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Chapter 2

13days ago Rural fiction 3
Months passed quickly, and the end of the year was coming in a blink of an eye. Today is the day for students to return to school to get transcripts. Li Ding stood on the podium and distributed the scorebook. His classmate did not come because of something. Today, he was all alone.

The expressions of students after getting the grade book are different. Some are happy. Those who do well in the exam and some are depressed. Those who do not do well in the exam. But more of them don’t matter. A large number of students in rural middle schools do not want to go to school. They mainly get junior high school diplomas and go out to work with their parents. It is very common in poorer areas like Hexing Township.

Li Ding was helpless about this situation. Only one girl among all the students looked particularly different today. She had a black cloth tied to her left arm. It was obvious that someone in her family died. The girl's name was Liu Siqiao. She was the best-scoring girl in the class and the most beautiful one. Although Li Ding had no special thoughts about her, she was just a thin little girl, which was completely in line with his perfect image. However, the cute and adorable girl always looked more likable and always cared about her inexplicably. But this girl was taciturn and even smiled rarely. Li Ding came for a semester and only saw her laugh two or three times in total. Every time she had a shallow smile. There was always a sad face between her eyebrows that should not belong to the flower girl.

Li Ding has read Liu Siqiao's family records. Her parents died very early and have been living with her blind grandmother. There is a biological aunt working outside. There is no other record. Li Ding has also tried to enlighten the girl and try to integrate her into the group, but there is no effect at all. The little girl just kept silent in the face of preaching, did not shake her head or say goodbye. After Li Ding spoke, she walked away quietly, which made him speechless.

After explaining the precautions for the winter vacation, Li Ding just said that the whole class was in full bloom and shouted in unison: Goodbye, teacher. Then, there was a whirlpool. The sound of tables, chairs, benches and benches colliding in the classroom. Two people couldn't wait to gush out from the front and back doors.

Li Ding rubbed his head in pain. How many times have these little things said, "Being orderly and not rush to collide, but the result is still the same."

He knocked the book in his hand on the podium, and Li Ding looked around. Except for a few students who stayed to clean up, only Liu Siqiao was still sitting quietly on the chair. He hesitated, strode over and said: Liu Siqiao, something happened at home?

Liu Siqiao was quiet, as if he had not heard the teacher's question, staring at the desktop with his eyes blank, which made Li Ding feel embarrassed. Fortunately, there was a student next to him, and he interrupted: Teacher Li, Liu Siqiao's grandmother has passed away.

Oh, Li Ding nodded clearly. The death of his grandmother who had been dependent on each other since childhood was indeed a great impact on Liu Siqiao's spirit. Thinking of this, Li Ding sat opposite the girl and comforted him, Siqiao, grandmother has gone, no matter how sad you are, it will be useless. I believe that grandmother doesn't want her granddaughter to live in pain, right? I believe she must hope that you will live a safe and happy life, right?

Li Ding's words seemed to touch Liu Siqiao's heart. She came back to her senses and nodded. Her little face was full of heartbreaking sadness, which made Li Ding involuntarily think of her little sister in her hometown. When she was a child, when the big yellow at home was bitten to death by a wild wolf in the mountains, she was also so sad. She couldn't help but feel excited and said: Siqiao, don't worry, if you have any difficulties, just tell me, the teacher will help you.

Liu Siqiao's eyes fluctuated a little when he heard this, as if he had something to say, but he still swallowed it back and silently refused to speak. At this moment, an inappropriate grunt sounded between the two of them. The girl was blushing. Li Ding waved the book in his hand and smiled: I didn't have breakfast in the morning, and I'm so hungry now. Siqiao, the teacher will invite you, the top scorer to have a meal. This time you gave me a face, three points more than the highest score in the next class. Haha, you didn't see the expression of Teacher Wang in Class 1 when you saw your score, haha

Liu Siqiao smiled slightly when she heard this. This sad smile made people feel particularly pity.

Li Ding stood up and said: Let's go, the teacher is poor, I can only invite you to eat a big bowl of noodles at the door, don't you mind

Liu Siqiao shook her head and packed her schoolbag according to Li Ding's wishes. It was a very worn one-shoulder yellow army bag. Even in the middle school, it was a unique old antique.

The little girl followed Li Ding all the way, lowering her head and not talking. When she sat down at the noodle restaurant, Li Ding ordered two big bowls of noodles. While waiting, neither of them talked until the noodles came up. Li Ding said: Eat, eat it quickly and eat it while it was hot.

Liu Siqiao nodded, held the chopsticks tightly, and sucked on the noodle bowl with big mouthfuls. Seeing her voracious look, Li Ding guessed that she wouldn't have eaten for a few days.

Liu Siqiao ate a large bowl of noodle soup and then raised her head. When she saw Li Ding staring at him curiously, she couldn't help but feel shy and lowered her head. Then she saw a bowl of hot noodles pushing under her nose. Li Ding's soft words came from her ears: Eat some more. The short four words seemed to be four iron hammers, shattering the girl's defense line that the girl had been defending. Her tears could no longer be suppressed, and she flowed silently down her cheeks and dripped into the bowl.

Seeing the girl's shoulder twitching, Li Ding didn't know that she was crying. He stretched out his hand to hold her shoulder and said firmly: Siqiu, what's the difficulty? Tell me, I will definitely help you.

Teacher! Liu Siqiao raised his pretty face full of tears and shouted with sobs, Teacher, I don’t want to get married, I want to study

Li Ding was stunned when he heard this and said: "What are you marrying? Are you still a child? Who are you marrying?"

Liu Siqiao wiped away the tears from her face with her sleeves and said intermittently. From her choked words, Li Ding learned about the general matter.

Three days ago, Liu Siqiao's grandmother was critically ill and died that night. The next day, the aunt who rushed back to attend the funeral took Liu Siqiao aside after taking care of her mother's after taking care of her mother's afterwards, saying that she had found a family for her and married her before the New Year. Of course, Liu Siqiao was unwilling to do so. The two aunts and nephews quarreled, but she was weak and had no source of income. In the past, she and her grandmother relied on her aunt to support her money every month. Although it was only more than 100 yuan, they added two.The output of acres of thin fields can barely make ends meet. Now after grandma passed away, my aunt threatened that if Liu Siqiao disagreed, she would cut off financial support and let her die. Liu Siqiao had no choice but to agree. In the past two days, one was the death of grandma, and the other was the fact that he had no food at all. He forced himself to support himself. If Li Ding had not asked her to eat something in time, the little girl would have been hungry and fainted from the night.

After listening to the students' words, Li Ding was so angry that he barely suppressed the anger in his heart and said: You eat something more, don't be afraid, the teacher will help you stand up. As long as you don't give up, I will definitely help you.

Liu Siqiao nodded vigorously and cried: Teacher, I want to study, I don’t want to marry

The girl's crying look was particularly intimate. Li Ding nodded vigorously and said: Don't worry

Well, Liu Siqiao cried with joy. The days of hesitation and helplessness made her feel haggard. At this moment, she finally found a big tree that could be shaded. She could no longer hold it back and leaned on the table and cried loudly.

The crying alarmed the diners around them. They knew that Li Ding was a new teacher from the school. Seeing Liu Siqiao crying like this, they couldn't help but turn a puzzled look on him. Li Ding felt the gaze gathered around him and quickly explained it slightly. When the people around him heard it, they couldn't help but scold Liu Siqiao's aunt in unison. However, even if they scolded him, they were only spiritually supportive. If they really wanted to stand up for a strange little girl, no one would be willing to do it. Only Li Ding was willing to take on this chore.

Liu Siqiao was young and could not tell the attitudes of the people around her. On the way to get a bicycle with the teacher, she stared at Li Ding's back in a daze, feeling indescribable.

Li Ding's bicycle was a used car that he bought for 45 yuan after teaching. The Long March 1980s Long March 1990s is synonymous with its sturdy, durability and energy saving. In addition, the owner has been caring carefully. After more than 20 years, he still has a very powerful ride.

Before leaving school, he went back to the dormitory, took out a cowhide envelope from under the bed and put it into the inner pocket of the cotton jacket, and then took the students away.

Liu Siqiao's home is about ten miles away from the school. Hexing Township is a hilly area. A village-level highway is full of uphill and downhills. It is very difficult to ride. In order to relieve the emotions of students, Li Ding's mouth kept silent along the way. Speaking of the various jokes and interesting things he heard in college, he was a very eloquent person. It was quite interesting to say these jokes from him. This was the audience in the back seat who was not very supportive. Even when he reached the place, he didn't hear her laugh.

Get off the car at the entrance of the village, and Li Ding, who was a little depressed, asked the taciturn Liu Siqiao: My joke is not funny at all?

Liu Siqiao glanced at the teacher after hearing this, then quickly lowered his head and said: It's funny.

Li Ding pushed the bike with one hand, scratched his head with the other, and said: I didn't hear you laughing

Liu Siqiao stopped walking, looked up at Li Ding carefully, her calm face suddenly looked like a blooming flower, revealing a sweet smile, and said: If I usually smile in my heart, I will change it in the future.

Li Ding couldn't help but be shocked by the girl's innocent and sweet smile. Is this just a taciturn Liu Siqiao who is expressionless every day?

He blinked, nodded seriously, and said: Siqiu, this must be changed. You look so good when you smile

Liu Siqiao's face turned red when he heard this. Li Ding also noticed the inappropriate words. He quickly changed the subject and said: Where is your home?

Liu Siqiao stretched out his hand and pointed forward and said: The third room in front

This is a very dilapidated mud house, built with yellow mud and bamboo strips as walls. It needs to be repaired for a while. So now, few people in rural areas are building such mud houses. The house where Liu Siqiao lives has been rotten, so she uses fertilizer bags to cover it up, barely shelter the wind, but the warmth is not expected. Li Ding lived in this kind of house when he was a child, and he suffered greatly from it.

Liu Siqiao felt a little embarrassed. She had a strong sense of self-esteem. Although her family was in poor condition and had many patches of clothes, she was washed clean every time. Seeing Li Ding looking at her home, she felt a little embarrassed. She couldn't help but lower her head again. However, she heard Li Ding smile and said: I lived in this kind of place before, I miss it. I didn't expect you to have such a house.

Liu Siqiao felt much more relaxed when she heard this. She raised her head and saw the teacher looking at her with a smile. Her eyes were gentle and her heart beat violently without competing. She couldn't help but show her happy face again, and smiled sweetly at the teacher.

Seeing this, Li Ding couldn't help but say in his heart: This little girl doesn't usually smile, but she looks so beautiful when she smiles at first.

Let's go, let's meet your aunt. Li Ding calmed down his emotions and said softly

Liu Siqiao hesitated and nodded, followed Li Ding and pushed open the fence gate and walked in.

Is anyone? Li Ding shouted in the yard. He looked around and saw a flower made of white paper hanging on the front door of the house, and two black cloth hanging on both ends

Who? Soon, a woman's voice came from the room, and then a middle-aged woman in her thirties and forties walked out. She had a white cloth wrapped around her forehead and was wearing a linen mourning clothes. Her appearance was quite similar to Liu Siqiao, but she was quite pretty, but she lacked maintenance and looked quite old. She was incomparable to the beautiful woman who was good at taking care of herself. Thinking of Li Fei, Li Ding couldn't help but feel a little bitter. In the past two years, he has not only not forgotten, but has become increasingly longing.

The woman was Liu Siqiao's aunt Liu Mei. Seeing that the person coming was a strange young man, she couldn't help but wonder and asked: Who are you looking for?

Li Ding looked around, but no Liu Siqiao's figure was seen. He looked back and saw that he was hiding behind him. He sighed in his heart, and he pushed to the side, held the girl's shoulder, and said: I am Liu Siqiao's teacher, I am here to visit my home today.

When Liu Mei saw her niece, she immediately understood a little. Seeing Li Ding say this, Liu Mei had no choice but to nod and pretend to welcome her: It turned out to be Qiaoqiao's teacher Ah, please come in, it's cold outside, come in and sit in, we have something to tell the teacher.

Li Ding nodded and walked into the house with Liu Siqiao. There was a big brazier in the middle of the house. Four men and two women were talking around the fire to keep warm. When he saw a stranger coming in, he stopped talking and looked at each other.

Teacher, please sit down. Liu Mei took a stool and handed it over.

Li Ding shook his hand and said: You're welcome, I'm here to understand the situation

Liu Mei put down the stool in her hand, lifted the hair in her ear, and said: Well, okay, what do you want to know?

Li Ding said: Today Liu Siqiao told me that as her aunt, you want to marry her, right?

Liu Mei looked at a man, nodded calmly, and said: Yes, yes, her grandmother is gone, no one takes care of me, I have to find someone to take care of her, no, Besides, women always have to get married, Qiaoqiao is not young anymore, and someone comes to propose marriage. I thought it was a good thing, so I agreed, why, the current teachers even have to take care of this

When Liu Siqiao heard this, tears began to flow out again. Li Ding said coldly: Not young? Humph, she is only fifteen years old, just the second year of junior high school. You are breaking the law when you do this. Do you understand? Li Ding scared

But Liu Mei smiled and said: Teacher, don’t talk about the law. What a big deal? There are so many things like this in our rural areas. Do you have so many things to do?

Li Ding said firmly: I don’t care about other people’s affairs, I’ll take care of the smart things.

At this time, several men next to the brazier stood up, and a middle-aged man in the lead said: Damn, you are tired of living, right? How could you, an outsider, interfere in our family? If you are again, I will let you stand in and go out horizontally

Li Ding sneered: You can try it

Fuck you, beat this bastard to death, I'm counting me. The middle-aged man scolded

Boom Four men rushed over immediately

Li Ding has been used to being in the mountains and fields since childhood. From elementary school to high school, he has never fallen behind in fighting. He has become restrained after he arrived in college. He has not taken action for four years and saw this scene. It seems that he was back in the middle of high school fighting. At that time, he was known for his heavy moves and despair. After four years, he still has not changed.

The four middle-aged people who were still clamoring just now were lying on the ground like four dead dogs holding their stomachs, leaving only three scared women, and a little girl who was stunned

Li Ding rubbed clean arm, and it was impossible for one to four people to be injured. He is not a martial arts master. His arms and thighs were hit hard several times because of blocking. However, his clothes were thick in winter, which only caused some skin trauma.

Li Ding walked a few steps towards Liu Mei, and she was so scared that she fell to the ground in horror. She screamed: No, don't come over, I'll call the police if you come over again.

Li Ding said coldly: What is your name? I am a teacher, not a hooligan. Now I will tell you that Liu Qiaomei will still study and will not get married. Do you understand? Liu Mei nodded quickly.

Li Ding nodded, then took out a kraft envelope from his jacket, and was reluctant to leave a stack of RMB everywhere. This was the bonus and the thirteenth month of salary paid by the school year-end. The benefits of rural middle schools are not comparable to those in the city, and the total is only 1,000

Liu Mei didn't know why this young man who was just as fierce as a vicious person took out the money, but he heard the other party say: Liu Siqiao is your niece. Thanks to your help over the years, so what you do now is not authentic, but you always have to pay back what you owe. This thousand eighth is what you are going to pay back. Don't think it's too little. Do you understand what I mean?

Liu Mei dared not say anything, nodded quickly

Not answering yet, Li Ding urged

Liu Meizhi had to bite the bullet and take the money. Seeing the money leaving his palm, Li Ding was heartbroken and said angrily: Since you have taken the money, please remember that Liu Qiaomei no longer owe you anything. If you really understand, just nod.

Liu Mei nodded quickly and said: I understand, I understand, don’t worry, Qiaoqiao will be yours in the future, and we will never stop it.

The aunt's words made Liu Siqiao, who was following her, blushed suddenly. Li Ding was angry and funny and shouted: What are you talking about?

Liu Mei thought to herself, if you didn't like my Qiaoqiao, why would you give me the money? It's so strange, but she didn't dare to ask too much. Li Ding actually just wanted to use this money to make Liu Siqiao feel unbearable and draw a line with his affectionate family. However, Liu Mei not only thought of it but also said it. It was really embarrassing.

The misunderstanding is that the deeper the explanation, Li Ding simply did not explain anything and said to Liu Siqiao: Put things in order, the teacher finds you a place to live, your grandma is gone, it is too dangerous to live alone

Liu Siqiao nodded obediently, quickly packed a few things, brought some books, and followed Li Ding to leave the home where he had lived for fifteen years.