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After the rainy season began, the two natives could no longer cook outdoors.
For their convenience, Chen Zhou renovated the small wooden house on the other side of the field, building a fireplace inside for cooking.
This way, the natives could cook by walking just over a hundred meters to the other end of the field every morning.
Moreover, the independent "kitchen" had another advantage—
They could store ingredients, fuel, and utensils in the kitchen, freeing up a lot of space in their home for more clay board learning materials, and even set up two small stools so that they could study by candlelight at night.
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Fully absorbed in the design and construction of the forging room, Chen Zhou spent only a small portion of each day teaching the two natives, rarely checking their learning progress.
Chen Zhou did not realize that both Sunday and Saturday were performing much better in their studies than he had anticipated.
