1983Fishing and Farming between Mountains and Seas

Chapter 326 The admission notice has arrived

After buying the two watches, Liang Ziqiang asked the other party if he had any compasses used for navigation.

The antique compass on the boat was given to him by his father and elder brother for use in the deep sea. It was definitely not a long-term solution, so he had to buy another one.

Since you are going to buy one, it is better to buy a compass instead of a needle compass.

It is not uncommon for fishermen to have a slight deviation in the compass. The scale of the nautical compass is very precise, with detailed angles, and it is more suitable for deep-sea fishing.

Fortunately, the salesperson said it was for sale and took it out to show Liang Ziqiang.

This nautical compass has two frames, the outer frame is made of aluminum, and the inner frame is black with some copper. It is quite heavy. According to the salesperson, the whole compass weighs about 17 pounds, and the dimensions are 14 cm in diameter and cm in height.

I asked the price, and found out this compass isn't cheap, only sixty-five dollars.

What’s more, it’s the same price as a “Hua Hua” brand watch.

Whether it is a watch or a compass, you cannot save money when going to sea.

Two watches and a marine compass cost a total of one hundred and ninety-five, almost two hundred.

I earned twelve hundred dollars from this voyage. After paying the wages, buying a few hundred dollars of diesel, and adding the watch and compass, I had about six hundred dollars left.

After finishing his business, Liang Ziqiang did not stay any longer. He went to Sham Shui Po, boarded the boat and returned to the village.

He parked the lotus-patterned boat, put two watches in his pocket and held a large compass in his arms, and prepared to go home along the village road.

On the way, he met Xu Ping, the mother of Zhong Kang and Zhong Ming. Before he could say hello, Xu Ping saw him from a distance and called him:

"Qiangzi, congratulations! There have been so many happy events in your family recently, one after another, and they are all big happy events!"

Liang Ziqiang was puzzled. Was he congratulating himself on having a baby, or on buying a new boat?
If it's about having a baby, the congratulations are too belated!

If it was about buying a boat, that's not right. I remember Xu Ping congratulated me on the day I bought the boat at the dock.

While I was thinking about it, Xu Ping continued:

"To be honest, what happened in your family today can be regarded as the biggest happy event in our entire village!"

When Liang Ziqiang heard it was today, he was even more confused.

Did anything happen at home today? It was calm when I left in the morning.

How come I don’t know anything about the happy event in my family?

"Aunt Ping, have you just been to my house?" Liang Ziqiang asked blankly.

"No, I was just about to go. I met you on the way, so I don't have to go. You can take this good news back to your brother yourself! I heard from our Yongrui that this is sent from the capital. Your Afeng is going to be the first young man in the village to go to university in the capital. He has a bright future!" Xu Ping said as she took out a thin cowhide envelope from her pocket.

"What did you say? Sent from the capital?!" Liang Ziqiang was so excited that he almost dropped the compass in his arms.

He quickly took the cowhide envelope and his eyes immediately glanced at the envelope.

This is a registered letter.

At the top was the village address, and in the middle were large characters written in pen.

It was exactly the words "Liangzi's harvest".

At the bottom right, there are red printed words: Peking University Health Science Center Admissions Committee.

After seeing the name of the medical school, Liang Ziqiang felt that his excitement not only did not subside at all, but became even more intense.

Xu Ping was still mumbling beside her, "Tell me, is this considered a great joyous event?"

Liang Ziqiang didn't hear a word she said. He just kept thanking Xu Ping, and he thanked her several times.

After thanking him, he held the leather envelope and walked quickly home.

The compass weighing more than six kilograms in his arms was also thumping against his chest. It felt like he was holding a heart, not a heavy compass.

Peking University School of Medicine! Ah Feng filled in his first choice, and 20 days later, his dream came true!
After arriving home, the first thing he did was to look around for Liang Zifeng. After looking around and not seeing anyone, he asked his mother.

Liang's mother had just come back from picking a big pumpkin from the field. When she saw Liang Ziqiang, she frowned and said,

"What's wrong with you? If you want to find Ah Feng, just go find Ah Feng. Aren't you tired of carrying such a big piece of metal in your arms? Can't you put the thing down and then go find someone else?!"

Liang Ziqiang glanced at the navigation compass in his left hand, not caring about it, and said happily:

"Mom, you probably don't know, but Afeng has been admitted to the best medical school in the country. Look, this is the admission letter, which Aunt Ping just sent over!"

"What? I was admitted to the best university in the country?!"

In Liang's mother's words, the country's number one medical school directly became the country's number one university.

"Let me think. I saw Ah Feng standing in the open space at the door. Where did he go now? Let's look for him right now!"

Liang Ziqiang discovered that his mother was just as excited as he was, and her voice was trembling a little.

So, the mother completely forgot that she was holding a pumpkin in her hand and followed Liang Ziqiang to look around the house.

After a few steps, I ran into Liang's father who was also returning from the vegetable garden. Liang's father was also resting at home today. At this moment, he was holding a fat winter melon and asked curiously:

"You two are really something. What are you doing wandering around here? Each of you is holding something in your arms. Aren't you tired? Can't you put the things down and go find someone else?!"

Liang Ziqiang quickly shook the registered letter in his right hand and told him in short that Liang Zifeng was admitted as his first choice.

As a result, Liang's father walked very fast, floating in the air on the dirt road with a fat winter melon in his arms. Liang Ziqiang was surprised to find out today that his father was Yan Zi Li San.

"He seemed to be going to the foot of the mountain to fetch spring water. I saw him once!" Liang's father said while flying with winter melon in his arms.

As a result, the three of them had not walked far towards the foot of the mountain when they saw Liang Zifeng carrying two buckets of mountain spring water and walking towards his home.

"Hey, why are you three blocking the road with something in your arms?" Liang Zifeng was surprised and spoke first.

Liang Ziqiang slapped the leather envelope into his hand without saying a word.

The next second Liang Zifeng put down the burden on his shoulders, his hands were shaking so much that he couldn't tear open the envelope for a long time.

After finally opening it, he immediately unfolded the paper inside. It was indeed a notice with a big red seal.

"Comrade Liang Zifeng, you have been approved to study in our medical department..."

The content of the notice was not long. Just a few lines of words, several people stood on the dirt road and read it over and over again.

Everyone was holding something not too light in their arms, but at this moment the nautical compass, pumpkin, and winter melon were as light as a feather, so they could not feel any weight at all.

Other villagers passed by nearby and looked at them from a distance, their faces full of doubts and they asked in confusion:

"What are they doing? Playing around on the road with winter melons and pumpkins?"

"Isn't the grandson just one month old? Maybe, he is practicing holding his grandson?" another person said uncertainly.

"Are you so hard-working to carry your grandchildren now? You have to carry a winter melon and pumpkin weighing more than ten pounds back and forth on the road to practice?!" people exclaimed.

Liang Zifeng read the notice over and over again for no less than ten times before he carefully folded it and put it in his trouser pocket.

Then, he picked up the two large buckets of spring water on the ground and walked towards the house with light steps.

There are mounds and ponds on the road.

But Liang Zifeng did not take a detour.

Liang Ziqiang watched his brother carrying a heavy bucket of water, crossing mountains and rivers, stepping over hills and flying over ponds, and the earth's gravity completely lost its effect.

Yes, I saw it with my own eyes, and it was like this!
(End of this chapter)