That night, the bright lights illuminated the table, and the oil lamp on the table's corner seemed to struggle for survival, stubbornly refusing to leave.
Although in many places, candles were still a scarce commodity, the era had indeed transitioned, and a brand new world of electricity was gradually taking shape.
The boy was biting his pen, looking down at his homework. To be honest, he was already very smart, but still felt dizzy when faced with the sudden influx of diverse knowledge.
He liked math problems and was willing to think about them. The school even regularly offered some practical courses for students to come into contact with machinery and the like.
To be frank, initially no one believed that a school in a town could operate at such a scale. The poor people here were happy enough to hear about free education, but what they didn't expect was that free things could be so good.
