However, no matter how great the idea is, it must first give in to the reality of needing to eat.
Although Brutus was very, very reluctant to eat semolina bread every day, he had no other choice. Before the young adults in the village returned to the village, such convenient and mass-produced food would remain the village's staple food.
If you want to order something else, you can only eat dried fish that has been dried early. In short, you can eat it if you like it, and you will be disappointed if you don't eat it.
While Brutus was gnawing bread, he was recalling easy-to-make foods in his mind. Unfortunately, he had never cooked much. Although he knew what dishes were delicious, it was useless if he didn't know how to cook them.
Moreover, in a place like Laxius Village where only wheat and fish are available, it is difficult for a skilled woman to make delicious dishes.
He sighed, feeling that the knowledge he had learned seemed to be quite useless in this world, and there was no difference between the whole person and starting over. And when he thought about having to teach a bunch of children to read and read later, it became even more of a headache.
Already.
Brutus choked down the bread in three swipes, then poured water into his mouth, put the wooden cup back on the table, and looked at the spread dictionary.
The content of the two pages he opened was the long passage that the village chief read to him before, with many annotations - mostly pronunciation. Brutus looked carefully and saw that what the village chief read to him that day was the same as the passage.
The book is consistent.
In fact, he had almost read this dictionary already. After all, he could only stay in bed for the past few days and had no other entertainment activities, so he had to study the words of the Kingdom of Loma seriously.
But since he still had to teach others, he still made good preparations so as not to mislead others.
The edges of the pages are somewhat worn and disfigured, and some of the content is somewhat blurred, but not to the extent that it affects reading. According to Brutus, the daily language of Loma is quite simple, concise and easy to understand.
This is much better than English.
As long as you master the daily language, there won't be many problems communicating with others - of course, if you take into account the different pronunciations in the regions and the influence of dialects, it may only be said that there should be no problems with basic communication.
The most difficult part is indeed writing. As a Chinese user, it is difficult for Brutus to connect these words and corresponding things. He relies entirely on his good memory to memorize them, so if he wants to teach others, he is not good at it.
method.
"Just memorize it." He sighed. Isn't it the same when learning Chinese? First learn the pinyin, and then read the characters...
When he thought about this, he realized something: "Speaking of which, it seems that this does not have pinyin or phonetic symbols."
But it was obvious that he was helpless in this matter. It was okay for him to use this thing himself, but there was a problem with creating a set from scratch and teaching it to others.
Shaking his head and putting the problem aside for the time being, he closed the dictionary and brought in the plates filled with sand one after another from outside the house - this was one of the toys that the carpenter Charlie made for the children when he was free. Although Brutus
Not understanding how this thing was used for playing, he guessed that these plates might be used to play Frisbee.
Fortunately, there was suitable sand on the river bank near the village, otherwise he would have had to worry about teaching aids. In this way, the problems Brutus had considered were basically solved, and then he just waited for the children to arrive.
Naturally, the first one to knock on the door was Marcus, who was closest to his house. Brutus motioned to him not to close the door.
Next came Marvin, who was carrying a bunch of tools. Brutus had met him in the morning and asked him to repair the house. Marvin readily agreed to the matter, but he had to wait until the end of class before he could start work.
Then came Rivas, Ruben, Sonia, Jenny and other 12 children. Brutus had seen some of them in the morning, but he only had a slight impression of them.
He waited for another minute, and when he saw that no one should have arrived, he signaled everyone to get ready for class. There were more than fifty children in the village, and Marcos only informed about the matter to about twenty people who were familiar with him.
There are only 14 people here today.
But this is exactly what Brutus wanted. If there were too many people, he would have a headache how to control these children. Moreover, the living room of this house seemed a bit crowded just to accommodate the people here.
"Let's start class." Brutus did not introduce himself. As a rare outsider in the village, and the village was mostly women and children, the news had already spread to the extent that he did not need to introduce himself.
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"Today we start with the most basic words - vocabulary about food..."
To be honest, Brutus hates the cramming education he is currently engaged in, but there is no better way. Although this method is indeed a bit stupid and inefficient, it is still effective.
About an hour later, he had only made these children learn five words, which was the result of their continuous concentration.
As for whether he would forget it again after returning, Brutus really couldn't make any guarantee.
"Okay, kids, let's take a break first. We can't just study for a long time. It's important to balance work and rest."
"Mr. Brutus, please teach a little longer." However, these children did not agree with Brutus's suggestion. They wanted to seize the time to learn a few more.
Brutus looked at the children sitting around him and thought for a moment: "Then can you tell me why you waste so much time studying?"
"Brother Pansy said that if you learn to read and write, you can find a good job in the Viscounty."
"Brother Pansy said that people should study more. Even if they may not be used in a lifetime, studying can enrich a person's spiritual world... Although... although I don't know what the spiritual world is.
"
"Brother Pansy said..."
Brutus was a little surprised by what they said. Each child repeated sentence after sentence what Pansy had said to them before.
"Yes, yes, I agree with what Brother Pansy said." Brutus waited patiently for the children to finish, "but I want to hear your own thoughts."
"Maybe it's to change your life, maybe it's to find a good job, maybe it's to show that you're knowledgeable..." He paused, then looked around at the children's still somewhat immature faces, "What do you think?
What about, children?"
Some of the fourteen children in front of him were lost in thought, while others seemed eager to express their opinions.
Brutus opened his hands and pressed them down, indicating that they would listen to what he had to say.
"I don't like preaching, because I am also a person who gets tired of listening to other people's preaching. Some people are always eager to instill so-called correct principles, correct practices, and correct views into others."
"Maybe I'm doing this kind of job now." He smiled. "It's very annoying, makes people sleepy, or makes them want to leave directly."
"Another question I want to ask is, have you thought about your future?"
"You can listen to my fantasy future first, and then you can go back and think about it carefully before telling me your thoughts."