Ba Zong's rural life [farming]

In late July, the harvest is approaching. According to the regulations of the village, the first semester of the school is coming to an end, because July and August are the busy seasons for harvesting and planting, and the demand for labor is huge. Even children around ten years old have to Follow the adults to work in the field.

This semester is only two short months. In fact, each semester is very short, because men, women, old and children in the village are busy with their livelihoods, and they can spare a few months a year to make a living when they are not full of food. Learning is already a luxury for children.Moreover, the people in the village do not have too much requirements on the educational level of the children, as long as they can read and count, and they will not be deceived in the future.

In the last few days of the semester, Ruan Xishi seized the time to study for the students, wishing to knead all the things he had learned and stuff them for the students to eat, because it is unknown how many of them will not be able to study again next semester.

There is no way, the labor force in the village will never be enough, and the villagers are very short-sighted. It is impossible to spend so much money every year for their children to learn so many things that are superfluous to them. Go home, help with farm work for two years, go out to work to earn money to subsidize the family at the age of 16, get married and have children in a few years, half of life is completed.

Although Ruan Xishi felt sorry for this, the concept in the village is like this, and he can't change anything by himself.

At night, Ruan Xishi was sitting in front of the coffee table. There were a few teaching aids in front of him. He wanted to draw some questions from them. He would write them on the blackboard in class tomorrow, and let the students copy them down to answer by themselves. It was considered as a semester of study. The results are accepted.

The papers for the final exams are all extravagant things. There is no printing machine in the village, and even if there is one, they can’t afford the paper. The cost of going to the town to print out of their own pockets is too high, and parents may not be happy, so the final exams of the village schools have always been very casual.

While extracting the topic, Ruan Xishi fell into deep thought. In the end, he propped his chin with a pen and concentrated on thinking.

Lu Ze came in after taking a shower and saw him thinking about things, couldn't help asking, "Xiao Ruan, what are you thinking about?"

Seeing him coming in, Ruan Xishi sighed heavily and said, "Tomorrow is the last day of this semester. I'm thinking about how to say goodbye to the children. Some of them won't be able to continue class next semester. I want to create something for them. A little deep memory, convenient for them to commemorate their short study life in the future."

Lu Ze has lived in the village for such a long time, and he also understands the concept of the village. Whether the children can go to school or not is in the hands of the elders in the family. Sometimes it is not that the children do not want to learn, but that they cannot learn.Here is poverty and backwardness, the government is beyond the reach of the government, and the nine-year compulsory education has not been universalized. It is up to the parents to decide whether children can go to school or not.

He thought of the children in the city, who have to be coaxed by their families to go to school every day. They go to the best school and use the best learning resources, but they still complain that they don’t want to study, but they don’t know that in the backward mountain village, being able to study is very important. What a luxury for a child.

Ruan Xishi's mood was depressed because of this, Lu Ze didn't know how to comfort Ruan Xishi, after all, he was just a passer-by in this village.

It just so happened that there was a public service advertisement for caring for students on the TV. The children on the screen were wearing neat school uniforms, studying and playing carefree in the elegant campus environment. Their bright faces were compared with the longing faces in the village. , It makes people feel that life is unfair.

Ruan Xishi sighed quietly: "When will there be a decent school in the village, where the children can enjoy their study time without any worries?"

Lu Ze sat next to him and comforted him, "There will always be a future in the near future, so we must be full of hope for the future."

Ruan Xishi suddenly thought of something. He ran back to his room and took out a money bag. Before the school started, he put the tuition fees given to him by the village head in a separate money bag. When buying school supplies for the students, he took them from it. money, to avoid the situation where I unknowingly spend the tuition fees of the students indiscriminately.

Excluding the usual money for buying books, notebooks and pens, there are still hundreds of yuan left in the tuition fee after one semester. Generally speaking, the remaining tuition fee is the remuneration for the teachers in the village. A lot, but compared to other families in the village, it is still a lot of income.

Ruan Xishi made some calculations, took out 200 yuan from it, and said to Lu Ze: "I want to invite the owner of the photo studio in the town to come to our village and take a photo of the children's graduation certificates as a souvenir. This much money should enough."

There are several photo studios in the town, but the business is not very good. After all, not everyone has the spare money. If there is nothing to do, they go to the photo studio to take pictures every three days. Usually, there are some people who need documents, parties or special occasions. Go to take a picture, the owner of the photo studio can be found everywhere, fishing for three days and posting on the net for two days.

Because it is too busy, in order to make a living, the owner of the photo studio will also accept some private shooting invitations, such as taking pictures at the wedding scene, family gatherings, etc. For a few dollars of technical fees for taking photos, the main source of money is the money for posting photos.

A plastic photo costs 2-5 yuan, five yuan for less quantity, and two yuan for more quantity. It will definitely be less if you need to post dozens of pictures like school group photos, but the cost is only It's only a few cents, and the owner of the photo studio will definitely be willing to take this kind of work.

Ruan Xishi asked Lu Ze to say: "Brother Lu Ze, help me go to the town tomorrow, find a photo studio and ask them to come to our village in the afternoon, saying that they are taking graduation photos for the students, and ask him to give you a price. You can lower the price as much as possible." , there are sixty or seventy students in our class, and the total cost is 200 yuan, so that’s fine.”

Seeing that he was full of energy again, Lu Ze nodded in agreement.He touched Ruan Xishi's head, and replied: "I will definitely help you with this matter."

Ruan Xishi felt a little distressed at all of a sudden spending so much extra money that shouldn't have been spent, but this distress was a bit insignificant compared to the distress that the children could no longer go to school, so he gritted his teeth and made this Decide.

Of course, he also considered the current situation of his family before he dared to make this decision. If he was alone a few months ago and had no other source of income, he might not be willing to spend this little tuition.It's because the family's financial situation has improved a lot now. For example, he can make money by growing vegetables, and Lu Ze will also carry customers to subsidize the family. They have no worries about food and clothing, so they are able to do these non-essential things.

Early the next morning, Lu Ze drove his motorcycle to the town after eating, and he also brought a dozen catties of water spinach to the town to sell.

Ruan Xishi went to school as usual, and he wrote out the test questions for the students to do. After school at noon, he collected the questions that the students had done before announcing his decision to the students.

"When you go home at noon, everyone try to wear your favorite clothes. In the afternoon, the teacher arranges to take a group photo for you."

Ruan Xishi was talking about the clothes he liked the most, not the best and newest clothes. It was also to protect the children's self-esteem. Children in the village seldom have brand new clothes to wear. Usually, the first child wears them and leaves the rest for the second. The first child even wears it for the third child, anyway, until he can't wear it anymore.But the clothes you like are different. Even if they are all old clothes, there will always be one or two pieces that you like. Wearing the clothes you like to take pictures will make you feel better. The results are worth cherishing for a lifetime.

As soon as the children heard the news, they immediately became happy. For them, it was rare to take a photo all year round, but when they were happy, they couldn't help but asked Ruan Xishi worriedly: "That...Mr. how much?"

Ruan Xishi saw their embarrassed expressions, and knew that they were afraid of having to pay extra for taking pictures. It was not easy for them to study, and if they asked their families for money, they would definitely be beaten and scolded by their family members.Ruan Xishi also considered this and decided to pay out of their remaining tuition. He comforted the students and said, "No money, the teacher will help you out."

The children were relieved to hear that there was no need to spend money, but they couldn't help but feel ashamed and said to Ruan Xishi: "How dare you let the teacher spend the money alone. We have so many people to take pictures, so it must be a lot of money. Otherwise, we should pay more money." Don't shoot anymore?"

Ruan Xishi felt sorry for their precocity and sensibility. He touched the head of one of the children and said to them with a smile: "It's okay, it doesn't cost much, the teacher can afford it. Anyway, we have been together for so long for a semester, so we always have to make some souvenirs for them." For future memories, even if you don’t come to school in the future, or go your own way, you can still remember that we have studied together once you see the photos.”

Many students were so moved that they shed tears when they heard this sentence. Several sentimental girls burst into tears on the spot, calling for Teacher Xiao Ruan while crying, which made Ruan Xishi at a loss. They were coaxed to stop crying.

When he got home, Lu Ze was already preparing to cook. The newly bought rice cooker was already cooking, and there was a gurgling sound inside, probably the rice was about to be cooked.

I have to say that since Lu Ze bought a rice cooker, cooking has become much more convenient. Once the rice has been washed and put in the pot, it will cook automatically after the lid is closed and plugged in. During cooking time, you can go to the vegetable garden to pick and water vegetables.

Seeing Ruan Xishi coming back, Lu Ze said to him, "I have already made an appointment with the owner of the photo studio to come over at 02:30 in the afternoon."

"Brother Lu Ze, thank you." Ruan Xishi said that he knew, and walked over to help him light the fire.

When I went to school in the afternoon, Ruan Xishi brought Lu Ze with her. After all, Lu Ze is also the children's basketball teacher. Although he hasn't had many lessons, he is a teacher for one day and for life. It is good to leave some memories for the children .

There is also a little bit of Ruan Xishi's selfishness in it. He hasn't taken a photo with Lu Ze yet. Taking this opportunity to take a group photo, he also wants a photo with Lu Ze in it. If Lu Ze leaves here someday, He can still look at the photos from time to time and recall the time he and Lu Ze spent together.

As expected, the children all changed into their favorite clothes and stood together colorfully, full of vigor. When they saw Ruan Xishi and Lu Ze, they both said hello to the teacher sweetly.

At 02:30 in the afternoon, it was the time when the sun was at its highest in summer, but the owner of the photo studio came on time. He drove a tricycle, which could carry his equipment and shade, which was very convenient.

The group photo was taken on the basketball court. Under the command of the photo studio owner, the students moved the stools out of the classroom and set up the shooting location.

Because there are a lot of people, the photographer divides the people into four rows, the people in the first row are squatting, the people in the second row are sitting on the stools, the people in the third row are standing, and the people in the fourth row are standing on the stools. It is high and low, so that everyone can be in the mirror.

As teachers, Ruan Xishi and Lu Ze were arranged to sit in the middle of the second row, with their arms next to each other.

The cameraman saw that they had found a good position, so he went back to the front of the camera. He looked through the lens several times, and felt that there was no major problem, so he raised his hand and counted down: "I call one, two, three, and you all go together!" Call eggplant, don't close your eyes, don't turn your head, don't make small moves."

The people in front of the camera were all very nervous when they heard the words, fearing that the photos they would take in a while would not look good, they all stood on eggshells, their eyes widened.

Ruan Xishi also grabbed his pants nervously. He secretly glanced at Lu Ze beside him, and saw Lu Ze sitting upright, with a faint smile on his handsome face. I have to stay a little bit.

It was the cameraman calling three two one that brought him back a little sanity. He hurriedly looked at the camera, but when the cameraman called eggplant, his head involuntarily turned to Lu Ze's side.

But if you don't take a closer look, you can't find anything unusual. Only Ruan Xishi can see what he wants to do at that time. The handsome Lu Ze sitting next to him seems to have some ulterior motives for him, so that Seeing the foolish self in the photo, he couldn't help but feel ashamed of himself. Not long after he got the photo, he hid it deeply.

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