Chapter 276 Admission Notice
What was once a skilled farm job is now riddled with mistakes, resulting in extremely low efficiency. At the end of the day, the amount of work completed is pitifully small, and the work points earned are even fewer.
The brigade leader had been inspecting everyone's work in the fields, and seeing the poor performance of these educated youths, he finally lost his patience.
He walked up to the crowd with a dark face, his eyes wide with anger, and shouted, "What exactly is going on here?"
“You’re all so listless! If you really can’t concentrate on your work, you might as well all ask for leave and go back to the educated youth compound. Don’t waste your time here!”
"Either put away all your nonsense ideas and get to work properly!" The captain's voice echoed like thunder across the empty fields.
After hearing the brigade leader's stern rebuke, the educated youth all lowered their heads like wilted eggplants, and none of them dared to utter a word in rebuttal.
After all, they knew in their hearts that the work was indeed not progressing smoothly because of their own reasons.
The brigade leader continued, "Look at Dai and Xiahou, those educated youths. They knew they weren't feeling well today, so they simply took leave and stayed at the educated youth compound to adjust their mood."
"But what about you? Since you chose to come here, you should do your best in your work, instead of just going through the motions!"
"If this continues, not only will you not get work points, but they will even be deducted!" With that, the brigade leader angrily flicked his sleeve, turned around, and strode away.
After he said that, the educated youth in the educated youth compound finally started working diligently and stopped thinking about all that nonsense.
Time flies, and more than twenty days and nights have passed in the blink of an eye.
During these seemingly short yet long days, good news kept coming from the educated youth compound—several educated youth received admission notices from various universities with great joy.
The universities that received these notifications are mostly located in second- or third-tier cities.
For those lucky few, the quality of the university is no longer important.
Because, in any case, passing the exam means they will soon leave this land and no longer need to work hard every day to earn meager work points.
So when they held the acceptance letter that symbolized hope and the future in their hands, their joy was palpable, and some were even moved to tears.
Those educated youth who successfully received their admission notices were overjoyed and couldn't wait to go to the brigade leader and village head to obtain letters of introduction.
Filled with anticipation for a new life, they embarked on their journey home with great joy, hoping to begin a new chapter in their lives as soon as possible.
The brigade leader was extremely generous and magnanimous in response to the requests of the educated youth.
Without hesitation, he waved his hand and approved their departure, allowing these young people to go home for the New Year with peace of mind and then go back to school.
Meanwhile, in the educated youth compound, the other educated youth who had not yet received their acceptance notices had long lost the will to work.
People gathered in small groups, discussing their ideals and ambitions or envying their peers who had already been accepted.
A restless atmosphere permeated the entire courtyard.
However, amidst all this commotion, only Dai Xingyun remained as calm and composed as ever.
He went to work every day according to the routine, calmly completing his assigned tasks and steadily earning ten work points.
They would also take the initiative to help Ma Aning and the others.
Time flies, and before we knew it, quite a few days had passed.
There were a total of 14 educated youth living in the educated youth compound. Apart from Han Yu, who did not take the exam at all, six of them had already received their long-awaited admission notices!
Seeing more and more of his companions successfully obtain their tickets to their dream universities, Xiahou Jie couldn't help but start to feel anxious.
He looked at Dai Xingyun with anxiety and asked worriedly, "Xingyun, tell me quickly, do you think I can pass the exam this time?"
"Why have everyone else's admission notices arrived, but mine are still nowhere to be seen? And what about you and Xiaoxiao? Why haven't your notices arrived yet?"
Faced with Xiahou Jie's series of urgent questions, Dai Xingyun appeared quite calm and composed.
He calmly reached out and pulled a weed from the ground, replying unhurriedly, "Why are you in such a hurry? Let's focus on our work first. What's meant to happen will happen; it's just not the right time yet."
Xiahou Jie was completely oblivious to what was being said. His expression grew increasingly gloomy, and he muttered dejectedly, "Hmph, only those who study like you and Xiaoxiao don't have to worry! I have absolutely no confidence, and I'm really afraid I'll fail this time..."
Hearing his good friend's dejected tone, Dai Xingyun finally stopped what he was doing, slowly raised his head, looked at Xiahou Jie, and earnestly comforted him, "Don't be so downcast!"
"You have to understand, this isn't an exam that can be taken all year. If you don't pass this year, it's not a big deal."
"At least you've gained valuable experience from this experience. Keep up the good work next year, and I believe you'll succeed one day!"
"Brother, you might as well not comfort me at all!" Xiahou Jie said speechlessly.
"Alright, stop complaining! Get back to work! Look at how good Xiahou Jie's attitude is. How can you keep going like this?" Dai Xingyun said, gently patting Xiahou Jie's shoulder.
Just then, a clear shout broke the tranquility of the fields: "Xiahou Jie, Shen Xiaoxiao, Dai Xingyun, here are letters for the three of you!" It turned out that the postman had arrived at the edge of the field on his bicycle.
He shouted the names of the three people loudly.
Xiahou Jie, who had been sighing and preparing to bend down to continue working, sprang up from the field like a rocket the moment he heard his name called. He ran towards the postman.
At the same time, Ma Aning, who was working in another field, heard her daughter Shen Xiaoxiao's name and hurriedly put down her farm tools and ran over to her in a few steps.
"I'm Shen Xiaoxiao's mother. Can I see her letter first?" Ma Aning ran up to the postman, panting, and stretched out her hand expectantly.
In stark contrast to them, Dai Xingyun appeared unhurried. He first leisurely washed the mud off his hands before slowly walking towards the postman and calmly accepting his letter.
"Congratulations to the three of you! These letters are from the prestigious Kyoto University!" the postman said with a smile and an excited tone.
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