Ba Zong's rural life [farming]

While sleeping at night, Lu Ze said that winter is coming, and washing thick clothes by hand is too hurtful in cold weather, so he planned to buy a washing machine and asked Ruan Xishi for his opinion.

Ruan Xishi didn't care, after all, he had washed his clothes for so many years, but Lu Ze might not like washing clothes, and Lu Ze insisted on washing his own clothes, and he was unwilling to ask Ruan Xishi to help him.Thinking about it this way, it seems that it would be better for Lu Ze to buy a washing machine.

But there is no running water at home. If you want to install a washing machine, you have to install running water.

Lu Ze thought for a while and said to him, "This is not a problem. I will invite someone to come to our house to install a water storage bucket and connect a water pipe."

Ruan Xishi worried: "It must cost a lot of money. I'm afraid that after buying a washing machine and installing tap water, our quality of life will decline again. How about brother Lu Ze, let me help you do the laundry?"

Lu Ze kissed him on the forehead and said, "It's okay, I went to the home appliance city to see it today, they have a promotional event on the National Day, and the washing machine starts at 300 yuan, according to the rate I earn two to [-] yuan by carrying passengers every day, on the last day of the National Day You can save enough money to buy one. Hiring someone to install running water should only cost a few hundred yuan, and it’s not cold yet, so you can install it later.”

When Ruan Xi heard that he had to pay for the entire washing machine, she hurriedly said: "It's too hard for you, I, I can't bear to let you suffer when you are basking in the sun every day. Let me pay part of the money too." , I also have some spare money now."

Lu Ze saw that he felt sorry for himself, and his heart blossomed with joy. The corners of his mouth curled up in the darkness, and he said to Ruan Xishi comfortingly: "You work hard every day farming and attending classes. I only work hard occasionally. I am much bigger than you." You are strong, so you can't just sit at home every day and wait for you to raise me. And it's just a little harder during this period, in order to live a good life, we must work harder."

Ruan Xishi was so moved that she didn't know what to say, she could only hug Lu Ze's waist tightly, buried her face in his arms, and said in a muffled voice, "Then you must take good care of yourself outside, eat when you should eat , Rest when you should, eat better, drink plenty of water, don't be reluctant to pay, and go home early, otherwise I will worry about you."

Lu Ze hugged him, smiled and said: "Okay, I will take care of myself, don't work too hard when you are at home during the day, don't just make do with me when I am not home at noon, you will become dark and thin Yes, it's not cute anymore."

Ruan Xishi laughed shamelessly and annoyed, and pressed his head against his chest: "You despise me!"

Lu Ze quickly responded: "No, no, how could I despise you, my baby, it's too late for you."

Ruan Xishi blushed again because of this sentence.

Early the next morning, Ruan Xishi got up to make breakfast for Lu Ze. He was worried that Lu Ze would not be willing to spend money on better food in the town, so he made a very rich breakfast.There is still some glutinous rice at home, so he steamed glutinous rice with bacon, cooked white rice porridge, served it with pickles, and made a few hard-boiled eggs.

After getting up, Lu Ze walked to the kitchen. Seeing Ruan Xishi busy in front of the stove, he felt a sense of satisfaction. In his impression, even his biological mother didn't cook for him so personally. How lucky he was, To meet such a treasure as Ruan Xishi, Ruan Xishi is definitely worth his lifetime care.

Ruan Xishi turned her head from the smell of fireworks, saw him standing in the kitchen, and sent him to wash up: "Breakfast can be had in a while."

Lu Ze went into the bathroom to tidy himself up, and when he came out, he saw several kinds of food on the dining table, and asked in surprise, "Is today a special festival?"

Ruan Xishi served porridge for the two of them, and said with a smile: "No, I'm afraid you won't be able to eat well after a day out, so I made some more for breakfast, you eat more, and I'll pack some for you to eat later. "

When Lu Ze heard this, his heart was so soft that he sat down and picked up the porridge bowl and drank a large bowl of porridge with pickles, and then ate a ball of glutinous rice. Ruan Xishi was afraid that he would not be full, so he peeled an egg and fed it to his mouth.He ate an egg in two bites, and even licked Ruan Xishi's finger.

Ruan Xishi was so frightened by his sudden movement that she hurriedly retracted her fingers, embarrassedly squeezed her finger that was licked by Lu Ze and said to Lu Ze: "You are not afraid of being dirty..."

Lu Ze smiled and said, "It's not dirty, my little Ruan is fragrant and sweet everywhere."

Ruan Xishi blushed, "You, don't talk nonsense."

After dinner, Lu Ze pushed his motorcycle to go out. Ruan Xishi handed him a small rattan basket with two eggs and a pot of water in it, and urged Lu Ze not to forget to find a place to eat on time, like Like a little daughter-in-law.

Lu Ze loved him so much, if it wasn't for standing at the door of his house for fear of being seen, he would have wanted to stop Ruan Xishi's chattering mouth and kiss him until he couldn't speak.

"I see, don't worry." Lu Ze said this, and when he took the things in Ruan Xishi's hand, he moved a little closer, and leaned into his ear and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "You wait at home obediently. I'll be back, huh?"

Because he was too close, Ruan Xishi kept blowing his breath into his ears when he was talking, his ears were itchy, and his heart was also itchy, so he could only blushed and nodded in agreement.

After sending Lu Ze away, Ruan Xishi fed the animals at home, took a shovel and went out with a fertilizer bag, there was still a piece of pepper tree that was not fertilized yesterday.

At the entrance of the village, a few old people chatting under the tree suddenly saw a van driving into the village. They looked around curiously, not knowing where the person came from and what they were doing here.

The car stopped at the entrance of the village, and then two gentle young men in sportswear, glasses and bags came out, a man and a woman. They said something to the driver, and then the driver left, but they walked into the village.

These two young people are not from the nearby streets. The urban atmosphere is too strong, and they don't know Y, X, Z, L.How did you come here? Could it be someone's distant relative?

The two young men stood at the entrance of the village and watched for a long time, as if they didn't know where they were going. The enthusiastic villagers called out to them and asked, "Young man, who are you looking for?"

Seeing someone approaching, the young man hurried up to meet him and asked, "Hello, we are reporters from the Hope Project. Where is Mr. Gao's home?"

When the old people in the village heard that they were reporters, they were stunned. You looked at me and I looked at you. They didn’t know how to greet them. After all, they had only seen this kind of profession on TV before. Somewhat cramped.

"You are reporters, do you have anything to do with our Village Chief Gao?" Someone asked tentatively.

The female reporter replied, "That's right. We received a request for help, saying that your village wanted to get sponsorship from our Hope Project to set up a school, so we were sent here to find out the situation."

When the old people in the village heard that they were here to sponsor the construction of a school in the village, they all got excited and rushed to inquire about the news.

"Is Project Hope a company that builds schools?"

The male reporter explained: "No, we are just a public welfare organization responsible for the construction of the school. In fact, the money for the construction of the school is sponsored by successful people in society."

"Oh, that means there is a big boss who wants to sponsor our village to build a school. Did you ask you to come and see the situation?"

The male reporter nodded: "That's right."

"Ah, that's great. We finally have a school in our village, and the children won't have to attend classes in that big granary."

The female reporter said: "Yes, yes, can you please help us guide the way? We want to go to the village head Gao's house to learn about the situation in the village."

The old man with still good legs and feet quickly stood up and said to them: "Go, let me, an old woman, take you there. My house is next to the village head's house, and I know his house very well."

The female reporter said gratefully, "Then thank you."

Although the old woman is getting old, she has been working in the fields all year round, and her body is very agile. She strides ahead without panting. Instead, it is the young reporter from the city who is not used to walking on the dirt roads in the village. , There are a lot of things on the body, and it is very difficult to follow.

A few times, the old woman patronized and introduced them to the village, but she didn't turn her head to see if they had followed. She turned her head after seeing no one spoke to them for a long time, and saw the two young men trailing behind, panting.

It stands to reason that the people who hope to project go all over the impoverished mountainous areas every year. It shouldn’t be hard for them to suffer. When the old woman was waiting for them, she disapproved and said: "Hey, you young people in the city, you need to strengthen your efforts." Exercise."

The two young men responded with embarrassed smiles: "Yes, we need to strengthen our physical fitness."

But this kind of thing is not easy to get used to, after all, after more than [-] years of being pampered in the modern city, how could it be possible to endure hardships and stand hard work like the young people born and raised in the village.

Fortunately, the village head's house arrived soon. The old woman pointed to the village head's big yard and said to them, "Here, that's our village head's house. Do you want me to accompany you to knock on the door?"

The young man quickly said, "No, no, we'll just go and visit Village Chief Gao by ourselves. Granny, thank you for accompanying us for a walk."

Grandma smiled and said, "Hey, you're welcome, we still rely on you to run our school."

Saying goodbye to the kind grandmother, the two reporters went to the gate of the village chief's house and knocked hard on the door.

On National Day, the town government had a holiday, and the engineering team for road construction did not go to work. The village chief had to rest at home for a few days. He went out to open the door when he heard the knock on the door.

Seeing two young people who looked like high-level intellectuals in front of the house, the village chief quickly asked, "May I ask who you are..."

The female reporter took out their volunteer badges for Project Hope and said to the village head, "We are volunteers for Project Hope. We came to you to learn about the situation in the village, and we plan to set up a primary school for you."

When the village chief heard the good news, he hurriedly opened the door to let them in: "It turns out that they are reporters from Project Hope, please come in."

As he said that, he turned his head and shouted into the room: "Ah Fen, boil water and make tea, there are distinguished guests at home!"

A loud female voice in the room responded, "Hey, here we come!"

The village chief took two stools out of the house and asked them to sit down and rest in the bright yard. After a while, the village chief's wife came out with a tea set and poured hot tea for them.

They took the tea, thanked the village head's wife, and looked at the village head's house with the tea.

The village head’s house occupies a larger area, and it’s actually quite simple. It’s an old-fashioned small one-story house with a row of living rooms, a kitchen and utility room on one side, and a toilet and pigsty on the other.The yard is surrounded by mud bricks, and a vegetable field is surrounded by wooden strips and bamboo branches. There is nothing of value.

The village head's house is so simple, presumably the overall economic level of the village is not very good, which meets the sponsorship conditions of their organization, so after drinking tea, they asked the village head about the living conditions and teaching conditions in the village.

The village head replied: "In the past few years, our village has gradually solved the problem of food and clothing. The villagers are working hard to make a living, and the grain output is high. There are almost no idlers. Moreover, the villagers are united and the public security is good. The only bad thing is Our village is too remote, and there are basically no cars willing to come to our village. As a result, the economic development of our village cannot develop. It is much poorer than the neighboring village, and teachers from outside are unwilling to come to our village to run schools. But our village is now planning to build roads Well, the money for road construction is invested by big companies for free, have you heard of Lucai Group?"

The two reporters nodded: "I've heard that the wife of the chairman of Lucai Group has also participated in our organization's charity work."

The village chief didn't expect this to happen again, and patted his thigh and said, "The boss of Lucai Group is really a good man."

The female reporter echoed with a smile: "Yes."

The male reporter asked: "Then can you tell us about the current teaching conditions in the village?"

The village chief sighed: "Because of the inconvenient transportation in our village, there have been no intellectuals willing to come to our village to run schools for decades. The only intellectual is a young man who fled to our village decades ago. He is alone. He taught the children in our village regardless of the severe cold and heat, taught them to read and write, and also took care of farm work. He taught for decades without complaint or regret. So many people in our village have basically received his education, including me. They are all the students he taught. It's a pity that God doesn't have eyes, such a good person can't live a long life, and left us forever last winter."

The female reporter was a little moved and asked, "Who is teaching the children in the village now? Are there any other teachers in the village?"

The village head wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes when he mentioned the beloved Teacher Ruan, and replied: "Mr. The child is in class. Speaking of Mr. Ruan, he is also a poor child. He was abandoned by his parents in the mountains since he was a child. Mr. Ruan dragged him to his death. It is a pity that he is still a half-grown child. He is alone in the world. Being helpless, having to do farm work and teach the children in the village, it makes people feel distressed."

The female reporter was delicate and sentimental. Hearing what the village chief said, she was very curious about this young teacher. She wanted to see what kind of child she was, who did not forget the great cause of education in the village even though life was so difficult.

Such a person who works hard for rural education is enough to go to the homepage of their Hope Project, publicize his deeds, and call for more volunteers to participate in their Hope Project.

The female reporter said, "Then can you take us to his house?"

The village head stood up quickly, and said as if he was ready to leave immediately: "Yes, the school is on holiday for these two days, and he should be at home. I will take you to interview him right now."

The two reporters followed the village head to the door of Ruan Xishi's house, and saw that the house was a single-storey bungalow just like the village head's house, much smaller than the village head's house. There are a lot of vegetables, and a few ducks are raised. It has the atmosphere of rural life. It can be seen that the owner is a very hardworking person.

The village head knocked on the door and shouted, "Shizai, come and open the door. I hope the reporter from the project wants to interview you. Shizai, Shizai?"

After knocking on the door several times but no one responded, the village head muttered to himself: "It's strange, why is no one at home, did you go to town with Ah Ze?"

At this time, a villager came back from the field outside and saw the village chief standing in front of Ruan Xishi's house with two strangers, so he said, "Old Gao, where are you looking for Shi Zai? Who are these two young men?"

The villagers were very concerned about Ruan Xishi. When they saw the village head bringing two strangers to find Ruan Xishi, they became more vigilant, for fear that someone would harm Ruan Xishi.

The village head replied: "Yes, I have something to discuss with Shi Zai. These two are reporters from the city. They want to investigate the teaching situation in our village and plan to build a school for our village. Why don't we bring them here to talk to Shi Zai?" Let's find out."

After hearing this, the villagers groaned, pointed at the slope and said, "Shizai is fertilizing the field."

The village chief said to the two reporters: "Why don't you wait for me here and I'll call him back?"

When the reporter heard this, he thought it was a good source material, so he told the village chief, "Let's follow along, and take a few photos for publicity."

The village chief often went to the town for meetings, and someone was responsible for taking pictures during the meetings and writing the press release afterwards, so he didn't think there was anything wrong with this, so he took them to Poli to find Ruan Xishi.

The ridges on the sloping fields are not easy to walk on. In some places, because there are too many people walking and the soil is dry, one side collapses and the other collapses. If you are not careful, you will step on the ground.

The female reporter has poor balance, so she walks slowly. The male reporter has to keep an eye on the camera in his hand and walk very carefully.

The village chief approached Ruan Xishi's home, pointed at the little figure in the field from a long distance, and told the reporter, "That is the current teacher of our village, Ruan Xishi."

The male reporter immediately raised his camera and took a picture from a distance. The slope was full of crops, and Ruan Xishi, who was wearing simple clothes, was standing in a pepper tree over half a meter high. When he bent down, he would lose sight of anyone. It was very hard, and the impression of rural teachers was settled like this.

The village chief approached with someone, and shouted, "Shizai, don't be too busy, a reporter wants to interview you about building a school."

Ruan Xishi stood up straight, wiped the sweat from his forehead, turned around and saw two well-dressed young men standing behind the village chief, one of them was taking a picture of him with a camera in his hand, and asked suspiciously, "Interview me?"

The female reporter quickly went up to him and reached out her hand. She reported her home and said, "Mr. Ruan, right? We are reporters for the Hope Project. I want to learn about the school situation in the village from you. Have you heard about our Hope Project?"

Ruan Xishi saw that the other party wanted to shake hands with her, so she quickly wiped her muddy hands on her pants, then shook hands with the other party carefully, and said: "I have seen your public service advertisement on TV, you are a professional Is it the right charity to help kids in poor areas go to school?"

The female reporter did not expect that this teacher, who was several years younger than them, knew that they hoped for the project. It seemed that he was really a good teacher who cared about education, and she liked him a little more in her heart.

"Yes, we know through some channels that running schools in your village is difficult. Now there are people from the society who are willing to lend a helping hand to help your village establish Hope Primary School. Let us first understand the situation here."

When Ruan Xishi heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up, as if he suddenly saw the stars and the sea, even the female reporter was infected by him, and he was full of hope for the establishment of the school.

Seeing that they still had a lot to say, the village chief interjected, "Hey, let's talk about it when we go home. The sun is so hot here that there is no place to sit. It's not a good place to talk. Shizi, take two When a reporter goes back to your house, I will help you pack up your things and take them back with you."

Ruan Xishi hurriedly packed her things, and said to the village chief, "I'll do it myself, Uncle Gao."

As he spoke, he quickly picked up the fertilizer shovel, and said to the two reporters, "Go to my house and drink some water first, and then talk slowly."

When she got home, Ruan Xishi put her things away, and drove Xiao Hui, who had put on a hostile posture when she saw strangers, back to the corner of the stairs, then washed her hands and feet, invited them to sit in the room, and served tea and water non-stop.

Seeing that he was so busy, the female reporter couldn't bear to say: "Mr. Ruan, don't entertain us so politely. We had already had tea at Mr. Gao's house just now. You should sit down and rest for a while."

Ruan Xishi still poured a glass of water for each of them, and brought out some peanuts and melon seeds for them to eat. After finishing these things, he sat down on the small bench, showing an attitude of answering every question.

The male reporter put a recorder on the coffee table, stood in a corner of the room and turned the camera on Ruan Xishi, and the female reporter began to ask him some questions about teaching and life.

Female reporter: "Do you live alone now? I heard that you are only this year. You have to farm the land to support yourself at such a young age, and you have to pay for the schooling of the children in the village. Do you think it is hard?"

Ruan Xishi sat upright and replied: "I was alone when my grandfather passed away. Later, a distant relative came to join me. Now we live with two people. It feels good to teach while farming. It's not as hard as you imagined. Thank you. The combination of leisure and leisure is very fulfilling.”

Female reporter: "Where is the person you live with? Why don't you see him?"

Ruan Xishi: "He went to the town to pick up passengers, and now there is no farm work in the field, so he just picks up passengers to make money and support the family together."

Female reporter: "Well, it seems that you all have worked hard."

Ruan Xishi: "Sometimes it's very hard work, but you can also enjoy the hard work. The days are getting better, and the children have books to read. We feel that no matter how hard it is, it is worth it."

Female reporter: "Can you tell us about your usual routine?"

Ruan Xishi: "Because we are in a rural area, we have to do some farm work every day, so our school's class time is also arranged according to the farmers' work and rest time. The village usually gets up at six o'clock in the morning, and goes to work in the field before the sun comes out. work, go home later for breakfast, usually around 07:30, and continue to work after eating, so our school’s morning class time is 07:30. Because adults are busy with farm work, children usually go home at noon Cooking and washing clothes, school ends at 11:30 in the morning, and class starts at [-]:[-] in the afternoon, giving the children enough time to eat and rest. School ends at [-]:[-] in the afternoon, which is relatively early, and it is also convenient for the children to help with housework.”

Female reporter: "How old are the children who come to school? Hearing you say that, they have to go to class and help the family at the same time. Will they be too tired?"

Ruan Xishi: "The age of the children ranges from five to sixteen to fifteen or sixteen years old. The village's economy is not good enough. The villagers can only rely on non-stop farming to make a living. The labor force is often not enough. I can allocate some time for the children. The class is already very good. Many parents just let their children come to school to learn words and count, and many children drop out of school after one or two years or even one semester."

Female reporter: "Well, if we hope that the project will help you build a school in the future, will the parents agree that their children will receive six years of education?"

Ruan Xishi: "There should be some parents who are willing to send their children to school, but it is not absolute. If there are parents who do not agree with their children to go to school, I will go to their homes and try my best to persuade them. As long as the conditions in the village allow their children to go to school, I will do my best. Let every child enjoy the joy of going to school."

Female reporter: "Then can we continue to ask you about the education of the children in the village?"

Ruan Xishi nodded: "Of course, as long as you are willing to help the children here go to school, I can do whatever you want me to do."

The female reporter smiled and said, "With your cooperation, I hope our student aid work will progress quickly."

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