Chapter 12 Eat up

This is the morning of the third day of admissions. According to the past, Yuan Anping, who didn't have to teach in the morning, could sleep beautifully, and then eat a late rich breakfast, and then he could fool around for lunch. As a result, not long after dawn, someone knocked on the door, and then heard the voices of two familiar children.

Yuan Anping got up, wiped his face, and went out with a huff, and as soon as he opened the door, he said with a tiger face: "Give me a reason to knock on my door so early!"

Li Zi and Fat Dun were annoyed by Yuan Anping's resentment, and stumbled to explain the reason. It turned out that because there were more and more people, they all flocked to find Li Zi and Fat Dun, but it was not easy to find a suitable place to teach, and it was not suitable for Yuan Anping's house to go to anyone's house, so the two children came to Yuan Anping with a shy face to ask Yuan Anping to allow them to study at his house in the morning. In fact, they were a little annoyed by teaching others to write, after all, it would have been a lot less time to play. But then I found out that Tong Guò taught others, and they remembered it more deeply. And seeing so many children looking at themselves with adoring eyes, they are still quite happy in their hearts.

Yuan Anping saw that they were so motivated, and it was not good to dampen the children's enthusiasm for learning, so he reluctantly agreed, "You learn from yours, don't come into the house to disturb me, I still have to sleep for a while." ”

Li Zi hurriedly said: "How can we read when you sleep." ”

Yuan Anping yawned, "It's okay, you can read it as much as you want." But you have to remember that you must be serious when teaching, otherwise you will be careful when teaching the wrong words, and be careful that they will beat you up. ”

Li Zi looked like there was no problem, "Don't worry, Fat Dun and I check each other, it is impossible for two people to be wrong together." With a wave of his hand, a number of children appeared behind him, all carrying small benches and sandboxes. Then they obediently greeted Yuan Anping one by one, and then entered Yuan Anping's courtyard.

Yuan Anping didn't have the time to deal with them, and he wouldn't overturn what they had to teach themselves because of their enthusiasm. A person is eager to learn, and there is a big difference between learning actively and learning with a whip. The reason why he is willing to teach these children is not to give them anything, but to satisfy their desire to be literate, and if someone does not cherish this opportunity, he can let him go back and forth wherever he wants.

Yuan Anping lay on the bed and didn't fall asleep much, and when he was really sleepy, he got up. I tidied myself up, had breakfast, and went out into the courtyard with a stool. The sun was very good today and he was ready to bask in the yard.

The sound of children reading and the warmth of the sun made him a little drowsy. I felt as if I heard a knock on the door. He opened his eyes and saw Li Zi open the door and lead two people, an old man and a young man, in. Fat Dun ran up to him and whispered to him, "That's Grandpa Yuan, it's our family." There are only two people left in his house, he and his grandson, very pitiful. ”

Yuan Anping thought to himself, this kid is really sympathetic. He got up and took the initiative to greet him, and saw that the elders always had to talk about some rules, "Grandpa Yuan, you are here, go, go into the house and talk." As he spoke, he helped the old man into the house.

The old man looked very old, his hair and beard were all white, and the lines on his face were very deep. And his grandson had a bag at his feet, which was bulging with what should have been given to him. The child stood quietly behind the old man without any expression, and it didn't feel like the other children.

The old man directly expressed his intention, "Anping, I want Lin Zi to learn to read and write with you." You test him to see if he's suitable. ”

Yuan Anping smiled and nodded, "Okay, I'll test him." Then he looked at Yuan Lin, "How old are you?"

Yuan Lin's voice was cold, "Eleven years old." ”

Yuan Anping, "Your grandfather is expensive this year?"

Yuan Yuan didn't know what the meaning of his questions was, but he replied, "My grandfather is fifty-three this year. ”

"How old is your grandfather than you?"

Lin Zi replied quickly, "Grandpa is forty-two years older than me. ”

Yuan Anping nodded, and then shouted, "Fat Dun, you come in." ”

"Come on. In a few seconds, Fat Dun rushed to the house, "Brother Anping, what are you looking for me?"

Yuan Anping pointed to Yuan Lin, "You are responsible for filling in the words he has learned less, and then give him the requirements I have set." Okay, you take him out. ”

As for teaching one more person again, Fat Dun had no opinion, and honestly took Yuanlin out.

Grandpa Yuanlin saw that Yuan Anping had accepted Yuanlin, and hurriedly thanked him. And Yuan Anping said that he would not accept the other party's things and let him take them away, and he would also teach Yuan Lin with his heart to reassure him. However, Grandpa Yuan Lin insisted on letting Yuan Anping accept it, Yuan Anping couldn't do it, so he could only leave some vegetables, a Chinese cabbage, two or three carrots, and he didn't want to accept any more. The situation of the Yuan Lin family can be seen at a glance, and he is not short of food, so there is no need to increase their burden.

On the morning of the fourth day, the yard was still full of children, Yuan Anping was reading in the house, and then Li Zi ran in, laughed with him and said, "Brother Anping, your little daughter-in-law is coming to you." ”

Yuan Anping stretched out his foot and kicked him, but he deftly dodged it, "Roll away!"

Li Zi smiled and said, "I'm waiting for you at the door, you can go and see him." ”

Yuan Anping scolded with a smile: "Go and write." Then he went into the utility room, put the basket on his back, and went out to see that Huo Xiaohan was indeed waiting outside.

Huo Xiaohan was very happy to see him, with a smile on his face: "I heard Li Zi tell me, you want me to take you up the mountain to chop wood." ”

Yuan Anping smiled and said, "I really don't know how to chop wood, I want to learn from you." Let's go. ”

The children eavesdropping in the courtyard crowded together, and one of them whispered, "Why is Mr. Anping with Huo Xiaohan?"

Li Zi said disdainfully: "What do you know? Huo Xiaohan is Brother Anping's little daughter-in-law. But don't tell anyone about it, and don't tell your family. Brother Anping said that he knows everything that is capable, but gossiping is a mother-in-law with a broken mouth. We are all literate men, but we can't be mothers-in-law with broken mouths. ”

As soon as they heard Li Zi say this, the children who wanted to talk about it closed their mouths. They are all literate people, unlike other children, and they can't be mothers-in-law with broken mouths. Then I thought to myself that no one would tell me about it.

Yuan Lin glanced at them, lowered his head and continued to write, he was even less interested in other people's gossip.

The two of them walked together in the mountains and chatted as they walked.

"Xiao Han, did you take this name because you were born on the day of Xiao Han in the winter moon?"

"I was born on that day of Xiaohan. It was not easy to feed a child born in winter, and my mother said that she didn't expect me to survive. The implication is that he is cheap.

Yuan Anping saw that he was depressed, and hurriedly said: "I heard that children born in winter are generally healthier and live longer than children born in other seasons. ”

Huo Xiaohan sounded very novel, "There is such a statement?"

Yuan Anping couldn't explain to him any bone growth and gastrointestinal diseases, so he could only say, "I heard about it." ”

Huo Xiaohan said with a smile: "I don't really care about longevity, as long as I am healthy, it is too expensive and troublesome to see a doctor." It is said that the greatest blessing is to be sick and not to be sinned. ”

Yuan Anping comforted: "Don't be so pessimistic. I believe there will always be a time when the bitterness will come to an end. ”

Huo Xiaohan looked at him and smiled, but didn't say anything. He looked at the dry grass on the side of the road for a while, and then looked at Yuan Anping, "My sister-in-law plans to take Fugui to you tomorrow, will you accept him?"

Yuan Anping thought for a while and asked, "Do you want me to take him?" He knew how hateful that child's face was, and he could punch and kick his uncle at a young age.

Huo Xiaohan thought for a while and finally nodded, "Actually, Fugui was still very good when he was a child, but his mother didn't let him get close to me, and he listened to so many bad things about me, so he would treat me badly." ”

Yuan Anping didn't say whether to accept it or not, "If you want me to keep him, it depends on his ability." As you know, those children were left after the assessment made me satisfied. ”

Huo Xiaohan nodded, "I know this, I didn't want you to treat him leniently." ”

The two went up the mountain, and Yuan Anping really honestly learned from Huo Xiaohan how to identify which trees were dead, and which kind of wood can only be cut down, because there are rules in the village that trees on the mountain cannot be cut down indiscriminately in winter.

At noon, Yuan Anping took out the food he had prepared, although it was not cold, it was only a little warm. There was no way, Huo Xiaohan was reluctant to go to his house for dinner with him, for fear of meeting other people.

Two bowls of rice, a plate of scrambled eggs, and a plate of fried cabbage with shredded pork in them. He didn't dare to put more meat, a person like Huo Xiaohan who hadn't touched meat for a long time couldn't eat meat suddenly, otherwise he would definitely have a stomach.

Huo Xiaohan looked at the plate of eggs, "Our family also scrambled eggs today." ”

Yuan Anping guessed, "That's why you were spent?"

Huo Xiaohan didn't care much and said, "Actually, I won't be able to eat if I don't let me come out." And I brought a cake out, so I won't go hungry. ”

Yuan Anping handed him the rice that was still slightly hot, "Eat this." Then he sandwiched a number of eggs, "Eat as many eggs as you can, and this cabbage." "Let him eat as much as he can.

After eating a meal, because Yuan Anping kept giving Huo Xiaohan vegetables, Huo Xiaohan ate most of a plate of eggs, and also ate a lot of fried meat with cabbage. He almost finished eating a large bowl of rice, but he was uncomfortable and kept rubbing his stomach. Although it is better to hold on than to starve, it is not comfortable. Yuan Anping reviewed himself, and he must not persuade him to eat so constantly in the future.

Huo Xiaohan said to Yuan Anping: "You go first, it's almost time for you to teach." ”

Yuan Anping said: "Aren't you leaving, or I'll help you carry the firewood down the mountain together." ”

Huo Xiaohan refused, "I have to chop some more firewood, it will take an hour or two, you can go back quickly." ”

Yuan Anping had no choice but to go back first, "The firewood I cut was left for you." As he spoke, he took out a hard-boiled egg again, "This is for you to eat when you're hungry, and I'll ask Li Zi to bring you food again in the evening." ”

Huo Xiaohan took it and put it in his arms, "Thank you." ”

"You're welcome, remember to apply frostbite medicine, I'm leaving. As he spoke, he waved his hand and rushed down the mountain with the basket on his back.

Huo Xiaohan looked at Yuan Anping's departing figure, and there was an indescribable faint sadness in his heart.