It has been a full ten years since colleges and universities across the country stopped enrolling students, and no one expected that there would be a day of recovery!
As soon as the news came out, it was like pouring a ladle of water into a pan of oil, and the whole country was boiling!
It was several days after the news reached the Qili production team, but this did not prevent everyone from being shocked and excited, especially the educated youths in the educated youth spot, they were almost crazy with joy!
Some educated youths have been sent to the countryside for more than ten years. They thought they would stay in the countryside for the rest of their lives, and most of them married and had children in the production team. They never expected that they would be able to wait until the resumption of the college entrance examination in their lifetime!
The educated youths have stopped working, and the educated youths who teach in schools have also stopped teaching in schools. Their minds are all on the college entrance examination now. In order to find out about the college entrance examination, the threshold of the team leader Wang Shuisheng's family is about to be trampled off!
At this time, the Qiao family was also talking about the college entrance examination.
Wan Chunju knocked on the pumpkin seeds and curled her lips: "Isn't it just a test? It's worth the crying and laughing of those educated youths. They look like they're crazy!"
In Wan Chunju's view, what's the use of reading so many books? These people haven't been working in the fields for so many years, and they have left their homes one by one, and their lives are not as good as those of the country folks!
She glanced at the eldest daughter who was sitting beside her with her head bowed, and said, "Dong He, your grandma said that she would introduce you to a good date. Dress up and come with me to your grandma's house tomorrow!"
A look of disgust flashed in Qiao Donghe's eyes, and he frowned and said, "Mom, I don't want to get married so early."
Wan Chunju suddenly screamed: "What do you want to do if you don't get married? It's useless for you to read so many books. Others graduate from high school and go to the factory to make a lot of money for the family, but you haven't earned a penny back." , since you can't make money, you might as well get married early!"
Qiao Donghe's face was flushed red, she pinched the corner of her clothes with her fingers, and bit her lips until they turned white.
She graduated in June. After graduation, she originally wanted to return to the production team to be a teacher, but the production team had no place for her.
Later, the Shen family introduced her to a job, but she was rejected during the interview. In the past few months, she has been helping out at home and working in the fields during busy farming seasons, but her mother has always disliked her, saying She's useless, which frustrates her a lot.
Last month, her grandma's house introduced a man to her. The man came back from a soldier. Because of her third uncle's relationship, she had a good impression of the soldier, so she went to meet him.
The man has a tall, thin figure and a straight waist. She felt good at first, but when the man opened his mouth, she was disillusioned.
He first looked at her as if he was looking at the goods, and then began to find fault with her for not being pretty enough, and disliked her for going back to work in the fields after studying so many books. In front of everyone, she worried that she would only have daughters like her grandma's family in the future.
She was crying at that time, but even so, her mother still blamed her. If her grandma didn't stop her, her mother would probably force her to get along with that man.
Since that time, she has developed a resistance to blind dates.
Wan Chunju became annoyed when she saw her character who couldn't make a fart with a stick: "I am your mother, I have the final say on your affairs, if I tell you to go, you have to go, otherwise..."
"What else?" Qiao Xiuzhi walked in from the outside, looking at her coldly with tiger eyes.
Wan Chunju trembled all over, and her arrogance suddenly became a lot shorter: "Mom, I'm not doing it for Dong He, okay? She's seventeen years old, and if she doesn't look for a good man, she will be picked out. This kid has no brains and mouth And stupid, I really worry about her!"
Qiao Xiuzhi gave her a cold look, then turned to look at Qiao Donghe and said, "Donghe, do you know about the resumption of the college entrance examination?"
Qiao Donghe raised his head and nodded his head: "I know, grandma."
Qiao Xiuzhi said again: "Then do you want to take the exam? You just graduated this year and meet the qualifications for reference. If you want to take the exam, you have to start preparing now!"
Qiao Donghe blushed, looked straight at her milk and said, "Mama, can I?"
Qiao Xiuzhi said: "I don't know if you can, I just ask if you want it, if you want it, I will support you to read on, if you don't want it, it's no use forcing you!"
Before Qiao Donghe answered, Wan Chunju became anxious: "Mom, why does this girl study so many books? And Dong He is so stupid, even if she goes to college, she still can't find a job. Why waste all that money? Why don't you hurry up and find a man to marry..."
Qiao Xiuzhi said: "You hate marriage so much, you can divorce the boss and marry again. My granddaughter was not born to marry. If she doesn't want to marry, our Qiao family can support her for the rest of her life!"
Wan Chunju: "..."
Qiao Donghe's tears were about to come down, she rushed over and hugged her grandma: "Grandma, I want to take the college entrance examination, I want to study!"
She has an unpleasant personality and can't coax people with her mouth. The only thing she is good at is reading. In fact, even reading, she is not as good as her younger brothers and sisters. She is really useless.
It's rare that this is the case, her grandma still doesn't dislike her, she is really touched in her heart!
Qiao Xiuzhi patted her on the head and said, "Since you want to participate, you should study hard."
Qiao Donghe's eyes were flushed with excitement, and he nodded vigorously: "Yeah, I will definitely study hard, and I will definitely be admitted to university!"
She wants to become the first college student in the Qiao family, and she wants to make her grandpa and grandma proud of her!
Qiao Xiuzhi glanced at Wan Chunju's face again, and said calmly: "Dong He's book is for review, if any educated youth comes to borrow books, no one is allowed to borrow them, and from today onwards, no one is allowed to disturb her review. Otherwise, get the hell out of Qiao's house!"
Wan Chunju: "..."
She touched her chest with a flushed and pale face, feeling like she was going to die of anger!
Her mother told her that this time the partner's family is very rich, and they are willing to give a bride price of 80 yuan.
Nowadays, the bride price is usually ten or twenty yuan, the more generous ones will give thirty or forty yuan, the richer people in the town will give fifty yuan, and eighty yuan for rich people, it is simply hard to come by!
She planned to teach Donghe how to please men, and she was bound to win this rich future son-in-law, but she didn't expect to kill her mother-in-law halfway!
What kind of books do girls read at home, no matter how many books they read, it is still someone else's!
But it's useless for her to be angry, she can't beat her mother-in-law!
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In addition to the Qiao family and the educated youths who were noisy because of the college entrance examination, there were some families that were even more noisy, and that was the combination of educated youths and locals.
After Wang Shuisheng came back from a meeting at the commune, he had already told everyone that all educated youths could take the college entrance examination, and once they passed the exam, they could be transferred away without applying for a quota, nor did they need the approval of the commune or the production team.
This may be the only chance for the educated youth to return to the city, so whether it is a male educated youth or a female educated youth, they all want to take the college entrance examination, but those who combine with the locals do not want them to participate.
The reason is also very simple, that is, they are afraid that once they leave, they will never come back!
If you think about it, once they return to the city, they will be urbanites. Who would want a partner and children in the countryside, so the family who married the educated youth is now in trouble.
Lin Hui's fifth elder brother married a female educated youth.
Now the female educated youth wants to take the college entrance examination, but Lin Hui's mother, Wang Qiuying, is afraid that she will never come back and leave her husband and children behind, so she is not allowed to apply.
This female educated youth was Zhou Xue'e, and she was also a fierce woman. She quarreled with her mother-in-law on the spot. Wang Qiuying was so angry that she almost had a heart attack, and Zhou Xue'e also cried and wanted to commit suicide and hang herself.
Lin Laowu was quarreled by two women, one head and two big, no matter which side he stood on, he was not a human being inside and outside, so he had to go to Qiao's house and ask the younger sister to come over to help persuade him.
Lin Hui took the twins to her natal home, and asked her fifth brother before entering the door: "Fifth brother, what do you think about this? If fifth sister-in-law is determined to go to the college entrance examination, do you agree?"
Lin Laowu sighed and said, "It's not a matter of whether I agree or not. The commune has already said that no one is allowed to stop the educated youth from signing up for the college entrance examination." Otherwise, they will be arrested.
Besides, just like his wife, if he really stops her, I'm afraid he won't be able to live in the future.
Lin Hui sighed and said, "I understand, I will tell Mom."
As soon as I entered her mother's room, I saw her mother lying on the bed with a white towel on her head and screaming.
Lin Hui walked in quickly and said, "Mom, how are you? Do you want to send you to the health center for the doctor to see?"
Wang Qiuying opened one eye and glanced behind her, seeing that no one was coming behind her, she threw the towel off her head.
Sitting up, he said: "No, I'm fine, I'm just pretending to show your fifth brother, or else with your soft-eared temperament, if you get quarreled with by that woman twice, he will definitely agree!"
Lin Hui suddenly couldn't laugh or cry: "Mom, I know you are thinking about Brother Wu and my little nephew, but you can't stop this matter, and you can't stop it! If Sister-in-law Wu is forced to give up the college entrance examination this time, you think she has no resentment in her heart ?"
Wang Qiuying gritted her teeth: "You think I want to be this villain. Once this educated youth returns to the city, how can they still look at the mud legs in the country? Your little nephew is only three years old, what will we do then?"
Lin Huidao: "Mom, fifth sister-in-law is not that kind of person. Besides, if fifth sister-in-law can be admitted to college, it will help my little nephew in the future, right? And if our Lin family can produce a college student, it would be an honor to tell it. Are you right, Mom?"
Wang Qiuying was moved by her words: "But... what if she doesn't come back after passing the exam?"
Lin Hui sighed and said, "Mom, when Donglin's father was going back to the city, you told me not to let him go, but I never thought of stopping him from the beginning to the end. Even if something happened to him later, I I haven't regretted it, because if I stop him, he must have resentment in his heart, so even if he stays, we can't live a good life, so it's better to let him go."
If the other party has a conscience, they will definitely not abandon them. If the other party has no conscience, what's the use of keeping them
Thinking of her daughter's life now, Wang Qiuying finally let go and said, "Forget it, she can take the exam if she wants to, and I won't be such a villain anymore!"
Lin Hui hurriedly told her fifth brother and fifth sister-in-law the news.
Zhou Xue'e was overjoyed when she found out, she patted her chest and assured, "Don't worry, I, Zhou Xue'e, am not the kind of woman who abandons her husband and son. When I am admitted to university, I will definitely come back!"
Lin Hui smiled but didn't respond.
Her ex-husband also told her this back then. Although the other party drowned to death later, she had a feeling in her heart that even if the other party hadn't died, she would not come back to pick up their mother and child.
Zhou Xue'e didn't notice her sister-in-law's expression, she looked for paper and pens everywhere to write a letter home, and asked her family to help find some information.
Lin Hui came out of her natal home and saw a female educated youth named Da Zhi carrying a package towards the educated youth point on the way. Two children were chasing her behind her.
The youngest girl was only two years old, crying with snot and tears all over her face, and shouted childishly: "Mom, mom, don't go!"
The little girl was thin and thin, and she couldn't walk very steadily. After a few steps, she fell to the ground and burst into tears.
When A Zhi heard that his daughter had fallen, he didn't hesitate at all, and continued to walk forward with his burden in his arms, without even turning his head to look back.
The little girl's elder brother Liu Xiaohu picked up his younger sister and coaxed him, "Sister, don't cry, go back and let my elder brother cook for you."
The little girl pointed in the direction where her mother disappeared, crying: "Brother, Mom, I want Mom!"
Although Liu Xiaohu is only four years old, the child of the poor has long been in charge of the family. In his precocious eyes, there is a hint of hatred: "She is not our mother, let's go home!"
Liu Xiaohu walked home with his crying sister, Lin Hui couldn't help shaking her head.
At the beginning, A Zhi was reluctant to marry Lai Li, but even after she had a child, she still couldn't make up her mind. Apart from going to the fields occasionally, she didn't do any work at home.
It was not good for the two children. Even if they cried to death when they were young, she would not hug them. Later, when they grew up, she would beat them at every turn. The two children were really pitiful.
If she really didn't want to marry back then, she could have gone to the farm. Besides, it was because she was lazy and wanted to use the leftovers, so everyone thought they were dating.
So who is to blame for all this, or is it not her own fault
On the other hand, Lailly is a bit of a dog. Before getting married, he was too lazy to die. After getting married, he suddenly became hardworking. After having a child, he became both a father and a mother. , Everyone couldn't help sighing.
A reform of the college entrance examination caused panic throughout the country.
Some people in the village disagreed like the Lin family, but in the end they couldn't stop it. All the educated youths signed up for the college entrance examination.
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After Da Qiao knew that her cousin was going to take the college entrance examination, she immediately rode her bicycle to the town and asked her godfather and mother to help her find some review materials.
From Da Qiao's point of view, the decision of the hall sister is extremely correct.
The hall sister has a reserved and quiet personality, and doesn't like complicated life and personnel affairs. If she can be admitted to a normal university, becoming a teacher in the school is the most suitable path for her.
After Shen's family found out, they naturally agreed, and immediately called their relatives in Beijing to ask them to help buy one or two sets of materials and send them over.
Da Qiao thanked his godfather and godmother, then had lunch at Shen's house, played with his younger brother Shen Tianze for a while, and then went back by bicycle.
As soon as I got home, a sweet voice came from outside the small courtyard: "Sister Da Qiao, your cutie is here."
This voice is soft and sweet, soft and waxy with sweetness, like the sound of nature.
If you just listen to this voice, you will definitely think that the owner of the voice is a sweet little princess, but the fact is—
As soon as the voice fell to the ground, a coal-like little black girl walked in from outside with a smile. She had dark skin, rough features, and a flat nose. All combined, there was only one word to describe her, and that was ugly!
Behind her, Qiao Dongying and Anping followed.
Anping walked in and complained: "Little sister, how many times have I told you not to call yourself cute, you are so miserable!"
When she was young, sister Da Qiao also liked to call herself cute, but sister Da Qiao was white and tender, with big eyes and a small red mouth, she was even more beautiful than the blessing dolls in New Year pictures. She said she was cute, everyone at most Laugh at her smug.
But his little sister grew up like this, as if she was printed out of his mother's mold, and dared to say that he was cute. He was really afraid that she would be beaten by everyone when she went to school in the future!
Xiao Dongyun looked back at her brother and said, "Brother, I'm just cutie, it's not my fault that you don't think I'm cute, it's your poor eyesight!"
Anping: "..."
Xiao Dongyun continued to make up the knife and said: "Also, brother, your voice is too ugly, you are like a duck when you speak, you should stop talking in the future!"
Anping's face flushed red: "..."
"Pffff—"
Seeing her younger brother being choked speechless by the younger sister, Qiao Dongying laughed without any sympathy.
Anping's voice has been changing recently, the voice is like a male duck's voice, it's really ugly, but the little girl's mouth is really powerful, the whole family is not as good as her alone!
The little girl is also a strange person, she looks very ugly, but has a super sweet voice, completely different from her person, more importantly, she doesn't think she is ugly, but very confident, she feels that she looks beautiful so cute.
If she hadn't been half a year older than the twins, she would have even thought she and the twins were triplets!
Yes, she is so confident!
Da Qiao was not surprised by the blind dates and murders of the brothers and sisters in Qiao's old house, he patted Xiao Dongyun's head and said: "Sister Dongyun is so good, go in and sit down, sister will come to teach you in a while!"
After finishing speaking, she looked at her cousin seriously and said, "Cousin, you should go and sit down quickly, or I won't be polite to you!"
Anping qaq: In this family, the elder sister can beat him at any time, and the two younger sisters also hate him from time to time. He is so pitiful, weak and helpless.
As soon as the words fell, two white and tender little dumplings ran out of the room.
The two little dumplings look exactly alike, with white and tender skin, big eyes like black grapes, and red lips. Anyone who sees them will marvel at how delicate and juicy these two kids look.
These two little dumplings are Da Qiao's twin brothers, Qiao Anjie and Qiao Anxu.
"Sister, you're finally back, you miss me so much!" said the little one, Qiao Anxu, who was running ahead.
Although they are twin brothers, they have completely different personalities. Qiao Anjie has a quiet personality, while Qiao Anxu is smug and coquettish.
Qiao Anxu rushed forward, hugged her sister's thigh, raised her head, and blinked her big watery eyes, so cute that one's heart almost melted.
Da Qiao really likes this squeamish little brother but feels helpless: "Yes, my sister is back, are you obediently listening to your mother at home?"
Qiao Anxu smiled, and said in a childish voice, "Yes, Xu Xu is the most obedient!"
Such a cute little cutie, who can resist.
Qiao Anjie ran up and grabbed her sister's hand with her little paw: "Sister, Jiejie is also obedient."
His eyelashes are long and dense, and a pair of big watery eyes look at you, like a small animal begging for hugs and praise, which makes people's hearts melt.
Da Qiao's heart softened, and he kissed each of the two younger brothers' cheeks: "It's so good, my sister brought you candy, hurry over and sit down with Sister Dongyun."
Qiao Anxu cheered: "It's great, there's candy to eat!"
Qiao Anjie also pursed his lips and laughed, looking cute and cute.
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Because the educated youths of the production team had no textbooks and no materials, they came to Qiao's house to borrow materials every day. Qiao Donghe relented and lent them the materials to copy.
That's fine, they still come to ask her questions from time to time, some of these people haven't touched textbooks for almost ten years, and they have almost forgotten a lot of knowledge. People from Qiao's old home come here every day, and the threshold is almost leveled.
Qiao Donghe is soft-tempered and won't reject others. In this way, she herself becomes a person who can't review.
Qiao Xiuzhi has always hoped that her eldest granddaughter's character can be toughened, but over the years, she has taught everything she can, but unfortunately the results are not great.
Seeing her like this, she simply made a decision to send her eldest granddaughter to live in the town, then send food to the Wei family next door, and then give them some money every month to help take care of her eldest granddaughter.
The two old people of the Wei family have always been very lonely, and they are very happy with the entrustment of the Qiao family. They pat their chests and promise to take good care of them.
In this way, Qiao Donghe was sent to the town to review, and the Qiao family became quiet.
Although the college entrance examination made a lot of noise, it was the time of the autumn harvest. The villagers paid attention to it for a while, and then they went to the autumn harvest battle again.
After the autumn harvest was completed, the weather became colder and the news about the college entrance examination was confirmed. The first college entrance examination was scheduled for December 11th and 12th.
The educated youths don't care about things outside the window, they only focus on reviewing and preparing for the college entrance examination with all their strength, and the school of the production team is forced to suspend classes.
Before the college entrance examination, Da Qiao deliberately ran to the town to live with her cousin in order to take care of her.
She added a jade bead to the water her cousin drank every day to ensure that her cousin would not get sick. Qiao Donghe also felt that her memory seemed to be better after sister Da Qiao came.
Knowledge that usually takes three or four times to memorize can now be memorized after reading it twice, and it can be remembered very clearly the next day.
She thinks sister Da Qiao is her little lucky star!
In such tension, finally ushered in the first session of the college entrance examination.
The day before the college entrance examination, Qiao Xiuzhi and Xue Chuan also came to live in the town, and took their eldest granddaughter to the examination room in person the next day.
Da Qiao handed the water cup that had been filled with jade beads early in the morning to the cousin, and said with a sweet smile: "Cousin, just do the usual questions, don't worry, you will definitely pass the exam!"
"Thank you sister Da Qiao, grandpa, grandma, I'm going in."
Qiao Donghe was actually so nervous that his palms were sweating, but seeing his sister's sweet smile now, for some reason, he suddenly became less nervous.
Qiao Xiuzhi and Xue Chuan also told her not to be nervous, Qiao Donghe nodded, turned and walked into the examination room.
At this time, two limousines arrived from the Qili production team.