Pei Guoan also knew about the school and what they were worried about.
"You don't have to worry about that. Building a factory is different from building a school. Our village's soap workshop can no longer meet production needs. Expanding it into a factory is in line with development trends and will also increase revenue for the county. There's no reason for the county leaders to disagree."
Seeing Zhang Degen and Accountant Wu hesitate, he said, "Just go ahead. If you can't do it, I'll find another way. We in Tong County are quite lucky. I've learned about Secretary Ying and County Magistrate Liang. They're both good leaders who care about the people. They won't stop us from doing something like this."
After hearing what Pei Guoan said, Zhang Degen and Accountant Wu seemed to have found a backbone and nodded repeatedly.
After talking about expanding the soap workshop, we mentioned the school.
If it was Li Miaomiao's encouragement that encouraged Zhang Degen and Accountant Wu to build the school before, now they are even more determined to do so, especially since Zhaojia Village took over the task of building the school. Everyone is holding their breath and is determined to build the school no matter what.
Moreover, given the current situation in Fanglin Village, even if the county does not support it, we can still do it on our own. It is said that money makes things easier.
Accountant Wu heard Zhang Degen mention this and said, "I've been busy with the soap workshop since I came back. I forgot to tell you that Miaomiao has agreed with Director Wei of the paper mill to print teaching materials and textbooks for us. With these, we can run the school ourselves without having to rely on the county government for support. Guoan is even more capable. He's got a copy of the school information in the provincial capital, which he can use for the children in our village."
Accountant Wu spoke of this with a somewhat distraught smile on his face. These two former rivals had now become a good team. With so much going on in the village and everyone's lives improving, who would still bother vying for the position of team leader? Instead of a conflict of interest, they had become a community of shared interests, collaborating more and more tacitly.
"Really? That's great! You went to the provincial capital these past two days. I wonder how arrogant those people in Zhaojia Village were. They said the school was short of places, and they could only give us five out of the original ten."
"The people in Zhaojia Village must be feeling unbalanced after seeing how well our lives are going. Otherwise, why would they do this? This is the countryside, not the city. It's easy to have a few more or fewer children sitting in the classroom."
Two days had passed since the incident, and Zhang Degen had calmed down. However, Accountant Wu became furious when he heard about it.
"Everyone knows this. What they meant was that if our workshop could exchange some soaps with them, we could get more places for study. But I rejected it outright." Zhang Degen was considered to have a good temper, but he couldn't stand this anger.
"You're right. Whether it's one quota or ten, it can't solve the problem of our village children going to school. Not to mention that our village has the ability to build a school. Even if we don't have the ability, sending our children to the county town to study is no better than sending them to Zhaojia Village!"
Accountant Wu had a sneer on his face when he said this. The soap workshops in the village had constant orders, which was their confidence.
If the current situation continues, it won't be long before Fanglin Village can afford to buy a tractor. At worst, we can send someone to drive a tractor to pick up and drop off the children at school every day.
Zhang Degen laughed when he heard Accountant Wu's words. "It's rare that we have the same idea now. Damn, if we don't fight for bread, we'll fight for pride. Now our Fanglin Village can also stand firm!"
After saying this, several people in the room looked at each other and smiled.
Li Miaomiao also spoke up at this time: "Although Fanglin Village now has the ability to build its own school, we still need to inform the county leaders about this matter. This is a sign of respect for them. Secretary Ying and County Magistrate Liang are not to blame for the school issue. They are both good leaders, and they are in a difficult situation."
Zhang Degen and Accountant Wu heard this and said, "Guoan's wife, we still have to rely on you for this matter. We are not as pleasing to the ear as you are. Look at how many things have happened in the village since you left home."
"Okay, leave it to me."
Li Miaomiao agreed immediately and did not shirk her responsibilities on this matter. For the sake of her little one, she decided to take charge of the school affairs. Not only did she have to run the school, but she also had to run it well and improve the school's teaching environment and quality.
The next day, Li Miaomiao and Pei Guoan went to the county town together. Pei Guoan had some things to arrange, and Li Miaomiao was of course there for school matters.
Originally, Accountant Wu also planned to come along to report things to the leader and mention the expansion, but Pei Guoan asked them to postpone it for a few days so that they could make all the necessary preparations and it would not be too late to go to the leader later.
"You really don't need me to go with you?" Pei Guoan said with some worry in his tone.
"No, it's not a big deal. Don't worry, just go and do your thing."
Since Li Miaomiao said so, Pei Guoan didn't have to go with her. Since Li Miaomiao could handle her own affairs, and going to the county government was not going to the black market, there was no danger, so he let Li Miaomiao go.
Li Miaomiao arrived at the county government, but unfortunately, people from Zhaojia Village arrived at Secretary Ying's place before her, also for school matters.
"Since you want to run it, you must do it well. The purpose of running a school is to provide better learning opportunities for the children in the village so that they will not become illiterate and can make greater contributions to the country in the future, not just for the sake of competition."
Secretary Ying criticized Captain Zhao, obviously he knew something.
"Secretary Ying, rest assured, we will build a good school, provide children with a better learning environment, and live up to the expectations of the leaders."
The team leader of Zhaojia Village was very humble in front of Secretary Xia Ying, nodding and bowing, which was very different from the arrogant look that Li Miaomiao had seen before.
Captain Zhao also knew Li Miaomiao. When he saw Li Miaomiao coming to find Secretary Ying at this time, Captain Zhao's face showed some vigilance.
However, thinking that the documents from the county had been approved and the leaders had agreed, the matter was a foregone conclusion, a hint of pride flashed in Captain Zhao's eyes.
Even if Fanglin Village built a soap workshop, it still couldn't compete with Zhaojia Village. When the time came, they might have to come to him for help for the children's schooling.
Secretary Ying's serious expression softened a bit when he saw Li Miaomiao coming in. "Comrade Li Miaomiao, are you back from the provincial capital?"
"Yes, I just came back yesterday, and I came here today to report to my boss."
When County Magistrate Liang heard that Li Miaomiao was coming, he also wanted to know the details of Li Miaomiao's trip to the provincial capital. When he came in and heard Li Miaomiao say, "Comrade Li Miaomiao, you completed the mission very well this time and deserve praise."
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