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Chapter 233 Hometown
Compared with the meal eaten in a rented house in Shanghai, today’s meal is much worse. From the dinner table of Rongguang’s family, we can clearly see his family’s conditions. A plate of scrambled eggs with tomatoes is already the most dazzling dish on the table.

Younger brother Rong Fu almost finished the dish by himself.

Regardless of whether it was grandparents, brothers or sisters, they all looked at him and did not fight him.

Rong Guang talked about his experience in Brazil, but since his grandparents and younger brother didn't understand it very well, he said it very simply.

The point is to tell them that they have made a lot of money outside, and the family can no longer live such a miserable life.

He wants to take his younger brother to study in Shanghai, where the quality of teaching is far better than the primary school in the village.

When the younger brother Rong Fu heard that he could go to Shanghai, he was also very excited. He didn't eat scrambled eggs with tomatoes.

Grandpa also nodded in agreement.

But when it comes to the arrangement of grandpa and grandma, there are differences.

Rong Guang hoped to take grandpa and grandma out, anyway, the houses in Shanghai were sold and they could live there.

But Grandpa shook his head and refused without hesitation: "What about the land at home?"

"Let it to someone else to grow it." Rong Guang said.

Grandpa was silent.

Grandma said next to her: "They're all gone, what about this house? It's only been built for two years..."

Rong Guang wanted to say something, but his younger brother Rong Fu said first: "If grandpa and grandma don't leave, then I won't leave either. I'll stay with them!"

Rong Guang wanted to say something, but was held down by his sister.

"Okay, then I won't go." Rong Xiaomo said with a smile, and then she turned to look at Rong Guang. "Don't you have some money left? If you don't worry about your brother going to school here, then rebuild the elementary school in the village."

Rong Guang's eyes lit up.

Right!

Didn't I plan to come back to see what I could do for the village?

What's better than going to school?
I have also studied in school for several years, and I still remember the dilapidated school.

It was a school with only one decent classroom, and there were only two principals and teachers.

My sister, myself and my younger brother all study in this elementary school and receive the most basic education.

He is not illiterate, thanks to this dilapidated school.

Now that he has money, he really should renovate this dilapidated school.

In this way, at least in terms of hardware facilities, my younger brother will continue to go to school in his hometown, and the conditions will not be as difficult as before.

Rong Guang's thinking began to diverge.

After the hardware facilities are up, how can we improve the software?
There are only two teachers in the school, a couple.The man is the principal, Chinese teacher, and physical education teacher, and the woman is a math teacher, music teacher, and art teacher.

With meager wages, they stayed in this mountain village primary school for 15 years.

They are their sister's teachers, their own teachers, and their younger brother's teachers.

Does Rong Guang feel that he should help them?

Also, there is a long road from the county to the village, and there is no need for a car, because the road is too bad, so you can only rely on walking or using agricultural machinery such as tractors.The road is difficult and time-consuming, so it is not easy for everyone to go to the county town.

Shouldn't this section of the road be repaired?
Rong Guang suddenly thought of a lot.

Then I feel that the money I earn seems to be not enough...

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The next day, Rongguang and his sister first went to the old village party secretary and told him about their idea of ​​building a new primary school.

Naturally, the old party secretary strongly supported it, and called the accountants in the village to go to school with him.

When the principal wearing thick bottle-bottom glasses heard that Rong Guang was coming to Xiuxin Elementary School, his face burst into smiles, and he seemed very excited.

"Guangzi! I knew you would be successful in the future! As expected!" The principal is 47 years old this year, not even 50 years old, but he already has gray hair and looks older than his actual age.

The dark blue Chinese tunic suit has been rinsed repeatedly and is almost white, and the two sleeves are stained with chalk dust.

The principal's lover taught several classes of children to take math class together in the classroom, but did not come out.

In the rough classroom with air leaks on all sides, there were uneven sounds of childish reading.

"One one makes one! One two makes two! One three makes three! One four..."

"One plus one equals two, one plus two equals three..."

When the mountain wind blows, the sound of Langlang's books is sent to the blue sky.

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The three parties agreed that half of the money would be kept by the principal, and the remaining half would be in the hands of Rong Guang's sister.The village accountant oversees the books.

Rongguang paid for materials and the village provided labor to build a new elementary school on a piece of land next to the current school.

The new primary school will have a two-story teaching building with a large playground consisting of a football field and two basketball courts.

It is also necessary to build a house for the principal's family in the school for them to live in.

After discussing all these, Rong Guang left with his sister under the principal's gratitude.

The village party secretary also wanted to invite Rong Guang to dinner, but Rong Guang also declined.

But Rong Guang didn't go home directly.

He and his sister came to the mountain where he used to herd sheep.

The two of them sat on the edge of a cliff, turning a blind eye to the abyss below them. Children in the mountains, often in such an environment, are naturally used to this kind of thing.

"Sister, I remember when I was in school, when I saw the principal, I would always sneak away from the wall, for fear that he would trouble me. In my impression, the principal is a very fierce person. But today...he nodded and bowed in front of me, is it because I have money?" Rong Guang asked suspiciously.

Rong Xiaomo said with a smile: "How is it possible? The principal is not a person who bows and bows for money. He is so polite to you because you said you want to build a school. If not, how much money you have has nothing to do with him? Didn't you see how excited he was when you said you wanted to build a school? He respected you!"

Rong Guang scratched his head and laughed.

It feels good to be admired and respected.

"Guangzi, my sister really admires you. You went to Brazil alone and made a lot of money. After you came back, you were able to build a new elementary school for the village. I think you are already an adult, Guangzi." Rong Xiaomo looked at the distant mountain ridges and said with emotion.

"Of course, sister. I'll be there soon! I suddenly have an idea, sister. I want to make more money, and then rebuild the road from our village to the town road, and build it into a road that can run cars! In this way, every time we come back, we don't have to bump hard anymore!"

"It costs a lot of money to build roads..."

"So I have to work harder to make money! Besides, sister, don't you like reading books? I'll open a bookstore for you, and the room is full of books. You will be the owner of the store, selling books when you have customers, and reading books when you don't have customers. How good is it? So don't even think about finding a job again, okay?"

Rong Xiaomo obviously didn't expect Rong Guang to have such a plan.

She is indeed thinking about going back to her hometown with her younger brother, and then going back to Shanghai to find another job. Although the younger brother is making a lot of money now, it is his money. How can she ask for his younger brother's money as an older sister?
But when her younger brother said that, she unexpectedly couldn't say any words of rejection.

Because her younger brother hit her with one sentence - she really wanted to have a bookstore of her own in her dream, so that she would not have to buy those old books back, and she couldn't put them at home...

When his younger brother used such an excuse to convince himself to accept his kindness, Rong Xiaomo really had no way to refuse.

After a long time, Rong Xiaomo sighed, and said in a helpless and joyful tone: "Guangzi, you have really grown up..."

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Rong Guang stayed in the village for a few days. Except for visiting relatives, his other times were the same as before he went to play football. He carried steamed buns and ran and played among the mountain ridges.

This time, there are no sheep for him to herd, but he will still run around.

He likes the feeling of running freely in the mountains.

When he left his hometown, the first batch of lumber had been piled up on the school playground.

200 meters away, the village party secretary is leading the villagers to level the land and prepare for the construction of the new school.

Rong Guang visited the construction site for the last time, and it was already full of excitement.

He remembered that when he left here last time, he had just repaired his new house.

This time I went again and repaired a new thing.

There seems to be a big change every time.

Rong Guang also knew that he would bring more changes to this remote mountain village in the future.

His grandparents don't want to leave the family they have lived in all their lives, and he can't take them to the bustling metropolis to fulfill their filial piety, so he can only choose another way to fulfill their filial piety - to make their life here more comfortable and to make this ancient village a better place.

Under the crooked neck tree at the entrance of Rongjiagou Village, Rong Guang bid farewell to his family.

He told his younger brother very seriously: "I will leave the grandfather and grandmother to you. You have to take good care of them, do you hear me?"

Rong Fu nodded vigorously: "Brother, don't worry, there are me and Mantou!"

Mantou was also rubbing against Rongguang's feet, as if he was very reluctant to let Rongguang go.

Rong Guang looked at his grandfather and grandmother.

"Grandma, grandma. I will come back to see you next year. If you are too tired, stop planting the land. We don't need that little money now."

Grandpa waved his hand and said nothing.

Grandma's eyes were moist: "Pay attention to your health when you are outside alone, Guangzai. Eat as much as you want, don't be reluctant..."

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Rong Guang waved goodbye to the three people under the crooked neck tree again, and walked out of the village with his sister.

When he turned down a ridge and looked back, he could still see the big tree with luxuriant branches and three black spots under the big tree.

It was almost the same as when he left last time.

But the sky is bluer, and the crooked neck trees are covered with leaves, green and lush, symbolizing hope.

"Sister, I have a new goal." Rong Guang withdrew his gaze and continued walking.

"What target?"

"I want our village to have a phone and watch TV. So when I miss them, or they miss me, they can call me and watch my games on TV."

"Come on, Guangzi!"

(End of this chapter)