jdhmnovel Chapter 146 School starts
Chapter 146 School starts
Gu Mingwei has always been concerned about prophecies.
After hearing Mingyue's words, he hesitated and said, "If there is a famine, the workshop will not last long. Grinding tofu is a physical job. By then, we won't even have enough food to eat, let alone work. It's better to wait."
"Brother, we need to build a workshop because we may not have enough food to eat. Saving money blindly is only a temporary solution. Only by increasing income can we save money. Besides, famine is temporary. We have been preparing for so long in advance. It is impossible for us to not survive. If we build a workshop, we will be able to get help sooner or later."
Gu Mingwei was persuaded and couldn't help but teasing, "Sure, you are becoming more and more like a village cadre now."
Gu Mingyue stamped her feet and said, "Brother, I'm talking to you seriously, and you're still teasing me."
"I'm really praising you. But to be honest, why do I feel like Wang Bichang is more wary of you than before?"
Gu Mingyue did not hide anything and simply said, "I accidentally discovered that he was having an affair with someone, and he was afraid that I would tell others, so he was naturally cautious."
Gu Mingwei asked seriously, "Who else have you told this to?"
"I only told you because you asked me."
Gu Mingwei was relieved. "That's good. Don't mention it to anyone in the future. It's better to offend a gentleman than a villain. You never know what the villain's bottom line is. When you relax, he might stab you in the back and you won't know how you died. Next time if you have something to do, discuss it with your family. Don't rush forward foolishly."
Gu Mingyue could hear her elder brother's worry and said obediently, "Okay, I'll remember this and it won't happen again."
During lunch in the afternoon...
In view of Li Laizi's excellent performance, he let the horse run fast and eat grass.
Gu Mingyue specially gave two chicken thighs, one to him and one to his second uncle.
Then he said loudly, "Everyone has done well today. Li Laizi and Uncle Gu deserve the most credit. Reward according to merit, and don't find fault with anyone. Others can have broth to drink even if they don't have meat to eat. No one will suffer any loss, so eat as much as you want."
For the first time in his life, Li Laizi's hard work was rewarded. He felt a great sense of accomplishment as he ate a mouthful of meat.
Excitedly, "Mingyue, next time if you have something to say, just let me know. I...I won't say a word."
"Aren't you afraid of getting tired?"
Li Laizi touched his head sheepishly and said, "As long as there is meat to eat, it's fine."
A while ago, the villagers were forced to dig canals and work non-stop. Even if no one said anything, they gradually showed their reluctance.
Now that everyone has meat to eat together and works together, the atmosphere in the village has reached an unprecedented level of harmony.
Along with the certificate of merit and 200 kilograms of cornmeal awarded by the commune, the notice of approval to set up a workshop was also issued.
Although the reward is a bit small, a mosquito is still meat, enough to eat for a while.
The villagers are working more actively and their work speed has increased significantly.
It's almost time for the kids to go back to school.
Gu Mingyue has been so busy lately that she forgot to mention to Xiao Shitou about sending him to school.
I just remembered it two days before school started.
I never thought that I would be separated from my aunt and go to school by myself.
Little Stone asked with tears in his eyes, "Auntie, don't you want me anymore?"
Gu Mingyue was stunned for a moment. "Ah? Why do you say that?"
Little Stone choked up and said, "I don't want to go to school and be separated from my aunt."
Gu Mingyue held the little stone in her arms.
The little guy has become more and more naughty recently and can't be caught all day.
When she suddenly hugged him, she blurted out, "Oh, our little Shitou has gained a lot of weight. Auntie can hardly hold him anymore."
This caused the sensitive little Shitou to burst into tears. "Woo woo, aunt, please don't dislike me. I will eat less in the future. Please don't abandon me."
Gu Mingyue could only patiently explain to him, "Don't cry. If you keep crying you'll turn into a kitten. Going to school is something every child has to go through. Don't you always look forward to growing up? Going to school is a necessary stage of growing up."
Little Stone stopped crying and burped, "Really?"
"Of course, when has aunt lied to you?" At this point, she pretended to be sad. "Alas, little stone doesn't believe aunt, aunt is so sad."
"No, no, trust auntie. Auntie is not sad..."
Gu Mingyue raised her head and asked, "If you really believe in your aunt, why would you still worry that she doesn't want you?"
Little Stone touched her cheek and whispered, "I'm just a little scared."
"Okay, then auntie will forgive you this time. If you don't trust auntie next time, auntie will ignore you."
"Aunt, don't ignore me. I'll be obedient." After saying that, he did not forget to hug Gu Mingyue's neck tightly.
"When the time comes, Guangxin, Xingfu, and your new brother will all be with you."
Upon hearing this, Little Stone's eyes lit up instantly. "Really?"
"Yes, otherwise how could your aunt let you go out alone? Are you still scared now?"
Little Stone burst into laughter and said, "I'm not afraid anymore."
But when he was really sent to school, he saw Gu Mingyue was about to leave after sending him there.
Little Stone couldn't hold it back and held her tightly with tears in his eyes.
Gu Mingyue didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Knowing that he was uneasy, she could only repeatedly assure him that she would pick him up after school.
With Guangxin holding his hand, he walked towards the classroom, looking back every few steps.
Nowadays, when children go to school, parents only come to pay tuition at the beginning of the school term, but they do not pick up and drop off their children every day like in later generations.
There is so much work to do in the fields, who has time to spend with the children? It is already a great kindness to be willing to send them to school.
Many families have too many children to take care of them all, so they place the older children in full-day day care at school.
At this time, it was common for teachers to beat students. Even if parents knew about it, they would only say things like "the beating was a good thing" and "the child was disciplined well".
In view of this, Gu Mingyue specifically found Xiao Shitou's class teacher and emphasized to her, "I just hope that the child can learn to read and not be bullied. I don't care about grades."
As a celebrity in the surrounding villages, especially for the school, the former college student Gu Mingyue is their recruitment advertisement.
In addition, some recent events have caused a lot of controversy, such as earning royalties from appearing in newspapers, and sending people who are seeking marriage to prison.
These two pieces of news alone once dominated the front-page headlines of the villages around Qingshan Town.
Whether it was parents who came to send their children to school or school teachers, almost everyone knew her.
Xiao Shitou's homeroom teacher, Hao Jing, is Gu Mingyue's former elementary school classmate.
"You don't remember me?"
The sudden sentence made Gu Mingyue's eyebrows jump, and then she quickly recalled everything in her head.
It was a close call, I almost didn't find it. It was so long ago and so inconspicuous that it took me a long time to remember it.
As far as the original owner could remember, the thing that impressed him most about Hao Jing was that he found lice crawling around on the other person's head.
It’s not that no one in Gujia Village had lice. It was a normal phenomenon in that era.
But my sister-in-law found that every time she eliminated lice, the children at home would definitely bring them back as long as they went out to play...
Having lice is quite troublesome.
Washing, ironing, and scrubbing it inside and out may not necessarily make it clean.
So they began to supervise every household in the village to pay attention to hygiene at all times.
As the wife of the village chief, Liu Caixia is one of the few female comrades in the village who has the final say, except for Gu Mingyue.
Even if someone doesn't listen, it's okay, the big brother will back you up.
You don't want to listen, right? Then go and carry manure, hoe the land, and open up wasteland. After one or two times, everyone will listen to advice and change their habits little by little.