Fang Xinning waited uneasily for several days, and decided to take the initiative to call to inquire about the results of the interview.

A deep baritone voice came over the phone. asked Qing's name, and the other party said, "Xinning, don't you remember?" I'm Cheng Xuguang......"

Hearing this, an approachable and humorous Chinese teacher immediately appeared in front of Fang Xinning's eyes.

Fang Xinning remembered him most that he often fetched food from the cafeteria to eat with his fellow students, and often bought snow-white steamed buns to exchange with the students. The pancakes that the students brought from home had been sitting for a long time, dry and hard, and he never found it difficult to swallow. When the college entrance examination was approaching, on the one hand, in order to ensure the students' sleep, on the other hand, in order to strengthen the pre-examination guidance, he moved to live with the students despite the heat and the smell of the boys' dormitory.

He is also known for his humor. Once, he called a fried lotus root slices from the canteen, and said to himself: "Black, the canteen is really black, there are four taels of lotus root slices, just the hole is enough for three or two halves, and then look for it later, I hope those little meats are indeed hidden in the holes." In this way, students are often sprayed with rice, which adds a lot of laughter to the monotonous study life.

He was Cheng Xuguang, who was teaching at Tailing Middle School at that time, and Fang Xinning was one of the most impressive teachers.

From the phone, Fang Xinning learned that Mr. Cheng had just retired from the county teaching and research department last year, and Xinxian Experimental Middle School took a fancy to his provincial special-grade teacher's signboard and specially invited him to come together to establish a private Taiyun school. Taiyun School is a private boarding school supported by the Xinxian County Party Committee and County Government according to the situation at that time and the successful experience of big cities. According to the propaganda at that time, Taiyun School relied on the experimental middle school and adopted semi-military closed management to realize the sharing of teaching resources. In fact, Taiyun School has used several teachers from the experimental middle school to quietly run a trial for a year on a small scale, and this year it officially enrolled students in three grades at the same time. Fang Xinning just participated in the application activity, which was to prepare teachers for Taiyun School.

Teacher Cheng said that Fang Xinning's grades were very good and he became one of the first teachers hired by Taiyun School.

Fang Xinning's hanging heart finally let go, but he was a little self-deprecating in his heart - he had been working for four years, and he had also participated in various lecture competitions in the county many times, but he didn't even know that his teacher had been in charge of high school Chinese teaching and research in the teaching and research department. No wonder some people once laughed at him, in this small place where everything has to be done by relationship, he only knows how to pull a cart with his head down and doesn't know how to look up at the road, it's really different.

The application had been fruited, and he felt that he should go to the town of Montenegro to say hello to the old principal. Because this application is different from transfer after all, and the personal relationship must be attached to the original unit. If he didn't get the old principal's consent, Fang Xinning couldn't go to Taiyun School.

The old principal happened to be on duty at the school. After he understood what Fang Xinning meant, he said, "I knew you wouldn't be here for long. After all, the conditions here are poor. ”

Fang Xinning willingly accepted the old principal's reproach, but still wanted to explain, saying, "I...... It's because of my girlfriend. ”

The old headmaster said, "I also know that I always have to find a reason first." ”

Fang Xinning didn't know how to explain it.

The old principal pondered for a long time, and then said: "I don't want to let you go, you know, in our school, there are not many teachers assigned after graduating from college over the years, and good teachers are even more rare." The teaching staff is not available, this is the specific situation of our school. ”

Hearing this, Fang Xinning's heart suddenly cooled. I really want to cry without tears! The strength that has been secretly used these days is nothing more than useless work.

In the office, the air was a little stagnant.

"Of course," the old principal glanced at Fang Xinning, "Personally, I can't stop you, after all, this is a major event in your life." You are still young, and the conditions there are better, which will be good for your personal development. ”

Fang Xinning didn't expect such an unexpected result. Moved and excited, he was relieved from the disappointment just now, and he actually burst into tears.

Look at the old headmaster, a man in his fifties, the top of his head is already very bald, and his hair is thin, sticking to the four sides of his head. Everyone said about him behind his back: "Former Shaolin, later Wudang, a football field in the middle, surrounded by barbed wire." Fang Xinning didn't tell him less jokes, and now that he thinks about it, he feels very sorry for him.

The old headmaster was a man who often used to say the classics. For example, there is a sentence that evaluates teachers: in terms of teaching performance, men are not as good as women, those with high education are not as good as those with low education, and those who are close to home (from school) are not as good as those who are far from home. There is also a sentence for those who are not very peaceful. At that time, some people always compared the schools in the town with the schools in the county, especially with the Tailing School, a key high school at that time, saying how much money the teachers of the Tailing School opened every month and how much class time subsidies they could get. The old headmaster said, then you go to Tailing! Although the words were inevitably a little impersonal, the gossip teacher was blocked by him and was speechless, so he had to throw himself to the ground.

In such a poor and remote place, as the head of a school, sometimes it seems that you can only rely on similar methods to deal with it in desperation.

The old headmaster is swearing, this is something that everyone knows. No matter who he is directed at, once he scolds, he is like a harsh father teaching a son who has made trouble, and his mouth is unreserved. People who know him don't dare to argue with him, otherwise they will provoke him to be flushed, his muscles exposed, and he will become even more violent, and even make trouble to the point of fighting for his life. But later, he will definitely change his way to give others daoqian, bitterly saying all kinds of bad things about himself, and he can't help the other party not take the initiative to admit his mistakes. This is another magic weapon of his school.

The headmaster and the people of the town also dared to scold. On one occasion, a deputy mayor arranged for each teacher to subscribe to a copy of the Xin County Daily. This is clearly an apportionment, and it is by no means intended for teachers to reinforce learning. Fang Xinning is the most popular person in the school to subscribe to newspapers and magazines, and has subscribed to more than a dozen kinds at his own expense, except for one "People's Daily", the rest are all about education and teaching, and he doesn't care about more than that. But it's a bit of a waste to have a copy of the Xinxian Daily.

After listening to the teachers' feedback, the principal went to the town to coordinate. The words were not speculative, and he actually scolded the deputy mayor in charge. It is said that the scolding was dark at that time, and although there were onlookers, no one dared to persuade them.

This trick also worked, one person ordered one, and it became two people to order one. Of course, the time of happiness was not long, and when the salary was deducted later, it was still deducted according to one person, because after two months, every two people were given a copy of "Xincheng Daily". By the time it was distributed, the newspaper had already amassed a large handful—probably because the town had avoided the limelight.

In order to scold the mayor, the principal also wrote an inspection, but the whole town knew about it, and the town didn't want to do too much, not to mention that the principal's original intention was haode?

It's a pity for the mayor of the town, who didn't make a good impression on everyone. The previous deputy mayor had a more classic story: he actually made a serious suggestion at the office meeting of the town leader, saying that the salary could not be paid, it was all dragged down by those teachers, and most of the finances were let them eat, so it was better to get rid of all the teachers, and the expenses of all the staff in the town would be guaranteed. As soon as this story came out, I don't know how many teachers ridiculed and scolded him for his ignorance. Because of the public scolding with him, the principal's prestige naturally rose in the school.

The deputy mayor was transferred away soon after, and the swearing incident was over. It was as if he had gone to another township, but his story in Black Mountain soon followed him, making him very depressed all the time.

The following year, the Xinxian Daily was discontinued, and the teachers really took off this burden.

Many people say that the fact that teachers can no longer be forced to subscribe to newspapers has something to do with the old principal. Fang Xin would rather not believe that the principal of a township middle school could have such great ability? The county newspaper is gone, and other apportionments have not stopped.

Four years have passed, and Fang Xinning has completely adapted to the old principal. Although the method is a bit rough, he has no bad intentions, and he always wants to do a good job in the school wholeheartedly, and this alone is very worthy of respect.

People will be separated, and a lot of intimacy will naturally arise in their hearts, and they will feel tolerable to his unsuccessful educational reforms.

"To tell you the truth, I'm old, and I've been a little overwhelmed in the past two years, and I really don't want to delay you. If there is any formalities to be done, feel free to come to me. The old principal's heart-wrenching words made Fang Xinning unforgettable for the rest of his life.

At that time, the education system in Xin County was a township-level financial contracting system, and the township was responsible for raising, managing, and distributing the education funds and teachers' salaries in each township, while the schools in the county were directly allocated from the county finance. In many townships and towns, often due to financial difficulties, teachers are not paid in full or even in arrears, resulting in a large gap in the remuneration of teachers at the town and county levels. As a result, an insurmountable gap has formed between the township and the county schools, and it is difficult for township teachers to be transferred to the county.

Speaking of these, everyone is very envious of the teachers in Mengchong County. Mengchong County's economic situation is not as good as that of Xin County, but a few years ago they took the lead in implementing a unified system of teachers' salaries in the province, so that teachers in township schools can also receive the same salary as teachers in the county.

Therefore, being able to apply for a job at Taiyun School is already Fang Xinning's best ability.