It was already past four o'clock in the afternoon when we returned from Liulin Town.
Captain Gu can issue the necessary certificates; these matters will be handled by the father and son.
Lin Xue took the opportunity to teach the children a lesson, which was the result of the children's strong request when she returned home.
Lin Xue had originally planned to give the children a full day off today.
Unfortunately, these children were so enthusiastic about learning that they didn't give her a chance to slack off.
After finishing her lessons with the children, Lin Xue went through the medicinal herbs she had sorted out the night before once again.
After removing the excess impurities, I picked out a few common but hard-to-find medicinal herbs from my space and mixed them in.
That very night, they began developing the Black Jade Broken Heart Ointment, which allowed the Gu family to rediscover Lin Xue.
They originally thought that Lin Xue was already quite remarkable for being able to teach children to read and earn money by writing articles.
Now that she can even make medicine herself, the Gu family is even more pleasantly surprised.
The next day, Gu Heping transferred his household registration and then began to go to work as usual.
Lin Xue would stay home with the children and read books, and occasionally go to the back mountain with Grandma Gu to pick mushrooms.
Lin Xue spent another ten days or so leisurely, when she received a letter from the postman.
It was a money order and a newspaper folded into a square shape.
Lin Xue opened the newspaper and saw a large picture on one of the pages, which was her own painting, "On the Field of Hope".
Below are a few small pictures, which are selected works by some students.
Lin Xue was very happy to see the newspaper, and she immediately took it to her usual teaching location.
When the children saw Lin Xue go to that place, they all gathered around her.
"Students, come and take a look! Several of our drawings have been selected for the newspaper!"
Lin Xue held up the newspaper for the children who had gathered around to look at.
"Wow, teacher, this is the one you drew!"
Gu Pan pointed to Lin Xue's painting, "On the Field of Hope."
"Yes, students, let's see which other students' drawings have been selected?"
Lin Xue then showed the children several smaller paintings below the large painting.
"This was drawn by Gu Ming. I remember I even helped him apply the red!"
Gu Yan pointed to one of the paintings and said to Lin Xue and the other children.
"Xiaoyan is amazing!"
"My son Xiaoming is really great!"
Lin Xue praised the two of them, then looked at the others.
"Are the other paintings unclaimed?"
"The selected paintings will receive a prize from the teacher!"
Lin Xue looked at the children who had gathered around. Some of the children were not there because it was already after school.
"Teacher, I painted this picture. It's a picture of my mother planting vegetables!"
As time went by, another child recognized his own drawing.
The painting depicts a woman standing in a field, wielding a hoe, sweat dripping from her forehead.
A white towel was wrapped around her neck; the towel looked like it had been used for a long time and was somewhat frayed.
A bright sun, verdant fields, and women at work.
This is quite a realistic painting, although the artist's skill level is somewhat immature.
They were having a lively conversation when Captain Gu returned and happened to see this scene.
"Third son's wife, is there another article in the newspaper?"
Captain Gu curiously put down his hoe and walked over to Lin Xue and the others.
"My painting was selected, along with several paintings by the children!"
Lin Xue handed the newspaper to Old Man Gu so that he could read it carefully.
"Dad, the total royalties for this article are 16 yuan and 8 mao! I'll take out 10 yuan. Do you think we should share it with the families of the children who were selected, or reward them in some other way?"
Lin Xue took out 10 yuan from her pocket and handed it to Old Man Gu. Actually, the reason why the children's paintings were selected was because of her painting "On the Field of Hope".
However, if this matter is not handled properly, it could easily cause dissatisfaction among the villagers.
Lin Xue would rather suffer a loss herself than bear the reputation of withholding students' royalties.
"Okay, I'll take this newspaper to the brigade headquarters tomorrow morning and read it there! I'll also take something from the brigade headquarters as a reward for these kids!"
"As for the 10 yuan, I will divide it equally among the children tomorrow!"
Old Wang understood Lin Xue's concerns immediately, so he didn't refuse her the 10 yuan.
"This is the remittance slip, Dad, you can take it to the brigade headquarters later!"
After Lin Xue finished speaking, she went back into the house and took out the rewards she had prepared for the children.
Each set includes a notebook, a pencil, an eraser, and a five-pointed star backpack.
Five students' works were selected and published below Lin Xue's large painting, "On the Field of Hope".
Five small pictures side by side in a row!
Of the five paintings, the Gu family occupies two.
One of them was painted by Lin Xue's eldest son, Gu Ming, and the other was painted by Gu Nian from the second wife's family.
Because of this matter, Captain Gu even held a general meeting for all staff the next day.
The main purpose was to take out the newspaper and have everyone read it aloud, and then to reward the five children.
When the villagers saw that the five children each received some school supplies, a teacup, and two yuan, everyone was quite agitated.
Lin Xue was teaching children to read at home, and many people in the village gossiped about her behind her back.
They say Lin Xue is misleading students, that she can't teach them well, and that she spends all her time leading them in singing and painting, which is simply neglecting her duties.
But when these people saw the two real coins in the children's hands, the deep-rooted ideas in their minds suddenly began to waver.
Back then, most people felt that going to school was useless.
Moreover, most of the children in the village only attend primary or junior high school before dropping out, and then continue to make a living in the village, which further reinforces the idea that children's education is useless.
But now, seeing that Lin Xue, a woman who isn't even a formal teacher, can make money with children, many people in the village are envious and are planning to send their children to Lin Xue's school.
This incident did indeed cause Lin Xue a lot of trouble in the end. She originally taught the children to read only because she wanted to guide her own children.
But now, every household in the village sends their children to her, and many people are hoping to make money for their children by sending them to her.
Some people even openly asked Lin Xue how long they needed to study under her before they could publish articles in the newspaper and earn money.
This infuriated Lin Xue.
"If you want your children to learn academic knowledge, just send them to school. Why are you all sending them here? Am I a school teacher or their parents?"
Lin Xue, with her fiery temper, simply couldn't hold back.
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