It was the early autumn of 1972. Tong Ling, who had just graduated from a normal school, volunteered to be a junior high school teacher in a mining middle school in a small town in response to the call.
Tong Ling excitedly took the job placement recommendation letter from the local board of education and came to the school to report. The old principal looked at the young female teacher in front of him and happily accepted her.
The next day, in order to welcome Tong Ling, a teacher full of youth and vitality, the old principal held a welcoming party attended by all the teaching staff. At the welcoming ceremony, the hot-blooded Tong Ling had set her ambition in front of everyone." I vow to dedicate my youth to the school, to teach and educate people, and to be a gardener! Good fellow! After listening to Tong Ling's speech, the principal took the lead and applauded for a long time. At this time, a few old teachers whispered," What a newborn calf!"
After the meeting, the old principal talked to Tong Ling and prepared to arrange for her to be the form teacher of Class One. At this moment, Tong Ling did not know what kind of class Class One was, so she gladly accepted the old principal's arrangement.
The old principal led Tong Ling to the classroom of the third grade class one. Looking at the back view of the old principal and Tong Ling gradually walking away, the few old teachers gathered together again and started chattering about something.
The old principal and Tong Ling had just walked to the door of the classroom of Class One of Year Three when they heard a commotion coming from inside the classroom. It was as if ghosts were wailing and wolves were howling. The old principal pushed open the classroom door and walked in. Seeing that the old principal had arrived, the students walked to their seats in twos and threes, but they still did not sit down. At this time, Tong Ling, who was following behind the old principal, had yet to step into the classroom's door when she heard a " pa " sound. Before Tong Ling could come to her senses, a black thing had already smashed onto her head. Looking carefully, it turned out to be a dirty school bag.
" Students, let me introduce you. This is your new form teacher, Teacher Tong Ling. Let's give her a round of applause!" Before the old principal could finish his sentence, the shouts of " You may leave, you may leave " had already filled the air, causing Tong Ling to stand dumbstruck beside the old principal. For a moment, she was at a loss. "Silence! Silence!" No matter how much the old principal shouted, his voice was still like a nephew hitting a lantern." Your class is really hopeless!" The old principal said with a livid face.
Fortunately, the bell for the end of the class rang at this moment, and the old principal and Tong Ling were finally relieved.
The break between classes ended in the blink of an eye. It was time for class again. The old principal could not accompany Tong Ling to the classroom again. This time, Tong Ling could only fight alone. In the short few minutes from the office to the classroom, she had thought of a way to deal with these naughty students. Although she had thought of a countermeasure, she still felt a little uneasy when she reached the door of the classroom. She calmed herself down and braced herself to walk in. The students looked at the young female form teacher in front of them. They did not know if she had shown mercy or something, but she did not coax her out. Instead, she sat down in silence. Looking at the situation in front of her, Tong Ling was at a loss for words.
Speaking of Class One, the vast majority of the students 'fathers were coal miners. Perhaps their parents were busy with work and did not have the time to discipline these children properly, or perhaps the way parents discipline them was not very appropriate. In short, this class was filled with naughty students. In less than three years after entering middle school, several of the form teachers had already run away in anger. In this school, anyone who didn't have a headache at the mention of Class One would be mentally ill. Otherwise, why would someone call Tong Ling a " newborn calf "? Otherwise, why would there be people whispering in secret about this class?
After spending a few days together, Tong Ling realized that the students in this class were not as hopeless as people said. Instead, she felt that they had many strengths that few people knew about. Although their grades were not good, they were not lacking in intelligence. Although they were naughty, they loved to work. Even though they were lax, they were kindhearted. After discovering this, Tong Ling was prepared to start working on these areas to open up a gap in the reform class.
Tong Ling used the time after work to find a classmate to have a heart-to-heart talk every day. In order to help students with poor academic performance catch up, Tong Ling often made supplementary lessons until late at night. She visited most of the students in the class one by one and contacted their parents. This way, it was much easier to work. The heavens didn't disappoint Tong Ling. In less than half a semester, Class One had completely changed. The mischievous ones were disciplined, those with bad grades knew how to work hard, and those who skipped class were gone. Although Tong Ling had lost a lot of weight, her heart was sweeter than honey.
The final exams were about to begin, and the students were all in the midst of intense revision. However, the class monitor, Ma Xiaohui, was not in a hurry to revise his homework. Instead, he was sleeping on the table in class. The students told Tong Ling that this had happened several times. On this day, the students were having self-study. Tong Ling quietly walked into the classroom and saw Ma Xiaohui lying on the table, sleeping. Tong Ling was so angry that she did not say anything. She walked up to Ma Xiaohui in a few steps. Tong Ling used a language book to slam on Ma Xiaohui's table. The sound was very loud, but Ma Xiaohui was still sleeping like thunder and did not feel anything. Tong Ling had no choice but to shake him with her hands. After shaking him for a long time, Ma Xiaohui woke up and opened his red eyes. He stared blankly at Tong Ling and then looked around at his classmates. He looked like he couldn't figure it out because he was indeed too sleepy. He was indeed in a daze. Ma Xiaohui's wooden expression caused the students to laugh." Come to my office after school!" Tong Ling shouted angrily at Ma Xiaohui.
After school, Ma Xiaohui walked into Tong Ling's office. Looking at the class monitor, Ma Xiaohui, Tong Ling asked angrily," What did you do last night? Why did you sleep in class?" Ma Xiaohui stood in front of Tong Ling with his head lowered, not saying a word. " I'm asking you. Why aren't you answering? Seeing that Ma Xiaohui did not answer, Tong Ling became even angrier.
Ma Xiaohui was 1.78 meters tall. His dark face had the flavor of a northeastern man. He was a very scheming child and very sensible. He was the big brother in this class. Because he went to school late and was three years older than his classmates, everyone chose him to be the class monitor. Usually, his grades were very good and he was very hardworking. However, he did not know what had happened recently. Not only did he not study, but he even slept in class. How could Tong Ling not be angry?
No matter what Tong Ling asked, Ma Xiaohui was like a coward." You're not going to tell me, right? Fine, I'll go to your house with you tonight!" Tong Ling said angrily to Ma Xiaohui. "Teacher, I was wrong. Please don't go to my house, okay?”At this moment, Ma Xiaohui finally opened his mouth. His eyes were filled with tears as he spoke to Tong Ling. It's fine if I don't go to your house, but you have to tell me why you slept in class!" Tong Ling insisted on asking because she really wanted to know why Ma Xiaohui was so sleepy. However, Ma Xiaohui did not say anything.
One of them asked anxiously, while the other avoided answering. This stalemate lasted for a long time. At this time, the sky was already dark. In the end, Tong Ling had no choice but to let Ma Xiaohui go home.
Ma Xiaohui walked out of the campus but did not go home. Instead, he rushed to the vegetable market. Because it was very late, almost all the people selling vegetables had left. Ma Xiaohui could only buy a bundle of cheap spinach from a vendor who was about to close his stall before rushing home.
Ma Xiaohui held the vegetables in one hand and took out the key to open the door of the courtyard with the other. Just as he was about to close the door, he realized that Tong Ling was already standing behind him." Teacher," Ma Xiaohui called out in surprise and did not say anything else. Tong Ling followed Ma Xiaohui into the house.
This was a worker's room left behind from the pseudo-Japanese period. There was no one in the house. Because there was no fire, the room was cold and chilly. " Where are your parents? Tong Ling asked," Mom is in the hospital," Ma Xiaohui answered. "Oh," Tong Ling replied. " Teacher, take a seat. I'm going to cook," Ma Xiaohui said as he walked towards the stove." Where's your father?" Tong Ling asked again, but Ma Xiaohui didn't answer. He quietly started the fire, washed the rice, and cooked. Tong Ling watched Ma Xiaohui's very familiar movements from the side and wondered why he didn't say anything when I mentioned his father. Tong Ling picked up the spinach and started helping. After a while, Ma Xiaohui was done with the food." Teacher, stay here for a while. I'm going to the hospital." Ma Xiaohui scooped the food into the lunch box and put it in a net. He said to Tong Ling and was about to leave." I'll go with you!" As Tong Ling spoke, she walked out of the house with Ma Xiaohui and rushed to the hospital.
When they arrived at the internal medicine ward of the hospital's inpatient department, they saw a pale-faced middle-aged woman unconscious on the hospital bed. Tong Ling and Ma Xiaohui walked into the ward, but the middle-aged woman on the hospital bed did not react at all. Ah, this is Ma Xiaohui's mother! Tong Ling was thinking. Ma Xiaohui quietly took out a basin from under the bed and brought back a basin of clean water from the bathroom. He took out a towel and was about to wipe his mother's face and hands. At this time, Ma Xiaohui's mother slowly opened her listless eyes," Mom, this is my Mrs. Tong," Ma Xiaohui said to his mother. " Mrs. Tong, thank you for coming to see me. I'm sorry for worrying you about Xiaohui," Ma Xiaohui's mother said weakly to Tong Ling. " It's fine, it's fine. Ma Xiaohui is fine." Tong Ling was so focused on Ma Xiaohui's mother's pale face that she did not know what she was talking about.
At this moment, Ma Xiaohui had already taken out the lunch box from the net bag. After opening it, he began to feed his mother. Ma Xiaohui's mother opened her mouth with difficulty and reluctantly ate the food that her son had brought to her mouth.
Tong Ling watched silently from the side. Suddenly, she felt a wave of sadness in her heart. She didn't want to ask anymore, and she didn't want to see anymore. She turned and left the ward.
Tong Ling bought a bag of fruits from the fruit stall outside the hospital. Then, she quietly walked into the ward. Ma Xiaohui and his mother saw that Tong Ling had bought fruits and refused to accept them." Mrs. Tong, I appreciate your kindness. You should bring the fruits back and eat them yourself!" As Ma Xiaohui's mother spoke, she gestured for Ma Xiaohui to bring the fruits back for Tong Ling." Sis, you can't be so polite. Just rest in peace and recuperate. If you need any help, just let Ma Xiaohui know," Tong Ling said as she walked out of the ward.
Ma Xiaohui sent Tong Ling out. Tong Ling did not say anything, and neither did Ma Xiaohui.
The sky was so dark that she couldn't even see her own fingers. Tong Ling stumbled all the way back to the single dormitory. Along the way, she regretted it. Why did she only visit the naughty students and ignore Ma Xiaohui? Along the way, she was filled with hatred. Why was she so careless? Why didn't she know that Ma Xiaohui's family background was like this?
That night, Tong Ling tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep. It was as if Ma Xiaohui's mother's pale face was facing her weakly. It was as if Ma Xiaohui's bloodshot eyes were staring at her helplessly.
That night, Tong Ling had insomnia.
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