The learning process is novel, yet painful.
Not everyone is as clever as Saturday and Sunday.
For some of the grown indigenous people, merely comprehending what Saturday taught required their utmost effort; returning to the cabin afterward to complete the assigned work was an entirely different form of torment.
If it weren't for Zebra, who was enthusiastic about the new language, motivating and assisting the group with their studies and questions, many indigenous people might have long given up and resigned themselves to a lifetime of illiteracy and hard labor.
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While the indigenous people were busy enriching their souls, Chen Zhou did not delay his own work.
Windmills, waterwheels, hydraulic forges, sugar cane pressing machines—these items were originally scheduled at the forefront but were delayed by the Spaniards, now picked up again.
