1980 My literary era

"Our Hope Primary School has to take care of the food!"

There was silence in the conference room, and everyone present looked at Lin Weimin with shock and confusion in their eyes.

Lin Weimin ignored everyone's emotions and said to himself: "Many people just objected to our choosing the school in the poorest area from the beginning. One very important factor is that people cannot afford to send their children to school.

But what if you are in charge of food? By sending your children to school, you can not only learn knowledge, but also manage their lunch.

Do you think parents in poor areas would be willing to send their children to such a school? "

Lin Weimin looked around at the people in the conference room, and everyone's eyes showed contemplation.

In a place where there is almost no food to eat, if the school is in charge of food, most parents should be willing to send their children to school, right? After all, it reduces the burden on the family!

A lunch for a child in a poor area can save a family at least 2 cents a day. Going to school for 25 or 6 days a month is more than 5 yuan, and nearly nine months of schooling a year is 40 yuan. A lot of money for food.

Isn’t this more money than if the kids stayed at home and did some chores?

But the problem is...

Everyone present silently calculated in their minds that the cost of feeding a child a year is more than 40 yuan, which is a river of water. If the construction of the primary school goes smoothly in the future, this will be a huge sum for the foundation. overhead.

"Teacher Lin, your idea is too idealistic. If the school manages meals at noon, assuming there are 200 students in a primary school, the school will spend more than 10,000 yuan a year. All of this money must be paid by our foundation. We For every additional 100 primary schools built, more than 1 million yuan will be needed to support each year.

It doesn’t take much. In six or seven years, the money spent by the foundation may be enough to build another batch of hope primary schools.

With the same money, we could originally build 200 hope primary schools, but in the end we may only be able to build 100. "

Someone present stood up and refuted Lin Weimin's ideas with reason.

He nodded with a normal expression, "You are right."

Lin Weimin asked the man to sit down, sorted out his thoughts and said, "However, we have to consider one issue, and that is the actual role and practical significance of Hope Primary School."

“In many poor areas, children are also part of the labor force. Even if they do little work, they are still creating value for a family.

Our primary school food management is not only to increase the enthusiasm of parents to send their children to school, but also to reduce the burden on these poor families. Isn't this a kind of help for the people in poor areas? "

After listening to Lin Weimin's words, everyone present fell into deep thought again.

Everyone had to admit that Lin Weimin’s words made sense. Hope that the existence of primary schools was to help families and children in poor areas solve their long-term survival difficulties, but at the same time, attention should also be paid to the short-term needs of these families.

If you can't even eat tomorrow, will anyone consider their life ten years from now?

While everyone was thinking, Lin Weimin added: "In my opinion, our Hope Primary School only provides the students with the most basic food. We can coordinate and solve this part of the food through the food department and pay them the cost price of the purchase. Keep our foundation’s capital expenditures as low as possible.

According to the example given by the comrade just now, the annual incremental cost for each student should be controlled below 30 yuan, which is 6,000 yuan for a primary school with 200 students. After a trial period of three years, I think our efforts are worth it. . "

At this point, Lin Weimin sighed.

“When I was discussing the plan for Hope Primary Schools with the leader and Zheng Bu Z, we said that my donation of 37 million yuan would build 100 Hope Primary Schools, with an average investment of 370,000 yuan per primary school. If placed in poverty-stricken areas, this would be Extremely high, extremely luxurious standards.

Because I not only planned the school’s classrooms, canteens and dormitories, but also included basic lunch support for students within ten years, subsidies for rural teachers, school offices, learning supplies, extracurricular books, physical education materials, etc.

After these days of understanding, I also understand that my thinking is too idealistic.

We must first solve the problem of whether it exists or not, and then solve the problem of whether it is good or not.

So I think our Hope Primary School can make appropriate cuts in many non-essential expenditures, but I think we need to follow through on lunch. This is the most realistic role of Hope Primary School for families and students in poor areas.

If you go to school, you can have enough to eat! "

When Lin Weimin said this last sentence, his tone was not strong, but for some reason, many people present could not help but shed tears in their eyes.

You can have enough to eat when you go to school.

Such a simple sentence expresses the most urgent demands of families and children in poverty-stricken areas, and has also become the most practical significance of Hope Primary School, a major event that benefits the country and the people.

"I agree!"

A firm voice sounded in the conference room. The young man was filled with tears and his face was resolute.

"I agree!"

One voice after another rang out, and even the reporters present couldn't help but raise their hands.

This decision is extremely wise!

At the same time, everyone admired Lin Weimin even more for his insight into the lowest needs of families and children in poverty-stricken areas. Probably only Lin Weimin, who proposed the concept of "Hope Primary School", could think of things in such a detailed and thoughtful way.

The China Youth Education Development Foundation’s first meeting on Hope Primary School has ended. This new organization is implementing their program and ideals with amazing action.

The first batch of staff sent to Gansu and Ningxia will set off in three days. They will conduct a month-long inspection here to finally determine the locations of the first batch of 10 Hope Primary Schools, and will also make preparations for possible new schools in the future. location selection.

In mid-January, it was already the twelfth lunar month of winter in Yanjing. A group of young people from the Foundation, with an average age of only 28 years old, boarded a train in the wind and snow. They were about to go to the most difficult areas of the country, but their hearts were full of hot emotions and A noble ideal.

Lin Weimin stood on the platform and waved goodbye to everyone. After a while, the train disappeared into the wind and snow, and he turned back.

Seeing the enthusiasm and excitement in Zheng Guo's eyes, he asked: "How is it? Have you thought about it? Is the job I found for you a good one? Leave your name in history!"

Zheng Guo withdrew his eyes, his enthusiasm and excitement were gone, and said: "Shu Zhi has scolded you at home for several days!"

Lin Weimin smiled bitterly and said, "You even give me a blank look at work!"

He added: "Don't talk about her, you are the head of the family, can't you still be the master of this matter?"

"The method of provoking generals doesn't work on me." Zheng Guo was not fooled.

"This is not a provocation. Anyway, now the opportunity is given to you. Before, you said you wanted to do something meaningful. It depends on you."

What Lin Weimin was talking to Zheng Guo was about his work.

The two were talking about Hope Primary School before. Zheng Guo yearned for the grand plan described by Lin Weimin, and naturally wanted to participate in it.

Lin Weimin found him a few days ago and invited him to work at the foundation as a middle-level manager, mainly responsible for the site selection and inspection of Hope Primary School.

Compared with the relaxing and comfortable job at Zheng Guo Cultural Center, this job cannot be compared in terms of intensity or environment. Yao Shuzhi knew that Lin Weimin was provoking Zheng Guodiao to work, so she was naturally unhappy.

Lin Weimin was often scolded at home, but when he arrived at work, he treated him like his nose was not his nose and his eyes were not his eyes.

Zheng Guo glanced in the direction where the train disappeared again, "I'll think about it again!"

Lin Weimin patted him on the shoulder, knowing that he was in middle age, caught between ideals and reality, and was in a dilemma.

After leaving the station, Lin Weimin drove back to the Chinese Literature Society.

During this period of time, he has been busy with the foundation and Project Hope, and has not paid much attention to work. Fortunately, Cheng Wuchun gave him the green light.

The foundation matter came to an end, and Lin Weimin was about to calm down and deal with the accumulated work at hand, but he didn't expect someone to come to the door at this time.

"For the people!"

Lin Weimin saw a look of surprise on Lu Yao's face, "Why are you here?"

"CCTV is going to make the TV series "The Ordinary World", and I'm here to talk to them about the adaptation."

Lu Yao explained the reason why he came to Beijing, and introduced the middle-aged man behind him to Lin Weimin, "This is County Magistrate Tian of Qingjian County, my hometown!"

Lin Weimin poured a cup of tea for the two of them and exchanged a few words. He knew that Lu Yao would not bring people to the editorial office to look for him for no reason, so he took the initiative and asked: "Tell me, what are you looking for me for today?"

Lu Yao and County Magistrate Tian looked at each other and said, "We are acquaintances for the people, so just tell us."

County Magistrate Tian nodded and said to Lin Weimin: "Teacher Lin, Teacher Lu Yao is from our hometown in Qingjian County. This is because our county government specially requested him to bring me to Yanjing to meet you. We have read about Hope Primary School on TV and in newspapers, and hope that the foundation will consider building several primary schools in our area."

After County Magistrate Tian finished speaking, Lu Yao spoke up: "Our Qingjian is a poor county. The Loess Plateau has thousands of ravines and the climate is arid. Now there is serious water and soil erosion. Unlike some places where there are minerals, there is just a bit of bluestone. The common people's Life is hard, let alone investing in education..."

Lu Yao was helping as a lobbyist this time. He said a lot of words, and Lin Weimin listened carefully. After he finished speaking, Lin Weimin began to ponder.

County Magistrate Tian was a little nervous when he saw this. After a while, Lin Weimin said: "In principle, our Hope Primary School will give priority to poor areas. Our first batch of donated schools are initially scheduled to be built in Gansu and Ningxia, and Shaanxi." Located in the central and western regions, your Qingjian County is also a poor county, so it naturally meets our conditions.

However, the foundation's inspection team has just set off and it will take some time before they can return. Wait until next year. I will have people come to your place to have a look. Then we will determine the specific scale of donation. "

County Magistrate Tian and Lu Yao were overjoyed when they heard this. Magistrate Tian held Lin Weimin's hand tightly.

"Thank you, thank you, Teacher Lin! You have really helped us a lot!"

"You are too kind. The situation in your county is already within the scope of our donation."

County Magistrate Tian spent a long time saying thanks, and Lin Weimin said it lightly, but he was in charge of education, and several Hope Primary Schools with hundreds of thousands of dollars could at least solve the problem of attending school for nearly a thousand children.

What a big deal this is!

After talking about Hope Primary School, Lin Weimin chatted with the two for a while, and Lu Yao and County Magistrate Tian said goodbye.

Lin Weimin sent the two to the door of the back building, and was about to return to the office when he heard someone calling him.

"For the people!"

Lin Weimin turned his head, and the silver-haired Tan Chaoyang was waving to him enthusiastically not far away.

Lin Weimin looked at Comrade Lao Qin's smile and decided in his heart that this old man must be up to no good.

"How did you come?"

Tan Chaoyang walked closer and smiled more enthusiastically, "I'm here to see you. Are you free tonight? I'll treat you to a meal."

Lin Weimin was even more certain that this old man had evil intentions.

We have known each other for so many years, when did he, Lao Qin, have a guest?

"If you have something to say, don't be pretentious."

Tan Chaoyang was not angry and said: "Then let me tell you straight, your Hope Primary School..."

have to!

I hope that when the primary school thing is done, Lin Weimin will also become a popular person!

only……

He looked at Comrade Lao Qin, didn't he just set up a line for your hometown some time ago?

Old comrades, it’s hard to satisfy your desires!