Chapter 117 Passed the Exam
The educated youth came in groups and brought their belongings with them. After class in the evening, they slept on the floor in the classroom. Since there were so many people crowded together, it wasn't that cold.
Someone also brought a stove and opened the window a little to let in some air. With the stove in place, the room wasn't very cold.
Get up early when it is almost dawn, pack up your things and pile them in a corner, then rush back to the team to work.
Seeing how enthusiastic they were, Secretary He gritted his teeth and made some arrangements, asking Zhou Xiaocao to drive a tractor to pick up and drop off the educated youth who lived far away.
The weather is so cold. It would be a shame if something unexpected happens and I can’t take the exam.
Of course, while caring about the educated youth, we also did not forget to care about Zhou Xian, the vice president.
According to the policy, she can also take the college entrance examination.
Zhou Xianke only has a high school diploma, which meets the requirements.
For her future, taking the college entrance examination is obviously much more beneficial than not taking it.
"Xiao Zhou, you have to think carefully at this time. College graduates are assigned jobs directly after graduation. You can't joke about your future." Director Ji also advised.
After graduating from college, the worst that can be done is to be assigned to be a small leader in the county. If Xiao Zhou is in the position of vice president, he will probably have to continue to gain experience if he wants to move up.
From the director of the women's team to where she is today, her promotion has indeed been very fast, but that's as far as she can go, and they have no way of going any higher.
No matter how you look at it, taking the college entrance examination and going to college is the best choice.
Zhou Xian thought about it for a moment and felt that what they said was indeed correct, so he agreed.
When she registered, the commune wrote her a letter of recommendation and she was successfully admitted.
She still had the textbooks, and the commune also provided two sets of materials. The teachers at the commune's middle school taught their own students during the day and taught the educated youth at night.
Unlike the fresh graduates who have been studying all the time, many educated youth have put down their textbooks for many years. Fortunately, many teams in this area run primary schools and organize literacy classes. Although the primary schools are different, at least the knowledge has not been forgotten.
In addition, middle school teachers can learn a lot slowly, so everyone can accept it quickly.
Time was relatively tight and there were not enough textbooks, so the educated youth who had study materials were naturally unwilling to share them.
But there were also those who were willing to share. Every day, they would take turns copying the information on the blackboard. The educated youth copied quickly, cherishing these opportunities.
It’s normal if people are unwilling to share, and we are grateful to those who are willing to share.
But time was too tight and there was nothing they could do but study hard.
Everyone also helps each other. Some students have weak points, while others have strong points, and they tutor each other.
There were also educated youth who took turns to be teachers and shared their knowledge of the subjects they were good at.
Influenced by this atmosphere, everyone's relationship became more harmonious.
As the exam time moved closer, everyone even started staying up late to study hard.
This is the first opportunity in more than ten years, and everyone wants to give it a try.
Zhou Xian was among them. Ge Guifen felt sorry for her daughter who had to go out early and come back late every day, so she killed a chicken and made soup for her daughter to nourish her body. She also did not allow the children in the family to make loud noises, for fear of disturbing her studies.
In addition to Zhou Xian, Wang Xuemei also took the college entrance examination. She was a little hesitant at first, and she had many concerns, but they were all interrupted by Ge Guifen's words.
"Take the exam, why not? If you pass, our family will have two college students. If you pass, Yiyi will have a mother who is a college student. What an honor."
Everyone in her family supports her in taking the college entrance examination. It would be stupid not to take it if she had the chance.
I heard that the government gives money to college students for their studies and assigns them jobs after graduation. It's a good thing, so why not take the exam?
Other members were worried that their daughters-in-law or sons-in-law would run away after getting into college, and they had concerns in their hearts, but their family was not worried about this.
It was obvious at first glance that the third son's wife was not the kind of person with ulterior motives. Comrade Ge Guifen had dared to entrust the family's food to her and was very confident in her. Naturally, he was not afraid that she would abandon her husband and children and run away after being admitted to university.
"Yiyi is old enough, so just send her to school. There are teachers watching her at school anyway. Besides, the school has winter and summer vacations, so you can come back then."
Wang Xuemei was deeply moved as she watched her mother-in-law analyze the situation for her in such a clear and logical manner. She naturally knew that other families were on high alert, fearing that their children would pass the exam and run away and never come back.
Some educated youth even went to the commune to make trouble. Finally, the leaders stepped in and asked the educated youth who did not have marriage certificates to get them with the members. They also asked the educated youth to write a letter of guarantee stating that it would not delay their college entrance examinations, but also that they could not abandon their wives and children or abandon their husbands and children.
This letter of guarantee will be kept in the commune. If you dare to do this in the future, you can send it to the school when you go to school, or send it to the unit when you start working.
Anyway, there is no hope for development in the future. Neither the school nor the company will keep someone with such a big stain.
But her mother-in-law not only advised her to take the college entrance examination, but also did not ask her to sign any guarantee letter.
However, she and Zhou Shoujun still obtained a marriage certificate. The villagers did not take this seriously. They felt that as long as the members of the brigade witnessed it and the couple swore an oath in front of the portrait of Comrade Chairman, they were married.
She reviewed with her sister-in-law Zhou Xian, and they would discuss things they didn't understand. Her sister-in-law had a more solid foundation than hers, and it was her sister-in-law who taught her some things.
When the mother-in-law makes chicken soup, she will also give her a chicken leg.
In the words of my mother-in-law, these are all things that require the use of the brain, and only by learning more can you have the energy to study.
After killing a chicken, we made quail soup. The quails that don’t lay eggs from the Chrysanthemum Brigade next door will be sold. Even if they are small, they are still meat, so we can just use them to fill the gaps between our teeth.
In order to nourish the bodies of the two college entrance examination candidates in her family, Ge Guifen spent all her money, stewing and stir-frying quails and making quail eggs. The house could smell meat every day, but there was no trace of meat at mealtimes.
When asked, they found out that they had all been eaten by my sister-in-law and the third son's wife.
Ge Guifen directly announced that if anyone was not convinced, they could go and take the college entrance examination. As long as they did so, she would give them a copy like this. If you are not going to take the college entrance examination, then stop complaining and just eat the wild vegetable porridge. She is eating it herself.
No one dared to respond, but the children still had their regular egg custard to eat.
On the day of the exam, Secretary He discussed with the bus driver and decided to run a special bus to take the candidates from their commune to the county town.
When the candidates from Baihua Commune got off the bus, many people cast curious glances at them.
But they just took a quick look. They had already visited the examination room before and lined up with their admission tickets to enter.
When the exam bell rang, everyone took up their pens and started writing on the test papers.
After taking exams for several days in a row, many educated youth became sick when they left the examination halls because their nerves relaxed.
Another person lamented, "Luckily I got sick after the exam. I saw someone being carried out during the exam. I was scared to death."
Everyone felt it was a pity that they had arrived at the examination room but had not yet been able to take the exam.
Thinking about it this way, the commune is still very good. They use tractors to pick them up to study, and they also find buses to take them to exams.
Their conditions are much better than those of candidates from other communes.
I heard that many candidates cried after the first exam, saying that they had no idea how to answer the questions and didn’t even have any review materials.
In short, all kinds of situations exist, and they are considered lucky.
After the exam, when everyone came out of the examination room, they were still discussing the questions. After returning to the team, they felt calmer.
The test paper has been submitted, the result cannot be changed.
But you still have to keep working, because you get paid for it.
However, the work of the Supply and Marketing Department needs to be handed over. After all, everyone here is an educated youth. Even if the educated youth from other places have been admitted to university and left, there are still members left.
The Supply and Marketing Department is full of educated youth. It would be quite troublesome if they all left at once.
"I don't think it's a big problem. Looking at the orders we have won, it seems that as long as the quality of our factory is stable, there will be no problem. If they enjoy the food, they will definitely continue to place orders." Zhuo Yu said.
Secretary He has also thought about this problem. At present, the orders from these factories are fully capable of maintaining the operation of the pickle factory. Besides, they not only produce pickles, but also have a very good production line for braised quail eggs.
Generally speaking, Baihua Commune will not suffer any losses due to the departure of the educated youth.
The exam schedule is very tight and the results will be announced very quickly.
After the exam, the answers will be published in the provincial newspapers. Candidates will estimate their scores based on the answers and then fill in their application forms.
This inevitably caused another commotion.
Zhou Xian thought about it for a moment, then filled in the name of the school he wanted to apply to.
Wang Xuemei thought about it for a long time. Her estimated score was not as high as Zhou Xian's, so to be on the safe side, she applied to a university in the province.
Zhou Xian doesn't want to be the top scorer in the college entrance examination, but she still wants to give it a try to get into a school in Beijing. She is very confident in her results.
Most of the educated youth had enrolled in universities in their hometowns. Now that they have such a good opportunity to return home, they naturally want to go back home, and they can also stay in their hometowns when they are assigned jobs in the future.
People like Zhou Xian do this purely out of their own aspirations.
The admission letter was also sent from the provincial capital to the county town, and then from the county town to the commune, and then the commune notified the captains of each brigade to come and collect it.
The commune will look through the notice, and the comrades from the Women's Federation will be responsible for organizing it.
"I passed the exam, I passed the exam." Li Lingling said in surprise holding a letter of admission.
"Who passed the exam? Why are you shouting so loudly? You scared me."
Li Lingling was so excited that she couldn't speak. She just kept pointing at the admission letter in her hand and finally handed it to Director Ji.
"Oh, he really passed the exam!" Director Ji said excitedly, clapping his hands on the table.
Secretary Chen came over to take a look and said with a smile, "He really passed the exam. Director Ji, please send him there quickly. This is great news."
Director Ji took the admission letter and went to Zhou Xian's office. As he walked along, he told everyone he met that they all knew that Zhou Xian had been admitted to a university in Beijing.
Before long, the entire commune knew that Zhou Xian had passed the exam.
While he was happy, Secretary He couldn't help feeling a little melancholy. Xiao Zhou was leaving, and he didn't know where he could find another capable successor. ”
Comrade Zhou Jianguo is not bad, but he is not as smart as Xiao Zhou.
But being able to go to college is a good thing, and he cannot hinder other people's development. When he persuaded Xiao Zhou to take the college entrance examination, he had thought about today's situation.
These are all good things, and we should be happy.
As the captains of each team took their admission letters back, some were happy while others were worried.
The ones who are happy are naturally those who have passed the exam.
Those who were crying were naturally the comrades who failed the exam.
Each team encouraged them, saying that there would be another chance, and they should not fall down because of this setback. They should cheer up, as they have a longer chance to review this time and they should make good use of it.
If you fail the exam once, you can try again. It’s not a big deal. Don’t be sad and cheer up.
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