Exciting 1979!

Chapter 217: True Love in the Courtyard (Guaranteed -in-)

As the ownership of a huge sum of one hundred yuan was at stake, all the students and parents stared at the report card in Wei Ming's hand with keen eyes.

Wei Ming: "Let's start with the third place. Math 98, Chinese 92, total score 190. Congratulations to Jia Zhengdao."

Accountant Jia Saner slapped his thigh regretfully. This brat usually gets 100 points in math, but this time he lost two points. Otherwise, he would have definitely gotten the first place. I'm so pissed off. I'll let him do the test when he comes back from Yanjing, and he'll be punished with a bamboo stick for every wrong answer!
Jia Saner specially changed the bonus into pieces, so classmate Jia Zhengdao got a small handful of banknotes from Wei Ming. After all, he had a family background, so he knew there were 20 banknotes just by touching them, but he didn't know how many he could keep.

"The second place goes to two students, each of whom will receive a reward of thirty yuan."

Both students scored 193 points, so it would be useless even if Jia Zhengdao got full marks in math.

And they were two little girls. One of them had the surname Fan, and they were considered a relative on my grandmother's side. They even called Wei Ming uncle. The two little girls each received 30 yuan, and their parents were also very excited.

The principal and the old branch secretary started whispering about the results of the transition from primary school to junior high school in the past few years. Before that, there was not a single student with a score above 190.

Principal: "And the math questions this year are obviously more difficult."

The old branch secretary nodded, saying that the students’ progress was obvious, which was a good thing.

The final first place winner.

"100 points in math, 95 points in Chinese. I have to point out that this score is the best in the whole commune!" Wei Ming's voice rose a few points. "Congratulations to Shen Xiaobao!"

The shortest boy among the fifth graders had a ripple on his calm face when he heard his own name.

Under the gaze of everyone, he walked to the front, first bowed to Wei Ming, then tremblingly took the certificate and a bundle of one-yuan bills from his hands, and suppressed his excitement and did not count the money immediately.

Wei Ming also noticed that his hands were rough and dark, with calluses on his palms. It was obvious that he also did a lot of farm work at home in addition to studying.

His mother, Widow Zhao, and grandmother, Widow Qian, also came to the scene. The two women who struggled to support the family supported each other and sobbed silently.

Originally, Shen Xiaobao was just an average student in his class, and he didn't think he would have much success in studying. Instead of spending his time on studying, he might as well help his mother and grandmother with farm work.

Until the principal and the teacher told him that as long as he ranked first in the class in the entrance examination to junior high school, he would get 50 yuan!
50 yuan! His family doesn't even have yuan, let alone owe that much money!
So he studied very hard this semester. Fortunately, he was not stupid and would go to Wei Hong for advice whenever he had nothing to do. Even if Wei Hong was a little annoyed, he would still dig deep until he understood the answer.

Other villagers also expressed amazement and surprise at Shen Xiaobao's performance. He was ranked first in the entire commune. Would he have the opportunity to go to college in the future?
However, Wei Ming was well aware of how difficult the Shen family's situation was, and he was afraid that Shen Xiaobao would not continue his junior high school studies. In his previous life, Shen Xiaobao only had an elementary school education. Although the child was very smart, he would only be a relatively successful farmer throughout his life.

So he asked Xiaobao's mother, Widow Zhao: "Auntie, Xiaobao's academic performance is so good, will he continue to go to junior high school?"

"Go ahead!" Widow Zhao said in a decisive tone.

"What about high school?"

"Go!" Still very determined.

There is no need to ask about university. Those who are willing to let their children go to high school will basically let them go as long as they can get into university. Not to mention the state subsidies, even if the state no longer provides subsidies and university tuition is charged, as long as the old branch secretary and Old Wei are still there, they will not let them go to school without money.

Taking advantage of Widow Zhao's firm and affirmative answer, Wei Ming reiterated the importance of learning.

"Now you have good grades, but you only get a few dozen yuan as a reward. If you can get into college in the future, the benefits of your life will be hundreds or thousands of times greater than now!"

The "Nine-Year Compulsory Education" was not implemented until 86. Before that, many rural children thought that it was enough for them to finish primary school, be able to read and do arithmetic, and did not need to continue their studies.

Therefore, Wei Ming couldn't say for sure how many children in the next graduating class would continue to receive junior high school education.

But at least the children with the top grades will definitely continue their studies, and even have the hope of being admitted to university and leaving the countryside.

Finally, Wei Ming announced that the 19 students who ranked in the top three in the grade should be ready to leave tomorrow, and two teachers would accompany the students to Beijing.

Then there are Wei Ming and his three younger brothers and sisters, a total of 25 people.

The award ceremony ended amid applause. The fourth-grade students were all looking forward to receiving the scholarship next year. It can be predicted that the students will become more and more competitive in the coming year.

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"Brother, Sister Yunyun is staying in Yanjing to work. Should I also stay in Yanjing and wait for school to start?"

Wei Ming poked her forehead and said, "Are you so confident that you can get into Peking University? Don't underestimate heroes. Teacher Yang said that the college entrance examination results will be released at the end of the month. You can come back and wait for the news then."

Wei Ming couldn't bear to have a sister who had no job and no school living with him for two months. Wouldn't that mean he would have to abstain from sex for two months, which would be fatal.

He even thought of letting Xiaohong work in the store before she returned home.

Wei Hong said nothing, and went to pack her clothes and luggage with Sister Yunyun.

Wei Ming said to his mother, "Mom, if we all leave, can you and grandma handle it?"

"It's nothing that can't be dealt with. The worst that can happen is that I'll earn a few less work points."

Wei Ming said: "It's not that we earn less, it's that we won't earn those few work points. I'll pay you, and I'll keep some of the tickets. If you don't have enough, go to the county to exchange them. If there's anything urgent, go to the county and call me immediately."

After giving a lot of instructions, Wei Ming went to bed early. At dawn the next day, he rode his motorcycle to the county town. He first returned the motorcycle to Grandpa Yang, and then went to the county bus station, where a bus was already waiting for him.

Since last year, vehicles entering Beijing have required a letter of introduction. Wei Ming had inquired about the policy before, so during the days when Wei Hong was taking the college entrance examination, he went to the county education bureau to get a letter of introduction. With the celebrity effect, he got a green light all the way.

The bus then drove to Gouzitun, picked up teachers and students who were ready to go at the village entrance, and set off under the expectant gaze of their parents.

There were no highways at that time, so we had to drive slowly on the main roads and small roads. Because there were still some empty seats, the driver also picked up a few passengers going to Yanjing along the way, which was considered to generate income for the station.

After leaving Ping'an County, you will reach Cangzhou. When passing through Suining County, the hometown of Wei Zhongxian, when the passengers heard that this group of students were going to travel to Yanjing, they even felt unfamiliar with the word "travel". Anyway, they were just going there to do business or visit relatives.

It was teacher Hu Qiuyang who explained to them the significance of travel.

"That's going to cost a lot of money, right?"

Teacher Xiao Hu immediately pointed to Wei Ming in the front passenger seat and said, "This is Comrade Wei Ming, a famous writer from Ping'an County. He donated the money for the trip."

"Writer? Wei Ming?" Someone really knew what he was talking about. "Is he the Wei Ming who said that no matter how poor you are, you must not neglect education, and no matter how hard it is, you must not make your children suffer?"

"Yes, yes, that's him!"

So the passengers came to the front to talk to Wei Ming and praised his righteous act. Wei Ming also smiled and talked to them about Cangzhou's martial arts, which were all materials.

One uncle even wanted to perform a leg-poking stunt on the car, but the driver stopped him and said, "Don't poke the chassis of my car again."

Wei Ming asked with a smile: "Uncle, you are a martial artist!"

The uncle gestured proudly: "These are all virgin skills. If this were in ancient times, I would be a hero."

Wei Ming: "Then we don't have to be afraid if we encounter robbers."

The uncle patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, I'm here!"

The driver turned around and said, "Don't worry, we are close to the capital, and I often take this route, there won't be any robberies."

Hearing him say this, Wei Ming quickly hid his watch and large amounts of cash. He was most afraid of this kind of random flag-setting.

Sure enough, flags cannot be set randomly!

After walking for two hours, the students took out the dry food prepared by their parents. Yunyun also took the lead in singing the nursery rhymes written by her cousin to liven up the atmosphere, and then the car stopped.

On this road that can only allow one car to pass, there is a simple old man wearing a bamboo hat guarding a fallen pole.

The pole is not thick, so you can rush through it, but it is easy to damage the car, and you don't know if the other party behind will have a backup plan.

He got on the bus and counted the number of people, more than 30 in total, then grinned, revealing a mouthful of rotten teeth: "Three dollars."

The driver cursed in his heart and wanted to take out the wrench under his feet, but the uncle who poked his leg had already returned to his seat and pretended to sleep.

As for the students in their seats, they were all filled with righteous indignation, as if they were just waiting for Wei Ming's order to bury the old man alive. Even Xiaohong looked full of fighting spirit.

Wei Ming stopped the driver. He saw a few strong men hiding behind the trees on the roadside. "Forget it. I'll pay the three dollars. By the way, old man, I think you have a nice view. Where is this?"

The old man smiled and told him where this place was and welcomed them to continue on their way.

Wei Ming remembered it, and after setting off again, he confirmed with the driver that it was indeed this place.

The driver was very angry: "Writer Wei, you should let me beat him. I have driven this route so many times, and no one dared to charge me for tolls!"

"That's right, brother, I have prepared all the weapons!" Qi Delong took out a slingshot from his bag and put a mud ball on it.

Wei Ming said seriously, "If there weren't more than 20 elementary school students in the car, I could fight them head-on, but your safety is more important than anything else, and fighting head-on is not the only way to solve problems in the world. Xiaohong, get your pen and ink."

"Ah? Oh." Wei Hong handed the notebook and pen to Wei Ming.

Wei Ming started writing immediately.

"Brother, what are you writing?"

Wei Ming: "I'm going to submit a short article to Hebei Daily, describing what I saw and heard during my study tour."

The point is that he was robbed on the land of his own province while he was carrying a bus full of primary school students, a bus full of the motherland's buds, eating dry food and singing songs!
Is there any royal law? Is there any law?
Teacher Hu immediately understood: "Writer Wei is really good. With his reputation and writing skills, he will definitely attract the attention of relevant departments and eliminate this bad behavior. Students, this is the power of words, which is sometimes more effective than fists!"

After hearing this, Yunyun immediately led the applause, and applause broke out in the car.

Wei Ming couldn't laugh, luckily this was in the vicinity of the capital, the robberies were relatively mild, and three dollars was not a big sum.

If it were in some places where the people are more violent, where they would search people on the bus and kill them, and if something really happened, he wouldn't know how to explain it to the folks.

The students quickly forgot about this incident and started discussing the unfamiliar land on the roadside. However, Wei Ming was thinking about whether he should continue to study abroad in the future and how to improve safety if he did.

After more than two hours, the car entered the territory of Yanjing. The whole place was farmland and rural areas, which everyone thought was nothing special. As we went deeper, we finally saw the appearance of a big city.

The kids were already amazed, but Wei Ming thought it was just so-so.

The bus first dropped off other passengers at the long-distance bus station, and then under Wei Ming's command, it went to Li Guangfu's home.

Four or five rooms in Li Guangfu's courtyard have been reclaimed and are now empty. Wei Ming had previously mentioned to him the idea of bringing the village students to the capital to see the world during the summer vacation, and he actively and enthusiastically hoped to be responsible for the accommodation issue.

Wei Ming thought he was also keen on charity, but later he was too embarrassed to confess that he actually hoped the children would be more naughty and make as much noise as possible so that the other stubborn residents would move away.

Some families really have nowhere to move to, but a few actually have places to go but are reluctant to leave these cheap houses.

Originally, Wei Ming wanted to settle the students in Peking University, but with so many people suddenly living there, he was afraid that it would exceed Peking University's capacity to accommodate them. Li Guangfu's bad idea actually helped him.

Moreover, Li Guangfu did not charge any money and provided cool mats and quilts. He only asked for one thing, which was to show the liveliness and noise of the farm boy.

However, after Li Guangfu opened the door and welcomed people in, he found that these students looked a little shy and introverted. They were very timid and didn't talk much.

Wei Ming smiled and said, "We are not familiar with each other yet. We will be familiar with each other soon. Call someone. Call Teacher Li."

The students immediately shouted: "Teacher Li!"

These students ranged from seven or eight years old to twelve or thirteen, with about half boys and half girls. Although they changed into the best clothes in their families, not a single piece of clothing was without patches.

Because of their arrival, other residents in the courtyard came out with cattail leaf fans and chattered, showing the old Yanjing people's ability to look at people with squinting eyes to the fullest.

"Why are all these people being brought into the hospital? Are you treating it as a guesthouse? And a guesthouse isn't that casual!" said a fat lady unhappily.

"Guangfu, where did you get so many country relatives?" an old man said, leaning on his walking stick. "I'm taking a nap, look at the noise you're making."

An obviously unemployed young non-mainstream person sneered, "Uncle Li, you are not going to form a Beggars' Gang, are you?" As he said this, he showed off the bell-bottom pants he was wearing.

Li Guangfu bowed and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, seniors. These are students from rural areas. We will temporarily live in this yard during this summer vacation, the next summer vacation, and every summer vacation in the future."

Upon hearing this, several residents in the courtyard were furious. They come here every year, and there are so many of them. It's really a disaster!

Wei Ming watched coldly, wow, it felt like he was watching an immersive version of "A Courtyard Full of Romance".

Li Guangfu added: "They are all students from my friend Wei Ming's hometown. Comrade Wei Ming is a writer. I believe those who have read books and newspapers should be familiar with this name."

Sure enough, as soon as the name Wei Ming came out, the noise suddenly subsided. This name was indeed very famous some time ago. Even if you didn’t read the novel, you would have seen his deeds in the newspaper.

"Comrade Wei Ming actually wanted to broaden the children's horizons. He paid for the travel and food expenses. I also wanted to do something for the children, so I will take care of their accommodation. This is also a good deed, responding to the country's call to not neglect education no matter how poor, and not to make children suffer no matter how hard it is."

Li Guangfu's delivery skills were profound, and his voice was not loud, but it was clearly heard throughout the entire courtyard, and even those who did not come out of the house could hear it. Moreover, with the big hat put on, the neighbors' mouths were completely shut.

Wei Ming also put on a smiling face: "I am Wei Ming, and I would like to thank you all on behalf of my fellow villagers. The children are naughty, so please bear with them."

When it came time to assign accommodation, Wei Ming told the two boys, Qi Delong and Jia Zhengdao, to let them make as much noise as they wanted and to just treat it as home.

Qi Delong said depressedly: "In the end, we still have to sleep on the floor."

Wei Ming: "But this floor is so spacious, Delong, we are going out to play tomorrow, you can come to grandpa's house then."

"Ok."

It was quite tiring to sit down all the way, so Wei Ming asked everyone to take a break first. He took Xiaohong and Yunyun back to his home to put their luggage and get to know the place.

"I'll take you out for a walk and have dinner when I come back."

When the students heard about the meal, they became excited. They had eaten some coarse grains on the way and were looking forward to their first meal in Yenching. The girls and boys gradually regained their energy and chattered non-stop.

One or two children are nothing, but any noise made by twenty children would be a big noise. The neighbors in the yard frowned even more. If they were dissatisfied, they could only go back to the house and talk about it. Li Guangfu was secretly happy to see this, but he had to apologize openly.

He felt that the day was drawing near when he would fully reclaim his property.

Before leaving, Li Guangfu called Wei Ming and said, "Brother Wei, the matter of the courtyard house you mentioned has been settled!"

"Oh?" Wei Ming was surprised. It had only been a few days. He was worthy of being an old Yanjing man.

Li Guangfu said: "The location is also good, right next to the Forbidden City, and there is only one family. I heard that we can trade in US dollars and they are very enthusiastic."

Wei Ming thought that the location next to the Forbidden City was not a good one for him. He was worried that there would be too many tourists and he would not have peace and quiet. Moreover, since it was located at the foot of the real imperial city, he was afraid that there would be too many restrictions during the renovation.

But still take a look, it's good to have it for sale.

"We're going to visit the Forbidden City tomorrow, so you can take some time to go and have a look then."

"Okay, then tomorrow. I'll ask for leave from work early tomorrow morning." Li Guangfu said.

Wei Ming then took his two sisters to the Overseas Chinese Apartment by bus.

At the door, Wei Ming explained to Old Sun: "This is my sister Wei Hong, and this is my uncle's cousin Xu Yunyun. We may live here permanently in the future. I will report to the police station later."

If I don't explain it clearly, I'm afraid Old Sun will think too much. After all, Zhu Lin came here often before.

He asked his two sisters to go forward, and then asked Old Sun in a low voice: "My sister Lin didn't come today, did she?"

"It's been a while since I came."

"Oh." Then Wei Ming felt relieved.

It was the first time for the two girls to see such a modern community, which even had lawns and flower beds. Wei Hong had also been to Uncle Ping'an's house, but it felt far inferior to this place.

"Brother, how much did you spend when you bought it?"

Wei Ming: “More than 20,000.”

"Hiss!" Xiaohong and Yunyun were both shocked.

These days, Xu Yunyun followed her aunt to listen to the radio and heard some legends about people who earn ten thousand yuan. She felt that everyone who could reach that level was a talent. She didn't expect that her cousin spent two thousand yuan to buy a house!

How many houses can I build in my hometown with so much money?
It feels like I can renovate the entire village!

Seeing Yunyun's face that was still a little upset, Wei Ming smiled and said, "Yunyun, I'll find some books on breeding later. You can send them back to let my uncle, my aunt-in-law, and Long Xiaoyang read them. It's better than digging for food in the soil. If you don't have enough capital, I can provide it."

Xiao Hong asked: "What do you want to raise?"

Wei Ming thought for a moment and said, "I think raising quails is a good idea."

He remembered that not far from his uncle's house, the Liu brothers of Hope Group started out by raising quails.

Hearing that her cousin was going to help the family get out of poverty and become rich, Yunyun waved her hands excitedly: "Brother Ming, no need, I mean you don't have to pay, I can send the money back home when I get my salary."

Wei Ming waved his hand: "Let's talk about this later. You are such a grown-up girl and you need money too."

Afterwards, Wei Ming carried the luggage and took the two girls to the third floor, where he happened to see the old couple Wu who were out buying groceries. He wanted to introduce the two sisters again and specifically stated that they were real sisters.

The two had met Zhu Lin several times and knew that she was not a real sister, but just a girlfriend.

After pushing open the door and entering Wei Ming's house, the two girls exclaimed "Wow" again. When they walked out of the empty living room, they saw the big TV at a glance!

"Brother, we actually have a TV at home!" Xiaohong rushed over.

Wei Ming: "There are also refrigerators, electric fans, and washing machines."

He first turned on the ceiling fan, then took out the table fan from the bedroom, and then took out three bottles of Arctic Ocean from the refrigerator. It was too hot in Yanjing in July, and he needed to cool down.

The two little girls were dazzled by the sight. They took the opened soda and took a sip. They just felt that life was so happy.

So this is the life of city dwellers!

No wonder my brother said he must get into university and become a city dweller. It is indeed much better than living in the village.

They also want to figure out how to turn on the TV.

Wei Ming put their luggage in an empty room that no one had ever lived in. "Let's wait and see in the evening. I'll take you to my shop to have a look. How about that?"

"Yeah!"

The attraction of her brother opening a shop is slightly greater than that of TV, and Yunyun also wants to know where she will work in the future.

Wei Ming thought that he had been gone for almost ten days and he didn't know what stage the renovation had reached.

When they got downstairs, they saw their brother's big motorcycle again.

Such a big motorcycle is no problem for three people to ride it. Wei Ming tried hard to move forward, followed by Xiaohong and then Yunyun.

But after a while, the three of them arrived at the "Oriental Plaza" in Xidan, and the door was open~
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(Yesterday's guaranteed minimum)
(End of this chapter)