(There is a delay today, only one chapter)

At night, the drying field of the No. 1 Production Brigade of Dagou Village Commune in Zhenkang County was brightly lit by several gas lamps.

A gas lamp rises high above a blackboard, and a teacher holds a chalk in his hand and writes quickly on the blackboard. Below, more than 100 local educated youths sat on their own small stools, and the two shared a stool as a tabletop, writing hard to record the content of the teacher's board book.

These educated youths all know that there is still a month and a half before the first exam after the resumption of enrollment at the university, and everyone cherishes this rare opportunity. Even if they have to go to work normally during the day, they are all exhausted when they come back. However, during the four hours of study time in the evening, more than 100 people in the whole production team were informed, and no one was absent.

They knew that there were very few people who signed up for reference in the military sub-district, only about 1,000, and most of them had an attitude of indifference.

And yet they are different!

Taking the college entrance examination and being accepted into the university is their only chance to get rid of the heavy physical labor and return to the city life! There is only a glimmer of opportunity, no matter how slim this opportunity is, they will not give it up!

The teachers who were lecturing were not teachers from the county seat, but teachers sent by the military sub-districts to provide them with voluntary tutoring, a total of six, each responsible for teaching a course. Because most people have a thin foundation, they not only have to be responsible for high school courses, but also help them make up for their junior high school knowledge.

In a month and a half, it is difficult to master high school knowledge and re-learn junior high school knowledge.

The tutor did not have enough time to lay the foundation for them, so when talking about the high school curriculum, he could only bring up the relevant junior high school knowledge by the way, quickly repeat it, and then let the students memorize it by rote.

Even so, all the educated youth, and even the cadres of the commune, were very grateful to these teachers who came to volunteer for tutoring, and even more grateful to the military sub-districts that excluded these teachers.

A total of 100 such counseling teams were sent by the military sub-districts. One hundred seems to be a lot, but it is scattered to a large number of farms and towns in the neighboring three counties and cities, and it is still not enough to meet the needs of one in every locality. Therefore, in accordance with the principle of proximity, each tutoring team will choose a large farm or township as the center to start classes. The educated youths of the surrounding villages and production teams, after every day of labor, will carry homemade schoolbags and textbooks, work tirelessly over the mountains and mountains to listen to the lectures, and then go back collectively at night after class.

The goodwill shown by the military sub-district has made up for the dissatisfaction of both sides because of the instigation of a large number of educated youths to leave the farm a few months ago.

Since ancient times, China has respected knowledge and talents, and it is a very happy honor for one's own children to be admitted to universities, and everyone from the county party committee secretaries to the villagers has done their best to support them.

The main contradiction between the local cadres and the military sub-district was that after the military sub-district took away a large number of educated youths, they were criticized by their superiors.

At present, the military sub-district has taken the initiative to send tutors to help the educated youths in the area under their jurisdiction improve their knowledge and increase their chances of passing the college entrance examination. If someone successfully passes the exam and is admitted to the university, in the eyes of their superiors, it is also the credit of their local cadres. Such a good thing can't be found with a lantern, and whoever refuses is a fool.

In order to help these young intellectuals increase their chances, the leaders of each farm have reduced their workload and handed over some of the work that should have been assigned to them to others. At four o'clock in the afternoon every day, when other members were still working, these educated youths got off work early, taking advantage of the two or three hours before class, to seize the time to eat something, review yesterday's lessons, do a few exercises assigned by the teacher, or bring dry food, and rush to the nearby tutoring point.

The intellectuals also found that the members who used to accuse them of avoiding the heavy and trivial aspects of their farm work, and who were dissatisfied with them, helped them do most of their labor without complaint, and often squeezed out their own rations so that they could eat more. Some members of the club used their hard-earned eggs to replenish their bodies.

The various behaviors of the simple villagers made these young people who have always had talents and complained about the world, feel their kindness.

The former estrangement has been eliminated little by little, and the hearts of both sides have gradually become closer.

Thanks to the efforts of all parties, the educated youth have devoted themselves to learning with unprecedented enthusiasm and are hungry to absorb every bit of knowledge.

A month and a half has passed in a blink of an eye, and the day of the exam has finally arrived.

Tens of thousands of candidates put on their backpacks a few days in advance, filled with steamed white flour steamed buns and pancakes from the villagers, and walked out of the mountains and towards the county seat with a vision of their future life.

At this time, the candidates who signed up for the examination in the military sub-district were still making the final sprint under the guidance of the teacher.

They are not in a hurry, and the military sub-district will organize all candidates to take a bus to the domestic test center on the day of the exam, so that they can go to the exam energetically without their hard journey.

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At five o'clock in the morning, in the examination room of Ruili No. 9 Middle School, all the teachers had already arrived, and under the guidance of the school leaders and the Municipal Foreign Affairs Bureau, they were doing the final inspection before the exam.

"A few days ago, I worked overtime every day, and I had to lead three shifts by myself, and I was so tired that I was to death. I woke people up at half past four this morning, and I could only rush to work after two bites of food, and I didn't let people live! A young teacher, shaking his drowsy brain, his eyelids seemed to be stained with glue, and he couldn't open them, so he rearranged the desk in the classroom where he was in charge of invigilating, lay on the podium, and said bitterly to another teacher who was also invigilating.

"Although you have three shifts, at least you only work the day shift. I'm good, I have to work the day shift and the night shift, and I have to teach the children of the factories and mines who don't have factories and schools during the day, and I have to teach those workers at night, so I'm so tired that I'm about to lose my breath! His companion slumped in a chair and said weakly.

"I heard that only we have organized pre-exam tutoring here, and other places where candidates review by themselves?" The young teacher lay on his stomach for a moment, his eyelids closed, and asked in a dead voice.

"It's not the impact of the border! The military sub-district gave their own educated youth supplementary classes, and also organized hundreds of tutoring teams to go to the surrounding farms. The city saw that people were so active, of course, they learned from the same, saying that the teachers could not meet the needs of the countryside, but at least they had to ensure that the factories, mines, enterprises and institutions in the city were all in place, and then they arrested us and arrested the strong men! The other teacher sat on his back in his chair, limped as if he had been cramped.

Just when they had a ride and no one to nourish their spirits, the classroom radio loudspeaker made a crackling electric sound, and then the serious voice of the teaching director came: "The teachers in the examination room have listened, I received a call, the candidates have entered the city, and they will be there soon, please get ready!" ”

Here it comes!

The two teachers stiffened their grip and adjusted the desks and chairs that had been neatly placed for a long time, and then walked out of the classroom door and into the corridor outside.

The open corridor faces the school gate, which used to be always closed, is wide open. When they stand here, they can see directly outside the school gate. The invigilators from the other classrooms also came out and stood quietly in the hallway just like them. The principal, the director of education and other school leaders, together with several people from the Municipal Foreign Affairs Bureau, walked towards the school gate.

There is a red banner hanging above the school gate, which simply reads "Ruili City Eleventh Examination Room".

The teachers of No. 9 Middle School didn't have to wait long before a liberation truck appeared in sight, and in the open body, the black pressure was full of heads.

This was followed by the second and third......

The first truck stopped at the school gate, and a young man got out of the passenger seat, warmly shook hands with the people of the Municipal Foreign Affairs Bureau, said a few words, and then shook hands with several school leaders, and walked towards the school with a smile.

"I heard that the head of the military division personally led the team, and the following is Guan Fei? You look so young! The young teacher looked at the group of people who were talking affectionately below, and said to his companion.

"Well, I heard that he is only twenty-four this year, a few years younger than me. I'm still an ordinary junior high school teacher, and I'm already the top head of the military division, so this is not the same life! There was a deep sense of jealousy in my colleague's voice.

The convoy started again, and one by one entered the school playground.

The baffle was opened, and a teacher came down from each car, organizing the candidates to get off. When the candidates got off the bus, they all carried a small wooden stool in their hands, and after they came down, they formed a queue under the organization of the teacher, and then sat down. Soon, the playground was full of people, and the quiet campus immediately became noisy.

The 11th examination room is a special examination room, which is specially used to receive candidates from military subdivisions, and there is no local candidate.

Before, the teachers of No. 9 Middle School thought that this was too preferential for the military division, but watching the leading teacher carry the thermos buckets from the car, provide hot water for each candidate, distribute steamed buns with hot air, and explain the precautions for the exam for them, all the teachers no longer have any opinions.

For the same exam, and in other test centers, candidates go by themselves and prepare various examination supplies by themselves, where is there such an orderly and comprehensive preparation for military divisions. In addition, tens of thousands of candidates have to trek on foot a few days in advance to get to the various examination rooms set up in the city, which will not only be very physically tiring, but also affect their energy.

If it is really a mixed arrangement between candidates and other candidates in the general division, under the strong contrast of the preparation of the two sides, I am afraid that the vast majority of local candidates will envy each other.

But envy is useless, there are a large number of domestic candidates, the scope is scattered, and the city is simply unable to make more thoughtful arrangements for so many candidates, let alone send cars to pick up and drop off candidates in various places. It's a good idea to have separate exam rooms, at least without making local candidates jealous.

At seven o'clock, the candidates who had rested, under the reminder of the teacher, carried out the last inspection before entering the venue, and then entered the teaching building in an orderly manner and walked into the examination room.

At the same time, millions of candidates from factories, fields, and deep mountains across the country entered the examination room with apprehension and excitement.

At a quarter past seven, the distribution of test papers began.

The young teacher from No. 9 Middle School handed out the test papers, walked around the examination room, answered the questions of several candidates, and then returned to the podium.

All the candidates couldn't wait to read the test paper as soon as they got it.

"How's it going, isn't it difficult?" The colleague asked in a whisper.

"It's ok, the overall difficulty is not too high. After all, this is the first time that university admissions have been resumed, and the vast majority of candidates have not gone through formal study, and many of them do not even have textbooks. The young teacher replied in a low voice.

"Speaking of which, these people are better than most candidates in China, and they have studied for a long time after all. This is actually unfair to domestic candidates. The colleague looked down, and the surprise was more than that of the candidates with sad faces, and said with a frown.

"Not really...... "They have been studying for a longer time, but they seem to have been studying for a long time." The high school curriculum only started after learning that the college entrance examination was resumed, and it is still not as good as the level of domestic fresh graduates, but it is better than other educated youth and worker candidates. ”

The colleague thought for a moment and agreed: "Hmm! That's the reason, their learning environment is better, but the time is still too tight. In this way, their acceptance rate will not be very good, at best it will be higher than that of ordinary intellectuals......"

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The days of the exam passed in a flash, and whether the candidates were satisfied or frustrated with the exam, they had to return to their respective units and wait for the final verdict of fate.

As soon as many of the candidates from the military sub-district came back, they never talked about the university anymore and returned to their original classes silently. There are also those who are lucky, and although they have returned, they are still waiting for a miracle, and only a few candidates can face the results calmly.

Guan Fei's request to China has never received a positive answer.

He was also mentally prepared that although the military subdivision was a force inside and outside the country, it was not a recognized regime after all. It is impossible for China to put the fate of the candidates who failed in China into his hands because of his words -- this is not studying abroad, but if you study abroad, you can learn advanced foreign technology, and what can students learn when they come to a military division where teachers are all supported by China?

Time passed day by day, the results of the examination have not been announced, and more than 5.7 million candidates across the country are waiting for the results in restlessness. The same is true for the more than 1,000 candidates in the military division, but this expectation has gradually cooled down with the passage of time, and some candidates even laughed at themselves with joy: no news is the best news, at least there is no need to suffer from falling off the list.

While all the candidates were anxiously waiting, the Ministry of Education was also arguing over the final results.

Everyone was in an uproar over an unexpected result!

This surprise is that of the 270,000 university target, Yunnan got 5,300 this time. But as soon as the results of the examination came out, they were shocked to find that among the admission places, there were 771 candidates, who were candidates from military divisions!

This unexpected result not only shocked the Ruili Education Bureau, but also quickly spread from Ruili to Yunnan Province and finally arrived at the Ministry of Education.

Of the 5.7 million candidates nationwide, only 270,000 were admitted, and the actual admission rate was only 4.8 percent. According to the enrollment results of many years ago, the capital and Shanghai and other major cities in China have a higher level of education, and the number of students admitted will be a little higher. This is followed by provincial capitals, followed by other cities and counties below provincial capitals.

As far as this level division is concerned, Yunnan has been able to obtain more than 5,000 indicators this time. However, as soon as the results of the examination were counted, everyone was dumbfounded: the pass rate of candidates in the military sub-district was surprisingly high, and it had exceeded their imagination.

Of the more than 1,600 candidates, more than 700 actually passed, and the admission rate exceeded 47 percent!

As soon as this result came out, from the Municipal Education Bureau to the Provincial Department of Education, and then to the Ministry of Education, they all had a headache: such a high admission rate, not to mention the face of the domestic education system, the key is that it squeezes out the supposed valuable enrollment index!

The 1,600 candidates in the military sub-district were originally outside the plan, and initially the Ministry of Education did not want to accept them for the examination. Later, the Department of External Relations sought the consent of the superiors, and used administrative instructions from higher levels to force them to accept.

At first, everyone thought that the teachers there had not taught for many years, and the teaching standard would not be too high. In this case, it would be great to be able to pass a few exams.

In this mentality, the Ministry of Education finally pinched its nose and approved the decision, agreeing that they would take the exam together with domestic candidates.

However, the result is that the acceptance rate is as high as 47%, which is 10 times that of China!

It is even more incredible in Yunnan, where more than 5,000 admission targets are made up of 13 percent of the candidates from military divisions!

Faced with this impossible outcome, everyone was dumbfounded. They were unprepared - mentally and unprepared!

This is not Ruili's business, or even Yunnan's business, a game of chess in the whole country! These more than 700 unexpected indicators need to be arranged from the whole country and allocated from other provinces and municipalities to fill in.

Ruili is unhappy, Yunnan is even more unhappy, and other provinces and cities have also collectively made a fuss. More than 700 indicators, you said to occupy one or two, everyone can bear with it, more than 700 indicators, it will be heartbreaking to cut a piece from anyone's house! With so many indicators, it's no longer a matter of forbearance, but who can endure it, and who is willing to endure it?

If anyone dares to open this mouth, then give up your indicators!

The entire Ministry of Education is in a mess.

From the clerks to the Minister of Education, everyone did not dare to make a decision, and they could only eagerly ask the higher-ups: What should be done?