Soon, the college entrance examination was approaching, and Song Lili and her two companions arrived in the county town a day early.
I don't know how the exam was arranged, but all three of them ended up taking the exam in the county town.
Even if it's in a town or a county seat, you still need to leave early and stay outside, which is a bit troublesome.
Holding their admission tickets with their own black and white photos affixed, the three of them went to check out the exam location early in the morning.
The exam was held at the county high school, and the three of them lived not far apart. Zhang Qinghua and his brother were in the same exam room, while Song Lili was in the next room.
Students majoring in arts and sciences cannot be in the same classroom.
"Now that we know the place, let's go and find a place to stay."
They need to stay here for two more nights.
The three of them took the letter of introduction, found a guesthouse, asked for two rooms, and went to rest.
It takes two hours to get from Hongqi Village to the county seat, a bumpy and tiring journey.
In the evening, the three of them ate scallion pancakes that they had brought from home, which served as their dinner.
That evening, Song Lili took out the knee pads she had made and asked Zhang Qinghua to deliver them to Zhang Qingguo.
“It’s cold now, and it will be even colder if you sit down. Let Qingguo put it on; at least his legs will be warm, and his body will be warmer too.”
The three of them were wearing their last clothes from home, plus these knee pads, which should be enough to cope with the weather.
Zhang Qinghua nodded, put down the book in his hand, and went out.
Song Lili sat on the bed, looking out the window, wondering how Fangfang and the others were doing.
Song Fang and her husband, as well as Zhang Zeyu and his wife, are all preparing for the college entrance examination.
However, they were all in town and not with Song Lili and the other two.
At this moment, Song Lili became somewhat worried.
But then I thought, since she had reminded them in advance, they should be prepared.
Lost in thought, Zhang Qinghua came in.
"What are you thinking about?" Zhang Qinghua didn't look at the book, but instead sat down next to Song Lili.
Song Lili leaned against Zhang Qinghua and said, "I'm just thinking randomly." She didn't even know what the topic was.
"Don't worry, we've had so much time to review beforehand, and you're already very familiar with the material. You'll do very well on the exam," Zhang Qinghua said, stroking her hair.
He assumed she was worried about tomorrow's exam.
Song Lili wasn't actually worried. Even if she didn't pass the exam, she had her own plans, so the college entrance exam wasn't that important to her.
She... just suddenly became a little lost in thought.
These feelings were impossible to express to Zhang Qinghua, so he could only give a soft "hmm" and let him misunderstand.
"Then get some rest. We have to get up early tomorrow at 9." Zhang Qinghua patted the narrow bed and pulled her along.
Song Lili crawled over and lay down where Zhang Qinghua had moved away, and the warm temperature traveled through her skin.
"So comfortable," Song Lili couldn't help but sigh softly. A warm bed is just so nice.
Zhang Qinghua lay down beside her and reached out to hug her. "Sleep. Tomorrow you need to concentrate, so you must get a good rest."
Song Lili buried her head in Zhang Qinghua's arms, nodded, and didn't say anything. It was warm and comforting; she was enjoying it.
The next morning, Song Lili got up early, filled a kettle with hot water, and found three glass bottles with soft stoppers.
Each bottle was filled with hot water, and each person was holding one of them. "I don't even know if we can bring them in and hold them."
"If you can't carry it, put it outside when you go in. That way, you'll stay warm and your hands won't get frozen."
"If you can carry it in, you must bring it in. That way, your hands will stay warm, and you'll be able to write faster."
Anyone whose hands have been frozen knows that once they become stiff, writing becomes difficult and slows down.
Therefore, you need to keep your hands warm at all times.
Zhang Qinghua didn't say anything, but silently took it. Zhang Qingguo couldn't help but give her a thumbs up, saying, "Sister-in-law, you're so thoughtful."
He hadn't thought of this method.
Song Lili laughed, saying that boys are generally more careless and it's normal that they wouldn't think of that.
There were already many people waiting outside.
People have come up with all sorts of ways to keep warm.
Those who can should wear gloves; those who can't should put their hands inside their sleeves to keep them warm.
Some people constantly exhale and stomp their feet in order to stay warm.
Some people huddle together, which makes it warmer.
However, there were only three people, including Song Lili, carrying thermos flasks.
When I arrived at the examination hall, someone was waiting outside. "You can only bring pens and notebooks inside; nothing else is allowed."
This is also for the sake of exam room discipline.
Song Lili was disappointed; they wouldn't let her bring a thermos inside.
However, she held onto it the whole time, and only placed it on the windowsill outside the classroom just before entering. She had to take it with her when she left, as she needed to hold it again in the afternoon.
When the test papers were handed out, Song Lili first glanced at the questions, a habit she had developed from doing practice problems before.
She usually looks at problems she has seen before, and the answers are already in her mind, which is why she writes down names and such.
She started with the first question, then continued with the next one, until the second half of the session. By then, her hands were starting to feel numb and unresponsive.
She rubbed her hands vigorously to speed up her writing, hoping to finish before her hands completely froze.
She finally finished writing. Her hands had lost all feeling, and most of the time had already passed. There were only ten minutes left before it was over.
She quickly checked everything, correcting any mistakes she could find, and leaving the rest to fate.
Hearing the call to hand in the exam paper, she slammed her pen on the table and stood up decisively.
That's all.
Now that the exam papers have been taught, any more ideas are just idle and useless.
It would be better to hurry back, eat, take a nap, and warm myself up for the afternoon exam.
This is something that comes from the experience of taking so many exams in modern times.
As soon as Song Lili left the examination room, she immediately forgot everything and only remembered to go back to eat, sleep, and continue taking the exam.
Zhang Qinghua and Zhang Qingguo also came out. Zhang Qingguo was so cold that he stuffed the book into his sleeve to keep it warm.
"Wow, it's really cold. Luckily, my sister-in-law had prepared a thermos, otherwise my hands would have been frozen stiff long ago."
"Luckily, I held on to it the whole time. I only started to feel cold when I was almost finished writing."
He was a boy, so he had a lot of internal heat, and because he was wearing thick clothes, he got cold a little later than Song Lili.
Song Lili felt cold halfway through, while Zhang Qingguo didn't even realize it until almost the end.
Song Lili rubbed her hands together and said, "I'll continue holding it this afternoon." Then she remembered the glass bottle she had left on the classroom windowsill. "I need to go get my bottle; I'll need it this afternoon."
But where are the glass bottles on the windowsill? It's completely bare, not even a mosquito in sight.
"Who's shameless? They actually took it? How could they be so outrageous?" Song Lili shouted angrily.
Someone must have seen her holding the thermos and thought it was nice, so they took it.
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