The tractor traveled all the way against the mountain wind and arrived at No. 1 Middle School in the county seat, and everyone was already shivering.

Some people were put down in one test room, and the tractor pulled the rest to another test room.

Tian Chengcheng and the others had already explored the way, and soon found their seats.

Tian Chengcheng rolled her eyes. This is an examination room in the 1970s. It is dilapidated and simple. There are candidates of all ages on the seats, with different expressions. Most of the clothes on their bodies are patched. Relentlessly poured in through the broken windows, some people shivered from the cold, have to say that Han Yunchang had the foresight to let her wear a military overcoat.

The content of the paper was indeed very simple for Tian Chengcheng. After sending it out, she buried her head in writing it, and then looked up at her watch. It was only over an hour past. She wanted to hand in the paper, but seeing that everyone was still busy brushing the questions, she didn't want to. I'm sorry to be too prominent, so I checked it again, and I couldn't find any mistakes, and only 20 minutes had passed.

She couldn't sit still anymore, and she didn't care about other people's eyes, so she was the first to go forward and hand in the paper.

The invigilator shook his head slightly. For such an important exam, those who hand in the papers so early usually do not do well in the exam.

He picked up the paper and glanced at it casually, then his eyes widened immediately, and then he looked up to look for someone at the classroom door, Tian Chengcheng had already disappeared at the door.

No matter how carefully the invigilator graded the test papers, the smile on his face grew bigger the more he looked at it. If other subjects can also pass the test at this level, it is not impossible for their county to be a provincial champion this year.

When Tian Chengcheng arrived at the appointed place, Han Yunchang was already waiting there, with his hands in his trouser pockets, his head down, and he kicked the small stones on the road carelessly.

"Brother Yunchang!" Tian Chengcheng flew over.

Han Yunchang raised his head, caught the person who flew over with a knowing smile, and straightened his hat for her.

"Why did you come out so quickly?" It was too cold, and Han Yunchang was worried that Tian Chengcheng would wait for him in the cold wind when he came out early, so he specially speeded up his answering speed, and managed to finish answering the questions within an hour and a half. Yes, Tian Chengcheng also came out.

Tian Chengcheng hugged Han Yunchang's arm and rubbed it, "The question is very simple, I'm sorry to hand in the paper too soon, and I deliberately delayed it for a while, otherwise I would have come out early."

Han Yunchang nodded: "I also think it's quite simple. Most of the questions are basic. I feel that I can get a high score with my eyes closed. Chengcheng, you said they asked such a simple question. What if a bunch of people get full marks in the exam?? Can the university hold so many people?"

Tian Chengcheng thought about it seriously. She also had this question when she was answering the question just now. Is such a simple question to let them all go to college?

But she clearly remembered that the first two exams when the college entrance examination was resumed were thousands of troops crossing the single-plank bridge, and the admission rate was not even 5%. After thinking about it, she shook her head decisively and said, "Brother Yunchang, do you think there is a possibility?" It's not that the topic is easy, but that we are smarter? Why don't we wait for the fourth brother to come out and ask him?"

Han Yunchang nodded heavily: "It's possible, it's too cold, let's go to Lao Hu's for a meeting first, and then go to the fourth brother's factory to meet up later."

Fortunately, the county is not big, and the alley where Lao Hu lives is not far from No. 1 Middle School. The young couple walked there for ten minutes and drank a bowl of hot tea.

Lao Hu naturally asked them how they were doing in the exam. The young couple agreed that the questions were relatively simple and they told the truth. It probably meant that "the questions are very simple as long as they can write and they can answer the questions." Everyone complained that the questions were too difficult for the college entrance examination, and half his life was lost. Lao Hu almost had to sign up for next year's college entrance examination.

Han Rongzu was reluctant to hand in the paper until the bell rang. He was 1.80 meters tall in such a good body. When he walked out of the examination room, his face was blue and his lips were pale. Like the others, he seemed to have lost half his life.

When he joined the lively couple at the entrance of the canteen of the factory, he didn't want to talk anymore, and he didn't want to ask them how they did in the exam.

On the contrary, Tian Chengcheng leaned forward very "without eyesight": "Fourth brother, brother Yunchang and I both think the topic is too simple, do you also think that this year's topic is too easy?"

Han Rongzu: "..." With an arrow in his chest, he didn't want to speak.

Tian Chengcheng continued to make up arrows: "By the way, fourth brother, why did it take you so long to come out with such an easy topic? Brother Yun Chang and I waited for you until your feet became numb."

Han Rongzu: "..." Another arrow hit him, and he spat blood along the way.

Han Yunchang pushed Han Rongzu's shoulder: "Yes, fourth brother, we have been waiting for you in the cold wind for almost an hour, and we are going to starve to death, hurry up, let's go to eat, I have eaten with Chengcheng, and I will go to you The dormitory squinted for a while, hey, what's wrong with you, fourth brother? Why is your face so ugly? Is it too cold?"

Han Rongzu: "..." I'm dead, I can't hear anything!

...

The so-called joy and sorrow of some families, the students who are still neglecting their studies have not taken such a high-intensity exam for a long time. After several exams in a row, everyone loses half of their lives.

Of course, except for Tian Chengcheng and Han Yunchang, they did not miss the questions this year, and they reviewed very well.

On the third day, a foreign language test was added, which was not a compulsory subject. Only Tian Chengcheng and Han Yunchang participated in the Xiangyang brigade, and no one else participated.

It’s also thanks to the good food in the old Han’s family recently. Others came back from the exam with yellow skin, thin face, green lips and white lips. Tian Chengcheng and Han Yunchang were just like going to the market as usual. No matter who asked them, they would smile and tell the truth: the exam is not difficult. , Going to college is no problem.

Because they found out that others, including Han Rongzu, thought the questions were difficult, but they only thought the questions were easy, so it was because they reviewed well. After all, Tian Chengcheng and Mimi took Han Yunchang to study the questions for a year.

The candidates in the same classroom as them were too lazy to complain. They were desperately trying to use up the last minute, wishing they could add another half an hour. Tian Chengcheng and Han Yunchang handed in the papers earlier each time, and they didn't know if they had finished their answers. Still handed in a blank paper.

The members of the team heard hearsay, and there are different opinions. Some said that Tian Chengcheng and Han Yunchang could not answer the questions and handed in the blank papers early, and some said that they answered the questions very quickly and reviewed well. Some people even said that they went to take the extra foreign language test. Sentenced to retake the exam...

But Tian Chengcheng doesn't care about everything in the outside world. Only she knows that the period between the college entrance examination and the admission letter is probably the last time she will live in the Xiangyang brigade.

Therefore, she cherishes it very much. When she first came here, she was most worried that she would not be able to bear the hardships and adapt to the life in the countryside. After gradually finding the right rhythm, the life in the countryside seems to be not as difficult as she imagined. It may be difficult for her to live here all the time. No, after all, she was born in the colorful millennium, so it would be nice to experience it for a while.

Winter entertainment in the small mountain villages in the south is even more pitiful. The mushrooms and small animals on the mountains hide and hibernate, and they can’t go down to the river to catch fish and shrimps. It’s not like ice skating and skiing in the north. Outdoor activities are mostly sweet potatoes. Wo, roasting popcorn, it is better to warm up the fire at home and take the children to play small games, anyway, sweet potato popcorn can be roasted at home.

When the end of the new year is approaching, it will be more fun. The children are on winter vacation and all the work in the field is done. Tian Chengcheng no longer goes to work on the duck farm before the college entrance examination. She and Han Yunchang take the children to the market. Give each of them a little pocket money and let them buy what they want.

The living conditions of the Han family are not bad for the Xiangyang brigade, but the overall conditions are still difficult. Han Rongguang raises his wife and two children in the army, so he can't take much care of the family. The Glory couple go to work every day to earn centimeters. It is better than other families because there is Han Rongzu as a worker, but it is also offset by the lazy Han Xiao Wu.

So it's the first time for the children to go to the market like today and still have pocket money to buy, buy, buy, buy, buy, buy, and of course, Tian Duoduo is not surprised. Compared with the market in S City, the market in this small place is going up and down every day, and he has no shortage of money. There is no shortage of money for food stamps. After all, the cousins ​​in S city are afraid that he will come back and make trouble. After being "threatened" by him several times, they will obediently "make money" on time when they are paid salary vouchers every month.

After he treated the Han family as a family, he didn't keep these tickets privately, and gave them to Miao Chunhua to subsidize the family. Therefore, after he came, the food in the old Han family became better and better.

Miao Chunhua would never ask for his money, even though Tian Chengcheng would occasionally "cheat" some, but he still had a lot of money.

Tian Duoduo jumped his head quickly, and now Tian Chengcheng barely hooked his younger brother's neck by standing on tiptoe.

"What a treasure, why do you spend so much on cream this winter? Look, my sister's cream is almost used up again..."

Tian Chengcheng didn't know how long it took for others to grow from a young lady to a young boy. Anyway, Tian Duoduo seemed to go to the countryside, and he changed from a pink and beautiful little lady to a handsome young boy in no time.

Tian Duoduo curled his lips and pulled away her hand that was holding her neck: "Buy it when you run out. It's not that you don't have money, why do you have to cheat money from me every time to buy it?"

Tian Chengcheng's eyes widened: "Duobao, how can that be called cheating? Isn't it your honor to spend money for your sister? If you don't believe me, ask Chenchen—"

Tian Chengcheng hooked her finger at little friend Chenchen: "Chenchen, little aunt has no money, can your money buy little aunt cream?"

Chenchen's chubby little hands were digging into the left and right pockets, one cent, two cents, one cent, and two cents. He took out all the money and put it in Tian Chengcheng's hands. His beautiful big eyes were bent into crescent moons: " Auntie will give you all of Chenchen's money, and when Chenchen grows up, he will have to work in the fields to earn work points for Auntie!"

Seeing this, the other three brothers took out all their money and handed it to Tian Chengcheng, saying in unison: "Little aunt, we will buy all our money for you!"

Han Yunchang kicked them on the buttocks: "I have a partial eye, I have eaten so many good things from my little uncle, and I only spend my money on your little aunt? I love you for nothing."

Children: "Give flowers to uncle and aunt!"

Tian Chengcheng raised her chin to Tian Duoduo in satisfaction, meaning if you see it, other children should do more.

Tian Duoduo was unable to support his forehead. These idiots all went to the commune to go to school. Why are they so stupid? Don't they usually value a copper coin? The last time Da Zhuang asked Han Ziliang, what did that stingy borrow money to buy firecrackers? No money, but one life.

Why is it so easy to give your life to Tian Chengcheng, a big liar?

Tian Duoduo really wanted to shake them awake by pulling their collars, the two people in front of you are the richest people in the entire Han family, okay?

Of course, Tian Chengcheng would not really ask for the children's money, not only did she not ask for it, she even rewarded every child who was willing to spend the money on her with a pair of brand new Jiefang shoes.

But Tian Duoduo needs to pay for it himself.

Child Chenchen hugged the liberation shoes that his aunt bought for him, and secretly pulled Tian Duoduo aside: "Uncle Duobao, you are so stupid, my aunt always coaxes us to play, and she doesn't really want us to play." Why don’t you know how to coax her to be happy, you see, once she is happy, we don’t need to buy Jiefang shoes with our own money.”

Tian Duoduo: "..." Looking down at the little guy who was only as high as his thigh with a complicated face, do you think he is the most stupid person in the entire Han family?

All right, his surname is Tian, ​​not Han, anyway, he is not the most stupid person in the Han family!

...

Happy days always pass by very quickly, as if in the blink of an eye, Tian Chengcheng has already passed the second year since she came to this time and space.

It's another year's New Year's Eve.

The Chinese New Year in the 1970s was much grander than in the 21st century.

For the working people who face the loess and their backs to the sky, it seems that they have worked hard for a whole year just to reward themselves with a decent New Year’s Eve dinner. Adults and children can eat a full belly bag a day.

Although the Han family's food this year has been much better than in previous years, the only time the children really open up their stomachs is the reunion dinner on New Year's Eve.

The family of Han Rongguang, the boss of the army far away in the frontier, still failed to come back for a reunion this year. Even so, the Han family was still the most lively family on the reunion dinner table of the entire brigade.

Especially Tian Duoduo, who has never felt the warmth of a family. Everyone had tears in their eyes when they raised their glasses and toasted. This was the warmest and happiest reunion dinner he had ever eaten.

Tian Chengcheng put his arms around the young boy's shoulders, and took him into his arms: "Don't cry, Duobao, if you like it, we will come back here every Spring Festival in the future."

I don't like Tian Chengcheng for a long time, but I am very happy to come back for vacation occasionally.

"Who cried? I didn't cry!" The corners of Tian Duoduo's eyes were red, and the staring eyes at Tian Chengcheng were not lethal, almost like a spoiled child.

Tian Chengcheng stepped on his feet and rubbed his head: "Okay, okay, I see, you are happy," Tian Chengcheng smiled and said, "Sister is also very happy!"

After the reunion dinner, the children put on their new shoes and new clothes, and went to play with their friends for the entertainment that they have been looking forward to for a whole year - setting off fireworks and firecrackers!

The adults started stuffing lucky money under the children's pillows while the children were watching the excitement.

As a new elder, Tian Chengcheng is very caring. Each red envelope has her own New Year greetings written on it, and two extra white rabbit toffees are also given.

While the kind old lady was asleep, Tian Chengcheng secretly put a big red envelope under her pillow, and put a big bag of white rabbit toffee beside her pillow.

The old lady woke up on the morning of the New Year's Day and was so happy that she could see her teeth but not her eyes.

On the first day of the new year, the whole family gathers to eat vegetarian food and drink morning tea;

On the second day of the Lunar New Year, the New Year’s dinner is held, and the lion dance, the dragon and the phoenix dance to welcome the new year;

...

Welcome the God of Wealth on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year;

Celebrate the People's Day on the seventh day of the Lunar New Year;

...

The happy atmosphere of saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new lasts until the last fireworks are set off on the Lantern Festival, and the year is truly over.

Next, for the comrades who took the college entrance examination, it officially entered the time to wait for the admission notice to arrive.

The first admission notice received by the Xiangyang brigade was a male educated youth who was admitted to a normal university in the city. It is said that the moment the postman handed the notice to him, he covered his face and cried for a long time. It took more than ten minutes before I ran around the village road, shouting non-stop: "I've waited, I've waited, I can finally go back to the city!"

A few days later, Chen Ping was the second to receive the admission notice. She was admitted to a junior college in her city. It wasn't a very good school, but she could finally return to the city.

The commune has temporarily received two letters of admission, both in Xiangyang Brigade. It is said that candidates from other communes in the county also received admission letters one after another, but after another week, Tian Chengcheng and Han Yunchang’s admission letters were delayed. did not arrive.

Others have not received offers of admission again.

The team began to spread rumors that Tian Chengcheng and Han Yunchang had indeed handed a blank. Before, they were so arrogant that they would definitely be admitted to the university, but now they are slapped in the face.

Not to mention, even Miao Chunhua and the team leader couldn't sit still. Miao Chunhua went to block the postman every day, and the team leader went to the post office every day to see if the postman might have leaked.

After another week, the notice still hadn't come, and the team leader was embarrassed to go out. Even if he had to go out, he would go out early and come back quietly, for fear that others would ask.

Even Tian Duoduo couldn't help but ask Tian Chengcheng if he failed the exam.

However, the person involved is like a normal person. The children play wildly with the children every day when the winter vacation is not over. After school, the children actually nest in the old lady's room and play with the old lady.

When Tian Chengcheng went out and asked those people who made trouble, he would always smile and say that he and brother Xiao Wu both did well in the exams.

The people watching the fun are like punching the marshmallow, and they can't help it.

It's true that the emperor was not in a hurry and the eunuchs were in a hurry, and the captain didn't even get angry, and he couldn't say anything in front of Tian Chengcheng, so he could only whine at his own son.

If Han Xiao Wu cared about other people's eyes, he would not be Han Xiaowu. Not only were they not in a hurry, but they were also in a mood to take Tian Chengcheng to the market.

Early this morning, Han Yunchang had just taken Tian Chengcheng to the county, when Han Rongzu entered the house on the back.

Before the person entered the door, he shouted loudly: "Chengcheng, Xiao Wu, come out quickly! The teacher from the Admissions Office of Capital University is here!"

The rest of the Han family were still eating breakfast, and they were all frozen by Han Rongzu's voice. Everyone looked at them with big eyes and thought they were listening wrong. What university? What admissions office?

Only the old lady responded quickly: "I said why the admission letter hasn't come yet. It turns out that the teacher sent it in person. Come here, let my old lady see what the admission letter looks like from this university."

Han Rongzu's excited mood could not be calmed down the whole way. He supported the old lady and explained excitedly: "No, grandma, these two teachers are not here to send admission notices, but Chengcheng and Xiao Wu respectively took the provincial liberal arts and sciences No. 1 test. One, but they applied to S City Jiaotong University, the teachers of Capital University felt it was a pity, and wanted to transfer them to Capital University, but the commune’s phone couldn’t get through, so they came over and asked in person!”

"Bangdang!" The captain was stunned, and the bowl fell directly to the ground.

The old lady's ears are not very good, and her comprehension ability can't keep up with the young people.

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The author says:

At the beginning, I said that this is a very happy short story. At the end, there is a little story in S City. I will try my best to finish it within this month.