In February 2013, it had been more than a week since I arrived in the village. My cold was gone. Everything was different from what I imagined. There was no dilapidated teaching building. On the contrary, this school was the most luxurious building in the village.
"But in such a good teaching building, why don't many children come to school? Xiaomei and I asked a few children in the mountains if they wanted to go to school and learn knowledge, but they asked me with innocent eyes,
What is the use of learning knowledge?
Xiaomei told these children that after learning knowledge, they can go out of the mountains and go to the wider world.
The children still looked confused. The outside world was still too far away for them. In the end, it was Brother Zhang's words that made the children excited.
Brother Zhang told these children that by learning knowledge, their families can live a better life, they can have more food, and they can no longer suffer from the cold.
At that moment, I saw hope in the eyes of the children. For them, being able to eat well and avoid starvation and cold is already their biggest dream.
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On February 28, 2013, school started. After our publicity, some children finally came to school. However, I did not expect that the first adult who accompanied the child to school turned out to be a disabled person who was missing half of his leg.
people.
Later, after questioning by Brother Zhang, we learned that this man’s name was Fu Hai. When he was young, he worked outside on a manual field. In an accident, his leg was crushed by a machine. The migrant workers at that time were not as lucky as they are now.
Hai lost a leg for the rest of his life, but only received a few thousand yuan in compensation.
Because his leg was broken, Fu Hai's wife also ran away, leaving only Fu Hai and a nine-year-old daughter. However, even so, every time school started, Fu Hai had to send his daughter to school. Because of this, the nine-year-old daughter
Fu Dandan is also the only child in the mountain who has studied for three years.
Brother Zhang asked Fu Hai to write down his name, but Fu Hai stood there awkwardly, staring at the pen on the table. After a while, he said this.
"I can lift heavy things, but I just don't have the strength to pick up this pen."
I saw that when Brother Zhang heard what Fu Hai said, the corners of his eyes were wet and he secretly turned his head away, while Xiaomei and another girl were already crying. Fu Hai was illiterate, and a girl in her thirties
A man of many years can withstand the hardships of life, but he cannot write his name on a piece of paper.
Fu Hai has suffered the hardship of being illiterate and has seen the outside world. Therefore, he does not want his daughter to be like him in the future. "As long as I have breath, even if it means begging, I will send Dandan to university."
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This is a man's promise. At that moment, I deeply felt the sacredness of my own responsibility. It was not only the hope of the children to get out of the mountains, but also the hope of the children's parents.
"We must let these children get out of the mountains." At that moment, I said to myself seriously.
On March 2, 2013, school finally started. There were a total of twenty-one students. I was responsible for teaching them Chinese. There were many classrooms, but the students could not even sit in one class. I asked the village chief, who are of school age in this village?
There should be more than 300 children. There are so many children. Why don't they come to school?
On March 22, 2013, after staying in the village for more than a month, Xiaomei left today. She had to go to the city for treatment because of a severe cold. I still remember Xiaomei holding my hand and crying non-stop before leaving.
, I know she is reluctant to let go of these children in the mountains.
On May 2, 2013, another companion left today. Brother Zhang’s girlfriend asked Brother Zhang to choose whether to stay in the mountain village or study abroad. If he stayed in the mountain village, Brother Zhang’s girlfriend would break up with him.
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"I know that Brother Zhang couldn't bear to leave the children in the mountains, but he left anyway. Maybe he was embarrassed to tell us that Brother Zhang left quietly at night alone. In fact, we don't blame Brother Zhang. I wish Brother Zhang and his
Girlfriend, be happy."
On May 3, 2013, Brother Zhang left. I took over Brother Zhang's place and taught math classes to the children. Although Brother Zhang left, he left me notes, very detailed notes. This is Brother Zhang.
I wrote the notes overnight. I saw that some of the pages in this notebook were not very smooth, as if they had been wetted by water. Are those Brother Zhang's tears?
On June 11, 2013, a problem facing us now is that there are not enough stationery for the children. The pens and paper used by the children were all brought by us from the city. Moreover, in order to let the adults in the mountains
We are willing to send the children to school. We provide everything for the children to go to school, but now they are almost used up.
What to do? Finally, Brother Yan and I discussed it. Brother Yan said he would go to the city to see if he could raise some stationery supplies for the children, and Xiaolin and I would be responsible for teaching the children.
On June 18, 2013, Brother Yan came back, and he was followed by several villagers at the foot of the mountain. Each of them had packages on their backs and several packages in their hands, and they all had smiles on their faces.
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Brother Yan's fundraising was very successful this time and he brought back a lot of school supplies for the children. With these school supplies, Xiaolin and I decided to go to the mountains to mobilize more children to come to school.
On July 2, 2013, there was a holiday. The first semester was over, but our task was not over yet. This summer vacation, Xiaolin and I were going to the homes with children to convince the adults to let their children come to school.
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On September 1, 2013, after a summer vacation of hard work, the school started with more than 30 more students. However, what makes me sad is that three of the children who came to school last semester did not come.
Brother Yan comforted me and said that maybe the children didn't come because they had something to do at home, and they would report to school in two days. However, I still couldn't worry about it, so I decided to go to the homes of these three children to see for myself.
What I didn't expect was that the children of these three families were taken away by their parents during the summer vacation. Only grandpa and grandma were left at home. I know that this phenomenon is very common in the mountains. Children follow their parents after they understand.
Go to the city to work.
Working seems to be the only way for children in the mountains to go to the city.
At that moment, I secretly made up my mind to myself. I must change the way these children go to the city. Even if I can't pave a wide road for them, there must be such a road. With a road, there will be
Some people are walking, and I believe that one day, when there are more people walking, the road will become wider.
On November 9, 2013, a piece of bad news came. Fu Dandan's father fell ill and left in a hurry. By the time I arrived at Fu Dandan's home, Fu Dandan's father had already been buried.
Looking at Fu Dandan crying, and thinking about Fu Dandan's father's promise that "I will send Dandan to university even if I am begging," for the first time, I began to hate God's ruthlessness, even if
When I first learned the meaning of the word "orphan", I had never felt so resentful to God.
Fu’s father left, and Fu Dandan had no relatives. All that was left to Fu Dandan was two rabbits and an acre of cornfield. I decided to take Fu Dandan to live in the school. I told her, after father left, I am you.
relatives
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Today, December 13, 2013, Brother Yan’s family came, as well as Brother Yan’s fiancée. It was also the first time that I learned that Brother Yan was engaged and that he was his childhood sweetheart.
However, when he saw his family and fiancée, Brother Yan did not have a happy expression on his face and took his family directly to his dormitory.
After a while, Xiaolin told me that Brother Yan and his family had a quarrel that could be heard in the entire dormitory. I didn’t believe it at first, but when I rushed to the dormitory, I happened to hear Brother Yan’s fiancee.
of crying.
Later, Brother Yan also left and was taken back by his family. Xiaolin and I both knew the reason why Brother Yan's family came to visit us. It turned out that Brother Yan had spent the money he and his fiancée used to buy a wedding house.
The total amount was 120,000 yuan. Brother Yan’s family didn’t know where Brother Yan spent the money, but Xiaolin and I knew that every time Brother Yan went out to raise funds, the stationery he brought back was also given to the children.
Our gifts add up to exactly 150,000 yuan.
It turned out that every time Brother Yan went to the city to collect donations, he didn't get much donations at all. Brother Yan used the money he and his fiancée used to buy a house for their wedding, and bought stationery and gifts for the children, without telling all of us.
That night, Xiaolin and I held each other's hands and cried. We were the only five people at the beginning. Now we are the only ones left. Can we really hold on?
Xiaolin and I don't know when someone will leave. Maybe it's me, maybe it's Xiaolin?
On December 26, 2013, Brother Yan passed away, but the children's classes still continued. Xiaolin and I were responsible for three homeworks, but now there is a problem in front of us. Winter has entered, and the children
The clothes on their bodies were obviously a little thinner.
So, I decided to go out and seek help.
On December 28, 2013, I had been out of the mountains for two days. In these two days, I visited many schools in the city, hoping to get help from these schools. Finally, with the help of these schools, I got
There are more than a hundred sets of cotton-padded jackets, all worn by the children in the school, but I think the children in the mountains will not dislike them.
On January 6, 2013, I heard that several entrepreneurs in the city were going to hold a charity event. I rushed to attend. However, I saw these people wearing expensive dresses and drinking expensive red wine.
While we were talking about charity there, I suddenly thought, why are these people so fake?
What makes me most angry is that there is a business owner who wants to support me. I know him, he has been mentioned in the city's newspapers, and he is a big philanthropist in the city. It is really ironic, compared to these sanctimonious people.
Man, I suddenly feel that this society is so sad.
On January 18, 2013, I was already disappointed with some charity meetings, but children in the mountains still needed stationery. I participated in a charity meeting again. It is said that this time the charity meeting was organized by a big boss named Chen Guangbiao...