Qin Fan nodded, the other person's description was not an exaggeration at all.
It takes half an hour to drive seven or eight kilometers. You can imagine how rugged the road is.
As the saying goes, if you want to get rich, you must first build the road.
Although the road is not the muddy road it used to be, it is still too narrow and has too many turns.
"Village Chief Yu, why didn't the road be widened when it was first built?"
Qin Fan asked.
Yu Fuchun smiled, his face full of vicissitudes immediately filled with gullies.
"Haha, that project is too big. When you come all the way, don't you feel like you are driving halfway up the mountain most of the time?"
"Yes, almost half of the road is like that, with sheer cliffs."
Xiaowen said.
"Yes, think about it, how can we widen and straighten the road?"
Qin Fan and Xiaowen were both startled, but they soon understood.
If we want to widen the road, we can only open mountains to widen the road.
If you want to straighten it, you have to build a bridge over the mountain.
But what is there in Maoerling?
Are there gold mines or treasure mines?
Unfortunately there is nothing.
When investing in infrastructure, you also need to consider costs.
It is impossible to invest tens of billions or hundreds of billions of dollars to build bridges and pave roads for hundreds of households.
"Well, I forgot about that."
Qin Fan smiled and nodded.
"Oh, Village Chief Yu, I heard that there are three small villages here in Maoerling, but there is only one village primary school. What is the specific situation?"
Seeing Qin Fan asking about this matter, Yu Fuchun took a deep drag on his cigarette and sighed.
"Mr. Qin, it's so sad to talk about this. If Teacher Xiao Du hadn't taken over the education banner from her mother, it would be difficult for our children here to even study!"
"Oh, why?"
Phoenix Girl asked.
Yu Fuchun smiled bitterly.
"It's so poor here. The conditions are so difficult that no one wants to come. It takes more than two hours to get to the county seat by car."
Qin Fan and Xiaowen both nodded.
Too poor and too difficult are very real problems.
It is precisely because of poverty and hardship that many villagers have moved away.
When Yu Fuchun talked about past events, his mood seemed to become very complicated.
He lit another cigarette and said, "Teacher Tang, oh, that's Teacher Xiao Du's mother, whose original name is Tang Hongmian."
"When she was young, she came to teach. The conditions at that time were even more difficult than they are now. She was kind-hearted and pitied the children in our mountain villages. In the end, she chose to take root in the countryside without hesitation."
"After more than thirty years of stay, Teacher Tang married Du Huaishan from Shangma Village and gave birth to Du Yuzhen, who is now Teacher Xiao Du."
Hearing this, Qin Fan couldn't help but stand in awe.
In his mind, Du Yuzhen, who was a little timid when facing the Four Rats, could not help but appear in his mind.
Although he looks very weak on the surface, he and his husband can support rural education for the children in the mountain villages, and even sell and sing on the street for the sake of the children's tomorrow.
Both generations have insisted on rural education. This persistence alone is not something ordinary people can achieve.
"What about Teacher Du's parents?
Retire now."
Qin Fan asked.
Yu Fuchun was startled and shook his head with a wry smile.
"Oh, they are both good people. Five years ago, Teacher Tang unfortunately suffered from gastric cancer and he only lasted for half a year before passing away."
"Her departure made the children cry for days and nights. Du Huaishan, who lost his lover, was depressed and died two years later."
"After Teacher Tang passed away, we followed her last wishes and buried her halfway up the mountain in Maoer Ridge so that she could look at the school from a distance."
"Before she died, she told Teacher Xiao Du that she must invest the pension funds in the repair of the school."
After a pause, Yu Fuchun said: "She is like a candle, until she is about to die... she is still burning!"
Having said this, Yu Fuchun started to swallow even more and shed tears without caring.
Qin Fan, Xiaowen, Phoenix Girl, and Yuwen Xiangwan all felt heavy in their hearts.
For a moment, Qin Fan didn't know how to comfort him.
No one expected that an ordinary rural teacher would have such a bright spot.
Yu Fuchun took out another cigarette and lit one.
"Later, Teacher Xiao Du took over the flag from Teacher Tang and came here with her husband to become a teacher."
"Teacher Shang is a city boy who can't stand the cold and humidity in the mountains. He actually suffered from severe rheumatism and is now confined to a wheelchair."
"Why can't this good man live a long life?
It’s really unreasonable that we can’t be healthy!”
After hearing this, Qin Fan realized that Du Yuzhen's husband was unable to walk due to rheumatism.
At this time, Yang Liu came over and smiled apologetically.
"Mr. Qin, I have to make you laugh. Old Taro will cry every time he talks about Teacher Tang and his family."
"No, no, no, we admire Teacher Tang very much after hearing this."
Qin Fan said quickly.
"Oh, it's a pity that Teacher Tang can't even fulfill his last wish."
Yangliu sighed.
"Oh, what else does Teacher Tang have in mind?"
Qin Fan asked.
Yang Liu stomped the hoe in her hand and looked towards Maoer Ridge in the distance.
"Teacher Tang's biggest wish is to re-locate and build a school so that children in mountain villages can get a good education."
"Oh, I don't know why. This site selection and reconstruction has been talked about for countless years, but it has never been implemented."
Suddenly, Qin Fan felt very heavy and his nose felt sore.
The Phoenix girl couldn't stop wiping her wet eyes.
"Sir, let's help them!"
Yuwen Xiangwan looked at Qin Fan and said.
Qin Fan nodded silently.
"Village Chief Yu, Aunt Yang, we are here this time to inspect the actual situation here. I want to build a hope primary school for the children in the mountain village."
"What?"
Yu Fuchun shook his hand and the lit cigarette fell to the ground.
He looked at Qin Fan in disbelief and was speechless for a long time.
Yang Liu was also stunned. She wondered if she heard wrongly.
"Mr. Qin, are you telling the truth?"
Yu Fuchun hurriedly asked.
"Yes, I am here to inspect on behalf of the Xiaofan Charity Foundation."
Qin Fan nodded and said.
Yu Fuchun received Qin Fan's affirmation again, and he rubbed his eyes.
"Yang Liu, did we hear correctly?"
Suddenly, Qin Fan and Xiaowen were both dumbfounded.
"Village Chief Yu, you heard me right, we are not here for a special trip."
Phoenix Girl said.
Indeed, Maoerling is not a famous mountain or river.
But there are tourist places everywhere, so why bother to come here.
"Great, great! Mr. Qin, you are such a kind person!"
Yu Fuchun said.
Somehow, he actually believed what Qin Fan said.
"Village Chief Yu, compared to Teacher Tang, I am simply insignificant."
"Oh, yes, I want to go to school and have a look. Can you find someone to guide us?"
Qin Fan said.
"Hey, let Old Taro take you there."
Yang Liu said enthusiastically.
"Yes, yes, I'm familiar with this area. Let's go back to my house first. It's almost noon. Let's fill our stomachs before we hit the road."
"Okay, then we will disturb the village chief."
Qin Fan said generously.
"You're welcome, you're welcome. A meal is nothing compared to what you have to do."
Yu Fuchun waved his hand and repeated what Qin Fan just said.
Everyone laughed.
Yu Fuchun patted the soil on his clothes and pants, and Yang Liu also packed up his farm tools and came over.
It was Yuwen Xiangwan who still helped carry the things, and they returned to Yu Fuchun's home again.
Phoenix Girl took out two cartons of milk from the trunk of the Mercedes-Benz and gave them to Yu Fuchun and Yang Liu.
The two of them couldn't refuse, so they had no choice but to accept.
Lunch is very simple.
Yangliu gave Qin Fan, Xiaowen and the others two fried eggs each, as well as a large bowl of chopped green onion noodles.