By the standards of the '80s, Seaburg Middle School was pretty good. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Although most of the school buildings are still made up of bungalows, there is no shortage of three-story buildings, playgrounds, dormitories, and libraries. In most township middle schools, these three are often replaced by dirt yards, old houses and book corners.

Even Nanhu No. 1 Middle School or Pingjiang No. 1 Middle School, the bungalows have not been completely replaced, in the eastern part of the country, the last bungalows in No. 1 Middle School did not disappear until 2000, of course, by the end of the 90s, the bungalows have become a good thing to show off the area.

Xiao Ren, accompanied by Xia Mingyu, looked east and west, and visited the school, but his eyes were drifting.

"How is it? I think it's okay to build, it's about the same as the five middle schools and ten middle schools in Pingjiang, and the area is still larger. Xia Mingyu visited a lot of schools during his internship, and at this time he looked at Xibao Middle School and said: "The best thing for them is that they have scholarships, and this Hongrui class can invite some teachers to teach, which can be regarded as broadening the horizons of students...... Do you like it or not?"

Xiao Ren was silent for a moment and said, "I haven't decided yet." ”

Xia Mingyu was stunned for a moment, and said slowly: "If nothing else, I'm going to come to Xibao Middle School." ”

Without waiting for Xiao Ren to speak, Xia Mingyu then explained: "Xibao Middle School has been upgraded to a municipal middle school, and the teacher's file has also entered the Nanhu City Personnel Bureau. In addition, I would like to learn the educational methods of Seaburg Middle School. ”

In the era of the planned economy, although the wages of people in all parts of the country were about the same, there were actually some differences.

For example, in the famous big third line and small third line project, many state-owned enterprises have been relocated to the mountains in the mainland, in order to balance the emotions of workers and their families, these state-owned enterprises will pay an extra entry fee, according to the different ministries and commissions to which they belong, the entry fee is less than 5 yuan, more than 20 yuan, in terms of proportion, it is equivalent to a salary increase of 10% to 50%.

In the education system, teachers are treated similarly, but in fact they are different. Generally speaking, the salary in the capital is more than that of the provincial capital, the provincial capital is more than that of the prefecture-level city, and the prefecture-level city is more than that of the county and township, and in the 80s, the treatment of schools within large state-owned enterprises is often better than that of municipal and provincial schools, and the treatment of municipal and provincial schools is better than that of small and medium-sized state-owned enterprises......

Xibao Middle School has been upgraded from a subordinate school in Xibao Town to a subordinate school in Nanhu City, which has greatly increased its value in the whole system, although the local is still a township middle school, its status has improved a lot. It's like the Xibao Meat Factory, which is not local.

Xiao Ren nodded slowly and said, "You are a college student, and there are people rushing to ask for it everywhere." ”

"I don't like to hear you say that, aren't you preparing for the university entrance examination? Xia Mingyu's eyes were shining, he was an idealist, so far, he has not experienced too many setbacks, and naturally feels that the world is so beautiful, and he can always make his wishes come true.

Xiao Ren was a little afraid of setbacks. The boiling blood created by the report gradually cooled, and the more Xiao Ren thought about it, the more timid he became.

Standing under the three-story small building that had just been completed and had not yet been put into use, Xiao Ren sighed and said, "I don't know if I can be admitted." ”

"I'll help you review. Besides, the acceptance rate of Xibao Middle School last year was very high, so we repeated our studies at Xibao Middle School, how could we not be examined. Xia Mingyu was a little excited, and said: "Your previous grades are good, what is there to be afraid of." Anyway, sign up first. ”

"I'll think again. ”

"What else do you want, don't you want to go to college? What you said before, is it all a lie?" Xia Mingyu said a little louder, there is no doubt that he likes the girl in front of him, but if Xiao Ren can't be admitted to college, the family will not agree to establish a relationship between the two.

And convincing the family is a difficult task.

On the other hand, Xia Mingyu does hope that Xiao Ren can go to college.

Xiao Ren glanced at Xia Mingyu with a complicated expression, and then said, "I want to think about it again." ”

After speaking, Xiao Ren pushed Xia Mingyu away and walked down the mountain by himself.

Xia Mingyu gritted his teeth and followed.

From Xibao Middle School to Xibao Town, it was a downhill journey, Xiao Ren walked and ran half-way, and after a while, he pulled Xia Mingyu a few hundred meters away.

When he arrived in the town, Xia Mingyu couldn't see Xiao Ren anymore.

Xiao Ren ran wildly all the way, and when he arrived at the town guest house, he hugged his legs, squatted down, and fell into a trance.

The leaders of Chunhe Lou did not agree to Xiao Ren's application to study on the job, and the petition she sent to the leaders of the Commerce Bureau was also unheard of.

This means that if Xiao Ren wants to take the college entrance examination, he can only review in between work.

Nowadays, people's working hours are all six days off, and when they are busy, they have to work half a day on Sunday. Although at the beginning of the resumption of the college entrance examination, many educated youths were studying while working, but after six or seven years of development, the difficulty of the college entrance examination has first changed, and students who have received professional training since junior high school began to pour into the examination room.

The gaokao is a competitive exam, and if everyone doesn't spend time studying, students who work a little hard will get good grades, but when everyone spends a lot of time on revision, students who spend less time will suffer.

At the beginning of the resumption of the college entrance examination, many places acquiesced to the free review of educated youth, and the first college entrance examination was already in a hurry, and everyone's time was limited, so it didn't matter if the time was invested.

Now in 1984, if you want to use your spare time to review the college entrance examination and become a 1% winner, it is naturally a very low probability.

Xiao Ren has been away from school for more than a year, and now she is taking the college entrance examination, which is lagging behind others, and if she has less time to review, it is equivalent to investing in vain.

The best thing to do is to ignore the leader, give up the job, and spend the time on revision.

In recent years, there are not a few students who have given up their jobs in state-owned enterprises and even civil servants to devote themselves to the college entrance examination.

However, there are always a small number of people who are desperate, and everyone has different backgrounds and considerations.

As a girl who easily jumped out of the farm, Xiao Ren really couldn't have the courage to give up such a "good job" and chase an "ethereal" university.

"Maybe it's just a dream. Xiao Ren curled up, his sensitive mind becoming more sentimental.

It's getting late.

When the red sunset sets, the town of Xibao gradually falls into darkness.

The only ones that are still lit are a few restaurants and kiosks in the town, as well as the only guest house.

Xiao Ren sat in the corner of the wall, unconscious.

"Xiao Ren!"

"Ren Min'er ......"

"Xiao Ren!"

"Min'er!"

The sound of high and low staggered sounds, at some time, sounded in the streets of the town.

"Dad?" Xiao Ren shuddered and got up suddenly, but he almost fell because of numbness in his legs.

Holding on to the wall and resting for a while, Xiao Ren trotted out to the street, and sure enough, he saw his father and some people scattering, searching for him.

"Dad!" Xiao Ren shouted.

"Min'er?" a thin old man jumped up like a rabbit, turned around in the air, neatly rolled up his clothes, and ran over.

"Dad, why are you here?" The tears in the corners of Xiao Ren's eyes couldn't help but flow.

"What's wrong, what's wrong, what's wrong? What's wrong with you?" The thin old man panicked, and he was at a loss in front of Ren Min'er.

Ren Min'er shook her head and said, "I'm fine, I was sitting there and falling asleep, and I just heard you call me." ”

"Are you okay?" Ren's father looked Ren Min'er's clothes up and down, and saw that although she was a little dirty, she was still neat, so he was relieved, stomped his feet, and scolded: "You can fall asleep on the street, why don't you sleep on the road, ah?"

"Dad......" Ren Min'er was embarrassed by the gradually increasing number of onlookers, and ran out with her father.

Father Ren thanked the people around him first, and then came over and scolded: "I thought you were abducted, and I can't do it in a hurry......"

"Dad, why are you here?" Ren Min'er interrupted her father.

Father Ren's awe-inspiring momentum shrank suddenly, waited for a while, put his hand into his sleeve, looked at the corner of the wall, and said, "I heard that you came to sign up, come and have a look." ”

Ren Min'er felt sour in her heart and almost cried.

It took a long time before Ren Min'er said in a trembling voice: "I just came to see it, not to sign up." ”

"Xiao Ren!" Xia Mingyu was anxious.

Ren Min'er shook her head and said, "I'm just here to see." ”

"Xiao Ren, you are so smart, your previous grades are good, even if you can't get into the undergraduate, there is still hope for the junior college, you look up at the west, many students who are admitted to the university are not as good as you, do you believe me......"

"I said, I won't take the test. Ren Min'er turned her head, hung her head sadly, grabbed her father's sleeve, and said softly, "Dad, let's go back." ”

Father Ren moved, froze again, turned around and asked, "Xiao Xia, what you said is true, our family Min'er, can you be admitted to a junior college?"

"Yes!" Xia Mingyu said categorically.

"Dad......" Ren Min'er really didn't want to listen to it.

"Don't talk, I think. Ren's father stopped Ren Min'er, squatted down on the spot, put his hand back into his sleeve again, looked at the ground with his eyes, and said nothing.

He squatted for more than ten minutes.

Seeing that the people who were not watching were all dispersed, Xia Mingyu was at a loss, only Ren Min'er looked up at the sky, full of cranky thoughts.

"Min'er, do you want to take the test?" the thin and dry father stood up, his voice dry and hoarse.

Ren Min'er seemed to return to her soul, thought for a while, and said slowly: "Dad, I don't want to." ”

"Why?"

"I have to work. Ren Min'er bowed her head.

"You've been working for over a year. ”

"Yes. ”

"I save all the money you send home every month. Father Ren pulled the lumps on the ground twice with his feet, sighed, and said, "I brought the rest of this money except for your brother's schooling." ”

Just when Ren Min'er was stunned, Ren's father's hand came out of his sleeve, stuffed the small cloth bag with body temperature into her hand, and said: "Your mother said that she wanted to buy cattle, I don't think I need it, I'm not old, my body is very strong, what kind of cattle to buy, there are only a few acres of land at home, I don't need cattle, I will plow it myself...... This money, you take to read. ”

Then, Ren's father patted his chest vigorously, making the thin chest make a hollow sound.

Ren Min'er covered her mouth, tears ran down her fingers, and she fell apart.

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