Chapter 134 Borrowing Books
Aunt Zhou was delighted when she saw Zhou Ping, but her face darkened again when she saw Wei Jie behind him.
"What are you doing here?"
Wei Jie was very outgoing and moved a bench and pulled Zhou Ping to sit down.
She smiled and said, "I harvested the land last night. I want to come and sit with Mom during the slack season."
Zhou Nian snorted coldly.
Zhou Liang said impatiently: "Don't come to the temple for no reason. If you have something to say, just say it directly."
Zhou Ping glared at Zhou Liang and said unhappily, "How can you talk to your sister-in-law like that?"
Zhou Liang sneered and said, "I only speak human language to people. If you don't like it, just leave."
"You!" Zhou Ping slammed the table and wanted to scold him.
Wei Jie quickly grabbed him and said, "Don't be angry."
Zhou Ping held back his anger and said impatiently, "Hurry up and tell me your story."
Wei Jie stopped chatting and got straight to the point. She said to Zhou Nian, "My nephew from my mother's family wants to take the college entrance examination and wants to borrow Xiao Nian's high school textbooks."
Zhou Liang got angry when he heard this.
"You're really out of breath when you say you're fat. How dare you come and borrow a book!"
"Xiao Nian is not taking the college entrance examination, so it's a waste to keep the book. What's wrong with lending it to my nephew?" Wei Jie sounded aggrieved, but spoke with confidence.
Zhou Ping looked at Zhou Nian and said in a deep voice, "Xiao Nian, just borrow a textbook."
Zhou Nian took a mouthful of porridge, raised his eyes and said directly: "I won't lend it to you."
When she said this, Wei Jie became anxious and asked unhappily, "Why don't you lend it to me?"
"I can lend my book to anyone." Zhou Nian looked at Wei Jie coldly, "But I won't lend it to you."
Seeing that Zhou Nian refused to agree to such a small matter, Zhou Ping felt deeply that Wei Jie was right. Zhou Nian was spoiled and too selfish.
"Xiao Nian, don't be so selfish." He said in a reproachful tone.
Wei Jie also said dissatisfiedly: "You are not taking the college entrance examination, so where are the books..."
"Who said I won't take the college entrance examination?" Zhou Nian put down the bowl and said coldly, "I want to take the college entrance examination too, and I need that book."
"What the hell are you doing in the exam? You're almost an old maid, and instead of thinking about getting married, you're still thinking about the college entrance exam." Wei Jie stood up in anger: "You're really ugly but you dream of beauty!"
“Bang!”
Zhou Liang slapped Wei Jie.
Wei Jie covered her face in disbelief. Seeing Zhou Liang's ferocious expression, she didn't dare to fight back. She pulled Zhou Ping and said aggrievedly, "Your brother hit me!"
Zhou Ping slammed the table and stood up, angrily saying, "Apologize to your sister-in-law."
"roll!"
There was a loud shout and Aunt Zhou got angry.
She said coldly, "If Xiao Nian wants to go to college, I support her and won't tolerate anyone saying anything. Even if my daughter never gets married in this life, I will support her!"
The three words were spoken with great force.
Zhou Ping looked around. His sister continued to eat as usual, his brother glared at him as if he were a class enemy, and his mother's face turned red with anger.
He was speechless and couldn't utter a word.
Wei Jie wanted to say something, but Zhou Ping dragged her away roughly.
After the two of them left, the dinner table became unusually quiet.
Only Jiang Chen pinched the egg and coaxed Ye Rou, "Eat another one."
Ye Rou was really full and whispered, "I can't eat anymore."
Seeing their actions, Zhou Nian inexplicably felt much better.
Zhou Liang sat back down, looked at Zhou Nian, and asked seriously, "Are you really going to take the college entrance examination?"
Zhou Nian had originally spoken in anger, but as she looked at her second brother, her mind became more determined: "I want to take the college entrance examination."
Aunt Zhou said directly: "If you want to take the exam, go ahead. I'll ask Village Chief Jiang how to register later."
"Okay." Ye Rou certainly supported Zhou Nian to take the college entrance examination. This college entrance examination was very important.
She looked at Aunt Zhou and Zhou Liang and thought of her parents.
In her previous life, she had good grades and wanted to study astronomy. When her parents found out, they didn't say it had no future. Instead, they supported her decision, asked teachers in related fields, and took her to the planetarium...
Thinking of this, Ye Rou felt a little sad. She would never see her parents again, and no one would tolerate and support her like they did.
Jiang Chen looked at Ye Rou, and seeing her gloomy expression, his heart moved slightly.
After dinner, Jiang Chen and Zhou Liang went to town.
Zhou Nian rummaged through boxes and drawers looking for his high school books.
Aunt Zhou is going to ask Village Chief Jiang about the college entrance examination.
The autumn harvest was over and Ye Rou was bored. Seeing Aunt Zhou going out, she followed her.
The entrance to the village committee was as bustling as a market. Aunt Zhou was startled: "Why are there so many people?"
The aunt who was listening nearby laughed and said, "They all came to ask about the college entrance examination."
Village Chief Jiang stepped on the table and shouted, "Quiet, everyone, be quiet!"
Everyone stopped and looked at Village Chief Jiang.
"Let's talk about the policies related to the college entrance examination," he said loudly. "The resumed college entrance examination will include workers and farmers, educated youth who went to the countryside and returned home, demobilized soldiers, cadres, and recent high school graduates!"
"When enrolling students, priority will be given to key universities. Medical schools, teacher training colleges, and agricultural colleges will respectively recruit barefoot doctors, private teachers, and agricultural science and technology activists. After graduation, students will be assigned jobs by the state!"
"The exam will be held on December 10th of this year, and will be divided into arts and science. Arts students will take politics, Chinese, mathematics, history, and geography, while science students will take politics, Chinese, mathematics, physics, and chemistry. Applicants for foreign language majors will also need to take an additional foreign language test."
After Village Chief Jiang finished speaking, his throat and face turned red from shouting.
Aunt Zhou only heard the words "the state assigned a job" and these six words played over and over in her head.
Ye Rou was just here to join in the fun, as this was a witness to a major historical event.
The college entrance examination was already the norm in her time, and she did not really realize the importance of this policy.
It was not until she saw the ragged educated youth cheering and shouting when they heard that they could also take the exam that she burst into tears after being excited.
When he saw people with children at home, his face flushed with excitement and he ran back home so quickly that even his shoes flew off.
Only after seeing all this with her own eyes did she realize how important the resumption of the college entrance examination was to these educated youth and those who wanted to leave this world.
She was lost in thought when she heard Aunt Zhou say with a smile, "Xiao Rou, you should go take the exam too."
"Ah?" Ye Rou was stunned for a moment.
Aunt Zhou said, "You work at the clinic, so you can apply to a medical university. I think with your abilities, you'll definitely be able to become a professional doctor in a large hospital in the future."
Ye Rou touched her chin, her heart slightly moved.
In the evening, Ye Rou left part of the prepared meal for Aunt Zhou and Zhou Nian, put the rest into a lunch box, and waited for Jiang Chen to come back before going to the cowshed to deliver the meal.
When Zhou Liang came back, he smelled the aroma of food filling the yard. He swallowed his saliva and said, "Sister-in-law's cooking skills are better than even the chefs in state-owned restaurants."
Ye Rou heard the noise and ran out, only to see Jiang Chen holding two large piles of books.
"What are these?" Ye Rou looked curiously, only to see that they were all high school textbooks. She realized what was happening and opened her eyes wide, "Are they for me?"
Jiang Chen nodded.
Zhou Liang smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, you don't know, the garbage collection area is packed with people, all going to pick up textbooks. Brother Jiang and I went in and looked around and didn't find a single piece of paper."
"Luckily, Meng Guan was smart enough to prepare an extra set." Zhou Liang patted the dirt off his body and said sympathetically, "I've really learned a lot today. The garbage dump is busier than the vegetable market."
Ye Rou looked at Jiang Chen. He was covered in dirt and smelled bad.
She asked puzzledly, "Why did you think of looking for a book?"
"If you also want to take the exam, prepare early." Jiang Chen put the book down and said calmly.
Ye Rou was stunned.
She looked at Jiang Chen for a moment, then reacted and threw herself into his arms with a smile, saying softly, "Thank you."
Originally, she envied Zhou Nian for having the encouragement and support of Aunt Zhou and Zhou Liang.
Now, she has it too.
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