Lin Ping asked Yu Mengfei and Ma Zhongguo to watch the children at school, and then took Zhang Yipeng to the Kushan River.

Shijia Village is relatively close to Chung Kook Hope School, and many children from other villages pass through Shijia Village to go to school, and the Kushan River passes through the middle of Shijia Village, dividing Shijia Village into two parts, which are customarily called Nanshi Village and North Stone Village.

In the past, the water of the Kushan River was still full of depth, but in recent years, the amount of water has become less and less, and the water level has become shallower and shallower, except for a few places.

In normal times, the water volume of this part of the Kushan River through Shijia Village is not very large, it can be regarded as a trickling stream, and the depth of the water is usually up to the calf position of adults, and it is completely possible to wade through the river.

But yesterday's heavy rainstorm caused the water level of the Kushan River to rise sharply, and this part of the water level reached the abdomen of an adult, so deep that it could even overflow an adult, and only hair could be exposed. Not to mention children, shallow places can completely submerge a child.

When Lin Ping and Zhang Yipeng arrived at the location, they saw Shi Weiqing walking in the river with a first-grade girl on his back, and the river reached Shi Weiqing's abdomen. Shi Weiqing was followed by another teacher, Wei Hongxin, who was also carrying a small child on his back.

And Zhao Zhongyi was standing on the bank of the river, also wet, and it seemed that he had also waded through the river.

"Teacher Zhao, Teacher Wei. Lin Ping ran over and said, "You have worked hard, Teacher Zhang and I will help you." ”

Saying that, Lin Ping prepared to go down to the river, go to the other bank, and carry those junior children over like Shi Weiqing and the others.

When Zhang Yipeng saw Lin Ping doing this, he also followed him to the river.

"Hey!" Zhao Zhongyi grabbed Lin Ping's arm with one hand, and Zhang Yipeng with the other, "What are you doing, Principal Lin, Teacher Zhang." ”

Lin Ping said sincerely: "I should also do these things, I can't just let you old teachers do this." ”

Zhao Zhongyi looked at Lin Ping and smiled, and said with a smile: "Principal Lin, I understand your kindness, but you are not familiar with this river, and you have not walked it, so you and Teacher Zhang should not take risks." ”

Zhang Yipeng said: "How can this be risky? You see that the river water has only reached Mr. Shi's stomach, and I am in the water at this height, and the river water will reach my waist." ”

Zhao Zhongyi shook his head and said: "You are not from the mountains, you have not walked from here, you don't know the situation in the river, there are deep and shallow, several of us are estimated to walk in shallow places, not to mention children, adults can fall into it." ”

At this time, Shi Weiqing had already crossed the river with a child on his back and came to the bank, Shi Weiqing's lower body was soaked by the river, his head was indeed sweating profusely, and he gritted his teeth and did not speak.

After Shi Weiqing put down the child, he sat on the ground and rubbed his joints, as if those places were painful.

The child who was carried by Shi Weiqing bowed to Shi Weiqing and said, "Thank you, Teacher Shi." ”

Shi Weiqing smiled kindly: "It's okay, let's go to school." ”

Zhao Zhongyi came over and said, "Lao Shi, your legs and knees hurt so badly, you go home and change your clothes first, there are not many children, Teacher Wei and I can carry them over." ”

Shi Weiqing didn't say anything but shook his head, then looked at Lin Ping and Zhang Yipeng and said, "Why are you two here?"

Lin Ping looked at Shi Weiqing, and a system prompt appeared.

[System: Teacher "Shi Weiqing" suffers from more severe rheumatoid arthritis. 】

Lin Ping was stunned in his heart and then said: "Teacher Shi, you can rest, Teacher Zhang and I are here, we are young and strong, let us carry the children across the river." ”

Zhao Zhongyi hurriedly said: "Didn't you say it, you two just watched from the side, you can't figure out the situation in the river." ”

"It's okay, you go ahead, we follow behind. Lin Ping looked at Zhang Yipeng, and Zhang Yipeng nodded.

"If they are willing, let them go down to the river. Shi Weiqing calmly agreed with Lin Ping's approach.

[System: Shi Weiqing's favorability and admiration for you have increased. 】

Zhao Zhongyi thought about it and nodded and said, "Then you two must follow me, where I go, where you go, and both of you have been in the water and can swim, right?"

Lin Ping and Zhang Yipeng both nodded.

"That's good, just be able to swim, so that nothing happens. With that, Zhao Zhongyi stepped into the river.

Lin Ping and Zhang Yipeng also hurriedly followed Zhao Zhongyi and slowly walked into the water, and the moment they stepped into the water, the two not only had a cold war, but the river water was unexpectedly cold.

Zhao Zhongyi walked in the front, Lin Ping and Zhang Yipeng walked in the middle, and Shi Hongxin walked to the end. The four of them walked cautiously in the cold river water, after the rainstorm, the river rose sharply, and the impact of the water became much stronger, Lin Ping walked in the river, he could feel the turbulent river impacting his feet and legs, standing in the water was a little unstable, and he could feel the resistance of the water flow with every step.

The two followed Zhao Zhongyi across the river, and when they looked back, Shi Weiqing followed behind Wei Hongxin.

Lin Ping asked with concern, "Teacher Shi, why are you here too?"

Zhao Zhongyi also said: "That's it, don't be reluctant if your leg hurts." ”

"It's okay," Shi Weiqing shook his head and said, "I can't die." ”

The five men carried the children on the shore and walked into the river, then walked towards the opposite bank.

Because of the child on his back, Lin Ping felt that his pace in the water was much calmer, unlike the soles of his feet that were washed by the water when he crossed the river just now.

"Teacher Shi," Lin Ping opened his mouth and asked Shi Weiqing in front of him, "Why don't you build a bridge on this river?"

Shi Weiqing was silent for a moment and said: "There was a bridge on this river, a long time ago, when I was a child, the water volume of this river was still very large, as I grew up, the water in this river did not know why it slowly became less, before, this river was full of fish and shrimp, and small crabs, the water was shallow, these things have also disappeared, you have to go to the deep water area in the mountain and the place where there are few people to find them." ”

Shi Weiqing held the child on his back and continued: "In the national flood in 98, our Kushan was also affected, and the rain was as if it fell yesterday, and it rained for more than half a month, and the bridge was washed away. I was going to rebuild the bridge after the river went down, but it turned out that not long after the rainstorm, the water in the river fell to the bottom, and most of the time it was even up to the ankle. When everyone saw this, they were reluctant to repair the bridge, and they had to pay money and effort to repair the bridge, and there was no need for the river to be so shallow. ”

With that, a few people went to the shore and put down the children on their backs, and a few children thanked them, Lin Ping smiled and touched their heads and let them go to school, and a few people went back to carry the other children.

Lin Ping said: "Is it common for this situation to be like today?"

Shi Weiqing shook his head: "It's only a few times a year, once in the summer, and once in the summer, and now it's time to come again, generally in this situation, the villagers will avoid crossing the river, but the children are not good at going to school." ”

Shi Weiqing paused and said: "In the past, some children would not come to school, but now their enthusiasm for school is quite high. ”

The two fell silent after chatting, and the five of them carried the children on their backs and walked silently in the cold river.

"Teacher, the river is cold, are you cold?" asked the little boy on Lin Ping's back.

"It's okay, the teacher won't be cold on your back. Lin Ping said with a smile.

The little boy said softly and a little aggrieved: "Thank you, teacher, but in fact, I don't want to go to school, but the teacher has carried us across the river so hard, I'm embarrassed not to go to school." ”

The little boy's childish words caused several teachers to laugh.

Several people waded back and forth into the river several times, and finally carried all the children on the other side of the river.

And Lin Ping, Shi Weiqing, and a few of them were almost soaked, Lin Ping looked at the river in front of him and said: "This river needs to build a bridge, even if this bridge is not used a few times a year, then it must be repaired." ”

Shi Weiqing opened his mouth to speak, Lin Ping looked at him and said, "A bridge, it doesn't cost much, this money school will come out." For the sake of the children, but also for the sake of our teachers. ”

Lin Ping glanced at everyone and said jokingly: "You can't just come into the water and carry the children across the river as soon as this happens, right? ”

"I agree with Lao Lin's statement, building a bridge is beneficial to others and self-interest, and the people in the village have no money, so our school pays for it. Zhang Yipeng took off his shirt, twisted a twist, and the water dripped down, and then jokingly said, "It's really not okay, I'll pay." ”

Lin Ping said with a smile: "No need, the money earned by our school from selling mountain goods should be used where the villagers and children in Kushan need it." ”

[Chung Kook Hope School - Bridge Building Project. 】

Description: Zhongguo Hope School contributed money to build a bridge to cross the river in Shijia Village, Kushan. To help the people and school children in Kushan to cross the river more conveniently and safely.