After a bumpy morning, several of them were indeed hungry, so they thanked each other and started eating.
"Village Chief Yu, is it possible to drive on the road up the mountain?"
Xiaowen asked.
Yu Fuchun shook his head and said: "It may not be possible to drive. There is only a small cement road, which was built by villagers more than ten years ago with funds collected."
"Ah, do the children really walk to school?"
Phoenix Girl asked.
"If you're nearby, just walk. If you're farther away, ride a motorcycle. When you go up the mountain, you step on the gas tank. When you go down the mountain, you just step on the brakes."
Yang Liu added with a smile.
This meaning is easy to understand. Due to the slope, the only way to go up the mountain is to step on the accelerator and increase the horsepower. When going down the mountain, it is all downhill, so naturally you only need to step on the brakes.
"Village Chief Yu, there's one thing I can't figure out. Why is the school halfway up the mountain?"
Qin Fan asked again.
Yu Fuchun said while eating noodles: "It used to be a mountain temple. It was still a thing of my father's generation. It was a village village renovated using the roof foundation of the mountain temple."
"Oh, I see."
Qin Fan nodded.
After everyone had eaten, Yuwen Xiangwan returned to the car, put on a travel bag, and was ready to hit the road.
"Mr. Qin, please wait a moment. I'll call a few people to take us up on a motorcycle. It'll be faster this way."
Yu Fuchun said.
Qin Fan looked at his watch and said, "Village Chief Yu, how long will it take to hike up?"
"With our adult feet, it would take about half an hour."
Yu Fuchun said.
"Then let's walk without bothering the folks. I have some questions to ask along the way."
"That's okay too."
Yu Fuchun nodded in agreement.
He returned to the house, and when he came out again, he was fully armed, with a machete and a long fork.
"Village Chief Yu, what are you doing?"
Phoenix Girl asked curiously.
Yu Fuchun explained with a smile.
"The forest here is dense. Although there are no ferocious beasts, wild boars often appear. Take your guys and be careful."
"oh."
Qin Fan was secretly amused.
With two great masters beside him, as well as Yu Wen Xiangwan, who was born with supernatural powers, even a tiger would be a piece of cake.
"Let's go, let's go slowly."
Yu Fuchun said.
When he went out, he turned back and said, "Yang Liu, take care of Mr. Qin's car. Don't let the children scratch it."
"Don't worry, I'll sit here and watch."
Yang Liu said with a smile.
Qin Fan was dumbfounded, "Auntie, you don't have to do this, I locked everything."
"Let's go, let's go, I have nothing to do in the afternoon."
"Yang Liu, if it's too late at night, we'll make do in school all night."
Yu Fuchun said again.
"Um!"
Yang Liu nodded.
A few people, led by Yu Fuchun, headed towards the school halfway up the mountain.
After crossing several ridge roads, we came to a small cement road.
"Mr. Qin, this is the road, keep going up."
Yu Fuchun said.
Slowly go up along the cement road. The road is very narrow and there are quite a lot of curves. The motorcycle is small and flexible, so it is naturally easy to pass. If it is a Mercedes-Benz, it will be completely impossible to drive.
"Village Chief Yu, these fields seem to be abandoned. Is there no one in the family to plant them?"
Qin Fan pointed to a large field covered with weeds on the side of the road.
Yu Fuchun said: "Nowadays, young people have gone to work in cities to earn money. Those who have elderly people at home have to plant some crops. Without the elderly people, who will still plant crops."
“It’s inconvenient to transport, and you can’t sell it for much if you grow it, so no one is willing to grow it.”
What he said was true. One acre of vegetables could be sold for less money than two days of working.
Growing vegetables for one season takes a lot of time, fertilizer and manpower, and the value is obviously unequal in comparison.
"Wait a minute."
Qin Fan suddenly stopped everyone.
He jumped off the roadbed, grabbed the dirt, looked at it, and squeezed it, with a happy smile on his face.
This is a breathable and draining sandy loam soil with a reddish color.
A new plan suddenly arose in his mind.
Sister Flower Company Li Caiwei once proposed to enter the beauty market.
The main focus is on Chinese herbal beauty products, and many Chinese herbal medicines for beauty require this kind of soil.
For example, Salvia miltiorrhiza is a deep-rooted crop. The main root system is distributed within 50 centimeters of the topsoil layer, and the lateral root system and vegetative root system can penetrate the soil about 2 meters deep.
Therefore, it is best to plant Salvia miltiorrhiza artificially in low-priced hills and hills, or in land with high terrain and easy drainage.
And this red sandy loam soil couldn't be more suitable.
Qin Fan thought to himself: "The only way to fundamentally and completely solve Maoerling's predicament is to make the villagers rich."
"If Sister Flower Company develops Chinese herbal beauty products, it will need a lot of Chinese herbal medicine."
"If this is regarded as the Chinese herbal medicine cultivation base of Sister Flower Company, it will be a win-win situation. The villagers can get rich from it, and Sister Flower Company has also solved the problem of raw materials."
The more Qin Fan thought about it, the more he realized it was feasible, and the corners of his mouth could not help but raise slightly.
Yu Fuchun and Xiaowen both looked at Qin Fan suspiciously, wondering what he had discovered.
Qin Fan didn't say anything, he jumped onto the roadbed and continued walking upward.
"Village Chief Yu, the two nearby villages have a lot of abandoned fields, right?"
Qin Fan asked.
"Yes, the situation in Shangma Village and Xiama Village is similar to ours."
Qin Fan nodded.
He must first go back and discuss with Li Caiwei, Lan Mei, and Xiao Xue before making a decision.
The steamed buns should be eaten in one bite.
A few people were walking and chatting, and it was just as Yu Fuchun said.
After hiking up for thirty minutes, we saw a row of tile-roofed houses halfway up the mountain, hidden among the dense trees.
Only the red flag at the top of the flagpole is bright and eye-catching.
It can be seen from the outside that the building is a wooden structure, surrounded by a red brick wall and a rusty iron door.
There is a very old wooden plaque hanging on the wall to the left of the iron gate, which says Maoerling Primary School.
As they approached the wall, Qin Fan and the others heard the sound of reading loudly.
There was a man teaching the children to read word for word, and the children followed him in a childlike voice.
"There is a bird in Wutai Mountain, called Hanhao Chong. It has four legs and fleshy wings..."
Qin Fan motioned to several people to stop and listen.
After the man finished teaching the children to read, he began to explain the meaning.
"Classmates, this story tells that there once was a kind of bird called Hanhao Chong in Wutai Mountain. Midsummer is the season when their feathers are fullest..."
"Sir, what does this mean?"
Phoenix Girl asked in a low voice.
She dropped out of school at a very young age and had no idea what it meant.
Qin Fan smiled and said, "Yanni, this is a fable about muddling through."
Then, he told Phoenix Girl the content and interpretation of the fable.
Yuwen Xiangwan said thoughtfully: "Sir, what this story wants to express is that as long as you can get by, you can live like this, right?"
"Well, that's what it means."
Qin Fan nodded.
"Little guy, can you just muddle along?"
Phoenix Girl joked.
"No, sister Yanni, I want to be a person like my husband."
Yuwen said to Wan.
Several people chuckled.
"This teacher should be Teacher Shang, right?"
Qin Fan asked.
"Yes, Teacher Shang's full name is Shang Jun. He is a very knowledgeable and gentle person."
Yu Fuchun said.
"Hey, why is there so much space there?"
At this time, Xiaowen pointed to a forest in the distance. It was obvious that the trees were cut down artificially, leaving a large area vacant.
"Oh, Teacher Tang and Du Huaishan are both buried there."
Yu Fuchun said.
"Come on, let's go take a look."
Qin Fan suggested, "The children are in class anyway, so it's not appropriate to go in and disturb them."
Yu Fuchun nodded and took the lead towards the forest.
It takes about ten minutes to walk to get there.
Along the way, Yu Fuchun introduced that this was a piece of land cut down by the villagers for Teacher Tang Hongmian.
When a few people walked in and took a look, they saw two tall tombs that had been neatly tidied up.
There are almost no weeds.
Yu Fuchun said: "The children took it upon themselves to clean this up because their most beloved teacher Tang is sleeping here."
There are photos of Tang Hongmian and Du Huaishan on the stele, they look a bit like Du Yuzhen, both have very kind faces.
Qin Fan walked to the tombstones of Tang Hongmian and Du Huaishan and bowed respectfully three times.
Behind him, Xiaowen, Phoenix Girl, Yuwen Xiangwan and Yu Fuchun all bowed.
To be honest, whether it is Tang Hongmian, Du Yuzhen or Shang Jun, Qin Fan deeply admires their candle spirit.
He said in his heart: "Teacher Tang, don't worry, I will fulfill your wish and re-select a new location to build a Hope Primary School."
"Let the children sit in spacious and bright classrooms, let the children play ball, draw, and listen to music, and let the children in the mountains be connected to the Internet."