“...... Xiao Ya, Xiao Si, you two stay a little. ”

In the backyard, there are more than a dozen potholed old desks, chairs and stools of different heights, and a movable blackboard hanging on the outer wall of the kitchen.

A dozen or so students carefully closed their old books and put them back on their desks, or carefully held them in their arms and placed them in small cloth bags.

Some of them were happy and cheerful, and the old man in front of the backyard either waved goodbye, or said goodbye in his mouth, and ran out of the backyard door in twos and threes.

The old man stood by the movable blackboard, holding a corner of the movable blackboard, and the rope hanging on the nail on the wall on the movable blackboard was stretched straight.

With a smile on his face full of ravines and folds, the old man smiled, looking at the students who ran in front of him one by one and gradually ran away,

As the little girl and the little boy ran by, the old man turned his head and called out to the two children.

“...... Okay, teacher. ”

“...... Teacher, what's the matter? ”

“...... Teacher Xun asked you to stay, you stayed, Xu Si, why do you have so many questions...... It must have been that you were distracted during the class just now and didn't pay attention to the class. ”

“...... What about you!"

“...... I'm sure Mr. Xun stayed, see your jokes......"

The little girl and the little boy stopped in front of the old man, followed closely, and began to talk to each other again.

......

“...... Alright, alright. ”

The old man smiled, looked at the two children, and waited for the other students to leave one after another.

A little staggered, moved his feet forward, stood firmer again, let go of his hand holding the blackboard, and greeted the two students,

The little girl and the little boy stopped talking one after another, turned their heads, and looked at the old man,

The old man smiled and looked at his two students.

Some of the empty backyards were quiet.

......

“...... Teacher, what are you asking us to stay? ”

The little girl blinked, with some confusion and curiosity in her eyes, and then looked at the old man and asked,

"Yes, the teacher has something I want to talk to you about. ”

The old man smiled, looked at his two students, struggling, staggering, moving his feet again, and then approaching the two children.

There was some trembling on his feet, and the old man struggled, squatting down in front of the two students, and then looked at his two students,

“...... That's right. ”

As if she understood, the little girl nodded seriously,

The little boy next to him seemed to look back at the little girl, followed by the same learning, and nodded at the old man,

“...... Teacher, when I was in class before, I felt so hard to understand what you meant at the end. ”

“...... yes, I don't understand ......."

The little girl looked at the old man and said aloud, and the little boy next to her nodded again.

"It's okay if you don't understand it now, write it down first, then think slowly, think more, ponder more. ”

The old man squatted hard, looked at his two students with a smile, and said loudly.

"Yes, teacher!"

The little girl and the little boy nodded in reply.

......

“...... Xiaoya, you are eleven years old, Xiaosi, you are almost ten years old. ”

Smiling, the old man slowly turned his head, looked at the two students, and said.

“...... Eleven years and two months ......"

“...... I'm just half a month away from being ten years old!"

The little boy and the little girl followed closely and answered one after another.

Some smiles appeared on the old man's face, he squatted hard, his legs trembled slightly, he leaned over, raised his head, and looked at his two students again,

“...... Xiao Si, "

“...... Hmmm!Mr. Xun. ”

The old man slowly turned his head and looked at the little boy,

The little boy followed, nodded emphatically, and answered.

“...... Xiao Si, you are a very talented child, as long as you have the opportunity to continue studying in the future, you must continue to study and study hard......"

The old man looked at the little boy and said aloud,

“...... Well, my dad said the same thing, saying that my head is bright, let me follow Teacher Xun to study hard...... If I learn well, I will continue to study in the future!"

The little boy was crisp and loud.

Next to her, the little girl turned her head and looked at the little boy with some envy in her eyes, followed closely, pursed her lips, and slowly lowered her head, and the look in her eyes gradually dimmed.

“...... Your dad. ”

The old man turned his head, first at the little girl, then again, and continued to talk to the little boy, his eyes were a little dazed.

“...... My dad said that when he was studying, he used to learn from your teacher. He said, "If I don't study well and don't listen to you, he'll beat me with a stick!"

The little boy said crisply, followed closely, and leaned in with the old man,

“...... Teacher Xun, was my dad very naughty and stupid when he used to study......

Somewhat curious, the little boy asked aloud,

“...... Your dad...... Sometimes it's a little naughty, but when I study, I'm very hard, I'm not stupid, I'm very smart......"

The old man's eyes were a little distracted at first, followed by a smile on his face, and then said loudly to the little boy,

“...... Then why didn't he continue studying?"

The little boy looked puzzled, and then asked,

“...... Because he doesn't have a dad like you. ”

The old man said another word to the little boy.

The little boy still had some doubts in his eyes, as if he didn't understand.

Next to her, the little girl buried her head lower.

“...... All right. Xiao Si, what the teacher wants to tell you has already ended. Remember what I told you earlier?"

“...... I remember, the teacher said that if you want me to have the opportunity to continue studying in the future, I must continue to study, I must continue to study, and I must study hard...... Teacher, I remember correctly!"

A little proud, the little boy said crisply,

“...... Right. Xiao Si, you go back first. ”

The old man smiled, looked at the little boy, and said again.

“...... Goodbye, teacher!"

The little boy said crisply, carrying a small cloth bag, and ran out towards the backyard door.

“...... Good bye. ”

The old man smiled, watched the little boy run away, and then slowly turned his head and looked at the little girl,

The little girl stood, still with her head still buried, silent.

“...... Teacher, Mr. Xun...... It's Chen Ya who is distracted in class, do you want to keep her and criticize her?"

At this time, the little boy who had already run out of the backyard ran back again, stood by the backyard door, and asked the old man,

“...... You're just distracted in class!"

The little girl looked up and yelled angrily at the little boy by the backyard door.

“...... Okay, Xiao Si, I left Xiaoya behind, just like you, to talk to her, not to criticize her. ”

The old man smiled, turned his head again, and said to the little boy by the door.

The little boy answered again, staggered again, and ran out.

The old man smiled, slowly turned his head again, and looked at the little girl,

The little girl stood, and gradually buried her head again.

......

“...... Xiaoya, next year, you should be in junior high school. ”

The old man looked at the little girl and spoke again.

The little girl buried her head, first silent for a while, followed closely, and then raised her head and looked at her teacher,

“...... Teacher Xun, I can't go to the town for junior high school...... Teacher Xun, can you teach me?"

The little girl pursed her lips and said, following closely, her eyes showing some expectation,

The old man also looked at the little girl, his squatting legs trembled slightly, and he slowly shook his head.

“...... The teacher can't teach you anymore...... You'll have to go to town to study later. ”

When the little girl heard this, the expectation in her eyes gradually faded, pursed her mouth, and slowly buried her head.

“...... My mom and dad won't let me ...... Go to town to study......"

Pursing her lips, inhaling and intermittently, the little girl buried her head and said,

The hands hanging on both sides of the body were clenched tightly, and the whole body trembled slightly.