After leaving the bus station, Lin Dong looked at the time, and there were still two hours before he left the hospital to get the physical examination report, so he drove slowly on the potholed roads in Huaicheng County. Before I knew it, I drove to the gate of the county. I got off the station and smoked a cigarette outside the school gate, I wanted to go in to have a look, but after thinking about it, I thought it was better not to go in.

Just as he was about to leave, a middle-aged woman's voice suddenly sounded behind him.

"Mr. ......"

Lin Dong felt that this voice seemed to be somewhat familiar, and when he turned around, it turned out to be Yang, his foreign language teacher in his third year of high school. In the first and second years of high school, English has always been Lin Dong's short-legged subject, and it was not until the third year of high school, under Yang's careful teaching, that Lin Dong raised his English scores, and Lin Dong has always remembered Yang's kindness in his heart.

Lin Dong was very happy to see his teacher here, and said excitedly: "Teacher Yang, are you okay?" ”

Yang pushed the bicycle and stood with a smile, wearing a simple gray coat, although the color faded badly, it was washed very cleanly, "I'm okay, I saw your side face just now, I feel a little familiar, your name is Lin Dong, right?" ”

After so many years, Yang has taken so many students, so when she saw Lin Dong, she just felt familiar, but she was not sure that it was not the person she thought in her heart.

Lin Dong nodded with a smile, "Teacher Yang, I'm Lin Dong." ”

Yang saw the luxury car parked not far away and pointed, "That car is yours?" ”

Lin Dong nodded.

A stronger smile appeared on Yang's face, "You kid seems to be promising, you see, the teacher was right at the time, no matter whether your family background is good or bad, as long as you are willing to work hard and read good books, you will definitely be able to get ahead." ”

Lin Dong nodded and smiled: "Teacher." Where are you going? ”

Yang said: "My husband is sick, and it just so happens that today's class is in the morning, so I'll go back to take care of him now." ”

Yang's husband, Zhou Wenquan, is also a teacher in the county, teaching physics, and taught Lin Dong for a year in his sophomore year of high school. Among all subjects, Lin Dong is the best in physics, and basically gets a perfect score in every exam. Therefore, he received Zhou Wenquan's attention and gave Lin Dong a lot of help. to the couple. Lin Dong was grateful.

"Teacher Zhou is sick? Mr. Yang, then I have to take a look. ”

Yang smiled: "Okay, Wenquan used to talk about your good students, saying that he wouldn't come back to see him after graduation." ”

Zhou Wenquan's home Lin Dong can be found, but now that he is empty-handed, he can't just go to his teacher's house like this, thinking about it. decided to buy something to bring first, otherwise it would be too rude, so he said to Yang: "Teacher Yang, you go back first, I'll do something, and I'll go over soon." ”

Yang nodded, "Can you find my house?" It's in the faculty family building. ”

Lin Dong smiled: "I've been to your house, don't worry, I remember." ”

Seeing Yang push the bicycle away, Lin Dong got into the car. He drove straight to the mall and bought several large bags of nutritional supplements, but other than that, he really didn't know what to give. After coming out of the mall, Lin Dong immediately drove to the family building in the county and soon arrived there.

This family building was built in the 80s of the last century, and it has long been dilapidated. The light was very dim in the daytime, the building was dark and damp, and the wood on the handrails of the stairs had fallen off. Only bare steel bars remained, and the walls were plastered with advertising banners for moving, repairing toilets, unlocking, etc.

Impoverished counties like Huaicheng County. It is no wonder that those normal students who graduated from good schools are reluctant to come to this kind of place to teach, and most of the local teachers with a little ability have gone to the south to develop.

Lin Dong remembered that Zhou Wenquan had told him in the past that the salary of an old teacher like him who had been teaching for more than 20 years was only 2,000 per month, and when he thought of Su Cheng, it was estimated that there would be at least 10,000 yuan, plus the money for making up classes, and the income of tens of thousands of yuan per month, the monthly income of people was actually more than the salary of a teacher in Huaicheng a year. …,

He sighed a few times, this is his hometown, a poor place, lack of funds, unable to retain talents, so it seems that it is not easy to take off the hat of poverty. The developed regions have taken advantage of their existing advantages to occupy more resources, resulting in a situation in which the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer. In the short term, this trend will continue, and for the time being, this is also a big problem that is difficult to solve in front of the rulers, let alone something that a small citizen like him can solve.

Lin Dong shook his head, feeling that he was thinking too much.

Zhou Wenquan's house was on the third floor, standing outside the door with his things, knocking on the door, and soon Yang pulled the door open.

"Lin Dong, please come in."

As soon as he entered the room, Lin Dong smelled a strong smell of Chinese medicine, and he was secretly taken aback, it was to the point of taking Chinese medicine, it seemed that Teacher Zhou's illness was very serious.

"Teacher Yang, this is a nutritional product bought for you, a little heart, I put it on the table."

Yang's tone was slightly reproachful, "This kid, you can come to see me and Wenquan, we are all very happy, what are you doing with your things!" ”

Lin Dong smiled slightly: "What about Teacher Zhou? ”

Yang pushed open the door of the study and rushed inside, "Old Zhou, Lin Dong saw that you are here." ”

There was a rapid coughing sound in the study, and Zhou Wenquan seemed to want to speak, but he couldn't speak because of the cough.

Lin Dong walked into the study, and at a glance saw Zhou Wenquan lying on the small bed with a withered face and a sickly face, in his memory, Zhou Wenquan was slightly fat, and now the person lying on the bed had sunken cheeks and bloodshot eyes, which was like two people like Zhou Wenquan in his memory.

"Teacher Zhou......"

Lin Dong wanted to say something, but his throat was choked by the sourness that surged up, and he couldn't speak.

Seeing this scene, Yang who was standing at the door couldn't help laughing for a while, holding his mouth and crying silently.

When Zhou Wenquan saw Lin Dong, a difficult smile appeared on his face, pointed to the stool next to the bed, and motioned for him to sit down.

Lin Dong sat down and held Zhou Yunping's hand, which was already thin and only bones remained, without any sense of flesh, holding it in his hand was like holding a few thin branches, very awkward.

"Teacher, why are you so sick?"

Zhou Wenquan took a hard breath and said slowly: "There is a problem with the lungs, cough cough ......"

Yang said later: "It's pneumoconiosis, I've been standing on the podium for decades, I've washed too much chalk ash, and your teacher doesn't leave his cigarettes, so it's like this." ”

Lin Dong had heard that most of the affected people were mining workers, but judging from Zhou Wenquan's situation, the condition should be more than that.

He chatted with Zhou Wenquan on the side of the bed for a while, Zhou Wenquan had difficulty breathing and had trouble talking, so most of the time Lin Dong was talking, and he listened. Hearing Lin Dong's current situation, a smile frequently appeared on Zhou Wenquan's face in pain.

After chatting for less than half an hour, Zhou Wenquan seemed to be unable to sustain his energy, so Lin Dong asked him to rest and left the study. Standing in the living room and looking at this home, I feel the same as when I came six or seven years ago, all the furniture has not changed, but it is old, you can imagine how sad the life of this home is now.

Yang was boiling medicine for Zhou Wenquan in the kitchen, and Lin Dong walked in.

"Teacher Yang, you must have worked hard in the past few years since Teacher Zhou was sick, right?"

This sentence hit her sore spot, Yang's eyes were red, since Zhou Wenquan fell ill, she not only had to go to class, but also took care of her husband, busy at both ends, as a woman, she was under a lot of pressure. Zhou Wenquan was sick with this disease, and he spent money like running water, seeking medical treatment everywhere, and the savings of the two of them for twenty or thirty years were quickly spent. Last year, when his son was getting married, the woman asked his family to buy a house, but the family couldn't come up with the money at all, and the son's marriage was broken up because of this, causing the son to leave the country and not call home for half a year.

Lin Dong saw that Yang didn't speak for a while, and knew that the situation of this family should be as he guessed, thinking that Zhou Wenquan and his wife were kind to him, and now should be the time to repay the favor, he couldn't do anything else, he could only give them some help in money, but after thinking about it carefully, Zhou Wenquan and his wife were both people who wanted to save face, and if they gave them money directly, they would definitely refuse to accept it. …,

After turning his brain, Lin Dong thought of a way.

Yang has suffered a lot of grievances in her heart over the years, Lin Dong chatted with her casually, Yang has gradually entered the state, and she also needs someone to talk to, although this person used to be her student. At first, Lin Dong talked a lot, but later, he completely became a listener. From this exchange, Lin Dong learned a lot of things, and only then did he understand how bad the current situation of Zhou Wenquan's family was, far worse than he imagined. Zhou Wenquan was not only tormented by illness, but also miserable, his son was cut off from the family, he could not do anything but take medicine and sleep, and he was suffering physically and mentally.

At three o'clock, Lin Dong hurriedly said goodbye, and before leaving, he said a few words to Zhou Wenquan, encouraging him not to lose confidence. Zhou Wenquan smiled bitterly and said that he used to encourage students, but now he wants students to encourage him. From Zhou Wenquan's words, you can hear how sad his current state of mind is.

I drove to the hospital and got the medical examination report at the physical examination department. The above indicators and data were not something that Lin Dong could understand, so he found the doctor and asked the doctor to see if there was a problem. The doctor looked at the physical examination report of the second elder of the Lin family and told Lin Dong that the second elder Lin Dong was very healthy, but when he saw Luo Hengliang's physical examination report, his brows suddenly twisted into a pimple.

Lin Dong chuckled in his heart, looked at the doctor's terrifying expression, and asked, "Doctor, what's wrong?" ”

The doctor put down the physical examination report and said softly, "Who are you Luo Hengliang?" ”

Lin Dong had an ominous premonition in his heart, and replied, "I am his student and his godson. (To be continued) RQ