Chapter 217: Vulgar Words! (Base 2-in-1)
The college entrance examination in July was indeed too hot, which was also an important reason why the college entrance examination time was moved to June later.
And magically, when the college entrance examination was in June, it basically always rained, which added a bit of coolness for the candidates.
Wei Ming arrived in Ping'an County on the morning of the 5th. As usual, he first went to A-Long's grandfather's house to visit and borrow a car.
"Yang Laoshi." A-Long's mother opened the door for Wei Ming.
Yang Laoshi: "You finally came back. This time Xiao Hong should be able to rest assured. She kept muttering about when you would come back before."
Wei Ming first handed over the Shanghai specialties that A-Long asked him to bring to his family, as well as the Dezhou braised chicken he bought in Dezhou.
Then he asked: "Did I miss the application for volunteers?"
Now most volunteers were filled out before the college entrance examination, so there were often many regrettable application stories.
"Rest assured, the teachers watched her fill it out. The first choice is the Department of Economics at Peking University, and the other choices are also famous universities in Yanjing."
Wei Ming nodded: "Is she at school now or on vacation?"
"She went on vacation yesterday, completely relaxing for a day. Students with transportation difficulties went directly back to school to stay in the dormitory in the afternoon, so as not to delay tomorrow's exam."
Afterward, Wei Ming went to Yang Songqiao's room to take a look. The old man was drawing new comic strips, with complex lines and great artistic beauty.
"I heard that you kid has already bought a house in Yanjing. I have to earn more money so that our Zheng Xiaolong can also buy one in Yanjing." The old man joked.
Wei Ming laughed: "Actually, you don't have to be so anxious. It's easy for A-Long to earn a house himself."
The key was that the kid could save money.
Yang Songqiao put down his pen: "His temperament is dull, and your brain is bright. You have to lead him more."
Wei Ming hehe: "We help each other and progress together."
Wei Ming noticed that there were two comic books of "Heroes Come from Youth" on the old man's desk. It seemed that he was still very concerned about his grandson's career.
Finally, the old man pointed to the place where the motorcycle keys were hung. Wei Ming didn't treat himself as an outsider and rode away on his motorcycle.
He didn't go home immediately, but first ran to the county bus station. After reporting his name, he quickly found the person in charge.
The other party shook hands with him with both hands, with an attitude of being very honored. This was the celebrity effect. Wei Ming might be a little less powerful in big places like Yanjing and Shanghai, but his name was still very useful in his hometown.
After Wei Ming explained his intention, the other party also expressed great support, and the talk went very smoothly.
Since the New Year, Wei Ming hadn't returned to his hometown for half a year. He didn't expect that in just half a year, the road into the village had become much flatter. He didn't feel bumpy riding a motorcycle.
Entering the village, he even saw the slogan "No matter how poor, don't be poor in education; no matter how bitter, don't be bitter to children" on his own courtyard wall. He had actually seen this slogan several times in the county and the villages he passed.
This sentence could be considered the most important work of "Writer Wei Ming" this year besides "The Spring of the Sheep Class" and "Love Life." It spread across the country at an extremely fast speed, reflecting the people's emphasis on education.
Every day when Xu Yunyun saw this sentence on the wall of her second aunt's house, she regretted not studying hard at the beginning. When Xiao Hong was admitted to Yanjing to go to university, there would be no sisters in this village she could talk to. It was time to return to her hometown.
She looked at the chickens and ducks at the door and sighed, and then she heard the rumbling sound of a motorcycle.
"Brother Ming, you're back!" Yunyun hurriedly ran back to tell her aunt, grandmother, and Xiao Hong the news.
After Wei Jiefang left, there were only the four of them left in the family.
Wei Ming looked at the chickens and ducks at the door. Hey, the team had grown a lot. I don't know which of you is unlucky today.
His son was back, and his daughter was taking the college entrance examination tomorrow. Two big happy events, Xu Shufen must kill a chicken to celebrate.
"Brother!"
Compared to Yunyun's restraint, Xiao Hong threw herself directly into Wei Ming's arms. Seeing Yunyun standing aside wanting to get close but a bit embarrassed, Wei Ming hurriedly pulled her over to hug and pat her.
He wanted to hold his girlfriend in his arms, and he had to treat his sisters equally.
Afterward, Wei Ming went to his grandmother's side to chat about family affairs and told his mother about what he saw and heard in Shanghai.
They all liked to hear about things outside.
"I'll go kill a chicken." Xu Shufen didn't let Wei Ming down, holding a knife and about to catch a chicken.
However, Wei Ming stopped her and took out the Dezhou braised chicken he bought at the station.
"Eat this first, it doesn't keep well. Kill it after eating."
Lunch was quickly arranged. Wei Ming asked while eating: "Has the road into the village been repaired?"
Xu Shufen: "Yes, your father said that too many leaders came to our house, and even big leaders from the region. The commune cadres couldn't stand it, so they repaired this road. It's all thanks to you."
Wei Hong pointed to the west room: "Brother, your former residence has also been renovated, and two rows of bookshelves have been built. In order to make the bookshelves look less empty, Dad put all our elementary school textbooks on them."
Wei Ming: As expected of my dad.
Afterward, the topic shifted to the college entrance examination. Wei Ming didn't dare to put pressure on the child now, and kept asking her to relax.
But it seemed that he said a bit too much. Her mentality was quite good. When he came back, he didn't see her reviewing. Instead, she stared at his bag, wanting to see what her big brother brought back from Shanghai.
"Don't look, I didn't bring anything. But after the college entrance examination, you can go to Yanjing with me. You can buy whatever you want then."
Xiao Hong immediately pulled Yunyun: "Then can Sister Yunyun go together?"
"Of course." He didn't expect the two sisters to get along quite well. Wei Ming originally wanted to wait until his grandmother left to mention finding a job for Yunyun. It seemed that he could mention it this time when he went to the capital.
But he still had to ask for the consent of his mother and grandmother.
"Mom, I have a business in Yanjing, in partnership with Xiao Mei and Biaozi. You have both seen them. They are two quite reliable young men."
"Ah!" His mother was really surprised. His son was writing novels well, why did he do business again? Can individuals do business now? Is there any risk?
"Mom, there is definitely no problem with the policy, so rest assured," Wei Ming smiled and relieved her, "This shop sells clothes and needs some shop assistants. The work is quite easy. See if you want to let Yunyun try it."
After hearing this, Xu Shufen looked at her mother.
Grandmother smiled with wrinkles all over her face: "Good, good!"
The old lady knew that being a salesperson was a decent job. She held her grandson's hand, expressing her gratitude to Wei Ming for arranging a job for her cousin in this way.
Yunyun also heard it. She held Xiao Hong's hand and expressed her satisfaction that both of them could be in Yanjing in the future.
Xu Shufen said: "With a job, you can also let Yunyun live with you, and usually help you cook and wash clothes."
Yunyun hurriedly expressed: "Mm, Brother Ming, I cook very well. Aunt taught me personally, and they are all dishes you like."
Her cousin found her a job, and she felt that she should usually serve her cousin's food, clothing, housing, and transportation well, so that he could write with peace of mind.
This was really quite attractive to Wei Ming, and Yunyun had to go to work usually, so he didn't lack opportunities to have a tryst with his sisters.
So Wei Ming agreed readily. However, when Xiao Hong said she didn't want to stay in the dormitory and also wanted to live with her brother, he refused decisively.
You'd better forget it. Yunyun looked not very smart and easy to fool. If this little clever ghost moved in, he and his two sisters would have no secrets.
So he blew the campus life of Peking University and the dormitory culture to Xiao Hong.
"Half of the knowledge of Peking University is learned in the classroom, and the other half is learned from the school and the dormitory. Before, a department was forced to let Yanjing students commute because the dormitory was not enough. They all said that their college life was incomplete, so you must stay in the dormitory! Brother wants to give you a complete college life!"
Wei Hong listened with fascination and nodded repeatedly, and Xu Yunyun also expressed her envy that Xiao Hong could stay in the dormitory.
After the meal, guests came to the door one after another.
First was the old branch secretary Zhou Xingbang and the brigade accountant Jia Saner.
They came to tell Wei Ming: "The elementary school exam is over, and the results should be out in two days."
Wei Ming knew what they wanted to say. He laughed: "When I came back, I went to the county bus station and discussed with the person in charge of the station to rent a bus. When the results come out and Xiao Hong finishes the college entrance examination, I will personally take them to Yanjing for a tour."
Jia Saner reminded: "There is also the scholarship for the graduating class."
His son was in the sixth grade this year and also coveted this bonus. However, the exam was a commune-wide unified exam, and it was not something he, an accountant, could influence. Fortunately, his son followed his roots and was very good at calculating, always scoring first in mathematics.
"Yes, there is also a scholarship. Accountant Jia, you must prepare the money in advance." Wei Ming laughed.
"Rest assured, there will be no mistake. There is still a lot of the money donated at the beginning, and it is enough to do it again next year." As he spoke, he took out the account book, which was the usage of the donation, and each item was very clear.
At the beginning, 1,000 yuan, now there are more than 600 left. Because Wei Ming's donation caused a sensation, the county also supported a lot, so there is still a lot left.
And the scholarship for the graduating class is only 100 yuan in total.
Of course, the first place is 50 yuan, which is definitely a huge sum for Gouzitun at this time, equal to half a pig.
When the year is not good, some families can't save so much money in a year, but now a student can get it if he studies well, so this year's graduating class is particularly rolled. Wei Ming is really a bit curious about who the first winner of the Wei Ming Scholarship is.
The old branch secretary and the others hadn't left yet, and cousin Fan Chunhua brought cousin Qi Delong over.
Cousin Chunhua was pregnant with a big belly. She was younger than Sister-in-law Mu Rong, but looked bigger.
Before, her brother Jiefang had already promised that no matter how Qi Delong took the exam this time, he would let him follow the tour group to his grandfather's house in Yanjing.
Cousin Chunhua sat down carelessly: "If you ask me, what is there to go to that house in Yanjing? There is not even a place to live."
The living area of the Qi family was very tight, and Qi Kexiu was the second child who was neither high nor low, and was not favored at home. Every time he returned to Yanjing, he had to pick the summer.
Because he could sleep on the floor in the summer, it was too hard to endure in the winter, and the ground was cold.
So not only did Fan Chunhua not want him to become a Yanjing person again, but his parents and brothers also felt that this second child was quite good in the countryside.
Wei Ming laughed: "Cousin, rest assured, I have arranged a place for the students to stay. Zheng Xiaolong doesn't have to sleep on the floor at his grandfather's house."
Cousin Chunhua actually wanted her son to live in Wei Ming's house. She had already known from Brother Jiefang that her nephew had bought a house in Yanjing, and it was huge!
But Wei Ming didn't talk about that aspect at all. He didn't even want his own sister to live in his house, let alone his cousin.
"Zheng Xiaolong, what place do you expect to take in the exam?"
Qi Delong: "First." "Oh, are you progressing so fast now?" Wei Ming was surprised.
Qi Delong: "Anyway, it's all blind guessing, of course it's guessing big!"
Wei Ming: "..." This child is quite optimistic, like his father.
Qi Kexiu was indeed very optimistic. Which Yanjing educated youth could accept being in the countryside for a lifetime? He could.
At this time, he was huddled in the quilt reading a book, which was the newly released "Story Monthly." He went to the town post office early in the morning to get it.
Although "Story Monthly" didn't know the goods, he decided to give "Story Monthly" a chance.
At this time, he had just finished reading the serialized "A Terracotta Warrior's Love Across Time," and was once again amazed at the imagination of Wei the Madman. He had heard the legend of Qin Shi Huang and the elixir of life long ago, why didn't anyone write a story about this?
However, he felt that Wei the Madman's imagination was still not wild enough. Why couldn't Qin Shi Huang eat the elixir of life!
Actually, he didn't die in the Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum at all, and then he crawled out of the grave by some special opportunity...
"Eh, this story should be written like this!" Qi Kexiu felt that the story should develop like this, so he took out his notebook again, preparing for a new round of creation.
Anyway, he had plenty of time during the summer vacation, and he even pushed the tour to Yanjing.
!
Originally, the school and the village hoped he would go. After all, he knew Yanjing, but he was too lazy to go, and too lazy to return to his home in Yanjing. This year, let his son represent himself and go back to see it.
But what would this Qin Shi Huang do if he lived to the present?
He definitely couldn't be willing to be an ordinary person, right? Yes, he must rebuild the Great Qin, and rebuilding the Great Qin requires money, so he should make money!
I, Qin Shi Huang, send money!
Throughout the afternoon, many fellow villagers came to Wei Ming's house one after another, and almost none of them came empty-handed. Even if they only brought some vegetables grown at home, they wanted Wei Ming to taste them.
These were all children who were promising and had hope of being admitted to school. They sincerely thanked Wei Ming for his help to the village primary school.
Seeing the grateful eyes of these aunts and grandmothers who were gradually becoming strangers when they looked at him, Wei Ming knew that it was necessary to continue the scholarship system.
A mere thousand yuan didn't mean much to him now, but for them, it was a huge sum that could change their destiny.
Dinner was eaten very early, also to let Xiao Hong sleep earlier so that she could have a good state tomorrow.
Because there was no electricity, Wei Ming didn't stay up late. Gouzitun would have to live without electricity for more than a year. He remembered that it seemed to be electrified in '82.
The next morning, after breakfast, Wei Ming rode his motorcycle early to take Xiao Hong to the college entrance examination. Her examination room was in the county's No. 1 Middle School.
Other candidates in the village could only rely on bicycles at home or donkey carts in the village.
The brothers and sisters 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 bridge collapse.
As a result, because they came too early, Wei Ming was surrounded by candidates and parents not long after.
Candidates expressed their worship for him and asked him for writing experience, while parents bowed their heads and bent their waists to get close, some of them were even from government units.
It wasn't that Wei Ming's face was so famous, it was purely because Wei Hong was too famous in No. 1 Middle School. No. 1 Middle School students confirmed Wei Ming's identity through her.
After sending Xiao Hong in, Wei Ming hurriedly withdrew. He rode his motorcycle around the county.
He studied in Ping'an County for three years and had to pass by every time he went home, but he wasn't very familiar with this place.
Yo, the Grand Theater, this is the building where the county shows movies. However, as an 18th-tier small county, basically, only the copies that have been rotated several times in big cities can be rotated here, so the schedule not only has works from the beginning of the year, but also from last year.
As for the new film, wait another half a year.
Estimating that the time was about right, Wei Ming returned to the gate of No. 1 Middle School. The first subject of the college entrance examination was Chinese, and chemistry was in the afternoon. Xiao Hong, who finished Chinese, looked in a good mood.
Wei Ming breathed a sigh of relief. Chinese and politics were Xiao Hong's weakest subjects.
"Did you write the essay well?"
"Very good, Brother. You know the story of Da Vinci painting eggs, right?"
Wei Ming: "Of course, I know Da Vinci too well, just like I know myself."
After all, they are both Leonardo.
"Our essay is to write an essay based on the story of Da Vinci painting eggs."
Once she reminded him, Wei Ming had an impression. Although he didn't participate in the college entrance examination that year, he had seen the essay topic in the newspaper later, and he had even written an article to submit.
"Then how did you write it?" Wei Ming asked.
"This story is about the truth that you can succeed if you do the basic skills well and persevere. So I cited several historical examples as arguments. Brother, I even wrote about you. Didn't you also succeed by insisting on writing?"
Wei Ming hurriedly asked: "You didn't write my name, did you?"
He had heard Teacher Zang say that since he became famous for writing novels, this child could turn any topic to her brother. Wei Ming had simply become her universal argument.
"I'm not stupid, definitely not. I just wrote that you finally realized your writing dream and profoundly influenced me."
Wei Ming breathed a sigh of relief, and then took her to the state-run restaurant in the county for dinner. The hygiene here was still guaranteed.
Xiao Hong was also a person who had eaten in big restaurants in the capital, and she was calm after entering.
After eating, Wei Ming took her to rest at Old Man Yang Songqiao's house. This was also arranged yesterday. Xiao Hong wouldn't run back and forth at noon for these three days of the college entrance examination.
Old Man Yang's house was quite good, and there was an electric fan. Xiao Hong could also take a nap. Wei Ming drank tea and chatted about painting with the old man. As for Yang Laoshi, he went to a commune high school to invigilate and wouldn't come back at noon.
When the time came, Wei Ming sent the person to the school again. The motorcycle arrived in a few minutes, and it wouldn't delay time even if the sky fell.
After the chemistry exam in the afternoon, he took the person back to the village. Although the school could also stay, there were several people in a dormitory, which would inevitably be disturbed.
Now Xiao Hong slept alone at home, and Yunyun slept with her grandmother and aunt.
The next day, this cycle continued. In the morning, it was mathematics. Xiao Hong said it was too simple, and a full score shouldn't be a big problem.
In the afternoon, science students had to take one more biology exam, as well as politics, which Xiao Hong was most afraid of. Neither of the brothers and sisters had any political consciousness. Fortunately, Xiao Hong had an amazing memory, and she should be able to cope with it by copying the original words of the textbook.
The third day, the last day.
In the morning, physics, and in the afternoon, foreign language was calculated according to 30% of the score, all of which were subjects Xiao Hong was good at.
When walking out of the school gate, she was surrounded by a group of high school sophomores she had just met for half a year. They all wanted to find Wei Hong to check the answers.
After hearing Wei Hong's words, some were happy and some were sad. Everyone basically regarded her answer as the standard answer. Yang Laoshi didn't give her less extra lessons at home.
It wasn't entirely because of Wei Ming's relationship. The school also hoped that Wei Hong could be admitted to Tsinghua and Peking University, so that No. 1 Middle School could also obtain more resources and financial support from the county.
Just like Gouzitun produced a Wei Ming, the broken road that had been bumpy for many years was solved immediately. The celebrity effect was still useful.
After getting on 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. You will be the tour guide for your younger brothers and sisters then."
"noproblem!"
Wei Hong's college entrance examination was over, and the exam results and rankings of the village primary school also came out.
As soon as the two entered the courtyard, they saw the old branch secretary, the brigade accountant, and the old principal. The principal was holding a document bag in his hand, and it was sealed.
Wei Ming laughed: "Then let's call a meeting for the students tomorrow!"
Accountant Jia: "I have already notified by loudspeaker today. Xiao Ming, can we take a look in advance?"
Wei Ming knew what he wanted to say. He laughed: "Don't open it, otherwise I'm afraid I won't be at peace in my house tonight. Tomorrow, tomorrow morning, I will know, so let the principal keep it for now."
Jia Saner looked at the document bag reluctantly, as if it contained his 50 yuan.
Sure enough, many people came to ask about the results at night. Wei Ming didn't know anything, which saved a lot of trouble.
The next day at Gouzitun Primary School, more than 100 students in five grades basically arrived, even those who didn't hope to be in the top three came.
And unlike previous years, many parents put down their farm work for the time being this year to listen to the results at the village primary school.
The brigade's leadership team was also present, including Zhao Chunlai, the brigade leader who was gradually being marginalized.
If there was another popular election, he estimated that he couldn't beat Wei Jiefang, if Wei Jiefang came out to run.
Wei Ming came, and Xiao Hong and Yunyun also came. Xiao Hong was holding her father's speech draft in her hand. Wei Ming gave this opportunity to perform to her.
Wei Hong felt that this was giving her an opportunity to lose face. The draft written by her father had no level at all. They were all metaphors related to livestock. Her brother was embarrassed to speak.
What students are howling to learn, they dare not rest even if the mules in the village rest.
What you are a group of village pigs, if you test well, you can go to the city to arch the city's cabbage, vulgar words!
But there was no way, Wei Hong didn't have time to modify it, so she had to bite the bullet.
But she didn't expect that this draft made the group of little cubs howl excitedly. It seemed that they really wanted to go to the city to arch cabbage. But why are you girls excited? Oh, you fancy the male cabbage in the city.
Old Wei's speech draft won warm applause. Next, Wei Ming took the document bag and began to announce the ranking.
Starting from the first place in the first grade.
Because elementary school only had two subjects, Chinese and mathematics, a total of 200 points, so the scores would inevitably be the same.
For example, in the first grade, the second place score was the same, so let them be tied, which didn't affect the third place. In this way, four students in the first grade got the opportunity to travel to Yanjing, and there were also certificates and stationery rewards.
Then the second grade, the third grade, whenever they heard their child's name, the parents would spontaneously applaud excitedly.
Of course, the most exciting thing was the ranking of the graduating class, after all, it involved a huge scholarship~
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