Drifting classroom

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For the first time, the mother spoke to her son in a stern tone: "No! You can't go. I will try my best to help you pay for the tuition. You can talk to the teacher about it. After a few more days, Mom will definitely find a way to make it up for you."

Li He was in a hurry, he wanted to wait, but the teacher didn't want to wait, and he couldn't wait, and if he waited a day longer, he would be blamed for another day.

Li He went on to say: "Mom, I will only go for two days. I heard from people in the village that the wages are paid daily. If you work for two days and add some money left by the family, you can almost pay the full amount. Mom, you Just let me go."

Mother put down her chopsticks heavily, and said firmly, "No, it's too dangerous inside, I won't let you go."

Li He lost his temper as soon as he was in a hurry. He couldn't pay his tuition fees, and his mother didn't allow him to do odd jobs. Who could he talk to about his grievances?

Li He held back his tears and ran out.

The mother really couldn't bear to see her son's injured back, but so what?The family really couldn't afford the money.

The mother tidied up the dishes helplessly, thinking that her son would be back soon after relaxing.

Unexpectedly, the wait lasted for two hours, it was already dark and Li He hadn't come back yet.

Mother just started to worry. She turned the black and white TV, pulled on her slippers and went to the next door to ask.

Aunt Li next door gets along well with their family. Occasionally, Aunt Li will give Li He an egg to replenish his body, so Li He often goes to their house to help with light work. Aunt Li's family also likes Li He very much. .

The mother knocked on the door. Aunt Li’s newly replaced color TV set was brought by the new son-in-law. The whole family gathered around the new TV happily to watch TV. The mother felt that she came at an inappropriate time, but she was very anxious after losing her son. Hastily asked: "Aunt Li, is Li He here?"

Aunt Li turned down the volume of the TV and asked, "What's wrong? Li He disappeared?"

Mother nodded and told what happened tonight.

Aunt Li clapped her palms together, and said with a bitter face: "I'm afraid this child is getting angry, let's go, let's go out and look for it."

The mother saw that Aunt Li sincerely wanted to help her, so she didn't refuse, and immediately went out with Aunt Li and Uncle Li, while her daughter and son-in-law stayed at home to look after the house.

Several people searched separately for a long time, and they met at Li He's house an hour later. The mother saw that the search was fruitless, and it was really not good to bother Aunt Li and Uncle Li, so she coaxed them and said: "Li He and his uncle are dear, this time my son Maybe he has already arrived at his uncle's house, Aunt Li, you go back and rest first, I will go to his uncle's house to see, and I will trouble you tonight."

Aunt Li felt relieved when she heard what her mother said. Aunt Li and her husband got up to leave. Before they left, they said with concern: "If you find it, send us a letter tomorrow morning. You look for it, folks in the village, there is nothing troublesome."

Mother thanked them kindly, and she dared to shed tears secretly when they left. She lied to Aunt Li just now. Uncle Li He's house is far away, and Li He rarely goes there, but mother really can't think of what Li He has. Where to go, I had to take a flashlight, go out lightly, and go door to door to ask.

The mother knew that there were a few children who had a good time with Li He, but she didn't know where their homes were, and she knew that her son never asked for help, so even if he had a good relationship with his classmates, he probably wouldn't sleep at his classmates' house. The most likely thing is to go to his uncle's house.

The mother guessed like this, but she couldn't be sure. She was afraid that something would happen to her son, so she went home quietly, picked up a dusty coat, put it on, and went out with a flashlight.

The mother's legs were a little weak, but her determination to find her son made her feel less tired.

After walking for more than two hours, it was already late at night. My mother knocked on the door of my brother’s house and asked him if Li He was there. Uncle Li He’s eyes were still hazy. After he understood his mother’s question, he immediately regained his energy and asked anxiously: "What happened to Li He?"

Now that mother knew that Li He was not here, her heart was burning with urgency. She really didn't have time to explain too much, so she suppressed tears of worry and explained the matter clearly in a few sentences.

Uncle Li He let out an "ouch" and blamed him, "Just tell me the tuition difference, and I can raise some for you. Take a look at what you're doing now. Walk around. I'll accompany you to find Li He."

In fact, there are two children in his family to take care of, and life is very tight, how can the mother really open up to her uncle, besides, the uncle is usually very helpful to her family, and she can't open the mouth at all about borrowing tuition fees !

Aunt Li He came out and asked a few times when she heard the movement, and Uncle Li He gave her a few words of advice, then closed the door, and with a flashlight on her younger sister, they searched all the places Li He might go.

The two called Li He's name while looking for it. A bright moon and scattered stars hung in the dark night sky, and the night wind was a bit cool. No matter how loud they shouted, there was no response at all, and the low house seemed to be asleep. It seemed that there was no movement, nothing to tell them where Li He was.

After all, the mother was in poor health, sneezed a few times, and had a runny nose. Uncle Li He gave her his coat and said helplessly: "In the future, talk to the child about what to do. The child will have ideas when he grows up. It's easy to get angry when you feel wronged, understand?"

Mother nodded, she only hoped that nothing would happen to Li He!

The two found that the sky was pale. Uncle Li He was exhausted, his eyes were bloodshot, and the mother felt sorry, so she said: "Brother, you should go back first, so that sister-in-law won't worry. I will also go back and rest. When Li He comes back I'll tell you again."

Uncle Li He saw that he had been searching for so long without any results, and now he had no choice but to go back, so he nodded and walked back in a nonchalant manner.

The mother planned to go back, maybe her son would be at home after a while, but she thought about the crux of her son's problem. The tuition fee was not enough, and the son might have to go to work in the factory. At that time, the mother and son would be angry again. , the mother turned around and walked in a different direction.

Li He was sleeping at his classmate's house at this time. In fact, he couldn't sleep all night. Thinking of his mother's worry, he couldn't close his eyes until late at night. I couldn't sleep anymore, and then I kept my eyes open until dawn.

Seeing that it was already dawn, Li He couldn't sleep, and he was thinking about his mother, so he put on his clothes lightly, left words on his classmate's homework with a pencil, thanked him, and quietly out the door.

In fact, this classmate's home is neither far nor close to his home. He can walk there in half an hour. If he runs faster, he can get home earlier. If he gets home, he must apologize to his mother. He also knows His mother didn't mean that he couldn't study well, it was just that the family was really difficult, and she was worried that he would have an accident in the factory, so she didn't allow him to go to work.

As Li He ran home quickly, he blamed himself in his heart. He was his mother's heart and soul, and he was her only support. How could he be so childish?How worried should mother be if she left without saying a word?

Li He wanted to be strong. Sometimes he would play with his classmates and bump into them. He never cried, but what happened last night brought tears to his eyes. He silently reminded himself that he must be obedient in the future and there will be no difficulties It's hard to pass, as long as he and his mother think of a way, they will be able to pay the tuition fee.

When Li He arrived at the door, he was panting heavily, his heart was beating fast, he rested against the wall for a while, how impatient he was on the way, now that he was really going to see his mother, and was about to see her worried face, He really didn't know what to say.

After a while, Li He opened the door and entered his mother's room, but his mother's room was empty. Li He went to touch his mother's bed, only to find that the bed was not only neatly folded, but also had no temperature at all. No, mother didn't return all night?

Li He blamed himself terribly in his heart, his mother was already weak, if she stayed up all night looking for him, how could she bear it!

Li He was instantly annoyed, and punched himself twice, he really shouldn't lose his temper!

Li He didn't care about changing his shoes, he still wore the slippers he wore when he ran out last night, closed the door and ran outside.

As a result, as soon as he went out, he saw his unsteady mother rushing towards him. Li He hurried forward to pick up his mother, and helped her into the house.

Li He poured a glass of water for his mother guiltily, and his mother drank the water and lay down on the table for a while. Seeing that her mother didn't say a word, Li He felt very uncomfortable.

Li He put his hand on his mother's arm, he found that his mother's arm was very cold, his self-blame finally overwhelmed his reason, Li He couldn't help sobbing softly.

Li Hedao: "Mom, it's my fault... I really shouldn't be angry with you. I'll go and tell the teacher that it's just a few days of grace. Go and rest. If you're hungry, I'll cook for you first. Last night's food was hot."

The mother raised her head with difficulty, her complexion was very pale, and there were black and blue circles under her eyes, and several intertwined blood threads in her eyes passed through Li He's heart like iron wire.

Li He's hand on his mother's arm felt a bit stronger, and his mother's right hand tightly covered her belly. It wasn't a stomachache, but her son's tuition was placed there, which was her son's hope.

Trembling, the mother stretched her pockets into her trouser waist, took out the tied money, put it in front of her son, and said weakly, "Li He, don't worry, this money is enough for your tuition."

Li He was astonished, where did his mother get so much money?

Li He didn't dare to take the money, looked at his mother in surprise and said, "Mom, where did this money... come from?"

The mother was afraid that her son would be overwhelmed, her eyes flickered, and she hesitated for a long time, but she couldn't make a decision. Li He kept asking, but the mother had no choice but to say: "It's a loan, don't worry."

Li He was even more anxious, who would lend money to their family?

Li He asked again: "Mom, who did you borrow from? Who can borrow so much money from our family?" Li He knew that there were not many people who had good relations with his family, and there were not many rich and close relatives in his family.

The mother's eyes were a little uncertain, "It's... your uncle."

Li He didn't believe it, if mother was willing to borrow from uncle, why would she wait until now?He always remembered his uncle's stinginess towards his family.

The mother was afraid that her son would be suspicious, so she added: "It's not all borrowed from your uncle, there are also some relatives and friends from your father's side. Is there any reason not to help? Look, the money is all in bits and pieces."

Li He looked at the thick stack of change, and believed his mother's words. After all, he didn't like to be close to his relatives. He didn't know some relatives very well, but his mother did, so it was not impossible to borrow money.

The mother was glad that she had changed the change in advance, otherwise the son would have to keep asking.