Since having two aunts to take charge of cooking and cleaning, Xu Hongxia, Geng Yue and others have had their lives a lot easier.
After Shen Anning came back, she sorted out her own space. Although she had good food and took good care of her grandparents during those years in the Northeast, there was still a lot of food left in the space. Later, she planted several crops and raised dozens of chickens, ducks and geese, so there was still a lot of meat left.
Every morning when she rode her bike to school, she would go to the vegetable market to buy some seasonal vegetables, and put them together with the vegetables in her space in the courtyard near the school. Now the supply of meat coupons for urban residents is limited, so she usually only put some eggs and occasionally meat. However, Aunt Qi and Aunt Liu are both very good cooks, and because there is enough food, they always make enough steamed buns and rice.
It was another Saturday. Shen Anning and her roommates came out of the library and went to the courtyard. This was the last class in May. After today's class, everyone could have two days off in a row, so they were all very happy.
As soon as she reached the door, before even entering, she smelled the aroma of meat. Wu Siqi was already excited. "Wow, we have meat tonight! That's awesome! The only two times I've eaten meat this month were both here. It's really not easy. The school only eats meat once a month, and it's almost sold out before we even get in line."
"Alright, alright, stop sighing and let's go in. Seriously, I'm drooling."
"Don't say that, I'm bleeding too."
Several people entered the house. No students had arrived yet at this time, so it was convenient for them to prepare lessons and eat.
Aunt Qi saw a few people coming in and put the food on the table. The girls didn't let her work alone, so they poured water and got dishes and chopsticks, chatting and laughing, making it very lively.
The weather in May was already a bit hot. Shen An Ning usually put two kilograms of meat in each of the two courtyards during the lunch break, and fed Dahei and Xiaohei by the way. On Sundays, Xixi would also come over with moon cakes and rice dumplings.
Today Aunt Qi made stewed pork with potatoes, stir-fried loofah, and scrambled eggs with cucumber. The staple food was steamed sweet potatoes and steamed buns made with two-grain flour.
Aunt Qi didn't eat with them, but Shen Anning brought a lot of dishes every day, so it was agreed that she would take a lunch box back with her every day.
The two aunts cherished their jobs very much. They usually only brought vegetarian dishes, and on the days when there was meat, they only put two or three pieces of meat in. Shen Anning told them several times not to be so restrained, but neither of them listened.
"Okay, there are some sweet potatoes and steamed buns warming in the pot, and the pickles are fried and placed in the jar. Remember to eat them if you're hungry after class tonight."
"Okay, Auntie, please drive slowly!"
"Aunt Qi, please walk slowly. You've worked so hard!"
The two places recruited students together, and the number of students in the tutoring institution increased by dozens. However, because everyone's academic qualifications and foundation were different, they were divided into different basic classes. There were more girls in this institution near Peking University, and there were restrictions on the college entrance examination this year. Only high school graduates could participate, and there were certain age restrictions. Therefore, some junior high school graduates, in addition to attending night school to get a diploma, also signed up for summer classes here.
Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, it is the time for everyone's first final exam after entering university. At the beginning of the study, all medical classes in the first semester are theoretical foundations and public courses. Many of them are rote memorization and require a lot of time to recite. Not only Shen Anning's class, but the learning atmosphere of the entire school has improved a lot. If you don't go to the library early every day, you can't get a seat at all. Some books have a long line waiting to be read.
Because the college entrance examination in 1977 and 1978 was held in mid-to-late July, classrooms had to be vacated to be used as examination venues, and university teachers had to be transferred to mark the papers, so the holidays for primary and secondary schools and universities were brought forward this year.
At the end of June, after three days of exams, Shen Anning felt like her head was about to explode. This was the first time in her two lifetimes that she had memorized so much knowledge.
"Oh my god, it's finally over. Seriously, comrades, I want to sleep for three days, the kind where I just lie in bed and can't get up except for eating and going to the bathroom."
"Siqi, I'm afraid you can only have this dream during the day. You know how popular our tutoring class is. Every night after class this month, someone asks me when our full-day summer class will start." Lin Nan looked at Wu Siqi while tidying up the bed. As the eldest sister in the dormitory, she always took good care of the other sisters in the dormitory.
"Oh, yes, An Ning, when do we start work?" Because of the exams these days, the tutoring class has been suspended for a few days.
Shen Anning thought for a moment and said, "High school students will have their graduation exams on July 5th, and the college entrance exams will begin on the 22nd. This means we have about half a month of free time."
"How about this? You guys go there during the day for the next two days. I guess there will be a lot of parents coming over to ask about things like paying fees. Then after the high school graduation exam, we'll start a two-week sprint review."
Several roommates had no objection to this. They had just been away from home for a few months and although they missed home a little, the summer vacation was long, so it didn't matter if they went back a little later.
After Liu Jiaman and the others finished their exams, Shen Anning took Liu Jiaman, Xu Hongxia, and Geng Yue to the private restaurant she liked very much. She and Cao Jingheng came here often, so the boss and the waiters were very familiar with her.
"Sister Xiaomei, please excuse me. My friends and I are here to have dinner. Please find a place for us."
"Okay, come with me. The small room in the annex is empty."
This was a rare dinner party for everyone after school, so even though Geng Yue was married, she abandoned her husband and chose to get drunk and have fun with her sisters.
"Come on, come on, let me tell you that the chefs here have inherited their skills from our family. Our ancestors were all royal chefs, and the dishes are excellent. Let's eat until we're full before we leave today."
Xu Hongxia poured tea for a few people and said, "You think we will be polite to you? Jiaman came here with the account book today. The tutoring class is so popular this semester. As a big boss, you can just wait to be ripped off."
"That's right, I'm going to eat whatever's expensive today."
Although everyone said so, there were only four girls after all, so they picked and chose and ordered Kung Pao Chicken, Braised Chicken, Lion's Head in Chicken Soup, Dry-fried Meatballs, Stir-fried Vegetables, Golden Soup Cabbage and Tofu, and four bowls of rice.
The food was served and the four of them ate and chatted. It was already vacation time and they didn't have to worry about time, so they took the opportunity to savor the food.
The portion of each dish was not very large, so the four of us didn’t waste any food and finished all the dishes right away.
After dinner, Liu Jiaman took out the account book she had sorted out. "An Ning, our tutoring class started in early April. At first, there were only four classes, but in May, it increased to twelve classes. This semester, we have a total of 260 students enrolled, and the total fee is 9,670 yuan. After deducting the teacher's salary, the two aunts' salary, the cost of printing materials, and the expenses of teaching supplies, the total balance is 8,320 yuan."
"And An Ning, you also have to include the cost of our dinner and midnight snacks, because those were purchased by you but not recorded in the accounts. There's also the rent for the courtyard house and the cost of the tables and chairs we bought at the beginning. Only after deducting all these costs can we get the net profit."
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