0p0 Chapter 186: Food
Chapter 186: Food
The Chang family was really welcoming. The whole family accompanied us throughout the whole process, joking and making us laugh, serving tea and water, and they were very thoughtful.
Tu Shan put her hands in her pockets, what qualifications did she have?
"There is something I want to apologize to my third sister for." Just after he finished speaking, Chang Youde suddenly stood up in a very serious tone and bowed to Tu Shan.
Tu Shan was so scared that she dropped the bowl in her hand, and felt like she was going to be sent away.
Kai Xin looked at Tu Shan guiltily, not daring to speak. The other members of the Chang family also looked apologetic.
Tu Shan shrank her butt behind the stool, looking very scared.
"It's okay. I'm a generous person. I usually don't get angry. If I get angry, I'll beat people up, but I won't remember it. You don't have to worry."
The Chang family...you should keep it in mind.
Chang Youde smiled and said, "Actually, I asked my younger sister to invite my third sister here today because I have something to ask of you."
Oh, no wonder she is so warm and thoughtful, this is normal, otherwise she would always suspect that she is gilded and loved by everyone.
"I'm a very warm-hearted person. If you have anything to say, just tell me. If it's impossible or too much, I will directly refuse it."
Everyone haha, that’s good, they don’t have to worry about it anymore.
Chang Youde prepared himself mentally for a moment before speaking slowly, "Let me introduce myself first. My name is Chang Youde, also known as Happy Brother. I'm the principal of the town school in Qinshan Town, just outside the state capital."
Tu Shan groaned, no need to be so formal, and patted Chang Youde on the shoulder: "Not bad, not bad, young and promising."
Chang Youde: "...You are so kind, Third Sister.
Qinshan Town is the poorest town under the jurisdiction of the state capital. It is located in the mountains, with inconvenient transportation, closed terrain and ignorant people.
For thousands of years, life has become poorer and poorer.
Many years ago, I happened to meet a child who walked barefoot on a mountain road for more than ten kilometers on a snowy day to listen to others reading outside a school in the state capital.
Wrapped in straw, he was covered in bruises from the cold. With his red and swollen fingers, he followed the students in the classroom to learn to write on the snow.
Anyone who saw that scene would feel uncomfortable.
I asked him, do you like studying?
He said he didn't know, he just wanted to study. He only knew that studying was the only way he could change his destiny and lead a good life for his family and fellow villagers.
He wanted his family to have enough food to eat and a good house to live in, and that there would be no more drownings, lynchings, or deaths from drinking talisman water when sick.
I hope that everyone will no longer live in poverty with no end in sight and no hope, and that they will want to leave the mountains and live a vibrant life.
Tu Shan listened quietly, blinking her big eyes, watching the expression on Chang Youde's face and the light in his eyes.
I don’t know if it’s because she is cold-hearted and can’t empathize with the sadness that Chang Youde felt.
Perhaps she had seen too many people desperately trying to survive in the apocalypse, where survival was difficult, so no one bothered to think about anything else. The scene was too tragic, causing her to become cold-blooded: "It's very inspiring. People who work hard won't have a bad life."
Chang Youde was actually very sincere, but he was broken by Tu Shan's half-hearted comfort. He laughed and shook his head. He was not trying to be pitiful, really, he was just stating the facts.
"It was really inspiring. I just had an idea on the spur of the moment, so I set up a primary school in Qinshan Town and tried my best to let poor students go to school.
It is actually quite difficult at the beginning. Children from poor families have to help their family members with work within their ability from the age of three or four. Asking them to go to school is equivalent to losing half of the labor force, so not many people are willing to do so.
What's more, studying costs money and materials, and few people can make a good life by studying, so no one is willing to do it.
It took several years to change their minds in the first place.
Fortunately, God rewards those who work hard. After so many years, and because the child has become successful through studying, the people in the town have changed their minds and are willing to send their children out to study.
I did read the book, but problems also arose, especially regarding food.
With one less laborer in the family, the children choose to eat less or even not eat at all to make up for it.
It is difficult to walk on the mountain road every day, going out early and coming back late. I also have to spend energy on studying, and then go back home to work as usual. How can my body bear it without eating? Naturally, my studies will not be good either.
I could only find a way to buy them some food out of my own pocket, but unfortunately, I couldn't get much.
I heard from Kai Xin that my third sister has some food, so I took advantage of Kai Xin's convenience and invited you home to ask if it would be convenient to move some out to give to me.
We were wrong not to explain this clearly in advance, so please forgive me, Third Sister."
Chang Youde asked cautiously. He was really worried about those children. He had searched all over the world, used his connections, and went through various channels, but it was all a drop in the bucket.
After taking care of the child, the child felt sorry for the family and secretly saved some food to take back home. In the end, the amount of food that went into the child's mouth did not increase at all, so all my efforts were in vain.
He couldn't say anything after finding out, as it was all because of poverty, so he could only give the child more food.
As time went by, there was not enough food.
He knew that approaching Tu Shan in this way would seem like he was playing tricks and plotting against her, and would affect the relationship between her and Kai Xin, but for the sake of the child, he had no choice but to speak up shamelessly.
He set up a school on impulse. People with wealthy families speak differently.
You said that now, how can she still be angry?
Speaking of Chang Youde, he is truly virtuous and has the demeanor of a true saint.
If this person is from your own family, you will definitely use brain water control, but if it is someone else's family, you can just give a thumbs up.
Tu Shan wiped the non-existent sweat from her forehead. It was just a request for food, but she made it sound as if she was asking for her life. It was so hard to bring up. She was really tired of hearing all these words in such a long circle.
"It's okay, how much?"
Chang Youde knew that this was a bit unreasonable, and he had anticipated Tu Shan's rejection. "Of course, if it's not convenient for Third Sister, that's fine. I can think of other ways."
……
The happy little sister poked her eldest brother: "Brother, what did you say? Third sister agreed."
Chang Youde was so embarrassed that he wanted to slap himself.
"Oh, yes, yes, I am really, I am so excited. Thank you, Third Sister. I thank you on behalf of those children."
Tu Shan stepped back silently. She could see that Chang Youde was really excited, his reaction was slow, his words were stupid, and his movements were exaggerated.
"You're welcome. It's just a small matter. Well, just tell me how many you need."
Chang Youde stretched out a trembling finger: "One..."
"One hundred thousand?" Tu Shan shouted the number proudly. She didn't know how many people were in Chang Youde's school, but it was a school after all, so there must be a few.
When it comes to food, you can have more, not less.
Chang Youde quickly retracted the words on the tip of his tongue: "Is it too much?"
Tu Shan was very calm: "It's not much, only 100,000 a month, not much at all. The flowers of the future of the motherland should be well cared for."
Seeing Chang Youde asking for food so humbly, Tu Shan felt bad for him. He didn't have the style of the eldest young master of the Chang family at all.
"One hundred thousand a month?" Chang Youde exclaimed.
Tu Shan blinked: "A month has passed? How about half a month?"
Chang Youde waved his hands repeatedly: "Enough, enough, enough. Is this available every month? Every month from now on?"
"Yes, people have to eat every day and every month, and one meal can't last a whole year." He is the principal, why does he always ask stupid questions.