Chapter 5 Chapter 5 Train
In the next two days, Shu Chengzu was busy preparing various common Chinese medicines for regulating the body for his old friends. He also crushed or sliced the herbs he thought could be used, and then put them all in a small medicine box.
Shu Niannian was not idle either. She took advantage of the free time in the past two days to pick up her high school textbooks again. After briefly flipping through them, she found that she had almost forgotten all the knowledge points in these textbooks.
Shu Niannian contacted a teacher at Shu County No. 1 Middle School, Zhang Chunhua, her high school teacher in her previous life, and expressed her desire to continue reviewing and preparing for next year's college entrance examination.
Zhang Chunhua was overjoyed. "You are a good student. If you had taken the college entrance examination last year, I would say you would have at least been admitted to a provincial key university!"
There are top talents in every profession, and this also applies to the teaching profession.
The top scorer in the teaching profession is undoubtedly linked to the rate of admission to higher education.
In that era, the relationships within government agencies were relatively simple. The degree of respect a teacher received in the school, the amount of say she had, and the speed of her career advancement were closely related to her ability.
The ability of a high school class teacher is reflected in how many students in the class can be admitted to college, especially prestigious universities.
Putting aside these interests and only looking at academic performance, Shu Niannian is also favored by Zhang Chunhua. It's because Shu Niannian's academic performance is too good.
There are three classes in the senior year of Shenxian No. 1 Middle School. As long as Shu Niannian is willing, she will be the first in the grade in every monthly exam.
Zhang Chunhua always thought that Shu Niannian would be able to get into a good university in the college entrance examination, which would bring honor to her as the class teacher.
Who knew that Shu Niannian didn't take the college entrance examination last year? She hurriedly ran to Shujia Village to ask, only to find out that Shu Niannian's parents were planning to let Shu Niannian get married at the age of 18.
I never thought of letting Shu Niannian go to college, and Shu Niannian herself didn't have this idea either.
Shu Niannian had no fighting spirit, which made Zhang Chunhua's originally prepared set of righteous words, inspiring people and looking forward to a bright future useless. In the end, she had to leave in disappointment.
Unexpectedly, Shu Niannian came to see her again this year!
He also took the initiative to express his desire to take the college entrance examination. How could Zhang Chunhua not be excited?
She said to Shu Niannian earnestly, "Although your family has arranged a very good marriage for you, you have to believe in the teacher. A woman's life cannot only depend on her husband's family. The key is still to look at herself. You have to have the ability to make a living in this society, so that you can truly live freely and comfortably."
After all, Zhang Chunhua still values talent, otherwise, she would not have said these things to Shu Niannian.
Shu Niannian also knew that Zhang Chunhua was good to her, so she was naturally grateful.
"I was ignorant before and caused trouble to Teacher Zhang. It was only after I dropped out of school and experienced some things that I realized the importance of enriching myself. Don't worry, I will not let you down again."
Afterwards, Shu Niannian told Zhang Chunhua about her difficulties. "I didn't expect that after just putting down the books and relaxing for a few months, I would forget many knowledge points!"
Zhang Chunhua smiled and said that learning is like rowing against the current, if you don’t move forward, you will fall behind.
But she was naturally willing to help Shu Niannian review. In just a few minutes, she had collected a complete set of review materials for Shu Niannian and personally highlighted the key points for Shu Niannian.
If Shu Niannian is willing to come back to review, it is a foregone conclusion that she will be admitted to university next year if nothing unexpected happens. The difference lies in whether Shu Niannian will be admitted to a provincial key university, a municipal key university, Peking University or Tsinghua University.
"For students with potential, the school also offers preferential policies to reduce or waive tuition and miscellaneous fees. I'll apply for it for you." Zhang Chunhua said with a smile, "After the college entrance examination results are announced, the school will also award scholarships to candidates based on the level of university they have been admitted to. I inquired about it from the side, and the amount is not small."
"Really?" This was a real pleasant surprise for Shu Niannian!
In their family, Li Guifen was in charge of the family finances. Although Li Guifen let her do whatever she wanted, she knew that the family did not have much savings.
His elder brother Shu Wenhui had been on several blind dates but failed, and the matchmaker bluntly said that the matchmaker despised their family because they were poor.
To be honest, Shu Niannian felt somewhat guilty before she came to see Zhang Chunhua. Now that she knew the school had waived tuition and miscellaneous fees, she was naturally very happy.
After returning home, Shu Niannian told Li Guifen the good news, and Li Guifen was extremely happy.
Yes, she felt sorry for Shu Niannian, but her two sons only finished junior high school and then stopped studying, but she continued to support Shu Niannian until she finished high school. Even though her two sons had no talent for studying, she never complained. However, she was afraid that her daughter-in-law would gossip about her after she married into the family in the future.
After Shu Wenhui knew Li Guifen's concerns, he directly said, "Niannian can read. That is Niannian's ability. In the future, tell the matchmaker to let her tell the girl in advance. If a girl minds Niannian's reading, there is no need to bother arranging a matchmaking."
He will mind and will gossip and be petty after marriage, which will eventually cause unrest in the family. He gets married to find a suitable person to live with, not to bring an enemy into the family.
Li Guifen was moved but felt more distressed when she heard this.
It was almost the end of the year, and the machinery factory was recruiting temporary workers to increase production. Shu Guodong secured a spot. According to seniority, he should have taken Shu Wenhui with him, but Shu Wenqiang was interested in the work in the machinery factory, so Shu Wenhui gave the opportunity to work in the machinery factory to Shu Wenqiang.
Li Guifen naturally saw everything. She had a scale in her heart. In the end, none of her three children would suffer any loss.
After Shu Niannian got the study materials, she dove into them. Even though she used to be a top student, after so many years, she had almost forgotten everything in the books, including what she should and shouldn't have forgotten.
She silently calculated the time in her mind. The college entrance examination would be held in early July next year, so she did not have much time left.
What's more, before that, she still had a tough battle to fight. She wanted to expose the fact that Lu Jianjun and Shu Meilan were having an affair to the public.
Even if she breaks off the engagement, she will do so on the moral high ground.
Shu Niannian was reading by lamplight at night, while Shu Meilan was scratching her head in the next room, wondering if Shu Niannian was just like her, who knew the plot in advance and avoided it? Or did Shu Niannian just suddenly decide not to go?
But why did Shu Niannian's behavior, which had always followed the plot before, deviate at this critical juncture?
Ahhhh! Why is this happening? !
She was so anxious that she couldn't sleep, and that disturbed Yang Guihua's sleep too. She banged on Yang Guihua's door in the middle of the night. Yang Guihua almost had a heart attack, thinking something serious had happened. But it turned out to be just Shu Meilan's imagination? !
She yawned and said to Shu Meilan, "You have to know that good things take time. The last method didn't work, so let's think of other ways. As long as you and Lu Jianjun have a good relationship, you will definitely marry her in the end."
After saying that, Yang Guihua went back to her room and continued to sleep. However, her words did not comfort Shu Meilan. Shu Meilan climbed onto the bed in a trance, closed her eyes in frustration, and thought anxiously that Lu Jianjun was the wealth and glory of her second half of life, and no one could take him away from her.
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On the morning of their departure for Haicheng, Shu Niannian got up at four in the morning, put on her newly made brick-red cotton jacket and navy blue cotton trousers, and set off with her grandfather, carrying two kilograms of egg cakes and a set of English exercise books that Li Guifen had bought her in exchange for six kilograms of food coupons.
Li Guifen was extremely worried when Yang Guihua and her daughter were going to take Shu Niannian to the county town. However, she was 100% assured about going to Haicheng in the dark with Shu Chengzu.
Although she looked careless, she actually knew things better than anyone else. Even though Shu Chengzu was old, in this family, the old man was still the one who had the final say and everything was in order.
Shu Niannian stayed with Shu Chengzu, and Li Guifen just went home to sleep without having to worry at all.
She sent Shu Niannian to reunite with Shu Chengzu, gave her a few instructions, and then went home.
Shu Wenhui stayed and borrowed a ox cart from his next-door neighbor to take them to the county town.
He hurried and walked for more than an hour before he finally sent Shu Chengzu and Shu Niannian to the train station.
The train tickets were bought yesterday. He took Shu Niannian and Shu Chengzu to the ticket gate to check their tickets, while he ran to buy them breakfast. The steaming hot spicy soup paired with the meaty sesame cakes was definitely the best breakfast for people of their class.
However, his pocket money was too little, and even if he added up all his money, it was only enough to buy two breakfasts.
Shu Wenhui swallowed silently, and without hesitation, gave both breakfasts to Shu Niannian, "Two large portions of spicy soup and four 100g sesame cakes, enough for you and grandpa to eat their fill. It's cold in the car, so make sure you finish your breakfast."
Shu Niannian took the spicy soup and sesame cake. Shu Wenhui greeted Shu Chengzu and turned to leave, but Shu Chengzu stopped him.
Shu Chengzu was wearing a double-breasted cotton-padded jacket, which was ironed very straight, and his upper body did not look bloated at all. Shu Chengzu was tall, with a medium-length beard. He stood there with his back straight, looking like an immortal.
He took out 10 yuan from his pocket and gave it to Shu Wenhui, "It's a rare opportunity to come to the county town, go buy whatever you want to eat."
Shu Wenhui waved his hand to refuse.
However, Shu Chengzu did not give him the chance to refuse. He grabbed Shu Wenhui's hand, raised it, and stuffed the money directly into Shu Wenhui's pocket.
Shu Wenhui was completely unable to fight back during the entire process.
Shu Niannian covered her mouth and laughed beside him. After she finished laughing, she began to flatter him, "Grandpa is awesome! Grandpa is so powerful! He beat my eldest brother so hard that he couldn't even fight back!"
Shu Chengzu laughed out loud and waved his hand to let Shu Wenhui go back. This child was kind-hearted and felt sorry for him. How could he let a child starve?
Are you kidding me? !
Shu Wenhui was dumbfounded. He knew that his grandfather practiced Wu Qin Xi every morning and Tai Chi every night. He also knew that doing so could help him strengthen his body. Just looking at his grandfather's physique, he could tell that he was in his sixties, but still energetic and in good health.
But isn't it too exaggerated that he was completely unable to resist after just one move?
Shu Wenhui held the 10 yuan in his pocket and thought to himself that when his grandfather came back from Haicheng, he would have to exercise with him!
Shu Niannian would never waste food. In her previous life, she had no appetite for all kinds of delicacies, but in this life, everything tasted delicious to her. However, her appetite was limited. When she finished a full bowl of spicy soup and ate a sesame cake, her belly was already round. Shu Niannian blinked her round almond eyes and looked at Shu Chengzu innocently, like a pitiful cat.
What could Shu Chengzu say?
If it were those naughty boys at home, he would be able to put on a stern face and scold them not to waste food. The young men are strong and energetic, so even if they eat too much, they can digest it by walking around twice.
But the person in front of him is his granddaughter, he only has this one granddaughter, what can he do?
Shu Chengzu sighed silently and said to Shu Niannian, "It just so happens that I'm not full, give it to me."
Shu Niannian happily handed a three-liang sesame cake to Shu Chengzu, but Shu Chengzu ate too much. He burped with a sigh, his heart full of regret.
He usually only eats until he is 70% full, but today he broke his years of insistence. However, he turned his head to look at his granddaughter and suddenly thought that it was okay. It was okay to eat too much occasionally.
Shu Niannian knew nothing about Shu Chengzu's mental activities. She sat next to Shu Chengzu, curled up into a ball, reading an English material with relish, until a distant whistle sounded from the distance.
Shu Niannian closed the English materials and said excitedly, "The train is coming!"
The conductor began to count the number of people. Shu Niannian reacted quickly. She pulled Shu Chengzu and rushed to the front, leaving the bustling fellow travelers behind.
They bought hard seats with connected seat numbers. After getting on the train, Shu Niannian found a seat easily. It takes 3 hours to take a train from Shen County to Haicheng. The train departs at 6 am and arrives in Haicheng at 9 am.
It's a short distance.
Shu Niannian had never taken a train before, and she was a little excited. She greeted Shu Chengzu, left her seat, and walked around.
Shu Chengzu did not restrain her. He just told her a few words to be careful and let her go to play.
Shu Niannian wandered from one carriage to another, her eyes full of observation and exploration.
If you don't know, you might think she is a plainclothes conductor, here to catch people who steal or evade tickets.
The cries of the salesmen on the train, the white enamelware pots of the passengers on the tables, the monkey cottons worn by the lesbians, and the red five-pointed star badges unique to that era all made Shu Niannian miss them very much.
All these real scenes are proof of her rebirth.
Just as Shu Niannian was immersed in happiness and excitement, a panicked cry for help suddenly came from not far away.
It was a young woman's voice, with a heavy crying tone:
"Please, who is the doctor? Please, help me save my child!"
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