Zhao Shichu accepted the watch given by Ye Song, but felt that he should not accept something for free, so he went out to hunt two wild rabbits and brought them back as a snack for Ye Song. This time Ye Song did not refuse, but accepted it very readily, but only for one rabbit.
So, Zhao Shichu started to interact with Ye Song, whom everyone avoided. Although there was a several dozen years age difference between them, Ye Song was knowledgeable and well-informed, and Zhao Shichu had knowledge of countless worlds in his mind, so he could chat with him more. After a while, they became friends regardless of age difference.
Ye Song was delighted to see the opportunity, thinking that Zhao Shichu was so knowledgeable at such a young age, and would definitely not be just an ordinary village girl in the future, so he liked her more and more. If it weren't for his identity that would bring trouble to others, he would have wanted to adopt Zhao Shichu as his granddaughter.
Zhao Shichu thought that the college entrance examination would be resumed in two years. Although Ye Song had become an old man who herded cattle now, the knowledge of various subjects hidden in his mind would not be lost. If Zhao Shichu and his elder brother wanted to seize the opportunity of the college entrance examination, they had to have a reasonable excuse - after all, when the brother and sister were admitted to university in the future, they could say that they had enhanced their knowledge by asking Ye Song for advice. By then, Ye Song would have restored his reputation and status and would not implicate them, so it didn't matter if this matter was told.
So when Zhao Shichu returned, he said to Zhao Shijian: "Brother, do you remember what Wen Yishu said? She said that the college entrance examination will be resumed in two years. Let's prepare in advance."
Zhao Shijian looked confused and asked her, "What are you preparing for?"
"Prepare for the college entrance examination." Zhao Shichu said very seriously, "When the college entrance examination is resumed, we will definitely pass it after preparing for so long. Brother, don't you want to be admitted to university?"
"Wait!" Zhao Shijian was extremely shocked. "Sister, you and I both dropped out of school after junior high school. Even if we prepare for a long time, we can't get into college, right?"
"How can it be impossible? When the college entrance examination was first resumed, the questions must not have been difficult. We are at least junior high school students. Can't we just teach ourselves high school lessons? Brother, don't destroy your own prestige and boost others' ambitions." Zhao Shichu said righteously.
Zhao Shijian looked at Zhao Shichu with my sister's whimsical eyes, obviously not trusting the learning ability of the brother and sister, and said: "Sister, you forgot that our grades were never good when we were in school. The best I got was 34th in the class, and you and I were about the same."
Zhao Shichu choked and recalled, and found that what Zhao Shijian said was indeed true. The two siblings were both poor students. With their test scores that paid for their school dropouts, it was really a fantasy to think that they could be admitted to university two years later.
but…
"Brother, of course I know that it's difficult for us to get into university with our grades, so I found a great teacher for us!" Zhao Shichu said quickly, "It's Uncle Ye. He was a professor at the university before he came to our village. How could such a great teacher not be able to teach us two?"
"Uncle Ye? It's not good for us to get close to him, right?" Zhao Shijian hesitated.
Zhao Shichu said quickly, "Brother, don't worry. We will only meet in the mountains. He herds cattle and I cut grass for pigs. We both have reasonable reasons to go up the mountain. Even if others see us together, they will just think it is a coincidence. Wait for him to teach me in the mountains, and I will come back to teach you in the evening. Isn't that enough?"
Zhao Shijian thought about it and felt a little embarrassed. It was not because he was afraid of being implicated by Ye Song, but because he felt a little dreadful when he thought about studying. So he spoke to his sister with difficulty: "Sister, why don't I just not take the exam? You can take the exam. If you pass, I can still work at home to support you. If both of us study, then there will be no one to work. So you can just go and study alone."
"No! If you want to take the exam, let's take it together. I won't abandon you. And if you really get into college, the school will provide subsidies, so we don't have to worry about having no money to live. This is just an excuse." Zhao Shichu questioned him with a stern face, "Could it be that you are lazy, brother?"
"Of course I'm not lazy!" Zhao Shijian hurriedly shook his head and made excuses for himself. "It's just that I've been away from school for so many years, and I've long forgotten what I learned. I'm afraid of wasting your kindness."
"Don't worry, brother. I'm here to help you catch up on the knowledge you've lost!" Zhao Shichu vowed.
However, when Zhao Shijian heard her arrogant words, he became even more worried, because his sister was not much better than him in studying. He wondered why she was so confident now
No matter what Zhao Shijian was thinking, he had agreed anyway and had to listen to Zhao Shichu's sister. He went to the city to find the high school textbooks that were piled up in the recycling station as waste paper. He also found all the textbooks that he and his sister used to use in their previous studies, and prepared for the next study time.
Zhao Shichu did ask Ye Song for advice on some knowledge points from junior high and high school. Of course, she already knew these things, but she needed a legitimate excuse to "know" them, so asking Ye Song for advice was the most reasonable reason.
Zhao Shichu, who was successfully "taught" by Ye Song, was able to explain knowledge of various subjects to Zhao Shijian after returning.
Although Zhao Shijian's hair was all bald from learning so much, he didn't want to disappoint his sister, so he persisted no matter how difficult it was.
While the brother and sister were working hard for the college entrance examination, Wen Yishu was not idle either. She felt guilty and ashamed for exposing her true identity in her previous life, and temporarily gave up the idea of pleasing the Zhao brother and sister. But she did not want to miss the opportunity to please Ye Song, an old man who had a son with great future potential. After all, she missed the opportunity to be Ye Song's savior last time, and she was very upset. Now that Ye Song is alive, if she doesn't seize the opportunity to win him over, wouldn't her rebirth be in vain
So Wen Yishu began to use her clumsy way to please Ye Song. She took her few rations to visit Ye Song in the cowshed, saying that she couldn't bear to see him living such a hard life and wanted to use her meager strength to help others...
Ye Song was frightened by her sudden visit. How could he dare to accept her inexplicable kindness? He was afraid that Wen Yishu had ill intentions and wanted to harm him. After all, he had been in the cowshed for a long time and had been lacking food and water for a long time. If Wen Yishu was really so kind, why didn't she care about him before? Why now
Ye Song has experienced so much hardship and witnessed the fickleness of human nature and the wickedness of human hearts. Naturally, it is impossible for him to believe that Wen Yishu really wants to help him. She must want to get something from him, right
But now he was an unpopular bad guy, with no status or position left. What else could Wen Yishu covet? Ye Song really couldn't figure it out.