Yunyan took the money to the educated youth camp. The educated youth who had sold sweet potato vermicelli did not go home this year. Yunyan gave them the money, so that they could have a good New Year.
Yun Yan went back to Yang Qian and gave her her commission. She got the highest commission of all, over 200 yuan.
The following days were the same as in previous years, with the New Year pig being slaughtered and the pig-slaughtering meal being eaten.
Soon it was New Year's Eve again. Yun Yan received a letter, money, and various bills from Chen Ye. The letter was addressed to his grandparents, and Yun Yan put the letter in the cowshed when she was putting food in it for the people.
Just like last year, we had our New Year's Eve dinner at the educated youth camp. This year's dinner was much more sumptuous, with braised pork, steamed fish, braised pig's trotters with soybeans, and a pot of chicken soup. The staple food was also boiled rice.
Chen Zhaodi saw that Yunyan felt a little guilty. She was afraid that Yunyan would know that she had previously instigated Xi Xiang and Bo Xueer to cause trouble for her.
It turned out that she was overthinking it. Yun Yan didn't remember this incident at all, and even almost forgot about Xi Xiang and Bo Xueer.
The Lunar New Year passed quickly, and the brigade returned to work on time on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year. Two weeks later, the rice mill they had purchased arrived. The villagers gathered to watch, and the brigade leader proudly urged everyone to keep up the good work and strive to buy a tractor for the brigade next year.
When the villagers heard the team leader say to buy a tractor, they were instantly excited.
"Captain, are you serious? Can you really buy a tractor for our team next year?" a villager asked in disbelief.
"Of course it's true. Several of us village cadres have calculated it. If the sweet potato vermicelli business this year is the same as last year, then buying a tractor in the spring of next year will not be a problem at all." The accountant said happily.
Seeing the villagers' lives getting better and better, Yun Yan was happy. As long as it did not harm her own interests, she did not mind helping the villagers live a good life.
The following days passed as uneventfully as the previous year. In September, the commune's primary school issued a notice to recruit teachers.
Anyone with a high school education could sign up, and all the educated youth from every brigade rushed to the commune primary school. Except for Yun Yan and Yang Qian, everyone else in the brigade signed up.
"Looking at this situation, I estimate that there are about seventy or eighty educated youths who have signed up. This commune primary school is only recruiting three teachers. Seventy or eighty people are competing for three places. It's really a bit scary." Yang Qian said.
"After all, everyone is very confident in themselves and thinks they will definitely be selected. Who would be willing to do farm work when they can become a teacher?" Yun Yan said with a smile.
"Just wait and see, the scene will definitely be spectacular." Yang Qian looked like she was looking forward to a good show.
On the day of the exam, Yun Yan and Yang Qian also went to join in the fun. When they arrived at the scene, they saw that there were probably about a hundred people taking the exam. It was a really grand scene.
After a while, the principal of the commune primary school came out. He cleared his throat and said, "Everyone, please be quiet! The exam will last about half an hour. Once the teachers inside have copied the exam questions, our exam will begin. This time, we will select the best candidates. Only the top three candidates who pass the exam will become full-time teachers. The salary for full-time teachers is seven yuan per month plus thirty work points."
"Yun Yan's treatment as a teacher is so good. If I had known earlier, I would have signed up." Yang Qian said jokingly.
"Forget it. You still care about the little money you earn as a teacher." Yun Yan said with a smile.
Now, Yang Qian can earn five or six hundred yuan a year from the dividends from her sweet potato vermicelli business plus the wages I pay her. She lives a very comfortable life.
Sure enough, Yang Qian smiled after hearing her words and said nothing more. Yes, the thing she lacked the least now was money. She earned more in a year than many people in the brigade and their families.
The test papers were copied quickly, but because there were so many people taking the exam, they had to take the exam in an open space.
There are two subjects in the test paper. Although we are recruiting mathematics teachers this time, there is also a Chinese test paper.
Because the admitted teachers sometimes need to temporarily replace teachers of other subjects, they must be able to teach two subjects.
The exam lasted an hour and a half, and everyone started writing furiously as soon as they received their papers. Less than half an hour later, some people were already scratching their heads.
"Yun Yan, those people are so bad. These are just elementary school test questions, and they are stumped." Yang Qian said in a low voice.
"You can't blame them for this. I guess they don't read much in their daily lives. It's normal for them to forget the knowledge in the books after being in the countryside for so long," said Yun Yan.
But I have to say that the cultural level of those educated youth who started scratching their heads after only half an hour is really a bit low.
Soon an hour and a half passed and the principal asked everyone to stop writing and hand in their papers.
After collecting everyone's test papers, he and other teachers began grading them, letting the students move freely and an hour later announcing the answers.
"Yun Yan, Yang Qian, why are you two here?" Wang Fang saw the two of them coming up to greet them.
"We have nothing to do, so we wanted to come and take a look," said Yang Qian.
"Wang Fang, how did you do in the exam? How confident are you?" Yun Yan asked.
"I feel it's okay. No matter how bad it is, it won't be lower than the top five." Wang Fang said.
She is now sincerely grateful to Yun Yan. If she hadn't told her to read more books when she has nothing to do, perhaps she would not be so confident this time.
The results came out quickly, and Wang Fang was ranked second. Her scores in both subjects were above 90, which was quite good.
Yun Yan also looked at the results of other educated youth who took the exam, and found that some of them did not even pass.
This is a bit exaggerated. After all, he graduated from high school. No matter what, this elementary school student's test paper should not be so bad that he can't even pass!
The other two who passed the exam were both educated youth from Shangyang Brigade, and they were also a couple. Yang Qian went with them to go to the principal to handle the paperwork, while the others who failed the exam left in despair.
Yun Yan and Yang Qian decided to wait for Wang Fang to return to the Hongqi Brigade together. Now that the other educated youth in the brigade have left, they are a little worried about leaving her alone.
Soon Yang Qian finished the formalities and came out, and the three of them walked back to the Red Flag Brigade together.
"Wang Fang, you may be ostracized by other educated youths after you return to the educated youth site. You must be mentally prepared." Yun Zhiqing reminded.
"I'm not afraid of them ganging up to exclude me. They always sneer at me when I read books. What does it have to do with me now that they lost the election?" Wang Fang said indifferently.
After Wang Fang returned to the educated youth site, she was indeed ostracized by other educated youth, who would say sarcastic things to her from time to time.
Wang Fang doesn't tolerate them. No matter who dares to say something behind her back, she will immediately fight back.
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