Ruan Xi stayed in Fengming Mountain until the fifth day of the Lunar New Year. On the morning of the sixth day, she took Ruan Hongjun and several others and left Fengming Mountain with their luggage. They took a jeep to the county train station in the town and then took the train back to the city.
Before leaving, Ruan Cuizhi secretly stuffed money into Ruan Xi's hand, and Ruan Xi couldn't refuse it, so she took it. Of course, she didn't squander the money because she had a lot of money, but kept it in her hands, intending to use it when she needed it more in the future.
It took almost five days to get from Fengming Mountain to the military compound, and it was already the afternoon of the tenth day of the Lunar New Year when they got home.
Tired from the journey, Ruan Xi and her friends went to the bathhouse to take a bath after they got home. During dinner, she talked with Ruan Changfu about the things in the countryside and told him about the physical conditions of Ruan Zhigao and Liu Xinghua. She didn't say much about other things. After dinner, she went back to her room to sleep.
This time she slept for a long time, until noon the next day.
After getting up, Ruan Xi opened the curtains, and her eyes were pierced by the bright sunlight and squinted for a moment.
The weather was very good today, and the sun was shining brightly, especially at noon now, the sun shining on the body was warm and comfortable.
Ruan Jie buried her head in the quilt to adjust for a while, then showed her face and asked with a nasal voice: "Sister, what time is it?"
Ruan Xi stood in front of the window, basking in the sun and stretching her muscles. "It's almost eleven o'clock."
Ruan Jie hurriedly got up, put on her shoes, put on her cotton jacket and went out to wash up.
When Ruan Xi finished washing up, Ruan Qiuyue just happened to take over. When the three sisters finished washing up and went downstairs together, it was time for lunch at home. Now there was no one at home to make trouble for them, and no one would say anything if they woke up so late.
After lunch, Ruan Xi, Ruan Jie and Ruan Qiuyue went out for a walk to digest the food, and they felt comfortable when they came back. When they felt comfortable, they naturally went upstairs to prepare for study. They had been in the countryside for so many days and it was enough to relax, and it was time to concentrate.
However, they had just sat down upstairs for a while and had not yet focused on the book when they suddenly heard a boy's voice coming from downstairs, "Ruan Xi!" followed by a loud whistle.
Without looking or hearing the voice, she knew it was Xu Zhuo. Ruan Xi stood up and looked down at the window. She saw that it was not only Xu Zhuo who came, but also the other four people including Chen Weidong. The five people were riding a bicycle each, which was very eye-catching.
Ruan Xi looked down at them from the window, "What are you doing?"
Xu Zhuo cleared his throat, "Can't you see any difference between us today?"
Ruan Qiuyue came to the window to join in the fun. She was not familiar with Xu Zhuo and the others, and had no intention of talking, but after seeing Xu Zhuo and the others, her eyes suddenly lit up and she said, "Wow, you are all going to join the army?"
Hearing Ruan Qiuyue say this, Ruan Xi realized that the military uniforms worn by Xu Zhuo and the other five people had indeed changed. They used to wear old uniforms, and the uniforms of the five people were different in color, but today the five people wore the same uniforms, and they were all new.
Ruan Jie heard this and came over and looked down from the window.
Seeing her sticking her head out, Chen Weidong smiled at her and called her, "Little devil."
Ruan Jie looked at his brand new military uniform and asked, "Are you going to join the army?"
Chen Weidong raised his head and said, "Yes, we have to leave tomorrow. I want to go out and play with you today, come down."
Ruan Jie did not respond and turned to look at Ruan Xi.
This time, Ruan Xi did not refuse right away. Instead, she asked them, "Where are you planning to go?"
Xu Zhuo looked at her and said, "Just take a walk and have dinner together in the evening."
Ruan Xi replied, "Okay, then you guys wait a moment."
After that, Ruan Xi took Ruan Jie and Ruan Qiuyue back to the table, tidied up the textbooks on the table, then changed clothes with Ruan Jie and tidied their hair. When she put on her schoolbag, she asked Ruan Qiuyue, "Are you going?"
Ruan Qiuyue immediately shook her head, "No, I'm not familiar with them, and I'm too young to talk."
Ruan Xi smiled at her, "Then let's go."
Ruan Qiuyue nodded, "Go ahead, have fun."
No matter whose son he is, when he joins the army, he must first go to the local army and must leave here. The training during the first two years of conscription is rigorous, and I'm afraid I won't be able to come back, and I won't see them for at least two years.
This is also the reason why Ruan Xi agreed to go out with them this time.
They're leaving tomorrow, so let's give them a good farewell today.
Ruan Xi and Ruan Jie went downstairs with their schoolbags on their backs, and said hello to Feng Xiuying when they left.
Feng Xiuying had already seen Xu Zhuo and the others outside, and because of what happened to Ye Qiuwen before, she now has a psychological shadow about this kind of thing. She felt uncomfortable in her heart, but thinking of Ruan Xi's temper, she didn't say anything.
She also knew that she couldn't control Ruan Xi, and it would be useless to speak.
Ruan Xi didn't wait for her to respond, and after saying hello, she went out with Ruan Jie.
Outside, they jumped on the back of Xu Zhuo and Chen Weidong's bikes and followed them out of the compound in a hurry.
They spent the whole afternoon looking for places to play in the city and the suburbs.
Ruan Xi and Ruan Jie have been here for so long, but they have never really visited the city, especially the mountain views and historical sites in the suburbs and the river views and rocks. After playing in a few places in half a day, they have a deeper understanding of the city.
While sitting by the river and watching the water hitting the rocks on the shore, Chen Weidong came over to Ruan Xi and Ruan Jie, cleared his throat and said to Ruan Xi, "I want to talk to Xiao Gui alone, is that okay?"
Ruan Xi looked up at him, stood up, patted his butt, and went to sit next to Xu Zhuo.
Chen Weidong sat down next to Ruan Jie, but did not speak immediately.
Ruan Jie felt a little uncomfortable, holding her schoolbag and lowering her head, and asked him: "What do you want to tell me?"
Chen Weidong squinted his eyes due to the river breeze, turned his head to look at Ruan Jie, and said after a long while: "You...that...I'll wait for you!"
Ruan Jie didn't understand, and squinted at him slightly, "What are you waiting for me for?"
Chen Weidong hesitated for a moment and made up his mind, "You can go to the army after you graduate from the second year of junior high school this year. I joined the army a year earlier than you, and I will wait for you then." After the military service is over and I get promoted, I will seriously pursue you. "
Ruan Jie immediately moved her butt after hearing this, "Who... who wants you to pursue me!"
Chen Weidong said, "If I don't pursue you, how can we be together?"
Ruan Jie's face instantly turned red like a monkey's butt. She felt her butt was hot and stood up immediately, "I won't talk to you anymore."
Chen Weidong stretched out his hand to pull her sleeve and pulled her back to sit down, "Why are you running away? I'm talking to you about something serious."
Ruan Jie didn't want to argue with him, so she sat there without moving. She also didn't want others to see her face turned red like two red apples, so she hugged her schoolbag and buried her face in it without looking up.
The fabric of the schoolbag was thick, and the heat on her face couldn't dissipate, so it became more obvious.
Chen Weidong still asked her, "Is it okay?"
Ruan Jie spoke for a moment, her voice muffled in the schoolbag, "I don't know."
Ruan Xi and Xu Zhuo sat on a reef not far away and watched them.
Ruan Xi muttered, "You're leaving, and you still want to kidnap our Xiao Jie."
Xu Zhuo said from the side, "You're just afraid that Xiao Jie will be kidnapped by someone else."
Ruan Xi turned around and looked at Xu Zhuo, "Don't worry, Xiao Jie won't fall in love for at least five years."
This year is over, and as junior high school graduates, they can directly take the college entrance examination. She felt that she and Ruan Jie had no problem getting into college, and most colleges and universities explicitly prohibited students from dating on campus.
Xu Zhuo calculated, "Isn't it three years? Why five years?"
This year of junior high school, plus two years of conscript service, after serving the conscripts, if you are promoted to a cadre and stay in the army or demobilized, you can date openly, just file a relationship report.
Ruan Xi looked at him and smiled, "She is my sister, and if I say five years, it means five years."
Xu Zhuo looked into her eyes with a smile, "What about you?"
Ruan Xi said naturally, "At least five years for me too." Xu Zhuo
smiled, "I hope you keep your word."
Ruan Xi squinted her eyes because of the river breeze, "What? Do you still have feelings for me? When school started, you just thought I was pretty, but you've been looking at me for a year now, you should be tired of it."
Xu Zhuo did not answer this question, but asked her instead, "You've been looking at me for a year, do you like me?"
Ruan Xi smiled, "It's okay, I look pretty decent now."
Xu Zhuo still looked into her eyes, with a dark color in his eyes, "Then I will try to be more decent in the future."
Ruan Xi was a little tired of sitting, so she stood up from the reef.
She walked on the rocks on the shore, feeling the river breeze, and said, "You will definitely become more decent."
With a family like his, the influence of his father, and the learning he has been exposed to since childhood, it is no different for him to join the local army and be a god on earth to experience hardships. If he trains in the local area
, he will move up sooner or later. Even if he doesn't want to stay in the army in the future, it will be much easier for him to do something with the times than for others. Some people are born in Rome, and Xu Zhuo is such a person.
The two walked on the shore, feeling the breeze.
After walking for a while, Ruan Xi suddenly stopped and turned around.
Xu Zhuo also stopped and stood on the rocks on the shore facing her.
Ruan Xi stood for a moment, stretched out her hand to him, looked at him and said, "Comrade, we'll see each other again if we're destined to meet again
." Xu Zhuo took a deep breath, stretched out his hand and held her hand, and said after a long time, "It's not necessary to be destined to meet each other. We're all comrades from the same compound, and our parents are here. We'll definitely see each other again."
Ruan Xi smiled and retracted her hand, then continued to walk forward, "That's hard to say. The world is changing now. Who knows what it will be like in the future? Maybe it will be completely different in two years."
The college entrance examination will be resumed this year, and reform and opening up will be implemented next year. The turning point of the era will be in these two years.
Xu Zhuo followed her and walked slowly, "You don't want me to go well."
Ruan Xi smiled and looked back at him, and had to say: "Okay, you can go to the army with peace of mind, we will definitely see each other again, but when the time comes, don't forget me, a commoner."
Xu Zhuo: "I am superficial, and I will never forget anyone I think is beautiful. Don't worry."
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Ruan Xi and Xu Zhuo played outside until the evening, returned to the city and had dinner at a restaurant, and returned to the compound just after dark. They parted ways at the fork in the road and waved goodbye for the last time. Ruan Xi and
Ruan Jie walked home side by side. Just after a few steps, they heard Xu Zhuo and Chen Weidong calling them from behind.
The two turned around together, but Xu Zhuo and Chen Weidong didn't say anything.
It was as if they had a lot to say, but they didn't know where to start, and couldn't say a word.
After staring at each other silently for a while, Xu Zhuo said, "Have a good sleep."
From today on, there will be no tomorrow.
Xu Zhuo and his friends left very early the next day, and Ruan Xi and Ruan Jie naturally didn't send them to the train station. Although they didn't spend most of their time with Xu Zhuo and his friends, they still felt something was missing when he left.
Of course, they didn't feel sad about this. After all, joining the army was a great thing to be happy about in this era, otherwise Xu Zhuo and his friends wouldn't have worn their military uniforms and shown off all day.
After Xu Zhuo and his friends left, Ruan Xi and Ruan Jie's life became more monotonous.
They rested at home for a few days, and the school opened a few days later. They were in the second year of junior high school. The life in the second year of junior high school was no different from the first year. Every day was still the same, and study was still not the main content of school life.
There was no movement in the school, but the problems of science and education were being discussed. Discussions were held round after round, and opinions were raised wave after wave, but there was no conclusion.
In the summer vacation in July and August, some vague news about the resumption of the college entrance examination began to spread, but it was just some undefined gossip, so most people did not really take it to heart.
In the fall semester, students still went to school with their backpacks on their backs as before.
But there were also a few students with a keen sense of smell, or those who were interested in learning knowledge before, such as Ye Fan, who became more serious than before, holding books in their hands and reading them every day.
Ruan Xi and Ruan Jie had also heard the gossip.
Ruan Jie asked Ruan Xi, "Sister, do you think it's true?"
Ruan Xi shook her head, "I don't know, but we'll just try our best to be prepared."
Ruan Jie said, "Even if the news turns out to be true, we can't pass the exam even if we try our best. We've just graduated from junior high school and we still have two years of high school to go. If we want to take the college entrance exam, shouldn't we go to high school first?"
Ruan Xi looked at her and smiled, "During the years of the revolution, do you think there is any difference between going to junior high school and high school or not? Those who can pass the exam are those who study regularly, not those who have gone to high school. Academic qualifications are useless these days. So if the higher authorities really make decisions, they may not look at academic qualifications. You think the college entrance examination has been suspended for ten years, why is the country considering resuming it now? It is because the past ten years have been too wasteful, and all the young people have become useless. The country is short of talents, so we must hurry up to recruit a group of talents and train them. What they want is talents with real knowledge, not academic qualifications."
There are many students who have reached the second year of high school, but have learned nothing in the four years of junior high school and high school.
In the past ten years, the whole country has not paid attention to grades or academic qualifications. Naturally, decision makers also know that academic qualifications are the most false things. Therefore, the first two rounds of recruitment after the resumption of the college entrance examination had very loose application conditions.
After all the talents scattered in society were recruited, only the children who were seriously studying in schools were left as reserve talents, and then it was restored to normal that only the graduates of high schools could take the exam.
Ruan Jie thought about it, "That makes sense, it's better to be prepared, so let's study hard next."
Ruan Xi nodded, "It's useless to think about it, just study hard."
They have been in the city for more than two years, and basically have done nothing. They bury themselves in textbooks every day and study until late at night. They have already studied all the textbooks for the four grades of junior high school and high school.
Now there are only three or four months left, which is almost enough time for review.
They have been studying non-stop for the past two years, which is much better than those who have not studied for several years after serving in the army or working as workers or going to the countryside for several years or more, and who hurriedly reviewed for a month after learning that the college entrance examination was resumed.
Moreover, the examination papers in the first year took this situation into consideration, so the questions were very simple.
In the previous two years, Ruan Jie had been studying hard because she had promised Ruan Xi, and secondly, she could get a sense of accomplishment from studying. Now that she has a vague goal, she has studied even harder. So
in the following time, Ruan Xi and Ruan Jie really entered the state of "turning a deaf ear to the outside world and focusing on reading the books of sages". They had no mind to pay attention to anything else, and the only thing in their lives was reviewing and doing exercises.
Then, less than two months after the start of the school year, the news that the college entrance examination was confirmed to be resumed made the front page of major domestic media. That is, on the day the news was confirmed and announced, the whole school was in an uproar.
Of course, it was not just the school that was in an uproar, but every place in the country that could receive the news.
Whether it was demobilized soldiers, factory workers, educated youth who went to the countryside to work in the fields, cadres in government agencies and troops, or junior and senior high school graduates, or even farmers who carried hoes to farm, anyone who met the requirements could apply for the exam.
There was no public recommendation, no class background, and all applications were voluntary, and the best were selected in the end.
Ruan Xi and Ruan Jie heard the news on the school radio. The principal personally announced the news to all teachers and students in the radio studio, asking everyone to pay attention to their studies and seize the time to prepare for the college entrance examination.
The school was in an uproar as soon as the news was read. Ruan Jie was even more excited among the excited students. She almost jumped up and said to Ruan Xi: "Sister, it's true! Knowledge can really change your destiny! It really can!"
Although Ruan Xi knew this day a long time ago and thought she would calmly face this turning point of the times. But the moment she heard the notice, she was also very excited, as if she had endured so many years and finally saw the light.
She held Ruan Jie's hand and said, "Let's change our destiny together!"
Of course, many of the excited students were just joining in the fun, because they had no knowledge at all, and the resumption of the college entrance examination had little to do with them. They would just be cannon fodder if they signed up for the exam.
So not long after the principal finished reading the notice, the head teacher, Mr. Xie, came into the classroom to pour cold water on everyone.
He stood on the podium, looked around and said, "As junior high school graduates, you can also sign up for the college entrance examination. But you know your level. If you usually score a few points, don't go and cause trouble for the country. It's useless to review for a year, let alone a month. If you think you have the ability, you can give it a try, but don't have too high expectations, after all, high school graduates have an advantage over you. The first year The competition is definitely huge. Not only you, the new graduates, but also all the graduates in the past ten years will sign up to participate. You are competing with more than ten junior and senior high school graduates. It is a real battle. You can weigh your own level and decide to sign up. Come to my office this afternoon to get the registration form. "
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