By the standards of the '80s, Seaburg Middle School was pretty good.

Although most of the school buildings are still composed of bungalows, there is no shortage of three-story buildings, playgrounds, dormitories, and libraries.

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 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, paused, 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, although it is not as good as the school in Pingjiang, but they give the solution to the housing, and the British company also gives the teacher a post allowance, 20 yuan per month, which is not worse than the school in Pingjiang.

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

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

Generally speaking, the salary of the capital city is more than that of the provincial capital, the provincial capital city is more than the prefecture-level city, and the prefecture-level city is more than 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 improved its value in the whole system.

Xiao Ren nodded slowly and said, "You are a college student, and people are 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 had not experienced too many setbacks, and naturally felt that the world was so beautiful, and he could always make his wishes come true.

Xiao Ren is a little afraid of setbacks, the boiling blood that the report will create gradually cools, and the more Xiao Ren thinks about it, the more timid he becomes.

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, let's repeat at Xibao Middle School, how can we not pass the exam." Xia Mingyu was a little excited, and said: "Your previous grades are good, what is there to be afraid of.

"I'll think again."

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

And convincing the family is a daunting 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 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 is a downhill road, Xiao Ren half walked and half ran, and after a while, Xia Mingyu was pulled away 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 Building 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 between work.

Although at the beginning 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 first changed, and students who began to receive professional training from junior high school began to pour into the examination room.

The college entrance examination is a competitive exam, and if everyone does not spend time studying, students who work a little hard will be able to get good results, but when everyone spends a lot of time on revision, students who spend less time will suffer.

At the beginning of the college entrance examination, many places acquiesced to the free review of educated youth. The college entrance examination is already in a hurry, and everyone's time is limited, so it doesn't matter if you invest time.

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

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

As a girl who is easy to jump out of the farm, Xiao Ren really can'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, and his sensitive mind became more sentimental.

It's getting late.

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

The only lights are still on, only a few restaurants and kiosks in the town, and 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, I don't know when, sounded in the streets of the town.

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

Holding on to the wall and resting for a while, Xiao Ren trotted 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 in the air, rolled up his clothes neatly, 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 and dry old man was 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, I just heard you call me."

"Are you alright?" 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 lie on the road and sleep, 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's words.

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's heart was sour, and she was in danger of repairing it.

It took a long time before Ren Min'er said in a trembling voice: "I just came to see, don't 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 want to 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 also at a loss, only Ren Min'er, looking 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 of dirt 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...... You take the money to study."

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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