There is only one teacher in the school, named Zhang Jinglin, and all the classes in the school are taught by him alone.
Others think that Mr. is very powerful and knows everything. But Ren Xiaosu has always had doubts, saying that there are specializations in the arts, and a person's energy is limited, so Mr. Zhang can't be omniscient, right?
Ren Xiaosu has always been different from others. He likes to reflect when looking at problems. Later, after listening to Mr. Zhang's lecture, I learned that this is called dialectical viewing of problems.
Yan Liuyuan is sometimes confused because Ren Xiaosu often refutes Mr. Zhang Jinglin’s views, but he still comes to listen to Mr. Zhang’s class when he is free...
In the afternoon class Ren Xiaosu took Yan Liuyuan to celebrate, not for anything else but because he could attend classes in the courtyard in the future.
On weekdays, I squatted on the wall and was too far away from the classroom. After all, I couldn’t hear clearly. It turns out that Zhang Jinglin likes to close the doors and windows tightly when giving lectures. This is because he is afraid that the noise outside will affect the students and cause everyone to be distracted.
But later he discovered that Ren Xiaosu would leave a window open after eavesdropping.
Now, let’s just call Ren Xiaosu to the yard.
Many parents of children are living in these troubled times. They send their children to school not to provide them with knowledge, but to facilitate their children’s future marriage. Especially girls who have gone to school can usually get married. Good family.
In this day and age, being able to read, read, and do three-digit arithmetic is already pretty good.
Everyone is busy surviving, and we are almost out of food. Who cares whether you are educated or not?
So most parents do not have long-term plans to send their children to school. There are also poor and rich people in this small market town, and where there are people, there will be comparisons.
Yan Liuyuan watched Ren Xiaosu go to the grocery store and buy a cigarette with a filter. Lao Wang proudly said that his cigarette had absolutely no additives and was very safe.
One piece costs 20, and things are rare and valuable.
Yan Liuyuan asked in confusion: "Brother, why are you buying cigarettes?"
"Your husband lets me go to the courtyard to listen to classes. It's fine if I don't pay the tuition. I have to express my gratitude." Show it," Ren Xiaosu said with a smile: "I know this Mr. Zhang likes to smoke."
In Ren Xiaosu's view, if others express kindness, he must reciprocate it.
The two of them went to the backyard of the school while everyone was having lunch. Mr. Zhang was eating fried cabbage. Ren Xiaosu took the initiative and handed the cigarette to Mr. Zhang with a smile.
Zhang Jinglin did not refuse, but asked Yan Liuyuan to stay away: "You are growing tall and the smell of cigarette smoke is not good."
Ren Xiaosu thanked: "Thank you, sir. Let me go into the courtyard and listen to the lecture."
"Huh," Zhang Jinglin lit the cigarette with the match he used to make a fire at home, and then breathed out the smoke happily: "Now there are students like you who love to listen to the lecture. There’s not much left, so you can listen if you want. You’ll stand at the door from now on, but you’re not allowed to enter the classroom.”
“Okay,” Ren Xiaosu.Ying He said: "Sir, I have a question."
"Tell me," Zhang Jinglin probably rarely smoked a cigarette, and now he didn't mind whatever Ren Xiaosu asked him.
"Sir, you said that humans had a lot of technology before the disaster, and we humans are not extinct. Why don't we see those technologies reappearing now?"
Zhang Jinglin looked at Ren Xiaosu. At a glance: "In the period after the catastrophe, humans themselves have not accurately calculated how many years everyone has been living alone. It is good to survive every day. How can there be any scholar?"
"But we There should be some information preserved, right? Wouldn't it be possible to restore civilization quickly with some study?" Ren Xiaosu was curious.
"It's gone," Zhang Jinglin said with some pity: "Let me ask you, I will give you a set of materials for making an airplane now. Can you make an airplane?"
"I've never studied before. Although having information can save a lot of time, I'm still learning from scratch," Ren Xiaosu said.
"Yes, now everyone is learning from scratch," Zhang Ling looked at his half-empty cigarette and felt a little distressed, as if he was hesitating whether to smoke or not.
He wanted to keep half of it before smoking it later, but would it be a bit shameful to do so in front of Ren Xiaosu and Yan Liuyuan...
Ren Xiaosu was still confused: "Could it be that in those years, Is it true that no one has overcome the hardships and continued to study?"
"No, they all starved to death," Zhang Jinglin said.
"Is all that knowledge now obsolete?" Ren Xiaosu was unwilling to accept it.
Zhang Jinglin looked at Ren Xiaosu seriously this time and said meaningfully: "They are in the hands of a few people."
...
" Okay," Zhang Jinglin stood up and said, "Don't ask about this anymore, it's time to go to class."
Ren Xiaosu asked Zhang Jinglin the last question: "Sir, what is the wall of our refuge barrier?" When was it built? Why build this wall?"
"After the disaster, wild beasts were rampant, and it is said that there was an insect wave a long time ago, so humans had no choice but to build high walls to block the danger," Zhang Jinglin explained.
"But most wild beasts will not actively attack humans even if they evolve," Ren Xiaosu was curious. Monkeys are still vegetarian, and sparrows still like to eat grains. They do not actively eat humans.
Now Refuge Barrier No. 113 is within the 'inner circle' of human survival, and most of the more ferocious beasts are actually excluded from the 'outside the circle'.
The higher the serial number, the more dangerous the refuge barrier is. For example, the legendary Refuge Barrier No. 178 has caused many deaths and injuries every year due to the expulsion of wild beasts.
As for Refuge Barrier No. 113, it is actually considered the ‘inland’.
There are still many dangers, such as wolves, but they are not insurmountable. In this case, why does such a large human settlement still have high walls?
Zhang Jinglin smiled and said: "As long as there is danger in the wild,, then the refugees can only rely on the asylum barriers to live. At this time, the asylum barriers have a large amount of cheap labor. Do you think the consortia behind the refuge barrier don’t have the strength to completely eliminate the dangers in the wild? Humanity's thermal weapons are more powerful than you think, but why do they want to eliminate them? It doesn't threaten them. ”
Ren Xiaosu was already deep in thought when he heard this. Although he was a precocious teenager, there were some things that he was destined to not understand because he had not been exposed to them. This was also the reason why he was eager for knowledge.
Zhang Jinglin continued: "They will not tear down the wall. How can the vested interests in the wall give up this natural class barrier? "
As he said that, Zhang Jinglin went to change his clothes. Ren Xiaosu asked curiously: "Sir, why are you changing your clothes? You were not dirty just now.
Zhang Jinglin adjusted his collar and said, "It was smelly of cigarette smoke just now, and the students smelled bad."
Yan Liuyuan was in awe, but Ren Xiaosu suddenly became a little unhappy: "Then it's okay if I hear it. Sir, you didn't ask me to stay away just now." "
Zhang Jinglin thought for a long time: "Get out. "
At this time, Ren Xiaosu suddenly heard the palace in his mind speak again: "Mission: It is never a bad thing to desire knowledge, but what you learn must be taught to others. ”
Ren Xiaosu was stunned for a moment. He just didn’t understand what this task was for him to do.
……
During the afternoon class, the students were all It felt very fresh. Ren Xiaosu, who was several years older than them, was standing outside the door, so many students turned back to look at him.
Zhang Jinglin knocked on the blackboard several times to stop their curiosity. He said: “I have a survival class this afternoon. ”
This is the unique thing about the school in this era. It not only teaches arts and sciences, but also life.
However, this class has always given Zhang Jinglin a headache, because he I have never lived in the wild. I was born in this market town outside the 113 Refuge Barrier. Now I have lived for more than thirty years. When I was a child, I relied on my parents. When I grew up, I became a teacher. I am really not very good at surviving in the wild. .
So most of the time, I can only follow the instructions from the past.
Zhang Jinglin looked at the students in the classroom: "Listen carefully and don't think that the danger is far away from you. Now your parents are protecting you, but when you grow up, you must learn to protect yourself. Today we will talk about what to do if you encounter a pack of wolves in the wild. ”
The students in the audience actually like to listen to the survival class the most. Other courses are still too boring for their age, and the survival class sounds interesting.
This There was silence in the classroom. Zhang Jinglin looked at Ren Xiaosu who was standing against the door and listening: "Come on, tell me, what should I do if I encounter a pack of wolves in the wild? "
Ren Xiaosu thought for a while and said: "You should try to choose a hillside location with trees all around, becauseIt is better to choose a cemetery with feng shui. "
Zhang Jinglin: "? ? ? ”