Xu Ning and Xu An stood on the road, watching Old Chen's ox cart moving forward.
Lu Xiaotang waved at them and shouted, "Go back!"
When Niupipitang got up and didn't see his father, he thought he had gone out again and didn't take it seriously.
When they didn't see their father come back until evening, the three of them started looking for him.
Tangtang had tears in her eyes, and Niu Niu and Pipi also looked like they wanted to cry.
Xu An did not go to Jianmin to review today. He and Xiao Mo lay on the kang, carrying the three of them on the big horse.
When they got tired of playing and wanted to sleep, they started looking for their father again, and in the end even Xiao Mo couldn't be coaxed.
Niupipitang sat on the kang and cried loudly, shouting for his father.
Xu Ning's eyes also turned red. When Niupitang was tired of crying, she, Xiao An and Xiao Mo each held one of them and coaxed him to sleep.
Xu An didn't go to work, and Xu Ning didn't go to work either. The brother and sister reviewed at home every day.
During the autumn harvest holiday, Xiao Mo helped take care of the children at home. During the day, he took Niupitang to the cowshed to play and came back only for dinner.
Jianmin and Dalin did not go to the autumn harvest this year, so they came to review with Xu An during the day.
When the autumn harvest was over and Xiao Mo started school, Grandpa Qi would come every day to pick up the candies and take them to the cowshed, and then deliver them back at lunch time.
Wei Lanlan and Yang Xiaomei also often came to Xu Ning to discuss homework, but they had been out of school for several years and had not read much.
It was only after Xu Ning reminded them last year that the two of them started flipping through their books at night.
The two of them had a child to take care of, so they didn't pay much attention to it. Now the gap between them and Xu Ning is not small.
It was October 1977. The sky was gloomy and the temperature dropped sharply. Niupitang did not go to the cowshed to play today. Instead, he sat on the kang and listened to the radio.
Xu Ning looked at the sky and thought it might snow, so she chopped a piece of mutton and prepared to stew some mutton soup on the stove.
When the news of the resumption of the college entrance examination came over the radio, Xu Ning was chopping bones in the kitchen.
China National Radio... All workers, farmers, educated youth who went to work in the countryside or returned to their hometowns, demobilized soldiers, cadres and high school graduates who meet the enrollment requirements can voluntarily apply...
Xu Ning's bone-cutting knife stopped in mid-air. Although she had known for a long time that the college entrance examination would be resumed, she was still very excited when she heard the news.
Xu An ran out of the room without wearing shoes and ran to the kitchen with red eyes.
"Sister, the college entrance examination has been resumed!"
Xu Ning put down the knife in his hand, turned around and said with a smile: "Xiao An, we can go back now."
There were happy shouts from everyone in the Youth League House in front, and Xu An looked over there with a smile.
"Xiao An, go check it out. Go to the village again and see if Dalin and Jianmin have heard the news."
"Sister, I'll go right away." Xu An said and ran out.
Xu Ning then noticed that he was not wearing shoes, and hurriedly called out, "Xiao An, where are your shoes?"
Xu An looked at his feet, then went back to the house embarrassedly to put on his shoes and cotton clothes.
The news of the resumption of the college entrance examination soon spread throughout the entire Yushu Village. It was not the busy farming season, so everyone was staying at home for the winter. Everyone who was eligible to take the college entrance examination was reading a book at home.
Wei Lanlan and Yang Xiaomei came to thank her with red eyes, if Xu Ning hadn't reminded them.
How can they think about reading? Now, let alone reviewing, they may not even be able to buy books.
"Don't say those polite words now. There's only a little over a month left until the exam. Hurry up and review."
Then he asked Yang Xiaomei: "Is Sun Hao still going to work?"
Yang Xiaomei is also very conflicted now. She was just discussing this matter with Sun Hao.
"Sun Hao wants to work during the day and review at night. He is worried that if he fails the exam, he will lose his job, which is not worth it."
Xu Ning understood their thoughts very well. He had finally passed the entrance exam to the machinery factory and had just become a full-time employee this year.
Although the college entrance examination has been resumed, it is still unknown whether they can pass it. They still have children to raise, so it is right to be cautious.
Wei Lanlan said: "Can we find someone to help Sun Hao take over? Didn't Xiao An find someone from the village to help him with his work?
If he gets into university, I will sell my job to him. If not, I will just continue working. ”
Yang Xiaomei's eyes lit up when she heard this. Yes, why didn't she think of it?
"Then I'll go back and discuss it with Sun Hao." After saying that, he ran out.
As soon as he reached the door, he asked again: "Who should we find to take over? We rarely interact with people from the village, and we don't know what their character is like. What if he doesn't return the job?"
Xu Ning felt that her consideration made sense. If she didn't know the kind of people in Aunt Dashuan's family, she wouldn't have let Xiao An give out the job so easily.
Yang Xiaomei stared at her with sparkling eyes. "You are familiar with the people in the village. Can you help me ask?"
Xu Ning thought for a moment and said, "I can't guarantee this kind of thing. I can only help you with the connection. You guys have to discuss the rest of the rules yourself."
"Thank you, Xu Ning." Yang Xiaomei believed in her vision, and when she heard that she was willing to help, she ran back to discuss it with Sun Hao.
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