"Who doesn't want to install a telephone? But a phone call costs several thousand yuan, plus there are phone charges and electricity bills. We don't have that much money. Even if we can come up with that much money, to be honest, there are only a few people in our team who can use it. It's not worth paying that much money." Tian Lisong said.
It costs a lot of money to install a telephone now, and it has to be reported to the higher authorities one by one. Only after approval from the higher authorities can a telephone be installed for the team.
And to be honest, there are only a few people in their team who go out. Except Tian Yuan who is in the army, the others are in the county town and can come back at any time. There is no need to install a telephone, and they may not be willing to spend the money.
What Tian Lisong said did make sense. Old Lady Tian didn't know what to say and started poking Tian Tian again, "You are also a fool. Last time your father went to deliver food to you, couldn't you tell him when you would have a holiday? Why did you have to come back at this time!"
Tian Tian was poked by Old Lady Tian and didn't dare to look up. "I told my dad, but there was a commotion in the city a few days ago, so our school closed early!"
"Yes!" Tian Lisong admitted, "She did tell me that she wanted me to pick her up next week, but now she has come back on her own."
After hearing this, Old Mrs. Tian didn't say anything.
"You don't have to come back by yourself next time. You wait for a week at your school. In July and January, I will visit you once a week and bring you back then!" Tian Lisong turned over the two roasted sweet potatoes beside the brazier, and the fragrance spread throughout the room.
"Okay!" Next time they move the luggage back like this, it's summer now and Tian Lisong won't have to go and pick it up, but Tian Tian didn't say anything and agreed obediently.
Anyway, there is still half a year until July next year, so there is no need to discuss this matter now. There will be enough time to talk about it later.
"When do we slaughter the New Year pig? It's already January!" Tian Tian asked.
She wanted to eat meat so much now. Every meal at school was cabbage and radish. Although there were some meat slices in it, they were all very fatty. The lard had not been refined at all, and it was very greasy in the mouth. She didn't even want to eat the stewed cabbage.
"We'll be able to slaughter the pigs in a few days, when the weather gets warmer," said Tian Lisong.
"When will my brother come back? Will he come back this year?"
"Come back!" Lin Meiyu, who was playing poker with Chen Guihua on the kang, said, "Your brother wrote that he will be back before the New Year. I don't know when he will be back in the twelfth lunar month and how many days he can stay at home."
"Did my brother take the exam this year? Did he pass?"
"Not yet! Your brother wrote that he will take the exam next year, maybe in June or July." Lin Meiyu said.
"Tian Yuan is really promising. He used to be a soldier and now he is going to be a college student. I don't even know if I will be able to meet a college student in my lifetime." Chen Guihua couldn't close her mouth just thinking about it.
Nowadays, it is a great joy in the village to have a worker-peasant-soldier college student, not to mention someone like Tian Yuan who was able to get in on his own and is in the army. Just thinking about it makes me feel happy for my ancestors.
Old Lady Tian glanced at Chen Guihua warningly, "I'm telling you, you are not allowed to tell anyone that Tian Yuan is going to take the college entrance exam. Don't tell anyone a word. If it gets out, I'll show you how I'll punish you."
Chen Guihua shrank her neck and hurriedly defended herself, "Don't worry, Mom. I know everything. When have I ever told outsiders about our family affairs? Even when I chatted with those old ladies in the village, I never said a word."
Old Lady Tian snorted coldly, "It's good that you know! Keep your mouth shut!"
Although Chen Guihua liked to go to the village entrance and chat with various aunties about gossip when she had nothing to do, she knew what she should and should not say. Old Mrs. Tian just tightened her grip out of habit, fearing that she would say something rude.
"By the way, you said before that our brigade might have a quota for workers, peasants and soldiers to be college students. Is this true or false?" Lin Meiyu suddenly turned around and asked Tian Lisong.
Tian Tian's eyes suddenly widened, and she asked Tian Lisong for confirmation, "Is this true or false? Does our brigade really have quotas for workers, peasants and soldiers to enroll in college?"
"Yes, there is one! You can't tell anyone about this!" Tian Lisong said.
The people in their team are quite stable, but there are also some more radical ones. Since Tian Ligang has managed them well over the years, nothing has gone wrong.
However, if this news gets out, there is no guarantee that other people will not do something privately for this quota, and it will be difficult to control it at that time.
Now Tian Lisong and Tian Ligang are thinking about how to find someone who will not cause chaos in the brigade and can select places for workers, peasants and soldiers to be college students.
"Once everyone knows this news, there will be chaos among the educated youth," said Old Mrs. Tian.
The people in their team were okay, most of them had not been to school much, but these educated youth all came from the city, and most of them were high school students, so they definitely wanted this spot more.
"Does our Tian Tian want to go to college? I think the college spot can be given to our Tiantian. Tiantian is also a high school student now." Chen Guihua said on the side.
Everyone immediately looked at Tian Tian. Tian Tian, who was at the center of the topic, shook her head and said, "I don't want this spot!"
After waiting for another two years, these workers, peasants and soldiers college students will be nothing. Moreover, because most people do not look at your academic qualifications but only at whether you have a good family background, many people who have never been to school will become workers, peasants and soldiers college students. After going to school, most of these students are uneducated and their quality is uneven.
But after the college entrance examination was resumed, those who had been admitted to university through their own efforts naturally looked down on these workers, peasants and soldiers college students.
Moreover, she can be admitted to university based on her real talents and knowledge, and she needs to compete with everyone for this place.
Even if she won the spot, other people might not know what to say because his father is the accountant of the brigade.
Moreover, she now thinks that it is not a bad idea to take the junior college entrance examination. She can receive money as soon as she enters the junior college, and she will receive a salary every month. Moreover, graduates from good junior colleges are guaranteed to be assigned a job.
To go to college, you even have to pay for your own travel expenses. There is a pretty good technical college in their county, and after graduation, you will be directly assigned to work in the government.
However, it is harder to get into a good technical college than a university. Basically, they only recruit the first and second place students in the county. Tian Tian was not sure if she could get in.
"Have you thought about how to allocate these places?" asked Old Mrs. Tian.
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