Chapter 113
"Aunt Sun, Sister Lu, sorry to bother you."
As soon as he entered the room, Liu Zhi found that the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were huddled together and whispering. He paused and nodded to greet them.
Lu Chunnong was facing the educated youth. She raised her head, her brows relaxed, and she smiled and nodded.
Lu Qin stopped his bicycle and waved, "Liu Zhiqing, come in with me!"
Watching them both disappear through the door, Sun Laimei craned her neck and asked, "Why are the educated youth looking for our Lu Qin?"
Lu Chunnong lowered his head and focused on his work, his dark hair curling against his face. "It's probably about the college entrance exam. This educated youth Liu bought the radio that Lu Qin brought back."
"I remember this. After Liu Zhiqing bought a radio, he married another educated youth." Sun Laimei recalled that she had been campaigning in the brigade for two days because of the radio, and Liu Zhiqing came to her on his own initiative.
In the inner room, Lu Qin put down his bag, asked him to sit down, and took a cup to pour him tea.
Liu Zhi caught sight of his movements and hurriedly stood up. "Comrade Lu, I don't want tea. Don't bother me."
He came here to ask for something.
Lu Qin smiled and said, "Liu Zhiqing, please take a seat. Don't be so polite. We are not related at all."
There were two or three stools in the room, and one small, low one.
With these words, Liu Zhi's mood became less nervous, so he had to sit back down. He looked around and saw that Lu Qin's room was quite large for a country house. It was very clean and bright, with a bed and a table. A pile of books was placed on the upper right corner of the table, and two first-grade books were opened and placed diagonally in the middle.
There are more things for the children, such as neatly arranged small slippers on the floor, folded children's clothes at the end of the bed, and a small pillow stacked crookedly on a large pillow at the head of the bed. Everywhere exudes warmth and cleanliness.
Liu Zhishang came back in a hurry, and he became more curious about Lu Qin. The young man had his back to him because he was pouring tea. He had a slender figure, and wore army green pants under a white shirt, revealing fair skin. A pair of glasses were placed on his ears, making him look gentle and quiet.
When Lu Qin turned around, he found that the educated youth was looking at him. He lowered his head to look at his clothes and thought that there was nothing inappropriate about them. He was as handsome as ever.
"Liu Zhiqing, you want me here for something?" Lu Qin asked knowingly and simply sat down beside the bed.
Liu Zhi was wearing glasses with black frames. He held the cup with his head down. The enamel cup was white, with a bright and eye-catching peony flower on it. His two hands were firmly around the cup, which made his hands look rough and black. Because he worked all year round, it was useless to cut his nails short, especially on the side close to the flesh, where a dark line was left.
He looked at his hands, which had become increasingly rough from working, and said, "Comrade Lu, I do have something to ask you. I believe you also know about the resumption of the college entrance examination. I..."
After opening his mouth, the rest of the words came out easily. "I'm here on behalf of the educated youth from our educated youth institute. I'd like to ask if you have any books related to the college entrance examination? Could you lend them to us so we can take notes? Of course, we know the books are important, and we will definitely take good care of them for you. We're not asking you for nothing, so you can make any requests."
The last few sentences were spoken very quickly, and Liu Zhiqing waited for his reply after he finished speaking.
Outside the house, Kong Dongdong was carrying a bag. He had spent the day at the Public Security Bureau with his father. As soon as he entered the door and said hello, he started looking for someone.
Lu Chunnong hissed, "Dongdong, your uncle is in trouble."
Kong Dongdong stopped, walked up to her with his legs twitching, made a gesture to shut up, and his voice suddenly became softer, "Mom, I've finished my homework for today."
Lu Chunnong helped him take down his bag and asked, "Did you finish your glass of water today?"
Kong Dongdong helped her take the bag down and said, "I drank it. I also drank the sugar water. Uncle Qin gave it to me. I also said thank you."
Taking his eyes off his wife and children, Kong Yue looked up and saw that Lu Qin's door was open. He asked in a low voice, "Who is looking for him?"
His job as a public security officer allowed him to spot something wrong at a glance, and if he listened carefully he could hear conversations.
Sun Laimei hammered her waist with her clean left hand, saying, "It's a male educated youth from our brigade. You know him. He bought our radio before. They both just came in not long ago."
Kong Yue looked away, guessing it was about the college entrance examination, and the couple had the same idea. He walked behind Lu Chunnong and took Kong Dongdong's bag from her.
The whole family loves cleanliness. They take a bath every day and change the water in the water tank every day.
Kong Yue walked under the eaves, not intentionally to listen to their conversation.
But Lu Qin's voice penetrated into his ears word by word.
"Liu Zhiqing, so this is what you are doing. It's not easy for you educated youth. Don't be nervous. I am willing to lend you the books, but can you read and understand them all?" he asked considerately.
Hearing that he was willing to lend it, he realized how straightforward Comrade Lu was. Before Liu Zhi could show his joy, he hesitated for a moment after hearing the last sentence. His expression became firm again, "Comrade Lu, don't worry. We have all learned high school knowledge, so it should be possible. We are very grateful that you can lend us the book!"
At worst, we can discuss it with each other.
"Okay, then do you want simpler exercises or more complex ones? I have both here, but I'll give you the simpler ones first. I'm still working on the complex ones and will give them to you when I'm done."
Liu Zhi's heart was filled with gratitude, his eyes shining, "Comrade Lu, if you still have exercises, please give us some simple ones to practice first. Thank you, Comrade Lu. Comrade Lu, you also have to take the college entrance examination."
He asked the latter sentence with uncertainty.
From Kong Yue's perspective, he saw Lu Qin sitting on the bed with a familiar smile on his face.
As if he noticed someone was looking at him, Lu Qin looked over and then quickly looked away.
Kong Yue thought that the boy was probably thinking about something again, so he left with a bucket of water and a hoe for digging the sand lake. The water level in the river dropped in autumn, so the sand lake had to be dug deeper.
Two minutes later, Liu Zhi came out from the inner room holding a stack of books.
The three people in the yard looked over, and Kong Dongdong ran to his uncle, "Uncle!"
Lu Qin placed his right hand on the top of Kong Dongdong's head and rubbed it.
Liu Zhi looked down at the child. He knew that the Kong family's child looked like his uncle, but he didn't expect them to be so similar.
After noticing his gaze, Lu Qin was already used to it.
He looked away and said, "Thank you, Comrade Lu. We will try to finish copying it and return it to you within a week."
"Comrade Liu, don't worry. It's getting late. Why don't you eat something before going back?"
Liu Zhiteng didn't make a move, his words were full of gratitude, "No, no, they are all waiting for me at the Youth Educatorate."
"Aunt Sun, sorry to bother you."
Sun Laimei held her waist with one hand and said, "Why are you being so polite? Let's eat something at home before we leave."
"No need, the Youth Hostel has already prepared the meal. Auntie, I'll leave now." After borrowing the book, Liu Zhi looked relieved. All he could think about was how kind Comrade Lu was.
Lu Chunnong heard the sound and came out of the kitchen, only to see Liu Zhi leaving.
Lu Qin ruffled Kong Dongdong's hair and walked over to his sister. "Sister, I lent them the book."
Lu Chunnong hummed, "You can make your own plans for your own affairs, and you can also help Uncle Manzhu solve a lot of problems."
Lu Qin touched his stomach and said, "Yeah, it's quite late and I'm a little hungry. What should we eat today?"
We’ll talk about the rest later.
On the other side, Liu Zhi carefully held a stack of books.
The people at the Youth League Institute were peeking around and pacing anxiously. They simply cooked a pot of porridge and steamed sweet potatoes tonight, but no one had an appetite to eat.
“What if I can’t borrow money?”
"Qian Shu, why don't you lend us your book first?"
Qian Shu squatted at the doorstep, still in the mood to peel sweet potatoes. When he heard him bring up the old matter again, he said, "I only have one book. What should I read if I give it to you? Don't talk about copying the book or not. We have the same free time. If you take my book and copy it, you are wasting my reading time."
A very realistic problem.
The air fell silent again.
Someone broke the awkward silence, "Maybe we can borrow it back, so stop arguing."
Liu Zhi came over at this moment. His wife Guo Ni looked sharp and said, "Hey, my Liu Zhi is back!"
"I'm back! Did you borrow the book?"
Liu Zhi saw the Youth Institute from afar and quickened his pace. A group of people came up to him and said, "Liu Zhi, you borrowed the book!"
This sentence contains endless surprise and joy.
Liu Zhi smiled and gestured for them to read it themselves. "Isn't this a book? Comrade Lu is very kind. He lent it to us as soon as I mentioned it. He also lent us some exercises to practice with."
At this moment, everyone's eyes were red and hot as they stared at the book. They wanted to go forward and take it, but they were afraid that Liu Zhi would mind, after all, he was the one who borrowed it.
Liu Zhi asked Guo Ni to help him get two books. "Let's go, let's have dinner first, and then we'll discuss how to arrange it. We still have to return these books to Comrade Lu."
No one asked, "Why do you have to return the book?"
There are few people who help others in times of need, and it is already a rare opportunity for someone to lend you a book.
After borrowing the books, no one was in the mood to eat, so they just had a few bites. It took no more than ten minutes from start to finish.
There is only a little over a month left before the college entrance exam, and if they review for a little longer, they will be able to look at a few more questions.
The group sat together calmly. Liu Zhi patted the books on the table and said, "Comrade Lu has lent us all our high school textbooks. We'll hurry up and copy them when the time comes. We'll return them to Comrade Lu after we're done. Do you have any questions?"
A group of young people shook their heads, "Of course there is no problem."
"Then we can divide the work and have one person copy the math and one copy the Chinese. When we review, we can just share a book with two or three people."
"Okay, we all have no problem, but when we are divided into groups, let's each be assigned to the subject we are good at first to avoid copying the wrong answer." Someone suggested.
Liu Zhi thought for a moment and said, "That's fine."
He looked up at the other people in the room and asked, "Do you guys who have books want to copy them too?"
After all, their books are not complete.
They didn't share at first because there was no fair exchange, but now they have become the disadvantaged party. People like Qian Shu agreed and said, "We copied it, so our books can also be shared."
This was not the time to cause trouble, so the others did not argue with them. Most of them were still sober and did not want to waste time.
After dividing the work, they started copying books that night as if they were injected with chicken blood.
In just three days, they finished copying the book, working overtime, and then quietly began to read and do exercises. Some hadn't studied in years, and some had even gone to the countryside before finishing high school. The content was unfamiliar to them, and the atmosphere was tense.
But after all, they had experienced things, so they were still able to study patiently. Until they saw the example questions, some people almost couldn't hold back their temper.
Liu Zhi also saw the question, maybe he took the wrong book
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