The yellow light bulb was on, the room was lit by two candles, and the air was filled with the smell of perfume.
There are plates of food on the table, including soft stewed meat sauce, baked and crispy corn tortillas, and vegetable salads made of oranges, purple cabbage, and green cabbage.
This is a small house. There is not much furniture in the room, only a table, two cabinets, and a few chairs.
But it can be seen that the owner of the room has carefully prepared it and everything around it has been tidied up.
The candlesticks on the table are beautifully arranged.
A dark red tablecloth that is not very new, but very clean.
The marmot, wearing a yellow apron around his waist, wiped his wet little paws vigorously.
The groundhog father took a deep breath and cheered up, holding a plate of freshly fried beef.
The furry little face was full of flattery and shouted:
"Thank you for your hard work, Teacher Krison. Please try today's main course."
Sitting in front of the dining table was a white man, wearing a half-worn black suit, with a pair of glasses on the bridge of his nose. His thin face was slightly acerbic, and his eyes were sharp and arrogant, giving people a feeling of being difficult to contact.
And that's exactly what happened.
This white man named Chrisson is a teacher at Woods School.
This teacher is known for being mean and physically punishing his students. Unfortunately, the Marmot family's son is in this teacher's class this year.
With a sharp table knife in his hand, Mr. Kerrison cut the steak skillfully.
Next to him is the man of the house, the prairie dog who was frying the steak just now.
The father did not sit down, but stood nervously aside like a servant.
After eating two-thirds of a piece of steak, Kristen put down his knife and fork.
The male host on the side quickly handed over a clean handkerchief, and then Teacher Kerrison wiped his mouth and commented arrogantly:
"The taste is okay, but the quality of the beef is a bit off."
The groundhog father wiped his sweat. He looked a little nervous and nodded quickly:
"I will definitely change it, I will definitely change it, and I will definitely prepare better beef next time."
Seeing her husband's nervous look, the hostess of the house walked out of the kitchen.
The mother groundhog held a piece of chocolate pie in her hand and introduced enthusiastically:
"Teacher, please try the chocolate pie I made. My teacher once worked as a pastry chef at Babita for a period of time."
Teacher Krison raised his eyebrows, reached out and picked up the delicate little spoon from the hostess's white handkerchief. He took a bite of the chocolate pie, and his expression couldn't help but be a little more surprised:
"It tastes good. This dessert is the only classic tonight."
Seeing Mr. Kerrison’s approval, the groundhog mother on the side quickly spoke:
"Teacher, my child..."
But before the mother groundhog finished speaking, Teacher Kerrison frowned and warned the other party seriously:
"Food needs to be tasted and appreciated. Don't discuss other issues while eating."
The mother groundhog was at a loss after being scolded, her eyes were helpless, and she was frozen in place like a piece of wood.
It was the groundhog father on the side who came to her rescue:
"Honey, the water in the kitchen is about to boil."
Half an hour later, accompanied by table wine, Kristen ate the last piece of chocolate pie and wiped his mouth with a white handkerchief.
Looking at the groundhog couple with flattering expressions on the side.
Throwing the handkerchief on the dining table casually, Teacher Kerrison commented arrogantly:
"Thank you for your hospitality. Today's food is very good."
The father groundhog rubbed his furry little paws, looking groveling:
"Teacher, I don't know about my child's tuition..."
Teacher Kerrison's expression did not change at all. He glanced at the two parents in front of him, looked at the table, and then said with a businesslike look:
"I know, it's nine hundred and sixty dollars, just give it to me when school starts."
This made the groundhog father stunned and subconsciously raised his head:
"Teacher, didn't you say you could reduce the amount?"
Glancing at the groundhog, Teacher Krison shrugged and frowned slightly:
"Yes, I said I could reduce the amount, but I didn't say it would definitely be possible."
This made the groundhog father excited and subconsciously shouted:
"Teacher, you can't do this."
Krison frowned slightly, his expression was serious and unfamiliar, and he asked the other party threateningly:
"Parent, what do you want to say?"
Under Krison's gaze, the groundhog father was frightened, and his face turned pale:
"me……"
Seeing the other party's expression of not daring to speak, Krison shook his head disdainfully and said sarcastically in a harsh tone:
"I actually don't recommend that your children continue to study. Knowledge is very valuable. Being a street vendor selling Mexican barbecue may not be a bad choice."
The groundhog father subconsciously defended:
"That's not the case. My child is very smart. He can..."
He wanted to say that his child was very smart and talented as a problem solver.
But what awaited him was a sneer from Teacher Kerrison.
The teacher looked at the parent of the student in front of him with disdain:
"Stop it, do you have money?"
Dad Marmot opened his mouth, his furry head turned red from holding back, and he hesitated:
"I...I have."
This is a lie.
In the 1920s, most black people could only maintain a basic level of food and clothing.
The situation of animal people is similar to that of black people. Everyone can only engage in the lowest level of heavy manual labor, or run some small businesses.
Marmot's mother works as a chef apprentice in a restaurant, and Marmot's father runs a mobile Mexican barbecue restaurant.
Their salary is very meager and it is difficult to train a problem solver.
This is also the reason why Kristen was invited to the house for dinner.
Because they heard that Mr. Kerrison had several places in his hand that could exempt some students from tuition fees.
Their children are very good and work hard.
In the third year of primary school, I have already taught myself the sixth grade courses.
During this summer vacation, I even started to try to learn the knowledge of junior high school.
The Marmot family believes that their son will become an excellent college student and leave this quagmire.
He doesn't want his son to be like him.
In the summer, under the scorching sun, with my butt stuck out, I dig out coal slag in an iron bucket with a temperature of over 100 degrees Celsius, with a gray face and a sweaty back.
Knowledge alters your fate?
No, it is a diploma that changes your destiny.
But again, everything requires money.
If you want to study in junior high school, you must first have a primary school diploma.
This is a complete process.
But with the financial situation of the Marmot family?
Kerrison shook his head. The white teacher's expression was quite impatient:
"You don't. You don't even have a thousand dollars. Education is not charity. You give the money to the school, and the school will pay me to teach your children. If you don't have money, you can't go to school. Do you understand?"
Looking at Mr. Kerrison who was getting up to leave, the groundhog father begged:
"Teacher, please, can you help..."
Looking at the crying prairie dog with disdain, Teacher Kerrison refused with disgust:
"It's getting late and I'm going home now.
One more thing, change to a better perfume next time. The smell of this low-quality perfume mixed with the stench on your body is really unpleasant.
I don’t want your child to still smell like this after entering my classroom. "
As he said this, Teacher Kerrison did not forget to make a sarcastic comment to the other party:
"Of course, the premise is that you two poor guys can raise the tuition for this semester."
As Kristen left, in this simple house.
The groundhog couple looked at each other in despair.
Not far away, as the only complete piece of furniture in the room, is the inside of this cabinet.
There were scattered clothes and the bedding was stuffed.
The groundhog, who is in the third grade of elementary school, is lying in the cupboard.
New York is not safe at night. The neighbor refuses to let the little prairie dog stay for a while because of the family's borrowing problems.
In order to make room for Teacher Kerrison, the family could only stuff clothes, bedding and other things into the cabinet.
As for the bed?
Thick fur can resist the cold, and don’t we still have bedding at home?
Except for this makeshift table.
The only valuable thing in the house is this large wardrobe that was used when my parents got married.
The little marmot wants to tell his parents that he doesn't want to study and doesn't want to see his parents humble in front of the white devil (Mr. Kerrison).
But he also knew that his parents did all this so that he could study.
Small rodents are difficult.
Unlike large animals, they can go to the docks to work, and no matter how bad they are, they can join gangs.
This made the little prairie dog feel complicated. He didn't understand the meaning of reading.
Adults around me say that reading is to learn more knowledge.
The little prairie dog didn’t understand.
At a young age, he only knew that the sooner he could complete the accumulation of knowledge, the sooner the burden on his parents' shoulders would be over.
So the little prairie dog worked hard to study and was even smarter than many children who had just entered junior high school.
But I don’t know why, I am still a third grade primary school student.
So why do you want to study?
Can you change the situation at home and let your parents live a better life after reading a book?
If studying can make life better, why does the harder you study, the worse the situation at home becomes?
The little prairie dog didn't understand, in this cramped closet.
He was confused, so whose problem was it?
The young groundhog looked at the darkness above the wardrobe and felt unprecedentedly confused.
On the other side, he burped and turned to look at the dilapidated small house behind him with a look of disgust.
Teacher Kerrison cursed with disgust:
“Beasts are just beasts and they cannot understand human speech.
These two stupid beasts don't really think they'll get rid of me with just one meal, do they?
What a waste of time, no money? If you don’t have money, why would you study? "
Why come to Marmot’s house for dinner?
It's not because the little groundhog has a talent for being a problem solver, but because Chrison knows that the little groundhog is the hope of this family.
The most terrifying thing in this world is not despair.
But in the midst of despair, it gives you an out-of-reach hope.
Collison is willing to help the Woodchuck family.
But the premise is that this family must give themselves money. If you don’t have money, who will help you?
This horse is New York!
Kristen decided to go to the Zebra's house in the next class tomorrow.
I hope this family can use their brains and stop thinking about killing themselves with just one meal.
At the same time, Luojia Mountain Tavern is located on Poseidon Street.
The piece of chocolate that Bell got was indeed good.
The bitterness has the unique and charming taste of chocolate. The hard dark chocolate is melted and melted together with the cake liquid.
Bake at high temperatures to form a fluffy chocolate cake.
Chocolate and cake liquid alone are both good ingredients.
But only when the two are combined can it become a real delicacy.
The old octopus is busy in the kitchen.
He raised his head casually and looked at the polar bear drinking not far away with U-shaped eyes:
"Aren't Love and Big going to school age soon?"
The polar bear nodded and put down the wine glass in his hand:
"This time next year, I will be ready to send them to school."
The old octopus raised his eyebrows and said subconsciously:
"Woods Elementary School?"
There was a little hesitation on the polar bear's face:
"uncertain."
There is no way, America's national conditions are here.
White people have white people's schools, black people and animals, the lower species, go to another school.
The world's first black university was established in South Africa in 1918.
However, in 1854, with the permission of the governor of Pennsylvania, Lincoln University became the first university to grant degrees to blacks.
Polar Bear is uncertain because he knows that the teaching level of Woods Primary School is very poor and the fees are very unreasonable.
And the reason why he didn't explicitly refuse was because he knew he had no better choice.
Relatively speaking, New York is one of the cities that is more friendly to animal people.
Woods Elementary School on Poseidon Street is also one of the best choices for Animal People.
Even a truly aristocratic school.
Because if you can graduate from Woods Elementary School, there is a high probability that you will be admitted to the Lincoln War Orphan School.
Of course, because the name didn't sound very good, it was now changed to Lincoln Victory School.
A school that is dominated by black people and animal people will have a small number of poor white people entering.
This school will provide education for grades 6-12 and is an integrated middle school and high school.
This is why the tuition fees at Woods Elementary School will increase year by year.
From elementary school until graduation from college.
Whether they are black people or animal people, this is almost their only way to the upper level.
But what about meaning?
It doesn't mean that you will be able to shine after you go to college.
The discrimination against animals in current society is very serious!
Small things lead to big things, as can be seen from the attitude of Woods Elementary School - white people have absolute dominance!
It doesn’t mean that your life will get better after you leave school.
All the unfair treatment you suffered on campus will be repeated or even worse after entering society!
The old octopus doesn't like humans.
His world is very small, only the family members in the Luojia Mountain Tavern, or at most the entire Poseidon Street.
The world is not friendly to animals.
Unlike Bell, a parent who wants his children to go to school and venture into the wider world.
Because of what happened in the past, Old Octopus was worried that his two children would be harmed.
Of course, the old octopus knows very well that knowledge is valuable.
But he firmly believes in one sentence - knowledge creates wealth, not diplomas!
Compared to a meaningless and dangerous school, Old Octopus chose a more extreme path.
He shrugged, and the old octopus's determined attitude could be seen from his U-shaped eyes:
"The books in your study are very good, but unfortunately, now I need a set of primary school textbooks."
Why go to school?
The school is not safe and will be discriminated against by those damn humans. These sanctimonious teachers all look the same.
But their knowledge is not as good as one of their own limbs!
From chemistry to physics, from infallible mathematics to unpredictable sociology.
Dave has the time and the wisdom.
He can educate his children by himself, and Dave believes that he is no worse than any teacher.
Looking at the stubborn old octopus in front of him, Bell frowned.
He thought of himself not long ago.
The two people have very similar ideas, the only difference is.
The old octopus thinks that the outside world is too dangerous, and he wants to keep his two children with him.
Polar bears are relatively simple and crude, ready to destroy this dangerous world.
But the world is very big, and wherever there is black, there is also white. Just because black appears, we cannot deny the existence of white.
The baby bird will eventually spread its wings and fly.
Children should not be puppets of their parents' will. They are human beings with lives of their own thoughts and will.
The polar bear murmured subconsciously:
"It shouldn't be like this."
The old octopus turned around. He didn't hear what the polar bear was saying just now, so he asked:
"What did you say?"
Taking a deep breath and rubbing the notepad with his furry paws, the polar bear's dark brown eyes became serious:
"When I tell you this problem, I will find a way to solve it!"
The old octopus was stunned for a moment, his red-purple octopus head frowned, and he looked at the other person in surprise:
"you sure?"
Is this polar bear crazy? Does he know what he is talking about?
This is a social problem, like a sick apple tree.
What you want to treat is not yellowing leaves, there is no point in doing so.
Treating the symptoms but not the root cause is like scratching an itch.
To truly solve this problem, we need to solve the problem of the entire apple tree from the inside out, from head to toe!
During this period, the energy and costs you need to expend are massive.
And for the same cost, you can turn thousands of apple leaves into evergreen specimens!
But the polar bear shook his head, his stance on the matter was firm.
He was remiss in not thinking about these issues before.
But now that I have thought about it, I must consider the future of these two children.
The old octopus is not capable enough and can only protect the child like an ostrich.
But polar bears are different. Since they have the ability, why not try to provide a better environment for children?
Anyway, no matter how bad you are, you can't get any worse. If it doesn't work, you can transform into a big devil and destroy the whole world.
Thinking of this, the polar bear's eyes became determined.
At the same time, as the polar bear left majestically.
There were slight ripples on the glass in the room.
On the other side of the mirror, Willy Wonka, the boss holding the mirror, is holding a cup of coffee with twice the sugar.
He touched his chin, his expression serious and wise.
He heard the conversation in the room clearly, which made him think.
If you were Mr. Bell Iorek, how would you deal with this problem?
In the end, Boss Wonka shook his head——
Compared to Mr. Iorek, he is still too small after all.
