Chapter 373: Mock Exam, Separation is for a Better Reunion

After a lively and bustling Spring Festival, Mingdai began to feel nervous.

Mingdai remembers that the first college entrance examination was resumed in the winter of 1977, and there was only about half a year left before the resumption of the college entrance examination.

However, she remembered that before the college entrance examination was resumed, these old darlings were called back to participate in the examination paper preparation.

Time is running out, and Mingdai feels it is necessary to squeeze these old treasures a little more before they are recalled.

After all, the evil capitalists taught us that if you don’t press it, how can you know how much water is in the sponge?

"What?"

Qian Maolin, a former Chinese mathematics professor, looked at the young educated youth in front of him with an embarrassed look on his face.

"You still have to take exams? Xiao Ming, you are an educated youth. You just finished your weekly, monthly and final exams before the New Year. The students who took the exams ran away when they saw us old friends. You still have to take exams now?"

Ming Dai clicked her tongue twice and poured the good tea she had specially brought out to a few people.

"Mr. Qian, you have to believe in the potential of the villagers. They couldn't even speak Mandarin before, but now I have taught them to speak English accents, haven't they?

If you don’t push yourself, you won’t know how much potential you have! "

Mr. Qian looked at the cute smiling young educated youth, holding his teacup, and quietly stepped back.

Yes, now not only the primary school children in the village speak fluent English, but even Mr. Liu Sanye with gold teeth, who can't speak English, speaks Mandarin with a British accent very authentically.

Why?

Ming Dai regularly organizes English speaking activities in the village, requiring everyone to speak English whether at home, at work or at school.

Those who can speak naturally have no problem, those who can't can only pretend to be dumb, and the most uncomfortable are those who can only say one or two words.

Of course, there are also people like Mr. Liu San, who try to imitate the accent to get away with it.

The final outcome is a fine.

Moreover, the fine money belongs to the informant.

During those days, many men kept silent all day, and were caught by their wives when they were talking in their sleep at night, and were taken to receive the fine!

Even Master Liu Sanye and Mingdai were ruthless and punished him directly, so that Master Liu Sanye could only eat the candies from Little Horse King.

The effect is very significant. The villagers now follow Mingdai to the Friendship Store in Beijing to communicate with foreign businessmen without any pressure.

Mingdai also invited an English-speaking teacher to teach bilingual courses at the village primary school.

It is not about licking the toes of Westernism, but about learning from the West in order to defeat it.

Learning foreign languages ​​and making foreign money are memories deeply engraved in the bones of every child in Liujiawan.

Mr. Qian still felt that there were too many tests: "Xiao Ming, there is no need to take the college entrance examination now, isn't it enough for them to just master the knowledge they have learned?

Why do we have to take the exam?"

Ming Dai sighed and said, "Mr. Qian, I have to criticize you. If students don't take exams, can they still be called students?

On the one hand, the exam is to test the villagers’ learning outcomes, but what else is it for? ! ”

Mr. Qian looked at the other old treasures, his eyes full of confusion.

"have no idea."

Ming Dai said with regret: "Perform on the spot!

There are tests everywhere in life, just like the job recruitment test they will face later. Why is it that some people are not very good in normal times but can pass the test as soon as they take it?

but!

Some people always rank first in tests, but fail miserably during the exam. Not only do they fail, but they also rank low?

Because they have bad mental qualities and poor tolerance, when they get nervous, their minds go blank and they forget everything, so naturally they do badly on the exam.

And those who have good qualities in their hearts will naturally stand out!

Therefore, on-the-spot skills are also an important part for villagers to learn!"

. . . . . .

Mr. Qian and his friends looked at Mingdai with excitement and fell into deep thought.

After a while, surrounded by other old babies, Mr. Qian swallowed his saliva repeatedly and looked at Mingdai vigilantly.

"Xiao Ming, what are you trying to do by training the people of Liujiawan like this?"

Mingdai was stunned and didn't understand what he meant.

Qian Kao approached again and asked in a low voice: "Xiao Ming, many of the things you taught the villagers are things they will never use in their lifetime, right?

They stay in the village every day just to take job exams, and they don't need such high-intensity exams to train their on-the-spot reactions.

What on earth are you going to do?

Looking at Mr. Qian and the others who looked worried, Mingdai smiled softly.

"Mr. Qian, you seem to have received a lot more letters forwarded from Lookout Mountain during this period."

Qian Maolin looked at her nervously, regretting that he had said too much.

The other old guys also looked alert, and there was a bit of fear in their eyes when they looked at Mingdai. However, after spending such a long time together, they did not want to doubt the kind-hearted young educated youth in front of them.

Ming Dai shrugged: "Don't be so nervous, Mr. Qian, I'm sure you have also received some gossip from your family or friends and colleagues.

The sky outside has changed, and a new sun is about to rise.

Perhaps you all have to go back and shine again in your own positions.

However, so much has changed in the past ten years. How many of you can return to your jobs, and how many of you can persevere?

If you guys can't do it anymore, who will do it?"

As soon as Mingdai said this, their expressions became much better.

Mr. Qian also realized what she meant.

Looking at Mingdai's harmless smile, he knew that he must not underestimate this girl!

“Indeed, some of us have received news that the organization is re-examining wrongful convictions, and our cases are all within the scope of the review.

It also shows that we are going to do something big when we return.

How did you guess that?"

Mingdai pointed to the shawl on her body, which was newly woven for her by Gu Sinian.

"The people at the Friendship Store told me that we will have to relax some of the restrictions on doing business with foreigners in the future. The demand for earning foreign exchange will also increase, and we will need more and more English-speaking talents.

Otherwise, why do you think I asked everyone in the village to learn English? It is to prepare for the future.

Since the demand for learning English is increasing, other positions also need talents, right?

Since talents are needed, there must be methods to select talents and places to cultivate talents.

The college entrance examination and university are the fairest, fastest and most appropriate ways I can think of."

Mr. Qian looked at Ming Dai as if he was looking at an old monster: "You guessed all this, right? Aren't you afraid of guessing wrong?"

Ming Dai looked at him strangely and said, "It's okay if it's wrong. Once you learn the knowledge, it's yours. You won't suffer any loss.

Anyway, the villagers also believe that learning more is always good, and they actually cherish the hard-earned learning opportunities. "

Villager: Maybe there is a misunderstanding. What we mean is to study hard to gain knowledge, not to study to death!

Qian and the others stopped talking and were thinking about their own things.

What Mingdai can think of, these old guys can naturally think of as well.

However, what they have experienced in recent years has deeply crushed their backs and broken their pride. Although they are excited about the arrival of the dawn, they are also afraid that after they open the door, they will still be greeted by darkness.

Mingdai's words inspired them to live in the present with hope and bring the people from Liujiawan out safely!

In this way, even if they really go back and can train so many college students, it means that their time in the countryside over the years has not been wasted in vain!

Even if they don't have it and are still living in darkness, the Liujiawan podium has helped them regain their confidence!

Found the meaning of life again!

Looking at Mingdai's bright smile, Mr. Qian couldn't help but smile.

This is a greedy little devil. He had planned to replace them from the beginning. I'm afraid he had this in mind. Now, he also wants to squeeze out their value before they leave.

Although it was a very snobbish behavior, the old darlings appreciated it very much.

Over the years, they have been badly hurt by unwarranted displays of goodwill, and only this kind of exchange of interests can make them feel at ease.

What's more, the only one who could bring all of them here to teach at the same time was Liu Jia Wan.

After all, they don't have an uncle who is the mayor, a tiger guarding the gate, or a wolf watching the mountain.

So they can rest assured that even if the bright sun does not rise, they should be able to spend their last moments in Liujiawan.

After all, don’t take Xiao Ming’s expression of sharpening his knife and attacking cattle and sheep too seriously!

Mingdai rubbed her hands and looked at them embarrassedly.

"Teachers, since we all agree that the college entrance examination will be restarted, can we also jointly publish a reference book?"

"Reference book?"

Qian Lao smiled bitterly at Ming Dai, who was climbing up with a pole: "You really want to squeeze all of us old bones dry, is it so easy to publish a book?"

Ming Dai smiled and continued to serve tea to the group, "Mr. Qian, I won't let you go out for nothing. Most of you were sent down from the capital, and you will definitely have to go back to the capital when you resume work.

You haven't been back to the capital for a long time, so you don't know that many of your houses have been reclaimed and rented out to other people.

It is common for seven or eight families to live in one courtyard.

In this situation, even if the government returns the house to you later, can you get it back?

You guys are not good at arguing with these scoundrels, are you?

I have a way to help you solve it. When the time comes, I will give you all the houses back!"

Qian Laoji's eyes lit up, and it was obvious that he had thought of this problem as well.

Mr. Qian's eyes turned and he asked, "What if the person occupying the house is our relative?"

Mingdai looked at the little old man with gray hair and felt very sympathetic.

Because their letters had to be reviewed when they were forwarded to her, Mingdai also knew the situation in his family.

Mr. Qian's large courtyard house with three entrances was occupied by his ex-wife and their children.

"Everyone is equal before the law, and this applies to us as well. Mr. Qian can rest assured."

Qian Maolin immediately stood up and said with red eyes: "Out! Just for this! Even if I work myself to death, I will definitely give you the reference book!!"

Ming Dai: . . . . .

"That's not necessary. I'm a doctor and I will take good care of your health."

Several elderly people who had often received medicinal food from Mingdai in the past nodded with a smile, indicating that they were willing to work together to publish the first edition of the reference book.

Mingdai gave all the test papers she had collected in the past few years to the old babies in a timely manner.

Since then, the old guys started publishing the first college entrance examination reference book.

Mingdai was also busy. She took Gu Sinian and Liu Dazhu to simulate several examination halls in the village.

Before the spring plowing, Mingdai started her first mock exam.

At first, the villagers didn't take it seriously and just thought it was a routine test.

When the admission tickets were issued, everyone noticed something different.

The cumbersome examination process, the unfamiliar examination room and the unfamiliar invigilator made everyone very nervous.

That’s right, Mingdai also asked Gu Sinian to transfer several veterans from the transport team to be in charge of the examination.

In the examination room, the bell rang, the voice announcement was made, and the invigilator showed a sealed test paper, then gently opened it with a knife.

This set of procedures made everyone stare intently at the test paper in the hands of the invigilator.

The teacher handed out the test papers in person. The only sound left at the scene was the rubbing of papers; even people's breathing became lighter.

During the examination, most people started off normally, but a small number of people had pale faces, trembling lips, and the most terrible thing was sweaty palms.

That’s Liu Laifa.

My palms were so slippery that I couldn't hold the pen. Not only did my answers not flow smoothly, but even the answer sheet was stained.

He raised his hand to signal that he wanted to change the answer sheet, but the invigilator ruthlessly warned him that there was only one and no extra replacements.

Liu Laifa collapsed on the spot, looking at the messy answer sheet without saying a word.

Pan Xiaosi, who was standing by, was getting more and more excited as she wrote, but soon she realized that she didn't have enough answer sheets.

I also raised my hand to add another one, but was rejected again.

Now, she was also dumbfounded. Did this mean the exam was over or not?

After the first exam was over, no one had time to react. When the papers were collected, there was another round of chaos.

After seeing the actual results of the live exam, Mr. Qian and the others finally understood why Mingdai insisted on doing this.

The same thing happened with the following exams. The whole village realized that compared with this mock exam, the previous exams were just playing house.

Although they didn't understand why the style of the exam had changed, the villagers still obediently followed the changes.

At the educated youth center, Kan Jie and Cai Mingcheng recalled the mock exams of the past few days and did not speak for a long time.

Qin Fangfang filled the water jar, wiped the sweat from her forehead, and began to complain about the exam to the two people who were in deep thought.

"I wrote my answers on the test paper. I definitely won't get the scholarship this time."

Cai Mingcheng looked at her, a little surprised: "Didn't you get the answer sheet?"

Qin Fangfang shook her head uncomfortably: "I got it. I'm just used to it."

Cai Mingcheng shook his head helplessly and gave a few instructions.

Kan Jie's eyes became brighter and brighter. He suddenly stood up and looked at Cai Mingcheng with surprisingly bright eyes.

Cai Mingcheng was startled at first, but then he reacted and his eyes gradually became moist.

He asked tremblingly, "Is it really possible?"

Kan Jie nodded affirmatively: "As long as there is a little hope, we can't let it go!"

In the fifth year of Cai Mingcheng's working in the countryside, he finally burst into tears uncontrollably. The grievance in his voice frightened Qin Fangfang so much that she didn't dare to move for a long time.

Only after her cotton coat was soaked did she carefully comfort Cai Mingcheng.

"Don't cry, are you hungry? Can I make you some noodles?"

Cai Mingcheng's eyes were red. He raised his head suddenly and grabbed Qin Fangfang's hand: "Sister Fangfang, let's get married after the exam!"

Qin Fangfang didn't understand at first, but when Cai Mingcheng repeated it, her cheeks turned red and her eyes wandered around, she didn't dare to look at Cai Mingcheng.

Cai Mingcheng barely held the hand but did not let go.

Silence is better than words here!

Cai Mingcheng looked at the shy Qin Fangfang with red eyes, and they held each other's hands silently.

They are both souls who have nowhere to go in this era. After five years of getting along with each other, they have already recognized each other.

Kan Jie was standing aside, sometimes laughing foolishly, sometimes feeling grim, completely different from his usual cool and calm appearance.

When Liu Yan passed by with Qi Zhijun, she scolded them, saying that they had failed the exam so badly.

Hou Wei also brought Liu Daye and Zhang Xiaojun to watch the three people's laughter.

They were all educated youth who voluntarily gave up studying. Mingdai gave up directly based on the principle of giving up if she wanted to.

Anyway, she won't be the one who regrets it later.

On the other side, Luo Cheng was diligently weaving baskets to supplement the family income. Inside the house, Fang Rou was studying hard.

This exam also sounded a wake-up call for her. Her in-the-know ability was also very poor. In this exam, she clearly knew the answers to the questions, but her mind went blank and she couldn't remember anything!

Now, she can only concentrate on studying and get back the forgotten knowledge!

Originally, she wanted to bribe a few old professors to open a small stove for her.

Unexpectedly, these old guys not only didn't dare to accept the things, but also ran away when they saw her.

If she didn’t need these people to take classes, she would really report to the commune! !

Fortunately, she has studied several years in advance, so her foundation is better than others!

After the spring plowing, the first person to return to the city was determined.

Ms. Lu Zhengping from the English group and Mr. Chu Changgeng from the Chemistry group.

The two of them were still reluctant to leave, but they were unwilling to miss the opportunity to get so close to the dawn.

It was only after Mingdai told them that they would meet at the top that the old couple felt relieved.

Even before leaving, he severely abused the person he considered to be his disciple.

When I left, I specifically told me to do well in the exam!

Once there is a first, there will be a second. After that, there will often be old babies being taken away by cars. When each person leaves, Liujiawan has a farewell ceremony and a grand scene, which warms the hearts of the old babies!

After all the old babies left, the villagers were sad at first, but then they reacted!

The teacher is gone!!

What the hell are they doing? !

Let’s go!!

Go to the garment factory to weave wool!!!

Soon, this beautiful dream was shattered!!

The old baby is gone!!

But, the old man has published the reference book! !

As soon as the book was published, Mingdai took it to the city to have it copied. She chose a familiar printing factory and printed a large number of reference books on the eve of the college entrance examination.

At this moment, the villagers were holding the reference books that still smelled of ink, and they were in tears!

The darlings who were asking questions far away in Beijing had their ears burning all day long during this period.

Time passed by little by little, and just when the villagers could no longer bear such a high-pressure exam.

The news of the opening of the college entrance examination has come!!!