Chapter 524: It's You
Soon after the beginning of spring, Ji Yu sent Dabao to the village school in a neighboring village.
Some people say that Ji Yu is rich now, why don't she send her younger brother to a better place to study. Even if you don't go to the school in the county, you have to go to the academy in the town at worst.
Ji Yu is not short of that few dollars, she decided after many measurements.
Dabao's enlightenment stage has already been completed, and it has been completed quite well, so it is not a problem where to read it at all.
Then the key consideration is Dabao's adaptation to the environment.
If she went to the county seat or town, and the unfamiliar environment was a strange person, she was afraid that Dabao would be stimulated again, and she would not be able to stay by his side all the time.
In addition, transportation is also a problem.
In the town or county seat, there is a school where you have to live. Staying in an unfamiliar place all day, and sleeping in an unfamiliar place at night, is not at all operable for Dabao.
I also considered letting Ji Mingfang be with Dabao, after all, he also planned to enroll this year, and he definitely didn't mind changing to a better place.
But after thinking about it carefully, I gave up.
In the past year, except for the days when Baiweifang was suspended, Ji Mingfang has been working to make money.
He didn't have to work so hard, not only Ji Liansong, but Ji Xuelan also told him many times, saying that he earned more and could give half of it to Ji Mingfang to study.
Ji Mingfang disagreed.
Even as long as he opened his mouth with Ji Yu, ten taels or twenty taels, Ji Yu was willing to lend him first.
But he never did.
Ji Yu could see that although he was no longer as sensitive as before, the self-esteem in his bones had always been strong.
Wanting to be on your own, not dragging down your family, and using your own hands to earn tuition fees – these are all behaviors that should be encouraged.
It's just that the money he has saved so far, in addition to the expenses of bunches and pen, ink, paper and inkstone, is only enough to study in the village school.
If Ji Yu opened his mouth and asked him to go to Yeyang or the town academy with Dabao, he would definitely not refuse.
He couldn't refuse, because he had always been grateful to Ji Yu and Dabao.
But this kind of "obedient" promise, not to mention, has changed its taste, and accidentally becomes a condescending charity, and Ji Mingfang himself will be reduced to a companion in disguise or passively.
No matter what the relationship between him and Dabao is in private, when they enter the school, the two are equal. Because of this, it is important to be more careful in our actions, so as not to put a thorn in each other's hearts.
So after thinking about it, Ji Yu finally decided to send Dabao to the village school, planning to let him get acquainted with it there for a year or two.
The atmosphere of the class, getting along with classmates, and adapting to the crowd - when you get used to these things, it's not too late to change places.
Although the village school is also an unfamiliar environment, it is close to home, and Dacheng and Ji Mingfang are here, so it is always better relatively speaking.
Ji Yu began to give Dabao a vaccination in the second half of last year, so even if Dabao was reluctant to go to the village school, he did not show too much rejection.
In order to alleviate his tension in the unfamiliar environment, Ji Yu took him to the village school in his free time.
Which way to go home, walk away from the ditch, don't fight with friends, don't walk with strangers, these tirelessly talked about over and over again, talking about Dabao back like a stream.
On the first day of school, Ji Yu and Guan Shan went to see him off in person.
Hu Dacheng ran over early in the morning to rub the car, and brought Ji Mingfang from Xihegou.
Although Ji Mingfang had already made up his mind to come to study, he hesitated in the next few days, and when Ji Yu and them arrived, Ji Xuelan joked that he tossed and turned and slept all night, and he could hear his long sighs across a wall.
On the way to the village school, Ji Mingfang unconsciously rubbed his hands on his knees, and when he got out of the car, the piece of fabric was already crumpled.
Ji Yu could guess why he was so nervous.
The first one is definitely a matter of age.
Although he is only three years older than Ji Yu, it is not an exaggeration to say that at this age, he can already be the father of many schoolchildren in the village school.
Being overage and becoming classmates with a group of children is inevitable, although this situation is not uncommon.
There is one in the town, sixty or seventy years old and still soaking in the academy all day long, boiling to death the old mother, boiling to death the daughter-in-law, and now he has become a child and grandchild, if he has not been able to pass the Xiucai, I am afraid that I will reach out and ask my father and wife for money under Jiuquan.
This kind of person's reputation is naturally not much better, but fortunately, Ji Mingfang's situation is much stronger than this.
The second one doesn't need to be guessed to know that it is a physical problem.
Although Ji Mingfang is now able to face his own shortcomings, when dealing with the people in the village, he will no longer change his face because of an occasional sentence or two of unintentional or intentional offense.
But...... It didn't matter what the people in the village said, he didn't want to be ridiculed by his "classmates" - he couldn't tell why.
The school is a very sacred place in his eyes, and it is also the beginning of his new life, and he just hopes to hold his chest up and be an upright reader like everyone else.
Of course, he also knows that the best way to hold his chest up is to study hard and speak with actual results...... Maybe he just needs time to get used to it.
Ji Yu saw that he was trying his best to adjust and didn't bother him.
Although the village school is very old, it is boxy, with walls and courtyards, and the conditions are barely okay.
On the first day of school, there was no morning class, so the students arrived late.
Hu Dacheng led them directly to the room where the master lived.
There were not many new students in the countryside, and when the Master heard that there were new students, he dressed himself and came out to meet them on crutches.
Ji Yu hurriedly presented the bundle.
In addition to a few strings of money, there was also a bunch of jerky and a few boxes of snacks, which were exactly the same as those prepared by Ji Mingfang.
The master has gray hair, and there are not many teeth left, and he does not want to fall down, but his spirit looks quite strong.
Knowing that the two of them had been enlightened at home, the old master was very surprised, and he took the test on the spot, and both of them answered appropriately.
The Master was very pleased, and even said that he would teach them well.
There is no sir who does not like smart students.
In particular, one of them is only seven years old, and although the other is older, he has clear eyes and a good mind, and is destined to be a late bloomer.
There are also some past events involved in this issue.
When Ji Mingfang followed Ji Yu into the door, he was still thinking in his heart whether the old master would turn him away because the disabled could not enter.
When the master saw him, he suddenly said, "It's you."
Obviously, he remembered Ji Mingfang.
Although Ji Mingfang has not been to the village school for more than ten years, his appearance is still vaguely recognizable, and combined with his walking posture, the master immediately remembered it.
In fact, it was mainly because Ji Mingfang left too deep an impression on him.
He has been teaching for many years, and what kind of child has a natural appearance can almost be seen at a glance. Otherwise, he would not have gone to Ji Qingshan and persuaded him to send his eldest grandson to school.
In addition to being out of a heart of love, and because he knows the situation of the Ji family, he can afford Ji Lianji, and one more Ji Mingfang can also afford it.
Who knew that soon after, the news of Ji Mingfang breaking his leg came.
On the day he got the news, he also went to Dafeng Village to visit, but he didn't even enter the courtyard gate, so he was scolded by Kang Pozi for no reason.
With no face, he left in a hurry with a bag of eggs, and the matter of enrolling in school was over.
Now that ten years have passed, how can it not be exciting to see the students in the original photo again.