The Misty Rain in the Republic of China: The wind and rain are thick and rouge chaos

Chapter 15 A New Life (1)
Objectively speaking, Wen County is a very rich and large county, but for Fengyao who has only been to Beijing and Tianjin in her life, no matter how rich the county is, it is just a county.The railway station in Wen County is a small tile-roofed building. When you leave the railway station, you can see that it is dark in front of you, and there are no street lights on both sides of the road.

Feng Yao was a little dumbfounded, but before she could finish her dumbfounding, Moxi behind her had already made a sound——Moxi ran back to the train station with her bag in her arms, and sweetly asked and answered the old man sweeping the floor in the station, not only quickly After giving the exact address of the County Girls' Middle School, the old man ordered his son to hitch a donkey cart to take the two female gentlemen to the school.

Feng Yao was a little embarrassed, and she wanted to refuse in a daze, but before she could say anything, she had already been pushed into the donkey cart by Moxi.The donkey cart was a flatbed cart, and the donkeys that pulled the cart were smelly, and the driver was also sloppy, and he always had something to say to Mo Xi, asking them endlessly where they were coming from.Feng Yao was sitting on the cart with her knees hugged, and she heard Mo Xi talking nonsense, none of which was true.The donkey cart walked straight on the street for more than ten minutes and then turned a corner. The son who drove the cart stopped the donkey, and then turned around and told Mo Xi, "Here we are! This is the middle school!"

Moxi threw the burden to Feng Yao, and then jumped off the donkey cart very cleverly.The person fell to the ground, but her hand stretched out her elder, and secretly grabbed Feng Yao's trousers, "Girls' middle school?"

The driver nodded, "That's right, the girls' high school! There are either female students or gentlemen here."

Moxi pulled her hand hard, and at the same time thanked the driver for his hard work with a smile.Feng Yao stretched her legs along with her strength and got out of the car. She took out a few cents from her pocket to pay the driver, but halfway up the hand that took the money, Moxi grabbed her wrist and pressed it down. go down.While pressing, Moxi said goodbye to the driver.

After the driver drove the donkey cart away, Moxi let out a sigh of relief, "This journey scared me to death, I'm afraid he will drag us into the wilderness."

Then she snatched a few cents from Feng Yao's hand, "How much money will you give back for such a few steps? From now on, you will be less poor and generous, and you will not be allowed to spend a dime indiscriminately!"

Feng Yao held the burden in her arms, because she lacked confidence and was burdened with the guilt of losing the big suitcase, so she had no choice but to smile wryly.While smiling wryly, she regained her composure. She saw a small iron gate in front of her, which indeed looked like a school gate, so she mustered up her courage to pull Moxi up, and walked forward.

The janitor who came to open the door—a gray-haired old man—coughed and panted, and lit a small lantern for them to light the way.Holding the lantern in one hand and Fengyao in the other, Moxi followed the old man through a small playground and arrived in front of two rows of brick houses.The old man stopped in his tracks and yelled indistinctly. There was flickering light in a room, and then the door opened, and someone came out holding a red candle.

"Is that Ms. Bai Fengyao from Beijing?" The man asked casually. It looked like a young woman with a sweet and clear voice.

After hearing the question, Feng Yao immediately replied eagerly and out of breath: "It's me..."

Before Feng Yao could finish speaking, the man grinned, "So it's really Mi Sibai—how about I call you Mi Sibai?"

After finishing speaking, she had already walked in front of Mo Xi and Feng Yao.Feng Yao had a chaotic and difficult day, which caused her to be dizzy at the moment, and she could hardly speak a whole sentence, but Mo Xi couldn't help but be surprised when she looked closely - the person in front of her was slender, with two big hair. The braided hair looks like a big girl in every way, except for a face that is not only yellow and thin, but also has many fine lines.The light from the red candle shone on her from bottom to top, making her face intertwined with light, shadow and ravines, giving her a somewhat beaming ghostly look.

Although this old girl has a ghostly air, she has a genuinely enthusiastic attitude. She calls herself Mo Peilan, has been a Chinese teacher for ten years, and has been in this school for five years.Relying on the light of a candle, she guided Moxi and Feng Yao to the row of brick houses behind them with ease.

According to Maupeilan, there was no shortage of teachers here, but there was an unforeseen event. Miss Sun, who was in her early twenties and taught English, married an officer last month and became a wealthy wife, and there was a vacancy in the school.And this school is relatively sloppy in all aspects, and its rules are not as strict as those of a big school. Although Fengyao didn't even get a high school diploma, the gentleman who recommended her guaranteed that she entered the United States at the age of seven. The school, as far as English is concerned, can be said to have done too little work. It must be no problem for her to be an English teacher in the first and second grades of middle school.

Because of the other party's guarantee and face, the principal decided to accept Fengyao, and because Mo Peilan was the most experienced teacher, the principal also entrusted her with all the work of receiving and arranging new teachers.

Mo Peilan kept talking along the way, and when he reached the door of the dormitory, he suddenly remembered something serious, "Huh? No, the school only hired Miss Bai, so this little girl..."

This time, without waiting for Moxi to answer, Feng Yao rushed to speak, "She is my younger sister. There was a change in our family... and she was left at home with no one to take care of her, so I brought her with me. Come."

Speaking of this, she thought for a moment, and then immediately added, "Although we are two people, we are almost the same as one person. If there are not enough beds, we can squeeze together on the same bed. As for her usual We are also responsible for the food and drink, and we will never cause trouble for the school.”

After hearing this, Mo Peilan took another careful look at Mo Xi.Moxi lowered her eyebrows and lowered her head in a pleasing manner, acting like an honest girl—the most important thing is to enter the door, she has to judge the situation and try to squeeze a nest beside Fengyao smoothly.

Feng Yao was also very nervous. If Mo Peilan moved out of the school's discipline and insisted on not allowing Moxi to stay and live, then, she thought, she would have to try to find another house.Anyway, Moxi can't be left alone, and as for when she will take care of it, she hasn't thought about it carefully.

Although Mr. Mo Peilan has a strange appearance, especially at night, he looks like a powerful guy who has resurrected from a dead body, but his heart seems to be very soft, at least he did not move out of the school rules to expel Mo Xi.Not only did she not expel them, but when she introduced the two into the dormitory, she also said with a smile: "Originally, this room should be allocated to the two teachers, but now the room is ample, so you can live in peace for now. There are changes, so let’s try again. It’s just that there is only one set of bedding, which was left by the previous teacher, so what should we do?”

Feng Yao immediately opened her mouth, "One set is enough, we... To be honest, this is the first time for the two of us to travel far, and someone stole our suitcases at the train station, so now it's really— —”

At this point, she stuttered, because she didn't want to complain to strangers, but also wanted to explain why she came here with only a big burden, "It's really—"

Before she could think about what to say, Moxi finished her with a standard bow, "Thank you, Mr. Mo, we share a bed."

Mo Peilan smiled kindly and said no more, just nodded to Fengyao again, "Then, Miss Bai, please rest. There is ready-made hot water available in the morning, and the old lady can give it to you if you greet her." You send it. The principal comes to work around ten o'clock, so you don't have to rush, you can sleep late."

Feng Yao agreed, and sent Mo Peilan out of the house respectfully.

The teacher's dormitory is an empty small room. The room is small and empty at the same time. It can be seen that there are not many serious furniture in it.Two small beds stood facing each other, each leaning against a wall, one bed was a bare flat bed, the other bed had a bed frame, and a pair of gray and torn mosquito nets were hung.

Feng Yao was raised by the old mother and the little girl. She put the big burden on the flat bed and wanted to make the bed, but she stared blankly at the mosquito net. She saw that the mosquito net was covered with dust. When it turned gray, it must be moving and smoking, so I lost my mind for a while, and didn't know where I should start with this job.

Before she could figure it out, Moxi pushed her and told her, "Stand aside, don't get in the way!"

Moxi took off the small jacket outside, and tied the two big braids behind her head into a bun.After living in Bai's house with nothing to eat and drink for five years, she always thought that she was reborn, and she was no longer the same as the wild girl in the big courtyard before; Bed, with a feeling of energy hidden in my heart, I found that I had returned to my original shape in an instant.

Her original form is still a small body with thin arms and legs, but she is extremely powerful.Lifting the mosquito net and taking out the quilt, she opened the door and went out, shaking ashes vigorously in the cold night wind.The heavy quilt was rattled by her shaking against the wind.After tidying up the quilts of unknown origin, she went back to the house and made the flat bed that seemed to be firmer, and asked Feng Yao to untie the bundle, and took out a pile of white-bottomed pink flowers from the bundle. Large floral cloth.This piece of cloth was supposed to be put into a big suitcase at the beginning, but because the suitcase was too full, it was distributed into the bag, and it was precisely because of this that this good thing was preserved.After laying out the floral cloth as a bed sheet, Moxi told Feng Yao to go to bed to rest, pushed the door open with a bang and ran out, and within a short while, brought back a basin of clean water that was still steaming.

Feng Yao was dumbfounded, and felt that Mo Xi was really omnipotent, and that she was absolutely inferior to her in this respect.After Moxi put down the water basin, she went out again, and came back this time, carrying back a large pot of cold boiled water.

After the two washed up, they squeezed into the bed.Moxi pulled a corner of the quilt and sniffed it, then comforted Feng Yao and said, "This quilt is very clean and thick, it feels like new cotton. It turns out that the person who covered it must be a big girl. A little scent."

Feng Yao was using a stranger's quilt, and she felt a little disgusted in her heart. After hearing what Moxi said, she couldn't help but divert her attention, "Is it the grandson of Miss that Miss Mo mentioned?"

Moxi lay with her back facing Fengyao, her back against Fengyao's chest, feeling very warm, "The one who married the great officer? Maybe."

Then she secretly thought: "If I can marry Wan Jiagui tomorrow, I don't want anything today. I don't know what kind of officer this Sun married? No matter how good he is, he can't compare to him, right? , What kind of person is better than him? Can't imagine."

Moxi thought about Wan Jiagui with gusto, she reckoned that Wan Jiagui would definitely not be able to just break up with Fengyao, and would definitely have to find him, but it was only a matter of time.Once he arrives at that time, I have to think carefully about how I see him at first sight and what I say about him in the first sentence.Don't miss this opportunity, if you don't miss it again, if you don't fascinate him this time, you might as well jump into the well.

In the morning of the next day, Feng Yao went to see the principal, and then went to the classroom in the afternoon for the first class.

The principal is about forty years old, she is an old girl with kind eyebrows and kind eyes, but Feng Yao said the words "kind eyebrows and kind eyes". Moxi glanced at her from a distance, and saw that she was wearing a plain dress and a pair of Gold-rimmed glasses are elegant, but they don't see any kindness.In the afternoon, she sneaked and hid at the door of the classroom.The classroom is also neatly arranged in several rows of brick and tile buildings. The principal sits with several English teachers and students from the school to test Fengyao's level and articulation.Moxi stood outside the door with her ears pricked up, thinking that if Feng Yao could not speak well, she would not speak well, and if the school didn't want her, she would find another way to live with her!
However, Feng Yao stood on the podium, although she was blushing at first, but she was not shy to the point of being ugly, and she really spoke English beautifully, just like the British.After 10 minutes of speaking, she gradually calmed down, and once she calmed down, she regained her previous calm and generous attitude, her red face became fair, and there was even a faint smile on her face.

Although Moxi couldn't understand a single word of English, her clenched fists gradually loosened as she savored Feng Yao's tone and voice.Wiping the hot sweat from her palms on her trousers, she let out a silent breath, knowing that Feng Yao's bowl of teacher's food should be safe.

Sure enough, in the next few days, Fengyao got the pen and ink textbooks, and had to get up early to go to class every day, and the monthly salary was fixed, which was 15 yuan per month-this year is the salary, next year, the salary will be the same increase.

15 yuan is not much, but it is enough to feed two girls' mouths.Moxi urged Fengyao to apply to the principal, advance her one month's salary, and then take it back to buy cotton and cloth to make padded jackets, but Fengyao refused because she was embarrassed.

Mo Xi had no choice but to take Feng Yao to see the principal, so she had no choice but to scrape the few dollars left from her luggage.During the day, when Feng Yao went to class, she ran out like a wild horse under the banner of buying cotton and cloth.

In terms of prosperity, although Wen County cannot be compared with Beijing City, it is also a rich and large county extending in all directions, which is enough for Moxi to go shopping. Now, she can check all the stocks in the cloth shops in the whole city, from silk and satin to cotton and homemade cloth, all of which have to be rubbed and twisted and twisted with her fingers.The guys were very kind, and they looked at Moxi with a smile, not intending to push anyone out.

Moxi traveled all over the city, and finally bought a bale of cotton and a roll of very fine green cloth—with the few money in her hand, it was a miracle to be able to buy these two things.When she returned to the school dormitory in the afternoon, she didn't wait for Feng Yao to finish her get out of class, so she went to the next room to visit with cotton and green cloth.

When Feng Yao came back from class, the green cloth was spread out on the bed, already cut out of shape.Moxi tore off the tattered tent on the other bed, and squatted on that bed to waft cotton.Looking up to see Feng Yao came back, she immediately lowered her head and said while busy: "It's just right, I will sew for you, your needlework is better than mine."

Feng Yao walked to the bed and looked at the size of the green cloth, and immediately realized the problem, "Why is there only one set? What about yours?"

Moxi shook her head, "The few dollars are not enough to buy two padded jackets. I'll make them for you first, and then I'll make mine after you get paid."

Feng Yao turned to Moxi, "It's getting colder every day outside now, and it will be midwinter in a month, why are you waiting? Are you freezing to death?"

Moxi snorted, "Who told you to be thin-skinned and dare not advance wages? You can't look at the box, and you're too embarrassed to take the wages. What should I do if I don't freeze? Shall I steal it?"

Feng Yao shook her head resolutely, "No, Moxi, no. My clothes are thick and I can hold them up. You—"

Moxi shook her head impatiently, "Come on! You are already a gentleman, standing trembling on the podium, are you ashamed? Don't worry about it, I know whether it's cold or not, so I can't be stupid That's it!"

Moxi asked the art teacher next door to help her cut the cotton jacket material, and asked her a lot of sewing knowledge.She is bright and understands at a glance, but she is impatient and cannot sit still.After scrambling the cotton, she was about to leave the rest of the work to Feng Yao, but when the door opened, a smiling old head came in, it was Maupeilan.

Mo Peilan came to invite Fengyao and Moxi to eat in the dining hall - the dining hall in the school is responsible for the teachers' three meals a day, as long as the teachers are willing to pay four yuan at the end of each month.Because Fengyao came at the end of the month, she only needs to pay one yuan this month, and Moxi's share is two yuan.

Four yuan for a month, the food is naturally extremely unsophisticated, but it is better than nothing, better than starving, and much more convenient than cooking by yourself.Fengyao had been eating for more than a week, and she was already thin, but this time she became even thinner; Moxi was not picky, the worse the food was, the more she ate, because of panic—she was hungry since she was three years old, and she has been hungry until ten years old.Children who have experienced such a starvation method will find it difficult to be full again in the future.

She knew that she ate a lot, so she was extraordinarily silent and ate quietly, without revealing anything. She ate enough for three people in one meal. She ate for more than a week, but no one noticed.

(End of this chapter)