Lu Mingfa glanced at Lu Xiaolan and her daughter, and seeing that they had behaved themselves, he suppressed his anger.
From now on, we need to keep a close eye on these two troublemakers. If they dare to ruin anything good in the village, we'll kick them out of the village!
Regardless of whether they are from our own clan or not, nothing is more important than the future of the village children!
Seeing that the time was right, Lu Mingfa cleared his throat and said, "We village cadres have been trying our best to find a solution to this problem recently, and we have finally obtained the approval of the commune leaders. As long as there are no problems with the villagers, the issue of the primary school teacher can be resolved. Moreover, it will not cost any salary; we only need to contribute some work points."
Upon hearing that the problem of teachers could be solved without the village having to pay their salaries, the villagers were overjoyed and immediately asked what the solution was.
Lu Mingfa said, "We plan to have the elderly people in the shed serve as the children's teachers. We just need to give each of them six work points a day to ensure their basic living."
"What? Let those people from the shed teach the children?"
Upon hearing that those people were being invited to be the children's teachers, the crowd began to murmur amongst themselves again.
“Those people were sent down here; they all have problems. How can they be teachers to children?”
"Yes, won't they corrupt our children?"
"I'm worried too! What if my child starts to go astray and learn bad habits?"
“Niu Danzi is our only son. If we raise him badly, who will take care of us in our old age?”
"Yes, yes—not just anyone can become a teacher."
"..."
Hearing the opposition and concerns from many villagers, the spies that the brigade leader had already planted in the village began to take action.
“I’ve heard that the people in the shed used to be very important figures, including university professors. They can even teach college students, so teaching the village kids will definitely be no problem.”
"Yes, not all of them are bad people. Take Old Master Qin, for example. He was wronged, but he's been reinstated and I heard he's a very important official now."
“I’ve heard about it too. A high-ranking official like him must have more experience than us. Those people in the shed who are on good terms with him might have been wronged.”
"In this world, some things are unpredictable."
"That's true. Don't you know that Ye Zhiqing's father was a university president? He was later framed by his students and sent to the Northwest. The matter has been investigated and the truth has been revealed. He has returned."
"I've heard Ye, the educated youth, talk about her family. She also said that the people in the shed weren't bad, they were just unlucky, and that they were too honest and didn't know how to be flexible, so they were taken advantage of by villains..."
“I believe Ye Zhiqing. She’s our village’s lucky charm. If she says those people aren’t bad, then they definitely aren’t bad people!”
"If we were to let them teach the village kids, the kids would benefit the most. Even the county's primary school teachers aren't as knowledgeable as those people in the shed, so the children would definitely learn more from them."
That makes sense!
"I agree!"
"I have no objection!"
"I have no objection! Anyway, they're in the village, we can all keep an eye on them, and they wouldn't dare to corrupt the children!"
"Indeed, aren't we all here to help keep an eye on things?"
"Moreover, if they become teachers, the village won't pay their salaries, which will save them a lot of money!"
"That's right, when you think about it, we still benefit more."
"Yes, after all, the leaders of the town commune have agreed, which means those people have been checked and there are no problems. They are well-educated and ask for little, so it's good that we're the ones who benefit!"
"..."
Hearing that the villagers' opinions were gradually changing, Lu Mingfa pressed on, "Everyone can rest assured, the town leaders have already reviewed the situation, and the people in the shed are absolutely trustworthy. Over the years, they have been working diligently and conscientiously in the construction of our Daqingshan Village, without causing any trouble. They are trustworthy. If it weren't for this, we would never feel comfortable entrusting our children to them for education. After all, every child in the village is our village's hope and future."
"Now, our village is holding a vote by raising hands. Those who agree to let them come to be primary school teachers, please raise your hands."
"Wait a minute!" someone in the crowd shouted, "Village chief, if we let them be primary school teachers, how many work points will we get?"
Lu Mingfa glanced at the man, who had a junior high school student in his family and was trying to secure a teaching position.
"Each person earns six work points per day. They don't have to work normally, but during the busy harvest season, they have to work in the fields like everyone else in the village."
"Only six work points?!"
When people heard that they would only receive six work points and no salary, even those who had initially had reservations gave up.
The most incompetent woman in their village can easily earn six work points a day.
In other villages, primary school teachers earn at least ten work points a day and five yuan a month in salary. Moreover, those teachers are at most at the level of a high school graduate. Compared to them, the primary school teachers in their village are simply "good value for money".
As a result, the proposal at this conference was passed almost unanimously.
Lu Xiaolan was still thinking of trying to get some points for her son Zhao Mingzhe, and muttered to herself, "Six work points a day is enough for my Mingzhe, he's still a high school student..."
Unfortunately, no one around her even bothered to look at her, treating it as if she were talking nonsense!
Just as the elderly people in the shed received the news and were preparing to take up their posts as primary school teachers, Ye Weiwei and her family finally arrived in Kyoto by train.
As soon as I got off the train, I saw a group of people waiting to pick me up on the platform.
Grandpa Qin, Ye Weiwei's parents and two older brothers, Little Star, and Huo Xiao, whom Ye Weiwei spotted at a glance in the crowd!
Grandpa Qin and Ye Weiwei's parents first greeted Grandpa Huo and Liu Guilan, inquired about their journey, and then rushed to take the three children in their arms, showering them with affection.
Little Star greeted Happy Little Mountain and Little River, Little Spring and Little Summer, and Little Autumn, and then took out candies and cookies from her little schoolbag and gave them to each of them, giving each of them a big handful.
With familiar friends and candy and cookies, the children's anxiety about arriving in a strange place was instantly soothed. Before long, they were inseparable from Little Star, chatting and laughing, and sharing their funny stories.
Ye Weiwei looked Huo Xiao up and down, noticing his poor complexion. She stepped forward, took his wrist, and frowned.
Seeing that her expression was off, Huo Xiao lowered his voice and whispered in her ear, "I'm fine, it's just a minor injury."
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