51. The arriving postman

The roofs of the ten houses in Tianya Primary School are now leaking.

Da Confused has been fishing for seagrass and drying seagrass for the past few days.

The seaweed he fished is called big-leaf seaweed locally, Wang Yi studied it, and the scientific name should be big-leaf seaweed, the leaves are quite large, and it grows in the shallow sea.

However, if you want to fish for seaweed, you don't want to go to the shallow sea to fish, the seaweed is very deep-rooted, and it can't be pulled out by manpower.

He picks it up on the banks of the river, and the leaves of these large-leaved seaweeds are large and numerous, and in the weather of strong winds and waves, they will be swept into a clump and then uprooted by the waves and slapped onto the shore.

Large-leaved seaweed is called seaweed, but it can't be eaten, so it can only be dried and repaired in the seagrass house.

Most of the local houses are covered with this seagrass.

When building a house, there will be a master worker to smooth out the dried seaweed, cover it on the roof one by one, and then cover it with a broken fishing net in pieces, and then use small heavy objects such as stones to make a pendant to press it, and continue to cover the seagrass layer on it, and continue to cover the broken fishing net on the seagrass layer.

In this way, the roof of the seagrass house is covered layer by layer, so the roof of the seagrass house is very thick.

When cleaning up, find the leakage and damage, uncover the nearby seagrass layer by layer, and replace the seagrass layer at the damaged place.

There are not enough big-leaf seaweeds in the big confusion, and it's no problem to make up for it, but it's delusional to make up for the roof of the school.

I boldly stepped on the ladder and climbed up to take a look, and found that the buildings of the entire campus classroom were damaged and seriously aged, and minor repairs were useless, so they had to be renovated and overhauled.

So the militia came to work not only to repair the roof, but also to fish for large-leaf seaweed, and they had to provide their own raw materials.

boldly reported the situation to Wang Xianghong.

Wang Xianghong came to Wang Yi: "Teacher Wang, let's underestimate the difficult situation of restarting the school, and the roof of the school building must be repaired!" ”

"You can make use of it without repairing it." Bold added, "Then use plastic sheeting to cover the gap and large-leaf seaweed compaction, which should be able to withstand two years." ”

Wang Yi asked, "What does the branch secretary mean?" ”

Wang Xianghong said: "Ten years of trees and a hundred years of people, education is a long-term thing, since we have restarted the school, since you have returned to your hometown to engage in education, then we have to take a long-term view, simply repair the school in one go." ”

"So I propose that this week I don't have a culture class first, but a labor class, so that the students can pick up big-leaf seaweed, and then renovate the roofs of all school buildings in batches, what do you think?"

Wang Yi said: "I think the idea of the branch secretary is very good, but it can be better, that is, the roof should be repaired, and the doors and windows should also be repaired!" ”

"Not only to repair but also to decorate, like the city to decorate, there are blackboard paintings in the classroom, there are book corners, so that our Wang family's children can study with dignity!"

Wang Xianghong and Daring were stunned.

The two looked at each other and winked together.

Then Wang Xianghong said: "Teacher Wang, your starting point is good, but you have made the mistake of left-leaning and aggressiveism, and we don't have that condition." ”

Wang Yi said categorically: "If there are no conditions, we will create conditions, and if there are difficulties, we will solve the difficulties. ”

Wang Xianghong turned his hands behind his back and asked, "Teacher Wang, you need books in the book corner, you need chalk to make blackboard newspapers, and you need glass to repair doors and windows, where do these things come from?" ”

Wang Yi said: "I am responsible, I mobilize my college classmates and let them support the construction of our school together!" Moreover, the father of my classmate in Shanghai may have promised me that he would help us develop a new-age school in our rural area, and it is time for him to fulfill his promise! ”

Wang Xianghong stared at him and asked, "Can it be done?" ”

Wang Yi said: "Absolutely! ”

Wang Xianghong made up his mind and said: "Okay, the last time I went to the county to report information to Teacher Wang, the cadres of the Education Bureau said that the State Council had issued a circular called "Notice on Several Issues Concerning the Strengthening and Reform of Rural School Education." ”

"There are a lot of things in the "Notice", one of which is that students should not be allowed to live in dilapidated houses, and they should be allowed to study healthily and happily under the sun, I think this matter is consistent with Mr. Wang's suggestion, so I will go to the county as soon as possible to see if I can apply for some funds."

Wang Yi said: "Branch secretary, in fact, building a school is not a big project, and there will be difficulties but not many, so I don't think students need to pick up seaweed, right?" The first is to delay studying, and the second is that the sea is very dangerous with strong winds and waves......"

"What's the danger here?" Wang Xianghong interrupted him, "If it weren't for the cold, these cubs would have jumped into the water one by one to catch fish and shrimp." ”

"As for delaying study, I can't say anything, anyway, there are three afternoons of labor class a week, so it should be regarded as an advance of labor class."

Said boldly: "I think it's okay." ”

Wang Yi looked at the coast below the mountain.

The waves crashed on the shore.

The waves roll back.

There are already children who don't go to school and are playing and yelling.

In these years, the children of the fishermen are raised as cats and dogs, as long as they can survive.

However, Wang Yi still made a request for safety reasons, only in the sunny weather, the students took half an afternoon to go to the beach to pick up seaweed, and they still had to study in the windy and rough weather and in the morning.

He had just used sugar cubes to build up the students' interest in acquiring knowledge, which would quickly dissipate if they did not study for a few days of hard work.

In the morning, when the students went to school normally, Wang Yi set up a class schedule and began to teach them arithmetic lessons.

In the afternoon, the students went to the coast around the island to pick up large-leaf seaweed.

The coastline of Tianya Island is very long, there is a coast around the island, but there are very few sandy beaches, only a small bay called Crescent Bay between the second and third groups, this Crescent Bay has a circle of white sand beaches, and the rest of the place is a reef beach.

They went to a reef beach, where some seaweed with wild patches was scattered, and the students rolled up their trouser legs and began to pick them up.

Lao Huang, who was mixed in the crowd, looked at it, and also lowered his head and dragged the seaweed back with his mouth.

It dries pretty fast.

Wang Yi followed the students to participate in the labor class, and the students asked curiously: "Teacher Wang, why don't you go to hunt pigweed?" ”

Wang Yi, who asked this question, was confused: "Do you have to beat pigweed in labor class?" ”

Wang Xinzhao said: "Pigweed is the most, because the school raises pigs, we have to beat pigweed to feed the pigs. ”

Pigs in school?

Isn't there a school that raises students?!

He asked the students, but they couldn't explain it clearly, and they all said that the school would raise pigs anyway.

Just when Wang Dongxi came over, Wang Yi asked: "Clerk, I heard that the student said that the school wants to raise pigs?" ”

"Yes," Wang Dongxi replied simply, "But there are no pig lambs in our team now, when will we buy the pig lambs in the team, we will catch two heads for you in the team." ”

Wang Yi was stunned: "What is the truth of this?" ”

Wang Dongxi said with a smile: "We are like this on the outer islands, the conditions in the team on the outer islands are too difficult, and the work is small, so I couldn't support the teachers before, so after the application of the leaders of the commune, the outer islands can raise pigs in addition to the team collective, and the school can raise two pigs for the collective." ”

"These two pigs are the subsidies given by the commune to teachers, and these two pigs have to be raised by students, so students have to shoot pigweed in labor classes."

Wang Yiyi pondered that he was very good when he came back to be a teacher, the salary was 63 yuan, and the team also gave strong labor points, and he was also allowed to raise two pigs!

This proper annual income has exceeded 1,000 yuan.

According to what he learned from chatting with the people in the team, this income is already the top income, and they mention it with the same awe and envy as the people of later generations when they mention the annual salary of one million!

Wang Dongxi was going to leave after speaking.

Wang Xinzhao asked strangely: "Sixth uncle, you are here to tell Mr. Wang when you can raise pigs?" ”

Hearing this, Wang Dongxi patted his head: "Oh, look at my pig brain!" Mr. Wang, when you go to the wharf, Comrade Zhang Youxin from the county post and telecommunications bureau calls you! ”

Wang Yi was stunned.

Zhang Youxin's work clothes are still in his hands.

Hearing Wang Dongxi's words, Wang Zhuangyuan smiled: "Brother, I don't have a school and just want to raise pigs, you see you have a pig brain......"

Wang Dongxi tightened his waistband and pulled out his belt to chase him.

Wang Yi first went back to Tingtaoju to find out the work clothes, thought about it and took two ballpoint pens, which were popular in this era fountain pen hard books, but ballpoint pens are also commonly used.

An oil tanker stopped on the pier, and Zhang Youxin stood at the bow of the ship and scolded Fang Yu with Wang Xianghong, smoking a cigarette.

Wang Yi ran over with Lao Huang, and Wang beckoned to Hong: "Teacher Wang, Comrade Zhang specially wants to see you, are you and Comrade Zhang still friends?" ”

"It's not a friend," Zhang Youxin hurriedly waved his hand, "It's a good friend!" A comrade-in-arms with an extraordinary revolutionary friendship! ”

Wang Xianghong was stunned: "What kind of comrades-in-arms are you?" ”

Zhang Youxin said with a smile: "Comrades-in-arms who fought with transport ship thieves together. ”

Wang Xianghong was confused, he didn't know that this was a person who was running a train with a mouth.

Wang Yi went to the dock and handed the tooling to Zhang Youxin to thank him, and then handed him two ballpoint pens:

"Brother Youxin, last time I wanted to thank you for your help to me, these two pens were gifts from my classmates in the capital who learned that I was a teacher and asked someone to bring me a gift, I think you are a postman, and you often have to sign, so I will give you two."

Zhang Youxin said: "Comrade Wang Yi, you are polite to me, you helped me last time, you helped me a lot, how can I ask yours - uh, this is a foster, I also have one." ”

He often uses pens, mainly pencils and pens, and ballpoint pens are relatively scarce in Wengzhou City, a non-manufacturing area, and even some units still use brushes.

Pencils and pens are not good signing tools for postmen, pencil marks are easy to be erased, pens are prone to ink leakage, and nibs are easy to break.

Wang Yi thought about this store, so he gave him two ballpoint pens.

Zhang Youxin himself also has a ballpoint pen, which he inserts in his jacket pocket, the shape is very similar to a fountain pen, and the appearance is very beautiful with a layer of red porcelain.

This is naturally very precious, he is not very willing to use it, and usually inserts it in his pocket to increase his temperament.

So he refused Wang Yi's gift, Wang Yi said: "You use me like this, you see, it is more convenient to collect the refill and put the refill, and you have to unscrew the cap and then put the cap on every time you use it." ”

These two ballpoint pens are bullet pens that can be seen everywhere in the market in 22 years, and the overall shape is streamlined, like an elongated bullet, with a soft rubber pad underneath, and only five cents each.

As a gift, Wang Yi must give it out!

He demonstrated, pressing the tip of the ballpoint pen with his thumb and retracting and inserting.

Zhang Youxin was full of novelty.

Then he patted his head to flip through the newspaper, and quickly turned out a copy of the "Oriental Morning Post" and handed it over: "I know what you are here, you are not an oil pen but an automatic pen, you see, you see, this is it, right?" ”

Wang Yi looked down at the newspaper and read: ""Implementing the Cadre Responsibility System in Connection with Economic Indicators -- The Cadres of Chunguang Commune Use Their Work and Work Conscientiously to Grasp Production" ......"

"It's not this, it's not this!" Zhang Youxin said.

Wang Yi wondered: "The Publishing Bureau requires the publication of more and better comic books with modern themes"? Is this to support our school construction efforts? ”

Zhang Youxin took the newspaper and looked at it, and quickly flipped it over: "It's this, look at this advertising news." ”

At the bottom of the newspaper is a large line of letters:

"1982 National Office and Consumables Shanghai Capital Exhibition Welcomes National Consumer Comrades", the following pictures include photocopiers, desk lamps, printers and various pens.

One of the C positions occupies a straight ballpoint pen with a press cap on it, and it says:

The advanced automatic pen from West Germany can be retracted by pressing the cap to release the nib, which can be pressed when used and retracted when not in use, so as to relieve the trouble of accidentally leaving handwriting.