Lord of Puro

Chapter 459 How many residents are there in Suishenju?

Li Banfeng gently pushed open the door of Room 5, not making the projector feel too embarrassed, just letting the projector know that he had come in.

The projector was very calm and greeted Li Banfeng: "Director Seven, you are still awake."

Li Banfeng smiled, sat on the sofa, side by side with the projector, and quietly admired the images projected by the lens.

There is text on the left and shadow play on the right.

Li Banfeng had read this story in the newspaper. Unlike the traditional style of Heishipo, the narrative style of this story was subtle and euphemistic.

The picture skips frames from time to time, which is obviously not a real shot.

Li Banfeng asked: "Who is this girl? Won't you introduce her to me?"

"Are you talking about this girl?" The picture froze on the heroine, and the projector said, "This is my imagination."

Li Banfeng did not speak. After reading the whole story, he gave a comment: "It was filmed very well. You need to put more thought into the editing."

After saying that, Li Banfeng prepared to go back to his room to sleep. When he reached the door, he heard the projector behind him say, "Director Qi, I am loyal to you and have never changed. When we are on the battlefield, I am always willing to fight for you until the last moment."

Li Banfeng nodded: "I never doubt this."

As an expert in this field, Li Banfeng can give an accurate conclusion that the woman was not imagined by the projector, she was too real.

It was neither actually filmed nor imagined, so what kind of person is this woman?
Li Banfeng sat in room six and pondered for a long time. He heard the sound of the projector again: "Don't be shy. This is the honesty that comes from art!"

"But you are too honest..."

“There is only pure art in my heart!”

"Are you telling the truth?"

"Don't listen to his nonsense. He has bad intentions."

There are people!
There is more than one person coming into the Suishenju!

There was another person whose voice was so soft that one couldn't even tell whether it was a man or a woman.

The man's voice did not come from Room 5. Li Banfeng stared at Room 6 where he was for a long time and felt that the voice just now was not in the same direction as Room 5.

He stood up, pushed the door and went to room seven, listening for a while, but there was no movement.

I pushed the door and went to Room 8. The room was empty and had no furnishings yet. In the empty room, there seemed to be a little sound.

Li Banfeng couldn't tell what the sound was.

It's just a little bit off. As long as I can improve my understanding of the spiritual sound technique a little bit, I'll be able to hear it more clearly.

Li Banfeng focused all his attention on his ears until he felt a pain in his temples, and he no longer heard the sound from Room 8.

During this period, due to promotion, the skill of understanding spiritual sounds has indeed improved, and it has improved a lot, but this intruder suddenly stopped talking.

Li Banfeng rubbed his temple and then walked towards Room 9. Suddenly, he heard a woman's voice.

"What does this madman want to do if he doesn't sleep?"

Why is this sound so clear?

Li Banfeng suddenly turned around and said, "Who are you calling a lunatic?"

Honglian shuddered: "Did you hear it?"

Among this family, Honglian arrived earlier than Suishenju.

But this was the first time Li Banfeng heard her speak.

Honglian's voice is not as sweet as that of her wife, but it is more intellectual and rational, which reminds people of her short hair, frameless glasses and professional suits.

Li Banfeng struck a match, lit the candle, and sat next to Honglian: "I didn't expect you to have such a nice voice."

"How can it be as beautiful as your wife." Honglian snorted coldly and didn't want to pay attention to Li Banfeng.

Seeing the halo on the lotus leaf, Honglian was still refining the elixir. Li Banfeng asked, "What came out this time shouldn't be the Xuanyun Pill, right?"

"Does the Xuan Yun Pill wrong you? Do you know how many Yunshang cultivators are willing to risk their lives for this pill?"

“But I’m not on the cloud now.”

"You have to take a long-term view. I am sincere to you and will not let you suffer any loss."

Li Banfeng was startled, then smiled and said, "So, I misunderstood you. It is indeed unfair for you to live here. I will move you back to the second room."

"No need, it's nice here, away from that evil woman, I feel quiet too."

"Do you really feel quiet?" Li Banfeng looked around, "Did you hear any sound?"

Honglian's lotus leaves trembled for a moment, and she said to Li Banfeng, "I did hear the sound. I heard the sound in every room."

Li Banfeng was surprised and asked, "Have you listened to every room?"

Honglian said angrily: "Every time you open a room, I move once. I have lived in every room and must have heard every room."

Li Banfeng asked first: "How many people are there in Suishenju? I mean, people I don't know."

Honglian thought for a moment and said, "As far as I know, there is at least one in every room."

"Who are these people?"

"I can't tell. Their voices are too ambiguous. I can't even tell whether they are male or female."

Li Banfeng said: "I was in room five just now and heard a woman's voice."

"I have also lived in Room 5 and heard voices, but I really couldn't tell whether it was a man or a woman. It might be that the evil woman's ability to discern spiritual sounds is special, so you can hear more accurately than I can."

Li Banfeng asked again: "Do you know what they said?"

Honglian said: "It's even harder to hear. I guess your wife is the only one in this house who can hear it clearly."

Li Banfeng asked, "Could it be that the old man himself can't hear clearly?"

"Who knows, maybe he's just too lazy to listen."

As the two were talking, a burst of laughter reached their ears.

"Hey hey hey..."

The laughter was vague and could not be distinguished between male and female.

The lotus leaves of Honglian were trembling, and she wanted to trace the source of the sound, but she couldn't find it.

Li Banfeng asked: "Are you really willing to live in Room 9?"

"Just don't ask me to move again."

"Okay, I'll call you Jiuhua from now on."

Honglian was stunned for a moment and said, "I already have a name. I don't need to come up with a new one. It's fine for me to be called Honglian..."

Li Banfeng went back to room six to sleep.

At noon the next day, Li Banfeng went to the main room, spent some time with the record player, and asked, "Dear lady, did you hear any noise last night?"

Huchi~
The lady smiled and said, "My dear husband, I heard some of the noise, but it's not a big deal. Don't worry, I will handle these matters for you."

With his wife's words, Li Banfeng felt relieved. His wife knew where the voices came from, and she also knew that there were other residents in Suishenju. She couldn't say it now, but she knew how to deal with it.

Li Banfeng came out of Suishenju just in time for the workers to have lunch.

"Night Jasmine" is an evening newspaper. The workload in the afternoon is very heavy and the lunch break is very short. Workers generally do not take a nap. After dinner, they smoke a cigarette, read the newspaper, and then go about their own business.

The supervisor brought the roster and reprinted it today. The work is heavy, so he asked the workers who showed up to work to come and sign. There will be a reward at the end of the month.

Li Banfeng glanced at the roster and frowned.

In Heishipo, there are indeed many people who can read, but not many who can write.

It’s not that they can’t write at all, it’s just that their handwriting is too ugly, with crooked strokes, missing pens and strokes, and a lot of other small flaws.

There was a new guy named Xiaofu. He really couldn't write and couldn't even recognize his own name. He could only do some odd jobs like folding and delivering newspapers.

After lunch, he followed the old master's example, picked up a newspaper and began to read it carefully.

But he couldn't read and could only look at pictures. He couldn't help looking at the pictures in the newspaper and finished reading them in just a few glances while others were still reading the front-page news.

"Master Song, what does this passage mean?"

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Master Song held the newspaper, lowered his voice, and explained a passage to Xiaofu.

After Xiao Fu heard this, his veins popped up: "There is such a thing here! Would this young lady do this? Is this true or false?"

Master Song waved his hand and said, "Who can say for sure? Whether it is true or not, you can decide for yourself."

"Distinguish? How can I distinguish?" Xiao Fu stood up excitedly. He wanted to ask someone else, took two steps, and sat back down.

His trousers are too thin.

"Master Song, tell me, what are the three characters in that young lady's name?"

Master Song laughed and said, "You idiot, you haven't even learned your own name yet, why do you care about her name?"

"I just want to know where she is behind..."

Li Banfeng stared at Xiaofu for a long time, but heard Chuanzi say beside him: "When I first came to Heishipo, I also looked at paintings. I thought the paintings here were particularly beautiful.
Later they told me that words are much more beautiful than paintings. I didn't believe it at first, but after they told me a little bit, I found that words are really more beautiful than paintings. Words contain everything.
I have been pestering others to read the newspaper to me. For your and Fifth Master's sake, I was asked to read a few sentences at first, but I got annoyed if I read too much. Some things are not good to be read out loud.

I took a dictionary and studied by myself. If I didn’t understand something, I would ask someone. If they didn’t want to tell me, I would pass them a cigarette. After a while, I could read a newspaper.”

Li Banfeng stared at Chuanzi and asked, "Just to read a newspaper, you learned to read by yourself?"

Chuanzi scratched his head and said, "If it's about reading, I can do it, but if it's about writing, I'm really bad. I always make mistakes in the strokes, and my writing is ugly."

Yu Wenqi laughed and said, "When I was young, my handwriting was also ugly. I learned to write by myself, and there were always some irregularities.

Later I met Lao Bai, who worked at an ink shop. Every stroke of his calligraphy was really beautiful.

I refused to accept this, so I went to the street and bought a copybook, where I learned how to write and write articles. I followed Lao Bai and eventually became a scholar myself. "

It turns out that Yuwen Qi and Bai Qiusheng have different backgrounds. He is a worker.

Li Banfeng looked at the sign-in sheet again and found that almost all the workers present were in the same situation.

They learn to read just to read newspapers?

Li Banfeng walked around among the workers who were taking lunch break and found that it was basically consistent with the peddler's description, with about half of the workers being able to read.

During the lunch break, it is very easy to distinguish between those who can read and those who cannot.

The workers who could read would hold the newspapers and discuss with each other, while those who could not read could only listen from the side, not daring to talk or even cough.

When it is time to work in the afternoon, those who can read will pick the work first, and the remaining work will be given to those who cannot read.

There is nothing you can do about it. The illiterate workers can't even understand the work orders.

Among this group of workers, a group of people will gradually emerge who will force themselves to learn to read.

Is this the reason why Heishipao has a high literacy rate?
That's not right.

It's the same in factories in other places. Workers who can read get the advantage, but other workers don't take the initiative to learn to read.

Why is Black Rock Slope so special?

While Li Banfeng was still thinking, Xiaofu ran back with sweat all over his forehead.

He was holding a dictionary in his hand, which he bought from a co-worker. It was very old and had many patches on it.

But he cherished it very much and carefully put the dictionary into his arms. When folding the newspaper, he would secretly take it out and take a look at it from time to time, comparing it with the words in the newspaper.

As long as he can learn to read, every story in this newspaper will be a reward for him.

This reward is very cheap. After seeing it, my body shuddered and I lost interest.

But it doesn’t matter, there will be new rewards tomorrow, and the rewards will be different every day.

The more newspapers you read, the more rewards you get. The circle around you changes. Through communication, you know more words and your status continues to improve.

If they grit their teeth and learn how to write and compose articles, they will have the opportunity to work in the building in the backyard.

This is a virtuous cycle!
The key point of the cycle lies in these newspapers, which are newspapers with unique style and special content in Heishipao.

Isn't there any similar books and newspapers in Green Water City?
Yes, you can find similar reading materials in the corners of bookstores, but you have to know how to find them and have a certain amount of experience to be able to make a rough judgment of the content based on the title and introduction.

An illiterate person has no ability to judge, and he doesn't even have the courage to enter a bookstore.

What about Black Rock Slope?

Li Banfeng walked out of the newspaper office and looked along the street. There were more than a dozen newsstands on the street.

It is so easy to get a newspaper.

The roar of the printing press interrupted Li Banfeng's thoughts and reminded him of another thing.

Not only is it easy to buy newspapers, it's even easier to print them here.

There are paper mills and printing factories in Heishipo, and paper and ink are very cheap.

Newspapers have low basic costs and low prices, so more costs will be invested in content.

This is another virtuous cycle.

This is how the cultural atmosphere of Heishipo was formed.

Two virtuous cycles encourage people to learn proactively.

Li Banfeng thought he was very familiar with Heishipo, but only now did he realize that there was a great deal of wisdom behind this plan that he had not noticed before.

Who is planning this?

……

In an abandoned factory, Tang Shijiang took out an iron lunch box from under the lathe and asked, "Are you hungry? Have a meal first."

The driver put down the handlebars and said, "Brother, how can I eat any more? I have something to ask of you!"

Tang Shijiang smacked his lips and said, "Can you please stop calling me Senior Brother? It's really embarrassing to be your Senior Brother."

PS: Tang Shijiang is the local god of Heishipo, and he likes people who bring seeds with them.

(End of this chapter)