Chapter 62 State-Owned Hotel
Coming out of the department store with big and small bags.
It was a rare trip out, and there was no rush to go back, so the two turned around and went to the state-owned hotel for lunch.
This state-owned hotel is not far from the supply and marketing cooperative. It is quite large and has more than ten or twenty tables inside.
After entering, Liu Yinyin glanced at the hotel sign which showed today's meals, and ordered braised pork, stir-fried bamboo shoots with sauerkraut, and a bowl of winter melon soup.
I ordered white rice as the main course.
I found a seat near the window and sat down. Soon the braised pork and white rice arrived.
The braised pork weighed a full pound, had a bright color, smelled delicious, and tasted crispy and tender, fatty but not greasy.
Liu Yinyin's eyes lit up: "It's delicious."
As expected of a state-owned hotel-made braised pork, it tasted much better than what she made herself, and also better than what the chef in Gu Cheng’s factory made.
"Come again next time." said Gu Cheng.
Liu Yinyin smiled but said nothing. The braised pork was indeed delicious, but eating it in a state-owned restaurant was not cost-effective. It required money and meat coupons.
It’s better to buy some meat and cook it at home.
After dinner, Liu Yinyin asked for two more meat buns to pack and take back for Jiang Cuihua.
Two days later, the school was completed, with a total of four classrooms.
I also asked an old teacher in the village to make tables and chairs and put them in the classroom.
Considering that there is only one teacher, Liu Yinyin, only two classrooms have been decorated at present.
In order to make the school look more presentable, Liu Changquan used his connections to buy old textbooks, two used blackboards and two boxes of chalk from the commune school.
There is nothing else. There are no conditions in the village, so we can only make do with what we have.
On the day the school was completed, Liu Changquan informed the villagers that they could enroll their children in the school.
You don’t have to pay tuition, but you have to spend money to buy old textbooks, and the parents have to pay for this.
Liu Changquan left all the subsequent tasks to Liu Yinyin.
The village is about to start spring ploughing. Spring ploughing is the top priority of the village and cannot be delayed. Liu Changquan has no time to take care of matters here.
Just let Liu Yinyin find him if she has any problems.
Thus, Liu Yinyin began her teaching career.
On the first day, there were quite a lot of people who came to register, most of them were mothers or grandmothers who came with their sons.
Liu Yinyin moved a table and sat at the door of the classroom, letting the people line up one by one.
"Teacher Yin Yin, I am registering my son. His name is Goudan." said a fat woman. Everyone in the village called her Fat Auntie.
Liu Yinyin frowned and asked, "Auntie, what's his full name and how old is he?"
"What's your full name?" Auntie Fat was startled, she turned around and patted her son next to her, "Goudan, what's your full name?"
Goudan was slapped by his mother, and the eldest brother was unhappy: "Mom, what's your name? I only know that my name is Goudan."
Since childhood, everyone has called him Goudan! He doesn't even know he has a real name!
Auntie Pang glared at him, then smiled and said to Liu Yinyin: "Teacher Yinyin, can I sign him up first? I'll ask his grandfather about his name later."
Goudan is eight years old, which is the appropriate age.
Liu Yinyin nodded and explained: "The tuition fee is a basket of wild vegetables a day, which must be paid on time. Old textbooks cost fifty cents, and other notebooks, pencils, etc. must be prepared by yourself.
Also...if your child is too naughty and affects other students' learning in the classroom, or fights with others, I will send him back."
Auntie Fatty quickly responded, "Don't worry, if he dares to act naughty, I will have his father whip him to death!"
Liu Yinyin: “…”
That doesn't have to be the case.
Next.
"Teacher Yin Yin, my son's name is Liu Zhigao, and he is eleven years old." As soon as the words fell.
Liu Zhigao yelled, "Mom, I don't want to study anymore, I want to go back to farming!"
He is eleven years old and can earn four or five work points a day at work. He doesn't want to study with a bunch of little kids.
"You are such a loser. What's the point of farming?" Liu Zhigao's mother said this and slapped him hard on the back.
Liu Yinyin coughed and said, "...Auntie, if he really doesn't want to do it, then forget it."
If your mind is not on studying, it is useless to send you to study.
"No, no, my son actually wants to study, he's just too old and shy." Liu Zhigao's mother pulled her son forward, "Hurry up and tell Teacher Yinyin that you're willing to come and study!"
After saying that, Liu Zhigao's mother took off her shoes...
Well, under the coercion of his mother, Liu Zhigao compromised.
Liu Yinyin was overwhelmed: "......"
I thought the registration issue could be settled quickly.
But the plan could not keep up with the changes, and all kinds of situations went wrong. It was not until noon that Liu Yinyin finally finished the work at hand.
It is too late to attend class today, so Liu Yinyin asked them to come to the first class before 8 o'clock tomorrow morning.
She counted and found that, including the two from the Liu family, there were a total of twenty-two children who registered today, two more than planned.
The two Liu Yinyins behind did not refuse either. Let’s do this for now. Who knows, maybe one of the children will need to drop out of school in the future.
There were twenty-two children, the youngest was six years old and the oldest was twelve years old. Among them, there were only four girls and the rest were all boys.
Liu Yinyin suddenly felt a lot of pressure, she thought she might really become a child king.
It was noon, Liu Yinyin took her notebook and pencil, locked the classroom door and went home.
All four classrooms were locked, and Liu Changquan handed the keys to Liu Yinyin for management.
"Are you okay?" Jiang Cuihua had been taking care of her child for another morning.
Liu Yinyin took Gu Yanyan, kissed his fair and tender face, and sighed: "...It's not a big problem."
All in all, there are no big problems at the moment, but as for the small problems...you can't think too much about them, because if you do, there will be problems everywhere.
Jiang Cuihua thought that the girl was quite capable. If she could really become a teacher, it would be much easier than working in the fields. However,...
Jiang Cuihua said regretfully: "Look, why do you have to order wild vegetables when you can order something else?"
It would be great to get work points, and you can also get food rations.
Liu Yinyin was bitter in her heart, "...wild vegetables are good."
In the future, if someone wants to eat wild vegetables, they won’t be able to do so.
After lunch, Liu Yinyin went to the county town.
She discovered she was missing something, a clock!
She will start teaching the children tomorrow, and she won't be able to manage her time without a clock.
There is a watch in her system warehouse. Liu Yinyin usually uses it secretly to check the time at home, but it is not easy to take it out and use it directly.
Gu Cheng also has a watch, but he also needs to use it for work.
There was no other choice, Liu Yinyin could only come to the county town to buy it.
She didn't plan to buy a watch because it was too expensive, she just wanted something that could tell time.
She looked around at the supply and marketing cooperative and liked an old-fashioned wall clock, but didn't buy it.
After leaving the supply and marketing cooperative, Liu Yinyin found a deserted corner and smuggled an identical old-fashioned wall clock from the system.