Going to college?
Zhou Tingting pronounced these three words most accurately. The educated youth in the youth camp were stunned for a moment, but it did not cause any waves. They continued to do their own things.
Some people started discussing, "Comrade Zhou is so happy, was she recommended to go to university this year?"
Another person tutted, "How could she possibly go to college? For so many years, her class background has been blocked and she can't even apply for a popular election. How can she go to college?"
As the rippling sounds in the mountains got closer and closer, Zhou Tingting's frantically running figure also appeared at the educated youth site.
She pushed open the door, raised her neck and shouted with all her strength:
“The college entrance examination will be restored!”
"We can go to college now!"
What is she talking about?
The man who was scooping water into the jar dropped the spoon in his hand in surprise.
The person who was eating suddenly felt a lump in his throat and choked violently.
The person squatting by the stove roasting sweet potatoes burned his hand.
Everyone was silent for two seconds. The bustling youth education center was so quiet that even the sound of a pin drop could be heard. But soon, the crowd became excited:
"Restore the college entrance examination?"
"What, say it again?"
"Comrade Zhou, what did you just say?"
"Tingting, are you having a nightmare? You're talking nonsense!"
They recognized every word of the sentence "Resume the college entrance examination", but why did it sound so incredible when put together?
The college entrance examination has been resumed?
What does being a college student mean these days?
The workers, peasants and soldiers who were recommended to go to university were assigned jobs as soon as they graduated. They could work as technical backbones in factories and eat commercial grain in the units. After they had enough experience, they would be allocated welfare housing by the unit. From then on, they would have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of their lives, and their fate would be rewritten.
No matter whether you have a rural hukou or not, once you go to university and join a company, you will all have an urban hukou. These days, urban hukou is very valuable. Every month, commercial grain is distributed, various coupons are distributed according to population, and children can also go to school in the city. It can be said that this is the only reliable way for poor students to escape from farming.
Otherwise, why would there be so much fight over the one quota for workers, peasants and soldiers each year?
In order to compete for such a quota, hundreds of educated youth from Yejia Village had to compete with educated youth from the entire county. Every year, the Hongqi Commune only recommended fifty educated youth to go to university, which could be said to be one in ten thousand.
Dozens of gazes fell on Zhou Tingting anxiously, and the scorching heat in those eyes seemed to be able to burn a hole in her body.
Zhou Tingting's face flushed from running so fast that she was too excited to speak fluently. After she calmed down for a while, she organized her words excitedly:
"There's news from the capital that our country may resume the college entrance examination!"
"This is what Xie Zhiqing's grandmother wrote to him! We must seize this opportunity!"
Many of these educated youth came from all corners of the country, and only those who came from the capital in recent years. Those educated youth from the capital all knew that Xie Zhiqing's family was well-off, and what his grandmother said must have made sense!
"Really?" someone murmured in disbelief.
"The world is really going to change!" Some people pinched themselves hard.
"Is this news true?" someone asked. Even if it was fake news, it was enough to make people cry. He wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes.
If the college entrance examination is to be restored, they will be able to compete fairly and go to university with dignity!
Zhou Tingting nodded, "Now we have only proposed to resume the college entrance examination..."
After the educated youth calmed down, Zhou Tingting was ridiculed by most of them.
"It turns out it's just an opinion. It hasn't really been restored yet. Comrade Zhou, what are you making such a fuss about?"
"Yes, it makes us feel very anxious. It's all for nothing."
"Tsk, get back to work, don't just think about irrelevant things like this all day long."
Zhou Tingting clenched her fist and said, "Grandma Xie said, 'On August 4, the capital held a symposium on science and education, and the idea of resuming the college entrance examination was proposed at the meeting.' This shows that the country has not forgotten our generation of young people. I believe that the college entrance examination will be resumed one day. I believe it!"
Zhou Tingting gritted her teeth and spoke with her eyes slightly red and filled with tears.
As long as there is a little voice, day by day, year by year, slowly accumulating, it will eventually come true. If it cannot be restored this year, she will wait until next year, the year after, and the year after that...
This kind of opportunity is hard to come by. If it is true, every minute and every second from now on is precious. They have missed so much cultural knowledge. If they don’t seize the time, how can they get into university?
The educated youth center produced two distinct groups of people. A small group of people supported Zhou Tingting and said:
"I believe it too!"
"Old Yu, where are my high school textbooks?"
"Dahong, please help me with my studies. I want to go to university!"
Sun Lingyu looked at these people, and then looked at Zhao Yan and others in the same dormitory. It was obvious that they didn't believe it, and she didn't believe it either, but she asked:
"Is this what Ye Qingshui told you?"
Zhou Tingting nodded.
Sun Lingyu immediately believed the news and began to flip through her pile of old books. She thought silently: Ye Qingshui is so evil, maybe it would be right to go along with her this time?
Capital, military compound.
After Xie Tingjue returned to the Xie family, he immediately enrolled in high school. He told his parents that he also studied in the countryside, but dropped out before finishing high school.
Wen Zhihua's eyes immediately turned red when she heard this. She thought about how her youngest son had finished high school two years ago, but her eldest son had been delayed in the countryside. She decided, "Juejue must catch up on his studies..."
Xie Tingjue curled his lips.
There was no chance for Xie Tingjue to study in the poor mountainous area. He was lucky to graduate from primary school. Education was Xie Tingjue's shortcoming, but after pretending to be the younger brother for so many years, he had experienced the bitterness of being uneducated and the sweetness of being educated.
It’s just that the knowledge learned is mine, but the academic degree is not his.
This time, Xie Tingjue wants to make up for his academic qualifications himself.
In the spring, Xie Tingjue entered the first year of high school, and in midsummer June, he successfully obtained his high school diploma.
After obtaining the certificate, Xie Tingjue decisively applied for recruitment in Tong County government agencies.
In the autumn, Xie Tingjue passed the written test and interview successfully with his own ability and without relying on his family's connections, and became an ordinary clerk in the Statistics Bureau.
Although this result was mediocre and unremarkable, in the eyes of others, it was quite good for a child who had just been brought back from the countryside to be admitted to a government unit, at least he could eat commercial grain.
However, the choices and fate of the two brothers of the Xie family became a hot topic of after-dinner conversation in the compound.
"The Xie family is a bit strange. The son who grew up in the city ran away to the countryside to become a farmer, and the other son who was a farmer went back to the city with great difficulty to get such a small and idle job, but no one even bothered to help him."
The person who spoke shook his head regretfully. In a few years at most, when the old man of the Xie family retires, the situation will be different.
The most regrettable thing is the youngest son of the Xie family. Such a promising person was not kept but ran away to the countryside.
"These two brothers are also interesting..."
Another person said indifferently, thinking in his heart that the Xie family was short-sighted.
The educated youth who went to the countryside were those who had not been assigned a job after graduation and went there to join in the fun. How could they not find a good job with the connections of the Xie family?
Xie Jun smiled when he heard this. He wanted to send both his sons to the army, but would they be obedient?
I'm trying to find a good job for him, my youngest son ran away.
The eldest son didn't think highly of him at all. He was very ambitious and controlled him in every way, which made Xie Jun feel uncomfortable.
At this time, only the old couple of the Xie family were the calmest.
When facing his colleagues, Grandpa Xie simply said: "Children and grandchildren will have their own blessings."
Among the group of old men, they exchanged mysterious looks with each other and secretly resolved to ask the younger generations in their families to behave themselves after they returned.
Is it shameful to go to the countryside to support the motherland? Look up and you will see that the leaders' children are going to the countryside obediently. Who dares to say that it is wrong to support the motherland? That is not to stigmatize others, but to be stupid enough to run into the gun barrel!
Grandma Xie has a hot temper. If anyone dares to talk bad about her grandson in front of her, she will scold them in the face.
"Tingjue is a filial child. He has his own ideas. We won't interfere with him. What's wrong with Tingyu going to the countryside? People with ability can also be successful in the countryside. Don't judge people by their appearance. You always look down on others."
Her words are rough and her scolding is crisp and clear.
The people who were scolded by Grandma Xie didn't care. They just shook their heads in their hearts: This generation of the Xie family is no good.
It's not worth showing or looking at.
The person being scolded did not fight back and just shut up. He only thought: The youngest son of the Xie family went to the countryside and married a country girl. His children will also grow up in the countryside. This one is considered useless.
The eldest son is okay, but when compared with his peers in the compound, he is so ordinary that he can't make any splash.
Could Grandma Xie not see what these people were thinking? She calmly wrote a letter to her grandson in the countryside.
The letter contained nearly a thousand words, and the content was roughly: "Tingyu, the news of the resumption of the college entrance examination is true, you should do well in the exam! Try your best to die!"
Thousands of miles away, Xie Tingyu, who had already built a biogas digester, almost burst out laughing when he opened the letter from his grandmother.
The handwriting in the letter was so sharp that it penetrated the paper. It seemed as if one could feel the old lady's anger through the pages.
After reading the letter, Ye Qingshui nodded in agreement.
She couldn't bear to see this person who could have been the top scorer in the imperial examination in his previous life only pass the exam for an ordinary undergraduate degree in this life. Although she also believed in his ability, it seemed that he spent more time on "biogas" every day than on reviewing.
She held Xie Tingyu's hand and said, "Let's go read some books. Grandma was very foresighted and sent us two sets of tutorial books."
One set was left for Zhou Cunren as a souvenir, and the other set was left for the couple to look at themselves, which was more than enough.
There are eight tutorial books in total for the four subjects of mathematics, physics, chemistry and physics. It is quite difficult to collect all of them.
Xie Tingyu never thought that one day he would be urged to study by his wife. It was like the situation was completely different from last year. He was a little amused.
Ye Qingshui raised her wrist to check the time. It would be almost time to go to work soon, but she quickly found the book, opened it excitedly and held it in front of him.
Her bright and twinkling eyes were filled with agility and eagerness. She said quickly, "Brother Yu, take this opportunity to read it before going to work. Read two pages before going to work."
Xie Tingyu couldn't help but want to laugh.
He took the book, flipped through it, and said calmly, "Only two pages? Isn't that too low a requirement? Hmm..."
He took the opportunity to kiss her, "You can read ten pages this time."
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