Early in the morning, before 6 a.m., children who come from all around to board at "Teacher Tong's" home sparingly use the hot water boiled up by his wife to clean and groom themselves, as steaming cornbread and barley congee are laid out on the dining table ready and waiting.
清晨六點不到，自外地來、寄居在「佟老師」家裡的孩子們，儉省地用著師母燒好的熱水，梳洗一番，飯桌上已經擺好了熱騰騰的玉米餅、大麥粥。