Chapter 92 - 92

Chapter 92 Making Mischief"Quiet down, all of you! I've been telling you all to send your kids to school, but you wouldn't listen. Now you're not happy about it? Well, shut up then. Teachers are chosen based on their education and academic ability, so they can teach the village kids well. If we just choose teachers randomly for the sake of fairness, what's the point of education? Why build schools? Why take this exam? Let me tell you, those who get this teaching position based on their real talent and knowledge are being treated fairly." The Brigade Leader spoke this long and forceful speech.A burst of applause erupted from below...Several leaders from Commune nodded approvingly; this Brigade Leader was a sensible person.Once the Brigade Leader spoke, no one dared to utter a sound.The teachers at Commune all went into the classrooms to give questions and have them copied down.As the principal, I should explain the teachers' benefits in advance.Since there were only two subjects, math and Chinese, the teachers quickly prepared the questions and copied them down.There are a total of twenty-four ginseng plusesin this exam.They all went into the classroom and started the exam.When Yun Ting received the test paper, she didn't hesitate at all. She glanced through it and found it to be easy, consisting entirely of basic questions. Even the more challenging ones would be a piece of cake for her.She carefully wrote down her name and began answering the questions.She finished the math test first, which took about half an hour, and then continued with the Chinese test. Because the Chinese test included an essay, it took her a little longer, but she finished it quickly anyway.The essay should praise the working people; choose your own title and feel free to express your thoughts.Yun Ting's "On the Golden Fields - A Song of Labor During the Autumn Harvest".The phrase "golden fields" highlights the autumn harvest scene, while the "labor song" echoes the enthusiastic atmosphere of collective labor. It not only depicts the harvest scene but also implicitly praises the working people, which is in line with the current advocacy of "labor is the most glorious".The entire piece depicts scenes of the autumn harvest season and praises everyone's hard work.The article also uses interesting descriptions of some fun things that happened during the autumn harvest, showing that although everyone worked hard, they were optimistic and believed that people's lives would get better and better. The writing is very smooth and does not feel rigid.She got a perfect score in math, 99.5 in Chinese, and lost 0.5 points on her composition. Actually, the teacher who graded the papers wanted to give her a perfect score, but hesitated for a moment and deducted 0.5 points to leave her some room for improvement.Soon, all the exam papers were graded, and the list was posted at the classroom door.Yun Ting ranked first, followed by Li Dechao, a young man from the village, who scored 85 in Chinese and 90 in Math. His results were surprising because people usually didn't pay attention to his studies; he was very quiet and easily overlooked. Yang Qingqing ranked third with 82 in Chinese and 89 in Math. The rankings then went to Li Caiyun, Zhang Wei, and Zhang Xuejun.Unfortunately, the rest were not hired.Li Zhaodi was very disappointed, missing Zhang Xuejun by just one point. It would be a lie to say he wasn't disappointed, but there was nothing he could do about it."Alright, we'll hire the top six students from the exam. They'll be paid ten yuan a month, five work points a day, and some coupons and such.""Wow...this is such a great deal! Aren't all the benefits going to the educated youth?"" Li Big Mouth, you're at it again. Didn't you just say that you got this through your own exam? How is that taking an advantage?"Li Big Mouth was scolded, and he pursed his lips, not daring to say anything more. What he muttered to himself was none of anyone else's business.Of course, besides Li Big Mouth, there were some others who had their own thoughts, but they just didn't dare to say them out loud." Brigade Leader, exams are based on real skills and knowledge. What if someone knows the questions beforehand? Isn't that cheating?"An older woman stepped forward and said that her youngest son had also taken the exam, but he failed and was not even in the running." Wang Dahong, tell me, who knew the questions beforehand?" The Brigade Leaderlooked at her intently.Wang Dahong was initially a little hesitant, but now she mustered up her courage and spoke up, "Your daughter and little Educated Youth Yunboth scored so high. They must have known the questions in advance. Little Educated Youth Yunusually has a good relationship with your family, so my suspicions are not without basis."Yun Ting: "…"She got caught in the crossfire even though she wasn't innocent."Aunt Wang, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want. I learned this knowledge through my own hard work. I didn't cheat. Don't blame me just because your son didn't pass the exam. I won't accept that!"Yun Ting rattled off a string of words."Also, if the Brigade Leader could know the questions in advance, why didn't he let his nephew take a look too? His nephew didn't pass the exam either!"Li Aijun in the crowd: "..."They've already failed the exam, and now they have to bring it up again? Don't they have any dignity?"Otherwise, how could you possibly get such a high score?" Wang Dahong continued to argue stubbornly."Do you know why? Because I'm smart." Yun Ting said matter-of-factly.Duan Xingye's lips curled slightly; this little girl, as always, radiated confidence."Ma'am, putting everything else aside, weCommune teachers came here specifically to set the questions. Are you questioning us? Or questioning the leadership?" one of the Commune teachers retorted.Wang Dahong really didn't dare to say anything at this moment, otherwise wouldn't that be admitting that he questioned his leader?"Does anyone have any objections? If not, then it's settled."No one dared to speak again, and the teacher's position was decided just like that. However, it was still summer vacation, and they still had to continue working in the fields to earn work points.Yun Ting has temporarily gone back to raising pigs.That day, Yun Ting cooked the pig feed early and poured it into the trough. After watching the pigs grunt and root for food, she dusted off her apron,told Grandma Yao, and left. She was going to town; she had been accumulating goods in her storage space for a while." Grandma Yao, I've already fed them. You can clean up afterward, and I'll finish the rest when I get back.""You silly girl, go on! Be careful on the road.Grandma Yao can still move, you don't need to do everything.""Hehe~ Respecting the elderly and caring for the young is our traditional virtue.""You have such a set of theories…" Grandma Yaoshook her head helplessly.Hiding in a distant corner, Wang Dahongwatched Yun Ting's retreating figure, his eyes darkening.She glanced around and, finding no one else, quietly approached the pigpen, moving slowly and carefully to avoid being noticed by Grandma Yao.She pulled a paper packet from her bosom, pinched her nose, and leaned close to the wall of the pigpen, carefully scattering the contents into the pig trough when she found a gap.Then he threw the empty paper packet behind the woodpile and ran away quickly.When Grandma Yao came out, I saw her back, but I didn't see her clearly and didn't think much of it."Ouch... I'm going to die!""It was clearly you who wasn't looking where you were going and bumped into me."Wang Dahong, feeling guilty, didn't notice someone coming from the front and bumped into Xiaozhuzi, who was almost knocked over along with his basket."Oh, it's Xiaozhu! Auntie didn't mean it, I'm so sorry!"When Wang Dahong saw that it was the Brigade Leader's grandson, his attitude changed."Aunt Wang, what are you doing? Why are you in such a hurry?""No...it's nothing, the old lady had to go."