Chapter 116: Resuming the College Entrance Examination
After staying at the Qiao family for a few days, Mr. He prepared to go back.
These days we have mainly discussed the issue of whether the children should stay or go.
Qiao Caiyun wanted to leave with Mr. He, but she couldn't leave Xu Huaishan alone here. The young couple couldn't be separated.
The main thing is that as the team leader, Xu Huaishan has to deal with things here before he leaves.
Divorce is not popular at this time. Besides, the young couple is living a good life. You can't force them to separate just because you have recognized your grandfather.
Mr. He himself is very optimistic about his grandson-in-law and is thinking of taking him home to train him. He only has this one granddaughter. If he can help the young couple, he should do so while he is still alive. Otherwise, when he is gone, the children will have a hard time there.
Both of them were to be taken back. Mr. He meant that he would take Qiao Caiyun back first and let the commune elect a new team leader. Then Xu Huaishan would hand over the work at hand and then go to Beijing to find them.
He is still alive now, so I can help him find another job, and Caiyun and I will stay with him.
Xu Huaishan thought about it for a while and then agreed. His parents died early and he had been living with his grandparents. Later, when the army came to look for people, he went.
He had been in the army for these years and could not go home very often. He sent all his salary back to his hometown to his grandparents. Later, his grandparents passed away, and he went back to take care of their future lives, and he had nothing to worry about anymore.
This is also the reason why he became depressed after retiring from the army.
He has no home anymore. The army has always been his home.
But one day, he was injured while saving a comrade and had to retire, and he suddenly became confused.
But if he was given another chance to choose, he would save him. He only injured his leg. If he didn't save him, he couldn't just watch his comrade get into trouble in front of him.
Now he is married and no longer alone.
He also has a home, so naturally he will be wherever his home is.
After the last lesson, Mr. He really didn't want to delay his granddaughter and grandson-in-law's visit any longer. He was always a little panicked.
Cai Guixiang was reluctant to leave her daughter, but she also understood the old man's worries. After so many years of separation, she finally got in touch with her child and they had agreed to reunite, but something like this happened.
So I persuaded my daughter to follow first.
If you really miss them, just write to them. They are attending literacy classes now and can recognize many words.
Secretary He also agreed to arrange it as soon as possible.
The team leader made the selection very quickly. Xu Huaishan sent Qiao Caiyun and others to the commune. Qiao Caiyun sat in the car and waved goodbye to them while crying.
Seeing this, Mr. He felt very uncomfortable.
He said to Qiao Shugen and his wife, "When they have time, I will ask Caiyun and the others to come back more often. You raised this child, and you have done her a favor. You should not forget it."
He left some things for the Qiao family and refused to accept them when they saw him, saying that he felt like selling his child.
However, Mr. He still left something under the pillow in the room where he lived. I think they will be able to see it when they go back.
Others can refuse it, but he cannot refuse to give it.
A group of people watched the car leave.
Secretary He patted Xu Huaishan on the shoulder and said, "You should pack your things. Once someone is selected, you can hand over your work and go to Beijing as soon as possible."
"But here..."
"It's okay. We are still here. We will pay attention to anything that happens."
Secretary He is still very optimistic about the young man Xu Huaishan. He thinks he is an upright person with a strong sense of responsibility. As long as he is given instructions, he will definitely get things done.
With Mr. He, his future development will be better.
After all, he was from Baihua Commune, and he was quite proud of it.
Besides, his legs walking slower wasn't too noticeable, so he didn't think it had much of an impact.
"You all have to work hard. We may need you to take care of our Baihua Commune in the future."
Xu Huaishan looked at Secretary He and nodded, "Thank you for taking care of me."
"Don't mention it anymore. Go back and prepare." Secretary He waved his hand and said.
After this incident, the Baihua Commune discussed it for a while, but the Qiao family became the calmest people.
Some people also said sourly that they were stupid, saying that they had raised someone else's daughter for so many years in vain. The daughter looked extraordinary and as long as she opened her mouth, Qiao Dazhu's future would be limitless.
It would have been fine if Cai Guixiang didn’t hear it, but after hearing it, she had a huge argument with those people.
She was already in a bad mood because her daughter left, and these people were looking for trouble, so she wasn't going to be polite.
After a few quarrels, I ended up feeling relaxed physically and mentally. It turns out that one should not keep things in one's heart. It almost made me sick.
They all saw the things that Mr. He left behind. There was so much money that it felt like they could never spend it all in this lifetime.
There was also a letter saying that some things were difficult to say in person, so they were written in the letter.
Cai Guixiang packed up all these things, left the letter, and refused to take the money, so she asked her son-in-law to take it back.
Xu Huaishan refused, saying that this was what Mr. He left for them, and it would be unreasonable for him to take it back.
Cai Guixiang stuffed the money into his package under the pretext of helping him pack his things. She thought her son-in-law was a good man and would definitely return the money to Mr. He when he found out.
When her daughter left, she didn't take much with her, so she stuffed some money into her pocket. She knew there must be a lot of things she needed to spend in Beijing.
As a result, Xu Huaishan realized something was wrong as soon as he touched it, so he reached out and took it out.
Cai Guixiang: “…” Sometimes it’s not good for a son-in-law to be too capable.
The money was not taken away after all, even her own money was taken out.
"Mom, I've received a subsidy since I retired from the army, and I also get a salary as a captain. Mr. He also said he would arrange a job for me, and all my salary will go to Cai Yunhua. When we have time in the future, we will definitely come to see you and Dad."
Cai Guixiang saw him off with tears in her eyes, and kept giving him instructions all the way.
"Aunt, brother-in-law, etc."
Halfway through the journey, Qiao Caiyue caught up with him breathlessly and handed Xu Huaishan a letter, "Brother-in-law, this is for my sister."
Qiao Caiyun left so suddenly that she didn't even have time to say a few words to her sister before she was gone.
There are many things I didn't have time to say, so I wrote them down in the letter.
Qiao Caiyue wrote a letter and asked Xu Huaishan to take it to her, otherwise she wouldn't know where to send it.
Xu Huaishan accepted it and helped to carry it over.
Cai Guixiang clapped her hands, took Qiao Caiyue to the commune, borrowed paper and pen, and let Qiao Caiyue write the letter while she dictated. Although she could read, she was not very good at writing, so she asked Qiao Caiyue to help her write. She was worried that she had too much to say and her son-in-law would not be able to remember it.
He said a lot of things, still feeling a little reluctant, but he also knew he couldn't waste time, so he handed the letter to Xu Huaishan.
After the people left, I felt empty inside and had no motivation to work.
But soon the announcement of a major news made everyone stop talking about the Qiao family's affairs.
The college entrance examination has been resumed.
As soon as the news came out, newspapers across the country stepped up printing of newspapers, and the headlines of all newspapers were reporting on this incident.
The first to come back to their senses were the educated youth. They confirmed the contents of the newspaper over and over again to make sure that they could take the college entrance examination. Even those who had friction with them in their daily lives hugged each other and cried with joy.
This is a major news, but it was not announced too suddenly. There were some news before that the higher-ups were discussing this matter.
It’s just that no one took it seriously. The college entrance examination had been suspended for ten years. Everyone was full of hope in the first year, but slowly, their hearts cooled down.
Just when they thought they had no hope of passing the college entrance examination, this news came out.
Those who reacted faster have already gone to the bookstore to buy review materials.
Many educated youth also took leave and went to the county town, but after the trip, they returned empty-handed with a look of disappointment on their faces.
There were not many review materials in the county to begin with, and after this news came out, those who reacted quickly had already bought the materials.
When they got there, the bookstore was so crowded that they couldn't even squeeze in. They heard that the people inside the bookstore had already called the printing factory. Now people from all over the country who met the registration requirements were scrambling for books, and they were also printing them on an expedited basis, but the number allocated to them was really small.
Whether they can grab it depends on themselves.
Some of the educated youth had some connections at home, like Fang Ru. Before the news was announced, her family sent her a set of review materials and wrote to her, reminding her to study hard.
But she didn't mention the college entrance examination explicitly. She was quite puzzled at the time, but now she suddenly understood.
The news is indeed good news, but it also makes everyone feel quite uneasy.
Especially the educated youth comrades, they were not serious when working and were always distracted. You could tell what they were thinking without having to guess.
But it is understandable that only a few people can remain calm when faced with such things.
Zhuo Yu was one of the calm ones. Apart from smiling when he first saw the news, he remained calm afterwards.
Even when the educated youth went to the county town to buy review materials, she didn't move.
Zhou Xian was also curious, "Zhuo Zhiqing, what are your plans?"
Zhuo Yu smiled and said, "There isn't much information in the county, so it would be a waste of time to go there. I've called Wenwen's parents and asked them to send the review materials over."
Zhou Xian gave Zhuo Yu a thumbs up. As expected, he was still the calm Zhuo Zhiqing who could always see the essence of things.
However, we cannot allow the educated youth to continue to be so restless.
So Zhou Xian, in the name of vice president, convened a meeting of all the educated youth.
The purpose is very simple. They want to take the college entrance examination, and the commune fully supports them. But you can't stop working just because you are taking the college entrance examination.
It's time to go to work. It's time to go to work.
The admission rate when the college entrance examination was just resumed was actually not high, which means that not many people passed.
Moreover, it would take another two years for the educated youth to return to the city on a large scale.
If you don't work seriously because of this, they will not agree.
So let's just unify the organization.
This time is different from previous times. The exam is in December and they only have two months to review.
This is very bad news for the old educated youth, many of whom have already put down their books, so they are so anxious.
Now the commune is willing to organize them to study, which is naturally good news for many people who cannot buy review materials.
They work during the day and are taught by teachers from the commune's middle school at night.
However, it is only for a maximum of one hour, and this part of the salary of the commune middle school teachers is also paid by the commune.
It would be more difficult for the educated youth living in the brigades that were far away from the commune.
These educated youth don’t think so. They still cherish this opportunity.
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