduated from junior high school, so you should be able to pass the exam."

"Can Sanni go?"

Niu Cuihua glared at Liu Zhaodi. "Do you think Sanni can go? How old is she? Can they accept her? Why don't you use your brain?"

Liu Zhaodi said awkwardly, "Isn't it because if Sanni goes, there will be another stable job at home?"

Niu Cuihua made the decision, "Don't even think about it. Damao, Dani, Erni and the others will go with the second child to take the exam in a few days. Study hard at home these few days and try to pass the exam."

He glanced at Liu Zhaodi and continued, "Listen carefully, don't tell anyone about this, or no one will be allowed to go."

"Don't worry, Mom, we won't tell anyone."

A few days later, Li Aidang took these people to the county town to take the exam. In the end, all three of them passed. Now, everyone in the Li family was very happy, and they were grinning from ear to ear every day when they went to work.

Although going to work in the textile factory was a foregone conclusion, Niu Cuihua did not let anyone know in order to prevent any accidents. The news was not leaked until the three of them reported for work.

"Have you heard? Old Li's eldest grandson and his older daughter have both gone to the city to work as workers!"

"Really? Old Lady Wang, why haven't I heard of this? Who said that?"

Mrs. Wang straightened her back and said, "Who else could it be? Of course Cuihua told me!"

"No wonder I didn't see those kids working these days. Turns out they went to the city!"

"This is incredible! Three stable jobs! I can't even imagine it. How do you think they do it?"

"Who knows? Maybe it was Ai Dang who found him. Doesn't he work at the county armed forces department?"

Not long after, rumors began to spread that Li Aidang had used his connections to get these children to work as workers. Some people even clamored to report them. For this reason, Li Tiezhu held a special meeting to explain the specific situation.

Now everyone understood that it was because they had education that they could come to the city to work as workers. Needless to say, this wave of operations promoted the enrollment rate of Dongfeng Brigade Primary School.

The school season soon arrived. Since it was a middle school in the commune and not far from home, and there was no evening self-study, few people chose to live on campus, and Li Mingxi was no exception.

Because Li Mingxi was the youngest and a little genius who had skipped grades, the teacher took special care of her and moved her to the first row. As for Ermao, he sat in the last row because he was tall.

In this way, Li Mingxi began his junior high school life in the 1960s. The experience was completely different from that in his previous life. First of all, the students in the class did not attach as much importance to learning as in later generations. Then, the teachers were relatively loose in class and did not pay much attention to the students. I don’t know if it was because he had been criticized before.

Because Li Mingxi was several years younger than them, everyone was curious about how she got to junior high school, but due to face concerns, no one dared to approach her, which made Li Mingxi happy and at ease.

Because the lunch time is relatively short, the school has set up a special cafeteria for the convenience of students and teachers. Students can bring their own meals and ask the cafeteria to heat them up, or they can buy meals from the cafeteria. However, in general, everyone brings their own meals to heat up.