Chapter 61
Shi Lei: “”
After thinking about it, Shi Lei pulled Lu Yuanzheng, “Let’s go, let’s go to a class too!”
Lu Yuanzheng didn’t refuse
He didn’t do it to learn anything, but simply to see Xu Qi
Recently, he has been too busy, not to mention the wedding, not even have a good meal with Xu Man
Under the shade of a tree, Xu Wen stood in front of the blackboard in a long red dress, her skin was more than snowy, and her long, freshly washed hair was not even tied up yet, fluttering in the wind
Her clear voice in the summer heat, like a clear spring to wash away the heat
Lu Yuanzheng leaned on the tree next to him, looking intently at Xu Man, his eyes soft
There is a saying that Shi Lei is right, she really found a treasure
The six children sat at the front
The warriors were seated in order of first-come-first-served
In the beginning, Xu Wen was especially embarrassed to see a soldier come to listen to her lecture, and would stutter because of her nervousness
After slowly getting used to it, she is now very relaxed
Just see Shi Lei and Lu Yuanzheng a holding arms, a forked waist on the side looking at some surprised raised eyebrows
After listening for a while, Shi Lei sighed: “I would like to listen to my sister-in-law’s class, but I don’t want to listen to my own class”
It’s not that Shi Lei’s speech is not good, but mainly he is not as concise as Xu Man
He was highly educated and thought he was very simple and clear when he was lecturing, but compared to Xu Man, it was not the same thing
He could only say that Shi Lei was more like a teacher than Xu Man
Teachers in junior high and high school
When it comes to accepting new knowledge, sometimes adults are not as good as children
But Xu Man could always make it clear with simple words that were easy to understand
Obviously, it was just something as simple as recognizing characters, but Xu Man made it much more interesting
Xu Man taught the character for “sky”
Shi Lei had also taught this character before
First, he would write it by drawing a line, and then tell them that this character is Tian, as in “heaven”
Instead, she asked her students, “Tell me, what’s the highest as far as you can see?”
Without hesitation, the children pointed to the sky and answered, “Heaven!”
Others shouted, “The sun!”
Another child said, “The sun also hangs in the sky! So it’s still the sky that’s the highest”
Xu Wen waited for them to finish their discussion and wrote a horizontal line on the blackboard, “Good! Then let’s take this horizontal as sitting high in the sky and pretend that there’s nothing more up here Then look again, can you see the end of the sky?”
The children looked left and right and shook their heads, “No”
Dongsheng opened his hands both arms expanding outward, “The sky is the biggest!”
“Dongsheng is more than right, do you all know the big words? Do any other children know how to write them? Raise your hand? Okay, Gen-sheng, you come over here and write Write it right here The big letters can’t be higher than the sky”
Gensheng wrote big underneath one
Xu Man pointed to the character she and Gensheng had just finished writing, “This character is heaven The biggest and tallest heaven Of course, the sky we see is actually not the highest When you guys grow up, you’ll realize that there’s a sky beyond the sky”
Everyone had a face of sudden realization
Shi Lei tsked, “I even feel like I’ve learned another word”
“Then if you come to class, I’ll have to let my daughter-in-law charge”
“On what grounds?”
“Children are still given free tickets on the train! Have you ever seen free tickets for adults?”
Shi Lei: “”
He pointed at the soldiers who were listening, “Then you won’t ask them to charge you?”
“Good idea! I’ll tell the fighters that it was your idea!”
Shi Lei: “”
He pulled on Lu Yuanzheng, “Don’t, don’t, don’t! I was wrong! It’s not necessary when they’re all comrades and brothers”
After all, it’s a mess
The two discussed, the battalion breakfast and dinner delayed by half an hour each also let the soldiers listen to more lessons
Of course, this also requires the cooperation of Xu Man
Lu Yuanzheng mentioned this when he got home
Xu Wen thought for a moment, “Then there’s no need to delay dinner I can teach after the meal, as if it’s an antidote Anyway, you guys would have had a period of rest after the meal before the evening class”
Thus, Xu Wen’s students went from six children to six hundred adult children
There was also a portion that needed to stand guard, or were more literate and didn’t need literacy
That morning
Wang Ying, who was holding her child in the shade, took the initiative to walk up to Xu Man after he finished class
Xu Wen was a bit puzzled
Since the last time the two people did not get along, to be exact, after Wang Ying unilaterally did not get along, the two people met and did not say anything
Xu Wen is still angry! Who could be happy if he was scolded for borrowing a book with good intentions?
But also can only ignore Wang Ying, can not go to the door to scold Wang Ying again
As the saying goes, you have to look at the master to beat the dog One had to give Zhao Gang a few points of face
“Xu Wen” Wang Ying took the initiative to speak
Xu Wen signaled for Dongsheng and the others to go play by themselves, turned to pack up his things, and asked her in a faint voice, “Something wrong?”
No one would want to do the hot-face-on-cold-ass thing for the first time
Though last time, it wasn’t exactly a hot face on a cold ass, at most, it was called a good intention to help but not a good result
“I’m sorry about last time! It’s me who wronged you” Wang Ying had a few moments to squirm
Xu Wen stopped erasing the blackboard and turned back in surprise
Did the sun come out of the west?
“It doesn’t matter,” Xu Wen said coldly, “I didn’t lend it to you anyway”
Wang Ying’s face suddenly looked a little bad again
Xu Man wasn’t used to this kind of princess disease of hers, packed up his things and left
“You wait”
Xu Wen turned back, raising an eyebrow, “Anything else?”
Wang Ying bit her lip, “Can I talk to you?”
Xu Man didn’t really want to pay attention to her, fearing that he would offend her again if he didn’t say the right thing
It’s not that he’s afraid of Wang Ying, but he mainly doesn’t want to cause trouble for Zhao Gang
The island is so big, and we don’t see each other all day long
Considering Zhao Gang’s face, Xu Man nodded, “Then come to my house!”
Xu Man’s tent should now be the most home-like place on the entire island
As soon as he entered the door, the coolness first hit him, soothing his body and mind
On the right hand side of the tent was a folding square table, where Lu Yuanzheng had talked to someone in the morning, and there were still tea bowls and ashtrays on the table that he hadn’t had time to put away
On the left is a writing desk Lu Yuanzheng and Xu Man’s things each took up half, neatly arranged
The original window cloth on the tent was rolled up and replaced with a transparent plastic sheet, which neither blocked the light nor let the cold air escape
Under the window was a homemade bamboo recliner
The color is still particularly new
Next to the recliner is a homemade ice bucket
The curtains that served as a partition during the day were pulled back
On one side was a spliced double bed, and on the other side was Dongsheng’s single bed
The sheets and covers were all brought by themselves Not the popular big red and green, the color is very light and a bit plain, but especially warm
Dongsheng sheets printed with cartoon patterns, a look is a boy’s bed
There is a tin cabinet at the head of the bed, the cabinet with some miscellaneous items, there is a picture frame
On the frame is a family of three in Xuwen University to take a group photo
Wang Ying’s eyes fell on the frame, “Xu Man, why did you give up college to come to this shabby island?”
Xu Man, who had just wiped the square table clean and was about to invite her to take a seat, looked up at the words, and seeing that Wang Ying was just wondering this time and not picking a fight, first pointed to the bench, “Sit down and talk!”
He also opened the homemade refrigerator and took some chilled fruits and cut them up on a plate and brought them to the square table and pushed them in front of Wang Ying before he opened his mouth to answer her
“I haven’t given up on going to college The school will send me the textbooks, and I still have to go back every year to take the exams As for why I went to the island? Of course it’s because Lu Yuanzheng is here! I don’t like long-distance relationships You know very well about his career He can’t say where he is But I get to decide where I am, so I came along As for the rags It’s true that life on the island is a bit hard right now But, with so many people working together, it will always get better!”
Xu Man held back or did not hold back, and added: “Always want to get something for nothing, the future rests on the fruits of other people’s labor, to what time the eyes see is their own nothing, others have everything!”
As expected, Wang Ying’s tone was a bit agitated after hearing this, “What do you know? Do you know what it’s like to grow up in a pampered life and suddenly have to work hard one day? You are a cultured person, you should know what is called ‘from luxury to thrift is difficult’ Is that what I want? But I really can’t stand it I can’t help but miss the days of my childhood when I wear the skin off my shoulders carrying grain heavier than I am
You and Lu Yuanzheng are two lovers, but Zhao Gang and I aren’t! I ”
Wang Ying closed his mouth
Xu Wen sneered, “It’s not like you like Zhao Gang It’s just that you want to use him to get rid of the hard labor on the farm You only see the other sisters-in-law not having to go to labor to earn work credits, how come you don’t see them paying and sacrificing? They don’t have to work in the family building, but their husbands and children’s fathers do! Their labor is not just sweat but also blood!
Look at Mrs Li! You’ve been in the army longer than me, so you must know about Mrs Li Wasn’t she a pampered young lady? Was she idle when she was in the compound?
She’d be scared every time Old Lu went out Would you be every time Zhao Gang went out? If you think about it, you’re probably hoping something will happen to Zhao so you can be free, aren’t you?
Let me ask you, what did Zhao do wrong? Why did he become a tool for you to get something for nothing? Why are you telling him what to do when you’re living a life that he’s paid for with his life? Does he owe you anything?
This child in your arms ”
Xu Man pointed to the child in Wang Ying’s arms who was crying in fear because she had just spoken loudly, “And what did he do wrong? Taking a step back, the choices you made with Zhao Gang were at least your own What about him? He was forced to come into this world who asked his opinion?”
“I ” Wang Ying opened his mouth, but didn’t know how to retort
Xu Wen inserted a piece of papaya into his mouth, thinking that he had messed with it anyway, so why don’t he just say what he wanted to say in one go
He had to let Wang Ying know that no one under this sky was obligated to spoil her except her parents
“Don’t always think that you’re the most bitter in the world I don’t know about the others, every sister-in-law on this island has had a harder time than you!
Even the one you dislike on the farm You think it’s tiring to work, but do you think they’re all wood? Don’t they get tired? Are they born to be laborers and do hard work? And why shouldn’t you? Because your parents are rich?
Did you earn that? What’s that got to do with you? Your parents worked hard for it
What about you? What did they pay for?
To tell you the truth, I had a life a hundred times better than yours And Lu Yuanzheng, do you know what kind of life he had when he was a kid? Wang Ying, it’s not that I’m looking down on you, but your experience is nothing to me
It’s not like your family is really powerful, at most your parents have a decent job and are financially well-off, so you’re still an ordinary kid You are also eligible for voluntary enrollment in the army and the countryside
What makes you think you should be treated like a princess?”