Feng Yuanshan felt a headache every time he held meetings with educated youths who were private teachers.
Because almost every time, he has to send away a teacher who is skilled in teaching tasks, which means that they have to re-select and train new teachers.
This will only make rural education more difficult.
But he couldn't stop it. As an educated youth living in the countryside, he knew that even if he became a teacher, he would still have to work in the fields during the busy farming season and give lectures during the slack farming season in winter. Speaking of which, it's not much better than working all day. They finally managed to recover from their illness and were able to leave. The hardship was his business and he couldn't stand in their way.
So when Principal Wu said that their village primary school teachers were all educated youth, Feng Yuanshan almost quarreled with her.
How can such an unstable team of teachers support a school?
But Principal Wu didn’t need to say anything. He knew that no public teacher was willing to leave his family and career to teach in a village primary school like Shili Brigade.
Give two public teacher quotas? That's even more impossible. He can't afford the salary of thirty yuan a month.
It was precisely because of this that when Zhou Chujiang invited himself to join the Shili Brigade, he signed for him without much hesitation.
Feng Yuanshan took a deep breath and looked at Zhou Chujiang.
He cleared his throat and said, "Teacher Xiao Zhou, it's the same with you. If you have any difficulties, tell me if you really can't stand it anymore... Also tell me in advance, don't just throw away your options and run away."
Zhou Chujiang suddenly stood up, puffed out his chest and said: "Don't worry, leader, I love the mountains of Shili Brigade, the water of Shili Brigade, I love the surging corn of Shili Brigade, and I also love the people of Shili Brigade! I am willing to take root. In the Shili Brigade, I will devote my life to education!"
When he said this, he glanced in the direction of Lin Nianhe.
Except for Feng Yuanshan and Principal Wu, everyone else looked at Lin Nianhe with uniform eyes: Hey, people from the Shili Brigade.
Lin Nianhe: "What are you looking at me doing? I'm from the capital."
Zhou Chujiang: "..."
This small episode did not affect Feng Yuanshan's good mood. He said: "Comrades are very aware, so I won't be verbose. I heard from Principal Wu that you came here by driving a bullock cart, so you just brought back teaching aids and textbooks." Bar."
There are not many textbooks, because there are few students, and there are only two subjects that require textbooks. It is very easy for a few people to take a little each.
Lin Nianhe had just put the books in his hands on the bullock cart and wanted to turn around to help get the chalk, but was stopped by Zhou Chujiang.
Lin Nianhe: "Is something wrong?"
Zhou Chujiang stared into her eyes with burning eyes and asked: "Comrade Lin, I have always wanted to ask you. You said before that your dream is to 'face the sea, with spring flowers blooming'. I have thought about it for a long time, and there is no sea in Beijing. You Where do you want to go?”
Lin Nianhe raised his eyebrows.
"Who said there is no sea in the capital?" She raised her chin slightly, "Beihai, Houhai, Qianhai, Xihai, and... Zhonghai."
Zhou Chujiang's eyes widened: "Does this count?"
"Why doesn't this count? I'm just happy to call Beihai 'the big sea', isn't that okay?"
Lin Nianhe shrugged his shoulders as expected, shook his braid, and left.
Zhou Chujiang froze on the spot, unable to think of what to say for a moment.
Lin Nianhe turned around and got on the bullock cart, only to find that Zhang Qiong had also sat on it, with a small bundle in her hand.
She couldn't help but be curious: "Teacher Zhang, why are you here too?"
During the meeting just now, there was no mention that Zhang Qiong would also be transferred to the Shili Brigade.
Zhang Qiong smiled slightly and said: "I am responsible for checking the students' admission lists. I will stay here for a few days. I will leave when you start school."
"That's it." Lin Nianhe turned to ask, "Then where do you live?"
Zhang Qiong looked at her: "Can't you live in the educated youth area?"
"There's really no place. Two new educated youths came today."
"Ah..." Zhang Qiong was not pretentious. After a moment of hesitation, she said, "Then I'll ask Director Wang if I can go to her house and squeeze in."
"That's okay. If Aunt Wang's house doesn't have room, you can stay at someone else's house."
"Yeah, it's just three to five days anyway, you can stay anywhere."
There were too many textbooks and teaching aids on the bullock cart, and it was inevitable that people would not be able to fit in them. Wang Dong was very conscious and did not get on the cart.
He also pulled Zhou Chujiang out of the car as he was about to get on the bus: "I can't sit down anymore, so we have to walk back."
Zhou Chujiang looked at Lin Nianhe longingly and wanted to get in the car, not just because he didn't want to walk.
Uncle Guan looked back and saw that the lesbians were all seated. He didn't even politely invite Wang Dong or Zhou Chujiang, and just drove away.
Seeing the ox cart getting further and further away from him, Zhou Chujiang felt very sad.
Wang Dong doesn't care whether he is sad or not, he only cares about one thing——
"Teacher Zhou, can you play table tennis?"
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"Sister, do we really have to do farm work?"
Wen Ruoruan sat on the kang holding the quilt, looking at Wen Qingqing with a pair of red peach-core eyes.
Wen Qingqing handed her the teapot and coaxed, "Drink some malted milk and take it slow."
She didn't answer directly, and Wen Ruoruan became even more desperate.
She buried her face in the quilt and cried until her shoulders shrugged.
Wen Qingqing sighed, sat sideways on the edge of the kang, and took a sip of malted milk.
Wen Ruoruan suddenly raised her head and asked, "Sister, didn't you say that the eldest brother of the Su family is here too? How about we ask him for help? See if we can also be a teacher?"
Wen Qingqing was startled and turned her head to look at Wen Ruanruan.
She frowned and said, "I've been thinking about this, but we're not familiar with Brother Su either. Can he help us?"
"Let's ask if you can help us. Lin Nianhe will definitely leave us alone. We can't just face the loess and back to the sky, right? I will be sunburned to death."
Wen Ruoruan said, pouting towards the window.
Outside the window, the sun was everywhere, making me feel uncomfortable just looking at it.
Wen Qingqing pursed her lips and thought for a while, then nodded: "Yes...but where does Brother Su work? Have you heard of it?"
Wen Ruoruan shook her head: "No, Uncle Su and Aunt Su didn't mention it."
Wen Qingqing: "..."
They both looked at each other helplessly.
At this moment, the sound of a bullock cart came from outside.
"...Send it to Daxi first. If it doesn't fit, come back to me."
"okay!"
The Wen sisters saw Lin Nianhe running in from the window and heading straight to the backyard.
Wen Ruoruan: "How about asking her?"
"I can only ask her." Wen Qingqing put down the teapot and said to Wen Ruoruan, "Drink the malted milk first. If you cry for such a long time, don't damage your body."
After saying that, she quickly went out to find Lin Nianhe.
As soon as Wen Qingqing arrived in the backyard, she saw Lin Nianhe coming out holding a ball of red.
Lin Nianhe raised his lips when he saw Wen Qingqing and said politely: "Have everything been packed?"
"It's packed." Wen Qingqing also smiled, "Um, Nianhe, I want to ask, is Brother Su also here in Lan County?"
"Yeah," Lin Nianhe paused slightly, "What's wrong?"
"I just want to ask where he works?" Wen Qingqing saw Lin Nianhe going out and asked briefly.
Lin Nianhe blinked and replied: "He is at the police station, but it is impossible to find him recently. He is out on a mission."
"The police are still going on a mission?" Wen Qingqing frowned slightly, not quite believing what Lin Nianhe said.
Lin Nianhe shrugged: "That's what he told me. I don't know what happened specifically. How about you go to the police station in the town and check. Maybe he's back."
Wen Qingqing nodded: "Okay, I'll go find him when I have time."
"Okay, then you're busy." After Lin Nianhe said that, he took another step.
Wen Qingqing asked casually: "What are you doing?"
"Oh, there is a teacher coming from the commune. She has to stay at a fellow villager's house for a few days. I will take her to Aunt Wang's house."
Lin Nianhe's casual words gave Wen Qingqing inspiration.
She watched Lin Nianhe leave, then quickly ran into the house and pulled Wen Ruanruan up: "Ruanruan! I know how we can move out!"
(End of chapter)
