1986: Old Stories in Northeast China

"How do you like this meat today? Do you notice any difference?"

After the hot pot was set up and the pickled cabbage was cooked, Chen Tiezhu said with a smile.

"You're right, this pork tastes really different." Li Yinglin said after taking a bite of each.

"I've eaten this pickled cabbage at your house a lot, right? Three or four times? Is there such a difference between raw and cooked meat?"

"Well, this is where our food is profound. The same meat, the same dish, just a little adjustment in the middle, the taste is so different." Chen Tiezhu said happily.

"You know what, Tiezhu is really good at cooking. This raw meat is fragrant, but what about this cooked meat? It's easy to eat, each has its own merits." Erye also praised.

"I like to eat thin slices, I can eat a lot, a lot of slices." Doudou said, and gestured with his little hands.

"You've already eaten a lot today. Eat some pickled cabbage and frozen tofu, they're also delicious." Han Xiuying said.

"Yeah, frozen tofu is also delicious." The little guy nodded and took a piece.

As for eating?

With such delicious stewed pickled cabbage, who would want to eat? Anyway, we have to eat to our heart's content today, since we haven't eaten much meat all day.

"This worker ate a lot of meat, drank a lot of wine, and even treated our arms." Hu Yanan sighed.

"It seems that he really enjoyed the food. Yanan doesn't talk easily, he just works hard." He Jianguo said with a smile.

"That's true. With this dish, what will we eat during the New Year? It's nothing more than frying more meatballs." Hu Yadong said with a smile.

"Dad, when will we fry meatballs?" Doudou asked hurriedly.

"I haven't finished the meat yet, but I'm thinking about meatballs. Let's fry some jujube meatballs and rice noodle meatballs tomorrow, okay?" Chen Tiezhu asked.

"That's fine, it would be even better if we could fry meatballs." Doudou nodded.

"You're really greedy. Let's fry some more meatballs, and you guys can eat at my house if you have nothing to do." Chen Tiezhu said.

"I do want to eat, but I have to go back to the county tomorrow, so I have to go home and take a look." Li Yinglin said.

"Then when you leave, just pass by my house and make some. By the way, I haven't asked you how many children you have?" Chen Tiezhu asked.

"There's only one kid, and he's going to take the entrance exam next year. I don't know if he can get into a technical secondary school." Li Yinglin said with a smile.

"Xiaohua is a good student, he will definitely get in." Han Xiuying said.

Chen Tiezhu frowned, "Do you plan to send your child to a technical secondary school?"

"Yes, you can get a job after graduation." Li Yinglin nodded.

"Technical secondary school is good, better than high school." Hu Yadong said.

"You still have to study in high school for three years. Although it takes four years to get to a technical secondary school after junior high school, you can choose any job after you come back. Chengmin from Brother Jianguo's family is so lucky to be in town now."

"Brother Li, Li Suo, do you want me to analyze it for you?" Chen Tiezhu put down his wine glass.

"What's the matter? From what you said, do you want to get into high school? And then go to college?" Li Yinglin asked with a frown.

Having worked for so many years, he could naturally guess what Chen Tiezhu was talking about.

Chen Tiezhu nodded, "For ordinary families or special circumstances, it is very good to be able to get into a technical secondary school. But in my opinion, the best way out is to get into college."

"Don't talk nonsense." Han Xiuying warned.

"That's not the case. I really need to listen to Zhuzi's explanation." Li Yinglin said seriously.

"Li Suo, let the child study medicine. He can learn from Teacher Chen when he comes back." Fang Zhiyong added cheerfully.

Chen Tiezhu rolled his eyes.

There is a famous saying in later generations: If you persuade people to study medicine, you will be struck by lightning.

"Tiezhu, don't keep us in suspense. Tell us quickly." He Jianguo urged.

"Technical secondary school is indeed good, but there are limited things you can learn. Technical secondary school is narrower and tends to focus on skills." Chen Tiezhu said after organizing his words.

"It's enough for now. After all, to be able to get into a technical secondary school, I guess you have to score at least 100 points higher than the score line of key high schools, right?"

"Almost. It was more than 120 points higher last year." Li Yinglin nodded.

"The advantage of taking the technical secondary school entrance exam is that you don't have to worry about anything after you pass, and the school can also provide subsidies. After graduation, you can be assigned a job directly, whether you study secondary normal school or agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery, everything can be arranged."

"The disadvantage is that the knowledge learned in a technical secondary school is really much narrower than that of a junior college or undergraduate. If you want to do big things in the future, you are not ready for this aspect.”

“To take the high school entrance exam, three years of tuition and other fees are a lot of money for many families. But what if you really get into college? In the future, let’s not talk about being selected to work in big cities, let’s just talk about returning to our county, what kind of salary level will that be?”

“If Brother Li’s family lives like me, they can’t make ends meet, so taking the technical secondary school entrance exam is my eldest nephew’s first choice. But our family is not as good as the rich, but better than the poor, right?”

“We can’t limit our children, we have to set our goals for the long term, and go to college. A very simple example is that Lao Fang graduated from college and is now the chief surgeon of the county hospital.”

“The technical secondary school for children nowadays corresponds to the medical school, right? Although they can be assigned a job after graduation, how long will it take to reach Lao Fang’s level and master his skills? It can be said to be a luxury.”

“Listening to what Tiezhu said, it is really better to take the high school entrance exam than the technical secondary school entrance exam. The third boy of the Zhang family will also take the entrance exam next year, and it seems that he will also work hard to get into the technical secondary school entrance exam. "He Jianguo muttered.

"Tsk tsk"

Chen Tiezhu sucked his teeth. The Zhang family's affairs are not easy to deal with.

There are three boys and a girl in the family. The eldest and second boys are not married yet.

Life was too hard back then. When Zhang Yuanmin was raising pigs for the production team, he stole some rice bran to eat at home. Later, he was caught and lost his job.

"Tiezhu, tell me about Zhenhua first. Is it really better to go to college?" Li Yinglin asked hurriedly.

Chen Tiezhu nodded seriously, "Just believe me and let our nephew go to college. When you are happy in the future, just treat me to a drink. "

"How do you know?" Han Xiuying frowned and said.

After all, this is an important choice in life. She is really worried that Chen Tiezhu has misled Li Yinglin.

"Hehe, just think about it. The country has resumed the college entrance examination. In fact, we have been told a long time ago. "Chen Tiezhu said with a smile.

Everyone thought about it carefully and nodded, it seemed to be true.

"Ah..., if that's the case, it's a pity for the third kid of the old Zhang family. Our village has never had a college student." He Jianguo sighed.

Everyone felt a little heavy. After all, after listening to what Chen Tiezhu said just now, they also felt that it would be better to go to high school or college.

"Well..., adhering to my duties as the young leader of our Erdaoling Village, I will take care of this matter." Chen Tiezhu said.

Everyone looked over in surprise.

Is this matter so easy to manage?

With the conditions of the old Zhang family, you have to manage the money before you can manage this matter.