"Huaiyuan County, Strange Stone Village?"

The sky was slightly bright, Ye Changan drove into the country road of Xiaozhu Village, and looked at Chen Meng in the co-pilot with some doubts.

"Yes, it's Strange Stone Village," Chen Meng smiled with a smile on his face, "The first batch of students we have identified are from this village, not many, more than twenty children, ranging from five to thirteen years old." ”

"The geographical location of Strange Stone Village is special, and the surrounding roads have only been built for a long time. ”

Chen Meng sighed, "When I learned about the information from the Internet, I couldn't imagine that the conditions in this village would be so difficult. ”

Ye Changan stopped the car and didn't ask much.

The courtyard is already lit up, and in the village, it is almost normal to get up at six in the morning, in order to do more work while the temperature is still rising.

"Mom, Meng'er and I came to see you. ”

Ye Changan was very happy, pulled Chen Meng into the courtyard, saw Qin Yu washing, and said with a smile: "Why don't you sleep for a while?"

"People are old and can't sleep," Qin Yu put down the towel and seemed very happy about the arrival of the two, "Why did you come so early and didn't make a call in advance, I could go to the town in advance to buy some vegetables." ”

"What is there to prepare," Chen Meng stepped forward with a smile and grabbed Qin Yu's hand, "Godmother, we are going this time..."

After Chen Meng finished speaking, Qin Yu hesitated for a while before nodding, "Then let's have breakfast and then set off." ”

Huaiyuan County is a county seat under the jurisdiction of Yuquan City, and the county seat is still more than 100 kilometers away from Weishi Village.

At noon, I had lunch in the county town, Chen Meng said that he wanted to bring some gifts to those children, so he went to the stationery store to buy new schoolbags and new stationery, so it was already more than three o'clock in the afternoon when he arrived at Weishi Village.

Strange Stone Village, the village looks like the name suggests, in a low-lying canyon.

The car can only drive to the edge of the canyon, and the trail is steep for almost two kilometers behind.

Fortunately, when the road was being built, a path was also built and a path winded down.

There was no land to be seen on the road, the ground was almost entirely covered with stones, and the few bits of greenery were just clumps of shrubs.

There was still a kilometer away, and Ye Changan saw a group of villagers walking towards this side, and the leader was waving from afar.

When Ye Changan approached Qin Yu and Chen Meng, he saw that the person in the lead was probably the same age as Chen Jianping, but it looked a little more vicissitudes.

He was dressed in an old suit, almost faded in color, but at least he looked clean.

The clothes of the other villagers are going to be dirty, after all, they have to work every day, and looking at the terrain, it is estimated that there is not much water.

However, there were several women who were much more beautiful, brighter in colour and more novel in style.

"Welcome, welcome, welcome. Village Chief Zhao Shuping happily held Ye Changan's hand, with great energy, and at first glance, he was a person who did manual work all year round.

Ye Changan and Chen Meng were still carrying schoolbags and stationery in their hands, and said with a smile: "Village chief, let's find a place for us to put our things down first." ”

The village chief patted his head and said with a smile: "Yes, yes, yes, the school is at the entrance of the village, and the school in the village is clean." ”

Looking at the village chief's gaze, there are a few small bungalows made of stones and a flagpole hanging the national flag less than 800 meters or so.

From here, however, the houses of the other villagers are much worse, piled with collected bushes, which are supposed to be used as firewood.

The more I walked to the school, the clearer the reading voice became, and it was the poet Li Bai's "Silent Night Thoughts".

The villagers were not as talkative as the village chief, and although they were smiling, they did not talk much.

Zhao Shuping took Ye Changan and the three of them into an empty room of about twenty square meters, and said with a smile: "There are fewer students, and this classroom has been empty for several years. ”

Chen Meng nodded, took the bench placed on the side and asked Qin Yu to sit down, and then spoke: "Village chief, or... Let's get busy first, I'm afraid of delaying everyone's affairs. ”

The village chief was stunned, nodded, walked to the door and shouted to the village name standing outside: "Big guy, go home first, I will inform everyone of something." ”

Ye Changan saw that many people turned around one step at a time, and vaguely guessed their thoughts in his heart.

"This village, like when I first married Feiyu and his father," Qin Yu suddenly said softly, "At that time, Xiaozhu Village was also poor, and it was not easy for Feiyu to survive... Who would have thought... Who would have thought that Flying Feather He..."

Qin Yu's choking made Ye Changan's eyes red, and he held back his tears and said, "Mom, Feiyu is gone, I am your own son." ”

Ye Changan felt bitter in his heart.

He wanted to say to Qin Yu that I am Liu Feiyu, your son, but he can't say it!

Chen Meng sat down next to Qin Yu, grabbed her hand, and patted her back gently, women are sentimental by nature, and she couldn't help but have red eyes.

At this time, the sound of reading next to him stopped, and a young man with glasses came over and took the initiative to stretch out his hand and shake Ye Changan.

"I've heard a long time ago that the person in charge of the Anmeng Fund is coming over, and I'm finally waiting for you, thank you so much. ”

The young man was full of anger, but he looked more mature than the college students in the city, with dark skin, short hair, and a friendly smile.

"Mr. Ye, this is my son, his name is Zhao Youshu, he just graduated from college last year, so I called him back to teach. ”

Ye Changan smiled at Zhao Youshu and nodded, "Are you the only teacher in the village?"

"Yes, this school is run by the village itself, and I also think of what to teach, and the textbooks are second-hand books brought back from the county, so I don't want the children to learn well, as long as they can understand the importance of reading. ”

Ye Changan nodded, and Zhao Shuping and his son walked to the outside of another teacher to take a look, the classroom was very simple, several long tables had been blackened, the stools were also polished, and more than thirty children were sitting upright on the stools, holding pencils of different lengths to write in notebooks.

"These children are all five to thirteen years old, and no matter how young they are, they won't be there," Zhao Shuping sighed, "The village is so poor, and no one has married them for several years." ”

"Why don't you move out, wouldn't it be nice to change places?" Ye Changan was full of doubts, why did he have to stay here?

"Mr. Ye, the people in the village are no better than you in the city, except for a handful of strength, they have no ability, and they can live outside, but everyone is reluctant to leave. ”

"My ancestors have been here for generations, and my ancestors are to guard this village," Zhao Youshu sighed, "I persuaded everyone to change places, and I persuaded them many times, but no one would listen to me." ”

"Don't have such thoughts!"

Zhao Shuping's face changed, and he immediately reprimanded, "You are from Strange Stone Village, so you have to stay in Strange Stone Village!"

I don't know why, Ye Changan always has an intuition that there may be some secrets in this village.

"Dad, Master Li Tang has said that as long as we are willing to move, he can help me get in touch, whether it's work or residence, he can help us get in touch!"

"Shut up, get out of here, the village will be gone, and everyone will disperse, you don't understand!"

Zhao Shuping shook his hand fiercely and looked at Ye Changan with an apologetic face, "Mr. Ye, I'm really embarrassed, it's stupid for him to read books." ”

"Master Li Tang, is that the master of archaeology and calligraphy?"

Ye Changan frowned slightly, if he didn't remember the news on the Internet by mistake, that fake master Hu Dashi was a student of Li Tang.

"Mr. Ye also knows Master Li Tang?" Zhao Youshu looked very excited, "Mr. Ye also has research on archaeology?"

"I don't know anything," Ye Changan smiled, "I'm a doctor, and I can only treat diseases." ”

"Okay, there are books, you go and teach the children, and I have to discuss with Ms. Chen about sponsoring the children's schooling. After Zhao Shuping finished speaking, he walked directly into the room and ignored Zhao Youshu.

Ye Changan smiled and walked in, and heard Zhao Shuping say: "Ms. Chen Meng, we are really happy that you can sponsor the children in our village, the children need this help so much." ”

Chen Meng nodded, and took out a list of twenty-three children from his bag.

Zhao Shuping looked at it and said with some embarrassment, "Ms. Chen, our village... Thirty-three children, you see?"

"It's okay to call me Chen Meng," Chen Meng said and walked outside the other classroom to count, his brows furrowed, "According to the household registration statistics, there are only twenty-three children in the village, how can it be?"

Zhao Shuping's old face flushed, "There are still ten children, yes... It was born to a woman from the village who was married, and when they heard that someone was going to sponsor their children's schooling, they we... So he sent the child over. ”

Ye Changan frowned, "Where did they get married?"

Zhao Shuping's face turned even redder, "A few of them married to Shangyao Village, and a few of them are from Fangcao Village." ”

Ye Changan took out his mobile phone, checked the situation of these two villages, and then spoke, "Uncle Zhao, these two villages are developing quite well." ”

Zhao Shuping sighed, seemingly embarrassed to face Ye Changan and Chen Meng's gaze, "I'm scared, I don't want to miss it if I have a advantage, after all, they walked out of the village, I... It's hard for me to refuse. ”

"It's okay, Ms. Chen, Mr. Ye, just follow the twenty-three on the list, I'll go and talk to the parents of the other ten children," Zhao Shuping raised his head, his eyes red, "As long as these twenty-three children can be funded, we are already very grateful to you." ”

Chen Meng's heart softened, and as soon as he heard this, he looked at Ye Changan and said softly: "Otherwise, it's thirty-three?"

"According to the rules, even if the Anmeng Fund has more money, it is impossible to support all the children, we can only choose the families who are really poor. ”

"From primary school to junior high school, it needs to be investigated every three years, and only children who are really poor can be funded," Ye Changan sighed, "Uncle Zhao, I also hope you can understand us, if the other ten children are also funded, it may mean that the ten children who need funding elsewhere will not get funding." ”

"I understand, thank you, Mr. Ye. ”

"Wife, you can send the gifts to the children, and the other ten children will also send the gifts. Ye Changan brought the gift to the door of the classroom and looked at Zhao Shuping, "Uncle Zhao, I have something I want to talk to you about." ”

Ye Changan and Zhao Shuping walked to the bottom of the flagpole, sat on the ground, and suddenly asked: "Actually, what Brother Youshu said is not completely unreasonable, staying here is indeed not a future for development." ”

"I understand, it's just... Can't leave. ”

Seeing that Zhao Shuping had something unspeakable, Ye Changan nodded, "Has the county considered letting you leave here?"

"Before the road was built, I said that let's move to Shangyao Village, give us land, and we will be the people of Shangyao Village in the future. ”

"The men in our village will go to the county and other villages to do odd jobs, and buy rice, oil, salt and vinegar by the way. ”

"What about that Master Li Tang, how could he be in the village?"

Ye Chang'an's heart was full of doubts, Li Tang ran to Strange Stone Village, he definitely didn't come to 'travel', there must be some secret in it!

"I came here half a year ago, I used to be my son's calligraphy teacher, and the people in the village thought he was literate and respected him very much," Zhao Shuping stood up, his expression was not quite right, "Li Tang is not a good person, Mr. Ye should not approach him." ”