stay in the wasteland

Chapter 33 Dreams and Literacy

After Tiaotiao fell asleep, the friends came to Chen Ya's dilapidated shack.

"Monkey, are we going to rehearse?"

Big Nose asked, Chen Ya shook his head and smiled:
"No need to rehearse, tomorrow we will take the lyrical route."

Lyrical line?

The friends are a little confused, there is a reason why Chen Ya said that.

Tomorrow morning he planned to lead the four of them to perform on the north wall, but the situation at the north gate was a little special.

What kind of special method...

Find out tomorrow!

Chen Ya didn't say much, then took out an iron plate, picked up charcoal and wrote two words on the iron plate:

[dream]
After writing down the word 'dream', Chen Ya looked at the four people and asked:
"Do you know these two words?"

Seeing the writing on the iron plate, Big Nose and the others looked confused, obviously they didn't know each other, only Niu Pi tried to ask:

"Mustard mustard?"

"What am I..."

A vein twitched in Chen Ya's head, and he really couldn't understand Niu Pi's brain circuit, how his dream was connected with mustard.

Immediately afterwards, Chen Ya looked at the four of them and said:
"Remember, these two words are... dreams."

dream?

Hearing this, the four of them were taken aback for a moment, it was the first time they knew these two words, and Chen Ya continued to say:

"Everyone has a dream. For example, I once dreamed that one day the world will achieve nuclear peace, but I didn't expect it to come true."

Chen Ya was a little dumbfounded, but when it comes to real dreams, in fact, they have basically come true as early as in his previous life.

Now there is only one Mount Everest left.

In this life, he will definitely climb Mount Everest, but his body is still very weak and not suitable for taking risks.

At this moment, Chen Ya also looked at the four of them and asked:
"The question is, what is your dream?"

Upon hearing this, Big Nose was the first to answer:

"My dream is to be a hunter!"

"Not bad, very ambitious."

Chen Ya smiled, but Niu Pi said excitedly:
"I want to eat mustard for a lifetime!"

"Master mustard! Can you pursue me a little bit?"

Chen Ya stared and scolded, he finally understood, Niu Pi only remembered mustard, and Zilin smiled and said:

"I want to have a pair of wings so that I can fly to the floating city."

Floating city?

Chen Ya looked at Zi Lin and said:

"Don't worry, sooner or later, we will all board the floating city."

In the end it was Bingjiaomei's turn, and she said in a dazed manner:

"I...I...like..."

"what do you like?"

Chen Ya hurriedly asked, and Bingjiaomei finally said:
"money"

"..."

Chen Ya had black hair, he actually liked it very much, and then said with a smile:

"Your dreams are good, but if you want to realize your dreams, you must learn knowledge."

"Cheese?"

Niu Pi was full of curiosity, but Chen Ya jumped into a rage on the spot and said:
"It's knowledge, not cheese!"

At this moment, Chen Ya finally felt the pain of being a teacher, and then wrote the word 'knowledge' on the iron board:
"In this world, knowledge is power, and learning knowledge starts with literacy."

Immediately afterwards, Chen Ya questioned the four of them, and found that the little friends were not completely illiterate.

Refuge, nutrition, Arabic numerals, and other words that are often accessible, I still know a little bit.

What is really missing is some principles of life.

Ever since, Chen Ya drew two illustrations on the iron plate. Although they were somewhat abstract, they still attracted the attention of the four people.

But see:

The first one shows a cat leaping down from a table, stretching out its claws to catch a mouse.

The second picture is a big dog squatting at the door of a house.

……

At the same time, with a text introduction, Chen Ya also opened his mouth and said:
"A cat catches the mouse, a dog guards the door, and each performs his or her duties. People without jobs are not as good as cats and dogs."

The four friends were dumbfounded, and Chen Ya continued:
"The eighteen characters in this line express the solemnity of life, the natural selection of evolution..."

"that……"

Niu Pi opened his mouth to speak, but Chen Ya stared and said:

"you shut up!"

Immediately afterwards, Chen Ya looked at the four of them and said:
"If you want to ask a question, raise your hand first."

Hearing this, Big Nose immediately raised his hand, Chen Ya nodded and said:
"Tell me, what's the problem?"

Alex thought for a while, and said with a puzzled face:
"What kind of creatures are cats and dogs?"

"I'm so hard!"

Chen Ya raised his hand to cover his face and said, feeling the urge to cry, and then he could only patiently explain the two animals.

After all, in the era of radiation, cats and dogs have become mutant creatures, so it is difficult to associate them with cats and dogs from previous lives.

After explaining, Zilin raised her hand and asked:

"Little monkey, how did you know how to read?"

"Yes, we grew up together, when will you know how to read?"

Niu Pi also nodded. Obviously, although they are uneducated, they are not stupid, and they quickly thought of this question.

"Eh... I don't know, it seems that after that serious illness, I can read and write."

Chen Ya talked nonsense, then clapped his hands and said:
"Don't worry about it, first understand the meaning of this sentence."

Afterwards, Chen Ya began to explain that sentence:
"A person must not be without a job, nor should he run around with his job, like a dog catching mice, meddling in other people's business, and a cat guarding the door, which is useless."

After Chen Ya finished speaking, he looked at the four of them and said again:

"There are many occupations in this era, and there are occupations if you need them, but there is only one best occupation in the world!"

Hearing this, the four friends pricked up their ears.

I have to say that after the text is accompanied by illustrations, this class is still very vivid, and Chen Ya also said word by word:

"This kind is 'loving and earning a living'. You must know that only by performing their duties can each do his best, distribute according to his work, or move towards distribution according to his needs. Cats and dogs don't understand these grand principles, but they can Do it yourself."

After listening to this explanation, the four friends seemed to understand something, Big Nose nodded and said:

"I know, it means finding the direction you like and working hard to move forward."

"good."

Chen Ya nodded, and this is the end of the lesson. Through some short stories, let the four friends understand some principles of life while being literate. This is the best way to learn.

"Okay, I announce the end of the first class." Chen Ya smiled.

"Oh yeah!"

Cowhide jumped up, and then said excitedly:

"I'm going to buy pickled mustard."

"Mustard..."

Chen Ya almost fainted out of breath, and immediately felt that it was necessary for the next time, so he prepared a ruler for playing hands.

Of course, he also looked at the four of them and said:
"From now on, every afternoon, you will come to my house for class."

"what?"

Niu Pi was a little unhappy, but fortunately Chen Ya stared and said:
"If you don't go to class, I won't call you when I go to perform in the future."

Hearing this, Niu Pi reluctantly agreed. As for Big Nose, Zilin and the others, they found the class quite interesting.

In fact, Chen Ya couldn't help it.

Although in the fighting competition half a year later, Chen Ya is confident that he will compete for the championship, and finally let his friends board the floating city, but before that, he must at least know how to read.

otherwise……

When they boarded the Floating Void City, they would definitely be ruthlessly ridiculed.

Definitely.

……

[PS: The second update!It will be interesting tomorrow, North Gate... Hehehe. 】

(End of this chapter)