September is approaching, the vegetation is still vibrant, and from a distance, the lush verdant trees wrap the rolling hills tightly, and the golden sun peeks out from the top of the mountain, and the mountains on both sides are black and white. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info road creeping on the flat ground of the bottom of the mountain, like the figure of a girl, parallel to the clear river, zigzag and twist up, the river is very cheerful and smiling, looking up at the sky, the sky shrinks into a blue and secluded waterfall, free and easy to fall on the mountain holding the sun.

In recent years, the policies of the Party Central Committee have become more and more beneficial to the people, especially the village access roads, so that the people's hearts are like smooth and comfortable roads, and the smooth and solid cement roads have shortened the distance between urban and rural areas.

The cuckoo was close to Du Xiaoming, although Du Xiaoming tried his best to move in front of the motorcycle seat, he could still feel the body temperature of each other's bodies, and the cuckoo's futon, guitar, and Du Xiaoming's futon were firmly tied to the back seat, occupying an area far more than the volume of the cuckoo.

"The water here is so clear, the mountains are really high, and the air is so fresh." Cuckoo said.

"It is the greatest blessing to come to the mountains to teach and enjoy the pure natural air, and you will be able to take root here in the future and enjoy the real delicacies of the mountains and the sea." Du Xiaoming freed his left hand and pointed to the mountain, where there were wild fruits and wild vegetables.

The cuckoo looked at this strange world with novelty, a few houses on the side of the road, a family was hanging ears of corn on the trees on the roadside, the golden corn was stacked together in a neat and orderly manner, surrounding the thick branches of the tree, like a golden tree blooming.

"I'm starting to like it a little bit. The cuckoo said from the bottom of his heart.

"You'll like the kids here even more in the future."

"I hope so."

"How did you think of coming to the mountains to teach after school?"

Du Juan was silent for a while, and Du Xiaoming's premonition seemed to touch the depths of her heart.

The cuckoo took a deep breath, but did not say a word.

The population is finally concentrated, the neat rows of buildings are gradually clear, "the people of the tavern welcome you" in regular script is very spectacular, followed by the new rural planning map of the tavern village in Jixiang Town is held high by the advertisement, the village cultural compound, the people's fitness field is new and eye-catching. Due to the hot weather, the common people play mahjong in groups of three and four, fight the landlord, and the old people sit like shrimp in the shade of the trees on the side of the road, shaking the pu fan leisurely.

"The central policy is good, and even such a remote place seems to be thriving." The cuckoo said as he pointed to the small western-style building beside him.

"In recent years, rural development has been changing with each passing day, especially in rural areas, I remember that eight years ago, when I came to this school to invigilate the exam, it was still a dirt road, and my intestines were about to break when I walked. The common people have two potato meals a day, which makes people sick to their stomachs when they see it, and now the people are living a better life than our teachers. ”

"You see, it's all mountains, it's rare, what do they rely on to eat?"

"Relying on the mountains to eat the mountains, you see that in the past two years, shiitake mushrooms, fungus, mountain wood, gastrodia, bupleurum, etc., yam and mountain goods have risen every year, as long as you are diligent, you can earn 30,000 or 40,000 yuan a year."

"I feel so good living in the countryside now!"

The school is very easy to find, I saw the five-star red flag flying high from afar, the school is not far from the village, built by the mountain, in addition to hanging the school sign of "Jixiang Town Tavern Primary School" at the gate, it also sticks to the "National Financial Poverty Alleviation Project, 2004".

The school is tightly chained. Du Xiaoming stopped the motorcycle, and the cuckoo jumped off the motorcycle with difficulty, and several people came over.

A low, crooked neck, in his forties, is very homely to help Du Xiaoming remove the quilt. "You're new this year, aren't you? So young!

"yes, I'm going to make trouble for everyone this year."

"What is the trouble that has caused you to suffer, your surname?"

"Your surname is Du, this is a new special post teacher this year, undergraduates, and people from other cities who have come to contribute to our mountainous area, and his surname is Du." Du Xiaoming pointed to the cuckoo.

The faces of several ordinary people were immediately filled with proud bright smiles, and the cuckoo smiled shyly.

A few other people counted the former principals and teachers, and said to Du Xiaoming that the teaching performance here has always lagged behind, and you should improve it well.

"That's how it should be, teachers, teaching and educating people, and letting students learn knowledge is our natural obligation and responsibility."

"A highly educated teacher is a teacher who can speak, my name is Liu Cheng, and I go to my house for dinner in the morning." Said the man with a crooked neck.

"Thank you, Brother Liu, I will definitely disturb if I have a chance another day, I still have something to do today." Du Xiaoming patted Liu Cheng's shoulder very naturally, and Liu Cheng grinned.

The sun was rolling overhead, and it was noticeably cooler than the town, and there was a slight breeze blowing in your face, and the poplars around were slapping their leaves.

In front of Du Xiaoming, a polite and polite runway with glasses, he nodded and said, "The leader is good, the leader has worked hard, I am Teacher Yu of this school, and I am famous." Just now I heard a call from a fellow countryman saying that two teachers had come, and I put down my work and came. ”

Du Xiaoming looked at Teacher Yu's funny appearance, and his mood was much more relaxed, he knew that this was the school's teaching director, and he had met a few times before, but he was not very familiar with it.

Du Xiaoming stretched out his hand. "Hello Teacher Yu, this year we are going to be together and share weal and woe."

"Being together is fate, and what tribulation sounds like a war." Yu Chengming warmly held Du Xiaoming's hand, tilted his head to look at Du Juan, "Yo, I also got a little secretary, it's very beautiful." ”

The cuckoo covered his mouth and smiled, but his face was as red as a burning cloud.

"What a little secretary, this is my sister-in-law, also surnamed Du, a special post teacher who came to our school this year, five or six hundred miles away from home, to support the mountainous area!"

"Yo, college student, it's a long way off." Yu Chengming took out the key as soon as he spoke, and the door opened with a "squeak", and the school staggered into his eyes.

The school is not big, the front is a two-story small building, the right is a house, the left is a low bungalow, two small flower ponds in the center of the campus, which are overgrown with weeds, three old cypresses stand vigorously and vigorously, and the thickest one hangs an old clock, with a rope in zero.

A few people saw the door open, and dispersed with a warm greeting.

When the village party secretary came, Du Xiaoming and Du Juan had already pushed the motorcycle into the campus, and the futon was placed in the conference room, and the village party secretary's voice was bright, and he boasted as soon as he entered the door, "I heard your director say, this year, we have transferred a young and promising principal to the tavern, and the previous village party secretary said that he would not let go of anything. ”

Yu Chengming hurriedly introduced: "This is the leader of our village, Secretary Wang." ”

Du Xiaoming hurriedly took out his cigarette, touched the empty cloth bag, and smiled embarrassedly. "I forgot to bring the cigarette."

"I haven't learned that hobby yet, and smoking less cigarettes is good for health." Secretary Wang is in his fifties, black and fat, with a series of horizontal meat, a high belly, the belt is tight under the navel, and he is a little out of breath when he speaks.

Du Xiaoming found a rag, wiped the sofa in the conference room, and motioned for Secretary Wang to sit down.

Secretary Wang said: "Don't sit down, I heard that Teacher Yu said that you are here, I will ask your sister-in-law to cook two dishes for you, and it will be regarded as picking up the wind and washing the dust for you, and I will call those village cadres to accompany you at that time." ”

"Secretary Wang, I'm so sorry, I'll see if the school guys can make do with it in a while."

"What's polite here, you see it's almost twelve o'clock, I'm hungry all morning, it's impossible for the school to open now, it doesn't matter if you're a big man, Xiaoni will definitely not be able to stand it." Wang Zhishu looked at the cuckoo honestly.

The cuckoo reacted immediately and waved his hand. "It's okay, it's okay, I'm not too hungry, listen to the leader."

Du Xiaoming looked at the circle of people and felt that it was difficult to excuse himself. "Then tell my sister-in-law, keep it simple."

A few people talked and laughed and went to the village party secretary's house.

The lunch meal was very rich, a large table with a sturdy and sturdy table, and the bombardment of several village cadres in turn, Du Xiaoming only drank two or three cups, and Du Juan only drank a bottle of Coke, but Yu Chengming took the initiative to fill himself with a hard tongue, straight eyes, and strong legs.

Yu Chengming said: "Teacher Du, I know that you are here to be the principal, and I am willing to work together with you." ”

Wang Zhishu said quickly: "The future is bright, at that time, I will come to wish my brothers in advance to enjoy their official fortunes and have a smooth career." A large glass of wine rolled over.

"Teacher, teach with peace of mind all your life, what kind of official luck, we can't be the secretary of the mayor." Du Xiaoming humbled himself.

"People's fate is destined, the brother's facial features are upright, the Yin Hall is shining, and he is not a mortal at first glance, and if you don't drink this cup, it will be cold." Wang Zhishu simply stood beside Du Xiaoming.

With good intentions, Du Xiaoming got up and poured a glass of wine into his stomach.

Yu Chengming beat the side drum again: "Principal, is there a popular saying in the tavern now, you can drink eight taels and drink a catty, such cadres can rest assured; If you can drink a pound and drink eight taels, I'm sorry for the people, I'm sorry for the party. Drink alcohol with your tongue, such cadres are not included in the compilation; Drink a little and stay a little, such cadres should step aside; Drink with a small cup, such cadres and then exercise; Drinking with a teacup, such cadres the party likes; Drink with a wine bottle, such a person will be promoted quickly. ”

"Then we don't work at all, we just have to drink."

"If you are paid for drinking, you see who doesn't." The crowd burst into laughter.

"Drinking alcohol can indeed pull people to their feelings sometimes, which is also the Chinese wine culture."

"Be pragmatic and truth-seeking, improve your grades, don't you know that there are still two students in our school who are in the fourth grade, and they can't even write their own names, how can you improve your grades?" Yu Chengming added a sentence.

There was laughter all around, Du Xiaoming suddenly rose into a nameless fire, although he has not really entered the role of school management, but he does not want outsiders to laugh at the school and students, this is not a favoritism, this is a shame of education, how can he be mentioned on the table by his own teacher, let alone the director of teaching. Thinking of this, Du Xiaoming hurriedly said, "Teacher Yu, you drank too much." ”

Yu Chengming is still talking about the rights and wrongs of the school, and he feels that this seems to be more able to regulate and enliven the atmosphere of the wine shop.

Du Xiaoming just wanted the dinner to end early, he simply lay on the table and pretended to be asleep like a mirror in his heart, letting others pull and stimulate him.

Du Xiaoming and his gang returned to school at about two o'clock in the afternoon, Yu Chengming was dizzy, his eyes were straight, he was staggered, and he couldn't stand steadily. The fermented smell of wine choked people's stomachs, and it was estimated that asking him now would not result in anything, so Du Xiaoming had no choice but to signal Du Juan to sit in the conference room and wait.

Huang Chaoyang arrived at school at around 4 p.m. Huang Chaoyang crossed his hands on his hips, looked at the entire campus, sighed and said, "It's not as good as Shanghe Primary School here, the campus is too small." ”

"That's because you have feelings for Shanghe, and you will have feelings for you after a long time here. Take your time, you'll love it here. Du Xiaoming comforted that after the words just spit out, he couldn't believe his mouth, and his heart was actually more messy than the weeds in the campus flower pond now.

The teacher reported at five o'clock in the afternoon one after another, and Yu Chengming's wine strength obviously ebbed, and he "snored" and drank two bottles of mineral water in one go, which was introduced simply and clearly: Liu Yinfeng will retire in early July next spring; Hao Chunlai is 35 years old, withdrawn, just in the third year of marriage, his wife ran away with a boss because she disliked her inability; Jin Zhaoyun is 53, last year he suddenly felt dizzy in his left eye, and there was a tumor in the fundus of the eye when he checked it, but he didn't dare to have surgery, so he insisted on going to work with some medicine, plus Du Xiaoming, Yu Chengming, Huang Chaoyang, and Du Juan, a total of seven people. The school has a total of 5 classes, according to the above distribution of 1.5 people in each class, should be 7, 5 people, rounded should be 8 people, but in recent years, a large number of teachers in the mountainous areas have been reduced, each school is in short supply, the central school requires its own solution, in addition to the rural kindergarten class students are few, all affiliated schools are managed internally, plus two preschool classes, you have to find 2 substitute teachers.

The teaching staff really surprised Du Xiaoming, and his confidence suddenly seemed to be emptied.

Du Xiaoming wanted to hold a meeting of all teachers, but when he thought that the appointment of the principal had not yet been made, it was impossible to divide classes and classes, so he first asked the teacher to understand the situation, and Du Xiaoming found Yu Chengming.

Yu Chengming grinned: "Liu Yinfeng is the best at this." ”

Du Xiaoming sighed in his heart, this matter should be responsible for fame, but he pushed the boat down the river, and asked Yu Chengming to call Teacher Liu.

Liu Yinfeng, 54 years old, only up to Du Xiaoming's shoulders, started teaching at the age of 18, it has been 36 years, although the hair has been dyed, but the white hair on the scalp is still very dazzling. As soon as I sat down, I knew that she was a chattering person, first praised Du Xiaoming for being young and promising, and then said how good Shanghe Primary School was, and then said, You don't know that Yu Chengming is an old slippery head, a treacherous person, who doesn't do anything, drinks and runs fast, and also cites many vivid examples. Whether Du Xiaoming likes to listen to it or not, he poured it into Du Xiaoming's ears with relish.

It was already 6 o'clock in the afternoon, the sunset was brilliant but not dazzling at all, the sky was blue, there was a breeze blowing on the face, the air was filled with the fragrance of wild flowers, a few unknown birds were crying in the sky, Du Xiaoming was thinking about Liu Yinfeng's words.

I found a few more teachers, but Du Xiaoming didn't fulfill his wishes, the best one is called Ding Zhen, and now he is having a conflict with his parents, and he has to go out, and his parents are not at ease. When it comes to salary, parents frown and say that now the county supermarket is 1,500 yuan a month, while the school is only 800, at least 1,000.

Du Xiaoming was speechless, Liu Yinfeng pouted and said: "The whole town is eight hundred, this is not the principal who wants to rise, I was 18 years old when I was teaching for a period of 1 yuan 2 a month, not also insisted on more than 30 years, you are still young to work in the county, there is no distinction between good people and bad people, and there is not much left after removing the rent fee, food and clothing, you teach and live at home, you two old people can rest assured, the salary is still real, how good, not to mention that you are still a student of our tavern, you should only contribute to your hometown......"

Ding Zhen said hesitantly: "I will discuss with my family and talk back tomorrow morning." ”

Du Xiaoming was grateful, Liu Yinfeng still had a brush to do grassroots work.

Although it is not as desired, but there is nothing to be done.

Liu Yinfeng told Du Xiaoming: "In recent years, our school has come more and kept less, who makes us remote here, and teachers from other villages are reluctant to come, and sometimes they have to settle." ”

"Will, how can the school be compromised, isn't that a pit for students?"

"School will start the day after tomorrow, how to select teachers?" Du Xiaoming sighed and said, after all, the school work is a turnip and a pit, every teacher is the pillar of the school, and the appointment of teachers as a principal is the primary issue.

The sky was already dark, and due to the time relationship, Du Xiaoming said: "Teacher Liu, you are familiar with this place, let's see which teachers to keep, after all, the central school has changed the employment mechanism." ”

"It's not in a hurry, sometimes it's a week after the start of school to find an appointment, and these appointments still lack stability. Liu Yinfeng took a breath after speaking.

The night was very quiet, the moon was setting in the west, the stars were shining, the surrounding mountains were like sculptures, clearly visible in the haze, and some unknown bird calls and animal roars came from the cold hillside behind the school.

After eating, the teachers returned to school with a smile, and Du Xiaoming explained that Huang Chaoyang, who became famous, stayed in the office to discuss the start of school the day after tomorrow. The three of them sat in the small conference room, and as soon as the conversation box was opened, "Mom" cuckoo screamed through the silent night sky.

Du Xiaoming, Yu Chengming, and Huang Chaoyang walked out of the conference room in unison.

"Snake, snake, snake......" The cuckoo's cramped voice was like a frightened bird, as if she was about to cry, and she pointed to the room and trembled.

The light in her room was bright, and when Du Xiaoming looked at it, he only saw a yellow-brown tail in the gap between the head of the bed and the wall.

Yu Chengming said with a smile: "What are you afraid of, in the end, it is a city person, this snake is not poisonous and does not hurt people." ”

"It's scary to hurt people if they don't hurt people, let alone a lesbian, you have to find a way to get rid of it." Du Xiaoming picked up a broom in the corner of the door and knocked on the head of the bed.

Huang Chaoyang said: "This is not good, the snake that does not hurt people is timid, it will not come out." With that, he motioned to move the bed.

As soon as the bed was moved, a snake with a thick mouth crawled out in terror and quickly disappeared through the open window.

"It's okay, don't open the window next night, this thing is common in the mountains." Du Xiaoming looked at the pale cuckoo and said.

The cuckoo crossed his hands over his chest and said, "I made the bed in the afternoon, and I felt that there was a lot of mildew in it, so I opened the window, but I didn't expect to get into the snake." ”

Yu Chengming smiled: "Snake, what is there to be afraid of, five-year-old children in the mountains feel caught, that is to scare themselves." ”

Du Xiaoming "smack" twice, Huang Chaoyang pulled up Yu Mingming and walked out: "Less." ”

"Go to bed early." Du Xiaoming looked at Du Juan's room, felt that there was nothing terrible, and said, "It's nothing, we all live in the school, what is there to shout." ”

The cuckoo didn't squeak, and Du Xiaoming closed all the windows tightly.

Du Xiaoming walked out of the room, and the cuckoo followed him like a frightened deer.

Huang Chaoyang looked at Du Xiaoming, slowly groped out a cigarette from his trouser pocket and said, "Du Juan, just get used to it slowly, you can't sit here all night, not to mention that we still have to discuss the opening of the school the day after tomorrow." ”

The cuckoo twitched, Du Xiaoming waved his hand at Huang Chaoyang, and Huang Chaoyang immediately stopped talking.

Du Xiaoming knows the sadness of the cuckoo, ten years ago, he was like her, in his twenties, just came here from the lively and carefree school, unrelated, helpless, at night, the school teachers have gone home, the terrifying bird cry in the middle of the night can always make people wake up from their dreams, and then a cold sweat, feeling that there are birds of prey and monsters all around, fierce gods and evil spirits are going to devour themselves, frightened to put their heads into the quilt and wrap them tightly, the atmosphere does not dare to come out, until the next day, seeing the sky is bright, only to sleep groggily and safely, It's almost time for class. The cuckoo is a girl, not to mention being frightened by the snake just now.

What can I do? Du Xiaoming tightened his eyebrows, and now the first problem is to solve the accommodation problem of the cuckoo.

"Liu Yinfeng's husband is working in other places" Yu Chengming said very casually Du Xiaoming had an idea, he called Liu Yinfeng and asked Liu Yinfeng to accompany Du Juan, Liu Yinfeng agreed without hesitation.

The night was already very deep, and the wild birds behind the mountain "cooed" twice, and the surroundings were silent. The school's various systems, monthly school culture building, weekly teaching activity arrangements, daily day arrangements and other trivial work have to be refined one by one, the new semester has a new atmosphere, the school must be in order, Du Xiaoming began the night battle.