Countdown to Awakening

All the onlookers went back, including Zhang Mei. However, she went home to coax her child to sleep and then came out again.

Zhang Mei went straight to the village chief's house.

When Zhao Zhikang heard a knock on the door, he took off his glasses, replied, "Come in," and continued to read the manuscript in his hand.

Zhang Mei looked a little awkward the moment she entered. Zhao Zhikang glanced at her and asked, "What brings you here this time? If it's about that girls' school we talked about last time, forget it. It's impossible. I may be the village chief, but I don't have much money to run a school. If you want a school, you need teachers. Where will the money come from to pay the students?"

"Village chief, this is easy. I can be both the principal and a teacher. I can be the only teacher in this school, and I can teach everything. Many girls in the village only go to junior high school and then stop. I can teach them high school knowledge, and I'm confident I can convince their parents. As long as they finish junior high school, I can take care of the school from then on. It's very simple."

"You say that so easily. You have a child at home, and how old is he? You don't take care of your own child, so how can you take care of other girls? Do you have the energy for that? You said you want to open a girls' school and only let girls go to school. What about the boys? Isn't it pure nonsense to only let girls go to school? Don't the boys need to go to school? You want to be a teacher. There is already a school in the village for you to be a teacher. It's impossible to open another school. Unless you pay for it yourself, it's impossible."

"Village chief, you are also a member of the organization. Isn't it important for girls to go to school? Don't girls have the right to study? This is unfair..." Before Zhang Mei finished speaking, she was interrupted.

"Let's not talk about this. I won't agree to it. Go back."

The village chief's attitude seemed unchangeable.

Zhang Mei had nothing to say. She left in anger.

After leaving the village chief's house, Zhang Mei thought about this matter again. The village chief said that he had no money, but everyone knew that the money was with him, and he just didn't want to pay it.

But this isn't a solution. We can't let those girls go to school forever, right?

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Ah Xiu and Er Ya were waiting for Zhang Mei at her house. When she didn't come back, they stood at the door.

As soon as Zhang Mei returned home, she saw the two girls, and her unhappiness immediately dissipated a lot.

She suddenly realized that as long as there were girls in the village who were willing to study, she could teach them in any way, but the problem of books was difficult to solve.

If there were no school, she could call all the girls in the village who wanted to study to her house and ask them to take out the books she had used. If there were many people, she could copy out several copies for them to read together, but it would be more difficult.

But as long as they are willing to learn, there is no problem that cannot be solved.

"Teacher Zhang, you're back?"

Zhang Mei smiled and asked, "You two have been waiting for a long time, right? Come in and have some water and something to eat."

Zhang Mei opened the door and invited the two children in.

Zhang Lei poured them both some water and then went into the room to see his son.

The children are not awake yet, so I can start teaching them to read now.

"Let's learn these new words now."

Zhang Mei started with the basics, teaching them to recognize characters, then to write, and then to read texts and communicate with others. After all, not everyone knows the village dialect, so if they have the opportunity to go out in the future, they will still need it.