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Huo Yingjie and He Tiantian returned at four in the morning.
He Tiantian was exhausted, but she didn't sleep. Instead, she nestled against Huo Yingjie's chest.
Huo Yingjie knew that He Tiantian had few friends, and the sudden loss of one made her sad. He understood and gently patted He Tiantian's back through the blanket.
The loud crowing of the rooster in the backyard announced that it was dawn.
He Tiantian closed her eyes to rest, but when she heard the rooster crow, she got up.
It was a bit overcast outside, and a light drizzle was falling from the sky.
There was no wind, so it wasn't cold.
Huo Yingjie got up, put on his raincoat, and went to fetch water. He greeted the villagers he met along the way.
Perhaps it was because the Snake King had left, or perhaps it was because of the rain and lack of sunshine, but He Tiantian was feeling down and couldn't muster any energy all day.
He Doudou is the most energetic one in the family.
He Doudou is the nickname of He Tiantian's younger brother. As for his formal name, it will be left to his grandmother, who lives abroad, to decide.
Huo Yingjie understood He Tiantian and didn't say much to her. He Tiantian needed to adjust the situation herself.
Meanwhile, in a cave halfway up the mountain, after dawn, Cui Ying slowly awoke on Mount Hua.
The blood flowing from their noses had dried, and the two looked rather disheveled.
However, they couldn't care less about that at the moment and began to circulate the internal energy within their bodies, overjoyed.
After a full cycle, Cui Ying exclaimed in delight, "Senior brother, my cultivation has improved!"
"Me too!" Hua Shan replied excitedly. "Although it's dangerous, there are many benefits. If something like this happens again, we'll come back."
“Yes,” Cui Ying said. “Senior brother, did you see clearly what that was last night?”
Hearing this, Hua Shan's joy lessened somewhat, and he shook his head, saying, "I didn't see it clearly, but I heard my master say before that it should be a tribulation. However, the spiritual energy is so thin that even humans cannot cultivate. How did that demon manage to cultivate to the point of tribulation?"
Upon hearing this, Cui Ying shook her head and said, "I didn't see it clearly either, but I'm sure there's something extraordinary about Qi Family Village. I'm going to write to my father and ask him to come over. If this place is suitable for cultivation, we'll stay here."
Hua Shan thought for a moment and said, "Actually, Qijia Village is quite nice. The villagers are simple and honest, and they live and work in peace and contentment."
“Yes, since we can’t find the reason, we have to keep looking,” Cui Ying said. She believed that the reason she couldn’t find the reason was because she wasn’t capable enough and needed to work harder.
“We’ve been out for a long time, it’s time to go back,” Hua Shan said. “Otherwise, we’ll arouse suspicion.”
When the two descended the mountain, to avoid attracting attention, they caught several fish weighing two or three pounds each when they passed through the underground river on Mount Hua and brought them back to the educated youth settlement.
With fish, the other educated youth no longer cared that they went out early in the morning.
Spring rain is as precious as oil, nourishing all things. It rained for two whole days before the sun finally came out.
It's not yet time for spring plowing, but Qijia Village has something even more important to do.
Secretary Qi ordered all the educated youth in the village to be summoned to the village branch.
He Tiantian was a sent-down youth, so she was also included in the scope.
Huo Yingjie followed closely behind, also wanting to know why Secretary Qi had summoned He Tiantian over.
When Secretary Qi saw that everyone had arrived, he said with a smile, "Please sit down, please sit down."
"I went to a meeting in the county town yesterday. The money for building the school has been secured, and construction will begin tomorrow," Secretary Qi said with a smile. "I called you all here today to discuss the school's teachers."
Wang Lei and Zhang Qingshan's eyes lit up when they heard this.
Being a teacher is much better than doing manual labor.
“Secretary Qi, we are naturally willing to be teachers, but is the policy really allowed?” Wang Lei asked worriedly. He also wanted to be a teacher, but he was worried that if the policy changed one day, they would become the target of criticism and struggle.
Secretary Qi smiled and said, "You don't need to worry about that. Almost all primary and secondary schools outside have started classes. Although I can't guarantee that nothing will happen, in Qijia Village, if the policy is wrong, I will immediately disband your school and you won't be implicated."
Hearing this, Wang Lei felt slightly relieved and said, "Then I'll have to trouble Secretary Qi."
“I’ve estimated that our primary school will be quite large, with five or six hundred students in the literacy class and five grades,” Secretary Qi said. “Each class has fifty students, so there will be more than a dozen classes and more than a dozen teachers. You are all educated youth, you have all gone to school, and you are young people. You are usually in charge of literacy work in the village, and you have done a good job, so I’m asking you first. If you are willing, I will put your names on the list.”
Upon hearing this, Zhang Qingshan chuckled and said, "Of course we'd like to be teachers, but we're all married and have families to support. Look at the salary and benefits..."
Zhang Qingshan is straightforward and shrewd, but he has no bad intentions, and Secretary Qi has a good impression of him.
If there's anything going on, let's talk it out face-to-face and not gossip and speculate behind each other's backs.
"As for the salary, the commune has tentatively set it at 15 yuan a month, plus 10 jin of rice and 20 jin of cornmeal," Secretary Qi explained. "Of course, this salary is a bit low, not as good as the work points you earn. So I told Aunt Qi that Aunt Qi would add 10 yuan to each teacher's salary every month, which would add up to 25 yuan. For a couple like you who are educated youth, that would be 50 yuan, which is quite high."
Upon hearing that one could earn fifty yuan and receive grain as a reward, it was considered a good deal not only in the countryside but also in the city.
Wang Lei, Zhang Qingshan, and the others nodded repeatedly, saying, "It is indeed very good."
He Tiantian was also very happy. Now that the Snake King had left, she no longer needed to go to the back mountain. If possible, she would also like to become a teacher, even for first graders!
I never want to be a cat owner again!
Just as everyone started signing up, Qi Shuli came in from outside, sat down, and slowly said, "Secretary, it's not appropriate for all the teachers in the school to be educated youth!"
Wang Lei and the other educated youth were taken aback; it seemed there was still a change in the situation!
Qi Shuli wasn't afraid of these educated youths and said with a smile, "Don't look at me like that. I admit you are educated youths and can read and write, but your hometowns aren't here. If you leave one day, we won't be able to find teachers for a while, which will delay the students in the village."
Although Secretary Qi disliked Qi Shuli, upon closer examination, what Qi Shuli said was not without reason.
"What suggestions does Accountant Qi have?" Secretary Qi asked. After all, they were from the same village, and he couldn't exclude Qi Shuli in front of others.
Qi Shuli smiled and said, "Actually, it's very simple and fair. We have a few junior high school students in our village who can all become teachers!"
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