Author: Lin Zixie

Starting from this day, Slim Bakery has a new employee.

This girl with an exotic appearance always warmly welcomes every guest, puts on a smile and helps them get change accurately. After Esther became familiar with the bread baking process, she took charge of the bread responsibly.

Fiona, who was in charge of baking and cleaning, took on a lot of work. Esther kneaded out many animal-shaped buns while experimenting. Even though the taste didn't change much, they were quite popular among customers.

Because of her arrival, Slim Bakery's business has been quite good in the past two weeks, which makes Wendy very happy.

"Esther, go and see if there is any tea in the warehouse. We have to make another pot of hot tea. The weather is cold, and many guests like to drink hot things to warm themselves up."

"Okay Grandma Wendy! I'll go find it!"

Li Xing, who had changed her name to Esther, walked behind the oven, took off the apron from her light brown linen skirt and hung it by the back door. Today is Sunday, and Fiona has a day off every week on this day.

She would take her family to the Night Church for worship, and then prepare a big meal for the children with her sister. Sometimes Fiona would also bring some dishes back to the bakery for Wendy and Esther to try.

taste.

Pulling out an unopened can of tea from the warehouse, Esther quickly returned to the bakery and saw Wendy chatting with several customers. From their appearance, she could recognize that the three people were a family. The youngest among them

The girl looks to be two years younger than Esther.

"Then let's have lemon cake rolls, okay?"

The girl shook the hand of one of the young men, and the bookish young man looked at her fondly: "Of course, then we decided on the lemon cake roll, and it will cost half a pound. It's rare that Benson got a salary increase, so we

It should be celebrated properly.”

The taller young man nodded to Wendy, took out his wallet and counted out the amount to be paid. Esther retied her apron and cut off a large piece of the freshly baked lemon-flavored cake roll.

Just over half a pound.

"Do you need anything else?" Esther showed her business smile and winked at the girl who was very curious about her.

The tall young man rubbed the girl's head: "Melissa, what else do you want to eat?"

The girl hesitated for a moment, and finally just shook her head: "No! I'm very happy to have lemon cake rolls. We have to save a little, there will be a lot of money to spend in the future."

The bookish young man clicked on the animal bread next to him: "That black cat bread looks very cute. I've never seen it before."

Wendy winked at Esther next to her, causing Esther to smile sheepishly at everyone: "Thanks to our skillful newcomers, because it is a trial sale, the price now is the same as ordinary rye bread.

Do you want some?"

The tall young man nodded and paid for another half pound of black cat bread, which made the bookish young man embarrassed: "Benson, that's what I said."

"It doesn't matter, it's time to replenish the staple food tomorrow anyway."

After seeing off this family of guests, Wendy served new hot tea: "There are quite a few guests today. On Sundays, everyone likes to go to the Night Church as a family. It's quite good."

"I remember that the Church of the Night believes in the goddess of the night?"

"Yes. By the way, didn't you say you wanted to learn to write before? Then you can go to the Sunday school in the Night Church. It only costs one penny a week and it won't affect your usual work in the store."

Esther thought about the purse she kept in the attic. After excluding the expenses for some daily necessities and the expenses she frequently went to the fruit stand to compensate the boss, there was still ten solidos left in it. One penny a week.

The expenses are still affordable for Esther. If she can master the words here, Esther can also go to the library to check out more detailed information about this world, instead of always deliberating on her own in the conversations of customers.

Or make up your mind.

Wendy thought Esther was worried about the situation in the church and comforted her: "Go boldly, there are very kind people there. It doesn't matter even if you don't believe in the goddess of the night."

Esther smiled sheepishly: "Then I'll take leave next week and go take a look. I'm really interested."

Next Sunday came quite quickly in the busy daily life. After saying hello to Wendy in advance, Esther went out early in the morning.

Esther walked smoothly in the direction she took last time. She found that her memory was surprisingly good. She had an impression of every store and intersection, and she didn't get lost at all.

Strange, was I like this before?

Esther quickly put this doubt behind her. Facing the solemn Gothic church, she always felt a little nervous. Standing outside the church to cheer herself up for several rounds, Esther did not make up her mind until that moment.

The man dressed as a priest looked at her, and Esther mustered up the courage to walk over.

But when Esther walked to the door, the draft she had just made in her stomach disappeared: "Hello, hello, are there any classes here? I mean, what about enlightenment education -

—”

"Yes, this is the church of the goddess of the night. It provides enlightenment education courses on Sundays, but they are charged. Are you a believer of the goddess?"

Esther shook her head: "If not, then it can't be..."

Before she finished speaking, she lost her voice and looked at the pastor in front of her sheepishly.

The priest smiled gently: "It doesn't matter. The goddess is kind and tolerant. Of course you can learn from her."

Esther nodded repeatedly, and after taking out a penny from the inner pocket of her coat, she followed the pastor into the church. Because today was Sunday, there were not many people coming to the dark church, and some people were closing their eyes and being quiet.

While praying, some people were saying hello quietly to familiar people. Even in the early morning, the church was quite dim and filled with an extremely quiet atmosphere, which made people relax involuntarily. Esther felt that she was in a peaceful mood.

A lot.

The pastor led Esther towards the side door. As they walked back along the corridor, they passed by two people.

Esther didn't pay much attention. She kept staring at the pastor's footsteps for fear that she might not keep up. However, the rather handsome black-haired young man turned around, glanced at Esther's back with his green eyes doubtfully, and then smiled slightly.

He tilted his head as if listening to something.

But soon the young man shook his head and quickly followed the other person in front.

Under the pastor's considerate introduction, Esther also learned about the general content of the church's general courses: the morning classes will focus on simple mathematics, geography and some history, and then there will be an hour's break.

We can bring our own food or go to a cafe on the street outside to eat. In the afternoon, we will conduct text teaching and writing exercises based on the teachings of the goddess of the night. Those with basic knowledge can read the books on the classroom bookshelf by themselves. Of course

It cannot be taken out of the church. If students encounter problems, they can ask the church staff in charge of teaching in their free time. The church can provide some paper and pens, but only for the first class. Only some paper will be provided for subsequent classes. If there are additional

If necessary, you can bring it yourself or purchase it from the church.

"You came quite early, there are still three quarters of an hour before class. You can move around on your own in the classroom, and if you have any questions, you can ask Ms. Langsa. If there are no accidents, she will be responsible for teaching here. She is a very easy-going person.

people."

"Thank you, Pastor Lost." In the previous conversation, Esther had already learned the name of this kind pastor. Of course, she also introduced herself, but she did not say the false last name.

The little bug has been nesting in the pocket on Esther's chest these days. If it hadn't come out at night, Esther would have thought it was beginning to hibernate. At that time, the little bug hinted at it and used it to deceive her.

Esther felt that Wendy and Fiona's last names were not simple, so she didn't mention them to others.

Ms. Langsha looks quite old. Her brown hair is meticulously combed into a low bun with red roses. Although wrinkles can be seen on her face, it makes her beauty look more solemn.

The special above-the-knee skirt is extremely suitable.

"Good day, Feilun." Ms. Langsa performed a simple skirt-lifting ceremony, which doubled Esther's curiosity. Could this lady be from a noble family? Since she came to this world, Esther has not

How come I have been to places other than Iron Cross Street, but I also have a fragmented understanding of the background of the Kingdom of Loen.

"Ms. Langsha, this is a new student who just signed up, Esther."

Ms. Langsa then smiled at Esther: "Nice to meet you, Esther, just call me Ms. Langsa like everyone else. Have you ever been exposed to enlightenment courses before?"

Esther quickly shook her head: "No, not at all, I can't even read."

"Don't be nervous, there are many people here who started from scratch just like you." Ms. Langsa took out a blank notebook and two pencils from under the bookcase and handed them to Esther.

Pastor Lost nodded to the two of them: "Then I'll go back to the church door first."

"Go and get busy, there are always more people coming on Sundays."

Pastor Lost smiled helplessly: "But I think this is a good thing. I am very happy that everyone is willing to listen to the gospel of the goddess."

After Pastor Lost left, Ms. Langsa communicated with Esther about her situation. Esther frankly admitted her ignorance, but Ms. Langsa did not show anything unusual. Such an unfounded student is here.

Quite common.

Since public elementary schools have become popular, people with certain financial conditions at home prefer to send their children to classes six days a week, which is more cost-effective in terms of tuition fees. In church Sunday schools, it is more common for children who are older and younger to attend

People who are hungry for opportunities will take one day out of their busy schedule to enrich themselves and seek better jobs in the future.

Because there was no one in the classroom yet, Ms. Langsha didn't mind tutoring Esther on some basic knowledge. To her surprise, Esther's mastery of numerical calculations was almost at her fingertips. After memorizing the basic numbers and operation symbols, Esther

Sette quickly filled up the entire scratch paper when faced with the questions Langsa presented. All the calculation results were accurate, far unlike those who had never been exposed to mathematics.

And Esther was also a little helpless. Before "travelling", Li Xing was still a half-worker who had just graduated a year ago, and could not even solve math problems from kindergarten to the second grade of elementary school.

Her physical education teacher in her previous life must have been able to figure it out!

After checking Esther's answers, Ms. Langsa immediately realized the girl's intelligence, changed the educational content in accordance with her aptitude, and gave Esther a vocabulary book with illustrations. Langsa asked Esther to read it before class.

Memorize the words and practice writing them on paper. As many as you can remember. After the morning class is over, she will simply test the number of words Esther has memorized.

Of course Esther has no objection, it would be better to say that this is exactly what she wants. What she longs for most is words that can understand the world.

However, there was not much time left, and Esther finally managed to memorize most of the word book. Combined with her daily spoken language, she could already roughly spell out many words. The roots and affixes of Runen's common expressions, including some

There are many similarities between the grammar and the English in Esther's memory, which allows her to quickly understand the content she is exposed to after analyzing it.

Much faster than ordinary people.

As more than thirty people walked in one after another, and most of the classroom was full, Ms. Langsa looked at the clock hanging on the wall and officially started today's formal class.

For Esther, mathematics education only allowed her to further consolidate her memory and deepen her impression of basic words. Geography and history courses gave Esther, for the first time, a better understanding of the "world" she lives in.

A systematic and comprehensive overview.
To be continued...