Once, they arrived at a rather remote village. The village chief looked at them with some suspicion and asked, "What do you need so much timber for? We don't even have enough for ourselves." Lin Yue patiently explained, "Village chief, we need it to repair our village school. It's too hard for the children to study there; we want to give them a better environment." The village chief listened and was silent for a moment. "I see," he said, "but we really don't have any extra timber. However, I can tell you that there's a forest farm on the other side of the mountain; you can go and ask them." A glimmer of hope flashed in Lin Yue and Chen Yu's eyes. After thanking the village chief, they embarked on a new journey.
Many touching stories unfolded during the process of organizing the villagers to clean the classrooms. The village women all took out their tools and joined the educated youth in cleaning. One woman, wiping her sweat, said, "This school should have been cleaned up a long time ago. We can't let the children study in such a dirty place." The children were also very enthusiastic; they helped move things and sweep the floor, working with great energy despite their young age.
Li Jing, along with several other female educated youth, taught the children to sing, bringing them joy during breaks from work. "We are the successors of communism..." The children's clear voices echoed in the dilapidated classroom, seemingly bringing new life to this dusty place.
As time went on, the school's cleanup efforts began to show results. The classrooms became tidier, and the clutter in the yard was cleared away. But bigger challenges lay ahead: the manufacture of desks and chairs, the repair of the roof and walls, and the updating of textbooks all required a significant amount of manpower, resources, and money. Lin Yue and her colleagues were well aware of this, but they did not back down in the slightest, because they knew they were creating a hopeful future for the children—a truly sacred mission.
During this process, they also encountered some villagers who didn't understand. Some villagers felt that repairing the school was a waste of resources and that these resources would be better used elsewhere. Faced with these doubts, Lin Yue and the educated youth patiently explained to them the importance of education. They gradually moved the villagers with their actions and enthusiasm, and encouraged more people to join the ranks of educational reform.
On a star-studded night, Lin Yue walked alone into the schoolyard. Looking at the few lonely trees under the moonlight, she was filled with emotion. She thought of the excellent education she had received in the modern world, and looking at the simple school before her, her resolve strengthened. "No matter the difficulties, I will ensure these children also have access to a quality education," she silently vowed. At that moment, she was no longer the somewhat naive girl who had first arrived in the village, but an educator shouldering a mission, bravely moving forward for the children's future. Her figure appeared exceptionally resolute in the moonlight, as if she had become one with this ancient yet hopeful village.
In the school classrooms, the worn-out desks, chairs, and blackboards seem to be quietly awaiting their rebirth, waiting to be given a new mission to support the children's growth and dreams. This humble school, thanks to the efforts of Lin Yue and her partners, is about to undergo a dramatic transformation, becoming a new starting point for the children to pursue their dreams.
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