Chapter 145 Chapter 145 College Entrance Examination Results
Fan Ying was unlucky and missed the opportunity to take the civil service examination after graduating from the last middle school.
The seniors from the previous class were ecstatic, but their class was a little gloomy.
Fan Ying was born an optimist, she comforted herself.
The University Hall is in Anjing, the capital of Da'an. She has never been to Anjing in her life.
Her deskmate had a worried look on his face. "You sound nice, but if I don't get into the university, how can I go to Anjing?"
Yesterday, the teacher announced many things about the university hall, as well as the six majors currently available.
The name of the university was also decided, it was called Anjing University.
Fan Ying remembered all of this clearly and went back to tell it to Fan Li and Song Pan.
Song Pan still used the same rhetoric, "Why weren't you born two years earlier?" This time her words were more genuine than last time. After all, if she had been born a year earlier, she could have really given birth to Fan Ying.
The policy changes every year, and it is becoming increasingly difficult to be an official.
As for Fan Li, he could only comfort Fan Ying. "Now you can only work hard to get into the university. Even if you can become a teacher, only those who have graduated from the teacher's department are eligible."
Fan Li and Song Pan have always planned for Fan Ying: the first choice is to become an official, and the second is to become a teacher.
The teachers are stable and have a high status in teaching and educating people.
Now that both options require me to go to college, there is really no other choice.
Not only did Fan Ying's family talk about it behind closed doors, but now every family with children in Li County was asking around to find out what was going on with this university.
Living next door to Fan Ying's house was a wealthy businessman from outside the city, who was also accompanied by someone from the family to study.
The whole family came to the door with some vegetables, fruits and melons.
Of course Song Pan refused to accept it. "What are you doing? We're all neighbors. Come in and sit down."
The rich businessman's son and Fan Ying were not in the same class, but both were in the first semester of middle school.
Middle school only lasts for one and a half years, so it is divided into two semesters.
The wealthy businessman smiled, sat down, and got straight to the point. "I came to see Mr. Fan and Ms. Song today because I wanted to discuss the matter of Anjing University with you all."
Song Pan replied. "We're also currently discussing it. The policy changes every day, and since we have to take the entrance exam to the University, I'm afraid it will be much more difficult than the entrance exam to the Middle School."
"It's called the Gaokao, so I imagine it's incredibly difficult." Fan Li would be lying if he said he wasn't worried. A large portion of students failed the exams, from elementary school to middle school. He taught specialized courses at a technical school, so he knew it all too well.
It's not that technical schools are bad; learning a skill can certainly help you make a living, but who wouldn't want their children to have a bright future?
The wealthy businessman added, "Of these six majors, I'm sure medicine has the fewest applicants."
Song Pan nodded in agreement. Studying medicine was definitely not as popular as other subjects. There was so much to learn.
So the wealthy businessman spoke boldly: "In my opinion, it's possible that the medical school's score line is the lowest. If there's really no other way, you can apply for the medical school first and then decide after entering Anjing University. There's no rule that says you have to become a doctor after studying medicine."
Fan Li and Song Pan looked at each other and communicated silently.
This guy has a sharp mind for doing business.
"So, this major is not that important! As long as you can enter the university and graduate successfully, everything will be fine." The wealthy businessman's wife also felt so.
Fan Li said, "Agriculture actually has a major. Isn't it just about farming?"
Song Pan thought about it. "There must be some difference. People who have studied are better at farming."
The wealthy businessman was about to bring up the subject of agronomy. "That's true, but studying agronomy sounds so tiring. Other majors sound like they just involve attending classes in the classroom, but this one sounds like it requires working in the fields. My son can't handle that."
Song Pan smiled awkwardly. "We'll just have to wait and see what the cutoff score is."
The four of them talked for a while, and the wealthy merchant's wife smiled and said, "After talking to you about this, we feel much more relieved."
On the second day, almost all the students from the primary and middle schools stayed at home listening to their parents' nagging all day.
Fan Ying, carrying her canvas crossbody bag, greeted her classmates.
People started chatting in groups of three or four. "Yesterday, my mom and dad spent a long time discussing the six majors and told me which one to choose. I spoke as if I could get into any major I wanted. Of course, it depends on the score cutoff."
"Don't mention it. My father said something about saving the country by taking a roundabout way. When the time comes, I'll apply for the medical department, which he thinks has the lowest score."
"There's a lot to learn in medicine. I heard it involves dissection."
"Yes, yes."
"And the agronomy department, won't you learn how to farm then?"
Fan Ying yawned. She hadn't decided on her major yet, so she decided to just study hard.
If the score is high, then you can choose any major, why do you need to take a roundabout way to save the country?
*
It was hot in the summer, and the college entrance examination was less than a month away. There were ice cubes in Fan Ying's room, and she was carefully reviewing the test points.
Song Pan and Fan Li went to decorate the yard of Kang Zhuqing's house. Since they were quite familiar with it, Kang Zhuqing also taught them some tricks.
Just don’t influence the child’s mentality. Just do what you should do and don’t be deliberate.
This is to prevent children from getting nervous and affecting their performance.
There were many people worshipping outside Kang Zhuqing's yard, including parents and students.
Kang Zhuqing sometimes hid in the house and talked to Shitu.
"I never thought our home would become a place for making wishes. It's because both of our children are so successful. If it were more than ten years ago, I would never have dared to think of this."
Shi Tu: "Yes, my wish at that time was to find a good family for Jin Niang to marry into, and to buy a new set of farm tools for our family so that we could plow the land faster and the children wouldn't have to go hungry."
Fan Li and Song Pan returned home and, following Kang Zhuqing's approach, continued to interact with Fan Ying as usual, without mentioning anything like "Father and Mother expect you to get a certain score in the exam."
In addition to Fan Ying, the pressure on classmates is also increasing day by day.
Finally, it was the day before the college entrance examination.
The head teacher stood on the podium and said that as they were the first batch of college entrance examination candidates, he also hoped that they would become the first batch of college students in Da'an.
Having studied together for many years, the classmates couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion in their hearts and were reluctant to part with each other.
"Alas, I will never see your unique pen-holding posture again."
"Please, you'll never meet someone who brings you a baked potato again."
The students were talking in groups of three or four.
Fan Ying didn't plan to read tonight. Instead of staying up late to review, she felt that getting a good night's sleep would be more conducive to her performance tomorrow.
The next day, Song Pan and Fan Li kept asking, "Have you brought your things? Have you brought your admission ticket?"
For such a big thing as the college entrance examination, of course I have to deliver it in person.
Today, the county government specially sent people out to maintain order for the college entrance examination.
When people in Li County go out and meet candidates, they will say "good luck and do well in the exam".
The exam consists of five subjects: Chinese, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, and Politics. The full score is 100.
The exam is divided into two and a half days.
The entrance to the examination hall was full of parents sending their children to school, each of them watching their children walk in.
The first subject to be tested today is Chinese.
Fan Ying walked into his own examination room and sat down according to his examination number.
She took a deep breath and took out her thin charcoal pencil.
After getting the test paper, Fan Ying first read the composition to get a rough idea in his mind, and then turned the page to do the questions.
This is Fan Ying's habit when doing questions. She reads the composition first and then does the previous questions while thinking about them. She is able to do two things at the same time, so she can save some time.
The examination room was quiet, with only the sound of typing.
Fan Ying finished the previous questions in one go, and when it came to the composition, he thought for a moment and started writing.
The students in other examination rooms were still thinking hard.
After finishing the Chinese language test, although there were still four subjects to take, she felt much more relaxed.
As soon as I walked downstairs, I heard someone say that a student was caught cheating.
Fan Ying hurried over to ask. "Oh, he probably didn't expect that Wu Gengtian would be the invigilator, so he secretly wrote down the notes and got caught."
"What if we're discovered?"
"Of course he's forbidden from taking the college entrance exam! I heard he's from Lingzhou Middle School."
"It's a pity that this person is so depressed."
After the math test in the afternoon, a lot of people showed desperate expressions.
"Why is math so difficult this year?"
"Which formula did you use for the last question? My hands are sore from writing!"
"It's over, it's over. I failed the math test."
After finishing all the exams, Fan Ying was so tired that he rested at home for a day.
It’s not really a break, as she roughly estimated her score to be a pretty good one.
*
Lin Si and Zuo You attached great importance to the first college entrance examination.
Zuo You found some teachers to set the questions themselves. The teachers who set the questions would be locked up in one place and could not go anywhere.
These scrolls were printed uniformly, and the same was true for anyone who came into contact with the printing.
Wugengtian also sent reserve troops to supervise the exam. Those who were caught cheating would be rewarded, so the children worked extra hard.
Marking papers is a big project.
As a result of this back and forth, it takes a long time to get the results.
After grading the papers and calculating the average scores, Zuo Youcai and Liang Nian jointly finalized the passing score.
Among them, the score line for agriculture is the lowest, only 455 points are required, 460 points for teacher training, 465 points for medicine, and 470 points for mathematics, physics and chemistry.
After finishing this big project, Lin Si was afraid that Zuo You would be exhausted, so he gave her three days off.
As a result, Zuo You actually insisted on coming to court the next day, saying that the workload this time was not too heavy and it was not time for her to rest. Moreover, if she rested for three days, those things would be delayed again.
Lin Si was deeply moved and secretly awarded her the title of Da'an's Annual Ox and Horse in his heart.
The area involved in this college entrance examination was only Xihe Road. The newly established middle schools and primary schools in other places had not been in operation for more than two years.
When the county magistrate and the prefect learned the date of the announcement of the results, they asked Bai Zhi to inform the people.
Fan Ying has been eating, drinking and having fun for nearly a month, and it would be a lie to say that he is not nervous now.
She thought about it for a long time during this month. She wanted to take the physics exam. She liked physics and wanted to learn physics in more depth.
Seeing her nervousness, Song Pan comforted her: "It's okay, it's okay. When the results come out, your father and I will discuss it with you."
Fan Li came back from outside. "I heard that many students estimated their scores at home. Have you done that? Why didn't I hear you say that? The boy next door estimated his score to be 450."
Song Pan counted on his fingers. "450 points is a lot. There are only five subjects, which means only ten points will be deducted for each subject."
Fan Li nodded. "I agree. 450 is a very good score, and should be enough to get into the university."
Fan Ying scratched his head in embarrassment.
She did estimate it, and the score was quite high. But she was afraid to tell others about it and find out that she didn't get that many points, which would be embarrassing.
"I estimate it's around 480 or above, right?"
Song Pan clutched his chest. "Oh my god, my Ah Ying is so amazing!"
Fan Ying explained immediately. "I didn't tell anyone because I thought my estimate was too high. Father and mother, please don't tell anyone. If I don't get that many, it would be embarrassing."
"I won't tell you, but I believe you can get so many marks."
Fan Li couldn't hide his joy. He worked at a technical school and it was inevitable for him to discuss children's academic performance with his colleagues. Fan Ying's grades had always been good, and he felt very proud every time he mentioned the child's problems.
If Fan Yingzhen scored 480.
When he talks about children, he can really walk around the technical school with ease.
Fan Ying and Song Pan were looking forward to the day when the results would be announced.
That day, the two of them got up early, washed, and took Fan Ying to the place where the results were announced.
Even if they arrived early, the place was already packed with people and they couldn't squeeze in.
Song Pan couldn't help but click his tongue. "There are so many people here so early in the morning. I don't think they're here to check their own children's grades."
Someone on the side said as he squeezed forward: "Of course we should come early to see the excitement of this day."
Another person agreed. "That's right, who doesn't like to watch the fun?"
Song Pan:.......
Then more and more people came, and Bai Zhi came out in time to maintain order and divide the area, which made things better.
Two lists were unfolded, and the Baizhi people stood on stools and posted them on the notice board.
Fan Li stood on tiptoe to read, and only saw the score lines for each subject written at the top of the first chapter.
Then he began to look down for his daughter.
But after moving down a few rows, I actually saw Fan Ying's name.
It clearly stated on it that Fan Ying scored 487 points.
Fan Li rubbed his eyes to make sure he was not seeing things.
"Aying, you scored 487! That's pretty close to your estimated score. You can choose any of the six subjects."
Fan Ying also stood on tiptoe to look. She didn’t know the person who got first place, but judging from the name, it seemed to be a girl who scored 492.
Fan Ying was actually in second place.
Naturally, some people were happy and some were sad when the results were announced. After the onlookers gradually dispersed, only the real students and their families were left.
The wealthy businessman from Fan Ying's neighbor's family was also there, and the young man's expression was indescribably complicated.
His score was similar to what he estimated, 456, just barely passing the agricultural science score line.
This means that he can only study agronomy.
The young man's whole face was wrinkled.
The wealthy businessman patted him on the shoulder. "Agriculture is agriculture! As long as you pass the exam, anything else is fine."
"That's right, we'll return home in two days. I'll take you to the farm to farm for a few days."
There were also those who failed the exam and could not accept the reality all of a sudden. After reading both lists, they still could not find their names. They immediately covered their chests and almost fainted.
"I was only three points away, just three points away, how could this happen!" A tall young man cried out to the sky.
"Don't cry, son. I just asked and they said that as long as you have a high school diploma, you can take the exam next year."
Fan Ying looked through the list and found that there were still quite a few people in his class who passed the exam.
As soon as he got home, Fan Li paced back and forth happily. Sometimes he asked Song Pan to buy some good meat, and sometimes he went out to buy some wine.
Although there is no shortage of food nowadays, wine is still very expensive.
After buying everything, Fan Li asked, "My son, which major do you want to choose?"
Fan Ying said directly: "I choose physics as my major."
Song Pan and Fan Li laughed. "Okay, okay, we don't understand anyway, just pick whichever you want."
Song Pan cooked some delicious dishes, and just in time, the wealthy businessman next door also came over with some good wine and food.
"We'll be moving back home in a few days after we finish filling out our applications. We brought some food and wine with us and shamelessly came to have a meal with you."
"That's not the case, come in quickly."
"Aying, congratulations, you got second place. This is a little gift from Aunt Chen, a little toy for you to play with." After saying that, she handed over a hairpin which was not expensive but exquisitely crafted.
The two families exchanged greetings and declined each other for a long time before Fan Ying accepted the gift.
The young master of the wealthy merchant also arrived. The merchant pointed at him and said, "This kid did really well on the test. He scored just one point above the agriculture score! What choice does he have now? He should just stay and farm."
Fan Li smiled and said, "It's good that you can pass the exam. Look at those who missed by three points today, they are crying and screaming."
Song Pan asked curiously, "Didn't I hear today that I can continue taking the exam next year?"
"You can continue to take the exam, but the policies change every year. Of course, it is safest to take it this year. Besides, this class of college students will have a good reputation when it is announced to others." The wealthy businessman replied.
The two families ate in harmony, and the wealthy couple kept asking Wu Ying to take good care of their young master at the University Hall.
Fan Ying had just accepted the hairpin from someone else, and he had also been taking care of his neighbor over the past few years. He nodded and said that they would help each other in Anjing.
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