Mother Ge Xiaozhu was very happy to see Comrade Xu come back.
Xu Tonglu and Ge Yuzhu, who came back from school in the evening, were also very happy.
When the family was having dinner in the evening, Tongdao Xu made a request to his younger brother and younger sister.
What he said to his younger brother Xu Tonglu was: "Xiaolu, the high school entrance examination will be in a few months. You don't have to worry about other things at home. You have only one task. Get a high score! At least it can't be worse than what I did last year!"
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Xu Tonglu's reaction after hearing this was very calm. He continued to eat and said calmly: "I understand."
This is his attitude.
But combined with the fact that he ranked first in his grade in last year's final exam, his attitude tonight makes people feel his strong self-confidence.
To his sister Ge Yuzhu, Comrade Xu said: "Yuzhu! Please read it carefully for me. Next year it will be your turn to take the high school entrance examination. I know your background is not very good. If you don't understand anything, ask your second brother! Instead
After you finish junior high school, you have to go to high school for me. If you don’t have enough marks, I will pay you the school selection fee. Anyway, I will support you to continue to finish high school. If you want to save some money for your elder brother, in the next year or so,
Just work harder for me! Try to give me a higher score, do you understand?"
Yes, for his younger sister Ge Yuzhu, Xu Tongdao did not expect her to be admitted to high school on her own ability.
First of all, Ge Yuzhu's academic performance was much lower than that of the two brothers since she was a child, and she did not have a good foundation.
Secondly, the teaching level of their middle school in Zhulin Township is so bad. Only a few people in each grade can pass into high school every year. The rest, if they still want to go to high school, have to pay school selection fees.
As long as the school selection fee is paid in full, you can go to the County No. 1 Middle School, not to mention the County No. 2 Middle School.
But the school selection fee is not cheap. Even if the difference is one point, it will cost thousands of dollars, and if it is 100 points, it will cost tens of thousands.
These days, the average family in Zhulin Township has an annual income of two to three thousand.
Excluding family expenses, many families have no savings at all after a year of hard work. Under such circumstances, there are very few families who can spend thousands, or even tens of thousands, on school choice fees in addition to high school tuition fees.
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This is also a big reason why it is common for children in cities to go to high school or college, while most children from rural areas have a junior high school degree.
The teaching quality of rural middle schools is only so high. There are hundreds of high school entrance examination candidates every year, but only a few can pass.
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For more than 90% of children in rural areas, if they want to go to high school, they have to meet the required score, otherwise, don't even think about it.
Of course, this situation will slowly improve over time.
But that's all for the future.
Anyway, that's the current overall situation.
Ge Yuzhu was so shocked that she forgot to eat. Ge Xiaozhu and Xu Tonglu also looked at Xu Tonglu in surprise.
Ge Xiaozhu frowned: "Xiaodao, Yuzhu is a girl, so it doesn't matter if she studies less. If she can't pass the exam, just stop studying! The school selection fee is so expensive, I can't add to your burden any more."
Ge Yuzhu came back to her senses and quickly expressed her position, "Yes, brother! I don't like studying, so I'd better not waste that money, really! I'm still thinking about going to work after I graduate to help you share the pressure at home.
Yes! Really, brother! I really think so."
Xu Tonglu frowned slightly and looked at Xu Tongdao, then at his mother and sister. He was silent and did not speak.
And what about Comrade Xu?
Faced with his mother's persuasion and his sister's statement, his attitude did not waver at all.
He said to his sister with a stern face: "I'm not negotiating with you. I don't care what you think. Anyway, you have to at least finish high school for me! You are only 16 years old when you sit down first, and you will only be 17 next year. If you don't continue
What kind of job can you do if you go out to study? What can you do with a junior high school education? How much money can you earn? I don’t need you to help me share the pressure of supporting a family. If you really want to reduce my pressure, just improve my grades.
, let me pay less school selection fees for you!"
"Brother..."
Ge Yuzhu wanted to refute, but didn't dare, and her expression looked aggrieved.
Ge Xiaozhu frowned even more tightly, "Xiaodao, why are you doing this?"
Tongdao Xu turned his eyes to his mother, "Mom! Just leave this matter alone and let me arrange it, okay? If I let Yuzhu study for a few more years, I won't be harming her. There are three of us brothers and sisters, and I will definitely be the best in my life."
I have graduated from junior high school, and I don’t want Xiaolu and Yuzhu to be like me in the future. Besides, I earn a lot of money now, so it won’t be a big deal for them to study for a few more years, so don’t worry about me!"
"This... ugh!"
Ge Xiaozhu looked at him with a complicated expression, then at his daughter Ge Yuzhu, sighed, and finally stopped trying to persuade him.
"Brother...I really don't miss you..."
Ge Yuzhu wanted to struggle again.
Xu Tongdao glanced over and looked at her coldly. In this way, Ge Yuzhu did not dare to say what she wanted to say.
After this incident, the atmosphere at the dinner table became noticeably quieter.
No one spoke anymore.
Tongdao Xu frowned. It was rare for him to go home on vacation and he didn't want such an atmosphere at home. After thinking about it, he decided to give them some hope in life.
He stopped his chopsticks, coughed slightly, and said: "When Xiaolu's high school entrance examination results come out this year, if he passes the No. 1 Middle School, our family will buy a house near the No. 1 Middle School. If he passes the No. 2 Middle School, we will
Just go buy one near No. 2 Middle School! So, Mom, in the first half of this year, you should stop raising chickens and ducklings, because when our family buys a house in the county town, you will also have to move there, and then the chickens and ducklings will
It’s not easy to deal with.”
"ah?"
Ge Xiaozhu was stunned.
"Brother? Are you telling the truth? Does our family have the money to buy a house in the county now?" Ge Yuzhu also looked surprised.
Although Xu Tonglu still didn't speak, his eyes looked surprised.
Comrade Xu smiled and nodded, "So, Xiaolu, where our family will live in the future depends on how well you can pass the exam. And, Yuzhu! You should also work hard! You will definitely go to high school, and then our whole family will
We are all in the county seat and we all live together, how wonderful do you think it is? Right?"
Ge Yuzhu's face turned bitter, and she smiled and did not dare to answer.
Xu Tonglu was silent.
Ge Xiaozhu was surprised and suddenly said: "Even if you go to the county to buy a house this year, I can't go! According to you, if Yuzhu wants to go to high school in the future, she will have to prepare for the high school entrance examination next year in her third year of junior high school. I can't.
Take good care of her? So, I should raise chickens and ducks this year, and I have to keep them. If you really buy a house in the county this year, you and Xiaolu can live there first! You two brothers live together, and I
You can feel at ease at home.”
Comrade Xu was a little surprised.
He really didn't think about it just now, but it didn't matter. It didn't matter if his mother and sister went to the county seat a year late. Just like his mother said, it would be fine for him and his brother to live together.
Anyway, he decided to buy a house in the county town.
Unless these old houses in my hometown are demolished and rebuilt, it will be ineffective to improve the living environment at home.
And he doesn't want his whole family to live in this old house forever, or even in this village.
Because of the scandalous things his father did, the mother and son living in this village would always be stared at with strange eyes.
It had always been like this in the original time and space. In this life, he wanted to take his mother and all of them away as soon as possible.