This evening.
The adults were about to get off work, and Jiang Yue and Jiang Xing also left early, and the siblings went home hand in hand. On the way home, I met a few children coming from school in groups.
They all carried little schoolbags, and then said goodbye to each other's friends.
Jiang Yue took Jiang Xing's hand and stood on the side of the road, looking at them with envy.
I don't know what to think, Jiang Yue's eyes lit up and said, "Brother, let's go take a look too."
Anyway, my mother hasn't come back, the students are all out of class, and there should be no one in the school now.
Jiang Xing didn't know what his sister was excited about, but he always listened to her sister's words, so he nodded, "Okay."
The siblings acted like thieves and sneaked into the school.
Jiang Yue expected it was not bad, almost all the students in the school had disappeared, and there was no one else on the campus except the teacher who lived in the school.
She secretly came to the first-grade classroom on the first floor, leaned against the window and looked inside for a long time.
A chalkboard is a wooden board blackened with paint, nailed to the wall and has been used for many years. The chalk is not clean, and there are still some faint traces left, and the handwriting on it can still be seen at this time.
Jiang Yue had never been to school and could not recognize the meaning of the handwriting on it, but she subconsciously followed it with her finger and wrote the words "123".
She was stunned for a while, and saw the tip of a pencil lying quietly in the corner. The head of the pencil was almost used up, only about the length of a knuckle, and the eraser at the top was dented, and there was nothing left.
Jiang Yue bent over to pick it up and put it in his pocket.
"Kid, what are you doing?"
A gentle and mellow voice came, which shocked Jiang Yue. She looked back and saw that it was a man with eyes looking at him.
He must be the teacher of this school!
Jiang Yue felt guilty of being a thief and ran away immediately. After a few steps, she remembered that Jiang Xing didn't take it with her, so she turned back and dragged her brother away.
After returning home, the siblings were out of breath and exhausted.
Jiang Xing didn't know what happened and asked her, "Sister, who was that just now?"
"I don't know." Jiang Yue became frightened again. It was the first time she went to school. If she let the adults know, would she scold her for not doing her job properly
She threatened her younger brother a little fiercely: "You are not allowed to tell your mother about today's affairs, or I will ignore you!"
Jiang Xing was so frightened that he covered his mouth with his hands and shook his head: "Don't say it, don't say it."
The two brothers and sisters reached an agreement.
After the autumn harvest, the grain is harvested, and the work in the fields is no longer heavy. Jiang Xiumei didn't have to work as hard as before. She stopped letting the children go to the fields, so the school became a frequent place for Jiang Yue.
= When entering and leaving the school, there are no obstacles, because the school has no security, no one to take care of, plus her age, she is almost the age to enter, she looks like a school student.
Every time she went, she went quietly, quietly hiding behind the window.
Under normal circumstances, she does not bring Jiang Xing. Because Jiang Yue felt that her behavior was like being a thief, stealing other people's things, which was shameful. If the younger brother came along, he might also be scolded.
And the younger brother is too skinny, she is not conspicuous by herself, no one cares about her, but with a younger brother, the teacher will definitely say it.
So the sister and brother made an appointment. When they didn't go to the fields, Jiang Yue went to school, and Jiang Xing stayed at home obediently and was not allowed to go anywhere.
If he behaves well, when Jiang Yue goes home, he will bring him some wild fruits, or pick wild pears at the head of the village. After the weekend, take him to play.
Jiang Xing felt that the two seemed to be on a secret mission. He felt very exciting and obeyed obediently.
Jiang Yue tried her best to keep up with the teacher's teaching.
I was ignorant at first, but then my mind became much clearer. From the beginning of confusion and incomprehension, she gradually learned faster than the students in the classroom, which is fine. Whenever the teacher asks a question, the children in the classroom can't answer, but Jiang Yue can always answer.
Jiang Yue gradually realized that she might have a smart head. She is as smart as anyone, and all she lacks is a desk.
Since then, Jiang Yue has been working harder.
When the students had unused pencil tips, she picked them up and used them herself, and also saved a lot of pencils. There is also scratch paper. She will pick up any that can be used, and then plant it into a finger-sized graph paper, and then staple it with needles and thread, which can also be used as a homework book.
There are not many teachers in the school. This teacher teaches Chinese, also teaches mathematics, teaches first grade, and also teaches second grade. The curriculum is very messy, and the discipline is naturally not strict. Sometimes the third grade suddenly has a class to teach, and the first grade will be terminated, so let's go and see it first. Just like in a field, Jiang Yue fished in troubled waters, and actually learned secretly for a period of time.
It's just that the eyes of adults are always vicious. No matter how well a child hides himself, no matter how careful he is, he will always be discovered over time.
The time to be discovered has finally come.
The principal had noticed this little girl for a long time. After observing it for a few days, the more she thought about it, the more wrong it became, so she squatted down and grabbed the bag for her today.
Jiang Yue was so frightened that her face was pale, and she couldn't say a word. He could only stare blankly at the principal and let him take him to the office.
"Tell me what are you doing here?" The principal was stern and fierce.
"I... I just came to wait for my brother to finish class."
"What's your brother's name?"
"..." Jiang Yue couldn't answer.
She is still too young to fool anyone with this clumsy acting. What's more, the teachers are basically locals. Where there is a child going to school, what is the name, and what is the population of the family, after getting along with each other, it is almost clear.
The principal looked at the small schoolbag she had made, touched it, and found a workbook and a workbook that she had planted by herself, and his face immediately turned gloomy.
He would be very happy if this was a student from his school, but unfortunately she is not.
If everyone steals teachers like her and becomes self-taught, then the school can't be opened
Everyone wants to take advantage, so who will support the school and teachers
With this precedent set, if everyone learns from her in the future, will anyone still be willing to pay tuition
The principal said coldly, "I think you are the first offender, so I will not hold you accountable. If you dare to come again in the future, I will tell the village chief and let him educate you and drive you all out of the village."
The principal was to scare her, but there was a precedent for this. Once you can't stand it in this village, you have to leave your hometown and don't know where to go. But these are the words of the past, and now it's a little bit more formal. It's no longer the words of the village family, but it's enough to scare a child.
Jiang Yue's face instantly turned pale and she cried.
"Principal, I know it's wrong, I won't come in the future, don't tell the village chief, don't tell my mother, I really know it's wrong woo woo..."
She cried so badly that she didn't expect it to be so serious. What should I do if my mother and brother are implicated
The principal sighed and said, "I didn't mean to embarrass you. I think your writing is good. If you can pay for teaching, I can charge you. But each place has its own rules. If you want to go to school, you have to follow the rules. Come."
She just can't afford the tuition.
Jiang Yue cried and nodded, didn't say anything, just apologized, and then walked out of the office.
She probably won't be able to come here again.
If she commits another crime, the principal will never let her go.
At first, Jiang Yue didn't know the use of reading, nor did she find it any fun, but now she probably has some vague thoughts and hope.
Anyway, it is much more fun than squatting at home and poking ant nests.
But now she has lost this opportunity.
Jiang Yue returned home and cried a lot, as if she had lost something important. But she didn't dare to tell her mother, because life at home was difficult, she knew it.
Can only bear it.
It's just that on the third day that Jiang Yue didn't go to school, Jiang Xiumei brought back a person - the teacher who lived in the school, wearing glasses and looking very gentle. If I remember correctly, Jiang Yue remembered that his surname was Tang.
"Tang... Teacher Tang?" Jiang Yue was stunned, her first reaction was that when she went to the school to eavesdrop, the incident happened, and the teacher came to the door to settle the account.
Her little face was snow-white, and she cried with a "wow", and immediately said, "Teacher, no matter what happened to my mother and my brother, they don't know anything. If you want to kick me out, just kick me out."
Jiang Xiumei glared at her, "What nonsense is your child talking about? Why don't you pour a glass of water for the teacher?"
It doesn't look like her mother is angry.
Jiang Yue secretly breathed a sigh of relief, while sobbing, poured a glass of water for Teacher Tang.
Teacher Tang smiled very gently, and it didn't look like he came to settle accounts in the autumn, but as soon as he sat down, what he said made Jiang Yue feel cold.
Teacher Tang said, "I see that this child has not been to school for several days, is there something wrong?"
Jiang Yue didn't dare to speak, just clutching her sleeves, her hands and feet were cold.
Jiang Xiumei said strangely, "Mr. Tang, we don't have any children going to school."
This time, it was Teacher Tang's turn to be surprised. He looked at Jiang Yue with a touch of exploration in his eyes.
It turned out that she went to eavesdrop on the course, not at the advice of the adults in the family, but her own thoughts.
He noticed that the child had been there for a while. At first, he thought she was here to play, so he just let it go, thinking that he would leave soon, but he didn't expect to persist for so long, which greatly touched Teacher Tang.
Teacher Tang said: "So you don't know, so let me tell you something, don't scare the children first."
Jiang Xiumei's complexion also became serious, she secretly wiped her hands on her clothes, sweating on her palms.
"Hey, Mr. Tang, say it."
Jiang Yue had been crying for a long time.
She was really scared, so without waiting for Teacher Tang to say anything, she said it all by herself.
"I'm sorry, Mom, I secretly went to the school to listen to the class without your knowledge. When the principal found out, he rushed back. I'm sorry mom, the principal said that we will be driven away, and I will go to the village chief and turn myself in. woohoo…”
The child was really crying and looked pitiful.
Jiang Xiumei was stunned, unable to recover for a long time, and her scalp was numb from what Jiang Yue said.