Lu Beicen looked at Lin Fei. She still didn't say much. She just ate quietly and occasionally looked at Teacher Du calmly when she talked about her previous experiences in the northwest. When she heard something interesting, she would also show a smile.
Teacher Du talked about the Mogao Grottoes for ten or twenty minutes. Yin Honghai's appetite was whetted: "Teacher Du, how far is the county we are going to from the Mogao Grottoes?
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"Do you want to go? It's not very far. The main thing is to see how Teacher Lin arranges it. If the filming goes well and we can finish the work there on Friday, we can go and have a look at the weekend, and then we can see where to go back to Zhongjiang.
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What surprised Lu Beicen was that Lin Fei took the wheel sent by Teacher Du without hesitation: "The time should be about the same. It depends on the situation. I saw the weather forecast yesterday. There was a typhoon coming, and there will be a typhoon over there.
If the situation is affected, the planes may be grounded by then, so just in time, let’s just be down-to-earth and work for the sake of public benefit.”
"If you don't want to be troubled, Mr. Du, why don't you just make arrangements and arrange three or four days ahead of the weekend? You can also check the weather conditions later. We are all counting on you."
Teacher Du laughed and said: "Look at our Teacher Lin, we are so grand. Okay, I'll come and take a look at it tonight. By the way, Xiaofang, how do you arrange it?"
Fang Nan was naturally yearning for this special experience, and immediately nodded: "I'll be with you all the way, Teacher Du, just treat me as your non-staff member now."
"Sure, we're really looking forward to having this extra staff member pay his own expenses and treat guests to dinner."
The next day, I finally interviewed Yu Lan's friend Ming Wei in Kyoto. This girl has a bright and cheerful personality as her name suggests. It's obvious from a glance that she has a good tutor and job, and she dresses and talks very well.
"Yu Lan and I have known each other for four or five years. At that time, I was a junior in college and she was a sophomore. We both signed up to teach during the summer vacation. We were assigned to the same place. To be honest, my living conditions were relatively different since I was a child.
Well, I’m not used to the life of a volunteer teacher, but she takes care of me everywhere. Without her, I feel like I would have suffered from stomach problems even if I didn’t starve to death.”
"We kept in touch after that. After graduating from college, she chose to teach as a long-term teacher. I asked myself that I couldn't do it, and my heart was not as pure as hers."
"She has a kind of tenacity, the kind of energy that never seems to be knocked down no matter what, which I particularly admire. The day she was diagnosed with leukemia, I burst into tears, but she comforted me in turn."
"I had already decided to study abroad for a short period of time. I knew she was sick and I didn't want to go. She advised me that the opportunity was rare and I couldn't treat her here, so I left. If I had known at that time
She didn't want to receive treatment anymore, and she wouldn't leave even if she killed me. When I came back, I was almost crazy with fear."
"At that time, I only knew that she had broken up with her boyfriend. She didn't want to say more about the specific situation, and I couldn't ask more questions. Later, when I met her boyfriend, I could see that he was very interested in her. In order to find her, I
It really took a lot of effort, and I feel quite touched.”
"I am also overwhelmed with energy. I haven't been working for a long time. I am still in the stage of continuous learning. I don't have much savings. I can only help Lan so much. I sincerely hope that caring people can lend a hand. She is a caring and socially responsible person.
A very valuable person."
The next day, a group of people flew to the northwest airport closest to Yu Lan's former teaching base with Qin Tian. As expected, Lu Beihao and Jiang Zhongze rented a Coaster over the phone and waited at the airport.
Seeing that everyone was sitting comfortably in the car, Lin Fei joked with Lu Beicen: "Xiaolu, we are all benefiting from you, otherwise we wouldn't be treated so well, and we have saved a lot of time.
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Lu Beicen was a little embarrassed: "Teacher Lin, you are so polite. When they go out to play, they always rent a car. Big cars are comfortable to sit in."
Qin Tian immediately understood that this car was rented by a private person, so he felt a little embarrassed: "This trip is really troublesome for you. Not only did you pay for it, but you also had to pay for the car privately. If we take the bus, we will take a detour.
If you don’t tell me, you still have to change trains.”
Lu Beicen shook his head: "You're welcome, Yu Lan's treatment costs a lot of money, and we are just doing our best."
Ah Hao was not much younger than Qin Tian. He had become quite familiar with Qin Tian along the way. He reached over the seat and pulled Qin Tian from behind and said, "Brother Tian, when you were teaching, did you live in the school or in the homes of nearby villagers?"
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"It depends on the situation. In some places, the school conditions are better and there are vacant dormitories, so you can live in dormitories. In some places, the conditions are poor. The school only has one building, so you need to rent a house outside. In some places, you can't even rent.
We can only live in unused houses of local villagers."
"What about eating? Do you have to cook it yourself?"
"It depends on the situation. Some schools may have canteens because they have student accommodation. This is the happiest thing. You can eat in the canteen. Most places have to be made by yourself. Anyway, volunteer teaching is actually very training."
"So are you getting paid?"
"Short-term teaching support is just like social practice activities. There is no salary. However, long-term teaching support after graduation will still bring a certain amount of income, but it is not much. It can probably sustain life."
“Are there many children dropping out of school?”
"There are many, especially girls. Things are a little better now. In the past, not to mention the nine-year compulsory education, there were often people who were not allowed to come to school because they didn't know Braille. Especially in the poor areas, where there are many children at home, the older ones are still
You have to be responsible for raising children, or you have to do a lot of work at home."
"One of the things Yu Lan often did in the past was to visit students' homes. He was afraid that one day there would suddenly be fewer students in the class. The place where we support teaching seemed to be separated by a ditch. In fact, it was like running into a mountain and running to death.
, just walking back and forth will make you covered in dirt.”
"I heard that the place where you teach is very short of water. You walked for more than two hours just to see a willow tree?"
"Well, this day is not bad, and you can still see some sparse green. After autumn, the sky will be filled with loess and decaying grass. Fortunately, there are many sunny days here, otherwise it would look desolate. But it is precisely because of the many sunny days.
That’s why there are always water shortages.”
"Is it really true that I have to take three baths in a lifetime?"
"That happened a long time ago, and it's not so exaggerated now. But the water shortage is real, and the water is not delicious. It can't be compared with what we have in the south. We'd better buy some mineral water later.
Put it in the car to save you from drinking the local water later."
Fang Nan smiled and said: "I heard my dad say that when he graduated from college, he was assigned here by accident because he heard that he could only take three baths in his life. He was so scared. It happened to be that he is now
His work unit wanted him, so he returned to Zhongjiang."