After getting up and making breakfast the next day, Shen Chi didn't forget to mention to his father at the dinner table that he should pick him up at Chahukou early in the afternoon. He also reminded him that he and Teacher Wang had already agreed.
Shen Changlin felt that Shen Chi was too long-winded, so he said impatiently: "I'll just pick you up. You're so long-winded."
Shen Chi stopped talking, and Shen Fang continued: "Dad, there is also our class. We went to dig the reservoir embankment yesterday but were chased away by people from the brigade, saying that we had dug down the reservoir embankment and there was no one around. The grass is ready to be dug. I also told our teacher to dig at Chahukou. Dad, please come early."
Shen Changlin was so noisy by the two siblings that he lost all appetite for breakfast.
After finishing their meal with Sun Tao, they took the shovel and went to school.
After the morning class was over, Teacher Wang took the students in his class to the cafeteria.
It's said to be a canteen, but it's actually a kitchen, with a firewood stove and a steamer on top. There are aluminum lunch boxes inside, which are the teachers' meals.
In order to take care of these newly assigned single teachers, the school hired an aunt to cook for them.
Shen Chi and the others were familiar with this cafeteria, because every time get out of class was over, thirsty students would flock here to grab water, and naturally what they drank was raw water from the water tank.
At this time, the children were skinny and no one had stomach upsets. Dozens of children were grabbing a gourd to get water. From the perspective of future generations, it was obviously not hygienic, but no one would pay attention to these trivial matters at this time.
Teacher Wang told the students in his class early in the morning that they would stay at school for lunch, and gave money for the meals and vegetables to the cafeteria aunt. A meal for more than 40 children would probably eat up nearly half a month's salary of Teacher Wang.
Except for each person scooping a small spoonful of eggs, the rest of the lunch was just some vegetables, but everyone gathered together, talked and laughed, and had an extremely happy time.
After finishing the meal, everyone washed the dishes and handed them to the cooking aunt, Teacher Wang, and set off immediately with the classmates.
Because the journey was far, everyone walked in a hurry, but after walking for more than an hour, Shen Chi and his class were overtaken by Class 6(1).
Teacher Chen from Class 6(1) rode his 28-meter big bar and led his large troop to trot all the way, and unexpectedly arrived first.
Shen Chi also saw his sister Shen Fang in the team.
"Teacher Wang, you can't do it, let us catch up." Teacher Chen said jokingly to Teacher Wang.
"Why are you here digging?" Teacher Wang asked with a smile.
"Yesterday I went to the reservoir embankment to dig and said that we had collapsed the reservoir embankment. We went to the river to dig again and said that we had collapsed the river embankment. I didn't dig a few pieces of turf all afternoon. I heard that you were here, so we followed you. ." Teacher Chen replied with a smile.
When they came to Teacher Wang's side, Teacher Chen shouted to a boy in the back seat: "Get off, you are as heavy as a pig."
After saying that, he also got off his bicycle and walked side by side with Teacher Wang.
He originally wanted to feel comfortable while riding the 28-meter bar, but in the end, a bold and naughty male classmate jumped into his back seat. After one person finished sitting, the other one got up and sat down. He was carrying everyone along the way.
As soon as he got off his bicycle, a male classmate pushed him across the bicycle lane: "Teacher, lend me your bike for a ride."
After saying that, he pushed it up and ran away, and people behind him rushed forward like a swarm of swarms, and the front bumper of the back seat climbed up.
"Be careful, don't damage my car." Teacher Chen shouted distressedly from behind.
The classmate got on his bicycle and ran away with a smile. Teacher Wang and Teacher Chen chatted while walking.
It took nearly an hour to arrive at the end of the field. Today we arrived nearly two hours earlier than yesterday. Everyone rested for a while and then started digging.
Teacher Chen looked at the large excavation marks and said to Teacher Wang: "Hey, you dug a lot yesterday."
"Come on, Class 6 (1), don't lose to your younger brothers and sisters in Grade 5." Teacher Chen shouted to the students in his class.
"Teacher, don't worry, they will only follow us and eat dirt." A boy from Class 6 (1) immediately said.
Not to be outdone, Liu Peng replied: "Stop bragging, you almost lost to us in the relay race."
"Yes, it's all our fault that Xu Jianxin can't pick up the baton steadily, otherwise the championship would be ours."
The classmates in Class 5(2) all responded one after another, and then Teacher Chen remembered that there was a freak in Teacher Wang's class who was good at studying and had good physical fitness.
"By the way, where is Shen Chi?" Teacher Chen asked Teacher Wang.
"Over there." Teacher Wang raised his hand and pointed.
Shen Chi was digging the turf by himself. He was very strong and could dig one piece per minute. His digging was of a moderate size and he worked neatly. It was not like other students who had weird shapes that looked like they were being chewed by dogs.
After he dug it, Sun Tao was responsible for taking it to the pit and piling it up. Teacher Chen said with regret: "It's a pity that he was originally asked to jump to the sixth grade, but the principal refused, saying that he was afraid of ruining the child because he was too big a step. ."
Teacher Wang said with a wary look: "Don't make any decisions."
"It's a foregone conclusion and you can't make up your mind. You're lucky to have met such a high-quality student when you first came here." Teacher Chen said with an envious look on his face.
Teacher Wang just smiled and said nothing.
Everyone was digging while resting. Seeing that the sun was going down, Teacher Chen looked at the mountains of turf and suddenly shouted to Shen Fang with some worry: "Classmate Shen Fang, you said your dad would come to help us mop the turf. It’s almost five o’clock, why haven’t you come yet?”
At this time, Teacher Wang also looked at Shen Chi, and Shen Chi also murmured in his heart.
"Teacher, don't worry. I made a promise to my father and you will definitely come." Shen Fang replied with confidence.
After digging for another hour, the sun was almost setting and there was still no sign of Shen Changlin. Shen Fang also panicked.
"Why isn't godfather here yet?" Sun Tao also asked Shen Chi anxiously.
At this time, Shen Fang came over and said to Shen Chi: "Xiao Chi, what's going on with dad?"
"I didn't know. We can't wait any longer. Let's go back and call someone." Shen Chi immediately ran to Teacher Chen and said, "Teacher, can you lend me your bicycle? I'll go back and see what's going on with my dad." "
"Okay, slow down on the road." Teacher Chen instructed.
Shen Chi nodded in agreement, pushed onto Teacher Chen's bicycle, pedaled off and ran away.
He has short legs, and not only can’t he sit in the seat, but he also has trouble raising his legs up on the horizontal bar. He can only put his right leg through the tripod and step on the pedal on the other side for half a circle. Even so, the bicycle can fly. He stood up and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Shen Chi went to his godfather Sun Fuqiang's house first because it was a short distance away.
When they went there, Sun Fuqiang's family was having a meal. Shen Chi said to him out of breath: "Godfather, go to Chahukou quickly. Our classmates from class one are digging turf there. I originally asked my dad to help, but he I don’t know why I didn’t go.”
Sun Fuqiang put down the bowls and chopsticks and went to help him, while Shen Chi got on his bicycle and rushed home.
"Xiao Chi hasn't had dinner yet. Eat before leaving." Liu Cuihua shouted behind him.