Chapter 48 TV University
After returning from the town, Xu Qiang went straight to the peat field to start today's work.

Nowadays, the people at the peat field work in perfect harmony and are full of energy, so the production efficiency has naturally been improved.

Especially after the brigade was split up, Liu Jun rented his land to fellow villagers at a low price. He no longer had any worries and followed Xu Qiang wholeheartedly, which really helped him share a lot of the burden.

Today, in addition to extracting humic acid, Xu Qiang also used his free time to renovate the mud houses that were built previously.

Because he wanted to try to produce shampoo, Xu Qiang needed a site. Although there was a spare room in his home, the production of soap base and spices had a strong odor and was somewhat dangerous. So for safety and concealment reasons, Xu Qiang had to produce the shampoo in the peat field.

In fact, Xu Qiang's renovation plan was very simple. He built a simple large stove in one of the empty rooms with good ventilation and placed an iron pot on it to replace the reactor. There was also a stove in the house next door, but it was used for cooking. Xu Qiang had to ensure that the kitchen and the production room were separated. Only in this way could accidents such as poisoning be avoided.

After all, Xu Qiang and Liu Jun both knew how to do masonry work, so the conversion of the production room was completed in less than an afternoon. Afterwards, Xu Qiang even put a special lock on the room so that no one could enter except him.

At night, Xu Qiang went to work as usual.

Xu Qiang's technical transformation plan has been submitted for several days, but until now, there has been no news.

However, this is also normal, because the factory has to conduct an internal review first, and then experts from the province will conduct a review. The process is relatively long, and it is estimated that the results may not be available until next month.

Ever since he had a drink with Zhang Yongsheng and his gang yesterday, Xu Qiang started to become friends with this group of regular workers. After finishing the work assigned by the workshop in the evening, he simply came to the machine room where Zhang Yongsheng and others often played poker, found a corner and went to sleep.

In fact, Xu Qiang was very tired from working day and night, and the opportunity to catch up on some sleep at night really allowed him to recover his physical strength.

The chemical workshop is the easiest workshop to work in in the entire Shengli Machinery Factory. As long as you are a regular worker, the workshop leaders basically don't care about you. They only manage temporary workers more strictly.

As for Xu Qiang, ever since the last time the workshop director tried to fire him but was rejected by the factory director, Sun Yulin and Gao Bo began to turn a blind eye to him.

Today is the end of the month. According to previous regulations, the workshop director must hold a station meeting for all employees in the workshop to summarize this month's work and some new notices from the factory.

"...In general, our workshop completed a good job last month and successfully completed the tasks assigned to us by the factory. In addition, in terms of safe production, we have continued the fine traditions of the workshop over the years..." At the door of the workshop, Director Sun Yunlin talked freely, while the workers below all looked bored.

At this time, Xu Qiang was also standing in the back row with Wang Yongsheng and his group. In another team, the three Zhao brothers looked at Xu Qiang from time to time, with some resentment in their eyes.

But no matter what, these three people would never dare to attack Xu Qiang in the factory. After all, Wang Yongsheng and his gang were the factory bullies, and these local tyrants didn't dare to stick their heads out too far.

"...Finally, there is one more thing." As the morning meeting was about to end, Sun Yulin seemed to remember something, so he continued, "Our factory's TVU class will soon be recruiting students. Anyone who wants to sign up for the night university can sign up. Does anyone want to sign up?"

The so-called night university was the name used in the early days of reform and opening up, and mainly refers to classes at night or on weekends. It is a form of adult education that requires taking the adult college entrance examination, and the learning format is part-time.

Radio and TV University usually means that candidates take night classes at designated places in their spare time and after get off work. Considering that some candidates may have to work overtime or have special circumstances, classes will also be arranged on weekends or Sundays. This brings great convenience to working people, without delaying work or affecting study.

"...The Education Department has relaxed the registration requirements this time. Anyone who is over 36 years old and under years old and has a junior high school education can register... Is there anyone else who wants to sign up?" Sun Yulin shouted several times, but the scene was silent. There was basically no reaction from the people below. It was obvious that they had no interest in this night school at all.

In fact, this is a very normal thing. Shengli Machinery Factory had already held a TV university electronics class a few years ago. At that time, all workshops signed up very enthusiastically, especially the "old three classes" who lost the opportunity to take the college entrance examination in a special era. They took the initiative to sign up and continue to pursue their "university dream."

The number of applicants at that time reached 450, far exceeding the planned number of places, so the factory finally decided to clear out the warehouse on the third floor of the Cultural Palace and use it as a classroom for the TV University for these students to study.

However, when the results of the JX provincial unified examination were announced, out of so many students, only two passed, and the scores of the others were far behind.

It was not until this time that people really felt the difficulty of applying to TV University.

So even though the factory still runs night training classes in the past two years, not many people sign up. Last year, only more than 40 people signed up in the entire factory.

However, the factory still attached great importance to the students who successfully passed the entrance examination to the TV University. Since Shengli Machinery Factory was located in a mountain valley, the factory's television and signal were poor, and there were frequent power outages, so the students could only study on their own. In order to enable them to complete their studies smoothly, the factory leaders finally decided to move the factory's TV University classes directly to Shanghai. They studied with pay but no bonuses, and had to pay for their own accommodation and transportation. From then on, their conditions improved greatly.

In other words, as long as you get admitted to night university, you can go directly to Shanghai to study for three years, and after graduation, you will be reused when you return to the factory.

"I regestrated!"

Just as Sun Yulin announced the adjournment of the meeting, Xu Qiang suddenly shouted in the crowd.

"you!?"

When Sun Yulin saw that it was Xu Qiang who was speaking, he frowned immediately.

"Yes, I want to sign up." Xu Qiang confirmed.

"What diploma do you have?"

"I'm a junior high school student."

"Hahaha!"

As soon as Xu Qiang finished speaking, there was a burst of laughter at the scene, including Wang Yongsheng and others beside him, who also started laughing.

"Xu Qiang, I warn you, don't mess around!" Sun Yulin's face darkened, and he continued, "Applying for TVU is not a child's game. Not everyone can get in. If you don't have the skills, don't waste this place!"

(End of this chapter)