Chapter 474: Meeting Lard Boy

On the second day.

At 5:30 in the morning, the school-age children in the village were sent here by their parents.

Also delivered were tables and benches.

The five educated youth looked at it for a while, their eyes filled with surprise.

These benches are indeed benches.

But these tables aren’t really tables.

A large wooden board serves as the tabletop, and the legs are made of either wood or stone.

There's not even a brick, and the wooden boards placed on it are uneven.

Seeing the students using such simple tables and benches, the three female educated youth from Jichun City suddenly understood why Su Mingzhe had made such bold statements and insisted on changing this village and letting them live the life of city dwellers.

"Okay, teach them a lesson as I said."

After all, Su Mingzhe had lived longer, so he came to his senses first and began to ask the three female educated youth to prepare for class.

As Xu Kai knocked on a large piece of iron, the crisp sound immediately attracted everyone's attention.

Su Mingzhe stood in the middle of a courtyard and preached to the people around him:

"Parents, the school is now officially open for classes. From now on, classes will start at 6 o'clock and end at 3:30 in the afternoon. The school will provide lunch during the break. In the fall and winter, the class time will be shortened. We will notify you separately at that time. Parents, please leave now."

At this moment, a parent suddenly asked:
"Teacher Su, when is the tuition for this child due? You said the school provides lunch, do we need to pay for food or money?"

“It’s free, tuition is free, lunch is free too.”

Su Mingzhe had already made preparations:

"I know it's not easy for everyone to make money. From now on, a bundle of 50 kilograms of firewood per month will be enough. However, this kind of firewood is a bit particular. It needs to be at least as thick as an adult's wrist."

"A bundle of 50 kilograms of firewood can be exchanged for a lunch for the children, which is not bad. But I don't know if the food is made of corn or sorghum? Is it porridge or dry rice?"

"What do you want for lunch in exchange for fifty kilograms of firewood? Just a bowl of porridge to fill your stomach will be enough."

When a group of parents heard that it was free and only a bundle of firewood would be sent every month, they all started to praise the donation.

As for whether lunch is made of corn or sorghum, they don't care.

Even if it's just porridge, it doesn't matter.

After all, when you calculate it, two kilograms of firewood for one meal is a good deal no matter how you compare it.

In fact, the tuition fee is not expensive, only 50 cents to one dollar per semester.

Sent off the parents,
Su Mingzhe saw the parents off and began to divide the students into classes.

There are not many students reporting today, only thirty-eight in total. Except for six who have never been to school, the other thirty-two have already attended grades one, two, three, and four.

Su Mingzhe did not have any test papers to test everyone's learning level. He could only let the students report their own learning progress and then divide them into different classes.

Wang Yafang has a lively personality, so she teaches first and second grades.

Yu Hong has a gentle personality, so she teaches third and fourth grades.

Xu Kai has a profound cultural background. He teaches fifth grade and also has social interest classes.

Su Mingzhe and Wang Quan are responsible for providing security.

After everyone had assigned their tasks, they started to work on their own.

There is one more thing.

The Baiyashan Village lacks textbooks, exercise books, test papers, pencils, erasers and other daily teaching supplies.

Many students share a book with two or three other students.

The teachers never assign homework and always try their best to finish all the course exercises in class.

Students here who want to do exercises or practice calligraphy will take a small piece of plaster as chalk and write and draw on the wooden board they are lying on.

Some more economical students simply use a "sand table" and write and draw on it with sticks.

Even so, there are still at least thirty or forty school-age children in the village who cannot attend classes.

The reason is simple: these children don’t have suitable clothes to go out.

This is not a joke, it's a true story.

In the TV series "The World", Zhou Bingkun, a grown man who is already twenty years old, still wears his sister's woolen trousers.

The reason is that you need tickets to buy wool in stores.

An ordinary worker can only save a few wool tickets in a year.

Therefore, if Zhou's mother wanted to knit a new pair of woolen trousers for Zhou Bingkun, she had to take apart Zhou Rong's old trousers.

Children from working-class families like the Zhou family have a hard time finding clothing.

One can imagine what the situation would be like for children in remote mountain villages.

People who have not experienced that era really cannot imagine how poor the poor were in that era.

It can be said that families who can send their children here to study are considered "middle peasants" in Baiyashan Village.

If a child can afford to buy stationery such as pencils and erasers, he or she is definitely a rich farmer in the village.

Su Mingzhe arranged everything in the school and left his avatar to go hunting in the mountains to feed the educated youth and the children.

That afternoon, I took advantage of the dark and windy night to fly to the Hong Kong River.

Su Mingzhe really wants to help his hometown move towards prosperity as soon as possible.

However, relying solely on the existing conditions in Jichun City and Mulan County, even if Su Mingzhe worked hard for ten years, it would be difficult to change the fate of many people.

So, after much deliberation, Su Mingzhe decided to go back to his old ways.

Fly to Hong Kong to accumulate capital.

In a blink of an eye, Su Mingzhe crossed thousands of miles of mountains, rivers and seas and arrived over the Hong Kong River. It was 69. Foreigners who came to Hong Kong could get an ID card by paying a fee and registering.

Su Mingzhe got some gold and prepared to go to the city to register his residence the next day.

Before obtaining a household registration, in order to avoid causing unnecessary trouble, he did not go into the city, but stayed near the city, preparing to find a place to rest.

I don’t know if it’s just a coincidence.

He found a suitable hilltop with a nice view from which he could watch the beautiful night scene. However, before he had watched for a few minutes, he heard loud cries for help and pleas for mercy in the distance.

Su Mingzhe was also kind-hearted. He jumped a few times and came to a place with bright lights. It turned out that two groups of people were playing football and a conflict had occurred somehow.

One group of people were wearing yellow jerseys, and the other group was wearing red jerseys.

The yellow team members are a bit older, and most of them have big bellies. When they fight, they shout loudly, but when it comes to really taking action, many of them hide far away and shrink back.

The red team members are a group of young foreigners. They are young and strong, and they work together. Even if they are hit by a few punches, they can withstand the fists, hug the opponent, and let their teammates avenge them.

So, when Su Mingzhe arrived, two or three yellow team members had already been pinned to the ground.

"How pitiful!"

Su Mingzhe jumped lightly, jumped over the protective net of the football field, and came into the field.

"Get out!"

The young foreigner was in high spirits. When he saw a strange yellow-skinned man appear, he didn't think twice and directly split into two men and kicked towards Su Mingzhe.

Su Mingzhe dodged two kicks lightly and casually released two palms, and the energy penetrated into the opponent's body, causing both of them to feel itchy and painful all over.

"Shet!!"

These foreigners stuck together, and when they saw Su Mingzhe beat two of them, the others all rushed over.

A minute later, all the foreigners were lying on the ground in the entire football field.

When the yellow mobilization team saw that all the ghosts had been defeated, they immediately came over to greet them cheerfully, following the theory that the enemy of my enemy is my friend:
"Little brother, you are quite skilled. Where are you from?"

Su Mingzhe cupped his hands, remembering that Hong Kong was not against outsiders, so he simply said:
"I just arrived in Hong Kong today and was walking around. I thought someone was doing something bad here, but it turned out to be a conflict between you guys playing football. I am sorry for being so rude."

"No, no, where are you from, little brother?"

After a fat man heard Su Mingzhe's words, his eyes began to roll around.

Just now, Su Mingzhe defeated more than a dozen foreigners with ease. Ordinary people don't have this ability.

For a moment, the fat man actually had the idea of ​​loving talent.

Su Mingzhe had sharp eyes and could see that the fat man was interested in his skills. This was human nature. He also wanted to test the other party's bottom line, so he simply said in the same accent:
“I came from Chaoshan.”

"Oh, that's a fellow villager!"

When the fat man and his friend heard this, they became more enthusiastic. Without asking any more questions, they invited Su Mingzhe to dinner.

Su Mingzhe used the excuse that he hadn't gotten his ID yet and it was inconvenient for him to enter the city.

The fat man laughed and said arrogantly:
"My dear fellow, do you know what we do? Follow us, and no one will dare to check your ID!"

"Really? I'm Ye Song. I haven't asked you yet, what's your name, big brother?"

Su Mingzhe was talking to the fat man, feeling a little skeptical.

The fat man chuckled, patted his chest and said:
"My name is Zhu Zixiang, it's an ordinary name, but I have a nickname, 'Lard Boy'. My friends give me face and call me 'Brother Zai'. You can call me that too."

"Hello, brother."

When Su Mingzhe heard the name, he immediately laughed.

Zhuyouzai, Sir's spokesperson in the Young and Dangerous gang, is responsible for collecting rent from both the black and white worlds and then making central distribution. He is a person with strong connections.

Su Mingzhe thought of this and then looked at the fat man carefully.

It’s not Uncle Da, but he looks 70% like Wang Jing.

Could it be the Lard Boy in "Money Empire"?

The fat man didn't hear Su Mingzhe's admiring tone and thought that he didn't believe in his own ability. However, he didn't explain much. He pulled Su Mingzhe and called his basketball friends to get into the car and rushed to the city.

That night, everyone had an all-in-one meal, drink and fun at Zhuyouzai's place, the Red Rose Nightclub.

On the second day.

Before Su Mingzhe got up, a plainclothes officer delivered his ID to the door of the guest room.

"Mr. Ye, Brother Zai asked me to give it to you."

"Thank Brother Zai for me."

Su Mingzhe opened the door wrapped in a bath towel. After taking the ID, he curled his lips, feeling that the photo on the ID was a bit ugly.

The plainclothes officer saw the disdainful look in Su Mingzhe's eyes, but he didn't know what the relationship between Su Mingzhe and Zhuyouzai was. He delivered the things to the place, said goodbye and left.

Su Mingzhe returned to the room with his ID. The twins on the bed woke up and even started to put on their clothes.

"Why are you up so early? Can't you sleep a little longer?"

I don't know if it was the elder sister or the younger sister who spoke:

"Brother Song, Brother Zai said that if you wake up, please go to his place. He will introduce a friend to you today."

After hearing this, Su Mingzhe thought Zhu Youzai wanted to introduce him to Xu Legong, and he immediately became interested:
"When did you say that?"

"When we were asked to accompany you yesterday."

"I see."

Su Mingzhe knew where Zhuyouzai's office was yesterday and didn't delay.

No matter what, this idiot helped me get my ID and invited these beautiful twins to accompany me. He introduced me to his friends, so I should follow the host's wishes and not be arrogant.

(End of this chapter)