Chapter 295 Opening a School
The fainted pregnant woman was carried away, but the discussions did not end.
An uncle whispered, "This is the sixth person I've met who got poisoned by eating cassava. It's okay if one person didn't handle the cassava properly, but how come so many people didn't handle the cassava properly? I think it's probably poisonous."
"I think so. I've had cassava poisoning before, and at most I felt dizzy and wanted to vomit, but I was fine after vomiting. But look at those people who died from the poisoning."
"Oh, what should I do? All I planted last season were cassava. If the cassava is poisonous, what will our family eat? No, I must go to the agricultural office later to ask them how they could give us poisonous cassava to plant. Isn't this harming people?"
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Xia Xiaoman was speechless as she listened to this. It turned out that they couldn't be allowed to eat too much, as they would easily cause trouble if they were full.
If cassava can kill people if eaten properly, how could the Agricultural Affairs Bureau dare to let people grow cassava? If everyone in Fucheng was poisoned to death, what good would it do to the Agricultural Affairs Bureau?
Those who said they were going to the agricultural office were not just talking. When Xia Xiaoman was carrying the saplings home, she saw a large group of people gathering together and walking towards the agricultural office.
The people who went to cause trouble were not stupid, or at least there were few stupid people who survived until now. They knew that there was nothing wrong with cassava, but they knew that if they used the fact that cassava killed people to cause trouble, they might get some compensation.
So even though they knew there was no problem with the cassava, they still resolutely followed everyone else to cause trouble for the Agricultural Affairs Office.
But they thought too simply. After experiencing earthquakes and famine, how could the floating city still be the same as before?
The next day, Xia Xiaoman received news that all those who had caused trouble the day before were arrested and sent to labor camps to build roads, and they would not be allowed to go home until they had completed 10 days of labor.
However, considering that the impact of cassava poisoning is quite serious, a message was posted that if anyone is worried about the problem with cassava, they can send all of it to the trading point and exchange it for points.
It's funny to say that before the news was released, everyone disliked cassava because it was poisonous and clamored for compensation. But when the news that the trading point would accept cassava was released, no one was willing to take cassava to the trading point to sell.
They are not stupid. Points cannot be eaten or drunk. They are just an illusory thing. How can they be as useful as real cassava?
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The rain continued for seven or eight days before it stopped. The crops in the fields grew rapidly. After the rain stopped, the temperature dropped from more than 30 degrees to 27 or 28 degrees, which was more suitable for crop growth.
Seeing that the rain had stopped, Chen Peiqiong continued to come to work. After finishing her work, she sat under the eaves and looked at Xia Xiaoman with hesitation.
Seeing her hesitation, Xia Xiaoman asked directly, "Why are you looking at me like that? Is there something wrong?"
Chen Peiqiong hesitated for a while before saying, "Xiaoman, I won't come to work for you in a few days."
"Why? Are you too busy repairing the road?"
Chen Peiqiong shook her head. "No. The higher-ups are going to reopen a school, and I've applied for a math teacher position. Once the school is ready, I'll be teaching. I won't have time to come work for you then."
Xia Xiaoman's eyes lit up when he heard this. "Opening a school is a good thing! Where should it be opened?"
"It's next to the original cafeteria at the garrison. Currently, only the elementary school has been opened, but the middle school and above are not open yet."
Children above middle school age are older and have been left alone for so many years that they are difficult to manage. The higher-ups plan to start literacy classes for elementary school students so that the children in Fucheng will not be unable to recognize even words.
Xia Xiaoman said, "That's great. When the school opens, I'll let my friend's two children go to class as well."
The twins only went to kindergarten, and it seemed like they only went there for one semester. They didn’t learn any elementary school knowledge, and it was just the right time for them to go to school and learn to read.
Wen Ling and Wen Xu, who didn't know they were going to school, were playing with mud with their gangmates on a small dirt slope. The mud was very soft after the rain and could be dug out and molded into various shapes.
Before the earthquake, in order not to worry Li Yu'e, Wen Ling and Wen Xu forced themselves to grow up and be sensible, and every day they took their gang members out to complete missions like little adults.
Now that there is no need for fighting and the busy farming season is over, these children have nothing to do, so the twins take them out to play.
Suddenly, a child, as if frightened, ran to Wen Xu with a pale face and hugged his legs tightly.
Seeing this, Wen Xu asked, "Xiaojia, what's wrong?"
Xiaojia pointed to the back of the hillside and said, "Brother Xu, there, there is a dead body over there."
Upon hearing this, Wen Xu turned around and looked at Wen Ling. The two of them walked towards the back of the hillside tacitly. After walking for a distance, they saw a person lying on the ground.
Wen Ling squinted his eyes and looked for a while, then said, "Brother, does that person look familiar to you?"
Wen Xu frowned, "Does it look familiar? I don't think so."
"Come closer and take a look. He really looks familiar." Wen Ling said, taking Wen Xu's hand and walking forward.
Wen Xu was a little reluctant, "Lingling, forget it, let's go back! What if it's a trap? We can't run away with so many children."
Wen Ling shook her head. "It shouldn't be a trap. Who would use a grown man as a trap? If they were going to make a trap, they would use children and women."
Suddenly, she was stunned for a moment and exclaimed: "I remember who this is. This is the uncle in the hat who gave Sister Xiaoman the electric baton."
Wen Xu carefully identified the man's face after hearing this, "It really is that special police officer. Why is he here?"
"Don't worry about it, go and take a look." After saying that, Wen Ling trotted over. She touched Xie Yi's neck, felt his pulse, and said, "Brother, he's still alive."
When Wen Xu heard this, he walked over and squatted in front of Xie Yi, raised his hand and patted his cheek, "Uncle, wake up, wake up!"
"Brother, he's injured, shot." Wen Ling helped Xie Yi up. Wen Xu looked up and saw a red area on Xie Yi's back and a gun muzzle near his shoulder.
Wen Ling looked at Wen Xu, "Brother, do you want to save him?"
Wen Xu's tangled brows were wrinkled into a "川" shape. After thinking for a long time, he said, "Send him to the medical station. Whether he can survive depends on himself."
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