Chapter 107 Heartbroken
Lu Jiu went to find Zhuang Yun with a great harvest. Since coming back, this old man has been working non-stop to clear the wilderness with the temporary team.
But there was nothing she could do about it. She and Shen Jufeng had been sorting out the city's affairs these days. In fact, Shen Jufeng was more worried. She would sometimes go to the training room to train for a few hours.
Zhuang Yun hasn't gone out today, so it's a good time to deliver all the things.
Lu Jiu sent an email in advance, and when he arrived at Jiazhuang Yun, he was looking at the scenery outside through the floor-to-ceiling window in the corridor.
"Brother Zhuang, are you thinking about life?"
Although Zhuang Yun has a good temper, they often team up together, and sometimes you will see him staring blankly when it is quiet.
He laughed self-deprecatingly, "Nothing, I just feel a bit emotional sometimes. Are you guys all busy these days?"
"Yeah, I'll probably be done with it in the next couple of days. Then we can go to the fruit forest to pick some fruit and catch a few fragrant pigs for ourselves."
The fragrant pig was so delicious that she was always worried that the ones she left would not be enough to eat.
"Okay, I went there the day before yesterday. People from several cities were picking fruit there. When I went there at noon, many trees were bare. We have to go early."
The Fruit Grove is like an orchard near several city-states. From summer to winter, unless there is something big happening, it is as crowded as a public garden every day.
The last time they went to the Fruit Grove, there was no one there because of the appearance of the colorful spider. Many professional residents chose to farm in the wild near the city, and it was too dangerous for ordinary people to go there without professional residents.
Now there are fewer and fewer colorful spiders, and the place is lively again.
"Okay, there's only one month left in autumn, and winter is coming soon. I'll use this last bit of time to clear the jungle. I don't know if there will be any wild monsters outside during winter."
"I'm afraid not many. Winter is a season of scarce resources. Now in late autumn, there are fewer wild monsters outside. Just like the day before yesterday when I went to the Hundred Fruit Forest, we encountered a group of fragrant pigs after walking for a while last time, but now it takes a long time to spawn a group."
The fragrant pigs were famous in the neighboring city-states. They bought several batches of fragrant pigs that day, and a dispute arose when they were dividing the meat, but he did not participate in the dispute.
"Speaking of winter, there has been no movement in this beast tide. I'm really a little worried. I wonder if it will come in winter." She has been in the city these days and has not gone out to patrol the nearby wilderness.
Zhuang Yun sighed, "It's hard to say. Our city-state has always been very active in farming. If autumn hasn't arrived yet, the possibility of winter should be even smaller... But it's hard to say for sure. We'll just leave it to fate."
The topic was a bit heavy, and Lu Jiu's mood also became delicate.
Suddenly, a door next to the "empty" space opened, and it was Shen Jufeng who had been very busy these days.
Seeing the two of them looking like they were worried, he asked in a deep voice, "What are you two doing?"
Lu Jiu: "We were just talking about the beast tide. I haven't seen any response so far, and I feel a little uneasy."
Shen Jufeng looked her up and down and thought to himself, you are so vain, you have so many good things in your backpack.
"There's no point in thinking about this. I'm done now, so let's go to the training room together."
All the city lord's affairs fell on him, so Lu Jiu had some free time to chat here.
"Don't worry, don't worry. I'll give you the food first. I've brought over the ham and sausages that Mr. Zeng made. I've tried them, and they're absolutely delicious."
Hearing about the delicious food, Shen Jufeng moved aside and said, "Come in."
Lu Jiu divided the food at home, but the ham was too tempting and it happened to be almost dinner time, so the three of them decided to have a good meal.
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There was some discussion in the city about the occupational census, but it gradually became accepted over the past few days. I have received your reply.
More than 6,000 emails were sent out, and nearly 5,000 were replied to. It seems that the vast majority of residents are very cooperative. As to whether what was written is true, it is unknown.
Among them, there were only dozens of teachers. One of them attracted Shen Jufeng's attention. This person said that he found a personal backpack at the beginning of the apocalypse, and there were great changes outside, so he collected a lot of books and teaching materials.
At that time, there was no limit to the capacity of a backpack, so he stuffed everything he saw into it.
This person said that if necessary, all the books could be handed over to the city lord.
It seems that more than one person believes that even if the world changes, education is still needed.
Shen Jufeng sent this email to Lu Jiu, and the two discussed the matter together.
Inside the City Lord's Mansion, Shen Jufeng placed a first-grade Chinese textbook on the coffee table. This was the one the teacher had sent along with the email.
Lu Jiu picked up the book and flipped through it. Seeing the cute illustrations and text, he felt quite nostalgic.
Seeing her flipping through the book, Shen Jufeng began to talk about the origin of the book. "He gave this book to her. It's very likely that what he said was true. He said that it was summer vacation at that time, and the school warehouse was filled with books needed for the start of school for all grades. He happened to be taking extra classes at school at that time, and he went to the warehouse to collect all the things when he had something to do."
Hearing about giving extra lessons to students, Lu Jiu was a little confused, "Isn't he an elementary school teacher? Why does he need extra lessons?" As he said this, he raised the first-grade Chinese textbook in his hand.
"It's a private school with both elementary and junior high schools, and he's a junior high school teacher."
Lu Jiu nodded. So that’s how it is.
This teacher actually just happened to find a personal backpack, and since there was no limit on the quantity, he took the risk and bought all of them.
But Lu Jiu began to worry again, "But even if we collect a lot of books, this thing cannot be produced again." Besides, they didn't know how many books the teacher had, and whether they covered the entire elementary and junior high school.
"So if we want to promote education, it's not feasible at the moment. I guess only people like Zhuang Yun are willing to find teachers. Now there are no raw materials and copying machines. These books are valuable resources."
Lu Jiu put the book back on the coffee table and looked at him suspiciously, "Then buy all the books from that teacher?"
Although it was not bought by the teacher himself, it is still his personal property.
Shen Jufeng took the book back and put it away, "I'll negotiate this. If he offers a price to sell it, I'll buy it then."
"Well, I guess few adults are willing to spend money to pay for their children's tuition now. They are all working people now."
They seemed to have returned to the last century, when children had no conditions to receive education and anyone who could work with their hands was a laborer. Back then, harvesting crops was hard labor, but now they just had to squat there and collect.
There are many children in the nearby fields. They have lost their previous superior quality of life and have to start contributing to their families.
Shen Jufeng didn't care. If he could do it, he would do it. If he couldn't, forget it. "This is the current situation. The world has only been like this for a few months, and many city-states haven't even stabilized their lives."
Shen Jufeng was telling the truth. She had a lot of resources and gold coins and had the ability to promote education, but this was not something she could do just by her own will.
Then Shen Jufeng gave her another critical hit. "The beast tide the system warned about hasn't appeared yet, and its scale is unclear. This kind of precarious situation hidden beneath the surface of stability, how many ordinary people would be willing to spend money to hire a teacher for their children? At most, they can teach them to read themselves."
(End of this chapter)
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