Poor family mother and son

Chapter 931 "Planting a Grain of Millet in Spring" ([-])
The first item of the sacrifice and sweeping ceremony was to invite Marquis Linyang to give a speech. Chu Qing strongly praised the fearless spirit of the heroes who defended their homes and country by throwing their heads and blood.

During Chu Qing's speech, he saw that many people came with their children. They listened quietly to Chu Qing's speech, and looked at the names on the tombstone with tears in their eyes.

There were crying children, but their parents stopped them softly, and pointed to the tombstone and whispered something to the children.

After hearing Chu Qing say that many of these descendants who dedicated their lives to Linyang County at a young age were orphans, and when no family members claimed their remains, the people watching the ceremony were even more moved.

Some of them put the flowers picked on the road beside the tombstone, some put some food, and some left the wild vegetables picked along the way.

There was even a toddler who staggered over and put the egg he had been holding in his hand in front of the tombstone, and kept saying to the tombstone with his drooling little mouth, "Eat, eat."

After Chu Qing made a speech, Xu Guangze also made a speech. He said: "...these heroes come from every ordinary family of ours, and they are the good offspring of all of us;

From now on, we will come to pay homage to them every year today, and we will often visit them on weekdays. They are our relatives;

They protect us when they are alive, and they will bless us with joy when they pass away, so we don’t need to grieve. They hope to see us live in harmony and well-being…

Folks, I know that you have seen many stalls selling incense candles or other goods along the way. These stalls are currently used by the county government temporarily, but there are more vacant places;
Everyone can apply for these vacant stalls, all they need to do is to register and rent with the county government, and pay a symbolic deposit;
But this official statement: the tax paid by all stalls on Xuanhua Road will be used to maintain the operation of the orphanage in the county government, so this official does not allow anyone to use the name of the orphanage to seek benefits;
It cannot be said that the price of goods is deliberately raised for the sake of children;
The price of the items sold at the booth must be comparable to that in the market;

Therefore, folks, please monitor these stalls, and report to the county government if there is any forced buying and selling, or random asking prices, or bullying the stalls. Once verified, it will be severely punished! "

Chu Qing was speechless in her heart.

He is indeed an old Xu who is engaged in economics.

In the name of sacrificial sweeping, a road was opened up to maintain the financial operation of the orphanage, and it also made the people feel that what is consumed here is love, and they are willing to spend money.

The county government not only saved money, but also improved Xu Guangze's official reputation a lot.

This is not over yet, Xu Guangze saw that the common people offered food or flowers as "offerings", and immediately said:

These meals will be brought back to the orphanage after being enshrined, and will not be wasted at all, so that the love of the people, together with the blessings of the heroes, will help those orphans who have no parents or mothers.

According to what Xu Guangze said, like those Taoist temples and temples, it will not only be used for sacrifices and sweeps, but also a place for making wishes, a place to enjoy the scenery, and a place to hang out.

Because unlike those Taoist temples and temples, you have to pay "incense money". Here, entry is free and consumption is free.

In this way, it will be more friendly to the people here.

"Oh, isn't this the business of robbing other people's Taoist and Buddhist schools, hahaha..." Chu Qing whispered to Xiaobao quietly.

This is all knowledge, Chu Qing was so impressed.

But no matter what, the common people understood the spirit that the magistrate needed them to understand, and this also inspired Chu Qing.

In her world, the school led the students to sweep the tombs, helping them understand history and culture, understand the meaning of life, and further enhance their sense of historical responsibility and national mission.

And this way of remembering the ancestors can make students feel the warmth and affection of family and society, and cultivate the quality of filial piety and love for family.

Reminiscent of the orphanage, Chu Qing didn't want to cultivate a group of white-eyed wolves, just like Dafeng and the others back then, who lost their nature in people's rescue.

Therefore, after the Qingming Festival, Chu Qing immediately rectified the orphanage, not only changing its name to "Hope Elementary School", implying that they are the hope of his life, but also adding moral education teaching.

Other teachings only teach basic life skills and commonly used words in daily life, and "ideology and morality courses" are the main subjects.

Those girls like Dafeng who were willing to stay in Hope Primary School as teachers, Chu Qing stayed, and Bai Jiaxing served as the "moral education director" and taught irregularly.

At the same time, Chu Qing used his own land near Xuanhua Road as a "school field", and the income was used as funds for "Hope Primary School".

The teachers and students of the school need to cultivate the land just like the farmers, so that the children can understand the principle of no work, no gain, and cultivate a character of self-improvement.

And the first day of May every year is designated as "Working Children's Day" in Linyang County - a festival for children from working people's families.

As for how to spend this festival, it is up to each individual to wish.

But "Hope Primary School" organizes the children to plant a palm tree on this day every year, which is also to plant their hope.

"Plant one grain of millet in spring, and harvest ten thousand seeds in autumn." In the future, every crisp and tender sandy date will sweet their hearts.

Today is the first Children's Day. In this festival that combines Arbor Day, Labor Day and Children's Day, she personally led the teachers and students of "Hope Primary School" to plant trees together.

From an ordinary parent's point of view, all the operations that were considered to be "the whole scene" are now necessary to the Marquis of Linyang, who is in charge of a county fiefdom.

Different positions come with different responsibilities.

After the tree planting activity, the children were free to move around, and Chu Qing took the family to go shopping on Xuanhua Road.

Xu Guangze's speech on the Tomb-sweeping Day seems to be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. It is clear that this road leading to the border, which was once deserted and no one passed by, is now bustling.

In the past, the poor people worshiped the locust temple or invited the "Baojiaxian", and those who had a little money would go to Taoist temples and temples to pray for blessings, but now they come to Xuanhua Road to wander and stroll.

Or go up the mountain all the way to pay homage to the Martyrs Monument.

Find some free time, find some time, pick wild flowers, and go to the monument to see.

Bring a smile, bring your best wishes, bring relatives and friends, and go to the monument.

Talk about the troubles of life with the heroes, and talk about farming with the martyrs.

Those under the monument are all relatives in the hearts of the people.

Eighty percent of the stalls on both sides of Xuanhua Road have been rented out in less than a month, selling basic necessities, food, housing, transportation, and everything, and the prices are not expensive.

There is even a special booth, which is guarded by an old man with gray beard and hair alone. This space is free of rent, and the signboard reads: "Give me some letters, ten texts."

Whether it is writing letters to relatives or writing sacrificial rites for tomb-sweeping, it is fine, and free reading letters are also given.

If illiterate people receive letters, they can ask the elderly to help them read them.

The older children of "Hope Primary School" will also come here to help after they are busy in the school field.

(End of this chapter)