Chapter 193
The meeting was held in response to the news of the resumption of the college entrance examination, to predict the number of applicants and to analyze the possible job changes that may occur to employed people due to the college entrance examination.
The meeting lasted several hours and only conducted preliminary analysis and discussion, and no response plan was immediately discussed.
During the meeting, someone came in, bent over, walked over to the secretary, whispered a few words, and then left. The secretary and secretary walked over to the leader and whispered a few words. The meeting was suspended, and the secretary and County Magistrate Wang hurried to the city...
Zhou Jiani pinched her brows and walked out of the smoke-filled conference room, feeling dizzy.
Li Jingdang saw that her eyes were not focused and said with a smile, "Not cheerful, are you?"
Zhou Jiani had attended internal meetings before, but today's meeting was definitely a classic.
Everyone in the meeting has their own opinions, the discussion is heated and everyone is quick-witted. Not only do you need to be highly focused throughout the whole process, but you also need to be attentive to all sides. If you are absent for even two seconds, you may not be able to keep up with the pace of the meeting, let alone join in the discussion.
"My mind is in a knot." Zhou Jiani shook her head and smiled, then looked at the time on her wrist. It was almost twelve o'clock, so she invited Li Jingdang to the cafeteria for lunch and to discuss the content of the meeting.
Qian Hai followed with the meeting minutes.
Just as they were sitting down after finishing their meal, a voice interrupted them: "Director Li, Team Leader Zhou, do you mind joining us?"
This is Secretary Zheng, who was transferred to the weaving factory last month.
Zhou Jiani didn't have much contact with Secretary Zheng, but every time she went to the factory, she would see Secretary Zheng mingling with the workers in the workshop, awkwardly twisting the whip in his hands. When he saw her coming, he would greet her with a smile, but had no intention of chatting with her.
The factory workers all have a good opinion of Secretary Zheng, saying he is humble and tolerant. Perhaps he is still in the stage of understanding the industry. At least in the past month, he has not interfered in production and management.
Zhou Jiani smiled and said, "Of course I don't mind. I'd like to hear more of Secretary Zheng's opinions. Please give me some suggestions."
Li Jingdang also smiled and said, "Secretary Zheng, please!"
After a few simple words, they turned the topic back to the morning's meeting. Speaking of the Gaokao (National College Entrance Examination) and the subsequent personnel turmoil, Secretary Zheng suddenly asked Zhou Jiani, "Team Leader Zhou is so young, and you've encountered such a major event as the reinstatement of the Gaokao. Do you plan to continue your university studies for a few more years?"
Zhou Jiani said with a smile: "Such a meaningful event, I think anyone who meets the requirements will want to participate."
"That's true." Secretary Zheng nodded and wanted to ask Zhou Jiani about her work arrangements, but Li Jingdang took over and started a discussion about the weaving factory's recruitment issue.
The weaving factory is relatively easier to operate. Li Jingdang suggested going back to the factory to count the number of applicants and recruiting and training one-fifth of the total number of applicants.
Although the college entrance examination has been resumed, not everyone can pass the exam as long as they register. The ratio considered by Li Jingdang can be used for both offense and defense. It will not cause too much burden to the factory in the early stage. In the later stage, the departure of those who have been admitted to college can also ensure that the factory's production chain will not be interrupted.
Secretary Zheng suggested that the percentage could be lowered further: "Most of the factory's employees have been out of school for several years. With only two months of review time, the percentage of people who pass the exam won't be very high."
Li Jingdang said he would hold another meeting to discuss the matter when he returned to the factory in the afternoon.
Zhou Jiani received several phone calls in the afternoon, including instructions from Comrade Yu Huifang, condolences from her aunt, and calls from Aunt Su and Comrade Du Yunxin who was far away in the capital. She was very busy. Then the leaders at all levels were also very busy, with large and small meetings one after another, and endless instructions to be conveyed to ensure the smooth progress of the college entrance examination registration work.
Zhou Jiani was also temporarily arranged to help out at the street office, and of course she would not miss her registration.
No matter how busy she is, Zhou Jiani never deviates from her pace. She works during the day and reads and studies at night.
During this period, Xinhua Bookstores across the country completely collapsed.
The study materials being printed in Shanghai were precisely the "Self-Study Series of Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry". Because they were worried that the full set would not be able to be reprinted in time for this year's college entrance examination, they had to print them in batches, with the first volume of "Algebra" being printed first.
How did Zhou Jiani know this? Because she hadn't expected Du Yunxin to ask a friend in Shanghai to buy the book for her. She had to wait in line for seven or eight hours before she finally got it, and it was already on its way to Shanghai by mail.
Zhou Jiani was so moved that she sobbed, and felt a little guilty. She quickly and tactfully said that she had this set of information in her hand, which she had found at a purchasing station before. She didn't expect Aunt Du to be so concerned about it. If she had known earlier, she would have let her know in advance.
Du Yunxin didn't mind at all. She was very happy and emphasized on the phone the value and rarity of this set of information. She also told Zhou Jiani to study hard.
She has two sets and two books of this set of materials... Oh no, when the algebra book arrives, it will be two sets and three books, plus a set of handwritten copies.
The handwritten copy has been sent to Teacher Meng in Qi Yang. Teacher Meng took the risk to help her hand-copy the materials. Now she is giving back a set of hand-copy learning materials to thank Teacher Meng for his help at that time.
Meng Wen called specifically, choking up with emotion. She finally said half-jokingly, "Jia Ni, my original goal was a local university, but now that I've received your guide, I'm considering universities in the capital. You should also work hard to get into a good university. Let's work hard together and try to meet in the capital."
Zhou Jiani: "Teacher Meng, my goal is to go to a university in the capital. Let's make a deal, see you in the capital!"
The 1977 edition had been flipped through for so long and had been deliberately "ravaged" that there was no trace of its age or publisher's address. To ensure that everything was foolproof, Zhou Jiani checked it carefully again. During the study process, she also selected some blank pages and wrote some learning experience with her left hand. The aging process was very perfect, and this was prepared for Yu Wanxia and the others.
As for the 1963 edition, because it has the owner's name on it and the blank spaces inside are filled with learning experiences, I am worried that it will be copied by someone from this era, so I must keep it in my hands.
After the package from Shanghai arrived, Zhou Jiani finished her work assisting the street office and took the set of information to the Qianjin Brigade during her break.
She called Bai Haoyang, Wang Qianjin, Yu Wanxia, Sun Ping, and Xiao Min together for a small meeting, emphasized the importance of this set of materials, and discussed learning methods with them.
Afterwards, she took a few people to the brigade headquarters and talked directly with Zhang Baosheng about the methods of information sharing and centralized copying.
"Our brigade has an advantage over other brigades. We have a primary school, which is a ready-made condition. We set up a study group in the village. Every evening after 7:00 p.m., all those who registered for the college entrance examination gathered at the village primary school. Since Wanxia and the others copied the study materials on the blackboard, those who wanted to learn brought their own notebooks and pens to copy until they finished the whole series of books."
Although this had nothing to do with the brigade's production and would not even add any political achievements to Zhang Baosheng's career, Zhang Baosheng agreed very happily.
Since the news of the resumption of the college entrance examination came, he saw with his own eyes how difficult it was for the educated youth and young children in the village to find study materials.
When going to work in the morning, many people held books in their hands and studied even while waiting. The whole team exuded an unprecedented vitality.
If there were a few more college students in their advancing team, he would be proud, right?
"Don't worry, Jiani. I'll personally supervise and organize everything. Don't start at 7 o'clock, it's too late. Let's start at 6 o'clock so everyone can finish copying and study early."
Two team leaders rushed over after hearing the news, their eyes red with excitement as they said, "Jiani, it has to be you!"
The children of these two families are also preparing to take the college entrance examination. They went to the city to buy materials these days and said that the shelves in the bookstores were empty. As for anything related to study, there was not even a piece of paper to be found. They were so anxious that they cried at home.
The child was feeling uncomfortable, and they felt bad too. They spent several dollars just on phone calls these past two days, asking people for help everywhere. They didn't expect Zhou Jiani to bring a complete package.
Zhou Jiani waved her hand and said, "That's all I can help you with." Then she said to everyone seriously, "But now I have to say something unpleasant."
She pointed at the pile of materials and said, "This is the only set of materials. I'm giving it to Wanxia and the others for safekeeping. They will share the information without reservation, but please don't come to borrow the books and don't disturb them while they're studying."
Everyone laughed: "What's wrong with this? There should be some rules."
Zhang Baosheng said seriously, "Don't worry, I promise not to disturb these children."
Zhou Jiani nodded and said, "After the college entrance examination, I will donate this entire set of study materials to the brigade for safekeeping. I will also donate the materials Zeming's mother sent to our brigade, so we can continue to send college students out next year."
Zhang Baosheng kept grinning and nodding, and finally reminded her, "Jia Ni, you should study hard too. When you get into college, please come back and I'll ask your aunt to kill a chicken for you."
Zhou Jiani smiled and said, "I'll remember it."
The two team leaders said, "Jia Ni, we will kill a chicken for you when the time comes."
Zhou Jiani laughed heartily: "Who did I offend?"
Everyone laughed.
Zhou Jiani didn't stay long and went to the commune after giving her instructions.
But the village was in an uproar again. Everyone listened attentively to the broadcast, cheered happily, and kept telling Yu Wanxia and the others, "We may not be able to meet Jiani when she comes. Next time you see her, please thank her for us."
"Yes, yes, yes. Please be sure to thank Comrade Jiani for us."
"Jiani is so great. I'm really lucky to be in the same team with Jiani... We were in the same team before."
"That's right, Jiani is so generous. In a time like this, even asking my relatives might not be able to borrow the information. Jiani is so kind."
"Those who leave our team will always think of us first when something happens..."
There were discussions everywhere, and Meng Jiandi felt mixed emotions. She turned around and saw Zhao Weiguo standing at the edge of the field with a shoulder pole on his shoulder, his face full of shame.
After work in the evening, many people hurriedly ate a few bites of food and then grabbed their notebooks and pens and ran to the elementary school.
Zhang Baosheng arranged several team leaders to guard outside the classroom to prevent anyone from making noise or causing trouble.
Starting at six o'clock, many people arrived at five-thirty, only to find that only a few seats were left in the back row.
Yu Wanxia and the others arrived at the classroom at 5:50 and were all shocked.
"You come so early?" Sun Ping asked in surprise.
The people below laughed and started to shout "Teacher Sun" and "Teacher Yu," saying, "You don't have to come so early. Just finish your dinner and come over. We're not in a hurry."
Others also laughed: "Yes, yes, we are not in a hurry at all. Thank you for your hard work, teachers."
Sun Ping and Yu Wanxia blushed at the noise, and seeing everyone's urgency, they turned around and started copying from the blackboard.
When she gets tired, Sun Ping will take over writing.
In the classroom, apart from a few words of laughter when the two people first arrived, everyone stopped talking when they started writing, and the only sound was the rustling of the pen tips on the paper.
Bai Haoyang, Wang Qianjin and Xiao Min did not come, but were copying a few other books at home.
It will be their turn to copy it for everyone tomorrow night.
On the first night, only the villagers and educated youth came to copy. The next day, other teams heard the news and rushed over with notebooks and pens.
Many people want to make up for the mistakes and borrow notes from others, but at this time, information is precious and friends who are not very close are really reluctant to lend their notes.
Zhang Baosheng simply used the blackboard on the outer wall of the school office and arranged a team leader to help copy the notes from the previous day.
During the days of copying materials, the classroom was crowded with people and the outside of the classroom was crowded with people.
After copying the materials, we went back home to study until midnight, and we could still communicate with each other while working during the day. There was a lot of enthusiasm for learning.
After copying the entire set of materials, Yu Wanxia and her group began intensive study.
Zhou Jiani is very familiar with this set of materials. She occasionally comes here to stay overnight to communicate with everyone and explain the questions to them.
The days of working during the day and studying at night passed quickly. The people in the Qianjin Brigade didn't even notice that the Canton Fair had ended. Only Zhang Baosheng and a few village cadres quietly celebrated the success of the Canton Fair and were happy as they counted the orders they had negotiated.
Zhou Jiani took a leave of absence a week before the college entrance examination and returned to the Qianjin Brigade to make the final assault with her friends.
Since the decision to resume the college entrance examination this year was a temporary one, the preparations were very hasty. In addition, due to the shortage of materials, the progress of printing examination papers in various provinces was inconsistent. Therefore, although the college entrance examination this year is in mid-December, the specific date is not unified. In Chonghui Province, it is December 9th and 10th.
Yu Huifang called several times in the past half month, wanting to come and take care of her daughter, but Zhou Jiani did not agree. Later, she learned that her daughter had taken leave to return to the Qianjin Brigade for intensive study. Knowing that she had good friends with her, she felt relieved.
For fear of adding pressure to his daughter, he deliberately refrained from calling or asking questions for the first three days. But on the morning of the 9th, when Zhou Wanli woke up, he heard his mother and wife mumbling something.
"What are you two mumbling about?"
Yu Huifang rolled her eyes at him and whispered, "Pray to the Buddha and pray for good luck in Jiani's exam."
Jiang Xinfeng said, "Don't make a fuss. Don't let anyone else hear you."
Nowadays, people don’t dare to engage in feudal superstitions openly, but there’s nothing wrong with thinking about it at home.
Zhou Jiani, who was far away in Bin County, didn't know that she was enveloped by the "Buddha's light". When the time came, she walked into the examination room calmly with her admission ticket and stationery.
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