Zuo Jianqiu came out very quickly, but within ten minutes, the tall and thin figure appeared on the main road leading to the school gate.
He hasn't changed much, he still has a temperament as clear as a spring, a clear-eyed look, and a magnanimous and unfazed look.
"Hu Ling!" Zuo Jianqiu smiled at me through the iron gate, "I haven't seen you in many years. Please wait a moment. I'll say hello to the security guard and let you in."
I smiled and nodded at him.
The security guard opened the door, and Zuo Jianqiu came out and said, "I don't have a separate office to receive you, so I have to ask you to sit in the library. Fortunately, it's class time now, and there's no one in the library."
"Teacher Zuo, are you still in the library?" I asked him as I walked towards the campus.
"It's still there. The library is pretty good too. There's no pressure at work and it's clean." Zuo Jianqiu smiled and nodded.
"Teacher Zuo, actually what happened back then was very unfair to you." I thought about it and couldn't help but say it.
"Actually, there is nothing unfair. I did not handle that matter well. If I had been braver and withstood the pressure from the school to investigate carefully, maybe Yuan Xiaodan would not have died!"
Zuo Jianqiu sighed and said: "You are the third and last class of students I have taught. I am really not a qualified class teacher, so over the years, the school has also approached me and wanted me to continue teaching. I
They all refused.”
"Teacher Zuo, in fact, what happened back then was not your fault. Some people, once they have chosen a path, will never look back or wake up until they are truly desperate! Yuan Xiaodan has taken the initiative to replace Chen Shanshan many times since elementary school.
Damn it, they have already formed a relationship of interest. Even if you stand up and investigate carefully, you won’t be able to find out the real result." I said.
Zuo Jianqiu was stunned for a long time, paused in his steps, turned to look at me in surprise and said: "Hu Ling, what you mean is that there was really a tacit understanding between them. Yuan Xiaodan was voluntary at the time, but later he just
Only if you can't stand the gossip of your classmates..."
I looked at him and nodded.
Zuo Jianqiu looked at me, with a hint of sadness on his face, and then he smiled with relief and shook his head and said: "Hu Ling, I haven't seen you for a few years. You have really grown up. I didn't expect that the knot that has puzzled me for so many years will finally turn out to be..."
My former students helped me figure it out, I should have thought of this earlier."
"It's not that you didn't expect it, but you don't want to believe that your student would sell his soul for profit at a young age, so you would rather stubbornly think that Yuan Xiao was just threatened and bullied by Chen Shanshan and didn't dare to tell the truth.
."I said.
"Maybe!" Zuo Jianqiu nodded slightly, "I have always been willing to believe that human nature is kind in the beginning, and I am also willing to believe that all the good things in the world exist."
While we were talking, we had already reached the door of the library. Zuo Jianqiu opened the door, and a strong fragrance of pure ink came to his nostrils.
The library is very neat and tidy, giving people the same feeling as Zuo Jianqiu.
Clean and reassuring.
Although they are just rows of tall wooden bookcases with mottled paint, they are wiped clean and shiny. Brand-new category labels are posted on the bookcases, and each book is neatly arranged in categories.
The best thing is that the reading tables that used to be scattered around are now neatly arranged. On each table, there is a green plant planted in a small clay pot of different shapes, or three or two curled and spreading ferns.
, or a small bush of fluffy foxtail grass, or a dandelion with yellow flowers in full bloom. They are all common plants in the wild, but they have a completely different artistic conception when placed here.
A few simple bits of greenery make people involuntarily think of life, hope and prosperity.
I turned to Zuo Jianqiu in surprise and asked: "Teacher Zuo, you have decorated this place so beautifully. Is the library open to students now? I remember that the library was not open to students when we were still in school.
."
"Yeah!" Zuo Jianqiu nodded with a smile, "It would be a pity to have so many books if they were not open to students, so I made a suggestion to the school to open it to students, and the school agreed."
"By the way, Hu Ling, do you have any business with me this time?" Zuo Jianqiu asked me next.
"I have something I want to ask you for help with!" I nodded, took out a bank card from my bag and put it on the reading table.
Zuo Jianqiu glanced at his bank card, then turned back to look at me doubtfully.
"Teacher Zuo, there are 180,000 yuan in this card. As a scholarship fund for poor students, I ask you to help keep it and give it to students who really need it." I looked at Teacher Zuo and said, "It may be a little less now, but I
I will transfer money to the card from time to time in the future.”
Zuo Jianqiu was stunned. His lips trembled slightly as he looked at me, but he didn't make a sound for a long time.
"Hu Ling, can you trust the teacher?" After a long time, Zuo Jianqiu's expression gradually returned to normal, and he looked at me and said.
"Hu Ling, let alone the future, this 180,000 yuan alone is not a small sum. For poor students, this is a great charity. In fact, you can donate it directly to the school, and maybe..."
Zuo Jianqiu then said hesitantly.
I looked at him and shook my head, "Teacher Zuo, I trust your character, and I don't care about anything else. I just hope that students who really need it can use the money."
At this point, Zuo Jianqiu already understood what I meant.
The school also provides financial aid from various sources every year, but sometimes those who can use it are not necessarily those children who really need it.
Some things don’t need to be said too much, everyone can understand them.
I said and put the card into Zuo Jianqiu's hand.
Zuo Jianqiu took the thin card, held it tightly in his hand, looked at me and nodded solemnly: "Hu Ling, don't worry, the teacher will not let you down. Remember every expenditure and every penny."
Use it for children who need it.”
When he said this, there was light in his eyes, and his words were full of firm and sincere power.
"Teacher Zuo, thank you!" I bowed to Zuo Jianqiu.
"I should thank you on behalf of those children!" Zuo Jianqiu held my arm, his eyes a little moist, "Hu Ling, don't worry, I will apply to the school today to go back to teaching, so that I can better understand the students' situation.
"
"Teacher Zuo, actually I really think you are more suitable for teaching!" I said sincerely.
"Oh, let's not talk anymore. I was confused before and I didn't understand some things as well as you did!" Zuo Jianqiu smiled bitterly and shook his head.
I didn't tell Zuo Jianqiu about my current job. He is an educator. He may not believe some things. He is a thoughtful person. Telling him would make him feel burdened.
Zuo Jianqiu was also very smart. Seeing that I didn't say much about myself, he didn't ask any more questions.
The matter of the student aid fund has been settled like this. As for Zuo Jianqiu, I feel very confident about him. He has a kind of righteousness in him, a kind of upright justice that many people don't have.
After bidding farewell to Zuo Jianqiu and leaving Yunshan No. 1 Middle School, Lu Xiaohong and I took a trip back to Liuqiao Village and offered some sticks of incense to my fourth uncle, grandma and my mother.
On the way back to Jiangzhou, Lu Xiaohong received a call. After hanging up the phone, his face looked a little solemn. After hesitating for a long time, he told me that something happened at the old steel factory site where Grandma Fu lived!
Moreover, the matter may be related to Qi Yue, and he asked me if I would like to deal with it together with him. This chapter has been completed!