People often describe the past as it fades away with the passage of time, so the past is like smoke, which is the best metaphor.

However, in Wu's mother's heart, no matter how much time has passed, the inner wounds are difficult to heal. To her, the past was like a mountain that weighed on her heart, making it almost impossible for her to breathe.

Haotian's mother Wu Yan. Once, too, there was a college dream.

She grew up in a small mountain village, and her parents were honest farmers who made a living from farming. Mom gave birth to a sister and a little brother after her. As a result of the overbirth, the family endured a huge fine. This is really worse for families who are not wealthy in the first place.

Before the age of eighteen, my sister got married early. But this was not uncommon in the countryside at that time.

After graduating from junior high school, just one year of high school, my parents also began to find Wu Yan Zhang Luo's in-laws.

But Wu Yan is different from her sister, her heart is ambitious! She doesn't want to be a rural village woman for the rest of her life like her sister. She's going to live a different life!

"A girl's family, sooner or later, they don't all get married and have children! If you get married early, you can collect some dowry, and our family will also buy a four-wheeled one, and it will be convenient to farm the land and go to the street to buy and sell. Your brother studies well, and he will not be able to go to the city to study in the future, so why don't you have to use money anywhere? Dad nagged.

My mother also said, "If you really don't want to get married so early, then go out and work." - In this way, I can get some money back to my family in a year. How much is the tuition, accommodation, and food expenses for your high school now? Can you really get into college? Do you think how many college students are admitted to the middle school in your town? ”

Wu Yan is going to take the university entrance examination!

"If a rural girl like you wants to turn over completely, going to university is the only way out", this sentence has been deeply rooted in her heart like a tree root, and it is becoming more and more ingrained. The person who said this was her new teacher, Kong Fanwen.

From the first day Teacher Kong came, Wu Yan and the girls in the class were impressed by this handsome guy who knew astronomy, geography, handsome, and dignified, and he almost became the idol of the girls in the class. The text "Moonlight on the Lotus Pond" that he read sounded really fascinating, as if he was in the moonlight, by the lotus pond, feeling the wind blowing lotus leaves and the flowing water.

I remember that when Mr. Kong was talking about "Moonlight on the Lotus Pond", he analyzed that "the leaves are very high in the water, like the skirt of a dancing girl".

He asked: "Mr. Zhu Ziqing compared the lotus leaf to the skirt of a dancing girl, what kind of skirt is it for a dancing girl?" Is it the kind of dress that a Latin dancing lady wears? ”

Everyone was silent for a moment.

Suddenly, Wu Yan couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Teacher Kong follows the prestige, what a beautiful and clever girl! Then he said, "That female classmate on the south side, get up and answer!" ”

His words immediately caused the whole class to burst into laughter!

Kong Fanwen is the second King Kong of Zhang's mind is confused: "What? Did I say the wrong thing? Isn't it the south side......" he suddenly realized, and he smiled himself.

He picked up chalk and wrote on the blackboard: ≠ men's toilet on the south side!"

Wu Yan rubbed her cheeks with her hands, laughing so hard just now that her cheeks hurt from laughter.

"You laughed when I mentioned the metaphor of the lotus leaf. Did you realize something? Teacher Kong asked.

"I think the 'dress of a dancing girl' here should be the kind worn by ballet, like the kind of four little swans. If it's a Latin dance, then the skirt hangs down, and it's not a broken leaf? Can it be 'more stylish'? ”

Wu Yan saw the teacher nodding frequently and casting an approving glance at herself, and her heart suddenly bloomed.

For Wu Yan's academic problems, Teacher Kong specially visited Wu's house.

"Teacher, you have also seen this condition in our family, and there is really no way for these two girls to continue to study!" Wu Yan's father said embarrassedly.

"Uncle, we can't just look at what is in front of us! Wu Yan is talented, believe me, she will definitely be admitted to university! By that time, she has a regular job, is the current bride price still money? Even if you go out to work, can the salary be comparable to that of a college graduate? If she drops out of school, she may have to live in the countryside for the rest of her life! I believe that you parents don't want to ruin your daughter's life, right? ”

"However, the days in front of me cannot pass! How can you take care of the long term? High school is not compulsory education, and you have to spend money everywhere! When you go to college, you have more places to spend money! We can't afford it! - The palms and backs of these hands are full of meat, but as long as there is a way, we can't cut off the child's future! Wu Yan's mother said.

"Uncle, aunt, I am also from the countryside, I understand how difficult it is for a rural child to jump out of the farm! However, now she can apply for a student loan to repay when she graduates. She can also work and study while she is in college, and she will not add a burden to her family! That's how I am, isn't this going to graduate and work soon? As for the tuition and fees in front of me, I can coordinate with the school to see if I can waive it for her. ”

"In that case——, then listen to the teacher, right?" Wu Yan's mother asked her wife.

"Okay! Who doesn't want their children to have a good life! Dad agreed.

Wu Yan unusually likes his Chinese lessons. I like to listen to his magnetic voice, I like his freedom on the podium, and I like the passion and boldness of his appreciation class. I don't know when her heart has always longed to see her idol, and every time she thinks of this person, she even feels her face a little hot. She longed for his attention, but when he did, she always felt as if her eyes were nowhere to go.

She secretly decided that she must be admitted to university, just as it is written in the text "To the Oak Tree", "I must be a kapok near you, and stand with you as the image of a tree."

The town middle school has a small cafeteria, and only boarding students eat here. Wu Yan is the last one to come to eat every day, because of family conditions, every time she only needs a steamed bun or a bowl of rice, and when she returns to the dormitory, she eats the pickles she brought from home. This was the same again at noon that day. She bought a bowl of rice and was about to turn around to leave, when she saw Teacher Kong coming out of the back kitchen with food, she suddenly felt at a loss, and she didn't even know how to say hello.

"Huh? Why do you only cook and not cook? Teacher Kong asked.

Wu Yan didn't know how to answer.

The aunt who sold food at the window said: "This girl is like this every day, and she never buys vegetables!" ”

"How's that going to work? It's brain-intensive to learn. If the nutrition is insufficient, the blood supply to the brain is insufficient, how can I get into college? With that, Mr. Kong poured half of the dishes he brought out into Wu Yan's lunch box.

Wu Yan stood there stupidly, forgetting to even say thank you.

At noon the next day, Wu Yan was the last to leave the classroom and prepare to go to the cafeteria. As soon as he left the classroom, he saw Teacher Kong greeting him at the door of the office, and Wu Yan walked over in a panic.

"Teacher, ——, you look for me—something?" Wu Yan lowered her head and didn't dare to look at Teacher Kong.

"That's right, I don't have a class in the fourth period today, so I'll cook some meals by myself, and if you do more, you can eat together here!"

"No, no! Thank you, teacher! After speaking, Wu Yan was about to leave.

Teacher Kong stopped her and said, "Look, I'm done!" If you don't eat it, it's a waste! - Besides, it's just to give me face! ”

Teacher Kong stopped at the door, and Wu Yan couldn't get out, so she had to be respectful and obey.

Mr. Kong's office is also his dormitory, because the teachers of the school all live in the town, only his family is not here, and he does not want to live in the school dormitory, because the students are too noisy, so he installed a bed in the office.

After that, from time to time, Mr. Kong invited Wu Yan to his office for dinner, and Wu Yan often helped Mr. Kong wash clothes and dismantle quilts, and gradually the distance between the two seemed to be much smaller.

It's time to pay for the materials again.

Wu Yan quietly walked to the head teacher's office and said worriedly, "Teacher, can I be a few days late?" I'll go home and pick it up when I'm on vacation. But she knew that even if she went home, she probably wouldn't be able to get it.

"You don't have to pay it! Didn't you pay all your fees in advance? The head teacher said.

"Huh? Did the school exempt me? ”

"It's not. Our students are not from good backgrounds, how can we give you one person for free? Teacher Kong said that your family was afraid of trouble, so he paid it in advance at one time! ”

Mr. Kong's internship period is coming to an end, and he has to go back to school to prepare for a series of graduation preparations.

Wu Yan has been in an extremely complicated mood these days. After graduating from university and starting a new milestone in her life, she is also very happy for Mr. Kong. However, for some reason, when I thought that this person who cared for me was leaving, I felt inexplicably lost.

After dinner, before evening self-study, she walked aimlessly by the newly civilized river. The trees on the bank of the river had just shown a little sprout, and she casually put the next one in her mouth, "Poof! "—so bitter! She threw up.

"Are you hungry? Got to the point of eating leaves? ”

"Teacher Kong! How did you get here? ”

"I helped you sort out some political and historical learning points, and when I saw that you weren't in the classroom, I came here!" Teacher Kong put the notes on the bench by the river and pulled Wu Yan to sit down.

"I'm leaving!"

"I know you're leaving!" Wu Yan turned her head, she didn't want Kong Fanwen to see her tears.

"You have to keep going! Going to university is your only way out, and your grades are getting better and better! Don't give up halfway! ”

Wu Yan couldn't control her feelings anymore, turned around, and hugged Kong Fanwen: "You are gone, why should I insist?" ”

Kong Fanwen hesitated for a moment, then hugged Wu Yan and said, "I'm leaving, you have to persevere!" I've paid all the fees for this semester. I contacted my senior brother, and next semester you will go to the county middle school, where the quality of teaching is better than here. You don't have to worry, at that time, I will be paid! Also, there is a good chance that I will find a job at that school. All you have to do is study! ”

The two of them hugged each other tightly, and the two hearts were also tightly together.

A few days before Kong Fanwen's departure, two people who fell in love experienced the most beautiful emotion in the world - happiness!

However, there are two poles. Two young people who have just enjoyed the sweet life are about to experience the greatest sorrow in their lives!