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Su Ye wrote two letters after returning to the military compound. In the 1960s, to do such "speculation and profiteering" things, one must not only be cautious, but also do it legitimately.
One of Su Ye's letters was addressed to the local newspaper, and the other was addressed to the principal.
In the letter to the newspaper, Su Ye described the good deeds of a group of children who worked hard with their own hands and used their spare time to earn money to support their classmates in need.
You must leave your name behind when doing good things. If you do good things secretly, no one else will know. Who will you turn to for support when you suffer losses later
Su Ye is not that kind of person.
Su Ye also personally delivered the letter to the door of the newspaper office.
The newspaper received this letter of good deeds and was very interested. The local newspaper specially used several pages to publicize this advanced deeds of "serving people" and "learning from Lei Feng". After receiving the letter, the editor fell into deep thought.
After reading the letter, reporter Xia said excitedly: "This is a meaningful thing! I will contact Mr. Su and ask if they are willing to do an interview."
Usually, the "Good People and Good Deeds" and "Advanced Spirits" pages mostly report on students returning lost property, workers voluntarily working overtime to meet targets, and comrades who did not sacrifice themselves to save collective property... This is the first time that we have sponsored poor students.
Studying is difficult these days. With the government's financial support, high school, technical secondary school and university tuition are not only free, but also a ten-yuan subsidy per month covers food expenses. The society focuses on these three aspects, but ignores children's education.
In fact, children from truly difficult circumstances often do not even finish elementary or junior high school.
Soon, Su Ye received an interview invitation from a reporter and she made an appointment with the reporter for the weekend.
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weekend.
Su Ye and her students went door to door visiting homes, and the children were very curious about the arrival of reporter Xia.
Reporter Xia touched the camera and smiled: "Uncle Xia works at the newspaper. I will follow you all the way today and hope to record this meaningful event."
They first came to Ma Jianguo's home.
Ma Jianguo lives in an old tube-shaped building. Both his parents have passed away. He lives a hard life with his grandparents who work as tailors at the corner of the alley. Last year, Ma Jianguo's grandfather fell ill, which made the already poor family even worse. Ma Jianguo dropped out of school and took on some hard labor to supplement the family income.
They offered to sponsor Ma Jianguo to return to school. His grandparents couldn't believe it, but Su Ye smiled and assured them that Ma Jianguo could study for free. Afraid that they didn't believe him, she took out fifteen big black tens on the spot.
"Look, this is the money we earn so that he can go to school. If he finishes junior high school and gets into high school or technical secondary school, won't he be able to make a name for himself in the future?"
"After graduating from technical secondary school, he will be able to eat state-funded food and receive state wages. How great is that!"
The two young ladies burst into tears after hearing this and cried like old children.
Su Ye couldn't watch any more and had to turn his head to the side. Reporter Xia took a picture of Ma Jianguo's dilapidated home, which was less than 10 square meters, and also took a picture of him pulling a tricycle to carry waste rocks to exchange for money.
Su Ye kindly reminded reporter Xia: "Don't include Jianguo in the film, just record the incident itself."
The child’s poverty is also a private matter, and Su Ye’s original intention was just to spread the significance of this matter.
Then, Su Ye and the others came to Qian Xiaohe's house.
Qian Xiaohe's parents were preparing to arrange a marriage for their daughter. When they heard that Qian Xiaohe was going to go back to school, they shook their heads in opposition. Because there were too many children in the family, the food rations were not enough. Qian Xiaohe's father wanted to exchange her for 50 kilograms of food.
"Master, if we provide food for all three of our children, they won't be able to afford it!" Qian Xiaohe's mother said, "Her brother said his wife also needs money..."
The drunk father drunkenly stretched out a slap and said, "You want her to go to school? Fine, give me enough food and I'll let her go."
Su Ye was complaining in his heart. Who could take out so much food in one go during this lean season? This was clearly robbery!
After hearing this, the classmates were all worried for Qian Xiaohe and they looked at Su Ye worriedly.
Su Ye said seriously: "Comrade, you probably don't understand the laws of China. Women cannot get married under the age of 18. Xiao He is only 15 years old. You are breaking the law."
Reporter Xia nodded and agreed, "I work at a newspaper. If I really encounter such a thing, I will report it responsibly. In the future, the leaders will have to consider Comrade Qian's work, allowances, and evaluations for excellence and advanced achievements."
After all, Mr. Qian still has a stable job in the country, so he was really upset to hear these words.
He took out all his anger on his daughter, yelling at her: "Why are you still watching me? Go get some work. If you don't want to get married, go work and earn money tomorrow!"
Yang Xue looked at Su Ye, tugged at her sleeve, and pleaded eagerly: "Teacher Su, please help Xiao He!"
Sympathy for one's own kind, Yang Xue's family also has many children, but Yang Xue's father did not force her to drop out of school, but instead ran around and worked hard for her tuition. In comparison, how unfortunate Qian Xiaohe is!
Qian Xiaohe dropped out of school last year. She was not Su Ye's student, but Su Ye couldn't just stand by and watch something like this.
Su Ye pulled Qian Xiaohe out, bent down and said seriously: "Your parents are unreliable. Xiaohe should make more plans for herself in the future. I heard from the teacher that girls must study, and only by studying can they have a future."
Su Ye said with a smile: "Go to school on Monday. We have prepared the tuition and textbooks for you."
The classmates also stood up and said one after another: "Don't worry, Xiaohe, Teacher Su is here! Besides, we can work hard to support you to finish junior high school!"
"Xiao He, come and learn to repair watches with us! We will teach you. We have made money during this period. Don't be afraid, we are not short of money!"
"Xiao He must listen to Teacher Su and come to school on Monday."
Qian Xiaohe was overwhelmed with emotions. Her dazed eyes lit up and her tears immediately rolled down. "Thank you, teacher!"
Her family never cared whether she wanted to continue her studies. They only cared about how much she could contribute to the family expenses and how much dowry she could get. However, her classmates and teachers ran around and worked to earn money for her studies.
Qian Xiaohe burst into tears.
Walking on the way to the home of the third classmate who dropped out of school, everyone was already feeling anxious and full of complicated feelings.
And Su Ye was still smiling as before, neither anxious nor annoyed. She became the backbone of the group and insisted on leading the students to visit the homes of their classmates one by one.
After all, there are few families as unique as Qian Xiaohe, and there are more families like Ma Jianguo who are in difficult conditions. Su Ye deeply understands the concept of "poverty". Each family is poorer than the other. Not to mention studying, even survival is a problem.
As the sun set, they completed ten home visits and basically persuaded all the students to return to school.
The students of Class 1 of Grade 3 gathered at the school gate. They looked at their science teacher with deep affection and said, "Teacher, let's work hard to make a refurbished watch!"
“I have realized my significance and I am willing to work hard for them!”
Su Ye felt warm at heart after hearing this. She patted the heads of the children and said with a smile:
"Don't worry about this matter. When you go back, do your homework and have fun. Don't take today's events to heart. Don't think too much at such a young age. Thank you all for today. Bye!"
The students laughed loudly. They really liked Teacher Su! After listening to her words, everyone let go of their burdens and became happy again.
Although Teacher Su doesn’t look very old, I feel safe when I’m with her, as if I don’t have to worry about anything.
Su Ye watched the children leave with a smile on his face, feeling extremely ashamed.
Su Ye first came up with this idea based on his career, thinking about how to earn more food. But today, when he saw the childish faces of the students, he glanced at his own granary and found that he had gained ten kilograms of rice for nothing.
It feels good to be able to earn food and help people at the same time.
Reporter Xia was the last person to say goodbye to Su Ye. He said, "Thank you, Teacher Su, for providing the newspaper with a lot of valuable information this time. If there is a chance, I would like to write a report on your 'watch repair'."
Su Ye quickly agreed, "It is definitely our honor. If Comrade Xia wants to interview you, please go directly to the teacher's office of our No. 1 Middle School next time."
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After parting with her classmates, Su Ye planned to sell the food to get some money. She went to the public toilet, took out another set of clothes and shoes from her backpack, and changed her appearance.
Su Ye was a very wild person when he was a student. He was involved in the two-dimensional circle and the voice actor circle, so he had no pressure to change his appearance.
She took out a headscarf to wrap her hair and glued rabbit hair eyebrows on them. Su Ye took out a small mirror, used charcoal pencil to slightly retouch her face, covered half of her face with a headscarf, put on a pair of worn gloves, and finally she picked up a stick on the road, hunched over and walked down the street dressed as a grandmother.
Su Ye did not go to the black market. She wandered to a street and stopped.
Su Ye spotted the middle-class lady who bought her egg noodles last time. The lady was wearing a pair of black leather shoes and carrying a black leather bag. Her clothes were simple and plain but very elegant, and she looked like a dusty public servant.
"Comrade, do you want to buy rice?"
Su Ye hunched over and tremblingly called the lady. She stretched out her hand and said, "I have 50 kilograms, 3.5 yuan a kilogram. I will leave after I sell them."
Fifty kilograms of rice!
After hearing these words, Ms. Fang's heart stopped beating and she couldn't even walk.
Fifty kilograms of rice, what does that mean? With so much rice, you don't have to worry about not having fine grains to eat all year round. It's not easy to get a kilogram of rice at ordinary times. Last time, Ms. Fang had to beg for some Fuqiang flour for the New Year, and she barely managed to get two kilograms of Fuqiang flour by asking for help from all her relatives.
Ms. Fang walked slowly into a dim alley without looking around.
"Where can I get so much rice?" she asked suspiciously.
The old woman said in a hoarse voice: "Give me the money and it will be there soon. My nephew will carry it here."
"It's guaranteed to be safe. It's produced by our production team in the mountains."
At this moment, Ms. Fang was filled with mixed emotions of excitement, suspicion, and vigilance. In the darkness, her mind was engaged in a fierce struggle.
After a long while, she said, "I don't have that much money. Wait a minute. I'll go home and collect it."
"I'll be back in half an hour." She held Su Ye's hand, "Don't sell it to anyone else. I have money, and I want it all!"
After saying this, Ms. Fang ran away.
She went home and dug out the money from the bottom of the box. After much effort, she could only get together 125 yuan. She then took out her passbook, but realizing it was too late to withdraw the money, Ms. Fang knocked on her colleague's door.
Ms. Fang said anxiously: "I'm thinking about buying a bicycle, but I'm short of money. Can you lend me thirty yuan?"
Thirty yuan is only half a month's salary. They are neighbors and colleagues, and Ms. Fang is trustworthy, so the woman took out three big black tens. Ms. Fang did the same thing, went to two houses, and finally collected 175 yuan.
A thick stack of money was held in my hand, and every bill was hot.
If she could really buy 50 kilograms of rice, her trip would be worth it!
On the other side, in a deep alley.
Su Ye was sitting on the stone slab in the alley, crossing her legs lazily. She calculated the time was up, and took out 50 kilograms of rice from the backstage.
The rice was packed tightly in a sack. She opened it and sniffed it, and it was filled with a fragrant aroma. It was a pity that she was destined not to have all the rice.
The barrage of comments exploded: She’s coming, she’s coming, she’s bringing a stack of big black tens.
Anchor, please stop crossing your legs! You're going to be exposed! Hahaha, I'm dying of laughter. I'm selling things like a thief!
Not only that, the host has to lift your eyebrows quickly, otherwise the left and right sides are asymmetrical. Hahahaha, I laughed so loudly!
Su Ye turned off the comments, not wanting to see the teasing from those people who were just looking for trouble. She took out a mirror and made some adjustments, then stood up with the help of a cane after confirming everything was correct.
Su Ye has too much rice. She would have to run until her legs were broken if she sold a few kilograms of rice each time. Considering that she would have more rice in the future, it was not a good idea to go to the black market frequently. Going too frequently would attract attention.
But selling a large amount of rice at one time would particularly catch the attention of the police, and one had to be careful, so Su Ye disguised himself.
Ms. Fang opened the bag and took a look. A faint aroma of rice wafted out, and she was almost suffocated with happiness.
This is top-quality rice. Ordinary rice is sold at 10 yuan per pound on the black market, but she only spent 3.5 yuan to buy it, and she bought 50 pounds at one time! Ms. Fang covered her heart to prevent herself from fainting from happiness.
This saved me a lot of trouble. Fifty kilograms of fine grains could not be bought even if I stayed up all day and queued for a whole month.
She calmed herself down and carefully turned the bag of rice over and over several times. She felt relieved when she found no sand in it.
Ms. Fang handed the money to the old woman, and in the blink of an eye the old woman disappeared.
Ms. Fang didn't know whether to laugh or cry. This person was too timid, as timid as a rat. She loaded the 50 kilograms of rice onto her back with satisfaction, and carried it back home happily but painfully.
Whenever people see Ms. Fang, they ask: "What is this? Is it heavy? Do you want me to help you carry it?"
Ms. Fang wiped her sweat and replied cheerfully, "It's not heavy, it's just a bag of soil. I plan to grow some vegetables for myself."
Her family did have some soil, and they were planning to grow vegetables on their own, because food was so hard to come by these days. If we didn't think of some solutions, we couldn't just rely on the government to solve the food problem.
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Su Ye went to the public toilet and changed back into her original outfit. After she changed her appearance, she wandered around for a few times before returning to the military compound.
Su Ye returned home and counted the money in his pocket. There were seventeen big black tens and five red one-yuan notes. The bills still had a faint body temperature and felt warm to the touch. Each one exuded a sense of security.
One hundred and seventy-five yuan is equivalent to Su Ye’s half-year salary.
The more Su Ye ordered, the clearer her mind became. This was the first pot of gold she had earned, a small treasury that belonged entirely to her. With them, Su Ye would find it much easier to do things in the future.
Her students can make money, so she is not bad!
After counting the money, Su Ye stuffed it into the cabinet with satisfaction and locked it twice.
She put a strand of hair on it and tied it into a knot around the doors. If Gu Xiangqian dared to open the cabinet, the hair would definitely break, and Su Ye would definitely know it.
Su Ye started to cook dinner. She exchanged a pound of pork belly for two pounds of old duck meat and a piece of duck blood. After getting the duck meat, she chopped it into pieces, blanched it in a pot, and used ginger slices and white wine to remove the fishy smell.
Su Ye couldn't help but sniff when pouring the liquor. It smelled really good! She couldn't help but think of the expensive liquor she bought last time. The taste was comparable to Feitian Moutai. Only in this era could Su Ye dare to drink some good liquor.
She poured two spoonfuls of wine into the soup, sprinkled red dates and mushrooms, and slowly boiled the duck soup. After simmering it over high heat for half an hour, she turned to low heat and sprinkled the chopped duck blood.
The fragrance wafts up, so fragrant that it can bring out the gluttony in one's stomach!
Gu Xiangqian made a buckwheat steamed bun and went home. He smelled the aroma of meat before he even entered the door.
Su Ye found that Gu Xiangqian had returned. His clothes were stained with mud and soaked with sweat. Even his hair was dripping with sweat, which flowed down his face. He took off his dirty underpants, revealing the cotton vest underneath.
The white coat that the old man wore looked like a hobby on him. The material was close to his muscles, outlining every well-built abdominal muscle on his body. Su Ye was so hooked at the sight of it that his soul was taken away.
If Su Ye hadn't been malnourished, she would have had a nosebleed, she cursed in her heart.
Since the last time, Su Ye has completely let himself go. He drinks as much as he can, and the meat is right before his mouth, so he would waste it if he doesn't eat it!
Su Ye winked at Gu Xiangqian and said, "Go take a bath and then come back to drink the soup. This is the duck I caught today."
Gu Xiangqian wiped his sweat, but he didn't expect his wife to come over and kiss him, and then bite his neck. Gu Xiangqian's eyes suddenly darkened. He touched her hair, took some clean clothes and went to take a shower.