Although He Meimei had fallen into a lucky slum, she still couldn't accept it for a while, and she didn't dare to pick up her chopsticks when eating. She was worried about Su Ye: Even if Su Ye could pick up some game from time to time like before, how could he eat it now with such a big mouth
In fact, it was not just her. Teacher He, Zhou Yi, and Niu Cuihua also had a similar mentality. If Su Ye did not put the meat in their bowls, they would never take the initiative to pick up the chopsticks to eat the meat.
Pork is such a rare thing! The last time Teacher He ate pork was when Su Ye and Gu Xiangqian hosted a dinner for their new home.
Su Ye couldn't cry. She understood why they were so reserved. They were afraid of not having enough food to eat. When her students first caught chickens and ducks, they were not much better. They were reluctant to eat even one egg, and only wanted to keep it for hatching. Finally, Su Ye had no choice but to cook it into egg porridge for everyone to eat.
Until they found something very...
Su Ye whispered to He Meimei, "Don't worry, there is enough food for you. Just work hard."
He Meimei grumbled, "Why are you eating so much? You... you are lucky, but—" She sighed, "But there are so few of us in our family. It's such a waste."
Lin Yuan chuckled, "How can it be based on luck—"
If they relied on luck alone, they would have starved to death. They relied on skills alone! Everyone's face was filled with pride.
That’s right, they rely on technology! In addition to growing sweet potatoes, Mr. Ruan is also proficient in breeding!
The next day, Su Ye and Liu Gang led several teachers to the back mountain. When Teacher He reached the mountainside, he suddenly felt like he was hit by a needle and was so shocked that he couldn't speak for a long time.
He Meimei covered her mouth, "No! No—"
Ruan Ruliang thought it was unhygienic to raise animals in the dormitory, so he asked Ma Gensheng for a "seedling land" and a piece of mountain behind the dormitory. They built a fence with bamboo and secretly raised poultry.
After being raised in captivity for more than half a year, the pheasants have smooth and shiny feathers and are plump and strong. The wild ducks have bluish-black heads and are twice as big as ordinary domestic ducks. They have clipped wings and are kept in fences. The number of poultry is spectacular, and it looks like a farm.
At first, no one was willing to eat the eggs, so they left them for the hens and ducks to hatch, one at a time. Later, when the poultry were moved to the back hill and raised in pens, they could not eat all of them, so they started eating the eggs.
In addition, they also raised four pigs. They fed them grass, sweet potato leaves and fruits every day. After two months, the pigs had grown quite large.
Liu Gang was eating a sour grapefruit when Lin Yuan's sweet voice rang out, "Shh—the teacher is a pig."
The pigpen was filled with fresh pig manure, and Liu Gang immediately started to clean it up, because this was the organic fertilizer that Ruan Ruliang loved very much!
Niu Cuihua rolled up her sleeves and immediately followed him to work. The stinking pig manure became cute in her eyes. She looked at the four shiny piglets in the pigpen, and tears flowed from her mouth.
By the time they are slaughtered next summer, the pigs will weigh at least 200 kilograms, right
Su Ye pursed her lips modestly, put her hands behind her back and said: "I am determined to build a new socialist countryside. Solving the problem of food and clothing is only the first step we have to complete. Our ultimate ideal is to achieve common prosperity. There are still many difficulties to overcome in the future. Are you willing to help me?"
Ruan Ruliang has completed the initial plan of producing 6,000 kg per mu, and he will work towards producing 10,000 kg per mu in the future. A few days ago, he excitedly told Su Ye that he planned to study corn and peanuts at the same time.
Su Ye wanted to do something big, and it was not feasible to rely on Ruan Ruliang alone. Ruan Ruliang was working hard, so she had to work hard too.
After selling tea and having a good harvest of sweet potatoes, the villagers of Shanggou Village have an unprecedented increase in their trust in Su Ye. She wants to seize this opportunity to transform Shanggou Village into a new socialist countryside. By then, Shanggou Village will become her greatest support.
Mougang Village in Fengyang, Anhui Province in history books is a typical example.
When going down the mountain, Teacher He stared at Su Ye blankly. As a seven-foot-tall man, he actually found a sense of security in Su Ye. He felt a strange sense of belonging in his heart. He had followed the right group! If the new countryside was a place where people could eat meat every day, Teacher He would have wanted to be a screw immediately and build a socialist new countryside with Su Ye.
At night, when everyone returned to the dormitory, he tossed and turned in bed. He suddenly said to Zhou Yi, "I saw Xiao Su's potential before."
She originally took the exam to be a primary school teacher, but ended up being a junior high school teacher. A few months later, she was teaching in a high school. Where can you find such a flexible person? She benefited many children when she was in primary school, and she benefited the countryside when she came to the countryside.
"No.1 Middle School can't hold her back. It's right for her to come to the countryside!"
Zhou Yi looked at the moonlight and smiled softly. Although he knew how far-fetched the ideal Su Ye talked about was, he inexplicably believed in her.
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So they ate the sweetest "soft rice", but although soft rice was sweet, they could not just eat it without working.
Su Ye consulted Teacher He and Zhou Yi about organizing an "ideological education class" for Shanggou Village. They demonstrated their excellent qualities as teachers and immediately got into the mood, discussing with Ma Gensheng about organizing a literacy class for the village.
Teacher He understood what I meant and said that before hiring people to do work, you have to do a good job of ideological work on them so that everyone can be of one mind before getting things done.
Zhou Yi wiped his glasses and said, "Teacher Ruan's high-yield sweet potatoes are not only of good varieties, but his cultivation technology is also an important factor in the high yield of sweet potatoes. If farmers have not received special training, they may not know where to start in the spring."
Zhou Yi was a complete layman, but he listened to Su Ye's advice and Ruan Ruliang's class and found many problems. Ruan Ruliang's newly developed "Red Star No. 1" has certain requirements for cultivation technology. The two acres of high-yield sweet potato fields are usually managed by a group of high school students and a technical secondary school teacher. Whether farmers can successfully get started is also a question worth thinking about.
As the technical level improves, the personal cultural quality must also keep up.
Zhou Yi was very practical. To build a socialist new countryside, it was not as simple as just solving their food and clothing problems. If he wanted to do it, he had to start with the most basic education, and start with popularizing cultural education in rural areas. Although this was a difficult thing to do, the subsequent benefits were immeasurable.
Teacher He said enthusiastically: "First of all, language is very important. How can you understand Teacher Ruan's high-yield cultivation technology if you can't read a single word?"
Su Ye's expression became more intense, and her eyes became more profound. Fortunately, they came, otherwise she would definitely not have the energy to do anything by herself.
Su Ye's first batch of students came in handy. There were 17 people in total, including teachers and students. Zhou Yi divided the 154 households and 974 people in Shanggou Village into 9 classes, which was just enough for two teachers to teach one class and take turns to rest.
In the dead of winter, when Ma Gensheng heard Zhou Yi and Teacher He propose to set up literacy classes in the village, he was overjoyed.
He stared at the thin young men in front of him with burning eyes. He served them tea and water, and then thought that the dormitory for the new educated youth might not be big enough, and wondered whether he should build a room for them. He was so enthusiastic and happy that it seemed as if he wanted to swallow them up.
Ma Gensheng knew that the three teachers in front of him were all college graduates! In those days, college graduates were rare and very scarce. They came to the remote countryside to teach not for fame or profit, which was not an easy thing. Even the high school teachers in the county were not necessarily college graduates. They were able to invite college graduates to be teachers in the mountainous area. Isn't it a blessing from their ancestors
He said excitedly: "I don't know what to say. I am grateful to you from the bottom of my heart! Teacher Zhou, Teacher He, and Teacher Xiao He, you are all first-class talents... the pillars of the country!" Ma Gensheng excitedly shook Zhou Yi's hand.
Teacher He said humorously: "We are not that important. So what if we are college students? Aren't college students also here to farm for you?"
Ma Gensheng was stunned.
Zhou Yi coughed lightly and explained with a smile: "Teacher Su Ye is actually also a student from a prestigious university, but she just didn't graduate. Because she happened to take the college entrance examination this year and got the top score in our province."
He paused and added, "Full marks, number one."
Ma Gensheng was stunned as if he had been touched. His face was full of shock, and gradually his eyes were filled with sand. The grown man was so moved that he almost cried.
Su Ye actually gave up the opportunity to study in a famous university and came to their Shanggou Village! He didn't know this. Su Ye just contacted him at the time and asked him to help with a letter of introduction for going to the countryside. She never mentioned that she was admitted to university.
That night, Secretary Ma heard that several college students were going to teach all the villagers how to read and write, and then heard from his son that Teacher Su Ye was the top scorer in the college entrance examination. He was surprised and happy, and he couldn't sleep all night.
His ten-year-old grandson pouted and said, "Grandpa, don't be so happy. Will the people in our village agree to this? They are all rough and uncouth. Asking them to write a word is like asking them to die."
Secretary Ma slapped the table with his hand, his beard trembling, "Even if they don't want to, they have to give it to me! Is it their turn to not want to?"
If a huge pie falls on your head but you don't reach out to catch it, you are either stupid or vicious. Think about it, even if Shanggou Village is a hundred times richer, it can't afford to spend so much money to invite so many big students to teach. How can they refuse
He Meimei, Zhou Yi and others were busy compiling lesson plans for beginners. After the plans were completed, the adult literacy class in Shanggou Village started.
In the middle of winter, men, women, old and young all came to the playground and open space to listen to the university teachers' lectures.
He Meimei teaches hundreds of people alone. She is responsible for popularizing Mandarin and giving them "ideological and political lessons". She is so tired that her throat is smoking, but she is very happy and eats her meals more peacefully.
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