Jiang Wanyue recalled it carefully.
There was only one month between the announcement of the resumption of the college entrance examination and the actual examination, and many people had no time to prepare.
The exam was in December, but the notice was not sent out until the end of October. But in fact, it was said that the leaders at the top had already been holding meetings to discuss the matter in August and September. Some people with family connections could start reviewing in August and September, but most people, especially the educated youth in the villages, were not well-informed. By the time they learned about the resumption of the college entrance examination, half of the time had passed. How could they compare with others?
Now it was the end of June, and it was time for her to start preparing.
The instant noodle factory is mainly managed by Secretary Zhou, and Jiang Wanyue does not interfere much.
There are as many as thirty-five educated youth working in the two factories here, and more than ten of them work as salesmen in stores in the provincial capital.
She had to find employees from her own village to fill these important positions, so that these educated youth would not go to college in the future and affect the normal operation of the factory.
She announced something in the factory in advance: "Hello everyone, I believe you all know that our factory now has more and more foreign exchange. It won't be long before foreigners come to our factory to inspect our work."
"Oh my god, foreigners are coming here?"
"To be honest, I've never seen what foreigners look like."
"It's just two eyes, a nose and a mouth. Nothing special."
After everyone had discussed it, Jiang Wanyue continued, "Foreigners are coming to inspect, so all our factory workers must receive them. Everyone must learn a few simple foreign words. Starting tomorrow, everyone can go to the class every noon for half an hour."
Hearing this, the workers wailed in unison.
I attended a literacy class before, and after I finally learned how to read and write, they asked me to learn English. That’s too difficult!
Jiang Wanyue smiled and said, "There will be an exam once a month, and the top three will receive rewards. Come on, everyone."
She still remembers that the English test was very simple in the first year of the resumption of the college entrance examination and was definitely not a problem for her, but in that era, English was not a professional course and it was difficult to get high scores even for high school graduates.
Now, her job is to help everyone pick up English. Everyone should copy the textbook and familiarize themselves with it first. Only when the official notice from the state comes down can everyone get into the state as quickly as possible.
Most of the educated youth working in the factory would take the college entrance examination.
As for other people, workers, farmers, cadres, clerks, barefoot doctors... there is basically no age limit, and most people can leave their small mountain villages and make a name for themselves through the college entrance examination.
Jiang Wanyue also started reading books herself.
Although she had received education, the textbooks she read were from decades later, which are very different from this era.
Mr. Lu gave her textbooks for two years of high school. After work every day, she would study late into the night with a few other children, as if she were back to the time when she was preparing for the college entrance examination.
Seeing how hard she worked, Lin Jin followed suit: "I'm already far behind you, I can't let you get any further behind, I'll learn whatever you learn... Hey, why are you reading the textbooks for the second year of high school?"
Jiang Wanyue smiled and said, "I have been in the countryside for so many years, and I have forgotten everything I learned before. I will pick it up and learn it again. I will not complain that I have learned too much."
Lin Jin shrugged: "I still remember these things, so I won't learn them with you. I'll continue to learn English."
She took her copied English notes and went to chat with Jiang Yuanyuan. It was not just a chat, but a conversation in English, and her improvement was very fast.
Amidst the intense study, October 1977 came in the blink of an eye.
Jiang Wanyue specially asked someone to subscribe to the newspapers in Beijing. On October 12, the newspapers in Beijing reported the news of the resumption of the college entrance examination.
It was only the 15th when the newspaper was mailed to the commune. By then, the provincial capital might have received the news, but no one in the county commune knew that the college entrance examination was going to be resumed.
When she took the newspaper back, the whole commune and even the whole county were in an uproar.
"Oh my god, the college entrance examination is resumed?"
"If I get into university, can I go back to the city?" An educated youth who had been sent to the countryside for nine years and was not allowed to return to the city covered his face and cried.
Another educated youth calmly shook his head and said, "This is a newspaper from Beijing. It only notified Beijing students of the resumption of the college entrance examination. There was no news for Hu Province... It should be Beijing as a pilot this year, and it will be our turn next year."
The educated youth were all very nervous.
Jiang Wanyue smiled and said, "No matter what, the college entrance examination will definitely be resumed. Don't worry about it. From now on, pick up your books and start studying! Our factory's classrooms are open to everyone to study. I will also arrange teachers to guide you in your studies!"
The English teacher was naturally Jiang Yuanyuan. At that time, English was not a main subject but only a reference indicator for admission.
The mathematics teacher was invited to be Mr. Li, who has not yet been rehabilitated.
We hired a Chinese teacher from the county high school.
There was no one nearby who could teach physics and chemistry, and Jiang Wanyue was having a headache.
Mr. Lu and Mrs. Lu came to Xiaojing Brigade by car. The old man said with a smile: "The whole country is preparing for the college entrance examination. I, an old guy, was kicked out, so I came to Xiaojing Brigade to play. How about it? Do you welcome me?"
Jiang Wanyue was overjoyed: "I think you can't play anymore. There is a position that is very suitable for you. How about a physics and chemistry teacher?"
Mr. Lu came here for this purpose, and he happily nodded in agreement.
During the years in Xiaojing Brigade, thanks to the care of the folks here, his family survived the separation and was rehabilitated. How lucky they were. Now that he has the ability, he naturally wants to give back to these people.
In the blink of an eye, it was the end of October, and radio stations across the country finally began to broadcast the news of the resumption of the college entrance examination.
The whole country was in jubilation.
At this time, there is only one month left before the college entrance examination.
Jiang Wanyue made a statistics and found that a total of 120 people from Xiaojing Brigade had signed up, and the factory occupied more than 90 places. It seems that the study mobilization during this period has given everyone confidence in the college entrance examination.
The second son of the eldest son of the Song family and the eldest son of the second son of the Song family both attended high school and registered for the college entrance examination.
She sent out a notice that all employees who had registered for the college entrance examination would be given a one-month holiday until the exam was over.
If they fail the exam, the factory welcomes them back.
If they pass the exam, the factory will cover their living expenses for four years in college, but there is a condition, that is, after graduation, if they want to work in a related industry, they hope to be given priority to enter her factory. If they want to work in an industry other than the food industry, then it is up to them to choose.
Her notice greatly encouraged all the candidates.
Jiang Wanyue studied in the classroom with all the candidates, discussing with each other, learning from each other, and making progress together.
Winter came in the blink of an eye.
Perhaps it was also to encourage the candidates. The winter of that year was not that cold, and the sun came out every day, dispelling some of the tension.
The factory arranged cars to take all candidates to the county to take the college entrance examination.
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