Because everyone else had incited Ye Daowen, the teacher had deliberately not chosen Ye Daowen. Other than saying that the teacher was willful, what else could describe such an irrational behavior?
"Willful?" A faint smile appeared on the teacher's face, and he said, "When you live to my age, you can also be as willful as I am!"
"…"
The teacher looked at Fang Yan, and said, "Fang Yan, what do you think?"
"I haven't thought about it." Fang Yan shook his head in refusal. "I'm not suitable."
"Why not?"
"I'm neither virtuous nor prestigious, and I'm still too young!" Fang Yan said. He could list out a hundred shortcomings that made him unsuitable for the position of teacher, but when faced with his true shortcomings, he was unwilling to admit them in front of others. It was the same as a Fatso not willing to tell others that he was a Fatso, and he would tell others that he had a bad temper. Therefore, the reasons he gave for his refusal seemed somewhat insignificant.
The teacher pointed to where Fang Yan was standing, and said, "At that time, you were also standing here. Do you remember what I told you at that time? Whether you are suitable or not, you can only find out as you go on. You have already led Swallow Dock to take a step forward, so Swallow Dock can no longer retreat, and others won't allow us to retreat either. We can only move forward with all our strength. Since you have led Swallow Dock to take the first step, then lead Swallow Dock to continue moving forward. You are duty-bound to carry out this mission. Fang Yan, you are duty-bound to carry out this mission. I told you this a long time ago. At that time, you didn't remember it. This time, no matter what, you must remember it. "
"I still say the same thing, I am not qualified for the position of teacher." Fang Yan said with a serious expression, "No matter who becomes the teacher of Swallow Dock, that person will definitely not be me!"
The teacher chuckled, and said, "It seems that we are also divided on this issue."
"Yes," Fang Yan said. "I know myself, and I know what kind of job I am suitable for. Just like how you felt that I was not suitable back then, I also have the same understanding of myself. We are not divided on this point. "
The teacher chuckled, and said, "Let's talk about this later. Are you free tomorrow? "
"Tomorrow?" Fang Yan looked at the teacher in confusion and said, "What plans does the teacher have?"
"I'll take you to meet a few people," Mr. Wang said. "They bullied the people of our Swallow Dock. They have to give us an explanation. So much time has passed, but here … "
The teacher touched his chest and said, "I've never been able to pass through here."
Fang Yan's eyes flickered as he said, "Then I'll have to trouble you, Sir. I'll listen to your arrangements tomorrow. "
"Next, I should tell your grandfather that Huwei should be waiting in the yard, right?" The teacher said, "Fang Yan, I'll have to trouble you to go back and pick up your grandfather."
"Pick up my grandfather?" Fang Yan looked confused.
The teacher smiled and did not reply.
Fang Yan stood in the house for a while, then pushed open the wooden door and walked in.
When Fang Yan pushed Fang Huwei into the room again, Mr. Fang had already fallen asleep on the rattan chair.
He looked very tired, and there was a heavy snore between his breaths.
Fang Yan did not speak, but just quietly stood behind his grandfather.
Fang Huwei glanced at Fang Yan and waved his hand, signaling him to go out first.
Fang Yan glanced at the teacher again, and then tiptoed out.
The teacher was sleeping soundly, and Fang Huwei did not want to disturb him.
He was lying on the back of the wheelchair, eyes slightly closed, hands swinging on his thighs, and mouth lightly humming an unknown song.
"It's' Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy '," the teacher suddenly said. He still did not open his eyes when he spoke. "Through the forest sea, across the snowfield, the spirit soars to the sky, expressing lofty sentiments and lofty aspirations, facing the mountains, may the red flag flutter in the five continents and the four seas, even if it's a sea of fire and a mountain of knives, I can't wait to turn the flying snow into spring water, and usher in the spring to change the world …"
The teacher sang, and Fang Huwei echoed. The more they sang, the more passionate they became, and the more energetic they became. When the voice came out of the door, Fang Yan smiled bitterly and said, "These two old men are having a good time."
After singing a part, the teacher opened his eyes, glanced at Fang Huwei, and said, "Do you want some tea?"
"I just drank at home," Fang Huwei said. "I drank two bowls."
"Waiting is torturous," the teacher said. "Drinking a bowl of tea to calm the mind is also necessary."
The teacher stood up, took a kettle, and filled his big enamel jar with water. He took out a big bowl, threw a handful of big leaf tea at the bottom of the bowl, and then filled it with water, brought it in front of Fang Huwei, and said, "Your legs are not flexible, let me make you a cup of tea."
Fang Huwei hurriedly took it and said, "Thank you, sir. This kind of thing should be done by me. I didn't expect a cripple would also take advantage of others. "
The teacher sat back on his recliner with the enamel jar, looked at Fang Huwei, and said, "You, cripple, are not simple."
"It's not simple, sir," Fang Huwei replied without raising his head, blowing the big leaf tea on the bowl.
"Huwei, is there a need to do this?" the teacher said.
"Why would I need it?" Fang Huwei smiled silently. "There are many things that I don't think are necessary, but they really happened. We don't feel good in our hearts, but since there is a problem, what we can do is to solve the problem. Sir, don't you think it makes sense? "
"Yes, it makes sense," the teacher said. "You have prepared for so long and built up your momentum for so long. Don't you want the position under my butt? Huwei, in fact, as long as you say it, I will give it up. I don't care about this position, and I don't want to be a teacher. I was forced to be a teacher by my master. For this position, I put one foot in the door of the Way of Heaven, and then I took it back. As I get older, I think about more problems. Sometimes, I would think about it. Was my choice the right one? Is this what I want? "
"I used to think yes, that's what I want, but now I don't think so. Whether it is or not, in fact, it doesn't matter. I won't ask myself anymore. Asking itself is a kind of questioning of my own choice. Since I have made a choice, I have to stick to it to the end. This is what we should do. "
"We thought that you would give it up, but we also thought that you wouldn't," Fang Huwei said with a smile. "You are a teacher. If you don't give it up, we can't influence your decision. On the way here, Fang Yan told me that you want him to be a teacher. What ability does that kid have to be valued so much by you? "
"You know better than me what kind of person your grandson is. In front of you, I don't want to praise him again. Lest you, old man, are secretly happy in your heart and say something that you don't mean. Huwei, are you determined to tie your Fang family and Ye family together? "
Fang Huwei picked up a big bowl and took a sip of tea. He said, "It's not really a tie. It's just some cooperation. I know that nothing can be hidden from you, Sir."
"You didn't try to hide it from me, did you?" Sir said with a sarcastic smile. "You have been preparing for so long. Didn't you want to give me a fatal blow?"
Sir took out the 'Murderer Bai Xiu' scroll that he took from Ye Fengsheng and looked at Fang Huwei. "How long have you been writing this scroll? The entire Swallow Dock knew that you had written such a piece of calligraphy. Also, when Fang Yan went to the Ye family, smashed the door and broke into the ancestral hall, the Ye family was all bark and no bite. They didn't do anything to Fang Yan. Before Fang Yan returned to Swallow Dock, you had already made sufficient preparations. When Fang Yan returned to Swallow Dock, you pushed him to the teeth of the storm. "
"When everyone was paying attention to Fang Yan, they couldn't help but think that Fang Yan came back to see Sir. When will Fang Yan meet Sir? How will Sir treat Fang Yan? You've portrayed Fang Yan as a hero who wants to avenge his father, and you've portrayed me as a hypocrite who is a hypocrite. If I still don't know your purpose, then I'm not the Sir of Swallow Dock. "
"Some things are designed, and some things are really God's will," Fang Huwei said embarrassedly. "That child, Teng Wen, forced her way in. Fang Yan was worried about Teng Wen's safety, so he hurriedly ran over. He broke the door and broke into someone else's ancestral hall. The Ye family was also very angry about these things. For this matter, Dao Ling specially asked someone to bring me to his house to discuss for a while. "
"Later, the truth was revealed. Dao Ling went to our house to apologize. I begged the Ye family to stand up and say something at the critical moment. It was a fair and just sentence, and Dao Ling agreed. However, he also put forward his own request. They wanted Dao Wen to become the Sir of Swallow Dock. I felt that this request was not bad for us, so I agreed. "
"Don't you think that the Ye family is too greedy?" Sir looked at Fang Huwei and said.
Fang Huwei nodded and said, "But, Dao Wen is indeed the most suitable candidate."
"Most of the time, we choose people not only because they are suitable, but also because they are suitable." Sir said in a deep voice, "If Ye Dao Wen becomes the Sir of Swallow Dock, at that time, who can stop the crazy development of the Ye family?"
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