Mountain and Forest Kingdom

After breakfast, Lawrence took the initiative to find Salil in the kitchen.

Andrew was usually responsible for manual labor, such as carrying water, chopping firewood, carrying boxes, plowing and other tasks.

If Andrew cooks, it usually tastes better. Salyl's skills in baking bread and making soup are not as good as Andrew's.

There is no clear division of labor between father and daughter.

Whoever does it will leave the other person idle or doing other things. Because of his personality, there will be no unnecessary politeness.

Because of the existence of family ties, this stable relationship is naturally more reliable than other relationships.

Lawrence praised this evolved human relationship, but in his own words, he also found other bonds.

After all, you can't choose a blood relationship like family, and you can't envy it.

As soon as he entered the house, Sophia happily came and stood beside him, raised her head and shouted: "Master!"

After the initial stage of caution and adjustment, Sophia has adapted to the special relationship with Lawrence, and has become very proactive because of her gratitude and past.

Lawrence was also very kind to Sophia. He did all the hard work himself, shared everything he ate and drank with Sophia, and gave Sophia the freedom she didn't have when she was in the slave house.

She could run around and do things as she pleased, but she had long since lost the idea of ​​escaping, and she had lost the idea of ​​going home because she was used to staying with Lawrence.

"I just have some time, let me teach you some simple numbers."

Lawrence took out a branch from the fire and extinguished it, then used the black head to write a number on the wooden board he had prepared.

"This is one, a stone, a sheep, a spoon, a person."

Sophia happily grabbed Lawrence's arm, "I can do this! The master has a female slave, three pigs, two sheep, and four chickens!"

Those who can count are already among the literati of this period, probably the stage of small farmers.

Illiteracy does not mean that there is no concept. Ordinary farmers can remember how many livestock and things they have, but it is only a rough concept.

They can clearly observe changes in the number of sheep, but when asked how many there are, they cannot tell.

In terms of weight and quantity, people are actually more sensitive than educated people.

However, because of the lack of numeracy, it is easy to be deceived by educated people.

Having culture means having an identity, and having an identity means having strength and fists.

Lawrence quickly said: "Well, you both have some basics, so you can learn faster. I will teach you numbers within one hundred first, and then I will teach you arithmetic."

Salil looked at Lawrence sheepishly, "Lawrence, I want to learn writing."

Lawrence nodded and said: "Okay, let me tell you first, how to write your name, and how many words do you know now?"

Salil couldn't speak, so she quickly lowered her head and used another branch to write a few words on the overturned wooden board.

Lawrence looked at the words written by Sophia. These words were not letters, and they did not look like the writing of this country.

The Luofen Kingdom is almost full of barbarians, and even the royal family has few literate people. Most of the fonts are similar to those of the Southern Kingdom. It can be said that when they invaded the Southern Kingdom, they copied other people's writing on their own.

However, barbarians are not homogeneous. The development speed of barbarians in each region is different, and the writing is also different. The right of interpretation lies with the local area.

Lawrence was confused by the writing of the mountain barbarians, and asked in confusion: "What word is this? It is different from the words I know."

Salil said cautiously: "This is [water]."

"rain."

"big."

"Small."

"clear."

Sofia looked at these words and quickly gestured with her fingers: "I can also write, my name is Sofia."

Lawrence looked at Sophia's finger marks. What she wrote was exactly the alphabetical text of the Southern Kingdom.

In order to explain that he did not understand the Suoshanlin script, Lawrence said: "Different regions have different scripts, and each country and tribe is different. I not only know the official script of the Luofen Kingdom, but also the script of the Southern Kingdom. And a font that only minorities know."

Lawrence wrote in Yahei Song style in Chinese characters, the four characters of "dragon flying and phoenix dancing", one dragon and two phoenixes!

"Look, this kind of writing is more beautiful, but the writing is more complicated and rarely used, so I won't teach you."

Lawrence not only concealed his superficial knowledge of literature, but also used Chinese characters to prove that he was a learned man.

Salil nodded. She was not confident in her handwriting. She thought it was because her handwriting was so bad that Lawrence couldn't recognize it.

Sophia looked at Lawrence's words seriously, and then looked at Lawrence happily after thinking about it.

"Master, only a few people know this kind of writing, so after I learn it, will we be the only ones who know how to write letters to you?"

Lawrence said: "Yes, but we don't have to communicate through letters, we are always together."

Sofia leaned against Lawrence happily, "Yes!"

Learning Chinese characters is a lot more troublesome. This high-threshold art can indeed be used as a confidential communication, but there is no need to use it now.

Lawrence took a moment to write a few words for Salyl to recognize, and then went to work, bathing and rubbing his back with Andrew.

In fact, it's normal to take a shower with a man. It doesn't matter if you get used to it. Just do it openly and openly.

But if you take a shower every day, it would seem a bit awkward to take a shower with a man.

Whether in the East or the West, everyone wants a private space if possible.

Take a shower and change clothes, wash old clothes carefully to make sure there are no deadly parasites on your body and clothes, and there are no fleas in your hair.

If you haven't washed your hair for a long time, you can feel hard crystal particles or condensed dandruff by running your fingers into your hair.

But if you wash your hair frequently, the fuel and labor costs are too high to bother Sariel all the time.

"Maybe dig a well? Or use mountain spring water?"

Lawrence sighed.

I want to do everything, but I have to do everything.

Build houses, raise livestock, cultivate land, fry chicken, bathe and dig wells...

There is nothing particularly urgent, but there are things to do everywhere, and they can't be completed in ten days and a half.

Another hazy day has passed.

When Lawrence woke up in the morning, the first thing that came to his mind was what he had forgotten yesterday.

"I forgot to check the traps yesterday. I went to the river with Andrew to fetch water. After taking a bath, I washed my clothes and checked my hair. Then I ate and slept after dark..."

"Alas! Without lights, all the time at night is wasted."

Andrew has an oil lamp at home, but he can’t bear to light it because he wants to use it at night in case of emergencies.

Lawrence knew that he had to buy time. He had to go to the mountains to work for a while today. Otherwise, if he continued to delay like this, he would definitely not be able to live in a new house this year.

If necessary, you may want to prepare something and spend the night on the mountain to make the most of your time.

"Master! Master!" A happy girl's voice came from outside. Something good must have happened to Sophia.

Lawrence stood up and walked out, but was bumped by Sophia as soon as he reached the door.

Lawrence grabbed Sophia who was about to fall with both hands, smiled and asked, "What happened?"

Sophia's body was supported by Lawrence, her face was rosy and excited.

"Master, the peas in the field have sprouted!"