A Divine Farmer

C429 – The School Is Useless

“It’s running, it’s really running. Sister Zaohua, your swallow is really running. Her illness has recovered,” the woman beside her said with a grin, “Quickly let go of my hand, my fingers are about to be peeled off by you.”

Everyone laughed at the same time. Zaohua also let go of her hand in embarrassment and hurriedly ran towards her own daughter.

“Mother, I’m fine. Mr. Xiaolong cured my illness. Sister Yan said that I can go to Qinghe School like other people!” Yanzi pulled her mother’s sleeve and bounced around as she spoke.

In the past, she could not jump or jump, and even had to be careful when walking. Now that she was finally healed, she wished that she could walk with a jump.

“Good, good. I knew that our Yanzi would be fine …” Zaohua wiped her tears as she spoke.

“Why are you crying? I don’t know if we should ask our benefactor to come home and rest. The villagers are helping to prepare two dishes. Although our Mist Mountain Village is poor, we can’t treat our guests too slowly.” An old man who was about seventy years old, with a head full of white hair and a hunched back, pointed out, “Yanzi has been missing for almost five days. Logically speaking, she should be gone. If she can come back, that is the blessing of the mountain god. This guest is the messenger of the mountain god. We have to entertain our benefactor well and respect the mountain god.”

“Yes, yes, yes.” Yanzi’s father, Liu Gui, quickly nodded and replied, “We have remembered the village chief. Our benefactor will be able to rest at home …”

After the other party thanked him profusely, Zhang Xiaolong and Lee Yan were escorted to the Yanzi’s shabby house.

“Zaohua, hurry up and make some food for your benefactor. He must be hungry after coming out from the mountain…”

“Right, there is still some tea leaves I picked from the cliff. Make some tea for your benefactor!”

“Silly girl, you have to wash the teapot properly. Your benefactor is from the city, so you have to clean it up. How can you let the guests drink it when you bring it out?”

Seeing the family busy working for the two of them, Lee Yan felt her heart filled with gratitude. She did not know when it started, but she rarely saw such a normal yet warm scene.

“There’s no need to be so polite. We are all your benefactors, and we can’t afford to treat you like that.” Zhang Xiaolong also stopped the other party, “I am also a farmer, not a city person. You can eat and drink as much as you want. There is no difference between us. Also, from now on, call me Xiaolong. If you come to Cloud Mist Mountain again, you can come here and eat and live here. I can’t be a guest myself, so don’t treat me like an outsider, okay?”

Seeing how sincere Zhang Xiaolong was, Liu Gui also chuckled, “Alright, then I’ll call you Xiaolong. From now on, we are a family. Come to our house often to play. Oh right, we have to stay here for a while before leaving.”

“No matter what, we have to thank you, Xiaolong. If not for you, our Yanzi…” As Zaohua spoke, her tears were about to fall again, “Oh yeah, Xiaolong, are you married?”

“What nonsense are you spouting here? Didn’t you see Miss Lee…” Liu Gui scolded his wife.

Lee Yan was so beautiful, and she was walking alone in the deep forest with Zhang Xiaolong. Their relationship was obvious, and it would be embarrassing for her to ask such a question.

“This big pervert is already married, so there’s no need to worry about him.” Lee Yan looked at the situation. If she said that Zhang Xiaolong was not married, the other party would be willing to betroth his daughter to her.

She did not say it out loud, but for Zaohua, she could really make such a promise. She had saved her daughter, and she was so good-looking. If she was willing, she could betroth her daughter to the other party. It would be a blessing for them and her daughter.

When it was time to eat, there were a few plates of wild vegetables and a plate of bacon on the table. It was unknown what kind of wild game it was, but it looked like it had been marinated for a long time. The remaining food was a few bowls of porridge. Other than their own bowl, Yan Zi’s family’s bowl was almost filled with clear soup.

Lee Yan felt a little bad in her heart. She knew that this kind of meal was already the best she could offer.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

“How do we make a living here?” Zhang Xiaolong couldn’t help but sigh at the poverty in the mountains. It was even more severe than the Clear River Village in the past.

“Farming,” Liu Gui said in a daze, “but the land here is not good, and the harvest is not guaranteed. We can only survive on the sidelines. In the past, there were people who hunted, but now, they are not allowed to hunt anymore. The hunting guns and other weapons are all confiscated. We know that it is not a long term solution. Otherwise, the number of prey in the mountains will decrease day by day. Sooner or later, there will be a time when the mountains will be empty. Therefore, most of the young adults in the village have gone out to work. The remaining people in the village are the old people and women. If not for Yan Zi’s body, her mother would not be able to take care of her alone. I would definitely have gone with her. Now, Yan Zi’s illness has recovered, and I can go out to earn some money. Then, I can renovate this house again.”

“Your father, I think we should discuss this matter again. Not all those who go out to work are good. For example, Shan Zi fell from the construction site, and now he can only support himself with a crutch. Chun Zi is buried underground, and the boss is kind-hearted. He compensated 100,000 yuan, but what use is there for him to have that money?” Zaohua explained her worries, “If I say so, we can just live in the house. I don’t expect to live a good life. When Yan Zi recovers, we can eat wild vegetables every day and drink diluted soup. That will be enough.”

Probably because she had experienced the pain of her daughter leaving at all times, Zaohua was very averse to her husband wanting to go out. She would rather be poor than take that risk.

“We can’t just think about the present.” Liu Gui sighed, “Do you think anyone would be willing to go out? Now we can live with it, but what about the future? If Yan Zi wants to go to school, how can he leave this poor mountain?”

“Dad, didn’t you say that the school ten miles away…” Yan Zi hurriedly said.

“Yes, someone donated a Qinghe Hope School to the school ten miles away. The children in the vicinity can go there for free. But up until now, we can’t even recruit a teacher. In this poor mountain, not to mention earning money, even if they have money, they can’t spend it. How many people are willing to come here to teach? Besides, even if they don’t want money, they should at least be able to eat and drink well. Eating wild vegetables and drinking diluted soup every day, we can do it, but can those teachers from the city do it?”

Speaking up to this point, Liu Gui sighed again, “So that school, I think it’s just a waste of money. In the end, we still need to earn more money to send Swallow to study outside. If we can get into a good university, it would be considered a way out!”

Zhang Xiaolong and Lee Yan couldn’t help but look at each other when they heard the conversation, especially Zhang Xiaolong. It seemed that the situation here was even more difficult than they had imagined. There were many practical problems that could not be solved by a single school, and they could not rely on one person to sacrifice themselves. This required a long-term solution.

“Do you guys think that school is called Clear Stream Hope School?” Zhang Xiaolong asked.

“Right, I don’t know which kind of person built it, but … sigh …” Liu Gui felt that the person who built the school was already showing great kindness, and he really should not ask for too much. However, the problem was that the school could not solve the problem.

“If the Hope School borrows money to pay for your tuition fees, and use this money to hire teachers, do you think you are willing?” Zhang Xiaolong asked.

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