Chapter 117 - 117

Chapter 117 Gathering AnswersAfter finishing all the questions and writing the essay, Yun Ting glanced at her watch and saw that she still had more than half an hour left. She carefully checked the paper from beginning to end and found no problems. She did not hand in the paper immediately.It was still quite cold, but luckily they were all dressed warmly and bundled up, so they didn't feel cold.Yun Ting saw some people dressed in thin clothes, shivering the whole time during the exam. This really affected their performance. But there was nothing she could do; nobody wants to freeze if they have clothes on.They gave us a ten-minute break to use the restroom, and then we continued the exam. The second subject was politics. Given the current situation, Yun Ting answered in a fairly standard way, not daring to be too advanced. Most of the questions were based on her views on the current situation.After the exams ended in the morning, some people burst into tears as soon as they left the exam hall, whether because they didn't do well or for some other reason.Yun Ting looked around and saw that her younger brother was still able to come out.Caiyun, however, came toward her." Sister Yun, how are you? Are you alright?""Let's not talk about that. There are still exams to take! It'll affect my mindset.""Oh, right, right."Yun Xu and Yang Qingqing came out together; they were in the same exam room, and neither of them looked too good when they came out."What's wrong?""There was an old educated youth in our exam room who had been working in the countryside for ten years. He didn't do well on the exam because he had hidden cheat sheets, which were discovered by the proctor, and he was disqualified from the exam." Yun Xu was a little downcast. He knew that cheating was wrong, but he also felt sorry for the old educated youth.After ten years of working in the countryside, this moment has finally arrived. It's like being adrift in water and finally grasping at a straw. But just when you're full of hope, that straw breaks. Anyone would break down in that situation.When they saw him crying desperately, many people's eyes welled up with tears.Back in the courtyard, the group helped each other prepare lunch, and after eating, they all went to rest.Caiyun was still reading her textbook, not daring to slack off at all, and not letting go of any spare time.No amount of persuasion could change her mind, so we just let her be.Yun Ting took a nap and drank some spiritual spring water, which made her feel much better, and her afternoon exam went smoothly as well.Actually, apart from politics being a bit difficult for Yun Ting, she did very well in all the other subjects. She is also very confident about the additional foreign language exam for the humanities major she applied for.The three-day exam flew by, and after it was over, everyone went back to the village together."Finally, the exams are over. I'm going to get a good night's sleep tomorrow," Li Caiyunexclaimed."Yeah, that's right! I'm going to sleep in tomorrow too, sis, no need to wake me up for breakfast.""Dream on! Do you think I'd wake you up for breakfast? I'd rather you didn't disturb my sleep!""Ha ha…"Yang Qingqing rode her bicycle with Caiyun on the back, while Yun Xu carried Yun Ting on the back.Yun Ting insisted on riding the bike herself, and Yun Xu almost agreed.Yang Qingqing prevented the "tragedy" from happening in time.Her exact words were, " Yun Xu, if you don't want to fall into a ditch, don't let your sister ride the bike."Yun Xu looked at her second sister with a suspicious gaze."You brat, what kind of look is that? You don't even trust your sister?"In the end, no matter how much Yun Tingargued, Yun Xu still wouldn't let her ride, andYun Ting had no choice but to give up.Some are happy while others are sad. Those who didn't do well on the exam are listless and extremely upset.Yun Ting didn't care anymore. The exam was over, so what was there to think about?That evening, Yun Ting locked the door, entered the space, ate some fruit, and then took a look around. She hadn't had time to go into the space for the past few days, and the grains and various fruits and vegetables inside were all ripe and looked very pleasing.She collected them all with her mind, except for chicken eggs, goose eggs, and duck eggs, which she picked up herself. It's not that she couldn't use her mind to collect them, but she thoroughly enjoyed the joy of collecting the eggs.Unless she doesn't have time, she picks them herself.After organizing all the goods in the space, I decided to sell another batch in a couple of days.After leaving the space, I crawled onto the warm kang (heated brick bed), sighed comfortably, and quickly drifted off to sleep.The next day, Yun Ting woke up very early, but instead of going out, she went back into her space to tend to things.Looking at the space filled with fruitful results, I felt extremely satisfied.Around 10 o'clock, she left the space, thinking that her younger brother should be coming to find something to eat soon.But before Yun Xu arrived, Caiyun and her niece Xiaozhuzi came first."Little Sister Yun, wake up! The sun's already high in the sky!"Xiao Zhuzi's cheerful voice called from outside the door.Yun Ting opened the door. "What are you two doing here? Come in quickly."The aunt and niece had their hands wrapped up tightly, each holding a package."What did you two bring?" Yun Ting asked as she brushed the snow off their clothes."The roasted sweet potato I'm holding smells amazing, and the one my aunt is holding is a frozen pear."Yun Ting took out the roasted nuts and seeds, as well as the candy she had prepared."Come on, don't be shy," Yun Ting said, taking a roasted sweet potato without any hesitation.She hadn't had roasted sweet potatoes in a long time; they were sweet, soft, and chewy. "Mmm, delicious.""What's good to eat?" Yun Xu asked as soon as he came in."You came here by the smell, didn't you?" Yun Ting said with a laugh."Hehe... It's better to arrive at the right time than to arrive early.""Brother Yun, have some roasted sweet potato." Little Zhu said, his mouth full of a milk candy.A little while later, Yang Qingqing also arrived.The room suddenly became lively. Yun Ting told her younger brother to cook noodles for himself, as she had already eaten.Everyone else had already eaten, but Yun Xu still pulled Xiao Zhuzi to eat noodles together, the two of them slurping as if they were having a competition."Shall we compare the answers?" Caiyun asked expectantly.The exams are all over now, so there's no harm in checking them."Okay! Let's go!""Wow...it's so lively here! We were really bored sitting here, so we came over to chat with you guys." Li Hongxia came over with Liu Hongling." Sister Hongxia, Liu Educated Youth, come in and sit down. We're just about to go over our exam answers! Want to come along?""Great! I'd like to check mine too."Yun Ting, seeing that Xiao Zhu had finished his noodles, asked him to go and call Li Zhaodi. The girl seemed lonely living alone, especially since they all lived in the same courtyard. Besides, she wasn't a troublemaker, like Lin Xue. He Junjun, she had no intention of paying any attention to him.The couple both took the college entrance exam. During the exam period, they asked an aunt in the village to look after their child. They gave her a small favor in return. Otherwise, who would help them?Li Zhaodi arrived quickly.They then started comparing the answers."This problem is too difficult, I couldn't solve it..." Caiyun said dejectedly."Oh, it's just one question, it's fine. If you're going to have this kind of mentality, you might as well not answer it at all, it'll just ruin your mood.""I think politics is the most difficult…" Li Hongxiaalso said."Yes, that's what I think too."After comparing the answers, everyone had a clear understanding of the situation."Fortunately, we didn't do too badly on the exam. Even if we don't do well, we can still get into a junior college." Li Hongxia remained calm.In those days, a junior college degree was considered very good, unlike in later years when it had a different value; it guaranteed job placement."Zhao Di, how's yours?"She smiled and said softly, "I think my score is good enough for a junior college.""That's great! I hope we can both get in."