It's all just empty talk now. Let's wait until we actually grow the watermelons next year before saying anything like that! After all, next year will only be the second time Wenxi has grown watermelons, and she's an expert in growing watermelons locally, so she can't guarantee anything.
After discussing the watermelon planting with Captain Qian, Wenxi left because it was almost time for everyone to start work in the afternoon, and she didn't want to delay Captain Qian's work.
Since Captain Qian had already agreed to Wenxi's proposal, Wenxi naturally informed everyone of this good news quietly and instructed them to keep it a secret and not to tell anyone, otherwise they would definitely not get this easy job.
They were well aware of the character of some people in the harvest brigade; they weren't stupid, and they knew which was easier, planting watermelons or working in the fields.
Life in Wenxi continued as before: gathering pig feed, stockpiling mountain produce, and cooking.
After the busy harvest season, the start of the primary school year is approaching, but the teachers have not yet been selected. Two days later, amidst everyone's eager anticipation, the teacher examination that everyone had been looking forward to for so long finally arrived.
The brigade leader decided to hold the exam in a classroom at the school so that everyone could experience the atmosphere of the new school.
Fengshou Brigade has never had a primary school. The children in the brigade all walk to the commune primary school. It takes adults more than an hour to walk to the town, let alone children, which takes even longer. Moreover, it is too dangerous for children to walk such a long way to school. There are forests, ditches and ponds along the way. If they fall into the water and drown, it would be terrible.
Moreover, human traffickers are rampant, and no one dares to joke about their child's life. Therefore, not only in Fengshou Brigade, but also in the surrounding brigades, very few children go to school.
But things are different now. Fengshou Brigade has built a primary school, and it's so big that it can accommodate many children. This not only makes it convenient for the children of Fengshou Brigade to study, but also for the children of other brigades.
On the day of the exam, the teachers from the commune's primary school came to the countryside with the teachers' exam papers. Then, the educated youth and villagers who met the registration requirements and had already registered walked straight and proudly toward the exam classroom under everyone's watchful eyes.
The newly opened school has no staff yet, so we need to recruit more people this time. We need at least five teachers for grades one through five, and then we need a principal to manage these teachers, so we need at least six people.
To ensure fairness, the top three students from the educated youth and villagers were selected based on their exam scores. Otherwise, if all the teachers were to be educated youth, the villagers would cause an uproar, wondering why the educated youth should get all the good opportunities.
That's why Captain Qian decided to admit the top three students.
All the test takers entered the examination classroom, sat down, and waited nervously. When the exam time arrived, the teachers of the commune primary school distributed the Chinese language test papers to everyone. Everyone lowered their heads and began the exam after receiving the test papers.
Wenxi wasn't one to enjoy watching the excitement; she could use that time to pick more mushrooms and earn more money. But she was also quite curious about the selection of the primary school teacher.
So she delivered her things home and then came to the school. She didn't expect there to be so many people gathered outside the school, including Lin Yiwan.
Lin Yiwan saw Wen Xi coming over and waved to her.
Wen Xi spotted Lin Yiwan immediately, squeezed through the crowd, took Lin Yiwan's arm, and asked curiously, "How did it go? Have the spots been confirmed?"
Lin Yiwan shook her head, "Not yet, it's only been half an hour, it should take a while before we get the results."
"Oh, oh!" Wenxi nodded.
It doesn't matter who gets the award, as long as it's not Liang Zhaodi or Chu Wan'er. But they aren't eligible to apply, so Wen Xi doesn't care at all.
Suddenly hearing Lin Yiwan sigh, Wen Xi subconsciously looked at her and asked worriedly, "Yiwan, what's wrong? Why are you sighing?"
Lin Yiwan frowned and said in a low voice, "It's all because of my mom. She insists on forcing me to go on blind dates."
"Huh?" Wenxi exclaimed in surprise, "Your eldest brother, second brother, and third brother are all still single. Why is your aunt so worried about you, the youngest one, when they aren't?"
"My mom hopes I can settle down soon so that no one will have designs on me anymore," Lin Yiwan said helplessly.
Although she knew her mother meant well, she really didn't want to settle down with a stranger right now. Once she went to university, there would be so many eligible bachelors for her to choose from. But there were some things she couldn't say right now.
She really didn't want to find a partner in the countryside. Everyone there was so traditional and feudal, with ideas like "parents still living together, the whole family of more than ten people crammed together, with no freedom at all." She didn't want to marry into another family and live that kind of life.
She didn't want to be controlled, she didn't want to be a housewife, she wanted to eat whatever she wanted, buy whatever she wanted, and get up whenever she wanted.
But once you get married in the countryside, especially if you marry a man from the countryside, let alone spending money, you'll probably have to watch your mother-in-law's expression even if you eat an extra bite of food.
Even if she spends her own money, seeing her wearing new clothes and eating meat every day, the mother-in-law will still be sarcastic and critical.
Wenxi sighed and said, "If your aunt hasn't arranged any blind dates for you yet, just let it go in one ear and out the other. Don't argue with her. If she has already arranged blind dates, then go and meet them. Just act badly and make them look bad. Anyway, I haven't found anyone who is good enough for you."
Lin Yiwan is so rich and has such good conditions. If she were to find a man in the countryside, it would be like helping him support his entire family. Moreover, the man might not even truly love her. Knowing how rich she is, he might even scheme to take her treasure. Therefore, Wenxi also does not approve of Lin Yiwan marrying someone from the countryside with whom she has no common interests.
Of course, if it's a man as outstanding as her older brother Lin Yihui who can build a career on his own, then it's worth considering.
Lin Yiwan's eyes lit up immediately upon hearing Wen Xi's words. "Xiao Xi, you're so smart! I know what to do."
At this time, people want to find a filial and virtuous wife and mother. When she goes to meet those blind dates she can't refuse, she will act a little bad and exaggerated, and then reveal that she can't have children. She doesn't believe that anyone will still want to marry her.
Moreover, she doesn't mind others revealing these things; on the contrary, she hopes everyone will reveal them because she doesn't want to find a man in the countryside.
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