"Assistant Jiang, I haven't finished class here yet."

Yin Zheng turned his head to look at the classroom, and the few students were also looking out the window, and each child had a bright smile on his face.

The children of Shanhua Village Primary School, there is no one who does not know Jiang Xiaobai. If it weren't for the fact that class hadn't gotten out yet, they would have swarmed into it.

Now, they can only use a smiley face to show that they know that "Teacher Jiang" is coming.

Jiang Xiaobai also showed a bright smile and waved his hand lightly inside, indicating that he saw them.

Yin Zheng turned his head and continued: "You go to the office and sit for a while, I'll come after class." ”

Jiang Xiaobai nodded, "You go to class first, I'll just take a casual look." ”

After speaking, he took Zhang Xiaoshun and walked towards the office.

The school building of Shanhuacun Primary School is a two-story bungalow with four classrooms on each floor, with a walkway in the middle of the school building and the teacher's office on the far left of the second floor.

Pushing open the door, there are more than a dozen desks, cabinets, and three fire tables neatly placed inside, and the originally spacious space is extremely crowded.

Shanhuacun Primary School has only more than 30 students, but there are 20 teachers.

If you talk about the ratio of students to teachers alone, I'm afraid this is the highest.

The main reason is that Jiang Xiaobai originally stipulated that all teachers who wanted to allocate a house in the primary school had to come to Shanhuacun Primary School to teach for half a year or a year.

After a round, there are more than a dozen volunteer teachers assigned to Shanhua Village Primary School every semester by Qiu Su Primary School, plus the original eight retired teachers, they are still willing to teach in Shanhua Village, and there are more teachers.

When Jiang Xiaobai pushed the door and came in, seven or eight teachers in the office were gathering around the two cooking tables, and the sound alarmed them, and they turned around one after another.

"Assistant Jiang!"

"Assistant Jiang, why are you here?"

"Assistant Jiang ......"

“……”

Everyone stood up and greeted each other in surprise, and several young teachers ran over quickly to pick up the backpacks carried by Jiang Xiaobai and Zhang Xiaoshun.

"It's so heavy!"

"It's hard for you to carry such a heavy thing in such a heavy snow!"

The two young teachers took the basket and said.

"It's okay!"

Jiang Xiaobai said casually.

At this time, Tan Qianbo had already walked up to Jiang Xiaobai and said, "Assistant Jiang, it's hard work, come over and bake the fire, go to the wind cold." ”

Zhang Baoshan also said: "This heavy snow, I didn't expect you to come." ”

"Hello Mr. Tan!"

"Hello Mr. Zhang!"

Tan Qianbo and Zhang Baoshan are both old teachers who came to teach, and they are also very familiar with Jiang Xiaobai, Jiang Xiaobai said hello with a smile, and then went to sit down at a fire table.

A young teacher with a quick hand had already made tea.

Jiang Xiaobai took a sip of hot tea, gave all the male teachers a Huazi, and immediately chatted.

"Teacher Tan, the old principal ......"

Jiang Xiaobai looked at Tan Qianbo and asked in a deep voice.

Tan Qianbo's face showed a Qi expression, his cloudy old eyes were slightly moist, he avoided Jiang Xiaobai's gaze, and said, "Assistant Jiang, do you know about the old principal?" ”

Jiang Xiaobai nodded, "I only knew what Uncle Hong said in Xueluozhai." ”

After speaking, he said with some reproach: "Teacher Tan, you should tell me." ”

Tan Qianbo said: "The old principal repeatedly explained before his death that he must not tell you, and after he told you, he would disturb you......"

Zhang Baoshan also said: "Assistant Jiang, the old principal said so, he said that you have already worried a lot about Shanhuacun Primary School, and you are so busy. ”

Jiang Xiaobai realized this, no wonder he didn't receive the news after the old principal died, it turned out that the old principal asked for it.

He sighed with a wry smile, "Teacher Tan, I'm sorry, I blamed you wrong." ”

Tan Qianbo waved his hand, "Actually, we also want to tell you, but the old principal's last wish, we can't go against it." ”

Jiang Xiaobai expressed understanding.

In this era, there is still a lot of emphasis on the deceased, and the will of the deceased is generally not violated.

"Teacher Tan, where is the old principal buried?" Jiang Xiaobai said: "I want to go and see." ”

Tan Qianbo said: "It's also on the small slope of the back mountain. ”

Jiang Xiaobai followed Tan Qianbo out of the door, and all the teachers followed.

As soon as I went down to the first floor, the bell rang for the end of class.

Wen Huaren, Yin Zheng and other teachers also walked out of the classroom, followed by students of all sizes.

"Assistant Jiang!"

"Teacher Jiang!"

"Hello Mr. Jiang!"

“……”

In front of the teaching building, it suddenly became lively.

"Teacher Tan, you are ......"

After Wen Huaren greeted Jiang Xiaobai, he asked Tan Qianbo.

Tan Qianbo said: "Assistant Jiang said to go see the old principal. ”

Wen Huaren nodded, walked to Jiang Xiaobai's side, and said apologetically: "After the old principal left, I originally wanted to report to you. ”

Jiang Xiaobai said: "I know everything. ”

Wen Huaren said: "The old principal has gone to accompany the teacher, and I will accompany you to take a look!" ”

Jiang Xiaobai nodded and walked outside silently.

The others hurried to follow, and even many of the children followed.

Snowflakes fluttering, cold wind.

When the group reached the small hill, they were covered with a light layer of snow on their heads and shoulders.

Jiang Xiaobai saw from a distance that another grave had been added not far from Li Manman's old grave. The snow on the head of the grave was tightly wrapped, and if it weren't for the wreath under the snow next to the grave, no one would know that it was a new grave.

Jiang Xiaobai stood in front of the grave for a long time.

Everyone else also stood silently behind him, and no one made a sound, as if there was only the sound of the whirring wind in heaven and earth.

"Assistant Jiang ......"

After a long time, Zhang Xiaoshun stepped forward and handed Jiang Xiaobai some incense candles and paper money.

"Thank you."

Jiang Xiaobai thanked him and stepped forward to worship.

This time when he came to Shanhua Village, he was going to worship Li Manman, so he prepared sacrifices. After learning the news of the death of the old principal from Uncle Hong, the old supply and marketing cooperative, Xueluozhai, he bought some incense candles and paper money.

Zhang Xiaoshun saw Jiang Xiaobai go to the back mountain, and took it before he followed.

The wind was strong in winter, and Jiang Xiaobai lit it several times before lighting candles and incense, and then burning paper money.

It didn't take long for the flame of the candle to be extinguished by the wind, and the ashes of the burned paper were also blown by the wind, and black dots flew everywhere, blowing on everyone's heads, faces, shoulders, and bodies.

No one moved.

Everyone let the ashes fall on them.

Jiang Xiaobai said while burning the paper: "Old principal, I'm coming to see you!" ”

As he spoke, his voice choked a little.

The old principal has dedicated most of his life to Shanhua Village, and after his death, he stayed here forever, perhaps because he wanted to continue to wait for the children here, or maybe he wanted to watch the children walk out of the mountains with his own eyes......

Jiang Xiaobai just regretted that he couldn't meet the old principal before he died, and he didn't know what the old principal's last wish was?

He could only say: "Old principal, don't worry, the children here, I will take care of it for you." ”