Not long after entering November, Zhong Xiu told Geng Hao that in order to solve the problem of the financial crisis, a large number of migrant workers returned to their hometowns ahead of schedule, and proposed a series of measures to expand domestic demand and promote economic growth. Several of these measures are related to rural areas, and it is hoped that their villages will also have the opportunity to improve them. However, it will take time for the measures to be implemented, and it is not known when it will be.

However, winter has arrived, and parents have let their children wear autumn pants. Geng Hao's legs couldn't stand the cold, and they were sore when they were cold, I don't know if it was rheumatism, but he was too lazy to care about it, so he only did a good job of keeping warm and consciously put on autumn pants.

In the past, in the dormitory, Geng Hao was the first to wear autumn pants, and those roommates who survived the whole winter in ripped pants would laugh at Geng Hao, saying that he had entered old age at a young age. Geng Hao puts his life first, never gets excited, and also educates his roommates in the past, if he doesn't do a good job of keeping warm in winter, it's not good for his health, and now he doesn't feel that all the problems will come out when he gets old in the future. The roommate said something about grandma's mouth, and refused to listen to Geng Hao again.

Or the uncle knows Geng Hao better, as soon as the weather turns cold, he asked Geng Hao if he has put on autumn pants, whether the winter clothes are enough, and tells him to pay attention to keeping warm, if the clothes are not enough, go to buy two, and say that he has to take care of himself first when he works, and don't keep going home when he gets his salary, save it for himself. Geng Hao said that he had it, and the uncle was more relieved.

In winter, it dawned very late, and it was dark very early. The working hours of the village committee have been adjusted to start work at 9 o'clock in the morning and leave work at 5:30 in the afternoon. The school also adjusted the class time after the National Day, starting at 8:30 in the morning and ending at 3 in the afternoon. Geng Hao also delayed his wake-up time by half an hour every day, getting up at half past seven, eating at seven forty-five and going to school at eight o'clock. He had to open the door early, lest the students who went there stay freezing outside the classroom.

On November 20, the first snow of the 2008 winter fell in Mocun.

Before the 20th, there was some light rain from time to time, which lowered the temperature little by little. Geng Hao put on autumn pants and autumn clothes, put on a sweater outside, and did a basic warmth before carrying a hot water kettle, going out with toiletries, and turning off the lights in the house. As soon as I went out, I saw Sister Huang coming up from under the slope with a flashlight, wearing a pink woolen hat on her head, and she didn't have an umbrella.

"Ouch, it's raining again today, it's even colder. Sister Huang saw Geng Hao and began to greet him early in the morning, "I really can't get up this morning, it's warm in the bed." ”

Geng Hao replied with a smile: "Yes, I don't get up very much in the morning, and I always want to stay in the bed for a while." ”

"Who says it's not. Sister Huang went to the kitchen door as she spoke, turned off the flashlight, put it in her pocket, and took out the key to open the kitchen door, "Ouch, this iron lock is like an ice lump." With a click, the lock was opened, and Sister Huang went in until she touched the inside, and then turned on a small electric light, just illuminating the part of the stove.

Mocun is very economical in electricity, if you can not use it, when you have to use it, just open a small wattage to illuminate the boundary of a piece of land that needs to be used. Geng Hao was quite generous when he first came, but later he saw that the people of Mo Village had saved a lot, and he was embarrassed to waste it, not to mention that he used public electricity, and he also developed a good habit of not turning it on if he could. It's just that he has clearly felt that his eyesight has deteriorated a little recently, and his vision is not as clear as before.

Sister Huang is very good at pinching every time she cooks, and she can always get stuck when Geng Hao packs up and enters the kitchen. It's still the same few things, steamed buns and hot soup, or soup noodles. It's just that in winter, pickles are more abundant. Sister Huang took out some pickles for Geng Hao to taste from time to time.

Zhong Ling also made a lot of pickles, and was about to put them in a jar for Zhong Xiu to send to Geng Hao when he went to work, but was stopped by Zhong Xiu. Zhong Xiu said that every day Geng Hao eats the food is made by Sister Huang, and Sister Huang herself also makes pickles, Geng Hao took Zhong Ling's pickles, and he definitely didn't know whether to take them to the table to eat, which was embarrassing. When Zhong Ling heard it, she said that it made sense, and she invited Geng Hao to eat at home next time.

Generally, when it rains drizzly, Geng Hao is too lazy to use an umbrella, and it is not far from the village committee to the school, just a few steps away. The drizzle is like a spider's web, and when the wind blows, it is all pasted on the face, and it is quickly warmed and dried by the heat on the face. Geng Hao didn't take two steps, and he felt that the rain had a tendency to fall, and the feeling of falling on him was not the same. Geng Hao stopped, felt it quietly, and found that the rain was mixed with snow seeds, which was about to snow.

As soon as I arrived at the school gate, I saw several students jumping in the rain, shouting excitedly that it was snowing. Geng Hao couldn't help but smile when he saw them, handed the textbook in his hand to a student, asked him to help hold it, and went to open the doors of a few classrooms by himself. As soon as the door opened, there was a chill inside, not much better than the temperature outside, but at least it was a place to escape the cold.

As soon as the weather is cold, students don't like to open the windows, and the classroom has been covered, although it is warm, but the air is not smooth, and some students do not like to be clean, and there is a strange smell when they cover it. Every time Geng Hao left school out, he opened the doors and windows of all the classrooms and let them dry for an hour to change the fresh air. When he returned to the village committee at five o'clock, he locked all the doors and windows.

"Don't get drenched outside, be careful of catching a cold, and hurry into the classroom." Geng Hao took back his books from the students, rubbed the little heads of several students with his palms, pushed them into the classroom, and went to the office by himself.

As soon as Geng Hao entered the office, he opened a crack in the window to let in the air, and by the way, he was sober and sober, and it was indeed a difficult thing to get up early in winter. Not long after, Wang Dahua and Principal Huang also came, and the two of them patted the snow seeds on their bodies, saying that the rain outside was light, and it was all snow seeds, and it would definitely start to snow at night.

"Did our school still buy charcoal this year?" Wang Dahua asked Principal Huang, he looked tired, I don't know if he didn't sleep well, and he was even lazier than before.

Principal Huang said: "I bought it, it will be delivered in the next two days, and Mr. Geng will help keep an eye on it when the time comes." ”

Geng Hao nodded and asked, "Our school buys charcoal to burn a brazier in the classroom?"

"Well, if you don't burn a brazier, the baby will be shivering when he comes to school, his hands and feet will be cold and hard, and he won't be able to go to class at that time. Principal Huang felt distressed when he thought about the appearance of those babies being frozen in the deep winter, "I heard that the school in the town is ready to press the heating, and the babies will be able to use it when they go to school next year. ”

"In less than two years, we'll definitely have it. Geng Hao listened to Zhong Xiu said, this year's pig raising in Mocun is particularly successful, a pig is strong and good, just waiting for the month to sell to the market, this year will definitely be able to make a lot of money by selling pigs.

Principal Huang also showed a loving smile: "Yes, just wait for the village to become rich." Teacher Geng, you're going to buy a ticket home soon, right?"

"Yes, wait until mid-December to buy it, a month in advance, so as not to run out of tickets. As soon as Geng Hao mentioned going home, he couldn't help but be excited. At the end of the year, it is only during the Chinese New Year that family and friends can get together. He hadn't seen anyone back home for another year. He didn't go home during the last eleventh long holiday, and rested in the village for a few days.

"It's the New Year, I'm going home for the New Year. Principal Huang sighed with emotion, his tone was mostly melancholy, and his eyes looked out of the window through the office window.

The mountains of Mocun have turned yellow and bald, the river below the slope has become shallow, there are no birds and cicadas, only the cold winter wind rolls back and forth on the streets, and the whining sound is made from time to time. The electronic bell of Mocun Primary School is particularly loud and abrupt in the quiet mountain village. In the process of ringing the electronic bell again and again, snowflakes began to fall from the sky, like a goddess scattering flowers, and as soon as they landed, they disappeared and melted into the soil.

When the people of Mo Village saw this scene, they couldn't help but be excited, and shouted back and forth: "It's snowing, the first snow is coming!"

The loud voices also spread to the school, and the students sat in the classroom and just looked outside, watching the snowflakes fall, and had no intention of going to class, just thinking about going out to watch the snow and play in the snow. Geng Hao shouted a few times before they came back to their senses.

"Since it's snowing, let's review it, how do you say snow in English?" Geng Hao tapped on the blackboard to attract their attention.

Several children raised their hands, and Geng Hao nodded at Li Yan: "Li Yan, you get up and say." ”

“snow，S-N-O-W。 "Li Yan's pronunciation is very standard. Geng Hao praised her and asked her to sit down.

Li Yan is one of the few people who are still learning English after the fresh period of English, usually going to Geng Hao to discuss problems between classes, and scored 100 points in English during the midterm exam, Geng Hao is sure that Sister Huang is really not exaggerating, Li Yan really likes English, so he attaches great importance to Li Yan and regards Li Yan as his key training object.

"So today is November, what do you say about November?" Geng Hao looked around, this time only Li Yan raised his hand, Geng Hao changed people, and directly clicked Zhou Yu, "Zhou Yu, you say." ”

Zhou Yu is also a good seedling of learning, although introverted does not like to answer or talk, but he is gifted in learning and has a particularly strong ability to accept. As long as you ask a hard question, he can answer it, and this time in the mid-term exam, he also scored 100 points in English, and he also did well in Chinese and mathematics. Under the leadership of Zhou Yu, although Zhang Dafei later had a coping attitude towards English, he was able to pass the exam, which was good.

“November。 Zhou Yu stood up and replied softly, and after answering, he glanced at Zhang Dafei at the same table. Zhang Dafei was already black, but because he didn't wear much because of the cold, his face was frozen red, and his smile was particularly funny. Zhou Yu smiled and answered Geng Hao's question completely, "N-O-V-E-M-B-E-R." ”

"Well, very good, sit down. Geng Hao was very satisfied. Now when Zhou Yu is named, he is already willing to answer questions, which is already the best development situation for Geng Hao. His gaze swept and fell on Mo Bei. There are three students in the fourth grade, Li Yan, Zhou Yu and Mo Bei. Mo Bei is the worst student among the three, and in the last midterm exam, the door only reached the passing level. Now when the other students are answering questions, she is still looking at the snowflakes outside the window.