Bai Fumei in the '70s

Chapter 109

He Songbai was unaware after listening, and even smiled and asked his elder sister, "Is Grandma hungry?"

"I just dug some lotus roots here and, she likes to eat this."

He Songbai did not understand the concept of college entrance examination at all. No one had ever mentioned college entrance examination with him for more than ten years.

But He Songye, who often chatted with her grandmother, understood what the college entrance examination meant and what it meant!

He Songbai was so ecstatic to see his elder sister’s happy face that she couldn’t hide and, he stopped talking and asked, "What made you so happy?"

He Songye took a breath and said to him, "Grandma said, you can go to college!"

This was when He Songbai's joyous face became serious, and he said slowly, "What, what?"

Can he go to college?

This is probably a joke with him.

"I haven't gone to school seriously for even a day, what university?"

He said that and came home with a bundle of black lotus roots in his hand, carrying a pole and a bucket of urine. He Songye, who was stunned in place, was left speechless for a while.

Their grandmother taught her younger brother all by herself. She was clever and had a good memory. Because of her deafness, their old grandmother had difficulty teaching, and she only learned a little bit. In fact, among the three younger brothers, it is Bo Ge who has the best knowledge.

He Songye shook her head helplessly and was happy.

Soon enough, He Songbai understood what it meant to resume the college entrance examination.

Young people belonging to this era have very few entertainment activities. Listening to the radio after a while is the happiest time of the day. The news of the restoration of the college entrance examination came from the loudspeaker on the radio and from the newspaper with the smell of ink. It seemed crazy. It flew to the country and Hezitun in a few days. The educated youth who came back to the city saw the dawn.

The educated youths in the brigade looked for ways to find old textbooks, went to old bookstores to find books, and ran to the city library early in the morning to line up to borrow books and copy test questions to each other. Even He Songbai, who worked hard, felt the charm of the college entrance examination.

With beams on their heads and tapered thorns, what they hold in their hands seems not to be books, but hopes for a lifetime.

Granny Li also asked He Songbai to find old textbooks. She told her grandson, "Although I have taught you culture, after all, it is not comprehensive. Don't miss this precious opportunity, go and find a middle school textbook to review!"

"There is not much farm work at home, so you don't need to work."

He Songbai had to respond sloppily, but his mind floated to the other side. He was thinking... As a landlord, he could actually have the opportunity to take the college entrance examination and the university. Does this mean that the country has begun to accept them?

After Grandma Li finished talking, Zhao Lanxiang dragged the man into her own room. She also said: "Come with me to take the college entrance examination this year, you go, I will go too. We both will strive to be admitted, OK?"

He Songbai's eyes were a little warm, and his heart surged for a long time before he could calm down. He nodded.

After being stoic for a whole day, he finally revealed his emotions in front of his girlfriend. He murmured excitedly, "It's good...the country has not abandoned us."