Chapter 73 City
Lianhua wanted to go to the city, not just to buy a rabbit. She also wanted to visit the city school because Xingxing was old enough to go to elementary school.
Because of various things before, Wang Fang took Lu Zhixing back to Xiaoshi Village and asked for a long vacation from school.
Now that the problem has been resolved, she wants to find a new job and also find a school for Xingxing to attend elementary school.
Logically speaking, the school where the village chief's wife works is quite suitable.
However, Wang Fang had worked in a big city before, and felt that the educational resources in the small county were not as good as those in the big city, so she still wanted to send Xingxing to a big city.
However, she also had difficulty finding a job.
Lianhua happened to be going to the city to look at rabbits. She asked around in the towns and villages near Xiaoshi Village, and found only one man who dealt in rabbits. She thought she could only buy male rabbits there, so she decided to go somewhere farther away.
Lu Xing originally thought they were just going to a county town, but she and Lian Hua got in the car and watched it drive towards the city.
She has been to the capital and other provinces, but has never taken a bus to the local city.
As soon as you get on the bus, you can see that it is clearly divided into two sides. One side is full of people dressed fashionably and their behavior is full of the arrogance of city people.
On the other side were country people coming to the city, some bringing vegetables and chickens. One older brother was worried that his relatives in the city didn't know how to farm, so he even brought some farm manure.
As soon as he got in the car, everyone in the car immediately opened the windows because of the strong smell.
Lianhua and Lu Xing didn't mind the smell as they were used to it from farming at home.
Especially in the summer, when the fermented farmyard manure is poured into the fields and exposed to the sun, the whole smell permeates the air and does not dissipate for a long time.
That tastes much stronger than this.
But not everyone can stand the taste.
One person was so irritated that he shouted, "What the hell is going on? It stinks! If the tickets weren't sold out, I wouldn't want to ride in the same car with the country people. It stinks!"
My brother was so embarrassed by what they said that he hid the bag under the seat, lowered his head and didn't dare to look at anyone.
Seeing the eldest brother like this, several people cursed even more fiercely, "You country bumpkins have never ridden in a car before. You bring chickens and ducks in the car, making the car so smelly. Will others still ride in the car?"
"Get out of here now."
The aunt with the chicken was inexplicably scolded, and she was also very unhappy. "I take this bus to the city every day to sell things, and they never said that you can't bring chickens. Why is it that you can't? You city people have your noses in the sky and can't breathe the air below, right?"
"Exactly. I ride this bus every day and I've never heard that you can't bring things. Why are you the only ones making such a fuss?"
This bus is a newly opened special line from the village to the city. Most of the people who take this bus are villagers. Some go to the city to work, and some go to the city to sell vegetables.
The whole car looked dirty and broken because of the vegetables and tools.
Today, a group of city people came out of nowhere and got on this car, and then the two sides started arguing for no apparent reason.
"Country people are country people, dirty and smelly. If you have the ability, don't come to the city."
"You city people are so amazing, you're born and breathe the air of immortality. If you have the guts, don't eat the vegetables we country folk grow. They taste delicious, but they're grown with manure."
Both sides were cursing each other so much that they seemed to be about to fight.
As a result, the car passed by a big pothole and everyone was jolted. Coupled with the various foul smells in the enclosed space, the first person who started cursing got carsick and vomited.
The car was already smelly, and now it was filled with a sour smell. Even people who were not prone to motion sickness could not bear it and vomited one after another.
Lu Xing also heard the driver driving while talking in the entrance area.
Lian Hua endured the stench and still tried to chat with Lu Xing, "Why do I feel like city people look down on us country people?"
"Isn't this normal? Even those with more money in our village look down on those with less. With so many people in the city, it's normal for a few to come out."
"That's right." Lian Hua looked at the quarreling aunt, then at the man who vomited after just a few words, and felt her confidence return. "I'm not bad at quarreling either, so there's no way I'll get hurt."
Because everyone was vomiting so much, the ride was surprisingly quiet.
When they arrived in the city, Lianhua first took Lu Xing to inquire about the school. Most people would definitely pay more attention to the school than the rabbit farm.
There are four primary schools in the city. No. 1 Primary School is the best one, and No. 10 Primary School is the worst one. It is said that you can get in by paying money, but the educational resources are better than those in the county below.
Lianhua’s family knew their own affairs, so they could only try their luck at the No. 10 Primary School in the city.
The security guard at the school gate did not stop them.
The two of them went to the principal's office.
The principal of the city's No. 10 primary school was a short, fat boy who wore glasses and had an abacus on his desk.
When he saw the way Lian Hua and the other girl were dressed, he could tell at a glance that they were not well educated, and he wanted to send the child to a higher position.
This kind of person is the easiest to exploit. As long as he drops a bait, those people will try every means to send him money. In the end, even if the job is not done, they don't know how to get the money back and can only make a fuss.
Thinking of his future little money, he gave a little more of a friendly attitude and asked, "What do the two parents want?"
"Oh, hello, Principal. We'd like to ask if my household registration isn't in the city, can I attend our school?"
"Are the child's parents migrant workers?"
"What?" Lian Hua didn't quite understand.
Seeing the two people's stupid looks, the principal felt that his patience was about to run out. "Just want to know if the child's parents are working here? Can you provide a certificate?"
"Oh, no, no, the kid's mom hasn't found a job yet, but she's planning to work here."
"Oh, that's difficult." The principal knew all the admission policies, and Lianhua's situation meant she wouldn't be able to enroll.
But how can you make money without cheating and deceiving others?
"If you go to another school, you definitely won't be able to get in with this situation, but I'm a soft-hearted person and I still hope that more children can receive an education."
"But, the admissions policy is here, and we have to follow the rules, don't you think?"
He paused and said, "Each school principal actually has a few places on hand that can go through the green channel, but these places are quite precious."
Having said this, the principal felt that his hint was appropriate enough.
Lianhua: "Is this spot so precious? Then my Xingxing probably won't have a chance."
"Thank you, Principal, for wasting your time."
She felt that she had spoken quite well, and didn't know why the principal looked so unhappy when they met again.
As they left the school, she was still talking to Lu Xing, "Could it be that the principal really wants my daughter Xingxing to go to school? He's quite kind."
The security guard laughed out loud when he heard this. "Haha, this is the first time I've heard someone say that this principal is kind."
When Lu Xing heard the tone, he felt that there was a lot going on. "What's going on? Is this principal a bad person? Then tell us about it."
The security guard looked at them and thought they were from the countryside. He couldn't bear to see them get cheated, so he said, "I'm telling you, don't tell anyone."
"People have come here to make trouble three times this month, all complaining that the principal takes money but doesn't do his job. Some people even borrowed money just to get their children to study here, but in the end, nothing happened."
"So if the principal tells you that he can get your child into school, don't believe him. He's a liar."
Lian Hua realized it later, "Oh! So he's not being kind, he wants us to give him money, right?"
"Goodness, I thought everyone in school was a good person."
Security guard: "Sister, I don't know about other schools, but the principal of this school is wicked to the core."
He looked at Lian Hua and the other girl, wondering if they would be as angry as other parents who found out they had been cheated.
I didn’t expect Lianhua to be quite happy.
What she was thinking was that Xingxing could go to elementary school there, and she could see her grandson every day.
As for the lousy principal, she didn't take him to heart at all and forgot about him as soon as she left the house.
Although things didn't go smoothly at first, buying the rabbit went surprisingly smoothly.
Not only did the farm owner not reject their small order, if they had a long-term and stable supply of rabbit hair, they would also be willing to recycle it, and the recycling price was fifty cents more expensive than what the man offered.
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