Phi-Fic Chapter 1216
Chapter 1216
This place used to be a warehouse. It's spacious and well-lit, and it's close to residential areas, breeding bases, and farms, making it convenient for children to learn on-site.
The cleaning and renovation work was completed in just three days.
The tables and chairs were made from discarded alloy plates from the warehouse.
The blackboard was coated with a mixture of charcoal ash and glue.
Although simple, it was clean and tidy.
Meanwhile, recruitment notices were posted all over the base.
The notice stated that all children aged six to sixteen must attend class.
The course is divided into three grades.
In the lower grades, teach literacy and arithmetic.
In middle grades, students are taught basic planting and animal husbandry skills.
Older students are taught mechanical repair and first aid skills.
These are all skills that can save your life in the apocalypse.
The teachers were all selected from the base.
There are teachers from before the apocalypse, researchers with technical expertise, and experienced maintenance personnel, breeders, and growers.
Once the list of teachers was finalized, the education officer began inviting them door-to-door.
That day, the clerk knocked on Zhou Shuwan's door.
It was Zhong Tiyun who opened the door.
"Hello, Aunt Zhong." The staff member smiled and handed over a letter of appointment. "We heard that you built the mushroom cultivation base. We would like to invite you to give a few mushroom cultivation lessons to the children."
Zhong Tiyun was stunned.
She never imagined she could become a teacher in her entire life.
Before the apocalypse, she was just an ordinary housewife who ran a hardware store with her husband.
After returning, I learned mushroom cultivation techniques. Zhou Shuwan had mushroom spawn in her space, which she contributed.
The mushroom cultivation base at this site was all established with the help of Zhong Tiyun, and the people working there were all trained by her.
"Can...can I do it?" she asked somewhat nervously.
“Of course you can do it,” the staff member said quickly. “No one in the entire base knows more about mushroom cultivation techniques than you. And the course isn’t too demanding; it’s just two afternoons a week, two classes each time.”
Zhong Tiyun's eyes lit up instantly.
These days, she's been staying in her tiny 10-square-meter room every day, and she's almost getting sick from being cooped up like this.
Being able to go out to teach classes and also receive a salary is like a windfall.
“Okay, I’ll go!” she agreed very readily.
When Zhou Shuwan pushed the door open, she saw her mother sitting on a small stool, grinning foolishly at the wall.
She raised an eyebrow: "Mom, what's making you so happy?"
Zhong Tiyun immediately recounted the visit of the people from the base, even detailing the class times: "They said it would be every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon, from 3 to 5 pm."
After listening, Zhou Shuwan slowly nodded.
She had long noticed that her mother was feeling cooped up in her small dormitory.
When she was busy at the mushroom cultivation base, she would come back every day with a radiant complexion. But later, when everyone at the base got the hang of it and she didn't have to keep an eye on things every day anymore, she lost her energy.
"That's great!" Zhou Shuwan said with satisfaction. "If you go to class, you can not only teach the children, but also meet more people. It's better than staying cooped up at home."
Zhou Jianghai chimed in, "I think she should go too! Who would have thought that your mother, in her old age, would become a teacher? That's a huge responsibility and a great honor!"
Zhong Tiyun was even happier to receive the support of her daughter and husband.
That evening, she pulled out her notebook, which was filled with key points for mushroom cultivation, from the selection of strains to the preparation of substrate bags, and the control of temperature and humidity. It was densely packed with notes, all of which were her hard work.
Holding her notebook, she pondered how to explain these dry technical concepts in a way that the children could understand.
This is different from when she taught her apprentices before, who were all adults and skilled in planting.
So it's not difficult to explain; just mention the key points and precautions.
However, teenagers, who have a poor foundation, can't sit still!
Therefore, lesson preparation is extremely important!
Just as Zhong Tiyun was happily preparing for the course, the high-level meeting finally made a final judgment on Du Kuning's case.
The reason why Du Kuning's case had such a bad impact was not only because he intended to instruct his elderly parents to steal valuable resources from the base, but also because he planned to use his parents' deaths to frame the patrol team in order to obtain compensation from the base!
The patrol teams are all naval personnel from the fleet. They train hard day and night for the safety of the base, and they are always the first to rush to the front in case of any danger!
However, such things that defy the natural order and distort the truth will still happen!
At the base, any attempt to smear soldiers is unforgivable!
Therefore, this is intolerable!
Du Kuning must be severely punished! As a warning to others!
Therefore, after a high-level meeting, it was decided that Du Kuning would ultimately be executed!
One of the captains at the meeting made a very good point!
"Just because Du Kuning has a child doesn't mean he's above the law! The punishment he deserves is being downplayed and ignored!"
Besides, their base now has very comprehensive welfare facilities, and the children can be sent to orphanages to grow up!
In fact, the child might be raised even better if he were separated from such a morally corrupt, cold-blooded, and cruel father!
And that's how the matter was settled.
Captain Chen's voice was broadcast to every corner of the base.
"The case of Du Kuning is extremely heinous. He not only instigated his elderly parents to steal important supplies from the base, but also attempted to frame the patrol team by sacrificing his parents' lives in exchange for ill-gotten gains. Such behavior is inhumane and corrupts the morale of the base. If he is not severely punished, it will be difficult to appease public anger and consolidate the foundation of the base. After a unanimous vote by the senior management, it has been decided that Du Kuning is sentenced to death, to be carried out in three days!"
The entire base fell silent upon hearing the news.
Some applauded, saying the crime deserved it; others sighed inwardly, saying it was ultimately a human life.
But most people breathed a sigh of relief.
If a person with a wicked heart is not sentenced to death, they will eventually return to live among themselves.
How much evil can such a small base, which can only accommodate 10,000 people, withstand in secret?
Moreover, if such a person survives, it will only waste the base's food resources!
Du Kuning heard the verdict while he was in prison.
When Captain Ma led his men into the cell made of boiling-point alloy.
He was still huddled in the corner, confident that the base would spare him at most a few years of hard labor for Zhu Zhu's sake.
After all, no one wants a child to become an orphan at such a young age!
In this era of uncertainty, becoming an orphan means a higher mortality rate!
“Du Kuning,” Captain Ma’s voice was icy, “after a decision by the base’s high command, you are sentenced to death, to be carried out in three days.”
"What?!" Du Kuning suddenly raised his head, his eyes bloodshot, as if he couldn't believe his ears.