"There used to be a school in the village, which was run by an old show in the village. In the first two years, there was a famine, the crop harvest was not good, for the farmer's family, the crop is life, and the rice can not be eaten without the harvest, so there is still money for the child to go to school, and Lao Xiucai also died of illness that year, and then the village had no money to hire Mr., and the school did not continue. Village chief Zhang Xingwang said regretfully.

It turned out that because of the disaster, there are advanced technologies and technologies in modern industries, and they are not perfect enough to compete with natural disasters, not to mention the ancient times when the material technology is backward, once a disaster occurs, the damage to the farmer's family is the greatest. It shouldn't cost much to hire a teacher, but if you can, you can hire a teacher for the village to teach them. So he asked, "How much does it cost to hire a teacher for a month?" ”

"In the past, the gentleman in the village collected 100 taels of silver every month, and I estimated that it would cost me two taels of silver to hire a teacher, which is not counting the money for books, paper and ink." The village chief said with some heaviness! "Many families in the village now don't even have enough to eat, and they can't afford to study."

"How much money will I use for pen, ink and paper each month?" Keke continued to ask, Mr. two taels of silver a month is not much. In modern times, the family also supported several children in poor mountainous areas, and my father once said that his family was poor before, and when he was about to be unable to study halfway, he was fortunate to get the help of well-wishers, so that he had the opportunity to continue studying, and then he had a happy life for the family! Therefore, when educating himself and his brother, in addition to being self-reliant, Dad should also remember to be grateful, grateful to those who have helped him, and at the same time ask to do some charity to help more people within his ability, and this article is even required to be passed on in the future.

"In addition to farming, our farmers basically have no income, usually buy some poor paper, pen and ink are slow, but they don't buy often, so it is almost a hundred wen a month." Zhang Xingwang said, plus the bundle is more than 200 wen a month, about three taels of silver a year, and the annual expenses of peasant families are only three or four taels of silver, and the cost of a person's study is almost catching up with the cost of a family, so there are not many people who can send them to study. Therefore, only the eldest grandson in the family was sent to the county school to study, and the other grandsons really couldn't squeeze out the money and sent it, even if they sent the eldest grandson, they were all squeezed out by the whole family tightening their belts and gritting their teeth.

After listening to the words of the village chief, Keke began to calculate in his heart: although he doesn't know how many children there are in the village now, but each person counts the consumption of books and ink of one hundred and fifty wen per month, and it is estimated that thirty children consume less than five taels per month, plus the cost of hiring a teacher is two taels of silver per month, a total of about seven taels per month, and less than one hundred taels a year, even if it is a hundred taels, this number is really not much for me now, so he said: "Uncle Zhang, My sister and I were able to live in the village thanks to the help of my uncle and the villagers, and I would not do farm work to repay everyone. There is a shortage of teachers in the village now, so I will first hire a teacher for the village, so that the children in the village can continue to study, of course, I will buy the pen, ink, paper and inkstone that everyone needs first, and then buy it yourself when the conditions are good. ”

"Miss Coco, is this true?" The village chief couldn't believe what he had heard, and his cloudy eyes were full of expectation! But then he thought of something, and immediately shook his head and said: "I can't help it, I can't help it, you don't know that salt and rice are expensive, although you have some money now, how can you stop you from using it like this!" Besides, you two girls, now the family doesn't care about you, and this money has to be kept for later use, but it can't be spent all at once. ”

Keke listened to Zhang Xingwang's words, and was very grateful that the old man in front of him had been planning for himself, even if he wanted a teacher to come to the village, but he didn't respond immediately, "Uncle, I know, no matter how much money you get, it will run out one day." My mother taught me some crafts when she was alive, and I won't sit back and eat empty. ”

After listening to Keke's words, Zhang Xingwang still said with some hesitation: "Hiring a teacher, plus the cost of books, pen and ink, is not a small amount. “

"I've calculated, according to the calculation of thirty children in the village, it's only one hundred taels a year, and I can still handle it. Uncle Zhang only needs to inform everyone, find a suitable teacher, and I will arrange the rest. Keke said directly.

Zhang Xingwang listened, in addition to being grateful, he was still grateful, and said, "Keke girl! I thank you for all of us! In the past few years, when there was no famine, everyone also paid it back, but after the disaster, everyone had no food, and they had to pay taxes, and several families could not open the pot and could only sell their sons and daughters, begging for a way to live, and some people starved to death, although now that the famine has passed, everyone has been injured fundamentally, and the days have not yet turned around. When the village chief recalled the time of the famine, he couldn't help but have red eyes, and if he had read the book, everyone would have multiple ways out of the world when they went out to work. Liu, the wife of the village chief on the side, shed tears and said: "Keke, my aunt also thank you, if there is anything to do at home in the future, tell my aunt, and my aunt will help you." "One of the three grandsons is studying, although the family didn't say anything, but I always feel sorry for the other two, now it's okay, now I can go to study.

"Uncle Zhang and Aunt Zhang are so polite! My sister and I don't know anything, and we will definitely trouble my uncle and aunt again in the future! Keke said

"If you have anything to help in the future, come to Uncle Jingguan!" The village chief said, and then continued: "Keke, what are you going to plant for those acres of land?" The reason why the village chief asked this is because they bought five acres of land in the village, and the young lady from this big family is estimated to not be able to farm, and after asking her what her plans are, she will find people in the village to plant it for her, and thank her for this good deed she has done for the village!

"Uncle Zhang, don't laugh at what you said, my sister and I can't farm!" Keke said a little embarrassed, I don't know how to farm and buy land, it's not easy to explain, I wanted to live in the village, there are not a few acres of land, and I'm a little sorry for the identity of my village aunt now, so I symbolically bought five acres, and I was going to invite someone to plant it in the future, and I gave the money.

"You've all had people waiting for you before, so you need to know this! You don't have a lot of five acres of land, I'll find someone to plant it for you, so you don't have to worry about it anymore! Zhang Xingwang said.

"Then thank you, Uncle Zhang! Don't let everyone help in vain, I pay for it! Keke thought that he was going to invite people anyway, and it happened that the village chief said about it, so he did it together!

"That can still make you pay, you have contributed so much to the village, everyone knows how to thank you! Let everyone help you plant your few acres of land, which is also the heart of the village! The village chief said, after a few words, Keke is not allowed to refuse!

"Then thank you Uncle Zhang!" Keke no longer refuses.

"Uncle Zhang, all the children in the village who are five to fourteen years old are willing to come, write them down!" Keke said.

"This is good or good, the number of people will be a little large, but I am afraid that there will be a lot of extra costs!" The village chief was a little worried, although Miss Keke was willing to contribute money to help everyone, but he didn't want her to spend more money.

Keke: "Don't worry about this Uncle Zhang, it's good for older people to recognize some words!" "In modern times, fourteen or fifteen years old are still children, but at the age of fifteen or sixteen, they can say goodbye.

Zhang Xingwang: "That's okay, I'll go and inform everyone, and I'll notify you when it's confirmed, you can go back quickly, the three of the Qian family and their mother are coming over soon." The village chief said gratefully.

"Okay, Uncle Zhang, I'll go back first." Keke thought about going back and explaining to Qingwan that he was the master of doing this, and he didn't ask for her consent, even if he knew in his heart that she wouldn't object, but if there was anything, he should discuss it with her in advance to show respect.

After returning home, Qingwan was still busy in the kitchen, a faint smell of paste came, Keke said that Li Qingwan's cooking skills are not saved, talent is not here, think about how she used to be a girl, can't cook, can't embroider any flowers, if Li Qingwan knows Keke's thoughts at this time, she must have said resentfully: "I want to learn to cook and embroider, but when I was in the palace, I was either instructed to do some stupid work or serve you or be bullied with you, how can I learn to cook and embroider." “