Chapter 155 Mi Xia wants to set up a scholarship
"This is a place with simple folk customs. By the way, Auntie, do many families here grow fruit trees?"
"Yes, there are several small hills in our area, and people have been planting fruit trees for a living since ancient times. Almost every household has a fruit forest."
"It was fine in the past few years. The production team sent all the fruit trees to the cannery in the city. But in recent years, since the old director of the cannery passed away suddenly, I heard that the factory's performance has been getting worse day by day. In recent years, no one has come to harvest the fruit."
Aunt Wan's face was filled with worry. "It's not a good idea to plant fruit trees now, or not to plant them. If I plant them, I can't sell them, and if I don't plant them, I don't know what to plant on the mountain."
Mi Xia frowned when she heard this, "Auntie, can you take me to see the orchard in the village?"
"Okay, follow me to the back mountain." After hearing Mi Xia's request, although Aunt Wan didn't understand what this girl from the city was going to do, she immediately stood up and led everyone to the back mountain. ”
"Look, this area is full of apple trees, and over there are golden pear trees. The pears we produce here are very sweet. It's a pity that it's winter now. If you come in autumn, I will pick some for you to taste. The hills over there are planted with yellow peaches and hawthorns."
Aunt Wan took Mi Xia to visit several orchards. It was winter and although there were no leaves on the trees, Mi Xia could see that something was wrong with the condition of some of the fruit trees.
"Auntie Wan, look at these fruit trees, right..."
“No one has purchased the fruit trees in recent years, and many families are too lazy to take care of them. It’s a pity for these fruit tree seedlings.” Aunt Wan said with some sorrow.
Aunt Wan took Mi Xia to visit several large orchards in the village, and Mi Xia also got a general understanding of the situation in Wanjia Village.
"Auntie Wan, are there any other villages that grow fruit trees besides yours?"
"Ah, in our entire Linshan Town, almost every village relies on growing fruit trees for a living, but the current situation in other villages is similar to our village, and the fruits are rotting on the trees and no one is picking them."
"I understand, Auntie. Let's go back first. Thank you, Auntie."
Mi Xia already had an idea in her mind, and she had made a rough plan on the way back.
"Yes, yes, let's go back quickly. I guess the meal is ready. Let's go home and eat." Aunt Wan enthusiastically took Mi Xia's hand and walked home.
The lunch was very sumptuous, and Mi Xia got to taste farm food. Although it wasn't as delicious as what she cooked, it was still different.
"Aunt Wan, sorry to bother you today. We'll go back first." Mi Xia raised her lips and smiled.
"It's okay, it's okay. Auntie is very happy that you are here. Please come often when you have time." Mother Wan said affectionately, holding Mi Xia's hand.
"Okay, Auntie, I know."
"Classmate Wan, we're leaving first. See you in two days." Mi Xia smiled mysteriously and left without any explanation.
"Wanwan, say goodbye to Grandma Wan and Brother Wan."
On the way, "Haoyue, do you want me to tell you an idea?" Mi Xia said with a smile.
"Go ahead, I'm listening."
"It's like this. Look at Wan Defu's village. The surrounding villages all grow fruit trees. The county canning factory is not doing very well and may not be able to survive."
"Do you think we can take over the canning factory? Let the town where the Wandefu family lives continue to grow fruit trees. The fruit canning factory will be closed."
"If business is good in the future, all the villages in the county will be able to plant fruit trees, and when the old factory manager was in power, their fruits would be harvested. It's become like this because no one has been managing it in the past two years, so is it appropriate?" Mi Xia asked, blinking her big eyes.
Liu Haoyue thought about it seriously, and Mi Xia did not interrupt him. After about ten minutes, Liu Haoyue asked, "Do you think the method you mentioned is feasible? Is there anything you need to do?"
"Yes, of course. We need to discuss this matter with the person in charge in the county. You can find someone to introduce him to us." Mi Xia said happily.
"Okay, when we get to the county town, take Wanwan home first, and I'll help you with some chores." Liu Haoyue said lovingly.
Small Western-style building, "Mom, 놖 and Wanwan are back."
"You're back. The children are hungry. Go and wash first." Wang Fen said happily.
"Wanwan, are you sleepy? Do you want to take a nap?" Mi Xia asked Liu Wanwan with her eyes wide open.
"Mom, I want to take a nap."
"Okay, let grandma take you to take a shower before going to bed, okay?"
"Okay." The little girl smiled, maybe because of the freshness of the countryside, she began to feel sleepy when she got home.
"Wanwan is asleep. Have you fed her enough?" Wang Fen asked, looking at the chubby baby.
"Mom, we are all full and asleep now." Mi Xia smiled.
"Where's Haoyue? Why didn't she come back with you?" Wang Fen finally asked this question.
"Mom, speaking of 놛놖, I have to tell you something first."
"What is it?"
"It's like this. I went to school the other day and met the student who wrote to me. My family is in financial difficulty, so I went to their house this afternoon to see if there's anything I can do to help."
"In the end, we found a good way to kill two birds with one stone. The canning factory in the county town was not profitable, so we planned to buy it. And near the student's home, many families grew fruit trees."
"So it may take some time for us to return to Kyoto." Mi Xia said, staring at Wang Fen's face.
"Okay, go do whatever you want, mom will support you behind you."
Wang Fen thought to herself that her daughter-in-law loved to make trouble and she could make money every time she did so, so what could she do but spoil her.
"Thank you, Mom." Mi Xia smiled sweetly. It's good to have a sensible mother-in-law.
"By the way, Mom, I have something else to discuss with you." Mi Xia said with some embarrassment. She didn't know if her idea was appropriate.
"Tell me about it."
"Mom, the classmate who wrote to you, your family, your village and the surrounding villages are all in a difficult situation. Your schooling is paid for by the whole village. Fortunately, the people in your village are very welcoming."
"Otherwise, I guess you won't be able to go to school, so I want to help our village and set up scholarships for you. The village chief will be responsible for it."
"Anyone who is good at studying and has a difficult family situation can apply. What do you think, Mom?" Mi Xia looked at Wang Fen anxiously, afraid that she would think she was spending money recklessly.
"I think your starting point is very good, but what you said is incomplete and has many drawbacks. I will tell you my thoughts."
"If you give this scholarship to the village chief, there are too many people in the village who are related to him. What if someone from a better family takes it away?"
“Why not open the participation of all students in the county, select a group of students with excellent academic performance and financial difficulties every year, select a preliminary list, and then have the school students vote publicly to decide.”
"We also need to arrange for people to go to the village to investigate whether their certificates are true. You can allocate funds to the school every year and let them select candidates."
"I believe that the school definitely doesn't want students with excellent grades to drop out, so they will work harder on this matter. What do you think?"
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