Jiang Li and Xu Yuanyuan looked at each other, then followed the village chief without hesitation.

"Village Chief, we are here to help you."

Finally, the three of them worked together to push open the fence gate that had not been moved for a long time, and stepped on the weeds to come into the yard.

The abandoned school was built with wood, and the wooden piles had turned black due to years of rain erosion.

"Slow down, young comrades. Watch your step and don't get tripped by branches."

The village chief looked down at his feet and did not forget to remind Jiang Li and Xu Yuanyuan.

"Got it, Village Chief, please be careful too."

The three of them stepped on the half-human-high weeds and came into the house.

There are a few small tables and stools in the room. They are called tables, but in fact they are made of discarded wooden boards, and the stools are also wooden stakes.

No one had been to the house for a long time. The roof was covered with spider webs, and the tables, benches and floor were covered with a thick layer of dust.

"There are five rooms in this courtyard. Since there is only one teacher, we chose a large room as a classroom. Daqing, Chaoli and others learned to read and write in this room with the old teacher."

After learning that Lu Chaoli had studied here when he was a child, Jiang Li looked around the classroom, and a miniature version of Lu Chaoli sitting at the table and shaking his head while reading emerged in her mind.

She curled the corners of her mouth, walked to the tightly closed window and pushed it open with great effort.

The moment the window was opened, a gust of dry wind blew in, instantly dispelling a lot of the musty smell in the room.

"Although it has been abandoned for a long time, the house can still be used after cleaning. Once it is cleaned up, the children can come here to go to school."

The village chief nodded and said, "Come on, I'll take you to see other houses."

After the village chief finished speaking, he walked out of the house with his hands behind his back and took Jiang Li and Xu Yuanyuan to the next room.

This room was in a similar condition to the previous one, with cobwebs all over the corners and the roof, but it looked smaller than the previous one.

Jiang Li and Xu Yuanyuan opened the windows for ventilation immediately, and followed the village chief to visit all five rooms.

"Village head, it's appropriate for the children to study and learn to read here, but I don't know how many children there are in the village? We can then allocate classrooms."

The village chief had already counted the children who were going to school when he met the villagers this morning. Now when Jiang Li asked him about it, he directly reported the number.

"There are sixty-eight children in total. It's up to you how to divide them up."

Jiang Li nodded: "Okay, we got it, Village Chief, go back and get busy, we'll clean the house first."

After the village chief left, Jiang Li and Xu Yuanyuan picked up a stick from the yard, pulled some grass, went back into the house, and picked down the spider webs in the corner of the wall.

After applying medicine to Liu Jiayi's wound, Li Zhixiu also came to help and even brought a broom.

Due to the large amount of work, the three of them were busy all day.

Jiang Li and the other two wanted to clean up the school as quickly as possible so that the children could learn to read and write as soon as possible. After dinner, they came to the school again with flashlights. However, this time they were not the only three who came. Zhou Guoqing, Lin Jieye and Xi Qingshan, three male educated youth, also came.

After learning that the yard was full of weeds, the three of them took hoes and planned to help remove the weeds.

On the way, Zhou Guoqing kept following Jiang Li and making small talk. Jiang Li didn't want to chat with him, and when Zhou Guoqing talked a lot, she just responded indifferently out of politeness.

Xu Yuanyuan, who was walking beside Jiang Li, couldn't help but roll her eyes when she saw Zhou Guoqing clinging to Jiang Li like a mangy dog. She was about to go to the other side of Jiang Li to separate Zhou Guoqing when she heard Lu Chaoli's voice from the side.

"Hello, comrades."

A few people subconsciously turned their heads to look at the road beside them, and saw Lu Chaoli and several brothers walking towards them.

"Comrade Xiao Lu, why are you here?"

Lin Jieye, who was at the edge, responded.

Lu Chaoli explained: "I heard from Brother Daqing that the village is going to reopen a school, so we came here to help clean up."

Daqing, who was following Lu Chaoli, smiled and said, "I didn't expect to meet you by chance. Have you all eaten? If not, go back and eat. Leave this to us."

"Yes, we will take care of this job. We will make sure it is cleaned up today!"

Tiezhu patted his chest. Even though he had been moving bricks all day, he was still full of energy.

Lin Jiye smiled and said, "We have already eaten."

"Okay, then let's go together. The sooner we finish, the sooner we can go home!"

Several people carried weeding hoes on their shoulders and walked towards the school excitedly.

"Comrade Xiao Zhou, I heard that you all came from the city. Can you tell us what's in the city so that we can see the world?"

Tiezhu came to Zhou Guoqing with a grin, hooked his shoulder and looked down at him like a good brother.

"Yes, yes. I have never been to the city since I was a child. What is there in the city? How is it different from the countryside?"

Hu Zi also agreed and quickly came to the other side of Zhou Guoqing to separate him from Jiang Li.

Zhou Guoqing, who was entangled by the two men, had a bit of disdain in his eyes. He looked at Hu Zi and Tie Zhu as if they were bumpkins, claiming that he was superior to them.

Under the expectant gazes of Hu Zi and Tie Zhu, he said in a condescending tone: "Of course the city is different from the village. In the city, there are buildings, cars, supermarkets, and it is convenient to go anywhere. Unlike in the village, you have to drive a bullock cart for more than ten miles to the town to buy anything."

"Building? How many floors? How high?"

"There are several floors, some with six floors, some with ten floors. The six-story ones alone are more than 20 meters high, not to mention the ten-story ones!"

Seeing the curiosity in the eyes of Hu Zi and others, Zhou Guoqing, who lived in the city, suddenly developed a sense of superiority as a city dweller, and even raised his chin high when he spoke.

Before he knew it, Zhou Guoqing was taken to the front by Hu Zi and Tie Zhu, while Lu Chaoli walked to Jiang Li's side and whispered something to her.

I don’t know what Lu Chaoli said, but Jiang Li, Xu Yuanyuan and others all started laughing.

Zhou Guoqing was talking so much that his mouth was dry. After hearing the laughter of Jiang Li and others, he subconsciously stopped and turned his head. When he saw Lu Chaoli walking beside Jiang Li, his face suddenly turned dark.

He realized belatedly that Tiezhu, Huzi and others had deliberately sent him away so that Lu Chaoli could take his place! The bright smile on Jiang Li's face made him even more angry.

Why is it that Comrade Xiao Jiang is always talking and laughing with Lu Chaoli, but ignores him? !