Embers Ad Infinitum

Chapter 31 used to (recommendation vote on Monday)

“Okay.” Tian Erhe turned around and said to Shang Jianyao jokingly, “Now you know how to maintain this How difficult is the order of a settlement?”

Jiang Baiman didn’t want to continue to stimulate Shang Jianyao, took the conversation, and asked instead:

“Mayor, we just came in At that time, there didn’t seem to be so many children? They were working with adults?”

Tian Erhe turned his body sideways and pointed to the three buildings in the shape of “Pin”:

“They are taking classes over there, and the adults don’t just leave them until they come back.”

“Classes?” Jiang Baiman raised his eyebrows slightly. “Do you still maintain classroom education?”

This is a very rare thing outside of the big powers, among the many wilderness wanderer settlements on the earth, at least those settlements that Jiang Baiman has visited before.

For people who are struggling to survive, organizing classroom-style education is completely unnecessary. It is a waste of energy and resources-human resources are a very important part of resources, and they are out of production. Teachers and children who don’t help in the field at home are luxury goods for many settlements.

In those places, parents and elders can occasionally provide children with some instruction in their daily lives to help them gain common sense, learn to farm, gather, cook, clean, shoot, hunt, and take babies.

Tian Erhe smiled and said:

“Every time an Outsider enters Shuiwei Town, I will be surprised to find this. Indeed, we want to maintain it on our terms.” School’, it’s not easy. Everyone saves and saves, tightening their belts, so that this tradition is not broken.”

He subconsciously raised his head and looked at the dark and rainy evening sky, half Memories and half emotions said:

“The first person who proposed that children receive formal education was Uncle named Shen Liuxin.

“He said: No matter how difficult it is, you still have to Let children be literate, read books, and learn the most basic knowledge. Only in this way can they and their descendants, the future residents of Shuiwei Town, remember who they are, where they are from, what group they belong to, and what culture and history they have had. Only by always remembering these can they persevere with anticipation in the’darkness’ where no hope can be seen in a bad environment.

“Although I agreed with Uncle Shen’s proposal at the time, what I thought was actually very simple: every time I moved back from the ruins of the city, I didn’t know some words on the item and the manual. Even if they know each other, I often don’t know what they mean when they are connected. This makes it impossible to use items effectively. How can this work?

“This kind of thinking is really simple, In recent years, I have gradually understood what Uncle Shen said. “

Speaking of this, Tian Erhe stood up and pointed to the three building roads in the shape of “Pin”:

“Do you know where this was once?” ? “

Bai Chen, Jiang Baiman, Shang Jianyao and Long Yuehong shook their heads at the same time.

“This is the former school in Shuiwei Town.” There is the basketball court, there is the flag-raising platform, there is the teacher’s dormitory, there is the student dormitory, there is the computer, books and laboratory building, there is the teaching building…” Tian Erhe introduced one by one, his face reflected A little charcoal fire.

Jiang Baiman, Shang Jianyao and others listened and saw fascinatingly, even those buildings and venues could barely be distinguished by the outlines in the dusk of the evening.

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Tian Erhe retracted his hand, turned around, and repeated the original words again:

“This used to be a school. “

His expression is serious and serious.

Without waiting for Jiang Baiman and others to respond, he sat down again and said with a smile to himself:

“In this matter, many townspeople don’t understand. They are not unwilling to maintain such a small school, but they feel that it should only be provided to the original residents. As for the wilderness wanderers who were later admitted to them, Taking a bite is already a kind of great kindness, why waste resources?

“They believe that the original townsfolk, especially the core members of the town guard, should divide the land. Later, the wilderness wanderers can only lease and pay a certain share of the harvest.

“They also believe that later vagrants should not be allowed to join the town guard, and they should not be allowed to have relatively better weapons. “

Speaking of this, Tian Erhe shook his head on his own:

“Oh, when I am alive, I can still rely on prestige to suppress, no one dares to really object, at most I complained privately, I don’t know what Shuiwei Town will become when I die.

“Don’t say it, don’t say it, eat, eat.”

Regarding the internal affairs of Shuiwei Town, Jiang Baiman and Bai Chen are both uncomfortable to express their opinions. To maintain the attitude of the guests, he ate the braised beef with compressed biscuits, energy bars, and multi-grain buns sent by Tian Erhe.

Shang Jianyao did not rush to join, and continued to pick up the beef in the bowl in small pieces and feed it to the little girl beside him.

That little girl is also very sensible. After eating, she didn’t ask for it anymore and bowed to Shang Jianyao seriously:

“Thank you big brother!”

After thanking her, she took the remaining debris and bounced back to the chaotic area with many buildings-it was originally several basketball courts side by side.

“The action is very standard.” Shang Jianyao praised behind her.

“This is what the Teacher specially taught.” Tian Erhe was quite proud.

Shang Jianyao still hasn’t tried to sandwich the braised beef, silently eating yellow and yellow multi-grain steamed buns there.

Jiang Baiman did not persuade him, and asked Tian Erhe about their experiences after the old world annihilation while eating.

Most of these experiences are boring. After all, Shuiwei Town has a geographical advantage and has received fewer external tests. However, Jiang Baiman and others still hear with keen interest pleasure, which makes Tian Erhe talk more and more interesting Strong, he even talked about the process of germinating feelings between himself and his wife during a hunt.

After everyone had eaten almost, Shang Jianyao began to attack the remaining braised beef and drank the steamed buns in his hand with juice.

“It’s been a long time since I was so happy.” Tian Erhe touched his stomach, glanced at the leaves and ashes on the ground, “I have to go back to the room, there are still some things in town waiting for me to decide .”

Jiang Baiman suddenly remembered something, and quickly opened the mouth and said:

“Mayor, I have another question.”

“What? “Tian Erhe tightened his army green coat tightly.

Jiang Baiman recalled the next words:

“Have you ever seen such a person?

“Male, black hair, golden eyes, height 1.8 metres He looks handsome, he should be handsomer than him. “

While turning her head to indicate that the reference object is Shang Jianyao, she continued:

“I like to wear a windbreaker, gloves, neat and tidy, and also like to wear boots. “

Tian Erhe thought for a while:

“There are very few Outsiders in Shuiwei Town. I haven’t been out of town for a long time. To the person you said, there is absolutely no impression.

“Coyote, you can ask people who have been out hunting recently to see if they have seen someone like this, and then come back and tell the white girl about them.”

The mayor of .” Seeing a chance to perform, a member of the town guard nicknamed “Gouzi” ran fast.

After watching Tian Erhe, who was wearing a green coat and a furry hat, left the wooden shed and entered the chaotic area of ​​various buildings, Bai Chen looked around and confirmed the members of the town guard Their location.

She immediately sat down and said to herself:

“Why did the mayor tell us the internal conflicts in Shuiwei Town?”

Jiang Baiman looked at the fire from the stove, smiled and said:

“Of course I hope that the big forces that may exist behind us can accept Shuiwei Town.

“Otherwise why do you think he wants Invite us to be a guest?

“Even if he trusts you enough, there is no need to do this. You can express his care and kindness in other ways.”

She looked towards you a little confused Long Yuehong and I don’t know what to think and so on Shang Jianyao, continue:

“It can be seen that the internal conflicts in Shuiwei Town have worried Mayor Tian for a long time, worrying that after his death, Shuiwei Town The situation slipped to a bad place, and eventually fell apart.

“In such worries, he encountered a wilderness wanderer whom he knew and trusted, and it was obvious that the wilderness wanderer had not taken refuge in The small forces seem to have a pretty good time.

“If it’s you, will there be a slight move, hoping to catch up with the relationship so that Shuiwei Town can rely on the big power that is not too malicious to the wilderness wanderers in the future?

“With this kind of shelter, with the overall planning and planning from the big forces, this contradiction within Shuiwei Town is really not a problem”

Long Yuehong finally understood:

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“That’s it…

“Group leader, will the company accept them?”

This sentence is also what Bai Chen wants to ask, otherwise she too Will not deliberately talk to himself.

Feeling Bai Chen’s gaze, Jiang Baiman once again turned his eyes to the stove in front of him.

She said with a little smile:

“When I return to the company, I will report it according to the normal process. Whether it will be accepted or not depends on the decision of the board of directors. In this regard Regarding the matter, even the entire Ministry of Security and the Strategy Committee only have the right to make recommendations.

“But, I will definitely go to the specific location of Shuiwei Town, only to say that I met them hunting in the wilderness. Squad. “

Bai Chen was obviously relaxed and said in a low voice:

“That’s good, this is good.” “

Long Yuehong is obviously puzzled:

“Why hide the specific location of Shuiwei Town?” “

The target of the report is his own company.

Jiang Baiman glanced at him with a smile, did not answer, did not explain, just said:

“Look, Shang Jianyao didn’t even ask. “

Shang Jianyao heard his name, and looked towards the leader:

“Ah, what are you talking about?” “

Jiang Baiman squeezed a little smile:

“Said you look good.” “

“Not bad. “Shang Jianyao is rather modest.

The scene suddenly quieted down. Not long after, a member of the town guard with the nickname “Dougzi” ran back and got close to Jiang Baiman:

“Someone has met the person you describe.

“He went to the north of Yuelu Station. He was a very strange person: everyone in the hunting squad thought he was very attractive. They couldn’t help but want to please him and approach him, but he was very Indifferent, forced a distance and disappeared into the wilderness.”

“It’s a bit strange…” After listening, Jiang Baiman whispered to himself as if thinking of something.

She immediately lifts the head, smiling clearly and said:

“Thank you.”

“No need, no need!” The nickname “Doug” The members of the town guard responded excitedly.

Next, Jiang Baiman did not ask any more questions, and the town guard member had to leave the wooden shed.

Shang Jianyao’s gaze then looked outside, only to see that the sky was dark, the dark clouds were low, and the entire Shuiwei town was dark.

The sound of the fuel generator buzzed, and in the three buildings in the shape of “Pin”, many rooms exuded light. On the wall of the town, one after another light bulbs were lit. Helping the guards illuminate the outside, the bungalow area and the chaotically built area of ​​the building, a few candlelights and fires flicker and quickly go out, and the whole is almost completely sunk into the night.

Crash-bang, the heavy rain that had been brewing for a long time finally started in the dark night.

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