Although this mock test came a bit suddenly, and the teachers did not follow the routine, Xiang Jin and Yan Chen basically ranked first or second in the school with perfect scores in each subject.
This not only made the teachers in their class gratified and happy, but also made their classmates and the teachers and students in the other two classes envious and depressed.
"Xiang Jin, didn't you say you didn't read during the winter vacation? How come you still did so well on the exam?"
Afterwards, some classmates looked at Xiang Jindao dissatisfied, obviously believing what she said before without preparation. Even Luo Qiuyan looked at Xiang Jin with a suspicious look on her face.
They thought Xiang Jin was going to fail the exam this time.
Xiang Jin nodded and said, "That's right, I didn't read much during the winter vacation? I really didn't prepare for this exam, but not reading or preparing doesn't mean that I have forgotten those knowledge points.
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Everyone was immediately speechless. She was showing off to them how solidly she had mastered the knowledge points and how good her memory was!
Everyone looked away in disbelief, and then they didn't know how to answer her words.
Xiang Jin didn't bother to pay attention to these people. These people were looking forward to seeing her make a fool of themselves and make jokes every day. There was really no need for deep friendship.
With the explanation of the new curriculum, the learning tasks of this semester have officially begun. This semester, except for some students who have to take exams in arts and sports, Xiang Jin and his friends have stopped taking music classes, art classes, and physical education classes.
All of them have been changed into their main courses, such as foreign languages, mathematics, politics, history and geography, physics and chemistry.
Not only that, they even skip the school cleaning, so you can see the entire third grade students in large numbers on the playground every day. They only do morning exercises in the morning and lunch break after the second class in the morning.
During sex, you rarely see them.
Xiang Jin and the others have a tight schedule this semester, and the teachers are moving very quickly, because in the limited time they not only have to explain the courses for this semester, but also all the courses for the entire three years of junior high school.
Once you've cleared it up, explain it again.
So sometimes they have to teach several chapters in one class, and there are basically exam questions to do every night. Moreover, the teachers of various subjects this semester come to watch the evening self-study very frequently, and they are basically doing self-study.
As soon as the bell rang, the students entered the classroom and the teachers followed suit.
And they will no longer be like before, where they would take a look at the beginning of self-study in the evening, and then leave with their books under their arms, or they would stay for a while at the beginning of self-study, and then leave. In the second period of self-study,
It was time to take one last look, and then the entire evening self-study period was left to the students themselves.
Nowadays, they basically have to wait until the end of the evening self-study class. Many times, teachers take exams in the first self-study class, and then give the students correction papers in the second self-study class, and then in the third self-study class
Let’s start explaining the test questions.
The teachers know how to improvise, but the students are nervous. They are in a state of high tension and excitement all day long. They are afraid that they will have to take another test every day when they arrive in the classroom. Once they take the test, their ranking will not be good.
I know if I have to go backwards again.
So the two things they look forward to most every day are: each class can end quickly, and then they can take a short break during the get out of class time, and then the few meal times every day can come quickly, so that They can rest a little longer.
There is also the big break after every two weeks of classes. Yes, everyone regards that day as their big break. They feel that only on that day can they have a good rest.
Xiang Jin looks forward to something like this every day, but it's not because she is under a lot of pressure from studying or overly nervous. In fact, she doesn't feel any pressure, and she doesn't feel any tension, mainly because of her free control.
The time is greatly shortened.
In the past, when the teachers were not so active, they would not come, or they would come and leave quickly. She could completely use their absence to do what she wanted to do.
But now we can't. The teachers have become more proactive. They come on time every day and stay in the classroom for the whole class. Sometimes they have to wait for the whole class.
It's enough for them to come and watch, but they also like to step down from the podium from time to time and walk around the whole classroom, stretching their necks from time to time to see what this classmate is doing and what that classmate is doing.
Or when someone is doing homework, he stops and looks at the person's problem-solving process and answers to see if they are doing it right?
Even if she wanted to take a break and do something of her own, it would be difficult for her. She had to be careful and cautious, just like being a thief or guarding against class enemies. Xiang Jin was not used to and comfortable with this feeling.
After lunch, Xiang Jin lay on the table with a depressed expression. Yan Chen asked, "What's wrong? You look depressed and listless?"
Xiang Jin sighed and said, "Hey, why are those teachers so active all of a sudden? They supervise and guard the students as if they were class enemies. Even if I want to do other small things below, I can't do it."
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Yan Chen laughed, "Can't you write in class?"
Xiang Jin nodded, "Yeah! Why do you think they are so busy? They are not kindergarten children. They are very self-conscious, okay? Why do they need to be so strictly monitored at all times?"
Yan Chen jokingly said, "Can people not be active? At a young age, this is related to their bonus for entering higher education this year. If they teach more classes, they will be able to pass the exams for a few more secondary normal schools and key secondary schools this year.
For high school students, they will receive a considerable bonus for further studies.
Speaking more broadly, some teachers with pursuits and ambitions are not content to stay in this Yufeng Township primary school. They want to go to a better school, such as a town, a key primary school, or a key middle school.
, or just go to a school in the county. This is the most powerful report card that proves their ability. If you say they are pursuing these two purposes and results, will they not be active?"
"Alas..." Xiang Jin sighed sadly.
Yan Chen said, "Okay, let's go, don't you want to write an essay? It's still some time before class, so go back and wash it quickly?"
Xiang Jin said, "I haven't washed the dishes yet."
Yan Chen said, "Leave it to me, I'll help you wash it."
Xiang Jin said, "How is that possible?!"
Yan Chen said, "Go!"
Xiang Jin said, "I'm out of energy right now," and she stood up from the dining table, then weakly walked towards the sink with the dishes and chopsticks in hand.
Yan Chen followed.
Then Xiang Jin suddenly said, "Hey, you said, why don't I just pretend to be sick at home for two days?"
Yan Chen was dumbfounded, "In order to write an article, you actually resorted to this trick?"
Xiang Jin said, "There is no way. You said they are in the classroom every day, how can I find a chance to write an essay? I want to grow taller, and I can't stay up too late when I come back at night. Now I have three
It takes a genius to complete a manuscript.”
"So slow?" Yan Chen was a little surprised.
Xiang Jin nodded slightly, "Yeah!"
Yan Chen immediately comforted her and said, "It's okay, just take your time. I don't need money now, so you don't have to work so hard."
Xiang Jin said, "It's not about fighting, it's mainly because I'm not used to this kind of slow pace. You said that what they teach is basically following the textbook. I can read these myself. You said that I sit in the classroom and listen to them. What else can I do?
What do you mean? Isn’t it just like listening to a monk chanting sutras? And it makes me want to doze off!"
Yan Chen smiled and said, "Their teaching level is not very good, but I'm afraid this won't work!"
"Why?"
"I heard from a few students at the back that one of the top students in the first class had taken two days off because he was sick. As a result, their head teacher was extremely nervous when he found out about it. He was afraid that he would lower his academic performance, so he asked him to take a leave of absence.
I went to visit him in his dormitory to see if he was seriously ill.
If you are also sick, maybe the head teacher of our class will also visit you in the dormitory. Think about it, you are not only the top few in our class, you are the top one or two in the entire grade. Can our head teacher be more nervous?
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"Ah?" Xiang Jin was surprised, "Isn't this too exaggerated?"
Yan Chen nodded, "They are now paying close attention to the seedlings who are going to a higher education. Each seedling that is going to a higher education is a bonus. They are afraid of losing one. You have to know that one more seedling and one less one are directly related to them.
Do you think they will be nervous if it is linked to their actual economic interests?"
Xiang Jin snorted, then rolled his eyes speechlessly, "Oh, haha, forget it, I'd better be careful in the future!"
Yan Chen laughed, and then the two of them washed the dishes and went out of the cafeteria door. Then Xiang Jin said, "I'm going to the street later. Do you have anything to bring? I'll bring it back for you."
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"Are you going to send another manuscript?"
Xiang Jin nodded.
Yan Chen said, "Your output of manuscripts is not low. It seems that you mailed a lot of manuscripts last week. How many days did you mail them again?"
Xiang Jin said, "That's different. The ones mailed last week were all written by me during the winter vacation. The ones mailed today were written by me in the two weeks since school started, but I didn't write much."
Yan Chen nodded, and then said, "I don't have anything to bring."
"Oh, okay then!"
The two of them were walking back to the dormitory when suddenly they heard the school's radio announcing Yan Chen to go to the teaching office to answer the phone.
Xiang Jin took Yan Chen's bowls and chopsticks from his hands and said, "Go quickly and I will take them back to you."
"good!"
After the last class in the afternoon, Yan Chen told her that the call at noon was from Uncle Tao, mainly to tell him that their land use right certificate was obtained, and then they could let people farm and build houses on it.
He had also been paying attention to the houses they wanted, but those small farmhouses were not easy to buy.
, it is not a question of price, but an issue involving property rights. Many of them have no property rights, or only have part of the property rights, and part of the property rights are in the hands of the collective. That is not easy to deal with. When they buy it, it will exist.
He had many questions, so he told him not to buy it for the time being, and he would discuss it with Xiang Jin.
Xiang Jin nodded and then asked, "Then has he asked about the houses in the city and what the conditions of the houses in the city are like?"
Yan Chen nodded and said, "I asked about the areas outside the middle of the second ring road, the kind of buildings with independent property rights, the age ranges from three to five years, and the price is between 600 and 1,000 yuan per square meter.
wait."
Xiang Jin thought for a while and then said, "Six hundred to one thousand is acceptable. As long as the house is strong and the quality is guaranteed, it is still acceptable. What is the highest floor of this kind of house?"
Yan Chen said, "It is said that these houses are not very high. The highest is only five floors, the lowest is three floors, the smallest is sixty or seventy square meters, and the largest is more than eighty square meters. These were originally built by a Hong Kong-funded boss.
It was built with money, but later because the government stopped the construction of the Second Ring Road
development, so this house was only partially repaired and no further construction was completed. However, because it is located on the edge of the Second Ring Road, the houses there are not easy to sell. In the past few years, only two houses have been sold one after another.
Go out to a house no more than three blocks away."
Xiang Jin's eyes flashed, "Then how many buildings has the boss built there in total?"
Yan Chen said, "There seem to be five or six buildings."
Xiang Jin was excited, "Wait a minute, let me calculate, based on the calculation of 610 square meters or 70 square meters, then a house only costs more than 40,000 yuan? If it is calculated based on 1,000 yuan
, taking a full calculation of 90 square meters, that house only costs more than 90,000 yuan. Oh, yes, Yan Chen, how about we buy a few houses over there? Let’s buy a few small ones and then buy another one.
Two sets of large ones.
If the government wants to build the second ring road and expand the third ring road, then our place will definitely be demolished. Then the demolition compensation will definitely not be lower than our current purchase price.
If it’s too low, no one will move. This is much more cost-effective than putting money in the bank!”
Yan Chen laughed, "I didn't expect you to agree. I was just afraid you wouldn't agree?"
Xiang Jin said, "Agree, agree, how could I disagree? How could I disagree with such a good thing? Didn't you say that housing prices in urban areas range from 1,500 to 2,000? Compared with this
, how good is this price?”
Yan Chen said, "Okay, I'll call Uncle Tao later. How many sets do you want to buy?"
Xiang Jin thought for a moment and said, "Three sets, just three sets, one big one and two small ones. I can't afford more." Recently, she didn't get any orders for costume design drafts, so she had to write them all.
Writing makes money, but there is no news about her serialized novels yet, so she has to be careful.
Yan Chen nodded, "Okay! Then I'll buy four sets, two big ones and two small ones."
Xiang Jin said, "If you have more money, you can buy two more sets."
Yan Chen said, "If you buy too much, there will be no one to live in it. It will be a waste to leave it alone. When the time comes, the people who take care of the crops will also have houses to live in the geographical area. It is not easy to sell that place, and it is probably not easy to rent out. Let's
I bought them and used them as dormitories for the store employees."
Xiang Jin said, "That's a bit far. Then all the employees in our store must at least be able to ride bicycles or motorcycles. Otherwise, how long would they have to walk just by walking?"
Yan Chen said, "There is a bus loop going there, but after getting off the bus, you have to walk for another half an hour."
Xiang Jin asked, "Then do we still need to give them bus subsidies?"
Yan Chen said, "We provide food and accommodation, and they make a net profit. Can't they pay for the bus fare themselves?"
Xiang Jin felt that this guy was really suitable for business. He was generous when he should be generous, and he would spend every penny when he should be. He seemed to be a bit of a philanthropist.
So she nodded, "That's true, but the employees can't live in it all. A family can live in one. If you are alone, a smaller house like that is just right for two people."
, it would be too wasteful for one person to live in one apartment. We have a total of seven apartments in total."
Yan Chen said, "It's okay, just leave the rest. Maybe next year we will do another project and the house will be full."
Oh, by the way, the progress of our hot pot restaurant is that the store will be renovated in the next two days. Uncle Tao has bought two freezers to put in the store, one is used to store the hot pot base, and the other is
It is specially used to store raw and cold ingredients and meat products, and he also specially found someone to customize a batch of mandarin duck pots. It is expected that the goods will be available next week.
Uncle Zheng Gang and Uncle Duoji have also used this free time to fry several large pots of ingredients, then packed them in sealed bags and stored them in the freezer. At the same time, they also made some crystal powder with the help of their family members, and then
I made some dumplings, cut some mutton rolls, and chopped some beef balls and froze them in the freezer."
"Wow, are they so capable? They actually did so many things in such a short period of time?" Xiang Jin couldn't help but sigh that these people who had served as soldiers did things vigorously and resolutely.
Yan Chen nodded, "I guess everything will be ready to open the store next week. Oh, by the way, Uncle Tao said that before the vegetables in our field grow, he may come back to bring vegetables.
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Xiang Jin frowned, "Tomatoes, cucumbers, radishes and cabbage are all okay, but green leafy vegetables are a bit difficult to handle, especially the lettuce, lettuce, water spinach, which ones are placed on the table?"
It’s very easy for the leaves to turn yellow outside.”
Yan Chen nodded, "So I asked him to buy another freezer, which is specially designed to store fresh fruits and vegetables. It can be vertical, double-door or three-door. It only opens from top to bottom.
It has the function of preserving freshness, and there is no freezing step.
I thought that even if we grow vegetables in our garden, we still need the freezer. We may not be able to use all the dishes every day. There will definitely be some leftover. If
In that case, we can store those vegetables in the freezer and reduce waste."
Xiang Jin nodded, "That's okay, then there's nothing to worry about."
On the day she returned from vacation, Xiang Jin received a letter. The letter was mailed to her by the newspaper, saying that they had received the manuscript of the serial novel she mailed. They were very interested in her work and decided to publish it. They called her
Do not interrupt, and ensure that at least 20,000 words of manuscripts are sent out every week. At the same time, she is also told not to publish manuscripts in other journals or daily digests.
Xiang Jin was finally relieved. She naturally had no objection. Since her article could be published in the People's Daily, why would she submit it to other newspapers and magazines? As for the daily newspaper, that means
Her novels are published in that newspaper every day or every two days. In this year
In this era, there are many people reading daily newspapers every day, which means that her novels will have many opportunities to appear and be seen by many people. When people like it, they will continue to read it. It will not take long for her novels to be published.
She will have a specific group of readers. When the time comes, her next article will be, hehe...
Xiang Jin's heart immediately bubbled with beauty. Good thing, good thing, absolutely good thing! This means that she has a long-term and stable source of income, which is more stable than when she writes a single manuscript of one to two thousand words or two to three thousand words.
There are so many, those
She always has to compete with other people's articles every time. If she wins the competition, her article will be published, and then she will get the royalties. If she loses the competition, she will just disappear without a trace. She hopes that
The royalties are gone.
"What are you so happy about?" Yan Chen couldn't help but ask when he saw her coming out of the room with a backpack on her back with a happy face.
Xiang Jin raised his lips at him and said, "It will be kept secret for now. You will know when the time comes."
"Oh, it's still mysterious, but if you don't tell me, I can probably guess a little bit."
"Oh? Then what do you mean?" Xiang Jin asked as he walked in front.
Yan Chen said, "It should be related to the letter you just received. Your letter should be from which journal or abstract you submitted to before. Did your article win some award or something?"
Xiang Jin was surprised, but still said, "How do you know that letter is an article about me, and not a personal letter mailed to me by someone?"
Yan Chen asked, "Do you have any long-distance friends? Even if it's Han Che, he always calls, and even if he sends letters, he always puts them in my letters and asks me to forward them to you.
Normally he won't mail you a letter separately."
Hearing his analysis, Xiang Jin suddenly felt a little unconvinced, "Then I'll let him mail it to me separately next time."
Yan Chen said, "He won't mail it to you alone!"
"Why?" Xiang Jin was surprised.
Yan Chen said, "Because he is lazy, he always calls directly when he can. Unless he has a lot to say, he will write a letter, otherwise he usually calls directly."
"Oh, that's it, he's really lazy!"
The corners of Yan Chen's mouth curled up.
But if Han Che found out, he would have to jump up and point at Yan Chen's nose to accuse him of slander and nonsense!