The New Year of 1978 came a little late. At the end of December, a postman finally arrived in Beian Village. He went straight to the brigade headquarters, carrying his bag of mail, and said to Qian Sheng, "Brigade Leader, good news!"
Upon hearing this, Qian Sheng immediately went out and said to Qian Xiang, "Qian Xiang, quickly go and call all the people in our village who are taking the college entrance examination over here."
Qian Xiang agreed and immediately ran out. His first thought was to run home. Seeing his wife comforting the child, he said breathlessly, "Honey, go find Duo Duo. The postman is here to deliver the college acceptance letter!"
Upon hearing this, Guo Ni immediately stood up and asked, "Really?"
Qian Xiang nodded and said, "How could I lie about this? I still need to go to a few other homes and the educated youth compound."
Guo Ni said, "Duo Duo and I will go to the educated youth compound to inform them. You can go to a few families in the village!"
After saying that, she put the child in He Ying's arms and said, "Mom, I'm going to find Duo Duo at the educated youth compound."
He Ying took her grandson and nodded.
Zhen Qiao watched Guo Ni walk out wearing a headscarf and pouted. She didn't even know if she would pass the exam, so what was there to be excited about!
He Ying turned around and saw Zhen Qiao pouting. She didn't say anything, but looked down at Qian Yi'an. If he really had a college student as his mother, her grandson's future would be limitless!
Guo Ni ran towards the direction of Qian Sheng's main room, pushed open the door and went in. She saw Qian Rao tidying up the house. When he saw Guo Ni come in, he smiled and said, "Sister-in-law is here."
Guo Ni asked anxiously, "Where's Duoduo?"
Qian Rao straightened up and said, "They're at my second brother's house. My mother, Duoduo, my wife, and the kids are all there!"
Guo Ni turned and walked out. When she reached the neighboring yard, she heard laughter coming from inside before she even entered the house. She knew there were children inside, so she wasn't in a hurry at first. After pushing open the door, she stood at the door of the west bedroom and called out, "Duo Duo."
Qian Duoduo, who was holding Qian Yufei inside the house, heard Guo Ni's voice, immediately responded, put the child on the kang (a heated brick bed), put on her shoes, opened the door, and went out.
Seeing the anxious and excited look on Guo Ni's face, she asked, "Sister-in-law, what's wrong?"
Guo Ni said, "Qian Xiang just came back and said the postman has delivered the admission notice. Let's go to the educated youth compound and tell Liu Yuan and the others."
Qian Duoduo nodded, patted her arm and said, "Wait a moment, I'll tell my mother." After saying that, she went into the house, and after a short while, she put on her cotton shoes and left behind Guo Ni.
Holding her grandson, Jin Jinxiu watched the two leave and asked, "Second brother's wife, do you think Duoduo and the others will win?"
Chen Runan looked at her daughter holding the red hair tie her aunt used to tie her hair and said with a smile, "Our Duoduo is such a smart little girl, and Sister-in-law Guo is also very studious. I think they should be fine this time."
Wen Yugui chimed in, "From the eldest brother to Duoduo, I don't think Qian Rao in our family is cut out for studying. Besides, Duoduo has always been number one in her studies since she was little. I think she should have no problem with the college entrance exam."
After listening to her two daughters-in-law's words, Jin Jinxiu seemed to feel a little more at ease. She smiled and said, "If I really win, I will definitely cook a big feast."
Chen Runan immediately said, "Then we'll be waiting."
Qian Duoduo and Guo Ni quickly arrived at the educated youth compound and went to find Liu Yuan and Feng Niaoniao first. Feng Niaoniao was very agreeable, but they encountered a small problem with Liu Yuan.
Liu Wan was knocking on the door of Liu Garden: "Liu Garden, Liu Garden, open the door, open the door! I know you're home. You've got the guts to go to university, you've got the guts to open the door!"
Qian Duoduo was completely taken aback by Liu Wan's antics. Wasn't that a famous line from Aunt Xue? Could Liu Wan also be from another time?
Guo Ni didn't pay any attention to her. She stepped forward, knocked on the door, and said, "Liu Yuan, this is Guo Ni. The brigade leader just came to inform us that the town's postman is already at the brigade headquarters to deliver admission notices to those who have taken the college entrance examination. Now, everyone in our village who took the college entrance examination needs to go to the brigade headquarters."
Upon hearing Guo Ni's words, Liu Wan immediately grabbed her and asked, "Are you telling the truth?"
With a flick of her wrist, Guo Ni easily broke free from Liu Wan's grasp and said, "Of course it's true. Would I need to lie about something so important?"
Liu Wan stopped bothering Liu Yuan and turned to run towards the brigade headquarters.
Liu Yuan opened the courtyard gate and said, "Guo Zhiqing, are you telling the truth?"
Guo Ni said, "Of course, let's go quickly." After saying that, they walked together towards the educated youth compound ahead. When all the educated youths heard the news, they all headed towards the brigade headquarters. At this time, the brigade headquarters was already packed with people, not only those taking the exam, but also those who came to watch the excitement.
The postman was startled to be surrounded by these people and gripped the bag tightly in his hand, afraid that it would be snatched away.
Upon seeing these people, Qian Sheng immediately shouted, "What are you all doing? Why are you pushing and shoving? If you're so capable, why don't you go take the exam yourself!"
Everyone burst into laughter: "Captain, look, we just wanted to see who could pass the exam, they're college students!"
Qian Sheng said, "What? What's wrong with college students? If you push them to the back and they don't get their admission notices, or if they get their notices damaged, can you afford to pay for them?" Then he waved his hand at the men and women in the village and said, "Hurry up, if this has nothing to do with you, all of you get to the back and let the people taking the exams come to the front."
The villagers knew the importance and urgency of things, so they made way for the villagers who were taking the exam, but the educated youth were still at the back and couldn't squeeze in.
Qian Sheng glanced around and, seeing that his daughter hadn't arrived yet, guessed that she might have gone to the educated youth compound. So he shouted, "Where are the educated youth? What are you doing at the back?"
Tan Jian shouted loudly, "Captain, it's not that we don't want to go to the front, it's just that we can't squeeze in!"
Upon hearing this, Qian Sheng slammed his fist on the table and yelled, "What the hell are you all doing? Let them in right now, or get the hell out of here!"
Upon hearing the brigade leader's words, the villagers reluctantly made way for them, and all the educated youth finally squeezed in.
Qian Sheng looked at the postman and said with a smile, "Postman, all the people from our village who are taking the college entrance examination are here."
The postman looked at the crowd jostling in front of him, cleared his throat, and said, "You all move back a bit and make room for me."
Qian Sheng immediately said, "Postman, here's what we'll do: you sit on my desk, you call out names, and I'll call them for you. There's absolutely no chance of making a mistake."
The postman nodded and said, "Okay, thank you for supporting our work, Captain."
Qian Sheng smiled and walked forward, saying, "You all heard it too, the postman works very hard, so all of you better shut up. Those whose names are called, move forward; those whose names aren't called, wait. If you haven't received your acceptance letter yet, then keep trying and work harder."
After he finished speaking, he nodded to the postman.
The postman then placed the bag he was carrying on the table.
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