"My dear, are you planning to go to college?"
"Take the exam. Once I pass, I'm going to take my grandparents to visit the university."
"Okay, then grandma will wait for Guaibao to pass the exam and go to university. With such a filial granddaughter, I wonder how much those old men and old ladies outside envy us."
As soon as the news of the college entrance examination came out, Shen Xue and Zhou Jingchen were also looking for textbooks. Shen Xue even went back to the Shen family to ask Liu Pandi for textbooks. Liu Pandi was cracking melon seeds at the door without even raising his eyelids.
"What textbook? I don't have any textbooks for you at home. Go back to your own home and don't bother me."
Liu Pandi collected all the textbooks that Shen Xue used for her studies, and a whole cabinet was filled with her books. Shen Xue thought the textbooks took up too much space, so when Liu Pandi and Uncle Shen San went to work, she sold all the books and got fifty cents, which she used to buy a hairpin. When Liu Pandi came back, he was so angry that he wanted to beat her.
Shen Xue also thought of this and couldn't help but blame her mother, "Mom, why didn't you stop me at that time? I'm not sensible, but are you not sensible too?"
If her mother gave her pocket money to spend, she would never think of selling the book. If the book did not sell, she could get it when she came back now.
"Your brain is filled with shit. Even gods can't stop you."
Shen Xue: “…”
"Mom, I've always had good grades in school. If I take the college entrance exam, I'll definitely get in. Then you'll have a daughter who's a college student, and it'll be a great honor for you and Dad. When I graduate, the government will assign me a job. It's a decent job with a high salary, and I can even arrange for my younger brother to go to a good school... Could you please help me borrow books from my older brothers?"
Shen Xue knew that her three cousins had textbooks, so they could borrow two each, and she and Jing Chen would have books to review.
"It's none of my business. If you want to borrow money, ask them yourself. Your Aunt Liu is busy."
Liu Pan shut the door with a bang. Shen Xue returned home feeling frustrated. Zhou Jingchen saw that she came back empty-handed and knew that she didn't get the book. "Didn't you say you could get the book when you get home? Where is the book?"
"Jingchen, why don't you think of a solution? I sold my books, and I don't have any textbooks at home."
"Then give me the money."
Shen Xue didn't want to take it, but she wanted to go to college. If she didn't have textbooks, she couldn't review, and if she couldn't review, she couldn't get into college. If she couldn't get into college, she might have to stay in Shenjiabao Brigade for the rest of her life. She was unwilling to accept that. She, Shen Xue, wanted to live a good life that everyone envied.
"One dollar is enough for the family."
Zhou Jingchen sneered, "One dollar can only buy one book at most, and you only read one book?"
"What? One dollar can only buy one copy. Are they robbing me?"
"As soon as the news of the college entrance exam came out, everyone rushed to buy textbooks. Now there are no books for sale in bookstores or scrap yards. If you want to buy books, you can only go to the black market. I asked around, and they're one yuan a copy. That was the price yesterday, I don't know if it's the same today."
"How dare they sell it at such a high price? This is no different from robbery. No, I want to report them."
She can buy a pound of meat with one dollar. Asking her for one dollar for a book is like asking for her life.
"If you want to report it, go early. Wait until the red armband guys get off work. And, by the way, you need to know where the black market is before you report it. You also need to be prepared for the black market to come after you."
"Why would the black market come to me for a reckoning? The things they sell themselves are so expensive, isn't this clearly robbery? Anyway, I don't care. Jingchen, come with me to report them."
Zhou Jingchen is not stupid like Shen Xue. He must be mentally ill to report the black market people. Those who are involved in the black market are not willing to die.
They will fight to the death with anyone who dares to cut off their source of income. Shen Xue couldn't understand this, so why should she go to university? She could just stay at home and roast sweet potatoes for the rest of her life.
"You shake it, but I won't shake it with you."
Shen Xue cursed in the room for a long time before reluctantly taking out ten yuan. "Go to the black market and bargain with them to buy the textbook back."
Shen Xue felt really aggrieved that they had to buy it even though they knew the other party was trying to rob her.
If her mother was willing to help her borrow the money, she wouldn't have to spend the money and would be the one being taken advantage of.
Zhou Jingchen wanted to go to college and have a different future, so he took the money and went out immediately, and came back with the books in the evening.
Shen Xue picked up the book and saw that the cover was gone. "How much did this book cost?"
"One dollar and fifty cents a copy."
"What? The books are all torn, and they still charge 1.5 yuan a copy. They are too ruthless. Jingchen, why didn't you talk to them about it?
Even though we have money, we can’t be taken advantage of. Once we get into college, there will be many places to spend money, and we have to spend the little money we have.”
"What are you talking about? That's the black market. If you say a few more words, they'll throw you out the next second.
If I hadn't grabbed these books quickly, I wouldn't have been able to buy them even if I spent twice the money. They were so popular that everyone was scrambling to get them.
People in the black market said that after this batch is sold out, we will have to wait for a while before more books are available. You say that if you wait for a while, others will only be halfway through their review and when they enter the exam hall, do you have a chance of winning against them?
Aside from the rotten covers, the words inside are clearly visible. I even have notes on several of the books. I'm making a good deal on them. Okay, stop talking. I need to read."
The college entrance examination is approaching, and he cannot be affected by Shen Xue. He must study hard and wait until he is admitted to the university.
He is the college student that everyone envies. After graduation, all the good companies are vying for him, and he can have whatever he wants in the future.
"Daya, hurry up and cook. Call us when you're done."
After Zhou Jingchen said this, Shen Xue no longer thought the books were expensive. When they were admitted to university, the ten or so yuan they spent would be nothing.
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