After dinner, Shen Yao and Shen Qiu sent their two friends to the car. Seeing that the third brother drove away, the two followed everyone to the village office.
At this time, villagers also gathered in the courtyard of the village office one after another.
Seeing that everyone had arrived, Shen Guoqing spoke up, "We are having a meeting tonight because there is an important matter that needs to be discussed by everyone. Yaoyao's grandfather, Mr. Zheng is going to donate some money to our village to build a primary school. But in advance, it is to allow all the girls in the village to go to school."
"Build a school?"
"Village Chief, are you kidding me?"
"Building a school is not an easy task. It costs a lot of money."
"Now that I can't even get enough to eat, why bother studying? If you have the free time, you might as well earn more work points."
"That is to say, what can you do by studying..."
"Yao girl's grandfather, since he has money to donate to build a school, he is not short of money, why doesn't he donate some for everyone to use."
Shen Guoqing's words immediately made everyone excited. To them, the only right thing to do was to work harder, and studying was not a good idea.
Moreover, in their eyes, when girls grow up, they belong to other families. Instead of sending them to school to learn to read and write, it is better to keep them at home and do more work.
In the end, not only did they spend money to send the girl to school, but they also delayed earning work points, which was totally not cost-effective.
Therefore, for everyone, it is simply not practical to let girls go to school.
Shen Guoqing raised his hand and said, "Why is studying useless? If you can read, at least you won't be illiterate. When you go out in the future, you won't be cheated because of your illiteracy. You have suffered a lifetime in the countryside, don't you want your children to live a better life?"
Shen Guoqing looked around and saw that everyone's mood was gradually stabilizing, so he continued to draw the big cake.
"Building a school is a good thing. When the children have cultural knowledge, if the factories in the town or county are looking for workers, you can let your children try out. If they are hired by the factory, they can get a salary, which is better than working in the fields all day to earn work points."
"Now that we have the money to build the school, we can go to the mountains to chop wood to make the tables and chairs ourselves. All we need is for you to pay a little tuition to buy textbooks and school supplies. If we spend a little money to let the girls at home go to school, and when they become workers in the future, they will be able to repay you even more."
"That's all I want to say. Now it's time for everyone to express their opinions. If everyone agrees, Mr. Zheng will donate money to build a primary school for us, and we will even build classrooms with bricks and tiles. But if no one is willing, then we can forget about this school."
The people from the Shen family were the first to raise their hands. Without any hesitation, they chose to agree directly.
Afterwards, gradually more people raised their hands. They all thought of what the village chief said about recruiting people and were moved by the word "workers".
Of course, there were also those who disagreed, such as Li Zhaodi, who really didn't like village girls going to school.
"Why should we study? We are country folk, not city dwellers. Our family is already tight on money, and we send our daughter to school, delaying her education for so many years. If it were exchanged for work points, at least we could get more food for the family. If she finishes her studies but doesn't become a worker, then her work points in the fields will be delayed, and the whole family will starve to death."
When the villagers heard what Li Zhaotian said, although they knew that she was deliberately looking for trouble, some of them began to waver.
Chen Lanhua was angry with her, "You don't let your children go to school, so of course your children will not have a bright future. You don't want to put in any effort, but just want to gain something. There is no such good thing in the world."
Wang Feng also nodded, "That's right, don't listen to her. She just can't stand others living better than her family."
"But what Li Zhaotian said is right. If we let girls go to school and delay their education for more than ten years, and if they don't become workers in the end, then wouldn't it be a waste of time to study?"
"That's right. It's not reliable to let girls go to school. Earning work points is the most practical thing."
Some people in the crowd groaned.
Shen Qiu was angry when she heard this. She felt that these people were pedantic and didn't know how to think positively. When someone made a slight comment about them, they would only think negatively, which made her unable to control her temper.
"Why are you so pedantic? Read more books, and you will no longer be illiterate. Then you can marry an educated daughter-in-law.
And your daughters, because they are educated, can find a good husband. Think carefully about whether it is better to let your daughters study or to be blind. "
She straightened her back, looked up and said, "Just like me and Yaoyao, we are also girls, but we have finished the college entrance examination and will go to college soon. Do you think we will marry poorly after studying so much?"
"Why do you even need to ask? She must have married someone better than anyone in the village!"
Someone in the crowd blurted out that life in the country was too hard these days, and who wouldn't want to marry a city person?
Shen Qiu spread his palms, "That's right, with education you have choices, so let your daughter go to school. If your daughter really becomes a worker, it can also change the life of your family."
Tang Yunhao, who was standing nearby, laughed so hard that he held his belly after hearing what the girl said.
He felt that the little girl was too naive to make such a metaphor.
Shen Yao looked at Shen Qiu who was speaking so powerfully beside her, and couldn't help but twitch the corners of her mouth.
Sister Xiaoqiu was too talkative today, and she fooled everyone.
The villagers looked at Shen Qiu and Shen Yao and nodded in agreement, thinking that what Xiao Qiu said made a lot of sense.
The reason why Shen Yao was able to find a rich partner was because she read a lot of books and had a high level of cultural knowledge!
People thought, if their daughters also went to school and were not illiterate, would they also be able to marry into the city?
Zheng Yaozu stood up at this time and said loudly, "Fellow villagers, reading is definitely useful. The country is currently short of talents, and the number of talents needed will only increase. But if your children have no education, how can the unit recruit them?
Reading is not gender-specific. As long as you let your children read, there will be a chance for change. You as parents have made the first effort to let them read and learn to read. When they have learned how to read, I believe they will repay you as parents."
After hearing this, the villagers fell silent and everyone bowed their heads in silence.
Shen Guoqing quickly took over the conversation, "Did everyone hear what Mr. Zheng said? Only by letting children study can they have a chance to change their future. Factories now require education when recruiting workers. At least a junior high school diploma is required. As long as everyone works hard and lets the children get a diploma, are you still worried that they can't become workers?"
The villagers who originally didn't want their daughter to go to school couldn't help but waver after hearing this.
As long as they persevere for a few years and their children finish their studies, maybe they can become workers. Then, their lives will be better.
"I want to study!"
“I want to study too!!”
"Uncle Village Chief, I want to study!"
"I want to go to school, too, Mom, please let me go!"
Suddenly, many girls in the originally quiet crowd gradually raised their hands. Although there was fear on their thin faces, their eyes revealed their determination to study!
Seeing this scene, some villagers were moved and spoke out.
"Village Chief, let's build a school."
"Yes, village chief, let's build a school. It doesn't matter if we parents suffer a little more."
"Yes, we will support our children to go to school even if we have to sell everything we have. We can still hold on for a few years."
"Village Chief, just tell us what to do, and we will definitely cooperate."
The Zheng family, who had been watching silently the whole process, nodded in satisfaction when they saw this scene. The matter was finally settled, and they did not disappoint their sister's expectations.
Finally, the matter of building a school in the village was finally settled, and the old man handed the money to Shen Guoqing in front of the villagers.
He was asked to keep a record of every penny, and he also warned the village officials that if anyone dared to take the money, the Zheng family would definitely pursue it to the end.
In front of everyone, the old man instructed Shen Guoqing that if a family only allowed boys to go to school, then all children of that family would be rejected.
If any child wants to study in "Moyao Primary School", both sons and daughters must be treated equally.
The villagers who originally wanted to get away with it gave up their thoughts of smoothing things over after hearing what the old man said.
There is no other way. They are from the capital, and they cannot afford to offend such a family. Even if they are unwilling, they can only send their daughter to school.
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