The old policeman was also anxious to inform Xiao Min's mother, so he went out immediately without staying any longer. At the same time, let Officer Chang look at Xiao Min...
On the other side, through communication with Xiao Min, Fang Zheng finally understood the reason why Xiao Min jumped off the building. Fang Zheng was also sad to hear that Xiao Min jumped off the building because she was under a lot of pressure and had too much homework to handle.
Xiao Min whispered: "Brother, I'm really afraid... I'm so tired from going to school. I have to memorize a lot of things every day, and I have to learn a lot of things. There are exams every month, and those who don't do well will be called parents. I have been studying None of them are very good. If we relax even a little bit, we will fall behind, and then we will be called parents. Every time my mother goes to school, the classmates laugh at us. I feel that I am embarrassing my mother... I don't want to be like this. I work hard every day, but I'm so stupid that I can't remember those formulas and words. It takes me a long time to remember things that others can remember in a moment... School is over, and there are still a lot of homework to do. Every time I I want to finish writing as soon as possible, and then watch TV and listen to music for a while. But every time I finish my homework, it’s late at night. Then I go to bed, wake up, and go to school... My life is like a stone mill, always grinding endlessly. Cycle, can’t see hope, can’t see the future. I’m so tired… ”
Hong Hai'er has been sitting next to Xiao Min, listening to Xiao Min's description, the more cold sweat breaks out on his forehead.
Fang Zheng glanced at Hong Boy, a smile flashed in his eyes.
After listening for a while, Honghaier couldn't bear it any longer and asked, "Master, was this the same when you were in school?"
Fang Zheng smiled, raised his head, looked out the window and said, "Back when I was a teacher, there weren't so many cram schools to attend."
"Uh, I almost forgot. Even if you have one, you can't afford it." Hong Boy suddenly remembered that Fang Zheng had always been a poor man.
Fang Zheng gave him a shudder, causing Xiao Min to laugh. Fang Zheng continued: "When I was a teacher, although there were not so many cram schools, the homework... tsk tsk. Just like Xiao Min said, every time After school, we all have great fighting spirit, wanting to complete our homework as soon as possible and then be freed. As a result... Hey, people who have never done homework will never know what time passes. Every time I finish writing, it is midnight before I know it."
Speaking of this, Fang Zheng shook his head.
Xiao Min pecked at rice and said: "Yes, yes, I don't know how time passes. In fact, I don't have much extravagant expectations. I just want to have a little time for myself every day and listen to music." , watch TV, chat with parents, instead of asking me every time we sit together: 'Have you finished your homework?'. Every time I hear this sentence, I feel like I am about to be sentenced. I feel like I have been discovered as a thief, I feel uneasy, restless, panicked and fearful... "
When Officer Chang heard what Xiao Min said, he felt the same way and said, "I was the same way back then. Whenever I went home and had something happy, I wanted to tell my parents about it. But every time I went there, I was asked: " Have you finished your homework? "Hey, those who have never been a student will never know that the horror of this sentence can crush all the happiness in an instant."
"Then you don't communicate with your parents at all?" Honghai'er asked with a look of disbelief on his face. Although he rarely sees his parents, he can act coquettishly and be naughty every time they meet... His parents even let him play as he pleases on his own.
Xiao Min said: "It's not that I don't want to, it's that I can't. Sometimes I hear what they say is funny and want to say a few words, but every time they say: "Children, adults, don't interrupt. "You are so inattentive to your work, how could you possibly have anything to say..." When they say this, how can I dare to say more... "
Hearing this, Hong Hai'er shuddered and said, "School is really scary." Then he glanced at Fang Zheng with lingering fear, only to see Fang Zheng looking at him with a wicked smile on his face, as if to say: "You kid, if you dare to make trouble again, you will be sent away." You go to school!"
Hong Hai'er felt his heart tremble when he thought of going to school. He found that he could no longer afford to offend this bald thief! He has too many ways to control him... Cry!
"Master, don't you hate the person who sent you to school? Don't you hate the teacher?" Hong Boy couldn't help but ask.
Fang Zheng smiled and looked at Officer Chang.
Officer Chang said: "I hate it! I hated it so much that I would secretly deflate his bicycle every day if he gave us more homework."
"What happened next? Didn't they leave any more homework?" Honghai'er asked. Xiao Min also looked over curiously. This was the first time she saw such a brave warrior who dared to fight against the homework monsters.
Officer Chang spread his hands and said with a cry: "Later, my daily homework doubled." Looking at Officer Chang's expression that was about to cry, one can imagine how dark his life was back then.
"What now? Do you still hate it?" Xiao Min asked.
What surprised Xiao Min and Hong Hai'er was that Officer Chang shook his head. Officer Chang said: "My family is either from a wealthy family or from an ordinary farmer's family. To be honest, if the teacher hadn't used a stick to watch me do my homework, , my father chased me with the head of a broom and beat me, and I’m probably still at home herding cattle and farming.”
"You don't hate it at all?" Xiao Min asked.
Officer Chang shook his head and said: "I don't hate it anymore. It's quite interesting to think about the past now. It can be regarded as a unique childhood memory... But if I were to do it again, I would rather die."
Xiao Min whispered: "But I want to die now. It's really painful."
Hong Hai'er looked at Fang Zheng and asked, "Master, where were you back then?"
Fang Zheng smiled bitterly and said: "Being a teacher... It was much easier to be a teacher back then. My studies were too bad and the teacher didn't care and the school didn't care. My master was in the mountains again, and he didn't seem to care about my academic performance. I even asked him back then:' Why do you care so little about my studies? Even when I was called to school to give a lecture, you were very happy, as if you had won a prize.'"
"What did your master say?" Honghai'er asked. Xiao Min, Shao Gang, Officer Chang, Shao Cong and others were also curious.
Fang Zheng sighed: "My master said: 'It's good to go to school. The school reimburses the round trip expenses, and also takes care of lunch, so you save money... '"
As soon as these words came out, Xiao Min, Shao Gang, Shao Cong, and Officer Chang rolled their eyes at the same time. How poor is this monk
Only Hong Haier said meaningfully: "Master, in terms of stinginess and poverty, you have gloriously inherited all the fine traditions of our ancestors."
Fang Zheng immediately gave him a shudder. What did this naughty kid say
Hong Hai'er rubbed his head and said, "Master, I understand why Master is so happy."
"Why?" everyone asked.
PS: When I went, my wife suddenly said happy birthday to me, and I realized that it was my birthday today! However, one day has passed, and I am still working overtime to type. It’s so hard... It’s my birthday! 30th birthday! Cry to death…
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