Chapter 179 University Grants
Peking University.
In a dormitory.
While no one else was around, Deng Yunheng opened the suitcase and stuffed a huge sum of 550 yuan into the pocket of a piece of clothing at the bottom of the suitcase.
Of the 550 yuan, 500 yuan was the living expenses his father gave him for one year.
In fact, in this era, not only is all tuition free for studying in university, but the school also provides a lot of meal tickets and cash subsidies every month. For example, after successfully reporting, Deng Yunheng received this month's meal tickets from the department office, which included 9 kilograms of miscellaneous grains, 7 kilograms of rice, and 20 kilograms of noodles, a total of 36 kilograms.
Although the cash subsidy has not yet been issued, Deng Yunheng has found out that it is 21.5 yuan per month.
From this generous treatment, we can see how precious college students are in this era. Not to mention in rural areas, even in cities, how many young people who have just started working can get a salary of more than 20 yuan a month? Not to mention, there are also 36 kilograms of meal tickets.
Deng Yunheng had also heard these days that some senior brothers whose families were in financial difficulties would even send all of the cash subsidies from the school back home. Anyway, as long as they had the meal tickets, they would definitely not starve. As for the food, it was up to fate. If they were lucky, they could pick up some leftovers from others, but if they were unlucky, they would have nothing to eat.
With the subsidy from the school, he could actually live a pretty good life, but his father still gave him so much living expenses.
On the one hand, it was to fulfill the promise he had made to him. At that time, in order to encourage him to study hard, his father said that as long as he could get into college, no matter which college it was, he would give him 50 yuan of living expenses every month.
On the other hand, his father also told him before he left that he should make more friends with like-minded people during his college years and, when necessary, give some small favors to help his classmates whose families are in financial difficulties. These small investments will bring him unimaginable returns in the future.
After listening to his father's words, Deng Yunheng felt as if the clouds had been cleared and the sun had come out. He was full of admiration for his father's foresight. He already had a direction in his mind on what to do next, and he would definitely not let his father down.
There was also the fifty yuan, which was a red envelope given by his sister-in-law when he left home. There was a total of eighty-eight yuan in the red envelope. His sister-in-law was very generous. He put the fifty yuan and the five hundred yuan given by his father into the suitcase and locked it. He kept the rest of the money on his body for daily expenses.
Now, he has stepped onto the big stage of Peking University, and with the confidence given by his father, it all depends on how he performs! …
Compared to the discomfort of going to Beijing, Deng Shirong felt much more comfortable when he returned alone.
Even though he still had to travel by train for several days and nights, and even though the smell in the carriage was still bad, there was at least one advantage: he could use his system space, eat what he wanted, and no longer have to explain to anyone where the food came from.
Of course, if he was eating a meal, he would try not to eat at his seat, but choose to eat on the platform.
Four days later, Deng Shirong returned to Nanning and spent a night there. The next day, he took a bus back to Tanlian intersection and got off. By the time he walked back to Naye Village, it was already past three in the afternoon.
This time, the round trip to the capital took more than ten days, and I stayed in the capital for several days, which added up to more than half a month.
"Jiugong, you're back. Is BJ big? Is the building tall?"
"Jiugong, have you been to Tiananmen Square?"
"Uncle Jiu, have you seen the Great Wall?"
“…”
Seeing Deng Shirong coming back, the villagers gathered around him curiously and asked him questions.
The capital city holds a status in the hearts of the Chinese people that is difficult to achieve by other places. Even in later generations, if any of the old men and women in the village went to the capital city, they would brag about it for at least ten days or half a month after returning, if not for a year or two.
In this day and age, it goes without saying that if you have the chance to go to the capital, you will definitely be the most handsome guy in the village.
It was normal for his return to attract the attention and inquiries of the villagers.
Although Deng Shirong didn't want to show off, he couldn't help but answer the questions of his nephews and nephews, so he stopped and answered their questions one by one. The villagers were amazed and full of yearning for this extremely prosperous capital city.
"Oh, if I had the chance to go to the capital and see the world, my life would not be lived in vain!"
"Yes, I really want to see the prosperity of the capital, but unfortunately I don't have the conditions!"
"I really envy Jiugong. Uncle Yunheng is studying in the capital now. He will probably stay in the capital to work after graduation. In that case, Jiugong will live in the capital for a long time without any problem!"
“…”
Facing the villagers' envious eyes, Deng Shirong smiled and said, "You don't have to envy me. Go back and focus on your children's studies. When your children are admitted to universities in Beijing, then you will also have the opportunity to go to Beijing!"
Hearing this, the villagers all smiled bitterly. Everyone wants their children to get into university, but unfortunately their children are not cut out for studying. Nine out of ten exams they fail. It would be more reliable to hope for a pie to fall from the sky than to expect them to get into university.
After chatting with the villagers for a few minutes, Deng Shirong walked back home.
At home, the younger ones have not returned from school yet. Liu Huakang, the "tutor", is explaining homework to the eldest daughter, and the eldest son is explaining homework to the eldest daughter-in-law. They are all studying hard.
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Hearing footsteps, they looked up and saw Deng Shirong coming back, and greeted him in surprise.
"dad!"
"dad!"
"Jiu Gong!"
Deng Shirong nodded to his son, daughter and daughter-in-law, then looked at Liu Huakang and said, "Teacher Liu, thank you for your hard work. How is my daughter Zhen doing in school recently?"
Liu Huakang waved his hand and said, "It's not hard. Aunt Zhen is a good student. She has already learned all the knowledge of the first semester of Grade One. Once she consolidates it, she can start learning the content of the second semester!"
Deng Shirong nodded, looked at his eldest daughter-in-law and said, "Sister Ping, don't study too hard during this period. Pay more attention to rest. You can take your time with studying. There will be plenty of time in the future anyway."
Zhang Xiuping smiled and said, "I know, Dad. I will study when I am in a good mood. I won't tire myself out."
Deng Yuntai asked: "Dad, is the capital city very prosperous? Where have you been? Tell us about it!"
Deng Shirong smiled and said, "The capital city is indeed very prosperous, but I haven't been to many places. Although I have been there for so many days, I actually spent most of my time on the road. It took four days and three nights to take the train, and it takes time to get to Nanning from here. It took more than ten days to go back and forth."
Deng Yunzhen was shocked and said, "Oh my God, it takes more than ten days to travel back and forth by car. It's too far!"
Deng Yuntai and others were also shocked. They all knew that the capital was very far away from here, but no one had much idea how far it was. After all, no one had specifically studied this issue. Now they suddenly heard that it would take more than ten days to go back and forth by car, so they were inevitably shocked.
(End of this chapter)