The dormitory building is a twin building, with two buildings in the north and south. The south one is the girls' dormitory and the north one is the boys' dormitory. Both are three stories high, with more than ten rooms on each floor.
The twin towers are surrounded by a large courtyard with a wall as high as a person. There is a large lawn in the courtyard, as well as slides, swings, mazes, etc. specially made for children to play.
Looking at those large toys, the children immediately became star-eyed.
Each dormitory has an administrator, also known as the dormitory manager. The dormitory manager of the girls' dormitory is a woman in her thirties with the surname Jiang, and is known as Madam Jiang.
Mei Jiqin handed the girl over to her and asked her to assign a dormitory.
She took the boys to the dormitory building at the back.
As soon as you enter the dormitory building, you will see an aisle about two meters wide. There are two beds on each side of the aisle, with beds above and cabinets below. The walls of the room are snow-white, while the cabinets are painted yellow with cartoon patterns on them, which is full of childlike fun.
The bed was already covered with blue bedding, and there were two pillows at the head of the bed, one of which was a cute pillow.
On the table below is placed a complete set of toiletries, including a comb, mirror, towel, teacup, mouthwash cup, toothbrush, tooth powder, washbasin, foot basin, etc.
There are three towels, one each for washing face, bathing and feet.
Toothbrushes were already very common in this era. They generally had handles made of wood and pig bristles. Rich families also had toothbrushes made of jade, ivory or other materials.
Some toothbrush handles are inlaid with gemstones, gold and silver.
In ancient times, toothpaste was called tooth powder. It was made from medicinal materials such as pig teeth, soap beans, ginger, Rehmannia root, and Sophora japonica seeds. It was considered a medicinal product and not all families could afford it. Most people still used salt water, tea, or willow branches.
Here, everyone was given a box of tooth powder, and it was the best kind.
Teeth should be taken care of from a young age.
In Xue Huan's opinion, since she has helped these children, she must make them feel the school's love for them in every aspect.
Of course, she won't just give things to them blindly. Once these children have adapted to life in school, she will set up tests for them.
Once the initially provided supplies are exhausted, you will have to spend "money" to buy them if you want to get more.
This money is naturally not the copper coins or silver outside, but the circulating currency unique to the Sanhuan Academy.
"Is this house really for us to live in? It's so beautiful."
"Is this ladder for stepping onto the bed?"
"Wow, the bed is so big and soft!"
"Come and see, there is another room here. What is it used for?"
"Oh, it's for brushing teeth and washing face. You can also use the toilet inside."
"What is this? It smells so good."
"Is this closet for our clothes? How many clothes would it take to fill it up?"
The girls were walking around the room, looking very happy.
After being assigned dormitories, the children were taken on a tour around the campus. They kept exclaiming in surprise, their eyes surprisingly bright, like little ducks who had strayed into a fairy tale world, walking there clumsily but excitedly.
Xue Huan built such a large school, naturally not only to accept children from the Qionglin Welfare Bureau and Old Man Tang, she also had people distribute flyers on the street, telling those orphans and beggars that as long as they are under the age of fifteen, they can come to Sanhuan College and enroll for free.
At this moment, at the entrance of the academy, a little beggar in tattered clothes came over and asked, "Is it really possible for orphans to go to school for free here?"
As he spoke, he unconsciously tugged at the hem of his clothes and retracted his toes that were sticking out of the shoe holes.
Cao Hu lowered his voice: "Of course, not only can you go to school for free, but also provide food and accommodation. Do you want me to take you in to have a look?"
However, the little beggar just tiptoed into the gate, looked inside, and then turned and ran away.
"Hey, why are you running? If you miss this village, you will miss this store."
Cao Hu chased after him and shouted.
However, as soon as he chased him, the little beggar ran even faster, as if a wild beast was chasing him.
Seeing this, Cao Hu had to stop, lest the child really think he was a bad guy and get hurt.
The little beggar ran all the way and entered a nearby forest. Most of the original Ghost Weeping Forest had been cut down and reclaimed to build the current Three Disasters Academy. However, Xue Huan had someone leave a small piece of it. Wouldn't it come in handy when teaching students nature classes?
At this moment, there was a group of beggars squatting in the forest. They were all young, and the oldest one was only fourteen or fifteen years old. He was the leader of this group of little beggars, named Yunteng.
Beggars also have circles to pay homage to, and the good positions are occupied by the big beggar gangs. Young people like them can get shelter after paying homage to the gangs, but most of the food and money they beg for have to be handed over, and they don’t get much at all.
Not only that, young beggars are often bullied, so they gather together to keep warm and resist the big beggars.
Yun Teng is older and takes good care of the younger ones. He is also more opinionated, so the younger ones obey him and are willing to recognize him as the boss.
Seeing Niuqiu, the little beggar who had gone to Sanhuan College to gather information, return, Yun Teng immediately asked, "How is it? Is what the paper says true?"
The paper he was talking about was the flyer that Xue Huan had people distribute. It said "Sanhuan College is enrolling orphans for free" and there was a simple and easy-to-understand map next to it, which showed the route.
Yun Teng got the flyer, but he couldn't read. Even if he asked others, they would ignore him, a beggar. Fortunately, the news that Sanhuan College was recruiting orphans had caused quite a stir, and people on the street were talking about it. After listening to them, he roughly understood what the flyer said.
Free schooling for orphans? Teaching them livelihood skills? And providing them with food and lodging?
Is there such a good thing in the world?
Yun Teng’s first reaction was disbelief. Not only him, but most of the people on the street who took the flyers also didn’t believe it.
"This is a lie, right? How can such a good thing happen?"
"There are so many orphans in this world. Can the Three-Disaster Academy really recruit them all?"
"As the saying goes, 'a young boy is a bankrupt.' Can the Three-Disaster Academy afford to admit so many orphans? And provide them with food and lodging? And free tuition? That's really over the top!"
"I think there must be some conspiracy here. Maybe the Three Sufferings Academy wants to trick those orphans in and then do some shady things."
Someone who had participated in the charity auction stood up and spoke.
"Oh, stupid! Have you ever been to Sanhuan College? You're just talking nonsense here! Do you know how rich Dean Zhao is? Do you know about that charity auction they held a while ago? Dean Zhao sold a pot of flowers at the auction for eight thousand taels! Do you think she can afford to support it?"
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