Miles to Go 人生之路 Episode 4

Regarding the matter of serving as a private teacher, Gao Jialin did not respond immediately, but wanted to think carefully. Although the parents valued this opportunity very much, they also respected their son's choice, so Gao Jialin proposed to repeat the exam for one year and retake the college entrance examination.

Unexpectedly, a catastrophe happened, Gao Chen climbed a mountain alone to pick wild walnuts, thinking about making walnut cakes for his son, but he slipped and fell and was seriously injured. Fortunately, Gao Minglou and others sent her to the hospital in time to pay the expensive medical expenses on their behalf. Gao Jialin, who was already a poor family, was at the end of his rope. .

On the other hand, Gao Shuangxing's college life is relatively ordinary. Because of his rustic attire and a far different knowledge reserve than his classmates, he is out of tune with Shanghai and appears barren, ignorant, and cowardly. Fan Wenxiu explained the local literature to the students, and naturally mentioned Shen Congwen and Wang Zengqi. He also hoped that every student could remember the local literature in their memory and write their own literary style.

However, literature is too unfamiliar to Gao Shuangxing, and the roommates are arguing about it. He can't get in the middle of the whole process, and sits silently and alone in the corner. Ma Hongsheng asks Gao Shuangxing to go to the library to read "Faust", Gao Shuangxing only knows Zhang Side; the classmate asks Gao Shuangxing to practice oral English, Gao Shuangxing doesn't understand at all.

That night, everyone took Gao Shuangxing to the restaurant, and the two groups had another argument at the dinner table, until they finally broke up, leaving Gao Shuangxing dumbfounded and the restaurant bill he couldn't afford. Chen Xiuli, a freshman from the Department of Sociology at the same school, saw this scene and offered to borrow money to rescue Gao Shuangxing. Gao Shuangxing was very grateful.

Gao Jialin got a job as a private teacher through Gaoming Building, but when he went to Madian Primary School alone to teach, he found that the walls of the primary school were broken, and the cave dwelling was a great safety hazard. Even the desks and chairs had to be brought by the students. Looking at the entire Madian Primary School, there are a total of three teachers, namely the newly transferred Gao Jialin, Zhou Xinchu who is nearly retiring, and the left-behind mother Hua Xiaojuan who takes care of the children, does farm work and attends classes.

It is also because of the extremely difficult school conditions that the children cannot afford the tuition fees, so they can only use the corn, potatoes, vegetables, fruits and poultry at home as tuition fees. The little boy Liang Mantun had nothing to sell, and sat lonely at the gate. Gao Jialin noticed the boy and persuaded him to go to class first. As for the tuition fee, we will talk about it later.

Gao Jialin didn't care about the amount of teaching tasks and salary distribution. He was willing to do more with less. Considering the special situation of Zhou Xinchu and Hua Xiaojuan, he agreed to take on physical education classes besides cultural classes. On the first day of class, Gao Jialin introduced the Yangtze River and the Yellow River to the students. For the Chinese people, the Yangtze River and the Yellow River are like parents, raising generations.

At the moment Liu Qiaozhen was peeking by the door, and ran away shyly after being discovered, standing on the top of the hillside and reciting Gao Jialin's words aloud, full of pride in her heart. The next day, Liu Qiaozhen went to the county and ran into Ma Shuan, whom she hadn't seen for a long time, and found out that he was now selling enamel jars. Ma Shuan was very grateful to Liu Qiaozhen for her encouragement at the beginning, and even had a little affection for her, which was just hidden in his heart.

Later, Gao Minglou, on behalf of the village committee, gave Gao Jialin a teaching subsidy of 50 yuan. Gao Jialin politely refused the money, and instead applied to Gaominglou to improve the environment of Madian Primary School, at least to renovate the school's exterior walls or classrooms first. . Gao Jialin showed embarrassment when he heard the words, and revealed that the village committee's funds were tight, and many schools were in urgent need of education funds.

Under Gao Minglou's persuasion, Gao Jialin temporarily accepted 50 yuan, and asked about Gao Shuangxing's recent situation by the way. While talking, Gao Sanxing rushed over and dragged Gao Minglou straight to Liu's house. Gao Jialin followed closely and saw that Liu's house was in chaos. Liu Liben was chasing his little daughter Liu Qiaoling all over the house, holding a wooden stick I'm about to beat up.

After Gao Minglou's inquiry, I found out that Liu Qiaoling was admitted to the county high school, but Liu Liben refused to let her daughter continue to study, thinking that the girl would marry sooner or later, so there was no need to waste more money. Liu Liben spoke without thinking, citing the example of Gao Jialin Han Chuang who had studied hard for many years and failed the rankings, and he didn't care about Gao Jialin's emotions at all.

Seeing that the Liu family sisters and their father were getting more and more violent, Gao Jialin suddenly spoke up, saying that it was not at all important whether he could get into college or not, but that studying could change the fate of rural children and let them see what the world was like. No matter how old you are, there is more than one way to live in life. Therefore, in Gao Jialin’s view, even if he failed the exam, he would have no regrets and feel even more proud to be a private teacher. One day he will cultivate real college students. This is his mission and responsibility.