HLnovel Chapter 546 Winning is good, losing is also OK
Chapter 546 Winning is good, losing is also OK
The county residents are embarrassed to talk about this little selfish desire.
That is, when they ask someone to help repair the house, they will feel an indescribable sense of satisfaction in their hearts.
——Look, I spent a lot of money to hire someone to build my house. Isn’t it very impressive?
It is indeed nice.
The county's economy is active and capital is flowing positively, which Shen Zheng is happy to see.
If this continues, whoever comes to Tongan County in the future will not be able to help but praise it.
It was just past noon, and Liang Fu was usually in Xiahe Village at this time. After so long, Shen Zheng still had no time to learn horse riding, so she had to take the carriage obediently.
"Ta-da-ta-da-"
The sound of cow hooves came from far behind, and Shen Zheng walked silently to the inside of the road.
——After so long, I’m still afraid of being butted by a bull.
"Lord Shen!" a shout came from behind her.
"Wu Quan?" Shen Zheng turned around and saw Wu Quan sitting on the front board of the ox cart, with bags of lime powder on the back board.
The ox cart was stopped by Wu Quan. Dust and lime powder were floating in the air. Shen Zheng was choked and waved her sleeves.
Muddy soil is prone to dust in the dry season. Now that the printing house has begun to tamp the ground, truckloads of sand and limestone are being pulled to the printing house, causing even more dust, which has had a significant impact on the air in the county.
——We really need to repair the road and do greening, Shen Zheng thought.
Wu Quan jumped off the carriage, smiled at her innocently, scratched his head and said, "Sir Shen, the printing house has been tamping the ground these days, so we have to transport sand and lime powder here. It's a bit choking... But don't worry, I will bring my brothers to sprinkle water and press down the dust after I finish my work every day."
Several county residents have approached them about this matter.
The New Year is approaching, and the county residents have a rare opportunity to celebrate a happy year this year. They have pickled the meat early and hung it under the eaves, waiting for the meat to be dried so that they can enjoy a feast during the New Year.
The weather has been good in recent days, giving everyone some sunshine, but the dust is flying from the coming and going of ox carts and donkey carts. Who dares to hang the meat out? Not only will the meat not be dried, but you will also have a mouthful of dust!
Because of this, Wu Quan was often criticized by the villagers.
Shen Zheng pondered for a moment after hearing this, and a new position came to his mind - cleaning staff.
The concepts of "trash cans" and "keeping streets clean" have never been popularized, let alone in Tongan County, even in Liuyang Prefecture and Shangjing.
First, people don’t have much garbage nowadays, and household items are reused as long as they can be used. If they are no longer usable, they are given away first, and then they are thrown away or not.
Second, in a world where people can barely afford food and clothing, who would care whether the streets are clean or beautiful?
But it must be said that Tongan County really needs this position now - the living environment will directly affect the physical health and mood of the residents, which is what Shen Zheng cares about most.
Also, a clean and tidy place can leave a good first impression on outsiders.
The more Shen Zheng thought about it, the more he felt that this method should be implemented immediately.
Today, I will ask Xu Zhubu to draft a notice when I return to the county government! First, I will recruit a few cleaners for the streets in the town, and let them supervise some uncivilized phenomena!
"Hah..." Shen Zheng was thinking, when Wu Quan in front of her moved his throat a few times, then trotted to the side of the road: "Pooh..."
"......" Shen Zheng's mouth twitched slightly, and she subconsciously asked Wu Quan who was jogging back, "Can you swallow it?"
"Ah?" Wu Quan was puzzled, but he still said obediently: "If you tell me to swallow, I will swallow it."
"...That's not necessary."
There are three urgent things for human beings, and phlegm stuck in the throat can perhaps be considered a "half-urgent" thing.
What she has to do is, first of all, convey the concept of "civilization" to the county residents, then instill in them the idea that "spitting and littering are unclean", and finally hire cleaning staff to provide a backup.
"You are from Xiahe Village, right?" Shen Zheng looked at the large and small ox carts and donkey carts behind him and asked, "Is Lord Liang in the village?"
"Master Liang?" Wu Quan hesitated for a moment. "It seems that he is not in the village today. He probably didn't come this morning."
After saying this, he turned back and asked the drivers who were traveling with him, "Didn't you see Lord Liang in Xiahe Village today?"
"No!" The drivers were very sure: "Brother Niu was in charge of the loading today, and Sir Liang was not seen!"
Haven’t you been to Xiahe Village?
Shen Zheng thought about Liang Fu's daily life. If he didn't go to Xiahe Village, he would probably be either at the Yinfang or with Old Qiao.
After letting Wu Quan leave first, Shen Zheng went to the county school.
The county school was closed today, but there were still many students. They were all in high spirits, some reading, some writing, some reading aloud, and some gathered together, teaching and testing each other, sometimes happy, sometimes frustrated.
As soon as Shen Zheng came in, he felt the vitality unique to young people, and his spirits improved a lot.
"Master Shen!"
When they saw Shen Zheng, their smiles widened and they all called her.
"Master Shen, are you here to see us?"
"Master Shen, let's prepare for the spelling competition in a few days! I will definitely win first place and not embarrass you!"
Shen Zheng smiled when she heard this, and walked closer and said, "The results of the competition may be high or low, but I also hope that you can adjust your mentality. You can be happy if you win, and you can share your joy with your family, but you must not be proud and complacent, and you must not look down on your classmates."
The students nodded and asked her with wide eyes, "What if we lose?"
The word "lose" has a bad meaning in their minds.
"Losing" means being stupid in studying, writing ugly articles, failing exams, and even bringing shame to the family and not being able to hold your head up.
They don't want to lose, and no one wants to lose.
But where humans gather, there are winners and losers.
Even if they don't study, they compare themselves with others all the time, even unconsciously and without knowing it.
——The neighbor's son and daughter found a good job and earned hundreds of coins every month to support their family. But they still asked their family for money.
——The distant relative studied hard for many years and finally got what he wanted, and passed the exam to become a "juren laoye". But they were not even a scholar.
——Even marriages can be compared. The girl is promised to a family with shops and land, and the man marries a girl from a wealthy family, with her father-in-law and mother-in-law generously giving her some money.
When we are alive, it seems like we are always comparing and trying to win or lose.
The world is like this, they are always confused about winning or losing...how should they face it?
"Conversely, if you lose, you can reflect on it and feel a little sad, but you can't deny yourself, and you can't be defeated by a win or a loss."
Shen Zheng looked at them shining brightly and smiled softly, "In my eyes, no matter whether you win or lose, at any time, you are the best children. If you can be defined by winning or losing in a game, that is not too superficial. People are full of various brilliant colors, and so is life."
Her few words, neither too long nor too short, and her smile as gentle as the breeze completely soothed the anxiety in the students' hearts.
The anxiety that had arisen since I learned about the competition, the anxiety of wanting to win but fearing to lose, fearing to embarrass the teacher, fearing to make my family sad, and fearing to disappoint Lord Shen, all disappeared in an instant.