Chapter 96 The Notice Has Arrived
"Little ball, banana and pear, Malan flowers bloom twenty-one, twenty-eight, two-five-six, twenty-eight, two-five-seven..."
At the entrance of Chengjiazhuang Brigade, children who were on winter vacation gathered together, skipping rubber ropes and singing. The cheerful singing filled the whole village with a peaceful atmosphere.
Compared with the quiet way girls play, boys have more games to play, some gather together to touch each other's feet, some play with glass beads, and some gather together with their heads touching each other to look at picture albums.
Thirty glass beads at one cent are the favorite of many children. Some children with nimble hands and feet can manipulate the glass beads quickly and accurately hit the target several meters away.
Cheng Jiaxing stood at the entrance of the village, watching the lively scene, but he felt a little heavy-hearted.
The reason why he was in a heavy mood was not because the family had not purchased all the New Year's goods, nor because the family had no money to celebrate the New Year.
In fact, everything for the New Year at home is now ready.
Especially on the 21st day of the twelfth lunar month, a relative who worked in the township supply and marketing cooperative helped him buy three kilograms of hairtail that did not require a ticket, making his family's New Year's goods even more abundant this year.
The reason why Cheng Jiaxing was unhappy was that his son's admission letter had not arrived yet.
He had been planning to set up a feast for his son as soon as possible, and his third brother also said he would be there soon.
However, after waiting for a whole month, the admission letter has not arrived yet.
Although he had inquired and found out that the admission letters of other people had not arrived, how could they have a feast when it was almost the New Year? He could not help but look towards the primary school.
Now that the elementary school is on winter vacation, the school has completely become my son's world.
Not only Liu Jiankai and other educated youth who did not return home, but even his nephew Cheng Xuye, a substitute teacher in the village primary school, began to study with his son Dayuan.
It can be said that my son has already recruited several young teachers in the school.
My son originally planned to finish this class on the 20th day of the twelfth lunar month.
However, after the mathematics lecture, the educated youth still gathered together to study.
As a result, my son spent the entire morning on this lecture.
Although this situation made him look more impressive whether in the village or outside, he felt a little distressed because his beloved son Dayuan was too tired recently and his voice was hoarse due to continuous lectures.
“Ding-ding-ding…”
The sound of a bicycle bell broke Cheng Jiaxing's thoughts.
He looked up and saw the village postman riding a 28-bar bicycle towards him quickly.
Behind the postman was his younger brother Cheng Jiadong.
Seeing this situation, Cheng Jiaxing's heart suddenly started beating strongly.
His premonition told him that something good was coming! Just as he stood up and prepared to go to meet it, the bicycle had already arrived in front of the village.
The thirty-something postman shook the envelope in his hand and shouted loudly, "Is Cheng Xuyuan here? There is a registered letter!"
Before Cheng Jiaxing could say anything, Cheng Jiadong said, "Brother, the admission letter from Dayuan has arrived!"
Hearing this, Cheng Jiaxing felt a warm current flowing through his heart. He took a few quick steps and staggered forward.
The dirt road that had been frozen hard by the cold wind had become soft and flat under Cheng Jiaxing's feet.
After taking the registered letter handed over by the postman, Cheng Jiaxing took a look at it and handed it to Cheng Jiadong because he was illiterate.
Cheng Jiadong took the registered letter, carefully tore open the cover, and saw an admission letter inside.
Although he had expected this, his hands still trembled a little when he saw the admission letter.
After all, this is the admission letter from Yenching University.
"Peking University Admission Notice, from Chengjiazhuang Brigade of Liguotun Commune to Comrade Cheng Xuyuan. You are studying in the history major of the school. Please report on February 27 or 28, 1978..."
Cheng Jiadong's hands were shaking after he finished reading the admission letter.
The villagers gathered around also became excited at this moment.
"Dayuan really got admitted to Yenching University!"
"Dayuan is amazing!"
"Uncle, I told you that you would be able to have a seat before the New Year. Look, you've already passed the exam."
"Let's go find Dayuan!"
…
The sounds, one after another, filled the village for a while.
Cheng Jiadong, holding the admission letter, said to Cheng Jiaxing: "Brother, let's go find Dayuan and tell him about this first."
As he spoke, he walked towards the elementary school with the admission letter in one hand and the envelope in the other.
Cheng Jiaxing followed behind Cheng Jiadong. He was a little confused at the moment and didn't know what was going on.
Whether it was the villagers chatting and laughing at the village entrance or the children playing, they all gathered behind the Cheng brothers and walked towards the elementary school.
The postman who was pushing the cart looked at this situation and couldn't help but shook his head and said, "There's still stuff. Wait a minute."
Unfortunately, no one paid attention to his shouting and everyone walked towards the elementary school.
There was no other choice but for the postman to set up the 28-meter bicycle with the canvas bag on it and wait quietly for the villagers to come back.
At that time, there were more than 200 educated youth gathered in Chengjiazhuang's primary school to study.
Although Cheng Xuyuan had finished his mathematics lecture, he had to complete the composition for everyone at everyone's request.
This was not too difficult for Cheng Xuyuan, so he did not refuse.
Because the Chinese New Year was approaching, some local educated youth began to return home, so the number of people gathered gradually decreased. However, everyone's enthusiasm for learning did not diminish despite the small number of people.
"There is no shortcut in writing, but we can still follow a certain format in the process of writing..."
Just as Cheng Xuyuan was standing on the podium and speaking, a young boy rushed over.
"Brother Dayuan, your admission letter has arrived."
"Uncle Jiadong said it was from Yenching University!"
This shout directly interrupted Cheng Xuyuan's lecture, and also interrupted everyone's concentration on the lecture.
Almost everyone was looking at Cheng Xuyuan at this moment.
Although they all knew that the young man in front of them, who was about their age, should have been admitted to Yenching University, knowing it and actually receiving the admission letter were two different things.
Envy, excitement...
All kinds of thoughts come together.
Before Cheng Xuyuan opened his mouth, a round of warm applause broke out.
"Teacher Cheng, congratulations!"
"Congratulations, Teacher Cheng!"
"Teacher Cheng, please go to Yanjing University and wait for us. We will come to find you!"
…
Listening to the passionate voice, Cheng Xuyuan's heart also felt a little warm.
He was very confident that he could become a student of Yenching University and felt that it was a sure thing. However, when the admission letter came, he found that he still found it difficult to remain calm while waiting.
Just at this time, Cheng Jiadong and others came over.
Cheng Jiadong didn't say much, but handed the admission letter to Cheng Xuyuan.
After receiving the admission letter, Cheng Xuyuan read it carefully, took a deep breath, and tried to calm himself down.
However, this recovery process is a bit long.
Just at this moment, a string of firecrackers suddenly rang out. The crisp sound of the firecrackers added a bit more to the atmosphere, which was already filled with joy.
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