Liu Limin was very serious about teaching. He taught Chinese from the very beginning, starting with the pinyin letters one by one, and he would point out any mistakes in writing them.
Those children were really serious, holding their new notebooks and pencils, slowly writing according to the teacher's instructions.
When they receive praise from Liu Limin, their little faces light up with proud smiles.
The math class taught mental arithmetic. As Yan Xiaonan sat in the classroom listening to the children's clear and loud recitation, her heart suddenly felt at ease.
Since arriving in this era, Yan Xiaonan has always felt a sense of fear, a fear that everything she faces is a dream, and she doesn't know when she will wake up.
For a time, facing her grandmother's loving gaze and the doting of her parents and brothers, Yan Xiaonan was truly terrified. She was afraid that one day she would wake up and find herself back in a modern movie theater.
If that were to happen, it would be a devastating disaster for the family, especially for the grandmother. It would be too cruel, and Yan Xiaonan couldn't bear to imagine it.
Now, listening to the children reading aloud in the classroom, Yan Xiaonan understands her mission.
She came here to make a contribution. As long as she can contribute to her hometown and the local community, then her existence has value.
Yan Xiaonan pondered what she could do to make her life more valuable and how to leverage her strengths to increase her contributions.
Ye Chen'er was in charge of teaching fourth and fifth graders. Those teenagers were actually the most difficult to manage; their minds had wandered and they could never sit still.
Ye Chen'er, however, was confident. Her teaching style was unique; she didn't immediately have the children open their textbooks.
Instead, she told them one inspirational story after another, which captivated the children. At this point, Ye Chen'er would stop.
Have the students open their textbooks and learn today's content. Then, test them on the spot and correct their mistakes immediately until every child has learned it.
Gradually, the children realized that in order to hear stories, they had to learn the knowledge in their textbooks.
The performance of the two educated youths was noticed by the village chief and the villagers, who were all very pleased.
Besides teaching, preparing lessons, and grading homework, Liu Limin would spend his spare time putting on his old cotton-padded coat and going to the foot of the mountain to chop firewood, even if it meant getting cold himself, he couldn't let his children get cold.
The villagers absolutely adore Ye Chen'er. They know how mischievous their own children are, but ever since they started taking Ye Chen'er's classes, they've become completely different people.
After returning home, she immediately does her homework, and after finishing her homework, she helps the adults with housework. She is also kinder to her younger siblings and no longer fights with them for food.
At first, the parents didn't understand, so the children proudly asked them if they knew about Kong Rong sharing pears or the story of lying on ice to catch carp.
When they learned that their parents didn't know these stories, they quickly and vividly recounted the parts they could remember to them.
Although the stories they told were somewhat incomplete, it did not hinder the parents' understanding of them.
As a result, the idea that reading is good, that reading makes people progress, and that reading makes people understand principles became popular in Mushroom Village.
Life had entered a more hopeful phase. Mushroom Elementary School's holiday started a little later than the children requested, so Ma Minghua and the others didn't have time to look for Yan Xiaonan.
Bei Nan listened to Yan Xiao Nan's advice and spent his time at home fetching water and chopping firewood, and studying with his junior high school textbooks.
Circle any parts you don't understand with a pen, and wait for Southwest to come back from get off work to explain them.
Originally, Ma Mingyuan had nothing to do at home, but later he learned from Bei Nan. The two of them chopped wood and carried water together, and came to the Yan family every day. It was definitely better for two people to learn than for one person to learn alone.
Yan Xiaonan also took this opportunity to start studying hard. It was 1968, and there were still nine years until the college entrance examination was reinstated.
Although nine years is a very long period of time, it is only a small part of Yan Xiaonan's life journey before she leaves this place.
Yan Xiaonan's attitude towards learning influenced Bei Nan. Bei Nan clearly remembered what her younger sister had said, and everything her sister said was true.
Ye Chenming and Li Qiang had a complete falling out because Ye Chenming gave up his teaching position to Liu Limin.
"Ye Chenming, what exactly do you mean? Are you closer to me or to Liu Limin?"
"All is well." Ye Chenming's voice was somewhat cold.
"Okay, let's not talk about relationships. My score is higher than Liu Limin's. If you're going to give up your spot, you have to give it to me."
"Li Qiang, whose spot is this?"
"It's yours."
"Since you know it's mine, what business is it of yours who I give it to?" Ye Chenming's voice grew even colder.
Li Qiang: "......"
"You have to give me a reason, otherwise I won't accept it." Li Qiang started to act shamelessly.
Ye Chenming looked at Li Qiang with a hint of regret in his eyes, regretting that his longtime neighbors had finally become enemies.
“Li Qiang, we’ve been here for half a year. Apart from what the village gives us, you two siblings have been eating what Chen’er and I provide.”
"Look at your bags, you still have the things you brought from Shanghai, right? As for mine and Chen'er's, they're all empty by now."
"So that's what it was about. Ye Chenming, you're too stingy. It's just some food. If you want some, just have Li Ping cook it for you tonight," Li Qiang said nonchalantly.
Ye Chenming laughed: "It's not for that. Even if I were stingy, I wouldn't share my precious food with you. I've seen through the character of you two siblings. Your morals are not up to the job of a teacher."
"You, you say we have bad character? Give me a straight answer, or I'm going to the village chief to reason with him." Li Qiang was truly furious.
"Zi Chou Yin Mao, then tell me how Chen'er's grain coupons and cloth coupons ended up with Wang Yan. Did Wang Yan really steal them?"
Li Ping knew Chen'er's habit of writing her name on tickets better than anyone. Trying to frame someone with this kind of trickery? Don't take everyone for fools.
Li Qiang swallowed the words he wanted to say. He had taught Li Ping this method himself, but he hadn't expected it to be seen through so easily.
Wang Yan rushed in and spat at Li Qiang: "Pah, you scum! You two siblings are both scum. Not only are you not smart enough, but you also resort to framing and slander."
Li Qiang stared fiercely at Wang Yan, as if he were about to tear her to pieces at any moment.
Liu Limin stood in front of Wang Yan, coldly staring at Li Qiang.
Zhang Dali laughed loudly: "Li Qiang, you're too amazing. You can even come up with a way to frame someone. It's not surprising that you can steal some firewood or cheat people out of some braised meat, right?"
"You..." Li Qiang's face turned bright red, but he didn't know how to reply.
"Ye Chenming, isn't he looking for the village chief? I'll go and call the village chief right now," Wang Yan asked.
"Do you want to go find the village chief? Or should we go now?" Ye Chenming said, staring at Li Qiang.
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