Preface 3 Teenagers have dreams, and walkers have no boundaries (II)
Fang Zheng got up very early today, although he didn't have much to prepare, the only few clothes and some bits and pieces had been packed up last night, but today was also the first step he was about to take when he came to this world. It is also unknown what kind of situation the county will be, and what kind of people and what kind of things will be encountered here. Although three years have passed, he is still just an outsider to this world, Qingniu Village is too small after all, and whether he can truly integrate into this world depends on this trip to the county. And he had to bring his own students with him, which made Fang Zheng a little nervous. So I didn't sleep much last night.
Fang Zheng took cold water from the well and washed his face, the early autumn morning was already a little cool, and the feeling of the well water overflowing his skin made him feel refreshed, and he suddenly felt a little funny. Thinking that he is a modern adult, accustomed to the prosperity and grandeur of the metropolis, he should not be nervous about going to such a small county town without knowing the situation. Maybe it's just a matter of awe and mindset for the unknown. From the bottom of my heart, I am still treating the world with the feelings of an outsider, and those students who think of themselves should not be afraid, but more about the expectation of this trip and the yearning for the county.
Fang Zheng carefully packed up his appearance, only to see that he was still wearing a plain green gown, and his short hair three years ago was now half long, and he tied it up with a gray cloth belt, with a tall figure and a cold face. The three years of teaching life made him give birth to a bit of the unique elegance and a touch of majesty of a scholar. Fang Zheng was already handsome, and now he has a bit more temperament. Put it on the earth in the past, it can definitely be popular with thousands of girls. Ideologically speaking, Fang Zheng is a traditional person, because he has a deep attachment to the travel after graduation, so he knows very well that he will not get married too early, plus his own material conditions, so although many girls have shown him a good impression, they have never received a response from him. Now he is especially glad that he has never been emotional, and now he will not be sad. This is good for both man and himself. I just don't know if anyone in that world remembers themselves and occasionally remembers themselves?
Finally, after taking another look at the courtyard where he had lived for three years, Fang Zheng closed the courtyard door and turned away. Walk simply, resolutely, and no longer have a trace of nostalgia. Now that it has been decided, he will not hesitate. Walking around, today's village is particularly lively, almost all the villagers are running, some laughing, some sad. Life is full of all kinds of things in front of you, and it's just because of the first trip in the lives of these teenagers. Fang Zheng soon came to the entrance of the village, which was the meeting place that everyone had agreed, and saw five large carts similar to horse-drawn carriages placed under the ancient tree in front of them, with five bulls on their wheels. This is the means of transportation prepared by the village for this trip. All the villagers gathered around the dozens of teenagers, some whispering admonitions, others shouting loud admonitions, and some women kept taking out some wrapped clothes and food from the village. The scenes are no different from those parents on earth who see off their students. Although the world is different, family affection is so great. As a parent, who doesn't want their children to become dragons and phoenixes? Fang Zheng, who was still some distance from the crowd, seemed a little lonely at this moment, and he was a little sad as an orphan. Thinking of his parents, my heart is slightly sour. Since he was a child, he has long been accustomed to these things, but now he is just touching the scene, and his heart is slightly turbulent. The old village chief was also in the crowd, looking at all this with his beard and smiling. Seeing Fang Zheng coming, he beckoned. Fang Zheng smiled and came to the old village chief's side, and most of the villagers saw Fang Zheng at this time, and said, "Hello Mr. Fang." Fang Zheng smiled and returned the salute one by one.
"Xiao Fang, I am very happy today, it is the happiest day in my life. This is a scene that has been long-awaited by countless ancestors in Qingniu Village for generations, and you don't know what reading means to people like us, it has almost become a belief. When I was thirteen years old, my father took a lot of effort to send me to a large family to be a companion student, in fact, a servant. However, even so, it is still an identity that countless people want to fight for. The scholar who has only been a scholar for two years only knows a few big characters, and later returned to this Qingniu Village as the village head. Now, thanks to the grace of today's saints, these children have the opportunity to study, and because of you, the village school has been established, and you are the great benefactor of the entire Qingniu Village. ”
"Hehe, your old words are serious, the younger generation was saved by Brother Zhang, and you were taken in by your old man, compared to this, what is the past three years, if you want to say thank you, it should also be the junior. ”
"Haha, you still have this temper, you are not comparable to the old man who reads, I just hope that these children can have you in case in the future, and I will die without regrets, they are the hope of the future of Qingniu Village." Those guys in Qingshui Village are probably about to arrive, I heard that they also brought you a thank you gift today, I don't know what good things will be prepared, if it is too bad, I have to scold that Li Sanzheng. ”
"Li Sanzheng" is the name of the village chief of Qingshui Village, and the old man in front of him is called Zhang Yunkun, and the two have been very good friends since they were young.
"Village Chief Li has a heart, but the younger generation has been taken care of by everyone over the years, and has never lacked anything, how dare he bother Village Chief Li anymore and hurt his money, and the younger generation is ashamed. ”
"Hehe, that old man Li is a famous iron rooster, he is stingy and tight on weekdays, and today is a voluntary gift, but it should be a really good thing. His temper has always been like this. For our two villages, what you have done in the past three years is a great kindness to benefit our children and grandchildren, and you deserve it. ”
Just as Fang Zheng was talking with the old village chief, he saw a group of people coming at the entrance of the village, the old man led by Li Sanzheng, the village chief of Qingshui Village, accompanied by two middle-aged people, and the rest were more than a dozen teenagers carrying large bags and small bags.
"Let's go, then Old Man Li is here, let's go over and see if they are ready. ”
As he spoke, the old village chief beckoned Fang Zheng to greet a group of people from Qingshui Village.
"Hello sir" Before he got close, the teenagers in Qingshui Village had already greeted Fang Zheng in unison, and Fang Zheng responded with a smile. The old village chief and Li Sanzheng both looked at it with a smile and were very pleased. For them, these children have changed dramatically in the past three years, not to mention anything else. These troublemakers used to call him "Old Man Li" one by one. Now when I meet him, I will stop and shout "Grandpa Li". It's all thanks to the young man in front of him. Thinking of this, Li Sanzheng also said to Fang Zheng, "Hello Mr. Fang". He is not from Qingniu Village, although he is friends with Zhang Yunkun, but he is not familiar with Fangzheng, so he naturally does not dare to call him "Xiaofang".
"Li Cunzhang is polite, just call me Xiaofang. Fang Zheng smiled and returned the salute.
"Okay, Old Man Li, I heard that you prepared a thank you gift for Xiao Fang, quickly take it out and let the old man have a long look at it to see if it is indiscriminate. ”
"Hmph, old man Zhang, don't even think about provoking me, Fang is the benefactor of my Qingshui Village, I naturally won't take some tatters and perfunctory, this time I prepared really good things. As he spoke, Village Chief Li took out a palm-sized wooden box from his arms, opened it and sent it to Zhang Yunkun's eyes.
Fang Zheng thought it was quite interesting to listen to the two old men arguing. But at this time, he heard Zhang Yunkun let out an exclamation. Fang Zheng raised his eyes and saw that the wooden box was now in Zhang Yunkun's hand, and he looked at the wooden box with surprise on his face.
"How is this? This is a good thing?" Li Sanzheng looked at Zhang Yunkun with a playful face, with a hint of a smile in his eyes. It seems that it makes him happy to surprise this old friend of many years.
"It's really a good thing, I didn't expect you to be generous with this iron rooster. This thing is a good thing to take as a thank you gift. The old village chief Zhang said this, but there was a trace of disbelief in his words.
"Hmph, although this thing is not as good as Mr. Fang's kindness, but I can't get it if I want to come to your Qingniu Village. ”
"You ......"
Old Village Chief Zhang was about to refute, but was interrupted by Fang Zheng with a smile, "Village Chief Li is really too polite, in the past three years, the younger generations have not been less favored by Village Chief Li and Qingshui Village, where do you dare to receive any gifts now, Li Village Zhang should take it back." Fang Zheng was really afraid that these two old men would quarrel.
"Haha, Xiaofang, you can accept it with confidence, what Old Man Li brought this time is a really good thing, this old ginseng has a thousand years of fire, this is a good thing that can save lives when it is critical, Qingniu Village really doesn't have such good goods. And if you don't accept this old man Li, I'm afraid you will feel uncomfortable, and his temper is best known to the old man. ”
The old village chief Zhang opened his mouth to persuade on the side, and he couldn't see the blowing beard and staring at him just now.
"Mr. Fang, just accept it, this is also a little bit of our Qingshui Village's heart. A middle-aged man from Qingshui Village also spoke.
"Well, then the junior will be disrespectful. As he spoke, Fang Zheng took the wooden box and put it into the baggage in his hand. Village Chief Li looked at it with a smile, very happy in his heart.
"Village Chief, everyone is ready to go. ”
A young man from Qingniu Village came over and said.
"Okay, then let's go, you must listen to Xiaofang's words on the road, and when you get to the county, you must be careful, I want to come to Xiaofang's ability, these boys can go to school smoothly, now they all get on the bus." ”
After the old village chief finished speaking, the young man began to beckon the young men of the two villages to board the five carts. In addition to Fang Zheng and these teenagers who will enter school, there are five young men who are responsible for driving five large cars and safety issues on the road. Fang Zheng also said goodbye to the villagers present one by one, boarded a car, and slowly got on the road under the eyes of a group of people, heading towards the outside of the village, driving towards a new starting point and a new hope.
The dreams of the teenager will grow there, but the footsteps of the walker will not stop there......