As the days passed, Li Qingshan gradually became familiar with the people of Chuanhe County.

Most of the people who set up stalls, opened shops, and lived here are people of the older generation.

Since there is really nothing to develop in Kawai County, there are few job opportunities, and there is no money to be made in business.

Therefore, most of the young people or middle-aged people in the county have gone to Qianshan County to make a living.

The young people who remain are only a small fraction.

Nuoda is a county seat, and the educational environment is also quite poor, and it can even be said that there is none.

There is only one old gentleman, known as Mr. Xue.

Mr. Xue originally walked out of this mountain, and later won the move, but for some reason he did not stay as an official, but chose to return to his homeland and become a teacher.

There are many young people and girls in Kawai County, but most of them are taken out by their parents as soon as they reach the age when they can work in the fields or go out to work.

Basically, very few people want to go to school.

It is time-consuming and labor-intensive, although the school is free, but this reading, isn't there a young labor force in the family?

How can this work?

Therefore, the three students who came to Li Qingshan every day after class to ask questions were the only remaining students in Chuanhe County.

That's it, because Josh among them is an orphan, Xiao'er's parents died early, and her grandparents are different from others, thinking that reading can change their fate, so they let her go to the school to study, looking forward to changing her fate and getting out of this mountain.

As the sun set, Li Qingshan didn't make a business, to be precise, it wasn't that he didn't do business, but he didn't receive money.

Look at the little red horse on the side, isn't it just because he was so comfortable being massaged that he was lying on the ground drooling?

Syllable!

A loud slap rang out.

The little red horse's hips quivered...... It raised its head and looked at its beater with a sad expression: "Boom! ”

Little Red Horse: How many times have I told you, don't be a sycophant!

"Let's go, the sun is going to go down, and the stall is closed."

Hearing this, the little red horse stood up reluctantly and pointed at Li Qingshan with his fart.

"Mr. Li, please stay."

A dull voice came.

I saw an old man in a patched coat, with white hair and eyes, walking towards him.

This kind of dress should be Mr. Xue in the mouth of the children.

"Mr. Xue." Li Qingshan bowed.

For this kind of existence that burns himself to light up others, he has always admired it from the bottom of his heart.

Mr. Xue said with some surprise: "Mr. Li knows me? ”

"Mr. Xue gave up his fame and returned to his hometown to teach and educate people, if he is a person who lives in Chuanhe County, doesn't he seem very ignorant?" Li Qingshan smiled and knew how to use it.

Mr. Xue waved his hand and said, "False praise, false praise...... I think that if I have succeeded in my studies, I should benefit the township, after all, this mountain gave birth to me and nurtured me, and I should come back. ”

"It's not a big deal."

"I wonder what Mr. Xue is looking for me?" Looking at the old man who was trembling slightly in the snow, Li Qingshan picked up his chair and put it in front of him: "Old Xue sit, let's talk slowly." ”

Mr. Xue said with a smile: "Don't bother, the old man came here today because of a reluctant invitation." ”

"But it doesn't hurt to say, sir." As he spoke, Li Qingshan picked up the oil-paper fan he carried with him to shield the falling snowflakes for the old man.

Seeing this, Xue Lao looked at Li Qingshan with a little more appreciation in his eyes...... It's the kind of look you look at when you see an outstanding junior.

At sunset, the snow was falling, and a young gentleman held an umbrella and listened to the old gentleman speak.

This scene was seen by many people, but they didn't feel it at the moment...... It wasn't until many years later that Kawai County became a famous education county in Qianshan County, and this scene became a classic and was handed down......

But that's all for later, back to now.

Mr. Xue felt that his body was not as good as day by day in recent days, and he had to rest for an hour or two after class every day before he could come out of the school by himself.

Therefore, he wanted to ask Li Qingshan to be a substitute teacher, of course, it was not for nothing, he was willing to give a salary of 200 wen every month.

From the moment he saw Xue Lao, Li Qingshan was driven out of his surrounding state, and the old man's state was already very poor, even if he was far away, he could hear his rapid breathing.

didn't think much about it, thinking that Li Qingshan, who had nothing to do, also agreed, but he didn't ask for 200 yuan.

As long as twenty wen.

After all, Xue Lao's income was all earned by him going to farm and sell vegetables after class.

It is these incomes that he is responsible for the cost of booking for the three children in the school.

Two hundred dollars a month is not much, but for the old gentleman, it should be all the net worth.

In any case, he can't make this money.

But if you don't accept it, you can't do it, and under the push, you set 20 yuan.

At this price, the old gentleman still turned around and said to Li Qingshan step by step that he should add some more.

forced Li Qingshan to use the trick of not doing anything if he added money, but Mr. Xue stopped talking and turned to leave.

didn't go far, Mr. Xue came back again, and whispered to Li Qingshan about a "secret" thing.

In recent years, no student from Kawai County has joined the school in Qianshan County.

Therefore, in the next enrollment time, there will be three special enrollment places in Chuanhe County, which restricts locals in Chuanhe County from entering the academy in Qianshan County as long as they take the exam and can write a handwriting.

This is equivalent to special support from the local government.

Xue Lao can know such news in advance, obviously there are still some connections outside.

After saying this, Xue Lao left slowly...... The shadow of the old man in the snow stretched long in the setting sun until the end of the street......

"Little Red Horse, starting tomorrow, let's go to the contemporary teacher, or will you take over this letter stall?"

"When you grow up, it's time for you to contribute something to this family."

After seeing off Xue Lao, Li Qingshan looked at the little red horse beside him and taught seriously.

The little red horse didn't say anything, just silently raised his front hooves, and the thick hooves of the horse snuggled Li Qingshan's face.

It's like saying, do you think I can write with this foot?

Who would have thought that Li Qingshan immediately stuck the brush into the gap between the horse's hooves: "Clamp!" ”

The little red horse had a PTSD attack, and immediately clamped the brush: "Bang! ”

"I remember that you haven't ever written, so tomorrow you'll start reading with the kids...... You say you eat so much every day, and you don't know how to study! ”

"There is no cultural connotation at all, who will want to ride you in the future?"

The little red horse turned his head: "Bang! ”…… You're having a lot of fun......

Just because he didn't understand this horse language, Li Qingshan threw a three-character scripture from the carpet to the little red horse, and said lightly: "Don't sleep tonight, copy it three hundred times, I'll check it tomorrow, if you don't finish it, the osmanthus cake won't have your share." ”

"Boom!"

Little Red Horse: I may not be human, but you're a real dog......