1980 My Literary Era.

Chapter 529 Hope Elementary School
Lin Weimin felt heavy after hearing Zheng Guo's statement.

He initiated the China Youth Education Development Foundation and the Hope Project, for which he donated 1000 million meters. After a vigorous publicity wave at the end of last year, he thought that the foundation would soon embark on the road of self-sufficiency .

Then continue to expand the scale and frequency of charity activities to help more teenagers in need.

But now it seems that it is not feasible to expect to eat a fat man in one go.

In fact, the China Youth Education Development Foundation and the Hope Project have been born with a golden spoon in their mouths compared with the foundations established in China a few years ago. The Chinese Literature Foundation, which was also fund-raised by Lin Weimin and served as the vice president, was launched that year. The capital is only a few million Hong Kong dollars.

But the China Literature Foundation is very different from the China Youth Education Development Foundation. The initial purpose of the China Literature Foundation was to help comrades in the literary world with difficulties, but the greater purpose was to support the creation, dissemination and reading of domestic literature. Realize the purpose of prospering literary creation and improving the quality of national culture.

The purpose of the China Youth Education Development Foundation is to provide a better growth and learning environment for domestic teenagers, so that they have a better tomorrow.

To put it bluntly, the cultural attributes of the China Literature Foundation are greater than its charitable attributes, but the China Youth Education Development Foundation is different. It is a thorough charity activity, and it also has a vision of benefiting the whole country.

Therefore, the amount of funds needed for the development of the China Youth Education Development Foundation is not at the same level as the China Literature Foundation.

After pondering for a moment, Lin Weimin agreed to Zheng Guo's request.

A few days later, Lin Weimin followed comrades from the foundation, including Zheng Guo, on the train to Ningxia. They also went with reporters from CCTV, People's Daily, Yanjing Youth Daily and other media.

Xihaigu’s name comes from the initials of the three counties of Xiji, Haiyuan, and Guyuan. A few years ago, it was still under the jurisdiction of GS Province. Since then, the administrative division has changed several times, and finally became a mountainous area in southern Ningxia, including Yuanzhou District, Xihai District, GY City Ji County, Longde County, Pengyang County, Jingyuan County, Haiyuan County of ZW City, Yanchi County and Hongsibao District of WZ City.

In 1972, it was identified by the United Nations Food and Development Program as one of the most unsuitable areas for human survival.In recent years, Xihaigu has become one of my country's regional poverty alleviation and development pilot areas. Together with Dingxi, Hexi Corridor and Xihaigu in GS Province, they are collectively referred to as China's "Three Wests" and are known for their poverty.

After more than two days of tossing on the road, Lin Weimin and others came to Xiji County.

"Oops! Welcome welcome! Warm welcome!"

When Lin Weimin and the others got out of the car, the sky was full of wind and sand. The county leader who came to greet them had just said a word, and pulled them into the car without thinking about greetings.

Looking around from the car, the entire county is spread out flat, with few tall buildings in sight. The infrastructure level of the county may not be as good as some wealthy towns on the southeast coast.

"Bah bah bah! Where did so much sand come from?" On the bus, Xiao Song, a young man from the foundation, complained inadvertently.

The bus to pick up Lin Weimin and others was specially dispatched by the Xiji County Government. The Secretary-General on the bus apologized and said with a smile, "I'm really sorry. The weather here is like this. There is one wind every year. From spring When it blows in winter, the wind is mixed with sand and rocks from the desert and the Gobi.”

Everyone looked out the car window, the sky was dark because of the wind and sand, which made people feel uncomfortable.

Lin Weimin and his party were arranged to go to the county guest house, and the county arranged for a meal in the evening.

The condition of the guest house was simple, and we stayed overnight. The next morning was the opening day of Hope Primary School.

Xinglong Town is the southernmost town in Xiji County, where one of the first 10 Hope Primary Schools of the Hope Project was built.

The bus bumped on the dirt road for nearly an hour before everyone came to the town.

Xinglong Town is said to be a town, but in fact it is not much different from an ordinary village except for the functional departments of the town government and the seven institutes and eight stations.

The car did not stop when it reached Xinglong Town, but continued to drive, and walked a few kilometers. When it reached the village, it stopped in front of the school gate with the sign "Xinglong Town Hope Primary School, Xiji County". The town leaders immediately came up to say hello.

Today, not only people from Lin Weimin and other foundations and media reporters came, but also leaders of all levels of government and local media reporters.

The first batch of Hope Primary Schools of the Hope Project were established in the Sanxi area. The governments of each place attach great importance to it. The establishment of Hope Primary Schools in the local area has alleviated the lack of local educational resources to a certain extent, and it can also be regarded as helping the government solve difficulties.

Moreover, the Hope Project has a huge momentum. If it develops smoothly in the future, more Hope Primary Schools may be built. These leaders cannot help but pay attention to it.

A team of dozens of people marched into the newly built Hope Primary School, and people from the town introduced it to everyone.

Xinglong Town is the southernmost town in Xiji County. Its economic development lags behind. There are 32 natural villages in the town, but there are not so many primary schools. Most of the villages share one primary school.

The conditions for running primary schools are also very poor. The school buildings were built spontaneously by the villagers in response to the call of the government. There are not many students in each school. The local economy is poor, and many families are also very resistant to sending their children to school.

The Hope Primary School in Xinglong Township was inspected by the young staff of the foundation through mountains and rivers, and finally chose Yujiawan, where the school building conditions are the worst.

The new Hope Primary School is built next to the original school building, and the two primary schools, one new and one old, are next to each other, creating a shocking contrast.

"This school is really well built!" A staff member of the Xiji County Government looked around at the brand new Hope Primary School and muttered to himself.

The new Hope Primary School has two rows of school buildings, one horizontal and one vertical, one in the north and one in the west. The north side is the classroom for the students, the west side is the teacher's office, dormitory and canteen, and the east side of the school. dry toilet.

The entire school is more than 200 meters square, and the building area of ​​the school building is 1400 square meters, including 12 classrooms, 3 teachers' offices, 6 dormitories, 1 canteen and dry toilets.

"After the completion of our Hope Primary School, children in at least seven or eight surrounding villages don't have to worry about going to school. Recently, our school teachers went from village to village to spread the benefits of Hope Primary School to adults.

Dolls go to school to take care of meals, and everyone is willing to send their children to school. "

The principal of the school is surnamed Li. He is not yet fifty this year, but his skin is dark and his face is full of dimples. It is not unreasonable to say that he is in his 60s.

According to him, the original Yujiawan Primary School covered seven or eight surrounding villages, but there were not many parents who sent their children to school. At its peak, there were only a hundred students in the entire primary school, with an average of less than [-] students in a class. .

Moreover, the higher the grade, the fewer students there are, because the children are getting bigger and older, and they can help the family when they reach the age, which can be half of the labor force or even a labor force, so the parents will not let the children continue to study.

Now I hope that the primary school will be completed. After the publicity, the parents know that the students will take care of the meals when they go to school, which will save the family a lot of money in one year, and they will not be so resistant to sending their children to school.

The school building is new and well-built, and it is not a problem to accommodate four to five hundred people to go to school. Principal Li smiled when he spoke, and the gully on his face deepened.

Today is the launching ceremony of Hope Primary School. The students gathered on the playground early, looking at the group of adults entering the school with curiosity.

The launching ceremony was very simple. Just in front of the rostrum at the southern end of the school playground, under the organization of the school teachers, Lin Weimin and his group watched the students raise the national flag, and then the leader gave a speech.

In the end, everyone pulled Lin Weimin to speak a few words, and Lin Weimin was dragged to the rostrum by everyone.

"Let us welcome Mr. Lin Weimin, a famous writer in our country, who is also the initiator and donor of the Hope Project, to give a speech to the students!"

Principal Li introduced Lin Weimin, and applauded enthusiastically, and the students below also applauded.

Lin Weimin stood on the rostrum condescendingly. The faces of this group of students were all tanned, and their clothes were covered with patches. The expressions on their faces were innocent and ignorant. Maybe they had never even heard of Lin Weimin’s name. .

Lin Weimin was silent for a moment, and said loudly: "I don't have anything to say. If I have to say something, I can borrow a few words from Mr. Liang Qichao: The wise young people make the country wise, the young rich make the country rich; the young strong make the country strong, and the young independent make the country strong." If the youth is free, the country will be free; if the youth progresses, the country will progress; if the youth is better than Europe, the country will be better than Europe; if the youth is stronger than the earth, the country will be stronger than the earth.”

When Lin Weimin recited this passage, the elementary school students did not understand the meaning contained in this passage, but the adults present were a little emotional and excited.

Lin Weimin smiled and continued: "Kids, you may not understand what these words mean. It's okay, you will understand when you grow up."

After saying this, Lin Weimin retreated to his seat, and Principal Li took the lead in applauding again.

After the ceremony, everyone visited the school building under the leadership of Principal Li, and the reporters took pictures along the way.

Lin Weimin followed the crowd to visit the school building. The brand new school building, brand new tables and chairs, everything was brand new. Principal Li, who had a rough face, looked a little younger standing inside.

More than a dozen reporters came to the scene today, including those invited by the foundation from Yanjing, and some local reporters. Since the ceremony, these reporters have been busy. Now they are interviewing everyone one by one. Did not let go.

After the ceremony, the group of students did not attend class and ran around the classroom and playground.

After accepting the reporter's interview, Principal Li searched among several classrooms, and then grabbed a student.

"Where's your little teacher Li?"

"do not know."

Principal Li asked two more students, and one student said, "Teacher Li is lying down and sleeping in the dormitory!"

The leaders of the town on the side frowned when they heard the words, hoping that the primary school would start, so many people came to participate in the activities, and the school teacher was actually asleep!

"Principal Li, what's going on?"

Principal Li's face was ugly, but he still explained: "It should be because I am too tired to prepare for today's ceremony, I will call him!"

Principal Li said and walked towards the dormitory, if everyone didn't pay attention.

Not long after, fierce quarrels erupted in the dormitory.

"What are you doing? What are you doing? It's just a few wages, and if you don't pay them every year, forget about starving to death!"

(End of this chapter)