Chapter 31 Chapter 31 Become a teacher!
After listening to Zhou Mancang's explanation, Shen Shaoyuan finally understood that Zhou Mancang wanted to add art classes in the brigade primary school and hoped that he would be the art teacher.
It is said that the best primary school in the county, Dongfanghong Primary School, offers such auxiliary subjects as music, art and physical education. Even another primary school in the county, Jiangbei County Workers and Peasants Primary School, only offers physical education and music classes but no art classes due to a lack of teachers.
Physical education classes are simple, if that doesn't work just let students run and jump. Music classes require at least a teacher who understands music. Fortunately, model operas and revolutionary songs are all the rage nowadays, so it is relatively easy to find people who can play some instruments and sing. But people who can draw are indeed very rare.
This is the case for all primary schools in the county. The teaching staff in the commune primary schools is naturally more limited, so their Liuqiao Commune Primary School only has physical education classes, but no music or art classes.
In fact, not to mention the commune primary schools, even the commune middle schools do not have these two elective subjects.
So, why did Zhou Mancang suddenly come up with the idea of opening art classes in their brigade primary school?
To put it bluntly, it’s all because of Shen Shaoyuan.
The truth is, Shen Shaoyuan has changed a lot during this period of time. He has gone from being an ordinary member who did mediocre work and had trouble eating at home, to a worker in a commune-run factory. Although he is called a worker, he is doing the work of the Propaganda Department. Strictly speaking, he is actually doing the work of a cadre.
Not to mention the other members of the brigade were upset, even Zhou Mancang was actually upset as well.
Take the team leaders for example. In addition to being able to record work points in the village, they can also receive a small amount of subsidies issued by the commune. So their lives are much better than those of ordinary members, but still cannot be compared with those of salaried workers.
Even if he is a temporary worker, the monthly salary in the first year is 18 yuan, which is more than 200 yuan a year. This is a high salary that these old farmers dare not even imagine.
Although he was stimulated, Zhou Mancang had no intention of quitting his job as team leader to become a worker. Besides, even if he wanted to, he had no chance or connections.
As a responsible and thoughtful team leader, Zhou Mancang thought that since writing and painting are skills that can find jobs, if the children in the village can also learn this skill, it may not be useful to everyone who learns it, but as long as they learn it, maybe a few people will be able to make a living with this skill in the future?
At first Zhou Mancang only had a vague idea of this. Later he tried every means to inquire about the situation of the county primary school and the recruitment situation of the county ceramic factory. He heard that they were recruiting painters who must know how to paint, and he immediately became more determined in this idea.
We didn't have the conditions before, but now that we know Shen Laoqi has the ability, we can think of a way to let the children in the village learn from him. Maybe it will provide them with an extra way out in the future.
Zhou Mancang has been thinking about this matter for a long time. The only thing is that Shen Shaoyuan is now working in the commune kiln factory, so it is obviously unlikely to ask him to return to the brigade primary school to be a teacher.
It was not until this time that he heard that because of the special nature of Shen Laoqi's work, he did not need to strictly follow the working hours like other workers in the kiln factory. As long as he completed the tasks assigned by his leaders, the factory allowed him to arrange his time freely.
Zhou Mancang thought about it and felt that Shen Shaoyuan could actually arrange some free time to come back and teach the children in the village.
Shen Shaoyuan didn't expect Zhou Mancang to be so thoughtful. He actually wanted to offer art classes in a small brigade primary school when there was only one primary school offering art classes in the entire county.
However, Shen Shaoyuan had to admit that Zhou Mancang was indeed a responsible brigade cadre who worked hard for the members.
However, Shen Shaoyuan refused and said: "My working hours are slightly more flexible than those of the workers in the workshop because my work location is not in the workshop, but at places like the factory wall and bulletin board. Moreover, the work tasks are often concentrated and sometimes I need to work overtime. When there are fewer tasks, the leaders will definitely allow me to take my own time to rest."
"But my hours are not fixed, and I don't have as much free time as you think. If you ask me to help write a slogan in the village, I can definitely make time for it. But if you ask me to teach the children, it's not something that can be done in one or two hours, so it's definitely not possible."
Zhou Mancang was a little disappointed: "So it won't work?"
He thought about it and decided to fight for the children in the village: "No, you can teach them when you are free. I will clear out an empty room for you in the brigade headquarters and put up a blackboard. It is next to your house anyway. When you find a room, I will ask someone to call the children over. Especially during the winter and summer vacations, the children are idle at home anyway. Do you think this is okay?"
After hearing this, Zhou Mancang suddenly felt a little regretful. If he had known earlier, he should have arranged this two months ago. He actually wasted an entire summer vacation.
Shen Shaoyuan smiled and did not answer Zhou Mancang's question. Instead, he asked, "If this art teacher is full-time, will his salary be the same as the other two teachers?"
Zhou Mancang sighed. He didn't think Shen Shaoyuan was interested in the teacher's job. The salary of a private teacher was only 12 yuan, which was 6 yuan less than the monthly salary of a temporary worker in a kiln factory. Moreover, he didn't have the various benefits of a kiln factory. Shen Shaoyuan would definitely look down on it.
He thought Shen Shaoyuan was just curious, and in order to show his sincerity, he said, "If you are willing to come back and be a full-time teacher, I will definitely go to the commune to fight for you to get the same treatment as other people. Even if the commune can't get it, the brigade will definitely use work points to make up for it for you."
Shen Shaoyuan nodded and said, "Okay, then let my Moer go."
Zhou Mancang was stunned for a moment and didn't react: "Why let Moer go?"
Shen Shaoyuan said as a matter of course: "Don't you want to open art classes in elementary schools? Compared to me, my daughter Mo'er is more suitable. She lives in the village and can be a full-time teacher. She doesn't have to worry about time. Moreover, she is weak. I was afraid that she would be too tired to work. Being a teacher for the children, she can relax a little bit, and the children can learn something. It can be regarded as killing two birds with one stone and everyone is happy."
He didn't hide it and to be honest, he really wanted his daughter to do some easy work.
Zhou Mancang was stunned when he heard this, and couldn't help but follow Shen Shaoyuan's thoughts and said: "Yes, what you said makes sense, it really kills two birds with one stone..."
Halfway through the conversation, he realized, "No, your Mo'er can also draw?"
Shen Shaoyuan looked as if he didn't need to say more: "My wife actually taught my daughter Moer to draw. I learned it by just listening. Later, my wife passed away. My daughter and I usually stayed at home with nothing to do, so we wrote and drew together. My daughter Moer's drawing skills are no worse than mine."
In fact, she is much worse than him. After all, he is really interested and has time, and has been immersed in calligraphy and painting for more than 20 years. Moer is different. This child is not stable. When she first started learning, she was half-hearted. Her level can only be said to be above average. However, it is more than enough for her to teach primary school children.
Of course, in front of Zhou Mancang, I have to say it's about the same. Anyway, those slogans and prints don't really show his true level at all, so there's nothing wrong with saying it's about the same.
When Zhou Mancang heard that Shen Moer's painting skills were not worse than Shen Shaoyuan's, he immediately said, "Okay, don't say they are almost the same. As long as she is half as good as you, I will be happy. Okay, okay, then let your Shen Moer go to elementary school to be a teacher, right when school starts! Don't worry, I will go to the commune and get her a quota for private teachers!"
Zhou Mancang was extremely excited. He was originally feeling very upset because Shen Shaoyuan had rejected him, but he never expected that things would turn around and a more suitable candidate would appear.
That’s great!
On the other side, the others helped Shen Moer clean up the table and dishes, and then each of them left with their own dishes, tables, chairs and benches.
Before leaving, Aunt Chen patted Shen Moer's hand and assured her, saying that she would definitely mobilize the older sisters in the village to spread the evil deeds of the sisters Tian Fang and Tian Cui, and would never give them the opportunity to tarnish Shen Moer's reputation.
Shen Moer thanked everyone and sent them out. Fu Mingze and Zheng Jiamin also left with the others, but Fu Mingze frowned slightly when he left, as if he had something on his mind.
After Shen Shaoyuan and Zhou Mancang finished their conversation and sent the people away, Shen Yinyin and her two children said goodbye to Shen Moer and the others.
"We've been out for quite a while. Beishan'ao is so remote that it's hard to send a message. If we don't go back soon, your brother-in-law will be worried."
Shen Yinyin was anxious to go home, but she was very worried about her brother and niece. This was normal, as someone had just come to their house and had a fight. They were just a father and daughter living at the entrance of the village, so how could she be worried?
Chen Yinyin: "If the Tians come to cause trouble again, don't open the door. It's okay during the day, but I'm afraid those damned ones will come and do bad things at night. The two sisters surnamed Tian are not good people."
Shen Moer comforted her: "The autumn harvest is coming soon. Everyone is busy harvesting during the day, and the brigade will also organize militia to patrol the fields at night. Nothing will happen."
Chen Yinyin was still worried: "Even if Qiushou doesn't cause trouble, what about after the autumn harvest? When winter comes, it will be so cold outside, and every household will stay at home with the door closed. Who knows what will happen then? Hey, Shaoyuan, if you ask me, Mo'er will be eighteen after October, and it's time for her to find a partner. Didn't you say you wanted to find a son-in-law? Then hurry up and find a son-in-law to live with you. It's better for three people than just you and your daughter, right?"
Speaking of this, Shen Yinyin was worried again: "Your family is in good condition now, you have a house, and you have a job, but there are really not many people willing to be a son-in-law these days. Even if there are, the conditions may not be very good, and you have to be on guard against someone who wants to eat up the whole family, which is really a bit difficult."
Shen Shaoyuan immediately laughed: "Look at how worried you are. Isn't this just worrying about nothing? My daughter Moer is so beautiful, has a good personality, and is so capable. How difficult is it to recruit a live-in son-in-law? There is no rush. You can't rush to find a partner and get married just because of a few scumbags, right? Moer is going to be a teacher in the brigade primary school next. Everything else can be discussed after her work is stable."
When Shen Yinyin heard that Shen Moer was going to be a teacher in the brigade primary school, she was overjoyed and felt that Shen Shaoyuan was right. Once Shen Moer had a job, it would not be difficult to recruit a son-in-law.
After giving some more instructions, Shen Yinyin left with her two sons.
When I came, I thought my brother was going to starve to death, I was so worried, but when I left, I was very happy, after all, my brother's family was seeing better and better days.
After Shen Yinyin's family left, Shen Moer asked her father curiously: "The captain is here to talk to you about this?"
Shen Shaoyuan explained the whole story and said proudly, "This way you don't have to go to work anymore. Even if it's autumn harvest, you can just help out. You can do easier work."
In fact, Shen Shaoyuan had been thinking about finding an easy job for his daughter for a long time, but it was really hard to find a job these days, and an easy job was even harder to find. He had been in the commune for two months but hadn't found a suitable one. Unexpectedly, things turned around and a suitable job found him.
Yes, Zhou Mancang felt that there was light at the end of the tunnel. In fact, didn’t Shen Shaoyuan feel the same way?
Shen Moer was also very happy. Farm work was really not her strong point. She was a princess who grew up in luxury. Even if she had the memories of the original owner, she could not really adapt to doing farm work under the scorching sun. Being a teacher was much easier, especially when she taught painting... Well, she just had to teach those children the same way her father taught her. It was very simple.
"Their painting techniques here are quite different from what I taught you. I just happened to have some experience after studying it recently. I will teach you all of it later."
"Okay, I'll try to draw some simple and easy-to-learn teaching plans later."
The father and daughter quickly started discussing the matter.
The next day, Shen Shaoyuan went back to work at the kiln factory. One reason was that he had indeed rested for too long. Although he came back several times and did some urgent work, strictly speaking, he had not worked properly for more than ten days, so he had to return to work quickly.
Another thing is that it is more convenient to inquire about information in the commune. The large group of people who were taken away by the police station yesterday did not come back last night, and Shen Shaoyuan also wanted to inquire about the follow-up situation.
The commune has been quite peaceful recently, with autumn harvest approaching and all the brigades quiet. Even Liu Yinshuang from Songshu Brigade is said to have not caused much trouble. Because of this, two groups of people from Yangliu Brigade had a fight over marrying a wife, and the news spread in the commune that day.
So when Xu Weiguo heard that this matter also involved Shen Shaoyuan's daughter, his eyes widened bigger than a cow's eyes: "So you fought just to marry your daughter?"
Shen Shaoyuan was speechless. He briefly explained the cause and effect and said, "The so-called marriage is completely fictitious. It is not even accurate to say that there was a fight between two groups of people from Yangliu Brigade. One of the groups was from Shashan Brigade."
Xu Weiguo: "It sounds like the people in the Shashan Brigade are really not in their right minds."
Running to another team and complaining and looking for trouble, isn't Qing just waiting to be beaten?
Xu Weiguo couldn't help but sigh: "Your daughter is a bit like a beauty who brings disaster... Hey, how about I ask my husband to find a partner for your daughter?"
He had seen Shen Shaoyuan's daughter before, on the day when Shen Shaoyuan came to recommend himself when they were busy with the promotional slogan prints. He didn't pay much attention to her at the time, but now thinking back on it, the girl seemed to be really good-looking.
Xu Weiguo felt that Shen Shaoyuan only had one daughter, so he could definitely use his strength to marry the child to the commune.
Shen Shaoyuan said directly: "I want to find a live-in son-in-law for her."
Xu Weiguo: “…”
It is still possible for a rural girl to marry into a commune, but it is simply a dream for a rural girl to find a son-in-law from the commune.
Xu Weiguo tried to persuade her: "Don't be so stubborn. In fact, you only have one daughter. You should marry her off or find a son-in-law. The son-in-law will definitely provide for you in your old age. What good son-in-law can you find? Let me tell you, I know a few young men in the commune who are quite good..."
Blah blah.
With the idea of casting a wide net to catch the fish first and see if anything works, then just throw it back into the river, Shen Shaoyuan finally agreed to Xu Weiguo's request to take a look first.
So that day, Shen Shaoyuan not only went to work, but also agreed a blind date for his daughter. When he was about to get off work, he found out the follow-up of the gang fight from Xu Weiguo as he wished.
Those who participated in the fight and whose circumstances were relatively minor will be detained in the police station for three days. Tian Fang, Tian Cui and Wang Jinbao were identified as the main culprits and will be detained in the police station for half a month. They will be released only when the autumn harvest is approaching. Then, Wang Jinbao will have to apologize to Shen Lingling and give her 20 yuan in financial compensation for his suspected hooliganism.
It is said that because of the 20 yuan financial compensation, Tian Cui and Tian Fang had another fight in the police station.
After getting the news he wanted, Shen Shaoyuan happily went home from get off work.
He believed that the 20 yuan compensation would not just cause Tian Cui and Tian Fang to have a fight at the police station. The 20 yuan would make Tian Cui more certain that Tian Fang had bad intentions from the beginning. Even if she gave it now under pressure from the police, it would plant deep resentment and even hatred in Tian Cui's heart. With Tian Cui's personality, she would definitely not let it go. She would probably find trouble with Tian Fang later.
The two sisters are fighting each other, and they probably don't have the energy to pick on him and Mo'er for the time being.
The relationship between these two sisters is not deep enough. Such a simple instigation has caused them to fall apart.
Shen Shaoyuan thought to himself, unlike him and his brother, who had experienced so many provocations and conspiracies since childhood. If it weren't for the rebels attacking the city, the two brothers would still be fine.
So we can't blame him for instigating them, we can only blame themselves for being too selfish and greedy.
In the next few days, Shen Shaoyuan went out early and came back late. He worked in the commune during the day, and gave Shen Moer special lessons when he came back at night. The father and daughter discussed together what to teach the children and how to teach them.
Soon it was the first day of school. Shen Shaoyuan rushed to the commune after breakfast. Shen Moer changed into clean clothes with the least patches and went directly to the brigade headquarters. Then, she was led by the brigade leader Zhou Mancang to the village primary school.
The primary school of Yangliu Brigade was established in response to the call to "build schools at the doorsteps of poor and lower-middle peasants". It only had two classes before, and when another batch of students is enrolled in the fall of this year, there will be only three classes. Logically, the two teachers, Cheng Tao and Shen Lingling, should be enough.
So when Zhou Mancang brought Shen Moli into the primary school office and said that he had secured an extra teaching position for the school and that the school would have three teachers in the future, Shen Lingling was completely shocked.
“What, Shen Moer will also be a teacher in the village primary school in the future?!”
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