Quick Wear: The Wronged One Becomes Rebellious

Chapter 404: The 80s' 'Five Grains of Harvest' 5

Gu Li skillfully brought over a climbing stool and sat down, following Gu Yubo's method to help her sort and grind the hair.

Seeing that Gu Li got the hang of it quickly, Yu Bo's mother stood up, took the straw hat and went to the field.

Only then did Gu Li feel at ease and boldly talk to Gu Yubo about recent events.

"I heard that you followed your second sister to learn tailoring? Are you not going to school anymore?" Gu Yubo asked, holding the short hair soaked in water in his hand, "Are you not going to high school?"

"Yes. I was just killing time. What about you?"

Gu Yubo's grades were average, and as expected, he failed to get into high school this time.

She said: "My grandfather said that when you can study, you must continue to study. My uncle found a good technical secondary school for me to study accounting."

"It's great. I have endless money to count all day long!"

Gu Yubo smiled and said, "It's to help others count money."

"That's great too. Who wouldn't want to have money in their hands?"

Seeing that Gu Li didn't look down on her choice just because he got into high school, Gu Yubo felt better. "My uncle said that more and more factories will be established in the future, and there will be more and more vacancies for accountants. The sooner I finish my studies, the easier it will be to find a job. Accounting also depends on experience, and the older you are, the more popular you are."

"Well, you'll never go wrong if you listen to your grandfather and uncle." Gu Li said what was in her heart.

Gu Yubo's grandfather and uncle don't look like villagers at first glance. They are generous and steady, and they are people with great knowledge and wisdom.

Gu Li feels that Gu Yubo is very lucky to have such a person as his guiding light.

Unlike her, who hesitated for a long time at the turning point of her life and is still not sure whether her choice was right.

Gu Yubo said: "When my grandfather learned that you were admitted to high school but followed your sister to learn tailoring, he said it was a pity twice in a row. Fortunately, you are back!"

Gu Li's eyes lit up, "Hehe."

After everyone finished talking about their recent situation, Gu Yubo quickly started talking about other friends.

"You may not know, but Yinfeng had a big fight with her mother at home a few days ago and was beaten half to death by her mother."

"Why?" She was so scared of her mother that she hid in the river and almost drowned. How could she have the courage to quarrel with her mother?

"Yinfeng wanted to continue studying, but her mother wouldn't let her."

"Ah, Yinfeng wants to study?"

In a trance, Gu Li remembered what Yin Feng seemed to have said once, that she wanted to study and study forever.

"If it weren't for the village's rigid rules, her mother wouldn't even want her to finish junior high school. Now that Yinfeng didn't pass the entrance exam, how could she let her continue to go to school?"

"The results of it?"

"What can be the result? Her mother said that she had no money. Yinfeng said that she could repeat a year of study and do manual labor for the family to earn tuition. She said that she would definitely be admitted to high school. Her mother said that the money from the manual labor could only be used to support her. Who would ask the mother to pay for their child to do things for the family?"

"In a word, there is no money, and she wants Yinfeng to go out to work and earn money to send back home!"

Speaking of Silver Phoenix, the atmosphere became a little gloomy.

But they are still children now and still need the protection of their parents, so they cannot provide Gu Yinfeng with any substantial help.

Gu Yubo changed the subject, "Dandan is going to repeat her senior year, you know that, right?"

"Uh, I really don't know about that."

Gu Yubo glanced at the village boy and said, "Dandan's parents want to transfer Dandan to a junior high school in the city to repeat her studies. They came to my grandfather last week to see if they could find a connection with the school in the city."

Gu Yubo's grandfather was a private school teacher a long time ago, and the students he taught are now about to retire.

"Have you found the connection?"

"My grandfather pushed the matter to my uncle, saying that it was settled, but the school did not have accommodation, so Dandan's family needed to rent a house in the city."

Two sixteen-year-old girls squatted on small stools. The draft from the back door blew in gusts, ruffling their hair, but they were completely unaware and just kept their heads down, busy with the work in their hands.

The little talk was not delayed.

"What did Gu Yun say? Does she plan to continue going to school, or?"

"I don't know either. I haven't seen her since the day I got my diploma." Gu Li said, "But given my uncle's personality, he should let Xiaoyun continue her studies."

"That's right. Isn't her sister studying? She should follow suit."

It was a casual chat, but it revealed their different futures.

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September is the start of the school year.

Gu Li rode the second-hand bicycle her father bought for her, rode behind her father, and set off for school.

The high school that Gu Li was admitted to was far away from her home. It took two and a half hours to ride a bicycle at full speed. It was the first time in Gu Li's life that she went far away from home, and it was very much like going away to study in ancient times.

But the joking mood disappeared without a trace when I couldn't lift my legs anymore and my butt was about to be twisted.

Since high school requires accommodation, Gu Li and her father’s back seat of the car was filled with things, from quilts and mats to soup bowls and chopsticks, and even toilet paper.

I would never spend money to buy things outside if I can bring them from home.

Comrade Zhang Yuhua calculated Gu Li's living expenses very carefully, leaving her no extra change. It was only when Gu Xilin slipped ten yuan into Gu Li's pocket before she left.

"Take this money, don't tell your mother, and don't skimp on anything you need to buy. If it's not enough, come back and tell me at the weekend."

"Okay." If her parents didn't give her money, Gu Li wouldn't ask for it, but if she could have money on her, she wouldn't refuse it either.

After all, they are her parents, she will repay them anyway.

Gu Xilin took half a day off, and when he saw Gu Li had made the bed quickly, he was about to go back.

After seeing Gu Xilin off, when Gu Li returned to the dormitory, there were only two empty beds left.

Their dormitory is right at the corner and the space is a bit small, so there are only eight people living in it. Other dormitories have six bunk beds and can accommodate twelve people.

There are two rows of bunk beds against the wall and a row of cabinets opposite the door, on which daily necessities such as water bottles and cups are placed.

There is a long rope pulled on the front and rear windows in the middle of the two rows of beds, where towels and other things can be hung.

Throughout the whole day, the dormitory building was bustling with people, and students, accompanied by their parents, came to the dormitory one after another.

The girls, aged sixteen or seventeen, from different schools, were chattering away before evening.

Gu Li believes that she is not a socially anxious person and quickly integrated into the larger group.

The policy of nine-year compulsory education was promulgated ten years ago, but in small counties like Gu Li's, the most common understanding of children's education is to complete compulsory education.

It is far from the madness of life and death in later generations.

Therefore, those who can go to high school are basically smart, have clear goals, or come from wealthy families, or are supported by the whole family.

The middle school that Gu Li attended was only considered of average quality in the city, and there was almost no such thing as faking a degree. Apart from the joyful chatting on the first day, her roommates quickly immersed themselves in their new studies.

They came here for the same purpose: to take the college entrance examination.