Chapter 38: Character Recognition

Zhao Hai doesn't want to know what happened outside the thatched cottage. He believes Merlin and the others will handle it well. Now Zhao Hai is really tired and just wants to have a good sleep.

Zhao Hai took out a blanket from the warehouse and spread it on the bed. He immediately lay down on the bed and fell asleep in a few minutes. He was really tired. Due to drinking the Water of Nothingness, as long as he exercised a little more, he would not be able to bear it, let alone the tense situation today.

The slaves outside the thatched hut also rested. It was rare for them to have such a chance to rest, so they naturally wouldn't say anything. In addition, soft blankets were laid on the ground, which was much stronger than dry hay. In no time, the entire space fell into silence, even the stones and wood standing in front of the door guarding Zhao Hai sat on the ground and dozed off.

After more than two hours, Merlin and the others woke up. Merlin quietly walked to the thatched cottage, opened the door and glanced at Zhao Hai, only to find him sleeping soundly. She quietly closed the door again and glanced at the slaves, only to find that some of them had already woken up and were sitting there, not knowing what to do.

Although Merlin can teach them how to recognize characters, she doesn't teach them right now. If she were to teach these people how to recognize characters, she would have to make a sound. She doesn't want to wake up Zhao Hai.

However, Merlin still noticed that the radishes she had planted before going to bed had already sprouted, which surprised Merlin greatly. It was the first time she had seen how plants in space grew, and the speed was too fast.

Merlin couldn't help but squat by the edge of the field and look at the newly grown radish seedlings. These seedlings were very sturdy and the soil was in good condition, indicating that they were very healthy at first glance.

Meg also made the same gesture as Merlin. Meg squatted next to Merlin and whispered to him, "Grandma, why did this magic rice sprout so quickly? I heard that magic vegetables are very difficult to grow, why is it so easy here

Merlin smiled slightly and said, "Young master has already told me that planting crops in this space will greatly shorten the maturity time, but I didn't expect it to be so short

The magic rice you mentioned is called radish in my space, which is the lowest level product in the space. It matures every eight hours, "Zhao Hai's voice came softly.

Merlin and Meg were stunned for a moment, then turned their heads to see that Zhao Hai had already come out and was standing behind them. Merlin quickly stood up and said, "Young master, are you telling the truth? Can this magic rice really mature for a season in eight hours

Zhao Hai nodded and pointed to the corn that had already grown ears beside him, saying, "Do you see those corn? Corn has a higher price in space than radish, and it takes fourteen hours from planting to maturity

Merlin and the others couldn't help but look in the direction of Zhao Hai's fingers. The corn was still in its growth stage, and the leaves were so green and black that they looked so vigorous.

Zhao Hai turned to Meilin and said, "There is enough food in the space now. It's best for us to stay in the space for a while longer before going out, so as not to encounter those monsters after going out

Merlin nodded and said, "Yes, the young master is right. We don't have to worry about food and it won't rain in the space now. Everyone can just lay a floor outside, and staying here for a few days won't be a big deal

Zhao Hai nodded and turned his head to take a look. Those who had already woken up stood up and looked respectfully at his slaves. He sighed and said, "Grandma Merlin, you can teach them how to recognize characters later. Let's go build some marching stoves with Wood and use them for cooking later

These over a hundred people are eating, and this meal is not that easy to cook. Although Zhao Hai has received all the supplies in the warehouse into the space, in order to provide food and drink for these people, he has to build a big pot. There is nothing in the space, so he can only build a simple marching stove.

Merlin looked at the slaves and said, "Young master, let them do it. We don't really need this much time anyway. Just take out the things, then you can do anything

Zhao Hai glanced at the slaves and could only nod. If he had let them learn to write there now and built a military stove here, he was afraid that the slaves would have been scared and wouldn't have learned a single word.

Merlin nodded at Zhao Hai and immediately organized people to start digging the stove. Fortunately, Zhao Hai loaded all the materials in the castle warehouse into the space warehouse, and now they are not short of tools.

More than a hundred people were eating, and in fact, there was no need to dig too many marching stoves. Only about ten were enough, and the pots they used were all marching pots with brackets at the bottom. This type of pot was also specially chosen by Green and the others. They knew they were coming here, so they prepared many iron pots like this, which could be used on their way here or for the slaves. In fact, many slave owners use this type of marching stove because it is the simplest. No matter where the slaves go to work, they only need two people to carry the pot and cook directly at the work site, which saves a lot of time.

Ten marching stoves were quickly set up, but they are not yet in use. Zhao Hai will have to wait until the corn is ripe before there will be firewood in the space. Otherwise, they will have to burn the wood they bought. Those woods are good things, and it would be a pity if they were burned.

Now Zhao Hai and his team are in short of everything, and they don't know when Green will come back. After he comes back, they can go out and sell the carrots in their hands for gold coins, and then buy wood and other things. The wood they have now, but what they only have, Zhao Hai doesn't want to waste it like this.

Zhao Hai glanced at the set up marching stove, nodded, and then glanced at the slaves before turning to Merlin and saying, "Grandma Merlin, those corn crops still have more than two hours to mature. During this time, you can teach everyone how to recognize some characters. I'll go inside and rest for a while

Merlin nodded, and Zhao Hai walked into the room. Merlin watched Zhao Hai enter the room and said to the slaves, "Don't worry, everyone. In about two hours, the corn will be ripe and we can eat. During these two hours, everyone will learn how to read from me

Before she could finish speaking, the slaves began to hum. It was a common knowledge on the continent that slaves could not recognize characters. There was no slave owner who could teach them how to recognize characters, so for slaves, recognizing characters was a very sacred thing. Now, when they heard that Merlin was going to teach them how to recognize characters, all the slaves were very surprised.

Merlin said in a deep voice, 'Quiet down.'

The slaves immediately quieted down, each looking excitedly at Merlin. Merlin continued, "Our Buda family is different from ordinary nobles. The young master is a kind person. I just got his consent. If anyone learns well and recognizes many characters in the process of learning and getting to know each other, the young master can be exempted from his slave status. Do you understand

The slaves became even more excited this time. Zhao Hai would have been great if he could teach them how to recognize characters. Now he claims that as long as they learn well, they can become commoners. For those slaves, this is like falling into a trap. They even told you that as long as you eat more, I will give you a bonus and go there to find such good things.

Merlin looked at their faces and continued, "Due to the current conditions, I can only teach you how to recognize some simple characters. In these two hours, I will only teach you how to recognize ten characters, but I require you to be able to read and write them." After finishing speaking, he picked up a few blank papers, took out a brush, wrote a character on each blank paper, and taught these people what to read and how to write this character.

The most new and small to say in the book of ⊥⊥⊥⊥⊥⊥⊥⊥⊥⊥⊥⊥⊥⊥⊥⊥⊥⊥⊥\886!

Now they don't have a blackboard either, so they can only teach these people how to write on white paper. Because there are too many people, only one character is written on each white paper, which is large enough for even those sitting at the back to see.

Meg has been following Merlin, watching these people studying diligently, including Ju and An. Although Ju and An used to be commoners who could go to school, their families didn't have the money to pay for teaching expenses, so they never went to school. Now that they have such an opportunity, how could they let it go.

Meg had also been to schools in the empire before, but she went to aristocratic schools. She found that these slaves were completely different from the students in the school. The aristocratic students in the school regarded going to school as a torture, and they were very dull during school. When it was time to finish class, they were all very happy and wished they could play at home every day. Adam used to be such a person.

But these slaves were completely different. When they recognized words, they were all very excited and focused, afraid that they wouldn't remember because they didn't have anything to write on their hands. They used their fingers to scratch the ground, and their serious enthusiasm deeply moved Meg.

Wood and Stone also looked at these people. Although they were not very smart before, they recognized characters because they were adopted by the Buda family. However, when they first recognized characters, they were not as serious as these slaves. One reason was that they were young, two reasons were that they were not smart enough, and one character had to be learned several times before they could remember it, and three reasons were that they got it too easily.

It's too easy to get, and often they don't know how to cherish it. They were like this. They recognized the characters together with Adam at the beginning, and Adam himself was not a smart person. Although he was smarter than the two of them, Adam didn't like to recognize characters very much, so he had to recognize each character several times before he could learn it. This happened to be just like them. Only in this way could the two of them easily recognize all the characters. Now that they have opened their minds and become smart, when they saw the appearance of those slaves, both of them couldn't help but feel a little ashamed.

Merlin naturally saw this, and suddenly understood how correct Zhao Hai's decision was. These slaves did not know how to write, so they had no culture. Even if they wanted to contribute to the Buda family, they could not do much because of their limited abilities. However, as long as they recognized the characters, their help to the Buda family would be even greater in the future. Now, the Buda family needs every member of the family to exert their greatest strength to help the family, so that the Buda family can be revitalized. So she teaches very seriously.

(End of this chapter)