Yan Runzhi led Cheng Yunzhi, Wensheng, Dabao, Xiaobao and their families to see them off.
Dabao: "Mom, I'll give you a red star. The red star will send you to fight."
Cheng Rushan pinned it on her collar.
Xiaobao: "Mom, I'll give you three candies. If you don't know how to answer the question, eat one. I'm sure you'll remember it."
Jiang Lin accepted it and said, "Thank you, big darling, little darling."
Wensheng gave her a hug and said, "Mom will definitely pass the exam!"
Yan Runzhi and Cheng Yunzhi also waved their hands, believing that Baoer's mother would be admitted.
Jiang Lin: "It's very cold, you guys should go back soon." She had already said it was okay, but they insisted on sending her back, making such a big fuss.
When they arrived at the county examination center, Shang Zonghui said goodbye to them, went to pick up the goods first, and would come back to pick them up in the evening.
It’s not time yet, so they wait outside.
Some people are very nervous because the review time is too short and they don't have any review materials. Many of their textbooks are borrowed from others and copied. What can they review in such a short month? They are not sure at all.
"Ah——" someone suddenly collapsed and yelled, "I don't want to take the exam anymore!" Then he started tearing his hair, scaring the surrounding candidates to move away immediately, fearing that it would affect their own exams. Soon, the militia who were maintaining order came over to ask what was going on, and seeing that he was yelling and shouting and was a little confused, they took him away.
Sun Qinghui: “Are you too nervous?” Don’t be crazy.
Jin Lei was with them, and he kept staring at Jiang Lin, Sun Qinghui, Wang Xiao and others.
Suddenly, someone shouted, "Where's my admission ticket? Where's my card?" A girl didn't know whether she forgot to bring her admission ticket or lost it. She cried anxiously, "I clearly put it in my bag."
"Look for it carefully again."
"Oh, I remember, I... I was afraid of losing it, so I locked it in the drawer last night. I thought I put it in my schoolbag, I... why am I so stupid..." She covered her face and cried.
"It's too late to go home and get it."
"How pitiful." When you feel pity for others, be glad that you brought it.
Wang Xiao took out his own and looked at it, then smiled at Jiang Lin, "Linlin, thanks to you, we can do so smoothly." They reviewed more smoothly with Jiang Lin, as they had both time and textbooks.
Sun Qinghui and others also took them out to check.
At this time Jin Lei asked her, "Jiang Lin, look at yours." Jin Lei and Wei Qiongfang did not review with them, but everyone came here on a tractor.
Jiang Lin's things were in the bag, which Cheng Rushan had packed for her. She had checked them herself, so she was very confident and didn't take them out to fiddle with them.
Someone was talking about gossip in their village. After knowing that they were going to take the exam, the educated youth who married country girls started to regret it. Some country boys wouldn't let their wives take the exam, and some country girls wouldn't let their husbands take the exam. Anyway, they were in a mess, fearing that their partners would leave them after they took the exam. Some even burned their partners' admission tickets to prevent them from taking the exam.
Wang Xiao said angrily: "Why are these people so narrow-minded? They have finally waited for such an opportunity, how can they not participate?"
Jin Lei: "If you marry a country person and you pass the exam, do you want to go back to the city?"
Wang Xiao: "Linlin also came from the provincial capital and went to the countryside. Cheng Rushan didn't stop her from taking the exam. Her family was very supportive. In the end, some people are still narrow-minded."
"I finally got married to a wife, but she's afraid she'd run away after I passed the exam." Jin Lei was not convinced.
Wang Xiao was so angry that he ignored him.
Jin Lei suddenly sneered and snatched the admission ticket from Wang Xiao's hand.
"Ah——" Wang Xiao screamed and immediately went to grab it. Sun Qinghui and others also changed their expressions, "Jin Lei, what are you doing!"
Jin Lei raised it and was about to tear it apart, mockingly saying, "You hypocritical people, what qualifications do you have to criticize others? Take a look...ah——"
Before he could finish, Cheng Rushan kicked him in the waist, and the admission ticket in his hand floated up. Cheng Rushan raised his hand to grab the admission ticket and handed it to Jiang Lin.
Jiang Lin quickly handed it to Wang Xiao and said, "Put it away quickly."
The others also quickly put them away and accused Jin Lei, "Are you crazy?"
Jin Lei glared at Jiang Lin: "I'm not crazy, you all came to take the exam, but you made Yiyi unable to take the exam, how can you be so shameless!"
Sun Qinghui and the others looked at Jin Lei in disbelief. This year, he had not mentioned Meng Yiyi and got along well with everyone. I didn't expect him to be here waiting to do something bad. No wonder he asked for Jiang Lin's admission ticket just now! Too bad! He knew that it was useless to destroy the admission ticket in advance, and he could get a replacement, so he did something bad just now when he was about to enter the venue.
"Jin Lei, you are so bad! We are going to boycott you and not allow you to take the college entrance examination!"
"Yes, if someone as morally corrupt as you take the college entrance examination, wouldn't that be harmful to others? It's not fair!"
Jin Lei tried to get up, but his waist felt so sore and numb that he felt like he was paralyzed. He screamed in fear, "What did you do to me? What did you do to me?"
Cheng Rushan ignored him completely.
At this time, the whistle sounded, and the invigilator stood at the door, checking the admission tickets for entry, and the patrolling militia began to clear the venue. Jin Lei was so anxious that he shouted loudly, but was directly carried out by two militiamen. He couldn't take the exam like this, and entering the venue would affect others, so he could only treat it as a special case. Jin Lei was angry and anxious, shouting loudly, saying that he must take the exam and couldn't not take it, but no one paid attention to him.
Jiang Lin quickly shook Cheng Rushan's hand and said, "Go and get busy. Don't just wait here."
Cheng Rushan unbuttoned his cotton jacket, took out a warm pen from his pocket and put it in her hand.
Jiang Lin was startled, holding the pen tightly with his body temperature, and her heart was also warm. In the winter exam, the pen tip could easily freeze, but she didn't expect him to... She smiled at him, "I'm going in."
Cheng Rushan nodded, "You have reviewed thoroughly, just relax."
Jiang Lin trotted into the examination room happily. The invigilator glared at her with dissatisfaction, thinking that it was a bad influence for her to be flirting with a man at the door.
Jiang Lin found her seat, arranged her stationery and admission ticket, and stuffed the hot pen into her sleeve. She looked outside and saw Cheng Rushan waving at her. The militia cleared the area and no outsiders were allowed to wait outside. He was leaving.
Jiang Lin held her face with both hands and wanted to blow him a kiss, but was seen by the invigilator.
"Girl, behave yourself!"
Jiang Lin immediately stopped smiling, rubbed her cheeks vigorously, and said seriously, "It's really cold."
The other students were also rubbing their hands and faces. It was really cold.
The invigilator snorted.
Jiang Lin smiled and looked at her admission ticket. The one-inch photo was taken when she signed up. When she took the photo, Cheng Rushan stood opposite her, leaning against the wall and smiling at her, so she looked particularly good and confident in the photo. The pencil case was also a new gift from Yan Runzhi. There was a simple family embroidery on it. The pattern was drawn by Wensheng, Dabao and Xiaobao.
Thinking of such a lovely family, Jiang Lin's heart softened, and the nervousness she felt when entering the venue gradually subsided.
The first exam was math, followed by politics in the afternoon. The next morning was Chinese, followed by physics and chemistry in the afternoon. She had prepared for a year and was very thorough. She knew all the knowledge points and had not missed any. As long as it was within the scope of the textbook, she would have no problem.
Soon, the math papers were handed out. Jiang Lin took a general look at them and had an idea of what they were like. They were not difficult for her.
Jiang Lin, you can do it!
Next, she tried to write carefully, stroke by stroke. No matter how she wrote, it must be neat and clean, so that the examiner can feel the student's serious attitude and feel happy.
The exams were over in two days, and no matter how good or bad it felt, it was over. Everyone felt as if they were in another world, and some didn't know whether they were in a dream or reality.
Wang Xiao cried so hard that her eyes were blurred with tears. "Linlin, are you really done with the exam? What if you fail?"
Jiang Lin: "If I fail, I can definitely take it again next year. We are still young."
Only those who graduated third year have no chance, because the examination age is expected to be restricted next year, and those in their thirties will no longer be allowed to take the college entrance examination.
Sun Qinghui and the others also looked hollowed out, and felt several years older. Compared with the current college entrance examination candidates, their mentality and state were completely different. The current college entrance examination candidates were full of vigor and vitality. One candidate couldn't even tell the difference between chemistry and physics, but was confident that he would be admitted to Peking University and Tsinghua University.
All of them were weathered, trembling with fear, and in tears.
Many people started crying as soon as they left the examination room, as if being able to take the college entrance examination once in one's lifetime was a complete success. The result was not important, what was important was the process, and it was enough to have been there and taken the exam.
Jiang Lin was very emotional before the exam, but she was completely calm after it. She went back to wait for notice and continued to live her life as usual.
When she returned home after the exam, Wensheng, Dabao and Xiaobao met her and Cheng Rushan at the entrance of the village. Yan Runzhi prepared a table of dishes to celebrate her successful exam.
The next day, the educated youth reviewed the test questions and discussed the answers. Jiang Lin answered very well, as did Sun Qinghui and Wang Xiao. Some who did not answer well immediately became dejected. Fortunately, they were young and would have another chance next year.
Jiang Lin put aside her exam-related studies and slept comfortably for two days, while Cheng Rushan, the accompanying parent, also felt relieved to go out in the car with Dai Guohua.
Cheng Yunzhi took the opportunity to teach Dabao and Xiaobao: "You should study as hard as your mother. When you graduate from high school, you will also have to take exams. If you are admitted to university, you will be a real cultured person."
Dabao and Xiaobao agreed. Dabao said, "Don't worry, Grandpa. We will definitely surpass Mom." Xiaobao said, "Mom is blue, and we are green!"
Jiang Lin: Am I a Smurf?
One month later, the number of people who have passed the initial admission line will be announced, and then they will go to the county hospital to take the college entrance examination physical examination, which includes political review, and they still have to fill in their family background, etc.
Then wait for the university notification letter.
Jiang Lin, Sun Qinghui, Wang Xiao, Liang Fang, Tao Hongxing and other educated youth all passed the initial admission line, went for the physical examination together, and then waited for the admission notice.
As long as you pass the initial admission line, don't have any major physical disabilities, and don't have major political problems, you will basically be admitted.
After a while, after the fifth day of the twelfth lunar month, admission letters from various universities began to be mailed and distributed.
Everyone was looking forward to it. On the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, the notification letters from Shuihuai Village arrived. Sun Qinghui was admitted to the provincial university with a major in mechanical engineering, Wang Xiao was admitted to a normal college, Liang Fang was admitted to the Agricultural University... and Tao Hongxing and two others were admitted to another junior college.
Everyone suddenly realized that Jiang Lin did not receive the notice?
When it came to the test, her score was better than Sun Qinghui and the others, so it was impossible for them to get it and she couldn't! What's more, there were three schools.
But this year's college entrance examination did not announce the scores, so no one knew how many points they had taken. Generally, after the exam, everyone would wait at home for the notification letter. If there was no notification letter, it meant that they had not passed the exam.
For a moment, no one understood what was going on, and they all said they would go to the county to ask. Maybe the notice was missed during delivery, or maybe there was some other accident.
Some people even speculated whether someone was maliciously impersonating someone else.
Jiang Lin firmly believed that she had done well in the exam. She had prepared very thoroughly for more than a year. She felt that the questions were not difficult during the exam and she should not have failed to get the admission letter.
After waiting patiently for another two days, Sun Qinghui, Wang Xiao, Tao Hongxing and five or six other educated youth took a tractor to the county to inquire with Yu Guojian, who was in charge of education.
Yu Guojian disagreed, "What are you dissatisfied with? No admission letter means you didn't pass the exam. What is there to check? If everyone who didn't pass the exam is checked, wouldn't it be a mess?"
Sun Qinghui: "Jiang Lin passed the initial admissions line with us and also took the physical examination. How could she not pass?"
Yu Guojian: "Let me tell you, not everyone who passes the initial admission line can be admitted. There are many tricks involved."
Wang Xiao: "We checked our answers and found that Jiang Lin did better than us. It's impossible that we passed and she didn't. Jiang Lin's family background is also good. It's impossible that she was held up during the political review."
Yu Guojian rolled his eyes. "You applied to the same school? The score cutoffs for different schools are different."
"Of course, we all applied to the provincial university!" They all applied to the provincial university, but only Sun Qinghui was admitted, while the others were admitted based on their second or third choice.
"Then you go to the provincial university to ask. Anyway, the provincial university hasn't issued an admission letter, and there's nothing we can do." Yu Guojian didn't believe that you passed the exam but didn't get the admission letter. If you didn't get it, that means you didn't pass the exam!
Wang Xiao was very worried about Jiang Lin, "Linlin, what should we do?" She felt that since she had passed the exam, there was no way Jiang Lin would fail.
Sun Qinghui: "Let's send a telegram to the teachers and classmates in the provincial capital right away, asking them to use their connections to help find out Jiang Lin's test paper and score, and find out what's going on."
"Yes, let's go now."
They went directly to the county post office and sent telegrams to several people, including high school teachers and other people they knew. They sent telegrams to anyone they thought might have some ability or a quick mind and might be able to do this.
Jiang Lin sent a telegram to her parents' home, saying that her eldest brother had graduated from a provincial university and that she could ask his teachers and classmates for help in finding out.
In the evening, they returned to the Youth League Center in Shuihuai Village and found Wei Qiongfang and Ma Kaihua talking in the yard of the Youth League Center. When they saw them coming back, they immediately looked at them with a gloating look. Ma Kaihua laughed and said, "I'm telling you, this is destined by God, haha."
Wei Qiongfang was still a little scared, fearing that Jiang Lin would be angry with her if she didn't pass the exam and would come over to beat her up again, so she quickly hid to the other side.
Wei Qiongfang was unable to return to the city after several activities, so she is still in Shuihuai Village. She also signed up, and tried to avoid other educated youths when reviewing, and was not with Jiang Lin and the others. She got a set of materials from the city, which she thought was very good, and was afraid that other educated youths would borrow it. So except for the initial work, she later hid at her relative Ma Kaihua's house to review.
She didn't even pass the initial admission line and was angry and sad at first, but when she heard that Jiang Lin didn't pass either, she suddenly became happy.
She told Ma Kaihua the news that Jiang Lin had failed the exam. Ma Kaihua and Chang Jihong burned incense and celebrated at home. The whole team was just about to celebrate with gongs.
Before, the family relied on being cadres, doing less work and getting more benefits, and they lived a comfortable life. Now that they have lost their power, the new team leader doesn't pamper them, and other members also keep an eye on them and don't allow them to be lazy. Their family needs to do the hard and dirty work that they avoided before, and the work points are also in accordance with the regulations. Naturally, they can't take more food and firewood.
Life at home suddenly dropped from comfort to extreme poverty, which was becoming unbearable.
Ma Kaihua and Cheng Fuwan, a couple, cursed with the door closed at home every day. After a year, the couple became a little weird and most people didn't want to pay attention to them.
Now that they heard that Jiang Lin didn't pass the exam, they were so happy that they didn't know what to do. Ma Kaihua heard from Wei Qiongfang that Jiang Lin went to the county to ask, so he came here specially to wait and see the fun.
Sun Qinghui and the others ignored her and said to Jiang Lin, "Jiang Lin, don't get anxious. If it doesn't work, let's go to the provincial capital and ask at the provincial university."
Ma Kaihua sneered, "You're going to the provincial university? Do you think you opened the provincial university? If you can't get in, you can't get in! You really think you're a phoenix! Why don't you take a piss and look at yourself!"
Shuihuai Village hasn't had a college student for many years. Do you really think you are the God of Literature? The God of Literature doesn't look like a vixen like you. In the old society, you would be the 18th concubine of an old landlord!
Jiang Lin immediately sensed Ma Kaihua's malicious intent. She turned her head and glanced at him, then said calmly, "Are you gloating over someone else's misfortune?"
Ma Kaihua immediately said, "Don't make trouble for no reason. I didn't say anything." She felt happy, but she was upset to see that Jiang Lin was still calm, without the depression, impatience and despair she expected. How could Jiang Lin not lose her composure? She wanted to see her go crazy in the village. She would go crazy if she failed to get into college.
Jiang Lin glanced at her coldly, then said goodbye to Sun Qinghui and the others and said they would talk about it tomorrow.
When Jiang Lin returned home, Yan Runzhi, Cheng Yunzhi, Wensheng Dabao and Xiaobao were all there. They were even more cautious than before her exam and looked at her with concern, fearing that she would be sad and upset.
Yan Runzhi whispered, "Bao'er's mother, you must be hungry. This afternoon, I went to the commune and got a piece of the best pork belly. I didn't save it for cooking, but made you a bowl of fermented bean curd braised pork. Do you want to eat it?"
Baoer's mother's notice did not arrive, so something might have gone wrong. Yan Runzhi's family felt that something must be wrong.
Wensheng was very angry and wanted to beat up the bad guys. Yan Runzhi restrained him and told him not to cause trouble for Jiang Lin, and prayed that Dongsheng would come back soon and let Dongsheng solve the problem. They couldn't help much, so at this time, it was best to stay quiet, take care of yourself, and not cause trouble for Baoer's mother.
Seeing that they were all very cautious, even more nervous than she was about the college entrance examination, Jiang Lin smiled and said, "Eat, of course. I'm craving for it even in my dreams."
The old lady is very clever and although she has not received professional training from a chef, the food she cooks has a unique taste. Even a bowl of egg drop soup is exceptionally delicious, not to mention the braised pork!
Seeing that she was still smiling so brightly, without any gloom or burden, Yan Runzhi felt relieved. She was really afraid that Baoer's mother would be upset.
Jiang Lin saw that Wensheng had a stern face and looked very serious. Dabao also had a tense face, and Xiaobao also restrained his usual laughter and looked aggrieved.
The look they gave her was filled with pity and reluctance.
She laughed and said, "What's wrong with you?"
Xiaobao immediately threw himself into her arms, feeling distressed, "Linlin, if you are sad, just cry. Whenever I feel unhappy, I just cry and I feel better."
Dabao: "Mom, you can cry. We won't laugh at you."
Wensheng: "I'll go to the provincial capital with you!" Carry my sword!
Cheng Yunzhi said: "Bao'er mother, everything is in our hands, don't be sad."
Jiang Lin smiled even more happily and waved her hands, "I'm fine, don't be nervous. It's really okay."
She really wasn't anxious, flustered, or angry, she was just trying her best. If she hadn't studied well, didn't review hard, and wasn't well prepared, she would have thought she would definitely fail the exam and wouldn't have bothered. But she worked hard for a year, prepared very well, and the exam went smoothly, so this shouldn't have been the result.
What's more, it's not just her, but also her whole family who have devoted their efforts to her. Yan Runzhi and others' efforts and expectations for her college entrance examination are even greater than hers. Naturally, she cannot let them down.
Even if she really can't get the result, she has done her best and tried her best, so she won't regret it or be angry.
Not everything in this world goes smoothly as planned, and accidents happen every day. It is useless to be angry, flustered, or sad when things happen. What she needs to do is to try to make amends calmly.
Be happy when you succeed, and don’t be sad when you fail.
There is more than one path to take in life, and her future is not limited to going to college.
In her heart, family is the most important thing. As long as they love her, everything else is just material things. Study and career are all for a better life in the future. There are many ways to make family life happier, not just college.
Having so many people who love her gives her more motivation to realize her personal value. As long as they are there, her source of motivation will not dry up.
So, she won't mess up at all.
Yan Runzhi brought out a large plate of braised pork with red fermented bean curd. She bought all the quota for this month just to reward Baoer's mother, so that she could forget about her worries while eating the delicious food.
"Wow!" Jiang Lin looked at the large plate of greasy, red braised pork, which exuded a fragrant and sweet aroma, and her saliva immediately began to secrete. It was really the best three-layer pork belly, the pig skin was orange-red and shiny, fat but not greasy, the color was attractive, and it exuded a rich and sweet meaty flavor.
Seeing that she was smiling with curved eyes, Yan Runzhi felt relieved and exchanged glances with Cheng Yunzhi.
Jiang Lin helped set the table, while Cheng Yunzhi said to Dabao, "Bring a head of purple garlic. If you eat meat without garlic, the flavor will be reduced by half."
"Haha, I want to eat too!" Xiao Bao sat next to Jiang Lin and first picked up a piece of braised pork with a bit of crispy bones and gave it to Jiang Lin: "Mom, come quickly!"
Jiang Lin lowered her head and put it in her mouth. "Wow, so fragrant! So sweet! So fresh!"
It is fat but not greasy and melts in your mouth. The pig skin is sweet and sticky, and the lean meat is soft but not dry. You can feel the fragrant fat bursting in your mouth when you bite it. And because of the special ingredients of fermented bean curd, it has an unusual deliciousness. You will be so happy.
This bowl of braised pork with fermented bean curd is the best bowl of meat I have ever eaten!
In addition to the braised pork, there is also a bowl of braised dried beans in gravy with bean curd sheets added.
Jiang Lin was so happy after the meal, but it was a pity that her husband was not at home, so she couldn't have sex just because she was well fed and warm, hehe.
At this time, in the provincial capital, Jiang family.
After receiving Jiang Lin's telegram, Xu Aimei and Jiang Dongjian immediately became anxious. They had thought that if Jiang Lin passed the exam, she would send them a telegram to announce the good news, so they were not anxious, but they did not expect such a thing to happen.
Don't really have any problem!
After work, in the evening, Lu Hang, Qian Bo, Ye Jing, Jiang Xinglei and others crowded into Jiang's house for a meeting.
Jiang Dongjian: "I'll go to the provincial university to ask."
Xu Aimei: "Where's the boss? Why hasn't he come back yet? Let him stay with you."
Jiang Xinglei: "My brother should just forget it." Although his brother seems to be in high spirits now, he may not necessarily contribute to such things. He just thinks that everything is destined by heaven and humans don't need to struggle.
Lu Hang: "I'll go find the teacher who sells the review materials and ask him to help check Linlin's test paper and score to see what's going on."
He didn't get into either an undergraduate or a junior college, so his father used his scores to arrange a place for a technical secondary school, and he thought he wouldn't be able to get in next year.
Qianbo: "I'll go to the Normal University and ask."
Jiang Xinglei went out with him.
Ye Jing and others went to the Agricultural University to inquire about it.
When Brother Jiang and Second Brother came home and heard about this, Brother Jiang turned around and walked out.
Jiang Dongjian: "Boss, where are you going?"
Brother Jiang: "I'll go ask Professor Chen." Professor Chen thought highly of him and wanted to marry his daughter to him, but unfortunately, something happened and they went their separate ways. Two years ago, Professor Chen was transferred back to teach at the provincial university. Brother Jiang went to visit him, but because of some things, he didn't visit him in person. Now that his sister has problems with the college entrance examination, his first thought is to go and ask.
Seeing that Brother Jiang was willing to work hard for his sister, Xu Aimei and her husband were relieved. Although the eldest brother was not concerned about his own affairs, he still cared about his family.
Lu Hang couldn't sit still, so he accompanied Brother Jiang. He drove the old jeep, which was faster.
At around ten o'clock, Brother Jiang and Lu Hang returned to the Jiang family. Except for the children, the whole family was waiting for them.
"How about it?"
Lu Hang was furious. "My Linlin was admitted. Professor Chen said he saw her name on the admission list. He paid special attention to her because she was from the provincial capital and her last name was Jiang. Her grades were excellent, and she was the top science student in her county. At that time, a professor also said that it was fortunate that she applied to the provincial university, otherwise she might have been selected by a higher-level school."
The Jiang family members didn't even bother to pay attention to his address and were anxious to ask what was going on. Since the school had already accepted them, why was there no admission letter?
Brother Jiang said, "Professor Chen said he would help check it tomorrow. It may have been missed when the notification was written, or it may have been left out due to carelessness when sending the notification. Since he has been admitted, it's nothing. Just let the school check it out."
Jiang Dongjian breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "I didn't expect Linlin to be such a good student." He originally thought it would be a good idea for his daughter to apply for a technical secondary school, but he didn't expect her to be admitted to the provincial university and be as outstanding as his eldest son.
Xu Aimei: "I must thank Professor Chen later."
Lu Hang: "I'll send a telegram to Linlin."
Jiang Erge held him back and said, "Tomorrow, there is no telegram to send now."
The next morning, someone knocked on the door. Jiang Dongjian went to open it, but unexpectedly it was Cheng Rushan.
He said in surprise: "Rushan, come in quickly."
Every time Cheng Rushan went out to transport goods to the provincial capital, he would come to Yue's house as long as time permitted, either to deliver something, or to tell Jiang Lin about her current situation so that they don't have to worry, and then to find out about their current situation and go back to tell Jiang Lin.
As the Chinese New Year was approaching, Cheng Rushan sent them some New Year's goods, including apples, pomegranates, pears, bacon, etc., filling a basket.
The Jiang family was eager to tell him about Jiang Lin.
Xu Aimei smiled and said, "Find out more about it. Linlin passed the exam. I guess she missed it when she wrote the admission letter. It's okay. Just make up for it."
Cheng Rushan had not expected such a twist. He had confidence in his wife and thought she would definitely pass the exam. He had never expected such an unexpected event. He said, "Then I'll send a telegram to Linlin so that she won't worry at home."
Brother Jiang said, "The post office is near where I work. I'll go take a picture when it opens."
Cheng Rushan: "Thank you, brother. Then I'll go to the provincial university and see if I can bring back Linlin's admission letter."
After having breakfast at Jiang's house, he didn't stay long and went to the provincial university with Lu Hang.
Jiang Xinglei, Qian Bo and others had to go to work and couldn't ask for leave, but Lu Hangtian had nothing to do and insisted on going with Cheng Rushan.
When he arrived at the provincial university, Cheng Rushan showed his work permit and explained his purpose. Soon, he found the person in charge of the admissions office and asked around. Jiang Lin was admitted to the provincial university's architectural and civil engineering major with excellent grades, ranking first in their county. The admissions office teacher was delighted and told Cheng Rushan: "With this grade, if you apply to a good university in the capital, you will be admitted." Such a good student chose their provincial university, which was good and had good vision.
Cheng Rushan asked them to give Jiang Lin a replacement notice so that he could take it back.
The teacher said, "It has been sent. Why didn't you receive it?"
Cheng Rushan said that he did not receive it, and it might be that there was a mistake in the delivery process. It was sent from here, received by the post office, and distributed by the postman, so it is normal to have an accident.
The teacher in the admissions office discussed it and wrote a new one and asked Cheng Rushan to take it back.
Cheng Rushan did not stay in the provincial capital for long. He took the notification letter and registration instructions and hurried home with Dai Guohua.
This time, Cheng Rushan drove the car on the way back. There was no cargo in the car, so he did not stop.
At first, Dai Guohua praised him: "Rushan drives steadily. No one can drive so steadily at such a fast speed." But later, he felt dizzy and dazed. He held on to the handle on the roof tightly and wailed: "Rushan, we are still young. Cherish life. I will never drink and drive again. What you did is more scary than drinking."
When they arrived at Shuihuai Village in the evening, Dai Guohua found that this time he returned in less than half the time!
Who was slacking off in the past?
Damn it, I'm falling apart.
When the car turned into Shuihuai Village, firecrackers suddenly sounded, crackling, followed by bursts of cheers.
Dai Guohua smiled and said, "Rushan, that's great. Knowing that you'll be back for the New Year, your sister-in-law set off firecrackers to welcome you."
They drove slowly into the village and saw a group of people in the yard in front of the brigade setting off firecrackers and dancing, actually performing the Yangko dance.
Oh, what a treatment!
"Comrades, our Shuihuai Village has produced its first undergraduate student. This is a gift from heaven. Let's applaud!"
"The county has decided to reward Jiang Lin 500 yuan, the commune 300 yuan, and the brigade 200 yuan!"
"Thank you, Jiang Lin, for bringing honor to our county, commune, and brigade. Let's applaud!"
"Please invite Jiang Lin to come to the stage and speak!"
Cheng Rushan stopped the car, sat in the car with his elbows bent, and watched his wife walk up to the earthen platform for the meeting like watching a movie. She was wearing a red jacket with yellow flowers and a fine cotton scarf with embroidery, smiling happily and looking incredibly pretty.
It turned out that the county received Jiang Lin's late admission letter this morning. The postman made a mistake and delayed it for two days. Yu Guojian was so embarrassed when he saw it. It was indeed an accident, not that she didn't pass the exam. And it was a provincial university! The best university in the province!
Because he felt guilty, he thought about it. There are rewards for passing the undergraduate entrance exam. Peking University and Tsinghua University are 1,000 yuan, and the provincial university is 500 yuan. He immediately took the initiative to arrange for it. It was supposed to be issued a few days later, but he was anxious and personally brought people to deliver it that afternoon. Once he took action, the commune and the brigade followed suit.
Upon hearing the news, the accountant of the brigade immediately went to tell Jiang Lin the good news. Cheng Fujun even shouted, "Loud speaker, loud speaker!"
So the loudspeaker announced the news that Jiang Lin had been admitted to the provincial university, and the whole village was in an uproar.
At this time, being admitted to the provincial university was just like passing the imperial examination in the past. You could eat imperial food, have a greasy head, four pockets, and big leather shoes, and officially leave the yellow earth where sweat fell on your face. From then on, you could eat commercial grain, get a salary, and become a cadre, which was indescribably impressive.
Jiang Zhiqing, you are so awesome, Cheng Rushan, you are so lucky.
Jiang Lin was waiting for news at home in the afternoon, thinking that she would wait for news from her parents, and if it didn't work, she would go to the provincial capital by herself. In order to stop herself from getting anxious, she and Yan Runzhi picked beans and wanted to grind tofu.
As a result, a loudspeaker was heard announcing that Jiang Zhiqing had been admitted to the provincial university.
Jiang Lin was stunned for a moment. Why did he suddenly say that he passed the exam? Did his elder brother tell the team about it? No way.
She was still in a daze, but Yan Runzhi was happier than her, clapping her hands excitedly, "Bao'er's mother, he passed the exam! I said it's yours, and it's yours. He can't run away!"
She was so excited that she hugged Jiang Lin and didn't care about spilling the beans in the winnowing basket.
Wensheng, who was practicing sword outside and was planning to accompany his mother to the provincial capital to fight the bad guys, and Dabao and Xiaobao, who were working together to step on the villains, also heard it and rushed into the house.
Xiao Bao hugged Jiang Lin's legs and said, "My Linlin is the best."
Dabao: "Comrade Jiang Lin, you are the best!"
Wensheng immediately picked up Jiang Lin and Yan Runzhi at the same time and said, "Mom, you passed the exam. Haha. That's great!"
Cheng Yunzhi also hurried back from the team, and a group of people came over shouting and congratulating Jiang Zhiqing on being admitted to the provincial university.
Yan Runzhi listened to the music and became more excited. She immediately said to Wensheng, "Wensheng, come on, dress up and start dancing the Yangko!"
During the New Year, the brigade would perform stilt walking and yangko dancing, and the costumes and props were ready. The two of them went to call their friends, and soon Cheng Yulian, Shang Po Po, Feng Po Po and other old ladies and men who could dance came over.
Seeing that they were happier than herself, Jiang Lin laughed to the point of tears.
After listening to Yu Guojian's explanation, everyone said it was a false alarm. After receiving the admission letter, Jiang Lin felt that her hard work had paid off.
After a long time of excitement, Yu Guojian asked to hold a celebration party in the brigade yard, and Cheng Fujun and others started to make arrangements.
Cheng Rushan happened to come back and run into the celebration. Jiang Lin stood up to express her gratitude, and when she saw Cheng Rushan's truck over the crowd, she immediately waved.
Cheng Rushan smiled and waved at her. It seemed that the notice had arrived. It was really a false alarm.
Jiang Lin quickly said a few words of thanks to the central government, the leaders, and everyone, which made everyone excited. Old ladies such as Yan Runzhi and Cheng Yulian immediately started dancing the cheerful Yangko, and the makeshift team of the brigade also started beating gongs and drums.
There are rewards for getting admitted to university, which are for local students. Other educated youth who went to the countryside do not have these rewards. If they pass the exam, they can transfer back to the city and are not considered villagers, so no one can compare with them.
Jiang Lin quickly ran out of the crowd and ran towards the truck. Cheng Rushan immediately jumped out of the car and caught her running body. Because there were many people outside, he restrained himself from picking her up, but just held her firmly with his arms.
"My wife is so great." Cheng Rushan held her hand and used a lot of patience to avoid kissing her.
Jiang Lin: "There are many cadres here, go and say hello."
Cheng Rushan knew them all and shook hands and said hello. However, they did not stay for dinner and went back to their own places.
Shuihuai Village was bustling for half a day, and it was like the New Year's Eve.
It was still bustling outside, so Jiang Lin's family went back first. Cheng Rushan and Dai Guohua hadn't eaten for almost a day, so they just ate a few bites on the way. Dai Guohua was about to faint from hunger, but he didn't dare to say anything.
Dai Guohua enjoyed the noodles cooked with bone soup today.
The day before yesterday, the brigade slaughtered a pig. In addition to buying normal pork, Yan Runzhi also specially bought bones that were not rare among people. There was almost no meat on them. She brought them back to make soup and make noodles for Jiang Lin.
Finally, the notice came and Dongsheng came back, which was great!
Vincent and Xiaobao were rehearsing a play there, making up a story about the imaginary bad guy who caused the notice to not reach the house.
After dinner, Dai Guohua said goodbye and went home. Jiang Lin and Cheng Rushan saw him off. After returning home, Jiang Lin took out the notice and showed it to Cheng Rushan, "It's really a long time before good things come to pass."
Yan Runzhi quickly brought over the lantern to make it brighter.
Cheng Rushan took it and took a look. It said "Admission Notice for College Students" on it. It was sent from the Shangtang County Revolutionary Committee to Comrade Jiang Lin of the Yanghong Brigade of the Hongqi Commune: You have been approved by the Provincial Admissions Committee to study architecture at the university in x Province. Please register between March 8 and 10, 1978.
Wensheng, Dabao and Xiaobao also came over to read. Yan Runzhi listened and said, "March 8th, there's still time, it's not too late, we can still prepare."
Cheng Rushan: "Mom, it's not the eighth day of the third lunar month in our lunar calendar, it's the Gregorian calendar."
Cheng Yunzhi said: "Oh, the time is a bit tight, let's take a look."
They had an old imperial calendar and some newly bought month posters at home, so they naturally didn't want to tear them up, so they took them and looked through them.
"So those who are on the twenty-fifth or twenty-sixth of the first lunar month must leave."
Jiang Lin read the registration instructions again. The first part of the notice stated that as the four-member group's criticism deepened, students would be admitted through a unified enrollment process. It emphasized that students should obey arrangements after graduation and go to work in the most needed and difficult areas of the motherland. Then it reminded students that they must bring their household registration transfer certificate, grain and oil transfer certificate, commodity supply relationship, etc. when reporting in. It was also necessary to indicate the time when the original area would stop supplying goods. The school would supply the goods starting from March.
After entering school, we eat commercial grain.
Yan Runzhi asked Cheng Yunzhi to read it over and over again, and she was as happy as if she had passed the exam herself.
Cheng Rushan also gave Jiang Lin the admission letter he brought back, "My parents and elder brother received your telegram and immediately started working on this matter." He wanted to let his family know about the Jiang family's efforts.
Jiang Lin smiled and said, "We also went to the county to ask, and later it was said that when it was coming from the province, it was delayed by the post office. After they found out, they sent it over immediately."
Cheng Yunzhi: "It was a close call. Fortunately, it wasn't someone impersonating me."
Yan Runzhi said happily: "We should celebrate well this year."
"Mom, our lives are much better than others, how can we celebrate?" Jiang Lin felt that every day was almost like Chinese New Year and she really couldn't think of how to celebrate.
Yan Runzhi thought for a moment and said to Cheng Rushan, "Dongsheng, after the New Year, will you take Baoer's mother to the capital to collect folk songs? It's a good time to report when you come back."
When she heard Zeng Hongjie say that her job required collecting folk songs everywhere, she thought it was a very fashionable thing that only people with cultural talents could do.
Jiang Lin didn't correct him, because field trips and traveling were almost the same thing.
She said, "Let's go together as a family in the future." When they went alone, they would miss their family. Besides, Cheng Yunzhi was old and not in good health, so it would be good to go to the capital while he was still able to move.
Wensheng, Dabao and Xiaobao had already taken Jiang Lin's second invalidated notice. The three of them studied it and decided to make one for themselves.
Yan Runzhi and Cheng Yunzhi went to wash and soak the soybeans.
Jiang Lin told Cheng Rushan what happened at home, but Cheng Rushan's expression gradually became serious, and he seemed a little unhappy?
She leaned over and asked, "What's the matter?"
Cheng Rushan handed her admission letter to her and said, "Take a closer look at it."
Jiang Lin took a look at the words, chapter, and time. There was no problem. She looked at Cheng Rushan inquiringly.
Cheng Rushan's eyes were gloomy, with a suppressed emotion surging in them.
Jiang Lin lowered her head and looked again, and suddenly found something strange. There was a small pencil word in the corner. Because it was a name and other content filled in with a fine brush, it was impossible to notice it without careful observation.
It was a small character, like a secret code for her.
Damn it! Jiang Lin almost picked the fly shit off.
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