Chapter 119
Seeing their enthusiasm mixed with respect, Lu Qin sighed that young people were truly sensible. He raised his hand to stop them, "No, no, no, just sit down. There's plenty of room on the oxcart. We've finally warmed up the floorboards, so don't move around."
The movement of him raising his hand made them react subconsciously. Those who got off the bus and prepared to move to other seats stopped there, and those who were not sitting down were waiting for him.
Lu Qin took two steps forward, his nose red from the cold, rubbing his icy hands. "Uncle Lai Gen, I'll have to trouble you to make an extra trip later."
Zhou Laigen put down the straw. He had just heard his voice and a smile appeared on his face subconsciously. "What's the big deal? Just study hard."
Kong Yue put down his luggage, and the couple came forward to greet him. Zhou Laigen smiled.
Another gust of cold wind blew, and Zhou Laigen sat down on the carriage. "Everyone is almost here, hurry up and take a seat. I'll try to take you there to rest as soon as possible."
"Thank you, Uncle Lai Gen."
"Thank you, Uncle Zhou." The rest of the words were spoken by the educated youth in the team, who spoke haltingly and unnaturally.
Zhou Laigen had never received any thanks from the educated youth after so many trips. He looked back in surprise, tucked his hands into his sleeves.
The package contained clothes and books for three people. Kong Yue moved the package inside and whispered a few words to Lu Chunnong. Lu Chunnong nodded and sat on it. His eyes softened.
Lu Qin turned away in vain. Well, let's not disturb him. He is not Kong Dongdong. He walked to another empty seat and sat down.
Kong Yue turned around and saw his actions, so he sat down next to Lu Chunnong. This seat was originally reserved for him.
"Where's Lu Qin?" Lu Chunnong was afraid that the things would fall, so he held on with one hand.
"Don't worry about him, he's sitting with the educated youth." Kong Yue whispered.
Lu Chunnong saw his figure just by turning sideways. He was sitting exactly in the center of the group of educated youth.
"Move in, don't move too far, we can just squeeze in in this cold winter." Lu Qin had already sat down. In winter, you have to squeeze together to stay warm.
As soon as he sat down, the educated youth felt much more at ease. They had been nervous since yesterday, and when they shivered, they couldn't tell if it was from the cold or the nerves. The smiles they gave Comrade Lu when they greeted him were completely forced.
"Hey, where's Liu Zhi?" Lu Qin tried to find a topic to talk about.
"Liu Zhi and his wife left for the county town early in the morning. The ox cart couldn't accommodate us, so we stayed at the educated youth institute to study for a while longer."
"Is that so?" Lu Qin looked to the left and then to the right, only to see the people on both sides with purple lips. "You guys are cold, you need to wear something new."
The weather in the south is quite cold, and no matter how much you wear, you can't resist the cold air coming in.
The male educated youth on the left and the female educated youth on the right also shook their heads, their necks tucked in, their hands hidden in their sleeves feeling cold, but they said, "Not that cold."
Either I'm cold or I'm shivering all the time.
The car bumped over a rock and Lu Qin moved his butt inward. He thought for a moment, could it be that he was nervous?
"Are you nervous?" he asked.
The college entrance examination is a big event that affects one’s future destiny, so it is normal for people to be nervous.
At the mention of the word nervous, they trembled. They were already so close to each other that they could feel the slightest movement. Lu Qin was stunned for a moment. He really was nervous.
A soft voice came from the side, "Comrade Lu, do you think the volunteers we estimated to fill in before will be accepted?"
Not to mention the scores, no one has a clear idea of what they will get when they fill in their application form before taking the exam.
One sentence opened the conversation.
"I'm a little worried that I won't be able to answer the questions in the exam room."
“What if I feel uncomfortable during the journey and need to go to the toilet?”
"I also brought two pens. I wonder if one of them breaks during the trip."
“…”
They were the first batch of candidates after the resumption of the college entrance examination. They had previously worried that the decision would be suddenly cancelled again, so they were nervous when reviewing; they were also worried that the system would be cancelled again after this year's exam, so they had to grit their teeth and pass the exam in one try.
In short, all kinds of small things can be magnified countless times by them.
Lu Qin: Their exam syndrome is really severe.
He remembered that two days ago, a female educated youth broke a bowl during the exam. It was not a big deal, but she burst into tears on the spot. She cried so hard that she refused to say anything when asked. Later, the female educated youth secretly told others that the broken bowl was a bad omen and she cried because she was worried that she would not do well in the exam. While crying, she was also afraid of being reported for superstition. It was so pitiful.
Lu Qin felt that being moderately nervous was enough, as being too nervous would not be conducive to the exam.
"Hey, it's already this late, don't be nervous."
Lu Qin could only persuade them directly. He couldn't get nervous first, as he had done before, prompting them to persuade him instead and forget about being nervous. This was mainly because in their eyes, he was a teacher, possessing more knowledge than they did. If he got nervous, they would only get more nervous.
He reached out his hand and patted it gently. Hiss, the weather was really cold. "Listen to me, nothing you worry about will happen. You brought two pens, and I only brought one pen. It's not that I can't go to the bathroom. As for doing the exercises, you have learned everything you should learn. Just do your best. Don't be so unconfident. Even if you don't believe in yourself, you have to believe in me. When doing the exercises, don't think about anything else, just think about the questions. Come, recall how I taught you before."
He lowered his voice deliberately, and it felt like he was in class.
Everyone straightened their backs amidst the bumps. "When you see the questions, analyze the key points first, connect the knowledge points, do the simple questions carefully to avoid losing points, and put the difficult questions last to try to gain as many points as possible."
They almost memorized it.
Lu Qin applauded. He was worried that they would fail in the exam, so he comforted them, "Right, right, right. Just follow this logic. The questions I usually give you are very difficult. They are difficult normally, but easy in the exam. Are you still afraid that you can't do them? I'm not trying to scare you. The more nervous you are, the worse it will be. What's there to be nervous about? Nervousness can only delay you. When you're nervous, others aren't, so your competitors can pick up your points and the school you want to apply to. Tell me, is it worth it? And you've persisted in studying hard until now, so God will bless you. Look, the wind has died down now. Isn't it to protect you or..."
His mumbling words of persuasion could be heard from the front.
Zhou Laigen wrapped his scarf tightly around his neck and turned around to say, "Yue boy, your Lu Qin is quite capable."
What he heard made sense, but the wind was a little cold.
Kong Yue didn't know how to answer him, so he smiled. Just then, a sharp winter wind blew over, and the wind became weaker. He was just talking nonsense. He held Lu Chunnong's hand and said, "Are you cold? There's a blanket in the package."
Seeing that he was about to unpack, Lu Chunnong pulled him and said, "It's okay, you're not cold."
He blocked the wind.
Later, Lu Qin was incredibly careful. Although the wind didn't die down, he said it would, and it died down. He cleared away all the causes of his nervousness. The most common issue was the exam, where performance was crucial.
After a long list of words, I ended up saying, "I've learned so much, but if you get nervous in the exam room, others will pick up the things you can't. If you get nervous, others will get into the school you can't get into."
It was like a sword thrusting firmly into them. It was the first time they'd heard such comforting words, but the effect was quite good. At least at this moment, all they could think about was why they didn't want to let others study so hard day and night.
After all, there is now a group of imaginary enemies in front of them.
Lu Qin felt that his comfort worked.
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