Beginning: The teacher's grace is like a mountain, deep and heavy. In Inner Mongolia, there is a teacher who is selfless and dedicated, and his influence is deeply imprinted on the students' lives. And the story between teachers and students is even more emotional.
In 1981, Zhang Xiurong, a teacher from Inner Mongolia, would never have thought that a small gift of shoes would be exchanged for a house in the future, what kind of story is hidden behind this?
Let's explore this touching teacher-student friendship together.
In the group of junior high school classmates during the Spring Festival of 2006, Chen Zhide was greeting his classmates. The topic in the group turned to the passage of time, and the students each had their own feelings about family and life.
The class leader proposed to hold an offline class reunion where everyone discussed the time and place. Suddenly, someone asked, "Does anyone know that Mr. Zhang lives in **?" We can pick her up together and surprise her. ”
Someone replied: "Teacher Zhang's place has not changed, we can pick her up together, this is a good idea!" Hearing this idea, Chen Zhide's heart was suddenly caught, and he couldn't help asking: "Does Mr. Zhang still live in the old house?" ”
Someone in the group responded: "Lao Chen, what's wrong with you? Didn't you go to Mr. Zhang's house back then, logically speaking, you should be the most familiar, why did you forget? ”
In the face of the ridicule of his classmates, Chen Zhide did not defend himself, but tears slipped down his cheeks silently, how could he forget Teacher Zhang's home? Mr. Zhang's help to him is beyond the sky, as I said, if it wasn't for Mr. Zhang's persistence, his today might be a different scene.
Mr. Zhang's home, he remembers it very clearly, when he went there, he felt a little crowded, the 50-square-meter house was full of sundries, although it was well organized, but it still seemed a little cramped.
It stands to reason that Mr. Zhang and his wife are both regular employees, and they have a lot of wages every month, but why haven't they even changed their houses? Later, Chen Zhide remembered Mr. Zhang's personality and was relieved, yes!
With Teacher Zhang's character, she can't see others suffering the most, maybe she uses her savings to help poor students like him. Thinking of this, Chen Zhide silently made a vow in his heart, he wanted to take advantage of this class reunion to give Teacher Zhang a gift, in order to repay her kindness back then!
Chen Zhide regretted his negligence, and he should have contacted his teacher more to understand her situation. Although the discussion in the group was over, Chen Zhide decided to contact the teacher immediately and greet her for the New Year.
He found Teacher Zhang** in the address book, and after connecting, he almost cried when he heard the teacher's familiar and kind voice, but he choked up and greeted the teacher with a smile.
The teacher also remembered him and excitedly asked him about his current situation, his living situation, his work situation, and his family situation.
Teacher Zhang's care was as warm and kind as a mother, and Chen Zhide couldn't help but shed tears in the **. He told Mr. Zhang about his current situation and said that he was thanks to Mr. Zhang's encouragement and training.
He also mentioned the news that his classmates planned to hold a class reunion after the New Year. Teacher Zhang kept smiling at the end of the **, and after the end, Chen Zhide breathed a sigh of relief, as if he had made up his mind, and as if he had finished something.
However, what gift will Chen Zhide give to Mr. Zhang? We'll leave that to a later date. The most concerned thing is the friendship between Mr. Zhang and Chen Zhide, why is Chen Zhide still full of gratitude to Mr. Zhang even though he has not seen him for many years?
Chen Zhide was born in a small mountain village in Wuchuan County, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, and the only adjective in his family was poverty. There are a total of ten people in their family, the grandparents are old and sick in bed all the year round, Chen Zhide has an elder brother above him, who pays for the family with his parents, and there are four younger sisters below.
The originally happy family became a family of eight due to the death of grandparents. When Chen Zhide was a child, he never understood why his father often said after the death of his grandparents: "It's good to die, it's good to die, and you don't have to starve when you die." ”
But as he grew older, Chen Zhide slowly understood that the hunger brought about by poverty was not only material, but also spiritual. He often heard the word "go to school" in the mouths of his peers, and although he didn't understand what it meant at the time, he subconsciously knew that he needed to go to school.
One day, he told his father what he thought, and he was silent for a long time, and then, after smoking two bags of dry tobacco, he called his brother and asked them to draw lots, and whoever caught the lot went to school.
Although his father did not call his younger sisters in, it was not because he preferred sons over daughters, but because of family conditions, they could only afford to go to school alone.
Chen Zhide's mother is seriously ill all the year round and cannot engage in heavy physical labor, and the boy is the main ** of the family labor force, so the two brothers cannot go to school together, and only one of them can go to school.
Faced with this decision, Chen Zhide's elder brother chose to give up, he said that he was not as smart as his younger brother, and he was not young anymore, and he would be able to go out to work in two years, and his younger brother was still young and more suitable for going to school.
So, Chen Zhide carried the expectations of his family and embarked on the road of study.
Although Chen Zhide is young, he knows that the opportunity to go to school is not easy to come by. He understands that if he doesn't study hard, he will be sorry for his parents who have worked so hard, sorry for his older brother who gave up his own school, and sorry for his younger sisters who are not even qualified to compete.
In primary school, Chen Zhide's studies were always at the top and he never lingered outside the top three. After graduating from primary school, with excellent results, he was successfully admitted to a key junior high school in Wuchuan County, and Mr. Zhang was his homeroom teacher for three years of junior high school.
Teacher Zhang's original name was Zhang Xiurong, in 1978, Zhang Xiurong, who graduated from the normal school, worked in other places for several years, and then was transferred to Wuchuan County Junior High School to teach, and took over a graduating class.
When she first arrived here, Ms. Zhang was not used to it, because the environment here was too different from what she imagined. Many students had to walk miles of mountain roads to get to school, and the expectant eyes of the parents made her feel uncomfortable.
She understands that these parents are farmers, and they believe that knowledge can change their fate, but their low self-esteem makes them unconsciously afraid of scholars. In the years of teaching, the most common words that Mr. Zhang heard were: "Mr. Zhang, if you bother more, if the baby is disobedient, you will fight!"
Treat the baby as your own! "They believe that as long as teachers treat their students as their own children, they will teach them knowledge without reservation. Although Ms. Zhang will not really hit the children, she can't bear to live up to the expectations of these parents.
Ms. Zhang is a selfless educator who tutors children for free, and she is willing to give whenever the children need it. Despite the scarcity of teacher resources, she not only had to teach one grade, but also multiple subjects, and at the end of the day, she was exhausted and even had a hoarse voice.
However, she never complained and still insisted on tutoring the children. This selfless dedication filled her students with admiration and gratitude, and even when they recalled her years later, their hearts were still full of respect.
When Ms. Zhang was the teacher of Chen Zhide's class, she paid special attention to Chen Zhide. She knows Chen Zhide's family environment, his home is the farthest from the school, but he is always the first student to arrive at the school.
This made Mr. Zhang have a special care and love for him. This fate also made Chen Zhide more respectful and grateful to his teacher Zhang.
Although Chen Zhide has shown great enthusiasm in his studies, his self-confidence has always been a problem. Maybe it's because his clothes look shabby compared to other students, or maybe it's because of family reasons that make him seem a little isolated at school.
However, Mr. Zhang did not give up on him, but enlightened and encouraged him many times. Eventually, Chen Zhide's personality began to become more cheerful. However, at this time, something happened that shocked both Mr. Zhang and Chen Zhide - Chen Zhide's mother suddenly became more ill and could not get out of bed, and his family needed someone to go home to take care of him.
As a result, Chen had to leave school for a while until his mother's condition improved.
Mr. Zhang was moved by Chen Zhide's father, and told in detail about Chen Zhide's academic achievements and the importance of education. After three days and three nights of persuasion, Chen Zhide's father finally agreed to let Chen Zhide return to school.
After Chen Zhide returned to school, he cherished the learning opportunity even more, and finally achieved excellent results in the high school entrance examination and was admitted to a key high school. However, towards the end of Chen's high school career, the accident struck again, and his father collapsed due to long-term stress.
This time, Chen Zhide really had the idea of suspending school, but after learning the news, Mr. Zhang immediately went to Chen Zhide to comfort and enlighten him.
Although Teacher Zhang couldn't help Chen Zhide much in the family, she warmed Chen Zhide's heart with her gentleness in learning. Her care and encouragement enabled Chen Zhide to be successfully admitted to Changchun Institute of Geology in 1981.
The moment he received the admission letter, Chen Zhide couldn't wait to find Mr. Zhang to share his joy. After parting, Mr. Zhang wrote a letter full of care to Chen Zhide, and also attached 20 yuan of her half-month's salary.
In order to buy Chen Zhide a new pair of shoes, Mr. Zhang specially gave him 20 yuan. She had long noticed that the shoes worn by Chen Zhide were worn out, not only the edges of the shoes had been glued, but it could also be seen that the shoes were already a little small, which affected Chen Zhide's walking.
She felt sorry for this stubborn and sensible child, so she chose this way. After receiving the money, Chen Zhide was moved to tears. Although he rejected Mr. Zhang's proposal, he still decided to spend 5 yuan to buy himself a new pair of shoes that fit, and at the same time sent the remaining 15 yuan back.
Mr. Zhang expressed his deep concern and expectations for Chen Zhide, and encouraged him to take care of himself in his new environment, come to her when he is homesick, and at the same time study hard and make more friends.
On the way to study, Chen Zhide always insisted on working and studying, and rarely reached out to his family to ask for money. His efforts eventually paid off, and he became not only the first university student in the village, but also the first doctoral student.
After graduating, Chen Zhide found a satisfactory job and lived a worry-free life. Looking back, his younger sisters are married, his brother has started a family, his parents have passed away, and he and Mr. Zhang have not seen each other for a long time due to work.
Chen Zhide originally planned to catch up with Mr. Zhang at the class reunion after the Spring Festival, but his work schedule made him miss this opportunity. He felt very sorry, took the initiative to apologize to Mr. Zhang, and said that he would find time to meet him as soon as possible.
26 years later, Chen Zhide used a well-decorated house and 100,000 yuan in cash to repay Mr. Zhang, who had a profound influence on him. Mr. Zhang didn't accept it at first, but eventually moved into the house.
Chen Zhide said that if it were not for Mr. Zhang, he might have dropped out of junior high school to go home to farm, and he would not have been admitted to such a good school. He believes that his success comes from Mr. Zhang's help, so he chooses to repay this kindness with practical actions.
With the passage of time, Chen Zhide's contact with Mr. Zhang has never been broken, he regards Mr. Zhang as a relative, and offers to provide for Mr. Zhang's retirement.
Mr. Zhang politely rejected Chen Zhide's kindness, saying that he is currently able to take care of himself, has received a lot of help from Chen Zhide, and can no longer cause trouble to him. Chen Zhide understands Mr. Zhang's personality, and although he doesn't say much, he will give many gifts every festival.
This story between teachers and students, one gave shoes and the other gave a house, which became a beautiful conversation in the local area.