Chapter 107: Heartbroken
Lu Jiu went to find Zhuang Yun with a lot of harvest. Since they came back, the old man has been going out to clear the field with the temporary team without stopping.
But there is no way, she and Shen Jufeng have been sorting out the affairs of the city for the past few days.
Shen Jufeng is more worried, she sometimes goes to the training room to train for a few hours.
Zhuang Yun had not left the house today, so she happened to deliver all of his things.
Lu Jiu had emailed ahead of time, and when she arrived at Zhuang Yun's office, he was gazing out at the scenery through the French windows in the hallway.
"Brother Zhuang, are you thinking about life?"
Although Zhuang Yun has a good temperament, they often form teams together, and sometimes they see him staring blankly in silence.
He laughed at himself, "It's nothing, it's just that sometimes I get emotional, are you busy these days?"
"Buy some fragrant fruits, by the way, and save them for yourself."
The fragrant pigs are so delicious; she always worries that the ones she has kept will not be enough to consume.
"Yes, I visited there two days ago. People from various city-states were harvesting fruits. The trees were illuminated when I arrived in the afternoon. You should visit early in the morning."
The ginkgo forest is like an orchard near several city-states, from summer to winter, unless there is a big event, there are as many people as in a public garden every day.
The last time they went to Baiguo Grove, no one was there because of the appearance of colorful spiders. Many professional residents chose to go wild near the city. It was too dangerous for ordinary people to go with non-professional residents.
Now there are fewer and fewer colorful spiders, and the place is buzzing again.
"Success, there is only one month left in autumn, and winter is about to begin. During this period, I will do my best to clear out the wild. I don't know if there are any wild monsters outside during winter."
"I'm afraid there aren't many. Outside in late autumn, there are fewer wild monsters than usual, just like the day before yesterday when I went to the Baiguo Forest, we could encounter a group of fragrant pigs within a short walk, but now we have to walk for a long time to find one."
The fragrant pigs were well known in several nearby city-states. They had purchased a few batches of fragrant pigs that day, and there was a dispute when the meat was divided, but he did not fight.
"Speaking of winter, the animals have been unusually quiet. I'm really worried. It shouldn't be this way." She had been in the city these days and hadn't gone out to inspect the nearby wilderness.
Zhuang Yun followed with a sigh, "It's hard to say, our city-state has been very active in clearing the wild. If autumn doesn't come, the possibility of winter should be even smaller...But this is not certain, just leave it to fate."
It was a bit heavy, and Lu Jiu was also brought into a subtle mood.
Suddenly, a door next to the "empty" land opened, and it was Shen Jufeng, who had been very busy these days.
Seeing the expressions on their faces, he asked in a deep voice: "What are you two doing?"
Lu Jiu: "It's just talking about the beast tide. I haven't responded to this all the time, and I feel a little guilty."
Shen Jufeng looked her over from head to toe and thought that she was so stupid; there were so many good things in her backpack.
"It's pointless to think about it; I have already completed my work. Let's head to the training room together."
All the affairs of the city lord were thrown onto his head, and Lu Jiu was free to chat here.
"No rush, I'll give you something first. I brought over the ham and sausage made by Mr. Zeng. I tasted it and it's quite delicious."
Upon hearing the delicious food, Shen Jufeng turned his body sideways, "Come in all of you."
Lu Jiu had just finished dividing up the food at home, but the ham was too tempting, and it happened that the meal was approaching, so the three of them decided to have a good meal.
There were discussions in the city about the occupational census, but it gradually became accepted after a few days. We have received and sent more than 6,000 emails and nearly 5,000 emails. It seems that most residents are still very cooperative. As for whether it is true or not, we do not know.
Among them, there were only dozens of teachers, and one of them had attracted the attention of Shen Jufeng. This person said that he found his backpack at the beginning of the apocalypse, and the outside world had undergone great changes, so he collected a lot of books and textbooks.
At that time, there was no limit to the capacity of the backpack, so he stuffed everything into it when he saw it.
This person stated that if necessary, all of the books could be handed over to the city lord.
It appears that multiple people believe that although the world has changed, education is still necessary.
Shen Jufeng sent this email to Lu Jiu, and they discussed the matter together.
In the City Lord's Mansion, Shen Jufeng placed a first-grade Chinese textbook on the coffee table, which had been sent by the teacher along with the email.
Lu Jiu picked up the book and flipped through it. Seeing the lovely pictures and accompanying text, she felt quite nostalgic.
Seeing her flipping through the book, Shen Jufeng began to talk about the origin of the book, "He gave this book, and there is a high probability that he is telling the truth. He said that it would be the summer vacation, and there were books in the school warehouse that are needed for the start of school for all ages. Books, he happened to be making up lessons at school at that time, so he went to the warehouse to collect all the things."
Upon hearing that he was making up lessons for students, Lu Jiu was a little puzzled, "Isn't he a primary school teacher, why does he still need to make up lessons?" She raised the first-grade Chinese textbook in her hand.
"It's a private school with both elementary and junior high schools. He teaches at the junior high school."
Lu Jiu nodded, that's why.
This teacher just happened to find a personal backpack, so he took the risk and took it all.
But Lu Jiu began to worry again, "But even if you collect a lot of books, this thing can't be reproduced." Besides, they don't know how many books the teacher has, whether it covers the entire elementary school and junior high school.
"So if you want to promote education, it doesn't work at the moment. I guess only people like Zhuang Yun are willing to find teachers. Now there are no raw materials or copying machines. These books are precious resources."
Lu Jiu put the book back on the table, and looked at him suspiciously, "Then you bought all the books with that teacher?"
Although the teacher did not purchase it himself, it is still considered his personal property.
Shen Jufeng took the book back and put it away, "I'll negotiate this. If he offers to sell it, I'll buy it at that time. It's a good investment."
They seem to have returned to the last century, when children had no condition to receive education, as long as they could do it, they were laborers, whether they could harvest food or do hard work, they could just squat there to collect.
There are many children in the nearby fields. They have lost their superior quality of life they used to have, and they now have to start contributing to the family.
Shen Jufeng didn't care. He could do this kind of thing if he could, and let it go if he couldn't. "The current situation is like this. It has only been a few months since the world became like this. Many city-states haven't even stabilized their lives in the cities."
Shen Jufeng said The truth is, she has a lot of resources and gold coins and can carry out education, but this is not something she can do if she wants to.
Then Shen Jufeng gave her another critical attack, "The animal horde prompted by the system hasn't appeared yet, and it's not clear what scale it is. This kind of precariousness is hidden under the surface is a few ordinary people who are willing to spend money to hire a teacher for their children. At most, they can teach them how to read by themselves."