However, those words just now also served as a reminder to her that no matter how hard life is, the children should not suffer, and no matter how poor we are, we should not neglect education.
It's not that as long as you have education and go to school, you can create a certain number of Bill Gates or cultivate a certain number of college students.
However, historical experience tells us that if a village values education, it will definitely benefit both the overall quality of the villagers and its future development.
She didn't participate in the discussion, but went directly to the village committee and found the village chief and village party secretary who were busy inside.
"Uncle, what are your ideas for the next stage of development for our village?"
What are your thoughts? What's the next step?
The village chief and the village party secretary looked at each other, not understanding what Gu An'an was trying to do with those words, but they knew that what Gu An'an wanted to do would definitely benefit Xiaowang Village.
"An'an, just tell us what you're thinking, we'll definitely support you."
“Yes, Ah Cai and I don’t have any other skills, we’re just obedient. As long as it’s good for our village, we’ll do it.”
Gu An'an was quite moved. The two people in front of her were truly good cadres who cared about the villagers. If she hadn't met them, Gu An'an wouldn't have been willing to speak up even if she had ideas, so as not to let the bad guys benefit. She wasn't crazy.
“There are so many people in our village, and every family has several children, but from what I’ve observed, it seems that not many of them actually go to school.”
When the topic of schooling came up, both of them fell silent. Although their village was the closest to the commune, it was still very tiring for those young children to travel back and forth between the commune and their homes every day.
This is not the most important reason. In fact, many families want to send their children to school, but a few years ago, a child from a neighboring village went missing on his way to school. The police searched for a long time but never found the child.
Just as everyone was beginning to forget about that child and return to their new lives, another child died mysteriously on his way home from school.
There were no cameras back then, and given that the area was sparsely populated, catching someone was extremely difficult.
As a result, many people gave up the idea of sending their children to school. In addition, life was indeed difficult, so it didn't seem like a big deal that no one was going to school.
So their village is considered to be economically well-off, but the actual percentage of children who go to school is not very high. Most of them wait until the children are older, study for a few years, learn a few words, and that's it.
Now that Gu An'an has proposed starting a school, it truly resonates with the two of them.
"Yes, the situation in the village has only improved this year. In previous years, many families couldn't afford to send every child to school."
Gu An'an thought for a moment and said, "We can apply to the commune. If we can build a school in the village, we don't have to let the commune pay for everything. The commune can provide some support, and our village can pay for some ourselves. We can also bring over a few experienced teachers, and that will be perfect."
The village chief and the village party secretary exchanged a glance; they knew perfectly well how much money the village had.
They had been too busy before to think about this matter, but when Gu An'an brought it up, they both felt that it was very urgent.
No matter how tough life gets, we must not let our children suffer; no matter how poor we are, we must not neglect education.
"Okay, I'll go talk to the Party Secretary right now."
He felt he wasn't very confident if other villages brought this up, but since their village had its own money, he figured the Party Secretary wouldn't refuse.
Without hesitation, the village chief wrapped himself up like a bear and set off on foot.
It was cold riding a bike, and the tractor tires weren't very slip-resistant, so walking was safer. That short distance was no problem for someone like him who was used to farm work.
What brings you here today?
As soon as the village chief entered the office, the secretary stopped writing, got up, and poured him a cup of hot water to warm him up.
The village chief took off his scarf, gloves, and hat all at once, and then took a few sips of tea before he felt like he had come back to life.
"It's getting colder every day, Secretary. I've come here today because I have something I'd like to discuss with you."
Secretary Liu thought to himself, "I know your true nature. When have you ever come to see me for no reason?"
He thought to himself, but kept a serious expression on his face. "Tell me what's up?"
He felt that today's events were definitely related to Gu An'an, but he didn't know exactly what they were. He was quite looking forward to it.
"Secretary, what do you think about building a school in our village?"
After thinking about it, Secretary Liu realized that Xiaowang Village did have a large population, and if a school were established, it would solve the problem of children in the village going to school, which would be a good thing.
“It’s fine, but your village is developing so well this year. If the school relies entirely on the commune, I’m afraid the villagers in other villages will feel uncomfortable.”
After all, they are all members of the same commune, so Secretary Liu certainly cannot only consider Xiaowang Village like the village chief does.
The village chief had guessed he would say that, and immediately said generously, "That's definitely not going to happen. Our village has made some money this year. I was originally planning to distribute the money to everyone again before the new year. If it's for building a school, our village can take half of it, and the rest will require more support from the leaders."
Regarding the teachers, could the leadership please assign us a capable and well-behaved principal? We can recruit the other teachers ourselves.
Now that things have come to this point, how could Secretary Liu possibly disagree?
Moreover, Xiaowang Village's willingness to take the lead is quite meaningful for the entire Hongqi Commune. Haven't you seen cadres from other villages running around here all the time, wanting to do more money-making projects like Xiaowang Village?
People! As long as you have the drive to do good, things won't be too bad.
"Okay, I'll take care of this for you first. Get the paperwork done, and we can talk about the rest in the spring."
They can only start construction in the spring; otherwise, they'll be in vain no matter how hard they try, given the current conditions.
"Alright, alright, then I'll leave it to Secretary Liu."
With the business finished, the village chief wanted to rush back, as there were still many things waiting for him in the village. Secretary Liu, who was quick to act, had a couple of things he wanted to say but didn't get to say them.
When Gu An'an heard the announcement over the loudspeaker asking each household to send a representative to the village committee meeting, she knew that the school project was almost finalized.
"Village chief, what's going on today?"
The villagers of Xiaowang Village are increasingly enthusiastic about holding large meetings, because good things always seem to happen to them at each one.
Seeing the village chief's beaming smile, the impatient man couldn't help but ask, "Yeah, is Gu Zhiqing up to something good for us again?"
The village chief coughed twice, "You are all getting smarter and smarter now. It's no wonder that An'an cares so much about our village and everyone."
Despite the intense gazes directed at her, Gu An'an remained outwardly calm, but inwardly she was frantically thinking: "Next time, can we just get straight to the point?"
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