Development of productivity started in 1981

Chapter 1 Visitors from Another Dimension

July 1981, 7, was a special day.

When Wang Jiankun, who had just graduated from junior high school, was receiving his high school admission letter, he took a magazine from his homeroom teacher's office.

After returning home and finishing his lunch, he felt the house was stuffy, so he ran to the big bluestone beside the spring in the back mountain to read a magazine.

There is an article about the successful launch of the US space shuttle Columbia, which describes the feelings of the astronauts when the space shuttle was launched.

After ignition, it is like sitting on a roaring cannon, with the body pressed into the space seat and unable to move; after entering space, the body floats lightly, and a little force can change its direction. When the porthole faces the earth, you can see that the entire east and west coasts of the United States are extremely bright, that is the light of neon lights; there are several bright lights in Europe, that is the capitals of several countries such as Paris, West Berlin, London, and Moscow; in Asia, only Tokyo, Japan and Seoul, South Korea can see lights in outer space; the book introduces that this is a sign of developed countries, and only countries with sufficient power generation can have neon light strips that can be seen from outer space.

Young Wang Jiankun could not imagine such a scene, because China at that time had just ended that special historical period, reopened its doors and began to focus on economic development.

The Wangjia Production Team of Zheyuan Commune in Wuyuan County, Jiangnan Province, where Wang Jiankun was located, was even more backward. The production team had no electricity yet. Only the Fengshan Production Team, where the commune was located, had just had electricity recently. Wang Jiankun felt depressed when he saw this. In such a big country as China, there was not even a single light to be seen in outer space at night.

He covered his face with the magazine and prepared to take a break.

Wang Jiankun had a strange dream in which he imagined flying in space in a space shuttle.

He searched for Hua Guo's location at the porthole with his eyes, but he couldn't find him no matter how hard he looked. There was only darkness in his eyes.

Suddenly, a series of messy patterns came into view, which were completely different from the light strips in the magazine.

It turned out that these patterns were alien dimension intelligent particles and two-dimensional solar system fragments that came from other dimensions. They were attracted by the consciousness space of Wang Jiankun who was dreaming and entered his consciousness space.

When the intelligent particles in the Three-Body plane observed the two-dimensional solar system, they destroyed the fragile balance of the two-dimensional solar system. The center of the solar system began to fall toward one dimension, and a micro black hole formed in the center, which continued to swallow and grow larger.

It is possible that the force field of the black hole interacted with the membrane of this plane, and the two-dimensional solar system began to break up, and some fragments passed through the membrane and entered the Earth plane in 1981; and Sophon also came with the fragments.

The pattern that appeared in front of Wang Jiankun's eyes contained a small number of human outlines, large animal outlines, spaceship outlines, and more unexplained outlines and blocks of color.

When Wang Jiankun observed these patterns, he found that the more he tried to see clearly, the deeper the patterns became. Although they were flat figures, as long as he concentrated, it seemed that the patterns would be divided into layers, but they would be even more difficult to understand if they were separated.

In the dream, Wang Jiankun didn’t know that his brain was overloaded, sweat kept coming out of his forehead, and the brain’s protection mechanism stopped the dream.

Wang Jiankun woke up, put away the magazine, and looked at the blue sky dotted with white clouds. The sound of gurgling water and the chirping of cicadas rang in his ears, and he woke up. It turned out to be a dream.

He climbed down the big bluestone, scooped up some clear spring water from the pond to wash his face, then took a few big gulps of the water. He felt his swollen brain instantly relaxed a lot.

I looked up at the position of the sun in the sky and found that it was still early. The room must be very hot and stuffy, so it would be more comfortable to continue resting here.

So he climbed up the big bluestone again, found a comfortable position after lying down, closed his eyes and recalled the pattern he had just seen.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he closed his eyes and started to recall, the patterns appeared again in his mind, without any repetition.

He felt something was wrong because in the past, when he woke up from a dream and then closed his eyes to recall the dream, the dream would never be so clear.

He opened his eyes and saw the blue sky and white clouds in front of him, the thatched grass hanging above his head, and the clear sound of the spring in his ears.

He didn't believe it, and continued to close his eyes and recall the scenes in his dream. Sure enough, the patterns appeared again. And the patterns moved with his gaze. When he stared at a certain pattern, that pattern would come to the front; when he stared at another pattern, the pattern in front of him was pushed aside.

Wang Jiankun thought for a moment, as if these patterns were in his mind and could be controlled by himself? Thinking of this, he began to experiment.

First he wanted to know how many patterns there were in his mind, and then he began to control the patterns to pass in front of his eyes one by one and counted them; but as he counted, something seemed wrong, as if they were endless.

Since you can't count them all, look for those whose outlines you can understand, and classify them. Put those of the same color together first, put those with human or animal outlines together, put those with spaceship or airplane shapes together, and put those that are completely invisible together.

As he moved the patterns consciously, four picture books appeared in his field of vision. It was not accurate to describe them as books because each piece of the pattern that was classified and clustered together was large or small, and was not a regular geometric shape.

It felt like the picture book was getting thicker and thicker, but the patterns in the distance didn't seem to be decreasing, and they were moving closer one by one as he looked at them.

It seemed that this kind of mobilization of patterns also consumed energy. After Wang Jiankun felt that his forehead was sweating again, he stopped operating the pattern and opened his eyes.

The sun was already setting at this time. I wanted to study the pattern in my mind some more, but then I remembered that I had just received the high school admission letter today, and my parents would definitely prepare something delicious.

What are you waiting for? Go home quickly, otherwise all the delicious food will be eaten up by your greedy sister. You can study the pattern later when you have time. Just now, you closed your eyes and recalled it in your mind again. The classified patterns have not changed, which means the patterns will not disappear.

So Wang Jiankun climbed down the big bluestone, washed his face, and started to go home humming an unknown tune.

At this time, the sun was setting and the breeze was blowing gently. Looking down from the back hillside, smoke was rising from every kitchen in the production team and the air was filled with the fragrance of rice.

When I arrived at the door of the house, I saw grandpa and father already drinking with a small plate of peanuts at the square table in the main room.

Seeing Wang Jiankun coming back, Grandpa Wang Shunxiang smiled and said, "Kunli, you're back. Go to the kitchen and serve the dishes. We have your favorite grouper (stream grouper, a small freshwater fish)."

Wang Jiankun called out to his grandfather and father, and agreed to go to the kitchen. As soon as he arrived at the kitchen door, he smelled the fragrance of grouper and the burnt aroma of the rice crust in his sister's mouth. When his sister Wang Chunxiang saw Wang Jiankun coming, she quickly protected the rice crust around her mouth with both hands because she was afraid that Wang Jiankun would snatch it away.

Originally, it was Wang Jiankun's turn to eat the rice crust today. He and his sister agreed that they would take turns eating the rice crust when they were at home on holiday, and his sister would eat it when junior high school was not on holiday (because Wang Jiankun had to live in the school dormitory, and his sister was only in the fifth grade and was a day student). Yesterday, it was his sister who ate it. Today, when she saw that Wang Jiankun was not there, she could not help but took it in her hands and ate it first when her grandmother and mother were not paying attention.

Seeing this, Wang Jiankun didn't say anything, but just showed an angry expression to his sister, then greeted his grandmother and mother and said: I'll serve the dishes.

My mother, Cen Juan, was lighting a fire at the stove, and my grandmother was stirring the spatula. There were two cooked dishes next to the stove, braised grouper and fried bacon with red peppers. Long beans were being fried in the pot, and there was a loofah that was ready to be made into soup with eggs.

Wang Jiankun was already drooling. Braised fish and bacon were not easy to get at ordinary times, even if his grandfather was the team leader. Because productivity was low at that time, rapeseed had not yet been planted on a large scale. Because there was no chemical fertilizer, rapeseed was not good to plant, and it could not produce much oil. The rice yield per mu was not high either, only more than 500 kilograms per mu in a good year. Fortunately, the struggle has stopped in recent years, and everyone wants to grow more food and turn over their private plots more, so that they can have enough to eat.

He ran twice and brought the braised fish and fried bacon with peppers to the square table, then ran to the kitchen to chat with his mother, grandmother, and sister.

As they chatted, they talked about study. Mother and grandmother scolded my sister because my sister's grades were not good and she was only in the middle of the class, while Wang Jiankun had always been the top student in the grade since elementary school, and this time he was ranked third in the county in the high school entrance examination. So my sister had a headache when she heard about study. With such an excellent brother to compare with, her life was naturally not easy. However, they only talked about her in terms of study. She and her brother were treated equally in other aspects, because my mother was an educated person, graduated from a technical secondary school, and went to the countryside as an educated youth for some reasons, so she did not favor boys over girls.

At this point, Wang Jiankun's mother asked, "Kunli, don't you regret applying for high school instead of technical secondary school?"

Wang Jiankun said: "Why should I regret this? When I get into university, I can find a better job than those who graduated from technical secondary schools."

Why did Wang Jiankun’s mother ask this?
Because at this time point in 1981, rural people generally believed that going to a technical secondary school was better than going to high school, because after graduating from a technical secondary school in three years, they would be assigned a job and have a stable job.

If you fail to get into university after three years of high school, the government will not arrange a job for you. You will need to find one on your own. And there is a high probability that the job you find will not be as good as the one assigned to you by a technical secondary school graduate, and there is a high probability that you will not be on the staff list.

If you get into university, you will have to study for another 4 years. Although the jobs assigned to university graduates are better, there is not much difference compared to technical secondary school graduates.

Moreover, the university admission rate is extremely low, only about 10%. In that year, nearly 3 million students took the college entrance examination, but less than 30 were admitted.

Moreover, there is a pre-examination before the college entrance examination. Those who have not reached the required level are not even eligible to take the college entrance examination. They can only choose to repeat the year or directly get a high school diploma.

So there is a situation like this: most of the students in rural areas and small towns who are good at studying choose to take the entrance exam for technical secondary schools, and only those with above average grades take the entrance exam for senior high schools. In big cities, it is the opposite: students with good grades choose to take the entrance exam for senior high schools and prepare for college.

Because the teaching level and family conditions of students in cities are much better than those in rural areas. The 10% admission rate mentioned above is an average. In cities, it is at least 20%. In rural areas and small towns, it can reach 5%, which is where the teachers are serious and responsible and the students have strong self-study ability.

Why did Wang Jiankun choose to go to high school when his grades were so good? One reason was that his family conditions were not bad. His grandfather was the production team leader, his father was a team leader, his grandmother was at home taking care of the private plot, and he only had one younger sister, so the burden was not too heavy. Another reason was that his mother was an educated youth, and she told him about the prosperity of big cities, which made him want to go out and try his luck. In addition, he had good grades and was confident that he could get into college.

After chatting for a few minutes, the remaining two dishes were ready. Wang Jiankun and his mother each carried a plate to the main room, and his grandmother and sister followed behind with the rice steamer and bowls and chopsticks.

At the dinner table, Grandpa and Dad asked Wang Jiankun to pour half a glass of wine and clinked glasses together. Grandpa said, "Kunli, I wish you good grades and bring honor to our family. I hope you will continue to work hard after high school and get into a good university."

Wang Jiankun replied, "Grandpa, don't worry, I will definitely work harder and get admitted to a university in BJ. Everyone in the neighborhood will know that there is a college student in our family."

At this time, my father also said: "It's good that you have this ambition. If you can really get into a university in BJ, you can go and look for your relatives with your mother to see how they have been doing over the years. You have sent so many letters but there is no reply."

At this time, my mother also said, "Kunli, you have to do your best. Let's go to BJ together and look for your aunt and uncle. Then we can go to Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City and the Great Wall."

When her younger sister Wang Chunxiang heard that they were going to BJ, she shouted, "I want to go, I want to go, I want to go to BJ too."

At this time, her grandmother threatened her, "You little fool, aren't you afraid of getting lost when you get to BJ?"

The younger sister said mischievously: "No, I will be grown up in a few years, and I have a mother and a brother. What is there to be afraid of? Lol~~"

Dad said, "It's okay for us to go together. The whole family can go together then."

In this way, we finished a sumptuous dinner while chatting and laughing, and the sky became completely dark. Today is the 30th day of the fifth lunar month, there is no moon, only stars in the sky.

After the table was closed, the three women in the family collected the dishes and went to the kitchen to work under the kerosene lamp, while the three grown men stood shirtless at the door to enjoy the cool air.

At this time, my father asked, "Kunli, I only heard you talk about your own grades, how did your classmates and friends do in the exams?"

Wang Jiankun said: "Five of my good friends, such as Fang Guihua, Lang Junjian, Hu Chunming, Yu Min, and Cheng Ming, have been admitted to Wuyuan County High School with decent grades. Four of our students have been admitted to technical secondary schools and 4 have been admitted to high schools."

My father said, "The number of students admitted to the commune middle school this year is pretty good. It's doubled compared to last year. I remember that only two students passed the technical secondary school entrance exam last year, and only five passed the high school entrance exam."

Wang Jiankun said, "Yes, the new principal is very strict and has assigned the best teachers to the graduating class, so the results have improved significantly this year."

So Wang Jiankun talked about the situation of the school. The new principal and several new teachers were indeed good. Since the reform, the country has begun to pay attention to education and has recruited a large number of normal school students in recent years. Although the newly graduated normal school students lack teaching experience, their ability to grasp knowledge points is indeed incomparable to the teachers who graduated during that period. They have a solid foundation, will not pretend to know something when they don't, will look for information, compare it with the teaching syllabus, and answer students' questions.

Wang Jiankun did not say anything about the patterns he found in his mind at noon. He did not feel any discomfort and it was useless to tell his family as it would make them worry. He planned to study the patterns again in the evening.

Before you know it, time has passed.

There was no electric light, no moon, it was pitch black everywhere, and the road was unclear, so there was no need to visit anyone. After grandma and the others finished washing the dishes, the whole family prepared to go into the room to wash up and go to bed.

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