"Yes, yes, yes, don’t worry. Once I discuss it with Brother Liu, we’ll have a concrete plan. We might have our own school in Liu Family Village before autumn harvest!" Shuzhen nodded with a smile, genuinely caring about the second initiative she was taking as a new official!
Currently, schools have suspended college entrance exams, and graduating high school students are either being sent to countryside as knowledge youth for re-education by the poor farmers or entering the workforce to contribute to socialist construction.
Starting a school might not receive strong support from the top.
But, how about phrasing it differently?
For example, she’s proposing to start a great leader’s thought study school to allow the knowledge youth to utilize their talents. Teaching children to be positive and remember the glorious thoughts of the great leader from a young age. Letting members study together, ensuring everyone learns the leader’s spirit faster, better, and deeper, etc. Presenting such lofty reasons, Shuzhen felt no one could or would dare stop the creation of her school!
As for having plenty of members and children, but few informed, fearing they can’t handle it.
Is that really a problem?
Among those who were reassigned, which one wasn’t an intellectual before?
Even Wu Liguo, who has a military background, attended college and is capable in both literature and martial arts, a typical scholar-general. Although his temperament is impatient and actions are straightforward and crude, not fitting those descriptions at all.
Ahem, all in all, none of them are lacking in knowledge.
At the very least, helping members with literacy issues is absolutely like using a cannon to kill mosquitoes—an overqualified existence.
Of course, how to properly release them from tasks like raising cattle and feeding pigs to become those who can help with literacy is a question that requires careful thought.
The process certainly won’t be easy, but Shuzhen is not willing to easily give up even if there’s a slight possibility.
After all, within them is Uncle Wu, who considers himself her uncle and goes all out to protect her and her brothers as his niece and nephews!
Just with the help he secretly and openly gave to her and her brothers, along with earnest teachings to her husband, Shuzhen can’t just look at the elder struggling in the hillside’s cattle shed, right?
Shuzhen started considering how to build the school and establish a literacy class.
When the four knowledge youth are fully utilized and even if they’re running at full tilt they can’t keep up, it’s a good time to propose letting some reassigned laborers help with the classes.
Once there’s a precedent, easier to break and successfully implement, it quickly becomes customary.
Meanwhile, Wu Liguo, whom she considered freeing, was hiding in the cattle shed, suppressing his inner excitement and regret. Letting Old Yang, whom he had asked for help, impatiently say: "How many times have I told you, there’s no Wu Liguo you’re looking for here! Why are you being so stubborn, lady? Seriously, if you’re going to cry, cry somewhere away!"
Otherwise, if people see it, they’d think I’m a wicked capitalist who hasn’t changed, bullying an idealistic, ambitious knowledge youth like you.
At least I answered your questions, please don’t drag me down, alright?"
With her eyes swollen like peaches, Wu Yinghong croaked, "I’m sorry, sir, I didn’t mean to. I just wanted to see my dad and see if he’s okay. I came thousands of miles down to the countryside to find him. I... I’ve already heard, he’s in the production team of Liu Family Village, right here! Please help me, ask again for me.
I... I’ll kneel for you!"
"Hey, why are you doing this, lady? Get up. I’m really telling you, that person you’re talking about isn’t here. When we were reassigned, it was the time when the north wind was blowing, and snow was swirling. Lacking clothes and food, feeling blocked inside, and not adapting to the climate made a few collapse at the time. Maybe Wu Liguo you’re talking about was among those!" Old Yang was greatly startled seeing the young girl kneel without warning.
Swiftly sliding away to avoid it, thinking if Wu Old Head’s precious daughter truly knelt down, he would have to silently mourn for his old bones.
Having such a companion who believes in violence, loves to act violently under the guise of sparring, Old Yang found it suppressing.
More unfortunate, today three of them were out herding cattle and cutting grass. Just him and Old Wu Head left at the shed.
Half enticed, half coerced to act out this rejection drama, and paired with this stubborn yet fragile girl, Old Yang felt like he too wanted to cry.
Forced to use his ultimate trick, it was really to complete the task entrusted by Old Wu Head!
Who would’ve thought...
The girl directly misinterpreted ’collapsed’ as ’dead’, and upon hearing it, her rabbit-like eyes turned red, she shouted heart-wrenchingly ’Dad, your older daughter is late!’ without hesitation, she fell straight backward.
If Liu Shouren hadn’t arrived quickly ’inspecting’ while actually visiting and rushed to catch her, her head would’ve surely hit the big stone at the door with a thud, he wouldn’t know. But what he knew was he couldn’t escape a heavy beating from a furious Old Wu Head.
"Uncle Yang, what’s going on here?" Liu Shouren, arriving just in time to save the girl, was more concerned with saving than understanding the deeper situation.
This girl was one of the young female knowledge youth who arrived yesterday, from Beijing, and her surname is Wu...
Liu Shouren thoughtfully glanced at the cattle shed, and saw Uncle Wu sprinting out at a hundred meters pace. Without a word, he snatched the Wu-surnamed young female knowledge youth who was still in a daze, being half held by him because he saved her just moments ago. The usually stern and fierce eyes softened instantly, tenderly caressing the girl’s swollen peach-like eyes, lowly calling, "Silly girl, why bother?"
Seeing the surplus fatherly love, Liu Shouren couldn’t help but curiously glance more at the girl.
Seeing Wu Liguo’s old face turn dark, he kicked Liu Shouren flying proudly: "What are you looking at, don’t you know men and women shouldn’t make contact? Messing around in front of the old man, even if you’re my own nephew, I won’t let you off!"
Liu Shouren stared, feeling more wronged than Dou E. He was just curious, only curious, why did he make it sound like he was a rascal?
He hadn’t even aired his grievance and was forcefully recognized by Wu Liguo as his sister, not by blood but with a bond closer than blood. And he must always care for, protect her everywhere. Even if it means using influence for personal gain, the girl must not suffer!