PNB Chapter 1886 You mustn't offend him during the six months he was teaching in the rural area.
Chapter 1886 You mustn't offend him during the six months he was teaching in the rural area.
In the second period of math class for first graders, Zhang Ran taught the children to take out their notebooks and write the number 1.
In the middle of class, Xing'er ran to school breathlessly and stood nervously outside the classroom door.
Zhang Ran glanced at her and strode towards her.
Xing'er asked helplessly, "Is my Xinghua being disobedient or naughty?"
"No," Zhang Ran denied immediately. "Xinghua did a great job. I called you here to discuss something with you. The school toilets are too dirty and need someone to clean them. It's 500 yuan a month. Will you do it?"
Xing'er's eyes widened in disbelief. The school toilets had never been cleaned! And they even paid five hundred yuan a month for it!
"You don't want to?" Zhang Ran frowned slightly. "Then go back, and we'll find someone else to clean."
"No, no, no! I'm willing!" Xing'er quickly said, "I'll go clean it up right now!" Afraid that Zhang Ran would change her mind, she immediately ran to the toilet to clean up, but she didn't have any tools, so she ran out again.
Zhang Ran stood in the corridor looking at her, speechless, and said, "Why are you running so fast? I haven't finished speaking yet."
Xing'er approached shyly, "Teacher, please speak."
“It’s five hundred yuan a month to clean once in the morning and once in the evening.” Zhang Ran said, taking out a fifty-yuan note from her pocket. “Take it to the convenience store to buy a broom or something, and use it specifically for cleaning the toilets.”
"I'll go right away." Xing'er took the money and left.
After buying the tools, he returned the extra money to Zhang Ran, but Zhang Ran didn't reach out to take it. "Take the rest of the money. Buy more disinfectant and spray it. If the tools break, buy new ones. If you don't have enough money, tell me. Make sure to clean the toilet thoroughly."
Xing'er nodded repeatedly in agreement: "That's enough, that's enough, I'll definitely clean it up."
Seeing her extremely humble demeanor, Zhang Ran frowned and reminded her, "Many people are vying for this job, just tell others it pays two hundred yuan a month."
Xing'er was stunned for a moment, then quickly nodded in agreement, "Don't worry, teacher, I will never tell anyone."
"Okay, go ahead." She could only feel at ease if someone cleaned the toilet; otherwise, she would dream of searching for a clean toilet everywhere, which was too torturous.
When Teacher Jiang went to the restroom, she was startled to find Xing'er cleaning inside. She quickly ran out to ask the principal, "Why is Xing'er working in the men's restroom?"
The principal was very happy at the thought of having clean toilets in the future, so he told her about how Zhang Ran had paid Xing'er to clean the toilets every month. "This Teacher Zhang must be very rich. He even paid to replace all the desks and chairs in all the classrooms, and to replace the broken windows." He then changed the subject and warned, "You can't offend him during the six months he's teaching here. Everyone's good days depend on him."
Teacher Jiang listened silently, then turned and went to the men's restroom.
When the school bell rang at noon, many children ran frantically towards home, while a small number of children stayed in the classroom, eating the rice balls they had brought from home that had long since gone cold. These were children who had walked long mountain roads or waded across rivers to get to school, and they didn't have enough time to go home for lunch.
Some students brought nothing and just watched the other children eat. If a grain of rice fell on the ground, they would squat down, pick it up, and eat it.
Zhang Ran wandered around from first grade to fifth grade, counted the number of children who hadn't gone home, and then ran into Teacher Jiang coming out of the classroom.
"Teacher Zhang, shall we go to Gou Dan's house for dinner together?"
Gou Dan's family held a banquet, and everyone who had attended the funeral had to eat. Although Zhang Ran had not attended the funeral, he had carried the coffin, so he was naturally allowed to eat at the banquet.
"I won't go, you go by yourself." Zhang Ran refused outright and quickly walked to the earthen stove across the street to help Fu Qin cook. "Many children didn't go home for dinner, so make more."
Upon hearing this, Teacher Jiang walked away in silence.