Exciting 1979!

Chapter 216: Vulgar Words! (Guaranteed -in-)

The college entrance examination in July is indeed too popular, which is also an important reason why the college entrance examination was later moved to June.

What’s amazing is that it almost always rains during the college entrance examination in June, which adds a bit of coolness for the candidates.

Wei Ming arrived in Ping'an County on the morning of the 5th. As usual, he first visited A'long's grandfather and borrowed a car.

"Teacher Yang." Mother Long opened the door for Wei Ming.

Teacher Yang: "You are finally back. Xiaohong should be relieved now. She has been asking when you will come back."

Wei Ming first handed over the Shanghai specialties that Aaron asked him to bring back to his family, as well as the roast chicken he bought in Texas.

Then he asked, "Did I miss the volunteer application?"

Nowadays, most of the applications are filled out before the college entrance examination, so there are often many regrettable applications.

"Don't worry, the teachers looked at her application. Her first choice was the Economics Department of Peking University, and the other choices were all famous universities in Yanjing."

Wei Ming nodded: "Is she in school or on vacation now?"

"We had a day off yesterday, so we completely relaxed for a day. Students who had difficulty commuting went directly back to school to stay in the dormitory in the afternoon to avoid missing tomorrow's exam."

Afterwards, Wei Ming went to Yang Songqiao's room and saw that the old man was drawing a new comic strip with intricate lines and great artistic beauty.

"I heard that you have already bought a house in Yanjing. I have to make more money so that our Xiaolong can buy one in Yanjing as well." The old man joked.

Wei Ming smiled and said, "Actually, you don't have to be so anxious. It's easy for Aaron to earn enough money to buy a house by himself."

The key is that the boy can save money.

Yang Songqiao put down his pen and said, "He has a dull personality, but you are smart. You should take care of him more."

Wei Ming chuckled: "We help each other and make progress together."

Wei Ming noticed that there were two comic books of "Heroes Have Always Been Young" on the old man's desk, and it seemed that he was very concerned about his grandson's career.

Finally, the old man pointed to the place where the motorcycle key was hung, and Wei Ming did not hesitate to ride away on his motorcycle.

Instead of going home immediately, he went to the county bus station first, introduced himself, and quickly found the person in charge.

The other party shook hands with him with both hands, looking very honored. This is the celebrity effect. Wei Ming may not be very influential in a big city like Yanjing, but his name is still very effective in his hometown.

After Wei Ming explained his purpose, the other party expressed strong support and the talks went smoothly.

Wei Ming hasn't been back to his hometown for half a year since the Chinese New Year. Unexpectedly, in just half a year, the road leading to the village has become much smoother and he no longer feels bumpy when riding his motorcycle.

After entering the village, he saw a slogan on the wall of his own yard: "No matter how poor, we must not be poor in education; no matter how hard it is, we must not make our children suffer." He had actually seen this slogan several times in the county town and the villages he passed by.

This sentence can be regarded as the most important work of "Writer Wei Ming" this year besides "The Sheep Class" and "Love Life". It spread across the country at an extremely fast speed, reflecting the people's emphasis on education.

Every time Xu Yunyun saw these words on the wall of her second aunt's house, she regretted not studying hard. When Xiaohong was admitted to Yanjing University, there would be no sisters in the village that she could talk to, so it was time to return home.

She looked at the chickens and ducks at the door and sighed, then she heard the rumbling sound of a motorcycle.

"Brother Ming, you're back!" Yunyun hurried back and told her aunt, grandmother and Xiaohong the news.

Now that Wei Jiefang left, there are only four women left at home.

Wei Ming looked at the chickens and ducks at the door. Hey, the team has grown a lot. I don’t know who will be unlucky among you today.

Her son is back and her daughter is taking the college entrance examination tomorrow. These are two happy events. Xu Shufen will definitely kill a chicken to celebrate.

"elder brother!"

Compared to Yunyun's reserve, Xiaohong threw herself directly into Wei Ming's arms. Seeing Yunyun standing beside him and wanting to get closer but feeling a little embarrassed, Wei Ming quickly pulled her over, hugged her and patted her.

A girlfriend should have her own girls, and her sisters should also be treated equally.

Afterwards, Wei Ming went to his grandmother to chat with her and told his mother about his experiences in Shanghai.

They all like to listen to what's happening outside.

"I'm going to kill a chicken." Xu Shufen did not disappoint Wei Ming and was about to catch the chicken with a knife.

However, Wei Ming stopped him and took out the Texas Braised Chicken he bought at the station.

"Eat this first, it won't last long. Eat it and then kill it."

Lunch was quickly prepared. While eating, Wei Ming asked, "Has the road into the village been repaired?"

Xu Shufen: "Yes, your father said that too many leaders came to our house, even some high-ranking leaders from the region, and the commune cadres couldn't stand it anymore, so they repaired this road. It was all thanks to you."

Wei Hong pointed to the west room and said, "Brother, your old house has been renovated and two rows of bookshelves have been built. In order to make the bookshelves look less empty, my father put all our elementary school textbooks on them."

Wei Ming: You are worthy of being my father.

The topic then shifted to the college entrance examination. Wei Ming no longer dared to put pressure on the child and kept asking her to relax.

But it seemed like what I said was a bit redundant. She was in a good mood. I didn't see her reviewing after I came back. Instead, she was staring at her bag, wanting to see what her brother brought back from Shanghai.

"Don't look at it. I didn't bring anything. But after the college entrance examination, you can go to Yanjing with me and buy whatever you want then."

Xiaohong immediately pulled Yunyun along: "Can Sister Yunyun come with us?"

"Of course." Unexpectedly, the two sisters get along so well. Wei Ming originally wanted to wait until his grandmother passed away before talking about finding a job for Yunyun. It seems that he can mention it this time when he goes to Beijing.

But I still need to seek the consent of my mother and grandmother.

"Mom, I started a business in Yanjing. I'm in partnership with Xiaomei and Biaozi. You've met them. They're two very reliable guys."

"Ah!" The mother was really surprised. Wasn't her son writing novels well? Why did he start a business again? Can private individuals do business now? Is there no risk?
"Mom, there will be no problem with the policy, don't worry," Wei Ming consoled her with a smile, "This store sells clothes and needs some shop assistants. The work is relatively easy. Do you want to let Yunyun give it a try?"

After hearing this, Xu Shufen looked at her mother.

Grandma smiled with wrinkles all over her face: "Okay, okay!"

The old lady knew that being a salesperson was a decent job, so she held her grandson's hand and used this way to express her gratitude to Wei Ming for arranging a job for her cousin.

Yunyun also heard it. She held Xiaohong's hand and expressed her satisfaction that they both would be able to spend their future in Yanjing.

Xu Shufen said: "If you have a job, you can let Yunyun live with you, and she can help you cook and wash clothes."

Yunyun said hurriedly: "Well, Brother Ming, my cooking is delicious. Auntie taught me personally, and they are all your favorite dishes."

Her cousin found a job for her, and she felt that she should take good care of her cousin's food, clothing, housing and transportation so that he could concentrate on writing.

This is really attractive to Wei Ming, and Yunyun has to go to work every day, so he has no shortage of opportunities to have a tryst with his sister.

So Wei Ming readily agreed, but when Xiaohong said that she didn't want to stay and wanted to live with her brother, he flatly refused.

You'd better forget it. Yunyun doesn't look very smart and is easy to fool. If you let this little rascal live in there, he and his two sisters will have no secrets anymore.

So he praised Peking University's campus life and dormitory culture to Xiaohong.

"Half of the knowledge at Peking University is learned in class, and the other half is learned by yourself in the dormitory. Previously, a department forced Yenching students to go to school as day students because of insufficient dormitories. They all said that their university life was incomplete, so you must live in the dormitory! I will give you a complete university life!"

Wei Hong was fascinated by what she heard and nodded quickly, and Xu Yunyun also expressed her envy that Xiaohong could live in the dormitory.

While we were chatting after the meal, guests came in one after another.

First of all, there are the old branch secretary Zhou Xingbang and the brigade accountant Jia Saner.

They came to tell Wei Ming: "The primary school exams are over, and the results should be out in two days."

Wei Ming knew what they were going to say, so he smiled and said, "On my way back, I went to the county bus station and discussed with the person in charge of the station about renting a bus. When the results came out and Xiaohong finished her college entrance examination, I would personally take them to travel to Yanjing."

Jia Saner reminded: "There are also scholarships for the graduating class."

His son is going to junior high school this year, and he also covets the bonus. However, the examination is a unified examination for the whole commune, and it is not something that he, an accountant, can influence. Fortunately, his son is very good at accounting and always gets the first place in mathematics.

"Yes, there are also scholarships. Accountant Jia, you must prepare the money in advance." Wei Ming said with a smile.

"Don't worry, there's no mistake. There's still a lot of money left from the original donation. It's enough for another donation next year." As he spoke, he took out the account book, which showed the use of the donation, and every single amount was clearly stated.

There was 1000 yuan at the beginning, and now there is more than 600 yuan left. Because Wei Ming's donation caused a sensation and the county also provided a lot of support, there is still a lot left.

The total scholarship for the graduating class is only 100 yuan.

Of course, 50 yuan for the first place was definitely a huge sum of money for Gouzitun at that time, equivalent to half a pig.

In bad years, some families could not save so much money in a year, but now a student can get it if he studies hard, so this year's graduating class is particularly competitive. Wei Ming is really curious about who the first Wei Ming Scholarship winners are.

Before the old branch secretary and his companions left, my cousin Fan Chunhua came over with my cousin Qi Delong.

Aunt Chunhua was pregnant with a big belly. Her pregnancy was younger than that of Aunt Murong, but it looked bigger.

Her brother Jiefang had already agreed before that no matter how Qi Delong performed in the exam this time, he would be allowed to follow the tour group to his grandfather's house in Yanjing.

Aunt Chunhua sat down carelessly: "What's so good about that home in Yanjing? There's not even a place to live."

The Qi family had a very limited living space, and Qi Kexiu was the second child, neither too old nor too young. He was not favored at home, so he had to choose summer to return to Yanjing every time.

Because you can sleep on the floor in summer, but it’s too hard to sleep in winter because the floor is too cold.

So not only did Fan Chunhua not want him to become a Yanjing citizen again, his parents and brothers also felt that the second child was doing well in the countryside.

Wei Ming smiled and said, "Don't worry, aunt. I have arranged accommodation for the students. Xiaolong doesn't have to sleep on the floor at grandpa's house anymore."

Aunt Chunhua actually wanted her son to live in Wei Ming's house. She had already learned from Brother Jiefang that her nephew had bought a house in Yanjing, and it was very big!

But Wei Ming didn't say that at all. He didn't even want his own sister to live in his house, let alone his cousin.

"Xiaolong, what place do you expect you will get in the exam?"

Qi Delong: "First." "Oh, are you improving so fast now?" Wei Ming was surprised.

Qi Delong: "It's all just guessing anyway, so of course I'll guess the highest!"

Wei Ming: “…” This child is quite optimistic, just like his father.

Qi Kexiu is indeed very optimistic. Which educated youth from Beijing can accept living in the countryside for a lifetime? But he can.

At this moment, he was curled up in bed reading a book. It was the newly published "Story Club", which he picked up from the post office in town early in the morning.

Although Story Club didn't know what was good, he decided to give it a chance.

At this time, he had just finished reading the serial "The Battle of Ancient and Modern Times: The Love of Qin Terracotta Warriors" and was once again amazed at the imagination of Wei Kuangren. He had heard of the legend of Qin Shihuang and the elixir of immortality a long time ago, so why didn't anyone write stories about this?

However, he felt that Wei Kuangren's imagination was not wild enough. Why couldn't he let Qin Shihuang take the elixir of immortality!
In fact, he didn't die in Qin Shi Huang's Mausoleum at all, and then he crawled out of the tomb at a special opportunity...

"Hey, this is how the story should be written!" Qi Kexiu felt that the story should develop in this way, so he took out his notebook and prepared for a new round of creation.

Anyway, he had plenty of time during the summer vacation, so he even postponed the trip to Yanjing.

Originally, the school and the village wanted him to go, after all, he knew Yanjing, but he was too lazy to go, and too lazy to go back to his home in Yanjing, so this year he let his son go back on his behalf to take a look.

But what would Qin Shihuang do if he were alive today?

He certainly can't be content to be an ordinary person, right? Yes, he must rebuild the Qin Dynasty, and rebuilding the Qin Dynasty requires money, so he should get money!

I, Qin Shi Huang, want money!

~
Throughout the afternoon, many villagers came to Wei Ming's house, and almost all of them came empty-handed. They would even bring some vegetables grown at home for Wei Ming to taste.

These are children from their families who are striving to do well and have the hope of passing the exams. They sincerely thank Wei Ming for the help he has provided to the village primary school.

Seeing the grateful eyes of these aunts and ladies who had gradually become strangers when they looked at him, Wei Ming knew that he needed to continue the scholarship system.

A mere thousand dollars may not mean much to me now, but to them it is a huge sum of money that can change their destiny.

We had dinner very early in the evening so that Xiaohong could go to bed early and be in good condition the next day.

Because there was no electricity, Wei Ming did not stay up late. Gouzitun would last for more than a year without electricity. He remembered that electricity was not available until 82.

The next morning, after breakfast, Wei Ming rode his motorcycle to take Xiaohong to take the college entrance examination. Her examination venue was at the No. 1 Middle School in the county.

Other candidates from the village can only rely on their family’s bicycles or the village’s donkey carts.

The brother and sister went very early, arriving an hour in advance, because they had to consider extreme situations such as sudden hail, sudden breakdown of the motorcycle, and collapse of the bridge.

As a result, because he arrived too early, Wei Ming was surrounded by candidates and their parents in a short while.

The candidates expressed their admiration for him and asked him for advice on writing, while the parents, some of whom worked in government agencies, fawned on him and tried to get close to him.

It’s not that Wei Ming’s face is so famous, it’s just that Wei Hong is too famous in No. 1 Middle School, and the students of No. 1 Middle School confirmed Wei Ming’s identity through her.

After sending Xiaohong in, Wei Ming hurriedly left. He rode his motorcycle around the county town.

He studied in Ping'an County for three years and had to pass by this place every time he went home, but he was actually not very familiar with it.

Oh, the Grand Theater. This is the building where movies are shown in the county. However, as a small county in the 18th tier, basically only movies from big cities that have been copied several times can be shown here, so the screening schedule includes not only the works from the beginning of the year, but also those from last year.

As for the new film, wait another half a year.

Wei Ming returned to the gate of No. 1 Middle School when he estimated that the time was about right. The first subject of the college entrance examination was Chinese, and the next subject was Chemistry in the afternoon. Xiaohong seemed to be in a good mood after taking the Chinese test.

Wei Ming breathed a sigh of relief. Chinese and politics were Xiaohong's weakest subjects.

"How's the composition?"

"That's good, brother. You know the story of Leonardo da Vinci painting an egg?"

Wei Ming: "Of course, I know Leonardo da Vinci very well, just like I know myself."

They are all Leonardo after all.

"Our composition is to write an essay based on the story of Leonardo da Vinci painting an egg."

As soon as she reminded him, Wei Ming remembered it. Although he did not take part in the college entrance examination that year, he later saw the essay topic in the newspaper and even wrote an article and submitted it.

"Then how did you write it?" Wei Ming asked.

"This story is about the principle that if you master the basics and persist in writing, you will succeed. So I cited a few historical examples as evidence. Brother, I also wrote about you. Didn't you also succeed because you persisted in writing?"

Wei Ming asked hurriedly: "You didn't write my name, did you?"

He heard from Teacher Zang that ever since he became famous as a novelist, this kid could always relate any topic she wrote to her brother, and Wei Ming had become her all-purpose argument.

"I'm not stupid, I definitely won't do that. I'll just write that you finally realized your dream of writing and it has had a profound impact on me."

Wei Ming breathed a sigh of relief, and then took her to a state-owned restaurant in the county town for dinner, where hygiene was guaranteed.

Xiaohong had also eaten at big restaurants in Beijing, so she was not surprised by the fame or disgrace she encountered.

After dinner, Wei Ming took her to Mr. Yang Songqiao's house to rest. This was also agreed upon yesterday. During the three days of the college entrance examination, Xiaohong would not run back and forth at noon.

The conditions at Mr. Yang's house are quite good, there is even an electric fan, so Xiaohong can catch up on some sleep, and Wei Ming can drink tea and talk about painting with the old man. As for Teacher Yang, he has gone to a high school in a commune to supervise the exams, and will not be back at noon.

When the time comes, Wei Ming will send people to school. The motorcycle will arrive in a few minutes, so it will not waste time even if the sky falls.

After the chemistry exam in the afternoon, I brought him back to the village. Although he could live in the school, it was inevitable that he would be disturbed if there were several people in one dormitory.

Now Xiaohong sleeps alone at home, and Yunyun sleeps with her grandmother and aunt.

The cycle continued the next day. In the morning, it was math. Xiaohong said it was too easy and getting full marks should be no problem.

In the afternoon, science students will have to take an additional biology test, as well as the politics test which Xiaohong fears the most. Both siblings have little political awareness. Fortunately, Xiaohong has an amazing memory and should be able to cope with it by copying the original words from the textbook.

Day three, the last day.

Physics in the morning and foreign language in the afternoon are calculated based on 30% of the score, both of which are subjects that Xiaohong is good at.

When she walked out of the school gate, she was surrounded by a group of high school students whom she had just known for half a year, and they all wanted to check answers with Wei Hong.

After hearing Wei Hong's words, some were happy and some were sad. Everyone basically regarded her answer as the standard answer. Teacher Yang gave her special treatment at home.

It's not entirely because of Wei Ming's relationship. The school also hopes that Wei Hong can be admitted to Peking University or Tsinghua University, so that No. 1 Middle School can obtain more resources and financial support from the county.

It's like Wei Ming appeared in Gouzitun, and the bumpy road that had been problematic for years was immediately fixed. The celebrity effect is still useful.

After getting into Wei Ming's car, Xiao Hong asked excitedly, "Brother, when are we going to Yanjing?"

Wei Ming: "Just these two days, you should prepare well. You have also visited the main attractions in Yanjing, and you can be a tour guide for your brothers and sisters when the time comes."

"No problem!"

Wei Hong’s college entrance examination is over, and the village primary school’s test results and rankings are also out.

As soon as the two entered the yard, they saw the old branch secretary, the brigade accountant and the old principal. The principal was holding a sealed file bag in his hand.

Wei Ming smiled and said, "Then let's call a meeting of students tomorrow!"

Accountant Jia: "I have already announced it through the loudspeaker today. Xiao Ming, can we take a look in advance?"

Wei Ming knew that he wanted to know his son's grades.

"It's better not to open it, otherwise I'm afraid my family will be restless tonight, and tomorrow, tomorrow morning we'll know what's going on, so let the principal keep it for now."

Jia Saner looked at the file bag reluctantly, as if it contained his own 50 yuan.

Sure enough, many people came to ask about their grades in the evening, but Wei Ming knew nothing about anything, which saved him a lot of trouble.

The next day at Gouzitun Primary School, almost all of the more than 100 students from five grades had arrived, even those who had no hope of ranking in the top three.

And unlike previous years, this year many parents temporarily put down their work in the fields and come to the village primary school to hear the results.

The leadership team of the brigade were also present, including the gradually marginalized brigade leader Zhao Chunlai.

If there is another popular election, he estimates that he will not be able to defeat Wei Jiefang if Wei Jiefang runs for election.

Wei Ming came, Xiaohong and Yunyun also came. Xiaohong was holding her father's speech in her hand, and Wei Ming gave her the opportunity to perform.

However, Wei Hong felt that this was an opportunity to embarrass herself. The manuscript written by her father was too low-level, full of metaphors related to animals. Her elder brother must be embarrassed to talk about it.

The students were studying so hard that they didn't even dare to rest when the mules in the village were resting.

What do you mean by "you are just a bunch of village pigs, if you do well in the exam you can go to the city and eat the cabbages there"? What a vulgar remark!

But there was no way out. Wei Hong had no time to make changes and could only go ahead with it.

But I didn't expect that this manuscript would make those little guys scream with excitement. It seems that they really want to go to the city to pick up cabbages. But girls, why are you so excited? Oh, you have your eyes on the boys in the city.

Lao Wei's speech received warm applause. Then Wei Ming took the file bag and began to announce the rankings.

Starting from the top of the first grade.

Because there are only two subjects in elementary school, Chinese and mathematics, with a total of 200 points, it is inevitable that there will be the same scores.

For example, in the first grade, if the scores of the second place students are the same, then let them be ranked together so as not to affect the third place. In this way, four students in the first grade will have the opportunity to travel to Yanjing, and they will also receive certificates and stationery rewards.

Then in the second and third grades, whenever the parents heard their children’s names, they would spontaneously applaud excitedly.

Of course, the most exciting thing is the ranking of the graduating class, after all, it involves huge scholarships~
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(Yesterday's guaranteed minimum)
(End of this chapter)