His encouraging teaching style gave Xue Fu some confidence.
However, they do need to go out now and release the fish fry into the fishpond.
Gu Chong: "Do you want to come with me?"
Xue Fu nodded: "Of course we'll go together."
The two people carried the bag of fish and walked towards the fishpond.
There are three fish ponds.
Gu Chong found a basin in the nearby wooden hut, washed it clean, and then poured all the fish fry from the bag into it, preparing to divide the fish fry into three equal portions.
Gu Chong was clearly much more experienced.
He carefully poured the fish into the pond while explaining his experience in raising small fish fry to her.
"Small fish have poor digestion, so you need to pay attention to their food and avoid overfeeding. At their current size, one fist-sized amount of food per pond is enough. They can't digest more than that."
"Their fish food doesn't need to be scattered in the center of the pond; it can be scattered along the edge. If they are overfed, the food scraps can be scooped up in time."
"......"
Xue Fu nodded like a chick pecking at rice, even more attentively than in her senior year of high school, afraid of missing any of the points Gu Chong was talking about.
Xue Fu decided that she would spend her days guarding the fishpond for the foreseeable future!
After finishing up at the fishpond, when I looked back home, the sky above was already dark, as if veiled by a black gauze, indistinct and vague.
As soon as Gu Chong returned, he went into the kitchen to prepare food.
Xue Fu thought of the things in the main room and wanted to show them to him, but seeing how busy he was, she didn't disturb him and quietly sat in front of the stove to help with the fire.
However, after the meal was prepared, the three of them ate under the kerosene lamp, and it was getting even later.
It was quiet outside, and Xue Fu knew she shouldn't stay any longer.
She looked at Gu Chong, but it wouldn't be appropriate to talk to him more.
Finally, she simply told him about the things she had brought back from Haicheng. Then, carrying her bag of books, she returned to the educated youth settlement.
The next day, Gu Chong was busy learning how to use a tractor at the commune, while Xue Fu went to the fishpond early in the morning to carefully take care of her little fish fry.
However, while staying at the fishpond, Xue Fu did not forget her task of reading and studying. She took two textbooks from the bag of books and brought them with her, intending to study while taking care of the fishpond.
When she returned home yesterday carrying the books, Liu Ling and Zheng Peipei were almost asleep and didn't notice her coming back.
This morning, when they saw her take books out of her package, Liu Ling and Zheng Peipei were both startled and looked at her nervously.
Although it has been 1977, the strict censorship of books back then still leaves people with lingering fears.
When they saw the books Xue Fu took out, their covers were clearly not the kind of red booklets or classic anthologies. Naturally, their eyelids twitched. Liu Ling instinctively went to close the dormitory door so that no one else outside would notice.
"Xue Fu, what kind of book is this?"
Liu Ling's voice was very low and weak, and Xue Fu didn't hear it clearly the first time. It wasn't until Liu Ling asked her a second time when she didn't react that Xue Fu came to her senses.
Seeing their serious and upright demeanor, Xue Fu realized something and quickly explained, proactively handing the book to them so they could see clearly that it was a proper book, not one of those sensitive ones.
"I had my high school textbooks sent to me by my parents because there weren't many books to read in the countryside. I used them to pass the time."
Xue Fu also gave herself a "appropriate" excuse: "As you all know, there isn't much work to do at the fishpond. I spend all my time there, and sometimes I get bored. I want to find something to do."
"I think high school knowledge is quite useful. If I have the opportunity to go back to the city later, and I haven't forgotten this knowledge, it will be easier to find a job, don't you think?"
Xue Fu's reasons were very reasonable, and Liu Ling and Zheng Peipei were both convinced.
They also clearly saw what these books were; they were indeed high school textbooks they had studied, not some indecent books.
Moreover, Xue Fu's words also served as a reminder to them.
The biggest difference between them, the educated youth, and other villagers was their level of education. They went to the countryside in response to the call for educated youth to go to the countryside to build a new rural area.
As a result, when they went to the countryside, they forgot all that knowledge. Isn't this another example of putting the cart before the horse?
Xue Fu is right. If they were ever able to return to the city, wouldn't that be one of their few advantages in finding a job?
Xue Fu is right.
We must study, we must review, and we must not forget the knowledge.
Liu Ling and Zheng Peipei exchanged a glance in the air, both seeing the renewed passion in each other's eyes.
It was Cheng Pei-pei who spoke first.
"Xue Fu, um... if you have any books that you've finished reading but don't want to read anymore, could you lend them to both of us so we can take a look? We promise we'll take good care of your books and won't get them dirty or wrinkled."
"Sure, of course you can."
Xue Fu nodded happily.
She didn't mind sharing these things, and she had originally planned to share the information with them anyway. It was also a way of showing the bond they had formed after living together in the countryside for almost a year.
I'll help if I can.
Having spent so much time together, Xue Fu knew how much they longed to return to the city.
She thinks it's good for girls to read and study more.
Similarly, Xue Fu didn't see this as creating more competitors for herself; she wasn't that narrow-minded.
Putting aside the fact that there are so many universities in China, they may not necessarily apply to the same one.
After all, the number of applicants for the soon-to-be-resumed college entrance examination has exceeded one million.
Xue Fu is competing with a million people, not just one or two.
"Thank you, Xue Fu, you are so kind. If I have the chance in the future, I will definitely repay you."
"Yes, thank you so much."
Liu Ling and Zheng Peipei both sincerely thanked her.
Xue Fu waved her hand, thinking it was no big deal.
At the fishpond, following Gu Chong's instructions from yesterday, Xue Fu waited until the sun came out and the water in the pond warmed up a bit before scattering a fistful of fish food near the bank.
She watched for a short while, and the little fish fry came running, causing ripples to spread across the pond.
Xue Fu squatted on the bank, propped her knees up and rested her face on her hands, observing the movements beneath the surface of the water.
When she found that the fry were quite energetic and showed no signs of turning belly up, her anxious heart finally settled down.
After feeding the animals in this pool, she moved on to the next one.
After feeding all three pieces in the same way, she went into the wooden house and began to study!
Xue Fu is not particularly unbalanced in her studies.
In high school, judging from her grades, she could barely be considered an all-around student.
She's currently focusing on studying current affairs and history.
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