In the chaotic era at the beginning of the last century, many people were displaced and fled war zones in order to survive. Backcountry areas far away from cities were good safe places.
The current small mountain village was formed by the gathering of people who traveled through that era.
At that time, there were no national highways here, and this area was a pristine mountain forest. People who came here successfully escaped the chaotic era, but they were also out of touch with the development rhythm of the subsequent era. Although they could stand on their own feet, they were still very poor.
Later, the wave of educated youth going to the countryside began in 1950 and lasted until the late 1970s. At the end of the period, this small village was finally discovered.
With the help of the educated youth, the people here successfully established contact with the county town 30 kilometers away, which opened a door to a new world, and their lives improved slightly through the sale of crops and woodworking products.
However, for someone who has been away from the world for decades, Chen Feng’s thoughts are not so easy to liberate, and his stubborn and outdated ideas are not so easy to change. Even with the education wave of educated youth going to the countryside, it has not caused people here to have an interest in reading.
desire.
An egg costs only a few cents, and the tuition for one semester of school is only dozens of yuan. So it doesn't matter if you don't read this book, you might as well farm more and do carpentry to earn a few cents more to ensure your family's food, clothing, and clothing.
There is only one family that takes education seriously, and that family is Teacher Zhou Zhengguang Zhou’s parents.
Zhou's parents earned money by selling crops, paper-cutting and carpentry in the county. When Zhou Zhengguang reached his age, they sent him to the county school until he graduated from the normal college in 1997. Zhou Zhengguang also became a member of the village.
The only person with a normal higher education.
People of the same generation as Zhou Zhengguang, influenced by the old ideas of their parents, have worked with their parents since they were young, and went to the county town with their parents to sell things. Then when they grew up, they married people from the same village or neighboring villages and started families.
These young people get married very young, most of them get married under the age of 20. It seems illegal, but they don't ask for a marriage certificate, and they just have a few simple banquets and the marriage is considered consummated.
As for the woman, if her daughter is not married for a long time, she will be gossiped about. After she gets married, she will lose one ration of food and lighten her burden.
For men, marrying a wife brings back an extra labor force, and at the same time completes the inheritance of the family line.
This is a very old idea. To put it further, it is also the idea of marriage among ordinary people in ancient times.
With the development of the country, this young couple started working in the county. When they heard about the prosperity of the city, they went to work in the city. When they heard about the prosperity of Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, a large number of people went to farther places.
place.
This leads to a problem: their children are left alone and taken care of by the elderly at home.
Zhou Zhengguang, who graduated from a normal college, was very outstanding. As he grew up, he was valued by major primary schools and joined a famous primary school in Hangzhou as a Chinese teacher.
In 2007, these neglected children in the village grew up and reached the age of attending elementary school.
On this day, Zhou Zhengguang returned to his hometown to visit his parents. When he saw the children driving cattle, planting rice seedlings, and playing, his eyes suddenly became wet.
As an intellectual, Zhou Zhengguang has a clear understanding. He knows that the parents of these children, his childhood friends, seem to have abandoned their children in their hometown, but in fact they have left their hometowns in order to survive, and at least send them to their hometown every year.
The return of the money shows that these people have not forgotten their roots, but just made a choice out of necessity.
Even so, these children cannot follow the old path. Their parents' generation did not catch up with the wave of ideological emancipation. This is the influence of the background of the times, not a problem of their parents' generation itself.
It is now the 21st century, and the country is on the road to recovery. If these children continue to follow the same path as their parents' generation, not to mention that this village will never prosper, but generations of people here will fall into an endless cycle of poverty.
Zhou Zhengguang made up his mind on this day, he wanted to change the fate of these children.
Zhou Zhengguang went to the county department the next day to explain the situation. The relevant departments attached great importance to it and leaders came to clarify the situation, but there was no good solution.
The village is 30 kilometers away from the county seat. If these children go to the county seat to study, they will have to go back and forth 30 kilometers to school every day?
Even if it is possible, who will pick up and drop off these children?
The children’s parents are almost all gone. The elderly in the village are in their 50s and 60s, and many in their 70s and 80s. For these elders to run 30 kilometers round trip every day, that is 60 kilometers to pick up and drop off their children.
It's very common if something goes wrong with the body's bones. If a life-threatening situation occurs and the parents are not around, wouldn't the child become an orphan?
As for the elderly, they don't agree with their children traveling so far away to study in the county. People they see every day suddenly disappear all day long, which makes the elderly feel worried.
Under such circumstances, the only solution left is to implement education on the spot in the village.
But there is another big problem with this plan: Where will the teachers come from?
Normal local support education is provided in towns and villages with formal schools. Although the living environment is not as good as that in the city, the medical conditions, transportation conditions, road conditions, catering conditions, etc. are still close to urbanization.
But in this village, except for a canteen run by a villager, there are no other facilities. Which teacher is willing to come?
Moreover, this village is not included in the local teaching support plan. Even if there are teachers to support teaching, they will only have the subsidy in the contract at most, without the benefits of normal teaching support. This makes even more teachers unwilling to come.
No one stipulates that teachers must be selfless. Teaching the children here is teaching and educating, and teaching the children in the city is also teaching and educating. However, the gap between living environment and career development is prohibitive. Zhou Zhengguang does not agree with this.
Comment, but understandable.
As a result, there was a deadlock on the issue of schooling for children in the village, and people in the county could only go back and conduct further research.
As Zhou Zhengguang, who is in the establishment, he knows very well what this "research" is about. It may be completed tomorrow, or there may be no news for ten or eight years.
Therefore, Zhou Zhengguang could only think of other ways to leave messages on the official Weibo of Weiyu’s public welfare organizations and charitable organizations to ask for help.
Finally, in the summer vacation of 2007, Han Hong came.
"So, Sister Hong, after you came here, you helped Teacher Zhou to set up this school." Liu Yifei played with a piece of horsetail grass in her hand, and walked along the field path with Chu Xuan, Han Hong and others.
Lu Tao followed behind.
Basking in the sunshine, feeling the taste of the countryside, and listening to Han Hong's narration, everyone was immersed in the atmosphere of this touching story.
"It is not easy to solve this problem. Currently, this school has not been officially established. To put it nicely, it is a private school, but to put it bluntly, it is a team base for five kind-hearted teachers who voluntarily and selflessly contribute." Han Hong said.
"Not included in the establishment? What does this mean?" Liu Yifei wondered.
Chu Xuan was at the forefront: "A school that is not recognized by the education system."
"Yes." Han Hong said.
"Ah? Why?" Liu Yifei frowned.
Han Hong turned to look at her: "There are about thirty children in the two villages. They are all in the second grade regardless of age, and there is only one class. Have you ever seen any school with only one class?"
"Okay." Liu Yifei smiled bitterly and shook her head, finally understanding.
There are only nearly 20 children in this village, and there are about 10 in the neighboring village. When Han Hong first came here, he found that his neighbors were also in the same poverty situation, so he included both villages in the scope of charity.
But if we want to set up a regular school for these dozens of children, it is almost impossible. It does not meet the standards, and the village does not have the facilities, conditions and environment that a school should have.
"What about the promotion issue?" Chu Xuan turned to ask Han Hong.
Han Hong bent down and pinched a wild flower to play with, then stood up and said: "We have negotiated with the county. The final and mid-term exams will not be taken care of. However, for the double-excellent exams for the fifth grade and the middle school exams for the sixth grade, as long as Teacher Zhou applies for them, the county will have them."
arrange."
"That's not bad." Liu Yifei breathed a sigh of relief for her children's future development. It's just that they won't go to a normal school. They will have the proper treatment and promotion channels.
"Okay, this can be considered the most appropriate solution." Chu Xuan nodded, feeling happy for the children.
"Sister Hong, if those teachers are all volunteers, how will the salary income come from? Is it a subsidy from the county?" Liu Yifei asked again.
"Yes, there is a subsidy." Han Hong said: "This village is under the jurisdiction of the county after all. There are teachers who volunteer to support education in the village. It is legal and reasonable for the county to provide some subsidies. After signing the contract to support teaching,
The contract is 400 per month.”
"Only 400!" Liu Yifei stared. She felt good when she heard that there was indeed a subsidy, but she didn't know that the subsidy was only 400 yuan per month.
Chu Xuan turned his head and was very surprised: "What can you do with 400? It's not enough for basic living expenses, right? And those teachers have to buy fruits and extracurricular books for the children. Is this okay?"
Han Hong took off her glasses and took a lens cloth from her pocket to wipe the lenses.
In Jinhua, 180 kilometers north of the village, the average salary is more than 3,000.
Hangzhou, 150 kilometers northeast of Jinhua, has an average salary of nearly 4,000.
In Hengdian, 90 kilometers northeast of the village, there are even some celebrities who earn six or even seven figures just by hanging out on the set.
But in this area, which is bustling on all sides, there are several people who have given up their original jobs to do hard work for 400 yuan a month.
What can 400 do?
Is this possible to live with?
Facing the couple's astonishment, Han Hong smiled, put away the glasses cloth and put on her glasses.
"Our country is still very good. With the development over the years, the benefits that benefit the people are getting more and more real and getting better and better."
"But nothing can be perfect, and the same goes for regulations and policies. They are bound to not be able to satisfy everyone in the country's 1.3 billion people at the same time."
"Following the pace of the times, the places that the country cannot satisfy for the time being and cannot see for the time being are the places where public welfare and charity should go. Otherwise, why do we need public welfare and charity?"
Han Hong's answer was not what was asked, which made Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei stunned, and then they felt ashamed. It also made them feel the gap between them and Han Hong in terms of cognitive level of the underlying world.
Those teachers all gave up their original jobs at the school and left their career jobs to resolutely come to help the poor. This behavior was obviously not for money, but for the cause of spreading the glory of human nature.
It doesn't matter whether it's 400 or how much it is, it doesn't really matter. If you really want money, even if you pay a normal teacher salary of two to three thousand, not many teachers are willing to come to this place.
What's important is that the county's attitude is to provide this subsidy in accordance with national regulations. This attitude is the greatest support for those five teachers, and it will also be a spiritual pillar to persevere.
There is no land in the world, and not everyone who engages in charity is a Holy Mother. If the country does not give a supportive attitude in this matter, then the hearts of charitable people will gradually become cold.
"My charity foundation company will also give each teacher a monthly subsidy. After I initiated this charity project in early 2008, several good friends and enthusiastic people donated some money, which is enough to sustain the expenses for two to three years.
.”
"The main problem now is that the roads in this village need to be repaired. They are all mud roads. It is impossible to walk when it rains. The location of the school also needs to be changed. At the beginning, I just wanted to arrange for the children to study as soon as possible.
This cannot be delayed."
"But you have also seen the environment of the yard. It is old and worn out and the space is small. After building a basketball court, nothing can be done. Next year I will contact the construction team to find a place nearby to help build a brand new elementary school. That will
decent."
"It's just that there are too many things to do. Take it step by step."
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Many people know that Han Hong does public welfare and charity, but they have never seen Han Hong take the initiative to promote it. Either the team members occasionally send photos, or they are street photos of passers-by on the charity road.
There were doubts at first, and there are still some now, who don't believe that celebrities who can make a lot of money would engage in charity so enthusiastically.
However, as Han Hong's charity fund publishes the aid list every year, many media and travelers have followed in the footsteps of the list and visited those aid places. They have indeed received great help from Han Hong's team, and
All have certificates from local township departments.
This leaves some people speechless, but more people still don’t know.
It can only be said that Han Hong is a person who does practical things with kindness and does not use it to become famous. She just does what she wants to do. This is her pursuit.
"Sister Hong." Chu Xuan turned around and gave her two thumbs up: "Great."
No wonder those teachers have high respect for Han Hong. All the arrangements made in the school just now were obeyed by Han Hong. This not only solved the children's study problem, but also negotiated the follow-up with the relevant departments of the county.
As a result, the teachers were given extra living allowances, and roads and schools were built for the villages.
From an outsider's point of view, regardless of whether it is true or false, if these are implemented in place, then even hypocrisy is worthy of respect and respect.
A good deed itself only needs to be judged by the behavior, regardless of the deeds and the heart. As long as the good deed is done well, why bother whether it is sincere or fake?
What's more, Han Hong has both good intentions and good intentions, which makes people admire and respect her even more.
"Don't, don't use such big words on me, I don't accept it." Han Hong followed Chu Xuan up the dirt steps and walked into the woods where the crew was: "It's just that I, a so-called star, get money too quickly.
, I stood there for three hours at the beginning of the concert and made millions. It was like robbing money. I feel uneasy if I don’t do something. I am doing charity work and so on, so I have nothing to do.”
Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei were stunned. Can such a thing be explained in this way? This is too upright!
"Sister Hong, I would like to know which colleagues have donated money to your fund company." Chu Xuan said.
"Why?" Han Hong frowned: "You think I have few friends, right?"
"No." Chu Xuan shook his head: "I want to be friends with those who have donated money."
"Why?" Han Hong was confused.
Chu Xuan said: "You are so straightforward, and there are still people who are willing to donate to your company. They must be as pure and friendly people as you, and they are worthy of close friendship."
"Hey!" Han Hong grinned and pointed at Liu Yifei: "Little concubine, did this guy deceive you with such sweet words?"
Little concubine? Why is there a new title... Liu Yifei couldn't help but laugh and found it very interesting.
Han Hong stopped joking and said: "Chu Xuan, you are good at talking. If I had your emotional intelligence, everyone in the mainland music world would have my surname Han."
"Hahaha..." Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei laughed loudly. These words caught them off guard. This teacher Han Hong is really interesting.
"Tian Zhen, Tengger, Han Lei, Cai Guoqing, Mao Amin... that's all." Han Hong mentioned a few names.
When the couple heard it, they realized that these good guys were all national-level singers and music artists of the same class.
Judging from Han Hong's personality, these teachers must all be of good character.
"Can we join?" Chu Xuan asked with interest.
"What to join?" Han Hong seemed to understand but not understand.
"Your charity." Chu Xuan said.
Han Hong and Liu Yifei were startled at the same time. Han Hong thought Chu Xuan wanted to donate money, but when Chu Xuan said he wanted to join, she didn't know what he meant. She didn't expect that Chu Xuan wanted to do charity with her.
Liu Yifei also didn't expect that Chu Xuan suddenly came to do something like this, but it was a good thing to do charity. She had briefly talked about this kind of thing with Chu Xuan before, but she was too busy with her career to take it into consideration, so she never thought about it again.
Now that Chu Xuan brought it up, she also supported it in her heart and looked at Han Hong with a smile to see what Han Hong would say.
"Donating money and doing charity are two different things. Did you fail to express it clearly or did I understand it wrong?" Han Hong said bluntly.
A donation is a donation, and charity is charity. Although charity also includes donations, the essential meaning is to personally rush to the scene and get things done like she did.
In addition to her own money for every charity project, part of the money is donated by a group of kind-hearted people. To be worthy of the goodwill of these people, she must personally watch every donation be put into practice and not be wasted.
Since ancient times, money has attracted people's hearts. If she leaves the money to someone else, she will not be at ease. If something goes wrong, her reputation will be ruined, and a series of related public welfare activities and the parties being assisted will be in trouble.
As the saying goes, good things go unnoticed, but bad things spread and cause countless chain reactions. This is the current public opinion environment in society.
Therefore, she doesn't trust anyone or any organization on this matter. She feels at ease only when she sets up her own company and handles everything by herself.
Because of this, doing charity with her can be very tiring.
"I welcome donations. Big bosses are not short of money, and a house that accumulates goodwill will definitely be happy. I will not refuse this."
"But if you want to do charity with me, I will consider whether there are two people holding you back. You should also consider whether it is just a temporary passion. Don't do it just because you are moved or emotional by some of the words I said along the way.
A thankless decision.”
Han Hong was still so frank and direct. She bluntly said that the couple was holding them back, and also bluntly reminded the couple not to make decisions based on emotion.
This makes Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei both funny and visceral. Lu Tao, the steely straight man, can't speak but is taciturn. Teacher Han Hong, the steely straight woman, can't speak but talks a lot. Those who can talk will like this way of chatting.
, being frank and outspoken occasionally hurts people, but will not get entangled and internally conflicted, and those who can't talk will really be pissed off by Han Hong.
"That's right. Donations are donations. We will consider doing charity things." Chu Xuan nodded.
This matter was indeed brought up suddenly, mainly because Han Honggang's words aroused inner fluctuations.
"As a so-called celebrity, my money comes too quickly, and I feel uneasy if I don't do something." Who in the entire entertainment industry can say this?
Don't say it out loud, there are probably not many people who have this idea and mentality.
As for the person who had this idea and mentality and could speak it out frankly and without any scruples, he thought there was no one in his previous knowledge, but now there was, and that was Han Hong.
Just keep this in your heart. If you say it and spread it out, you will be targeted and squeezed by the industry. Only people who are indifferent to fame and fortune and don't care much about money can have such a sincere and indifferent heart.
In just ten minutes of contact, he developed a great respect and affection for Han Hong. It was also because of the magnanimous mentality of such an artist that he suddenly had the idea of following her in charity work.
It is true that celebrities make money so quickly, and they seem to be miserable day and night, but they don't seem to have done much, but they can make money in a short period of time that ordinary people cannot make in a lifetime.
In response to Han Hong's very pure words, they can also wake up people in this industry. If you can do something, you will feel more at ease.
When we came to the set, we introduced Han Hong to the crew. Of course, no introduction was needed. There were very few Chinese people who didn’t know Han Hong. He was a household name among the people. When he came to meet the crew, he didn’t need to introduce himself too much. Everyone was familiar with her.
I know Han Hong.
Maybe it was because the couple had a good show yesterday, and the relationship drama between Tang Yan and Luo Jin had a qualitative change. Maybe it was also because the relationship was exposed in front of the couple, which relieved these two guys a lot of psychological burden.
, I let go of my hands and feet when acting, and gained a lot more tension in the performance.
The filming process went smoothly. The crew stopped working at three o'clock in the afternoon and prepared to return to Hengdian. Han Hong also watched the scene with the couple with great interest. When the filming was over, she returned to school with the crew with a lot of excitement.
Two rows of banquets have been set up on the school's basketball court, with a total of ten tables.
The square, varnished wood table is very small, and there are probably only seven or eight people sitting on the long benches on the four sides. The tabletop is covered with a thin red plastic belt, and there are melon seeds, peanuts, fruits, and milk on it. People sit in twos and threes.
Table chat.
"Uncle, what is this?"
When the crew came, they brought some hand-held equipment with them. A little girl was curious when she noticed the camera in the photographer's hand.
Excuse me?... You can express yourself politely casually. Such a situation rarely happens to a child. The nurturing ability of the teachers teaching here is evident.
"This is a camera, for photography...for taking pictures."
The photographer first talked about photography. I was afraid that the children would not understand, so he changed it to ordinary photography.
The little girl stared curiously at the camera for a long time and asked: "Uncle, are you a photographer?"
Photographer... This is a bit low-end, but the photographer will naturally not say this to children, so he smiled and said: "Yes."
"Uncle, is it difficult to take pictures?" The little girl turned into a question girl and asked questions with great interest.
"It's not difficult as long as you study hard." The photographer replied kindly, and then asked casually: "Do you want to be a photographer when you grow up?"
Unexpectedly, the little girl shook her head decisively: "No! I want to find my parents when I grow up!"
Upon hearing this, the photographer, including the dozen or so people on the crew, were all stunned.
Is this...is this little girl's dream?
But this... what kind of dream is it?
Why would a child have such a dream?
The crew didn't know why, but Zongzi's innocent and firm words made them extremely heartbroken and shocked.
Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei sat in silence at the table. They had already received an answer from Teacher Han Hong, an answer to why they saw so much passion in the eyes of these children in the morning.
Many teachers will emphasize dreams to their students. Scientists? Doctors? Soldiers? Businessmen? The list goes on.
But how do primary school students understand this, let alone the profound meaning of these professions?
Zhou Zhengguang, as a Chinese teacher and the villager who knows the village best, did not emphasize these illusory dreams to these children, but only told them the most profound pursuit.
"As long as you study hard, you can go to the big cities to find your parents, help your parents, and take your parents home."
This is what Han Hong told them, and this is also the content of Zhou Zhengguang’s first Chinese lesson for the children.
There are no gorgeous dreams, no profound rhetoric, only the simplest words that each child can understand and penetrate their hearts.
No wonder that when they came in the morning, these children all looked malnourished, but they were all in a high-spirited state of mind. Such contrasting scenes all come from the same pursuit of these children - I want to study hard and then go to college.
Find your parents in the city and take them back to live a good life.
This is their belief, the root of their faith, and the reason why all of them are poor students, but their fighting spirit to study overwhelms the children in the city in the eyes of the couple.
When the couple heard this reason, they almost burst into tears. They were embarrassed on the set at that time. In a different place where no one was around, at least Liu Yifei would have cried and her eyes would turn red. This was really shocking.
The banquet started very early, and the food was ready to be served at four o'clock in the afternoon. The main reason was that most of the people who came were old people, and it was dangerous to walk home after dark.
The wedding was very simple, ridiculously simple, without any complicated links or procedures. There was no gorgeous wedding dress or formal suit. There was only a Chinese tunic suit worn by teacher Zhou Zhengguang. There was a red flower pinned to the chest of the tunic suit to represent the groom.
Teacher Li is wearing a normal Chinese red wedding dress, but it is also quite simple.
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"They're getting married. Teacher Yang and Uncle Zhou are getting married..."
Amid the cheers of the children adding color and blessing, the bride and groom Zhou Zhengguang and Yang Li knelt down to serve tea respectfully and festively.
On the way to serve tea, Mrs. Zhou's mother said it with tears in her eyes, and kept saying: "I have wronged you, Xiaoli, I really wronged you."
Only Zhou Zhengguang's parents from his own village were present, and Yang Li's parents did not come.
Yang Li gave up her career and devoted herself to charity. She also wanted to marry a man from this dull village. Her parents didn't like it and they didn't even come to their daughter's wedding.
Han Hong said that teacher Yang Li has no regrets. As a teacher at a prestigious school, Zhou Zhengguang resigned when he was told to resign. He gave up when he had a promising future and resolutely returned to his hometown to benefit the country. So why can't she, Yang Li, a teacher in a small county?
Zhou Zhengguang’s ideal is to teach and educate people, and so is Yang Li’s ideal. Their deeper ideals are to put teaching and educating people where they are needed more, and they have the same dream and the same pursuit.
Why can't Yang Li marry Zhou Zhengguang if she really loves her?
From Yang Li's perspective, the couple could only admire the courage and courage of this teacher.
From an overall perspective, the couple could only remain silent and refuse to comment.
There is nothing right or wrong about this matter. Parents want their daughters to live well, and their daughters should pursue their own preferences. As outsiders, there is no way to judge, but only blessings.
But Yang Li wiped her mother-in-law's tears and said, "Mom, I'm not wronged. Marrying Zhou Zhengguang is my blessing." It was also touching.
How to put it this way, the warmth and pure love in fantasy are not fairy tales. It’s just that after reading too much messy news and comments on the Internet, those who have no legs, no experience, and no experience are even more helpless.
See the single, dirty side of this world.
"That's great." Liu Yifei leaned on Chu Xuan's head, holding a tissue to wipe the tears from the corners of her eyes. Sitting next to her were Tang Yan and Liu Yifei who looked exactly the same. These two sentimental women were deeply moved.
"Chu Xuan, Concubine Yi, come and take a group photo together." Han Hong waved.
Chu Xuan waved his hand and said: "No, no, it's not appropriate for us to go. You can just take pictures."
"Come on." Han Hong waved again.
"No, no, sister Hong, you can take the photo." Liu Yifei shook her head and declined.
Seeing this, Han Hong stopped bothering and stepped forward to take photos with the bride and groom, teachers and children.
Because of Han Hong, we have the bond between the bride and groom, the teachers’ fateful encounters, the children’s bright future, and the glorious humanity that is not like a family but is better than a big family.
The couple are just passers-by and spectators, and there is no need to destroy the already perfect life of this big family.
In front of the school, the children's joy and joy are squatting in the front row, the teachers' friendship and love are in the back row, the tears and wrinkles of Zhou's parents are in the last row, and Han Hong's kindness, purity and integrity are next to them.
In the middle is the joy and truth of the newlyweds.
Under the sunshine, the breeze blew through the branches, swept through the hair of the guests, curled up the corners of the elderly people's mouths, and accentuated the smiles of the couple and other unexpected visitors.
With a "click", the picture freezes, and this feeling and scene finally become art.