Soon, it was mid-August.
Early that morning, the brigade's loudspeaker suddenly blared. "Comrade Liang Yuan, please come to the brigade headquarters to pick up your notice!"
"Comrade Liang Yuan, please go to the brigade headquarters to get your notice!" "Comrade Liang Yuan, please go to the brigade headquarters to get your notice!"
Old Lady Zhang was competing with Huang Mei in picking cotton. It was only after the third time that she could clearly hear what was being shouted over the loudspeaker. The dry land was far away, and the cotton trees in the cotton field were tall, so it was hard to hear clearly. Looking at Huang Mei, who was still picking cotton with her head down ahead, she said sourly, "How can this old lady be so lucky?"
Even so, she still ran forward with a happy look on her face, shouting, "Plum blossom, plum blossom, stop!"
Huang Mei didn't pay attention to what was being shouted over the loudspeaker, but she heard Old Lady Zhang calling her "Meihua". God knows how long it had been since this damn old lady called her Meihua, and why was she suddenly calling her so affectionately?
When Mrs. Zhang saw her stop, she waved her hand and said, "Don't pick it anymore. Your daughter-in-law has been admitted to university. Go back and see her."
"What? She got into college. Then I can't go back. I've been picking for a long time. Do I want the work points?" Huang Mei didn't react for a moment and lowered her head to pick cotton again. After picking only two flowers, she suddenly clapped her hands and said, "Oh, my daughter-in-law got into college. That's great. I knew Yuanyuan was a promising person. Hey, Xinghua, tell Dayou that I don't want the work points today. I'm going back first."
The cotton had just come out at that time, so there were enough people and it wouldn't cause any trouble if we went back.
With that, she untied the cotton bag from her waist, placed it in front of Old Lady Zhang, and hurried out to the fields. The cotton pickers nearby heard it. Some were happy that a college graduate had emerged from their team, while others wondered why they hadn't heard of Zhu Youliang passing the exam, wondering if he had failed. Others praised Huang Mei for her good luck. Old Lady Zhang, unusually, said nothing. They were from the same village, and were closer than most. They should treat each other well from now on.
Here, Liang Yuan was washing clothes at home. Ever since Zhu Youliang started making money, she has openly stopped working. Many people in the village secretly say that she is lazy.
When the horn sounded, she wiped her hands and prepared to go to the brigade headquarters.
"Yuanyuan, hurry, go to the brigade headquarters. You've been admitted to university." Zhu Yourong rushed out from the backyard and pulled Liang Yuan out without waiting for her to wipe her hands.
"Sister, the notice won't run away. We can just walk over there." Liang Yuan said slowly.
"Oh, Yuanyuan, why do you act like nothing happened? Aren't you happy? You got into university." Zhu Yourong was still walking out in a hurry.
"I know, I knew I would pass the exam." Liang Yuan said and had to quicken his pace.
When they arrived at the brigade headquarters, many older people were gathered in the yard. Seeing Liang Yuan coming, they immediately made way for her, but their eyes were still fixed on the notice in Chen Youguo's hand.
As soon as Chen Youguo saw Liang Yuan coming in, he shouted loudly, "Set off firecrackers!" Immediately afterwards, there was a burst of loud crackling sounds at the door.
After the firecrackers were set off, he walked up to Liang Yuan and said, "Well done! You and Youliang were the first to arrive in the commune with your notices, and they are from good schools like Northwestern Polytechnical University. You have brought honor to our Zhujiaba." After that, he handed the two notices in his hand to Liang Yuan.
Aunt Zhu didn't feel well today and didn't get out of bed, so she came here and said, "Yuanyuan, please show me your university admission letter."
"Liang Yuan, this is my monkey. You can pat his head so that he can get into college too." An old lady squeezed forward, pulling her grandson.
Another voice said, "How could I forget about this? Where's my Bao'er? I have to go find him."
Her shout alerted others, and the people surrounding Liang Yuan dispersed instantly.
Chen Youguo immediately walked over and said, "Two of you have been admitted to university at once, and both are among the best in the province. This is a great joyous event. You should do yourself a great job! The leaders of the commune were originally going to come, and they said they would beat drums and gongs to announce the good news. But they were delayed because of something, so they didn't come. But there are still rewards. You and Youliang will each receive a bonus of 20 yuan. In addition, the team has decided to reward you two with 10 yuan each. I hope you will keep up the good work and continue to bring glory to Zhujiaba." After that, he took out four big red envelopes.
"Thank you, Captain, and thank all the leaders of the community on my behalf. I will definitely live up to the expectations of the leaders and everyone. I will study hard after entering university and strive to give back to my hometown one day." Liang Yuan took the red envelope with both hands before speaking.
This was the first money she had earned here. Work points did not count, as they were not distributed until the end of the year.
Someone shouted "good", and the rest of the gentlemen immediately clapped their hands.
"Okay, okay, okay. As expected of college students, they're quite conscious. We've got to celebrate. When Youliang gets back today, let him take the day off tomorrow. He won't have to work tomorrow. I've hired a gong and drum troupe. You and Youliang will lead the gong and drum troupe around the village first, just like the ancient parade of the top scholar. Then, gather the children from the village to hear about your learning experiences and try to get more of them through the exams." Chen Youguo beamed. This time, their team was in the spotlight. Wow, two graduates from key universities were admitted at once, and one of them was from the village. It hadn't happened in decades.
Liang Yuan was just about to say there was no need to go through so much trouble when Aunt Zhu rushed in, grabbing her grandson and saying, "Quick, Yuanyuan, pat Goudan's head. This way he can get into college in the future."
Liang Yuan thought it would be useless to touch the child's head if he didn't study hard, but with Aunt Zhu's eyes full of expectation, she reached out and touched Goudan's head. Goudan gave her a silly smile, and she was about to say a few words to encourage him to study hard when another child appeared in front of her. She had no choice but to shut up and touch the child's head with a smile. Not only that, she then touched the heads of many children. The children were all happy, and she didn't know what they were happy about. She guessed it was different from their grandmother's happiness.
At this moment, Huang Mei and Old Zhu rushed in from outside. "Yuanyuan, did you really get into university? Here's the admission letter. Let me see it quickly."
Aunt Zhu San said from the side: "Second sister-in-law, you'd better find Dunzi quickly. Our child Yuanyuan has touched it. The sooner you find him, the greater the hope."
Huang Mei became anxious upon hearing this and shouted, "Dunzi, Dunzi, where are you?"
Dunzi jumped out from the group of children and said, "Grandma, Aunt Liu has already touched my head."
"Okay, okay, you are really smart." Huang Mei said excitedly.
Zhu Yourong said from the side: "Mom, it's not just Yuanyuan, Youliang also passed the exam. We now have two college graduates in our family."
"Really? Oh my god! May our ancestors bless us! May the God of Land bless us!" Huang Mei forgot all about the taboos in her joy. Not only her, but also the old man who was holding the notice read it out several times.
The others heard it but pretended not to hear it. Everyone was in high spirits.
Liang Yuan wasn't particularly happy at first; it was all expected. But now, she was also infected by the joy and couldn't help but laugh.
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