Captain Luo stood in the village's open space and shouted at the top of his voice, "The seeds have been distributed in the past two days, and it's time to sow again. Everyone, get ready! Let's start by sowing the land at the village entrance today."
The villagers responded one after another, carrying hoes and seeds, and preparing to face a new round of work with enthusiasm.
Jiang Tang also joined in with great interest. She picked up a hoe and, imitating the villagers, worked hard to cultivate the land. With every hoe strike, the soil turned up, emitting a fresh scent.
"Sowing seeds is really a physical job, but it's quite fulfilling." Jiang Tang said with a smile while wiping the sweat from his forehead.
At this moment, her cheeks were slightly flushed due to work, and her hair was a little messy, but her eyes were full of love for this land.
At the same time, the last tea picking activity of the year is also in full swing.
In the tea garden, Wenlan and several little girls were walking around.
In the past few days, Meng Si Ning also received an unexpected good news.
As soon as she arrived at the company today, their president called her over.
The president's face was beaming, his eyes full of approval. He said, "Reporter Meng, I have good news for you. The Beijing Translation Department is recruiting translators. The two books you translated were excellent, so they've given you a chance to take the exam."
Meng Si Ning's eyes widened, he was surprised and happy, he stammered, "Really? Really? President, I... I can't believe it."
Her hands clenched unconsciously and she was extremely excited. This opportunity was like a pie in the sky for her.
The president smiled and encouraged, "Of course it's true. You're talented, so you must seize this opportunity. Since they've given you a spot, it proves you've passed the entrance exam. Furthermore, this exam isn't easy. Besides the written test, there's also a month of training. During the training, the top five students with the best practical performance will stay. You must seize the opportunity. Our company is very supportive of you. You can prepare at home these few days and go to the finance department to get some travel expenses. Whether you pass or not, the company will reimburse you for everything."
"Thank you, President. I will definitely live up to your expectations."
Meng Si Ning was overjoyed, but also a little nervous.
She returned home and couldn't wait to enter the space to find Jiang Tang. She asked anxiously, "Tangtang, do you know? I encountered a big thing today. The Beijing Translation Department gave me an exam opportunity. Is this plot in the book?"
Jiang Tang looked puzzled, tilting her head and thinking for a long time, then shook her head and said, "No, in the book, you've always worked at the newspaper. After you married Lu Cheng, you went to the Shen Corporation, and you and Xia Qiu went there right after each other. Xia Qiu was transferred to the cultural troupe over there, and you were transferred to the newspaper over there."
"No way, in that case, am I reliable?"
"The documents have been sent to the newspaper, so they must be true. Do you want to go?" Jiang Tang asked.
"Go, you'd be a fool not to go. I must seize such a good opportunity. In this life, I want to experience a different life and be a person who serves the country." Meng Si Ning's eyes were firm and his tone was full of determination.
Jiang Tang rolled her eyes at her and jokingly said, "As if we aren't serving the country right now. Even though I'm in the countryside, I'm still building the motherland. You're in the newspaper office, serving the people."
"Yes, yes, but that's different." Meng Si Ning said with a smile, "This opportunity is rare, I must go all out."
"It's definitely different. Come on, you must pass the exam." Jiang Tang encouraged.
"Yeah, yeah." Meng Si Ning nodded vigorously.
"When are we going?" Jiang Tang asked.
"It says to report on the 15th, so I still have two days to prepare." Meng Si Ning said, the smile on his face gradually disappearing, replaced by a look of worry. "I will be gone for a month, what will happen to my little brother?"
"It's okay. I'm here for you. I'll go back to see him often. Don't worry." Jiang Tang patted his chest and said confidently, "Just focus on taking the exam, do well, and try to stay."
Meng Si Ning looked at Jiang Tang with gratitude and said, "Tangtang, thank you so much. I feel much more at ease with you around."
"Why are you being so polite to me?"
After Meng Si Ning came out of the space, he began to arrange things at home.
The cat litter bucket is full of cat food and rabbit grass.
There are also sawdust and straw.
There is no need to rush for my little brother’s food.
I had planned to fill the refrigerator up after she left.
Then, little brother Lin came back with a certificate in his hand and said excitedly, "Sister, I won second place in the province. Look, there's a certificate and a prize."
As he spoke, he took out two notebooks, a box of pencils, fifty yuan and two book tickets from his schoolbag: "Sister, this is a bonus."
"Fifty dollars, that's a lot."
Little Brother Lin nodded and said, "Well, the teacher said that if we win a place in the Beijing City competition, we'll get more. Two hundred yuan."
"The Jing City competition? So you're going to Jing City."
"Well, the teacher said we're leaving next week."
"Ah, little brother." Meng Si Ning happily shook little brother Lin's shoulder: "Sister is going to Beijing, and I have an interview. I was worried about you, but now it's good, we can go together. Oh no, I may be a few days earlier than you. But it doesn't matter, you can come find me when you get there, and we can see mom too."
"Really, sis. That's great."
"Very good."
"What about Xiaobai?"
Meng Si Ning asked, "How many days will you be gone?"
The siblings have different concerns.
The two smiled at each other, and Meng Si Ning said, "I'll be gone for a month, which is almost two months."
"Our teacher said it'll only be a week. I might be back with the teacher by then."
Meng Si Ning smiled and tapped his forehead. "You're so smart, it's okay to miss two days of classes, right? How about studying at home?"
"I can. I already know all the math calculations that follow. But, sister, can you?"
Meng Si Ning tilted his head and thought for a moment: "It must be inconvenient to live there, we'll talk about it when the time comes. But it's not bad if we can go together."
Before leaving, Meng Si Ning went to the school to meet Lin Xiaodi's class teacher and explained the situation.
Aunt Liu was there too and said, "In our compound, Siyun is the most promising one. Her head teacher is leading the team this time. Don't worry, little girl Meng. I will take Siyun to school that day. Siyun is the only one in our school. Her head teacher is also with her and is following the provincial team. With someone from the Education Bureau leading the team, there won't be any problems."
"That puts my mind at ease, Aunt Liu. After Siyun leaves, you'll still have to help take care of the house."
"Don't worry, I'll help you look after your two little animals at home."
"Thank you, Aunt Liu."
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