It was three or four o'clock in the afternoon, and the sun was blazing.

Ye Chen wiped the sweat from his head, covered his hands above his eyes, and looked at the foot of the mountain not far away, the place he was looking for.

In the small village at the foot of the mountain, I vaguely smelled the roosters and dogs barking, and most of the houses in the village were covered with bluestone and grass, which were irregularly scattered in this small village, giving Ye Chen, who was born in a mountain village, a kind of intimate feeling.

He rushed all the way to this remote mountain village, and after a six- or seven-hour journey, coupled with the hot and dry weather in July, he was already thirsty. He found a farmer's house, went into a simple fence made of mangosteen, and begged an old woman for a drink.

The old woman was very charitable, and after seeing that Ye Chen was not dressed as a mountain person, she asked him why he came to their remote place.

Ye Chen said by the way, I came to find someone, so I asked the old woman if she knew that there was a girl from "Su Yue" in the suburbs.

When the old woman heard this, she was surprised and said, "Are you looking for Teacher Su?"

"Teacher Su?" When Ye Chen heard this, he wondered in his heart, could it be that Su Yue was also working as a teacher in this village?

In the months since Su Yue resigned from school, there was not much contact between them, just a few words when they helped her send books, and this place was also known in a few chats, and he thought that this place was Su Yue's hometown.

The old woman knew that he was here to find Teacher Su, so there were many topics, and she was full of praise for Teacher Su.

From the old woman's mouth, he knew about Su Yue's experience in this remote and backward mountain village in the past few months, and she had originally come to teach at the school in this village.

The old woman told him that she had never seen such a beautiful girl.

After chatting for nearly half an hour, the old woman pointed out the way to Ye Chen, which was the place of their village primary school, and said that Teacher Su was there!

After walking for a few minutes, he came to a clearing in the village, where the village primary school with its walled walls was located. I heard the old woman say that the previous generations received poor education in this house converted into a primary school, and the walls were painted with the words "No matter how hard it is for the children, no matter how poor it is, no matter how poor it is, it can't be poor for education", and the red letters "Long live the Mao master", which seems to be engraved with the previous years.

He stared at Yiqiē silently, and then slowly approached the dilapidated building.

He didn't understand how that woman who was always covered in fog could make this choice! A woman living in a big international city suddenly came to this dilapidated mountain village far away from the world to teach.

He slowly approached, and from the classroom, the children's singing voices were heard, which was very beautiful.

"Who gently patted me on the shoulder when I needed it most

Who is willing to share with me when they are happiest

The days are so long, and I'm by your side

It makes me feel empowered to witness your growth

Who can forget the injuries that have accompanied you all the way in the past

Who can predict where you will be in the future

The smile on the face is the same as yours

Sing it out loud and applaud yourself

I'm just as strong as you are

The same all-out pursuit of my dreams

Even if you get hurt, even if there is wind and waves......"

Ye Chen came to the classroom window and looked inside. He saw dozens of children singing with innocent smiles on their faces on the tattered tables and chairs.

On the podium, a woman in a white dress, with her long hair simply tied, sat on a chair, playing a white guitar in her hand, and a shallow smile on her beautiful face, singing along with a group of children.

The sunlight shining through the rotten wall of the classroom shone on her, this picture made Ye Chen's heart tremble outside the window, and an indescribable peace seemed to dispel the boredom he had hidden in his heart.

A group of children in the classroom were fully engaged in singing, and no one noticed Ye Chen outside the window.

It wasn't until after a song was finished that a child near the window was the first to spot the stranger outside the window that it caught the attention of everyone in the classroom.

At this time, the woman on the podium found Ye Chen standing outside the window, and at that glance, she saw a rainbow of colorful light on Ye Chen's head.

That's the refraction caused by sunlight shining on your hair!

On that day, Ms. Su let the children leave school early.

Parents asked, "Why did you come back so early today?"

The children said that an uncle from the city came to Teacher Su, and Teacher Su let us leave school early.

Parents are worried, it won't be Teacher Su's man who will pick up Teacher Su back! They are worried that if such a good teacher is gone, the hope of the children to get out of the mountains will be gone. They were also reluctant to let this good teacher go.

So, a large group of villagers appeared in the open space of the dilapidated elementary school in the evening, and saw Teacher Su and the young student from the city, sitting together on a rusty single pole on the playground of the elementary school.

A middle-aged woman with darkened skin due to long-term labor stood up and asked softly, "Teacher Su, will you leave?"

Under the sunset, Su Yue swung her legs on a single pole and said with a quiet smile: "No!" ”

So the parents of these children were relieved, and curiously glanced at the young students next to Teacher Su, but they didn't dare to talk. It has been said that; "Teacher Su, guests are here, let's go to our house for dinner!"

The parents also said the same, the mountain people were hospitable, but Su Yue refused, so the villagers dispersed.

"Looks like you're very popular here!" On a single pole, Ye Chen looked at the villagers who walked away and smiled.

After speaking, looking at the woman next to him, under the sunset, there was a feeling of both familiarity and strangeness.

In his impression, Su Yue didn't like to smile, and it was difficult to see other expressions on a beautiful face.

In this dilapidated little mountain village, he saw another Teacher Su!

Su Yue also turned her head to look at him, a little serious, and asked, "Why is there no latest issue of "The Legend of the White-Haired Witch"?"

He smiled pretending not to care and said, "I'm in some trouble, so I won't write for the time being." ”

She let out a soft sigh and didn't ask any further.

After the two were silent for a long time, he suddenly asked, "When is dinner?" “

He was hungry.

When it was almost dark, Ye Chen saw the kitchen where Su Yue was cooking, which was an abandoned classroom, with an earthen stove made of stones and mud, a large black pot, simple ingredients, and some dry firewood piled up inside.

One can imagine how hard life was for a big girl from the city, who might have never even seen an earthen stove before, when she first came here to teach.

In the evening, I ate fried shredded potatoes and boiled eggs with tomatoes, which tasted good, but a little light.

After eating, Ye Chen remembered where he slept at night.

"Where do I sleep at night?" He asked.

In the kitchen, in the dim light, Su Yue wore an apron and washed dishes and chopsticks in a pot of boiling hot water, skillfully like a virtuous housewife.

"Just sleep here!" Su Yue pointed to the kitchen.

"You're not mistaken!" Ye Chen was dumbfounded.

"Move a few bricks!"

"What for?"

"You just have to move."

Ye Chen brought twenty or thirty green bricks.

Then he saw Su Yue put the bricks in a relatively open place in the kitchen, and stacked them in four corners of the rectangle.

"Carry the door for me." Su Yue pointed to a red patent leather wooden door in the corner of the kitchen.

He did so, and Su Yue lifted the wooden door, and then placed it on the stacked bricks as she instructed.

Ye Chen had a bad premonition, wouldn't this be my bed?

It soon proved that this is it!

After a while, Su Yue brought a futon and spread it on the door panel, as well as a bedspread or something, and after some arrangement, a simple bed was arranged.

Half an hour later, Ye Chen lay on the bed on the kitchen door, folded a piece of mosquito coil, did not order it all, lay on the mat, closed his eyes, listened to the insects, and fell asleep very late.