It’s heard that Shuzhen might take advantage of setting up schools and organizing tutoring classes to get them out of the cow shed, Wu Liguo and the others were extremely excited. Winter is cold, summer is stuffy, there are tons of mosquitoes, and the place has an indescribable smell, they’ve had enough of it, alright? Now hearing there’s a chance to get out, live in the village, teach the members to read and write, their eyes were sparkling brightly. They automatically brainstormed, determined to make this difficult task a sure success. Originally, Shuzhen’s reasoning was quite grand; once mentioned, no one rebutted, nor dared to rebut. Plus, with patching and mending from these think tanks, naturally it passed seamlessly. Not only did they pass it, they even went along with it, getting quite a bit of sponsorship for bricks, tiles, and glass. Regarding building a primary school in the village, so school-age kids don’t have to travel miles to attend, the members were all kinds of joyful and enthusiastic. There was no shortage of praise for Shuzhen and Liu Shouren, saying the brother and sister were not only good at bringing in revenue for the village but especially attentive to the children. Simply model captains, advanced village accountants. But once hearing that the adults also had to attend classes, nine and a half out of ten were like frosted eggplants, wilted. Especially the women who were originally busy with farming, running into the mountains and forests during farm leisure for side gigs, still had to feed pigs, raise chickens, and keep bustling around with housework. They even ran to Shuzhen to plead, asking to skip this literacy class. For the effort of reading and writing, it’d be better to make a few more shoe soles, mend some cloth and make some shoes. When the days come to harvest mushrooms, medicinal herbs, hazelnuts, pine nuts, and tidy up the autumn, it’s busy and exhausting, that really wears out shoes! Having anticipated this situation for a while, Shuzhen just chuckled, saying they would strive to be an advanced village next year, studying great figures’ thoughts and quotes. If anyone feels staying at home can keep up with the courses, and can recite the great leader’s quotes fluently, not holding the village back, she wouldn’t oppose it! Upon hearing this, the pleaders were collectively defeated. If they go out, they might manage to recite a few lines like ’All reactionaries are paper tigers,’ ’Where there is oppression, there is resistance,’ ’Corruption and waste are serious crimes,’ and such. Reciting fluently, though, is just a laugh. After all, that little booklet, though not thick, has quite a few sentences, alright? Unwilling to hold the village back from being advanced, besides silence, what else could they do? No wonder they say many hands make light work; with one command from Captain Shuzhen, some cut trees, some hauled bricks. Within hardly a month, an immense row of Liu Village Primary School, even grander than the brigade, officially completed. Spacious and bright blue brick red tile rooms, red pine window frames paired with bright glass windows. On the smooth as mirror cement floor, neat new desks and chairs were placed all around. This school is so grand that anyone who sees it gives a thumbs-up and praises it! Even if cynical words came saying they didn’t know how much the duo spent from the brigade for their achievements, they were promptly shut down by knowledgeable members. Because building the school was for the whole members’ children and even the members themselves. The wood was from their own mountain, the labor was voluntary from everyone, and the sand was dug from the riverbank. Those bricks and tiles, glass, were sponsored due to their capable captain’s assertion, ’The great premier said we should not deprive education even in poverty, nor suffer children even in hardship,’ compellingly obtained from above. Figuratively, for this spacious and bright school, first in ten miles and eight villages, in reality, everyone just did some work and shared the costs of cement, lime, and paint for desks and window frames? Gracious, could there be a more capable village cadre than their captain! Through this affair, Shuzhen, the female captain, rose more than one notch in the minds of the members. Even the four sub-captains who previously were eager to see her removed have waved the white flag, completely abandoning the thought. Honestly, not afraid of lacking opportunities to sabotage or trap, genuinely afraid one might accidentally succeed but then not be able to sit solidly! After all, whether it’s finding ways to make money for the members, allowing everyone to earn legitimately without a single blemish, or dealing with those slippery ones from above, actively fighting for village benefits, they don’t have Shuzhen’s astuteness, skill, and cheek! Better to frankly admit defeat, honestly stay as sub-captains, quietly get rich following the captain. This spring and summer, every household earned tens if not hundreds. In the past, this was a dream come true! When autumn mushrooms, hazelnuts, pine nuts get sold, plus soon-to-be-sold fruit wine, and the chickens, ducks, geese raised by worms from the brigade and home... Hey, you see, getting a hundred or so bucks for each person really is no dream! Accidentally crushed a few disaffected sub-captains, now they are dead-set on following her; Shuzhen couldn’t help but be joyful. More joyfully, the memory showed that the worker-peasant-soldier quota for the Liu Village production brigade had come down. Due to her "Worm Farming Handbook" promoting chicken, duck, and goose farming in nearby areas, the originally single quota had expanded to three. Upon hearing this news, Shuzhen was overjoyed, couldn’t resist hugging Lianshan and giving him a kiss: "Wonderful, Lianshan! With the quota, you can go to university!" "Go to university, I?" Lianshan was dumbstruck, full of astonishment, pointing to his nose. Seeing his beloved wife nodding repeatedly, saying no mistake it’s yours, he then realized he wasn’t dreaming, the silly wife really intended for him to go to school. Lianshan frowned, without a second thought said: "I won’t go. You being the captain, while I go to university, not to mention the kids at home are young, your work is busy, you can’t do without me. Just the village gossip alone is enough for you to drink, a big hat of personal gain on you assuredly. Not going to university, we’ll live fine, I can’t bear you being criticized!" Hey, all her myriad plans, countless preparations were precisely to let him smoothly go to school. In the end, the guy, just for not letting her be criticized, without a thought tosses away this pie falling from the sky, pure white flour fried with meat filling? Though sweet feelings spread within, increasingly convinced this is the man to marry, Shuzhen had to sternly and earnestly lay things out clearly to him. Opportunity knocks but once, miss this pie, it’s tough to have another pure white flour fried with meat one!