Chapter 51 Chapter 51 We must find the person

When they were leaving, Shen Moer and her friends ran into Teacher He from Liuqiao Commune Primary School in the corridor.

Teacher He was also about to go out with two students. When he heard that Shen Moer and her friends wanted to go for a walk nearby, he was immediately happy: "Great minds think alike, Teacher Shen. We are from a small place, and it's rare for us to come to the provincial capital. I was just thinking of taking them out for a walk to broaden their horizons."

Compared to Shen Moer, who had no idea about the provincial capital and was just planning to take the two children for a random walk, Teacher He was obviously much more prepared.

"I have asked the comrade who received us and the people in the guesthouse. The place where we compete is the Provincial Workers, Peasants and Soldiers Primary School, which is just across the street. Then two blocks to the east is the Provincial University campus. There is also a department store in front of the Provincial University."

First, go to the school where the competition is held to check out the environment, let the students get familiar with the environment, then go to the outside of the Provincial University campus to feel the atmosphere of a higher education institution, and finally go to the department store in the provincial capital to stroll around. Regardless of whether you buy anything or not, you can still broaden your horizons.

The four children chattered along the way and soon talked together. Shen Moer also heard two children from the commune primary school praising Zhou Zhaodi. Zhou Zhaodi was so shy that she shook her head repeatedly, but the smile on her face was brighter than ever.

"It's really the provincial capital. Even the streets are many times wider than our commune. The trees cover the sky and the houses are all cement houses. It's obvious that life there is much better than ours."

Teacher He sighed, "I was so lucky to have this opportunity to go out and see the world. I don't know when I will have the chance to come again in the future."

As for the wide streets, Shen Moer has lived in Daliang Capital since she was a child. She has been in and out of the palace and officials' mansions. She didn't think the streets of the provincial capital of Nan Province were so wide.

But the cement houses that can be seen are some of them are four or five stories high, bicycles can be seen everywhere, cars occasionally drive by, and there are electric lights and running water in the guesthouse... It can be seen that the lives of the people in the provincial capital are indeed much better than those in the commune below.

"Hey, there's an old noodle shop in this alley. Let's go eat something?" Teacher He suddenly pointed to an old alley and said.

They had lunch in the car, and they ate dry food brought from home. Although it was not time for dinner yet, everyone was already hungry.

Teacher He had been looking around. Shen Moer thought he was curious about the streets and houses in the provincial capital, but it turned out that he was looking for this noodle shop he had heard about. The

noodle shop was just a hundred meters into the alley. On the wooden sign was written "Liuxiang State-owned Noodle Restaurant". There were three shops in a row. Maybe it was still early, so there were no customers in the shop. The waiters in white uniforms were sitting at the tables bored.

When they entered, they were stopped by the waiter at the door, who said that it was not yet opening hours. Teacher He was a good talker, and he immediately explained to the people that they were here to participate in the competition, and they had not had time to eat because they were in a hurry. The waiter took a look at the elementary school students who had shrunk into quails, and stopped stopping them.

Teacher He took out a bill and said he would treat them. Shen Moer was sure that he would not pay, so in the end, the two of them pooled the bill, each paying half, and ordered six bowls of noodles and a portion of broth.

The noodle chef's cooking skills were really good. When the noodles came, the children whispered in surprise, "It smells so good", and then each of them held a large bowl of noodles and ate it up, without having time to say a word the whole time.

Finally, when there was still half a bowl of noodles left in Shen Moer's bowl, the others, including the skinny-looking Zhou Zhaodi, had finished the noodles and the broth that was given to them, and even drank up all the noodle soup.

"..."

Shen Moer quickly sped up.

After finishing her meal and coming out of the noodle shop, Shen Moer also deliberately observed a few students, fearing that they would feel uncomfortable from eating too much. As a result, a few little guys rubbed their stomachs with satisfaction: "It would be great if I could eat such a big bowl of noodles every day. I haven't eaten my fill for a long time."

Even the shy Zhou Zhaodi nodded her head and agreed: "Me too, the competition is great. I was also full the last time I went to the city for the competition. This time it's even better. It would be great if we could have the competition every day."

Teacher He was amused by them . He was so happy, probably seeing Shen Moer's worry, he said: "Don't worry, it's okay, such a bowl of noodles, let alone them, even my little niece who hasn't started school yet can finish it."

Then he sighed: "It's not easy to have a full meal these days!"

Shen Moer thought about it and it was true. People these days are like this. They don't eat enough on weekdays, but when they can eat enough, their stomachs are like bottomless pits, and they are never too full. Seeing that the children were not feeling uncomfortable, she was relieved.

"Sister Moer, there is a sister crying over there." Maomao suddenly rubbed against Shen Moer's side, pulled her clothes and whispered.

This naughty kid may be naughty, but he is also very clever. If he hadn't told her, Shen Moer wouldn't have noticed that, diagonally opposite the noodle shop, a girl of eighteen or nineteen was huddled against the white wall outside the courtyard gate. She was holding something in her hand, her shoulders were twitching, and she wiped her face with the back of her hand from time to time. It looked like she was really crying.

Shen Moer noticed that there was a wooden sign hanging at the gate of the courtyard, with the words "First Workshop of the Southern Province Embroidery Factory" on it.

This sign was actually a bit strange. Generally speaking, signs are hung in government departments or enterprises and institutions. It's not strange to have a sign at the gate of a state-owned factory, but it's a bit out of place to have a sign at the door of a workshop, especially since this workshop is in an alley in such a busy city, which is even more strange.

Originally, Shen Moer was not the type to meddle in other people's business, especially since the girl was probably one or two years older than her and old enough to get married. No matter what happened, she would probably be able to solve it herself in the end.

However, after seeing clearly what the girl had in her hand, Shen Moer couldn't help but walk over: "Comrade, can you let me see this embroidery in your hand?"

As she approached, the sobbing sound became clearer, as if she was startled by Shen Moer's sudden voice. After the sobbing sound stopped abruptly, the girl wiped her face casually with her sleeve, looked up at Shen Moer, and saw that it was a stranger. She frowned, thought for a while, and raised the thing in her hand unhappily: "It's a failed product, what's so good about it, you can see it if you want!"

Her attitude was not very good, but Shen Moer didn't care. From the tone of her voice, she should have cried because of depression because the embroidery was ruined. Shen Moer would never bother with her.

Shen Moer carefully took the thing, which was a peony painting. In Shen Moer's opinion, the color scheme is a bit too bright, but the technique is not bad. Unfortunately, there is a mistake in the embroidery. The embroiderer probably found it after the embroidery was finished. It was too late to change it at this time.

She noticed this embroidery because at first glance, this peony pattern looks very similar to the style that Concubine Cao liked most in the palace during the Liang Dynasty. They, father and daughter, have never gotten along well with Concubine Cao. When they see something related to her, they will inevitably pay attention to it and guard against being cheated.

Now take a closer look, the difference is still quite big.

Shen Moer looked at the girl and thought that she would do a good deed that day. She said, "It's not a complete failure. You can change it if you want."

Then she explained the needlework of the style that Concubine Cao liked the most. The girl didn't take it seriously at first, but after listening to her clear and logical explanation and her knowledge of various embroidery needlework, she listened more and more seriously.

When Shen Moer took out a pen and paper from her bag and drew the pattern and handed it to her, the girl was already stunned. She held the paper that Shen Moer had torn from her notebook as if it were a treasure.

Seeing that she was fascinated by the pattern, Shen Moer didn't say anything more. She waved her hand and took Maomao and the others who were looking around and left.

Teacher He exclaimed in amazement: "Teacher Shen, I didn't expect you to know so much about embroidery!"

Shen Moer paused, then said: "My mother taught me all this. I didn't have many opportunities to practice, so it's not enough to just talk about it on paper."

Teacher He: "That's also very impressive. Besides, you said last time that compared to your father, you are only superficial. Hiss, I just saw it. If your painting skills are only superficial, then I think Teacher Dong is just a hair."

Shen Moer The daughter was amused by him: "You have also seen Teacher Dong painting? You say that, aren't you afraid that Teacher Dong will find out?"

Teacher He: "Well, I happened to see it when I went to the county for a meeting. I'm being realistic. Besides, how would Teacher Dong know, unless you go and tell her."

Maomao immediately came over and raised his little hand high: "And me, and me!"

Teacher He: "..."

About twenty minutes after Shen Moer and the others left the alley Then, a woman in her forties wearing glasses, short hair and a gray-blue cadre uniform hurried out of the yard of the first workshop of the Nan Province Embroidery Factory. She looked around the alley anxiously and asked the crying girl who followed her out: "Xiao Li, where is she?!"

Niu Xiaoli hesitated and said: "Such a long time has passed, she must have gone far away."

She was puzzled: "Director, this pattern is so "Okay?"

Chen Jiahua frowned and said, "Let's go to the intersection and take a look."

Then he walked quickly towards the intersection, saying, "Although only the petals are painted, the whole pattern is very classic and elegant. The key is that this person's mastery of embroidery needles is also superb. If such talents can be absorbed into our first workshop, there will be no worries about the increase in export volume."

Niu Xiaoli curled her lips, somewhat disapproving.

Chen Jiahua walked to the intersection. There were people and cars on the road, but there was no girl and boy with four children. Obviously, they came out too late and had already walked far away.

Chen Jiahua was suddenly extremely disappointed. After a while, he let out a long sigh and turned to walk into the alley, muttering unwillingly as he walked: "How could two people bring four children?"

When he looked up, he saw the sign of Liuxiang State-owned Noodle Restaurant. Chen Jiahua's heart moved and he quickly walked into the noodle restaurant.

The characteristics were too obvious. As soon as Chen Jiahua asked, the waiter remembered: "A young man and a woman brought four children. Yes, they ate noodles in our restaurant. The children each ate a big bowl. They said they came from the commune below to participate in a painting competition. The two adults are teachers."

"Which commune they are from, I don't know. They didn't say, but they should be staying in a nearby guesthouse. They said that the waiter of the guesthouse recommended our noodle restaurant to them, so they came here specially to eat. Director Chen, do you have something to do with them?"

Without getting any more useful information, Chen Jiahua made up an excuse, thanked the waiter, and walked out of the noodle restaurant.

Seeing her serious expression, Niu Xiaoli thought that she had not heard any news, so she said, "Director, it's just half a sketch, and we don't know if it's useful or not."

It must be useful, after all, she felt very excited after hearing it, otherwise she wouldn't have run to tell Chen Jiahua directly.

But seeing Chen Jiahua care so much, Niu Xiaoli felt a little sour in her heart.

Chen Jiahua didn't pay any attention to what Niu Xiaoli said. She frowned and thought for a while, and said directly, "Xiaoli, let's go to the nearby guesthouses to look for him separately. We must find him."

Niu Xiaoli's face suddenly became a little ugly.

Shen Moer knew nothing about what happened in Liuxiang. They went to see the Provincial Workers, Peasants and Soldiers Primary School and the Provincial University campus along the way. Of course, they all stood outside to watch, but this was enough to make several elementary school students sigh.

Especially the provincial university, the school gate looked very grand, and they walked a long way along the wall of the provincial university. The primary school students were talking about how the campus

of the provincial university was bigger than the commune. When they arrived at the department store, it was even more amazing. Compared with the supply and marketing cooperative in the commune and the department store in the provincial capital, it was like a lady from a rich family and a little girl. The department store was not only tall and big, but also had a wide variety of goods. Many of the things, these country bumpkins, had never even seen.

Shen Moer bought some urgently needed daily necessities and some food that was not available in the commune, and Teacher He directly bought a large net bag of cakes.

They all gave some to several students. The children did not expect that after eating a bowl of delicious noodles, they would have such an unexpected surprise. They were all so happy that their faces were red.

When they came out of the department store, it was the rush hour after work. The road was packed with bicycles. Not to mention the students, even Shen Moer and Teacher He were shocked.

Each team only had one or two bicycles. Even if Shen Shaoyuan got a second-hand bicycle, he would be extremely envied. In the provincial capital, there were bicycles everywhere as if they were free. Even

when they returned to the guesthouse, the students were still chattering about what they had seen along the way.

"Oh, you are just a country bumpkin who has never seen the world. At such an important moment, he didn't even think about cramming, but actually took the students out shopping. Old Ke, look, it's not that I have a prejudice against them, but with this kind of attitude, if they can get lucky once and win the prize, how can they get lucky every time?"

As soon as I went upstairs, I ran into Teacher Hu and Deputy Director Ke. Teacher Hu probably felt that the relationship was already bad, so he didn't hide it and started to criticize them in front of them.

Deputy Director Ke frowned and glanced at Shen Moer and the others. The few children who were chattering just now suddenly fell silent, stood at attention and lowered their heads unconsciously, and glanced at Deputy Director Ke secretly.

"The competition is the most important thing. Teacher He, Teacher Shen, try not to do anything that is not related to the competition." After a few seconds of silence, Deputy Director Ke said.

His words were cryptic, but in fact he did not approve of the behavior of Shen Moer and the others. After he finished speaking, he nodded and walked away.

Teacher Hu immediately followed like a victorious rooster, holding his chin up and his head high.

Several primary school students looked at their teachers nervously. Teacher He looked depressed, but Shen Moer smiled and said, "What we did was not unrelated to the competition. We went to see the competition venue tomorrow. So when you go there tomorrow, won't you feel more familiar and not so scared? Also, we had delicious noodles, so you won't go to bed hungry today, and won't you be more energetic tomorrow? As for what we heard and saw on the road, these are things you have never seen before. Don't you have more materials for painting?"

Maomao immediately puffed up his chest. He straightened his chest, put his hands on his waist, and said confidently: "In the future, I will be able to draw a department store, a waitress wearing a hat, and a very big school... I didn't know how to draw these before, but now I can do them all!"

Now I can only hear about it, but this state of confidence is good. Shen Moer touched his head and praised: "Student Chen Yu said it very well. The teacher believes in you. After studying in the afternoon, you will perform better in the competition tomorrow."

Several primary school students looked at each other, and their expressions changed from trepidation, confusion, and surprise to confidence. Not long after, they started to chatter again.

Teacher He silently gave Shen Moer a thumbs up.

The six people separated in the corridor and went into their own rooms. Liu Yadan, who happened to see this scene at the other corner, asked the clerk Xiao Cui beside him: "That was Ke Hongwen from Jiangbei County just now, right? Do you know who those two young teachers are?"

Xiao Cui was the person in charge of the personnel arrangements from the Lingjiang Municipal Education Bureau. He had some understanding of the teachers and students participating in the competition, especially the fact that the brigade primary school under Liuqiao Commune had produced a city-level Second prize, out of curiosity, he also paid special attention to it. When Liu Yadan asked, he answered immediately: "Director Liu, from Liuqiao Commune under Jiangbei County, the boy is He Mingda, from the commune primary school, and the girl is Shen Moer, from Yangliu Brigade primary school."

Liu Yadan raised his eyebrows: "Is it the one who won the second prize at the municipal level?"

Xiao Cui nodded: "The winner should be that little girl."

Liu Yadan hummed and said nothing more.

The next day, the students participating in the competition came to the Nan Province Workers, Peasants and Soldiers Primary School under the guidance of the teacher, and the students from Lingjiang City were arranged in the same classroom.

Only then did Shen Moer realize that Jiangbei County had the most participants. The other counties had only three or four people, and the city's primary schools had only five people. So Liuqiao Commune had as many participants as a whole county. Also

, the students from other schools were all nervous, with many of them looking haggard and having dark eyes, as if they had stayed up all night. Only the four naughty kids from Liuqiao Commune were full of energy and spirit, with the spirit of "the sun at eight or nine o'clock".

Teacher He was a timid person. As soon as the students entered the venue, he ran to Shen Moer and whispered, "It's settled. At least the four children from our commune are far ahead in spirits."

"Hey, what's wrong with the other three from our county? They look like they didn't sleep last night. Can they compete well in this state?"

"..."

Shen Moer actually knew why. After all, she lived in the same room with the teachers and students of Dongfanghong Primary School. They walked around outside and were exhausted when they came back. They went to bed after washing up. The teachers and students of Dongfanghong Primary School, however, had cram school until very late. In the middle, Shen Moer woke up thirsty and drank water, but the three teachers and students were still drawing with their eyes wide open like bells.

When the students were competing, the teachers had nothing to do. Fortunately, the Provincial Workers, Peasants and Soldiers Primary School was quite considerate in hosting them. They arranged several classrooms for them to sit and chat with each other. If they wanted to walk around the campus, there were people in the school who could take them to the other side of the non-competition area for a walk.

Time passed quickly, and when the bell rang, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. At the same time, they were also worried about their grades.

Maomao rushed out of the classroom first, and when he saw Shen Moer, he shouted, "Sister Moer, I draw so well!"

Zhou Zhaodi and two students from the commune primary school followed closely, with relaxed smiles on their faces.

"It seems that everyone performed well!" Teacher He said with a smile.

Then, teachers from other schools saw their students walking out of the classroom slowly and with sad faces.

"..."

What do you mean everyone? Is it just you?