It was raining so hard that I left home at 5:35 a.m. and walked to school, about eight miles from home, to catch the 6:45 morning reading class.
When I walked into the yard, I saw that the ground was full of large and small waterholes. I took advantage of the light of the street lamps in the courtyard of the community to bypass the puddles. When I went out of the gate, I saw that there was a gray patch everywhere, and the sky was not yet light, and I could barely see the road. The rain was falling heavily, and the raindrops made a tinkling sound on the umbrella. Even with the largest umbrella in the house, it could only cover the upper body, and after a while, the trouser legs were splashed by the rain.
By the light of dawn, I tried to circumvent the waterholes on the road, but in some places there were not just shallow pools, but deep pools or small rivers. Fortunately, my shoes are still relatively waterproof, and after walking a long way, I feel that the inside of my shoes is still dry. That's nice!
When I was complacent, at the turn of the intersection in front of me, a started car was parked on the road, and the exhaust pipe was "suddenly" exhausting, but it was entrenched on the road and motionless. I had to get around the side of the car, where there was a deep puddle. Good fellow, the water poured into my shoes at once, and my feet suddenly felt wet and cold, alas!This abominable road occupancy!
Along the way, the rain did not weaken at all, and poured unscrupulously. I was a poor teacher and didn't have a car, just a two-wheeled electric car. Not to mention that my electric car is not equipped with a canopy, even if it is installed, it can't stop such a heavy rain. Although the school has dormitories, I can't get used to sleeping. So I had to wake up early and walk to it in the pouring rain. Professional Xi invisibly drove me to arrive at school at the time set by the school and give the children early reading classes on time.
This is another job I found after I retired – teaching at a private elementary school. "People can't be idle for a day", for me, who is Xi to being busy, I really can't stand that boring life.
Walking through the streets with few pedestrians in the pouring rain, I didn't feel depressed, but felt a fresh experience, a kind of self-challenge.
Although teaching is a chore and the pay is pitiful in this small private school, this is an errand that I am willing to do from the bottom of my heart, and no one forces me to do it, I want to have a fulfilling life, and I want to prove that I am not old and can work like a young man.
I held an umbrella and walked in the pouring rain with one foot deep and one foot shallow, the sky is getting brighter and brighter, and I can clearly see the various brands on the roadside stores, such as "Roman Rolland Bath", "Xiaoyao Town Hu Spicy Soup", "Goubuli Bun", "Lewanjia Supermarket", "Chenguang Stationery Store", "Jiaju Decoration", "Jiule Go Wine Warehouse"."Wait a minute. I thought to myself: when the owner of the store opened the store, he must have thought out of his heart to come up with such a strange name.
Junior high school students carrying school bags to school began to appear on the road, cleaning the streets in the rain could be seen from time to time, and hard-working businessmen had opened their doors to welcome customers. It seems that the first people to get up in the morning should be teachers and students, and the most industrious people are cleaners and businessmen.
When I first set off, I felt that the distance was so far away, and the road was not smooth in rainy weather, which made it difficult to walk, and it was not as smooth as usual. But halfway through, it doesn't feel as far as it seems. Walk to the school gate and take out your mobile phone to check the time, and arrive at the school ten minutes earlier than the morning reading time.
I couldn't help but sigh: it's good for people to have a pair of feet and two legs!As long as you take a step, there is no destination that cannot be reached!As the famous poet Wang Guozhen said: "Since you have chosen a distant place, you only care about the wind and rain." There is no road longer than a foot, no mountain higher than a man. ”