Chapter 716

Willow's eyes widened in astonishment. She had seen Professor Walker's notebook before. Its contents were abstruse and complex, undoubtedly voluminous. That the villagers of Black Lead Village had painstakingly engraved an entire notebook's worth of material onto stone slabs—what extraordinary perseverance that must have required! The village chief smiled with quiet satisfaction. "Thank heavens our efforts weren't in vain. When Teacher William and Teacher Lara were rehabilitated later, the important officials from the provincial capital saw these stone tablets and said we'd rendered tremendous service. They even awarded our production brigade with commendation certificates and bonuses!" "Later, we learned some slabs contained only meaningless drafts, so we used those to rebuild this gravesite for Teacher William and Teacher Lara." "Though the teachers have since been reburied in the capital, I hoped our villagers would never forget their kindness—that people would come pay respects reg