In her previous life, Chen Lishu had only been in elementary school for a few years and was completely unfamiliar with middle school. She couldn't help but look at No. 1 Middle School curiously.
The school is not big. Directly across the playground is a three-story teaching building, and on the other side is a row of bungalows. According to Gu Xingping, they are student dormitories.
Nowadays, middle and high schools are two-year programs. In addition, people do not pay attention to learning and the high school admission rate is low. There are only about 200 people in the entire No. 1 Middle School.
There are three graduating classes in high school, two of which are science classes and one is a liberal arts class.
The number of students in the study class is limited. The school does not separate arts and sciences separately, but has prepared a separate study room. Except for Chinese, mathematics and politics, other subjects are taught interspersed.
After separating from Gu Xingping, when Chen Lishu and Ding Chen entered the classroom, there were already more than a dozen classmates immersed in studying seriously.
The two of them didn't dare to disturb them. They quietly found two empty seats in the last row and sat down. Then they took out their textbooks and started studying with everyone else.
Soon the class bell rang, and Ding Yongfeng walked in from outside.
He glanced at Ding Chen and Chen Lishu at the back and started class without saying anything else.
Because it is a class for top students, the teacher will not explain in detail, the focus is on summarizing.
Chen Lishu listened very carefully. Even if there was something she didn't understand, she concentrated on taking notes and asked the teacher for help after class.
In the evening, the school has also prepared a self-study room. In order to save electronic typing, the school only opens one classroom, and there will also be a teacher on duty. If there are any questions that are not known, they will be explained at this time.
It was such an intense study on the first day that by the time Chen Lishu and Ding Chen finished their self-study and went home, it was already past ten o'clock at night.
After washing, Chen Lishu read a book for a while before turning off the light and going to bed.
Throughout September, everyone was in a state of tension and excitement.
However, as time goes by and the documents for resuming the college entrance examination have not been issued, many students have become mentally depressed.
"I think it's impossible to recover. Why are we studying so hard?"
During class that day, someone suddenly stood up, first pulled his hair out irritably, and then tore up the books on the table.
"Just because of this nonsense, I study until midnight every night, but the result? There is still no hope. If you fools are willing to stay here in vain, just continue to stay. I want to go home!
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After that, he ignored the teacher's obstruction, didn't want the textbook, and walked away.
As he left, the classroom fell into a brief silence. Not long after, a girl sobbed softly in the class: "My family comes from a rural area, and my family has been urging me to go back to work. I have persisted for so long and I have tried my best.
I also choose to give up."
There was no document from it, and no one could guarantee how long it would last, or that it was simply a distant dream. The teacher and classmates did not persuade her any more, and the girl quickly left the classroom after packing her things.
Because of the sudden change, the classroom seemed a bit depressing, but the teacher quickly adjusted his mood and continued teaching everyone.
In mid-October, the school began its busy farm vacation, and two more students in the class quit. More and more people began to feel confused, wondering what the point of persisting was.
Seeing everyone like this, Chen Lishu didn't know how to persuade them. After all, she didn't get the exact information, so all her words seemed pale.
October 21st is destined to be an extraordinary day. The higher authorities officially issued a notice that the country will resume the college entrance examination!
All workers, farmers, young intellectuals who have gone to work in the countryside or returned to their hometowns, as well as fresh graduates, etc., can apply if they meet the conditions. The admission principle is to comprehensively measure morality, intelligence, and physical fitness, and select the best!
The college entrance examination, which had been suspended for eleven years, was about to resume. People were excited and rushed to tell each other, and some even cried.
There is only more than a month left before the December exam, and people who want to take the college entrance examination are beginning to look for textbooks and study materials in a hurry. Even if the Ministry of Education and publishing houses rush to print more books, it is only a drop in the bucket.
On this day, Chen Lishu had dinner at home and was about to go to evening self-study with Ding Chen. As soon as she walked to the school gate, she was suddenly stopped by a tall and thin boy.
He was wearing patched, faded gray clothes, and he was so thin that he looked like he could be blown away by a gust of wind.
"Hello, classmates, are you students from No. 1 Middle School? My name is Lin Qi, the Qi from the Monkey King."
Lin Qi lowered his body half-crouched and said in an almost begging tone: "I want to take the college entrance examination, but my family's conditions are limited. Do you have any study materials or papers? Can you lend them to me for a day, no, an evening?" After I finish copying it, I will return it to you early tomorrow morning."
Ding Chen had never encountered such a thing before, and subconsciously looked at Chen Lishu.
It was all for studying. Chen Lishu thought for a moment and said, "The information is a bit difficult. The classmates in the class are reading it. I can lend you two copies of the paper."
When Lin Qi heard that she agreed, she happily said thank you: "Thank you, classmate, thank you."
He stood here and asked several people, but only Chen Lishu was willing to lend him the paper.
Chen Lishu waved her hand and went back to the classroom and took out several papers she had done before and handed them to him.
"I will come over and return it to you early tomorrow morning." Lin Qi carefully put away the paper, said that, turned around and ran away.
Looking at his hurried back, Chen Lishu smiled and turned around to enter the school gate.
The next day, when she came to class, she saw Lin Qi at the school gate. She probably had to study late because she had to study for the paper. There was a layer of obvious bruises on her lower eyelids.
Seeing such a motivated person, Chen Lishu couldn't help but want to help him more, so when he asked to borrow two more papers, Chen Lishu readily agreed.
Lin Qi came over for several days, and the two of them became familiar with each other.
"A classmate happened to have returned a study material, and I can lend it to you for two days to read." Seeing him running back and forth every day, Chen Lishu said when she met him one day.
"Sister Chen, you are so kind to me. If I can get into college, I will definitely repay you."
Knowing that he was just being polite, Chen Lishu didn't take it to heart. Moreover, helping Lin Qi was just a piece of cake. She didn't expect anything in return. Chen Lishu smiled and handed over a book of information in her hand before entering the school gate.
"Sister Chen, I heard that someone is secretly selling study materials near No. 6 Middle School. Should we go over and have a look?"
After school that day, Ding Chen said when the two were walking back.
At this time, there was still someone who could get the information. Chen Lishu couldn't help but be a little curious. The Sixth Middle School happened to be not far from home, so she nodded and said: "Okay, let's go over and have a look."
So the two of them did not go home, but transferred to No. 6 Middle School.
The Sixth Middle School, like the No.1 Middle School, is the only high school in the county, and its teaching quality is slightly inferior to that of the No.1 Middle School.
According to the address Ding Chen found out, the two of them went all the way to an alley some distance away from No. 6 Middle School. From a distance, they saw three or five people gathering around and trading.
"Are you sure this is a test from No. 1 Middle School?"
"Why not? My sister lives in No. 1 Middle School and it's absolutely genuine. I'm telling you, I don't have much left. I spent fifty cents a piece and there's no store like this in this village."