Chapter 217 Two in One
After registering, the next step is to concentrate on preparing for the exam.
In order to concentrate on reviewing, Yu Qian took a leave of absence from school and attended a review class nearby during the day. She wrote down the teacher's ideas in the review class and came to Ding Guo in the evening to discuss and share with everyone.
Huang Aifeng also found a review class and attended two classes, but felt that the progress was a bit slow and they had already learned the content, so she did not go again.
Yu Qian said: "I also think that the progress and content are not as good as our own discussion. I went there just for the learning atmosphere. By the way, we can fill in the gaps and make up for what we haven't learned or understood."
So she only attended the day shift and preferred to come to Sister Ding Guo to study at night.
Sometimes they studied too late, so they stayed at Ding Guo's place.
Huang Aifeng directly sent over her monthly food ration, but Ding Guo refused. Huang Aifeng said, "Guoguo, listen to me. You know the situation at home. My eldest brother has been restless for the past two years. He often goes to our house to make trouble. Besides, the soundproofing at home is not good. It is noisy all around. It is not a study environment at all. There are eight people living in the dormitory of our company, and there are only three of us preparing to take the college entrance examination. We cannot let the other five colleagues cooperate with us for our own business. So everyone went out to find a place to review. Guoguo, I am really lucky to come to your house to review."
Ding Guo provided this place, and there were several like-minded sisters to discuss and study together. She would feel uneasy if she returned empty-handed.
Not to mention that they kept the kang heated at night when they lived here, and in the morning Ding Guo asked Aunt Qiao and Sister Chunhua to prepare breakfast for them.
Huang Aifeng felt bad about it, so in addition to the food rations, she also gave Aunt Qiao and Sister Chunhua each a coat with a slight defect.
Yu Qian's mother made a new set of cotton-padded clothes for Dabao and Xiaobao, and brought a basket of charcoal, dates and black fungus.
Unable to refuse, Ding Guo just let them do as they pleased. Perhaps if he gave them something, they would feel better.
Song Yuling hadn't come for a week, and when I saw her again, she had lost a lot of weight.
"I asked for leave from my employer but they wouldn't approve it!" Song Yuling said helplessly, "I haven't read for several days."
As soon as I open my eyes every day and arrive at the office, I quickly deal with the incoming letters, divide them into areas, and fill the mail bags before leaving. After delivering the mail, I have to carry them again. When I return to the post office after dark, I either continue to sort the new letters or help process the parcels. I work overtime until ten or eleven every day, and I am exhausted.
They came not too early tonight, already eight o'clock, and she had to negotiate with her leader to get here. Ding Guo and the others had been studying for several hours.
Ding Guo picked up the thermos and poured her half a jar of water, while asking, "Have you eaten?" He handed the water over and said, "Drink some water to warm yourself up."
Song Yuling nodded, took the jar, eased her numb hands, took a sip and said, "I've eaten it, I'll take a break to catch up." Then she said, "Can you lend me your notes from the past two days?"
I drank some water and quickly sat down to catch up on my progress.
During this period, Dayong came by on a business trip and looked very pale.
Ding Guo checked his learning progress and it was a mess.
It is unrealistic to take a long vacation, so I can only change all my long-distance shifts into short-distance shifts.
When Ding Zhaodi was around, she could still guide him and Taozi. But after Zhaodi returned to her hometown, only the two poor students were left. After two days of self-study at home, they found that no one could help each other. When they heard that a review class was organized locally, they chose to join.
But when it comes to studying, sometimes it really depends on talent. If you’re not cut out for it, then you’ll have a hard time learning.
Ding Guo gave him a notebook he had compiled and said, "Memorize the questions above. When you encounter similar questions in the exam, just use them to solve them. Do your best!"
Ding Dayong nodded, put a stack of money and a bag of things in the notebook, asked his sister to pass them to Yuling, and turned and left.
He didn't dare stay here for long, not even to look for his wife. He couldn't find her, and he had to deliver the goods quickly and go back to continue his classes.
Ding Guo sighed.
The question types are given, but I am afraid that poor students will not be able to recognize the same type of questions...
She tried her best too!
At around nine o'clock in the evening, Song Yuling came over and Ding Guo gave her the money and things left by Dayong. Song Yuling took the money, took a look at the things, and seeing that they were all food, she didn't take them: "Leave them and we can eat together." Then she asked about Dayong's learning progress and sighed worriedly.
Her husband also understood and comforted Ding Guo, saying, "Sister, don't put too much pressure on him. It doesn't matter if he really can't pass the exam. At least he still has a formal job."
Although she also hoped that Dayong could be admitted to the capital and be assigned a lighter job in the future so that he wouldn't have to work so hard.
Although driving can make money and broaden your horizons, it is not only tiring but also full of dangers on the road.
But if learning can be done with a little push, there wouldn't be so many laggards.
Ding Guo: "You still feel sorry for me."
She also knows that learning is something that cannot be forced. It would be best if Dayong could pass the exam. In this way, he would not only master the driving skills, but also get a university diploma in the future.
If you are assigned to a good unit in the future, work hard there.
If you are not satisfied with the assigned job and want to start your own business, your knowledge and experience will be better than others.
But I'm really not good at studying, and no one can help me.
During this period, Ding Guo sorted out some study materials and took 50 kilograms of food and asked Aunt Qiao to send it to her son in the countryside.
Aunt Qiao was so grateful that she insisted on giving him money. Ding Guo confiscated it and said, "Don't talk about this. It's more important than anything else to let your son concentrate on studying and get into college and return to the city."
Aunt Qiao's eyes welled up with tears: "Guoguo, thank you! When he comes back, I'll ask him to come and thank you in person!"
Time flies quickly as everyone is busy reviewing.
In December, Song Yuling finally succeeded in taking a leave from her unit. She brought some clothes with her and moved in with Ding Guo to concentrate on reviewing.
Only her mother often went to her yard to help clean it. She also planted some garlic sprouts in the house. After harvesting, she sent half of them to everyone to add to the vegetables, and took the other half back for her brothers to eat.
When Song Yuling is around, Song Kai and others sometimes come over to look at their notes and exchange ideas with each other.
During this period, the old man asked Aunt Zhang to deliver things every few days to provide nutrition for Ding Guo and the others who worked late into the night every day.
Shao Xunping knew that her daughter-in-law was going to take the college entrance examination, so she just came over for a stroll during her break and took Dabao and Xiaobao to the compound.
When Pei Che came back from his break, he would walk on tiptoe, and would bring Dabao and Xiaobao directly back to the compound to play for two days, for fear that the two kids would make a fuss here and affect their mother who was reviewing next door.
Ding Guo didn't ask for leave so early. Not only that, because the store was busy with the college entrance examination, she and Li Shumei hadn't taken a day off for a long time.
However, three days before the exam, her unit leader took the initiative to give her a day off so that she could concentrate on preparing for the exam at home.
Why would she need to prepare anything? But she would be happy to have a couple of days off to relax.
After finishing study in the middle of the night, I returned to the East Courtyard, turned off the lights, and slipped into the space.
In the somewhat barren winter environment outside, it is still a pleasant sight to suddenly see fruits and vegetables growing thriving on the black soil.
The open spaces in front of and behind the house are filled with the harvest of the past year.
Grains, vegetables, and various fruits.
Ding Guo has saved up a lot of cabbages and radishes, and plans to find Mosquito to buy some after the exams are over.
Although the winter storage vegetables for every household are cabbage and radishes, there is still not enough for every household and everyone has to plan how to eat.
Cabbage and radish are easy to sell.
I have been busy working during the day and reviewing at night, and I haven't been to the black market for a long time.
I don’t know whether the Mosquito in the book was admitted to university, but Ding Guo remembered a small plot. The Mosquito made a fortune from stationery in the first year after the college entrance examination was resumed.
It seemed that they smelled a business opportunity after the rumor came out, and they collected a batch of stationery with their brothers. After the news of the resumption of the college entrance examination was announced, they sold the stationery several times more and made a lot of money.
It is unclear whether he was admitted to university or not, and the book does not mention Mosquito’s diploma.
But this sense of business opportunities is also admirable.
After a stroll, Ding Guo went to the bathroom to take a shower, came out, peeled an orange and ate it, and wandered around on the black soil.
The wheat and corn planted on the edge of the land are about to ripen.
The two rows in the middle are planted with hot peppers, green peppers, chili peppers, cucumbers, and tomatoes.
Some of the fruit trees are in bloom, and some have already produced fruits, which are densely packed on the branches, which is a pleasing sight.
After staying in the space for a while, Ding Guo slipped out and got into the warm bed.
The next morning, when Ding Guo went to the west yard, Song Yuling and the others were still asleep. She poked the stove to raise the temperature in the room, and put some peanuts and dried chestnuts at the bottom of the stove to roast.
I went out and fired up the bread kiln, and stuffed a bunch of sweet potatoes into it.
Mental work is also work. When you are tired of reviewing, eat a piece of roasted sweet potato. It is sweet and soft, and can dispel the fatigue of studying.
After Song Yuling and the others got up, they went next door to have breakfast together, and then came back to continue reading.
On the afternoon before the exam, Ding Guo and a few others dressed warmly to check out the exam room.
The examination rooms for several people are not in the same place. Ding Guo's examination room is not far from home, so he can come back to eat.
After returning, Song Yuling and the others packed up and prepared to leave. Ding Guo reminded everyone to maintain normal eating habits, prepare admission tickets in advance, prepare a few extra pencils and pens, and pack ink in advance. Don't continue studying at night, get a good rest, and prepare for tomorrow's exam.
Everyone cheered each other on and encouraged each other, then picked up their things and left.
When Pei Che came back in the evening, he picked up the two kids and sent them to the compound. Aunt Qiao went there to help take care of them.
Dabao and Xiaobao have recently gotten used to staying at their great-grandfather's house for a few days from time to time. Although they don't understand why, they are very happy because they can have fun in the compound.
After leaving the two kids behind, Pei Che came back to have dinner with his wife. He didn't dare ask how her review was going, and didn't mention a word about the college entrance examination.
Seeing how nervous he was, Ding Guo said jokingly, "Why are you so nervous?"
Pei Che: "Wife, I'm not nervous!"
If his cheeks hadn't been so tense when he spoke, Ding Guo would have believed it.
Ding Guo rolled her eyes and thought, if you are not nervous, then don't be nervous. At night, this guy even made an extra quilt on the bed and separated from her in bed.
After making the quilt, he helped Ding Guo check the small bag she had prepared, which contained her admission ticket and stationery.
I also took out the pen and drew something on my hand to make sure the pen could ink normally, then put the cap back on.
He closed the bag, then opened it again, took out the ink and looked at it, then checked the pencils and the knife he had prepared for sharpening the pencils, and then put the bag back.
Ding Guo: ...
Who is taking the exam?
Before eight o'clock, Pei Che had prepared water for Ding Guo to wash her feet, and said seriously, "Wife, wash up early and go to bed early."
Ding Guo let him do his work with amusement, washed his face, brushed his teeth, soaked his feet, and got into bed.
Wang Chunhua was also nervous. She took out the ingredients she would use tomorrow morning, put them in a basket, covered it, and returned to the west room early.
When one person takes an exam, the whole family is busy.
The next morning, Pei Che got up and made steamed buns, boiled eggs, and cooked red dates and millet porridge with Sister Chunhua.
They are all what we are used to eating.
After eating and drinking, Ding Guo changed into thick cotton clothes, put on her military coat, cotton hat, and scarf, and checked the things she was going to bring again under Pei Che's supervision. Pei Che stuffed a bottle of saline into her arms and was about to push the cart when the door was knocked.
It was Comrade He, who said that the old man asked him to take Ding Guo to take the exam.
Ding Guo's mouth twitched, and he quickly refused: "No, no, no, it's too eye-catching!"
She doesn't want to be so high-profile.
Finally, she insisted that Pei Che ride his bike to take her there.
The school gate hasn't opened yet, but the entrance is already full of people waiting to take the exam.
Some people stood there with numb faces, while others held booklets in their hands, stamping their feet in the cold, and muttering something while looking at the booklets.
Pei Che looked around. The area was too empty and there was no north wind to be found. He had no choice but to judge the wind direction and stand next to his wife to block the wind for her.
After standing there for a while, someone came over and whispered, "Big brother, big sister, the exam is coming up, please check your pencils and erasers. If you forgot to bring them, I have some here. I'll sell them to you at a low price..."
This voice... Ding Guo turned around and couldn't help laughing. She pulled down her scarf and said, "You are really dedicated."
The mosquito was also surrounded tightly, leaving only a pair of eyes exposed. They immediately widened their eyes, looked around, and lowered their voices to ask: "Sister Ding Guo? Are you here to take the exam too?"
Ding Guo smiled and nodded, looking at what she was holding in her hands: "Is anyone buying it now?"
Mosquito chuckled, looked around, and whispered, "Yes, not only can we sell stationery, our brothers have also pulled in a lot of jobs."
Many people forget to bring their stationery because they are too nervous.
Some people found that they had forgotten to bring their admission tickets when checking their stationery because of Mosquito's reminder. Mosquito would arrange for someone to take them back by bike to get them. The round trip fee varied from 50 cents to 1 yuan depending on the distance, and they had to pay first.
It's a bit shady, but what businessman doesn't make some dirty money?
Besides, if you really miss the exam because you didn’t bring your admission ticket, you would not only lose a few cents, but also your own future.
Ding Guo couldn't help but give her a thumbs up, then thought of something and asked, "Are you taking the exam?"
Mosquito nodded: "I'll give it a try, just in case I pass."
This is really dedicated. He still remembers to make money even though the exam is coming up.
Ding Guo reminded: "Aren't you afraid of being discovered?"
Mosquito chuckled and said, "Sister, look who can care about whom at this moment? But I am also ready. When the chaos comes, I will change my hat and scarf and hide in the crowd. No one will recognize me."
She has been in the black market for a long time and has developed the habit of being cautious.
Ding Guo: “I admire you!”
After chatting for a few words, Mosquito sneaked into the crowd.
Before 7:30, the security guard opened the school gate and all the candidates rushed into the school.
Ding Guo handed the bottle of saline in his arms to Pei Che and said, "Don't wait here like an idiot. Just come and pick me up at eleven o'clock."
Pei Che nodded and said, "Okay." After that, he couldn't help but encourage, "Wife, you'll be fine!"
Ding Guo smiled brightly at him: "I think I'm fine too!"
After saying that, he turned around and walked in with the crowd.
Pei Che waited until the bell rang for the exam to start before turning around and riding away.
Ding Guo sat obediently in the classroom. Her eyes fell on the head of Mosquito in front of her and then moved away.
Mosquito still has short hair and is hissing from the cold, haha.
Perhaps because they were afraid that someone might hide information, students were not allowed to wear military coats, hats, or scarves when entering the examination room. These were all placed on the podium at the front of the classroom.
When the test paper was passed around, Mosquito turned around and smiled at her, then hissed, put down the test paper, turned back, and rubbed his hands.
Neither of them expected it to be such a coincidence, not only were they in the same classroom, but they were also sitting in front and behind each other.
Ding Guo held back his laughter, kept a test paper, and continued passing it on.
After writing his name and information after the exam officially started, Ding Guo picked up the test paper and glanced through it. A look of surprise appeared on his face.
When I was reading the period texts before I traveled through the book, I learned from readers' comments that the examination questions in the first year after the resumption of the college entrance examination were very simple. I didn't expect it to be so simple.
I buried my head and started writing quickly. Except for a few pauses when writing the composition, I finished the other topics in one go, very smoothly.
It only took Ding Guo more than an hour to finish the test paper. He didn't show off too much. He checked it carefully and then sat quietly on the stool waiting for the time.
The invigilator walked over slowly, stopped beside Ding Guo, glanced at her test paper, and raised his eyebrows in surprise.
The teacher reached out, pinched the paper, turned it over, nodded appreciatively, and slowly left.
Ding Guo patiently waited until 10:50 and handed in her paper 10 minutes early, put on her coat, took her hat and scarf and left the classroom. She was not the most conspicuous one, because she saw from the window that someone in the next classroom had already handed in their paper, so she raised her hand to report that she had handed in her paper.
Before I had gone far, Mosquito caught up with me: "Sister Ding Guo!"
Ding Guo turned around and asked: "Have you finished answering too?"
Mosquito nodded and whispered, "Sister, do you want some pork? I've collected two pigs and will deliver them to you in two days."
Ding Guo's mouth twitched, and he turned to look at her speechlessly: "You are really... dedicated!"
Mosquito smiled and said, "Doing business conflicts with the examination department. I don't ask for a good school, any university will do. If it weren't for my grandmother's reassurance, I wouldn't have planned to take the college entrance examination."
Ding Guo: "It's right to listen to the old man." After thinking for a while, he said, "Leave me the pig's trotters, pig's head, pig's ears, pig's large intestines, and a fan of ribs in two days."
Mosquito: “Okay!”
After leaving the school gate, Mosquito saw Pei Che waiting at the door. Although he didn't ask, he knew that he should be Sister Ding Guo's boyfriend, so he said, "Sister, I'm leaving. See you in the afternoon."
"See you this afternoon!"
After sending Mosquito away, Ding Guo went to meet up with Pei Che.
Pei Che came over and handed over a bottle of saline. He didn't ask anything else, but just said, "Go back and eat."
Ding Guo: “Okay!”
When I got home, Aunt Qiao had also returned from the compound, but the two little boys were not there.
Aunt Qiao made mutton noodles, fried cabbage, and steamed buns.
The exam continued in the afternoon, but before entering the school, he left his military coat, hat and scarf to Pei Che.
On the last day, after taking the last exam, Ding Guo sat on the back of his bicycle and said, "Let's have hotpot tonight!"
Pei Che: "Okay, I'll go back and make the soup base."
Ding Guo smiled and said, "Stay up a little longer. Yuling and the others will definitely come over in the evening."
She guessed correctly. After waiting for a while at home, Yu Qian and the others arrived at the same time.
Song Yuling wanted to check the questions, but Ding Guo quickly stopped her: "Don't think about it after the test. Don't worry about the answers. Just wait for the news." She smiled and pointed at the things prepared beside her. "I know you will definitely come. You have been nervous for so long. Relax today and have a hot pot."
Yu Qian smiled and said, "That's right. There's no point in worrying about it now. Anyway, we worked hard before and did our best in the exam. Now don't think about anything. Eat and drink. After eating and drinking, go back and sleep for three days and three nights."
Song Yuling and Huang Aifeng thought this was indeed the truth and decided not to think about it any more. If they got it wrong, they could just take the test paper back and do it again.
Several people had a lively hotpot meal.
At night, the 'separated' couple slept together again.
Before, Pei Che was afraid of affecting her studies, so he didn't dare to bother her every time he came back. Before the exam, he didn't even dare to sleep in the same bed with her. Now that the college entrance examination is over, one of them was intentional and the other was intentional, and they tossed around for most of the night before they calmed down.
Pei Che also prepared to return to school the next day. Before leaving, he went to the compound to pick up the two children and returned to school.
Ding Guo also went to work.
Li Shumei asked her how she did in the exam, and Ding Guo nodded and said implicitly, "It's OK."
Li Shumei: "I forgot to ask you before, which school did you apply to?"
Ding Guo said somewhat embarrassedly: "Hua University and Tsinghua University."
Li Shumei didn't seem to think there was anything wrong: "Several of my neighbors' children have also enrolled in these two schools."
Accountant Sun came over and asked Ding Guo, "How did you do on the exam?"
Ding Guo still said modestly: "It's OK."
Accountant Sun nodded and said, "If you pass the exam, I'll treat you."
Ding Guo smiled and said, "No problem!"
Not long after, the director came to ask again and said, "Other stores have also taken the exam. It seems that our company will have to recruit a new batch of people next year."
Li Shumei said unkindly: "Our store must hire one, but other stores may not."
Ding Guo couldn't help laughing and quickly said, "I hope everyone can pass the exam."
Li Shumei also laughed out loud and slapped her own lips: "Yes, yes, they all passed, they all passed, haha!"
At around ten o'clock in the morning, Xiao Hong called and asked about Ding Guo's test results. She also talked about her situation. Xiao Ling had also signed up. Both of them felt that they were doing well, but before the results came out, they were still a little nervous even though they felt they were doing well.
Ding Guo told her to relax, asked about the baby in her belly, and finally said that he would find some clothes for the big and small babies and send them to her.
Xiao Hong didn't bother to be polite with Ding Guo and agreed happily.
Ding Guo would definitely not send only the clothes the two children had worn. She also prepared two new sets of clothes and would send them to Xiao Hong together when the time comes.
Not long after she hung up the phone and returned to the store, Accountant Sun came to call her to answer the phone again. It was Dazhu who called. They asked each other about the situation. Ding Guo also asked how Zhaodi did in the exam. Dazhu said that he and Zhaodi had compared the answers and thought Zhaodi did okay.
It was almost noon when I ran to the office again. This time it was Dayong calling, also asking about Ding Guo's exam results.
Ding Guo held the microphone and said with a smile: "Don't ask me how I did on the exam first, how did you and Taozi do?"
Ding Dayong: "Anyway, I don't have any questions left, and neither does Sister Taozi. We've written down all the correct and incorrect answers. Dazhu just called me and said that he and Zhaodi did well on the test."
Ding Guo: "Dazhu just hit me, too."
Ding Dayong scratched his head awkwardly on the other end of the phone and said, "I think you guys are all fine. Sister Taozi and I are a bit worried."
Ding Guo comforted him, "Not necessarily. What if you pass the exam?"
Ding Dayong chuckled and said, "Yuling said the same thing."
The brother and sister chatted for a while, and Ding Dayong mentioned Ding Xiang on the phone.
"I couldn't find my admission ticket before leaving..."
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