Chen Nongmo had long been aware of the resumption of the college entrance examination.
But I didn’t expect that the fifth brother would have the news a month in advance.
But then I thought it was natural. After all, Uncle Bian was in a high position, so it was not surprising that he had inside information.
But even though he knew this day would come, when it finally came, Chen Nongmo was still extremely happy: "The college entrance examination has finally been resumed. Fifth brother, you will take the exam too, right?"
"Not only me, but also my fourth brother will take the exam." Chen Yi's brows were full of high spirits. He had been waiting for this day for 4 years. During this period, he had doubts and thought about giving up.
But, fortunately, he waited until the four years were not wasted! Cao Qiuhua was also very happy.
The children all have their own ideas. They always say that the college entrance examination will be restored and that the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University is a secondary pursuit.
But she would not feel at ease as long as she did not receive the news of the resumption of the college entrance examination.
No, the more he thought about it, the happier he felt. Cao Qiuhua, who had wanted to rest for half an hour, suddenly felt less tired and rushed to the chicken coop: "This is really good news. We have to have a good meal tonight."
Seeing this, Chen Nongmo and his fifth brother who was riding a bicycle looked at each other and smiled.
"Starting today, take out your high school textbooks and review them a few more times." Chen Yi scooped two buckets of well water, handed one to his sister, and used the rest to rinse his hands and feet.
Chen Nongmo nodded: "I have reviewed it every year in the past few years, and it would be good to consolidate it a few more times."
At this point, she put down the water scoop in her hand and asked, "Fifth Brother, do you want to tell the villagers about this?"
Chen Yi shook his head: "No more talk, but when the official notice comes, we can give you two copies of the high school information we have collected over the years, and also provide a copy of the notes."
This was something he had thought of before returning. He and his fourth brother both worked behind the Bian family. If the news leaked out from his family, then the source of the news would be self-evident.
Most villagers are united, but that’s just the majority.
In addition, many families have daughters who are married to live in neighboring villages, and the relatives are all next to each other, so I don’t know where the news will spread by then.
Chen Yi was unwilling and unable to take risks with his family.
Secretary Bian also recognized their family and regarded them as real relatives, so he gave them some suggestions.
Having received benefits from the Bian family, he still wanted to use the Bian family's favors to borrow flowers and offer gifts to Buddha, and it might even bring danger to the other party. What else could this be but shamelessness? Chen Nongmo's mind turned quickly. Even though the fifth brother only said one sentence, he understood what he had not said.
"I'm going to the fields to help Dad and fourth brother." Seeing that his sister understood what he meant, Chen Yi smiled gently.
Cao Qiuhua was holding a fat old hen in his hand. Hearing this, he called out to the people, "No need to go. When your sister and I come back, there will only be 5 mu of land left. Lao Wu, go to Uncle Sangen's house and exchange for a big fish. We will stew a braised fish tonight."
Uncle Sangen is a good fisherman in the village. In addition to eating his own fish or selling them to the cooperative, he also exchanges them with villagers for food, money and tickets.
"This is good, Fifth Brother, pick the biggest one, and go to Aunt Lian's house to exchange for two pieces of tofu, and have a fish head soup." Compared to chicken, duck, and goose, Chen Nongmo prefers fish, shrimp, and crab. Especially when Qiuhua's mother braises fish, she likes to put vermicelli in it to make her drool.
Chen Yi was amused by his sister's greedy look. He stretched out his slender fingers and poked her head: "One piece of tofu is enough to make fish soup."
"I still want to eat some spicy tofu, can't I?"
"Sure! Why not?"
Just as Chen Yi was carrying a pound of soybeans and banknotes and preparing to set off for the village on his bicycle, the old secretary's voice rang out from the village loudspeaker: "Yuyu girl, answer the phone!"
Familiar three times, familiar formula.
"Could it be a call from Xiao Shao? Let's go quickly." Cao Qiuhua took the big basin from her daughter.
Chen Nongmo shook his head: "Probably not. We just talked on the phone the day before yesterday."
Chen Yi had already pushed the car outside the yard. He stepped on it with his long legs and waved at his sister: "Let's go. I'll take you there."
"Could it be my parents?" Chen Nongmo jumped into the car swiftly, still a little curious.
".I guess it's Shao Zheng."
"Why?"
"Would you like to make a bet with your brother?"
"No! I can't beat you in the bet." Chen Nongmo refused.
The young man is very smart, and Chen Nongmo considers himself to be quite smart.
But where there is comparison, there is harm.
And she has always been the one who was hurt.
= The old secretary retired two years ago, and his daughter, Aunt Hongxia, took over the position of village secretary.
Chen Hongxia is an extremely capable person. After two years, she has completely established herself and has great prestige in the village.
So the old secretary is now basically enjoying his retirement at home.
When Chen Nongmo and his sister came over, the old man was lying in a rocking chair, listening to the tape recorder, looking very leisurely. He asked cheerfully, "Old Five hasn't been home for quite a while, right?"
Chen Yi first said hello, then replied in a gentle voice: "Three months."
"How many days can you stay this time?"
"I'll be back in five days."
"You are a promising person."
"Master, you are too kind."
The old secretary snorted, "That's enough, little fox."
He looked at the little girl next to him again, smiled lovingly, and pointed his pipe at the village committee not far away: "This is your girlfriend's phone number."
As expected, the fifth brother guessed it right. Although Chen Nongmo was surprised, his face was full of smiles and he said obediently, "Thank you, Fourth Uncle."
Chen Yi: "You go ahead, I'll chat with the fourth uncle."
".good."
= Chen Nongmo didn't wait long.
After about five or six minutes, the phone rang again.
Shao Zheng took time out to call, so the two of them only chatted for a few words before he got straight to the point: "Yuyu, didn't you say you were bored at home last time? I sent you a lot of books."
This statement was a bit abrupt, and Chen Nongmo was also sure that she had never complained to her fiancé about being bored.
Because every September, she can pick fruits everywhere. It is very interesting and there is no way she will be bored.
But. Thinking of Fifth Brother's confidence just now, an idea suddenly came to her mind, and she immediately said coquettishly: "That's great, you don't know, I have already started reading junior high and high school textbooks."
After thinking for a while, she added, "Fourth and fifth brothers are watching too."
Sure enough, Shao Zheng on the other end of the phone knew that his fiancée understood what he meant, and agreed with a smile: "Well, knowledge is endless, it's better to look at the textbook first."
The army's phones were monitored, and Shao Zheng had indeed taken time out of his busy schedule, so he only talked for about two minutes. After they understood each other's meaning, he hung up.
"Let's talk about the college entrance examination." This was not a question but an affirmation.
Chen Nongmo wrinkled his nose: "How did you know that?"
"I guessed that although the Shao family is not in the political arena, their status cannot be underestimated. They are in a position like J City, so it is not surprising that they can get the latest political trends."
Fifth Brother's tone remained gentle, but Chen Nongmo heard his usual confidence in it = at the dinner table.
The family had a sumptuous dinner and discussed the future arrangements.
Cao Qiuhua's intention was to let Chen Jun, who had almost forgotten what he learned in high school, quit his job as a driver and come back to concentrate on studying with his daughter.
But Chen Yi disagreed. He gave his sister her favorite fish mouth and then explained slowly, "My fourth brother and I can't leave now. Otherwise, after the college entrance examination is officially announced, there will always be some rumors about the Bian family."
The more he got involved, the more Chen Yi realized how deep the water in politics was.
The Bian family is not without rivals.
Neither he nor his family can become the knife that stabs the Bian family.
Cao Qiuhua didn't understand all this. After listening to his son's analysis, he immediately said, "Then don't read the book. The fourth child shouldn't read it either. We can't be ungrateful."
Chen Zong also frowned: "No matter what, we can't make things difficult for our in-laws."
Chen Yi smiled and comforted: "As long as you didn't quit your job specifically to study, it's fine."
Cao Qiuhua felt relieved, but still asked, "Are you really okay?"
"It's really okay! You still don't believe your son?"
"Of course I believe it." Lao Wu has been smart since he was a child, especially after working in the government department for the past two years, he seems to have been reborn.
= Have a clear goal.
For the next five days, Chen Jun, who had the least knowledge, was left at home to learn from scratch.
Fortunately, his grades were not bad originally, but he had forgotten a lot over the past four or five years. Now, as long as he studies hard, he should have no problem getting into university.
However, Chen Yi and Chen Nongmo's requirements for their fourth brother are not just to get into college, but they hope that he will work harder and work with them to sprint to a top university.
Of course, Chen Yi himself also thought so. After all, university is the best way out at this time.
Having worked as a driver for more than three years, he had indeed received careful guidance from Uncle Bian.
I saw what class is and understood all kinds of people.
Uncle Bian once said that he had an active personality and the ability to judge people. If he were in his early years, he would have been a good candidate for business.
Although the current business environment does not allow for anything like that, Chen Jun still kept this sentence in mind.
Now that universities are about to be restored, can he...have some fun with it?
Do you want to be able to run a business legitimately one day? "Why are you daydreaming? Are you tired?" Chen Nongmo, who was in charge of explaining to the fourth brother, poked his arm curiously.
Chen Jun came back to his senses: "Nothing." But before he finished speaking, he lowered his voice and shared the secret in his heart with his sister: "Sixth brother, don't tell my parents, I actually think doing business is quite interesting. If I am allowed to do business, I don't want to go to college anymore."
"You like this?"
"I liked it when I was a kid. Whenever I went to town, I would use my pocket money to buy firecrackers and candies, and then sell them to the children in the village. In the end, I could earn back the money I spent, and I could also get a few more candies and firecrackers. It seems a bit shabby now, but I really thought it was fun at the time."
Chen Nongmo had no idea that her fourth brother actually liked this, so she said casually, "You still have to go to college. If you like doing business, you can study management or economics."
Chen Jun stood up in confusion. "What? Management? Economics? Are there universities that teach people how to do business?"
"Yes, the People's University in J City has this major. If you really want to learn it, you have to work hard. It's a top university and it's very difficult to get in."
"Are you serious? How do you know?"
Chen Nongmo lied calmly: "Actually, I don't know much. I just heard someone talk about it before. You can ask my second brother or brother Shao Zheng to help you find out the details after the college entrance examination is resumed. But the major I mentioned must be available."
This was like a shot in the arm, which immediately made Chen Jun, who was still a little confused, full of energy. He wanted to study hard and study hard . The five-day vacation passed in a flash.
After Chen Yi and Chen Jun left, the busy farming season came to an end.
Now that she has some free time, Cao Qiuhua no longer lets her daughter do housework and tells her to just focus on her studies.
After all, over the past few days, Demao, the eldest, second, and even the third brother, have all received news from their own channels that the college entrance examination will be resumed soon.
If the news is accurate, then nothing is more important than children's progress.
The time was one month earlier than the official notice was issued.
Even though Chen Nongmo is very confident in his achievements, he will not be proud and complacent and just deal with his studies in a perfunctory manner.
Instead, we seriously cherish these thirty extra days that we have compared to most people.
Especially after receiving books and materials sent back from various parties, she set a strict study schedule for herself.
Just to absorb more knowledge.
= On October 21st, the heated kang was already lit in the house.
Even though Chen Nongmo knew the result, he was still too impatient to sit still.
"Can't study today?" Thinking that my daughter was tired from studying, and thinking of her hard work over the past month, I suggested: "How about taking a day off today?"
Chen Nongmo, who couldn't calm down and didn't know the exact time, thought for a few seconds, then nodded and got up to turn on the radio: "I'll relax for a while, my head is buzzing."
"You must have been working too hard recently. Studying is important, but you can't risk your life, right? Mom will get you a bowl of sweet soup." Cao Qiuhua reached out and touched her daughter's head. After making sure that she didn't have a fever, she felt relieved and got up to go to the kitchen.
Chen Nongmo was changing the channel. Hearing this, he bent his beautiful eyebrows and said, "I want to eat more dates."
"Okay, I'll give you half a bowl. It's enough."
"Zila. Zila decided to resume the college entrance examination. It will adopt a voluntary registration and unified examination system for the enrollment of workers and farmers, educated youth who went to the countryside and returned to their hometowns, demobilized soldiers, cadres and high school graduates.①"
The female announcer, with a pleasant voice and clear pronunciation, reported the latest news in a gentle tone.
Chen Nongmo didn't know whether the timing was just a coincidence or if this news was being repeated over and over again.
But at this moment, she no longer had the heart to think so much.
She looked at Qiuhua's mother, who rushed out in a hurry after hearing the sound. She didn't know why, everything was obviously following history, and she obviously knew the result long ago, but at this moment, tears still burst out uncontrollably.
Cao Qiuhua also trembled in disbelief and asked, "Is it true? The college entrance examination has been resumed?"
Chen Nongmo nodded vigorously as if he heard the cheers of the whole nation: "Yeah!"
(End of this chapter)
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