It was almost noon when the bus finally arrived at the county town, and a group of people filed off the bus.

Jiang Xiaobai saw that after everyone got off, the bus was a little taller.

There was no need to say anything unnecessary. After counting the number of people, a group of people hurriedly walked towards the bus station.

The county has considered the college entrance examination tomorrow and added a few more buses, but compared to so many candidates, it is still a drop in the bucket.

"Brother Xiaobai, the train leaves in more than ten minutes, and the tickets have been bought." Liu Aiguo ran up to Jiang Xiaobai out of breath, holding up a stack of bus tickets and said.

"Okay, there are still more than ten minutes. Let's hurry up and eat something." Jiang Xiaobai said, taking out the scallion pancake from the bag and eating it. While eating, he unscrewed the kettle and took a big drink of water.

Yesterday, Jiang Xiaobai arranged for Zhang Yanmei to take people to prepare dry food for today's journey. If there is time, Jiang Xiaobai can also take a group of educated youth to Lao Zhang's small restaurant to have some food.

But time was tight and there was no time at all.

Other educated youths also seized the time and quickly took out the paper-wrapped scallion pancakes from their bags and ate them.

Not only Jiang Xiaobai and the others, but also the educated youths in other villages were also taking the time to eat solid food. However, the moment Jiang Xiaobai and the others took out the scallion pancakes, the other educated youths slowed down in eating.

"What does it smell like? I really want it."

"Yes, the one who asked about the scallion pancake seems to have asked. My mother gave me a meal before I jumped in line and left."

"Yes, it's the smell of scallion pancakes." Jiang Xiaobai and the other educated youths nearby sniffed and looked in the direction of the smell.

But when I saw this, I was stunned, what the hell?

More than a dozen people are actually eating scallion pancakes. It’s normal for one person to eat scallion pancakes occasionally. Who doesn’t eat dumplings during the Chinese New Year?

It’s normal for someone to save some flour and bake scallion pancakes to eat, but what the hell is it that these dozen people are eating all scallion pancakes?

Everyone else eats dumplings during the Chinese New Year, but does your family eat a lot of dumplings?

Where can I get so much flour? What do these people do? They are so rich.

In fact, in 1978, many places required food stamps to buy flour, but a black market had emerged, and you could buy some things that required tickets only with money.

It's just a little more expensive than buying things with a ticket. It's possible for educated youths to make cans today. Is Jiang Xiaobai still short of enough for everyone to eat?

"Which village is this educated youth from? So rich?"

"I don't know. I don't know this group of people. This is too extravagant. Are you eating scallion pancakes as dry food?"

"It's too wasteful. Can't you live up to it in the future? But it smells so damn good."

The other educated youths were biting the cornmeal pancakes in their hands while staring closely at the scallion pancakes in Jiang Xiaobai's and others' hands.

Everyone was eating with enthusiasm, as if they were eating not only cornmeal pancakes but scallion pancakes made from white flour in their hands.

"Do these people seem to be educated youth from Jianhua Village? Aren't they buying canned food? Why are they here... By the way, they are also here to take the college entrance examination." Some educated youth from a neighboring village in Jianhua Village recognized Jiang Xiaobai and the others.

"Yes, he is from Jianhua Village. I met that tall man and he even gave me a can as a gift." An educated youth said with certainty.

"Jianhua Village sells canned food. What kind of canned goods are sold?" someone asked curiously.

"It's just..." The male educated youth was about to explain when he heard someone shouting that a car was coming.

"Get in the car quickly, hurry up, hurry up." Jiang Xiaobai stuffed the unfinished scallion pancake into his bag, shouted, pulled Li Siyan and rushed to the car.

The same goes for other educated youths. Eating is nothing. If they are admitted to university, they will have many opportunities to eat in the future.

And the food is all good, not the corn flour pancakes, which are hard and unpalatable.

Needless to say, it was crowded along the way. When the bus stopped in the city and everyone got off, many people vomited on the roadside.

"If you feel uncomfortable, drink some water quickly to replenish the water you have consumed," Jiang Xiaobai told everyone while drinking water quickly.

If you have any physical problems at this time, it will be interesting to wait until the exam tomorrow.

After everyone had almost recovered, Jiang Xiaobai and others prepared to find a place to stay.

In fact, at this time, there were few places to stay, and only the government guest houses in the city could accommodate people.

There are also guest houses in some units that can accommodate people, unlike in later generations where the streets are full of various hotels, bathing...

There is no need to worry about the city guesthouse. It should be around 2 pm by visual inspection at this time, so we can only find some hostels to stay in.

Moreover, ordinary guest houses may not be able to accommodate fourteen people, and it would be inconvenient if they were divided into two groups.

"Auntie, do you know where there is a guest house to stay? I am an educated youth..." Jiang Xiaobai looked at a passing aunt and asked.

"I'm here to take the college entrance examination tomorrow. I know. Someone asked me just now. The city guesthouse must be full. Don't worry about the guesthouse in the city's No. 1 Middle School. You can go to the guesthouse in the Bayi Iron and Steel Plant near the city's No. 1 Middle School.

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Auntie didn't wait for Jiang Xiaobai to finish speaking before she spoke. Apparently someone had already asked her about this matter.

"Thank you, aunt. How can I get to the Bayi Iron and Steel Plant near No. 1 Middle School?"

"Follow this road to the third intersection, turn left and walk to the end. There is a scrap collection station to the north. Turn right and go to the third intersection..."

Auntie's thinking was quite clear, but Jiang Xiaobai was a road fool and was confused by what she heard.

In his previous life, he was a road idiot and couldn't tell the difference between east, west and north.

"Liu Aiguo, Wang Xiaojun, come here and listen."

After thanking the aunt again, a group of people followed the route the aunt told them and found the city's Bayi Iron and Steel Plant where the aunt told them about.

Along the way, I met a lot of educated youths, wandering around, looking for a place to stay, or lost their way.

While searching and asking people, an hour later, Jiang Xiaobai and others finally arrived at the gate of the city's Bayi Iron and Steel Plant.

The city's Bayi Steel Factory is many times larger than the county's glass factory.

Two uniformed officers from the factory security office at the door saw Jiang Xiaobai and his group approaching, and went to greet them before they could approach.

"Comrade, what's the matter?" the officer from the security department looked at everyone in confusion and asked.

"Brother, we are educated youths who came to the city to prepare for the college entrance examination tomorrow. We don't have accommodation..." Jiang Xiaobai took out a pack of cigarettes and handed it to the middle-aged man in uniform and explained.
Chapter completed!