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HalfmonthaftertheWenchuanEarthquake,30childrenoftheChuangchuanElementaryschoolarestillattendingclassesintheshabbyclassrooms.Withcracksonthewallsfromyearsback,theschoolbuildingsherearereinforcedbytreetrunksandbagsofsand.ThesevereearthquakeinnearbyprovinceSichuanfinallypushedthislittlevillageschoolintotheGovernment'sreconstructionplan. Afteryearsofteaching,substituteteacherListillhasnocluehowmuchhiswageissupposedtobeorwhoispayinghim.WiththeGovernment'splanneddismissalofsubstituteteachershappeninganytimesoon,Listartstoworryabouthowmuchmoneyforfoodhewouldhavetospendeachdayifhewastodohardlabourworkinnearbytowns.Yet,heisdreamingofsavingenoughmoneysohecansendoneofhisthreechildrentocollegesomeday. CountyHiredteacherYanhasrepeatedlypetitionedtohigherauthoritiesaboutthelowwagesteacherslikehim weregetting.After16yearsofteachinginthisimpoverishedvillage,hestartstoreconsiderwhat"makinggreatcontribution"trulymeanstohim.Yan'sfather,apoorfarmer,isproudofthefacthehadsupportedallhisfourchildrentofinishhighschool,althoughnoneofthefourchildrenismakingenoughforsurvivingnowadays.Forallhislife,hehasbeenlivingintheisolatedoldhouseleftbyhisancestors,andkeptthehobbyoflisteningtonewsontheradio. Afterherfatherwaskilledinamotoraccident,fourthgraderZhaoxiahasbeentakencareofbyheruncleandaunt.Ittakesheranhourofwalkinginthemountainstoschooleveryday.Andafterschoolshewouldwaterthefarmwithwaterfromthecellar.WithdroughtshappeningsoofteninthenorthwestareasofChina,theweatheristheeternaltopicforthepeoplehere. Thenearbyvillageisholdingaritualceremonyforthedragonboatfestival.Anditisthen,divinationseemstobetheonlychanceforthemtofindoutabouttheirfutureandfortune.