Chapter 44: A show of force
"That's for sure, I'm not that stupid yet." Xia Mi looked away, put down his things and prepared to go find Jiang Shengmei.
When leaving, Huo Jingchen also wanted to go to the army.
When locking the door, the man's tone was a bit depressed, "I still like you to catch the sea."
"Why?" Before she went to catch the sea, didn't this man still laugh at her?
"There are oysters to eat."
"..."
Xia Mi rolled his eyes and went to Jiang Shengmei's home alone without saying a word to Huo Jingchen.
She just walked to the wall and heard the cry of the child inside. It was Jiang Shengmei beating the child.
Xia Mi stopped walking. No wonder her sister-in-law said she had something urgent to do. It turned out to be spanking the child.
After the child's crying subsided, Xia Mi knocked on the door and said, "Sister-in-law, I'm here."
Jiang Shengmei put on her scarf and walked out, "Let's go."
When I walked to the door, I didn't forget to tell the children at home, "Qian Yue, look after the house. If you let me take you and them to the beach again, I will ask your uncle to come back to take care of you tonight."
Lin Qianyue sat at the door, pitiful, with tears still hanging on his face.
"I know, Auntie."
On the way, Jiang Shengmei asked Xia Mi.
"Xia Mi, I want to ask you a favor. He is currently in third grade and is too greedy to have fun. Can you take him with you when you go to and from get off work in the future? Can I give you five yuan a month for the fare?"
"There is no need for the money. I brought it back. But sister-in-law, I really want to ask you for help."
Xia Mi briefly mentioned the Xia family's coming, hoping that Jiang Shengmei would help other sisters-in-law keep their mouths shut and not mention Huo Jingchen's life experience.
Jiang Shengmei was stunned after hearing this, "What's the big deal? Your battalion commander Huo has already said hello. The day before yesterday, Lao Jiang and several other households gave orders not to reveal too much."
Huo Jingchen never mentioned this matter to her.
Xia Mi then smiled and said, "I just want to have a double plan."
"Don't worry, they can still understand right from wrong. They are all from the same compound and should unite."
Jiang Shengmei gave Xia Mi a reassurance.
Xia Mi nodded and did not emphasize further.
There are only family members and a few households near the army. Only those who have to go to Zhuifeng Commune can find carpenters.
This is Xia Mi's first time here. The communes on the island are also divided into production teams. Regarding basic crops, other production teams are engaged in fishing, some are engaged in breeding, and some are engaged in salt production.
Each production team is equipped with blacksmiths, stonemasons, carpenters and other craftsmen.
Jiang Shengmei took Xia Mi to the nearest commune. People nearby asked a carpenter named Wei to make furniture.
Xia Mi was not from the commune, so he did not need to apply to the commune. He just paid the wood and some crafting fees directly.
She ordered a 1.5-meter wooden bed for forty-five cents.
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A week later, Zhou Fang finally appeared in Zhuifeng Elementary School.
Her appearance made everyone sigh in relief.
Especially Zhao Xiaoying, who was filled with bitterness, "Sister Fang, if you don't come back, all the students in your class will be depressed."
"I'm sorry, everyone, for causing you trouble."
"It's not a big deal. I'm mainly worried that the children can't keep up with their study progress." Gu Cancan answered from the side.
After a few words of conversation, the woman at the door interrupted the chat of several people.
The woman wore a dark red plaid scarf, her skin was dull and a little loose, and she was only about 1.5 meters tall.
"Teacher Zhou, are you back?"
Zhou Fang turned around and walked out quickly.
Seeing someone coming, the atmosphere in the office sank. Gu Cancan sighed silently and returned to his seat.
Zhao Xiaoying also returned to her seat, her expression solemn.
"What's wrong? Is this parent difficult to deal with?" Xia Mi asked Zhao Xiaoying in a low voice, confused. "No, there are fewer students again. Our school is far away, and few parents will come to our door. Everyone is busy with work, unless it is..."
Zhao Xiaoying sighed, "Unless you are here to drop out of school."
Xia Mi has received nine years of compulsory education since she was a child. Dropping out of elementary school is an extremely unfamiliar thing to her.
Her pupils shrank suddenly and she looked at the door in shock.
After thinking about it for a while, the shock gradually diminished. Nine-year compulsory education was only promulgated in 1986. People nowadays really do not pay attention to learning.
As long as you can read, it will be good. You can already read in the sixth grade.
Seeing Xia Mi's surprise, Zhao Xiaoying raised her lips and smiled bitterly, "Just wait until you get used to it. There are a total of twenty students in your class now. It will be good if half of them can stay in the sixth grade. If only one-third can continue to study." Junior high school is even more amazing.”
A grain of sand that falls on a person is like a mountain. This sentence becomes concrete at this moment.
Xia Mi narrowed his eyes, regret filling his heart.
Fortunately, the dark moment is over, and the resumption of the college entrance examination will prove to everyone that studying can really change destiny.
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The school bell rang. Xia Mi gathered his thoughts and went to the classroom with his textbooks in his arms. He passed by Zhou Fang and his parents.
When she saw the child, she bowed her head and stood next to the parents. The parents were helpless. Zhou Fang never shut up, presumably trying her best to persuade.
Xia Mi sighed and looked away.
After class, Zhou Fang returned to the office, blaming herself and sitting in the office, feeling depressed, no matter how much anyone tried to talk to her, it would be useless.
Zhao Xiaoying said that every time a student dropped out of school, the atmosphere in the office was heavy, as if it had lost its color and the whole place became gloomy.
After school, Lin Qianyue sat on the back seat of his bicycle.
"Teacher Xia, is Teacher Zhao in love?"
Xia Mi was stunned, "Why do you ask?"
She never asked about Zhao Xiaoying's personal affairs, and Xia Mi thought Zhao Xiaoying was already married.
"Her partner must have made her angry, so she kept a straight face today, and no one dared to go to her to ask questions."
Lin Qianyue sat in the back and talked.
"You are really a brat. You have misunderstood. Teacher Zhao is not angry." Xia Mi smiled helplessly.
Lin Qianyue clutched Xia Mi's clothes, "Teacher Xia, when will you come to teach us? Everyone in our class also likes you, and they all say you are a fairy teacher."
"If you don't behave well and study hard, no matter what the teacher comes, you will be beaten."
The chatterbox in the back seat fell silent for a moment.
With Lin Qianyue on his way to and from get off work, Xia Mi suddenly felt that the five-kilometer journey became shorter, and he arrived home while chatting.
"Xia Mi, your adoptive mother and the others are here."
Jiang Shengmei specially waited for Xia Mi at the door just to say something to her.
"So soon?" Xia Mi blurted out. Calculating the time, it was not fast. Today was already the second, which was almost the day they were going to arrive.
"Yes, Camp Commander Huo is taking his people to pull the bed now."
Xia Mi was slightly startled and didn't react for a moment.
"Who knows what your Battalion Commander Huo was thinking? He specially sent a car to pick him up, but he took him in a detour."
This is really his style, unpredictable.
Just as Xia Mi parked the car, the car's horn sounded outside the courtyard wall, followed closely by Shi Daqiang's voice.
"Yes, yes, Auntie, help me hold on. This new bed is not allowed to be touched. My sister-in-law made it specially to greet you."
Shi Daqiang was anxious again, "Hey, Comrade Xia, you need to hold your end steady."
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