It seemed as if everyone was not talking about work, but sharing the joy of winning a game.

Shen Qiqi looked at the harmonious scene in front of her, and her heart was filled with joy.

She walked to Lu Qing and said with a smile: "Lu Qing, what do you think..."

Before she could finish her words, she was interrupted by a burst of hurried footsteps in the distance. A villager ran over breathlessly, with a trace of panic on his face, shouting in the direction of Shen Qiqi and Lu Qing: "Oh no! Mrs. Lu, something happened!"

"Oh my god, this efficiency is amazing!" Shen Qiqi looked at the brand new classroom and couldn't help rubbing her hands, like a cat that had stolen some fish.

The classroom, which was once dilapidated, is now bright and clean, with brand new desks and chairs lined up in rows, emitting a faint wood fragrance.

On the blackboard, there are a few big words written with new chalk: "Study hard and make progress every day". It is simply a mark of the times and full of a sense of ritual!

"This speed is faster than a rocket launch!" Lu Qing couldn't help but sigh, this is not voluntary labor, it's simply collective cheating!

He looked at Shen Qiqi's excited little face, his eyes full of doting.

This little girl is really a treasure girl. She shines wherever she goes.

Shen Qiqi put her hands on her hips, like a small landlord inspecting her territory, and touched the new tables and chairs one by one, looking very satisfied.

She even imagined the scene of children in class, and her mouth was almost grinning from ear to ear.

"This learning environment deserves a solid five-star rating! The kids will definitely be more motivated to study in the future!"

Looking at Shen Qiqi's "old mother" attitude, Lu Qing couldn't help but chuckle.

He walked up to her, gently put his arm around her shoulders, and whispered in her ear: "Qiqi, you're awesome!"

Shen Qiqi felt Lu Qing's warmth, and her heart felt as sweet as honey.

She raised her head and met Lu Qing's affectionate gaze. The air was filled with the sweet and sour smell of love.

The two smiled at each other, and everything was said without words.

At this moment, a villager came running over breathlessly, with a trace of panic on his face, shouting in the direction of Shen Qiqi and Lu Qing: "Oh no! Lu San's wife, something happened!"

The villager's voice was like a thunderclap out of nowhere, instantly breaking the tranquility of the evening.

Shen Qiqi's heart tightened. Just as she was about to ask about the situation, she heard the villager shouting breathlessly: "The children in the village...they...they..."

"What happened to them? Tell me!" Shen Qiqi stamped her feet anxiously, her brows furrowed, her heart in her throat.

She felt her heart was like a roller coaster, going up and down, and the tension was instantly maxed out.

"They...they...all ran...ran to the back mountain!" The villager finally finished his words, beads of sweat the size of beans rolling down his forehead, as if he had just been fished out of the water.

"Back mountain?" Shen Qiqi and Lu Qing exclaimed in unison. They looked at each other and saw worry in each other's eyes.

The area behind the mountain is overgrown with weeds and has jagged rocks. Adults usually don't dare to go there easily, let alone a group of children.

Without saying a word, Shen Qiqi grabbed Lu Qing's arm and said, "Hurry! Let's go to the back mountain and take a look!" She ran as fast as the wind, wishing she could fly to the back mountain immediately.

Lu Qing followed closely behind, and the two of them, one in front and one behind, disappeared at the entrance of the village in an instant like two gusts of wind.

When they arrived at the back mountain, the scene before them made them gasp.

The children sat in groups of three or four in an open space, each holding a branch in their hands, writing and drawing on the ground, and muttering to themselves.

Some children even climbed onto high rocks and read something aloud into the distance.

"This...what's going on?" Shen Qiqi was confused. She originally thought that the children had met with an accident, but she didn't expect that they would actually "study on their own" in the back mountain.

She observed carefully and found that although the children were very serious, there was a hint of helplessness and longing on their faces.

"They... they seem to be simulating a class?" Lu Qing frowned, he vaguely understood something.

Although the village school has been renovated, the problem of teacher shortage still exists.

Even though the children had new classrooms, they still had no teachers to teach them how to read and write.

"This...this is too difficult!" Shen Qiqi looked at the children's eyes that were eager for knowledge, and her heart was filled with mixed feelings, as if a spice jar had been overturned, with all kinds of flavors.

She suddenly felt that her previous efforts seemed to have only completed the "newbie task", and the real "big boss" was still waiting for her.

She walked up to the children, squatted down, and asked gently, "Children, what are you doing?"

A child who looked older answered timidly, "We are...we are taking our own lessons. We want to read, learn to read, want...want..."

When the child finished speaking, his eyes were red and his voice became choked.

Shen Qiqi looked at the children's tender little faces, and her heart felt like it was pricked by a needle, and it hurt.

She knew that children's desire for knowledge was as strong and urgent as a long drought finally ending in a downpour.

"But...but there is no teacher in the village..." another child said in a low voice, his tone full of loss.

Shen Qiqi felt even more upset when she heard what the children said.

She understood that having new classrooms and desks and chairs was far from enough. Without teachers, the children could not truly receive an education.

She took a deep breath and tried to calm herself down.

She knew that the top priority now was to solve the problem of teacher shortage.

She must find a way as soon as possible to allow the children to actually go to the classroom and receive formal education.

"Lu Qing, you..." Shen Qiqi turned to look at Lu Qing, with a hint of determination in her eyes.

She knew that what she was going to chew next was a tough bone...