Chapter 52 You smell like her perfume
"No, Deputy Captain Xiao is not such a stingy person."
"That's not what I meant."
Chen Zhicheng took a quick bite of his food. "He told me to wait in the yard and to stop Tian Siyu if I saw her coming. I didn't do that."
Ge Jinglan had long seen through the twists and turns.
"Don't worry, it's not your problem. You can't stop it at all."
"Why?"
"Because they were originally looking for Vice Captain Xiao. The matter is not important, what is important is the person."
Chen Zhicheng only had a vague understanding of it, and Ge Jinglan didn't explain it in detail.
It's not good if too many people know about this matter, as it will only lead to gossip.
When Tian Siyu arrived at the office, it was almost dark, with only a hint of light remaining on the horizon.
She walked to the door and saw Xiao Jinchuan sitting behind the table with a map of the island spread out on the table.
Tian Siyu straightened her clothes and combed her hair meticulously.
“Boom boom boom!”
Xiao Jinchuan didn't even raise his head: "Come in."
"Deputy Captain Xiao, was it your idea that Zhao Hu came to see me earlier?"
Only after hearing this voice did Xiao Jinchuan come back to his senses.
"Why is it you?"
"Who else could it be? Did you find someone else to be your teacher?"
Tian Siyu was anxious: "I can do it, I am willing to take on this task."
Xiao Jinchuan was a little embarrassed. He walked around the other side of the table and opened the other door of the office while talking.
From time to time, there were signalmen passing by the door, glancing curiously out of the corner of their eyes.
"As long as you're willing, I've written down the details about the allowance and class schedule. If you have no objection, I'll have Zhao Hu come and sign a contract with you tomorrow."
Tian Siyu could barely contain her starry eyes. Upon hearing this, she said timidly, "Why can't you sign the contract with me?"
"I...have something to do tomorrow."
"Then I'm not in a hurry. I can do it the day after tomorrow."
"I have something to do the day after tomorrow."
"The day after tomorrow, or I can take the course first and make up the contract later."
Xiao Jinchuan sternly rejected this idea: "We absolutely cannot do the thing of getting on the bus first and buying the ticket later."
"Besides, the students haven't made their arrangements yet. You can prepare for the lessons at home during this time. I'll have someone come find you when we can start."
Although Tian Siyu was angry, she also understood that one should not push others into a corner.
"Okay, I'll prepare the lesson well."
Tian Siyu looked at Xiao Jinchuan who was a few steps away from her. Her eyes rolled, and she suddenly supported herself on the wall with her right hand. She staggered and fell straight towards Xiao Jinchuan.
"Oh, I feel a little dizzy..."
Before she could successfully fall into Xiao Jinchuan's arms, she was caught by a chair.
The connection was steady.
This scene made Tian Siyu stunned. Shouldn't he catch her with his body?
Then she could naturally fall into his arms.
What's wrong with this?
Xiao Jinchuan was thankful for his quick eyes and hands, and breathed a sigh of relief.
"I see you're not feeling well. I'll find someone to take you back."
Before Tian Siyu could thank him for sending her off personally, she heard Xiao Jinchuan shouting outside, "Xiao Lin, take Teacher Tian to the infirmary."
A young man about sixteen or seventeen years old came in from outside the door and immediately helped Tian Siyu to go out.
Tian Siyu still didn't give up: "Deputy Captain Xiao, I feel a little dizzy, can you accompany me to the infirmary?"
"I don't know much about medicine, but don't worry, the doctors in the infirmary are very skilled."
"Xiao Lin, make sure that Teacher Tian is in good health before sending him home."
Xiao Lin stood at attention and saluted: "Don't worry, Deputy Commander Xiao."
As soon as Xiao Jinchuan returned home, Song Yunqing came over to him.
After circling him twice, she jokingly said, "Deputy Captain Xiao is quite good. He even smells good!"
Xiao Jinchuan raised his sleeve and sniffed: "No."
"Yes, Gardenia Fragrance, it seems I still can't avoid it."
She knew very well that Xiao Jinchuan had worked overtime tonight in order to avoid Tian Siyu.
"She did come to the office, but I didn't let her succeed."
Song Yunqing keenly grasped the key point in his words: "Succeed?"
Xiao Jinchuan coughed lightly and said, "She tried to fall on me, but I caught her with a chair."
Song Yunqing was stunned and almost laughed himself crazy. Tian Siyu's journey in public love was not smooth!
Some methods simply cannot be used on him.
Her laughter was a little unbridled, and Xiao Jinchuan felt a little embarrassed.
He changed the subject: "The teachers are ready, but I don't know if the villagers are willing to participate in the literacy class."
"That's easy. Go door to door tomorrow and find out what everyone wants."
But Song Yunqing obviously knew the result and estimated that he would be rejected.
"Why not just call everyone together and inform them?"
“Stupid!”
Song Yunqing felt that it was fortunate that people like Xiao Jinchuan only worked in the military camp. They were too upright and their minds were full of moral principles and discipline.
"They will definitely resist this. If we talk to them one by one, we might have a better chance of success, but if we gather them together, as long as someone takes the lead, most people will disagree."
"How about this, when you go tomorrow, I'll go with you and try to persuade those who are hesitant. As for those who absolutely don't want to go, we can just give up. Maybe when more people come to see the school later, they'll come on their own."
Xiao Jinchuan nodded vigorously. He also realized that he was lacking in dealing with people, while Song Yunqing had a very smart mind.
So he would listen to everything she said as long as it made sense.
The next day, Song Yunqing walked into the first house along the wet sandy road.
Fishing nets were drying in the yard, and the salty sea breeze wrapped in smoke blew in my face.
She knocked on the door, and out came a dark-skinned middle-aged fisherwoman with fish scales on her hands.
"Deputy Captain Xiao? Why are you here?"
Xiao Jinchuan stepped forward and said, "Comrade, we are from the army's literacy class and would like to invite you to learn how to read."
"Literacy class? What is that?"
"It's to help the people on the island learn to read and write..."
Before she could finish her words, the fisherwoman frowned and waved her hands: "No, no, I'm busy mending nets and drying fish all day long, and I have to cook for the whole family. How can I have time for these things? Can learning to read make a living?"
"...Even though it can't be eaten, it's still good."
"That's no good. If I go, who will take care of the kids? Who will cook? Who will wash my clothes? You're really talking without any hesitation."
As soon as she finished speaking, the eldest sister walked straight into the door and closed it with a bang.
Xiao Jinchuan looked at Song Yunqing awkwardly: "It was a bad start."
Song Yunqing spread his hands and said, "That's normal. If everyone is eager to go, they won't even need you to promote it. They'll find a way to learn it themselves. Then, on to the next one!"
Xiao Jinchuan walked up to her and the two walked side by side.
"I thought about it carefully, and the problem she mentioned does exist. There are too many things to do at home, which makes it difficult for me to concentrate on my studies."
Song Yunqing actually wanted to tell him that in modern times, there would be a nursery and a housekeeping company, and what she said was not a problem.
But now, due to the limitations of the times, even literacy classes cannot be popularized, let alone these things.
And if she dared to do it, there was no guarantee that her superiors would let her go.
Xiao Jinchuan was a little discouraged, but Song Yunqing was not. He took Xiao Jinchuan to continue the visit.
This time I met Uncle Wang, an old fisherman who was squatting by the boat repairing his fishing nets.
Song Yunqing walked up first and tried to get close to him: "Uncle Wang, are you busy?"
Uncle Wang, holding a pipe in his mouth, opened his eyelids and glanced at her: "If I'm not busy, then am I playing?"
Song Yunqing smiled and said, "We are planning to set up a literacy class. Are you interested in taking a look?"
"Literacy class? Wouldn't that mean you won't be busy if you attend it?"
Xiao Jinchuan's mind turned several corners before he figured out what he meant.
"Uncle Wang, the literacy class is to help illiterate people learn to read, not the cleaning class."
"Oh, so you mean I'm illiterate?"
Song Yunqing just said one word: "No..."
Xiao Jinchuan spoke up: "That's right, there are too many illiterate people on the island, and literacy classes can help everyone learn to read and write."
Upon hearing this, Uncle Wang snorted coldly and threw the tools in his hand to the ground.
"I've lived most of my life, and I've been illiterate for most of my life, but haven't I still managed to live well and support my family by fishing? I think you city people just love to mess around."
"Go away now, don't get in my way!"
Last time they were just locked out, but this time they were directly ordered to leave.
Song Yunqing pulled Xiao Jinchuan away and whispered, "You're too blunt. Be a little more tactful and don't just start by calling someone illiterate."
Xiao Jinchuan was puzzled: "But they are indeed illiterate!"
"That being said, some people may find the term insulting."
"Why?"
"Why are you asking a hundred thousand questions?"
Xiao Jinchuan frowned: "What are the hundred thousand whys?"
Why does Song Yunqing always talk about things he doesn't know?
Song Yunqing touched the tip of his nose: "Forget it if you don't know. I'll tell you when I have time. Let's go to the front and take a look."
The third house we came to was a young woman holding a crying baby in her arms.
Seeing them coming, he smiled awkwardly.
Song Yunqing first teased the child before explaining his purpose.
Ah Yue looked at the child awkwardly: "I really want to go to the literacy class you mentioned. I stopped going to school after just a few days in the first grade, but my husband went out to sea, and I was alone at home. I really couldn't leave..."
Song Yunqing silently memorized her name.
"It's okay, as long as you have this intention, I will think of a way."
As Song Yunqing was walking and thinking about a solution, he bumped into a few half-grown children who seemed to have followed them all the way here.
The adults beside him scolded him: "What are you looking at? Go home and work. Why are you learning that?"
The children laughed and scattered like birds and beasts.
Song Yunqing didn't care about their insinuations and just said to Xiao Jinchuan, "Ayue gave me some inspiration. We can start with some young people as the first batch. They are more willing to accept."
Xiao Jinchuan nodded. He also discovered that young people of this era had basically been exposed to books and were easier to persuade.
The two continued walking forward. As they passed a corner, they heard a harsh, mocking voice:
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