Nearly three hours later, after a bumpy road, Li Jianren and others finally crossed the hillside. Two kilometers ahead was Langtou Township, and at this time, they could see smoke rising from the kitchen in the distance.
Li Jianren checked his watch and saw that it was almost 11 o'clock. They set off at 7:30 and finally arrived at their destination after three and a half hours.
A few people took a short rest and continued to move forward. However, the road ahead was no longer as steep as before, but a trail led directly to the countryside. Although it was not spacious, there was no need to climb, and it also saved a lot of energy.
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Twenty minutes later, under the leadership of Yuan Tianxiang, we finally arrived at the township government.
At this time, not many people in the township government were working. They probably went home or looked for a place to eat.
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Yuan Tianxiang directly knocked on the door of Secretary Mao Zhengping's office. After an introduction and a warm handshake, the two sides got down to business.
There are 12 natural villages and 6 primary schools in the entire Langtou Township. Basically, two villages share one primary school. The teachers are all private teachers in the township, with low level and low income.
The village also wants to find some good teachers, but they are nestled in this corner, and it is not easy to go back and forth. Who is willing to make trouble for themselves?
Moreover, those primary schools were basically built with funds from the township or village, and they were all in disrepair. The village did not have the money to make rectifications, and could only make improvements every day. Among them, the classroom of a village primary school,
It even collapsed once at the beginning of the year, but luckily it was at night, otherwise there might have been fatalities.
Later, the township managed to squeeze out 10,000 yuan to renovate the collapsed classroom. As for the rest, they were unable to do anything else.
The report was sent to the county countless times, but every time it was asked to wait. But the wait lasted for several years, and then nothing happened.
As for the only middle school in the township, it was built in the early 1980s and has been around for 20 years. In the same situation, the Education Bureau allocated 20,000 yuan last year to repair the leaking roof. Other parts have also been repaired.
I often ask villagers for help with repairs.
Many of the desks and chairs used by teachers are missing arms and legs, but as long as they are still usable, try to make do with them. If it doesn't work, ask a carpenter in the village to repair them.
Listening to Secretary Mao's introduction, Li Jianren saw various scenes before his eyes. But seeing is believing, so Li Jianren decided to go for a walk after lunch.
At noon, I had a light meal in the township cafeteria, and then went directly to the middle school which was not far from the township government.
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At this time, the middle school was over, the children had gone home to eat, and there were not many people in the school.
Under the leadership of Mao Zhengping and Yuan Tianxiang, Li Jianren walked into the rusty gate of the school. What he saw were rows of old tile-roofed buildings with scratches on them, which were signs of the times.
Looking into the classroom through the window, the light is not bright and slightly dim. The old desks and chairs are arranged very neatly, and stacks of books are placed on the desks. It reminds Li Jianren of his days in school.
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The classroom doors were closed, and Li Jianren did not go in to take a look. However, by tapping the bricks on the exterior wall with his hands, he could know the current situation. The lime was falling off over and over again. If there is more external force, maybe it can be removed.
The bricks were dug out.
In such a classroom, no accidents usually occur, but once force majeure occurs, major accidents will inevitably occur. For example, the earthquake a few years later.
Not to mention that such a house is resistant to high-intensity earthquakes. Accidents may occur if there is even a slight movement.
This is the only middle school in the township. If something happens here, how many families will be affected.
Li Jianren silently remembered it in his heart, and planned to write it down when he went back, and then handed it over to Zhou Taotong to organize the records.
1 There are 4 rows of classrooms in total, one part of which is used as the teacher's office, which is a bit crowded.
As for the playground, the pits and crooked dirt, the wind blowing, and the dust rising up were so fascinating that everyone could hardly open their eyes.
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On the playground, there are two basketball hoops. Unfortunately, both hoops are tilted to one side, as if they might fall down at any time. There is also a wooden baffle at the back, so where is the big gap?
, which is very poignant to watch.
It took half an hour to see all the places, and the whole place gave people the impression of being dilapidated. With such a learning environment and average-level teachers, it really takes a lot of perseverance to achieve good results.
If this is the case in middle schools, one can imagine the situation in primary schools in various villages.
Since there was no car, Mao Zhengping helped find bicycles and took everyone to visit various villages.
There are twelve natural villages that cannot be visited in half a day, so we can only visit them nearby first.
Mawang Village is not far from the township government. In less than ten minutes, everyone rode their bicycles to the primary school next to the village committee.
If we don’t talk about anything else, let’s just talk about the dilapidated village committee. You can imagine how much better the elementary school next to it is.
Li Jianren has been doing poverty alleviation work in the northern Jiangsu area for some time. He thought that what he saw at that time was already in tatters. But it wasn't until he came here that he realized that his imagination was still not rich enough.
There are 12 classrooms, 9 of which are leaking. Looking up, the sunlight is shining through the gaps, which looks so dazzling. This is because it is a sunny day, but if it is a rainy day, it is probably raining heavily outside.
, it’s raining lightly in the classroom.
From the washbasins we visited in the corner of the classroom, we can see that this situation does not happen every day or two, but happens regularly. Otherwise, there would not be always a washbasin waiting for water.
Among them, the wall of one classroom was actually blocked by wooden boards, and a long wooden stick was used to support the wall, as if it was about to collapse at any time.
As for the windows, few are intact, and most of the glass is missing. Even if there is still a small amount of glass, it is either cracked or a piece is missing.
Li Jianren looked at Mao Zhengping beside him, as if he wanted an explanation.
"Mr. Li, there was a heavy rain about ten days ago. This wall couldn't withstand it and collapsed. Then everyone found something to block it and planned to find someone to repair it later. You
Look at the beams, they are all leaning on one side. Just patching up this wall is useless. You need to knock off the entire roof and re-roof it.
If it's just one wall, it won't cost much to hire someone to build it, but if you take off the top and build it again, it will cost at least several thousand yuan. The village suddenly can't afford so much, and they plan to ask the villagers to raise funds.
Collect some of it and get rid of it this month.
But you also know how difficult it is to raise funds now. Many families do not have children who go to school here, so of course they are not willing to pay. And for those who go to school here, some people say, my children are not here.
Why pay for classes in the classroom?
So, more than ten days passed, and less than 100 yuan was collected. The township did not have a financial budget for this, so it had to think of other ways to deal with it for the time being. I have already reported this to the county, but there has been no reply yet.
That’s all.”
After listening to Mao Zhengping's explanation, Li Jianren was speechless for a while. There must be various difficulties in collecting money in the village, there is no doubt about this. But the villagers can't get out thousands of dollars, which he won't believe. Mainly
It's still a question of positivity.
If this matter is really regarded as an important matter, he does not believe that a township cannot solve this problem.
"Secretary Mao, can you find someone to help start repairs today? Not just this one, but all the classrooms that need repairs. Including window glass and the like, all of them should be replaced. It's summer now, so it's okay.
It will definitely be very cold in winter.
I will pay for this. Secretary Mao, can you find someone to help calculate how much it will cost? The sooner the better. If something unexpected happens to a house like this, how can the children afford it?"
When Mao Zhengping heard that Li Jianren was willing to pay, he was of course very happy. He immediately called the staff, got on his motorcycle and called two nearby small contractors over, and asked them to estimate the price on the spot.
Twelve classrooms all need to be partially renovated. Overall, the two contractors quoted prices of around 40,000.
Li Jianren took out 40,000 yuan from the bag Liu Quan was carrying on the spot and gave it to the two of them. They were told to start the construction together today and must complete it within a week.