1,

Township station.

outside.

day.

After a bus climbed the mountain and crossed the ridges, slowly turned one mountain road after another, he finally arrived at the bus stop in this township.

Xu Hong took the things and got out of the car with the other passengers. She approached the ticket seller and said, "Comrade, let me ask, how far is this place from Waijinggou Village?"

The ticket seller looked at her and said, "There are more than twenty miles left."

Xu Hong: "What's so far?"

Ticket Conductor: "Yeah."

Xu Hong: "Is there a car there?"

The ticket seller shook his head: "No more, there is no traffic there, this is the end."

Xu Hong: "Then how to go there?"

The ticket seller pointed his hand and said to her, "Did you see that road go forward, cross two ridges, and you'll arrive."

"Thank you!" After Xu Hong said that, he walked forward with the heavy thing.

2,

On the mountain road.

outside.

day.

Xu Hong walked hard on a narrow mountain road with her things.

After walking for a while, she was so tired that she was already out of breath. She simply stopped.

At this time, a small donkey cart came from not far away from the opposite side and slowly approached her.

A middle-aged man in the car saw Xu Hong, got out of the car, and asked, "You are Teacher Xu from the city, right?"

Xu Hong nodded: "Yes!"

Middle-aged man: "Oh! Sorry! I'm late."

Xu Hong was stunned: "Then you are..."

The middle-aged man smiled and said, "I am from Waijinggou Village, our branch secretary asked me to pick you up."

Xu Hong: "Oh."

Middle-aged man: "Come on, get in the car!" He said, walked over, took the things from Xu Hong, and put them in the car.

3,

Village Committee.

Inside.

day.

In a low hut, the old branch secretary introduced to Xu Hong: "Oh! There was a substitute teacher in our Waijinggou Village. Later, because there were fewer and fewer children coming to school, there were only a few people left. There was no choice but to let these students go to the school in the neighboring village."

Xu Hong: "Oh! That's it."

The old secretary: "Well, it's good that you're here now."

Xu Hong: "Is the school still there?"

The old branch secretary: "Here, he is just disrepair and is a little ruined."

Xu Hong: "Can you take me to see it?"

The old secretary: "Okay! You take a break first, and I will take you tomorrow!"

Xu Hong: "No, I want to go and take a look now."

The old branch secretary: "But you just came here and you have worked hard all the way. I think you'd better wait for tomorrow!"

Xu Hong: "No, I want to go now and let students who are studying start classes immediately."

"Okay! Then I'll take you there!" said the old branch secretary and stood up.
Chapter completed!