Gu Qishen and He Zhenhua were both very busy with work and left early in the morning. Han Yixian planned to stay home and help with the tidying up for a few days before going to the county.
He knew that once the construction of the new factory started, he wouldn't have time to go home for a while.
The initial staff will definitely be incomplete, and he will have to personally oversee many things, doing the work of several people. He needs to prepare in advance.
The county government has already completed some of the procedures for building the new factory, but there are still some that he needs to handle in person. The construction workers will take a few more days to arrive, so he can spend some time with his family at home.
He and Liu Gang leveled the ground in the backyard, planning to plant everything before heading to the county, so that no one else would have to do the work.
Gao Shuwen brought his family to the Han family's house and introduced them, telling the Han family to contact them if they needed anything. The Gao family had four sons; they could certainly do some physical labor.
Gu Huayang and He Haobo were overjoyed to be in the countryside, running around happily in their new home's courtyard. They also attracted the attention of the Gao family's children, and quickly became good friends with Gao Hongbin, the Gao family's eldest grandson.
Gu Huayang is the oldest of the three children, followed by Gao Hongbin, and He Haobo is the youngest. The three children are close in age and get along well.
Gu Huayang and He Haobo were even happier to have made new friends, and they spent every day playing with Gao Hongbin, except for studying.
Gao Shuwen was very envious when he saw Wen Jinyu and Yu Huiru teaching Gu Huayang and He Haobo to read and write every day, so he asked if he could let his grandson learn as well.
There is no school in Beili Village, and most of the villagers are illiterate, let alone able to teach their children to read.
Gao Shuwen had learned some cultural knowledge from Han Xiao in his early years. He knew the importance of knowledge, but his own knowledge was only superficial, and he lacked the ability to teach children. Now, seeing this opportunity, he shamelessly asked the Han family for help.
When Han Xiao heard Gao Shuwen's request, he said, "Why not? Let the child learn with Hua Yang and the others."
Han Xiao remembered his daughter-in-law mentioning that there was no school in Beili Village, and the children had no opportunity to attend school. Now that both the Han and He families lived in Beili Village, if they could help teach the village children to read and write, they would receive the villagers' support in the future. It was a mutually beneficial arrangement.
They won't be too bored if they have something to do in Beili Village. This way, their two children can attend primary school in the village.
Thinking of this, Han Xiao said, "Shuwen, have you ever thought about building a primary school in the village? At least let the children learn to read so they won't be illiterate in the future. If some children study well, they can go to middle school and university. With knowledge, they can better build the country and make greater contributions."
Gao Shuwen said, "Of course I hope that a primary school can be built in the village, but we simply don't have the means. Beili Village is located in a remote area, and there are too few educated people now. Teachers are in dire need, and we don't have any teachers here at all. So the matter of building a school has been delayed indefinitely."
In the village, only my third and fourth children were allowed to attend primary school in another village. Everyone else was illiterate and couldn't read a single character.
The main reason is that our village is too far from other villages with schools. Going to school involves walking a long mountain path, which is extremely inconvenient. Sometimes it's even dangerous, and on top of that, school costs money, so most children don't attend school.
Han Xiao said, "I heard Yi Xian say that once their new factory is built, Guo Ping and Guo Xin can apply. This is because they have only a primary school education; if they were illiterate, they wouldn't be able to get into the factory."
If any of the children in our village go to junior high or high school, it won't be difficult for them to get jobs as factory workers after graduation. Opportunities always favor the prepared. We can't let our children lose at the starting line.
If you want to build a primary school in the village, all of us can teach the children. We are all college graduates. My sister-in-law, my older brother, and your brother He's sister-in-law are more than capable of teaching the children. Even your brother He and I can teach the children.
We don't want any salary or anything; we're just doing our part by living in Beili Village and contributing to the village.
Upon hearing this, Gao Shuwen happily said, "How could I let you teach a bunch of children? It's already a great blessing that you two sisters-in-law can teach the children. On behalf of the whole village, thank you, brother and sister-in-law."
"I'll discuss with the village about building a few rooms to serve as classrooms and get the school up and running as soon as possible."
Gao Shuwen was incredibly excited. It was already a remarkable thing for their rural primary school to have a high school graduate as a teacher; now, for their village to have several university graduates teaching the children was an immense blessing. This was a rare opportunity, one that was hard to find even with a lantern.
Gao Shuwen, having received Han Xiao's confirmation, did not delay and immediately went to discuss the matter with several village committee members.
When Gao Shuwen explained the situation, he received unanimous support from the village committee members. No one was stupid; they all knew the benefits of being educated. Even getting a temporary job in the city required some education, let alone becoming a permanent worker in a factory.
These days, if someone in a family works in a factory, the whole family benefits. To get a factory job, you first need to be educated.
Several influential people in the village are very enthusiastic and want to build the school as soon as possible. It's really just a matter of a few rooms.
The houses were easy to build, but the books the children needed for school were a problem. No one else could help with that, so Gao Shuwen had to find a solution.
Gao Shuwen told Han Xiao about the results of the village's discussion and also mentioned the difficulties in obtaining the books.
He Yuhan, who was listening nearby, said, "Uncle Gao, don't worry about the books. I'll take care of it. Brother Yi and I will go to the county tomorrow or the day after and try to get some books. Please take a count of how many children need to go to school. It would be best to count all the children in the village, including the older ones. It's never too late to learn to read and write, as long as you have the determination."
Gao Shuwen was overjoyed to hear this. "Oh, thank you so much, Yuhan. I was really worried about getting these books. I didn't know where to get them. How much do you think it costs? The village will provide them."
The Beili Village team still has some money, so paying for the books shouldn't be a problem.
He Yuhan said, "We'll talk about that after I get the book back."
He Yuhan never actually wanted money. She planned to go to the county and ask her older brother to borrow a set of elementary school textbooks, which she would then print herself from her online space.
She had previously supplied primary school textbooks to Laohewan Village, and she also needed to print blueprints and other materials from time to time, so she specially got a photocopying machine for this purpose. Printing and photocopying were no problem, and now it came in handy.
Textbooks vary from place to place, which is why He Yuhan needed to borrow a set of local elementary school textbooks as a sample.
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