Lu Mingfa received a call from Accountant Wu while he was still in town. Accountant Wu's excited voice was so loud that everyone in the office could hear it clearly.
After hanging up the phone, Lu Mingfa was still a little dizzy.
Ye Zhiqing wants to donate money to build a primary school in the village?
Is their village going to have a primary school?
Seeing his dazed expression, the town leader patted him on the shoulder with a smile, "Old Lu, your Daqingshan Village is great! Even though Ye Zhiqing's whole family is about to move away, they still remember to give back to the village and contribute money to help the village build a primary school. That's a great thing! It shows that you've done a very good job in your usual work."
Lu Mingfa quickly replied, "It is all thanks to the leadership that we have been able to continuously improve our ideological awareness and make progress."
The leader was pleased by Lu Mingfa's flattery and said with a smile, "Alright! I've approved your village's plan to build a primary school. As for the specifics of how to proceed, you should come up with a plan as soon as possible. However, as you can see, our town's resources are limited. Aside from some policy assistance, you'll have to rely entirely on yourselves for everything else regarding the construction of the primary school."
Lu Mingfa's face immediately fell: "Boss, you should at least offer some support, right? This is a big deal that concerns so many children in the village. No matter how hard life is, we can't let the children suffer; no matter how poor we are, we can't neglect their education."
The leader chuckled and patted Lu Mingfa on the shoulder: "You've got some nerve, trying to pull these kinds of tricks on me. Do you think I don't want the children to go to school and learn to read? But my individual strength is always limited."
However, your village's precedent deserves praise and should be learned from. I will award your village a commendation, as long as nothing else goes wrong... your village's "advanced village" award is secure this year.
Upon hearing that he could be recognized as an advanced worker, Lu Mingfa was immediately filled with enthusiasm!
He was very clear about the situation in the town and knew that the leaders were unlikely to provide any material assistance. He just mentioned it casually, thinking that if he did receive any, he would be lucky, and if not, he wouldn't be disappointed.
"Rest assured, leader! Our Daqingshan Village will definitely perform well and not let you down!"
On the way back from town, Lu Mingfa pedaled his bicycle incredibly fast, as if he were on steroids.
As soon as he got back to the village, without even taking a sip of water to rest, he shouted to Accountant Wu, "Old Wu, quick, quickly call Ye Weiwei to the village committee for a meeting!"
After saying that, he felt it was inappropriate and quickly stopped Accountant Wu, saying, "We don't need to wait for her to come over. Let's go directly to her house."
Then, without waiting for Accountant Wu, he rode his bicycle quickly towards Ye Weiwei's house.
Accountant Wu: ...
What kind of talk is this, all so careless and impulsive!
no!
You should at least wait for me and take me with you!
Ye Weiwei was secretly preparing things for the shed in her spatial storage when she heard Lu Mingfa's loud voice calling out from outside the door: "Ye Zhiqing, are you home? Ye Zhiqing?"
Hearing the noise, Liu Guilan quickly went to open the door. Seeing Lu Mingfa rushing around, she smiled and said, "Weiwei is home. You've come about building a primary school in the village, right? Come in quickly."
Lu Mingfa secretly observed Liu Guilan for a while, and finding no sign of displeasure, he smiled and stopped his bicycle.
Soon after, Accountant Wu and Captain Zhao arrived, and Ye Weiwei made them some sweet soup.
Lu Mingfa, not even bothering to drink water, anxiously asked, "Ye Zhiqing, what's the plan for building a primary school in the village? What are your thoughts or conditions? Just tell us, and we'll listen to you."
Ye Weiwei glanced at the people present and saw that Accountant Wu and Captain Zhao were in the same mood as Village Chief Lu Mingfa, and didn't bother with formalities.
She just wanted to get things done here and return to Kyoto as soon as possible, so she didn't have much time to dawdle.
"This is my plan: the village will provide the land, and I will provide the money to build a primary school to make it easier for the children in our village to go to school. All children in our village who are of school age can attend for free. If children from nearby villages want to come and study here, we will charge them tuition fees in accordance with the fees charged by other schools."
In addition, I will donate 200 yuan to the village primary school every year to help the children in the village school buy textbooks, exercise books, pencils, erasers and other school supplies, as well as to reward children with excellent academic performance.
Regarding the school's teachers and their salaries, I hope these teachers will be from our own Daqingshan village. I know the village currently doesn't have much money to pay the teachers' salaries, so I'd like to prioritize those living in the sheds to take on the teaching duties. They don't need to be paid a salary; they only need to be given appropriate work points.
Lu Mingfa, Accountant Wu, and Captain Zhao were all deeply moved, realizing that Ye Weiwei had planned so far ahead and had clearly given it much thought. They understood that Ye Weiwei genuinely wanted to do things for the village.
However, the teacher's decision to prioritize those in the shed presented a challenge for them.
Lu Mingfa sighed: "Ye Zhiqing, those people in the shed..."
Ye Weiwei knew what he was going to say and what he was worried about. She said, "Village Chief, Accountant Wu, Brigade Leader, I know that you may not be able to accept it for a while, and some people in the village may also resist this matter. But I can say without any reservations that we can't find anyone in our Daqingshan Village who is more knowledgeable and has a broader perspective than those people. Even those educated youth from big cities can't compare."
Frankly speaking, it's a blessing for the village children to have these teachers! Believe me, they won't be buried here forever; they're just temporarily hiding their talents.
Lu Mingfa nodded: "I know that there are many capable and talented people in there, but if this matter gets out of hand, I'm afraid it will cause them trouble."
Ye Weiwei said, "They came here to carry out rural reforms, with the aim of getting them to contribute to rural development. In that case, we should make good use of their abilities and maximize their value, shouldn't we?"
Captain Zhao slapped his thigh: "That's right! I think what Ye Zhiqing said makes perfect sense! What can those people do in the fields? Several of them tied together can't even match one strong laborer. It's better to let them teach the children to read and write. Anyway, they've been assigned to our Daqingshan Village, so what they do is up to us."
Accountant Wu pondered for a moment and said, "I agree with the brigade leader's statement. They are all earning work points. They were just assigned to teach the children. This is a good way to make good use of people and allocate resources reasonably."
Lu Mingfa looked at this person and then at that person. "Alright! Since you all think this way, then we'll go to the town commune together and explain the situation to the leaders."
If we only give them work points and don't pay them wages, we can save a lot of money, and I believe the leaders will agree.
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