Chapter 360: Help, but not all
There was a small van in front and a few small trucks in the back, and the mountain road was narrow and rugged. And even if it is such a car, it is only at the township level at most, and it takes more than two hours to walk the mountain road to reach the destination.
The bumps along the way made everyone's faces not look good, and after more than two hours of walking down the mountain road, even if the girls behind did not carry the goods anymore, their faces still became sallow.
"Why don't we go to the village in front of you and stay there to rest, or we can rush over tomorrow." Seeing that several people were trembling when they walked, Yang Dongxu proposed.
Walking down this long mountain road, even a person like him who practices martial arts is out of breath, and you can imagine how tired the girls are. And Leslie Cheung and Andy Lau are still carrying the goods, don't look at the boxes they are moving, but they are filled with some stationery and books, which are very heavy.
"How long will it take to get to the place?" asked Leslie Cheung as he walked, and Yang Dongxu had several proposals to rest on the way, but he had rejected them. He knew in his heart that although everyone was tired now, if they still wanted to move forward, they couldn't rest, otherwise unless they rested for a long time, they would definitely not want to go when they sat down.
"At the current rate, it will take at least an hour. "Yang Dongxu has been to the Hope Primary School at the destination, so he knows the approximate distance.
"Aunt Mei and Xiaoyu are resting in front, I will go over with you first, and they will come over tomorrow to gather. Leslie Cheung said.
"No, let's go over together, it's still early, let's go slowly. Anita Mui shook her head.
Although she really wants to rest, she doesn't want to give up halfway, which is not her style of doing things.
She is unwilling to stay, Maggie Cheung is definitely not willing to stay, and Andy Lau is not to mention. Seeing the sweaty appearance of the three people, Yang Dongxu opened his mouth and said: "You give the things in your hands to the porter, hold on with a crutch in your hand, and I will carry Sister Mei and Sister Yu away." ”
"That's fine. Leslie Cheung was not polite.
Needless persistence at this time will only slow down the speed of the team and make the porter more tired. Since you don't have the physical strength to help right now, let's try not to make a mess.
"You who are carrying things keep your own pace and don't have to wait for us. Yang Dongxu shouted at the porters.
Then one hand held Anita Mui and Maggie Cheung, and the other hand was on crutches, and the group continued to set off.
From more than two o'clock when they had just eaten in the township, until more than five o'clock, the group finally reached their destination, and many villagers in the village should go out of the village to pick them up.
It soon got dark, the lights in the room flickered, and the mountain village still couldn't afford electricity. Many of the houses are made of wood, and some are thatched.
But despite poverty, they still showed twelve points of enthusiasm to entertain Yang Dongxu and his party. No matter what the villagers give, how much food they give. Yang Dongxu will accept it with a smile, and they will definitely not recycle the money, so he will send more clothes, shoes and other things.
"Wash your feet first, then pick up the blisters on your feet, or you won't want to walk tomorrow." After eating, with the flickering lights, Yang Dongxu walked in with a footbath.
There were no surplus houses in the village, so several people lived in the village chief's house. Two girls slept in a bed, and three of them slept on makeshift beds made of planks and stools. The quilts were a little shabby, but they were all clean and had the fragrance of the sun.
"Xiaoyu and I came first, but I didn't expect to be so tired from walking. Lying on the bed, Anita Mui, whose whole body seemed to fall apart, supported her body and did it.
She is not a person who has not suffered hardships, she lived a very poor life when she was a child when her father died early, and she worked hard to become famous, whether it was singing or dancing. But after more than three hours of walking down the mountain road, not to mention that she even didn't survive even big men like Leslie Cheung and Andy Lau.
"You've washed it first. Leslie Cheung took out a box of cigarettes and took one in his own mouth, handed one to Andy Lau, and saw Yang Dongxu signaling not to open his mouth and asked, "Where is Xiaoxu School?"
"To the east of the village, about twenty minutes away. There's a big place with a gentle slope, which is perfect for building a school and a playground. Yang Dongxu said.
"How many students are there now?"
"More than 300 from the first grade to the fifth grade. ”
"There are so many children in the village?" Andy Lau was stunned for a moment.
"It's not all the children in this village, but the school was built in that place because there are seven villages within a radius of 10 kilometers around this village, and such a primary school can cover all the school-age children in all seven villages. ”
"Ten kilometers! How long do they have to walk to school?" Maggie Cheung was surprised, and it was hard for her to imagine what it was like to walk 10 kilometers to school when she was a child and could do public transportation.
"This is already very good, compared to the previous walk of dozens of kilometers of mountain roads to go to school in the township, 10 kilometers is already very close. And the school also has children from villages more than 30 kilometers away to go to school. ”
"More than 30 kilometers of mountain roads, more than 60 kilometers and more than 100 miles back and forth, how long does it take to be on the road, and do you still have time to study?" Anita Mui frowned.
"There are canteens and dormitories in the school, and children who are too far away bring food to the canteen to be responsible for processing for them, and it is not a big problem to go back once a week or half a month. Yang Dongxu said.
Yang Dongxu has carefully considered every school that has been selected, and tried his best to make the money not wasted. So some of the facilities of the school are very good.
"Is there anything that the school lacks in addition to materials now?" Although I haven't seen those children yet, Leslie Cheung was moved by these children's desire to learn after walking more than 30 kilometers of mountain roads to study.
"In fact, there is not much shortage of materials, although it is difficult to walk on the mountain road, many people in the nearby villages are willing to help carry things in. Coupled with the Rainbow Fund's lunch subsidy program for students, their daily life can also be guaranteed.
Now the main thing is the teachers, this place is too poor, although the basic line is not bad after the school is built, but few teachers are willing to teach, the whole school has more than 300 students on the three teachers, one of them is over 60 years old, there is a serious shortage of teachers. ”
"How can three teachers be enough, don't you think of what he can do? Or I'll pay for the teacher's salary. Leslie Cheung's brows furrowed.
There are only three teachers among the more than 300 students, and one of them is already old. In such a difficult situation, if he hadn't listened to Yang Dongxu in person, he wouldn't have believed it at all.
"Discussions with the local government have been underway, and the Teacher Salary Runyu Foundation will bear part of it, and now two teachers have decided to come over. After the National Day, they will be able to come over after the handover of work at the school is clear. ”
"Why don't we go to the school now?" Andy Lau got up and said.
"It's getting dark, let's go over tomorrow, the school won't be able to get on until the end of the year, there is no electricity yet, and the students and teachers at the school are probably asleep, so let's not disturb them for now." Yang Dongxu waved his hand.
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The next morning, Yang Dongxu got up early in the morning, and after a night's rest, although the spirits of several people recovered, their bodies were even more sore, especially their legs seemed to be filled with lead.
But even so, Leslie Cheung and the others still got up very early, washed up, and walked to school together after breakfast. It took more than 20 minutes, and several people walked for more than half an hour.
Although the sore legs and feet along the way made several people frown, when they approached the school and heard the sound of reading aloud. A smile could not help but appear on everyone's faces.
The crisp sound of reading is neat and rhythmic, as if a cheerful note is beating in your ears, so that people who have suffered can't help but forget their fatigue, and they seem to see hope in front of them.
During class time, a few people visited the school and did not disturb, and the group went to the cafeteria together at noon.
Seeing that the master of the canteen wanted to prepare a table of dishes for several people, Leslie Cheung hurriedly waved his hand and said no, but lined up like the students to eat.
"Didn't you say that there was a lunch subsidy?" Looking at the simple meal in front of him, Leslie Cheung did not dislike it, and asked while eating.
"This is already the result of the subsidy, and there are still many people who are hungry, so being able to eat is the premise, and then nutrition. Yang Dongxu took a piece of multigrain steamed bread and stuffed it into his mouth, the noodles were very rough and a little prickly, but the taste was okay.
"Why don't I pay for it and subsidize more?" Andy Lau said after taking a sip of porridge.
"It's not about money, it's just about subsidizing lunch. It is to reduce the burden on the families of these school-going children, otherwise many parents would rather let their children run around at home than let them go to school.
To put it mildly, many children in schools now go to school just to get a bite to eat. So just eat enough and try to supplement nutrition. Yang Dongxu said helplessly, not that he didn't want to do better, but that he couldn't do better.
"Just follow the plan made by Runyu, let's try to help, but not all of them. Leslie Cheung groaned, and seemed to taste the meaning of Yang Dongxu's words and said.
Several other people heard Leslie Cheung say this, although they didn't understand it all. But he didn't say anything more, and took advantage of his lunch break after eating. A few people first handed out the stationery they brought, and played with the children in physical education class in the afternoon.
In the evening, the group returned to the village and did not stay at the school to disturb.
The next day, because the blisters on the feet of several people did not recover, the planned time to leave was postponed. Several of them went to the school to work as teachers for a few more days.
After staying for a week, several people were ready to leave after almost recovering from their foot injuries.
Back in Chengdu, Yang Dongxu took a good bath in the hotel, and then found a hot pot restaurant with a good taste, and a few people ate shabu-shabu.
"One song for each person, and I'll give it to you in two days. During the meal, Yang Dongxu said very gratefully.
"Let's talk about the song later, we want to do good deeds by ourselves, we don't choose Runyu, we will also choose other channels, so you don't have to
I care too much. Leslie Cheung said.