Chapter 17 yellow leaves falling in the autumn wind (1)

Her parents passed away one after another, and she failed to pass the college entrance examination. The stubborn Lu Ruoqin had no choice but to lock the old house in the small town of Guanzhong Plain with a big iron lock, and came with her brother to the deep valleys of the Loess Plateau. The nineteen-year routine life in her hometown was over, and she came to a completely strange world.She is a little sad, but also a little novel. This girl has a bit of a boyish temperament, and she doesn't seem to be timid about anything.What's more, she has already read extracurricular books such as "The Biography of Madame Curie", and she thinks she has some firm understanding of life.

She didn't care that she came from a rich and prosperous plain to this barren and desolate valley.Of course, there was another reason for this: her dear brother was by her side.Brother is promising.Although he is less than forty years old, he is the deputy director of the county's education bureau.Although she hardly lived with her brother, she knew that he was a wonderful person.From the brief encounters with her brother every time he came back from visiting relatives, she felt that he was both knowledgeable and self-restraint, and he couldn't help being admirable.She is often proud of having such a good brother.Now she came to him, like a ship in a storm sailing into a calm harbor.

Of course, outstanding people often meet unfortunate fate.That's exactly what happened to my brother.Two years ago, his sister-in-law passed away, and he lived alone with his five-year-old Lingling.In the past two years, he has been a father, a mother, and a chief.Now she saw with distress that a handsome man suddenly seemed to have aged a lot. She didn't come here to put down roots.She wants to review her homework with peace of mind and prepare for the college entrance examination again.My brother told her to stay at home and study, and she didn't have to worry about housework.Lingling has already gone to school, so there is no distraction; there is a TV, so she can learn English.But she doesn't.She asked her brother to find her a job as a private teacher in a nearby village, where she could teach while reviewing homework.

"Why?" her brother asked her. "I don't want you to support me." She replied. There is clearly no room for further negotiations.The elder brother also seemed to vaguely realize that his sister was already an independent adult, so he had no choice but to comply with her wishes.So, Lu Ruoqin came to Gaomiao Primary School. Gaomiao is only ten miles away from the county seat.This school is not big, only about 40 dolls, and it is jointly run by Gaomiao and a nearby village called Sheke.The school is located in a small mountain bay between the two villages, with rows of stone cave dwellings and a large yard without walls.Below the courtyard is a simple road; below the road is a small river; the small river has nine twists and turns, leaving some Sichuan terraces on both sides.

When I first came here, I was not used to everything.The field of vision is no longer as wide as on the plains, and the mountains are just above the head.Sleeping in the kiln at night is like sleeping in a legendary cave.She has a feeling of loneliness.It's better during the day, and the children will turn this small mountain bay into a noisy world.Once school is over, there is no sound here.Although there is a road below the school, except for the bustling Yuji in the county town, there are not many people passing by.As for the car, there was only one in a few days, which often caused the dogs in the front and rear villages to chase after the yellow dust raised by this monster for a long time.

In addition to teaching, she put all her energy into reviewing homework.Sometimes, she really wanted to go out for a walk alone, to sing, so she went for a walk on the simple road or the bank of the small river.Because of the sparseness of life, I dare not travel far. Fortunately, my brother came to visit her from time to time, and gave her all kinds of comfort with words or without words.She also went back to the county town on Saturday, had a good day with her brother and Lingling, and then came back to this world on Sunday afternoon. This is how a new life begins. Besides her, another teacher in this school is Gao Guanghou.A few years ago, he graduated from the normal school in the area, and has become a formal public teacher, and he is also the natural leader of this school.Lao Gao is in his early thirties, with thick arms and strong legs, like a real mountain dweller.He is not short, with a slightly hunched back, and his pale face has already left lines carved by the years.He usually doesn't speak much, and always gives people a feeling of frowning.

But his lover is a very beautiful woman.She was well dressed and had a slender figure like a dancer's.Although this place is remote, beautiful women can be seen everywhere.Lu Ruoqin had heard many rumors about this very early on. It was said that the ancient beauty Diao Chan was born not far from this place.In contrast, Lu Ruoqin couldn't be considered pretty.But she is not ugly, with a straight body, an oval face, white and shiny skin, two bright and deep black eyes, giving people a very uncheesy feeling.Gao Guanghou already has a four-year-old boy, who is beautiful and smart, and the couple seem to spoil this little baby.Lu Ruoqin soon found out that Liu Liying graduated from junior high school but did not have a job. Her natal family was the same as Gao Guanghou, a local farmer.When Lu Ruoqin first arrived, she often saw Liu Liying depressed, and she was neither cold nor warm to the newcomer.Ruoqin is a sensitive girl, she guessed that Liying must have said in her heart: "Huh! You have an official brother who told you to eat a bowl of public food! I also graduated from high school, but..." Ruoqin can understand In her mood, try to get as close to this beauty as possible.She likes the four-year-old Bingbing very much, and every time she comes back from the county, she always buys some food for the child.Bingbing immediately became good friends with her and often went to her kiln.In this way, Liying borrowed Bingbing to come to her dormitory often.Through some conversations, Ruoqin knew that Liying loved to read novels. The school subscribed to several literary publications, and she read each issue from beginning to end, and retold some made-up love stories to her with relish.Lu Ruoqin had no interest in these things, but Liying was able to speak with tears in her eyes.

It seems that this woman is cold on the outside and hot on the inside.Lu Ruoqin found that she loved her son very much. Even though the child could walk and run, she often held him in her arms like a kangaroo.Her two beautiful lips kissed her son's face from time to time, and sometimes on the child's buttocks and dirty feet.Even if the child learns some nasty swear words, she does not teach the child to correct them, and even praises her son for being able to learn to swear with a smile. She is very fierce to her husband, she often taunts and scolds him, and sometimes she doesn't even avoid strangers.Lu Ruoqin resented this and felt that she lacked basic education.That old Gao has an old attitude. When encountering such a situation, he always keeps silent.Lu Ruoqin also disliked Gao Guanghou, feeling that he lacked the basic temperament of a man.But she could see that Gao Guanghou loved Liu Liying deeply.

I don't know who said that honest and introverted men often like to associate with women whose personalities are completely opposite to theirs.My brother is like this, a mature and prudent man, who happened to marry a talkative and laughing actor from the county troupe.Women probably do the same.What kind of husband should she find in the future?Thinking of this, she secretly felt ashamed for a long time.It's too early for all of this now, she should try her best to do the things in front of her and review her homework well.Yes, she deserves another chance at fate.According to her usual study, she could have been admitted to university last time.To her distress, her mother died two months before her college entrance examination.She was not yet twenty years old, basically a doll, unable to control the grief of losing her mother, unable to concentrate on that terrible competition, and was naturally screened out by the big sieve of the college entrance examination.

My brother sent her various review outlines from time to time.Probably because my brother is the immediate boss, every time he comes, the Guanghou family are extremely warm to him.When she and Gao Guanghou were in class, Liying helped her cook for her brother.When she came back from get out of class, Liying had already greeted her brother for dinner.She is a swift woman, and she speaks elegantly and courteously in front of people of some status.This surprised Lu Ruoqin, she never thought that Liying had such a side.However, she wondered if Liying wanted her brother to arrange a job as a private teacher for her, and that's why she was so enthusiastic about her brother?She really hoped that her brother could indeed arrange for Liying, because Lao Gao had such a small salary, and his life was quite tight.

She is extremely sympathetic to Gao Guanghou.This kind-hearted man devotes himself to school affairs all day long, and he has to do housework, listening to Liying's taunts and curses.Lao Gao cared about her very much. He often piled chopped firewood in front of her door, helped her buy grain, grind flour, carry water... All these moved her very much.He is a very enterprising person.She had already heard from her brother that Teacher Gao's teaching was very popular in the county, and Gao Miao ranked first in the county's junior high school entrance examination every year.He never made things difficult for her at work.In the past few months, he will carefully consider all her difficulties, and he will bear all the heavy burdens by himself.She could see that he cared about him so much not because she was the sister of the director of education, but because he was a good person in essence.