Li Zi is the illegitimate daughter of Sun Sihai, a private teacher at Jieling Primary School, and Wang Xiaolan, her husband with a wife. Her growth process witnessed the real situation of more than 4 million private teachers on the compulsory education front in rural and mountainous areas in the 1980s. Most of the children like her who have come out of the countryside and mountains have reached middle age. However, in the memories of these people, there are still the tireless figures of these private teachers, who once shouldered the heavy responsibility of preaching and teaching tens of millions of primary and secondary school students in rural areas during the compulsory education stage. Although Wang Xiaolan was strangled alive by her husband who was paralyzed in bed because of her adulterous affair, Li Zi never hated her biological father. Because she knew that Sun Sihai was deeply in love with her mother, and he was still a model of education who was still conscientious in that difficult environment.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > Wang Xiaolan's paralyzed husband in bed watched his daughter Plum look more and more like Sun Sihai, and the abuse of Wang Xiaolan became more and more aggravated</h1>
In the second half of the twentieth century, in the cause of compulsory education in China's vast rural and mountainous areas, there was a large number of backbone forces active on the podium, who did not have a formal teacher establishment, but had the unique title given to them by that era: private teacher. Sun Sihai was one of the private teachers at that time, and taught at the farthest and deepest and highest Jieling Primary School in the mountainous areas of Jieling. In the words of Zhang Yingcai, a private teacher, standing at the door of his own home at the bottom of the mountain, looking up in the direction of Jieling Primary School, he felt tired.
"If you heard the flute sound one night, it would have been Wang Xiaolan who slept with Sun Sihai and just left." From the mouth of Deng Youmi, a private teacher, Zhang Yingcai learned some information about Sun Sihai. Sun Sihai wandered to Jieling alone. At that time, the old village chief found that Sun Sihai knew characters and was literate, so he took him in and worked as a private teacher at Jieling Primary School. Sun Sihai has refused to marry for so many years, because he just arrived at Jieling Primary School and became a lover with Wang Xiaolan. Wang Xiaolan's husband collapsed on the bed shortly after he got married, unable to do anything, and everything depended on Sun Sihai. Sun Sihai also often used the guise of work-study, letting students pick some herbs on the side of the road every day after school, hand them to Wang Xiaolan's home, accumulate them in piles, and then sell them.
Although Deng Youmi's tone has a derogatory meaning for Sun Sihai, Zhang Yingcai believes that Sun Sihai is like a young man in his novel, romantic like a poet. And Wang Xiaolan's daughter Li Zi's essay "My Good Mother" made Zhang Yingcai have a little respect for Sun Sihai and Wang Xiaolan in his heart.
Li Zi is a fifth-grade student at Jieling Primary School and the illegitimate daughter of Sun Sihai and Wang Xiaolan. After Wang Xiaolan's husband was paralyzed, not only was her body paralyzed, but her reproductive function was also paralyzed. Li Zi wrote in the essay: Every day, my mother should wash and dry the herbs that my classmates handed over to my home, and sort them and put them away. After putting together a load, it was picked up and sold at the acquisition department under the mountain. This is a new book that Teacher Sun and his mother discussed and exchanged for the herbs handed over by the students for the new books to be used every year. The mountain road is very difficult to walk, and when my mother comes home, she often has a blood stain here and a scar there. This year the weather is not good, the herbs are rotten a lot, the people in the acquisition department are either deducting scales, or undercutting the price, the new semester has arrived, still not enough money to buy books for the classmates, the mother later sold a coffin prepared for the father, only to collect the money, handed over to Teacher Sun to buy books for the students.
In the afternoon, it was originally a math class, but Zhang Yingcai copied The plum's composition onto the blackboard, recited it aloud himself, and asked the students to recite it ten times in unison. The school's classrooms were dilapidated, full of holes and insulation, and students of all grades heard plum compositions. Zhang Yingcai gave Sun Sihai the eight leather eggs he had brought from the bottom of the mountain. After school, Sun Sihai asked Li Zi to bring the leather egg to Wang Xiaolan, and asked Li Zi to relay that there was a new teacher Zhang who asked Wang Xiaolan to be good.
Zhang Yingcai was awakened by the flutes of Deng Youmi and Sun Sihai. In the sound of the national anthem played by the flute, Zhang Yingcai saw the students outside the window raising the national flag under the leadership of Principal Yu. In the mountains of September, the morning breeze is strong and cool, and most of the children in this small team are wearing only tank tops and shorts, and their black and thin calves are trembling in the wind. About the reason for the cold, the children sang extra hard, and the hardest was Yu Zhi, the son of Principal Yu.
Looking at Zhang Yingcai who walked out the door, Principal Yu said sadly, there is one less student who loves to read. Last night, someone carried a letter saying that the father of a child at the school had died in an accident outside, and that he was left with a man in the family, and that he had to go back to the top of the beam, otherwise he would not be able to live. Although he was only twelve years old, when he heard the news of his father's death, he only had red circles under his eyes and did not cry. Instead, he persuaded Principal Yu, who comforted him, saying that he would take time to study, and if he had any chances in the future, he would definitely go back to the school to kowtow to the teachers.
Zhang Yingcai advised Principal Yu to reflect these things to the above through the director of the education station, and let the county or province come forward to care for these children. Principal Yu sighed that this mountain is very big, and many people can't even eat enough to eat, so they can take care of education. However, I heard that the state is engaged in science and technology to alleviate poverty. To engage in science and technology, we must first pay attention to education, and children will have hope.
Deng Youmi, who was standing on the sidelines, interjected, hoping that several of us could turn right as soon as possible. The regularization of private teachers was the highest pursuit of the careers of thousands of private teachers in that era.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > Zhang Yingcai reported a letter to the Education Bureau that Principal Yu, who cheated at work, and also unveiled the scars in the heart of uncle Wan Wan</h1>
After Zhang Yingcai failed the college entrance examination, with the help of his uncle ---- the director of the Township Education Station, he sought a job as a substitute teacher. But he resented his uncle more than he was grateful, because the school where he asked him to go to substitute classes was Jieling Elementary School. However, the uncle of the substitute teacher of the township central primary school gave lan fei, the son of his old lover Lan Xiaomei. However, for this job, my uncle also found a pair of four-hundred-degree glasses for him to wear, who was not short-sighted. Wan Station Manager took Zhang Yingcai's eyes as close as the reason for giving him this job. Although this reason is not sufficient, it is better than nothing. The class teacher of Zhang Yingcai High School has always inspired them to say that dying in the sewers of the city is better than living by the clear spring of Jieling. From this sentence, you can feel how much resentment Zhang Yingcai has about coming to Jieling Primary School to substitute for classes.
When Zhang Yingcai saw with his own eyes that Principal Yu, Sun Sihai and Deng Youmi were still conscientiously doing the work of teaching and educating people in such a difficult environment of Jieling Primary School, the resentment in his heart was much less than before. However, an inspection of the work of the county education bureau made Zhang Yingcai see that Principal Yu had cheated on the work of the school, and a whistleblower letter reported Principal Yu to the county education bureau.
Wan station manager asked Zhang Yingcai to bring back an emergency notice about the inspection and acceptance of the county's implementation of the Compulsory Education Law. Principal Yu, who has never been on his own, showed a rare seriousness, and his tone and demeanor were more like a principal. In response to this inspection, he announced several disciplines: everything for the educational cause of Jieling, everything for the children of Jieling, and everything for the future of Jieling Primary School. Sun Sihai proposed to invite the village chief Yu Shi and the old accountant to come to the school for a meal, so that the village would pay the arrears of the teacher's salary. Because private teachers are not in the financial establishment, their salaries can only be paid by the village. The village chief, Yu Shi, is also a difficult master, so the teachers of Jieling Primary School have not been paid for nine months. Principal Yu also wanted to borrow the east wind of the county education bureau's inspection and ask for money for the teachers.
Because Wang Xiaolan's cooking skills are good, and the meals she cooks are provincial and refreshing, the chef of this meal is none other than Wang Xiaolan. Halfway through the drink, the old accountant took Wang Xiaolan's hand and had to let Wang Xiaolan, who could not drink, accompany him to drink a glass of wine, otherwise let Wang Xiaolan kiss him on the face. Sun Sihai's face immediately swelled up like a large piece of pork liver. Zhang Yingcai, who had long been unable to look at it, did not care whether the old accountant agreed or not, picked up the cup and drank three cups for Wang Xiaolan, and asked the old accountant to drink three cups, otherwise he would climb under the table. After all, the amount of alcohol in the old accountant could not be compared with Zhang Yingcai, who was flesh and blood, and was forced by Zhang Yingcai to climb under the table once. The old accountant, who always thought that he had real power, did not expect to be planted in the hands of the private teachers of the village primary school. But Zhang Yingcai is after all the nephew of Wan Station Chief, and he is still afraid of a few points. After dinner, Wang Xiaolan generously entered Sun Sihai's house. Zhang Yingcai faintly heard the woman's humming cry from outside the window, like the cry when two people in the movie hugged each other. On this night, Sun Sihai's flute sounded for a long time.
After raising the national flag the next morning, Zhang Ying found that Ye Biqiu was writing homework for Wang Xiaomao. Ye Biqiu was the top three students in the fifth grade, while Wang Xiaomao only signed up at the beginning of the school year, and did not even enter the classroom, so he went back. Although Principal Yu mobilized several times, his family was too difficult to read. Zhang Yingcai also learned from Ye Biqiu's mouth that Principal Yu arranged for a well-studied student to be responsible for making up homework for two students who only signed up for school, and when it was done, each student was rewarded with a pencil and two homework books. When Wan came to the school with the inspection team, Zhang Ying found that there seemed to be many more students in the school than usual. At the end of the inspection, a director of the county education bureau said at the summary meeting that under such harsh school conditions, Jieling Primary School can reach an enrollment rate of more than 96 points, which is a miracle! It turned out that the inspection was just a cover, focusing on whether school-age children were enrolled in school. Wan Station Manager also told the inspection team that if Jieling Primary School could not be rated as advanced this time, he would not be the director of this education station.
It turned out that Principal Yu was stealing beams and changing pillars, Zhang Guanli Dai, and played him and Wan StationMaster. Zhang Yingcai wrote a whistleblower letter to the station manager and the person in charge of the Education Bureau.
Sun Yingcai, who thought he had made meritorious achievements, did not expect that he was almost slapped by his uncle Wan Wan and almost fell into the stream. Wan Station Manager said angrily, why do you want to file a complaint? Are you decent under the heavens? The world can be seen clearly with your eyes? Are we all hypocrites? Blind? You think I don't know where this poor ghost won't come, and the actual enrollment rate is only about sixty percent? When I was teaching here, I struggled to get sixteen percent of the enrollment rate! If the actual enrollment rate reaches more than 90 percent, it is only appropriate for President Yu to be a national model worker, and it is only appropriate to become the minister of education.
Wan StationMaster's face eased a little, and he sighed and said, You only spent one stamp money, you got rid of the school's advanced and eight hundred yuan bonus, Principal Yu has long expected to use this money to repair the classroom. In fact, the situation here is completely clear in the county, want to improve the enrollment rate here, it is more difficult than other places to grasp the college entrance examination promotion rate, all agree that Jieling Primary School should be advanced, you can't do it after you poke it, the window paper broke the leak!
Zhang Yingcai later learned that Wan Station Manager was also a private teacher at Jieling Primary School, and the female teacher who taught at the same time as him was Ming Aifen, Principal Yu's bedridden lover for many years. In that year, When Ming Aifen had just given birth to her son Yu Zhi, she went to the county to take the private teacher conversion examination, and in order to catch the car, she waded through the cold water river without a bridge, and before she entered the examination room, she fell ill. After carrying it back, the person becomes what he is now. The station manager wan passed the exam that year, and after turning positive, he was transferred out of Jieling Primary School, and later became the station manager of the township education station. Before leaving, Wan, who felt guilty, gave Ming Aifen a phoenix piano.
Zhang Yingcai later learned that in order to make up enough money to repair the classroom, Sun Sihai dug up and sold the poria he planted in advance, so that the students would not suffer from frost in the classroom in winter.
Zhang Yingcai could not wait any longer, and he wrote an article entitled "Dashan, Primary School, And National Flag" according to the situation of Jieling Primary School. Then, carrying Principal Yu on his back, he quietly went down the mountain and sent this article to the provincial newspaper.
A week after the submission letter was sent, Director Wang, a senior reporter from the provincial newspaper, came to Jieling Primary School. It turned out that after Zhang Yingcai's manuscript was sent to the newspaper, no one who read it was not unmoved. In order to ensure the authenticity of the matter, the newspaper specially sent him to verify the situation. Shortly after Director Wang left, Wan Station Chief accompanied a deputy director of the Propaganda Department of the county party committee and a deputy director of the county education bureau, personally went up the mountain and sent the newly published provincial newspaper. On the front page of the newspaper, Zhang Yingcai's article "Dashan, Primary School, National Flag" was being published, and a photo of Jieling Primary School taken by editor's note and Director Wang was added. The leaders from the county stayed on the mountain for two days and politely asked Principal Yu what else he wanted. Unexpectedly, Principal Yu just said that he could help buy some desks and chairs. Zhang Yingcai, who was on the side, hurriedly opened his mouth and asked the leaders to send some kindness and give a few positive indicators to solve the worries of these old private teachers.
A hundred sets of tables and chairs and a regular quota made the private teachers of Jieling Primary School ecstatic. Wan Station Manager stressed that this positive indicator is wearing a hat, that is, for Zhang Yingcai. However, in order to show fairness, the allocation of places is still subject to secret ballot. And told Zhang Yingcai in advance that such a vote, a hundred people to participate, if there is only one place, it will be a hundred people, everyone can get a vote, because those who participate in the vote are their own votes. Therefore, let Zhang Yingcai vote for himself, otherwise someone will vote twice, and he will not have the opportunity to turn right. However, in front of his uncle Wan StationMaster, Zhang Yingcai still voted for Principal Yu. However, the result of the final vote was still one person and one vote, because Principal Yu voted for zhang Yingcai.
At the suggestion of Zhang Yingcai, the quota was given to Principal Yu. Although Sun Sihai and Deng Youmi were not very willing. However, Principal Yu asked The StationMaster Wan to give this regularization quota to his wife, Caritas, but the wish of this patient who may die at any time. Wan said that as long as everyone can keep it a secret and not tell the outside world that Ming Aifen is a waste, he agrees. Knowing the news, Caritas excitedly washed her hands before picking up a pen to fill out the sacred private teacher's conversion form. However, the hand that picked up the pen suddenly fell on the bed. She closed her eyes forever with contentment.
In the end, this regularization quota was given to Zhang Yingcai, who left Jieling Primary School. He was replaced by volunteer teachers who came one after another. Writer Liu Xinglong's "Phoenix Qin" is the epitome of china's rural private teachers, which once reached as many as four million people, and it is also the praise of these Skywalkers who silently dedicate themselves to the education front. Although these have become history, history will not forget the beautiful figures that once supported the vast rural education cause, because they live in the memory of you, me, and him.
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Reference: Liu Xinglong's "Phoenix Qin"