The Most Simple Wish

In the deep winter after the early winter, Dai township is still warm. Affected by the subtropical monsoon climate, the temperature during the day is usually about 25 degrees Celsius, and at night, there is also a slightly cool temperature of about 15 degrees Celsius. At this time, it is far from "cold". Although the season is in deep winter, but people feel, completely feel the arrival of winter.

In the impression of Tao Huizhen, a native of Northeast China, winter is a season of mist with a hat and gloves decorated with wool balls. It's those days when the bare tree trunks seem to be dry and cold under the cloudy blue sky at the gate of the campus. It's the time when you can build a snowman in any alley. The winter that used to be 3000 kilometers away from Tao Huizhen. This year's Tao Huizhen has no experience.

Here in Dai village, even at night, the cool air will be easily resisted by a quilt. If you wrap the quilt tightly, you will feel that some hot things happen from time to time.

Tao Huizhen recalled some memories of her hometown. The coldest time in winter is in December. She rode her bicycle home from school carefully on the snow covered road. When I got home, my face was red with cold, and the effort of a meal could be relieved. But the foot must enter after the quilt, can alleviate. Mother said that she was born with a red face. She would turn into a carrot if she was frozen a few times. She would not listen if she was asked to tie her neck. Giggle with my mother, like a wild child. At that time, Tao Huizhen was sixteen or seventeen years old. It's her second winter studying dance. Wenxiu is also very green with her side. My parents are still young. She clearly remembers that on the coldest night of that year, frost quietly climbed up the window of her little bedroom.

Wenxiu regards Tao Huizhen as her own small stove, and says that Tao Huizhen is a small sun and an engine that never stops running. The girl whose blood is always boiling. He is also a rare good friend.

Recalling her deep love with Wenxiu's sister, Tao Huizhen can't help feeling that part of her heart is much more comfortable. I don't know if Wenxiu is doing well in Australia. In fact, she hasn't talked to her on the phone for more than a year. From the day she came to Dai township to now, she only heard about Wenxiu from her parents.

Today, the temperature in dacha village is still normal. Tao Huizhen stayed alone in the small bamboo house, holding a hot cup of tea, drinking with worry. In other words, winter in Dai township is more like the time when spring and summer meet in the north. As long as Tao Huizhen wears long sleeves, she can spend the winter.

Of course, in the deep winter, cold air will also patronize the subtropical areas. Occasionally, the temperature drops sharply. Usually, when the temperature drops suddenly, it will drop to below 10 ℃ in the middle of the night without warning. Let people feel the temperature, suddenly a lot of ice, cold strong. Dao Xiaotong will be awakened by the cold wind in the cooling night.

Tao Huizhen also opened her eyes at that time. She quietly looked at Dao Xiaotong shivering in the cold wind. Later I went to sleep again.

Since the "Huiyan lost in the rain" incident, Tao Huizhen knows that Dao Xiaotong always has something on her mind. Maybe some kind of knot can't be broken. She often wakes up from her sleep. But Tao Huizhen can't know what worries make her sleepless at night. Tao Huizhen is also very uncomfortable. But only this matter, she did not ask the reason in the knife teacher, get the answer.

Sipped a cup of tea that was slightly hot. Tao Huizhen is pacing upstairs. Today is not a "good mood" day. It was nearly evening, and her disturbed heart had not calmed down.

Outside the bamboo tower, the sound of lively celebration rings out. Today is another traditional festival in Dai township. People in the village are singing and dancing, and gongs and drums are noisy. The sound of Hulusi is slender and melodious, and the sound of Gong reverberates. The drum beat of elephant foot drum is beating happily.

Some started dancing, others started singing. It's a folk song. It's probably "Dai's little sister comes here.". Tao Huizhen has heard this song several times, and Dao Xiaotong can also grasp it easily.

The bonfire burned, and the group of people dressed in colorful clothes surrounded the bonfire and danced out of the folk dance with national color. Singing a long tune of folk songs, including men and women's duet. Although the kind of dance they started was far from professional classical dance and folk dance, their movements were not standardized. But it seems to jump full of fun, very happy. The dancers expressed the taste of Dai nationality's joys, sorrows and joys incisively and vividly.

When Tao Huizhen looked at the distant mountains, the sounds of musical instruments, folk songs and excitement seemed to overflow from the top of dacha mountain. Reverberate in the valley! She can clearly understand the joy of Dai people, from the inside out, beyond words. But it can also be clearly perceived that there is a vertical band between her and theirs. In any case, she could not feel the same joy as them. Today, let her feel in Dai Township, some are pulled away like loneliness.

For a moment, she felt as if she was floating over Dai village, witnessing the happiness of the people in dacha village and overlooking their dancing and singing. She wanted to fall into it, but the atmospheric pressure held her up. The livelier the night is, the less sense of belonging she can find.

Tao Huizhen thought of leaving today. In fact, it's very easy to leave. With a few bags, she can get on the train to return home as long as she finds a reason. She is the longest volunteer of a single teacher in the history of Dai township. She wants to leave. No one will stop her. Some can only give up, right? The group of children in dachacun primary school are the most reluctant.

I have been in Dai township for more than a year. Although Tao Huizhen has achieved her original goal, she has left her knowledge and culture in this land, in this small village wrapped by mountains, and for the children. Although her parents have been urging her to go back and re-examine her future path. But she no longer has the ability to "go as you say". She has invested a lot of emotion in Dai Township, and the situation is out of her control.

It's harder for her to leave than to stay.

She has been impossible to return to the free and easy. Tao Huizhen went to the eaves, lying on the second floor of the pear railing, quietly watching the dance and singing of Dai people. She sighed deeply.

This afternoon, a parent asked Tao Huizhen if she would take the winter vacation for the baby because she was in the deep winter? The County Central Primary School has been open for some time.

Tao Huizhen shakes her head. The temperature in Dai village is not cold. Learning is still the most important task for these children. If they want to get closer to the students in the County Central Primary School, winter and summer vacation is an opportunity. Never have a holiday. Parents are not happy about it. He said that Tao Huizhen was over correcting. Specially, she praised her study to a very high level and made her brilliant. It seems that she has contributed a lot.

Tao Huizhen can't remember exactly what the parent said in his awkward Mandarin. She seemed to have been hit hard and lost the ability to refute. However, what he meant was that Tao Huizhen could understand clearly without thinking. Because in the past, there were many rumors about her in dacha village.

She has brought about a bad atmosphere in the city. She knows everything and is energetic.

She is a demon who puzzles the children. They can't live without her.

Wazi went to the county to study. I saw teacher Tao wiping tears when she separated from the children. She was more worried than the children's parents. Could the tears be fake? She was born with the magic of acting

Tao Huizhen didn't hear these words in front of her. But she was still very sad, sad all afternoon. Although the village master once reminded her not to take rumors to heart, because rumors have no roots. She is also very clear that there is no malice in some ironic language. People in Dai Township do not seem to be able to express tactful principles and feelings.

But this afternoon, when the parents expressed their dissatisfaction, Tao Huizhen felt that the rumors that she had not paid attention to had suddenly gathered in her mind. It caught her off guard.

Tao Huizhen thought that parents still can't understand the meaning of Wazi's learning very well. But she clearly understood the significance of learning knowledge and culture. If she stops because of such a different perspective, she will not stand the test of the storm.

She still decided to stay. Maybe, as she felt, she had no ability to leave

Tao Huizhen is lying on the railings to convince himself, Dao Xiaotong wearing colorful skirt came up.