"At Shichu, I am not on the list recommended by the village to attend the Workers', Peasants and Soldiers' University this year. Do you think I should persist?" Zhang Weihong looked at the door with confused eyes and asked Gu Shichu in despair.
Gu Shichu looked at this young girl who came to the countryside with full of ideals and became more and more silent and confused. He couldn't help comforting her:
"Are you willing to give up now? To forget all your knowledge and become an ordinary farmer in the village? Are you really willing?"
"Keep going, you need to spend time consolidating the review knowledge, but in the end there is still hope; but if you give up, then there is really no chance at all, so why not continue? Do you want to forget what you told me back then? ?”
Gu Shichu persuaded, and the reason why she let Zhang Weihong continue to persist was of course because she knew that the college entrance examination would resume in a few months. If she did not know that the college entrance examination would resume, then she would not dare to persuade her like this.
After hearing Gu Shichu's words, Zhang Weihong felt a little confused in her eyes. She covered her eyes with her hands, sighed, and said with a wry smile:
"Thankfully you reminded me, otherwise I might have forgotten my dream.
But I am already twenty-three or four years old this year, and I am no longer young. Female educated youths of my age are either married to people from the village or to male educated youths from the same village. I persist in not talking about partners or marrying each other until now. Getting married is really difficult. "
Only then did Gu Shichu remember this. Most girls at this time were indeed getting married early. If they were not married in their twenties, gossip would spread, even among female educated youths from the city.
When Zhang Weihong said these words now, he was obviously worried and worried about this.
"Aren't you in your early twenties? You're still young, what are you afraid of? I'm still two years older than you, and I'm still unmarried. I hear a lot of rumors. Do you think I care? You just need to be worthy of your heart. Now, don't care too much about other people's opinions, otherwise you will be very tired." Gu Shichu said earnestly.
Zhang Weihong was such a lively, cute and carefree little girl at first, but after just a few years she started to worry about gains and losses.
Hearing what Gu Shichu said, Zhang Weihong felt better and said, "You are still open-minded. I was wrong."
After a while, she shyly lowered her voice and said to Gu Shichu:
"Actually, there are two men pursuing me now. After I failed to apply for the Workers', Peasants and Soldiers' University this time, I thought about accepting my fate. From then on, I gave up the idea of going to college and chose one of these two men to marry.
Fortunately you persuaded me, I'd better reject them. "
When Gu Shichu heard what she said, he immediately became energetic and asked, "Which two men are they? Tell me and let me pass by and see if they are worthy of you?"
Zhang Wei blushed and scolded: "What is worthy of it? I even said I won't consider it!"
"Let's talk about it, I'm not asking you to really choose one." Gu Shichu said calmly while watching the excitement.
Zhang Weihong is pretty and cute, and she is illiterate. Her family is from the city, her family is well off, and she is loved by her family. It would be strange if no man likes her.
In fact, after Zhang Weihong came, both the young men in the village and the male educated youth from the city all liked her and were very interested in her, but she did not focus on the person she was talking to.
"One is Zhou Mancang, the youngest son of the village party secretary, and the other is Dong Zhicai, an educated youth from Qingyu City." Zhang Weihong said it shyly despite Gu Shichu's repeated questioning.
Gu Shichu thought about these two candidates. Zhou Mancang's father was the village party secretary, and his family was naturally one of the best in the village. He was also tall and strong, and he looked like there was nothing wrong with him. He was a good candidate for a girl from all over the country to marry. However, he has not studied for a few years and has nothing in common with Zhang Weihong, who pursues progress and knowledge. Therefore, he and Zhang Weihong are not suitable.
Dong Zhicai, on the other hand, wore a pair of glasses and was polite and polite. He worked only so-so and could barely support himself. He always loved to show off his talents and knowledge in front of the villagers and other educated young people.
But even Gu Shichu could tell that he was half-full, with little real material, but pretentious, thinking that he would definitely be able to stand out in the future.
Overall, he is a man with great ambitions but little talent, and is not worthy of Zhang Weihong.
"You don't like them, do you?" Gu Shichu asked her quickly.
Zhang Weihong shook his head: "No."
"That's good." Gu Shichu was relieved.
"But my parents also wrote to let me think about life's major events. If I find someone in the village, then they will ask for leave to come and check it out for me; if not, they will find a way to get me back to the city. They will introduce it to me again." Zhang Weihong said shyly.
Gu Shichu sighed: "Your parents are really the best parents in the world."
"Of course." Zhang Weihong said very proudly.
"But your parents can stop worrying so much. The last time I went to the county, I heard two high school teachers saying that the college entrance examination might be resumed at the end of this year." Gu Shichu quietly said to Zhang Wei Hongsui.
"Are you telling the truth? Didn't you lie to me?" Zhang Weihong asked in shock when he heard what Gu Shichu said, and couldn't help but hold Gu Shichu's arm tightly.
She stared into Gu Shichu's eyes, holding her breath. She was obviously very nervous, fearing that she had heard wrongly.
Gu Shichu did not whet her appetite and nodded directly: "Ninety percent of it is true, but this news is only circulating among well-connected people. The country has not officially announced it yet. It will be announced later."
Zhang Weihong's eyes were already red at this time, and she covered her mouth to prevent herself from crying: "It's so great! I thought I couldn't wait for this day... Thank you, Shichu, thank you for telling me this good news. "
Zhang Weihong was indeed very grateful to her. If Gu Shichu had been more selfish, she would not have told her the news, and then she would have one less competitor.
The first college entrance examination, which was resumed after almost ten years, can be imagined how difficult it is. To pass the exam, you will obviously have to compete with millions or tens of millions of candidates, including Zhang Weihong.
Without a strong opponent, Gu Shichu might have more chances to pass the exam.
But she told herself without hesitation, so that she could review it earlier than many others. Thinking of this, could Zhang Weihong not be moved by Gu Shichu?
Zhang Weihong immediately hugged Gu Shichu excitedly and cried silently.
Gu Shichu understood her mood, patted her on the back and said:
"You're welcome. Besides, didn't you help me with a lot of tutoring courses? I'm reciprocating the favor. But the news hasn't been officially announced yet, so we can't make it public, but it's okay to spread some rumors quietly in the village - this way our village Those who want to take the college entrance examination can start preparing earlier."
"Okay!" Zhang Weihong said with tears of joy.
