Since the nationwide campaign to annihilate the enemy began in January, life seems to have returned to normal.
That day, the captain of Team 3 received a call.
"Captain, I'm Si Jingyu."
"Si Zhiqing, is there something wrong?" The team leader was quite surprised.
Since the Su family installed a telephone, Si Zhiqing has never called the team again. He can't even remember when he last received a call from Si Zhiqing.
"I want to build a primary school for the team. Could you please calculate how much it would cost?"
"Really?" The captain was overjoyed. "Si Zhiqing, please don't scare me."
"Don't worry, I won't fool anyone. Just calculate the total price and give it to Comrade Su, and she'll tell me. Once it's built, the team can work out how to operate it. You don't need to tell me."
This meant complete delegation of power. The captain nodded in satisfaction and said, "Si Zhiqing, thank you!"
"You're welcome. I'm hanging up now, okay?"
"Okay, you're busy."
The team leader looked at the microphone and thought that Si Zhiqing was a really good person and had solved his urgent problem.
His eldest grandson is going to primary school next year, and he is worried about this.
The daughter-in-law couldn't bear to leave her child behind, so she got up early every morning and rushed to the town, trying to persuade him to rent an apartment in the town.
It’s not that he is reluctant to spend money, but his youngest son is getting engaged this year. If he pays the betrothal gift and rents a house, the family will suddenly be back to the pre-liberation era.
Don't think about it, it's all solved.
But why did Si Zhiqing suddenly...
The captain slapped his forehead, so that's it.
Su Jia's Xiaolang will be 6 years old in December, and Si Zhiqing is making preparations for the future.
The team leader was all smiles. This educated youth Si was really good to the Su family.
After thinking about it, he went to find the accountant with his hands behind his back.
When Accountant Wang heard that Si Zhiqing wanted to build a primary school for the team, he was extremely excited. His eyes rolled around, and his fingers flew on the abacus. He quickly calculated the total price.
"Isn't it too much?" The captain frowned as he looked at the number "1029".
"Not many." Accountant Wang explained to the team leader, "We can't possibly not accept kids from other teams, right?"
The captain nodded.
Accountant Wang continued, "Have you counted how many children there are in our team? What about the other teams? While not every household may be willing to send their children to school, we can't just build a new facility and then expand if it's not enough, right?"
The captain continued to nod, "Yes."
"So, the area must be large enough, preferably two stories, the materials must be exquisite, and a wall must be built."
"Why build a wall?" the captain was puzzled.
Accountant Wang said: "One is to prevent children from running around and getting lost, and the other is to prevent children from getting lost."
The team leader understood that having children from other villages meant there would be outsiders. If someone had bad intentions, having a wall was indeed safer than having no wall at all.
"Okay, I'll tell Su Yatou the price first."
The captain came to the Su family with a nervous mood.
Su Qingzhu happened to be at home. When he heard that it was about building a school, he looked at the price quote and went straight back to his room, took out 1,100 yuan and gave it to the team leader. "If it's not enough, come to me again."
Captain: “…”
He came for advice, not money.
He asked Su Qingzhu: "Su girl, don't you think it's too much?"
Su Qingzhu shook her head. "For children, the best is best."
The captain understood and bowed to Su Qingzhu, "I thank you and Si Zhiqing on behalf of the children."
"You're welcome." Su Qingzhu smiled and told the team leader, "Children who can't afford it can go for free, but they must pass every exam."
"Is this okay?"
"Of course, you can't cheat."
"I see."
**
The application for building a school was reported to the town and was approved very quickly.
The school was also built very quickly. The construction permit was issued in October, construction started in mid-October, and was completed at the end of November.
The team suggested arranging a position for Su Qingzhu to express gratitude to Si Zhiqing for his friendship in founding the school.
Su Qingzhu desperately refused.
She thinks she is okay with playing with children, but if she teaches children to study, she will probably want to beat them every minute.
She had seen a lot of this kind of thing in the company group in her previous life. No matter how good-tempered an employee was, he would become a roaring emperor when he got home to tutor his children.
But she made a request.
After hearing her request, the team felt it was harmless and agreed.
On December 1, 1975, Su Xiaodi turned 6 years old.
The gift Su Qingzhu prepared for her brother was to bring her brother and his friends to school.
The school is not open yet and the gate is closed.
Su Qingzhu took out the harmless and environmentally friendly paint from the corner and opened them one by one.
She first smeared blue and green on the palms of her hands, then dipped her ten fingers in ten colors, made sure everything was correct, and pressed her hands against the wall.
Two colorful palm prints were imprinted on it.
“Wow~!”
“So fun~!”
"I want to play too~!"
The children shouted excitedly and were eager to try it out.
But they were very obedient. They didn't dare to move until Su Qingzhu said anything.
Su Qingzhu looked at them with a smile, "You can use your hands, pens or other tools to draw on the wall.
"But you can't damage the wall, you can't hit it with stones, and you can't scrape it with sharp objects. Also, you can't smear it on other children. Can you do that?"
The children said in unison: "Yes!"
"Well, go play."
Most children use their hands.
Some of the smarter ones picked a leaf and printed it on it.
Everyone had a great time.
Su Qingzhu didn't look at them anymore. She took her younger brother to find a place, and the two siblings painted together.
She drew a house and a river and fields beside it.
Suddenly she heard Su Xiaodi calling her, "Sister?"
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