28,

field.

outside.

morning.

Xu Hong prescribed the medicine and when he came out of the health center, it was already dawn.

She rode her bicycle and rushed back quickly.

29,

Inside the house.

Inside.

morning.

Zhang Chunlan woke up. She opened her eyes and looked around her. When she found that Xu Hong was not there, she shouted: "Teacher Xu, Teacher Xu."

No one answered her.

Zhang Chunlan sat up, quickly got up, folded the quilt and got off the floor.

"Teacher Xu, Teacher Xu." She shouted several times one after another.

Still no one answered her.

Zhang Chunlan was a little puzzled: "Where has Teacher Xu been? Teacher Xu." She shouted again.

At this time, Xu Hong agreed and walked into the room: "Hey, where is the teacher here?"

Zhang Chunlan: "Teacher Xu."

Xu Hong: "Why did you get up so early?"

Zhang Chunlan: "Teacher, I got up so early every day when I was at home."

Xu Hong nodded.

Zhang Chunlan: "Teacher, where did you go just now?"

Xu Hong: "Oh! I'll go out for a while. Come, Junlan, you sit there quickly."

Zhang Chunlan: "Teacher, what are you doing?"

Xu Hong: "The teacher will give you some medicine to the injuries on your legs."

"Oh." Zhang Chunlan agreed and sat very obediently on the shabby chair.

Xu Hong took out the ointment, pulled up her trouser legs, and began to apply medicine slowly to her.

While applying, she asked, “Does it hurt?”

Zhang Chunlan shook her head: "It doesn't hurt."

Xu Hong: "Chunlan, if you apply this a few times a day, your injury will soon heal."

"Yes." Zhang Chunlan responded, and tears flowed down involuntarily.

Tears fell on Xu Hong's hands.

Xu Hong was shocked: "Chunlan, why are you... crying?"

Zhang Chunlan looked at Xu Hong and choked and said, "Teacher, you... you are kind to me like this and are even more affectionate than my mother."

Xu Hong hugged her again and comforted her, "Chunlan, stop crying! Don't cry anymore! Ah!"

Not only did Zhang Chunlan not stop crying, but instead cried even harder.

Xu Hong's eyes were also red.

30,

Small mountain village.

outside.

morning.

A small mountain village shrouded in smoke.

31,

A small kitchen.

Inside.

morning.

Xu Hong started to prepare breakfast.

Zhang Chunlan walked in from outside with a pile of firewood in her arms.

When Xu Hong saw this, she hurriedly said to her: "Chunlan, why are you... going to work?"

Zhang Chunlan: "What's wrong? Teacher."

Xu Hong: "The injury on your leg has not healed yet, so how can you do whatever you want?"

Zhang Chunlan smiled and said disapprovingly: "Teacher, it's okay, I work like this every day at home."

Xu Hong: "But you are different now than usual, your legs are injured like that."

Zhang Chunlan: "It's okay, teacher."

Xu Hong: "Put the firewood on the ground quickly, go and sit there! Ah!"

Zhang Chunlan put the pile of firewood on the ground, but did not leave.

Xu Hong: "Go! Chunlan, just have a teacher here, go to the house quickly!"
Chapter completed!