Chapter 120 The Little Kitchen Helper is in Class Again!
Knowing that Bai Su had left many marks in the woods, He Meng blinked and remained silent for a long time.
Xuecao, Juye, and Daoya were quite calm. They usually took classes with Zelan and knew many characters, so they would definitely be able to recognize the symbols.
Licorice, who is also a poor student, remained calm.
He was originally similar to He Meng, barely knowing any characters. However, after becoming the group leader of the embroidery team, he gradually discovered that he had learned quite a few characters due to the needs of his work, and thus left the ranks of the illiterate.
In other words, among the young people now, only He Meng, Dong Kui, and Su Mu remain, and they are classified as people in urgent need of literacy education.
Canglan stroked her chin, first announcing the plan to start literacy classes, and then said:
"As I said before, we will not force everyone to learn, and the same applies this time."
"I will personally teach this literacy class. Anyone who wants to learn can register before noon, but once registered, you must learn well in order to graduate."
After Canglan finished speaking, she looked at everyone and said, "Everyone, please think about it and see if you really want to learn some more culture."
This caused an uproar not only among He Meng and his group, but also among the other little people.
Heavens above, earth below, why do we have to study again!
Tree spirit above, they would rather make sachets every day than study!
Wait, the clan chief just said... this learning seems to be voluntary?
Does that mean... we can choose not to study?
Since this was a voluntary event, many children immediately had the idea of "giving up on learning".
However, He Meng, who had been silent in the crowd, frowned and hesitated for a long time before actually being the first to sign up with Cang Lan, which stunned everyone.
"Did I see that right?" A little figure rubbed his eyes. "He Meng is actually going to sign up for classes?!"
"Is it really He Meng?" The other little figure looked bewildered. "Isn't she the one who hates studying the most?"
Canglan smiled as she looked at Hemeng, who had suddenly become enthusiastic, and confirmed:
"He Meng, are you really going to sign up? Once you've signed up, there's no going back."
He Meng nodded, her little brows still slightly furrowed, and said with a troubled expression:
"Chieftain, I didn't want this either! But if I don't study, I won't be able to read, and if I can't read, I won't be able to see other people's marks!"
She sighed deeply as she spoke, "That's fine, but if I can't even write a diary, then it's just too boring."
Before she could finish speaking, everyone looked at He Meng with curiosity:
A diary? What diary?
Hearing this, Xuecao and Daoya squinted their eyes, covered their mouths, and secretly laughed.
It turns out that after listening to Bai Su's experience, Xuecao and the others not only decided to continue the interesting practice of "leaving marks for their companions", but also, at Ning Jia's suggestion, planned to make a booklet called "Little People's Training Diary" for Xuecao to take with her next time she goes out.
The booklet can be used to record your experiences, other daily life notes, or fun ideas, just like a drifting diary.
In this way, it's passed from one person to another until the notebook is full, and then the last person brings it back, making it a very interesting little book.
How could He Meng miss such a lively event? Therefore, she resolutely decided to sign up for a literacy class to learn more words.
Dongkui and Sumu also signed up shortly after.
However, neither of them was very interested in the "Drifting Diary Project." Dongkui wanted to improve her cooking skills more quickly, while Sumu wanted to improve her design skills.
After all, they'll be using new phones for online classes soon, and if they can't read or even search for things, they'll learn new things much more slowly.
Seeing that these three had all signed up, the others began to hesitate.
When Yunzhu also signed up, the others asked in confusion, "Yunzhu, don't you know quite a lot of characters? Why do you need to study?"
Yunzhu scratched her head. "I can only understand what I hear, I can't read or write anything."
He then spoke with great conviction:
"In the world of giants, if you can't read, you can hardly move an inch and can't do anything. It's terrifying!"
"Even though we don't really live in the outside world, we'll miss out on a lot of good things if we can't read!"
"Besides, not being able to live outside doesn't mean I can't know what the outside world is like. We just bought two new cell phones at home, so learning more Chinese characters will make it easier to go online and learn new things online. In the future, I also want to learn some English."
Although Yunzhu's words were somewhat exaggerated, his planning skills were evident, and the clansmen did not believe he was lying. As a result, even more people hesitated.
Soon, encouraged by Yunzhu, almost everyone signed up, and even the last few who were still putting up a fight were persuaded.
Canglan hadn't expected everyone to be so enthusiastic.
But this is also a good thing, she stroked her chin and immediately decided:
"In that case, let's start class after we finish eating."
Huh? So fast?!
A chorus of groans erupted, and the children who had just eagerly signed up immediately regretted it.
But--
Bai Su frowned, about to say that there wasn't enough space at home for so many people to have a class together, when she saw Xue Cao clench her hands, blink, and whisper:
"Wait a minute, take a walk around the house and see what's new."
...
After everyone finished breakfast and went to class with Cang Lan, Bai Su wandered around the house alone.
A hint of curiosity flickered in her eyes. She hadn't expected that while she was setting up new tree holes in the woods, her home was also undergoing various renovations.
Before she even entered, she noticed that the floor was now covered with soft mats, and even the cabinets were covered with them, instantly creating a very warm feeling.
Everyone was dressed in new clothes, and the little ones even wore long socks. They ran around the house laughing and joking, not seeming to be cold at all.
To make it easier for everyone to get hot water, a white instant hot water dispenser was placed in the corner of the living room.
Bai Su stood under the water dispenser, holding a small enamel cup, looking at the water dispensing button that was much taller than her. Just as she was feeling lost, she suddenly noticed a remote control next to her.
She immediately placed the small cup under the spout and tried pressing the water dispensing button. A few seconds later, water actually flowed into the cup! And it was hot water!
Seeing that the cup was quickly filled, Bai Su pressed the remote control again, and the hot water immediately stopped flowing out. It was indeed very convenient.
After Bai Su finished drinking the water and turned around, she was even more surprised to see:
The layout of the living room became neat and orderly. The sofa was still placed against the wall, but its position was slightly moved, which perfectly divided the space into two small spaces, one as a work area and the other as a study area.
This new study area is almost the same size as the work area, and Canglan is currently giving a large lecture to her people there, with plenty of space.
These two areas are also equipped with shelves that are about the same height as the dwarves, with many small transparent drawers that even dwarves can pull out.
When you finish work or get out of class, you can put your recently used items in there, which is very convenient.
On the windowsill in the living room, a fluffy blanket was laid out, and in the middle was a small Lego table covered with a floral fabric, along with several chubby little cushions, which seemed to be a newly created rest area.
"Our big room has changed a lot too."
Suddenly appearing, Xuecao proudly pulled Bai Su to visit the second bedroom.
"Huh? The big bed from before has been moved?"
Looking at the newly renovated room, Bai Su had a fleeting illusion that the space had become incredibly spacious.
The innermost three walls of the second bedroom are covered with floor-to-ceiling storage shelves, creating a spectacular sight.
On the large storage rack, various cardboard boxes, fabrics, storage boxes, etc. are neatly arranged, most of which are items used for work and study.
The storage rack also has two pegboards, one with various small tools hanging on it, and the other with newly designed sachets and various trinkets, making it a dazzling display.
Bai Su stared at the fluffy, ugly duck head on the perforated board, wondering if this was going to be the next sachet design. Indeed… it was another kind of ugly…
In the corner in front of the storage rack was a small work area. Xuecao pointed to the very conspicuous white sewing machine and said:
"Because the sewing machine was too noisy, Gancao and the others moved here to make clothes."
As for the dollhouse on the table next to the window, it's drafty and not warm enough, so no little people want to live there anymore.
So the entire space on the table was transformed into a small amusement park.
In addition to the existing dollhouse for children to play hide-and-seek and house, simple play equipment is also placed on the table next to the dollhouse.
While explaining, Xuecao led Baisu onto the table, crawled through the playground "gate" made of hairbands and small balloons, and then let her experience it casually.
Together they sat on a small seesaw made of twigs and cardboard boxes, bounced on a spring bed made of elastic fabric, slid down a slide made from a cut washing machine drain pipe, jumped into a plastic box filled with sand, and dug in the sand for a while with a small plastic spoon that served as a shovel...
Finally, the two, tired from playing, sat on a swing made from a discarded data cable and swayed gently for a while to rest.
"Hehe, Bai Su, isn't this place fun?"
Bai Su was still processing what she had just seen and nodded gently.
Snow Grass blinked her big eyes and smiled especially brightly:
"Ning Jia and Shi Ying did all of these themselves. Of course, I also gave them a lot of ideas."
She then casually told Bai Su about her "social practice" activities.
Bai Su's eyes lit up. "Can other people participate in this social practice too?"
Xuecao nodded, "Of course, but everyone has their own things to do, so I'm the only one participating right now."
"Why don't you come with me, Bai Su?"
"Yes, I'll consider it."
...
Just as the children in the study area were starting their second lesson with long faces, Ning Jia returned from grocery shopping.
She was carrying a lot of bags and packages. She bought especially a lot of groceries today, since she wouldn't be home tomorrow and needed to stock up on food for her family.
Yesterday, the last batch of sachet blind boxes was also completed and shipped out. Since the little people's dislike for cats and dogs has decreased significantly, they can no longer make the same lifelike ugly cat and dog sachets as before. At Ning Jia's urging, the little people temporarily stopped working and took a break.
Although Ning Jia said that they had enough money to get through the winter, the little people said that they were only taking a temporary break and would try to earn as much as possible before the cold weather arrived, as this would make them feel more secure!
In contrast, Ning Jia now seems to have much less anxiety about making money.
These days, thanks to the booming sales of new products such as cat and dog sachets, her account has increased by nearly 100,000 yuan. In addition, with the part-time fees she earned from helping a former client in an emergency and staying up all night to write proposals, as well as the money from redeeming her liquidated fund holdings, Ms. Ning has finally raised enough money for her final medical treatment.
When the calculator on the phone produced the final number, even Ning Jia herself was surprised, feeling that it was somewhat unreal.
She calculated it several times, and then did it twice more in Excel, before she was sure that she hadn't made a mistake.
The goal she had been striving for suddenly appeared before her eyes, and she felt a mix of relief and bewilderment.
At this moment, she especially wanted to go home and talk to Ms. Ning about these things, and the Mid-Autumn Festival would be a perfect opportunity.
...
Ning Jia had just finished organizing the pile of ingredients she had bought in the kitchen when Dong Kui came in.
"Have you finished all your classes for today?" Ning Jia asked with concern.
Dongkui shook her head. "The clan chief said that learning cooking skills is the most important thing, and academic subjects can be made up later, so I came here."
Ning Jia smiled gently, then looked at the two little tails following Dong Kui and blinked:
"Guoguo, Xingxing, are you two here to help too?"
"Um."
Ning Jia patted the two little ones' heads, somewhat surprised, since they rarely came over except to help clean the kitchen occasionally.
Dongkui noticed Ning Jia's confusion and quietly pointed to her floral apron with her little finger. She then looked at Guoguo and Xingxing and gave Ning Jia a knowing look.
Ning Jia immediately understood:
Ah, so it was for the cute little apron!
Helping out in the kitchen for pretty clothes really suits the personalities of these two little ones.
She smiled slightly and said, "Just so you know, there's a lot of food to prepare for lunch today, so it might be quite a lot of work."
Thinking of the pretty little apron that Brother Gancao had promised, Guoguo patted her little chest and said, "Sister Ningjia, don't worry, I'm very strong."
Xingxing, who was standing to the side, didn't say anything, but nodded her little head vigorously.
“Okay,” Ning Jia nodded, “then let’s begin now.”
While the kitchen was bustling with activity, Canglan, having finished checking everyone's classroom exercises, announced "get out of class dismissed" with a hint of reluctance.
Ahhh, thank heavens, thank earth, thank the tree god, they're finally done with get out of class!
The children, who had just finished their literacy class, looked relieved and listless, as if their souls had been sucked away.
Some rushed to the toilet, some stretched their stiff limbs, some drank water and chatted while holding small cups, and some had already climbed onto the sofa and lay down, ready to stay until dinner was served...
Just then, Ning Jia suddenly poked her head out of the kitchen:
"We need everyone's help with lunch today. Everyone, please wash your hands quickly, we'll start in a bit."
What? What kind of lunch is this, that everyone has to pitch in?
The little people blinked in surprise, and the wandering souls returned to their places in an instant, soon starting a lively discussion.
Ning Jia actually wants everyone to cook together? Is that even possible?
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