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"The next story I'm going to tell is how the ancient people studied." Gu Xi said again, "The ancient people took the exams and became high officials, but they also rose step by step from the common people. You know that they were tired of studying, and they were exhausted. What can they do when they can't stop wanting to rest and sleep?"

"sleep?"

"Hit the board?"

"Let parents take care of it?"

Everyone got excited and started discussing.

Gu Xi shook his head, smiled and said, "No, they tied a rope to the roof beam, and then hung their own heads..." As he spoke, Gu Xi took out a rope to teach Fan, "You guys, that's it, if you When I am sleepy, my head will sink. Once my head sinks, I will pull the rope to hold it, and then it will hurt. If it hurts, I will wake up. Using this method, I will not hurt myself, which shows how much they read. effort."

"There is still such a method, the ancient people are really smart."

"That's right, they really worked hard to study."

"Uncle, they didn't work hard to study." Gu Xi said again.

"What's that for?"

"Yeah, why are you working so hard just to study?"

Gu Xi smiled and asked the village chief: "Village Chief Abo, what are you sending your son to school and your grandson to school for?"

Village Chief Li said: "Of course it's for the sake of being successful."

Gu Xi nodded: "Yes, our children study for success, and the ancients also read for success. It was impossible for the ancient officials to do it for the illiterate, and it is impossible for our current workers to do it for the illiterate. For example, the village head, the village head is illiterate, I can’t be the village chief either. Village chief, Uncle, am I right?”

"Yes, the village head is going to the county government for a meeting, and he has to write reports and certificates. What if he can't read?" Village head Li expressed his feelings.

"So today, the village head, who realized the importance of reading, opened a literacy class for us. I, a junior high school student with nothing to do, volunteered to teach everyone. I hope that people in our Lijia Village will be able to read after they go out, that is, I didn’t go to school, so I also know how to write the surname Li, how we write in China, and how to write my parents. Here, the main reason is that the village chief Abo is very enlightened. He hopes that everyone will be successful. We Clap your hands and thank the village chief, Uncle.”

Gu Xi took the lead, applause rang out, and the villagers looked at Village Chief Li gratefully.

Village head Li found that he usually underestimated Li Aiguo.Although in the past, I was lazy, but I have a father who is a top worker, a smart mother, a brother who is a soldier, and a sister who is married to the county. They have the capital to eat and be lazy.Now that Li Daniu and his wife are gone, they stand up immediately, which shows that they were smart before.

Looking at it now, this kid put all the credit on himself, which shows his cleverness.

Next, Village Chief Li began to speak, and he also had a plan: "I am dissatisfied with everyone saying that our Lijia Village has a large population, but because there are no teachers, it is okay for us older generations to be illiterate, and the children get up early in the morning. It is really hard to walk three or four kilometers to go to school in other villages. Even if we are bullied in other villages, we don’t know. Even if we know, we can rush over, but the child has been bullied, and we have What can I do?"

Gu Xi died of laughter in his heart. Aren't these words what he said to convince Village Chief Li?

"So I decided to apply to the county government for the re-establishment of Lijiacun Primary School," said the village chief.

clap clap clap...

Another loud applause.

Half an hour passed quickly.

When the time was up, Gu Xi asked the uncle just now: "Uncle, have you learned to write in the past half an hour?"

The uncle laughed: "You boy, uncle really learned two characters, one is Li and the other is Dad."

"I also learned the word mother."

"Patriotic." Village head Li called Li Aiguo to stop, and the two walked behind, "Patriotic, I will apply for elementary school. There are a lot of children who want to go to school, so the county government will agree to it just for the convenience of the troops." Village Chief Li paused after saying this, "I can also apply for you with your salary, but the elementary school Once it is done, what will you do as a teacher?"

Gu Xidao: "Abbot, you want to count the number of people, and then see if there are any junior high school students in the village. If there are no junior high school students, then the primary school graduates are fine. Those who have graduated from primary school are more than enough to teach the lower grades. If there is really no one, only me If there is one, I will teach them all."

"Can you do it alone?" Village Chief Li was afraid that Gu Xi would speak big words.

"Okay, I know it in my heart." The elementary school students in the 57s really didn't have anything important to learn.

"Okay, if that's the case, Uncle will apply for you to pay three teachers' wages." In other words, a salary of 3 yuan a month, 15 catties of meat coupons, and 3 catties of food supplies.

"Thank you, Uncle." Of course Gu Xi would not refuse, "Abo, then I will go to the city to buy books, and go to other places to see their teaching situation, can you issue me a certificate?"

"Where do you want to see?" Village Chief Li asked.

"Shanghai."

Gu Xi got the letter of introduction, and the father and son went to the city that afternoon.Before entering the city, I greeted Second Aunt Li and asked her to help me pick up eggs from the chicken coop in the morning.

Gu Xi went there by bullock cart in the village, and gave someone a boiled egg as travel expenses when he went to the county town.When he arrived at the county seat at 02:30, he went to Li Ximei's house first.

Li Ximei went to the factory to do odd jobs. The piecework costs 2 cents a piece, 1 cents a day, and 3 yuan a month. The only advantage is that it is convenient to ask for leave.

If Gao Liang wasn't in the workshop, she wouldn't be able to do this odd job.

So when Gu Xi took Xiao Chengtu there, Li Ximei was not there, but Gao's mother and Gao Dapeng were at home.Seeing Gu Xi, Gao's mother was a little surprised: "Patriotic, are you here? Did something happen at home?"

Gao Dapeng followed suit: "Little uncle."

"Grandma Gao, Cousin Big Shed." Xiao Chengtu also called out.

"Hey." Gu Xi responded, and took out a bag of chestnuts from the bag, which weighed about three catties, "Here, take it to eat." Then he took out three catties of green vegetables to Gao's mother, "Auntie, the house is fine. Yes I'll come to the county town to have a look, and then I'll go to Shanghai tomorrow, it will probably take three or four days, I don't feel at ease if Chengtu is alone at home, I would like to ask you to take care of it." He was afraid that Xiao Chengtu would be alone at home At home, he followed Shuang Dan up the mountain again.It's nothing to go up the mountain, but what if he's not out and something happens to the child.

"It's okay, I'll just live here, just to be with the shed." Gao's mother said straightforwardly.Mother Gao would not refuse the milk powder and milk malt extract that Gu Xi gave her last time.What's more, this time I brought snacks and vegetables.Three catties of green vegetables, they can eat for three days.I didn't expect this patriot to become more and more sensible now.

"Grandma, this is delicious. What is it?" Gao Dapeng asked.Hot, sweet and pink.

"This is a chestnut." Xiao Chengtu said, "My father and I went up the mountain to pick it in the morning."

"Chestnut? I haven't eaten it." Gao Dapeng said, and peeled another one.

"It's chestnuts, but they are not available in the county, and the supply and marketing cooperatives don't have to sell them, and only people in your village go to the mountains to pick them." Gao's mother said, and grabbed a handful for Gao Dapeng, "I can only eat these a day. Eat slowly."

"Understood." Gao Dapeng replied unhappily.

"Patriotic, what are you going to do in Shanghai?" Mother Gao didn't forget the business.

"Our Lijia Village Primary School is about to reopen, and I've been hired as a primary school teacher. No, I want to go to Shanghai to see the education situation there." Gu Xi said.What the hell, he just went to Shanghai to play, and then see if there is anything he wants to buy.

"Really? So good?" Mother Gao was also happy for Gu Xi, "Being a primary school teacher is pretty good, you have to work harder."

"Thank you, auntie." Gu Xi said, "Then auntie is busy first, Chengtu and I will leave first, and I will send the child over tomorrow."

"Okay, come here at any time if there is anything, we are all on our own."

"Hey."

Gu Xi took Xiao Chengtu to the department store first, and took a look at the cloth inside.There are not many types of cloth and fewer colors, clean army green, blue, gray, and white.

Then I went to see the shoes and the finished clothes.When he saw the bike, he couldn't take his eyes off it.Not because I covet the bike, but it's a bike with lights.In the case that electric lights have not been popularized in rural areas, car lights are too popular with Gu Xi.

Gu Xi took a closer look again, the lights used batteries.If you buy the bicycle back, it will also solve the need for electric lights at home.

"Just look at it, don't touch it, will you pay for it if you touch it?" The waiter hurried over to stop it.

It was a woman looking at people with squinting eyes.

Gu Xi smiled: "Is this bicycle made of white flour? It will break if you touch it?"

"What do you know?" the waiter said, "What do you do if you leave marks on it with your dirty hands?"

"I see that your mouth is dirty, and it will be ruined if you spray it with saliva," Gu Xi said.

"You...you comrade, what do you say? You are really rude and uneducated." The waiter said angrily.The country folks who usually come to the department store are afraid to talk back when they talk about it. I didn't expect this man to dare to talk back and speak so viciously.

"Why am I uneducated? Comrade Chairman said, we must care for the working people. We ordinary people are hardworking and lovely gardeners. I just touched the bicycle. You said I was dirty and I couldn't afford it. You If you don’t agree with Comrade Chairman’s words and don’t treat us working people as human beings, I’ll go to the police station to sue you for not following the Party’s footsteps and for not being enlightened.” Gu Xi said.

These days, it is very serious not to follow in the Party's footsteps.

"You...you...don't wrong me, when will I not follow the party's footsteps?" The waiter turned pale with anger.