The team leader chose the teacher for the An Jingzhizuo team after careful consideration. The kids in the team will definitely perform better if they are taught by capable teachers.
Now, besides An Jingzhi, who else is capable in the entire team?
The captain said in a deep voice: "Do you want your children to have a good teacher or an ordinary teacher?"
"Everyone has heard that a good teacher produces good students, right?"
With just two simple sentences from the captain, everyone understood what the other person meant.
An Jingzhi's ability is obvious to all. He previously taught Lin Mingyue how to drive a tractor in advance, and now he showed off his skills in repairing a tractor in front of everyone.
This is a very capable person.
Even the deputy captain lost interest in having his son selected as a teacher.
Even if his son doesn't become a teacher, he still has other jobs to do. But he has many grandchildren. If they are educated by a great teacher like An Jingzhi, they will be able to learn a lot of skills in the future.
"I agree that An Jingzhi should be elected as a teacher." After figuring out the key, he was the first to raise his hand to express it.
The others were not stupid either, and they all agreed with the captain's decision.
An Jingzhi sat in front of them with a puzzled look on his face. Did he just say "rejection"?
How come these people started discussing in front of him without paying attention to who was around?
Of course, the captain heard An Jingzhi's refusal, but he just thought that he was young, shy and embarrassed.
He patiently advised, "I know you're not in good health and can't do farm work. You have nowhere to use your skills. It's just right that our brigade has built a few classrooms. Being a teacher won't be too tiring for you. You just need to teach the children to write every day."
Compared to working in the fields and farming, being a teacher is certainly easy, but for An Jingzhi, being a teacher is not easy at all.
Anyway, it's easier for me to just sit around and do nothing than him at home.
Who wants to work when there is food and drink?
He quickly shook his head. "Captain, everyone, it's not that I'm refusing. I really am not up to the task. I'm not in good health, and if I fall ill, it will affect the children's studies."
"Education is not just about writing and speaking on the blackboard. It also involves preparing lessons, grading homework, and caring about students' progress. My health is completely inadequate for this job. Thank you for your appreciation."
"It doesn't matter. There are two teachers here anyway. If you can't go to class, there is another teacher to help you." The team leader said unwillingly.
An Jingzhi still shook his head and refused, "Captain, I know everyone values me. This teacher position is a job that all members of the brigade are vying for. I really don't have the ability to do it."
As he spoke, he coughed twice deliberately, and the coughing became more and more severe, as if he wanted to cough out his lungs.
The team leader and several cadres subconsciously moved their stools further away.
"Captain, you all saw this, didn't you? I started coughing so hard after I said a few more words. How can I teach the children?"
"Thank you very much for your appreciation, Captain and everyone. It's just, alas..." An Jingzhi shook his head with pretended regret.
He didn't look like he was lying, and as An Jingzhi said, many people were vying for the teaching position in the brigade.
No one would be stupid enough to push it out.
"All right," the captain sighed, "your health is a burden to you."
"In that case, you can go back first. By the way, there's a two-dollar subsidy for repairing the tractor. I'll give it to you now."
He personally paid two dollars to An Jingzhi, and asked the team's accountant to keep a record of the amount and report it to him later.
After walking out of the brigade headquarters, An Jingzhi patted his chest.
——It was a close call. I almost got to work.
When the father and daughter returned home, An Jingzhi gave Lin Mingyue two dollars and told him that he wanted to be a teacher.
"Mingyue, you won't blame me, right?" An Jingzhi blinked and looked at the other person.
Lin Mingyue said distressedly, "Of course not, how could I blame you? It's all my fault for not taking good care of your health, otherwise you wouldn't have to stay at home every day and be laughed at by others."
Of course, An Jingzhi would not say that he likes staying at home. So what if he is laughed at? He is the one who feels comfortable anyway.
"It's okay, as long as you understand."
"I'll save some money and buy you some milk powder next time I go to the county."
Lin Jiawang stood aside and couldn't bear to watch.
"A man this old still drinks milk powder. Isn't he afraid of being laughed at when he tells others about it?"
"Dad, how can you say that about Jingzhi? He doesn't want to be like this."
Lin Jiawang snorted, crossed his arms and turned his head away.
He is still unwilling, but he seems to be very willing.
He had noticed before that his son-in-law was indeed very weak, but he had recovered over the years.
But after more than half a month, he became a little unsure again.
He didn't know that his son-in-law had changed his mind. How could he see through An Jingzhi's acting skills?
Three days after An Jingzhi refused to be a teacher, the teacher election was held as scheduled.
All applicants must be in junior high school or above.
Under the watchful eyes of all the members of the brigade, tables were set up for them to take the exam.
Before the exam even started, Aunt Qiu said proudly, "My son-in-law will definitely pass the exam. He studies at home every day."
"Come on, your son-in-law doesn't even have a junior high school diploma, let alone being a junior high school student. If the captain hadn't seen your family's difficulties, he wouldn't even have the chance to take the exam. Now he's just a figurehead at best." The third grandmother said disdainfully.
"You!" If it weren't for the fact that the other person was her elder, Aunt Qiu would have scolded him directly.
"Hey, look, why didn't An Jingzhi take the exam? Doesn't he want to be a teacher?"
"You may not know this yet, but the captain actually approached An Jingzhi a few days ago and offered him a teaching position, but An Jingzhi refused."
"What? There's such a thing?"
After that person said what the captain said to An Jingzhi, those who had some opinions suddenly stopped talking.
"Yes, that's right. It's certain that students taught by capable teachers are more capable."
"What a pity! An Jingzhi's health is too poor."
Aunt Qiu said indignantly, "Why can we just choose him?"
"Just because he can repair and drive a tractor, if your son-in-law can do that, the captain can just choose Li Mingfa, and we have no objection." The third wife said bluntly.
The team leader and several cadres stood at the invigilator's booth. "Stop making noise! It's about to begin. You can watch, but anyone who dares to speak will be kicked out immediately."
"If any family member took the exam, their results will be cancelled immediately."
As soon as the captain finished speaking, the scene suddenly became quiet.
The team leader asked An Jingzhi to help prepare the test paper. An Jingzhi did not take the teacher examination and no one in his family took the examination, so he had no vested interests. The team leader also gave him a subsidy of one yuan.
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