This made some families with many children and heavy burdens feel relieved. Not all Liu families are wealthy. Some families gritted their teeth and saved grain to support their children's education.
Moreover, because the school is far away, some children are actually unwilling to go to school. So Liu Yanran contacted the county education bureau and opened a primary school in Liujiaopo. Logically speaking, a poor and remote place like Liujiaopo is not qualified to apply to open a school, but who can blame them for having a rich man with a conscience?
Liu Yanran covered all the expenses, including the teachers' salaries. The Education Bureau said that if there were such people in every place, their work in education would be much easier.
Not only that, Liu Yanran also took out a sum of money to open a junior high school. After all, now children have to go to the county to attend junior high school and go to the city to attend high school, which is very inconvenient.
When it comes to education, Liu Yanran is very willing to spend money. As long as children receive a good education from an early age, there will be more people who can contribute to the country in the future, and the process of pushing China towards prosperity can be accelerated.
Liu Yanran and her group entered Chenjia Village openly in the name of selecting a site and teachers. Chenjia Village has always been xenophobic, but when they heard that they came to build a school and invite teachers, they had nothing to say.
Now that reform and opening up have taken place, the country has begun to attach importance to education. Although they themselves have no education and can only farm for their entire lives, this does not mean that they want their children to follow their old path.
Liu Yanran asked the village chief of Chenjia Village to gather all the villagers with high school education or above, including the educated youth who had settled here before. Liu Yanran had never seen Mu Qingqing, but Li Xiuxiu knew her. However, after looking around, Li Xiuxiu shook her head. She did not see Sister Qingqing.
Liu Yanran wasn't one to hide things, so she asked the village chief directly. "I remember there's a young intellectual from Beijing named Mu Qingqing here. Her family said she married here, and she's a high school student. I don't see her here!"
"Well, her family said that she doesn't need the teacher's salary. You don't know that Mu Qingqing's family sends her money every month. A few years ago, her parents came over and gave her a lot of dowry!" This was of course the explanation given by Chen Erhe's family to the villagers. They couldn't openly tell others that they had received the money but had not set their daughter free.
"Village Chief Chen, you're not taking the leadership's words to heart. It's not their decision whether to hire someone or not. You don't even have the right mindset as a village cadre, let alone the people around you. Forget it, it seems your village isn't suitable for a school." Liu Yanran shook her head and prepared to leave with the inspection team. The others were anxious when they heard this; where the school was built was crucial to the future development of the village.
"But it's true that I haven't seen Mu Zhiqing for a long time." Although Mu Qingqing came from Beijing, she was not arrogant and was always polite to others. Except for her lack of enthusiasm in work, she was good in other aspects, so the villagers had a good opinion of her.
"The last time I saw her, she still had a wound on the corner of her mouth. Did she get beaten by Erhe again?"
"Oh, it's normal for a man to beat his wife! But this Erhe is too cruel in beating his wife."
"Hey, this is just a matter between a couple. They fight at the beginning but make up at the end!"
There were two plainclothes policemen in the entourage, and they keenly sensed that something was amiss, even though in those days, it seemed common for men to beat their wives.
But common sense would have it that Mu Qingqing, as an educated youth sent to the countryside, was marrying up. Furthermore, Mu Qingqing sent her money every month, so Chen Erhe had no reason to abuse her. There must be something fishy going on here.
So, the two plainclothes policemen secretly exchanged glances and winked at Liu Yanran, indicating that she should find a way to lead everyone to Chen Erhe's house to check on Mu Qingqing's condition.
After all, it is their duty to protect the safety and rights of the people. For incidents that may involve domestic violence, they must remain vigilant and take timely action.
When everyone followed Li Xiuxiu to Chen Erhe's home, he looked at the group of people standing at the door and felt a little nervous, but he still pretended to be calm and said that his wife was not at home and had gone back to her parents' home to visit relatives.
After hearing this, Li Xiuxiu couldn't help but retort, "Uncle and auntie haven't heard from Sister Qingqing in over two months. And if she really went back to visit her parents, she would definitely ask the village chief for a letter of invitation. But now even the village chief doesn't know about this, and you still dare to say you didn't lie?"
Chen Erhe's expression changed again and again, and finally, as if he had made up his mind, he looked like he had something to hide. He sighed and said, "Well, now I can't hide it anymore. My wife ran away with someone, and I was embarrassed, so I didn't dare to tell anyone." Hearing this, the surrounding villagers all showed sympathy on their faces. After all, in the countryside, having a wife run away with someone was not a glorious thing, so his choice to keep it a secret was understandable.
At this time, the older boy next to them also said: "Yes, my mother is a bad woman, she doesn't want us anymore!" However, the younger boy next to them did not cry or make a fuss, but just played by himself. Liu Yanran couldn't help but feel something was wrong.
Liu Yanran pulled a handful of White Rabbit candies from her pocket. The older child immediately reached out to grab some, while the younger one just stared at the candy in Liu Yanran's hand, a hint of timidity on his face. Liu Yanran smiled and gestured to the younger one that he could have some candy, and he carefully picked up one and put it in his mouth.
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