Chapter 1666 - 1080: Heroine of the Republic 54 (5000+)_3

Chapter 1666: Chapter 1080: Heroine of the Republic 54 (5000+)_3

Raising children is better than raising extreme individuals.

As An Yi anticipated, the community office didn’t bother her anymore. Instead, they sent a young girl with a letter from the accountant and informed her that Liu Zhaodi had been expelled. Because of her, the community office unintentionally offended many people, and the director, after investigating, directly fired her.

They also told him that if An Yi hadn’t reminded them, those people would not have known how to settle. Several villages nearby had vacant houses left from wartime. Selecting those in good condition where people could live, they relocated these city victims there. In the county, male workers gathered to start repairing houses, but due to the severe cold, their work was limited. It would likely take until spring to complete all the repairs.

She didn’t care where they went as long as they didn’t come to bother her.

In mid-February 1956, An Yi shared her thoughts with Anna and Angel.

"I’m not planning to go to the village primary school. I want to teach specialized courses at the County First Middle School and County No. 1 High School, using my grades to win people over. Then, during the winter break, I’ll hold a supplementary class targeted at the high school entrance exam."

This way, their house could remain occupied, and according to her plans, she could at least work for another nine years.

"Sister, you already have an advanced title. You could completely become a formal teacher at County No. 1 High School. This title is worth much more than working at the village school. As for County First Middle School, if you have the time and both schools agree, substituting classes is also feasible. It won’t delay your winter break, either. You can work regular hours and won’t have to waste time commuting."

"Yeah, sis, with a formal position, when you retire, wouldn’t you still have a pension? That’s a national job, and the teacher’s benefits are good too."

The benefits for teachers are indeed nice, but that’s only for these few years. In the following years, they’d become outcasts, some even losing their lives. Just thinking about it gave her a headache. She didn’t know if experiences similar to those of Anna and Angel would be criticized, but deciding not to teach because of that seemed too cowardly.

Especially since Anna and Angel were right. She was a talent with a wealth of knowledge. It seemed wasteful to teach at a village school instead of a high school.

She had been so cautious, and yet she still faced envy and suspicion? It was better to boldly stand at the forefront. If she were criticized in those special times, it would be fate. Even if she got dragged down, it would be an experience.

After comforting herself this way, An Yi immediately accepted Anna’s suggestion.

"In the next few days, I’ll visit the village primary school principal’s home and the County First Middle School and County No. 1 High School principals’ homes to see if we can work out a compromise. Of course, I won’t be going back to the village school..."

At the end of February, An Yi returned home from the three principals’ houses and shared good news with the An family.

"I won’t be going to the village primary school anymore. My personal file has been transferred to County No. 1 High School. From now on, I’ll mainly be substituting for the second-year high school’s National Language and Mathematics. The calligraphy class at County First Middle School has been stopped, and the principal wants me to teach the fourth-year primary school’s National Language class there. He said that National Language could also include writing practice. This way, all my working hours will be fully booked every week."

"The village primary school principal doesn’t want to let me go, but considering our family’s situation, moving back and forth isn’t convenient, so he has no choice. Now that An Ran and Anning are older, they can go to pre-school at the school, and An Hu will go to County Primary School. These are all schools for staff’s children, so just a word would suffice. We won’t be moving back to Liujiatun for the time being."

In the past half-month, An Yi had been running around a lot. Besides her work, she had also dealt with the fertilizer issue in Liujiatun. This time, the accumulated 1,500 jin of fertilizer could be exchanged for about seventy-five yuan. When converted to grains, she didn’t want white flour and rice, as these fine grains were not distributed much to the villagers by the production team. She couldn’t just ask for them directly. So, she wanted sorghum rice and corn, at the prices of seven cents for sorghum rice and five cents two li for corn, all in hulled form. She could exchange them as needed later.

Previously, when living in her own house, she thought the countryside was good. But after she moved, she felt the village wasn’t as great as she had imagined. However, she was ultimately reluctant to give up the small plot of private land in front of and behind their house, so she still planned to plant it.

When she mentioned this plan, An Hu immediately said, "Mommy An, then I won’t go to school in the county. I’ll just stay at the village school, that way I can fertilize, water, and weed every day, keep an eye on things, and collect firewood. Once there’s enough, I’ll bring it over to you, and we won’t have to buy firewood. Also, when spring comes, there are wild vegetables all over the mountains, and autumn has wild fruits. If we don’t live in the house, wouldn’t those just benefit others? I’m fifteen, I can handle it myself."