The little boy, about seven or eight years old, who was being led by the woman, had no idea what He Xianqiu was talking about. That made his mother so scared, but he was not afraid.
So the boy glared at He Xianqiu fiercely: "What does it have to do with you? A money-loser gets some money after getting married. All the money in the family is mine. I can't give it to that money-loser."
He Xianqiu was shocked when she heard the boy's remarks. She had just heard many "treasonous" remarks from him, but she was still shocked.
A seven or eight-year-old child, who was brought up in a family that favors boys over girls, believed that other women were money-losing goods, born to work for the family, and would only add money to the family after getting married. He Xianqiu didn't know how to describe her feelings at the moment.
He Xianqiu is feeling complicated now. She thinks such thoughts are terrible, but such thoughts were common in the seventies. Even after twenty years, the idea of favoring boys over girls still exists.
But when she encountered this, He Xianqiu couldn't just watch this ten-year-old girl being oppressed and unable to study.
So He Xianqiu said to the woman in a cold voice: "Are you sure you don't want to let this child go to school? Do you know that you are breaking the law? Do you want to go to labor camp?"
The woman listened to He Xianqiu's words. She didn't want to let her daughter, who she thought was a waste of money, go to school, but she was afraid that she would really be sent to labor camp, so she could only say reluctantly: "Give it to me."
After saying that, she glared at the little girl fiercely and cursed her under her breath, "You're just a money-loser."
When the girl heard that she could read, she burst into laughter. Seeing her like this, He Xianqiu felt a little sad for some reason.
So He Xianqiu asked gently: "Have you ever been to school before?"
The girl looked up at her, then said slowly, "No."
After saying this she seemed a little embarrassed, so she lowered her head.
He Xianqiu looked at her and said, "It's okay. Can I start from the first grade?"
The girl nodded. She was very grateful to the beautiful elder sister. It was she who persuaded her mother so that she could go to school.
The woman could only pay the money with gritted teeth. She looked heartbroken as she paid, as if she shouldn't have paid this money and she felt extremely painful.
He Xianqiu registered the girl into the first grade, and then watched the woman take the boy to the second grade registration office. When they paid, they were so willing and happy.
He Xianqiu felt a little complicated when he saw this scene. The woman was only forced to study because of the pressure she put on her, but she was also reluctant.
Although He Xianqiu finally helped the girl study successfully, she couldn't be happy because she knew it was only temporary.
He Xianqiu looked at the woman and the girl walking away, feeling melancholy.
The female teacher next to her saw her like this, moved her mouth, but finally didn't say anything.
Afterwards, He Xianqiu registered seriously, but her heart was not as relaxed and happy as when she first arrived.
By noon, the registration was finally over. He Xianqiu moved his sore neck and stood up.
There were not many students registered. From morning to noon, He Xianqiu had only registered eighteen first-year students.
No one came to register at this time in the afternoon. He Xianqiu guessed that most of them had registered. There were actually not many children in the team, and all those who could come had come.
After a while, the principal came out of the office and said to everyone, "Thank you for your hard work. You can take a rest now."
Song Wenzhong took out the teaching book and distributed it to everyone, and then said to He Xianqiu: "He Zhiqing, I don't have your teaching book, so you need to teach the students to paint according to the situation yourself."
He Xianqiu nodded to show that she understood, and then since there was nothing else to do, she returned to the educated youth point.
He Xianqiu didn’t have any teaching books, but if she needed to prepare for class, she planned to go back and draw a few pictures, which she would then use in class tomorrow.
She slowly returned to the educated youth site. At that time, the other educated youth were still doing farm work, so they did not come back. Only she and Song Wenzhong were at the educated youth site.
He Xianqiu and Song Wenzhong were both tired, so they went back to the dormitory to rest.
The dormitory was empty and quiet. He Xianqiu was tired after being busy all morning, so after washing up, she fell asleep as soon as she lay down on the bed.
He Xianqiu was sleeping soundly when he heard some noises and whispers.
"He Zhiqing is still sleeping, Yang Zhiqing, please keep your voice down."
"Why should I speak in a low voice? I'm so tired when I come back." Yang Shuhua muttered loudly.
He Xianqiu opened her eyes when she heard the voice, then propped herself up and took a look. Yang Shuhua noticed her gaze, snorted, and walked away.
He Xianqiu felt confused, so she ignored it. Thinking about tomorrow's class, she rummaged through her suitcase and found a notebook. She didn't have any special white paper for drawing, so she could only use these instead.
Then I used the suitcase as a table and drew on the notebook.
He Xianqiu was drawing seriously. She drew five pictures, including a vivid tiger, a clever and cute monkey, a bird eating insects seriously, a furry rabbit, and a deer drinking water with its head down.
With only a pencil, He Xianqiu could only sketch, without any coloring, but it still looked good.
Looking at the five finished drawings, He Xianqiu was satisfied and looked forward to tomorrow's class.
He Xianqiu put the painting away and noticed someone was staring at her. She looked up and saw Sun Xiaoyan hurriedly turning her head away. She frowned and looked at her, then lowered her head and put the painting under the quilt at the end of the bed.
It was already afternoon, and the other educated youth had already prepared the meal and were shouting outside, asking others to go out for dinner.
When He Xianqiu heard the voice, he went out and came to the main room. Perhaps only two people were selected as teachers at the educated youth point, and the others were eliminated. It was inevitable that they felt uncomfortable, so the atmosphere was a bit weird.
He Xianqiu noticed it, but she pretended to know nothing. While others were talking, she said nothing and just ate her meal.
Anything you say at this time will cause dissatisfaction from others, so it’s better to shut up and eat. There’s nothing much to say anyway.
After eating, He Xianqiu picked up the bowl and told everyone that he had finished eating and would go back to the dormitory first. Everyone else nodded.
After she left, Yang Shuhua snorted coldly: "You are just a teacher, why are you so proud?"
"I guess Xianqiu is really happy right now. After all, she is the only female educated youth who became a teacher in our educated youth site." Zhao Yaling said softly.
When Zhao Yaling saw that He Xianqiu was selected but she was not, she felt extremely uncomfortable, so she echoed him.
If He Xianqiu were here, he would definitely ask why she didn't tell him that there was another male educated youth at the educated youth point who was selected to be a teacher, and she was caught telling the story. This must be a sinister move.
After all, only two people were selected to join the educated youth site, and the others could only continue to farm and do farm work, feeling unhappy. Zhao Yaling suddenly said that, perhaps she wanted to make the other educated youth dissatisfied with her.
When Sun Xiaoyan heard what they said, although she didn't say anything, she seemed to agree with them. After all, she said that a few days ago, and she was so miserable, but He Xianqiu was unwilling to give in to her. She lived such a hard life, but He Xianqiu didn't even pity her.
Thinking of this, Sun Xiaoyan's eyes darkened.
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