There is Room For the Poor Daughter - Chapter 43

[Chapter 43, Satisfactory Solution]

With the acquiescence of his parents, with the support of Mrs. Yan’s 200 shi of grain, and with the encouragement of Daohua, the next day, Yan Wenxiu suggested to the teacher in the county school with a feeling of apprehension. The snow scene is good, and the students are organized to go out to collect scenery.

Generally speaking, in the winter, the teachers in the county school would not allow the students to go out, but Yan Zhigao had informed Jiaoyu in advance about this matter, so a group of students stepped out of the city on the snow.

Because he was afraid of accidents on the road, Yan Zhigao specially sent a lot of yamen servants to escort him.

The students go out for a whole day.

That evening.

Everyone gathered in the Songhe Courtyard, and they all looked curiously at Yan Wenxiu who had a heavy face and was silent after he came back.

It was not until Yan Zhigao came down to the Yamen that Yan Wenxiu said, “Father, the life of refugees is so…hard.”

Before today, he could not have imagined that in this world of ice and snow, there were people who couldn’t even afford shoes. There is only a thin layer of clothing, and just like that, I have to brave the snow to find food in the mountains.

And the food they were looking for was not wild game, but tree roots and bark.

When he saw a five or six-year-old boy chewing a tree root with relish, as if he was eating some delicacies from mountains and seas, his heart was hit hard.

Compared with some big families in the county school, the Yan family is not considered rich, but since he was a child, he never worried about food and clothing. Only now did he realize that there are actually people in this world who can live well So bitter.

In the past, in his impression, refugees were just a group of fleeing people. He knew that their lives were not easy, but he had no idea how difficult it was.

Today, the difficulty of the refugees was clearly laid out in front of him, and the shock it brought to him can be imagined.

Yan Wenxiu described what he saw and heard today, and everyone became silent after hearing this.

Daohua already knew about these when she was pretending to be a refugee, so she didn’t feel much about it. Now she was thinking about how to help the refugees, so she broke the silence: “Brother, those classmates of yours What do you think of the lives of the refugees?”

Yan Wenxiu: “Of course I am very sympathetic.”

Daohua: “Then did you tell them that you will support the refugees for the winter?”

Yan Wenxiu nodded: “Yes, everyone expresses their willingness Do your best to help the refugees.”

Dao Hua nodded with a smile.

The students in the county school are not very old, even if they are a bit rebellious and difficult to control, they are still kind-hearted.

Daohua asked again: “Then elder brother has a regulation for this matter?”

Yan Wenxiu was stunned: “Do you need any regulations?”

Daohua: “Of course I do. For example, where should the donated property be kept? ” Who is going to register and check.”

Yan Wenxiu interrupted Daohua: “Wait, big sister, can’t we just donate the things to the county government?”

Daohua shook his head: “This is the love of your students. It doesn’t matter to the county government, of course you have to do it yourself. Besides, you can only gain something from it if you do it yourself, brother, this is a rare opportunity, you should cherish it.”

Yan Wenxiu glanced at Yan Zhigao, Seeing her father looking pensive, she turned her head to Daohua: “This is too big.”

Daohua: “Isn’t it just collecting things and then distributing the collected things? There are so many students in the county school. It’s easy to be responsible for a part. However, this kind of thing really can’t be sloppy, and detailed rules and regulations must be drawn up in advance to avoid temporary problems.”

Yan Wenxiu looked at Daohua, and asked shamelessly: “Eldest sister, can you talk about the rules in detail?

Daohua: “For example, someone has to be responsible for registering and checking the donated things; for example, if there are a lot of donated things, you have to find a place to put them ; Clearly know the stock”

“Also, not all the students in the county school have a good family background. For these people, you don’t want them to donate things, but everyone else is donating. If they don’t donate, they will definitely feel uncomfortable. At this time , you just let them do things, whether it’s registration or warehousing, let them participate anyway.”

In fact, Daohua didn’t understand this kind of thing very well, so she said what she thought, but Yan Wenxiu listened He was very serious and nodded from time to time.

Next to him, Yan Zhigao looked at Daohua with more and more satisfaction, while Mrs. Yan and Mrs. Li were all smiling.

After Daohua finished speaking, Yan Zhiyuan immediately said, “Wenxiu, ask Wenjie to help you too.”

“And me, I want to help too.” I’ve always wanted to chime in, but unfortunately, I couldn’t.

Yan Zhiqiang, who never likes to express his opinions in front of everyone, also said this time: “Wenxiu, if you need someone to carry things, call Wen Tao, he is very strong.” The

old lady Yan looked at the ground with a smile on her face . Children and grandchildren: “Since Wenjie, Wentao, and Wenkai are also participating, the old woman is supporting 100 shi of grain.”

Mrs. Li followed with a smile and said, “That family also supports 200 shi. Together, our family will donate 500 shi Shi grain, not too much and not too little, other students should have a reference for comparison.”

Yan Zhigao did not speak the whole time, as if he was letting Yan Wenxiu to toss about, from his smiling face, it can be seen that, He was in a very good mood.

Of course, this is not to say that he doesn’t take this matter seriously, on the contrary, he does.

He thought carefully about what his eldest daughter said, and felt that it was much better for the students to organize this matter spontaneously than the county government.

At the very least, for those wealthy gentry, supporting their children to do good deeds is much easier for them to accept than supporting the county government for disaster relief.

Early the next morning, Yan Wenxiu went to the county school in high spirits without even having breakfast, and in less than half a day, he had attracted more than a dozen students who were willing to donate.

With someone taking the lead, the rest will be much easier.

There are indeed many students in the county school with good family backgrounds, and soon, the donated money and food exceeded Yan Zhigao’s estimate.

Yan Zhigao also wanted to take this opportunity to train his eldest son, so he didn’t intervene in it, but he couldn’t help watching this matter, so he sent Mr. Xiao, who was meticulous and prudent, to help.

It was the first time for the students to do this kind of thing, and they were very motivated. They went back and forth for several days. Although there were many problems in the middle, they finally got things done before another heavy snow fell.

The refugees have more or less received some clothing and food, and they may not be rich, but they can survive this cold winter.

The students are satisfied with this, and the parents behind the students are also satisfied.

How can they not be pleased that their own children have done such a big event at such a young age.

As for Yan Zhigao, the head of the county, he was relieved.

As long as the refugees do not have accidents, even if he has no credit, he is absolutely not at fault.

(end of this chapter)