Teacher Fang entered the classroom and first reminded them to pay attention to safety during the winter break, then assigned a winter homework that was beyond their expectations.

  "Classmates, I want to tell you something very important next, and everyone must listen carefully."

  The students all pricked up their ears when they heard there was something important.

  Fang Wenchao was very satisfied with the students' performance and continued:

  "Our school has never had a wall, which is very detrimental to our school management. Some classmates will sneak out and play truant during class breaks, while others will go to the nearby fields to play. Our principal, Qiao, has decided to build a wall around our school after the new year. The proposal has been approved by the county education department, and they will allocate some funds for it, but another part needs to be solved by our school itself. School is our common home, so we should also make some contributions. Therefore, during this winter break, everyone is assigned to collect stones and bricks at home and bring them back to school after the new year..."

  This homework is really fresh, and the class suddenly boiled over. The children whispered to each other and discussed it in an uproar.

  Xingwang Primary School has more than a dozen classes with 400-500 students. In addition, there are four rows of tile-roofed dormitories for teachers.

  Apart from the teachers' dormitory, which was enclosed by a wall, all the other classrooms led directly to the outside. There were many mischievous boys who would often sneak out after class and not return for half a day. Da Bao was one of them.

  No choice, skipping class is too easy.

  Principal Qiao didn't know how many trips he made to the county education bureau, but it was finally approved.

  However, the director said that due to limited funding, the bureau can only solve part of it, and the school has to think of a way to solve another part, which made Principal Qiao worry so much that he grew many white hairs.

  A small school like this, with such a low tuition fee each semester, is barely enough to cover the office expenses and buy some chalk, where does the money come from to build a wall?!

  Principal Qiao was worried day and night, couldn't eat or sleep well, until he came up with this idea. He couldn't ask parents to raise funds, who would be willing to pay? But mobilizing the kids to contribute some bricks shouldn't be too much to ask, right?

  It wasn't long before Principal Qiao convened a meeting of all teachers to announce the matter, emphasizing the need to be careful with their words and make sure the students understand that this is a good thing for both the school and themselves, so as to avoid parents coming to the school to raise objections.

  Fang Wenchao spent a lot of effort explaining the reasoning and benefits of building walls to the students, but it's unclear whether this group of 7 or 8 year old first graders could understand.

  In the students' discussion, Fang Wenchao announced that students can go home now, which also means the winter vacation has officially started.

  The children were excited and rushed out in a swarm as soon as they heard they could leave.

  Fang Wentao specially ordered Zhou Xiaoyun to stay and clean the classroom, Wang Jingjing saw Zhou Xiaoyun cleaning and also stayed voluntarily to help, Pangniu and Xiao Budi also refused to leave.

  Zhou Zhihai and Feng Tiezhu are just making a show, they can't accomplish anything but can cause trouble. They swept the floor for a while then picked up the broom and ran around everywhere, don't expect them to do anything else.

  Several girls put benches on the table and swept the floor clean in no time.

  You can tell a person's character by the way they do things. Zhou Xiaoyun does things in an orderly and reasonable manner, first putting away the stools, then sprinkling some water, and finally sweeping the floor, doing things quickly and well.

  Wang Jingjing loves to play smart and steal a little laziness, didn't move the board bench but used a broom to sweep in the gap, after sweeping it's inevitable that some places are not swept clean.

  Pang Niuniu is an impatient person, she finished sweeping earliest but didn't sweep clean and went back to sweep again.

  Xiao Buzhen is honest and down-to-earth, sweeping step by step, a bit slower but cleaner than Wang Jingjing and Pang Niu.

  Wu Mei didn't go home directly to find Zhou Xiaoyun, and saw them sweeping the floor, also came over to help tidy up the tables and chairs. After they finished cleaning, Zhou Xiaoyun said to them: "You few people go back first, I'll go call Teacher Fang to come lock the door."

  Everyone else left, only Wu Mei insisted on staying behind to wait for Zhou Xiaoyun. Zhou Xiaoyun had no choice but to let Wu Mei wait for her outside the classroom.

  Zhou Xiaoyun arrived at Fang Wenchao's dormitory and told Fang Wenchao that the classroom had been cleaned.

  Fang Wenchao responded with a sound and was about to go lock the door, but suddenly remembered something else. He said to Zhou Xiaoyun: "The winter break is probably a month long, don't forget to practice your harmonica at home. If you put it down for a while, you'll get rusty. You have to practice for an hour every day. I'll leave my harmonica with you for this month, and you can return it to me when school starts again."

  Zhou Xiaoyun was worried about whether to return the harmonica to Fang Wenchao during the holiday, and felt relieved after hearing Fang Wenchao's words.

  Although Zhou Xiaoyun started learning to play the harmonica for this and that reason, she has come to really like playing the harmonica over these days. The time spent practicing behind her family's back every day is so pleasant, and Zhou Xiaoyun, who has made great progress, also has great confidence in herself.

  At this moment, Zhou Xiaoyun expressed great gratitude to Fang Wenchao, what a wonderful encounter with a famous teacher!

  When Fang Wenchao handed her a simplified score, Zhou Xiaoyun, who had been calm and composed since her rebirth, was moved to tears: "Teacher Fang, thank you. You are so good to me, I really don't know how to repay you..."

  Fang Wenchao didn't expect Zhou Xiaoyun to actually cry, and he was a bit flustered. He comforted her with a few words: "Don't cry, Zhou Xiaoyun, this is just a small effort for me, but the most important thing is that you're working very hard in your practice. Many people can't persist through the dull and tedious practice at the beginning. I've seen all your efforts, you're a good student, and I have high hopes for you. I believe that as long as you keep practicing like this, you will definitely become a little musician in the future."

  Zhou Xiaoyun wiped away her tears, feeling a bit embarrassed. She thought to herself that she was really becoming more and more like a child, how could she cry so easily?

  After saying goodbye to Teacher Fang, Zhou Xiaoyun went to find Wu Mei who had been waiting for her for half a day.

  Wu Meijia and Zhou Xiaoyun's families didn't live together, so they parted ways halfway. Before leaving, Wu Meijia repeatedly asked Zhou Xiaoyun to visit her home during the winter break, and Zhou Xiaoyun agreed without hesitation, then happily left.