Lin Nianhe recalled the way Mr. Ji hesitated to speak when he looked at him that day at Ji's house, and nodded clearly: "Then I'll go there."

When Lin Nianhe arrived, Ji Laogang had made a pot of tea.

The old man looked at Lin Nianhe with a slightly evasive look, as if it was difficult to speak.

With such an expression, it means he is either borrowing money or needs to do something.

Mr. Ji couldn't borrow money from Lin Nianhe no matter what, so he just had to do something.

Lin Nianhe smiled and put down the pea yellow he bought on the road, and happily ran to the sofa to sit down: "Grandpa, thank you for saving me, otherwise I would have to give out eggs!"

Ji Lao asked casually, "What kind of eggs?"

Lin Nianhe explained in a loud voice, leaning on Mr. Ji's shoulder like a boneless girl, complaining to her grandfather like a little girl who couldn't afford a big deal:
  "I didn't realize it before, but now that I have done it, I feel that there is a real shortage of people. We wish that one person could support eight people... To tell you the truth, I even invited the principal of the village primary school where I went to the countryside to stop the battle. , but the principal can’t be here all the time, the village primary school still has a lot of things waiting for her to do.”

Lin Nianhe actually didn't know what Mr. Ji asked her to do. He said that he was short of people. First, he thought of this possibility, and second, he was really short. He wanted to ask Mr. Ji if he had any relevant talent recommendations.

When Ji Lao heard Lin Nianhe's words, he chuckled after a moment and raised his hand to knock her on the forehead: "You are about to become a sperm."

"Huh?" Lin Nianhe covered his head and looked at him blankly.

Mr. Ji cleared his throat and asked her, "Do you still remember the person you asked Xie Yuguo to run yesterday?"

Lin Nianhe instantly thought of another person, but pretended to be confused: "Ah? Are you trying to plead for him?"

Mr. Ji knocked on her again: "It's another one, surnamed Xu."

"Uncle Xu?" Lin Nianhe hesitated, "Remember, I said a few words that uncle is quite a nice person, but he is afraid that we will cause trouble."

"Well, that's him." Ji Lao sipped his tea and fell silent.

It is indeed difficult for the elderly to talk about letting the juniors handle their own private affairs.

Upon seeing this, Lin Nianhe directly laid the steps at Mr. Ji's feet: "Speaking of it, Uncle Xu is a talented person. He doesn't look like an ordinary street sweeper. I thought he seemed to have something to hide, so I didn't dare to ask more questions."

Ji Lao cleared his throat and said: "He used to be a teacher... His father is an old friend of mine... Ahem, Xiaohe, if you are short of someone, consider him? He is a good person."

Lin Nianhe didn't dare to prolong the time to make the old man worry about it. He thought for three seconds and then nodded: "Okay, grandpa, please tell me Uncle Xu's address, and I will visit him with the principal."

Ji Lao did not tell Uncle Xu's address immediately, but instead talked about the past.

"During the previous wars, Lao Xu was the least afraid of death. I was scared when he was cruel, as if he had no intention of coming back alive... Later, he received a letter from home, saying that his wife had given birth to a big fat boy. Eyes like his..."

"Old Xu was scared to death. He wanted to go home and see his wife and son."

"On the battlefield, those who are afraid of death are the most likely to die..."

"Old Xu is dead."

"I will never know what his son looks like until he dies."

"Actually, Xiao Xu's eyes are not like his, and his mouth and nose are similar."

Ji Lao murmured and wiped the corners of his eyes.

"Xiao Xu has never been a soldier. His mother won't let him, so she lets him study."

"At that time, I wanted to take Xiao Xu abroad, but he refused. He said that he could take good care of my mother and told me not to worry about it."

"This boy has the same stubborn temper as his father."

"Twenty-five years... This boy is ten years younger than your father, but he looks much older than him."

"I went to see him and wanted to arrange a job for him... He said he is doing well now and can take good care of his daughter..."

Mr. Ji couldn't speak anymore and turned to look at Lin Nianhe.

Lin Nianhe understood.

At that time, Mr. Ji hesitated, just wanting Uncle Xu to come to teach in the cram school, but thinking about his temper, he had no choice but to give up.

A coincidence yesterday gave me an excuse.

Lin Nianhe thought for a moment and said, "In this case, I can't handle this matter..."     …

Principal Wu walked all the way and inquired, and finally found Xu Li's home.

It was a large courtyard, with four or five families living here.

"Hello, is Comrade Xu here?"

Principal Wu asked in the courtyard.

The door to the east room was pushed open, and a seven or eight-year-old mushroom-headed girl walked out holding a skinny tabby cat.

She looked at the unfamiliar Principal Wu and was not afraid of strangers. She said crisply and cheerfully: "Hello, are you looking for my father?"

Principal Wu was delighted when he saw the child and said, "I'm looking for Xu Li. Is your father's name like this?"

The little girl nodded: "Yes, but dad is not at home now. Do you want to come in and wait for a while?"

"it is good."

Principal Wu followed him into the east room.

The east room is not big and contains few valuables, but it is decorated with great care.

The outside room is the dining room. Apart from the table, there are only two stools, one high and one short. The small one also has a cushion, sewn with rags and washed very clean. It's not lunch time. There are books and an inch-long pencil on the dining table.

There is a curtain in the middle of the back room, dividing the bedroom into two. Now that the curtain is open, you can actually see what's inside.

There is a camp bed inside and outside the curtain, and there is a kitten's nest made of straw next to the small bed inside.

In addition, the most common items in this house are cardboard boxes.

Principal Wu is very familiar with such boxes - they are also commonly used in village primary schools to store books.

"Auntie, drink water." The little girl brought a glass of water over and put her books aside.

"Thank you," Principal Wu asked her, "What's your name? What grade are you in?"

"My name is Xu Nian'an." The little girl said, "I am seven years old... I don't go to school, and my father teaches me how to read."

The little girl's eyes are very beautiful and watery.

Not like her dad, maybe like her grandpa.

Principal Wu didn't ask a child why she didn't go to school. She touched her head, took out two White Rabbit toffees from her pocket and gave them to her: "Eat a candy."

Xu Nian'an shook his head: "Thank you, auntie, I don't want it. Dad said you can't just eat other people's food."

The little girl said words of rejection, but she didn't feel annoying at all.

Principal Wu smiled and put the candy on the table and asked her, "Is your father going to work?"

"No, Zhang's sister is going to take the college entrance examination. Dad is going to teach her math. Dad left after lunch and should be back soon."

Principal Wu nodded in understanding and waited until there was nothing to do. She simply let Xu Nian'an continue studying while she taught her from the side.

When Xu Li came back, he heard two voices coming from his home. He immediately became anxious and ran into the house in three steps and two steps, and also picked up a big broom for sweeping the street.

When he walked in, he saw a strange... oh no, the woman he saw yesterday was teaching his daughter how to read. There was no one else in the room.

Only then did my anxious heart relax a little.

After Xu Nian'an finished writing the last word, he smiled apologetically at Principal Wu, put down his pencil and went to greet his father.

"Dad, this Aunt Wu is looking for you." The little girl said, taking the book from her father's hand and putting it away, and ran to pour water again.

Principal Wu stood up, looked at Xu Li and smiled slightly: "Comrade Xu, we meet again."

Xu Li nodded politely: "Hello, thank you very much for yesterday. I wonder what brings you here today?"

Principal Wu got straight to the point: "I would like to invite you to teach."


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