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"Persistence in the Chalk Mote" takes the remote Shishan Village as a microcosm. This work truly unfolds the changes in mountainous education over the past forty years. The author relies on his own educational experience to delve deep into the mountainous areas. In 170,000 words and 65 chapters, he outlines a touching story of a group of private teachers who poured their youthful blood into the foundation of education. From 1976 to 2016, the private teachers in Shishan Village silently persisted deep in the mountains: Li Changgui was transferred from a private teacher to the principal, and stayed in poverty for more than 40 years; the protagonists Xiao Min and Zhao Gang gave up the opportunity to be promoted, refused to be transferred to high-quality schools, traveled over the mountains and ridges to persuade out-of-school children to return, and rushed to raise funds for running schools. They help children smile again, and use their sweat to water the transformation of their grades. These forty years are a history of the struggle of education in mountainous areas from lack of resources to improvement. It is also a magnificent poem written by teachers with perseverance and love. They are the backbone of education in mountainous areas and devote their lives to lighting up the future for children. "Persistence in the Chalk" not only shows the resilience of education in difficult circumstances, but also calls on society to pay attention to the plight of education in mountainous areas. By turning the pages of the book, you can touch the great souls who persevere in the chalk dust, and witness together how the glimmer of education illuminates the mountains.

Introduction During the Anti-Japanese War, the Chen and Luo tribes in Sansanli Cave had defended their territory for generations, but they encountered a conspiracy by historians to collude with the Japanese army. The historians repeatedly provoked by using medicine garden tax, spreading rumors, subcontracting goods, using counterfeit currency, etc., In an attempt to seize the Chen Family Medicine Field, Luo Family Tea Ridge and the "Three Treasures" that contained clues to the mineral veins - "Drunken Knife Book", "Maofeng Mountain Map" and "Medicine Classic Supplementary Notes". They also secretly assisted the Japanese army in coveting the Maofeng Mountain tungsten mine and Sanbo Spring. After discovering the conspiracy, Chen Zhenglei and Luo Taocheng led the villagers to gather forces and used tea selling as a cover to detect the enemy's situation. They cleverly used magnet arrays, anesthetic powder, smoke screens and other wisdom to set up ambushes, and launched a joint operation with the New Fourth Army. From the sinking of the Japanese arms ship at Yuanshui Pier, to the protection of medicinal materials and the wounded in Mihun Cave, to the fight for the "Three Treasures" in Shihou Cave, the competition between the two sides over mineral veins, water sources and homes has been escalating. The traitor at work made the situation more complicated: Shi Tuliang wavered and then woke up due to the pain of losing his son, but his son Shi Meng continued to collaborate with the enemy; the Shixiu brothers colluded with the Japanese army in an attempt to monopolize the mines, and ultimately suffered the consequences. The younger generation, such as Chen Wu and Luo Xuan, grew up in the flames of war. They relied on the "Drunken Knife Manual" and herbal medicine skills to make repeated military exploits. Everyone protected their homeland with their lives, and heroes such as Chen Zhong and Luo Taocheng died heroically. In the end, the army and the people joined forces to launch a decisive battle at Heifengkou, annihilating the main force of the Japanese army and liberating Yuancheng. After the war, the villagers established a "Loyal and Brave List" to commemorate the heroes, rebuild their homes, and integrate the spirit of defending the land and country into the fragrance of tea in the medicinal fields and the echo of the mineral veins. From family grievances to national justice, the people of Sansanlidong used their blood and perseverance to compose a heroic song to fight against "wolves" and protect the mountains and rivers.