Traveling through the Sixties with the Male God (Completed BL)

Chapter 107: Building a Village School

Translator: dapotaturs

Release Date: 02/02/2024

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Chapter 107: Building a Village School...The teachers will be selected from the educated youths in our village.

Heading to the northwest was a plan made by Xu Hengzhou early on. Calculating the days, Fang Ping should have given birth by now. If they went over there at this moment, they could see the newborn baby. Xiang Chen had been looking forward to this for a long time. He secretly learned from Hua Nier how to sew small clothes and socks, hiding them so that Xu Hengzhou wouldn't tease him.

He originally thought this matter was a sure thing, after all, he had mentioned it to Chen Youshan early on, and Chen Youshan had agreed readily at that time. However, after Chen Youshan listened to his words, he furrowed his brows.

Xu Hengzhou felt a jolt in his heart, carefully observing Chen Youshan's expression while pondering in his mind about where the problem might be.

Chen Youshan didn't beat around the bush, sighed with a furrowed brow, and said, "Xiao Xu, you are a good young man. I won't hide anything from you. As I told you before, our village used to have a village school, but it closed down. Over the past few years, I've been thinking of setting up another one so that the kids in our village can at least write their names and not be completely illiterate. I don't want to delay the smart kids either."

"Either repairing a bridge or establishing a school, as the village head, I have to do something practical. The bridge can't be fixed temporarily, so I thought about setting up a village school."

Xu Hengzhou understood instantly. Since he hadn't heard any news about this matter, it indicated that something hadn't been settled yet. Chen Youshan was mentioning it to him now, advising him and Xiang Chen not to leave at this moment. It must be somewhat feasible, and he didn't want them to miss out.

Xu Hengzhou probed, "This is a good thing. Is there any issue with it?"

Chen Youshan glanced at him, a hint of a smile on his face. He knew this young man was intelligent and would catch on quickly.

"A few days ago, I went to the commune to talk to Secretary Zhang. He told me that it's fine if our village wants to establish a primary school, but the teachers have to figure it out themselves. Also, there are some restrictions on staffing. The wages allocated by the commune are limited, and the village has to cover the rest."

Chen Youshan's face showed a hint of concern. "Our village has had decent harvests these past few years. Hiring a few teachers is affordable. I was thinking, there are quite a few educated youth in our village, graduates from middle and high schools. It shouldn't be a problem for them to teach in our village school."

Chen Youshan paused at this point, looked quietly at Xu Hengzhou for a moment, and continued, "By saying this, you should understand what I mean. Both you and your younger brother are literate. Imagine, would you be willing to see your precious little brother carrying a hoe and working in the fields with you in a few years?"

With Chen Youshan's words, the implication was already clear. Xu Hengzhou furrowed his brows and asked, "When does the village plan to establish the village school?"

"In these next few days," Chen Youshan tapped the table. "I have to go to the commune again tomorrow, get the necessary paperwork from Secretary Zhang, and after returning, we need to mobilize people to start building the houses. As you know, our village is quite busy right now. In a while, it'll be even busier, and with the upcoming harvest, there won't be any time. After that, until winter sets in, we won't have a chance to spare any time. If we miss this opportunity, we'll have to wait for almost half a year again."