Life philosophy short story: the agreement between two teachers and a river

This is a story about agreement: in 33 years, there were two teachers, several generations of students and a river in Lishan Village.

In Qiongzhong Li and Miao Autonomous County, the Dabian River flows under the Limu Mountain. There is no bridge on the big river, and people from three villages on the north bank have waded out of the mountains for generations. On the south side of the river stands the humble Dadun Primary School in Wanling Town.

The rain hasn't stopped, the muddy waves are rolling on the river, and the wind is beating the shrubs on both sides. On the shore, 12-year-old Wang Xiaomei hugged his brother tightly and kept shaking.

"Students, don't be afraid! Everybody line up! " The 44-year-old headmaster Wang loudly comforted 23 children waiting to cross the river. The words sound just fell and he carried Wang Xiaomei's younger brother into the waist-deep river.

Wang Xiaomei was the last student waiting for the headmaster to carry him across the river. Wang has been walking back and forth in the rushing river for more than two hours, and he is obviously very tired. He lit a cigarette, put it in his mouth, panted up Wang Xiaomei and stepped into the rapids again.

When they reached the middle of the river, the river suddenly surged! The water overflowed the king's neck, and he knew it was going to rise. At this point, it is too late to turn back.

Wang Xiaomei fell on the teacher's back and sobbed. Wang was so nervous that he immediately pretended to be relaxed and laughed loudly: "What are you afraid of?" ! Don't trust the teacher? The teacher's diving skill is very high, so it's okay to walk underwater! "Say that finish, he struggled to lift Wang Xiaomei over his head with both hands.

First, the river flooded his mouth, doused half of the cigarettes he had smoked, and then overflowed his nose and eyes. Gradually, even the king's head can't be seen on the turbulent river. Only a pair of big hands are holding a girl and moving hard and firmly to the other side. ...

At the same time, the same scene happened on the river two kilometers downstream: Wang Wenzhou, an old teacher, was carrying 15 students from the village across the river.

For He Wang, it is common to encounter such stormy waves. If the Dabie River had not been so terrible, there would not have been that agreement 33 years ago.

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1976 September 1 is the first day that Wang Wenzhou became a private teacher in Dadun Primary School. He found that there were three children in Gaotian Village and Gaowan Village across the river who failed to report. At noon, he went to the waist-deep river and went to the children's house to ask why.

"It's not safe to cross the river." -there is only one reason for parents. Wang Wenzhou, 2 1 year-old, pondered for a moment and said, "OK, I'll take them to school! I am a good swimmer and a local, and I know this river very well. Please believe me: as long as I am here, the children are there; When I leave, I will find a way to leave the child there! "

From that day on, Li Sishu, who earned only 3 yuan this month, began his 33-year teaching career.

1984, the young teacher Li Wang, who is also a private teacher, became an ally: "I will definitely do what the teacher does!"

By 2009, 33 years have passed, 54 years old and Wang 45 years old.

September and 10 are the rainy season in the mountainous areas of Limu, and it is also the roaring season of the Dabian River. How many times have Wang and Wang been to this river? They can't remember it themselves, and it is roughly estimated that there are more than 6.5438+10,000 times.

When the water is deep, the two teachers have to change their wet clothes four times a day. When the water is shallow and the clothes are not too wet, wear semi-dry and semi-wet clothes until the wind blows them dry. Seeing the teacher standing in the classroom dripping wet, the students were very sad. In the sixth grade, Ke Puju cried and said, "Poor teacher!"

Winter is the shallowest time of the Dabian River. Children could have crossed the river by themselves. However, winter is the season that worries the two teachers the most.

The water temperature is only a few degrees Celsius. If you step on it, it will freeze to the bone! After repeated soaking, the child's legs will crack like python skin in a few days. In the lower-grade classroom, children often hear crying in class, and the pain is unbearable.

What can we do? I can't stand it! I had to continue to carry my children across the river. As a result, the legs of the two teachers were frozen into "python skin". As soon as the sun shone, blood flowed out of the crack, and the pain was even worse.

The end of February is the quietest and most beautiful season of this river, and only the knee-deep river flows clearly. At 5 o'clock in the afternoon, the two teachers still carried their little classmates across the river.

Wang Wenzhou smiled easily: "The water is shallow and not cold. Older children can live by themselves. We just need to cover it." "Crossing the river at this time is equivalent to enjoying life ..." Wang grinned heartily.

Seeing them happy, the occasional stranger will take off his shoes and go into the water to experience what he calls "enjoying happiness". But just moved a little, my foot was stung by a sharp stone. In the river, every step was rocky. When I reached the other side, my feet were cut in many places. I can't imagine what kind of pain it should be when it is raging, and I can't imagine what kind of pain it should be after 33 years.

The feet of two teachers are two pairs of scarred feet, which are rougher than those of the most industrious farmers in the country. After staying in the river for 10 years, Wang Wenzhou got arthritis and still limped with his students across the river.

It is gratifying that the enrollment rate of students in Dadun Primary School has reached over 90% for many years, and there are four college students so far. What is even more touching is that in the past 33 years, the two teachers have experienced countless life and death dangers in the river, but there has never been an accident.

Because from the first day of Wang's teaching, he agreed with him that if he was in danger, he would die, and the only victims were them, not children. ...

When the rainy season comes, the river rises. At this time, they can't carry it. They can only use their own "transportation tools"-wood, wooden pots, bamboo rafts and large plastic pots, so that students can lie on them and push them across the river.

After crossing the river, the children stood by the river and waved to him. They didn't escape until he went ashore.

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Big flat and is Wang's matchmaker. Twenty-two years ago, a young woman named Chen Haixia went to Gaotian Village to visit her friends. When she came home, she was blocked by the rising river. Wang Sheng, who was sending the students across the river, saw her and carried her across the river without saying anything. Two years later, Chen Haixia became his wife.

Having been married to Wang for more than 20 years, I have suffered a lot for him:

In order to give her husband peace of mind to teach and have the energy to carry his students across the river, Chen Haixia took care of rice fields, peanuts, rubber and eight big fat pigs at home.

At home in Wang Wenzhou, I can't find anything worth more than 100 yuan. When taking pictures of his family, he insisted on standing outside the earthen house that had been built for 29 years, so that his family would look decent.

For 33 years, two teachers have been carrying their students across the river and never took a penny. Referring to this topic, they rushed to say, "I do, what reward do I want!" " ""I'm so sorry to ask for money! What can a teacher do? "

The students they brought graduated, grew up and got married, and they were called "teachers" when they met. And Wang felt worthy and satisfied.

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Wang Wenzhou has many warm stories in his heart.

One morning more than 20 years ago, he went to the river to pick up students to cross the river as usual. That day, the river was chest high, and Wang Wenzhou asked the children to take off their clothes and cross the river. After reciting 10 more children, he found that Wang, a fifth-grade student, had not undressed yet and was embarrassed to stare blankly at the river. It suddenly dawned on him that the girl grew up and knew she was shy.

Originally, it was unnecessary to take off students' clothes with both hands, but with Wang's weight, it was impossible to lift it. He had to say to her, "Don't go to school today. I'll give you leave. " But she is stubborn: "No! I have to go to school! " Say that finish, tears fell down.

It's almost time for class, and Wang Wenzhou is in a hurry. Finally, he said to her in an inquiring tone, "Why don't you ride on my shoulder and I'll carry you?" Wang nodded gratefully.

Wang Wenzhou saw off the last student after school this afternoon. When he reached the middle of the river, he heard someone shouting behind him, "Teacher, slow down and be careful!" " He looked back and saw that Wang and the other two children who had been sent across the river did not go home immediately as usual, but stood by the river and waved to him. They didn't escape until he went ashore.

Children are also worried about the safety of teachers! At that moment, Wang Wenzhou felt extremely warm.

In the past 33 years, He Wang has built a spiritual bridge in the hearts of children with their weak backs.

One day in the early autumn of 2007, Wang Wenzhou crossed the river with a first-year student on his back. Walking to the middle of the river, the child didn't take his schoolbag well and suddenly fell into the river. In desperation, the child jumped off the teacher's back to grab the schoolbag. Wang Wenzhou instinctively grabbed the child with a backhand, but his schoolbag was washed away by the river.

After crossing the river, Wang Wenzhou scolded the child: "Do you want to die?" The child sobbed and said, "Teacher, the schoolbag is also my life!" " I want to study! "Wang Wenzhou was shocked: a student who just stepped into the primary school gate could take books as his own life. This is their hope! He hugged the child tightly and his eyes were full of tears.