Chapter 115 - 115

Chapter 115 Resumption of the College Entrance ExaminationThe next day, Yun Ting made a special trip todeliver the ginseng to Zhou Yulan.This time, they needed it urgently, so they offered 600 yuan directly.Yun Ting didn't haggle over the price, since the price wouldn't be much higher in this area. The person needed it urgently, which was why she only had 600 yuan. Otherwise, the Ginseng she gave Chen Jing would n't have cost that much!Yun Ting took the money and left without staying any longer.She plans to sell Ginseng and other Ganoderma lucidum products in Capital City or Shanghai in the future, where there are more wealthy people and the prices are higher.The autumn harvest is coming up, and schools are closed for the holidays.Every autumn harvest is a busy time; everyone eats in the fields and then continues working.For families where someone can cook, food is delivered; for those busy harvesting in the fields, one person goes home early to cook.Yun Ting would go home early every day to cook and bring the food to eat with her younger brother.She always made a habit of making extra cooked food and storing it in her space, such as steamed buns, dumplings, and the like. During the autumn harvest, when she was very tired, she would take out more food from her space and put it out. Her younger brother didn't pay much attention to it.Like today, Yun Ting didn't feel like doing anything, so she steamed a few buns and took some of her homemade mushroom meat sauce with her, and that was her meal. But compared to others, it was pretty good.White flour steamed buns are something that ordinary families can't afford to eat all year round; some might only eat them once a year during the Lunar New Year.Yun Xu really likes his sister's mushroom and meat sauce; he puts some on steamed buns, and it's incredibly delicious."Second sister...this sauce is really delicious." Yun Xu said while taking a big bite."Slow down, be careful not to choke..." Yun Tinghad barely finished speaking when he actually choked.Yun Ting immediately handed him the water bottle, and he drank the water before swallowing."No matter how hungry you are, you can't eat like this. It's dangerous and will hurt your stomach. Nobody's going to take it from you,"Yun Ting lectured him sternly.Knowing she was in the wrong, Yun Xu didn't dare argue with her older sister. "I understand."Yun Ting was relieved to see that he had slowed down and was listening to what she had said." Young Yun, your food is pretty good!" Aunt Wang from the village said, staring at their steamed buns and meat sauce not far away."Auntie, the autumn harvest is so tiring. You can't keep going without eating well! We don't usually have this much refined grain to eat every day."Yun Ting didn't say anything more to her, and the two siblings finished eating their steamed buns on their own.Aunt Wang pursed her lips. She thought that ifshe asked Yun Ting, the young educated youth,she would politely share some of that sauce with her. It smelled so good that she was sure it contained meat. But she was wrong. Yun Tingwas not a shy girl.Two steamed buns were enough for Yun Ting, but Yun Xu ate four. The steamed buns she made were all very large.Actually, Yun Ting ate quite a bit in her space before going back to cook, otherwise two steamed buns wouldn't have been enough; her appetite is quite different from that of the average girl.But she didn't want to eat so much outside at once; it would attract too much attention.Thanks to Yun Ting secretly adding spiritual spring water to the kettle, the siblings fared well throughout the autumn harvest. Although they were tired, they fared much better than others.It didn't rain until the autumn harvest was over, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.Yun Ting was starting to get excited because the day when the college entrance examination would be reinstated was fast approaching.Before it rained, the Brigade Leader arranged for all the grain to be dried in the sun. After delivering the grain to the state, everyone was looking forward to the distribution of the grain.Yun Ting and her brother shared over 500 jin of grain, which was the amount they received because they earned high work points. Yun Xuwas also good at farm work, earning 10 work points most of the time, except for a slightly lower amount at the beginning. Yun Ting also earned 5 work points as a teacher, in addition to some subsidy receipts, which amounted to 10 yuan per month.To outsiders, the siblings seemed to be living a very comfortable life.Some girls and aunties in the village started to have designs on Yun Ting. Yun Ting was not easy to win over; her younger brother needed to get married eventually.Young man, just go and fawn over him more, and you'll develop feelings for him.Yun Xu then noticed that recently many little girls in the village had been trying to get close to him.So, while Yun Xu was reading with her older sister that day, she asked, "Second sister, have you noticed that the girls in the village have been looking for me a lot lately? Could they be plotting something?"Yun Ting glanced at her younger brother. Hmm! He was indeed a handsome young man, with good height and looks, just like her.Yun Ting thought narcissistically…Aunt Meihua has already told her that everyone in the village is after her brother.But their plan backfired. Yun Xu hadn't figured it out yet! Besides, he wasn't going to get married here; he had no intention of settling down, getting married, and having children here."What else could it be? They see you're capable and want to marry you. But let me tell you, you need to be careful. Some people will do things you can't even imagine to achieve their goals. Don't get scammed, or I won't be able to help you then, especially if they ask you to help at home or if someone falls into the river while you're passing by. Sigh... it's best to avoid going to the river."Yun Xu was stunned. "That's terrifying?"What do you think?Although Yun Xu wasn't particularly cunning, he was someone who listened to his older sister, so she actually managed to avoid it for him.Because a girl in the village actually thought of this way of drowning, but she went to the riverbank every day to wait for Yun Xu, but she never saw Yun Xu go there. Yun Xu never went there even once.After the autumn harvest, we still have to go to work, but it won't be as busy.On October 21, 1977, the Ministry of Education issued a document, and major media outlets rushed to report the momentous news of the resumption of the college entrance examination, which had been suspended for ten years. The examination was a unified test to select outstanding talents to go to university. The candidates included workers, farmers, educated youth who had been sent to the countryside or returned to the city, demobilized soldiers, cadres, and recent high school graduates.This news was like a bomb dropped into a calm lake. The educated youth working in the fields were filled with excitement and their hopes were rekindled. Some even burst into tears at the edge of the field...Some educated youth even forgot about their work and immediately ran to find books and study materials.This momentous news inspired tens of thousands of educated young people across the country to pick up their textbooks again.Everyone knows that taking the college entrance exam at this time is the time to change one's destiny. Whether they are educated youth or people from the village who have gone to school, they all study hard and do practice questions.In no time, bookstores were emptied, and many people were extremely anxious because they couldn't find any books or materials to buy. Some even got into fights over a single document.Time is very tight; there's only a little over a month to read and prepare.The exams will be held in late December. The main subjects are politics, Chinese, and mathematics. In addition, there are subject exams. Those who apply for foreign language majors will also need to take a foreign language exam.Yun Ting, on the other hand, planned to major in foreign languages. In her later life, she often envied those senior translators, who seemed so cool.Even if she doesn't become a translator, staying at the university as a teacher would be a good option!Even if she invests in business, she doesn't plan to do everything herself and work herself to death. She plans to hire someone to manage it for her, and she can just sit back and collect the money.