Until Mrs. Zhang's gentle shout came from the room: "Xiaohe, Madam, come to dinner!" Uncle Huangfu still stood in front of the blackboard and looked at it carefully. For a long time, he couldn't take his eyes away. Thinking about the appearance of these words, fortunately, my old eyes are not dim and can still see clearly.

Mrs. Mutai packed up the stones in her hand and looked up to see Uncle Huangfu still studying the words on the blackboard. She couldn't help but smile and invited him to come over for lunch.

Uncle Huangfu was an eccentric person in this regard. He refused to stay and eat and drink for free. He quickly shook his head and thought about going home for lunch first.

"You guys eat, go eat. Why am I so embarrassed to eat and drink for free? I still have a steamed bun at home. I can steam it and eat it."

Mrs. Mutai persuaded her a few times, but the little old man was a little stubborn and was too embarrassed to stay for dinner shamelessly. He raised his feet and seriously wanted to go home for dinner again.

Ruan He had been watching all morning, and he knew that Uncle Huangfu was also very good at literacy. He probably had to come back later after he hurried back to eat, so he immediately stopped him and said: "Uncle, I see You are very interested in literacy, so you might as well stay at my house for a meal. If you go back this time, it will be too late to rush back to study. Several children are in high spirits, and they will probably start after dinner. "

After all, Uncle Huangfu lives in the mountains and forests at the end of the village, so walking back and forth would waste a lot of time.

Mrs. Mutai noticed that Uncle Huangfu's expression was somewhat shaken, a smile appeared on his kind face, and she responded: "Yes, you see you specially sent us a blackboard, and you don't want to eat any of our food." Pass."

Mu Yuanyuan, a young girl, was very smart at the moment. She noticed the conversation between the elders and eagerly came forward, widened her big dark eyes, and begged pitifully: "Grandpa Huangfu, Would you like to stay and have dinner together? Later you and Yuanyuan will learn how to read together!"

Uncle Huangfu was old and soft-hearted. He couldn't refuse the cute little girl's request. He smiled heartily, then reluctantly agreed, and entered the kitchen surrounded by several children.

Seeing that there was an extra guest in the house, Aunt Zong spontaneously went to the stove and boiled a few fresh eggs and served them, adding another meat dish to their meal.

Uncle Huangfu was slurping his rice, and when he was half full, he remembered something again, looked at Ruan He, and said pleadingly: "Xiao He, when I go home tonight, I will get some more blackboards." Come here, can you please let all the children in the village come over and learn how to read? I really can't bear to see the children like me, who can't read a word for most of their lives and can only do some hard work."

Speaking of this, Uncle Huangfu sighed. He also knew that in such a large exile village, there were not many people who could read. Otherwise, there would not even be a teacher. Some children had nothing to do but work since they were young. , just running around and having fun all over the village. He should have been at the age of reading and literacy, but there was not a single teacher in the whole village.

After all, Mrs. Mutai was mainly responsible for teaching, and Ruan He couldn't make the final decision. He then turned his attention to Mrs. Mutai, waiting for her to make up her mind.

There are already three noisy children in the family. If they invite all the children in the village, Mrs. Mutai will be exhausted, so she can't make up her mind.When Mrs. Mutai heard this, she smiled kindly and agreed. She did not feel that taking care of too many children was a hard task at all, and said: "It would be good to have more children here to learn literacy. It is very lively. Children I am more interested in reading and literacy, and we can play together in our free time.”

Ruan He could see that Mrs. Mutai did not say this just to be polite. Mrs. Mutai really did like a group of noisy children. She felt relieved, thought about it, looked at Uncle Huangfu, and said : "Well, uncle, you know many people in the village. You can tell everyone that you can send children who want to learn and read to our home. If they come voluntarily, we will naturally welcome them."

Naturally, in such a large exile village, after so many years, the villagers have basically been cultivating farmland to make a living. Even if most of the people's ancestors were exiled from well-known families, after so many generations, they have no knowledge. .

Learning and knowledge last forever because of inheritance. There must be villagers in the exile village who look down on those who are educated and literate. They feel that their children only need to learn how to cultivate farmland, and there is no need to learn other useless things.If this kind of people were unwilling to send their children over, Ruan He would have nothing to say and would rely on Uncle Huangfu to promote them.

This is entirely a decision that benefits the people in the village, and does not bring much benefit to the Mu family or Mrs. Mu. Therefore, it is entirely voluntary to send the children here to study and learn literacy.

As he spoke, Uncle Huangfu nodded repeatedly and agreed happily, and then heard Ruan He's clear and calm voice after thinking about it.

"Uncle, please tell everyone that we do not charge tuition fees, but everything is voluntary. There is nothing you can do if your children don't want to learn. You can just take them home."

Ruan He specially emphasized this because he was afraid of another special situation: that is, the elders forced the children to come to read and read, but the children themselves were not willing to come to learn, so the result of such forceful sending would be This child will not be interested in learning, and it will also affect other children.

Therefore, their Mu family would not accept this kind of child. It was originally a charity project, and Ruan He would not be so selfless in raising a disobedient naughty child for the villagers.

Uncle Huangfu finished the last bite of rice in the bowl and solemnly understood Ruan He's words. He nodded and responded: "Okay! Xiaohe, don't worry. It just so happens that I will pass through the whole village on my way back. I When the time comes, we will spread the news about your family’s recruitment of students, so that everyone will be happy.”

After all, they have been exiled to the village for so many years without even a teacher. Even if some people know the importance of reading and literacy, they have no way to do it.

For example, Uncle Huangfu himself is a child who has not been able to read and write since he was a child. At this age, he can only barely get in front of the blackboard and recognize a few words. He may not be able to learn for a while and then I can even understand the announcement documents from the superior government!
"Uncle, then you should come to our house more often to study and read together. By the way, you can also help my grandmother take care of the children." Ruan He said jokingly. Thinking of the serious look of Uncle Huangfu when he read, he felt that this was quite appropriate. a good idea. (End of chapter)

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