through those heavy years

Teacher Zhou went to the kitchen, wondering what she was busy with now.I picked some vegetables from the vegetable garden and planned to fry some vegetables and make a bowl of fish soup.When I walked into the kitchen after picking the vegetables, I found that Mr. Zhou, who had been in the kitchen for a long time, just stood in front of the stove in a daze, at a loss.At first, looking at her posture, I thought that she was a woman who was good at cooking and had both inside and outside, but when I really saw her, I realized that she was a person who couldn't even make a stove.

She timidly pointed to the old-fashioned bellows next to the stove and asked me: "What is this?"

I told her that this is a bellows, which can be pulled back and forth, and when pulled, it will make the fire burn more vigorously, and it has the function of supporting combustion.

Teacher Zhou suddenly realized, and said with a smile: "I said, such a big pot naturally needs a bellows to cooperate, so that the fire can be heated up and the cooked food can be cooked!" He probably has never seen such a stove before. Sitting peacefully at the mouth of the stove, he pulled the bellows twice curiously, and continued to pick up the rice stalks to light the fire.

I dissected the fish, washed the vegetables, and started cooking them in the wok.However, for a long time, Mr. Zhou's fire still couldn't be lit, and most of the box of matches was used up.Go over there and see what's going on.It turned out that the fire was not very big, so Teacher Zhou kept pulling the bellows, but the small fire was blown out.Or the fire ignited, and Mr. Zhou frantically plugged in rice straws, which were blocked and extinguished.I told Mr. Zhou, just pull the bellows once or twice.Rice stalks cannot fill up the stove, and the fire needs oxygen in the space to burn.Not knowing such simple common sense gave me a new understanding of her.Anyway, he is a teacher, but in front of a stove, an illiterate person is not as good as a milk baby, haha.

She said: "I know, I know, I'm a little impatient. Hehe!"

In the end, the meal was finally ready, but the fire was more tiring and embarrassing than the cook.She wiped the sweat from her forehead with her hands, but her hands were covered with dust, and her forehead was black.The whole person looks stupid, and compared with teaching in school, he is completely different.

Looking at the food on the table, although the color is not very good-looking, the aroma is still very strong.Teacher Zhou took a sip and exclaimed: "It's great, the taste is excellent, and it's almost comparable to the top chefs in the city!"

In our country, there is no such thing as a cook.Stir-frying and cooking is a very common thing that every household will do, so I can't understand how much praise there is in her comparison, and I don't know what will happen to me and the chef in the future fate.

Teacher Zhou said: "Grandma, why haven't I seen her old man!"

Recently, grandma always comes back late. She said that the light bulb factory is rushing to work and needs to work overtime.I said don't work too hard. If you can't do it, just quit that job. Raising pigs and farming at home is enough to make a living.Whenever such a conversation, grandma is silent, she will not quit that job no matter what.

I said: "I left food for grandma, let's eat first!"

Teacher Zhou insisted on waiting, but he was really not sure when grandma would come back.Seeing that the dishes had cooled completely, Mr. Zhou and I were both hungry and growling.In the end, Mr. Zhou was afraid that I would be hungry, so he agreed to eat first.

After eating, Teacher Zhou kept smiling and helped wash the dishes.Usually at this time, I am alone, in a deserted room, waiting for grandma to come back.Now, there is always a person walking in front of my eyes, and there is always laughter ringing in my ears.Such an atmosphere is indeed much warmer than before.

Teacher Zhou said that this was the happiest and most meaningful day in the days she invited to teach in the countryside after graduating from normal university.Deep down in my heart, I regard this as the most precious memory in my life.

The night sky in the countryside is beautiful and picturesque, full of stars, flickering, like small and lively elves with their eyes wide open, looking curiously at the land, mountains, and jungles.The bright and bright moon, hanging safely among the stars, is a kind and kind mother, caring for the stars.Let all the darkness in the world seem to be crumbled into tender arms.

I sent Mr. Zhou back, and Mr. Zhou said that he hadn't waited for grandma yet, and wanted to see grandma no matter what.I said grandma is busy and won't be back until ninety o'clock.Teacher Zhou was heartbroken, because she felt that grandma was working too hard, and she was still working outside for a long time before returning so late.

A long alley, inhabited by more than [-] families.People in the village eat late, and they like to sit on the stone steps in front of the house with a bowl in their hands to eat after the meal is cooked.At this time, some children raised their heads to look at us curiously. The adults put food in their mouths, saw it with a wrong eye, and stared at us stupidly.

Teacher Zhou felt a little unnatural, smiled and patted me on the shoulder, and said to me: "Is there something on my face? Why is everyone looking at me strangely?"

Teacher Zhou's forehead was black. Before going out, she forgot to tell her to wash her face.But the villagers must not look at her because of the blackness on her forehead.

I said, "This is a salute for people from the village to see off guests from afar!"

"Is that so?" Teacher Zhou didn't believe it.The eyes of the villagers were completely surprised and unbelievable, so there was no meaning of saying goodbye.She sighed, understanding.It seems that Wang Xiaodong is an unpopular person no matter in school or in the village.She saw serious flaws in Wang Xiaodong.She wanted to help Wang Xiaodong, but right now she could only feel helpless.

Walk side by side with Mr. Zhou through the alley.On the way, she looked up at me from time to time, which made me feel a strange gaze from her.At that time, I didn't understand this kind of gaze at all. Later, when I always liked to recall it, I realized that it was a kind of gaze mixed with affection.This kind of gaze reminds me of the torrent in my middle age.

Walking to the entrance of the alley, the moonlight seemed to be packed in a big black bag, and then it was released suddenly when it was loosened, shining brightly on the road.A stooped and thin old man, whose back was thinned by the moonlight, was leaning on the ancient wall and panting.

Teacher Zhou and I saw it at the same time, and she hadn't had time to ask which mother-in-law it was.I ran over immediately and stopped by the old man's side to help him.This person is my grandma.

He bent down, kneaded grandma's legs, and looked at her complainingly and sadly.This is a very stubborn old man, no matter how dry his mouth is to dissuade him, he insists on going to work in a small light bulb factory.For her grandson, she would risk her life at all costs.Sometimes I really want to learn from her, get angry and resist desperately, let her know how disgusted I am with her resistance to going to work, maybe she will realize the seriousness of the problem.It's a pity that I dare not be angry, afraid of the weight released by grandma's eyes full of love and tears of giving.

Teacher Zhou understood at a glance.The day she was able to see my grandma for the last time felt especially fulfilled.It's just that she couldn't help being shocked that my grandma has been destroyed by the years and the burden of life. She doesn't look like an old man in her 60s. The wrinkles on her face are like the bark of an ancient camphor tree, and her hair is white. Even more dazzling than moonlight.My grandma is too poor, too hard.Her toes were deformed and her waist could not straighten up.

Grandma held up my arm and said it's okay, don't rub it.Raising his head, he saw Mr. Zhou who was moved beside him. She was a beautiful girl dressed in white Shengxue.She hadn't seen it before, and looked at me in a panic for a while.

I said: "This is Teacher Zhou from our school!"

When grandma heard the word teacher, she got up instantly, staggered to Teacher Zhou, held her tender hand and said, "Mr. Zhou, did Xiaodong get into trouble again? He has no parents since he was a child, and I I don’t have the ability to discipline him well, so I don’t grow up too much. I hope you can understand his hard life, and you must forgive him!”

Teacher Zhou looked at me, shook grandma's hand back, and said with a smile, "Grandma, Xiaodong didn't cause any trouble. On the contrary, Xiaodong is very obedient, well-behaved, and a top-notch kid. We teachers like it very much!"

"Really!" Grandma was so excited that she couldn't believe her ears, and tears welled up in her wrinkled eyes.Since the head teacher came to her many times, she felt that as long as the teacher came to her, it would bring bad news.Unexpectedly, this time there was a beautiful female teacher who said that her grandson was amazing.In this world, for her, there should be nothing more natural than words praising her grandson.

Teacher Zhou nodded, laughed out loud, and said with certainty: "It's true, Xiaodong is smart and sensible, and he will definitely be an outstanding person in the future!"

"Okay, okay!" Grandma wiped away her tears and burst into laughter.He firmly held Teacher Zhou's hand and said, "Go teacher, come back with me. I'll kill a chicken and make soup for you!"

Teacher Zhou smiled kindly and said, "Grandma doesn't need it. Xiaodong cooked for me and I was full! Besides, it's getting late, so I have to go back!"

Grandma shook her head and said with a serious expression: "I'm not in a hurry to go back. I'll sleep at home when it's late. His parents got a new quilt when they got married. I washed it clean and made it warm in the sun. It must be comfortable to sleep on!" "

Teacher Zhou is a well-educated, kind and kind girl. She appreciates her grandma's kindness, but it's inappropriate to live in a student's house.

In the end, grandma couldn't force it, so she had to let Teacher Zhou go back.Grandma asked me to take Teacher Zhou home. Teacher Zhou said, no, she came here by bicycle.My grandma and I stood at the entrance of the village, watching Mr. Zhou ride a bicycle and slowly disappear into the moonlight.Grandma couldn't break free from the money she gave, and held it tightly in her hand.Tears kept shining in grandma's eyes.

Helping grandma go back, when passing through the alley, grandma danced excitedly.She said, "It's the teacher surnamed Zhou again, just as good as Principal Zhou in your elementary school!"

Yes, when grandma mentioned it, it also reminded me of Principal Zhou who visited home twice when I was in elementary school.They are also optimistic about me, and they believe that I am a talent and a person with a bright future.Although the road ahead is long, no one can say for sure.But because of their approval, I always felt supported and bright in the difficult days to come.