Chapter 58: First Study Plan
The snow stopped without us noticing, but the sky didn't clear up either, and the whole world was still covered in white.
Go to work as usual the next day.
But there were no elderly people working today, and there was less and less work in the team.
What the team members did most was squatting in the shelter, asking Hua Feifei, Han Jing or Xu Fei about what happened yesterday. The three of them tried to avoid embarrassing things, so Hua Feifei and Han Jing started talking about the article report.
What? Report?
The newspaper?
It was also at this time that the villagers learned of the news. This was big news. It was a legendary newspaper and I was afraid that only Wenquxing could report it.
What an honorable thing! It instantly overshadowed the educated youths' howling of tigers and wolves yesterday.
At the request of the villagers, Han Jing and Hua Feifei read aloud stories from newspapers, some by Xu Fei or Hua Feifei, and of course some by other outstanding authors.
Of course, what the villagers were most concerned about was the appearance of the three words "Wangjiagou" in the newspaper.
Secondly, the article mentions people and events related to Wang Jiagou. Although the full names are not used, some of the characters are recognizable as soon as they are mentioned. Except for Wang Laosan's family, everyone who is written about feels happy and proud.
Even the village accountant sighed: "Our Wangjiagou production team has really been noticed by the people of the whole country. Who knows, there may be some great leaders."
"Great leader."
The villagers were excited when they heard this.
Those who can read will all join in the fun and touch it, while those who cannot read will ask knowledgeable people or educated youth to point out the features to them and then try to touch them as well.
Some people also suggested posting these newspapers written by Wenquxing in the village for exhibition.
Some people even murmured that if the Wang family ancestral hall had not been demolished, they would have burned a portion of it for the ancestors in the past, as it would have been a great event to bring honor to the family. But they could only murmur this in a low voice, as the four olds were not popular nowadays.
"Hehehe, it's not that good." Hua Feifei was so happy to be praised that she said, "I didn't buy a lot of newspapers this time, I'll go to the post office in town to buy a few more and post them next time. Besides, who knows, our newly submitted article might be published again."
That's the mysterious confidence.
"How come it's so easy for you to get into the newspaper?" a villager couldn't help asking.
"It's not easy!" Han Jing smiled and pointed at himself, saying, "You see, I wrote tens of thousands of words and submitted them to many newspapers, but not a single one recognized my talent."
Hua Feifei complained: "You are so good at recognizing heroes. You are not ashamed. Practice the beginning and the end first."
Xu Fei took the opportunity to say: "You can get paid for your articles by submitting them to newspapers. The more you write and the more you submit, the more you can earn."
"Royalty?" The villagers learned a new word and asked Xu Fei how much royalties he received.
When they learned that he received only ten yuan, their eyes popped out in astonishment. How could he get paid for writing articles and publishing in newspapers? There were so many scattered pieces. They worked hard for a year and could not save a few dozen yuan. The educated youth could get so much just by moving their fingers.
Either they can work or they can write. No wonder the educated youth are so rich!
It seems that studying and knowing how to read and write are of some use, as they can help you earn money.
"Of course it is useful!" Han Jing emphasized while the iron was hot, and a series of examples came to his mouth. "Reading can not only broaden our horizons and let us know more, but also we can write and earn money like Xu Fei and others. With a higher diploma, we may be hired by the town factory. Even if we go to the army, there is a difference between illiterate and literate people. Not to mention the long-term, in our daily life, if we learn Chinese well, we can read newspapers, read the Red Book, and read notices. If we learn arithmetic well, it will be more convenient to spend money to buy things in the supply and marketing cooperative, and we will not be afraid of being fooled."
Some were excited, while others were hesitant. Their hesitations were similar: "Studying is too expensive. We need tuition and food. How can we afford it?"
Xu Fei grabbed Han Jingchen's baton and said, "We can build a primary school in the village first. Let's not talk about the high school students like us. There are also people in the village who have studied in junior high school and primary school. It doesn't cost food or money. It's not impossible to convert it into work points. Students can save time wasted on commuting. After school, they can help with housework at home. They can also have a unified holiday during the busy season like the double-snap season."
"Yes, yes," Hua Feifei nodded frantically, "Not all universities are closed. There are workers, peasants and soldiers universities that rely on recommendations. The recommended people include educated youth, workers and farmers' children, but they are not people who can't type. If you are lucky enough to be recommended, you can graduate to the cadre level."
After hearing this set of punches, it was hard for the villagers not to be excited. The team leader also said that he would collect opinions from all villagers on the construction of a primary school in Wangjiagou in the early spring of next year.
He had been a soldier outside the village and knew that knowledge was important. He understood the purpose of these educated youth showing off by publishing the article in the newspaper, and it was not a bad thing for Wang Jiagou.
The team leader had originally planned to send his own children to the Red Flag Brigade to study when they reached a certain age, but now he has a better choice. He believes that the educated youth who have been published in newspapers should have good knowledge and will have no problem teaching elementary school students.
Han Jing and his friends saw that several villagers were still discussing whether or not to build this primary school. They looked at each other and smiled. They thought that they had achieved the first step in promoting education.
Thanks to whoever came up with this idea.
Elm leaves:
...Please do not disturb if you are idle.
I got off work early today.
Except for those on rotation duty, once the morning work is finished, others don't need to come in the afternoon.
Today's lunch is exceptionally rich.
Even though others did not have boiled fish and fresh pot rabbit like Ye Yu, the harvest from the town and Hongqi Village was enough for them to make a dish of mapo tofu or stir-fried green beans. This time, the educated youth ordered not only spicy food, but also the numbing aroma of Sichuan peppercorns.
The fragrance is everywhere.
The educated youth restaurant suddenly turned into a Sichuan restaurant.
Nowadays, information dissemination is backward, and the villagers don’t know what one of the eight major cuisines is. They know about peppers, but not many are grown locally, mainly because there are really no rich spicy dishes.
This chili smells really good, and it goes perfectly with steamed buns or sweet potatoes. Some people have their hidden taste genes stimulated, and wonder if it is difficult to grow this chili or other peppercorns? Should they plant a circle of it in their private plots next year? Do they know anything about this educated youth?
The different information brought by the educated youth is also gradually invading people's lives.
After lunch, Han Jing, Xu Fei and Hua Feifei had plenty of time to exercise. Although they all looked miserable, they still reviewed the first move diligently. However, they found that it was still difficult to reach the standard on their own.
But when Ye Yu tried to help correct it, the loud and painful scream of “Ahhh, it hurts—” rang out again.
After screaming and howling, they found that they could finally complete the first action by relying on body memory points, but they still made gasping sounds from time to time during the process.
But when I learned the second movement, it was not much better than the first one, and it was even more painful. I even knew how to scream because I needed to coordinate my muscles with my breathing.
Once you learn the second move and connect the two moves together, the difficulty increases several times.
The master leads you to the door, but the practice is up to you.
Ye Yuding only helped with the first two, as they needed to practice until they became proficient in the next two moves. In the time it took them to learn two moves, she had already practiced them eight hundred times.
Fly to the roof.
Hua Feifei could swear that he really flew up there. She saw with her own eyes that Ye Yu jumped more than four meters high, stretched out his hands, grabbed the edge of the eaves, and pulled himself up with all his strength.
Ye Yu didn't climb up to the roof to remove the tiles. Before she went up, she threw the broom up first.
Yes, Target snow sweeper.
The houses at the educated youth camp were built very solidly, but they mainly had flat roofs with a small slope, which meant that when it snowed heavily, the roofs still needed to be cleaned regularly to prevent the snow from crushing the houses and clogging the chimneys.
Sweeping snow is fun.
To be more precise, snow is fun, and Ye Yu has practiced the skill of making snowmen for a long time.
It really is “nothing to practice”, literally.
When the weather is cold, humans cannot even afford central heating and have to live in igloos, relying on the low thermal conductivity of the igloos to survive the cold winter.
At that time, everything that could be burned was burned around, and it was very likely that people really fell asleep. In order to divert their attention, people did everything, and playing in the snow was just a routine operation. It took too long and no snow sculptures could be made.
Ye Yu jumped off the roof and started playing in the snow.
The classic snowman is the simplest. It is made by stacking two snowballs tightly together, using buttons as eyes, carrots as nose and mouth, and a broom.
More complex are snow sculptures, which in the future have been classified as an art form.
Ye Yu seemed to be using a blade, but in fact he was using his supernatural power to tear space, creating many flowers, trees, birds, beasts, insects and fish in the yard.
Carp, sparrows, yellow chickens, wild boars, roe deer, wild deer, pine trees, crabapples, peonies, dragons... each one is lifelike, and before we know it, the Youth League Institute seems to have become a snow sculpture paradise.
While having fun, this is also an effective way to train your supernatural powers.
Originally, the educated youth site was attractive enough because of the howling of Hua Feifei and the other two, and many villagers would unconsciously walk to the educated youth site after dinner and wander around in circles.
There are men, women, young and old.
Now, Ye Yu's snow sculpture skills have attracted many people, especially the children in the village. The rows and rows of little yellow chickens that can be held in the palm of their hands are eye-catching.
Unfortunately, the weather was too cold and they were not allowed to play in the snow freely. They could only watch the 17-year-old kid having so much fun, which was very enviable.
The next day, the snow sculptures did not melt because it snowed again.
It has been snowing for several days in a row and no one has been able to go to work. Wangjiagou has officially entered the winter idle period.
There are even more species of snow sculptures in the courtyard, including a dragon, a supply and marketing cooperative, a courtyard house, a bicycle, etc. It can be seen how bored Ye Yu is, so there are also tearful Han Jing, grinning Hua Feifei, and crying Xu Fei.
They are of the same height as each other, but in fact they have been cutesed. It’s just that their facial expressions are very similar. At first glance, an acquaintance can easily tell who is who.
Han Jing, Hua Feifei, and Xu Fei: "..." They thought they could escape the disaster by hiding on the kang in the house and practicing martial arts.