Two generations of military wives compete for time

As school was about to start, Qian Yizhen picked two big pumpkins, a bag of millet and some wild vegetables, put them in a sack, and walked to the town to visit his junior high school teacher, Teacher Zhang. Teacher Zhang had run to Qian Yizhen's home three times and tried his best to persuade Qian's father not to let his child drop out of school. He said Qian Yizhen was a good student and that he should let the child go to school no matter how poor the family was.

In order to allow Qian Yizhen to study with peace of mind, Teacher Zhang took great pains to find the Women's Federation, Civil Affairs Department and other departments to raise living expenses for Qian Yizhen and apply for the school to waive Qian Yizhen's tuition. Teacher Zhang cared about Qian Yizhen's study and life like a loving mother, and Qian Yizhen will never forget it.

Qian Yizhen knocked on the door and saw Teacher Zhang washing clothes in the yard. Teacher Zhang smiled and took the sack from Qian Yizhen's back: "You don't need to bring anything to my house. It's so heavy. Are you tired? Sit down and take a rest."

Qian Yizheng said respectfully: "Hello, Teacher Zhang. School will start in three days, so I came to see you. I don't have anything special to offer, but they are all homemade and some wild vegetables I dug from the mountains. Please try some." As he spoke, he sat on the bench next to the wash basin.

Teacher Zhang kindly handed Qian Yizhen a glass of water and said, "I'm so happy that you've become a college student." "Teacher Zhang, you've made an indispensable contribution to my admission to college. Thank you, my mentor. I'll never forget you." Qian Yizhen stood up, took the glass of water and said affectionately.

Teacher Zhang was also a hard-working person. Her husband died of illness when she was young. She lived with her two young children and her elderly mother-in-law. Her life was very difficult, but she still spared no effort to help Qian Yizhen complete his junior high school studies and get into the county's No. 1 Middle School with excellent grades. Qian Yizhen secretly made up her mind that when she had the ability in the future, she would definitely help Teacher Zhang.

Qian Yizhen was about to get up to say goodbye to Teacher Zhang when she heard a muffled thump in the room. She went inside and saw that it was Teacher Zhang's mother-in-law who had fallen off the bed, with her mouth and eyes crooked and her hands and feet twitching. Teacher Zhang quickly called the neighbors to help take her to the hospital.

Teacher Zhang was short of money and looked embarrassed when it came to paying the deposit for going to the emergency room. Facing Teacher Zhang's anxious and sad face, Qian Yizheng paid the deposit for Teacher Zhang without hesitation out of her own pocket. This was almost all the savings she had earned from working hard, and this was also the tuition she was going to use for college.

After more than two hours of emergency treatment, Zhang's mother-in-law died of brain stem hemorrhage. After helping Zhang for a day, Qian Yizhen returned home in the evening with a heavy heart. He had no money to pay for college tuition, and the problem of not having money to go to college weighed on his mind again.

Qian Yizhen warned himself: "No matter how difficult it is, we must move forward."

The next day, Qian Yizheng went to the county No. 1 Middle School to visit his high school class teacher, Mr. Wang, carrying a burlap bag filled with two big pumpkins, a bag of millet and wild vegetables.

Teacher Wang happily welcomed Qian Yizhen into the house. Her wife stepped forward and said, "Please sit down and let me see the legendary beauty with both talent and beauty." She then grabbed a handful of peanuts, put them in Qian Yizhen's hand, and looked at him lovingly.

Qian Yizheng said embarrassedly: "Thank you for the compliment, Master's wife. I've been doing farm work at home for some time and I've gotten tanned. I don't look good at all." "Hahaha, it looks good, it looks good." Master's wife said with a hearty laugh.

Teacher Wang is skinny, of medium build, slightly hunchbacked, holding a lit cigarette in his hand. He sat on a bamboo chair and said to Qian Yizhen, "Gao Pan came here last week. He performed exceptionally well and was admitted to the military academy with excellent grades." Qian Yizhen smiled and nodded.

Teacher Wang knew that Qian Yizhen and Gao Pan were secretly in love, but she didn't point it out. The teacher's principle was that as long as it didn't affect their studies, they wouldn't interfere. Qian Yizhen blushed slightly and nodded shyly to agree with Teacher Wang.

Teacher Wang went on to say, "I heard that Gao Pan's family is in a difficult situation. His father has a leg disability, his mother is frail and sickly, and he has five underage brothers and sisters. Gao Pan wanted to give up going to college, but finally he was able to go to school with the donations from the whole village." Qian Yizhen's heart skipped a beat. Gao Pan had never told her about his family situation. It turned out that Gao Pan was also a miserable man. They were both stranded in the world, and both were troubled by money.

The students in your class have performed well, and most of them have been admitted to their ideal universities, Teacher Wang said proudly.

Teacher Wang will retire after sending Qian Yizhen to high school this year, so Qian Yizhen's class is considered to be Teacher Wang's last disciples. Teacher Wang is particularly fond of students with good character and academic performance, and always teaches them earnestly in terms of study, life and being a person, without any hesitation.

Qian Yizhen admires Teacher Wang from the bottom of her heart, and Teacher Wang is her role model.

After leaving Teacher Wang's house, Qian Yizhen made an appointment and went to visit his grandparents at about 10 o'clock in the morning as planned. It takes an hour to walk from the No. 1 Middle School to his grandparents' house. While walking, he bought two pounds of pork belly from a meat jerky stand on the roadside, which cost 80 cents per pound. It was already past 11 o'clock when he arrived at his grandparents' house. His grandparents were preparing to make lunch and were very surprised to see Qian Yizhen coming.