Chapter 44 Can we study together?
The village chief had a bitter face.
It felt like the sky had fallen.
Yin Xiaoyin thought for a moment and comforted him, "Village chief, if I think of a more convenient and easier way to memorize things, do you think the villagers would accept it more readily?"
The village chief paused for a moment: "Convenient and easy? How could that be? Those characters are so complicated. Every time I see them, I feel like my head is going to explode. If the characters were a person, I feel like their arms and legs are scattered everywhere and I can't find them. I guess I'm just too stupid and have a bad memory..."
The middle-aged man's back was hunched, as if he had lost all his confidence.
Yin Xiaoyin nodded in understanding; different levels of learning lead to different levels of acceptance of new knowledge.
For a long time, only people from the educated youth settlements studied in literacy classes, while people from the villages would take a detour.
Yin Xiaoyin had been looking for a good entry point that the villagers could easily accept, and now it seemed like the time had come.
The villagers may not necessarily be unwilling to learn more, but the unfamiliar characters are the first hurdle they cannot overcome.
"You still don't believe me?"
The girl playfully raised her eyebrows slightly.
The village chief's eyes widened: "Then, if I learn it, I'll be able to remember what you said? Is it difficult to learn? I'm afraid I won't be able to learn it."
The man was so excited that he changed my accent back to my native dialect, which I had deliberately changed, and I even started to stutter a bit.
Yin Xiaoyin nodded with a smile, giving an affirmative answer.
The village chief, a man of considerable age, cheered excitedly as if he were a young boy.
"Xiaoyin, don't worry, I, I will definitely learn from you."
Yin Xiaoyin nodded: "If you learn it, you can try to teach the people in the village. Maybe they will realize that learning new things may not be so difficult."
The village chief also has a headache when this is mentioned.
He can only try.
But wait, did he come to find Xiaoyin for something else? Unconsciously, because what Yin Xiaoyin said was more important, he seemed to have forgotten.
"Wait, Xiaoyin, I think I need to talk to you about something else."
Yin Xiaoyin looked at him with a puzzled expression.
The village chief slapped his forehead and said, "I remember now, it's about the grain dryer. I ran into other village chiefs when I went to town this time, and they wanted to come and thank you."
Yin Xiaoyin chuckled softly, "Okay..."
Human nature is complex, but no one would not want their family to prosper. The village chiefs may each have their own thoughts and ideas, and they may make different decisions when faced with problems. But in the end, if they have the chance to have enough to eat, none of them will let it go.
"Okay, then I'll make a trip there later and ask them to come to our village and take a look. Xiaoyin, and you must remember about teaching me things. I need to write down everything you told me today..."
Yin Xiaoyin's eyes formed a crescent moon: "Don't worry, don't worry."
The next day at noon, the village chiefs from each village came over, each carrying something they considered valuable.
Sugar, fabric, insoles, reed mats, grains, oil, vegetables, meat...
They were all very excited to see Yin Xiaoyin.
"Xiaoyin, if it weren't for you, we would all be in big trouble this time. You must accept these."
The items that each person brought were placed together, like a small, overflowing mountain.
"You're too kind. I just happen to have some skills."
The village chiefs, who usually held absolute power in the village, sat upright like the most obedient students, seemingly afraid that Yin Xiaoyin would have a bad impression of them.
"Xiaoyin, you have no idea how desperate we were back then. But we had no choice; we had to give an explanation. I know you were there too, and you probably look down on us as well..."
A village chief chuckled bitterly.
The other village chiefs remained silent, for he had spoken their true feelings.
Yin Xiaoyin is essentially a robot. She is good at analyzing various data and making rational judgments. She can analyze the causes and consequences of these people's actions, so she doesn't blindly think that these people are bad. She is now learning to be a human being and understands that human nature is complex.
"I understand."
The village chiefs didn't know what to say. In truth, they didn't dare to come and see Yin Xiaoyin, but this was a life-saving grace that they couldn't forget.
Yin Xiaoyin continued, "You are all village chiefs, and you all want to protect something. I have an idea: if we produce enough food and have no worries about going hungry, what do you all think?"
The village chief of Shiyan Village immediately slapped his thigh and said, "That's great! All I want in my life is to have a full meal."
"If I need your cooperation, would you be willing to cooperate?"
The village chiefs exchanged troubled glances. It wasn't that they didn't want to cooperate, but many things in the village were arranged directly from above, and sometimes they didn't have the authority to do so.
Seeing everyone's predicament and guessing the reason, Yin Xiaoyin smiled and said, "Don't worry, it has definitely been approved."
Upon hearing this, the village chief of Shiyan Village immediately stood up and said, "Then I will definitely cooperate."
Others also expressed their opinions.
Who doesn't want to have a full stomach?
Just like this time, if there were no grain dryer, the grain they handed in would be substandard, and the consequence would be that their village would not receive any grain. The best outcome would have been that the higher authorities would not pursue the matter, but this time, countless people in their village would probably starve to death.
After all, who can survive without food? Humans cannot live without food.
But this grain dryer not only saved them, it saved the lives of all their villages.
If the grain can be delivered normally, even in these times when food is scarce, we can still get enough to eat and drink. As long as we can survive, that is hope.
Yin Xiaoyin nodded; everyone's attitude was very good.
Then she was relieved.
The new machinery at the agricultural machinery factory should be produced as quickly as possible. When all of these are put into use, once grain production increases, it will create a ripple effect. Not only will it alleviate the problem of hunger for the whole country, but it may even lead to a surplus.
This is also the first step forward.
"That would be great."
She nodded happily.
"Then when everyone goes back, I'll have to trouble you all to cooperate when needed."
The village chiefs quickly waved their hands, saying, "It's no trouble at all, it's what we should do, it's what we should do."
Yin Xiaoyin thought the matter was almost settled, but the village chief of Shiyan Village stood up awkwardly and said, "I heard from the village chief of Hongye Village, that you want to teach him to read. Can we... can we learn together?"
As soon as the question was asked, everyone's eager gaze fell on Yin Xiaoyin.
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