At the educated youth point, the twenty-three educated youths who had accumulated over the years specially gathered after dinner today.
"You say, should we still continue to believe Huang Fenfen's words that college entrance exams will be restored in a few years? Brother Zhu is already thirty-two. At his age, others already have many children, but he still insists on not getting married or having children.
It's all because he believes Huang Fenfen.
Thinking he could go to college later?
But now there's still no sign of the college entrance exam being restored. Everyone is getting older. I'm worried that if this drags on, we won't be able to go to college, and it will be hard to find partners.
So, should we ask Huang Fenfen again?"
Compared to those who had been in the countryside for more than ten years, and those who had just arrived two years ago, those who had been in the countryside for six or seven years were more anxious. Zhu Yunxiao, who was speaking now, was one of the batches who had been in the countryside for six years.
As the time approached the five years mentioned by Ding Yun, he became more and more anxious and worried.
Worried about his five years of persistence.
Ultimately turning into bubbles, all fake.
And some other educated youths who were too embarrassed to bring up the matter, seeing someone speak first, also put forward their ideas and concerns.
"Yes, this is already the fifth year, but there's still no movement. If the college entrance exam really can't be restored, then it's better not to give us hope!"
"Let's ask Fenfen."
"I think this matter is a bit uncertain..."
"I've been studying for over four years, and I can recite many textbook contents backward and forward. If this is fake, I will really collapse and go mad..."
After a discussion, there were ultimately more people who were worried, so they specially pleaded with Zhao Xiaotang, who had the best relationship with Ding Yun, to ask Ding Yun indirectly about when the college entrance exam would be restored.
At least provide them with some reliable information.
Let them rest assured a little.
Zhao Xiaotang was also a bit worried, so she agreed without much hesitation and then hurried to Ding Yun's place, where she found Ding Yun tidying up textbooks.
Immediately, she was roped in by Ding Yun.
To help her organize those textbooks together.
Such as classifying them and checking for completeness.
At this time, Zhao Xiaotang could only sort through the textbooks and ask with embarrassment, "Fenfen!
I have something, no, to be precise, they have something they want me to ask you. It's about what you told us before, that the college entrance exam would definitely be restored within five years. Roughly when is it? You know, everyone is getting older, and five years is almost up..."
"This matter, don't be embarrassed. Actually, if you didn't come to ask me, I would have come to find you after some time. Look, these textbooks were specifically procured by me.
They are for everyone to share and review.
As for the college entrance exam restoration I told you about years ago, it should be this year. Actually, you have less access to information. I found a way through the village chief to subscribe to many newspapers. The newspapers clearly mention that many professors have returned to campus from the countryside or farms.
They can't just chat and read books when they go back, right?
So, it's coming soon, coming soon.
The most important thing for everyone now is to review and grasp the knowledge firmly. In my estimation, there will be a huge number of people participating in the college entrance exam, and relatively few will be admitted, so we must strengthen ourselves.
Stop the nonsense and help me sort them out quickly.
After you finish sorting, take these books back and distribute them to them. Also, take some of my newspapers back for them to read. I believe they will be able to figure out a general idea after reading the newspapers.
With Ding Yun's explanation, Zhao Xiaotang felt as if she had taken a reassuring pill and immediately felt much more at ease.
Next, of course, she helped sort them out. After working for more than two hours, she took a box of textbooks and a large stack of various newspapers back.
Then, the other educated youths at the educated youth point also took Ding Yun's reassuring pill and quickly started reviewing. They tried their best to use their free time to review every day or find ways to ask others for help.
However, possibly to avoid increasing the strength of competitors, this time they achieved absolute secrecy, and did not leak the news to other villages.
Until another half a year passed.
When many people felt a bit uneasy again.
The news of the restoration of the college entrance examination was officially announced, and then, of course, they continued to study hard with excitement.
At the same time, Ding Yun's maternal grandparents and maternal uncle finally left the reclamation farm and regained their freedom. Even their old house and other properties were returned to their hands.
Except for not having jobs for the time being.
It was as if everything had returned to ten years ago.
The days before being sent to the reclamation farm.
As soon as they returned to their original home, they immediately began to contact friends and Ding Yun, wanting to bring Ding Yun back. They had enjoyed Ding Yun's benefits for so many years, and now they naturally wanted to treat her as well as possible.
For example, bringing her back.
Helping her find some teachers to review and study hard for college.
Or helping her find a blind date.
It's not that her maternal grandparents and maternal uncle were ungrateful. It's mainly that her maternal grandparents and maternal uncle always felt that Ding Yun hadn't gotten married at such an age, possibly because she was worried that after getting married, it would be difficult to continue sending them things, so she had insisted on not getting married.
This made them feel very guilty.
So, naturally, they wanted to help her find a good match.
To make themselves feel less guilty.
Or they thought this was their way of repaying Ding Yun.
Faced with this situation, Ding Yun of course could not go back, so she explained with all her might, saying that she wanted to leave by her own ability to get into college, and that she was fine staying here and had started reviewing a long time ago, and could do it without anyone's help.
She also said that she wanted to focus all her energy on her studies now and had no time for love or personal affairs, and only then did she manage to dissuade her maternal grandparents, mother, and maternal uncle from their various plans.
She neither went back with them nor went on blind dates.
She still stayed in Dawang Village.
This was one change. Another change was that the villagers of Dawang Village began to eagerly seek Ding Yun, asking her to help them bring things. Because they all believed that Ding Yun would definitely have no problem getting into college, and she would have to leave then. After she left, they would have no reason or opportunity to exchange things anymore.
So, of course, they had to seize the opportunity.
Exchange as much as they could now.
Some even wanted to prepare the wedding supplies for their grandchildren who would get married years later, when they were only seven or eight years old.
They were afraid of not being able to buy them later.
Or not being able to buy them at such a cheap price.
Since it was the last trip, Ding Yun did not disappoint them. She readily agreed and asked them to submit a list quickly, with each person only allowed to submit one.
So as not to think of something to buy today and something else tomorrow, coming to bother her about studying every day.
For this reason, Ding Yun specially set aside a few days to handle this matter, and only after completing the last transaction with them was she able to truly focus on her studies in peace.
And her kindness was effective.
After this, the village chief, out of consideration for Ding Yun, specially gave the educated youths leave, allowing them to study hard during this period and prohibiting villagers from disturbing them.
He also sent the villagers eligible for the college entrance examination to the educated youth point, so that they could learn from each other and make progress together.
For a time, the atmosphere of the college entrance examination in the village was very strong. Many people directly forbade their children from going to the educated youth point, and they also consciously avoided going there.
Trying their best to create a quiet study environment for them.