Chapter 18 Encountering a conspicuous bag
Lin Siqiao didn't argue with her grandmother, saying things like "No, how can I let you work?"
When she was a child, she spent more time living with her grandparents, and she has her own ideas about how to get along with elders.
At this time, just follow their wishes.
Putting his arm around the old lady's shoulders, Lin Siqiao said playfully.
"Grandma, I'll just be lazy. You've been working hard these past few days."
"That's hard work."
Old Mrs. Qiao is a person who can't sit still. If she is not allowed to do this or that, she will feel uncomfortable.
"Go ahead, take a rest. You must eat well and sleep well these few days."
After the old lady finished washing the dishes, she wanted to clean up the house, but she found that every room in the house was spotless without even a speck of dust.
I could only dig out a few pairs of unfinished soles from my luggage.
Her hands are not as dexterous as others. She can't embroider beautiful patterns, nor can she use a sewing machine to make clothes.
The only thing he can show off is his skill in making cloth shoes.
Taking advantage of the two days of free time, she had to speed up and finish the shoes as soon as possible.
When Lin Siqiao woke up, dinner was already ready at home.
The staple food is mung bean porridge. The water quality in Ancheng is slightly acidic, so the cooked mung bean porridge is green and has a sweet and sticky taste. Drinking a bowl of it in the summer is refreshing and especially comfortable.
The old lady also specially cut a plate of appetizers, sour beans and a few slices of ripe melon, and the grandparents and grandchildren ate them with gusto.
"By the way, grandma, I have to go to school to fill out my application tomorrow."
Lin Siqiao only found out yesterday that in this era, college entrance examination applications must be filled out before the exam.
Compared to the exam, this is the most headache-inducing thing for all candidates.
Think about it, you haven’t even seen the test questions, so you don’t know how many points you can get.
If I ask you to fill in the school name now, would you dare to fill in a good school?
This is also why there are many people who, even though their grades are far beyond the admission score, can only go to a school that is so ordinary that it cannot be more ordinary.
Lin Siqiao didn't care. To her, it didn't make much difference whether she filled it in first or later.
When Mrs. Qiao heard this, she stopped eating and immediately put down her chopsticks and asked.
"Xiao Qiao, have you decided which school you want to apply to?"
"Grandma, I haven't decided on a school yet, but I want to go to Shanghai."
"Shanghai?"
"Yeah." Lin Siqiao nodded.
In fact, based on her understanding of herself, it should not be a problem for her to get into Tsinghua University or Peking University.
She also knew that the universities in Shanghai were definitely not as good as these two schools in terms of comprehensive strength.
It’s just that Lin Siqiao secretly doesn’t want to go too far.
She was born and raised in Shanghai, so she had some understanding of the place.
What's more, in terms of language, climate, customs and local conditions, Shanghai is her most ideal choice, no doubt about it!
Old Mrs. Qiao originally thought that her granddaughter would apply to a school in the provincial capital, but she didn't expect that she actually planned to go to Shanghai.
Seeing that her grandmother didn't say anything for a long time, Lin Siqiao thought that she disagreed.
Just as I was about to speak, I heard the old lady say.
"It's good to go to Shanghai. Your uncle and aunt are both in Chongming Island. They can take care of you if anything happens."
"My uncle is in Shanghai?"
Lin Siqiao really didn’t know that in her original body’s memory, she didn’t know much about the Qiao family’s situation.
The reason why they don’t understand is that Lin Jiansheng is to blame.
He was beaten at the wedding that year, and he couldn't swallow this humiliation, so he could only vent his anger on the original owner. He was determined not to allow his daughter to have any contact with her in-laws.
In fact, the Qiao family is not an unreasonable family. After their daughter passed away, they also understood their son-in-law's desire to remarry.
But no matter how anxious you are, you can't hold a grand wedding less than a year after your wife's death!
The Qiao family never regretted beating people, the only person they felt sorry for was their granddaughter.
The Lin family prevented the Qiao family from contacting their child, so if they wanted to see their child they could only go to school secretly to meet him.
That is to say, the original body had started working in the past few years, and Lin Jiansheng saw that the child had grown up and could not stop him, so he acquiesced to their relationship.
Even so, because the two families were not in the same city, a lot of information could not be delivered in time.
Seeing her surprised look, Mrs. Qiao explained to her.
"Your uncle has been in Zhoudao before. He started working there before the New Year and is now the deputy battalion commander."
"We just received his telegram not long ago and learned that he was transferred to Shanghai."
"My uncle is really amazing."
Lin Siqiao praised sincerely, saying that the Qiao family had no connections in the military, and it was conceivable how much hard work he had put in over the years to climb from an ordinary soldier to this position.
Because her son also studied in Shanghai, Mrs. Qiao wholeheartedly agreed with her granddaughter's application for the Shanghai exam.
The next morning, after finishing her meal, Lin Siqiao went directly to her alma mater, Ancheng No. 1 Middle School.
This is the test site for her exam and also the place where she fills in her application form.
The school is not far from home, and it only takes ten minutes to walk there.
As the exam time approached, Lin Siqiao noticed that the flow of people on the street increased significantly.
Especially the state-owned guesthouses near the test sites, every one of them was packed.
"Comrade, please be flexible. We came all the way here, can you just get us a room? It doesn't matter if we squeeze in a little."
"I'm sorry, but our place was fully booked three days ago. You should go ask at other guesthouses."
The number of rooms is limited, and with so many candidates coming in at once, the guesthouse is unable to accommodate them.
"What should we do? If it really doesn't work, we can only sleep on the floor near the test site."
"That's the only way. Let's go to school and fill out the application first."
The group arrived at the school gate one after another and saw several middle-aged men carrying an unconscious teenager and running out in a hurry.
"Make way! Everyone, make way!"
"What happened?"
Someone asked in confusion, and someone who knew the answer immediately responded.
"That man fell asleep on the ping-pong table at school last night. It seems he was bitten by a snake!"
"ah!"
When the students who were about to sleep on the floor heard this, their faces turned pale.
"How come I got bit by a snake?"
"Then can he still take the exam the day after tomorrow?"
"What are you thinking? Didn't you see that the man's lips were all black? It must have been a poisonous snake bite."
"Alas, it was discovered too late. If he had been sent to the hospital earlier, he might have been saved. But now it's hard to say."
The sudden change made the candidates who were preparing to spend a few nights outside suddenly frightened.
"Then what should we do? I spent the whole day looking for a guest house yesterday, but they were all fully booked."
"Me too. Our brigade is more than 40 miles away from here, and the roads are all mountainous. If we go back now, we won't be able to get here in time on the day of the exam."
Someone took the lead, and the rest of the students gathered in groups of three or four.
At this time, a square-faced man holding the Little Red Book in his hand jumped onto the stairs nearby.
"Everyone, be quiet and listen to me."
"I think at this critical moment, we should all help each other and show solidarity and friendship, don't you think?"
"Yes, that's right, that's how it should be." The students responded loudly.
"So I suggest that those candidates who live in the city, especially those who live near the test center, consider arranging a few candidates per family."
"It doesn't need to be many, three or four per family will be enough. The exam is only two days long anyway, so if we all squeeze in, we can get through this difficult time."
"This is a good suggestion, I support it!"
“I support that too!”
When Lin Siqiao heard this, he frowned, and three big words immediately emerged in his mind: conspicuous bag.
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