Chapter 46: Hold it in hand
Chapter 46: Hold it in hand
The sky in the space changed along with the outside world. It was pitch black outside the glass window, without the moon or stars, and there was a thick layer of fog below.
Ji Sisi sat at the desk flipping through newspapers. Two hours later, there was a pile of read newspapers at hand.
Leaning back in a chair and resting, he closed his eyes and thought back. In a few years, China will enter a new stage. After the first state-owned factory announced its bankruptcy in the newspaper, more and more state-owned factories were poorly managed and went bankrupt one after another. China ushered in a wave of layoffs.
Within a few years, the individual economy will spring up like mushrooms after a rain and flourish. Only then will there be a real change of dynasty, and the era of coupons and state-owned enterprises will become a thing of the past.
Ji Sisi fell asleep while thinking, and woke up again in the early night. She walked back to her room in a daze and fell asleep.
-
After breakfast, Ji Sisi went to the examination room, which was the same dam as last time.
The dam is in a good location and is spacious, with a pavilion built next to it. Movie screenings and storytelling are usually organized here.
Although it was called an examination room, there was no decoration at all. Everyone just waited for Huang Qiaomei to ask questions. Those who could not answer more than three questions would be eliminated. Everyone had only three chances, and a points system was adopted. Whoever had the highest score would win.
"This is Jiang Qing, a comrade from our unit. She will be the referee this time."
Jiang Qing was wearing a white short-sleeved shirt with floral patterns and black trousers. She had two pigtails hanging behind her shoulders. She had delicate features and exuded a pure and clean aura.
Huang Qiaomei handed the list in her hand to Jiang Qing, indicating that she could take the roll.
"Hello, sisters-in-law. I'm Xiaoqing. I'm going to call the roll. Please respond when your name is called. If you don't respond more than five times, you will be deemed to have given up the game."
Jiang Qing began to call the roll, her voice loud and penetrating.
The onlookers began to speculate, "Who do you think will win?"
"It must be Ji Sisi. She has connections and she's from the city."
"I don't think so. I saw Xiaolan's house was still lit when I woke up last night. Xiaolan is from the city too. I heard that her high school has many college graduates."
"Don't forget, Gu Xinyi is an elementary school teacher in her hometown. She will definitely win this game."
Ji Sisi couldn't help but become nervous, and her palms were slightly sweaty.
It has been five years since she graduated from college, and she has almost forgotten all the high school knowledge she learned.
Facing so many powerful opponents, she wasn't sure if she could win.
Huang Qiaomei cleared her throat. "Before we begin, I have one thing to make clear. This job is not a permanent one, and it is not a permanent one. It is because the higher-ups are unable to transfer people to this position for the time being. This is just a temporary job. Finally, you cannot start working just by passing the exam. The details still need to be decided by the leaders. If you can accept it, continue to take the exam. If you can't accept it, you can leave now."
Huang Qiaomei had already made these words clear when she signed up, but she was still worried and reiterated them again.
Seeing that no one wanted to quit, Huang Qiaomei took the last step, "Then we will start the exam. The first question will test your knowledge in middle school and high school.
Choose one of the two classical Chinese texts, "Teacher's Sayings" and "Analects of Confucius Chapter 20" to recite, and recite and translate the original text in front of me and Comrade Jiang Qing. "Teacher's Sayings" is 15 points, and "Analects of Confucius Chapter " is points. You can only recite and change once during the period. "
Ji Sisi was confused. Isn't this just a sure thing?
How painful it was for memorizing these classical Chinese texts in high school is how happy I am now. These classical Chinese texts are knowledge engraved in my bones and flowing in my blood.
I still remember that the Chinese teacher was the head teacher at that time. He would block the classroom door during holidays, carry each student away one by one, and conduct random checks several times a semester.
Ji Sisi never thought that it would be useful other than in the college entrance examination.
In order to avoid suspicion, Ji Sisi walked straight towards Jiang Qing and said, "I said that in ancient times, scholars must have a teacher. A teacher is someone who teaches and explains... "
The whole place was silent. In a place with thirty people, it was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
Three minutes later, Ji Sisi finished her last sentence, "I admire his ability to follow the ancient ways, so I wrote Master's Saying and gave it to him."
Jiang Qing listened to Ji Sisi's original explanation and compared it with the one on the list. She found that what Ji Sisi said was closer to the original meaning and much better than the translation on the list.
Jiang Qing's eyes sparkled with admiration, and she nodded excitedly, "Passed, 20 points!"
Although the other onlookers did not understand the meaning, they saw that Ji Sisi recited fluently with almost no pauses throughout the whole article. The obscure classical Chinese was easy for her to handle.
For the following time, Ji Sisi just watched others recite.
Gu Xinyi and Guo Xiaolan also passed, but Guo Xiaolan got stuck when reciting. After that, he became more and more anxious. In the end, he could only choose Chapter 15 of the Analects of Confucius and got points.
There were fifteen people, nine of them were eliminated in the first round, leaving only six.
Ji Sisi admired the few people other than herself, Guo Xiaolan and Gu Xinyi from the bottom of her heart. They were all married and had children. It was really admirable that they could still remember the junior high school knowledge after being away from school for nearly ten years.
With so many amazing people around, she had to be serious and greet them with her best attitude.
The next question asked the six people to share what they had recently read in the newspaper and share their thoughts. Everyone's scores were similar. Ji Sisi had just cram for the exam last night, so she scored higher than the others.
The final question was worth 50 points. Huang Qiaomei asked a question: If you were the village secretary, how would you balance the industrial development of each team, lead the commune to progress, and become an advanced commune?
As soon as the question came out, everyone present was shocked.
This is not something they should consider at all.
Huang Qiaomei knew that the question was tricky, and she didn't expect them to give a perfect answer. She just wanted to see if anyone had a quick mind.
As the secretary's liaison, the job is simple, but it requires quick thinking and good communication skills. These two points are crucial.
Ji Sisi was also troubled and started thinking.
There is a total of 30 minutes for thinking and preparation, and when the time is up, you have to answer one by one. This time there is no need to divide the answers among individuals, and you can speak directly in front of everyone. Huang Qiaomei also said that the louder the voice, the more points you get.
When the time was up, Huang Qiaomei saw that no one was willing to be the first, so she started answering in the order of the draw.
Ji Sisi drew third place and she drooped her sore legs.
It's really not easy to get a job, and this is just a temporary job.
When Ji Sisi was a child, her grandmother mentioned that in their era, one had to take an exam to get a job, and as long as one had a job, one would not have to worry about food and clothing for the rest of their lives, and even employment for the next generation could be arranged.
The welfare benefits are no worse than those of later generations.
Soon it was Ji Sisi's turn. She took a deep breath and just tried her best. Her retreat was the Cordyceps sinensis on that mountain.
Ji Sisi came on stage and spoke for only five minutes, shorter than the previous speakers. After she finished speaking, she bowed and left the stage.
Huang Qiaomei curled the corners of her mouth and listened quietly to the next person's suggestion.
After everyone finished speaking, Huang Qiaomei took the sheet with the points tallied and said, "The results are out. Before the results are announced, I want to ask everyone, who do you think spoke the best?"
inspire-indiana