In a blink of an eye, it entered March, for Liu Qingmei and them, there are still two months before the entrance examination, and there are only three months left before the high school entrance examination, not only the students feel the pressure, but Lin Ping feels that his pressure is even greater. This is the first batch of students he brought with him, and these students will largely determine his future development.

Lin Ping's pressure not only comes from the pressure of student upgrades, but the greater pressure is that he teaches nine subjects alone, and he has to rack his brains every day to prepare for classes until late at night, grabbing a handful of hair, in order to allow students to successfully participate in the high school entrance examination, one pass, Lin Ping is really painstaking.

Lin Ping's efforts and dedication were seen by the students, and the students also devoted themselves to their studies, and they themselves knew in their hearts which was more important, and knew that three months later would be the moment to change their fate. There is no other way but to learn.

Even on weekends, students spontaneously arrive at school on time and leave school on time as usual, and when they come to school, they begin to do test questions such as "Five-Year High School Entrance Examination and Three-Year Simulation", and occasionally take time to read extracurricular books to relax.

And Liu Qingmei entered a state of crazy learning, and she didn't even look at extracurricular books anymore.

"Liu Qingmei, you have to pay attention to the combination of work and rest, don't study hard all at once, it's easy to make yourself very tired, take a proper rest. Lin Ping persuaded Liu Qingmei, who was very hard.

"Hmm. Liu Qingmei agreed, but her eyes were still very focused on the exercises.

Lin Ping shook his head, not knowing what to say. Slowly, Liu Qingmei sat in her seat to study after class, except for going to the toilet, and her mental state was commendable, but Lin Ping was worried that her psychological burden and psychological pressure were too heavy.

So, after class, Lin Ping personally took the students to play outside, and resolutely did not let Liu Qingmei sit in the classroom after class, there was nothing to play in the mountain village, so Lin Ping took them to play hopscotch, jumping rubber bands and other traditional activities that are beneficial to exercise.

Within a few days, it came to the second day of the second lunar month, which used to be an important festival for most parts of China, especially in rural areas, and with the development of society, the cities have slowly faded and forgotten this agricultural festival.

On the second day of February, the dragon raised its head, the big warehouse was full, and the small warehouse flowed.

For Kushan, there will be a temple fair on the second day of February, and almost the people in the entire Kushan area will walk through the winding and rugged mountain road and then come to the top of the mountain to pray in a land temple, this temple fair is the most solemn festival for the people of Kushan except for the Spring Festival.

A few days before the second day of February, Ma Zhongguo told Lin Ping that he would give the children a holiday on this day, which is a tradition in the Kushan area for many years, and parents would take their children to participate in the temple fair.

"Teacher, teacher, tomorrow's temple fair, you come to participate!" Feng Xiao said to Lin Ping after school.

"That's right, teacher, the temple fair is fun, there are a lot of people, it's no worse than the pedestrian street we went to the city!" Liu Xiangqian also leaned in front of Lin Ping and said.

"Okay, tomorrow I'll go to the temple fair with Teacher Ma!" Lin Ping said with a smile.

The students fell silent as they looked at each other.

"What's wrong?" Lin Ping asked strangely as he looked at the students.

"Teacher Lin, Teacher Ma never participates in temple fairs......" Liu Qingmei whispered.

"Yes," Feng Xiao also said, "My mother said that the father-in-law of the land does not welcome him......"

Lin Ping was stunned for a while.

Liu Weiguo looked out of the door and then whispered to Lin Ping: "Listen to my father, in the past, a group of young people smashed the temple of the land father-in-law, and Mr. Ma was also one of them, because of this matter, the middle-aged and elderly people in the village and this group of young people had a fight, and then the land father-in-law temple was rebuilt, and the old people in the village did not allow Mr. Ma to go to the vicinity of the temple. ”

Lin Ping listened to the children's words, and soon understood what was going on, this was the historical scar left over from the special period.

Lin Ping said with a smile: "Okay, you all go home from school, pay attention to safety on the road, don't stay, go home early!"

"Then teacher, will you go to the temple fair tomorrow?" Liu Qingmei looked at Lin Ping and asked.

Lin Ping thought for a while and said with a smile, "Yes." ”

"Really? That's great! Teacher, we'll wait for you tomorrow!" Liu Xiangqian said excitedly.

After the children came home from school, Lin Ping and Ma Zhongguo were having dinner.

Lin Ping took a sip of porridge and asked, "Teacher Ma, are you going to the temple fair tomorrow?"

Lin Ping clearly saw Ma Zhongguo's hand holding the chopsticks tremble, Ma Zhongguo was silent for a while, and then squeezed out a smile and said: "It's too far, people are old, they can't walk, they don't go." ”

Ma Zhongguo's smile is full of infinite vicissitudes and sorrows, it is the kind of smile that has been weathered for a long time and is full of holes, and that smile is like a remnant of autumn.

Lin Ping lowered his head silently and drank a sip of porridge, and said after a while: "I'll go and see it tomorrow, I promised the children to go to the temple fair." ”

Ma Zhongguo nodded lightly, and then didn't say a word, burying his head in the bowl and drinking the bowl of porridge.

The next morning, when it was still dark, Lin Ping got up, in his memory, when he was a child, he had to get up early to go to the temple fair with his grandparents or grandmothers, so he also got up early today.

Lin Ping put on his clothes, washed his face, and then opened the door and prepared to go out, all his movements were gentle, for fear of waking up Ma Zhongguo, who was still sleeping.

Lin Ping walked out and was about to close the door, but Ma Zhongguo came out of his room and jumped Lin Ping: "Huh...... Teacher Ma, I'm sorry, I woke you up. ”

Ma Zhongguo shook his head: "No, I woke up by myself." ”

Lin Ping looked at Ma Zhongguo's tired and bloodshot eyes: "Didn't you sleep well last night?"

Ma Zhongguo shook his head and nodded.

"Then you can go back to sleep again, I'll go first. Lin Ping said with a smile.

"Do you know where the temple is?" Ma Zhongguo asked as he looked into Lin Ping's eyes.

Lin Ping was stunned for a moment, he really didn't know, and said with a smile: "It's okay, there must be other people who go to the temple fair on the way, I'll just follow them." ”

Ma Zhongguo smiled and said, "Forget it, I'll send it to you." ”

Seeing Lin Ping pushing the bicycle, Ma Zhongguo shouted: "Teacher Lin, don't push the bicycle." ”

"What's wrong?" Lin Ping asked strangely.

"The traditional customs of Kushan, people who participate in the temple fair can only go on foot, follow the local customs, and respect it. Teacher Ma said.

"Good. ”

So, Lin Ping and Ma Zhongguo walked on the road in the mountains, this was the first time Lin Ping walked this road, if it wasn't for Ma Zhongguo to send it, Lin Ping really didn't know anything with a black eye.

Ma Zhongguo dragged his disabled leg and limped, and Lin Ping slowed down his pace in order to take care of Ma Zhongguo.

"Teacher Ma, why don't I help you?" Lin Ping went to help Ma Zhongguo.

"No, I don't. Ma Zhongguo resolutely rejected Lin Ping's kindness.

The two walked slowly, the sky gradually brightened, the morning light came from the east, and the somewhat tired Ma Zhongguo leaned on the rocks on the side of the road and looked at the east blankly, and then said with a smile: "A long time ago, I walked this road countless times, we used to sing loudly on this road and imagine the future, shouting loudly - for the sake of sacrifice and ambition, dare to call the sun and the moon to change the sky......"

As he spoke, Ma Zhongguo fell silent, and Lin Ping didn't say a word and accompanied him to watch the sunrise in the east.