Later, Canglong asked Teacher Xiao Liu where he caught her. Teacher Xiao Liu said with a smile that at that time she thought she had caught a big fish, but she did not expect that it was a big living person, and it was so heavy and heavy.
It seems that if it weren't for the help of several elderly people in the village, she wouldn't be able to pull anyone up.
However, she did not ask Canglong why he fell into the river and why he was covered with injuries. Instead, she took Canglong to the calm waters at Canglong's request.
Canglong looked at the water for a few minutes, and then went back with Teacher Xiao Liu. The two chatted happily. When they returned to the home of old Chinese medicine doctor Hu, Canglong found that Teacher Xiao Liu was blushing all the way.
Canglong understood the reason from the words.
Teacher Xiao Liu ate food from hundreds of families, and each family took turns entertaining her for a day, but this time it was at the home of old Chinese medicine doctor Hu. As soon as she entered the door, she smelled a refreshing fragrance, which made people drool.
Impulsively, people in the mountains only eat some cured meats, but a table of dishes is very rich.
The three of them sat at the Eight Immortals table and ate delicious food. Even Canglong, who had special requirements for food, ate several bowls and even made an exception to drink wine with the old Chinese medicine doctor.
With Teacher Xiao Liu here, there is never a shortage of topics to talk about. Even Teacher Xiao Liu has a special liking for this medicinal wine. He drank at least two bowls and his face turned red, showing a bit of drunkenness.
The entire mountain village entered the night peacefully, with no neon lights flashing, no noise of vehicles, and only natural melodies.
"You are the only one in your family?" Canglong suddenly asked.
"Both my son and daughter-in-law are working in the city, and my grandson is studying in the city. He will go to college next year." The old Chinese medicine doctor replied, with a touch of satisfaction on his face. As he spoke, he looked at Canglong and Xiao Liu again.
The teacher said with a smile on his face, "You have all reached the age of marriage. It would be better to get married as soon as possible. Parents, don't worry."
The implication was that he wanted to bring Cang Long and Teacher Xiao Liu together, which made Cang Long feel awkward and Teacher Xiao Liu's face became even redder.
Until after dinner, Cang Long took Teacher Xiao Liu back with a flashlight, but the two of them said nothing. It was not until they returned to school that Teacher Xiao Liu asked: "Teacher Cang, do you really want to leave tomorrow?"
"Well, there are only three days of New Year's Day holiday, and today is already the second day. Besides, if something like this happens to me, they will have to worry if I don't go back." Canglong said calmly.
However, Teacher Xiao Liu showed a bit of disappointment, but immediately showed an intoxicating smile: "I will call you tomorrow morning. There is a market in the village, and I also want to buy some stationery. Come with me then."
"Okay." Canglong nodded. Without someone to guide him, he probably wouldn't be able to leave this mountain village in three days, let alone return to Dongning.
After the two separated, Canglong did not go back to the old Chinese medicine doctor Hu's house to sleep. Instead, he came to the water where Teacher Xiao Liu fished him. With the guidance of Teacher Xiao Liu, Canglong recalled the last moment of letting go.
Then he took off his clothes and jumped directly into the river.
The biting coldness passed into his body. If he hadn't drank the medicinal wine, he would have shivered from the cold. Especially the wound, which was soaked in the river water, was painful. However, Canglong still resisted and dived into the water for about ten minutes.
Finally, Canglong returned to the shore again with a black pistol in his hand.
"Old man, I can't leave you here." Canglong put on his clothes and then wiped the wet desert warrior.
At the last moment of his consciousness, Canglong threw the gun into the river. This was because he was afraid that the person who fished him out would call the police when he saw the thing. As for the gun being injured, he had nothing to worry about.
Returning to the old Chinese medicine doctor Hu's house again, Canglong was lying on the wooden bed. Under his drunkenness, he quickly fell asleep. It wasn't until the next day that he was still asleep when he felt someone calling him outside. When he got up, he found that it was Xiao Liu.
The teacher, and a few children from the village.
Canglong looked at his watch and found that it was only after five o'clock. The genius was slightly bright, with a strange look on his face: "Are you leaving now?"
"Yes, let's go now!" Teacher Xiao Liu still had a happy smile on his face.
Teacher Xiao Liu is wearing a pair of Jiefang shoes, which look a bit like a rural girl, but this does not affect her temperament, and even has a unique flavor. She also holds a pair in her hand, which is obviously prepared for herself.
"We used to go to school and have to get up at around four o'clock. After dinner, we have to rush to school at five o'clock." One of the children said in broken Mandarin.
"Yes!" Canglong nodded, changed into Jiefang shoes, and then said goodbye to Mr. Hu, the traditional Chinese medicine doctor, and they set off.
The long mountain road is extremely rugged, even very steep in some places. When passing by a road that can only be passed by one person, Canglong was surprised, because there is a cliff on one side of the road and a cliff on the other side. If you fall, you will definitely die.
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However, neither Teacher Xiao Liu nor the group of children who were no more than twelve years old showed any signs of timidity. Instead, they passed the test very skillfully.
"Have you always walked this way to school before? Aren't you afraid?" Canglong asked strangely.
"Yes, this is the only way to our Niujiamiao Village. We are used to it." One of the children said with a smile, as if the road just now did not leave any fear in his heart.
Canglong shook his head, but Teacher Xiao Liu said with a solemn face: "This road is very dangerous. Several children once went to the countryside to study and came back. Because they were so tired, if they didn't pay attention here..."
Hearing this, Canglong's expression changed. His question just now was actually about this. At this moment, he suddenly thought of Teacher Xiao Liu's reason for running the school. It was not only for their knowledge, but also for their safety.
, but Teacher Xiao Liu never told him. Even when he mentioned the reason for running the school, he just said "happy", which was such an understatement.
"Compared to her, my more than 20 years of life have been in vain." Canglong said to himself in his heart. What Teacher Xiao Liu did touched him greatly.
But he didn't say anything. He looked at the children again, and found that their young faces were heavy, as if they had experienced those dangerous scenes.
At this moment, he suddenly thought of the students in Class 9 and those children in the city. Compared with these children who are less than twelve years old, their sufferings are nothing. In order to study, they have to walk every day.
There are more than ten miles of mountain roads, and dangers may occur at any time on these mountain roads.
Canglong looked at these young faces and didn't know what to say for a moment.
The market held once every five days is the largest transaction in the mountain villages of Mawang Township. The New Year is about to come, and the mountain people come down with various mountain goods in exchange for some things needed for the New Year. It is different from the markets Canglong has seen before.
The same thing is that the mountain people are not interested in money, but in exchange for what they need, because they have never thought that they can make a fortune selling things here.
When Canglong and others arrived at the market in the countryside, it was already past seven o'clock. They walked on the more than ten miles of mountain road for nearly two hours. Canglong also verified the function of the pair of Jiefang shoes. Walking on such a mountain road would cost more than ten yuan.
Money-saving shoes are the best and most practical. For people in the mountains, what they want more is not good-looking, but something practical and cheap.
"There is a bus from the village to the county at ten o'clock. It takes about two hours. When you get to the county, you can transfer to the city and have something to eat before leaving. The snacks here are excellent." Teacher Xiao Liu smiled, and then continued
He handed Canglong some money and joked, "This is the fare. If you don't have money, you can't ride on the bus, you rich man."
Canglong smiled helplessly. It was really difficult for him to get money in the countryside. He didn't refuse because he needed it, but he held the money tightly when he took it.
Following Teacher Xiao Liu, Canglong experienced a market with different flavors. There were no luxury goods here, but everything was available, especially the snacks on the stalls, which made people drool.
After Teacher Liu bought what she wanted, she also bought a bunch of candied haws for each child. Then she sat in a stall and ordered a few bowls of dumplings.
Several children seemed to like eating dumplings very much. After a while, they almost finished eating a large bowl, and even the soup was not left at all.
Although their expressions were still full of contentment, they did not beg Teacher Xiao Liu for a bowl. Later, Canglong learned that these children’s holidays were going to the market every time, and Teacher Xiao Liu would only bring a few children here at a time.
This is also for safety, and Teacher Liu does not only bring children with good grades, but takes them to the market in turns.
However, Teacher Xiao Liu picked up the dumplings in his bowl and gave a few to each of them. In the end, there was only a large bowl of soup left in his bowl. Seeing that several children looked embarrassed, Teacher Xiao Liu smiled.
Said: "Soup is more delicious than dumplings. It's time for you to grow, and the teacher has already grown up."
With that said, Teacher Liu drank the soup by himself, but the children were silent. Even at a young age, they could tell which one tasted better, the soup or the dumplings.
At this moment, if Canglong had a camera, he would definitely take a picture of them. The children did not speak, but they silently remembered it in their hearts.
Canglong shook his head, gave half of his untouched dumplings to Teacher Liu, and whispered in her ear: "You can't lie to me."
Teacher Xiao Liu smiled slightly, but did not refuse. Instead, he said: "You are quite good at caring about people."
A few people were eating dumplings when suddenly several people came over and greeted Teacher Xiao Liu warmly. They were probably only in their thirties. They were minding their own business and sat at another table in the stall. From their conversation,
Here, Canglong heard that these people were supporting teachers in other villages.
Seeing them coming, Teacher Xiao Liu seemed to have something to discuss with them, so he spoke to Cang Long and sat over.
From their conversation, Canglong learned something. Like Teacher Xiao Liu, these volunteer teachers have been running independent schools for children in mountain villages for a long time. However, they do not have teacher qualification certificates, so the township will not allocate funds to them.
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But not every volunteer teacher is like Mr. Liu, who has a family without worries, and not only do they not receive funding, they sometimes need to invest their own money.
But they have been persevering. During the summer and winter vacations, other teachers can enjoy the holidays, but they cannot, because they have to work outside the holidays, and most of the money they earn from working is invested in the next semester.
Although every mountain village contributes to the school's expenses, this alone is not enough.
However, for the volunteer teachers, the most difficult thing is not money, but the problem of students entering junior high school after graduating from sixth grade.
The township said that they were running the school illegally. Children who did not graduate from the township primary school would not be able to enter the junior high school. This was their biggest concern, because they were almost desperate because of this problem...