Go back to the prosperous days and become a layman

Chapter 541 Chapter 540 Cheating
"I'm fine, the doctor said I'm in great health!" After returning from Niu Niu's room in Qihe Building, Wang Jingmin started showing off to his mother and sisters.

In fact, it was not only the doctor who praised him. Even Tang Zhitong did a lot of "psychological construction" for his brother-in-law on the road, saying things like a brave commander is not afraid of the bitterness of Chinese medicine and that one should dare to do and take responsibility.

Wang Jingmin is being praised so much that he is a little bit over the top and he is unaware of it. Although there is nothing wrong with his health, his protective shield is about to expire.

"Well, the doctor took my pulse and found that I was fine. He prescribed some medicine. Just boil it and drink it." After Ye Zhijuan gave him a confirming look, Tang Zhitong lifted the mulberry paper bag tied with a paper rope in his hand to confirm his statement.

There was only one packet of Chinese medicine, and it was prescribed by Tang Zhitong.

The doctor was very humorous. He said: If you come again tomorrow, I will not prescribe this medicine for you. The little guy is very healthy.

Nowadays, public hospitals are financed by the government and are not responsible for profits and losses. No doctor is willing to trouble themselves, and there will be no over-medicalization, which also saves themselves trouble.

Sisters Jingwen and Jingying smiled at each other, rubbed their hands together, and stepped forward to hold down their brother in tacit understanding.

Wang Jingmin was shocked and struggled to ask Ye Zhijuan for help: "Mom! Mom! Look! Look! My sisters are going to beat me. They don't take you seriously at all!"

Ye Zhijuan stood up, walked to the three siblings, and said seriously: "Don't hit the head, so as not to hurt it."

"Okay! Don't worry, Mom!" Jingying was so angry that she had already taken the ruler in her hand.

"Mom! Mom!" Wang Jingmin originally thought that Ye Zhijuan came to seek justice for him, but who would have thought that she would directly give him an imperial decree?
Watching his mother walk into the bedroom and close the door, Wang Jingmin turned to Tang Zhitong for help: "Brother-in-law, brother-in-law! Take care of your wife, she will beat me to death!"

"Alas, I am a kind-hearted person. I cannot bear to see people suffering and crying out for justice." Tang Zhitong had a compassionate face. He picked up the hat that his brother-in-law had just worn from the sofa and put it to Wang Jingmin's mouth: "As a man, it would be embarrassing to cry out in pain. Come on, bite the hat and it will pass if you bear it."

Jingying was holding her brother's legs, and when she heard what her brother-in-law said, she burst out laughing.

Wang Jingmin looked at Tang Zhitong with despair, and said angrily: "Brother-in-law, you have changed. You have become afraid of your wife."

Tang Zhitong first replied to his brother-in-law in a serious tone: "I haven't changed. I have always been afraid of my wife."

Then he added with a grin, "Surprised? Unexpected? Hey, I don't fall for provocation."

"Okay, stop talking nonsense here." Classmate Xiao Wang pressed his brother down with his legs, rolled up his sleeves, and started to chase him away.

"Brave commander, don't be afraid of blood and sweat. I will go and make medicine for you. You have to hold on! I'm counting on you!" Tang Zhitong was eager to watch the fun and when he was about to enter the kitchen, he turned back to cheer up the "lamb to be slaughtered".

Tang Zhitong first took out the casserole and scrubbed it.

There are certain requirements for utensils for boiling Chinese medicine. Pottery is preferred, followed by porcelain, stainless steel, and enamel. In any case, aluminum and iron cannot be used.

I heard that one actor tried to make do with it, but ended up losing all the hair on his body.

Of course, this is not discrimination, because a young lady posted online that she suffered from "hairlessness" and the comments section was so exciting that people drooled across the screen...

Tang Zhitong poured the medicine into the casserole, then poured in water, poked it a few times with chopsticks, trying to make sure all the herbs were soaked in the water, and finally covered it with a lid. It would take about half an hour to soak before turning on the fire.

Tang Zhitong was familiar with this thing. When his father was lying in bed, he boiled a lot of medicine.

It would be fine for the time being after soaking. Tang Zhitong leaned against the kitchen door frame and watched Wang Jingmin being beaten.

Wang Jingmin was small and could not resist his two sisters, so he could only endure it. However, he did not listen to Tang Zhitong's advice and cried loudly.

"I told you not to look at the road when you walk! I told you to just play! I told you to scare our mom! I told you to order me around! I told you to be disobedient! I told you to shout!" Every time Jingying said a word, she hit her brother on the butt with the ruler.

Jingmin howled every time he was hit.

"Jingmin, if your friends heard this, your commander's face would fall to the ground." Tang Zhitong knew his brother-in-law's weak spot and "provoked" him with a word.

How could Wang Jingmin bear this? He would take the beating, but he couldn't lose face. Tomorrow he might even be able to brag about how he didn't cry out when he was beaten!

After figuring it out, Wang Jingmin bit his hat, closed his eyes, sniffed, and shed tears, looking as if he was ready to be dealt with.

There's no fun in this kind of thing if you don't resist.

Jingying stopped after hitting him a few more times.

While checking his brother's butt, Xiao Wang warned him, "Don't go to the river again. I'll take your fishing rod away today."

"Sister, please don't. Can't I not go fishing?" When Wang Jingmin heard that his fishing rod was going to be confiscated, he got anxious. He raised his body, which affected his wound and made him grit his teeth in pain.

"Why do you keep the fishing rod if you don't go fishing?" Xiao Wang was not willing to compromise at all. This kind of thing happened once and it must not happen again.

"Then...then wait until the ice melts and let my brother-in-law take me there, okay?" Wang Jingmin was not giving up and looked at his brother-in-law who was watching the fun on the side.

"Are you so addicted to fishing?" Xiao Wang looked at his brother and then at his man.

Tang Zhitong leaned against the door frame, chuckled, and said nothing.

After being beaten, scolded, and watched the show, when Wang Jingmin wanted to put on his pants, Tang Zhitong said, "Put them on later. I'll get some cold water for you, otherwise you won't be able to sleep tonight because of the pain."

"Hmph, pretending to be a good person." Wang Jingmin was angry at the moment. He was full of hope just now, expecting his brother-in-law to help him, but he didn't expect that he would hand him a hat!
Tang Zhitong didn't argue with the child. He filled half a basin with water. The tap water was not very warm at the moment, so it was perfect for cold compress.

Ye Zhijuan heard that there was no noise and came out of the bedroom, just in time to apply cold compress to her son. She had originally wanted to give her son a lecture, but when she saw his red and swollen buttocks, she finally gave up the idea. However, she could not avoid giving him some instructions on safety education.

Tang Zhitong and his wife were returning home after dinner. Before leaving, they took away the residue of medicine they had boiled for Wang Jingmin and dumped it at the intersection.

This does not count as randomly discarding garbage, because there is a folk saying that the residue of traditional Chinese medicine should be dumped at the intersection, allowing passers-by to trample on it and kill the disease.

As for people coming and going, many people think that stepping on medicine residue is unlucky and will bring disease back to their homes, so they often walk around it.

Doctors in pharmacies and clinics will also dump the dregs of decocted medicines at the intersection, but not to step on the disease, but to show people passing by that their own medicines are solid and not short of weight, etc. People, sitting in different positions, will have different views on the same issue, that is, the butt determines the head.

January 1th was a Monday and it was sunny.

After an entire afternoon and night of rushing work, Zhang Guifang finished making the cotton jacket and trousers for Jingmin. They were made from Tang Zhitong's old trousers. Although they had patches on them, at least the colors were no longer gaudy.

Tang Zhitong finally had lotus root and meat dumplings in the morning. Since his family had eaten them yesterday, he was the only one to enjoy them today.

Each dumpling is soaked in vinegar, then stuffed into the mouth, and then cracked with half a clove of garlic. The taste can be described in one word: authentic!
The cotton coat was taken away by classmate Xiao Wang, and after picking up Wang Jingying at the south entrance of Wangfujing Street, the couple parted ways.

Tang Zhitong was responsible for escorting her two younger sisters to school, while Xiao Wang was responsible for delivering the newly processed cotton-padded clothes to her younger brother.

Today is the sixth day of the twelfth lunar month. Whether it is elementary school, junior high school, high school or university, everyone is preparing for the final exams.

Although Tang Zhitong missed two days of classes, the teacher did not assign any homework during these two days. He just highlighted the key points and allowed the students to review freely.

Lu Jian felt unsure. This semester was like listening to a foreign language. He learned very little and had to copy homework. What was he going to do for the exams?
"Hey, sit next to me when the time comes, and just don't give exactly the same answers." Tang Zhitong understood what Lu Jian meant. As for cheating, it seemed that except for the top students, all other students had experienced it since childhood.

Even if you are a top student, you probably can't avoid "passively cooperating" with your best classmates.

"Then I'll have to rely on Teacher Tang's care." Lu Jian was overjoyed.

"Well, what's the matter with taking care of him? This is called making progress together." Tang Zhitong was open-minded. Lu Jian did not take up a place in the evaluation. All he wanted was a graduation certificate. There was no conflict with other students who were admitted through the college entrance examination. He could help with this.

"Hehe, Teacher Tang is really nice. How about we try to sit together in the dormitory?" Lu Jian was not the only one who had a headache about the exams. Several other students who were commissioned to study were in a similar situation.

"Okay, just don't make the movements too obvious." Tang Zhitong thought about his classmates in dormitory 219. None of them was nearsighted, which provided the necessary basic conditions for everyone to communicate in a friendly manner and make progress together.

After returning to the classroom, Lu Jian told several other trainee students that Tang Zhitong had agreed. During lunch, everyone served their own dishes and did not allow Tang Zhitong to eat the pickles.

Tang Zhitong naturally couldn't eat for free, so he racked his brains to help his brothers come up with ideas. Some things that needed to be memorized, formulas, etc. could be written on erasers, or written on small pieces of paper with a thin pencil and stuffed into shoes or sleeves. He could also ask seniors from the previous two classes about exam questions, etc.

The final examination questions for all subjects in college are set by several teachers. Generally speaking, there is a high possibility that teachers will use the same examination questions for some public courses.

Tang Zhitong still remembers that when he was in college, at the end of each semester, everyone went to the copy shop downstairs from the dormitory to print out previous years' exam questions and answers.

The test questions and answers are compiled by the copy shop. Each copy is on an A4 paper, front and back, and costs two yuan.

Students can buy the masks and cut them into the appropriate size. They can use their ingenuity to hide them in places where they will not attract the attention of the invigilator, such as in a glasses case, in a sleeve, in a gel pen, etc.

In addition, many places have become carriers of answers. Some people go to the examination room in advance and write some test points of the next subject on the table in pencil. Some write the test points on their arms and palms, and some even write them directly on the inner wall of the glasses case or the glasses cloth.

The most exaggerated thing at that time was the appearance of a "cheat ballpoint pen" on the market. When a small horizontal bar on the side was pulled open, there was a blank paper inside, and you could write anything you wanted on it.

Some students can buy ten at a time...

There is nothing new under the sun. Ever since the establishment of the scientific examination system, there have always been people cheating.

Those who are capable can directly rely on their fathers, and those who are not so capable can rely on their talent and "submit their manuscripts" to some prominent families. Bai Juyi did this in the past.

Those who cannot compete in strength or talent are always unwilling to be left behind, so they work hard on "cheat sheets".

This cheat sheet is indeed good. It is only the size of a matchbox, but its contents include the Five Classics, namely "Book of Changes", "Book of History", "Book of Songs", "Book of Rites" and "Spring and Autumn Annals", as well as annotations and prefaces, totaling 342 pages and about 30 words.

What is more important is that the printing is fine and the handwriting is very clear.

People are all selfish, and as long as the examination system exists, cheating cannot be eradicated.

What ordinary people see are people taking exams on behalf of others, transmitting answers through remote communication means, stuffing vibrating eggs into the back, etc.

In fact, those who have some energy will play the immigration game and find a remote area with low admission scores, or even immigrate directly.

No matter how powerful the energy is, you can’t know…

Before returning to the escort office, Tang Zhitong copied a copy of the exam schedule.

The matter of adjusting the examination seats was entrusted to Luo Zhiping. As the class monitor, he was still able to arrange this matter.

Before leaving, Tang Zhitong gave Lu Jian his office phone number and asked him to contact him anytime if he had anything. As for the money for the phone calls he had made to him before, Tang Zhitong did not mention it. Lu Jian would not want it even if he mentioned it, and it would seem awkward. He would just give him more when he gave him the corn during the holidays.

Gao Dashan slept in the tool room again last night and had a stuffy nose when he woke up in the morning, but it did not affect his going to the Women's Federation to get a certificate.

The Women's Federation is not big, and many people live in the family compound. The matter between Gao Dashan and Zhang Ye was spread by the children, and everyone already knew it clearly. Even the story of Gao Dashan saving Wang Jingmin yesterday had spread.

So when Gao Dashan came over to get a certificate today, everyone just joked but didn't make fun of him: Lao Gao, you have to treat me to some candy!
"Please, please, after we get the certificate, we'll go buy some candy." Gao Dashan felt a little embarrassed. When he came here the day before yesterday, he said that Zhang Ye was his sister, but today the certificate was issued and she would soon become his wife. How embarrassing!
Although he felt embarrassed, Gao Dashan really intended to buy some candy. However, the purchase of candy was limited at the moment, so he had to buy it with a valid receipt. When he went to the street office to get his marriage certificate, he would be given tickets by the newlyweds.

With the certificate, Gao Dashan and Zhang Ye went to the street office to get their certificate. It went smoothly because there was no need to check household registration for marriage.

However, when the comrades from the street office were processing the procedures for Gao Dashan, there was some sympathy and pity in their eyes, because Zhang Ye's letter of certification said a certain commune, which was obviously a rural area. Rural people who marry into the city are not given urban household registration, which means that there is no quota, so solving the problem of food and clothing becomes a heavy burden.

After getting the certificate and ticket, Gao Dashan took Zhang Ye to the grocery store to buy candy. He wanted to finish today's business first, so he could wait a little longer for the remaining bed and clothes. At the same time, he didn't have enough money...

New people can buy two kilograms of sugar. Gao Dashan asked Zhang Ye to bring back half a kilogram, and he took the rest to the Women's Federation and distributed handfuls to each office. This was only possible because there were not many people in the Women's Federation. If there were more, the two kilograms would not be enough to go around.

When Gao Dashan got off work in the afternoon, he received a reward. Many colleagues who lived in the Women's Federation dormitory gave Gao Dashan a red envelope as a gift after eating Gao Dashan's wedding candy. The amount was not large, mostly fifty or sixty cents, and no one was more than one yuan. It was obvious that they just gave gifts and did not join the banquet.

(End of this chapter)