Principal He greeted them and left. As the head of a school, it was very considerate of him to take time out of his busy schedule to greet them.

If it were someone else, they could simply assign a teacher to take over and assign them work.

Everyone followed Teacher Li with their luggage. Liu Da had the least luggage, just a small bag containing a set of clothes, a set of toiletries and a lunch box.

Seeing that Chen Qiangwei had a lot of things, he took one for her. As Gu Linger's cousin, he also carried one for Gu Linger.

Shengli Primary School does not have a dormitory building for staff, but it does have a row of dormitories with five rooms in each row. They are mainly reserved for teachers in need, and the rent is two yuan per month.

Although most of the teachers at Shengli Primary School are from Shengli Commune, there are a few from the county, and most are from the brigades under the commune.

Some teachers live far away and it is inconvenient for them to commute back and forth every day, so they are happy to spend two dollars to live in the dormitory.

Chen Qiangwei and her classmates live in this row of dormitory buildings. Two people live in one dormitory, the male teacher lives on the left and the female teacher lives on the right.

There are five teachers living in the dormitory now, two men and three women. There are still two and a half empty rooms. A young female teacher lives in the empty half. Teacher Li calls her Xiaoyu.

Wei Sijue and Liu Da lived in the same room, and Chen Qiangwei, Gu Linger and Huang Meixia had to move out one by one.

Gu Linger quickly took Chen Qiangwei's arm and said, "Qiangwei and I will live in the same room."

Huang Meixia smiled and said, "Then I'll follow..." Well, she didn't even know Teacher Xiaoyu's last name.

It’s impossible for Teacher Li to call Xiaoyu Teacher, and she would also shamelessly follow suit and call him Teacher Xiaoyu.

Teacher Xiaoyu, who was standing at the dormitory door watching the excitement, said in a clear voice, "My name is He Hongyu. You can call me Teacher He, Teacher Xiaoyu, or Hongyu."

He Hongyu teaches math to first and second graders. She has no classes in the first and second periods this morning, and only has classes in the third and fourth periods and the two periods in the afternoon.

It seems that he is easy to get along with. Huang Meixia breathed a sigh of relief?

Huang Meixia smiled at He Hongyu in a friendly manner and said, "Then I'll room with Teacher He."

After they were assigned their rooms, Teacher Li handed them the keys and said, "Please put your luggage in the dormitory first. I will show you around the school."

Chen Qiangwei and Wei Sijue opened the dormitory door and carried their things in and put them away. The dormitory looked quite clean. Principal He probably had someone do a simple cleaning in advance.

Chen Qiangwei took a quick look. The dormitory was not very big. There were two beds side by side on the left, and two sets of desks side by side on the right. There were also two cabinets inside the desks.

There was only a narrow aisle in the middle, and when two people met, one had to turn sideways and wait for the other to pass before they could move forward.

The desk and cabinet are very simple, but that's pretty good nowadays.

Chen Qiangwei chose the bed inside and placed her luggage on it. "Let's go. We can't keep Teacher Li waiting for too long."

Gu Linger nodded, put her luggage on the bed, and walked out with Chen Qiangwei one after another.

In less than a minute, when I went out, I saw Liu Da and Wei Sijue were already outside, and Huang Meixia went out right after them.

Then Teacher Li took the five people to familiarize themselves with the school. First, they went to the teaching building, which is a two-story red brick building with eight rooms on each floor, six of which are classrooms and two are teachers' offices.

Shengli Primary School has six grades, with two classes in each grade. Grades one to three are on the first floor, and grades four to six are on the second floor.

Then there is the cafeteria, which is actually a simple large house divided into two parts. The front half is the dining area, and the back half is the kitchen, where students heat up their meals and cook.

In addition to students from the commune, Shengli Primary School also includes children from three nearby brigades. Some children from dual-income families in the commune and children from the brigades bring their own lunch and pack it in lunch boxes.

When you arrive at school, put your lunch box in the cafeteria first. The kitchen staff will heat up the food for you according to the time, and you can eat it after school.

Teachers who live in the school or do not want to cook can pay some money, food or tickets to eat in the school. Boiled water/hot water is also provided to teachers who live in the school.

Boiled water costs one cent for a thermos, and hot water costs one cent for a bucket, which is mainly used for bathing.

Finally, there are the shower rooms and toilets. There are two shower rooms and two toilets, with boys on the left and girls on the right. The shower rooms and toilets are relatively large, and are divided into two small rooms. The words "male and female" are written in big chalk on the wall.

There is a pressurized water well outside the shower room, so you can wash clothes after taking a shower.

Shengli Primary School is not big. Teacher Li took a few people on a tour while introducing the school. It took less than half an hour to introduce the school. This was Chen Qiangwei and her friends' first time there, so Teacher Li gave a more detailed introduction.

Teacher Li said, "Okay, the school is quite small, and we've finished our tour. Tomorrow morning, please come to my office fifteen minutes early, and I'll arrange for a teacher to take you there."

Chen Qiangwei and the other four said in unison, "Thank you, Teacher Li. We will be there on time tomorrow."

After watching Teacher Li leave, the five of them unanimously decided to tidy up the dormitory first.

Although the school arranged people to do a simple cleaning, they only swept the floor roughly. They also had to do a deep cleaning, and the beds, tables, chairs, cabinets, etc. all had to be wiped with a wet rag.

The weather is hot now and there are many mosquitoes at night. We have to set up the mosquito net, otherwise we can't sleep at all, and the little food we eat will all be eaten by mosquitoes.

With the experience of going to the countryside, Chen Qiangwei prepared a relatively complete set of things. She even brought three wooden figures, which she specially asked the carpenter to make in three different sizes so that they could be stacked like nesting dolls and were convenient to carry.

The two of them divided the work. Chen Qiangwei found a broom and swept the dormitory again, while Gu Linger took the wooden man to the shower room to fetch water.

After a busy day, I finally cleaned the dormitory and then started to organize my luggage.

During this time, Liu Da came to borrow a wooden basin. Neither he nor Wei Sijue brought any extra wooden basins, and only brought one for washing their faces.

It was so hot in June that you would sweat if you moved at all. After getting ready, Chen Qiangwei was sweating all over. She lifted her collar and smelled it, and the stench of sweat made her frown.

"I'm going to take a shower."

Gu Linger, "Wait a minute, I'll go too."

The two men went out with the wooden barrel and met Huang Meixia, Wei Sijue and Liu Da outside the door who were also carrying wooden barrels. They looked at each other and smiled. It seemed that everyone had the same idea.

After taking a shower, I also washed my clothes. When everything was done, it was time for lunch.

Gu Linger looked at the sky and said, "I'm going to my eldest brother's house for dinner. What are your plans for lunch?"

His father had asked his third brother to tell his eldest brother that she would report to Shengli Primary School today and have lunch at his eldest brother's house.

Chen Qiangwei, "I'm going to send a telegram. I'll eat outside later."

Wei Sijue also said that he wanted to go to the state-owned restaurant to improve his meals. His conditions were the best among the educated youth. Although he usually ate what others ate, he would always go to the state-owned restaurant to improve his meals on his days off.

Liu Da and Huang Meixia decided to eat at school. Just now, they paid the money and food under the guidance of Teacher Li.

In this way, the five people began their journey of studying in Shengli Primary School.