Chapter 360: Counterattack
"Your suggestion is good. Do we need to make the test paper more difficult?"
Zheng Xin immediately raised her hand and asked, everyone understood what I meant, the more difficult it was, the fewer children would pass, and this way their burden would be lighter.
"It should be of normal difficulty. If it's too difficult, people will think we are shirking our responsibilities. If we can ensure that at least one child can get into college, the villagers will have hope and they will encourage their children to study hard in the future. After all, the college entrance examination will be held every year after it is resumed. If they fail this time, there will be next time. It depends on whether they can seize the opportunity."
"I agree with Lianyi's opinion. Besides, teaching them is also a way for us to consolidate our knowledge. Besides, there are only six of us with limited energy. They can't just stuff 20 or 30 people into us all at once! That would make them seem a little unreasonable."
Wang Xiufen also expressed her opinion.
"Okay, this matter is settled. I will represent the educated youth point. Student Wu married into the Hongqi Commune, so she is considered half of their family and can represent a part of the villagers. Let's go and talk to Captain Zhao together."
Qian Jianguo made the final decision.
"Since we want to turn the passive situation into the active one, let's go to the captain's house this afternoon, openly and openly, so that everyone can see us."
Lianyi is a man of action and immediately expressed his approval.
"I'll go with you."
Zhao Jingcheng interrupted and said that he was a native of the village and his argument was more convincing.
"Well, Jingcheng must go. If we can't reach an agreement, you can help smooth things over."
Qian Jianguo immediately added that now that Wu Lianyi was married, it would be inappropriate for the two of them to go out together to avoid any misunderstandings.
The three of them went to meet the team leader at noon that day. Zhao Fengshou was still worrying about how to bring up this matter with the educated youth, so they took the initiative to visit him and proposed a solution.
"Captain Zhao, we know this opportunity is rare, but we also need to review ourselves. Our energy is limited. Instead of satisfying everyone's requirements, we should focus on training a few children who can get into college. Jingcheng has decided to take the college entrance examination, and I have been helping him review his lessons recently."
Ripple added with a smile.
"I don't want to be separated from my wife, so I decided to take the exam with her. Even if I fail this time, there will always be next time, and we can always be together then.
The same goes for the children in the village. We can certainly help those who have a basic knowledge, but for those who have no cultural foundation at all, it will be useless even if they review with us for three or four months."
Zhao Jingcheng assisted from the side according to the words the two had agreed upon.
"What you said makes sense. If they really want to learn, you should help them anyway. If they just want to follow the crowd, then we don't need to help them. We can just follow your suggestion and take the test once. If they pass, you can teach them. If they fail, it's because they don't have the ability."
Zhao Fengshou didn't expect that the problem could be solved in such a good way without making himself unpopular. He expressed his satisfaction. Then after the work was finished that day, he gathered the villagers together and told them about this matter.
"We are all from the same village. We all know how good your children are. Don't sneak in to fill in the gaps. The educated youths' time is also precious!
Those who are determined to give it a try, gather at the threshing ground tomorrow, pass the educated youth exam first, and then think about taking the college entrance exam. Disband! Disband! Go back and think it over carefully! "
The villagers were not stupid and knew that this was the best result the team leader could get for them, so they all grabbed their children's ears and went back to discuss it.
Everyone was satisfied, but Chen Jiashu was not. He did not expect that the matter could be resolved so easily. Originally, he wanted to stir up conflicts between the educated youth and the villagers, and then create obstacles for the educated youth to take the college entrance examination. Now it seems that his plan has failed.
Chen Jiashu refused to give up and shamelessly wanted to join the ranks of those making the test papers. Then he could spread the word that the test papers were too difficult and that the educated youth did not really want to help the children in the village.
As a result, Qian Jianguo rejected it clearly in front of everyone:
“No need! The test papers will be prepared by the few of us who are responsible for tutoring the children. Since you are not taking the college entrance examination and are unwilling to help the children in the village, there is no need for you to participate in preparing the test papers.
The test paper is too simple. Those children who can pass the screening may not be able to get into university. It is like a thousand troops crossing a single-plank bridge. It will easily dampen their enthusiasm and distract our attention too much.
The test paper is too difficult. We don’t want to be blamed for your failure to help the children in the village.”
"What do you mean?"
Chen Jiashu's thoughts were exposed, and he immediately frowned and said unhappily.
"You know what I mean. You keep painting big rosy pictures for those kids and inciting them, so that we have to bear the consequences and distract our attention. But we really want to help these kids. Your plan failed, and you are now thinking about making the test papers. Please be kind. Your body is broken, so is your heart broken too?"
Qian Jianguo's words were tantamount to tearing off the relationship, which made him angry and humiliated. He rushed over with his crutches and even wanted to hit someone.
Sun Sheng and Zhang Qiang had long been fed up with him, so they kicked his crutches away, dragged him to the kang and beat him up. They didn't want to deal with a sarcastic person who only wanted to plot against them all day long.
That night, when Wang Xiufen and Zheng Xin learned that Chen Jiashu had been beaten, their eyes were shining, especially Zheng Xin, who had almost lost her innocence due to the scheme of that disgusting Chen Jiashu. Although the male educated youth were unaware of the situation, they helped her vent her anger.
Wang Xiufen said at the right time:
"Brother Qian, Xiao Sun, Xiao Zhang, you have now completely torn your faces with Chen Jiashu, we'd better stay away from him. He hates us now, and he will definitely try his best to stop us. It's not appropriate for you to live together anymore.
You have to work, review, and get enough rest. If he tampers with your food or water, or destroys your books and materials while you are at work, you will be the ones who suffer in the end."
"Sister Wang is right. The remaining time is precious and it's not worth wasting on this kind of person."
"What good ideas do you have?"
"We discussed this with Lian Yi before. Actually, we both wanted to move to her house and make some progress in the last two months. It's just that Zhao Jingcheng is here so it's a little inconvenient. Now that you and Chen Jiashu have fallen out, why don't we all move in?"
Zheng Xin said immediately.
"This is inappropriate! It's not appropriate to disturb the couple."
Qian Jianguo was somewhat disapproving.
"After the children in the village finish their exams, we can use the educated youth center as a place to tutor the children. We can ask the team leader to relocate Chen Jiashu and get him out in a fair and open manner, so we don't have to trouble the couple."
Sun Sheng thought about it and put forward his own opinion.
"This is a good idea. Let's listen to Sun Sheng and solve our own problems. We can't always trouble Wu."
(End of this chapter)
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
