The picture shows the children happily changing into new winter clothes. Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Wu Jianhua)
Chongqing, January 20 (Xinhuanet) -- They all say that life in the mountains is boring, but at an altitude of more than 700 meters above sea level, in Pu'an Village, Xinsheng Street, ZhongXian County, Chongqing, there is a couple who have adhered to the village for 22 years and cared for the growth of their children with love and dedication.
"Thank you Teacher Zhang, thank you Teacher Wang." "No thanks, just study hard." On January 17, when the winter vacation came, Wang Pu and his wife returned to the village with the new winter clothes they bought for the students and changed them one by one for the children. The corner of the classroom is full of toys and so on that the couple has bought for their children over the years.
This year is the 22nd year that the 57-year-old Wang Pu has come to teach in Pu'an Village, and the 16th year that his wife has come to teach at the village kindergarten. In the cold and summer, The primary school in Pu'an Village has gone from more than 100 students at the beginning to only 2 second-grade students and 4 kindergarten students, most of whom come from difficult families.
The picture shows Wang Pu and his wife having lunch with their children. Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Wu Jianhua)
On weekdays, Wang Pu is in charge of all the courses of primary school students, and his wife is responsible for the care of several young children. Every day at lunchtime, it is the "reunion" time of the husband and wife, picking vegetables, cooking, sour radish duck, shredded fungus, back to the pot meat... They went from teachers to cooks, changing patterns to improve the children's food.
"I grew up in the village, I have a lot of affection for my hometown, after becoming a teacher, I thought that my hometown had not trained college students for many years, so I decided to go back to my hometown to teach and change my hometown with knowledge." Wang Pu said.
Because some families are too far away from the town and their parents have not been around for a long time, a small number of children in Pu'an Village choose to complete their early studies in the village primary school, and after the second grade, they transfer to the local central primary school to continue their education. Under the careful teaching of the couple, the children are particularly sensible and full of longing for the world outside the mountains. When it comes to the future, some of the children want to become policemen, some want to become doctors...
The picture shows Wang Pu giving a lesson to the students. Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Wu Jianhua)
"When I first came here, I felt a little bored, but after a long time, I had feelings for the mountain and the children, but I didn't want to leave." Wife Zhang Wenfang does not regret her husband Wang Pu's decision, "This life will stay in this place, take care of a group of children, cook and wash for them, and hope that they can all grow up happily and healthily." ”
When they first arrived at the school, the couple planted two trees in front of the school, and more than 20 years later, the small saplings have grown into a tree more than 20 meters high, standing majestically in front of the school gate, accompanying the couple through the four seasons. In their spare time, the couple opened up a vegetable patch outside the school and raised a few chickens to add some fun to the mundane country life.
For more than 20 years, Wang Pu and his wife have trained more than 100 college students and helped more than 1,000 students out of the mountains.
【Source: Xinhua Net】