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Can you imagine that you can buy a house for 20 yuan? There was a junior high school teacher in Inner Mongolia who did it, but the interval was a bit long, 26 years.
In 2007, at a class reunion in Inner Mongolia, a student handed a bright red notebook to a teacher who came to the party, a scene that almost stunned everyone at the scene, just because it was a brand new house.
The student said that the gift of the teacher's house is nothing else, it is to repay the teacher for buying shoes for 20 yuan, and this is already 26 years ago, a small thing made him worry about it for 26 years, and bought a house to return the gift, it is incredible.
26 years ago, that is, in 1981, 20 yuan was very valuable at that time, which is probably equivalent to more than 100 yuan now, how can it not reach the level of a suite, so what happened back then, so that this classmate can remember it until now?
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20 dollars cotton shoes
In 1981, Chen Zhide, who was admitted to Changchun University of Geosciences, found a 20 yuan note in his luggage.
So Chen Zhide began to recall, he suddenly remembered that the 20 yuan should have been given by Mr. Zhang Xiurong before going to college, and Mr. Zhang patted him on the shoulder and asked him to change a pair of shoes to wear.
For a while, Chen Zhide was moved to tears, and contacted his teacher to return the 20 yuan, after all, at that time, the 20 yuan was the teacher's salary for nearly half a month.
But Mr. Zhang didn't accept anything, and asked him to buy a pair of good shoes to wear, and he could only use them to buy shoes, and he could only buy shoes when he went home.
Later, Chen Zhide really used the 20 yuan to buy a pair of shoes, and returned the rest of the money to Mr. Zhang, who did not shirk it anymore and accepted it.
But if there are only these shoes, Chen Zhide bought a house for the teacher, which is a bit too far-fetched, and their friendship between teachers and students has been accumulated little by little in the past few years.
In the seventies of the last century, because the country advocated that educated youth go to the countryside, Zhang Xiurong wanted to go to the countryside to exercise himself, so he signed up, and later was assigned to a poor countryside in Wuchuan County, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, this place is very far away for Zhang Xiurong, but in order to obey the arrangement, Zhang Xiurong can only resign himself to come to a middle school here to teach.
As soon as Zhang Xiurong entered the school, he felt that the teaching conditions here were a bit simple. The wind blowing in through the cracks in the classroom windows felt a little cold, the marks on the walls looked a little old, and the desks shook from time to time, as if to tell us that they had been used for a long time.
Zhang Xiurong looked at these and couldn't help sighing in her heart, but she still decided to stay, so she went to the principal's office to report.
She was appointed as the head teacher of the junior high school, teaching mathematics, and whenever she gave a lecture, those children would always raise their dirty little faces, look at her with black and white eyes, and do not let go of every word and deed, Zhang Xiurong understood that these children were not surprised by his arrival, but that they had a deep desire for knowledge in their hearts.
Although their conditions are not good, they will face life with a positive attitude, so Zhang Xiurong, who was still a little reluctant, officially decided to stay, and he wanted to watch these children become talents.
In his teaching life, Zhang Xiurong noticed a special child, that child was withdrawn and introverted, his name was Chen Lide.
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Special children
After a period of teaching, Zhang Xiurong found that although the children were poor, they were all innocent and lovely, positive and kind, and there was a special existence among this group of children, that is, Chen Zhide.
Chen Zhide is thin and small, his clothes are full of patches, and he is the same pair of hole-damaged shoes all year round, and he is very quiet and often reads books in his seat alone.
When boys are in junior high school, they are the most mischievous times, but Chen Zhide is really honest, and he rarely even talks to his classmates, let alone plays together, which makes Zhang Xiurong very worried, for fear that the child will have any mental illness.
Chen Zhide is very good at learning, but there is a lot of good learning in this world, if the child's heart knot is opened, this child will definitely be very good in the future, Zhao Xiurong wants to solve this problem, but he has not been able to find the opportunity.
The conditions of the school are not very good, but Zhang Xiurong always tries his best to give the children the best education, in addition to the daily classes, Zhang Xiurong also made a detailed study plan.
In order to let the children get good grades in the exams and be admitted to the ideal middle school, Zhang Xiurong always sacrifices his personal time to help the children make up classes on weekends. The children are also very sensible, and they will take the initiative to stay after each class to review their homework and complete their homework at school.
But these children do not include Chen Zhide, he is the first to come in the morning and the first to leave after class, but his classmates are studying here, and he is much more unique.
Soon to the high school entrance examination, Chen Zhide has always been like this, even if he studies well, it is estimated that he will be slowly washed away in his later study and life, so Zhang Xiurong decided to arrange a home visit to see what the situation at Chen Zhide's home is.
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Special family
In the 70s of the last century, in a middle school, there was a student named Chen Zhide, who lived with his brothers and sisters in a remote and poor village in Wuchuan County, Hohhot City, Inner Mongolia.
Chen Zhide is the oldest, because of his excellent grades, so his family has made great efforts to let Chen Zhide go to school, hoping that he will be able to shine on the lintel in the future. In fact, Chen Zhide also lived up to expectations, from primary school to middle school, he has always been the first in the class, and he almost never fell outside the top three, so his parents like this smart and sensible little boy very much.
But there are unforeseen circumstances, the mother fell ill because of overwork, lying in bed and needing to be taken care of, and the dirty work at home is all on the father alone, so the little Chen Zhide always goes home early after school to help the nearby farm work and housework, and also takes care of his mother who is sick in bed, which is why Chen Zhide is the first to feel guilty after school.
Chen Zhide's home is about five kilometers away from the school, not far or close, but there were no electric vehicles to ride in those days, so the little Chen Zhide could only walk to and from school.
Zhang Xiurong came to Chen Zhide's house, and was directly shocked by the scene in front of him, Chen Zhide's house was too poor, and there were some valuable furniture, and the slag kept falling down when he touched the wall, and the family of eight lived in a mud house that was in disrepair and leaking everywhere.
In this family, almost everyone is busy with their own work, basically has no time to communicate, and the conditions are really not good, Chen Zhide has some inferiority complex and sensitivity, so he has developed a taciturn, introverted and paranoid appearance.
After this home visit, Zhang Xiurong found the problem, so he had many conversations with Chen Zhide, and praised him loudly in front of the whole class to build up his self-confidence. Whether it is answering questions or doing homework in class, Zhang Xiurong always takes the initiative to let Chen Zhide set an example.
Whenever his classmates occasionally looked at him with envy, Chen Zhide always lowered his head and was embarrassed, this time was the best time for Zhang Xiurong to talk to him, she always told Chen Zhide to accept generously Don't be hot with your praise for you, even if you encounter doubts, it doesn't matter, just change it next time.
Mr. Zhang has been encouraging Chen Zhide, and slowly, his self-confidence has grown. Now whether it is in class or after class, Chen Zhide has changed a lot, and Zhang Xiurong sees these in his eyes and is happy in his heart.
Chen Zhide's mother's illness was suddenly led at this time, Chen Zhide did not come to school for several days to take care of his mother at home, so Zhang Xiurong came to Chen Zhide's house again and again, she understood Chen Zhide's mood, but he could not delay his studies, how could he change the status quo in addition to working hard at home.
Under the persuasion of Zhang Xiurong Xiaozhi with reason and emotion, Chen Zhide finally returned to school. Until Chen Zhide was in his third year of high school, the Chen family encountered an accident......
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Thank you to the teacher with the house
When Chen Zhide was in his third year of high school, his mother died of a serious illness, and on the eve of the college entrance examination, this poor child suffered a blow, and Chen Zhide was depressed for a long time.
After Zhang Xiurong learned about this, he immediately felt that Chen Zhide's family began to do his best to alleviate Chen Zhide's emotions, but the departure of his loved ones made Chen Zhide unable to cheer up for a long time.
But after Zhang Xiurong's enlightenment, Chen Zhide understood that his mother's wish before his death was that the children in the family could get ahead, in order not to let his mother's last wish be disappointed, Chen Zhide devoted himself to his busy study and life, and was finally admitted to Changchun Institute of Geology.
After the notice came down, Chen Zhide told Zhang Xiurong for the first time, at this time Zhang Xiurong was very excited, it seemed that his child finally had a chance, he patted Chen Zhide on the shoulder, stuffed him with 20 yuan, and asked him to make the shoes on his feet a little better, after all, having a pair of shoes can go further.
After the death of his mother, Chen Zhide once again experienced the warmth of his mother's love from Zhang Xiurong, but after going to college, Chen Zhide seemed to gradually become estranged from Zhang Xiurong.
In 2007, Chen Zhide succeeded in getting ahead with his real talent and cheerful personality, and he remembered his junior high school teacher, without her, he would not have this day.
He learned that the house where Mr. Zhang Xiurong lived was dilapidated and small, so Chen Zhide and his wife discussed buying a house for his teacher, and after getting his wife's consent, Chen Zhide immediately bought a decent new house, which is said to have been idle for a long time.
When it was Zhang Xiurong's birthday, Chen Zhide brought his classmate Zhang Luo together to celebrate the teacher's birthday.
Zhang Xiurong said that he would not accept anything, but Chen Zhide said that this house is really nothing compared to your kindness, and if you don't accept it, this house should be idle.
Under Chen Zhide's constant request, Zhang Xiurong finally accepted the house.
Now Zhang Xiurong's wife has passed away for many years, and she has long moved to the house that Chen Zhide bought for her to spend her old age secretly, Chen Zhide will often come to see her when he is not busy with work, in his heart, Mr. Zhang has long been his family.
Chen Zhide also proposed to take the teacher over to live with him, but Zhang Xiurong refused, in her heart, as long as Chen Zhide gets ahead and has the ability to be promising, this is her greatest gratitude.
By 2024, Chen Zhide should have retired, and he Zhang Xiurong will be nearly 80 years old, hoping that they can have a colorful life in the future and live a long life.
Resources
[1] Netinfo Wuchuan: March 22, 2024 [The student bought a house and sent it to the teacher after 26 years, just because the teacher spent 20 yuan to buy himself a pair of cotton shoes!