Zhang Pingping held Du Yueming's hand and said softly, "Yueming, you were in the army at the time, and I didn't want to distract you. Besides, if they came openly, I could have contacted the commune or even called you.
But what they did was impossible to guard against, and even the people around me couldn't see through their conspiracy at the time.
Fortunately, with Jingqiu's help, I escaped. Without Gu Wanshan and Yu Huanxiang, my days here are no longer so fraught."
Du Yueming guiltily embraced Zhang Pingping in his arms, "Pingping, I'm sorry for making you feel wronged. Let's get married! After we get married, no one will dare to take advantage of you anymore."
Zhang Pingping nodded vigorously. Du Yueming happily picked her up and spun her around several times. Zhang Pingping giggled.
After spinning around a few times, she felt dizzy and had no choice but to pat Du Yueming's shoulder and ask him to put her down.
Du Yueming gently placed Zhang Pingping on the edge of the kang, then took out a women's watch and a stack of banknotes from his pocket and handed them to Zhang Pingping. "This is a gift I bought for you. These banknotes are my savings over the years. I'm giving them all to you."
Zhang Pingping asked in surprise, "It's fine if you gave me a watch, but why did you give me money as well? Shouldn't you hand it over to your family?"
Du Yueming smiled and said, "Just take it! I paid for the house, and after it was built, my father let me keep the money.
I'm usually in the army and don't spend much money, so I've saved so much and I'm giving it all to you. You can manage our family's money from now on."
Zhang Pingping muttered softly, "Who are you family with?" But she still took the money sincerely.
She counted them and found that there were almost 800 yuan, as well as a lot of food coupons, cloth coupons and other bills. It seemed that Du Yueming really did not spend money recklessly and saved all the money and coupons.
"Don't your two sisters-in-law have any objections if you don't pay money home?" Zhang Pingping asked casually.
Du Yueming seemed to see Zhang Pingping's worry. He waved his hand and said confidently, "They don't know that I earn my own money and I make my own decisions. It's none of their business. Even if you have any opinions, keep them to yourself and don't indulge their bad habits.
Don't worry, take it. What I said I would give you is yours. Don't be afraid."
Zhang Pingping smiled and nodded. The two hugged each other and began to discuss marriage in a low voice.
While they were being affectionate with each other, Lin Zishan over there was always restless and couldn't concentrate on reading. She occasionally looked up at others. Chu Jingqiu and Shi Aihong were discussing a difficult problem.
Shi Aihong saw Lin Zishan staring at a page of a book for a long time without turning the page, so she couldn't help but ask, "Sister Zishan, what's wrong with you today? Why do you seem so restless? What's wrong?"
Lin Zishan then spoke up, "When I was teaching today, I heard from the villagers that there are more than 20 people who have signed up to be barefoot doctors, and there are 5 people who have signed up at our educated youth site alone.
I heard that Qiao Rucheng has been interested in traditional Chinese medicine since he was a child. He often goes up the mountain to collect herbs. He must have greater hopes. If I can't compete with him, I will admit defeat.
The key point is that Hu Mingyue also signed up. These days, people are evaluating advanced people and setting up models, all of which were arranged for her by Yu Shujie.
There must be a barefoot doctor position reserved for her. I'm just worried that no matter how hard I try, I won't be able to compete with those who got in through the backdoor.
If I lose to someone like that, I’ll be really upset.”
After hearing what she said, Shi Aihong thought about it and realized that it was indeed the case. She also started to worry about her.
Chu Jingqiu smiled and tried to persuade her, "If you ask me, you're just worrying about nothing. As for the exam, you can only do your best and leave the rest to fate.
We should work harder than ever before, and as for the final result, we should hold the highest hope and prepare for the worst.
There are more than 20 people who signed up, but only two spots available, so there will definitely be more than a dozen people who won’t be selected.
Let's take a step back and think about it. If we don't get elected, we can still live our current life. We can sell some mountain products and make a lot of money.
Besides, if you don’t work hard, you definitely won’t be selected.
I think that since the old branch secretary is personally supervising this commune examination, it would not be easy for Yu Shujie to intervene, and he may not be willing to take charge of this matter.
Sister Zishan, keep calm. As long as you have tried your best, even if you fail in the end, you will not regret it."
After listening to Chu Jingqiu's words, Lin Zishan felt instantly enlightened. Perhaps she wanted to get this place too much, and was even more worried about not getting it, which made her restless and unable to read, which in turn affected her studies.
After figuring out the reason behind this, she could calm down and study.
In a blink of an eye, the barefoot doctor's examination time arrived. Chu Jingqiu took Lin Zishan to the town on a bicycle early in the morning. She sent Lin Zishan to the examination site at the town middle school, and then went to the town police station to continue the skull reconstruction.
After several days of hard work, the restoration of her skull is nearing completion, and some details will be processed today.
Then the restored skull is used to draw a portrait of the two people's appearance when they were alive, and the work is done.
She worked for almost two hours and finally drew a portrait of the victim. Zhou Yiming and Gu Weimin quickly ordered their subordinates to take the portrait and make multiple copies, and post a notice to identify the body as soon as possible.
After finishing her work at the police station, she rode her bike to pick up Lin Zishan. When she arrived at the gate of the town middle school, she saw that the exam had ended and many candidates were walking out of the examination center.
Hu Mingyue came out with Qin Yilan. When she saw Chu Jingqiu, she greeted him warmly, "Jingqiu, come and pick up Lin Zishan. She's still behind!"
"Really? You did well in the exam, didn't you?" Chu Jingqiu responded politely.
Hu Mingyue said with a proud look on her face: "It's okay, it doesn't seem difficult. Let's wait and see the final result!" After that, she and Qin Yilan went to wait for the ox cart.
At this time, Lin Zishan came over and said with a smile, "Jingqiu, have you finished your work? You must have been waiting for a long time!"
Chu Jingqiu smiled and said, "I just got here too. How did you do on the test? Were the questions difficult?"
"I don't think it's difficult. I know most of the questions from high school, especially the ones on medical knowledge. They are all in the little notebook that Doctor Du gave me.
I think I have tried my best. As for the final result, I have also let it go. If I succeed, I am lucky. If I don’t, it is my fate.
I don't want to think about it anymore. Let's go up the mountain to pick up mountain products this afternoon. Making real money is what we need to do now."
"Didn't they say when the results would be out?" Chu Jingqiu asked.
"I told you that the results will be out in three days. The brigade will notify you directly then, so you don't have to come and see it yourself." Lin Zishan took the bicycle and rode with Chu Jingqiu. The two of them chatted and laughed all the way back to the educated youth site.
At the educated youth camp, Shi Aihong was cooking. When she saw the two of them coming back, she quickly ran over and asked, "Sister Zishan, how did you do on the exam?"
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