wild flowers in mountain village

Chapter 5 0006: Don't go to school yet

Besides, Zhai Wang returned home, lying on the chuagn, and couldn't help but recall the scene when he entered the mountain when he was 17 years old. (The word chaugn is also not allowed to appear, and will be replaced by "that" in the future. Of course, that is a very flexible word that can replace many words. It depends on the reader's imagination.)
Zhai Wang is not from a cottage, his family lives on the open flat land at the foot of the mountain.Before Zhai Wang entered the mountain, he heard the saying that "the mountain road has eighteen bends, and when you see the house, you will cry when you walk."

That day, Zhai Wang Zheng Shuang set off early in the morning and walked until mid-noon when he vaguely saw a wooden house in the mountains. Who knew that he turned a small corner and the wooden house disappeared from sight again.Tired and hot, there was a smooth stone under the big tree beside the small mountain road, Zheng Shuang simply sat down to rest his feet.

Just as Zheng Shuang sat down, a man's voice sang with the wind: "Yoyo, yoyo, yoyo, yoyo, yoyo, yoyo, yo!" Follow the direction of the singing Go, but there is no sign of people.

At this time, a woman's clear singing voice floated from another direction, "put your right hand to your mouth, and you can call out the sun."

Zheng Shuang looked in the direction of the female voice, but there was still no one there. He simply squinted his eyes and heard the duet: (male) Yoyo, Yoyo, Yoyo, Yoyo.Holding the back basket with his left hand, he can carry Yaoshan on his back.Yo yo oh, yo yo oh, yo yo oh oh, yo yo oh. (female) has love in her heart, and her eyes are full of anticipation.Ah, the elder brother of the Yao family put in a single row, quietly waiting for the folk song to be thrown over! (Male) Ah, the elder brother of Yao’s family put in a single row, quietly waiting for my younger sister’s folk song to come... (Female) Gently swinging the flower scarf can bring the colorful clouds over; (Male) Yo, yo, yo Yo yo, yo yo, yo yo, yo yo (female) Earrings jingle, can draw out the water. (male) yo yo, yo yo, yo yo, yo yo... (female) ah, the younger sister of the Yao family sits in the cottage, quietly waiting for the elder brother to sing... The singing drifts farther and farther away, Zheng Shuang looked at the clouds floating above his head, wondering if his choice was right.

Although Zheng Shuang's home is not in the county seat, it is considered to be in a flat and fertile countryside.Because of a coincidence, he had just graduated from high school, and the town wanted to recruit private teachers.

Zheng Shuang had dug the soil, cut a crop, stepped on a threshing machine with his parents at home, and knew the hard work of farming and sweating, so he took the private teacher examination.He just came out of school, and the knowledge has not been returned to the teacher. In addition, he did not want to farm the land, and he did a solid review before the exam. He did well in the exam.

During the assessment, the leader asked, all the three private teachers recruited this time have to go to the mountains to teach. We are going to send you to work in the remotest Jiupound Ridge Primary School. Are you willing?Zheng Shuang thought at the time that the pointer is always lighter than the handle of the plow and the handle of the hoe.So, he wholeheartedly agreed.

When school started, the leader asked him if he wanted to send a letter to a mountain folk when he was going to the market in the town so that they would send someone to pick him up on the road.Zheng Shuang was young and energetic, and said no.

Zheng Shuang thought, it was just a few books and a quilt anyway.Who knows, after going up the mountain road, except for the singing of a man and a woman, he hasn't even met a single person.

It was already one o'clock at noon when Zheng Shuang arrived at Jiupound Ridge Primary School.In fact, this is no school, it’s just a dilapidated log cabin, if it wasn’t for the words “Nine Pound Ridge Elementary School” written on the door frame, no one would think of the school.

Maybe it's because of the simplicity of the wooden house, or the simplicity of the mountain people here, not only is there no mess on the door, but the door is even wide open.Zheng Shuang went in to put down his luggage, and sat down on the stool.Finally arrived, Zheng Shuang let out a long breath.

At this time, a gentle mountain wind blew, cool, like a beautiful girl brushing Zheng Shuang's neck with delicate hands, Zheng Shuang felt so refreshed.Just sitting down for a while, a child looked at him and asked, "I saw someone entered our school. Are you our teacher?"

Zheng Shuang waved to him and said, "I'm the teacher who just transferred, come in, I'll ask you." But the child turned and ran away, shouting as he ran, the teacher is here!The teacher has entered the school!

After a while, the mountain people came from their homes.Perhaps it is the reason why the mountain people live scattered, the people who come here are always a few minutes apart.

When each of them saw Zheng Shuang, they kept "complaining" enthusiastically why he didn't tell them so that they could go down the mountain to pick him up.Amidst the sound of "complaints", Zheng Shuang's simple luggage was quickly picked up by them to the village party secretary's house near the school.

In fact, the village party secretary at that time was also called Zhaiwang, and the mountain people were used to calling him Zhaiwang.At that time, the Zhai Wang was surnamed Wang, and everyone called him Zhai Wang Wang affectionately.

The enthusiasm of Zhai Wang Wang and the mountain people made Zheng Shuang's fatigue disappear all at once.The mountain people here are very simple. They use melon grate to pack wine, and use firewood to bake the dark and translucent bacon as appetizers to entertain Zheng Shuang.At lunch, only Zhai Wangwang drank a bowl of wine with Zheng Shuang, because everyone had already had lunch.

The king of the village said, walking is hard, drink some wine and sleep well.After lunch, Zhai Wang Wang's wife arranged for Zheng Shuang to take a bath and change clothes.

Zhai Wang Wang said: "Mr. Zheng, you must sleep well after taking a bath."

Zhai Wang Wang's wife took Zheng Shuang to the bathroom.The mountain spring water brought by the bamboo stick from the cliff is gurgling, and the sound is like beads falling on a jade plate, like rain hitting plantains, and like a dulcimer ringing in a soft breeze.

The floor is covered with bamboo blocks, which is extremely clean.On the left side of the sink, and on the right side of the stove, stood a large barrel about five feet long, three feet wide, and three feet high. The barrel was oval in shape.The fire in the big stove was very gentle, and the water in the huge bucket was only lukewarm.

The wife of Zhai Wang Wang said: "This is what you have heard about the Pang bucket bath. If it is winter, I will burn the fire in the stove and the water in the Pang bucket will also be jubilant and white. It will not be used in summer. That kind of hot water is also very comfortable, just take a bath slowly to wash away your fatigue from today." She explained and exited the bath room.

Zheng Shuang climbed onto the bucket, supported the edge of the bucket with both hands, rolled forward, entered the bucket, and warm water flooded his body.Zheng Shuang may sit or lie down, or bend over or face up, he never thought that taking a bath in it can be so arbitrary.Zheng Shuang put on clean clothes and walked out of the bathroom after washing thoroughly.

As soon as he got out of the bathroom, the king of Zhai forced him to sleep and rest.Although it is hot summer, it is still very cool in the wooden house.Maybe it was really tired, Zheng Shuang fell asleep after lying down.

Thinking about his first day in the mountains, Zhai Wang couldn't help sighing: What a simple mountain people!In fact, I was very simple back then.

(End of this chapter)