[Chapter 195 Chapter 195 Can my Aunt Chen pass the college entrance examination? ]
Shen Yuyao and Cheng Liyan followed the two brothers to where they lived.
This is Shen Yuyao's first visit to the scrap collection station.
She didn't expect that the scrap yard would still be so busy so late at night.
Not far after entering the courtyard, there is a large open space. At this moment, there are many people waiting there.
Some of them came pushing carts, but more of them came carrying sacks or baskets on their backs.
Some people also pulled small carts made of wooden boards, on which they placed the collected waste.
At the other end of the open space, there was a row of red brick houses. At this moment, the door of the house facing the open space was open. From Shen Yuyao's angle, they could see that Doctor Gu and Si Qin were still busy inside.
They moved a long table to block the door and placed a scale next to the table.
Si Qin was weighing a pile of things that someone had brought over, while Doctor Gu was writing something down in a notebook.
Chen Xing said, "Grandpa told you to go inside and wait. Uncle Cheng's medicine is ready. Grandpa told you to drink it first and he will come back to give you an acupuncture treatment later."
Cheng Liyan nodded in agreement.
Shen Yuyao asked curiously: "Why are there so many people here at night?"
Chen Xing explained: "People who sell scrap usually come at night. During the day, everyone is out collecting scrap and has no time. Only now can they come out to sell."
Shen Yuyao finally understood.
Then she also figured out why when Cheng Liyan went to his comrade-in-arms for help that day, as soon as he said he could work the night shift for a long time, the other party readily agreed to help Siqin and Dr. Gu arrange work.
After all, there are not many people who can persist in working the night shift all year round.
Because Doctor Gu and his team would be busy for a while, the Chen Xing brothers took Shen Yuyao and the others to visit their new home.
Their new home was just behind the row of red brick houses, where there was another row of identical red brick houses.
However, it can be seen that those red brick houses have been renovated later and are much smaller than the openings in the front row.
But this is bigger than the room where Doctor Gu and his family lived before. At least it can accommodate a big bed, a long table, a small square table, and there is still some space left.
When Shen Yuyao and the others pushed the door open, they saw Xiao Si and Xiao Wu sitting face to face at the small square table, writing.
There was a kerosene lamp on the table.
In front of each of the two children was a handmade booklet, which was obviously bound with clean waste paper.
The fourth grade's notebook contains math problems, while the fifth grade's notebook contains simple Chinese characters.
Both children were writing the homework assigned by their grandfather very seriously.
On the bed, Xiaoliu was untying a knot in a cleanly washed hemp rope.
There were seven or eight knots on the rope. The little guy was trying to untie it seriously by picking and pulling at it, using all his strength.
It can be seen that the children felt much more comfortable after changing the environment.
Chen Xing brought the boiled medicine to Cheng Liyan, and Shen Yuyao took out the grapes they brought and shared them with the children.
Because she was worried about the inconvenience of using water here, she washed it in advance at home.
Just as they were busy distributing food to the children, Chen Bing ran back to the room where he and his brothers lived and took out a large cloth bag.
The cloth bag was given to them by Shen Yuyao before, and both brothers have one.
Chen Bing held the bag in front of Shen Yuyao and said, "Aunt Shen, this is a gift from us. Do you like it?"
When Chen Bing brought it over, Shen Yuyao could already tell that there were books inside.
Hearing him say that, I immediately smiled: "I like it, of course I like it."
As she spoke, she opened the bag and took out the books one by one.
"Agricultural Technology Popularization Readings", "Agricultural Knowledge in Jiangnan Province High School Textbooks", "Basic Agricultural Knowledge", "Agricultural Teaching Reference Materials"...
Looking at these books that were obviously carefully selected, Shen Yuyao felt that the two children were very thoughtful.
They really put a lot of effort into preparing gifts for themselves.
At this moment, Shen Yuyao only felt warm in her heart, as if she was soaked in some warm water, so soft.
She wanted to hug little Chen Bing, just like she would hug her eldest brother’s little nephew.
She thought so and did so.
She bent down and hugged six-year-old Chen Bing, patted his head, and said, "Thank you, Auntie likes it very much. Thank you and brother for the gift you prepared for Auntie."
Little Chen Bing probably hasn't been hugged like this for a long time, and the child's face turned red with excitement.
He looked at Shen Yuyao with a grin, but there was shyness in his eyes.
Seeing these books, Cheng Liyan curiously came over and picked up one to read, then he read aloud: "Engineering Mechanics, Heating Science, and Instruments to Ensure the Safety of Small Blast Furnaces".
Oh, are you forcing your Aunt Chen to go to college? You even decided on a major for her. "
Chen Bing looked up, looked at him and asked, "Uncle Cheng, can my Aunt Chen go to college?"
Cheng Liyan was silent.
It is now 1969, and the country has abolished the college entrance examination since 1966.
Now, let alone taking the college entrance exam, even among those students who have been admitted to college, many have no one to teach them.
Thinking about going to college now seems like a dream.
Cheng Liyan didn't want to lie to the child, even though he knew his answer would disappoint the child.
But he still shook his head and said, "No."
Sure enough, the sparkling light in Chen Bing's eyes disappeared.
He said "oh" and then lowered his head.
Shen Yuyao immediately squatted down, looked into the child's eyes and said, "Whether you are going to college or not, you will like these books. You can study by yourself. I will take them home and read them slowly. I will learn them eventually."
Only then did Chen Bing become happy again.
Children actually don’t know what it’s like to take the college entrance exam.
He just felt that the gifts he, his brothers, and his grandfather had worked so hard to prepare for Aunt Shen would be very disappointing if they were useless.
The child is satisfied knowing that her aunt still likes her and is still useful to her.
Doctor Gu rushed over not long after Cheng Liyan finished drinking the medicine and quickly gave him an injection.
Because it takes half an hour to remove the needle, Cheng Liyan could only stay quietly in the room.
Normally Shen Yuyao would always accompany him, but today she decided to go out for a walk.
The main reason was that she had just thought of a problem, which was that it cost money to collect these books.
Even if Siqin and the others bought these books at the price of scrap, wouldn't they still have to pay for them?
Doctor Gu and Siqin have to support such a large family with their combined salaries, and as the children grow up, the expenses will surely increase.
Shen Yuyao must not take advantage of them with money.
While Doctor Gu was staying in the room to give Cheng Liyan acupuncture, Shen Yuyao asked Chen Bing to take her to find Si Qin.
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