It was several days later that the letter sent from Shanggou Village reached Su Ye.
on Monday.
Thanks to the piece of pork that Su Ye sent to He Meimei on the weekend, she was taken to the classroom of Class 3 of Grade 12 by He Meimei early in the morning.
He Meimei said to her class: "The college entrance examination is coming soon. I know that many students in the class have questions. I would like to invite Teacher Su to come and help you fill in the gaps. From now on, Teacher Su will come to the last self-study class every day when he is free. Everyone should make good use of this opportunity."
After hearing this, the students in the class who had worked hard to get into college and get their diplomas looked up at Su Ye and were overjoyed; but those hooligans who were pulled back from the dance hall by Su Ye to attend class were as if facing a great enemy and were listless. They didn't expect that Teacher Su could actually catch up with their class
Most people don't care. In the 1960s, it was not easy to get into college, and being able to get a high school diploma was considered a high level of socialization.
Su Ye read out a string of names and said with a smile, "These students will stay after school and wait for me."
When Lu Siyuan, Xu Le and others heard their names being called, their bodies stiffened, as if their acupuncture points were pressed. The students were a little surprised to hear Su Ye's roll call, and thought that Teacher Su wanted to keep the good students, so why...she wanted to punish the students who skipped classes
Su Ye didn't want to keep these naughty kids. There was no other way. It was too difficult to make a living these days. The fine grains and pork belly he ate every day required hard work. If Su Ye wanted to save food, he would not let go of this piece of fat meat.
At the same time, these mixed students also aroused her interest. She wanted to explore why they deserved such generous rewards.
After school, Lu Siyuan walked out of the classroom carefree.
He only promised Teacher Su that he would come to school to apologize to the head teacher, and he didn't promise anything else. If the teacher asked him to stay, he would stay. After being the big brother for so many years, wouldn't Lu Siyuan be very embarrassed
The few hooligans who were eager to get Su Ye's dancing lessons were not like Lu Siyuan who was so disrespectful to Su Ye, so they all stayed.
Xu Le planned to follow his elder brother's pace, but the girl who was traveling with him pulled him, so he hesitated for a moment and stayed.
A boy asked Su Ye to explain: "Big brother, I mean Lu Siyuan... Teacher Su, he is usually like this."
Su Ye nodded, waved to them, and said with a smile: "It's okay, ignore him. You guys come and sit in the first row."
Su Ye didn't take Lu Siyuan seriously. To deal with a naughty child, you have to use naughty methods.
She glanced at the students and her eyes lit up. Apart from anything else, these children looked very energetic, with their chests puffed out and they looked very decent. Among the girls, there was a child named Tan Lan, who was wearing a washed-out shirt and black work pants, but it couldn't hide her beauty.
Long legs, black braids hanging down to the waist, and a pair of big black eyes that seemed to be able to speak. She reminded Su Ye of the Hong Kong stars on the posters.
Qin Lan saw that Teacher Su was staring at her for a long time. After enduring for a while, she raised her head and asked nervously, "Is there anything wrong, Teacher Su?"
Su Ye nodded, "Teacher Xiao He has already told me about your family situations."
Among this group of hooligans, only Lu Siyuan and Yang Chenxing came from wealthy families. The rest of the students came from ordinary families. They were not rich but they would not starve to death either.
Su Ye did the math in front of them and figured out how much effort parents had to put in to take care of their children's eating, drinking, defecating and urinating since elementary school.
“Starting from primary school, your tuition is 10 yuan, textbooks cost 1.5 yuan, and the tuition for five years of primary school and three years of junior high school is 103.5 yuan in total;
Each person needs 20 kilograms of food per month. Rice costs 0.14 yuan per kilogram, but let's calculate it based on the cheapest sweet potatoes and corn, which means 1.6 yuan of food per month. You can't just eat staple food, you also need some vegetables. A kilogram of eggs costs 60 cents, a kilogram of pork costs 72 cents, and a kilogram of fish costs 63 cents. Is it not too much to eat two or three kilograms of vegetables per month? Calculated at 1.5 yuan per month. 37.2 yuan a year, 632.4 yuan in 17 years;
You can't come to school without clothes, right? For your respect, each of you must have at least four sets of clothes to cope with spring, summer, autumn and winter. One foot of cloth costs eight cents, and it takes seven feet of cloth to make a shirt, so four sets of clothes cost 10 yuan. According to the most economical calculation, one set of clothes can be worn for five years, so it costs 40 yuan in 17 years.
In order to maintain basic living needs, in addition to food and clothing, you have to use toothpaste when brushing your teeth, wear shoes, spend some money on bus fares, and the school organizes movies... "
Su Ye swiftly spat out one number after another, and finally, to everyone's astonishment, she wrote down the number 1587.
Finally, she flipped through the paper account book and said, "But your parents only have 30 yuan a month. You have to work hard and save for 4 or 5 years after graduation to pay back the money they spend on you. This means that your parents have to tighten their belts and live frugally for you for 17 or 18 years."
"I calculated the cost of your schooling and was shocked. The cost of schooling is so high, but they still gritted their teeth and insisted on supporting you to study until the third year of high school. So... can you tell Teacher Su the reason why you skipped classes?"
Considering the heavy accounts just now, everyone's breathing stagnated, and they all turned their eyes away and lowered their heads. The classroom was completely silent.
Others were filled with shame, embarrassment, and dissatisfaction. Su Ye's age was close to theirs, which reduced the distance, but what was annoying was that she smiled, as if she didn't want to laugh at them, but was genuinely confused.
Some students felt embarrassed but refused to admit their mistakes. After being called out by Su Ye, Xu Le had no choice but to say, "It's boring. I don't want to listen."
Qin Lan was also called out. She blushed and said honestly, "My test scores were not good. Teacher Su, I know what you are talking about. You don't need to tell me this..."
They all said, "Yes! I just don't understand! Going to class is a waste of time. If you have that time, you might as well collect some protection money."
Su Ye's temples throbbed when he heard this.
Others started talking one after another: "Teacher Su, I don't want to collect protection money. Why don't you teach me how to join the labor union and the dance troupe so that I can earn money to support my family!"
"Things like taking the college entrance exam should be left to smart people. I'm too stupid and don't have the brains for it!"
She knocked on their heads one by one, and said angrily: "Is it something to be proud of if you don't understand? How can you understand if you don't pay attention to the class?"
Su Ye did some calculations for them and said, "Come closer and take a look. According to the employment information provided by the street office, the salary for university graduates starts at 50 yuan, for skilled workers it starts at 60 yuan, and for engineers it starts at 70 yuan; the salary for technical secondary school and high school graduates is 35 yuan, and for junior and primary school graduates it is 30 yuan. In other words, if you don't get your diploma, you may not even get 30 yuan a month after graduation, and you won't even have the chance to save up for four or five years to pay off your debts, let alone make money to support your family!"
Su Ye got the employment data from the director of the Women's Federation. When he heard that the data was used to motivate high school students, he thought it was no secret and gave it to her generously.
After Su Ye finished speaking, he spread out the statistical table to show them what human suffering is and what social reality is.
They looked at the table in disbelief. The salaries of high school and technical secondary school graduates were so high, and college graduates were even more outstanding, almost dazzling. If you only had a junior high school education, you would only make 20 or 30 yuan, and you would be sent to work in the township, town, or county.
When I go out to play with my elder brother, I spend 10 or 20 yuan casually and don’t take money seriously. If you don’t manage the household, you don’t know how expensive food and daily necessities are. It turns out that it’s not easy to make money by working.
Su Ye took out a document from his bag at the right time, passed it to everyone, and said seriously: "If you are willing to listen to the teacher, I guarantee that you will get a high school diploma. It will not be difficult for hard-working students to get into college."
She was wearing a white short-sleeved shirt and pure black pants, which were neat and tidy. When she handed in the test paper, she looked confident, and the faint smile on her lips seemed to calm people.
It seemed as if getting a diploma was just as trivial as eating and drinking in her eyes.
"Spend half an hour doing it today, and don't write it yourself."
Xu Le thought it was a difficult test paper, but when he looked closely, he found that it was very common questions for elementary and junior high school levels.
It was so simple that I didn't even have the chance to throw the paper away or make excuses for not writing it. How could I have the nerve to say I didn't want to write such an easy question
Su Ye listened to the rustling sound of someone writing on the test paper and pursed his lips.
She looked at the graduation homework book on the podium, and vaguely heard the sound of rice falling, and seemed to hear a ding - rewarding the anchor with two kilograms of first-grade fragrant rice
She opened the backstage and took a look. There was white rice lying in the warehouse, emitting a faint fragrance, and the grains were plump and translucent.
Su Ye frowned. Her guess was right. This easily obtained food was so tempting!
Half an hour later, Su Ye collected the students' completed test papers and roughly knew what level they were. Fortunately, the 1960s cultural assessment was not in hell mode, otherwise she would not be able to save them even if she was a top-notch teacher in just two months.
Su Ye said with a smile: "Students who want to get their diplomas, please wait for me in the classroom after school tomorrow afternoon."
"Study hard and do something meaningful at this best age of your life." She patted Xu Le's shoulder, packed up her things and left the classroom.
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Military district compound.
After Fang Xiulian got the tea from Su Ye, she shared some with her parents and kept half for herself. The remaining tea was divided into several small portions. What were these small portions used for
Of course, we should set up an artistic afternoon tea, invite a few young ladies to drink tea and chat. The leaders do not allow us to pursue petty bourgeoisie, drink British black tea and coffee, but should we not ban local tea? Besides, food is scarce these days, and it is too extravagant to use it to entertain guests, but tea is not a luxury after all.
Fang Xiulian brewed two pots of Jinxiangyu tea and gave them to her friends.
The sisters-in-law that Fang Xiulian played with were all from urban families with good financial conditions, and many of them were from cadre families.
Originally, Li Hongli should have been there too, but before inviting anyone, Fang Xiulian thought that if Su Ye knew that she had sent the tea, and Li Hongli drank it, she would tear her to pieces. So, she hesitated and did not invite Li Hongli.
Ever since Gao Anna was transferred to the township middle school, Li Hongli had no one to talk to, and Fang Xiulian had been slandering Su Ye more and more frequently. The more Fang Xiulian thought about it, the more she felt something was wrong. Although she didn't like Su Ye very much, wasn't it more hateful to say bad things about someone behind their back
Li Hongli later invited Fang Xiulian to go out with her, but she declined the invitation on the grounds that she was busy with work.
A sister-in-law took a sip of tea, tasted the flavor, and praised it: "This tea is very fragrant. Where did you buy it? Did the department store get new tea?"
Fang Xiulian's eyes showed a compliment of "You have good taste" and she said excitedly: "That's not it!"
"The best part of this tea only grows in the cracks of rocks. It is fed by mountain spring water all year round. It is clear and sweet. Try tasting it. Does it have a sweet taste? It is said that this kind of tea must be prepared by an experienced tea master. Otherwise, it will not be prepared well. In the past, when leaders came to the high-end guesthouse, they specifically asked for this kind of tea. This kind of tea cannot be found even in Hong Kong."
Where is Hong Kong? It is the most trendy and fashionable city.
If Su Ye heard this, he would probably give him a thumbs up and admire him. This kid memorized his lines very well and was able to increase his own performance. He was really a potential talent for promotion and someone who could be developed.