Don't you say I'm a substitute

41.

After the wedding banquet, Zheng Zaochun clearly felt the change in the attitude of the people in the village towards him.

The next day he went to class as usual. There were two girls in the class who didn’t come on time. He asked Mr. Sun who lived very close to the two students’ homes and always came to school with the children. There is no reason.Zheng Zaochun found it strange, and during the lunch break, he asked the principal for a vacation, and planned to go to the two students' homes to see if something happened.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he started talking, the principal stopped him.

"Xiao Zheng, you'd better not go. They are fine. They are probably sick and resting at home! Don't look at the hot weather, but it is still quite cold in the morning and evening! You don't need to come to the door for this kind of thing. Really!" The principal dragged and dragged Zheng Zaochun back.Hearing the principal's explanation, Zheng Zaochun went back to his wooden house suspiciously, and didn't take this matter too seriously.

But on the second day and the third day, one after another in his class, students didn't come to class. Now even the principal couldn't explain why the students didn't come.Zheng Zaochun temporarily changed the morning class to self-study, packed his bag and went to the village.

Walking to the student's house closest to the hill where the school is located, he knocked on the door, and someone inside answered quickly.

"Come here, who is it?"

"Hi, I'm Zheng Zaochun from Hope Primary School. Luo Miaomiao hasn't come to school for three days. Is she sick? I'll come and have a look."

……

As soon as Zheng Zaochun finished speaking, the courtyard suddenly became quiet, and Zheng Zaochun waited and waited, but no one opened the door for him.He was about to wait and see if the inside was busy with other things this time, when he suddenly heard the voices of a man and a woman discussing in low voices under the courtyard wall.

"What are you doing? Why don't you open the door?" the man asked.

"Open the door?! Why should I open the door for such a person?! That kind of person is still a teacher, what a waste of the title of teacher! I told the principal and Teacher Sun two days ago that if he doesn't leave, I won't let my baby go to school, let's see what they do!" the woman said angrily.

"Oh, look at you bitch, one size belongs to one size, what do you mean by blocking people out?!"

"Surnamed Luo, if you dare to open this door, I will never end with you! What good things can someone like him teach? They must be like him!" the woman roared with her voice pressed down.

"Hi! I don't care!"

The yard became quiet again, and the couple should have gone into the house from the sound.Zheng Zaochun silently retreated from the steps. He will not see Luo Miaomiao today.Just now he wanted to ask clearly, what kind of person is he, why did he spoil the title of teacher, and how did he become so unbearable?

Zheng Zaochun looked at the sun, rubbed his face, and then visited the second house.

The second house, the third house, the fourth house... none of them opened the door for him.

With the scorching sun above his head, Zheng Zaochun walked from the east end of the village to the west end of the village, and no one wanted to pay attention to him.He greeted the villagers he met on the road with a smile as usual, but everyone acted as if he had some terrible infectious disease and avoided them.What's more, when passing him by, he would pop out the sentence "abandoning the family and abandoning the child is worse than a beast".

Zheng Zaochun sat down and rested in the shade of a tree by the side of the road.The weather was hot, but his heart was terribly cold.He remembered Luo Miaomiao's mother's words. If the parents of the students thought like her, as long as he stayed at Zhangwan Township Hope Primary School for one day, would those children really be stopped at home and not allowed to go to school?Thinking of those students' smart and clever appearance, Zheng Zaochun felt extremely uncomfortable. They were trying to force him to leave Zhangwan Township...

Lu Haoze went out today and went straight to the school to find Zheng Zaochun, but when he arrived at the school, he heard from the principal that he had gone to the village.So he asked and searched along the roadside he might have passed.Even Lu Haoze, who had a big nerve, also realized that something was wrong, why overnight everyone became like they didn't know Zheng Zaochun and didn't want to talk about it at all.Originally, he didn't want to take this matter to heart, but when he thought that Zheng Zaochun had come to the village an hour or two earlier than him, his heart skipped a beat for no reason, and he started running.

Just as Lu Haoze was running wildly in the village looking for someone, Zheng Zaochun had already wandered back to school.Ignoring the whispers of the other two teachers pointing behind his back in the office, Zheng Zaochun went straight to the principal's desk.

"Principal, last time you said that the Chinese teacher at Sigou Village Primary School took maternity leave, so they are short of a Chinese teacher right now?"

"Cough, cough, cough..." The principal choked on a sip of tea, and the two whispering teachers beside him shut their mouths and listened to the conversation with their ears up.

"Then what, Teacher Zheng, let's go out and talk, go out and talk." The principal smiled awkwardly and stood up and said.

"Okay." Zheng Zaochun nodded without hesitation.

……

"You, really think it over?" Although he knew why Zheng Zaochun made such a request, the principal still felt very embarrassed when he directly pierced the window paper.

"Yes, you have seen the situation now. It is no longer suitable for me to stay in Zhangwan Township Hope Primary School. Staying here will only delay the children's studies." Zheng Zaochun nodded, looking over the principal's shoulder To the vast mountains behind him, Sigou Village, how far and how many mountains will I have to go this time?

"Hey, if you want me to say that your family affairs and work can't be confused at all. How you treat your children and how you treat your profession as a teacher, I see it every day, and I should have the most say. Our Mr. Zheng, our character You are so conscientious and humble, what a teacher! I used to tell my wife about you all the time. It is really a blessing for the children that Mr. Zheng can come to our Hope Primary School... But now things have become like this , you say I... hey..." The principal sighed again and again.

"Principal, I just didn't want to embarrass everyone so I made this decision, just let me go."

"Mr. Zheng, you don't know... that place... is poor... Our conditions here are hard enough, but they sometimes don't have food..." The principal knew that Zheng Zaochun was not in good health. Go to Sigou Village, everyone may explain where it is...

"It's okay, just get used to it. There are still many children living there. It doesn't make sense for them to persevere." Zheng Zaochun pursed his lips and said with a smile.

"Oh, Mr. Zheng, why don't you tell the big guys that it's a misunderstanding, and clarify, what kind of children and women are all nonsense by your cousin. I'll help you make peace at the old Zhang's house and fight for it. Let me tell you about the marriage again?" After much deliberation, the principal still felt that Zheng Zaochun could not be sent to Sigou Village.

"No need," Zheng Zaochun smiled and waved his hands, "He's telling the truth, I don't need to explain anything. As for Caixia, I really have no fate with her."

"Hey..." The headmaster was so worried that his face was full of wrinkles.

"Mr. Zheng, do you want to go to your cousin to discuss it?" The principal came up with another idea.

Zheng Zaochun immediately shook his head, "I lost contact with him a long time ago. If I hadn't met him by chance in Zhangwan Township this time, I would have almost forgotten about him."

"Hey...you can't do this, you can't do that, it's like you're destined to go to Sigou!" The principal angrily walked back and forth with his hands behind his back.

"Principal, there is no need to be so difficult... just let me..."

"How about this, Mr. Zheng, I will go to the school and talk to the villagers. I will say that you are sick and have to take a long vacation and cannot continue to substitute for the class. The teachers will share your class. You just stay in the house and rest for a few days. Then After a while, how about we decide whether to go to Sigou or not?" The principal clapped his hands and thought of a way to delay the attack.

"Well, yes, thank you principal." Zheng Zaochun bowed slightly to the principal gratefully.

"Ouch, that's all right, let's go back and rest." The principal said.

"Oh, by the way." Zheng Zaochun turned around after walking halfway, "Principal, before I go to Sigou Village, can you please keep it a secret for me? I don't want people in the village to know." Including Lu Haoze.

"Okay, I won't say." The principal nodded.

After talking with the principal, Zheng Zaochun went back to his hut.As soon as the principal returned to the office and sat down, Lu Haoze rushed in.

"Hoo hoo, principal, where's Zheng Zaochun?!" Lu Haoze was sweating profusely and out of breath.

"Hey, why are you panting like this? Sit down, Mr. Zheng came back just now, and he said he was not feeling well. I asked him to go home and rest. Didn't you see him when you went to the village?"

"No, guess, yes, I missed it." Lu Haoze breathed heavily while leaning on his knees.

"Oh, then you are going now..." Lu Haoze ran out before the principal finished speaking.

After rushing straight to Zheng Zaochun's door, Lu Haoze slammed on the brakes, supported a tree by the side of the road to slowly breathe evenly, wiped the sweat from his forehead a little, then went to the door and knocked.

"Zaochun, it's me, are you home?"

Lu Haoze put his ear to the door and listened, but the room was silent.

Did he go out?But didn't the principal say he just came back?Lu Haoze took a few steps back and wanted to look in through the window, but unfortunately the window was locked from the inside.

"Early spring? The principal said you were not feeling well? Are you okay? Huh? Did you go out? Then I'll come back later..." Lu Haoze said to himself.

Zheng Zaochun silently listened to the sound of Lu Haoze's gradually leaving footsteps behind the door, and waited for a while when there was really no movement outside before he opened the door.

!

"early spring!"

Unexpectedly, as soon as Zheng Zaochun opened the door, he bumped into Lu Haoze who was guarding the door.

"You didn't leave..." Zheng Zaochun was startled.

"En," Lu Haoze replied, originally he left, but he turned back halfway.

"You, do you have anything to do with me?" Zheng Zaochun couldn't avoid it, and Zheng Zaochun reluctantly entered the room with Lu Haoze.

"Zaochun, first of all, I want to apologize to you."

"again……"

"'It's the same apology again', you must be thinking so in your heart, right?" Lu Haoze showed a bitter smile.

"I know, I'm always apologizing to you, maybe you're tired of hearing it, but I can't help it, it's all my fault." Lu Haoze scratched his head and said.

"Is there anything else?" Zheng Zaochun asked while avoiding Lu Haoze's eyes full of affection.

"Yes, I was too impulsive about what happened at the banquet yesterday. I thought about it before I came to Zhangwan Township this time. I won't disturb your life anymore. Let me stay in the place where I can see you occasionally. The place is just fine, trust me, I really planned to do so, I met you on the road several times a few days ago and I wanted to talk to you, but I didn’t want to disturb you, so I didn’t say anything... At the banquet yesterday, I saw you being urged to express your opinion, and I said something I shouldn't have said in a moment of impatience."

"I came here to apologize to you, and then I was walking in the village today and found that everyone's opinion of you is a bit... I don't know if you know it. So I want to ask you, what do you want me to do? It's with the villagers Clarify whether I am talking nonsense or that I deliberately framed you, and I will explain to them how you want me to explain." Lu Haoze said.

Zheng Zaochun had a little understanding of Lu Haoze's intention to come to him, and Lu Haoze actually thought of going with the principal.But what confuses him is that when he speaks, he puts himself in a very low posture and has a flattering tone. Is this really the same person as the Lu Haoze he knows?

"You deliberately framed me, what reason do you have to frame me like this?" Zheng Zaochun asked back.

"..." Lu Haoze was suddenly stopped by the question.I didn't expect that this was the only thing that was missing from the drafts that I had typed so much last night.

"Let's just say, I actually like Caixia. I don't think you two are going to get engaged and that's why you framed and smeared you. In fact, you don't have any children at all, not a single one..." Lu Haoze said bravely.

"Lu Haoze!" Zheng Zaochun slapped the table, and Lu Haoze stood up from the stool in shock.

"What's the matter? What's the matter? Did I make a mistake again?" Lu Haoze stood beside Zheng Zaochun with his hands bowed like a pupil who made a mistake.

"Please go back, you don't need to explain this matter." Anyway, I'm leaving here soon.

"Don't mind... I'll think about it again, don't drive me away..." Lu Haoze was so anxious that he wanted to scratch his head.

"I have learned how the villagers treat me in the past two days. Anyway, rumors like this will fade away if they are passed on, so don't worry about that." Zheng Zaochun said.

"Then can I still stay around you like before? Don't worry! I won't disturb you, just take a look at you from afar..." Lu Haoze asked cautiously.

"As you please." The humbleness and begging in his tone were so obvious, facing Lu Haoze, Zheng Zaochun felt unbearable for the first time, and he looked up at Lu Haoze with mixed feelings in his heart.The high-spirited man in the past is now standing in front of him in a low voice. In his mind, Lu Haoze shouldn't be like this. Zheng Zaochun thought to himself, he shouldn't follow him to this kind of place. He belongs to that big city, to the city with him The home of many memories belongs to those three lovely children, that is where he should really stay, not in this poor country in autumn wearing sweaters and shorts...

"Great, thank you Zaochun!" Lu Haoze's heart, which had been hanging all night, finally returned to its place, and he laughed happily.

The sadness in Zheng Zaochun's heart was much diluted by Lu Haoze's joyful voice, that's all, he can do whatever he wants, stay here if he wants to.

"Why don't you leave? Waiting for me to keep you for dinner?" Zheng Zaochun rolled his eyes at someone who couldn't extricate himself from the joy of "Zheng Zaochun agreed to let me stay here".

"Is there? Is it possible?" Lu Haoze's eyes flashed suddenly.

"No, you can't. You should leave quickly." Zheng Zaochun said angrily.

"Oh, okay, I'm leaving. See you in early spring." Lu Haoze pursed his lips, and walked out of Zheng Zaochun's room dejectedly.Looking at his back, Zheng Zaochun had the impression of a big dog drooping its ears and turning its head three times a step, unwilling to leave.

Back at the village chief’s house, Lu Haoze was generally in a good mood. It was only before ten o’clock. He planned to pick up the hoe and go to work in the field, but he didn’t expect that it would rain heavily when he walked out. Backed off.

The torrential rain in the summer was fierce, and the heavy rain continued from morning to evening, and the rain did not decrease at all.At around seven o'clock in the evening, Lu Haoze had dinner with the village chief and his wife.

"Come, eat more." Aunt Liu, the wife of the village head, kept calling Lu Haoze to eat.

"Hey, why didn't the rain stop all of a sudden." Hearing the sound of raindrops crackling on the window, the village chief felt a little uneasy.

"Summer is a season of heavy rain, village chief, don't worry too much." Lu Haoze said.

"Hey, I'm afraid..."

"what?"

"It's nothing."

"Little Lu, when will your brother leave?" Aunt Liu suddenly changed the subject.

"Ma'am! What do you mean? Who wants to leave?" Lu Haoze was a little confused when asked.

"Mr. Zheng, didn't that cousin of yours say that he will be transferred to Sigou Village to support teaching?" The aunt wondered how Lu Haoze asked this question. Could it be that he didn't know?

"Sigou Village? Where is Mr. Zheng doing? No food or clothing..." The village head frowned, maybe it wasn't the primary school principal who sent him to Sigou Village in order to squeeze Mr. Zheng away. Let's plant a place... And Lu Haoze wants to know the specific situation of this matter even more at this time.

"Ma'am, who did you hear that he was leaving? When was he leaving? Who told him to leave?"

"Hey, what I know is not very clear. Didn't it start to rain at noon today? I happened to be outside without an umbrella, so I went to Grandma Xiao's canteen to sit for a while. We chatted and chatted. Teacher Zheng, Grandma Xiao said that it seems that her daughter-in-law heard from Teacher Sun in the elementary school that Teacher Zheng is leaving, how do I know the details?!" The aunt replied.

"No, I'm going to take a look. I just met him this morning, and I didn't hear him mention this at the time!" Lu Haoze put down his job and got up and was about to go out.

"Hey! What's the hurry, it's raining so hard now, the road to the elementary school is covered with mud, it's hard to go, you can wait until the rain subsides tomorrow." The village head stopped Lu Haoze.

Looking at the pouring rain outside the window, Lu Haoze nodded and went back to the dinner table to sit down.Aunt Liu got up and filled another bowl of rice for the two of them, and the three slowly chatted about other topics. In the living room, the news broadcast was broadcasting on the TV, and the freshly brewed tea in the glass jar on the coffee table was floating up and down, and piles of tea were piled on the sofa. Clothes collected before the rain, the old cat of the village head’s family lazily licked its paws in its nest, and a small puddle of water gathered on the ground on the folded umbrella next to the shoe rack.

Lu Haoze still doesn't know at this time, such a casual decision of his almost made him regret it for the rest of his life.

The author has something to say:

Everyone has been waiting for a long time!

I finally had a holiday yesterday and went to my friend's house in Kyushu for New Year's Day.

Here, I wish everyone a happy new year, good health, smooth work and study, and happy every day~~~

Bow, thank you for accompanying me, really thank you! ! !

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