"Let's keep it secret for now. I still need to think it over. But Uncle Degen, when we build the soap workshop, we can build the school at the same time. We'll both be made of adobe bricks, but it'll just take a little more effort on everyone's part."
Li Miaomiao said pretentiously that she actually had no idea in her mind, but she thought that things would work out when the time comes, and maybe she would have an idea by then.
What's more, even if the county does not allow her to set up a school, she can persuade Zhang Degen to set up one in the village. After all, the teacher is from the county, so as long as everyone agrees, there will be no problem.
Seeing Li Miaomiao's confident look, Zhang Degen really believed it: "Okay, I'll listen to you. I'll make arrangements tomorrow and we'll build the school first."
Li Miaomiao was very satisfied after hearing what Zhang Degen said. This old friend is getting more and more awesome.
In the past, whenever she wanted to do something, Zhang Degen would have to hesitate and think about it again and again, but now he just does what she says.
But if the old friend knew that she was fooling people, I wonder if he would be angry.
Li Miaomiao thought so, and raised her mouth to reveal a clever smile.
When Zhang Degen and Accountant Wu saw Li Miaomiao's smile, they became more certain that Li Miaomiao had already made up her mind and was also confident that the higher-ups would build a school in the village.
After discussing these things, Zhang Degen and Accountant Wu left Li Miaomiao's place. It was time for another meeting in the evening.
It was the first time for Li Miaomiao to encounter a meeting at night here. It felt quite novel and she didn't even think about lying down and sleeping. After dinner, she put a bag of melon seeds in her pocket and took Pei Yifan out to the village auditorium.
"Mom, how did I decide? You look like you're here to watch the fun." Pei Yifan said, looking at his mother's leisurely look.
"It's lively when there are a lot of people, but we're here to watch the fun."
As Li Miaomiao said this, she gave a small portion of the melon seeds in her pocket to Pei Yifan.
Pei Yifan looked at the melon seeds in his pocket with some confusion. How come he didn’t know when his mother bought the melon seeds? And these melon seeds smelled so good, where did his mother buy them from?
My grandma once secretly gave my fourth uncle a handful of melon seeds from the supply and marketing cooperative, but they didn't taste like this.
Li Miaomiao didn't know about these small details and almost got exposed in front of her son. At this moment, she was holding the little guy's hand and walking leisurely on the country path. From time to time, she met a few villagers, and they all greeted her with smiles, which was completely different from their previous contemptuous look.
Li Miaomiao deeply felt the change in her status in the village. Looking at her son who was clearly in a good mood, she wanted to say, "Son, look, this is the kingdom I built for you."
Of course, Li Miaomiao was just thinking about it and feeling proud in her heart.
"Miaomiao, you're here so early. Come in and sit down. Your uncle has reserved a seat for you in the front. You're a hero in our village. Come sit in the front."
"Auntie, no need, I can just do the back."
Li Miaomiao waved her hand. She came to watch the fun, not to be watched. It was fine to sit at the back. She would feel embarrassed to eat melon seeds if she sat at the front.
Perhaps because everyone in the village was so concerned about the soap workshop, most of the villagers arrived soon.
The village auditorium was bustling with activity, and everyone was talking about the soap workshop.
"If the soap workshop can be built this year, I can be proud of myself when I return to my parents' home during the Spring Festival."
"That's right. If it can be built before the New Year, then my second son will be looking for a marriage partner, and it will also give him an extra bargaining chip."
"We have to hurry up, otherwise how can we make it before the New Year?"
Zhang Degen happened to come over at this time and heard this: "If we want to finish the year before the New Year, you must work harder. Let's work together and have a good New Year this year!"
As soon as Zhang Degen said this, the venue erupted in warm applause.
"Okay, now that everyone is here, let's start the meeting."
At this time, the first thing to do in the meeting was to sing those red songs. Li Miaomiao herself could not sing very well, but the original owner could. This body had the remaining memories of the original owner, so she sang along smoothly with everyone. Even Pei Yifan sang along with everyone enthusiastically.
After singing a few songs, Li Miaomiao felt that the atmosphere was quite good and everyone was in high spirits and passionate.
"I called everyone here today for two matters. The first one is well known to everyone, and that's the soap workshop. We still have to wait for the provincial inspection results, but we can start by making the adobe bricks. It's only a bit of work anyway, and if it doesn't work out, the bricks won't be wasted."
Zhang Degen's words dampened everyone's mood, but everyone also knew that the village head/team leader had no say in this matter. It still depended on the opinions of the higher-ups and the test results.
"Village Chief, what's the other thing?"
"Another matter is the education of the children in our village. Everyone knows that children need to study and learn skills to have a bright future, but sending them to the county town to study is really inconvenient. Few families have such conditions. But are you willing to let your children be illiterate and unable to read a single word?"
"Village chief, there's nothing we can do. Everyone in our family has to work, and we can't send our children to school."
"Of course I know that no one can do anything about it, but I heard from Secretary Ying and County Magistrate Liang today that they intend to choose one of several villages to build a school. So everyone needs to work harder during this period. We have to get things done in advance and try to get the leaders to agree to build a school in our village."
"That would be great! If there were a school in the village, I could send my children to school. If nothing else, at least they could learn a few more words and try not to be blind."
"You sound like a sensible person. Do you know what Secretary Ying said to me that day?"
Zhang Degen paused here, everyone looking at him curiously, before he continued, "The secretary said that education should be taken seriously. If we want the younger generation to have a bright future, they still have to study. How can you entrust such important matters to someone who can't even read? The secretary even gave an example. Not to mention Guoan's wife, she was able to come up with such a good idea and bring honor to the village. Isn't it because she's well-educated and a high school student, which makes her better than us peasants?"
Zhang Degen explained the profound truth in such a down-to-earth way that everyone nodded, thinking it made a lot of sense.
Originally, in this environment, they felt that studying had no future. They hadn't seen those educated youth who read so much but still ended up farming in the countryside. But after seeing the example of Li Miaomiao and the words of the secretary, they felt that they really made sense.
Even if your children don’t read too many books, they must at least be able to read. Otherwise, they will be blind and what else can they do besides farming?
Li Miaomiao was originally enjoying herself by eating melon seeds and listening to the gossip of the aunties, but Zhang Degen suddenly said a few words, drawing everyone's attention to her.
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