Chapter 1866 Five classrooms, you can sleep in whichever one you like.
Chapter 1866 Five classrooms, you can sleep in whichever one you like.
Because of inconvenient transportation, this area is relatively poor, and there is only one primary school in Shitou Village within a radius of ten miles.
Five low, dilapidated bungalows, broken and drafty windows, and desks with holes.
Fu Qin looked at the school, which was even more dilapidated than her own toilet, and seemed somewhat dazed. It was just too run-down.
From first grade to fifth grade, there was only one principal in his fifties and one male teacher in his thirties.
"Principal, Teacher Jiang, these are the new teachers, Teacher Zhang and Teacher Fu," the village chief introduced them to each other.
"Welcome, welcome." The principal extended both hands to shake Zhang Ran's hands, then shook hands with Fu Qin, showing great enthusiasm. There was no other way; there were too few teachers. With five grades, he, as the principal, had to teach grades 1-3 and all subjects—it was tough! Now that two new teachers had arrived, his burden was significantly lighter, and he was overjoyed.
Teacher Jiang smiled and nodded to Zhang Ran and Fu Qin in greeting.
"Then I'll leave these two new teachers to you. I'll be going now." Having completed his task, the village chief quickly slipped away, afraid that the two new teachers would regret coming to the countryside to teach if they found out that the place was even more dilapidated, and would clamor to go back.
There was still one day before school started, so there were no students in the classrooms, and there wasn't much to see in the five dilapidated classrooms.
"Where are the teachers' dormitories?" Fu Qin asked the principal politely.
Opposite the five connected, dilapidated classrooms was a low, single-story building. The principal led the two girls over there.
As she approached the low-rise house, Fu Qin was mentally prepared, but when she saw the dilapidated gate with a large gap, she almost lost her composure.
"This is the room." The principal reached out and pushed open the broken door, which creaked open with a harsh sound.
A damp, musty smell wafted over.
The walls were moldy and blackened. There was only a wooden bed against the wall. It was called a bed, but it was actually just a few wooden planks pieced together and placed on three long benches.
There was a worn-out wardrobe on the bedside table, with broken doors.
There was a broken desk against the wall, but nothing else.
Every year, the principal receives college students who come to teach in rural areas. He went from feeling apprehensive at the beginning to now being thick-skinned and smiling. "The environment is a bit lacking, but fortunately you are young. Just persevere, and half a year will pass in the blink of an eye."
Teacher Jiang, who was standing next to us, suddenly spoke up: "The principal and I are both locals and usually live at home. But the two of you only have one room."
After Teacher Jiang's reminder, the principal rubbed his hands and looked at Zhang Ran, "You are a male, so give this room to Teacher Fu. As for you, the children will all go home tonight. There are five classrooms, so you can sleep in whichever one you want."
Zhang Ran: “…”
"Gay men?" Upon hearing this, Fu Qin, who was initially feeling down due to the harsh environment, felt her depression vanish and even wanted to laugh.
He watched Zhang Ran with schadenfreude, offering no explanation for her.
It's all her fault for insisting on getting a buzz cut in town; now people are mistaking her for a man.
Seeing that neither of them spoke, the principal felt that it was a bit much to make them teach for free and not even provide them with a place to sleep. To ease the tension, he suggested, "There's a carpenter in the village. I'll go find him later and ask him to make another bed for us. What do you think?" He stared intently at Zhang Ran, asking for her opinion.
Zhang Ran nodded in agreement, "Then take me there, I'll talk to him myself."
The principal was prepared to pay out of his own pocket, and upon hearing this, he immediately agreed.
"There's no bed or blanket. Looks like I'll have to go to town again," Fu Qin muttered to herself as she put her suitcase in the corner.
Teacher Jiang volunteered, "Since it's still early today, I'll accompany Teacher Fu to town to buy things." She looked at Fu Qin with a pleading gaze, waiting for her to nod in agreement.
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