After the elementary school bought a mimeograph machine, it copied the test papers for each grade.
Jiang Wanyue distributed the test papers, asked the class monitor and the discipline committee member to maintain discipline, and then went for the interview with the principal.
There were a total of twenty-three people who came for the interview, thirteen of whom were educated youth from the brigade, and the other ten were all young people in the brigade who had finished junior high school.
In the entire brigade, only ten people have attended junior high school. You can imagine the level of education in this village.
Jiang Wanyue and Principal Zheng were sitting in the teachers' office, and people who came for interviews went in one by one.
Principal Zheng is in charge of the review, and the person who sets the questions is mainly Jiang Wanyue.
"This is the pinyin table. Please read it."
"How much do you know about arithmetic calculations?"
"Can you substitute for music, art, and nature?"
There are only two people who can pronounce pinyin correctly.
As for arithmetic skills, anyone who has finished junior high school can answer some of them.
As for the elective subjects, the people in the village knew nothing about them, but the educated youth knew a little bit.
"Principal, have you noticed that the gap in education levels between urban and rural areas is too big?" Jiang Wanyue said, "The best students in our entire brigade are not as good as the bottom-performing students in the city. In the future, the gap will only get wider."
Even in the new era she lives in, educational resources are not balanced, and it is a common understanding among everyone that it is difficult for a poor family to produce a talented child.
Principal Zheng also had a deep understanding, and pointed at a name and said, "Xiao Jiang, what do you think of him?"
The image of this person immediately emerged in Jiang Wanyue's mind. His name was Yuan Zhanrun, and he was an educated youth. He was 24 years old this year and had been working in the countryside for six years. This person was tactful, well-mannered, and had his own views on education. He was indeed the best choice.
She nodded: "I think he's good too."
The two men selected the candidates and were about to go out to announce them when suddenly, there was a noise outside.
An old lady in her sixties shouted at the school gate: "The primary school is recruiting teachers, why didn't you notify my granddaughter to come for the interview!"
Everyone in the village present knew the old lady. Her surname was Du, a relatively rare surname in the brigade. Her granddaughter was seventeen years old. She stood behind the old lady, pinching the corner of her clothes, looking extremely aggrieved.
"Only junior high school students in the team were notified for this interview." Jiang Wanyue came out and said calmly, "Grandma Du's granddaughter didn't graduate from junior high school, right?"
Someone nearby immediately said, "She dropped out of school after the first grade and didn't get a junior high school diploma."
"Who said you have to graduate from junior high school to teach? It's already amazing to be able to finish the first grade of junior high school. How many people in the village can do that?" Mrs. Du said loudly, "You insist on saying that my granddaughter didn't study enough? What about Teacher Wan? Did she finish junior high school?"
Teacher Wan's face suddenly turned red.
The brigade built its own primary school only more than ten years ago. At that time, no one from the city was willing to come to the village to be a teacher, so the villagers had to set up their own makeshift team.
Most of the educated people in the village are men. Men are strong and have more important things to do, so the job of teacher can only be done by women.
But due to the war in the past few decades, it was difficult for men to study, let alone women.
She and the previous teacher Song were chosen as teachers because they could recognize a few words. After becoming teachers, they learned the words themselves every day before they dared to teach students...
Let alone junior high school, she didn't even finish elementary school.
Teacher Wan couldn't utter a word.
Jiang Wanyue's voice was unquestionable: "No one had ever been to school before, so special cases require special treatment. Over the years, Teacher Wan has been self-taught every day, and is already a high school student. Teacher Wan entered the school out of necessity, but things are different now. With junior high school students already here, why should I choose someone who only went to the first grade to teach the students?"
Principal Zheng nodded and said, "When the school was first built, teachers did not receive subsidies, and no one in the brigade was willing to teach the children. It was Teacher Wan who stepped forward. Your granddaughter was taught by Teacher Wan. Do you think you can live with your conscience by bringing up Teacher Wan now?"
Old Mrs. Du choked violently.
Then, she waved her hand and said loudly: "Stop talking nonsense. What's the point of this interview? It's just a formality. Don't think I don't know that you have already decided on the future daughter-in-law of the Song family, that is, the partner of our team leader's eldest grandson Song Jianguo!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the whole audience was in an uproar.
Some people who knew the inside story looked at a girl with two big braids.
The girl blushed and buried her head deeply.
Now, everyone present was in an uproar.
"It's actually been decided?"
"If you have an internal appointment, then you have an internal appointment. Why are you calling us here for an interview? Do you really think that others have nothing to do?"
"This is too much. Do all the good things in the team go to the Songs?"
"The captain's last name is Song, so shouldn't the Song family have their turn for good things? It's not impossible, but they shouldn't ask us to just go through the motions!"
“…”
Everyone was talking at once, filled with indignation.
Mrs. Du was very satisfied with the current situation. She put her hands on her hips and said, "How can we choose family members? We must interview them again. My granddaughter must also participate in the interview!"
Lin Jin, who was standing in the crowd, was so angry that his hands were shaking.
Even a small, broken village doesn't give her a chance. Does she have to find someone with a good background to get the job she wants?
It’s not fair. It’s so unfair!
Her eyes suddenly turned red, and she sniffed to push back the tears.
"Who said the school has made the decision?" Principal Zheng was really angry and anxious.
When the school was first built more than ten years ago, due to limited funds, teachers did not receive subsidies and no one was willing to come.
The Education Bureau now allocates more funds, and teachers only get four dollars a month. It’s not a lot of money, but for a girl who earns few work points, it is undoubtedly the best way out. How can he not be angry when she is messing around here just for a job?
He said coldly, "I don't know who the future granddaughter-in-law of the team leader is. However, since she is a daughter-in-law, it must be a girl. However, the candidate that Teacher Jiang and I have decided on is a male comrade, Yuan Zhanrun. From now on, the teacher of the first and second grades of the team's primary school will be Teacher Yuan!"
Yuan Zhanrun, whose name was called, looked up in disbelief.
Just now, after Mrs. Du’s unreasonable talk, he thought he had no chance and was about to leave, but unexpectedly, the principal called his name.
He pushed his glasses and walked out quickly: "Thank you, principal and teacher Jiang, for giving me this opportunity. I will definitely teach the children to read and write well and live up to the principal's trust and expectations of me."
When Lin Jin saw that it was Yuan Zhanrun, the grievance he had just felt disappeared instantly.
She and Yuan Zhanrun were both educated youth and lived in a youth settlement. She knew very well that Yuan Zhanrun was much better than her.
If someone else got this opportunity, she would have to cause trouble for Jiang Wanyue, but now, she was convinced.
Just because she is convinced doesn't mean others are convinced.
Especially old lady Du, who shouted loudly: "This is the school of our Xiaojing Brigade. Why do you let educated youth be teachers? This doesn't make sense. I don't accept it! I will go to the commune to report you for your secret operation!"
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