Chapter 034 Preparation for the Exam

Chapter 034 Preparation for the Exam

The guests enjoyed themselves greatly at the housewarming party.

Wei Dai invited only close friends with whom he had a real relationship, so the party was very lively.

After eating and drinking, we started chatting at the table.

"Wei Dai, I asked my sister-in-law about the matter you asked last time. She said that theoretically it's not possible, but if you apply and tell the school about your family conditions, the school will not object."

Wen Jiajia was still chewing on a pig's trotter, and looked up when she heard this. Was he talking about Wen Chun and Wen Xuan's admission to school?

"It's just that you need an additional 6 yuan per month for food expenses. Oh, this is money for two children."

That is to say, a child needs to pay 3 yuan.

In this era when most workers only earn 20 yuan, 3 yuan is not a small amount. And this is just for the Yuhong class. Yuhong classes do not teach children homework, so many people think it is not worth it.

In fact, if you are a soldier's child, you only need to pay 1 yuan per month, and the rest of the meal expenses will be subsidized by the military logistics. This is considered a welfare benefit for soldiers. Even so, many families are still reluctant to send their children to the Yuhong class, thinking it is not worth it.

Wen Chun and Wen Xuan are not Wei Dai's biological children, so they cannot enjoy this benefit and can only pay more money.

From this we can see that the food in the Yuhong class should be good.

It is indeed good. I heard someone say, "It is actually worth the money. There is a boiled egg and meat dishes every other day. My kid always complains that his mother's cooking is not as delicious as the one made by the Yuhong class."

Wen Jiajia couldn't help but ask: "How many teachers are there in the Yuhong class? Are all the teachers from our academy?"

Guo Xiangyang replied: "There are about eight of them, two people teach each class, six of the teachers are from our academy, and two are invited from the teachers' college."

The scale of the Yuhong class is quite large.

Wen Jiajia looked at the Yuhong class from a distance yesterday and estimated that it was only about one mu in area, but in fact it should be more than two mu.

"Oh, by the way, sister-in-law, aren't you looking for a job? The Yuhong class is planning to recruit teachers and logistics staff. You have graduated from high school, so you are more than qualified to be a teacher in the Yuhong class." Guo Xiangyang added.

As for logistics... Wei Dai's wife cooks such delicious meals, it's more than enough.

Before Wen Jiajia could answer, another person said, "The county police have also divided up two positions, which are to look after files. If you are qualified, you can try to get them. They are respectable and easy."

"The county women's federation also said they could give me a job, but the position should be taken by Li Hua's wife."

There are four children in his family, two of whom are so hungry that they can eat their parents to death. How difficult must his life be?

It is said that Li Hua has to take care of several orphans of his comrades every month, and the whole army knows about this. The army also knows that his wife had a miscarriage last year due to hunger... So, this position that does not require much education must be given to him.

As for logistics, Li Hua's wife is too stingy. She once worked in the logistics department of a hospital. From then on, the food she ate was like pig food. Even the canteen monitor couldn't control her. She was sent out of the hospital like a great Buddha. Now, no logistics department would accept her.

In fact, Wen Jiajia was quite excited when she heard about the Women's Federation.

How should I put it? The Women's Federation at that time, ahem... wasn't it the Women's Federation that later provided jobs for the leaders' families to support their old age? It was still able to do something practical.

At that time, people emphasized that women could hold up half the sky. This was also a very extreme era.

Some people have advanced ideas and seek liberation for women in all aspects, while others live in the new society but their hearts are still in the Qing Dynasty.

If I could get in there, I could do something meaningful, if nothing else.

But since the position was already taken, she did not fight for it. The other person had more experience than her and needed the position more than she did.

Wen Jiajia smiled and said, "There's no rush for this."

Wei Dai answered, "It's not urgent. She has been preparing for the factory exam. There are too many family members in the army who want to find jobs. If she can avoid taking up a place in the army, she will do it."

People were somewhat surprised.

Soldiers in the army generally have a low level of education, and it is very difficult for them to pass the examination and enter the factory.

"Which factory do you want to apply for, sister-in-law?" someone asked.

Wen Jiajia: "The pharmaceutical factory, the pharmaceutical factory is relatively close to us."

"The pharmaceutical factory is good, and the benefits are very good. I heard from Wang Fuhai's wife that the salary for entering the pharmaceutical factory is 23 yuan, and every Chinese New Year, boxes of apples and pears are brought home."

23 yuan is the salary for administrative positions. The salary for technical positions is higher, which is more than 27 yuan.

"But the pharmaceutical factory's exams this year will be in May. They say it's for the convenience of school students. After the exams, they can go back and get a diploma and start working. This will put a lot of pressure on the competition."

Wen Jiajia's eyes lit up.

She and Wei Dai really didn't know the time of the pharmaceutical factory's exam. Now that they knew, they could just read the books and practice the questions slowly and wait.

The sun sets in the west, and the bright moonlight replaces the afterglow of the setting sun. The evening breeze blows, bringing with it a chill, and whirls up the fallen leaves on the ground.

The amount of food for 12 soldiers was really astonishing. Wen Jiajia was very happy because she didn't like dealing with leftovers at all.

I don’t like leftover food at all!

But you can’t throw away leftovers these days. If someone sees you doing that, they’ll criticize you.

Even Wei Dai didn't approve of her throwing away the food. He just asked her to keep it for himself to eat tomorrow.

Wei Dai was naturally the one who cleaned up the mess today, and it took him more than half an hour to finish.

It was late at night and the wind was strong.

Wen Jiajia pushed the window open a little, leaving a thin gap for ventilation, and then picked up her pen to finish her homework.

She has already started to practice the questions for the second year of high school.

Really, if you study math seriously for the first time, it's not that easy to pick it up.

Wait until you have finished half of the math before studying politics.

Oh, my head hurts. My head hurts when I think about this.

Wei Dai came in after he had swept the floor, planted the vegetables, taken a shower and done his laundry.

He brought back some vegetable seeds when he came back today, and soon we will have fresh leeks and scallions to eat.

"Are you sure it's the pharmaceutical factory?" he came over and asked.

Wen Jiajia nodded: "Let's go with the pharmaceutical factory."

She had little confidence in herself and was unable to find a job, so she had to take an exam to enter the factory.

Out of consideration for her status as a military dependent, the pharmaceutical company will not give her any convenience, but it will not deliberately block her either.

Time passed day by day as I was solving questions.

By the time Wen Jiajia started to learn about politics, spring had truly arrived in the area.

On the day of the Spring Equinox, what comes to mind is not flying kites, eating amaranth and sending off the Spring Ox, nor is it "Spring Equinox wheat starts to grow, fertilizer and water should follow closely", but: Oh, the sun's ecliptic longitude reaches 0°, and the sun is directly above the equator on this day. What does this mean? It means that from this day on, day and night are equal.

Well, my mind is full of geographical knowledge.

While memorizing politics, Wen Jiajia would also memorize some geographical knowledge points to massage her head and make it feel comfortable.

My God, geography is so much friendlier than politics.

Wei Dai finished making the recliner for Wen Jiajia. He was so smart that he made two of them, saying that he wanted to watch the moon with Wen Jiajia.

Watching the damn moon.

When Wen Jiajia sees the moon, she can think of a jade plate, but Wei Dai can only think of moon cakes.

He also made a few proper bamboo chairs and even a bamboo table for the yard.

If Wen Jiajia hadn't stopped him, he would probably have built a pavilion in the yard.

His energy was still too strong, and Wen Jiajia really couldn't stand his hard work, so whenever he had time, Wen Jiajia asked him to dig spring bamboo shoots.

Spring bamboo shoots are so delicious.

It can be stir-fried, stewed, or cooked with wine lees and eaten cold.

Now we eat spring bamboo shoots for three meals a day at home. In the morning, we eat bamboo shoots mixed with wine lees.

Peel and wash fresh spring bamboo shoots, put them into the pot and cook them. Add some salt and spoon in some wine lees while cooking.

As the cooking progressed, the bamboo shoots were cooked through and dyed red with the lees, which made people very appetizing just by looking at them.

After the wine lees bamboo shoots have cooled completely, mix them with soy sauce, balsamic vinegar and sugar, and add them to the meat.

Wen Jiajia really likes this dish and eats it with porridge every morning.

Later, several neighbors next door learned from her, and as a result, there was not much left of the lees that Wen Jiajia had brought with great difficulty.

At noon and in the evening, we would cook bacon, fresh meat and spring bamboo shoots together and marinate them.

Pickled bamboo shoots are a seasonal dish. Eat them while they are available in spring. After this period, you can only wait until winter to eat them.

One pot is enough for a whole day. Sometimes, there is no need to stir-fry other dishes. Just the pickled shallots can be eaten with rice.

The two sisters in the family, including Wei Dai, like it very much.

Or you can make braised bamboo shoots in oil. Braised bamboo shoots in oil are salty, fresh, crispy and tender. They are good with rice, and they are also perfect with porridge when they are cold.

However, even if you eat bamboo shoots three times a day, you won’t be able to eat all the bamboo shoots at home. At this time, you can dry the bamboo shoots into bamboo shoots.

Wen Jiajia dried two large bags of bamboo shoots in a week, and the whole yard was filled with the smell of bamboo shoots.

She finally couldn't stand it anymore and stopped the work. At that time, wild vegetables in the mountains sprouted again, and people came and went in Beishan.

Wei Dai was eager to try: "Want to dry some wild vegetables?"

Wen Jiajia: …

Gosh, if you continue to collect them, the dried fruits at home will be infested with worms by next year and you won’t be able to eat them all.

Wen Jiajia covered her head and said, "You can go build a chicken coop. Chun'er said she wanted to raise chickens."

I don't know why this kid suddenly wants to raise chickens.

But it doesn’t matter. Children like small animals. When she was in elementary school, she saw chicks being sold at the school gate and wanted to raise one.

When she got older, she wanted to have a cat, a dog, or even a bird. Even when she was in college, she wanted to buy a cat or a dog every time she went to the student street next to the school.

As you know, when she was in college, she not only had two cats and two dogs at home, but also a cat and a dog in her studio.

She doesn’t even have enough time to play with the cat and walk the dog every day, so she has to hire someone to help her walk the dog and clean up its poop.

"But, can we raise chickens here?" Wen Jiajia was curious, but please don't forbid us to do so.

Wei Dai pondered: "It's not said whether it can be raised or not, but there are indeed people raising them, even in the building area."

They live on the back hill of a building area and often quarrel over where the eggs laid by their chickens have gone.

However, fearing that the troops would take seduce them, they were very flexible in controlling the intensity of the argument and would never cross the line.

What is not prohibited by law is allowed.

Wen Jiajia made the decision, "Then let's raise two."

The yard is small and there are too many smelly animals.

So Wei Dai got four little chicks from somewhere. They were furry and chirped, which made people's hearts melt.

Wen Jiajia held a handful of crushed corn for them to eat and asked Wei Dai, "What if these four survived?"

The mortality rate of raising chickens at this time is still quite high, so most people would exchange a few chicks when replacing them.

Wei Dai said, "Then keep them for a year or so, and then kill and eat two of them."

Okay.

Chickens are cute when they are young, and people want to hold them in their hands. But when they grow up, they become as dirty as they want, pooping everywhere. I guess people would be willing to kill them and eat them.

Wei Dai built a chicken coop in the corner of the yard, but he hadn't put the chickens in the coop yet. The chickens were too small and it was cold outside, so they had to be kept indoors.

So they made a wooden box and placed it among the sundries, padding it with straw, and put the four chicks in the box. Wenchun and Wenxuan would go to see them every day.

Even when their friends come to visit them, they will invite their friends to see their chickens.

Wen Chun and Wen Xuan have really made a lot of friends now. The two sisters look alike, like twins, and are fair and plump, very likable.

According to the teachers of the Yuhong class, they are often fought over by several groups of children to join their team to play role-playing games.

The two sisters have friends, and Wen Jiajia also made a few friends, the closest of whom is Shen Xunzhen who lives next door.

Shen Xunzhen is nine years older than her, and Wen Jiajia is much younger than her in both lifetimes combined, but both of them are mentally mature and calm, and can actually chat with each other.

"I really envy the life you live." She said as she sat on a bamboo chair in the yard, a cup of honeysuckle tea at her side.

Wen Jiajia recently ate too much fried eel and ended up with blisters and a sore throat in her mouth.

Just as I was making myself a cup of honeysuckle tea, Shen Xunzhen came over with her cat.

Wen Jiajia found it hard to resist the cat's charm. She was afraid that the cat had caught a mouse, so she wiped its mouth and paws with wet tissue, and then held it in her arms and stroked it vigorously.

"Isn't my life the same as yours?" Wen Jiajia asked back, stroking the cat with her hand.

She really thinks so.

Wen Jiajia has two nieces to raise and two sons to raise, and now all four children are in the red-raising class.

Her husband, the company commander, often went out on missions and was away from home for three to five days, or even half a month or a month.

The same is true for Wei Dai.

When Wen Jiajia had just arrived, the superiors probably took into consideration that the two had only been reunited for a short time, so they would not have assigned Wei Daigan any tasks that were not necessary.

For example, this time, Wei Dai has been away from home for a week, and Wen Jiajia feels uncomfortable.

Besides, Shen Xunzhen still has a job. A salary of 20 yuan a month is not bad.

Shen Xunzhen shook his head and sighed, "It's different. With your level, you will definitely have no problem passing the factory exam."

Wen Jiajia was stunned for a moment, but after hearing this, she understood that Shen Xun really didn't like his job.

Shen Xunzhen asked: "Do you know what I studied before?"

Wen Jiajia said softly: "What?"

"I studied pharmacy."

“…”

If you say that, there's no point in chatting today.

"Uh, I'm sorry, but Sister Shen, your home..."

Shen Xunzhen: "My family used to own five clinics, and my parents were both doctors."

Well, this is family tradition.

In this case, it is actually very painful not to be able to do your own professional work.

More because teaching is painful in itself.

Shen Xun is a very sincere person. Her family is very risky, which makes her unable to be sincere in school. This makes her feel no sense of accomplishment in her career. It's strange that she likes the profession of teacher day after day.

Wen Jiajia pursed her face and said, "Then... Sister Shen, why don't you continue to be a teacher?"

Shen Xunzhen: “?”

"What I mean is, if I pass the exam, you can be my teacher again and teach me pharmacy, how about that?"

This time it was Shen Xunzhen's turn to be stunned.

After a long while, she picked up the cup and drank a sip of water: "If you pass the exam, you will probably take an administrative job."

Wen Jiajia held up her hands and said, "They say it's just a rough estimate, but doesn't that mean there's still a chance to switch to a technical position? Besides, there's no guarantee that I'll pass the exam."

Alas, it’s actually quite depressing.

Shen Xunzhen said seriously: "Okay, I will teach you if you pass the exam. I have kept all my textbooks and materials secretly."

The fact that she could say this showed that she truly trusted Wen Jiajia.

This person is an honest and pure person. In fact, Wen Jiajia is sometimes afraid to get along with such people because she thinks she can't be so pure.

Sometimes, my heart really feels empty.

Because of the teacher appointment, Shen Xunzhen came to her house more frequently.

Shen Xunzhen is older than her and is the one who imparts knowledge. Wen Jiajia doesn't have the nerve to ask her to come every time.

Although Shen Xun really didn't care, she hadn't even thought about this level. She was just an intellectual who didn't understand the secular rules and social conventions.

Wei Dai always says that Wen Jiajia is a cultured person, but in fact Shen Xunzhen is.

So Wen Jiajia would cook a dish or a snack every now and then, and bring paper and pen to visit Xie at her home.

Her husband was away on a mission, and Wei Dai was also away on a mission, and the two of them interacted with each other and got along quite well.

"If you want to study pharmacy, you can't study literature." Shen Xunzhen said. Today, Wen Jiajia brought a plate of fried buns, and the aroma was so strong that she couldn't control herself. She kept looking at the buns that were fried golden brown on the bottom and white and plump on the surface.

Wen Jiajia pushed the plate aside and said, "Why don't you eat first? Use the hot sauce I gave you last time and add some balsamic vinegar to dip it in."

Shen Xunzhen thought for a moment, then actually stood up to prepare the seasoning and get the dishes and chopsticks.

She also explained: "I will be in the mood to teach you after I finish eating. Otherwise, I can't concentrate and I will be easily distracted from frying buns."

Wen Jiajia laughed: "If I haven't eaten enough, I won't be in the mood for class." She is really funny.

This time the fried buns turned out great because she had made a frying pan the day before.

The day before yesterday, she went to the city to buy scrap iron. She didn't go home after buying it. She found an empty alley and made it.

What did you get? A frying pan and a hammer.

It makes sense that these two were bought in the market, and even if Wei Dai saw them, he would not be suspicious.

The fried buns are naturally filled with bamboo shoots and meat.

The crispy bun bottom, the rich meaty gravy, and the crispy bamboo shoot filling are so delicious that you can swallow it with your tongue.

Shen Xunzhen also has a strong taste for food. He puts more hot sauce than Wen Jiajia, and pours even more vinegar. He dips the food in the sauce and takes a bite, then dips it again and takes another bite.

It’s not enough for the fried buns to be red and oily, they need to be drowned in the dipping sauce.

After eating, wash your hands and mouth before going to class.

"You have to study biology and chemistry," she said. Although she had a meal of steamed buns in between, the transition was particularly smooth and natural.

Wen Jiajia is actually not that afraid of biochemistry. As long as she is not allowed to study physics, everything will be fine.

"Do I need to go find a book?" Wen Jiajia asked.

Shen Xunzhen nodded, "Although I can still explain without a book, there are many things that need to be memorized. You should go find a book."

She put a piece of white paper on the table, picked up her pen and started the lesson, "Let's learn about the elements first."

Wen Jiajia's memory gradually came back to her. She had studied chemistry for one year in her freshman year of high school and had good grades, so she learned quickly.

Shen Xunzhen doesn't teach according to the textbook, she talks about whatever comes to her mind.

It just so happened that Wen Jiajia had experienced the era of information explosion, so she accepted things relatively quickly.

Shen Xun was really happy. She felt that this was more fun than teaching art to children in elementary school.

Time flies, and it is the end of April.

The temperature rises and the precipitation increases. Sometimes it is so hot that you can only wear short sleeves. If you close the doors and windows at night, you may even be unable to sleep.

"Boom——"

In the afternoon, dark clouds loomed and strong winds caused the trees to sway violently, with some even being blown down, with the trunks breaking with a crackling sound.

There was thunder outside. The weather was clear a few minutes ago, but a few minutes later, heavy rain came unexpectedly.

There is not even time for people to collect the clothes!

Wen Jiajia was awakened by the thunder. By the time she reacted and went to collect the clothes, raindrops as big as beans were already falling.

As the raindrops fell and wet the soil, you could actually smell the scent of sunshine.

"Teacher Shen, Teacher Shen!"

She shouted as she collected the rubbish, but no one next door answered.

So after Wen Jiajia collected the clothes in her own yard and brought them into the house, she went to help the Xie family next door collect them.

It should be said that it makes sense for people to stay indoors at this time. When you are out working, your neighbors can help you collect your clothes when it rains.

No matter what kind of filth and friction there is, neighbors will help at this time.

After Wen Jiajia went to Xie's house, she went to Zhang's house next door. No one was at Zhang's house either, but when Wen Jiajia arrived, Sister Bao had already helped to collect the things.

Sister Bao laughed and said, "I wanted to call you, but you reacted faster than me. I was still using the restroom when it got dark."

Wen Jiajia smiled, and the two of them didn't talk much. They worked very quickly, and soon there were no clothes left hanging outside in the Beishan family area.

The rain was getting heavier and heavier, until it was painful when it fell on my body.

They could also hear the shouting from the family building, and the clothes in the family area were hung out to dry in the open space downstairs.

At this time, everyone who stayed at home ran downstairs, regardless of whose clothes they belonged to, they would grab them, pull a bunch of them upstairs and put them on the wooden board at the corner of the stairs.

When people who are not at home come back from get off work, it takes about ten minutes to choose their own clothes.

Wen Jiajia's hair was wet, so she just washed her hair and took a shower.

She asked Wei Dai to build a row of thatched roofs along the corners of the wall, and along the thatched roofs that connect the bathroom to the house, so that taking a bath would not be a big problem even on rainy days.

It was as dark as night at this moment. Sister Bao was feeling anxious staying at home alone, so she came to Wei's house wearing a straw raincoat.

"This weather is so scary. Do you think it will hail?" She asked worriedly. "It can't hail. The rapeseed is about to be harvested and the vegetables in the vegetable field have just started to grow. If it really rains, all our hard work will be in vain."

Wen Jiajia frowned, she was also worried.

In this season, hail is very likely.

Besides, Wei Dai was on a mission again. If hail really broke the roof of her house, she could only go to the logistics department to ask for help.

Wen Jiajia asked: "Was it like this a few years ago?"

"Oh! This happens every year, but the weather this year is even worse." Sister Bao was worried, "My eldest daughter is still with the art troupe."

There was another flash of lightning, and the sky seemed to be cut by a sharp blade. It was bright for a moment and then fell into darkness again.

"The power must be out. Jiajia, do you have oil lamps and candles prepared at home?" Sister Bao was very experienced and said confidently.

Wen Jiajia got up and went to turn on the light.

Sure enough, the light was off.

"Yes, I still have candles at home." Wen Jiajia said, and quickly opened the cabinet to see that there were still three candles, enough.

She is now praying that there will be no hail, as there are no resin or metal tiles at this time.

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