Chapter 153: The Man
A village-run primary school on the outskirts of the capital is surprisingly simple compared to the primary schools in the city, not to mention heating, and even heating with a stove is difficult to achieve thoroughly.
In the classroom of more than 40 square meters, there is a traditional chimney stove in the middle of the room, except for the children near the hearth, even if they wear thick cotton jackets, their little hands are cold and cold.
Even so, every child sitting in the classroom is extremely serious about learning, his feet are stiff, he stomps a few times, his hands are stiff, he rubs back and forth a few times, and continues to write hard.
This is the midterm exam of the next semester, Lu Sheng feels sorry for the children, and from time to time he goes to the stove to add some carbon.
He has been here for nearly 30 years, and the children he has taught have married early, and their children have all gone to elementary school, and he has been staying here for decades.
This is called Pozi Village, which is a notoriously poor village, with bad roads and thin land, so after 30 years, it still can't get along with wealth.
Why choose this place?
Because, she used to come here with him to teach.
She loves the beauty of the mountains and rivers, she likes the simplicity of the people here, and her dream is that one day, she can come here and be a resident teacher.
However, reality often makes people have to give up their dreams, her parents are not in good health, if she is too far away, she will not worry about them, if she brings them here, it is even more unrealistic.
Therefore, she could only obey the arrangement and became a factory clerk.
At that time, that kind of work was the envy of many people - you could sit in an office and don't have to work hard.
But actually, she didn't like it very much.
Every time she met him, she was depressed.
She said that she felt that the environment made her breathless, and everyone did not dare to show their true faces, and she did not know which sentence they said was true and which was false.
At that time, he didn't have any ability to rescue her, so he could only persuade the two to work together, and when they were older, they would go to Po'er Village together to be a resident teacher.
Her eyes crooked when he made that promise.
Not long after that, she suddenly broke up with him.
Naturally, he didn't agree and asked her what was going on.
Her answer was that she wanted a better development and didn't want to live a hard life with an orphan who had no father, no mother and no support.
He didn't believe she was like that.
But she didn't see him, she avoided him.
The breakup of the two was in an uproar.
Not long after she defended it, she committed suicide.
He absolutely didn't believe that she would do such a thing, she was so optimistic and cheerful, even if her work was not satisfactory, she was still full of expectations for life, and she was so filial, how could she commit suicide?
How can you survive if you leave the second elder?
caught off guard, Song Xian committed suicide because of emotional injury, and because the rumors of breaking up with him spread.
That just explained why he went to Song's house, and the old couple drove him out with brooms.
He became the ungrateful Chen Shimei in everyone's mouth, because some people said that he broke up with Song Xian because he climbed up to the leader's daughter, and he also said that he had a nose and eyes.
That's right, the leader's daughter Wei Yinyin likes him, but he refuses so resolutely, he never is alone with Wei Yinyin, Song Xian is so smart and trusts him, how can she misunderstand?
He explained to the old couple of the Song family, but the old couple didn't listen.
Later, he knew that the old couple was investigating the cause of Song Xian's death, so he quietly participated, and the result was ...... Even if it is a fact that he committed suicide, it is also a fact that he committed suicide......
At that time, his leader, Wei Yinyin's father, Wei Honglin, talked to him alone, either to marry his daughter quickly, or to leave the unit and seek a higher job.
It was at that time that he felt, or that Song Xian really misunderstood his relationship with Wei Yinyin, because he knew Wei Honglin's methods too well, although he didn't understand why the Wei family's father and daughter fell in love with him, but he knew that as long as they moved like that, Song Xian would definitely misunderstand.
Thinking of Song Xian's sudden breakup, or the kind that couldn't be pulled back, he was even more sure of his judgment.
Guilt and remorse were like a poisonous snake coiled into his heart.
He resigned and came to Po'er Village to become a private teacher, only here, he can calm down, and when he sits on the edge of the dam, he seems to be able to feel Song Xian's presence......
It's been almost thirty years, and his temples have turned white, but his heart for Song Xian is still the same as at the beginning, except for classes, other times, he is always reminiscing about his past with her, which is also the driving force that has supported him all the way.
"Lu Sheng ......"
Hearing the call, Lu Sheng hurriedly raised his head, and then froze there in a daze......
Over the years, all the rest of his salary has been quietly given to the neighborhood committee where the old couple is located, and they have been given bonuses to the old couple, but this is the first time since he came to Po'er Village.
"Teacher, if you have something to do, go and get busy, I'll invigilate, they will be conscious." Xiao Min, the squad leader, automatically and consciously came to the podium with the roll in his arms and made a gesture of invitation to Lu Sheng.
"Okay." Knowing that the children in the class were super conscious, Lu Sheng did not hesitate.
After sitting in the office, Lu Sheng still had an unreal feeling, Uncle Song and Aunt Song really took the initiative to find him? Didn't they say they would never forgive him?
"Xiao Sheng, I'm sorry." Old Man Song opened his mouth first, and looked at Lu Sheng with guilt in his eyes, "It's me and your aunt, who have harmed you for the rest of your life!" ”
"Yes, Xiao Sheng, there are thirty years of life, and your uncle and I are sinners!" Old Lady Song sniffed as she spoke, and handed a cloth bag in her hand to Lu Sheng, "This is left by Xiaoxian, give it to you, make a thought." ”
After a pause, she explained, "If you are only thirty years old this year, I will definitely not give you these things, delaying your life's major events, but now, or maybe it's really a thought." ”
The first paper crane he folded for her hid the words of confession in it, and she knew from the appearance of the paper crane that she had constantly disassembled and folded it again.
Every letter he wrote to her, it was numbered.
The wind chimes he gave her, when the wind blows, are still so crisp and pleasant.
The rings and necklaces he gave her were bought with the money he had saved from eating steamed buns for three months.
.......
Each one is full of memories, or because decades have passed, when he sees it, his heart no longer hurts, but is full of ironing.
"Thank you, uncle, thank you, aunt." Lu Sheng looked at the old couple with a sincere face, "Thank you for being willing to forgive me, thank you for being willing to give me these and let them accompany me for the rest of my life, with them, my spirit will be extremely rich." ”