Jiang Ye's words were true and false, and the villagers were overwhelmed with emotion. They couldn't help but ask whether what he and Yao Qiyue said was true.
Yao Qiyue forced a smile and replied, "Yes, yes, yes, that's right."
"Big cities have many opportunities to make money, and our country is new, so we need all kinds of talents."
"July, if that auntie learns to write big characters, can she make money like you?"
Li Hong blushed a little. At her age, she still wanted to make money by writing, and it was a bit embarrassing to say it out loud.
When Yao Qiyue turned around, she saw Li Hong, who was a little shy, and a group of aunts and uncles following behind her.
Yao Qiyue: “???”
The smile on her face almost froze, and she said soothingly: "Auntie, you can learn if you want."
"I see our brigade has literacy classes, and the blackboards are just sitting there, gathering dust. This is a great opportunity for us to practice."
The commune organizes some people to come down every year to learn literacy, and the village also opens literacy classes, but not many people attend.
Most villagers believe that it is more important to go to the fields and collect more firewood to survive the winter than to learn to read.
Even if they didn't have to go to literacy classes together for a few days at first, the villagers thought it was great to learn to write their own names.
In order not to dampen the villagers' enthusiasm for learning, Yao Qiyue said tactfully:
"You guys at this age don't have as good a memory as kids. They learn quickly, so we have to put in the effort to learn more when we have nothing to do.
What Jiang Ye said about making money with a thousand words is true, but the words also need to be well thought out, and they need to be connected into sentences and become an article.
"So, we can't give up halfway through the literacy class!"
Li Hong patted her chest and assured: "Don't worry, July. As long as we can make money, we can endure any hardship and will never give up halfway."
The villagers echoed: "Yes, we can hold on."
"Okay, let's start by being able to write a thousand words!"
Yao Qiyue felt that no matter how old one was, it was still beneficial to be able to read. At least in the future, one would not be tricked into signing any agreement because of not being able to read.
Li Hong and the sisters around her were as excited as if they had been injected with chicken blood when they heard Yao Qiyue's words.
They clenched their fists, imagining that they would start making money after learning a thousand words, and their faces turned red with excitement.
At this time, Yao Qiyue's image became a role model in the eyes of the women in the village, and they would all strive to learn from her in the future.
At present, Yao Qiyue still doesn’t know that the team leader Ji Ping has a plan in mind, and is still encouraging every villager who comes to ask her.
Ji Ping stood on a simple platform and could see the situation below clearly.
He cleared his throat and shouted loudly: "Since everyone is so reluctant to send their children to school, I think we should just forget it."
"Anyway, every family has to pay some food to the teacher when they go to school."
At this time, all the villagers were attracted by the high salaries mentioned by Jiang Ye and Yao Qiyue, and they all criticized the team leader for his stingy behavior.
The loudest voice came from Li Hong: "We always gave food and money to all the teachers who came to our school before."
"It's just a small amount. If every family in our village contributes a little, it will be enough. You can't give up just because of such a simple thing. We want to make a lot of money in the future."
Li Hong has had a lot of contact with Yao Qiyue, so she knows what kind of person Yao Qiyue is, and she trusts Yao Qiyue's words unconditionally.
Qian Guixiang and Yao Qiyue are two people who became acquainted with each other through fighting. She feels that her brain is not enough to make money by studying, but she has three children. If she sends them all to school, each child can earn six yuan for writing a thousand words. Three children can definitely write more than a thousand words. How much money can she make?
She counted carefully on her fingers, and the money she earned must be more than the number of fingers she had.
Qian Guixiang couldn't let the team leader so easily disrupt her money-making plan, so she shouted at the top of her lungs: "Team leader, you can't go back on your word. We must send our child to school."
"You can't ruin my child's future just for a few pounds of food."
Qian Guixiang looked at Captain Ji Ping with condemnation in her eyes.
Team leader Ji Ping calmly took two steps forward and said, "So, we all have no objection to reopening the school, right?
If one person disagrees, I don't care."
"Captain, we have no objection. Our primary school has been vacant for several years. I'll take people to clean it up after work tomorrow."
"Yes, Captain. Last time I saw that the school fence was broken. I'll go over and rebuild it tomorrow."
"Let's all go and repair it. There are only two thatched houses, and I don't know if they can accommodate so many people."
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Everyone was so heated in the discussion that they completely forgot their previous opposition to the proposal to reopen the primary school.
Seeing that everything was settled, Ji Ping said loudly, "Okay, today's meeting is over. Let's all go back and rest early so as not to delay work tomorrow."
Lu Zhian and Du Yun followed the crowd in a daze. When most people had left and there were no other villagers on the road, the three of them sneaked and cautiously came to Jiang Ye's residence.
Jiang Ye and Yao Qiyue sat obediently on a long bench, with Du Yun, Lu Zhian, and Chen Qingyun and He Bolin sitting in front of them watching the fun.
Yao Qiyue felt like she was being tried in three courts.
"I know you two are doing this for the good of me and your wife, but you are still young and don't understand the current situation."
"If we stay quietly in the bullpen, those people will leave us alone."
"But if we open a school with great fanfare and then take up the position, we'll be stepping on the new rules. Many people will come to us and recommend us for work. In more serious cases, it might even implicate Captain Ji Ping."
Lu Zhian looked serious as he looked at the two silent people in front of him, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
They all knew that Jiang Ye and Yao Qiyue were trying their best to protect the people living in the cowshed, but because they were still young and had not experienced much, they still maintained a positive and optimistic attitude.
Their current status is that they are bad elements who have been sent down to the countryside and need to undergo labor reform.
They cannot and should not teach and educate people anymore.
There was sadness in Lu Zhian's eyes, and Du Yun was unusually silent.
The atmosphere in the room suddenly became silent.
Jiang Ye looked up at Lu Zhian and said seriously, "Master, don't worry. We have our own plans. You just go to class and teach well."
"July and I will handle the rest."
Jiang Ye turned to look at Yao Qiyue with determination in his eyes.
Yao Qiyue smiled back. She wanted to do something for this era instead of just staring at Lin Wanru. Otherwise, what happiness would there be in her life?
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