Wang Zhaozhao ran fast and entered the yard first. Xie Ailian saw that she was not in a good mood, but she smiled and said, "Grandma, we are back..."
Wang Sibing came out from the backyard with a bundle of soaked hemp and immediately asked, "Girl, have you signed up?"
"Hehe..." Wang Zhaozhao chuckled.
At this time, people from other rooms came out after hearing the noise.
When Wang Weiguo saw Wang Zhaozhao, he ran over happily, "Sister Zhao, have you registered? Uncle has also taken my eldest and second brothers to register."
What?
Wang Zhaozhao was surprised. She glanced at Wang Baojia and Shi Haiyan and the others. So, the two sons of her eldest uncle were sent to school, but her third uncle and his family still had no plans to send their children to school?
"Hey, why did you come back empty-handed? Did the school refuse to accept you?" Shi Haiyan felt inexplicably embarrassed and annoyed when Wang Zhaozhao glanced at her.
"Bullshit! We pay money to go to school, why shouldn't the school accept us?" Xie Ailian got angry.
Who are you trying to embarrass?
"Mom, don't you see that Zhao girl is empty-handed? Although I have never been to school, I have textbooks after registering and paying the fees." Shi Haiyan explained embarrassedly. He didn't dare to offend the two old people these days.
At this time, Wang Dahai came in.
"Old woman, cut a piece of bacon and fry it for lunch, and also make a cup of wine..." he said loudly as soon as he entered.
"Pooh!"
Xie Ailian shrugged him off. "You spent one dollar and it's not enough. You even cut a piece of bacon and fried it? You still want to drink? You're dreaming! You're going to starve!"
"Stop talking nonsense. Just prepare what I'm told to do. Also, cook some white rice. We need to offer it as a sacrifice."
“…”
Xie Ailian opened her mouth to retort that the old man had spent one dollar to go to school and was still talking in a high-sounding tone in front of her. However, the words on the tip of her tongue were silenced by the last four words.
Xie Ailian grabbed Wang Zhaozhao, who was acting particularly naughty today, and said, "What's going on? Tell me."
Wang Zhaozhao chuckled, "Hey, grandma, I skipped a grade... Oh, skipping a grade means I skipped first and second grades and went straight to third grade, saving my family two years of tuition."
"What? Is it possible?" Xie Ailian and Shi Haiyan shouted at the same time.
"Of course." Wang Zhaozhao smiled.
"So, no one's going to study first or second grade anymore? If you haven't met your uncle yet, tell him not to sign up for first grade for literature or martial arts. We'll take Baojia to sign up this afternoon. He only needs one year of school, which gives him the education of a third-grade student. He can even be a scorekeeper in the future..."
Shi Haiyan said happily.
Wang Zhaozhao nodded and said, "Well, Third Aunt, just go. Baojia can study for three years as long as he passes the second-grade test."
"What second-grade paper?"
"Hehe." Wang Zhaozhao didn't want to pay attention to her.
Wang Sibing came over and patted Wang Zhaozhao's head. "You mean, since you've solved the second-grade problems, the school will allow you to go straight to the third grade, saving you two years of tuition?"
Wang Zhaozhao smiled and said, "Well, not only did I manage to do it, I also got a perfect score on the test. So, in addition to the textbook, the principal also gave me a notebook, a pencil, and an enamel cup. It's free..."
Before she could finish her words, Xie Ailian rushed over and snatched the thing that Wang Dahai had been holding.
After reading it over and over again, she still recognized the three characters in the third grade textbook and could distinguish between textbooks and notebooks.
"You don't understand either. Hurry up and prepare the bacon." Wang Dahai grabbed the things again. "When we offer sacrifices to our ancestors, these must also be placed on the table."
Xie Ailian shot him a look, and Wang Zhaozhao chuckled again, "Grandma, the principal also said that as long as I get two perfect scores on the final exam this year, I won't have to pay for next semester's tuition."
"real?"
"Impossible?"
Xie Ailian and Shi Haiyan exclaimed again.
"How is it impossible?" Xie Ailian first confronted Shi Haiyan, then asked Wang Dahai for confirmation, "Old man, is what Zhao girl said true?"
"It's true. The principal also said that if Zhao girl still ranks first in the grade exam, she will be rewarded with school supplies and money." Wang Dahai suddenly regained his honest and dull appearance and said lightly.
Just like what he said to Chen Changlin and the others, he did not mention the first place in the commune. In addition to the school awards, the commune also had awards, and he would not even mention the county-wide joint exams.
Don’t say anything too big, what if... doesn’t it harm Zhao girl?
Hearing this, everyone present was stunned.
Isn't it said that studying costs money? Why is it the other way around when it comes to Zhao girl, she can actually make money? Oh my God...
…
Soon, all the production teams in Hebian Village knew that Wang Dahai’s eldest granddaughter, Wang Zhaozhao, went to school to register and went directly to the third grade instead of the first or second grade.
In addition, when registering for textbooks, the principal personally arranged for the teacher to give Wang Zhaozhao a notebook, a pencil and an enamel cup.
In the afternoon, when she started working, Xie Ailian was turning over the sweet potato vines on the terraced slope, and it was a good time to blow them.
"Oh, our old man is really amazing. He said he wanted to send Zhao girl to school, and he could tell at a glance that Zhao girl was a good student."
"I'm a little worse than our old man. I don't have his vision, but I'm aware that we don't favor boys over girls. Just because Zhao girl is a granddaughter, I don't think that sending her to school is cheapening other families."
"I dare say this in front of the whole village. In all these years, has anyone ever seen my daughter Zhao work so hard and still not have enough to eat? During the double harvest season a while ago, was there anyone who saw my daughter Zhao going to the fields under the scorching sun to pick up rice ears?"
"I'm telling you, I like smart kids. My little Zhao is smart, isn't it showing?"
"He never went to school a day, but he went to literacy classes frequently. He learned everything he learned in first and second grade. Skipping a grade requires an exam, and he got a perfect score on the second-grade exam. The principal was shocked."
“…”
The people who were working together and those on the hillside nearby could all hear it clearly.
"Oh, did we even alarm the principal?" The old ladies were stunned by the news.
"Isn't it? The principal personally met with my old man and Miss Zhao and said that as long as I can get Miss Zhao a perfect score on the final exam, she won't be charged tuition next semester. When I picked up the textbooks, he even personally arranged for the teacher to give Miss Zhao a notebook, a pen, and even an enamel mug. Enamel mugs, you know? They cost a few cents each and you need a ticket."
“……!”
So, the whole village knew that Wang Zhaozhao, the eldest granddaughter of Wang Dahai, had never been to school, but she had learned all the knowledge of the first and second grades in the short time she learned in the literacy class. The school principal also said that he would not charge her tuition next semester.
Someone slapped his head and suddenly realized: No wonder Wang Dahai was like a madman. He divided the family and raised Zhao girl over, and even insisted on sending her to school.
Some people laughed at her and looked down on her, but so what? No matter how smart she was, she was still a girl. She would get married in the future, and it would be a bargain for others.
…
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