When I got to the main road, I saw several children from the same village going to school at this time.
Chunling saw Su Yuhe holding Dandan's hand, ran over excitedly, and called out "Hello, Sister Su" in a crisp voice.
Su Yuhe remembered Chunling and nodded with a smile: "Chunling."
Turning to Dandan, he said with some envy: "Dandan, Sister Su is sending you to school today."
There is only one primary school in Jianghe Commune, which is Hongxing Primary School.
Children from the fifteen villages of Jianghe Commune come here to attend classes.
Although there are many villages and many children, not many people go to school at this time.
There are many reasons for the small number of students.
At this time, going to school is self-funded. The tuition fee is 20 cents per semester, and the textbooks are 10 cents each. There are two textbooks, Chinese and math.
It costs 40 cents for a semester, not counting pencils and notebooks.
It’s not that the members couldn’t afford it, but many members in the countryside at that time didn’t think that studying was of any use.
In their view, they will all go back home to farm in the future.
It’s not so bad for boys, their families will send them to school for a few years, but most of them only go to the third grade.
In a five-year primary school, the number of students in the fourth grade will decrease significantly.
In the village, girls are not even allowed to go to school.
Aunt Yanzi likes intellectuals and is particularly fond of Chunling, her daughter born in her old age. Since there are several older brothers in the family, Chunling can go to school.
In addition to Dandan and Chunling, there seem to be two other girls in Dajiang Village who can go to school.
Su Yuhe couldn't remember who it was. She glanced at the boys next to her who were looking at them eagerly. They didn't look much older than Chunling, and two of them were even sniffing.
In this weather, if children wear a little less, they will have a runny nose.
A little boy blew a snot bubble, and he just sniffed hard and the snot bubble burst.
He raised his hand and wiped it with his sleeve, leaving a mark from his nose to his cheek.
Su Yuhe: "..."
She couldn't help asking, "Whose child are you?"
The little boy seemed a little shy. He didn't answer a word, lowered his head, and ran to the front.
The boys behind looked at Su Yuhe and ran away.
Su Yuhe was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. Was she some kind of monster?
Chun Ling stared at Su Yuhe's free hand, then looked up and said to her, "The fastest runner is Uncle Wu's son, Xiaojun."
"Uncle Wu?" Su Yuhe paused, "Jiang Wu?"
Chunling nodded vigorously.
Su Yuhe understood, and he was the son of an "old acquaintance".
Seeing Chunling's eyes constantly glancing at her, she smiled and held out her hand: "Do you want to go together?"
Chunling's eyes widened in surprise: "Yes!"
As she spoke, she placed her little hand on Su Yuhe's hand.
Su Yuhe squeezed her hand: "It's a little cold, are you cold?"
"I'm not cold. I'm wearing a sweater inside." Chunling reached out and lifted up her coat to show Su Yuhe.
Su Yuhe, holding a little girl in each hand, walked two miles to Hongxing Primary School.
From the outside, Hongxing Primary School is just a few old tiled houses. I wonder what it’s like inside.
It must be because it's not time for class yet, and the students are still playing outside. The sound of children playing can be heard from far away.
There were also older ones who sat against the wall, watching others play, or reading aloud from a book.
The voice is not as loud as the short guy's, so he must be older.
A few children saw Dandan and the others and ran over to call Dandan. A few children secretly looked at Su Yuhe and asked Dandan in a low voice who this was.
Su Yuhe wore black trousers and leather shoes, a royal blue sweater and a thin black jacket.
She had her hair tied in a low bun, with layered hair on both sides of her temples. Her pretty face was so gentle that the children couldn't help but stare at her.
Before they went in, several children gathered around them. They must be Dandan’s good friends at school.
Since you are asking Dandan, then Dandan should answer.
Su Yuhe waited for Dandan to speak with a smile on her face.
Dandan looked up at Su Yuhe and said to the other children as if showing off to her friends, "This is my sister. Isn't she pretty?"
Several children nodded like chicks pecking at rice.
It looked quite festive. Su Yuhe half-knelt down, looking them in the eye, and spoke softly, "I'm Sister Dandan. Hello. What are your names?"
The children looked at each other.
One of the girls spoke first, looking at Su Yuhe, her voice clear and crisp: "My name is Qian Mulan."
"Wow, your name is Mulan? Is that the Mulan who joined the army?" Su Yuhe teased her.
Qian Mulan looked at Su Yuhe blankly: "What is Mulan joining the army for?"
"Well..." Su Yuhe smiled, "It's a story about a girl who joins the army to replace her father. Mulan is a brave and tenacious girl."
Qian Mulan knew the word "brave". Her teacher had said that walking such a long way to go to school by themselves was brave, and asking the teacher questions when they didn't understand was also brave.
She seemed to understand the story, but because of the word "brave", she thought Su Yuhe was praising her.
She tilted her head with a smile: "I am also a brave Mulan."
The children nearby saw that Qian Mulan seemed to be praised by the beautiful sister, and they all came forward to introduce themselves:
"My name is Zhuang Xueping, I dare to catch cicada monkeys..."
"My name is Yuan Gaigai, I, I can take care of my younger brother..."
"My name is Ye Zhiguo, I can slack off..."
…
Su Yuhe looked at whoever was talking, and when she heard the name Gaigai, Su Yuhe frowned slightly.
There are two possibilities for a child named Gaigai in this era.
One is to want a son, but after giving birth to a daughter, change the name in the hope that the next child will be a boy;
Another possibility is that the child is in poor health, and the family changed the name in the hope that the child will be healthier.
There was a little girl in front of me, and she looked fine.
Yuan Gaigai was wearing old clothes that were obviously too big and too small. Her dark pants were washed out to a grayish white and had several patches on them. She had a timid look in her eyes, a soft voice, and didn't speak fluently.
It’s like living in an environment where no one cares about the child for a long time makes him a little introverted.
So Su Yuhe is more inclined to the first reason.
A family that wants a boy is willing to send Yuan Gaigai to school, so it is estimated that the degree of preference for boys over girls is not that serious.
In rural areas, although not every family has a serious preference for boys over girls, almost every family wants a boy.
Therefore, the fact that Qian Guilan gave birth to several daughters but no sons made people talk about her easily.
It is difficult to change this mindset.
There was more pity in Su Yuhe's eyes when she looked at Yuan Gaigai, and her smile became more kind.
Suddenly, there were several "ding-ling" sounds of metal colliding.
The students stopped playing and shouted, "Class is about to start! Class is about to start!"
It turns out that the ringing was the school bell.
Dandan looked at Su Yuhe: "Sister, we are about to go to class. Will you still be here after class?"
Su Yuhe paused: "I think so. You should go to class first."
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