Rebirth: Starting from a Trainee Teacher

Chapter 748 Doomsday Ticket
When village officials learned that Zhou Jing wanted to further help the village get out of poverty, they did not delay and notified the village head, accountant, team leaders and other village representatives to hold a village committee meeting in the evening.

In the evening, Zhou Jing took the old man to attend the village committee meeting to listen to the ideas of several village representatives. They expressed their views at once, but after talking for a long time, they could not come up with any reliable ideas. Zhou Jing asked them to express their opinions first just as a formality, and Zhou Jing had to make the final decision.

Zhou Jing followed what Gu Jia had said last time and included the elderly, disabled people, those with chronic illnesses, and those who were in school in the village into the assisted population. The elderly, disabled people, and others were given 500 yuan per month.

All the tuition fees for school are paid, and an additional 1,000 yuan of living expenses are provided every month. There are not many people left behind in the village to go to school, so Zhou Jing also takes into account the villagers who go to school outside the village. Sending children to school is the main reason for poverty among rural people. Zhou Jing cannot make them rich, but he can ensure that they have enough food and clothing.

Finally, there is the issue of employment for young people. Zhou Jing was originally prepared to help the young people in the village find jobs, but after thinking it over again and again, he decided to give up. It is already good enough for them to provide for their parents in their old age and send their children to school. If young people want to continue to improve their lives, they have to rely on themselves. These days, it is not difficult for uneducated people to find jobs as long as they are hardworking and stand hard work.

To work in Zhou Jing's company, one needs a certain level of education. People from the village who can barely read can only look at the gate when they come to the company.

"We should help the elderly and children as much as possible, but we should encourage young people to be self-reliant."

After looking at the notes taken by the village secretary Zhao Jianguo, Zhou Jing spoke.

"Yes, young people still have to be self-reliant. Solving their children's schooling expenses is a big help. The biggest expense for families here is children's tuition and living expenses."

Zhao Jianguo said yes repeatedly.

"Do you give money to a good family?"

The village representatives are also uneducated and speak very bluntly.

“Everyone who applies will be given.”

Zhou Jing understood human nature very well. No one would refuse free money. If he did not give good things to the families in the village, people would inevitably say that he was a traitor. Even doing good things for the village would offend people, so he treated everyone equally.

After the matter was settled and there was nothing else to do, it was snowing outside so Zhou Jing and the old man went home.

"father!"

Hearing footsteps in the yard, the child who was not sleeping on the kang shouted loudly.

"Listen to the footsteps, is it Dad?"

Gu Jia said as she covered the child with a quilt.

"Yes, Dad, please come back soon! My little cutie misses you!"

The little girl seemed to hear Zhou Jing's footsteps and cried out in a babbling voice.

"Dad misses you too."

Zhou Jing went to the toilet, then returned to the room, washed his hands, and went to play with the child.

"You can go to bed now that your dad is back."

Gu Jia pressed the child on the pillow, and the child would not sleep until Zhou Jing came back at night.

"Sleep with dad, I'll warm his bed!"

The little girl stuck her butt out and crawled into Zhou Jing's quilt.

"How biased."

Gu Jia reached into the quilt and kicked the child.

"It's snowing. We have to clear the snow tomorrow."

Zhou Jing sat on the kang, changed into pajamas and went to wash up.

Gu Jia said, "If it snows, will people on the road be unable to come back?"

"Most people who went home for the New Year have already returned, so those who take the train will not be affected."

Today is the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month. Companies that do not have to work overtime during the Spring Festival basically have a holiday on the 27th.

After washing his feet, Zhou Jing poured out the water, locked the door and got on the kang. The child warmed the quilt. It was a blessing to have a caring little cotton-padded jacket in winter.

"Wake up at night and call for mom and dad, and don't run around by yourself."

There were two pieces of firewood burning on the stove and there was hot water in the pot. To prevent the child from waking up at night and running around and falling to the ground or into the pot, Gu Jia untied the strap on the baby carrier and put it around the child's ankles, and tied the other end to the box with a rope.

"If you tie him up, he can't run away."

Zhou Jing hugged the child and squeezed the child's chubby feet.

The child didn't sleep during the day and fell asleep quickly after the lights were turned off.

"How was the talk with the village representative?"

Gu Jia said softly.

"No problem. Are you hungry?"

Zhou Jing touched Gu Jia's belly, which was flat.

"A little bit. This state is just right for sleeping. Has the village committee prepared any wine or food?"

Gu Jia was used to going to bed feeling a little hungry at night.

"I prepared it. I didn't drink a drop."

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The next day was the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month. A heavy snowfall at night covered the earth with a layer of white gauze more than ten centimeters thick. The mountains and fields were all covered in silver, as if there was not a single stain, just like a real fairy tale world of ice and snow.

“It’s so beautiful outside!”

When the child woke up before six o'clock, Gu Jia went to the window and looked out. The snow scene in the countryside was many times more beautiful than that in the city.

"It's snowing. What can we do when it's snowing?" Zhou Jing patted the little girl who was lying on her stomach looking after Gu Jia and said.

"Build a snowman, Dad, let's build a snowman!"

The little girl bit Zhou Jing lightly on the face and said.

"Go to sleep a little longer."

It was not yet fully light, Zhou Jing carried the child into bed and said.

"Mom, what are you angry about?"

Seeing Gu Jia take something from the plate and put it into her mouth, the little girl's appetite was aroused.

"Candy, chocolate candy, so delicious, do you have any?"

Gu Jia smacked her lips to tease the child.

"No, hehe, mom, I love you!"

The little girl said sweetly.

"Mom loves you too. Are you hungry?"

Gu Jia pretended not to understand the child's thoughts.

"I'm hungry, mom, I want candy too!"

It’s impossible to be subtle, the girl said bluntly.

"Then will you listen to your mother?"

"Listen to mom!"

"After eating this today, I can eat at most one more."

Gu Jia gave the child a candy.

"thanks Mom!"

"Can I give it to Dad?"

Zhou Jing stared at the candy in the child's hand and said.

Although the child also wanted to eat it, he still gave it to Zhou Jing. Of course, Zhou Jing would not snatch it from the child.

After playing with the children until around six o'clock, Zhou Jing got up, got dressed and took the children outside to play.

At this time, snowflakes were still floating in the sky, and everything was white as far as the eye could see. The snow on the ground was so clean that people couldn't bear to step on it. When I was a child, my grandfather's family didn't have a well, so they had to fetch water from the public well in the ditch. In winter, when it snowed and there was no water at home, the roads were slippery and they couldn't fetch water, so they melted the snow into water for use. The snow water was very clear.

"Don't worry about it, Grandpa. I'll do the cleaning."

Letting Gu Jia play with the children first, Zhou Jing took a shovel and shoveled the yard and the road at the bottom of the slope.

"I'll sweep the slope."

Zhou Guozhong took a broom and started sweeping from outside the courtyard gate to the bottom of the slope.

"I can't go out today. I've almost finished buying New Year's goods. I don't need to go out tomorrow either!"

Gu Jia carried the child to the courtyard entrance to enjoy the snow scenery.

Zhou Jing said: "I haven't bought the fireworks yet."

“You don’t have to make a special trip if the road conditions are bad.”

It’s New Year’s Day, and Gu Jia just wants to spend the year in peace.

"The roads in the village were cleared today, so there should be no snow on the road today."

The old man couldn't sit still, so he swept the snow with Zhou Jing.

Gu Jia asked, "Will the roads in the village be swept to the entrance of the village?"

"Ah."

“The people in this village are really hardworking.”

Gu Jia admired the quality of the villagers in this village. The village was quite large, and the village road was a mountain road that was winding for five or six kilometers. It was quite laborious to sweep it manually.

"There is strength in numbers. Rich people are more diligent in repairing roads and clearing snow in the village. People who own cars want to clear the snow off the roads as much as possible."

Zhou Jing smiled and said.

“Rich people need better roads.”

Gu Jia could understand that if the snow on the roads in the village was not cleared, the cars could not move at all. The cars that had already returned were stuck and could not leave, and the cars that had not returned could not enter the village.

Zhou Jing was sweeping the snow, and the children followed closely behind him, digging in the snow.

"The mountain is blocked by heavy snow. If the snow on the road is not cleared, you will not be able to leave the village for ten days or half a month!"

Gu Jia took a few photos and sent them to her parents in Tangdu.

The path in the yard was cleared and Zhou Jing opened his phone to check the messages. Bai's best friend had sent him the schedule for February and March. Zhou Jing was only concerned about the trip to Kuala Lumpur on March 6, 7 and 8 after the two sessions ended on March 5. Zhou Jing needed a doomsday ticket.

(End of this chapter)