It is in eye of villager of Anhui and town of prefectural black river, xie Lianping is " eccentric " .
A retired teacher of 90 years old, get every months 339, to visit place 8 wool, often cycle 7 kilometers buy food to the town, the vegetable belt that goes collecting greengrocer to discard even comes home. Give far door also not be willing to part with or use takes a car, go to Nanjing, to lake of overgrown with weeds, to Yangzhou, go by bicycle, farthermost had arrived south fill, 300 kilometers.
The old one-storey house before living 30 years, wearing the broken clothes 60 years ago, do not have the person that legal principle sees to the ordinary person sparely so, after retiring, obligation coachs for the student English 19 years, a single cent or penny does not close, always be however hundreds of, thousands of, tens of thousands of ground spends money for the student.
Ten years ago, when report of Party member of ministry of organization of county Party committee teachs what central director Wang Xiaosi is filming the leaf is made the same score repeatedly newsreel, suffer bewilderment quite, be what is propping up him to be done so after all? He follows patted 3 years, found the solution it seems that, return it seems that again, he still is pondering over after the event all the time this problem.
Face do not understand, xie Lianping explained a lot of reasons below all sorts of circumstances, final a remnant a of mention lightly: "My circumstance follows a person different, my life can write a book. My life can write a book..
On May 12, xie Lianping is in attend English class. Zhang Daokuan pursues
A blind is drawn
A day of dusk June 1984, colour of sky is a little dark, chang Jiuming of 15 years old and parents work in pily cropland, see foliaceous teacher drops to bump into the ground to walk over far, parents calls him to hide rapidly, do not let foliaceous teacher see.
That day afternoon, he said not to read with foliaceous teacher, returned the home ahead of schedule next. His home leaves the school 5 kilometers road, the route goes very hard, had wanted a river to climb, the river is on edge of the Yangtse River, be worth flood season. He did not think of foliaceous teacher can come.
Foliaceous teacher will persuade him. His achievement is very good, want to read very much, but in the home too poor, 3 little sisters were not read, parents has looked for a master early to learn tailor to him. "Our family person respects foliaceous teacher very much, the teacher says those who be overcome to we are for certain " , chang Jiuming hides to the day all the time black, ability dare come home.
The person that that time does not read is very much, the teenager wants not to understand, why is this teacher so far run to persuade? He enters a society to feel climb boil dozen, after taking a lot of twist, just experience, "One be an old person then is hated to part with. "One be an old person then is hated to part with..
Went 34 years, chang Jiuming still remembers deeply, the picture that dusk leaf teacher staggered that day. "Think of this thing wants to drip every time next tears. " when he is recollected, choke up with sobs, used mood of be pacified of a few minutes of ability.
Predict Chenzhong to learn group photo of class of the 3 graduation at the beginning of 1984, xie Lianping is in 2 right 6. Divide outside signing, article picture all is insurgent reporter Zhang Xiaolian to pursue
Chang Jiuming does not know, before a lot of years, similar one act ever also happened on foliaceous teacher body.
1928, xie Lianping is born in Shandong Qingdao, above elder sister of two different mother, below two brethrens little sister, he is the home in alone child, as a child high-fed, suffer fully favorite. Father does cook to the foreigner, come off work very late, often take along sth to sb some cakes and sweetmeats, fruit come back, a place of strategic importance sleeps soundly to him by the nest in.
Father is person of city of Heibei dark blue, little when learn with 3 elder brother art, play a leg not straight, endured spank, feel wronged and act rashly run to Tianjin. Because do not have culture, can manservant to the person only, when coolie. Father has told a real story: A Man Mou of Wei lane person works to the foreigner in Qingdao, a form of address formally used by an employee to his employer or a tenant-peasant to his landlord bilked him to steal the madam's headgear, wrote one paper indictment, still call him himself to send police station, man Mou is illiterate, was closed to rise on the spot.
Father above 3 generation are analphabetic, took pain, although food and clothing is debatable, still try every means must he studies.
The leaf makes the same score repeatedly, the change that choose the home goes to Tianjin, private school passes on, elementary school teachs Japanese by Japanese teacher. , the mother dies due to illness, he follows father and stepmother go to Shanghai, into Guangxia the middle school reads junior high school, learn English.
Xie Lianping in one's childhood
Xie Lianping's parents, elder sister, elder brother (one's early years dies young) group photo, save up to now good
He knows nothing about English, also understand Shanghai word not, short sit in front of, always hear back to transmit derisive sound, a few tall schoolgirls bar his road, scold him with Shanghai word " at 13 o'clock " .
He is driven beyond forbearance, said not to study with father. Father is extremely angry, to him wind firm firm made one fist. Father hit him this all one's life. Hit feel distressed again, buy plaster to stick to him, weak tone advise.
Xie Lianping from now on work energetically mug. His memory is good, learn a thing fast, of Li Bai " foreword of garden of Chun Yeyan one's pupils or disciples " can carry on the back ten minutes. Junior high school graduates, took an examination of whole class the first. Became professor of Tsinghua university mathematics the 2nd later.
Erupt as Pacific Ocean war, american employer leaves in succession, father because this is unemployed, begin to place booth to repair a bicycle, also go to a suburb by bike traffic rice, passing Japanese army chirp always is be nervous when card. Have tear of gunny-bag of hilt of second devil prick, rice scattered one ground, dare not close.
In so hard years, father still insists to read for him. High school learns into reading Nasu, classmaster Mr. Lin Zhichun knows his be in a devil of hole, offer a help with all possible means. But a semester comes down, the life already arrived hopeless situation.
Mr. Lin hears he wants discontinue one's studying, persuade him repeatedly, encourage to him, but do not have method, "How does hungry abdomen read aloud? " Mr. Lin is hated to part with really, draw an aquarelle, hand just before parting he, tear is completely in the eye.
A blind is on the picture, skill lean on a stick is worn a rod, making musical instrument single-handed, go before visit district. This picture is in " Culture Revolution " when was burned.
Do not have worn hat
On May 5, 2018 early morning, xie Lianping is in rain look around, wait the last the schoolgirl that be late. He worries originally rain, some children do not come, the member that did not think of 48 people are complete arrives neat.
Take a student to arrive Nanjing, Hefei, house of visiting science and technology, museum, cemetery of revolutionary martyrs, the convention that is Xie Lianping ten years, annual age each. House of science and technology of the Anhui province has the travel of feeling Mr. Yu Xie to lift, from begin to aid financially 3 years ago, be about to undertake the whole thing total cost, the leaf makes the same score disapprobation repeatedly, insist to want to give fare. Go this Hefei swims two days, he gave half monthly wages.
In fine drizzle, the bus runs quickly to go up in high speed road, the noise in the car removes orderly singing: "XYZ, now You See, I Can Say My ABC. " Xie Lianping is standing on corridor lead a chorus, both hands brandishs, stentorian, enrage in dye-in-the-wood, attend class to be full of passion in that way like his every time, seem forever won't tired.
Went on May 5 on the road of Hefei, before Xie Lianping is busy in the car busy hind, deliver goods to children. Zhang Daokuan pursues
On May 12, the student starts work in house of Anhui science and technology car of the remote control that make plays the game, xie Lianping is watched silently beside
To Nanjing rain the cemetery of revolutionary martyrs that spend a stage looked around last year, encounter 3 foreigners, children run to speak with them, gallice of the other side says: "I won't tell English, we are Frenches. " a bit French and Russian had learned when Xie Lianping is young. But he is the most be expert at still is English, communication is trouble-free, ever had recieved He Liren of Hong Kong vice-chancellor (Ian Holliday) .
Institute of science of society of Hong Kong university sends acknowledgment form of Xie Lianping.
17 years old of his discontinue one's studying that year, war of resistance against aggression wins. Went to Nanjing along with father second year, enter American embassy job, do not know well at first English, can hold the post of only diligent miscellaneous.
Father's a form of address formally used by an employee to his employer or a tenant-peasant to his landlord defends · Bai Ge to hold the position of First Secretary greatly, can say Chinese. Have second he calls up Xie Lianping, say English intentionally: "George! A Hummer, please? " Xie Lianping one face is muddled. Deficient his memory is good, this word intact write down, run to look for the Li Da that pick up the telephone to a form of a address for an official or rich man downstairs, repeat, li Da father tells him " Hummer " it is hammer, he takes a hammer to send rapidly. Bai Ge touchs his head, praise: "Good! Good! Good!!
Leave to shut from embassy, xie Lianping lives between foreign philtrum 3 years 6 months, from morning till night follows foreigner contact with, "Came out mouth practice " .
Diligent miscellaneous what person can be recieved, xie Lianping knows department apprentice Lei Deng, Batewosi, also had seen Song Ziwen, Sun Ke, Bai Chongxi, Chen Cheng, Weng Tong is crisp wait for everybody content, still grasp handle with Song Meiling.
During embassy works, the foreigner gives the picture that Xie Lianping takes
"Because,be embassy, I ate to have a deficit greatly. " old person the topic of conversation turns, orbit is wet, excessive of two chaotic tear comes out, the furrow down gully freely slowly flow. "Excuse please. Often think of this thing, I do not control my emotion. " he draws out one Fang Sujiu's handkerchief to brush canthus from the pocket, "Within an inch of sends old order. "Within an inch of sends old order..
Emancipatory initial stage, a lot of working people are analphabetic. After leaving embassy, xie Lianping is temporarily unemployed, leisure is dull, with a few dwellers, colleague hand in hand, ran literacy evening school. Subsidiary and finite, but everybody does not care.
In evening school of Nanjing eliminate illiteracy, xie Lianping and 4 schoolgirls group photo.
Autumn 1955, xie Lianping already was the general affairs director of evening school of masses of elementary school of grade of Nanjing Lang Ya. A day, census register alarm come to the school suddenly, catch Xie Lianping, segregation examines 9 many months, whats were checked. Be opposite again his control a year, undertake masses is supervised, the police often comes to let him keep a data. Examine two years half, the cap was not worn. But in the future 20 years, cannot cast off from beginning to end " spy " suspicion.
"That moment is afraid of, think now, I still want to wear. Already endured torment anyway, if wear a hat, salary reissues after rehabilitating, that my gain! " Xie Lianping is in embassy every months of 102 dollars, he can get pension originally, but he dare be not taken.
1960, census register alarm come again, call him autograph application form, make him by force leave Nanjing. His transfer to a lower level arrives county of native place dark blue, live in 3 uncle home, cadres of a large body of are eristic, south came " bad boy " .
Duration 3 years of natural disaster, xie Lianping won't do farm work, earn insufficient workpoint, one disaster after another. Just began article of baggage having a place, can change some of pachyrhizus to work to Shandong by train, make family person much maintain two days. A few times come down, gross shoe towel changed. So hungry that be no good, what potherb, bark, unripe toad eats, eat with respect to have loose bowels.
When the leaf averaged transfer to a lower level repeatedly 1960, younger sister's husband sends his cotton the vest, still wearing up to now. The sweat be soiled on the dress, it is the memory of hard work.
Spent 3 extremely hard years so, to 1963, double leg is swollen already to knee, the sock takes off no less than coming, soon washed-up, biting a tooth to answer Nanjing eventually.
Xie Lianping is taking migratory card to go settle, police station does not agree to accept. Without registered permanent residence, do not have salary, without food coupon, still be on short commons. 1965, via colleague sweetheart Factory director Zhang introduces, be forced to do just comes to stone postscript river.
The favour that help
Stone postscript river and Nanjing photograph go not far, be located in Anhui and town of prefectural black river, bo Chen commune is belonged to when. Xie Lianping sufferred the most serious politics to depress here, also harvested most kindness.
Begin to lodge in home of Factory director Zhang. The nephew Zhang Anyuan of Factory director Zhang is reading high school with the county at that time, come home to look on the weekend, "Oh, how did our home come a foreigner? " because the leaf connects smooth height body length, tall bazoo grows a face, still tell mandarin.
Chicken was slaughtered in the home, zhang Anyuan calls him to eat, he says him " all one's life does not eat the meat, do not eat an egg, do not have a fish " , abstain from eating meal. The leek in the home is much, he likes to eat leek most. This kind of condition lasted a few months.
The villager feels " this person blames quite a bit " , not utter a sound or word, language of little speech few. Without giving thought to one's duty especially, what thing works, "Worked to write down do not write down workpoint, how much does workpoint calculate, he never dispute " .
Work to kiln field first, kiln moves a brick to pull a brick, worked one year constrainedly, field is long see him work not to come, let him when cook, one day carries 30 water, so tired that drive sb. to his death.
During this, displeased cadre of a large body of. Ministry of a large body of takes a few ricefield eel, let him had been burned, drink for the cadre. Xie Lianping dare not touch this to be exactly like viperine vivid content, a cadre said two horizontal words, offend get his out of control: "I cook for the worker, not be ministrant cadre! Not be ministrant cadre!!
This cadre stuck Zhang Xie to connect smooth dazibao later. The commune informs the group moves the leaf inside 3 days, the group holds the post of a secretary to persuade him temporary avoid, wait for limelight past, still can come back. Hold the post of a secretary to crouch on bench, say: "You are a good person! "You are a good person!!
2012, xie Lianping is judged to be " Chinese good person " . He makes a report in Hefei, surging told 45 minutes. After be being told, one retires the cadre comes up, the hand that playing him asks: "How do you become Chinese good person? " ask him, "Deadlocked is gotten almost stage of refuse to come down " , below the stage more than 600 people had not come loose. During embarrassing, suddenly a word comes from the trail in his head: "Because I live between good philtrum. "Because I live between good philtrum..
Kiln field staff eats sweet potato to him, he stays in villager take sb in. He cannot do hard work, the group arranges him to arrive production team. Farm work of his not to be pooh-poohed, the production team takes care of him, let him plant the tree raises pig record work points to divide.
Xie Lianping returns stone postscript river once more, be admitted to be in the home by Zhao Xingzhu, cadre of that a large body of ever browbeat he drives away Xie Lianping, zhao nature upright and outspoken, pat a bosom to make known one's position: "My Zhao Jiasan's acting poor peasant, if Laoxie sins, by my generation blame! " so protect him come down.
A day of early morning, xie Lianping is basking in the oily vegetable stall that reap before the door, captain announcement attends a meeting in the morning. Queue up to go on communal road, chen Chaoyu of commando battalion commander calls him a formation, exhort he: "No matter above what to say, do not want make a sound. Do not want make a sound..
That congress criticize and denounce sb 10 people, of fortune-telling, of the beggar, wool that change duck etc. Because do not agree to lower his head to be gone to put down by commando,have an individual the top of a wall. Be turn for Xie Lianping, anger is accuse be full of whole journey, he from beginning to end not throat.
"Returned a gas to die! " take a door, cry loudly. He shrinks in the room, want more afflictive more, produced read aloud to death. Proper right now, the Li Yincai of face each other pushs the door, persuade him for ages, help him receive rape again, hit colza.
1970, chu Dong suddenly cold, xie Lianping is pressed down to all previous this world by detain " Wen Gongwu is defended " headquarters, lump of all sorts of people, passed 7 many months. Direct grows malty wine to lay a person, often hear the girl in the evening cry cry. Xie Lianping is in bad wine breath, also had sufferred two hand.
Ever take sb in Liu Youliang of his the commune member that be the same as a team, called his sweetheart Zhao Guizhen to fry ripe area of a bag of wheat, send headquarters. Xie Lianping sees her, amazed unceasingly, see that bag of chow mien again, within an inch of falls next tears come.
Below the sort of environment, nobody dare be mixed his relevant, wary avoid not as good as. The wife leaves him, relative is distant him. Liu Youliang's couple and he is not close blame reason, risking the intense heat of summer however, go back and forth between 559 lis, send one pouch chow mien to him.
"Not be these good person I died early. " Xie Lianping is reading aloud in the mouth another name, become enamoured ground says: "I cannot forget these people forever, do not forget forever. Do not forget forever..
After bringing order out of chaos, he ever had an opportunity twice to answer Nanjing settle, did not go back. After the teacher, director of two education bureau should move him to with the county, also excuse oneself from.
"Here comes when it is the most difficult that I am in, this place saved my life, the elders of a country or district here needs me, I cannot leave. I cannot leave..
This before the drift from place to place of half a lifetime, old person that suffers all kinds of affliction, decide take root foreign land, take everything oneself, keep watch the children that run on this land.
"Not attend to one's proper works or duties "
Xie Lianping taught 40 years of books, the student spreads all over far and near, where to walk along to be able to be encountered.
On May 11 in the morning, he crosses station of river reduce internal heat to see a number by boat, of 3 uncle alone Sun Guo marries a few days, he should answer dark blue city to drink wedding feast, ten hours, do not agree to buy berth.
When going, master of a minibus calls him, it is the student before him, make the car on him, he did not go up, do not want to delay the family's time probably. When coming back, a student sells a fish in dock, help him carry a thing to go aboard, unloaded a ship, carry again come down, still gave him two fish.
Predict the villager near Chen Xuejiao, almost every family has his student. The son of retired teacher old Han, daughter, son-in-law has been taught by him, grandson generation also makes up a missed lesson over him, gave 4 undergraduates. Laohan says: "He fostered me a two acting people. "He fostered me a two acting people..
Old before, the student makes up a missed lesson in courtyard of Home Xie Lianping
Lian Pingqing Hunan marks the part of a historical period he is afresh that day of the dais on the station, on November 24, 1978. This distance he was pulled from the evening school 1955 discontinue, already went full 23 years.
Be the golden age of his in the prime of one's life these 23 years. "How to say, I also am answered again did not come... I played life ground to work, I also filled not to come back. I also filled not to come back..
1978, zhang Anyuan is taken an examination of attend a college. When those, he already was the classmaster that predicts class of the 3 graduation at the beginning of Chen Zhongxue, he goes, class of the Chinese on nobody. He says with school leadership: "You want ideological emancipation, I recommend a person to you, xie Lianping. Xie Lianping..
"Others thinks I am here best teacher, but the teacher that actually he can become me. " Zhang Anyuan says.
Xie Lianping was become nearly 10 years of swineherd, be in charge of whole group more than 30 piggery. Await in those days, old people includes old man old lady be out on duty earns workpoint, child is left only in the home. He walks back and forth in whole group section all the day, conveniently takes care of those years young the child. The child that read classessed are over, often run to ask operation, so he is familiar with textbook probably.
Cadre of a large body of came that day when piggery calls him, he is ticking off pig excrement, round surround a waist greatly, wearing high rubber overshoes, hold rake. He does not have preparation of a bit thought, jump out from piggery, so fully armed, all over coquettish drives a group to smellily the office. Middle school dean takes Bo Chen after the desk to take an examination of his textbook, instantly clappers, let him come to the school attend class the following day.
From swineherd the teacher becomes between one night, xie Lianping daydreams also want to be less than. The commune sends person and president to go to Nanjing examining his record together, the conclusion that bring back has 3 words only: Can use.
What he takes over is first 3 armour class, 48 students, class of next much month falls before, wait for the composition that change to pile mound originally, close, task weighs time. The student lives dispersive, if stay school open evening shift, one cannot say for sure is safe. Then he divides whole class into 5 groups, the student of will adjacent village is together centrally, look for a right other people to attend class, part every week go to the countryside arrives 5 groups. The parent supports very much, nod two lamps illume. A few months come down, the effect quite beautiful, take an examination of in take an examination of on 11, the class that compare second is much 9.
Below one, xie Lianping from belt of one new student rises first, divide outside teaching Chinese, organized a lot of extracurricular activities, the word that uses certain person says, begin " not attend to one's proper works or duties " .
He organizes student part-work and part-study system, take their all over the mountains and plains to gather the herbal, fruit that hit a tree, procrastinate to sell to the town with board car. He still lets a student raise rabbit, cured go selling, also had sold scrap iron and copper. Sell the money that come to regard a class as cost, buy books stationery and athletic equipment.
"Sell a crude drug not much money, how can you buy so much book? The book that whole school does not have our class is much. " Chang Jiuming knows foliaceous teacher stuck money.
He organizes a student to clean a toilet, want to carry dung, dirty tired, he is the first dry, working is 3 years. Still take a student to sweep big bridge, condolatory beadhouse, look around to army barracks, by no means an isolated case.
Wang Xiaosi also has become a teacher, dan Xielian makes the same score the business that has done in those days, very much more he never has thought of. "What I feel he is close to education very much is true justice. "What I feel he is close to education very much is true justice..
Await in those days, xie Lianping disapproves of repeat what the book says to attend class, achieve oneself " 4 paces pedagogy " , in demonstrative promotion of province inside and outside. Look in students, foliaceous teacher attends class vivid and interesting, resemble taletelling, completely liberal at textbook.
The student says, foliaceous teacher is annual every classmate at least a visit to the parents or schoolchildren or young workers, without giving thought to much further should go, carrying barn lantern full village to run, have second still drop all over the body is turbidly. After understanding a situation, take care of the those domestic difficulty, classmate that lives far especially, send Qian Songshu to send clothings, invite them to eat to him home. The university on student take an examination ofing, himself sends report for duty. The parent sends two eggs, he does not want.
Chang Jiuming a few classmates go to school had wanted a river, river range is 20 meters wide. Have second rain heavily, the flow of water is rapid, they look for a cord to bind go up in the waist, taking small to had developed a river. Foliaceous teacher sees they will be touched very much, holding them in the arms to say: "Children, you worked hard. " similar petty thing is very much, let Chang Jiuming feel, "He follows other any teacher different " .
Just Ren Yi
1985, xie Lianping is judged to be " save outstanding teacher completely " . Subsequently, he becomes a full member from teacher of run by the local people, wu Jiang presses down Cheng Jinping of Party committee committee member to change his join or be admitted to the party.
1985, xie Lianping is judged to be " save outstanding teacher completely " .
He works 3 years that in embassy half, follow American contact with all the day, do not care also do not know politics, the day is plain sailing almost, besides be related of He Fulin of Party member of underground of the Communist Party of China.
He Fulin transfers Nanjing from Shanghai consulate general, become a fellow worker with Xie Lianping. Autumn 1948, why the identity is exposed, kuomintang surrounded embassy. Why to finish evening shift that day, went looking for Xie Lianping.
Xie Lianping is recollected, he lives in diplomatic mission backyard in those days, see Laohe abrupt dodge comes in, say to want stay overnight at sb else's place one evening, and dress is feeble, not be suspicious, add coal to make a fire rapidly, fried bowl egg to fry a meal to him, but see him eat an egg only, pharynx does not fall meal, know him to have a load on one's mind. Why saying is black band look for him to bother, the leaf accompanies him to come home of purpose, why to refuse, say to already sent nephew He Gengfang to wearing his cape and leather cap to send a letter to the wife. Two people are touched sufficient and Mian, why to toss about, the day is not light still, rise should go, hesitant and a short while, ask: "Flocculus, are you rich? " Xie Lianping opens a box, gave him to involve golden certificate crowded, about 20 pieces, every pieces 20 thousand yuan. His number also does not have number to be put into the pocket, go outside face. Xie Lianping takes out an aba, call him to drape drive cold, but the person already disappeared.
He Fulin takes off back, wife by monitoring, domestic doorway from morning till night has a spy to be being defended. Why wife should answer Shanghai, xie Lianping personally Mu Zisan's person goes to convoy railway station, there is a spy to follow all the time from the back.
After liberating, he Fulin writes a letter to invite Xie Lianping to come to Shanghai. Xie Lianping reachs his home (side of north of Xia Fei road) , he Qila is worn two sons kneel down, appreciate the kindness that he helps.
"Actually I also did not save his meaning, do not know he is subterranean party, very accidental. " Xie Lianping did not look for him when be in distress.
Home town of the recall after Zhang Anyuan graduates works, from deputy alcalde one duty retires, it is the town involves worker worker now appoint director, have contact with Xie Lianping all the time, also be surprise sometimes at its words and deeds. Look in him, xie Lianping is a person that be clear about what to love and what to hate.
Spring 2012, zhu Hongqing dies. After Xie Lianping is driven out by the commune, borrow for a time occupy his home. Zhang Anyuan considers Xie Lianping age is old, the day heats up great distance, did not tell him, hasten home for the funeral of a parent or grandparent alone. After coming back, xie Lianping gets angry to him, bringing two sesame seed cake next a bottle of water, go up by bike Yangzhou, road of nearly 200 kilometers. Reached Home Zhu, the car is put, go straight towards cemetery to condole continuously, a word is not told. Morrow day does not shine to be gone to time drive, because attend class even, home Zhu does not leave him.
And go up in another funeral, xie Lianping's manner is disparate.
Former village secretary is Xie Lianping's student, because corruption tears open change fund,be dismissed, discharge party membership. His father after half an year dies, xie Lianping bought a wreath to hasten home for the funeral of a parent or grandparent, call him in front of, in public rebuke, carelessness is: How can you make such mistake? You work well, your father dies, still have bit of glory, because of what you unworthy this child, had an insatiable desire for a few money, your father die with a grievance or everlasting regret. A word, scold him so that find both funny and annoying.
Dishonourable of student occurrence behavior person, xie Lianping thinks he is responsible also, "Demonstrative education does not reach the designated position " . A few teach unsuccessful case, let him more certainly, the teacher cultivates moral education person, shoulder heavy responsibilities, be not result of a day. "A teacher if words and deeds is abhorrent, worse. Worse..
Old president second child first graduate that Yan Zheng is Xie Lianping, also became teacher of run by the local people later. One day meets by chance severe president to punish genuflect Yan Zheng accidentally, the reason is Yan Zheng hits mahjong. Xie Lianping is mediated from which, expended a lot of words useless, cannot help opening fire: "You teach him without the qualification, you do not want the child to hit mahjong, is yourself hit do not hit? " old president not utter a word.
Coach because of what order the book has by accident, xie Lianping has scolded educational bureau to lead. Because of correct a misprint, displeased school director. His disposition honest and frank, often wrong to the thing person.
1991 a day midday, two teachers family member sells food in school backyard, produce conflict, tussle rise, spectacle is very ugly. Xie Lianping drives the past to rip two people, the president that when running to search next, assumes is solved, but do not see people everywhere, when finding, he is having a meal in home of a teacher drink. Xie Lianping enters the door to get angry: "Outside raise hell, you still drink here! You still drink here!!
The leaf makes the same score overage already at that time job two years repeatedly, that semester ends, retired.
The person that idle does not stay in
Xie Lianping is holding teaching material, reference book in both hands, save the black blackboard eraser below with two, hand in teach place, do not have a law to go, "Bend over to cry uncomelily on the table " . A lot of teachers do not understand, what to retire to have to you can cry?
High school discontinue one's studying leaves the school, he also is the mood that does not abandon so. Classmaster Mr. Lin is very distressed, tear sending a picture is fastened, cause his be sentimentally attached to to the teacher. After liberating, see a lot of rock-bottom laborer are illiterate, their child cannot study a book, put oneself in the place of another, he throws eliminate illiteracy job naturally, open child-care centre. Later, he is engaged in teaching a career truly, experience the special obligation of pedagogic Yo person, already aspire dedicates for it survive.
Xie Lianping is the person that idle does not stay in. Be in Nanjing by control during, without the profession, without income. "Eat three square meals a day, not give serious thought to anything " it is dull and painful, then he looks for a job to oneself dry, clean everyday street, write blackboard reply, make up a missed lesson for the student. Up to now he still holds the convention that writes blackboard reply.
No matter writing, speech still writes blackboard to declare, xie Lianping never scratch, at great length, get sth done without any letup, revise without one place.
Xie Lianping watchs news everyday, so that be seasonable on the blackboard in the village,update current affairs trends.
Retire 28 years, he did not rest one day almost. Elementary school of each a large body of have a teacher to ask for leave, seek his take over a class for an absent teacher, short criterion a few days, long criterion 3 years, which have need, cried to go.
Gold of take over a class for an absent teacher 300 a month, returned the school. He bought 6 two accordion to 5 elementary school, to Song Qiao elementary school installs electric lamp, grew 100 water cedar to elementary school of the Dragon King, planted to yellow dam elementary school 220 white poplar are waited a moment.
After retiring, the leaf makes the same score a distance repeatedly Bo Chen learns to had brought a student in the Lao bridge of 30 kilometers, took them to sweep 3 years toilet. This student is writing down him up to now, the Spring Festival receives him to go this year Lao bridge spends birthday, collect became neat far apart 28 students.
See condition of education of rural school English is poor, influence enter a higher school, xie Lianping is very anxious. Be suspected to be beautiful Jiang spy before, he never dare say English, at this moment, he decides " take became useless to be treasure " .
2000, he opens English classroom in him home (hind more the name is " playhouse staying behind " ) , obligation coachs elementary school and junior high school are unripe, needs book appliance is he draws out money to buy. That 30 old house of smooth rice, classes are over everyday, swarmed desk and child.
These children come from circumjacent village, mostly parents is not in the home, grandfather grandma does not have culture, do not go up to homework side busy. 6 years ago, town government gives money the school storehouse his home face each other, rebuild two classrooms, one attends class for him, one intercrop is a reading room, the student can do work here, see book, play chess, play a ball game.
The reading room of playhouse staying behind
The playhouse staying behind that Xie Lianping establishs already was popularized inside entire county limits.
Take an examination of in last year, bo Chen learns high school of the key on school take an examination ofing 8 people, among them 5 people are here make up a missed lesson. "Why does the child have this enthusiasm? Because I do not collect fees,I do not admit is, the key has the effect. The key has the effect..
Somebody abuses his a stupid person, say he is made beautiful, also somebody envy and hate him, decide person money way. "There is a primary school teacher here, it is my student, speak out to hit the mouth of myself, he fills to children maths, collect fees 800 a month. Collect fees 800 a month..
Xie Lianping not quite care about the outside commend. The award that he has received is filled up with shopwindow, these commending to him character, "It would be impolite to decline, do not shame " ; Represent the past only, do not represent future; Not be halo, however burden.
"If I have little misgivings on bearing of the way one speaks or what he says, wrong even, this responsibility is not me, the country also should suffer lose, how can the someone say? Return Chinese good person with respect to you. Return Chinese good person with respect to you..
Take a student this to arrive Hefei, xie Lianping did not sleep two days good, etc children are safe and excellent, heart ability is put. "Although be a favour, but gave an accident, reputation is bad. Reputation is bad..
The old partner does not understand to him, come back to croak toward him, oneself are hated to part with eat, hate to part with wear, one yuan car is hated to part with sit, go Hefei is spent 89. The coal furnace in the home is flat, seal incompact, the old partner went buying new, 20 money do not arrive, xie Lianping just called her to be retreated. His principle is, this beautiful money absolutely not persnickety, the money that ought not to spend, won't spend one minute.
People says bounteous life is " comparatively well-off " , his find oneself already was big health, not anxious food and clothing, can go up in the home toilet, still have sit implement (note: Rain of leakage of the house a few years ago, the government helps his overhaul, installed toilet) , "I drop drop climb climb can maintain, already very content with one's lot. Already very content with one's lot..
Xie Lianping's old partner is cooking. There is a pretty furniture in the home.
Xie Lianping now and then write a poem, he calls the humble room that his lives " fast of seventy years of age " .
"Dead and unceasingly "
Recently, have a few " key character " often saunter in Xie Lianping brain, their achievement, enter a higher school mixes worry economic atmosphere, include an orphan that already read second year in high school.
He still holds to a visit to the parents or schoolchildren or young workers up to now, in the child that attends class here, do not understand besides newcome, each domestic situation, hobby, defect, there is this Zhang in his abdomen.
"Strange my old man still flies to somebody all over the sky by bike, then I do not fly, the child gives you, if do not work to give result, how to explain? How to explain??
5 years ago, xie Lianping is bumped into by storage battery car on road of a visit to the parents or schoolchildren or young workers, since then, he often falls, more and more serious, second midnight drops on the ground, insensible. House president sends him to Nanjing hospital, fish is cerebral haemorrhage adds meningitis.
At the beginning the doctor says his age is too old, do not have method. House president begs a doctor, say he is Chinese good person, still attend class freely for children now, the doctor just is willing to become an operation. But the risk is very big, successful rate has 5% only, "The likelihood cannot issue operating-table " .
Perhaps be blessing newspaper, the operation is very successful. Want be in hospital originally a month, but the 4th day of Xie Lianping left hospital with respect to rapid move. Doctor stubborn does not cross him, printed a piece of proof that leaves hospital ahead of schedule of one's own accord to let him sign, just agree to put him to go.
Head upper cover is worn at that time gauze, the line has not been torn open, do not go at all. He calls house president first, ask he can be received, house president persuades him to recuperate well. He plays the student of Nanjing again, cadre of class of an emeritus area, came two cars, husband and wife two carry him with litter get on a car, send all the time excellent.
Crossed one chapel to go to Nanjing take out stitches, the doctor says: "You this old man, we had not seen, you go so big operation 4 days the home runs, do you come home able what ah? Do you come home able what ah??
Not only feel distressed hospitalization expenses, xie Lianping also thinks breakfast goes back defending playhouse staying behind, although cannot attend a class, but everyday the student borrows return a book. He sits over every day, borrow a book at the same time, write memoir at the same time.
Do not have time to write before, two days attend class on the weekend, zhou Yizhou 2 change operation, tax of law of Zhou Sanyin teaching materials, submit a written statement to a higher authority, a day busy to evening.
Laohan persuades him cannot again so overworked, body be unable to stand, he says: "Laohan, be no good because of me, my or else does me to do not have time. My or else does me to do not have time..
Attend a class two days every weekend, xie Lianping should spend 1-2 day to correct many 80 exercise.
Others persuades Xie Lianping not to teach calligraphy, be afraid of him tired. Xie Lianping says: "My hold back does not live! Our teacher has brush of how many person to take now do not rise. Our teacher has brush of how many person to take now do not rise..
In those days, wang Xiaosi asks why he retired bad good enjoy a happy life, he all over the face smile: "I had been in enjoy a happy life, I am very happy. Such job can be compared rest much stronger! " from morning till night is in with children, making he often forgets himself already was an octogenarian.
To him, often be ability somewhat old somewhat happy. He has a keep in mind of 16 words heart: Life does not cease, the battle is more than; Spare no effort in the performance of one's duty, dead and unceasingly. "I live one day I skip one day, went. Went..
He already arranged good a funeral affair. If go in front of the old partner, besides the living cost with stay fixed, he can contribute total saving fund of Xie Lianping scholarship. This fund holds water 7 years, add of his land add was cast 50 thousand.
It is remains alms gives Anhui medical university next. He has 5 students to read Anhui medical university, spend the New Year when visit, ceng Di arrives do anatomy experiment to do not have human body specimen.
Xie Lianping does not have offspring. Wife of his the first to be appointed to an office ever had conceived pregnant, because he is political,be suspected, the wife destroys the child, divorced with him, now this old partner is the take sb in when he is 71 years old, she is become a monk or nun by son daughter-in-law drive out in those days the door, habitat is helter-skelter.
The leaf makes the same score as not much as the old partner communicating repeatedly, two people audition is not quite good. The student says, grandfather grandma is noisy now and then frame, mutual inaudible, each say each.
Although not have without female, but student full hall, the world of one's pupils or disciples, also be solace another. At present his biggest regret is to cannot find successor, "After I went, who is in charge of these children? Who is in charge of these children??
The student that lodges to make the same score the home repeatedly in the leaf at present is especially tired door, the home is very far from the school, without report, from live to now at the beginning first, in wanting immediately, took an examination of, her homework is not quite good, it is good that no matter take an examination of,Xie Lianping promises her take an examination of bad, need not worry about economic problem, "Want a grandfather to have an implication only, won't let you read aloud not to have a book. " want to become a teacher after her, change country teachs the current situation, "The hope creates a handsome appearance like foliaceous teacher. "The hope creates a handsome appearance like foliaceous teacher..
Chun Quqiu comes, sun rises a month to fall, children gather together from each district hereat, learn, frolic, run, grow, scatter again the four seas. Xie Lianping resembles a jackstraw, wind is blown do not fall, final, defending this is agrestic, this classroom and these children, till life end.
"Foliaceous teacher good-bye! " children say every time.
After school, children come to playhouse staying behind, ask operation round foliaceous teacher.
Say with chairman of prefectural article couplet he is " the candle power that never goes out " , he does not agree, "Do I have so bright? I give my opinion, at best is a firebug nevertheless. At best is a firebug nevertheless..
