Another winter has come, and the cold has arrived as promised.
Only this time, people's hearts were burning with passion.
Whether or not there is a student in your family who is going to take the college entrance examination, the topic of college will always revolve around it.
On the fifth day after the announcement of the college entrance examination, when the villagers and the educated youth people were looking for books everywhere.
Chen Jun, who officially resigned from the Bian family, gave the books he had prepared long ago to the villagers.
It's not intentional procrastination, but there is no good reason to explain why you should prepare in advance.
But at this time, time is life, and there is only more than a month to review.
So before Chen Jun came back, Chen Nongmo had already donated all his old high school textbooks.
But not as many as what Chen Jun brought back.
It is not an exaggeration to say that books are in such short supply. In fact, in the past ten years, there was a widespread belief that "reading is useless", so much information was burned, including many rare and unique copies.
Secretary Chen Hongxia was a very clear-headed person. After discussing with the old secretary, she directly cleared out a room for all the villagers and educated youth who were preparing to take the college entrance examination to study together.
He also found two women to help prepare meals.
The reason why she is so thoughtful and treats everyone equally is not because of her selfless dedication, but because of her concern for the children in the village.
Most of the educated youth in the city graduated from high school, and some of them had excellent grades.
They are provided with good food and drink in exchange for taking turns giving lectures, benefiting everyone.
Chen Nongmo and his sister did not go because the snowy road was difficult to walk on, so they decided to stay at home and review.
"I don't know if the fifth son has time to review." While having lunch that day, Cao Qiuhua felt a little worried when he thought of his youngest son who was still working in the government.
Chen Nongmo: "Don't worry, Brother Wu has never given up on his knowledge in the past few years, and he takes time out every year to consolidate it."
That being said, as parents, we will still worry about what we should worry about.
Since they couldn't scratch each other when they were not around, Cao Qiuhua took the soup spoon and scooped a bowl of soup for each of the two children, saying, "Eat more. Only when you are full will you have the energy to study."
In fact, it is easier to feel sleepy after eating, but Chen Nongmo didn't say anything, fearing that Qiuhua's mother would become more anxious, so he obediently drank all the soups and drinks she prepared.
Because they ate so well, by the time they took the college entrance examination, the two siblings had become noticeably fatter.
Chen Yi, who had obviously lost weight, rushed back to take the exam and laughed, "That's good now. We don't look that much alike. No one should suspect that we switched places and took the exam for someone else."
Chen Jun raised his hand and pinched his face, then asked his sister blankly, "Have you gained a lot of weight?"
Chen Nongmo. In fact, she really didn't notice that her fourth brother had gained weight before. It was probably because they were together every day, so he gained weight little by little, and she didn't notice anything.
But compared with fifth brother, he seems to have gained a lot of weight, at least ten kilograms.
Thinking of this, Chen Nongmo touched his face belatedly and it seemed to be more fleshy.
Chen Yi rubbed his sister's head and said, "You are just right like this. You were too thin before."
He was telling the truth. My sister was already fair, and now her skin looked even whiter with a rosy glow. She looked chubby, beautiful and healthy.
Chen Nongmo suspected that Fifth Brother was bluffing her, but now was not the time to pay attention to her appearance.
They have an exam the day after tomorrow morning, so in order to have more time, they have to leave for the county town at noon tomorrow to stay.
So, there's really no time.
The best way is to open the book and continue to study hard.
= 1977 was the first year of the resumption of the college entrance examination after the overthrow of the '□□' and the restoration of order.
A total of 5.7 million students across the country, with dreams of going to college and a yearning for a better life, plunged into the examination halls.
Chen Nongmo and his brothers had come for a field investigation the day before.
So even though we were not assigned to the same examination room, I didn't feel panicked.
The exam lasted two days in total.
The first day is Chinese and mathematics.
The second day was politics and physics and chemistry.
Chen Nongmo has experience in the college entrance examination and started preparing for it several years ago.
So after getting the test paper, my mentality was still relatively calm.
But she still underestimated how much importance people would attach to this college entrance examination.
Not only could you hear bitter sobbing everywhere after leaving the examination room, but even within the examination room, there were also students who broke down and cried so hard that they were asked to leave by the invigilator.
I suffered in this environment for two days.
Even though Chen Nongmo felt that he had done well in the exam, he no longer felt relaxed after finishing all four subjects.
At least at the moment, listening to the suppressed or wailing cries, she only felt a heavy and uncomfortable feeling in her heart.
Chen Yi, who had been standing at the entrance of his sister's examination room waiting for her to come out, saw that the little girl looked a little listless, so he walked up to her quickly, took her pencil case, didn't ask anything, just rubbed her head, and led her to find her fourth brother.
= After finishing the exam, Chen Yi went straight back to the city to continue working.
Chen Nongmo and Chen Jun returned to Shanshun Village with Qiuhua's mother who accompanied her to the exam.
"Call Demao and Xiao Shao. They must be thinking about them." Cao Qiuhua suggested when passing by the village committee.
It was only after she got the examination rules that she realized that at this time, candidates would not be notified to go to the designated location for a physical examination until the papers were marked and their scores met the requirements.
In order not to miss the opportunity, I cannot go back to City N this year.
Cao Qiuhua helped her daughter straighten her scarf which had slipped down a little: "This is also a special situation. Your parents will understand."
After receiving the call, Ji Mo could indeed understand that her daughter was going to take the college entrance examination, and she actually wanted to go to Shanshun Village to accompany her.
But her daughter didn't want her to run back and forth and refused to agree.
In addition, she was worried that if she insisted on going, it would put pressure on her daughter, so Ji Mo could only worry about her in N City.
Now that he got a call from her saying that she did well in the exam, he was already satisfied: "If you don't want to come back, then don't come back. It's more important to wait for the notice. Besides, you're getting married soon and going to college. You should spend more time with your mother Qiuhua now."
Chen Nongmo felt warm inside, but he said, "So you and dad don't want me to accompany you?"
In fact, in October last year, the "□□" was completely defeated. Chen Demao, who no longer had any scruples, sent guards to Shanshun Village to pick up Chen Nongmo.
After spending a few months with her parents in N City, she went to the 738th Army to be with her fiancé for two or three months. She returned to Shanshun Village in July this year to prepare for the end-of-year exams.
Chen Nongmo's student status is here, so of course she can transfer, but she finds it troublesome and doesn't know the situation in City N, so she would rather prepare for the exam in her comfort zone.
Ji Mo laughed out loud: "What's the big deal? It only takes two or three days by train from N City to J City. It's much more convenient for Mom to visit you. This one visit doesn't matter."
Knowing that his mother was deliberately trying to comfort him, Chen Nongmo sniffed and said coquettishly, "Then you have to come visit me more often."
"Okay, okay, Mom will go there two or three times every year, okay?"
“.”
After hanging up the phone with his mother, Chen Nongmo called brother Shao Zheng and several of his brothers.
After contacting everyone, I finally calmed down and waited.
= In the following days, Chen Nongmo and his fifth brother accompanied Qiuhua's mother in preparing things for the New Year, while paying attention to what was happening outside.
About twenty days later, it was early January of 1978. Shanshun Village, which had been restless for most of the month, finally received a notice that six people were going to the county town for a physical examination.
4 villagers from the village and 2 educated youth.
Among them, Chen Nongmo, Chen Jun and Chen Yi occupied three places.
Don’t think that 6 people in total are too few, because there were some villages where not a single person passed the exam.
After several people came back from the physical examination, we confirmed that no unqualified ones were received.
Secretary Chen Hongxia immediately waved her hand and said that this was a happy event for the whole village, and they must kill a pig and hold a pig-killing banquet to make the whole village lively.
As a result, the entire Shanshun Village was immersed in a sea of joy, and people could straighten their backs when they walked out.
There’s nothing I can do, I’m too proud!
Everyone knows that as long as you are in good health, you will definitely be a college student.
There are still 6 of them, and they are unique in the entire county.
And for the village cadres, the honor behind it and the praise from the top leaders cannot be replaced by a pig.
"Sixth brother, aren't you going?" When Chen Jun was about to rush out with the dishes and chopsticks, he saw that his sister was still curled up on the sofa, and he immediately became anxious.
Chen Nongmo was happily eating a roasted sweet potato. He shook his head and refused: "Please bring me a bowl. I won't go. It's too cold and I don't want to move."
Chen Jun: "It's so boring to stay at home every day. You won't feel cold when you go out for a run. Besides, the village is celebrating for us. Lao Wu can't come back, and it will be bad if you don't go." As he spoke, he put down the bowl, took his sister's thick coat, gloves, scarf and hat, and hung them on her.
"Fourth brother, you have grown up." Chen Nongmo sighed and got dressed resignedly.
Seeing this, Cao Qiuhua and Chen Zong also took their bowls and chopsticks, dressed themselves, and followed him out.
It was not until we arrived at the public housing near the village committee that we realized there was not only a delicious pig-killing banquet, but also yangko dance performances.
Seeing them coming, the yangko team directly handed over a few waist drums.
Cao Qiuhua and Chen Zong refused directly, but Chen Nongmo and Chen Jun were very relaxed.
After tying the waist drum, he started to dance along with the performers in a spirited manner.
Now that you're out to play, you've got to enjoy yourself.
"Oh my, the girl from Demao's family is getting better and better at dancing. When she first came, she couldn't let go."
"Yes, it's better like this now. No need to be shy."
"Look, they are really good kids from our village. They are all college students, but they don't act pretentiously at all."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone burst into laughter.
This is about a young man from the next village. After passing the physical examination, he became so arrogant that he acted as if he didn't hear any relatives greeting him.
All I can say is, life is full of different things.
This excitement lasted for more than half a month.
Today there is Yangko dancing, tomorrow there is stilt walking, and later there will be movies And Chen Nongmo and his fifth brother Chen Jun, in such a festive and lively environment, received admission letters from their ideal universities a few days before the Spring Festival.
They are actually going to college.
(End of this chapter)
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