Chapter 286: 282. The Children's Eyes (Seeking subscriptions, monthly tickets!)

Following Village Chief Xin's explanation, everyone slowly came to understand Ligou Village, and they also became familiar with one another.

Principal Su looked at the enthusiastic people and the curious gazes of the group of children covered in mud who were having the time of their lives, and she suddenly felt that she might have chosen the wrong place initially; she should have chosen Ligou Village instead of Tianjia Mountain Village.

"Everyone, I am truly sorry. Our village doesn't have many houses available for tourists to stay in, so we might not be able to accommodate all of you. I am truly sorry," Xin Man said at the end, looking very nervous.

Principal Su frowned slightly, which immediately made Xin Man even more nervous.

At this moment, Zhang Ran spoke up, "Village Chief Xin, are these houses enough for the children to stay in? If it's possible, let the teachers stay in your homes as homestays, and the children and parents can stay in the tourist houses."

"Thank you, that's what I was thinking too; I was just afraid that everyone would look down on them." As he spoke, Xin Man began to feel embarrassed.

"There's no such thing as looking down on anything; it's a perfect chance to properly experience authentic Miao customs," Principal Su also said with a smile.

She hadn't expected that her slight frown just now would make Xin Man so nervous, so she felt a bit embarrassed herself at this moment.

However, Principal Su did not skimp on the necessary safety preparations; at the very least, there were two people per room here, and she arranged all safety measures clearly and thoroughly, especially for the female teachers.

At noon, they prepared mountain goods from the mountains and characteristic Miao dishes.

These were authentic Miao specialty dishes.

Over at Tianjia Mountain, they had long since stopped growing their own vegetables or foraging for mountain goods, buying everything in the county town instead.

Judging solely by the dishes, these were indeed far inferior to the food at Tianjia Mountain, but the children were eating very happily.

Especially since they had prepared long tables here, gathered in the open space of the village, and everyone was eating together.

This made the children eat even more happily, and they all started scrambling for food.

Some parents were also bringing their children to such an activity for the first time, and seeing their children, who were usually very picky eaters at home, eating so enthusiastically now, they immediately became happy as well.

Xin Man was also all smiles; seeing everyone eating happily, he breathed a sigh of relief. He had really been afraid that these children from the city wouldn't be used to the food.

After the meal, Principal Su went to discuss the price with Xin Man and the others. After all, this was a last-minute decision, and the specifics hadn't been settled yet.

Principal Su was surprised to find that Xin Man and his people were truly very easy to talk to; it seemed they didn't have any specific process for their pricing in this regard.

Fortunately, Principal Su was not a merchant, so the price she offered was very fair, and she even paid a portion of the money in advance.

This made Xin Man and the others show looks of gratitude, and their motivation became even stronger.

In the afternoon, under Principal Su's arrangement, the students of Fuyuan Primary School began to play with the children in the village.

At first, both sides were a bit reserved.

The children of Ligou Village felt that these little companions from the city were so bright and polished, and they were a bit afraid to step forward.

Meanwhile, the children from Fuyuan Primary School didn't quite know how to greet them.

Fortunately, Principal Su was very experienced in this regard; she just arranged a few small games and integrated all the children together.

Watching the children playing happily, Principal Su nodded with satisfaction.

She hadn't brought the children here to show off, nor to increase the vanity of the children in her school.

She needed the children to be able to treat everyone equally and not develop a mentality of comparison because of some external factors.

Therefore, before coming, she had asked the parents to prepare clothes for the children that were relatively inexpensive.

However, Principal Su had not anticipated this situation; if they had stayed in Tianjia Mountain Village, then based on her assessment, the things she had the parents prepare would not have caused the children to develop such a mentality at all.

The economic conditions of Ligou Village were still far worse than those of Tianjia Mountain Village.

Fortunately, Principal Su made good arrangements, and the children never thought about these things, so everything proceeded very smoothly.

However, it wasn't as if everything was perfect while the children were together; very soon, some small conflicts arose here.

Xin Man and the others hadn't stayed too far away, and seeing that something had happened, they rushed over immediately.

Especially when he saw that it seemed the Fuyuan Primary School children had come out on the losing end, his heart tightened, and he immediately grabbed a stick from the side and rushed up, preparing to beat the children from his own village.

But the next moment, he saw Principal Su's stern gaze, "Village Chief Xin, the matter hasn't been clarified yet; you cannot jump to conclusions. Besides, hitting children is bad behavior and will cause psychological harm to the children."

Xin Man hurriedly said, "Principal Su, it must be Ranran's fault; I'll discipline him."

As for the matter of hitting children, in the eyes of Xin Man, or rather the entire village, it wasn't a big deal at all. As for psychological trauma?

Are you kidding?

After being hit, the children would eat, drink, and play as usual; they really hadn't seen any impact.

Principal Su felt a bit helpless, but she still acted on the principle of fairness and justice, and not only her, but even the parent of the child who had been wronged didn't say anything.

Most parents now actually know that when children make mistakes, one must never blindly take sides, as that would only harm their own children.

Principal Su also asked for the reason clearly; it seemed both sides were at fault. She didn't show any favoritism, but she didn't scold them either; instead, she explained the logic to the two little ones in a way they could understand.

Finally, under Principal Su's guidance, the two little ones quickly realized their mistakes and then happily went back to playing together.

Watching Principal Su's method of handling things, Xin Man and the others didn't know what to say for a moment, but in their hearts, they had an indescribable feeling.

Zhang Ran had also been standing on the side watching all of this. At this moment, he felt that his choice not to let Zhang Xiaotao transfer schools back then was the right one.

When they finished dinner in the evening, it was time for the teachers to teach. Although the main purpose of this Summer Camp was not to improve academic performance, regardless, the teachers wouldn't truly ignore the children's studies; what needed to be learned still had to be learned.

Principal Su had prepared a mobile Wi-Fi, so some teachers who didn't come could teach online, and with the homeroom teachers watching, the teaching results weren't bad.

Furthermore, they weren't learning new content, just reviewing previous material and checking their homework.

Zhang Ran and Huo Zhiyuan were walking through Ligou Village when they suddenly discovered a group of children peering into the 'classroom' from the doorway. Zhang Ran found their eyes to be so bright and full of longing, the same as the eyes of that group of people in Tianjia Mountain Village back then—all so pure.

The children were hoping to learn, while the people of Tianjia Mountain Village back then were hoping to survive!