Li Shimin and Gu Tianya were talking, when they suddenly saw a few soldiers coming to the door, the soldiers were holding steaming hot porridge in their hands, and the leader was the veteran Youzi Yanjiu.

Yan Jiu didn't enter the door, just stood at the door, and said, "It's also a coincidence, today is the day of La, the brothers have cooked some hot porridge, and I want to invite Mr. Gu and the guests to taste it." ”

He usually calls Gu Tianya and calls him a brother of the Gu family, but when he is in the school, he respectfully addresses Mr.

Li Shimin was slightly surprised, and praised this veteran oilman.

After Yan Jiu said hello, those soldiers entered the house, and in the blink of an eye, bowls of hot porridge were served, Li Shimin and the others were indeed a little hungry, and sat on the ground and began to gobble up.

Gu Tianya and Zhao Ning obviously hadn't eaten dinner either, and they happened to eat with everyone, but before they could pick up the bowls, they suddenly heard movement outside the door, which seemed to be a female baby, and her voice was weak.

I only heard her say, "Excuse me, is Mr. Gu here?" ”

Everyone was stunned, how could there be children on a cold day? Could it be that the doll in which village saved up food and ate enough today, so she hurried to the night school overnight to listen to the class?

Gu Tianya hurriedly put down the dishes and chopsticks, walked quickly to the door to pick them up, and saw that there was a little girl standing in the cold wind.

The little girl, who was about ten years old, was putting two little hands to her mouth to keep warm.

Because of the cold weather, the little girl kept stamping her feet on the ground, and at her feet lay a small basket, covered with a shabby red cloth.

Gu Tianya was stunned for a moment, and hesitated: "You are Tian Taotao from Tianjiazhuang?" As a teacher, I remember that I gave you a great name. ”

There are dozens of dolls who have gone to night school, including both male and female babies, but whether it is male or female, Gu Tianya has given each of them a big name.

This Tian Taotao has a little impression in his heart, it seems that his father was captured in his early years and died on the battlefield, because Tian Taotao's mother was weak and sick and could not work, so he could only take the child to beg everywhere to live.

When the little girl heard Gu Tianya call out her name, she immediately smiled happily, nodded happily and said, "I am Tian Taotao, the name you gave Mr. Gu." ”

As he spoke, he suddenly bent his knees, and bowed respectfully to Gu Tianya, and said in a coquettish voice: "At the end of the year, in the season of Lari, you once taught us, this represents the future of spring, so it is a big day, our people value it, and the little apprentice has been ordered by his mother to come to give Mr. a gift." ”

Gu Tianya hurriedly went to pull her, but the little girl insisted on bowing, then picked up the small basket from the ground, raised her little head and looked at Gu Tianya with an envious face, and said: "La Ri, Master Xie, it's a pity that there are no good things at home, my mother took me to ask for some hundred family meals, thinking of sending a little to Mr. Gu as a bundle, thank Mr. for his hard work and teaching his apprentices like a father......"

Speaking of this, he carefully uncovered the tattered red cloth on the basket, bowed his head a little shyly and said: "It's all leftovers, but the apprentice's family is too poor, please don't mind, Mr. will send real good things to honor you in the future." ”

Gu Tianya's nose suddenly became a little sour.

He looked at the contents of the small basket in a daze, it was clearly a brown cake that had been bitten off in half, two dry, cold and yellow nest heads, two pickle gnocchi resting next to it, and a small broken jar that seemed to contain some liquid.

This is a child's thank-you gift, all from begging for a hundred meals.

Tian Taotao's little face suddenly became very serious, taking advantage of Gu Tianya's inattention to kneel down respectfully, the little girl picked up the nest head with her left hand, raised the broken small jar with her right hand, and then looked up to her little head very much and said: "Mr. Gu, you take a bite, take a sip, the weather is a little cold, after worshipping you, I have to go home, there is no quilt at home, I want to help my mother warm the hay nest where she sleeps." ”

Gu Tianya only felt that his nose was sour, and tears flowed down his eyes.

He was afraid of being seen by the child, so he quickly turned his head and secretly wiped it away, then turned his head and pretended to smile, and reached out to take the nest head and the broken bottle in the little girl's hand.

He took a hard bite of the nest head, opened the broken canister and drank it in one gulp.

The small jar was not wine, but a small amount of gruel. After drinking it, the stomach is very cold, and people can't help but shiver.

But Gu Tianya suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed, laughing with a crying voice, and shouted: "Okay, very good, this is the best wine I have ever drunk in my life, and it is also the first meal sent by a student I have eaten in my life, Taotao, I didn't educate you for the teacher, I didn't educate you for the teacher, you are very sensible, you are really sensible......"

It was obviously a cold mouthful of gruel, but he said that it was a good wine to thank the teacher.

The little girl smiled sweetly, knelt on the ground and bowed again, and said goodbye: "Mr. Gu, the apprentice is leaving, I have been studying with you for many days, giving me knowledge to teach me to be a man, although the apprentice is young, but I know how to be grateful." ”

Suddenly, the little head raised proudly, and recited a poem crisply, saying: "The jade pot contains the ice heart, and the red pen writes the soul of the master." Earnest like a father's words, like a friend. Light and a few lines of words, thick ink for a lifetime. It's hard to thank you for this, and thank you again for success. ”

"Good!"

Gu Tianya praised loudly, pulled the little girl up, hugged her in his arms and said, "It's cold on the ground, don't kneel, come with me to the house to warm up, and I'll send you home in person later." ”

Tian Taotao shook her head, and refused with a smile: "Don't bother Mr., I'm familiar with the way home, my mother is still waiting at home, I have to go back quickly to make her feel at ease." I'm not here to listen to the lecture tonight, I'm here to thank Mr. Gu. After thanking the teacher, I have to go back to accompany my mother for the holiday, after all, it is the day of La, and it is the big day of our people. ”

As he spoke, he bowed to Gu Tianya again, turned around and trotted away along the road.

The night was dark, the north wind was whistling, and a figure suddenly flashed beside Gu Tianya, and Li Shimin and others stood beside him at the same time.

Everyone was emotional, looking at Tian Taotao who was far away in the night.

The general Duan Zhixuan seemed to feel a little uncomfortable in his heart, frowned and stared at the nest head in Gu Tianya's hand, and couldn't help but say, "This child is so poor, you actually eat her things." ”

Gu Tianya glanced at him, and said with a difficult tone: "You don't understand this, I have to eat." ”

Zhang Liang, another general next to him, looked at the dark night, and said worriedly: "It's dark and the road is slippery, you should send her." ”

Gu Tianya shook his head slowly, and said solemnly again: "Anyone can send it, but I can't, she is here to thank her teacher, I need to accept her thanks." If I go to see her off, I will discount her thanks, and I can be good to her for three hundred and sixty-five days a year, and only this day I must enjoy her kindness to me, and only then will the child's heart rejoice......"

At this time, I suddenly saw a yellow-faced man striding into the night, and said in a deep voice: "You are his master, and it is inconvenient to send it on the day of thanking the teacher, but I am a man who has escaped from the famine, and I will send it for you." ”

This time, Gu Tianya didn't speak, obviously acquiescing to his actions.

At this moment, the yellow-faced man suddenly walked back from the night, his face was obviously surprised, and he looked at Gu Tianya in a daze.

Gu Tianya's heart moved, and he hurriedly looked towards the night, and suddenly saw countless lights coming from in front of him, but saw a little child showing his figure in the cold night.

There were dozens of children, all of whom were enrolled in night schools.

There were no adults around these children, all of them came alone against the cold wind, and suddenly they all fell to their knees in the snow, and the howling wind could not drown out the children's shouts of thanks.

"Mr. Gu, good day, we keep in mind Mr. teachings, be a man should have the perseverance to face difficulties, even if you are poor and hard, even if you live a difficult struggle, but we are not afraid, not afraid, we will work hard, rely on hard work to succeed, earn money and food, feed back to my mother, let my family get rid of poverty, can live a good life with a full meal, although the road is slippery in the dark this night, but we do not let my mother accompany the protection, we are here to thank you for your teachings, the festival of the day to give you a gift......"

Suddenly, the children in the house also rushed out, including Cheng Chumo's three small things, these children also knelt on the ground, kowtowed to Gu Tianya, and shouted together: "We are the same, Lari will directly greet you." ”

Li Shimin looked at the scene in front of him in a daze, and after a long time, he suddenly spoke with emotion, and said: "That Tian Taotao just now is just a peasant baby, but after being taught by you, there is already a meteorological ...... between conversations."

After a pause, he said: "There are also these children, who are also from bitter cold, but after being taught by you, they can actually understand how to come to thank the teacher on the Day of the Lunar Day, even if they are cold in the wind, even if they are hungry, but they respectfully kneel in the snow, and everyone's little face is solemn." I listened to what they said, and they all knew the truth, this is clearly no longer poor and cowardly, this is the fate and future that changed a life, Gu Tianya, although your night school is very small, but your night school is very remarkable. ”

Gu Tianya exhaled deeply.

Dozens of children in front of him, black pressure fell to the ground, although the scene was not spectacular, but it was extremely shocking.

Duan Zhixuan and Zhang Liang's hearts were shaken, and they suddenly whispered with emotion: "Back then, when I was crisscrossing the battlefield, thousands of troops and horses couldn't break their hearts, but when these dozens of dolls knelt down in front of them, they actually felt uncomfortable with shaking their minds. Look at... Brother Gu's night school is really admirable. ”

Only the yellow-faced man was full of sorrow, and suddenly said: "Suddenly dozens of children, how can I escort them?" ”

This yellow-faced man is Qin Qiong, who is the most honest and benevolent in his life.