"Jianguo, why did you call this Feng Zhiqing here..." a village chief asked hesitantly.
Yang Jianguo explained: "What you may not know is that this school in the village was built with the money from the cooperative's account, so Feng Zhiqing must participate in your demands."
After all, without her, this school could not be built.
After hearing what Yang Jianguo said, everyone had no choice but to look at Feng Lingyu.
"Feng Zhiqing, our village doesn't have the ability, nor does it have someone like you who can set up a cooperative. But we can't bear to watch the children playing around in the fields and wasting their time."
"These children are young and don't know what reading means to them, but we adults know the benefits of reading..."
An old village chief said in a hoarse voice, with a serious expression on his face.
"It's fine if we didn't have this opportunity before, but now that the opportunity to study is in front of us, we have to give it a try to feel at ease..."
Feng Lingyu sat upright in the chair, with no change in his facial expression.
She looked up at the people sitting opposite her. Each of them was looking at her expectantly, so she made a decision in her heart.
Feng Lingyu opened her mouth and said, "Village leaders, it is good that you want to let children study. We built a school in Qingshan Village to let children have books to read, so I can agree to your request."
Several village chiefs looked at Feng Lingyu in disbelief. They didn't expect it would actually work!
"Feng Zhiqing, I want to thank you on behalf of everyone in our village! You are such a good person!" said the old village chief with tears in his eyes.
Feng Lingyu interrupted him quickly: "Old village chief, I haven't finished speaking. There are conditions for coming to study."
Everyone was stunned for a moment, and then asked carefully: "What...conditions?"
Some people are pessimistic now and think that if the conditions are too high, they still cannot afford to go to school.
Feng Lingyu: "Children in our village don't have to pay tuition to go to school, but this is only a benefit for the children of Qingshan Village. If people from other villages come to school, they must pay tuition. Otherwise, the villagers will never agree. After all, the cost of those children's schooling is the contribution of the village."
You can go to school, but it is absolutely impossible to go for free.
It doesn't make sense for the villagers of Qingshan Village to work so hard to support the children of other villages to go to school.
This is such a big mistake.
The conditions proposed by Feng Lingyu were very reasonable, and Yang Jianguo kept nodding.
"Feng Zhiqing is right. It's impossible for every child in our village to be the same. The salary subsidies for teachers and the children's textbook fees are all paid from the village's public account. And this money was supposed to be distributed to the villagers at the end of the year."
Upon hearing this, several other village heads also expressed their understanding, saying that they were not so bold as to come and study for free.
"If you come here to study, you will definitely have to pay tuition. I just don't know how much the tuition is?" The old village chief was silent for a moment, and then continued: "If it is too high, we can't afford it..."
The others also fell silent.
Seeing that they were not trying to take advantage of him, but were simply doing it for the good of the children, Feng Lingyu softened her expression: "The commune primary school charges 3.5 yuan per semester, and the primary school in our village charges 3 yuan, but students are required to bring their own meals."
The price is neither high nor low, and any family willing to send their children to school can afford it.
The old village chief's hands were shaking with excitement: "Feng Zhiqing, are you telling the truth?"
"Yes. The salary of teachers in our village is not as high as that in the commune. It is reasonable for it to be lower, but it is impossible for it to be lower."
"This price is good, it's already very low... We are willing..." The old village chief was so excited that he was incoherent: "Then let's go back and ask the children to sign up now, is that okay with you?"
One of the village chiefs had some complaints and wanted Feng Lingyu to lower the price, but was suppressed by the others.
This price is already very generous. It can be seen that Feng Zhiqing is not someone who is easy to talk to. If you make her angry, the negotiation may not continue.
Feng Lingyu: "Of course you can, but the children may not have textbooks these days. We have only prepared textbooks for the children in the village. The new textbooks may not be available until next week."
"It's okay, just follow along and learn, or you can borrow from your classmates and try it out." Several village leaders were afraid that things might go wrong, so they just wanted to make this matter final.
"Okay then..." Since they didn't care, Feng Lingyu didn't want to say anything to stop them.
After the village heads left happily, Yang Jianguo breathed a sigh of relief: "I was so scared. I thought our secret fishing in the winter was discovered and now they are here to cause trouble for us..."
The river did not belong to Qingshan Village before, so they thought they had it all to themselves, which was indeed not a fair move.
However, given the food shortage at that time, we must first take care of our own villagers.
"Every household keeps fish secret, and no one will let this leak out." Feng Lingyu was amused by Yang Jianguo.
"You're right. But, isn't this because I've done something wrong and I feel guilty?" Yang Jianguo patted his chest. "Oh, by the way, Xiaoyu, I haven't told the villagers about my studies. What if they disagree?"
Although it is a good thing to let children have books to read, it is not good if it causes dissatisfaction among the villagers.
Feng Lingyu's eyes flashed, and he smiled faintly: "Uncle Yang, when have you ever seen me do a business that loses money?"
"Although our tuition is 50 cents less than the commune, the profit is still very high. With the tuition paid by students from other villages, our village doesn't have to pay for the teachers' salaries. If there are many students, we may even make some money."
"In a few years, we will be able to earn back the money we spent on building this school. In the future, not only will the school not need subsidies from the village, but it may even make money."
After hearing what Feng Lingyu said, Yang Jianguo came to his senses.
Yes, the money for the school has been spent anyway. The total investment has remained the same, but a lot of income has been added! No matter how you calculate it, the village will not lose money!
And if they can make money in return, the villagers will definitely not object.
"Xiaoyu, you are so smart! You are the lucky star of our village!"
Feng Lingyu felt a little embarrassed for once after being praised so directly by Yang Jianguo.
After a few jokes, Feng Lingyu suddenly remembered something that needed attention, so he said seriously: "Uncle Yang, although it is good to make money, you must treat everyone equally in terms of management. After all, everyone has paid, so don't end up being blamed by other villages."
This gave Yang Jianguo a wake-up call.
He frowned and nodded seriously: "Don't worry, I will greet the teachers and will not treat them differently. Every child is the same."
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