Chapter 39: The New Teacher of A Ru Cun

"What?"

"You want me to go teach the children to read and write?"

Kantisi proactively came to arrange work for herself, which already surprised Luo De; upon hearing clearly what work she was talking about, Luo De became even more surprised.

Teach the children to read and write.

For a desert village, this is indeed not a small matter.

The Tanite bandits who originally kidnapped Luo De went out on patrol hunts with the purpose of capturing solitary scholars and bringing them to their tribe to teach the children.

The old Luo Yi who was caught at that time.

His spirit tablet is still enshrined in Luo De's house.

However, when Kantisi proposed this, Luo De's first reaction was to refuse.

"Sorry, you should know I've only just started learning to write not long ago; letting me teach the children, I really can't handle this job."

In Luo De's view, this is an unbeatable reason; Kantisi will surely withdraw her previous idea after hearing it.

As for why Kantisi suddenly proposed this matter.

Luo De guessed that she must have discussed his matter with Dixiya.

Knowing that he is now considered a learned person in A Ru Cun, that's why he had this idea.

However, even if Luo De said that.

Kantisi, however, still insisted: "Those don't matter; as long as you can teach the children to recognize characters, that's enough."

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Seeing Kantisi's serious expression, knowing she never jokes, Luo De frowned slightly: "Isn't there a teacher specifically for teaching children in the village?"

"Not enough."

Kantisi shook her head, only giving these two characters as an answer.

"Not enough?"

Luo De's frown deepened further.

"Hmm."

"Just like that."

Kantisi changed from her usual stern face, gave a bitter smile and said: "These past few years the village conditions have improved, the number of school-age children keeps increasing, but the village teachers have always been just those few; some teachers are too old, their energy really can't keep up."

"Huh?"

"It's not that I don't believe you."

Luo De questioned: "Isn't there any young person in the village willing to teach the children? Do we really have to push all these tasks onto just a few people? Moreover, there are quite a few scholars in the village, right? Surely there would be one or two willing to teach the children?"

A Ru Cun and the Tanite tribe are among the few in the desert willing to devote educational effort to the children.

Unlike the Tanite tribe, which relies purely on smuggling.

A Ru Cun belongs to the certified teaching category, within the permitted scope of the Academy.

Therefore.

Logically speaking, a situation like what Kantisi said shouldn't happen.

"It's regrettable, but that's just the fact."

Speaking of this matter, Kantisi showed a helpless expression.

Through her following words.

Luo De quickly figured out why this situation had arisen.

A Ru Cun does not lack young people capable enough to be teachers.

Just that.

Young people are unwilling to do this job.

Those with ambition choose to strive in the rainforest region; those without ambition also choose to use their learned knowledge to take on jobs that earn more, rather than live out their lives in the village as a teacher with no prospects.

Therefore, this low-paying, burdensome job of a teacher now only has those few older people willing to persist.

This confirms the topic Luo De discussed with Dixiya when he earlier went to Chan Na Garden.

The desert cannot retain people.

Once conditions allow for a better life, the vast majority of desert dwellers will choose to go to the rainforest region to strive.

As for the scholars.

Then there's even less hope.

This group of exiled criminals indeed will no longer heed the Academy officials; they can spread knowledge without restraint, but they are basically similar to most rainforest scholars, full of contempt and hostility toward desert dwellers.

Not to mention anything else, even the old Luo Yi who once saved Luo De's life.

He was willing to save Luo De also because he mistakenly took Luo De for a rainforest person.

And since the Academy began exiling scholars to A Ru Cun, the number of scholars willing to help A Ru Cun can be counted on the fingers of two hands.

Therefore, the shortage of teachers cannot be hoped to be solved by those scholars with even more profound knowledge.

"You also don't need to teach anything too complicated; just follow the 《Teyvat Character Compendium》, enabling the children to recognize characters and understand numbers is enough."

Kantisi's request is very low.

She knows Luo De himself is currently at the stage of learning to write.

Moreover, Luo De is not a formally trained scholar from the Academy or the Fontaine Science Institute.

Therefore, what she hopes for is merely that Luo De can help complete some basic education.

But she still has some worries; when she speaks, she hesitates a bit.

"Sorry, regarding the salary, I, I can't give you too much, otherwise those old people will be unhappy."

This is a fact right before our eyes.

Kantisi and Uncle Anpu could not possibly give Luo De a special raise just for him, nor could they suddenly raise wages just because Luo De joined.

In that case.

Even if those old people are broad-minded, they would inevitably feel unhappy.

Kantisi must take their thoughts into account.

This is also why she feels uneasy.

Luo De really needs money.

Kantisi knows this.

Moreover, Dixiya told her that what Luo De is currently doing, the large sum of Mora obtained by exchanging his Vision, is all for the good of A Ru Cun.

After knowing these things, Kantisi inevitably feels somewhat complex when facing Luo De.

After all, the only thing A Ru Cun has ever done for Luo De is to take him in.

Yet Luo De has done so much for A Ru Cun, even selling his own Vision.

What's more precious is.

He clearly did all these things, yet didn't leak a word; even the money for building the cage came from his own pocket, without letting A Ru Cun spend anything.

If Kantisi hadn't found Dixiya to ask about Luo De selling his Vision, she still wouldn't know that Luo De has secretly done so much for the village.

She originally wanted to compensate Luo De a bit.

But the reality is, she clearly came to ask Luo De to help the village again, yet she can't even offer a higher wage.

"We can only think of other ways to compensate him later."

Kantisi sighed silently and continued waiting for Luo De's reply.

As the person involved.

Luo De doesn't know that Kantisi is already imagining him as a selfless saint.

What he is currently considering.

It's also not the salary and compensation issue that Kantisi worries about.

Teaching the children is also not impossible.

After all, what he's doing now will definitely take a lot of time before yielding results.

If during this period he were just farming and raising livestock, it would still be somewhat boring.

What he is considering.

Whether he might mislead the disciples.

But after thinking for a moment, he ultimately decided to take on this job.

No matter what.

Given the desert's educational level, he now counts as a talented student, and certainly not incapable of teaching a group of children.

(End of chapter)