"Why are there so many?"
Hearing this number, Dong Lihua opened her mouth in surprise.
"Sister-in-law, you may have remembered it wrongly. Don't count the money given to other families as Ting Tao."
Mrs. Huo had expected something like this to happen, so she took out all the receipts that were hidden behind the notebook.
"When the eldest and second sons got married, the 'three turns and one ring' thing was not popular. They were all given 200 yuan in gifts and a piece of furniture with 36 legs."
"When the fourth child got married this year, I gave them 688 yuan per room. I also gave them all the money and receipts for the 'three turns and one ring'."
"The old man and people from other families were there at the time. If you don't believe me, feel free to ask."
But facing the murderous eyes of the old man and Mr. Huo, Dong Lihua dared not say anything.
Seeing that she had nothing to say, Mother Huo continued, "This is the receipt for ordering milk every month, and this is the monthly food expenses for the family."
"These are the receipts for the fabrics these children bought to make clothes."
"This is the tuition and book fees for these children every semester."
"These are the nutritional supplements she bought when she had a miscarriage."
“…”
Even though each amount is not much, it adds up to a lot over ten years!
Speaking of this, Mother Huo remembered something.
Since the primary schools these children attended have always implemented a two-shift system, they only have half a day of classes and half a day of rest throughout the primary school period.
"They were too busy to pick me up, so they gave it to Xiao Ding, the old man's orderly."
"Originally, Xiao Ding only needed to take care of the family's three meals a day, but because of this, his daily workload has greatly increased."
"Si Si, please remember this and give them an additional ten yuan every month. This money should be paid by the couple."
Jiang Si agreed happily, and asked a curious question while taking notes.
"Mom, what is a two-part system? Why haven't I heard of it?"
Huo's mother was also quite surprised, "Didn't Shanghai implement a two-part system?"
Jiang Si shook her head and thought about it, maybe it was because she went to a girls' school since she was a child.
There was no major movement in the country at that time, and their school had always been a combination of Chinese and Western education, which was a bit similar to the aristocratic private schools in later times.
Seeing that she was curious, Huo's mother only mentioned it briefly.
"At that time, there were too many people coming to Beijing from other places, and there were not enough teachers in Beijing's schools."
"So starting from 1953, most elementary and junior high schools in Beijing adopted the 'two-part system'."
The so-called two-part system means that all students only attend classes half a day and arrange the remaining half day on their own.
So that's how it is.
Jiang Si nodded in understanding.
However, she felt that her mother-in-law suddenly mentioned this, and it must be more than just wanting to give her a scientific guide.
It’s just that the thought just came to my mind.
Mother Huo said, "It's not good for these children to rest at home for half a day every day. The couple only cared about giving birth to them but not raising them. Later, they had no choice but to send these children to the Beijing Children's Palace."
The concept of Children's Palace was brought over from the Soviet Union, and its purpose is to cultivate children's interests, hobbies and specialties.
There is a fee for learning these things, and the price is much more expensive than tuition and book fees!
After all, the teachers who teach them are basically leaders in this industry.
Jiang Si had heard of this a little bit. The news about the opening of the Beijing Children's Palace was even published in the "National Daily".
I heard that there are many interest groups there.
There are painting, embroidery, shooting, dancing, choir, national orchestra, harmonica band, accordion, metalwork group, fitter group, drama performance...
If Jiang Si hadn't read the newspaper, she wouldn't have believed it.
China's Children's Palace has actually had activities such as table football and table ice hockey since the 1950s.
[Mark it, this is real historical data, I will add pictures later if I am qualified to do so. ]
Seeing this, Jiang Si immediately asked thoughtfully: "Mom, it must have cost a lot of money to learn these!"
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