Chapter 62
Starting from 1981, in order to solve various problems such as too many people taking the college entrance examination, heavy workload, and scattered examination venues, the country introduced a pre-examination system. The college entrance examination pre-examination was not replaced until the joint examination system was formed in 1989.
Think about the many famous universities in later generations, while students of this era may not even be able to enter the college entrance examination room and will be blocked by the pre-examination.
This is because the difficulty and format of the college entrance examination pre-examination are based on the college entrance examination. It is difficult and the number of people who pass is small, which shows how cruel it is.
In the past, Lin City also organized preliminary examinations in a unified manner because it was worried that schools in various counties would not be able to organize such examinations well.
Qin Xiang took a bus from the provincial capital to Linshi. The distance was not far and it only took three hours to get there.
When she returned to the county, Ning Sumei had already told her the location of the guesthouse. Qin Xiang went all the way there and saw many students.
There are many examination centers in Linshi, and most of them are scattered. It is impossible for the school to arrange a guesthouse near the school for every student, so it often chooses a location in the middle.
When Qin Xiang entered the hall, she saw Ning Sumei, teachers He and Qi arranging accommodation for the students.
Seeing her coming over, Ning Sumei breathed a sigh of relief, "You're finally here."
It's easy to worry when someone is not around. This is their school's hope this year. Last time, Qin Xiang ranked first in the school, and it was the first time that a student was among the top 50 in the city's ranking. This was already enough to bring honor to the school. If they can go one step further this time, their school will be even more glorious.
Qin Xiang went over and greeted everyone one by one, then said, "Teacher Ning, is there anything I can help you with?"
"No." Teacher Ning shook his head. "Oh, there's an odd number of students, so you can sleep in the same room with me. I have to show the students the exam room later, so you can go and rest first."
After getting the key, Qin Xiang went upstairs to rest. Teacher He smiled and said, "Director Ning, do you think she can climb up again this time?"
Before Ning Sumei could say anything, Teacher Qi curled his lips and said, "It's hard to say. Sometimes when people are unlucky, all sorts of accidents can happen. Didn't that happen two years ago?"
This made Teacher He a little embarrassed, because Qin Xiang's luck was indeed bad two years ago, and Ning Sumei's face was also unhappy. Two years ago, Qin Xiang ranked among the top 20 in the city in the preliminary examination, otherwise the school teachers would not have said that she could be admitted to the capital.
But it is infuriating that it is brought up again two years later.
At this moment, someone suddenly said from behind, "Teacher Qi, since you can tell fortunes, why don't you set up a fortune-telling stall in front of the school and make some money? Otherwise, your talent will be wasted."
When they turned around, they saw Qin Xiang coming down, and their faces immediately turned ugly.
Qin Xiang walked over with a calm expression, picked up the bag on the ground, and said to Teacher Qi, "Teacher Qi, you are so talented, there must be students in your class who can do well in the exams, right? You are so lucky, it would be a shame if you didn't raise someone who could get into a university in the capital. I am different. I have never believed that learning depends on luck. I think learning is something that depends on strength. As for luck..."
She half-smiled and glanced at Wang Xiao who came in from outside. "Sometimes bad luck is caused by human factors. If you don't believe me, you can ask your good student Comrade Wang Xiao. She knows exactly what happened two years ago. Didn't she even spread the word in the class that even if I took the college entrance examination, there would be a way to prevent me from taking it?"
Wang Xiao, who was hiding from Qin Xiang and preparing to go in, suddenly froze in place.
Qin Xiang looked at her with a smile, "Wang Xiao, don't you think so? This is the preliminary exam, if you have any other ideas, hurry up and use them."
Teacher Qi looked embarrassed and said, "Student Qin Xiang, don't say anything without evidence."
Although Teacher Qi didn't like Wang Xiao very much, he was his student after all. If his student had character problems at a critical moment, he, as a teacher, would not be able to look good either.
Qin Xiang raised an eyebrow. "You're right. If there was evidence, she would have been incarcerated at the police station long ago. How could she have even taken the pre-exam? I was just joking like Wang Xiao. Didn't she also joke about my divorce at school? It was just a favor, right, Wang Xiao?"
Student Wang Xiao's face was filled with fear and he couldn't utter a word. Teacher Qi's face was also extremely embarrassed. He glared at Wang Xiao and walked out directly.
After saying that, Qin Xiang went back to her room. Instead of taking the time to rest and messing around with these people, she had some free time, so it would be good to use this time to study for the Buddha's teachings.
After a while, Teacher Ning came in, took the students' admission tickets and distributed them to the head teachers of each class. After a while, she took Qin Xiang's back and said, "Take a look at it first. I have to collect them and distribute them before tomorrow's exam."
Qin Xiang took a look and laughed, "Teacher, the examination center is at the nearby primary school, it's quite close."
Ning Sumei nodded, also very happy. The exam room was close, so she didn't have to rush in the morning and could sleep a little longer. She asked with concern, "How have your reviews been lately?"
"Not bad." Qin Xiang took out the test paper he usually did and showed it to her. The handwriting on it was densely packed.
Chinese, math and English are Qin Xiang's strengths, so she is not too worried. The only thing she is worried about is physics, chemistry and politics.
Due to time constraints, she did not spend enough time studying politics, so she only scored 70 points in politics in the last mock exam.
Ning Sumei wanted to say something more, but then she thought about the preliminary exam tomorrow and laughed, "Forget it, there's still a month until the college entrance exam, so I'll do more research to fill in the gaps. I'll talk about anything else after the preliminary exam."
The pre-examination is the stumbling block to the college entrance examination. Whether you can enter the examination room of the college entrance examination depends entirely on the pre-examination.
The examination time for the preliminary examination is the same as that for the college entrance examination, and the system is also followed.
That night, Qin Xiang fell asleep early, and her breathing became steady soon after she lay down. Ning Sumei didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She had already prepared a draft, so how could Qin Xiang be so relieved? In the end, she didn't even need to use it, and slept soundly.
Ning Sumei couldn't possibly dislike such a student. She shook her head but couldn't sleep either. She had to go out and meet with other class teachers to discuss tomorrow's affairs.
Preliminary examination is crucial.
Ning Sumei woke me up early the next morning.
First, we gathered in the hall, then collected our admission tickets, and then had breakfast separately, and set off early before the exam.
Some examination halls are far away and you don’t even have time to eat breakfast, so you have to leave quickly and then have a quick bite when you find a seat.
Qin Xiang's examination venue was close, so she was not in a hurry and went to a nearby state-owned restaurant to have breakfast at her leisure.
People back then were honest, and the ingredients used in their shops were not as technologically advanced as in later times, so most of the ingredients were still safe. But to be on the safe side, Qin Xiang still went to a state-owned restaurant.
The others were in groups of three or four, but Qin Xiang didn't go to school and wasn't familiar with the other classmates, so she had to go alone.
When Qin Xiang arrived outside the examination room, she unexpectedly saw Wang Xiao. At this time, Wang Xiao, like other candidates, was cramming with a book in his hand.
This is fucking monkey shit.
When Wang Xiao saw Qin Xiang, he subconsciously dove into the crowd, trying to get away from her. However, because he wasn't looking at the road, his foot slipped and he fell to the ground with a loud bang.
Qin Xiang was amused. This really proved what Teacher Qi said, "Sometimes when people are unlucky, all sorts of unexpected things can happen."
Wang Xiao is worthy of being Teacher Qi’s student and is truly a qualified experimenter.
Qin Xiang laughed. Wang Xiao bit his lip and got up from the ground, looking at Qin Xiang indignantly.
She just didn't understand what Qin Xiang had to be so proud of. She was just a divorced woman with a bad reputation. But Director Ning treated Qin Xiang like a treasure. Maybe she would really do as Teacher Qi said and have another accident.
But Wang Xiao didn't dare to say it. The lessons of history were still before her eyes, and she was afraid that Qin Xiang would beat her.
Qin Xiang can really do it.
Soon it was time for the examination to open. Qin Xiang smiled sincerely at Wang Xiao, then walked into the examination room calmly and confidently.
Wang Xiao bit his lip as he looked at her back, praying again and again: May Qin Xiang be unlucky.
It's a pity that Qin Xiang has been studying very hard recently and has no time to study. Moreover, he has a good foundation and has accumulated experience from his previous life, so he has learned very solidly. The first exam in Chinese was relatively easy for Qin Xiang, and he wrote the composition very fluently.
After the exam, Qin Xiang unexpectedly saw Wang Xiao coming out of the classroom next door. She asked enthusiastically, "How did Wang Xiao do on the exam?"
Wang Xiao limped away in panic.
There are seven exams in three days, which is a very tight schedule, but there is also some free time.
Qin Xiang did not dare to be careless and spent all her rare free time on studying.
Ning Sumei, who was in the same room with her, couldn't help but say, "If you were studying peacefully at school, why would you need to work so hard at this time?"
Generally, teachers will not ask students to cram during exams. The most important thing is to adjust your mindset.
But Qin Xiang didn't need to adjust her mindset. All she lacked was time, so she smiled and said, "Teacher Ning, it's good to exert effort at this time."
She didn't even dare to tell Teacher Ning that she had no intention of applying to a university in the capital. Universities in the capital were certainly good, but they were too far away from her base. Going to the capital was a place she was not very familiar with, and Qin Xiang had not made up her mind yet.
Ning Sumei smiled and said, "Okay, you study first, I won't disturb you."
Being a principal also involves a lot of work. This time, she is the commander-in-chief of the exam and cannot allow any mistakes. So after saying that, Ning Sumei went out. She also had to watch over the students and make sure they didn't run around. If something went wrong and they failed the preliminary exam, it would be a big trouble.
Three days passed in a flash and the preliminary exam was over.
Unlike other students who had to take a bus back to the county, Qin Xiang was going directly back to the provincial capital.
When Ning Sumei learned that she was going back to the provincial capital, she didn't know what to say. She only advised, "Don't slack off in your studies. The preliminary exam results will be out within a week. I'll call you then."
Qin Xiang nodded, told me the phone number of a nearby public telephone, and then prepared to leave.
However, when she reached the station, Qin Xiang thought again, since she was already here, why not investigate a little more? After all, there was a university in the neighboring city, and there were also a technical college and a technical secondary school near the university. Perhaps she could have a chance to open a branch here?
Qin Xiang then went to the nearby university, but unfortunately, she couldn't find a suitable location for a store. The locations were either too far from the school gate, too small, or the environment was too poor. If she really bought it, she would have to tear it down and rebuild it.
I can’t afford to buy but I can’t afford to build. I don’t have much money on hand and I rely entirely on the daily sales in the store to support myself.
Qin Xiang sighed and took a bus back. It was already noon when he arrived in the provincial capital. Qin Xiang thought that the station was not far from the university town, so he simply took his luggage and went directly to see the progress of the store construction.
To be honest, it’s not easy to start work in the middle of summer, but there’s no other way. Time is tight and the task is heavy, so this is the only way.
When Qin Xiang arrived there, the original row of houses and the three rooms on the corner had been demolished and the construction waste had been cleared away. Now, he saw that the foundation had been laid even after he had been away for three days.
The most time-consuming part of building a house is laying the foundation. Once the foundation is laid, building the walls will be quick. However, she wants to build a two-story building, so she has to use steel bars in the four corners to make it more stable.
As for the internal structure of the house, Qin Xiang also designed it with reference to the storefronts of later generations. The front is a store and the back is a warehouse. In this way, the original house is too small and has to occupy the original open space.
Qin Xiang had also asked about it, and the palm-sized vacant land was also within her property, so it didn't matter if she used it.
Therefore, the width of the front and back of the house is much wider than that of an ordinary house, and correspondingly, the second floor will also be more spacious.
She also restructured the original eight-room layout, making the corner space she reserved the largest possible, taking up the space of three storefronts. She would later install double-glazed windows on both sides so people could see the clothes inside. The remaining six rooms were then divided into four parts. She later occupied one of the three rooms she had purchased from Gou Fu, leaving the remaining two rooms as two-room units.
Sometimes a too large area is not suitable. People who run small businesses may not need a too large area.
The second floor is based on the rooms on the first floor, but we agreed to build a staircase at the back of the house to go up. In that time, the tenants can do business downstairs and live upstairs.
Qin Xiang's shop was quite large, so the upstairs area was naturally quite large. The three rooms together covered an area of over 40 square meters. Furthermore, there wasn't much common area in their own place, so the area was substantial.
Qin Xiang didn't plan to live here, so he simply divided the upstairs into four small rooms with a small living room, which would be used as staff dormitories.
When she got closer, Qin Xiang didn't see her third brother, but she heard someone shouting, "Xiang Xiang, why are you here?"
Qin Xiang turned around and saw Qin Yang wearing a large vest, with his arms exposed, pushing a small cart filled with sand.
"Third brother, why are you doing this? Didn't I tell you that you just need to take care of it? It's so tiring."
Qin Yang took the towel from his neck and wiped the sweat off his face, then shook his head. "I'm not tired. I have nothing to do today, so I'll help out."
He pointed to a place not far away and said, "Dad is here too."
Qin Xiang followed his finger and saw her father building a wall. She knew that her father was a bricklayer. She had thought about asking her father to learn duck farming skills, but she had forgotten about it and her father had already come to work as a worker to build a house for her.
Qin Yang said helplessly, "I told him to just watch here, but he didn't want to. He insisted on doing it, saying he felt uncomfortable being idle. I couldn't convince him, so I just left him alone."
"I'll go take a look." Qin Xiang found a place to put down the luggage bag and ran straight to Qin Baotian, "Dad."
Qin Baotian was stunned and turned to look at her, "Xiangxiang is back, have you finished the exam?"
Qin Xiang nodded, "The exam is over, Dad, it's too hot, please stop working, just find a cool place and watch."
Qin Baotian wiped his sweat and said cheerfully, "This is nothing. It's not more tiring than this in the countryside."
Seeing that Qin Xiang was still trying to persuade him, Qin Baotian chased her away, "Alright, leave me alone, I'm tired and I'm going to rest."
Qin Xiang was helpless. "Okay, I'll go back and put the things down. I'll come over and take you to dinner later."
As for the other workers, they definitely did not have meals provided. In addition to the four dollars a day wage, each person was given an additional fifty cents for food. Qin Xiang did not care how they ate.
Qin Baotian smiled, "Okay."
Qin Xiang smiled and greeted the other people in Qinjiatun, then left with her luggage bag.
After she left, a young man in the village said to his companion, "Qin Xiang has really changed. When she first got divorced, she looked a bit down and out. Now look at her, she looks like a big boss."
Another one curled his lips, "A bastard like Wang Junsheng is just unlucky. He deserves to end up with a woman like Cui Hong."
After that incident, the matter of Wang Junsheng and Cui Hong became the focus of after-dinner discussion in several nearby villages.
The situation had originally calmed down, but before the Wang family could breathe a sigh of relief, news came back that Qin Xiang was making money as a self-employed person.
Regardless of whether everyone thinks that the money was earned by Qin Yang, people outside say that Qin Xiang is very good at making money, so it is brought up again and again.
And after Qin Xiang made that phone call, Qin Baotian did not hide it and directly told her that Qin Yang needed manpower to build a house.
This news caused an uproar in Qinjiatun. Everyone believed that Qin Xiang had really made money, and that he had even built a house in the provincial capital!
That would require a lot of money.
It was also spread intentionally by someone, and it reached Wangjiazhuang almost on the same day. It is said that when Cui Lianhua heard the news, she fainted immediately. It was quite a scene.
At this moment, several young people were working and chatting, and in the end they could only shake their heads and sigh, "We can't compare. Not to mention Qin Xiang, we can't even compare with Qin Yang."
There was a rumor in the village that it was actually Qin Yang who made money, and they also believed so.
But after arriving, I found out that it was not the case. The boss was Qin Xiang, and Qin Yang was just working for his sister.
The mood is even more complicated.
Qin Baotian was very happy. How could he not be happy that his daughter was successful? Moreover, he heard Qin Yang say that Qin Xiang ranked first in the school in the mock exam, which made Qin Baotian even happier.
At noon, Qin Xiang arrived, carrying a bucket of mung bean soup for everyone to share. Then, she took Qin Baotian and Qin Yang to a nearby kitchen to cook.
The construction team didn't have to worry about their meals, and the people in Qinjiatun prepared their own food and drink, so Qin Xiang didn't have to worry about anything.
When Qin Xiang arrived at the restaurant and ordered food, Qin Baotian kept saying, "That's enough, that's enough. Two dishes are enough. I can't finish it."
"You'll have to bear the consequences if you eat it."
Qin Baotian was helpless. "It's not easy for you to make money, kid. You have to save money where you can."
Qin Xiang asked, "Isn't the purpose of making money to eat and drink well? If you can't even spend money on your own food, then what's the point of making money?"
"I can't argue with you." Qin Baotian rolled his eyes at her. "I still have to save money."
Qin Xiang nodded hurriedly, "Got it."
She saw some beer in the restaurant and ordered three bottles. "Let's have a drink together."
Qin Baotian was heartbroken. "Such an expensive thing."
“If you buy it, you have to drink it.”
Qin Baotian was completely helpless.
When the food arrived, Qin Xiang asked about accommodation again, "Where will they sleep tonight?"
"I sleep at the construction site. I bought a mosquito net and I pull it up at night. Why can't I sleep?"
This is the advantage of a hot summer. You can just spread a mat and sleep, and even put up a mosquito net.
Qin Xiang glanced at the provincial university not far away. It was lunchtime and many students were out eating, so the flow of people was quite good.
Qin Xiang instructed, "The environment is tough, so please persevere. I'll treat everyone to a meal when we're done."
Qin Yang nodded, "Okay."
The wages were adequate and no one cared if the food was poor. After all, it was summer and they were just sitting around doing nothing. When Qin Baotian told others about the four-dollar-a-day wage, many people wanted this opportunity.
What's the big deal about suffering? Life in the countryside is even harder. Besides, I only work as a laborer for about ten days, and then I have to go back after the work is done.
After lunch, Qin Baotian urged Qin Xiang to go back. Qin Xiang kept giving him instructions and had no choice but to leave.
It was very hot at noon, so everyone was chatting and resting under the shade of the trees, and taking a look at the style of the students from the People's Province. Everyone felt that they could brag about it when they got back.
When Qin Xiang returned, she saw He Liping coming over, "Sister Xiangxiang."
Qin Xiang looked at her, "What's the matter?"
"Nothing, just wanted to ask how you did on the exam."
Qin Xiang laughed and said, "It's okay. I'll go upstairs and take a rest."
Although she was confident about the three-day exam, it was quite exhausting and she was really tired.
Just as she lay down, He Liping came up again and brought her a glass of water, "Sister Xiangxiang, drink some water before you go to sleep."
Qin Xiang had no choice but to get up and drink, "Is it okay?"
"Yeah." He Liping smiled, revealing two big dimples, "Sister Xiangxiang, please take a rest. We are here in the store."
There are five people in the store now, including He Liping. To be honest, it’s quite a lot of people.
Qin Xiang looked at He Liping and asked, "Is there something you want to say?"
"Let's talk after you get up." After saying that, He Liping turned around and went downstairs.
Qin Xiang drank a bottle of beer while eating. She felt a little sleepy and fell asleep with her eyes closed.
When she woke up again, it was already evening. Qin Xiang had just gotten up and washed her face when she heard a sudden noise.
She couldn't help but frown, because listening to the voices, it seemed to be Miao Xiaofeng and Tan Xiu?
Why did they quarrel?
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