Educated Youth in the Countryside: She is the Village's Embroidery Queen!-Chapter 250: A Simple Effort

Yi Chichi looked at Aunt Ma and the others, "What about you all?"

No need to choose, Aunt Ma and the others answered just like the secretary, they all wished their children would become educated people, rather than becoming like them, who had only attended literacy classes for a few days, learned some words, and knew simple arithmetic as semi-illiterate.

There’s no denying it, the people of Kao Shan Village were stronger than most members who advocated the uselessness of studying.

Upon understanding their inner thoughts, Yi Chichi organized her words in her mind and said, "Dun Dun and their cultural classes need to start from scratch."

The foundation is too weak; education is actually like building a house, you need to lay a solid foundation first.

If the foundation is not stable, the safety of the house is not guaranteed, and it could collapse at any time.

Therefore, if Dun Dun and the others want to become educated, the primary task is to first lay the foundation.

The secretary and the others sounded worried, "The school can’t possibly give them classes from scratch separately."

It’s indeed not possible.

"Find another teacher to tutor them."

Is it possible to do that?

Yi Chichi’s words were like opening up new ideas for the secretary and others. After exchanging glances for a while, they looked at her.

Their eyes were as bright as hungry wolves who hadn’t eaten for days, suddenly spotting a plump, lone lamb, ready to lock its throat in one fell swoop and drag it back to the den for slow enjoyment.

Yi Chichi was so startled her hair almost stood on end, she hurriedly said, "Don’t count on me, I don’t have time to tutor them."

The secretary and others immediately looked crestfallen, their eyes lost their brightness, brows furrowing into distress.

"If you don’t want to help tutor, who can we find?"

"There are many people we can find."

Yi Chichi meaningfully said, "There are indeed only primary schools in the Qingshan Brigade, but each brigade has its own Youth Corps."

The children of the members from Qingshan, Red Flag, and Kao Shan Village shared the same primary school.

The primary school is located at the junction of Qingshan and Red Flag brigades, not far for Kao Shan Village.

The school has a total of nine staff, among them, five are youths from Red Flag Brigade and Qingshan Brigade, with at least junior high education, plus two with senior high education.

Of the remaining four, apart from the principal who has a higher level of education than these youth teachers, the other three are related affiliates,

called teachers, but they are actually similar to those doing odd jobs and logistics.

They also like to create issues, which is also the reason why Dun Dun and the others have weak foundations.

Yi Chichi’s meaning is clear, allowing the secretary and others to utilize Bai Chen and their group.

Everyone instantly understood her meaning, Aunt Ma was so excited she slapped her thigh and said, "That’s right, there are quite a few youth in our village, Xiao Bai and others have decent education levels."

Indeed, if not junior high, then senior high, in this era they were considered educated people.

Yi Chichi remained silent, allowing the secretary and others to explore the feasibility themselves.

This is a group of elders who truly care for their children, after a simple discussion and consultation, they decided to have Bai Chen and others help tutor the children.

But now there’s a problem—

"We can’t let the children work for free, right?"

Even though it’s winter break, those kids are not idle, they go to the commune to pick up tasks like making matchbox covers at home to supplement household income.

Using their time to teach our children, we need to provide compensation to ease our conscience.

"Definitely not, compensation must be given."

"What should be given?"

A group of people started discussing.

Yi Chichi really wanted to say that nothing beats giving food and meat, Bai Chen and their work points converted to food may not lead to famine, but it’s not abundant.

To avoid hunger, they still need to calculate their meals.

Occasionally indulging in meat once is impossible to feel satisfied.

The little pork distributed from slaughtering pigs for the New Year can be carefully calculated to eat for a year, they crave meat badly.

"Give meat, grain, and eggs, those edible items."

Seeing that the crowd had not touched on the key point despite discussing back and forth, Aunt Ma, understanding the situation in the Youth Corps Courtyard, laughed, "Giving them money is useless without tickets to buy things, better to directly supplement them with food."

After pondering for a moment, the secretary and others felt it was feasible.

They are also action-oriented, once decided, they need to implement it immediately.

"I’ll go and talk to them."

Aunt Ma and others nodded in agreement, Yi Chichi also pulled Qin Jiu to stand up and bid farewell, but unexpectedly, the secretary again aimed at her, "Chichi, why don’t you be a tutor for once?"

"Thanks for the invitation, but no time."

Yi Chichi waved her hands repeatedly, "Uncle, just find Old Bai and the others, I’m really busy, Yangcheng Friendship Store is waiting for my shipments."

The secretary groaned, "Alright then, I’ll go talk to Xiao Bai and the others."

He had seen through it, Yi Chichi and Wen were both capable people, they didn’t need the assistance of elder relatives at all.

In the future, it could be possible that these older relatives might need help from the younger generation.

So, it’s crucial to maintain good relationships.

Then, Yi Chichi, who left pulling Qin Jiu, received a warm invitation from the secretary to play next time.

She replied positively, and they both left, one south, one north.

In the evening, Bai Chen and Wang Nan came to thank her, starting off with—

"Chichi, you are really amazing, even during winter break you helped us find work."

Both had smiles on their faces, clearly in a good mood.

Yi Chichi greeted them with a smile to sit down, Wen’s mother served them tea, and Qin Jiu, who was eating dried fruits and reading comic books, enthusiastically shared some dried lychee with them.

"What compensation did the secretary give you?"

"Three pounds of pork, seven pounds of fish, five pounds of fine grains and fifteen pounds of coarse grains per person."

"That compensation is pretty good."

Quite generous.

Wang Nan agreed, "That’s why we accepted."

"All together?"

"Xue Jiahuan refused, she didn’t care for those things, so the secretary excluded her."

"Teach well, teaching well benefits you."

Once they experience the benefits of tutoring, those parents who wish their children to succeed will definitely not let Bai Chen and others tutor only this season.

Tutoring can’t be for free, compensation must be given, it’s an open chance for Bai Chen and others to earn extra income, while also consolidating their foundational knowledge, and when the college entrance exam notification comes, perhaps they’ll be able to return to the city through the exam.

That’s a good thing for them.

Wang Nan and others didn’t think that far ahead, they just considered that if they’re idle, earning some meat and grains through tutoring is indeed a particularly happy matter.

"So we must thank you, the secretary said it was your suggestion to have us tutor."

"A small help."

Mainly because she was unwilling to be the tutor, neither had time nor enough patience.

Not wanting to continue on this topic, she asked, "Do you need to prepare textbooks and the like?"

"There are textbooks."

Dun Dun and their textbooks can be used, they brought textbooks when they went to the countryside, initially wishing to retake the exam and return to the city, but the harsh reality shattered those dreams.

The textbooks were put away, but there was still a bit of hope carried within, kept properly, and now they can be utilized.