I started a senior citizen university after being unemployed, and I became the favorite of my uncles

Chapter 139: Substituting one thing for another and forcing things to grow

In the greenhouse of the planting class, while the two teachers were explaining the grading criteria for practical assignments, Grandpa Wang was squatting on the ground digging the soil with his butt sticking out, muttering to himself:

"My dear leek, hold on, don't fall."

"You must do your best. If you fail, I will fail my final exam too."

Uncle Wang prayed devoutly to the "God of Leeks" that he would not fail the exam and asked the God to bless his leeks to live for a few more days.

After the last snow, a greenhouse was urgently installed in the outdoor experimental field. In addition, there were many sunny days this winter, so the leeks grew very well.

But not all leeks live up to expectations.

Uncle Wang's leeks are not very considerate, growing short and sparse.

Not like leeks, but more like roadside grass.

Uncle Wang "trains" the leeks to be drought-resistant based on the principle that as long as the ground is not dry and cracked, there is no need to water it.

And he said: "Only the strong are worthy of being my leeks."

Uncle Wang raises the leeks carelessly, and they are alive and well, on the verge of death.

Because the plants were not growing well, Uncle Wang piled all kinds of fertilizers together, which ended up burning a lot of them.

The survival of leeks is even more difficult than in the wild. They have survived natural disasters but cannot escape the harm caused by Uncle Wang. It is better to let them grow wildly.

These leeks are the content of his practical class this semester. The growth condition of the leeks determines how many points he can get. It is almost time to inspect the results. Uncle Wang has no choice but to pray to gods and Buddha to save the leeks. He decides to use a trick to deceive the public and replace the prince with a cat.

Three days ago, he bought two bundles of leeks from the supermarket, got up early, wrapped himself tightly, and came to school secretly.

The school gate opened at around seven o'clock, and he brought leeks and knocked on the door of the security room at six o'clock.

Before dawn, Uncle Wang was hunched over, planting vegetables in the deserted school.

After planting, Uncle Wang looked at the leeks with satisfaction. The leeks were taller than those of Uncle Zhao next to them. He poured two large buckets of water on them, almost washing away the leeks that were already unstable.

"When it rains, it pours." Uncle Wang is always unlucky. This morning, the wind was strong and blew up the plastic film of the greenhouse, and the chives he had just "planted" lay on the ground in a mess.

Ordinarily, such wind would not have blown down the leeks, but since Uncle Wang’s vegetables were not original and had no roots to grasp the soil, they suffered first.

Before the teacher checked, Uncle Wang made some urgent repairs. Just as he had stomped the soil firmly, Uncle Zhao appeared behind him without anyone noticing:

"Did I remember it wrong? Your leek is clearly half a head shorter than me, how come he grew taller overnight? There must be something fishy going on."

Like a cat whose tail was stepped on, Uncle Wang immediately jumped up and retorted: "You can attack my height, but you can't attack my leeks, because they are taller than your leeks."

The reason why Uncle Zhao remembered it so clearly was because he and Uncle Wang were equally skilled in growing vegetables, and they often gave each other pointers.

It was like the last-to-last person explaining a question to the second-to-last person, and neither of them wanted to give the other an easy time.

I am afraid that my competitors will make progress and I will be ranked last.

Uncle Zhao had the help of his wife, Aunt Li. Although the leeks did not grow well, at least they did not die from drought or flood.

He always felt that he was more talented in growing vegetables than Uncle Wang.

"Brother Wang, I think your dish is not right. I can't see it clearly from here. Please move aside so I can take a closer look."

Uncle Zhao said this as he squatted down and plucked the leek leaves.

Before he even put any effort, the leeks came out on their own, with bare roots, as if they had been cut off from the roots, covered in mud, and showing signs of decay.

"Brother Wang, your chives don't look right. They look like they were bought from a supermarket. Look, the cut surface is even."

Uncle Zhao laughed wildly: "Brother Wang, you didn't really buy it from the supermarket? You are cheating."

"Shut up!" Uncle Wang's eyes rolled wildly, and suddenly he noticed that the soil in Uncle Zhao's vegetable garden showed signs of loosening.

He seemed to have discovered something incredible; it turned out that he was not the only one with evil intentions.

Then he shouted, "Lao Zhao, we are both the same."

Uncle Wang was lying on the ground, pointing at Uncle Zhao's chives and making a convincing analysis: "The distance between the roots of your chives and the ground is one fingernail higher than others."

"I have reason to suspect that you raised them!"

Uncle Zhao was now at his wit's end, because he had indeed been secretly picking the leeks. Seeing that the truth could not be concealed, the two began to accuse each other of having ugly vegetables.

The noise soon attracted two teachers who were commenting on Aunt Wu's excellent homework.

"Can anyone explain why you're quarreling?"

They tacitly passed the blame on to others: "Teacher, he cheated!"

The teachers heard their conversation clearly and had thought that if they were telling the truth, they would turn a blind eye.

But now, even if both eyes are closed, they can't be saved.

"You two are really a headache. One of you is trying to change the subject, and the other is trying to force the issue."

"Uncle Zhao and Uncle Wang, pack up and sign up for the planting class again next year." Teacher Xiao Jing covered her face with worry, "You have planted vegetables like this. If I let you finish the class, my family will doubt the teaching level of the school teachers. Based on the principle of responsibility, you two will not be able to keep this class."

Uncle Zhao's wife, Aunt Li, ignored his look of help and said coldly, "I told you to work harder, but you didn't listen and insisted on taking the crooked path. It's too late now, you're going to fail the exam."

"Don't tell anyone that you and I are a couple. It's so embarrassing."

Poor Uncle Zhao not only suffered from poor grades, but Aunt Li also stopped going home with him after school. She forced Uncle Zhao to pretend not to recognize her at school and vowed to sever all ties with him.

Everyone was watching Aunt Wu's tender green leeks growing beautifully.

In a corner where no one cared, Uncle Zhao and Uncle Wang expressed their feelings to each other and cried bitterly.

"Brother Wang, after all these twists and turns, we are still at the bottom."

"Who said it wasn't? This is fate. Fortunately, you are here with me. Let's continue to be classmates next semester, Lao Zhao."

"Brother Wang, how is your physics review going?" Uncle Zhao asked another soul-searching question.

"Don't mention it. I didn't read much at all. I'm going to take the exam directly."

"Oh, me too, we really are in the same boat."

In fact, Uncle Wang had been secretly reviewing at home, and "making things difficult" for his son by explaining the questions to him every day.

Uncle Zhao is still not as cunning as him.

……

Finally, the teachers decided to give them the lowest score for their practical performance, and with their usual performance scores, the total score would be enough to pass.

And enthusiastically suggested that they continue to choose the planting course next semester.

Although their scores were not as high as those of their two uncles’ ages, they were already very satisfied. However, the courses that required exams were not so easy.