Shutting his mouth wide, he bravely stepped out of the crowded crowd and asked loudly, "Chen Zhiqing, no, Teacher Chen, these are my three grandsons and two granddaughters. How much is the tuition? How much is the textbook fee?"
After saying that, she dragged the five children following her to Chen Qiangwei.
Today is the first day of tuition payment for Hope Primary School, and many parents brought their children to learn about the situation.
All five teachers from Hope Primary School were present today. Some were answering questions, some were collecting fees, and some were issuing receipts. None of them was idle.
Chen Qiangwei glanced at the hushed crowd and answered loudly, "Tuition is 1.2 yuan per semester, and textbooks are 70 yuan per year."
Those who were watching the fun and asking about the situation slapped their thighs and said, "Oh my God, this is so expensive, can you make it cheaper?"
Chen Qiangwei: She finally understands where the Chinese people's habit of bargaining comes from.
"Textbook fees are set by the Education Bureau, so there's no discount. Originally, the Education Bureau set tuition at 1.5 yuan per semester. But the team leader petitioned the Education Bureau, and after much persuasion, they finally gave us a discount of 0.3 yuan per semester."
When everyone heard that the team leader was trying to curry favor with the senior officials of the Education Bureau in order to save them money, they were moved again.
Gu Aiguo: I inexplicably received a lot of grateful and touching looks.
Wang Erlian glanced at Bi Dazui disapprovingly and said, "Dazui, you're sending all your children to school? That's such a waste of money."
If you ask me, it's enough for the three boys to go to school. It's a waste of money for the little girl to study. She can stay at home to take care of the children and do housework."
The two granddaughters of Bid Dazui's family pout when they hear this, and look at their grandmother with tears in their eyes.
She shut up and retorted, "Just shut your stinky mouth. The leaders have said that women hold up half the sky. What do you mean by this? Are you discriminating against half the sky? Or do you want to destroy the sky of our China?"
Besides, it's up to their parents to find a way to pay for their children's education. If they don't have money, they can just eat less and work harder with the hoe, and the money will come out, right?"
The idea of keeping her mouth shut is quite trendy. Whoever gives birth to the child should take care of it. She and her husband have already raised several sons, so they have no obligation to help their sons raise their children.
Wang Erlian turned pale with fear. "That's what I said. Shut up and don't make a big deal out of it. My family treats girls and boys the same. We send both girls and boys here to study."
Because the head of the family was a carpenter, Wang Erlian's family was well off in Huaihua Brigade, but she still felt heartbroken when she thought about the money that was about to slip through her hands.
The tuition is two dollars and forty cents per person per year. She has three girls, so the tuition alone is seven dollars and twenty cents per year, not including the textbook fee. How much pork and rice will she have to eat less?
Wang Erlian is like a dumb person eating bitter herbs, unable to express her pain.
In the evening, Bi Dazui received a handful of peanuts and two eggs from Wang Erlian's eldest daughter-in-law.
Chen Qiangwei gave Shuidazui a thumbs up. It was worth it that she often brainwashed Shuidazui intentionally or unintentionally. With Shuidazui's words, they hoped that their primary school would have a good start this year.
Shut your mouth wide and raise your chin: See, she knew that Teacher Chen would look at her differently. She is different now than before. Now she is a progressive person with advanced ideas.
Wang Erlian asked cautiously, "Teacher Chen, can two or three people share a set of textbooks? If we have some at home, can we not buy more?"
It's not that I'm reluctant to give them up, you know farmers work in the fields all year round and don't have much money, so every penny saved counts, and only by doing so can they cherish their textbooks more. Yes, that's it."
Chen Qiangwei, "Yes, two people can share a set of textbooks. We will try to arrange brothers or sisters together. This will make it easier for them to study, and those who have old books don't have to buy new ones."
This was also the result of a joint discussion among several teachers and team leaders.
The crowd began to think, and then started to discuss.
Gu Linger patted her ears lightly. "Huh, it's finally over. My ears are still buzzing."
Chen Qiangwei smiled and said, "It shouldn't be so busy tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, but there are quite a lot of people who signed up today. Aunt Six has made a great contribution."
Gu Linger chuckled as she recalled the accusation Bi Dazui had put on Wang Erlian. "Yes, I should thank Sixth Aunt very much."
Although everyone talks about gender equality and women holding up half the sky, the vast majority still favor boys over girls. She thought it would be great if three or five girls signed up, but she didn't expect seven or eight! It seems the classroom needs to be rearranged.
As Chen Qiangwei had expected, the next two days were not as lively as the first day, and there were fewer people signing up.
Including the children from the other two brigades, there were nearly forty first-grade students! There were sixteen girls, most of whom were from the Huaihua Brigade.
This result not only surprised Chen Qiangwei, Gu Linger and others, but even Gu Aiguo and others found it incredible.
The classrooms have also been rearranged. The first grade has one classroom, the second and third grades have one, the fourth and fifth grades have one, and the sixth grade has a separate classroom because they have to take the entrance exam from elementary school to junior high school.
In addition to the five primary school teachers, Gu Aiguo also asked Gu Sannai to work in the primary school kitchen. She was responsible for heating up lunch for the children who brought lunch every day, boiling water for the teachers, etc. The work was not hard and she could earn work points.
Many people were jealous, but no one dared to object, after all, Grandma Gu's family had two martyrs.
A week after school started, Gu Linger called everyone to a meeting.
Why this meeting? It's a long story.
After the children from the team came to study, there was no one to take care of the younger children at home, so the children who came to study all held one or two younger brothers/sisters by the hand, and some even carried their younger brothers/sisters who were only a little over one year old into the classroom.
Children aged four to six are better off. They understand a little and know to be afraid of the teacher, so they dare not act rashly in class. But children aged one to three are not like that. They are either peeing or pooping, hungry or thirsty, or bored. They run out five times in a class. It is enough to catch them.
Moreover, one child crying would cause many other children to cry as well, and the whole classroom would be filled with wailing. A good class would become a big market and it would be impossible to have class at all.
Gu Linger explained the situation and then pulled her hair. "Does anyone have any good ideas?"
Most of the children who came to class with their younger brothers/sisters were students in grades one and two. When Gu Linger lay in bed at night, she could still hear the children's polyphony in her ears, which made her a little nervous.
She thought being an elementary school teacher was easy, but she didn't expect there would be so many situations. This made her, who had just taken the position, a little at a loss as to what to do.
Chen Qiangwei thought for a moment and said, "There is a way, but I'm afraid parents won't be willing to spend those few cents."
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