There was not much time for review, and every minute and every second was very tense. Those who went to Sun Ye's house to review wished they could live there and eat and sleep together.
Sun Ye also witnessed Sister Lanlan's madness. He waited outside the courtyard gate before dawn. It was not until his aunt came to call people in the middle of the night that he reluctantly went home.
Sun Ye calculated the time. He probably only slept for three or four hours. Could a human being endure that?
"Sister Lanlan, how about we take a break?"
Sun Ye suggested tentatively, with two big dark circles under his eyes and red eye sockets.
"No, Ye Zi, if you're tired and sleepy, go and rest."
Sun Ye just shook her head. She was fine as she had been reviewing for a whole year, so her current basic level was actually not bad. But for someone like Sister Lanlan who had been working for a few years, the difficulty increased a lot.
Since no one complained about being tired, Sun Ye had nothing to say. Being motivated was a good thing, and she supported it.
He started a new round of study and worked around the clock. Sun Sen, Sun Jiang, Sun Lan, plus Sun Ye, the Sun family has four students who applied for high school. It is a glorious honor for four students in one subject to get into high school.
The college entrance examination is scheduled to start on November 6th. When you want to make good use of the time, it passes by very quickly. Before you know it, the college entrance examination is here.
Sun Ye got up in the middle of the night. His mother checked the stationery he needed to bring over and over again, fearing that he would leave anything behind.
"Senzi, Ye Zi, did you bring your pens? Don't forget your admission tickets..."
Sun Ye and Sun Sen looked at each other and replied in unison, "Mom, I've got them all!"
"It's almost time. Let's go quickly, or we'll miss the ox cart."
Today is not a market day, so the team leader specially sent out ox carts to take the college entrance examination candidates from the Qianjin Brigade to take the exam, because the Qianjin Brigade has more students.
Sun Ye shivered unconsciously when he walked out. Seeing this, Sun's mother quickly said, "Ye Zi, do you want to put on more clothes? Don't catch a cold."
"Mom, no, no, I'm dressed enough."
It's a pity that it's only November and Sun Ye has put on four layers of clothes. His nose is almost sweating, but his mother still thinks he is not wearing enough.
When we arrived at the village entrance, everyone was there, including the four members of the Sun family and two teachers from the educated youth camp, who were also going to take the college entrance examination.
There were six people in total, most of whom were locals. Almost all the people who signed up from the neighboring brigade were educated youth who had gone to the countryside. The brigade leader was sincerely happy about this and even held his head high in front of other brigade leaders.
The group nodded slightly and got on the ox cart and headed towards the town. To be honest, Sun Ye was quite familiar with the people on the ox cart and he often dealt with them.
The dirt road was uneven, and the shock absorption effect of the oxcart was almost non-existent. Sun Ye pursed her lips and concentrated on scratching the wooden board with her hands. She was afraid that a shake would shake her off the car, which would be very funny.
I accidentally saw that Sister Lanlan's mouth was moving constantly, as if she was reciting scriptures. Then I looked at the people who were about to take the college entrance examination, and they were all doing the same.
Only then did Sun Ye realize that she was the least sociable one. Perhaps it was the tense atmosphere in the car that infected her. No one spoke and everyone remained silent, whether they were accompanying or taking the exam.
The sky gradually brightened. Sun Ye tilted his head and leaned against his mother, taking a short nap, which was equivalent to not sleeping all night.
The morning light was dim, and the grass leaves by the roadside were dotted with small water droplets, about to fall but not yet. The road ahead was foggy, and the morning mist filled the mountains.
Sun Ye rubbed his eyes, picked up the clothes draped in front of him and returned them to his mother.
Looking again, I saw Sister Lanlan and the others holding a book in their hands, reading with great interest, and a faint sound of reading was circulating in the car.
You really work hard!
Sun Ye sighed and joined the reciting group.
The college entrance examination was held at the town’s high school. When Sun Ye and the others arrived, the school gate was already crowded with people, and it felt like there was no end in sight.
The exam started at 8:30 and Sun Ye entered the examination room at 8 o'clock. He moved step by step behind the long queue, showed his admission ticket to the inspector, walked into the school gate, looked back at his eager parents, waved to them, and followed the crowd into the examination room.
The location is pretty good, on the side against the wall, away from the wind, and you can see the scenery outside the school when you look up.
The ages of the people in the examination room varied greatly, some were thirty years old and some were as young as Sun Ye.
Others were reading books in a hurry, trying to remember as much as possible. Sun Ye sighed in his heart and took out the book in his pocket to read.
There were a lot of people applying for the college entrance examination, and Sun Ye was not assigned to the same examination room with anyone from the Qianjin Brigade. There were only unfamiliar faces there.
The invigilator came and the exam was about to start in ten minutes. He collected the books one by one and put them on the podium. There were three full piles, except for the pens.
The examination room was silent, and Sun Ye became nervous for the first time in a long time. He took a deep breath to calm down.
The bell for the exam rang, and the examiner opened the sealed file bag. When the test paper was handed to Sun Ye, Sun Ye took a quick look.
She couldn't believe her eyes. The test paper was not difficult. On the contrary, it was too simple. Sun Ye sideways glanced at the person next to her. His brows were furrowed and he looked bitter and resentful. Just by looking at the man's expression, she could tell that the test paper in front of him was difficult for him, very difficult.
Sun Ye relaxed a little, but when she picked up the pen to write her name, she realized her hands were shaking.
He frowned slightly, stretched his fingers, flexed his knuckles, and calmed himself down to answer the questions one by one.
For a moment, the only sounds in the exam room were the sounds of pens hitting paper and papers being flipped.
The crowd waiting outside the venue did not disperse, but gathered in groups of three or four, greeting each other.
The sun gradually rose and moved, and Sun Ye was writing furiously in the examination room. He had to take five exams in total, which would be spread over three days.
Some people were confident after the first day of the exam, but most were disappointed. Some people broke down and cried as soon as they left the exam room.
Seeing that the applicants from the Qianjin Brigade were also in low spirits, Sun Ye also understood that the result might not be good.
Mr. and Mrs. Sun were very careful with the two candidates in the family, taking care of their psychological pressure.
As for checking answers after the test, no one is in the mood for that now. After the test, everyone has a rough idea of their performance.
The three days of the college entrance examination passed in a flash.
After the exam, Sun Ye was confused for a moment, feeling a sense of absurdity as to what was happening in the past and what was now.
It was not until Sun's mother held my hand that I came to my senses. I had worked hard for a year, forgetting to eat and sleep, and the results were all on those five thin pieces of paper. I still didn't know what the outcome would be.
After Sun Ye finished her exams and returned home, she recovered to normal after a day or two of rest. However, she found that her elder brother did not return to normal. He often lost his concentration while walking and often bumped into the bench pillars.
Are the aftereffects of the college entrance examination so serious?
That day, Sun Ye took advantage of the fact that Sun Ma and the others were not paying attention, and pulled his eldest brother to the back hillside to talk and ask him what was wrong.
Sun Ye stood on the stone, wrapped his clothes tightly, and said to his eldest brother who lowered his head and said nothing:
"Brother, what's wrong with you? You've been like this since you came back from the exam. You've been in a daze all day. Don't your parents worry about you? Even your second brother doesn't dare to raise his hand to you. Tell me what's on your mind."
"You keep it all to yourself, and it makes everyone feel bad when they see you."
Sun Sen lowered his head and said nothing, but moved his mouth a few times, but Sun Ye didn't hear a word.
Seeing Sun Sen in this state of death again, Sun Ye immediately got angry and was really upset. He decided to take a drastic measure. He jumped off the rock, clenched his fists, and threw his shoulder forward, throwing Sun Sen to the hillside. Sun Sen did not move, allowing Sun Ye to move.
He leaned forward and met Sun Sen's eyes, saying, "Brother, you did terribly on the college entrance exam and went home with a sullen face. No one said anything to you, and they even gave in to you and coaxed you, afraid of hurting your fragile little heart. What about you? Look at what you did."
"Ignore yourself all day, wallow in your own failures, and wallow in self-pity."
"Seeing our whole family busying around for you makes you happy, feels superior, and proud..."
"I don't!"
Sun Sen finally couldn't help but roar, staring at Sun Ye with his red eyes, as if he could stand up and beat Sun Ye up in the next second.
"You're still saying no, but look at your own actions. You need your mother to bring your meal to your room, and she's almost feeding it to your mouth!"
Sun Sen shouted loudly, but Sun Ye shouted even louder than him, and he was right!
"You all don't understand. You don't understand me."
"You'll understand once you say it."
Sun Sen glanced at Sun Ye, paused, his eyes empty, without any anxiety, staring straight at the sky, muttering softly: "You are very good, you have been smart since childhood, unlike me, who is slow to learn anything, not to mention this time's college entrance examination..."
"Little sister, you don't understand how painful this feeling is. I feel so sorry for my parents. They worked so hard to send me to school, but in the end, they're not as good as you..."
Sun Ye understood that his elder brother was feeling guilty and inferior, and couldn't get over the hurdle in his heart.
"Brother, although my excellence is innate, you have also seen how much effort I have put in. Not to mention getting up early every day to read articles and recite foreign languages. Also, brother, you are not stupid. You don't know how many people can't even get into junior high school, let alone high school."
"Let's not talk about people far away, let's just talk about our own family. Look at my second brother, he always barely passes the exams, but he's still so happy."
"That's because he's heartless and just loves to do stupid things for fun!"
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"Brother, this is also a skill, a skill you don't have."
"I don't need this kind of ability. I'm the eldest brother and I have to set an example."
Sun Ye could hardly hear the rest of the sentence, and had to guess before he understood it.
"Brother, since you want to set an example, then look at the way you are now. Are you setting an example for us? Or do you want me and my second brother to be as depressed and bitter as you?"
Sun Ye was speaking very seriously, but suddenly his expression changed, his eyebrows and eyes were pulled down, his smiling face turned into a bitter one, his mouth was tightly pursed, and his head was lowered, so that only the top of his head could be seen.
"Oh, little sister, don't do this, I'm so scared!"
"Big brother has been like this every day these past few days, and I'm really worried."
"You're the only one who's so cautious. Who just knocked me to the ground? My shoulder still hurts."
When Sun Ye heard that this meant the situation was easing, he immediately pulled Sun Sen up and said earnestly, "Brother, get up. Let's go home and ask my second brother to rub your shoulders."
"No, you fell. It's not very kind to ask my second brother to come."
"I'm giving my second brother a chance to show his brotherly love. I'm sure he'll be happy to do so."
The sound of conversation gradually faded away, and a cold wind blew, making the dead grass on the ground rustle softly.
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