The sun rises in the east, and its path is bright.

On the sea surface of Jinshan Port Wharf, merchant ships come and go, a prosperous scene.

At this moment, a man dressed as an ordinary laborer on the dock looked panicked through the bustling and crowded dock area, and ran towards a steamship docked on the beach with a dragon flag with a black background and gold edges.

The two seamen in Imperial uniforms on the side of the ship looked at the speeding force, and the leather whips in their hands were raised and ready to beat the force. Recently, big ships have docked on the edge of the docks, and there are always many imperial laborers who want to come and make friends, inquire about the situation in their hometowns, and hope to bring a message.

The two crew members were so annoyed that as soon as they saw someone from the Empire approaching, almost for whatever reason, they would whip their heads and cover their faces with two lashes.

But as soon as the whips in the hands of the two crew members were raised, the man who looked like a coolie suddenly took out a token depicting the appearance of a beast from his arms.

As soon as the two crew members saw the token, their expressions changed drastically, and they hurriedly put away the whip in their hands and knelt down on one knee to salute.

The man dressed as an ordinary mechanic ignored the two crew members and walked briskly towards the cabin on the top floor.

During this time, three or five more figures dressed in black and holding strange weapons appeared, but when they saw the token in the hand of the mechanic, they all quietly retreated.

Coming to the door of the cabin on the top floor, the man slowly retreated and walked into the cabin.

The cabins are quite spacious, and it can be said that it is rare to see on a steam ship with limited space.

It's just that in such a spacious cabin, there is no furniture such as tables, chairs, beds, and cabinets, but there is a coffin as red as blood in the middle of the room.

"Ancestor! Ancestor! ”

As soon as the man dressed as a laborer entered the room, he knelt down in front of the big red coffin and cried out nervously.

Click, click

The sound of the coffin lid being slowly pushed open rang out in the cabin.

In an instant, a cold breath came out of the coffin, causing the temperature in the entire cabin to drop out of thin air.

"The slave is dead, disturbing the ancestors, but there is something important to report to the ancestors." The man dressed as a laborer shuddered suddenly, and then slammed his head three times.

"What?"

After a long time, a voice from inside the coffin cracked like frosted paper.

The man dressed as a laborer shivered all over his body, and said tremblingly, "Ancestor, the two of you are dead. ”

"Say."

The sound of frosting in the coffin sounded again, and the entire cabin seemed to tremble slightly, and the cold aura became more and more intense.

"Slave...... The minions found the traces of the remnants of the Yiyongmen, and the two of them went to arrest them, but they failed to make any contributions, and found that there was a chaotic party lurking among them, and the minions had been ......"

The voice of the man dressed as a laborer became lower and lower, and his teeth chattered in the back.

It was obviously morning, and the red sun was hanging high outside, but the whole cabin seemed to have fallen into an ice cave, and it was incredibly cold.

The man dressed as a laborer had a pale face, blue lips, and hoarfrost on his hair and eyebrows for a short time, apparently not lightly frozen.

"Got it!"

After a long time, the voice in the big red coffin sounded again, and then the coffin lid made a clicking sound, and the coffin closed again.

The man dressed as a laborer instantly felt that the chill in the air had suddenly faded a lot, and he breathed a sigh of relief silently, and kowtowed three times to the red coffin before he staggered up and respectfully and quietly exited the door.

……

Summer Engineering School.

In an open space outside the wooden house, the sound of crackling was heard all morning.

In the classroom of the school, seven or eight children were squatting or kneeling, their mouths following Lu Xiping to learn the phonetic words of the federal language word by word, but their eyes were rolling one by one, and they glanced out from time to time.

"Be serious!"

Lu Xiping was wearing a long gown that had been washed white, and a branch in his hand gently pointed to the white wall behind him, on which was written a large string of words that looked like earthworms, grass and insects, "Whether it is the Federation or in the countries of the Old World, we must be able to speak their words and learn their words, so that we can learn more useful techniques in the future." ”

"Yes, sir!"

Seven or eight children replied in unison, but most of them were still young, and every time they read a few sentences with Lu Xiping, they glanced out from the corners of their eyes from time to time.

Lu Xiping stood on it and saw it clearly, and couldn't help but shake his head slightly, with a smile on the corner of his mouth.

He put down the charcoal that had dyed his entire finger black, and clapped his hands, "Okay, let's rest for a while!" ”

All the children suddenly scattered, and one by one they quickly ran out from both sides of the classroom.

"Brother Achu, Brother Achu, what are you doing here?"

In the open space outside the classroom, a swarm of children surrounded Pei Chu, looking at Pei Chu one by one, their eyes full of curiosity.

"Alas, don't get too close, watch out for the axe."

Pei Chu looked at a few children who were probing their brains beside him, and couldn't help but put down the axe in his hand, and pointed to what looked like a square wooden shelf at the foot of the pile, "You guys move this and try it." Xiao Cai'er, you come first. ”

Xiao Cai'er is a little girl with two buns, she looks very thin, after hearing Pei Chu call her, she first shrunk her neck slightly, and then walked towards Pei Chu with wide eyes.

Pei Chu picked up two wooden shelves stacked together from his feet, put them on the ground, unfolded the two wooden shelves, and the hemp rope tied to them suddenly tightened and straightened, "Sit down!" ”

Xiao Cai'er looked at the thing made by Pei Chu with some doubts, and couldn't figure it out, but she still sat down obediently.

Steadily, without the slightest skew. The other children next to him stared at each other, their eyes full of curiosity.

"These little mazas are for you!"

Pei Chu pointed to the remaining Maza at his feet, and said to the other children with a smile.

Many children jumped up with joy, and one of them took a small maza, turned it under his buttocks, and writhed from side to side. Some of them are familiar with each other, and they even drag the little horse as if riding a horse, and their black smiling faces are full of innocent smiles.

"Achu, what are you doing this morning?"

Lu Xiping came out of the classroom, walked to Pei Chu's side, looked at the sawdust and axes and firewood knives all over the ground, and couldn't help but ask with a smile.

"I just don't think they should be comfortable sitting on the ground, so I made a few small mazaars." Pei Chu replied with a smile, "Mr. Lu, did you make a noise about your class?" ”

"It's okay, but take a break once in a while." Lu Xiping smiled and took the little Mazha from a child's hand, his eyes showed joy, and said, "Achu, you have done a good job with Maza, so you don't have to squat or sit on the ground in the future." ”

The conditions of the Xia Gong School are limited, and they can't afford to buy desks and chairs, and there is no paper and pen, so the children learn to read and rely on the small sand table in front of everyone's seat.

In the past, I could basically only squat, or sit on the ground, or kneel on the ground, with this little Maza, at least the children can be more comfortable in class in the future.

Pei Chu saw the humble scene in Lu Xiping's classroom today, and the first thing that came to mind was to make a small Mazha for the children.

His hands-on ability is good, and he used to tinker with some small things such as small horses and bamboo fans.

The small horse is not complicated, the legs are crossed as a bracket, and the canvas or hemp rope is stretched on it, and the conditions on this side of Jinshan Port are limited, but this thing can still be found.