Chapter 181
On the first day of moving to the county town, the whole family slept soundly.
The next day, everyone got busy. Having just moved in, there was still a lot to prepare. When the youngest woke up, they were a bit dazed by the unfamiliar surroundings. It took a while for them to realize they had moved to their new home in the county town, not the Red Flag Production Brigade. Rubbing their eyes, the youngest dressed and got out of bed.
It was still very cold outside. I didn't feel anything when I was sleeping on the kang, but as soon as I opened the door, the cold air came into my clothes and made the little ones shiver.
Everything in the kitchen had been tidied and put away, so Feng Guizhi made breakfast as usual in the morning. The family sat in the main room, and everything seemed to be the same as before, without any changes.
After eating, Song Aiguo and Song Aimin built a kang together, and Chen Xiuxiu and Sun Suyun also helped.
Song Jianye was using tools to make furniture, such as cabinets, tables, stools, etc., while Yang Yulan was helping him.
Song Jianshe went out after breakfast. Li Qingyan took Tiantian with her while preparing lessons to welcome the new semester that was about to begin.
The adults all had their own work to do, and the children would have run out to play with other children in the team in the past. However, now they didn't know anyone here, and the surroundings were all unfamiliar, so none of them went out. They just played in the yard for a while, and then looked around curiously at the door.
The short day ended quickly. When we woke up early in the morning, the children were all nervous and excited because today was the day for registration.
The school they attended was the same elementary school that Li Qingyan attended. After dinner, they followed Li Qingyan, who was familiar with the route. Feng Guizhi, who had nothing important to do at home, also went along. She had been there when the children registered in previous years, and this time was no exception.
Yang Yulan originally wanted to go, but Song Jianye still needed help, so she stayed.
It was Song Jianye who saw what Yang Yulan was thinking and said, "You should go with mother and the others. I don't have much to do here, and I can do it alone."
Seeing what Yang Yulan wanted to say, Song Jianye said, "Besides, you will be back soon, so it won't be a problem. The children at home are all gone, so you can take care of them when you go there."
Look after it.”
After hearing this, Yang Yulan no longer insisted, smiled softly, and followed him out.
Old Song's home wasn't far from the primary school, a walk of about twenty minutes. After crossing the alley and continuing straight ahead, the school was visible in the distance.
The schools in the county town are of course different from those in the brigade. What is visibly different is that they are newer and larger.
As we approached the school, we saw many children arriving with their parents, all dressed differently. A few of the younger ones looked curiously at the other children their own age, and also at this new school.
When they meet students taught by Li Qingyan, they will greet her and happily shout: "Hello, teacher~!"
The parent next to him also smiled and said, "Hello, Teacher Li."
Li Qingyan responded with a smile one by one, and it was obvious that she got along well with her students.
They soon arrived at the registration area. Li Qingyan was a teacher at the school, so she had her own things to do and didn't join them. She pointed the way and stayed in the office. Since Li Qingyan could register later, Feng Guizhi and Yang Yulan took the children around the school.
"Teacher Li, were those your family members just now?" A teacher nearby asked curiously when he saw them.
"Yes, it's my mother and sister-in-law. Several of our children will attend our school this year, and I brought them here to register." Li Qingyan had a good relationship with the teacher who asked the question, so she replied with a smile.
"Oh, so it looks like your whole family has moved to the county town? That's great news. Congratulations, Teacher Li. We can finally be reunited as a family."
Li Qingyan listened and smiled softly. Yes, the family was reunited.
"Are any of those kids from your family?"
"Yes, the one standing next to me just now is Yuanbao. There is also a younger one who is just two years old and is not here with us."
"I didn't have time to look at it just now, so I don't know which one it is."
Another teacher smiled and said, "There will be many opportunities to meet in the future. Are you still worried that you won't recognize him? Maybe he is a student in your class."
"Haha, you're right, but I won't open the back door then."
A few teachers chatted and laughed together for a while, and soon got back to work. There were quite a few people who came to register today.
Over there Feng Guizhi Yang Yu
Lan led the children towards the classrooms and took a look around. The classrooms were large, with neatly arranged desks and corresponding stools. They didn't have to carry stools from home to reserve seats like they did when they were in the group.
There are blackboards in front and back. The front blackboard has been wiped clean, while the back blackboard has a blackboard newspaper drawn on it, which immediately attracted the attention of several children.
“The drawings on the blackboard are so beautiful~”
"There's also pink chalk, it looks like the little man was drawn."
"This class has it too. Here are some big trees and small flowers."
"Who drew this? Was it the teacher? It's amazing."
“…”
It was the first time for the little ones to see something like this. There was also a red piece of paper next to the blackboard with names on it and small red flowers behind it. It looked particularly beautiful and was something the little ones had never seen before.
Feng Guizhi and Yang Yulan had certainly never seen it before, but they couldn't help but watch along, finding it quite interesting. At the same time, they thought to themselves that the county town was indeed different from the brigade, both in terms of the environment and in the classrooms.
Baoya was quite short, not even as tall as the window. Listening to her brothers' exclamations, she grasped the edge of the window with her little hands and quietly stood on tiptoe to look inside, but she could only see a small part of it.
When Feng Guizhi saw this, she picked up Baoya so that she could read the whole thing.
With his field of vision raised a lot, Baoya could see the whole picture of the blackboard, and he couldn't help but open his mouth in surprise.
Only Yuanbao was left. Seeing that they could all see, Baoya also saw clearly and jumped up anxiously. He was only slightly taller than Baoya to begin with, and could barely see by tiptoeing by the window. But now that Baoya was held up by Feng Guizhi, he could see more clearly, and Yuanbao couldn't help but tiptoe higher.
“It’s a little hard to see underneath.”
"Wait here for me, I'll go in and take a look."
"This blackboard drawing is so pretty. I recognize the words next to it. It says that if you perform well, you will get a big red flower as a reward."
“…”
After looking at one room after another, Feng Guizhi asked the children to go to their own classrooms to choose seats.
Yuanbao was still in first grade, Tianen and Yunduo were in second, Wenjie and Wenzhi were in third, and Boyu and Boyu were in fourth and fifth grades. It looked like the Song kids had taken over all the classrooms in the school.
The little ones were all looking for the door.
cards, and then entered the classroom. Feng Guizhi and Yang Yulan were watching outside the classroom with Baoya holding their hands.
"Does our little Baoya want to go to school?" Yang Yulan looked through the window at Tianen and Yunduo who had chosen their seats, then looked down at Baoya and asked with a smile.
After thinking about it, Baoya nodded her little head and said, "I want to go to school with my brothers. It will be fun." Then she smiled with her big eyes.
Yang Yulan and Feng Guizhi couldn't help but smile as they watched, "Our little girl Baoya is already five years old this year. Next year she will be able to go to school with her brothers."
Baoya lowered her head and counted on her fingers, then raised her head and said with bright eyes, "Is there still another year until Baoya can go to school?"
"Yes, when Baoya turns six next year, she will be able to go to school like her brother."
Feng Guizhi, who was listening at the side, thought for a moment and then said, "It's not impossible to let Baoya go this year. She seems to like studying very much. The younger ones can't even keep up with her when they study at home."
"This year?" Yang Yulan hadn't thought about this. Now that Feng Guizhi mentioned it, and thinking about what Baoya usually did, she really thought it was possible.
However, it is too early to say this now.
"Let's talk about it later. There's still a semester left before summer vacation."
Yang Yulan thought about it and didn't bring it up again. The three of them stood outside the classroom for a while, then went to the first grade classroom to check on Yuanbao, and then walked around the school.
This school is really nice, clean and bright, with nothing littered on the ground. There are also two small gardens in the front, planted with some kind of flowers, which look very beautiful.
They stayed there until almost noon. Li Qingyan had registered the children and paid their tuition. Then Feng Guizhi and Yang Yulan took the children home after they received their textbooks.
Li Qingyan was busy with registration in the afternoon, so she stayed in school and did not go back with them.
The children were in high spirits along the way, talking about their new classmates and their new textbooks, and there was laughter all the way.
Feng Guizhi and Yang Yulan listened quietly on the side with a faint smile on their faces.
After registering, classes officially began soon. Meanwhile, the kang (fireplace) in the new home had been built, and Song Jianye had also made several small dining tables and a washbasin stand.
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After Xidu was tidied up, Song Jianshe also found time to take several brothers and sisters-in-law and people who sold their jobs to handle the handover procedures.
He first went to the steel mill and spoke with a man working there about the paperwork. He immediately arranged a time, and Song Jianshe, along with Song Aimin, met at the factory gate. He then went to the production manager and, as usual, asked him a few questions. Since it was all voluntary, there was nothing much to discuss. The paperwork was quickly completed, and the process went smoothly without any hiccups.
After completing the formalities, Song Jianshe handed over the remaining agreed amount to the other party. Song Jianshe then went to see the older woman from the state-owned restaurant, while Song Aimin stayed at the steel plant to learn the operating procedures from the older man.
Starting tomorrow, Song Aimin will be a formal employee of this steel plant.
While Song Jianshe was busy with work, people far away in the Hongqi Production Brigade also discovered that the Song family had moved away.
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