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Xujia Village is relatively close to the county. It takes about an hour to get there by donkey cart, and it takes twice as long to walk there. Xu Nian had experience there before, so he was very calm this time.
Since the donkey cart could not stop in the county, Yanzi's father made an appointment with someone, and the three of them walked directly into the county.
The situation at No. 1 Middle School and No. 3 Middle School was exactly the opposite. Xu Nian was embarrassed to ask Yan Zi's father to send him there. "Uncle, I can go to school by myself. I've already been here once with my father."
Yanzi's father: "No, that won't work. I brought you here, so I have to keep an eye on you. What if I lose you?"
After discussing it, they decided to send Xu Nian to No. 1 Middle School first. After school, there were many people around, so they didn't force it. The three of them agreed to meet at the entrance of the supply and marketing cooperative.
When they parted at the gate of No. 1 Middle School, Xu Nian was still lamenting that distant relatives were not as good as close neighbors, but once he entered the school, his attention was instantly diverted.
There aren't many people on campus. It's not very common to go to school at this time, especially for a school like No. 1 Middle School. However, the trees are blooming very lushly. I wonder if it means that it takes ten years to grow trees and a hundred years to educate people.
There was a large blackboard with a list of names and class divisions placed under the tree. After Xu Nian saw that she was in Class 1, Grade 7, she followed the sign to find the classroom. She breathed a sigh of relief when she saw the door. This was much better than the wooden board desks in elementary school. At least these were double desks with desk pockets!
The most important thing is to have a stool. I heard that many schools now require students to bring their own stools from home to school. So when Xu Nian saw the stool and didn’t have to carry it back and forth, he actually felt happiness coming suddenly.
There are almost the same number of boys and girls in the class this time. Judging from the way the students are dressed, their families should be well-off. I guess most of them are from the county town.
Xu Nian looked around and didn't find anyone familiar, so he went in and sat in the empty seat in the second to last row. Before he even sat down, people at the tables in front and behind him looked at Xu Nian and greeted him warmly.
After all, people who look well-behaved and good-looking are always popular in any era, so naturally people are willing to get close to her.
But Xu Nian had just sat down and wanted to take a break. When she saw a classmate turned around to chat with her, out of politeness, Xu Nian also responded with a smile, but not too warmly.
Seeing that Xu Nian spoke slowly, her classmates thought that she might be introverted and shy, so they didn't mind at all and actively helped her integrate into the group.
The chatter of several people helped Xu Nian get to know more about his class. It was just as Xu Nian had guessed. Most of them were from the county, so they knew many classmates.
After chatting for a while, a few students came in and a female teacher came into the classroom with a notebook.
"Classmates, I'm the homeroom teacher of Class 1, Grade 7. My surname is Lin, and my given name is Qingyi. You can just call me Teacher Lin."
Then he wrote his name on the blackboard.
The students sitting here also followed suit and shouted, "Hello, Teacher Lin."
Xu Nian inexplicably found it very interesting, mainly because it was very different from the aristocratic school she attended in her previous life.
There is no shortage of teachers in aristocratic schools who try to please students. It all depends on who has the strongest capital and the most powerful background.
Just as I was thinking about it, I heard Teacher Lin say, "Next, I will post the report card on the blackboard for everyone to see. Today we are mainly here to receive the report card and find out our class placement."
Then he looked at the curious faces of the students below the podium and said, "There will be rewards for the top five students in the exam."
"Three of the top five students in our class, one from Class 2, and one from Class 3."
As soon as Teacher Lin finished speaking, the crowd below started buzzing. What a reward! Who doesn't like it? Especially in this day and age, when you can't get anything you want and you can never have enough to eat. Xu Nian was looking forward to it anyway.
She showed a rare excitement early in the morning, which made her new deskmate look at her curiously several times. Her deskmate was also a pretty girl. She came late and sat next to Xu Nian.
Seeing that everyone had discussed enough, Teacher Lin patted the table and said, "Everyone, be quiet."
"I'll start handing out the prizes now."
"First place winner Wu Xinyu scored 198 points in two subjects. He will be awarded 10 yuan, a pen, and a notebook."
After that, a boy walked up to the podium from the last row to receive his gift. He smiled at everyone and looked quite cute. Several other boys in the back row clapped their hands so excitedly that they turned red.
The teacher also made a stop gesture in a funny way.
"Fourth place winner Liu Xi scored 187 in two subjects. He will be awarded five yuan and a notebook."
Xu Nian felt the girl next to her suddenly stand up, go to the podium to accept the reward from the teacher, and then come back very coolly. Then, the people behind her were still shouting fiercely: "Sister Xi is awesome."
Xu Nian was a little numb. She had been in school for nearly ten years longer than others, but she still failed the exam. What could she do? She was so sad that she couldn't even say congratulations to her deskmate.
"Fifth place Xu Nian scored 186 in two subjects. He'll receive a five-yuan reward, but no notebook."
The surprise came so suddenly that Xu Nian was a little overwhelmed. It was only after Liu Xi touched Xu Nian's arm that Xu Nian excitedly went to receive the bonus. It was not because she had never seen such money before, but because she had never received a reward for studying, so she was even more excited.
Sometimes Xu Nian would wonder if her adoptive parents in her previous life would regret adopting her every time they saw her report card...
When Xu Nian was almost home, he was still excitedly saying to Yan Zi: "Yan Zi, spring has also come for us poor students!"
Xu Yan said yes with a smile. She did well in the exam. Although No. 3 Middle School was not as generous as No. 1 Middle School, she still got a notebook. Then she followed Xu Nian's words and said, "I just hope that spring will leave later." After that, the two of them laughed again.
Yan Zi's father next to him was also very happy. He used to think that it was useless for girls to study, it was a traditional old idea, but the bad thing was that he was a neighbor of Xu's father, who doted on his daughter so much. They lived next door to each other, and there was only one girl in the family, so they had to make a comparison.
Thinking that Xu Yan was no longer a laborer at home, he gritted his teeth and sent the child to school. He really didn't expect that the child could get into junior high school, and maybe even go to technical secondary school in the future, and then be assigned a job. It would be wonderful.
The three of them went home happily. It was at this time that Xu Nian saw his third brother talking with a group of young people in the corner. He wanted to eavesdrop, but he saw that Third Brother Xu was not so tactless and knew to glance at Xu's father and mother from time to time. So he minded his own business and waited quietly by the side.
The group of people didn't talk for long before they separated. After they were far away, Xu Nian walked up to him and patted his third brother lightly, which scared his third brother.
"Do you behave like a girl at all? You can scare people to death without taking any responsibility?" Xu Fengcheng said as he was about to tap Xu Nian's forehead.
It was strange that Xu Nian could be caught by her. As she ran, she said, "If you don't want others to know, then don't do it yourself. Have you done something wrong and are you afraid that others will know?"
"You little girl, you've grown up and dare to talk nonsense about me. I'll teach you a lesson." As he said that, he chased after Xu Nian.
Xu Nian ran as fast as he could and deliberately ran behind Xu's father, which made Xu Lao San so angry that he gritted his teeth but dared not go over.
Xu Nian deliberately made a face at him, telling him that he had to vent his anger on his parents since they were angry.
Xu's mother had seen her daughter a long time ago. Seeing that no one was watching, she went to Xu's father and saw that her daughter was smiling and covering her eyes with her hands to show her father something. The old man's face instantly brightened up and no longer looked stern.
Seeing her mother coming over, Xu Nian covered her eyes with her hands and showed them the bonus from the school. Her mother finally understood why her husband was so happy. She was also happy and wanted everyone around her to be happy for her daughter with her. Xu Nian was so scared that she quickly stopped her mother from talking.
"Mom, please don't tell anyone. We should just quietly work hard to impress everyone. I'm going to No. 1 Middle School anyway, and everyone will know it sooner or later. This will make us look more impressive than if we just tell everyone ourselves."
"Hahaha, yes, yes, my daughter is really thoughtful. Let's not say it ourselves and let others slowly understand it." Mother Xu felt that she understood her daughter's point instantly.
Even Xu's father nodded silently in agreement.
Xu Fengkai was watching the family of three from a distance, and the more he looked, the sadder he felt. They had the same parents, so why were they treated so differently? They were so kind to his younger sister, but so cruel like a rainstorm to him.
What was Xu Nian thinking at this moment? She also liked to show off, but she was calm now. She felt that such good results were very likely to be short-lived.
No matter how high-profile she is now, she will be even more miserable when people find out that she is powerless. She even asked Yanzi not to tell anyone. It is really difficult for her.
Xu Nian had originally planned to buy some small gifts for his family, as a token of their concern for him. However, when he really lived in this era, he realized how convenient modern society is. Here, you can’t just buy whatever you want.
If you want to buy anything, you either have to go to the black market, or wait for a rally, or go to the supply and marketing cooperative. But going to the supply and marketing cooperative is not enough just having money, you also need a ticket. Xu Nian has rarely bought anything, so it’s unlikely that he would remember to have a ticket.
Xu Nian still felt that the money was quite meaningful, so she said, "Mom, I'll give the money to you and Dad. It won't be of much use to me."
Xu's mother was actually a little moved. You know, now a strong laborer earns ten yuan a day, which is only 45 cents. These five yuan are equivalent to the child's father working for ten days.
But after thinking about it, he decided not to accept it. Xu Nian was favored at home, but the family conditions were limited. Even if he was good to the child, his family would not be able to give him anything they wanted.
"You can take it. It will be convenient for you to buy some things for school when you go. Mom doesn't want it. As long as you are well, we will be happy even if we don't give you anything."
Looking at the situation, Xu Nian guessed that her mother was thinking about her third brother again, which was already a source of worry for both her parents.
But even though they didn't want it, Xu Nian still stuffed a dollar into each of them. It was getting late, so Xu Nian and his parents chatted while they worked until the afternoon.
Soon the village bell rang. Xu's father and mother still had to register and return the furniture, so they asked Xu Nian to go to the field where his sisters-in-law worked to pick up his nephews and nieces so that they could return home faster.
Today, Xu's mother wanted to use the lard residue she made during the busy farming season to fry a few more delicious dishes. One reason was to celebrate Xu Nian's good grades, and the other was to get rid of the bad smell in the house.
Xu Nian found his nephews and nieces easily here. They were playing with a group of children in the fields. Their two sisters-in-law were chatting with a few women not far from the children. Now it is a planned economy, and everyone's enthusiasm is very low unless it is the busy farming season. There are still many people who are slacking off while talking.
Xu Nian said hello to his two sisters-in-law and took the child away. His sisters-in-law were happy and relaxed. They talked to others and waved to Xu Nian at the same time.
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