Bao Minggang has never had a teacher visit his home before the school started for so many years since his four children went to school, and he didn't have many surprises in his heart except for surprise. After the teacher introduced himself, Bao Minggang knew that the teacher in front of him was called Chen Limin.

Bao Minggang hurriedly asked Teacher Chen to come into the room and sit down. Called Bao Zhoutong, who was about to slip away, to Teacher Chen and asked him to tell Teacher Chen about his study.

Bao Zhoutong had no choice but to stand in front of Teacher Chen.

Teacher Chen nodded to Bao Zhoutong very kindly, and said with a smile: "Student Bao, you should be thirteen or fourteen years old, how is your academic performance in school?" Did you do anything to help your parents do what you could at home during the holidays? ”

Bao Zhoutong stood up straight and said: "Teacher Chen, I'm okay at school, I have high grades, my family is poor, and my parents are always too busy to work, so I have to participate in labor at any time when I am at home." ”

Teacher Chen nodded in agreement with Bao Zhoutong's words. He said: "When you reach an age like you, you should understand that it is not easy for your parents to raise you, you can know how to share your parents' worries, and repay your kindness, even if you don't do anything big in the future, the teacher thinks that you are not a failure." Well, teachers like students like you. The teacher hopes that you will study hard in the next semester and strive for greater progress. However, there is one more thing the teacher wants to ask you today, that is, you did a disgraceful thing on the last day of the last semester, the teacher does not want to point out your name on the day of the school year, can you bravely say your mistakes in front of the teacher today, and the teacher hopes that you can make up for this mistake today, okay? ”

Bao Zhoutong's face turned crimson, and he didn't dare to speak for a long time. Teacher Chen kept looking at him, hoping that he would speak on his own, but Bao Zhoutong stood like a clay sculpture.

"What? Bao Zhoutong, did the teacher ask the wrong thing just now? Teacher Chen asked him directly.

"No, Mr. Chen, I, I, I used it somewhere else, and I couldn't send it back." Bao Zhoutong finally mustered up the courage to say.

"How can you take public property for your own personal use? Since that's the case, the teacher doesn't blame you much, can you compensate for it with something else? ”

"But I don't have a decent board in my house." Bao Zhoutong said softly.

"Can't you find it at all?" Teacher Chen looked at him with suspicion: "Or are you unwilling to return it?" ”

"No, Mr. Chen, if you don't believe me, can you just follow me upstairs to my house to have a look?"

"Okay, you lead the way, I'll go up and take a look first."

"Teacher Chen, you have to be careful, the wooden planks of this staircase are too worn to step directly on the center, you can only step on the edge, so that it can withstand a weight like yours." Bao Zhoutong said cautiously to Teacher Chen, who was following behind.

"Okay, I'll keep an eye on you, just move on."

"Teacher Chen, I sawed off the table and laid it here as the floor slab." Bao Zhoutong held up the bamboo bed with his arms to a corner and pointed to a floor slab for Mr. Chen to inspect.

The light in the room is too dark, and Mr. Chen is short-sighted, how can he see clearly.

"But I can't see the place below?" Teacher Chen and Bao Zhoutong moved the bed together.

Mr. Chen is also a more serious and meticulous person, he leaned down, looked at the floor carefully, and touched it with his hand. Finally, he stood up, patted the dust on his hands, and said, "I looked carefully, yes, it's the same table used in the school, you didn't lie to me." ”

The two of them put the bamboo bed back in its original position, and Teacher Chen held on to the broken wooden plank on the wall and moved his body step by step. Bao Zhoutong followed him and slowly followed down the stairs.

Bao Minggang insisted on leaving Teacher Chen for dinner before leaving. Teacher Chen said: "I can't eat at your place, I have to rush back to school while it's still early, my legs and feet are not very good, and I walk a little slowly, so I can only leave early." ”

Bao Zhoutong found that Mr. Chen's feet were swollen and red and bright like steamed buns, the dark red may be caused by the cold, and the shiny was because the instep was too swollen. Mr. Chen put on the coat on his body first, put on the hat, and then picked up the bamboo stick as a walking aid, and he staggered out. The snow outside the door fell violently, and in a moment, his tall body disappeared into the wind and snow.

Mr. Chen Limin always comes to the school a week before the school starts. This is a habit of his decades of teaching career, an attitude towards his teaching cognition, and a kind of mind for him as a people's teacher.

To tell the truth, with Mr. Chen Limin's current teaching level, he can strive to become an excellent Chinese teacher in a key middle school in the county. But he has been reluctant to leave the countryside for half a step, not because teacher Chen Limin is stupid, but because he feels that the teachers in rural schools are too weak, and rural children need better teachers to guide them in order to improve the quality of teaching. It's a pity that this is just his wishful thinking, and how many teachers will be like him who are willing to dedicate their lives selflessly without being 'famous' or 'profit'? It is true that Mr. Chen Limin is not confused and knocked down by these noise impurities, and he also knows that it is almost impossible to improve the teaching quality of the entire school by himself. He also realized that his role was just a 'drop in the bucket' and could not have an 'immediate' effect, but he has always been working hard in this direction. He also knows very well that there are some good seedlings in the countryside, and if they can get the guidance of a good teacher, they may not bury the talents. He is like a discerning 'Bole' sticking to the vast and barren land of the countryside, trying to open his eyes wide, scanning the rural land, hoping not to miss a pearl or a good seedling.

For a long time, the teachers of Huanting Middle School have been very weak. Although it is also a middle and junior high school with thousands of students, the level of teaching has always been a flaw. The age structure of teachers has always been extremely unreasonable, and young teachers are assigned for two or three years at the longest, one semester at the shortest, and two semesters. The reason why the teacher atmosphere of Huanting Middle School has not been good is mainly because the proportion of local teachers is too high. These teachers relied on the fact that they were local people, and they had the right time and place, and some people were instigating them, so they formed a kind of arrogant atmosphere.

Yang Zeping, the principal of Huanting Middle School, has been transferred here for more than three years. He has always wanted to put order in order in the school, but he has always been unable to do so. In order to find a better helper, he tried his best to persuade Mr. Chen Limin to be transferred to Huanting Middle School. Teacher Chen Limin was unmoved at first, but he couldn't resist Yang Zeping's many persuasions before he was moved.

Principal Yang Zeping is over 50 years old, with a slender figure, a round head and a square face, and a height of about 1.74 meters. He has an amiable attitude, fair skin, likes to smoke, does not drink much, and speaks in a voice that is neither light nor heavy. He is very particular about his clothes, and has a thorough understanding and research of Chinese history and culture. He has studied elementary management and has his own unique set of views on school teaching management. After coming to Huanting Middle School for three years, the school spirit and appearance have changed greatly, but it is far from what he expected. He is not a person without 'ambition', but due to a variety of factors, many good teaching measures cannot be implemented well, which makes him 'haunted' in his heart.