Chapter 112
The person who picked up the graduation certificate was called Guo Qiang. He opened his mouth and seemed to want to say something, but then he waved his hand and said you're welcome.
Lu Qin thanked him and shook the bag of his army green shoulder bag. A smile flashed in his eyes beneath his messy hair. "I'm leaving first."
"Goodbye, Comrade Lu!" They raised their hands uncontrollably.
Lu Qin got on the bike and started riding away. At first, the front of the bike was shaking because of the weight of the books.
"I rode across the countryside..."
I could still hear him singing from a distance, but his singing was not very good.
“What does he do with all those books?”
"Who knows? Let's go. Who will cook at noon today?" someone said.
There are also differences between young people. A word brought them back to their senses, and several of them frowned impatiently.
Halfway through, Lu Qin ran into Jiang Manzhu, who was holding his hands behind his back and had a sad face. He had never expected to meet his uncle.
The bicycle squeaked to a stop, "Uncle"
Jiang Manzhu put his hands behind his back, turned his head when he heard the voice, and smiled when he saw the person coming. "Are you off work?"
He looked in the direction he was riding and asked, "Why did you ride back from that direction?"
Lu Qin got out of the car and answered his question honestly, "Uncle, I just took a walk. What were you doing?"
Jiang Manzhu pointed in the direction he came from. "Nothing much, let's go check on the educated youth."
Recently, the educated youth have not been paying attention to the brigade. He went to supervise their work. As long as the educated youth are in his Dongyang Brigade, they have to work.
Glancing at the books in his car frame, he was very surprised and asked, "You brought books back from work."
"Yes, take the book and go back to read. Uncle, do you want to take a ride? I'll take you back." Seeing that it was getting late, Lu Qin stepped on the bicycle.
Jiang Manzhu's eyes fell on the back seat of his shiny bicycle and he waved his hand in refusal, "I'm going to go for a walk in the fields. You go back first!"
"Okay, then uncle, I'll be leaving first."
Jiang Manzhu still had a smile on his face. He shook his head and thought that the Kong family was quite quiet. He remembered that Lu Chunnong was also an educated person. Look at him, he lived a stable life, unlike the families in the brigade who married educated youth and were always making trouble.
When Lu Qin returned home, it was already dark. He pushed the car under the eaves and scooped a bucket of water to wash his hands and face.
He walked over in two or three steps and took the tofu and crucian carp soup from his sister. "I was wondering why I could smell the delicious food as soon as I walked in today!"
Lu Chunnong let go of his hand and reminded him to be careful of the heat. "Why are you back late today?"
A layer of tender white tofu floated atop the whitish, thick broth, sprinkled with chopped scallions. The aroma assaulted his nose. Lu Qin carefully set the bowl down, quickly retracted his hand, and pinched his earlobe. "I was delayed a bit on the way. I just went to the brigade and made a detour before returning."
His brother-in-law then came out with a bigger bowl of soup with an expressionless face, as if he was holding a cold dish, and his eyes were on Lu Chunnong.
Dinner consisted of stir-fried beans, crucian carp and tofu soup, and a small stir-fry. I didn't know if it was my imagination, but Sun Laimei had been completely responsive to the siblings' requests these past two days. Of course, that wasn't to say she hadn't done anything before.
Lu Qin's good mood was evident on his face these past two days.
Sun Laimei reminded him, "Lu Qin, you should drink more to replenish your body."
"Hey, thank you, auntie. I've been a little tired from reading recently." Lu Qin picked up the spoon and smiled.
Kong Dongdong also squinted his eyes and drank happily.
Only Kong Yue noticed that Lu Qin seemed to be planning something again. He squinted his eyes and looked over. Because this kid had never come home late before.
But his behavior soon confirmed it.
******
October 21st is a day that no one in our generation will forget.
On this day, a large number of social media and newspapers released information about the resumption of the college entrance examination.
Compared with the decision on the 12th, the information about resuming the college entrance examination was confirmed and widely spread on this day.
The originally calm storm became noisy again.
On this day, the vast majority of young compatriots were shouting and cheering.
While riding his bicycle back and forth on the street, Lu Qin saw a man running and shouting, his face flushed with excitement. He couldn't help but stop and take a picture of the scene with his camera. It was a microcosm of the beautiful times.
At the same time, in the Youth League Home of Dongyang Brigade, a group of people were crying and making a fuss. Their voices and conversations conveyed their excitement at the moment, mixed with a hint of relief.
Jiang Manzhu puffed on his cigarette at home, worrying about what was coming next. He thought to himself that those people at the Youth Educatorate should just pass the exam and leave early. They were causing such a panic that no one would want to stay.
After the cheers at the Youth Academy, the challenge facing them was how to prepare for the exam, which was just over a month away. It was like a bucket of cold water being poured down, forcing them to calm down.
"If any of you find the book, let's review it together."
In an instant, several people lowered their heads and remained silent. The books they had were obtained by using their family connections last month. More people reading the books meant more competitiveness, so who would think of sharing?
"Hey, Qian Shu, do you have a book?"
"No, I only have one." He refused before he could even finish his words. "My family worked hard to get this through connections, and I still owe them a favor."
The words 'Why' were written on his face.
The speaker's face froze, his expression grim, anxiety overshadowing his excitement. The challenge facing them was how to study and take exams without books. Those present had been away from books for at least three years, and at most seven years, so much so that they had no recollection of it.
"Then let's go and see if there are any books."
"What book are you looking for? I looked for it last month when there were rumors that the college entrance exam would be resumed, but I couldn't find a single one. Besides, the whole county is probably in the same boat as us now."
Guo Qiang blurted out, "Then how did Comrade Lu find it?"
This sentence immediately reminded them, and they looked at each other.
Someone thought for a moment and said, "Okay, I guess he only has those few books, no extras."
Liu Zhi returned to the Youth League Institute at this time. He had bought Comrade Lu's radio and knew that he had a good temper.
"I know Comrade Lu has books at home. I'll go ask him when the time comes. And you, if you have any books, could you lend them to us so we can copy them? I'm sure everyone's books are incomplete, so sharing them would be mutually beneficial."
As soon as Liu Zhi said this, several people immediately gave up the idea of looking for Lu Qin privately.
The second half of his sentence made some people hesitate.
Comrade Lu, who was being missed, was helping the injured Comrade Qin back home.
It turned out that when Qin Shi was working at the library, a group of young people came to the library because they couldn't find books anywhere else. The library only had four staff members. When it was crowded, they couldn't handle it at all.
No one knew who knocked over the bookshelf, and Qin Shi happened to bump into it. His leg was bruised and swollen, and he was limping.
Lu Qin came here with a mission. He had the notebook his sister gave him in his bag and happened to see this scene.
Lu Qin took a look at her when she lifted her trouser legs. Her ankles were bruised. He helped her sit down in the back seat of the car. "Comrade Qin, there's really no need for me to take you to see..."
Qin Shi's face flushed red from being squeezed in the library. Beads of sweat covered her forehead. "No, I just want to trouble Comrade Lu to take me back."
"No problem, Comrade Qin, just sit down. I'm just here by the way." Lu Qin rode his bicycle and took her forward.
"By the way, Comrade Qin, you are preparing for the college entrance examination, right?"
"Well," Qin Shi's light voice came from behind, "I want to take the college entrance examination."
She has the passion, enthusiasm and dreams that young people today should have.
Lu Qin didn't say anything else. He quickly drove her to the family building and helped her up the stairs.
When she reached the door, Qin Shi crossed her legs, took out the key from her pocket and opened the door in two or three strokes.
Lu Qin pricked up his ears and listened for a noise. He figured no one was in the room, so he took out his notebook from his pocket and placed it in front of the door. "This is my sister's notes. I added a few more too. Comrade Qin, take a look when you have time. It's getting late, so I'll be leaving now."
There was no one at home, and in order to avoid suspicion, Qin Shi did not keep him. She held the door sill and said, "Thank you very much!"
Lu Qin made a thank you gesture, turned around and went downstairs, taking three steps with his long legs in one stride, with great ease.
As soon as Sun Juan got downstairs today, she heard someone talking about her family, saying that her daughter was with a gay man. After hearing this, she hurried upstairs and stood in front of the door. She pushed it open and looked inside. "Xiao Shi"
Qin Shi jumped out with ointment in her hand, "Mom"
Sun Juan focused on her wound and asked, "How did this happen?"
Qin Shi jumped twice and moved closer to the chair. She held on to it with one hand and said, "I accidentally bumped into it this afternoon. Thanks to Comrade Lu for bringing me back."
When she heard it was Comrade Lu, she guessed that the group of people saw him downstairs. After learning that he had left, Sun Juan no longer wanted to ask. She dropped her bag and helped her sit down. "Let me take a look at your injury first."
"Hiss, it's okay, no bones are broken, it just hurts a little." She lifted her leg and turned it slightly.
******
"Hello, Comrade Lu!"
Lu Qin had just reached the door when Liu Zhi came out from beside the tree and pointed at him. "Do you still recognize me? I'm the comrade who bought your radio."
Lu Qin stopped the car and smiled. "It's you. Of course I remember."
At that time, he was the only one in the brigade who bought his radio. How could he not remember it?
He invited warmly, "I think it's getting late, Comrade Liu, please come inside and talk."
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