The snow finally stopped the next day, but it had really snowed quite a bit over the past day and two nights.
Xie Yan stepped on an unswept patch of snow, which reached his knees; the snow was really thick.
A timely snowfall promises a bumper harvest; it looks like next year will be a good year.
However, it's tough on those educated youths who are coming today. With such thick snow, Xie Yan can imagine how difficult the road will be to travel.
Silently sympathize with them for a second.
After feeling sorry for her, I had to go to school myself.
Although I said yesterday that if it snows today, everyone should not come to school, or if the snow is too thick like today, then there's no need to come.
But Xie Yan still obediently went to school and stayed there.
The main concern is that some students might not have been notified and have come to school again today.
Especially for those villages that are far away, I was afraid that they might come to the school today if we hadn't notified them in time.
When he arrived at the school, the school gate was thankfully closed. Xie Yan opened the gate, swept a path with a broom, and seeing that no one was coming, he added firewood to his small stove, sat down to warm himself by the fire, and kept an eye on the movements outside.
The fire hadn't been burning for long when Liu Yihong arrived.
The two sat around the small stove at the thank-you banquet, chatting and warming themselves by the fire.
Then they started talking about the newly arrived educated youth.
Liu Yihong sighed, "I wonder how many people will come this time?"
Xie Yan: "The number of people should be about the same as last time."
Liu Yihong: "I only have one thought, which is that the educated youth who came this time will be easier to get along with."
Now there are more and more educated youth in the settlements, and more people means more things to do.
He couldn't help but envy Gu Bin; it must be so nice to live alone!
If only he had money, he could build himself a house.
Around 10 or 11 o'clock, seeing that no one had come, Xie Yan said with relief, "It seems that no one is coming today, so we can eat dinner earlier."
Before Liu Yihong could reply, he heard a sound coming from outside.
Xie Yan went outside to take a look.
Goodness, it really doesn't stand up to being talked about!
I should have known better than to be so sarcastic!
I regret it!
This time, another girl came, Liu Cuicui.
Her home is in Dashishan, which is the farthest place from the school.
She was covered in snow, clearly having fallen quite a few times, and even her hair was covered in snow.
Xie Yan and Liu Yihong quickly went out and took the person to their office.
Liu Cuicui was frozen stiff; it was only through sheer willpower that she was able to walk to school.
I don't know how many times I fell along the way.
At first, she would get up and pat the snow, but later she stopped patting the snow altogether.
It's completely pointless; it's like falling every three steps and taking a big fall every five.
Xie Yan took her schoolbag off, brushed the snow off her clothes, and settled her down next to the small stove to warm herself.
Once everyone had stopped trembling, Xie Yan asked worriedly, "Didn't your village's brigade leader come to your house yesterday to say that you don't need to come to school today?"
Liu Cuicui breathed a sigh of relief before saying, "The brigade leader came over again, but I saw that the snow had stopped today, and our village has been cleaned up everywhere, so I came to school."
"I didn't expect the snow on the road to be so thick."
Most importantly, there wasn't a soul in sight on the road. The vast expanse of white made her feel both cold and afraid, and her vision blurred from walking so much.
Xie Yan looked at her feet, in thin cloth shoes, and there must have been a lot of snow inside. He hesitated for a moment and said, "Why don't you take off your shoes and warm your feet?"
Liu Cuicui quickly shook her head and said very strongly, "No need, teacher, the shoes are dry, not wet. Look, I've already shaken all the snow off them."
She remembered her patched socks and her feet that hadn't been washed in ages, and quietly moved her feet back.
Xie Yan took in everything and said with a smile, "Alright, since that's the case, then there's no need to take them off. Put your feet forward and roast them properly."
"Did you hurt yourself anywhere?"
"Or do you not feel any pain anywhere?"
Liu Cuicui shook her head, "Nothing hurts, but I fell a lot. After falling so many times, I just stopped bothering to brush the snow off myself."
Xie Yan nodded, "If you feel unwell anywhere, be sure to tell your teacher, okay?"
Many people have fractured bones from falls in the snow; this is something that should not be taken lightly!
Xie Yan was afraid the child wouldn't want to talk, so he said only after seeing that she wasn't so cold anymore: "Stand up and walk a few steps so I can see!"
Liu Cuicui obediently stood up, took a few steps to check, and Xie Yan looked her over. Seeing that there was indeed no problem, he nodded and said, "It's alright, come and warm yourself by the fire!"
She seemed to be walking a little strangely, and Xie Yan was worried that she might have fallen somewhere.
Looking back now, I was just frozen stiff, thank goodness!
Xie Yan didn't ask her to go to the classroom, as it was too cold there. Instead, she sat at her desk in the office and reviewed the previous lessons.
This is mainly to avoid embarrassing the children.
The alarm clock rang shortly after. The group tidied themselves up; it was Liu Yihong's turn to take Liu Cuicui home today.
So Xie Yan went home early today.
When Yu Yue saw him return so early, she thought no students had come today.
Xie Yan shook his head, "Not only did they come, but one of them came from the farthest away. Liu Yihong went to see them off. I still have to go to school this afternoon, and there might be other people coming."
Why!
Xie Yan sighed.
He just wants to rest and sleep in, but why is that so difficult?
Using the same hot pot broth from yesterday, the group had another hot pot meal.
After finishing his meal, smelling the odor on his clothes, and not wanting to cause any unnecessary trouble, Xie Yan quietly changed his clothes, reluctantly bid farewell to the warm house, and with heavy steps, embarked on his journey to school.
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