supergiant age

Chapter 633 The Smile on the Barren Land
The twilight is getting thicker and thicker, and the precarious sunset hanging on the mountainside is blooming with the last ray of light with a little warmth.

Shining on Wang Xian's fair and delicate cheeks, the eyes staring blankly at Yi Shuihan were extraordinarily clear and glowing, with a little soft warmth.

The last ray of sunlight faded away, and the breeze was blowing, bringing a little chill, Yi Shuihan took a deep breath of the air that smelled of earth and grass and said softly: "Go down the mountain..."

But when he turned his head, Wang Xian had already withdrawn his gaze, she nodded with a smile, and got up from the grass.

As the sky gradually darkened, they quickened their pace down the mountain.

"Wow~" Seeing that his master finally came back, Ari struggled to get up and wagged his tail vigorously.

Only at this moment did Yi Shuihan and Wang Xian realize that they left Ari at the foot of the mountain.

Seeing Ari who was venting his dissatisfaction by nibbling on his trousers, Yi Shuihan couldn't help but laugh, and bent down to hug Ari.

Only then did Ari calm down, and nestled obediently in Yi Shuihan's arms.

"The scenery on the mountain is beautiful, thank you for taking me to that place!" Yi Shuihan turned around and said to Wang Xian: "It's getting late now, go home early!"

"En!" Wang Xian nodded, and stood in front of Yi Shuihan pretty.

Yi Shuihan waved goodbye, then gradually walked away with Ari in his arms, Wang Xian looked at his back with shining eyes.

After returning to the dormitory, Yi Shuihan finished correcting the students' homework, washed up a bit, and lay down to rest.

The next day Yi Shuihan was woken up by the crowing of the rooster as usual, and he got up just after dawn.

Take an aluminum face from an old washstand, go to the only faucet in the school and start washing.

"Morning, Teacher Yi~" Teacher Chen also appeared behind him with a chicken nest on his head.

"Morning, Teacher Chen." Yi Shuihan brushed his teeth and replied inarticulately.

Looking at Yi Shuihan, who was completely different from when he came here, Teacher Chen couldn't help but sigh with admiration.

When he first arrived, although Yi Shuihan was full of travel and dust, his stern and handsome appearance and decent attire made him look out of place in this dilapidated small mountain village.

At that time, he looked more like a well-clothed, well-fed, pampered son of heaven.

Looking at his appearance, Mr. Chen guessed that this handsome guy was just a whim, and he would not be able to stand it after staying here for a few days.

But to his surprise, after two full months, he gradually integrated into this small mountain village.

Common clothes and sparse food, huts with mud steps... This young man has no complaints at all, and he lives happily.

Teacher Chen admired this mentality. Not everyone can bear this kind of hardship, let alone a young man in his twenties.

Looking at Yi Shuihan at this moment, he seemed to be a boy born and bred in the mountains.

For the convenience of taking care of the extremely short hair cut by the village master; the dry and dark skin caused by the mountain wind and dust; the worn-out clothes and pants covered with dust...

It's just that the increasingly resolute and stern face and the dark and deep eyes let Teacher Chen know clearly that he doesn't belong here after all.

"Where's the old principal?" Yi Shuihan rinsed his mouth and asked with a smile, "Have you gone to the new school again?"

At this time, the three-story teaching building of the school has been built, and desks and utensils are being added to it. It will not be long before they can move to the new school for teaching.

"Yeah, it's passed early in the morning. This is the old principal's lifelong wish. How could he not care about it!" Teacher Chen said with a sigh.

Unknowingly, more than two months have passed, and the time for Yi Shuihan's planned teaching support has also passed, but he feels a little bit reluctant to leave this land and these children.

For more than two months, he felt the original charm of the mountains and the simplicity and innocence of the children, which made him feel the responsibility he had never had before...

Let's leave after moving to the new school... Yi Shuihan silently told himself.

In some dimly lit classrooms, words are written on rough and cracked blackboards.

"Outside the long pavilion, by the side of the ancient road, the green grass stretches to the sky. The sound of the willow flute is still in the evening wind, and the mountains outside the sunset mountain..."

The children followed Yi Shuihan and learned the lyrics word by word.

The children's pronunciation may not be accurate, but everyone is very serious. Their desire and persistence for knowledge are shown in their dark and clear eyes.

"At the end of the sky and the corner of the earth, half acquaintances..." Yi Shuihan was in class when he caught a glimpse of an old man in his 80s and [-]s looking in at the door.

Yi Shuihan stopped teaching, and walked out of the classroom in doubt: "Grandpa, what do you want?"

The old man told Yi Shuihan that his son had just passed away. This was his grandson Tu Can, who was unwilling to attend classes because he could not pay the tuition fees. He did not have enough money saved, so he wondered if he could add potatoes to cover the tuition fees.

The old man's hands were dark and cracked like dried mud. He tremblingly opened the small change wrapped in the handkerchief. boys.

Yi Shuihan looked at the pleading expression on the old man's face and the stubborn boy, and gently stopped the old man: "Grandpa, you can take this money... as long as you have the potatoes, students also eat potatoes anyway."

"Go, go to class!" Yi Shuihan walked into the classroom with the boy's head in his arms. The boy was still a little stubborn, but he still pulled him in.

Enrolling students was originally a matter for the old headmaster, but at this time he was not at the school, so Yi Shuihan made the decision for him.

Yi Shuihan believed that if he had made the same decision here at this time, the school itself was established for poor students, and it was the purpose of the school to allow children from nearby mountainous areas to go to school.

After the class resumed, there was another pair of sharp and serious eyes in the classroom.

The potatoes were received in the morning, and the students naturally had potatoes in their lunch.

"Dinner is ready!" Yi Shuihan called out to the group of students who were playing.

Students who live close by can eat at home, but students who live far away can only eat at school.

After school in the morning, Teacher Chen also went to the new school, so he will cook lunch for the children.

A bowl of white rice, a few slices of potatoes, and a small vegetable is their lunch.

The children ate with big mouthfuls, which was considered a hearty lunch for them.

Yi Shuihan also sat by the side eating lunch like them, but there were almost no potatoes and green vegetables in the bowl.

He thought about feeding the children more, more beating, and he didn't have much food when he was the only one left.

While eating, a small figure appeared in front of his eyes. Yi Shuihan looked up, but it was the little boy Tu Can from the morning.

He took two pieces of potatoes from his own bowl and put them in Yi Shuihan's bowl. Yi Shuihan looked at this stubborn boy and smiled shyly, then walked back to his place.

Yi Shuihan was about to pick up the potato, when more children stood up and put the potatoes in their own bowls into his bowl.

Seeing more and more potatoes in the bowl, Yi Shuihan's eyes were a little moist, and the innocent and simple smiling faces of the children in front of him became a little blurred.

Maybe he will never taste the potatoes that day again. The children are like angels, making him forget that he is in such a barren land...

(End of this chapter)