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This time, her father sent her down the mountain to gain experience with her senior brother, and Qi Family Village was a good place.
At the same time, they were embarrassed to return to the mountain because they had not completed their mission; moreover, they had discovered some rather strange people and wanted to stay and continue to keep an eye on Huo Yingjie and He Tiantian.
"Stop talking, let's go upstairs and continue helping Junior Uncle with his work," Hua Shan said. They were temporary staff members recruited by the archaeological team in Qijia Village.
"Yeah, if we go late, my uncle will scold us again." Cui Ying smiled wryly. Ever since that time someone stole the things, her uncle's temper has gotten even worse.
They start cursing whenever things don't go their way.
Actually, they didn't want to fail either!
That person was just too powerful; they simply couldn't contend with him.
Now that He Tiantian had received Huo Yingjie's promise to help the Snake King, she felt no burden and, having nothing to do after returning home, started making dumplings.
Huo Yingjie also knows how to make dumplings. He doesn't let the elders in the family help, and the two of them finish making all the dumplings.
Before we knew it, it was December.
The cold wind howled, and the snow fell heavily!
It was very cold inside, so they gathered in the kitchen, found a broken enamel basin, put the leftover firewood in it, and started to warm themselves by the fire.
Although we can't go out, it's quite warm to warm ourselves by the fire inside.
He Tiantian put a few sweet potatoes inside, and roasted them over the fire, filling the air with the sweet aroma of sweet potatoes.
Secretary Qi braved the heavy snow to come in from outside, brushed the snowflakes off his clothes, stamped his feet, and then went into the kitchen.
"Come on, Dazhu, come warm yourself by the fire," Grandma Qi called out. "Sweetie, pour some ginger tea for your Uncle Qi to cool him down!"
"Okay!" He Tiantian replied, got up and put a small iron kettle on the fire.
This was prepared beforehand. When you want to drink it, take some out of the pot and put it in the brazier; it will heat up in a while.
After drinking the ginger tea, Secretary Qi felt the chill dissipate and his body warmed up a bit.
"Brother Qi, what brings you to go out for a stroll in this weather?" He Jingyu asked. Secretary Qi was no idle man; he wouldn't come to the temple without a reason.
Secretary Qi said with a smile, "I have received confirmation from the commune that our Qi Family Village is allowed to run a school."
"This is great news!" He Jingyu said. "We can start construction next spring."
"Yes!" Secretary Qi said, "Luckily you reminded me, otherwise I wouldn't have gotten this spot."
"I was just saying, but you've been the one doing all the work," He Jingyu said, adding that it's indeed a good thing that the child can go to school.
"Our Qijia Village is truly fortunate to have caught up with such a good time. Before, due to school closures, many schools were dilapidated and needed repair, and there were only two slots available for building new schools in the entire county. Because our village has a large number of newborns, I also contacted three surrounding villages, and we managed to secure this slot. The school will be built tomorrow, with the government paying half the cost, and the remaining half will be split 70% between Qijia Village and 10% between the other two villages," said Secretary Qi, sounding very excited.
"Why does our village receive so much?" He Tiantian asked, since children from four villages all come here to study.
Secretary He laughed and scolded, "It's all because of the naughty boys and girls in the village. Sixty percent of them are under ten years old. Also, this school is being built in our Qijia Village, so it will be called Qijia Primary School. Another advantage is that our village's children can walk to school right away, while other villages have to walk several miles."
“That makes sense,” He Tiantian said with a smile. “Our village gets all the benefits, so we definitely have to spend more money.”
"Fortunately, our village has made a lot of money selling peaches in recent years, and every household has some savings. If everyone pools their money, it should be enough," said Secretary Qi, full of hope for next year's work.
Under his leadership, Qijia Village became the leading village in Taoyuan County. Everyone who talks about him has to give him a thumbs up!
After listening, Grandma Qi thought for a moment and said, "Don't raise funds anymore. There are many children in the village now, and there are many weddings and funerals. Everyone's life is just a little better than before. Dazhu, you calculate how much money is needed, and I'll have Shuliang pay for it."
Qi Dazhu was stunned, realizing that there was a wealthy person in his family!
"This is the village's primary school. It's not right for Shuliang to pay for it all by himself, is it?" Qi Dazhu was tempted, but he was too embarrassed to agree so quickly.
In the village, some people are willing to send their children to school to learn to read and write, but others are not. This will lead to a situation where some people pay and some don't. Those who don't pay, once the school is built and their children come to attend, can't be turned away. Meanwhile, the villagers who paid will have grievances.
In short, every village has a few cowards.
“Why not?” Grandma Qi said. “When you are poor, you should take care of yourself; when you are rich, you should help others. If Shuliang didn’t have money, I wouldn’t say this. As for helping others, Shuliang doesn’t have the ability for the time being, but building a primary school for our village is still possible.”
Everyone was once again moved by Grandma Qi's noble character. Even though she spent her whole life in the countryside, it could not conceal Grandma Qi's unique and noble personality.
"Third Aunt, since you've put it that way, it would be ungrateful of me to refuse," Secretary Qi said. "Once the weather clears up, I'll go to the county town and ask if it's feasible!"
“Alright, you take care of this,” said Grandma Qi. “When the time comes, build a good school for our Qi Family Village so that all the children in our village can go to school. I don’t expect them all to become outstanding, but at least they should be able to read and write, so that they won’t be blind when they travel far away in the future.”
“That’s right,” Secretary Qi said. “If you can read, you can buy a ticket and take the bus yourself. If you can’t read, it’s hard to even find a toilet.”
“Hehe, who can disagree!” He Jingyu chimed in.
Let's discuss together: How should the college be established? Where should it be located? Who will be the faculty members?
After the heavy snow stopped, Secretary Qi drove an oxcart directly to the county town to discuss the construction of a school.
When the commune heard that Qi Shuliang's mother had agreed to contribute money to build the school on behalf of her son, they were naturally delighted. They immediately stated that they would not care how much Qi Family Village contributed, but the commune would provide 1,000 yuan as funding for the school's construction.
In fact, with that thousand yuan, they could have built an ordinary school, but the leaders of the commune also realized that there was a wealthy man in Qijia Village who lived in the United States, and not just any wealthy man, but one who clearly wanted to build a good school.
Secretary Qi was very happy to receive the commune's guarantee and obtained the commune's approval for establishing a primary school before returning to Qijia Village.
The villagers were delighted to hear that they wouldn't have to pay for it themselves.
They didn't contribute money, but they contributed their labor to build the school. Every family has children; if they didn't work, they'd be too embarrassed to send their kids to school later!
Secretary Qi explained the situation to the village secretaries of the other three villages, who were also very pleased and immediately promised to send more people to help. Seven Star Grass thanked happyheacatd and ylyzm for their generous donations of the Jade Disc of He Shi Bi. Many thanks to other readers for their donations as well. It's Chinese New Year now, and with many relatives around, I don't have time for extra updates. I'll write more and update more after the New Year when I have more free time.
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