bullyxtreme Chapter 135 Tom sets rules for the new children
Chapter 135 Tom sets rules for the new children
Chapter 135 Tom sets rules for the new children
Twenty-seven new children have arrived at Dutton Ranch.
Six of them were recently brought in, making a total of twenty-one children including those from before.
Fortunately, the children are all healthy and have successfully completed their quarantine period.
But the classrooms aren't finished yet, so what should we teach them?
After watching the children finish their meals, they obediently lined up to wash their own plates, with Mary helping the youngest children wash theirs.
"Go eat, I'll keep watch!" Tom said to Mary, who had been busy all morning.
She didn't even have time for breakfast, but luckily they saved some food for her.
The children gathered together, staring at each other, looking somewhat bewildered.
Among these children, the oldest girl is ten years old, and the youngest boy is just over three years old.
The age distribution is as follows: three four-year-olds, eight six-year-olds, ten seven-year-olds, three eight-year-olds, and one nine-year-old.
Among them was a four-year-old girl, who was the younger sister of the ten-year-old girl.
"Do you know where this is?" Tom asked, glancing at the older children.
The children looked at him timidly, and no one said a word.
"I know!" a seven-year-old boy answered loudly, holding the hand of a four- or five-year-old child. "This is the Dutton family's ranch!"
Tom was delighted when he saw it; wasn't this the clever boy he had rescued before?
"Hmm, you guessed right!" Tom smiled slightly. "What kind of reward do you want?"
The little boy grinned, revealing his two front teeth: "I want candy!"
"good!"
Then, Tom looked around at everyone, his tone softening slightly: "So, do you all know why you're here?"
The atmosphere instantly fell silent.
The ten-year-old girl's eyes were slightly red.
"Because you have lost your families and become orphans." As soon as Tom finished speaking, the children's faces fell, and they were about to burst into tears.
Tom quickly raised his voice and continued firmly, "But this is your new home! You will grow up safe and healthy here!"
The children were skeptical, but hope was ignited in the eyes of many.
"Then why did you adopt us?" the seven-year-old boy asked loudly again.
Tom's heart stirred slightly. This child was not only knowledgeable, but also able to ask "why" at such a young age, which was truly remarkable!
Perhaps the education he received from a young age was extraordinary.
"Because if no one takes care of you, you won't survive." Tom's words were blunt and heavy. "Don't you want to live?"
Just as he finished speaking, a series of rapid coughs came from behind him. It was Mary, who had finished her meal and rushed over.
Younger children may be confused, but older, smarter children have already understood the cruel truth in Tom's words.
"If any child remembers their home address, I can take them home," Tom added.
The children fell into a deeper silence.
"Alright, since no one wants to leave and understands that it's difficult to survive outside, then stay here with peace of mind!" Tom's gaze swept across the room, finally lingering on the seven-year-old boy for a moment.
After all, his five-man "team" had left a "deep impression" on Tom.
"If you stay, you'd better behave!" Tom's voice carried an undeniable force. "If you understand, then say yes loudly!"
Several older children responded one after another with "I understand".
The younger children looked at their older brothers and sisters with a blank expression.
"Your voices are too soft and not in unison!" Tom said with a smile, but the children felt a strange pressure. "From now on, your answers must be loud and in unison! Can you do that?"
"One more time! One, two!"
"Understood!" The voices were much louder this time, though still not perfectly synchronized.
Tom nodded in satisfaction.
"The first thing you need to learn is to be obedient! Obey whom? Obey your teacher! Who is your teacher? She is your teacher, and I am also a teacher!"
Tom pointed to Mary beside him, and Mary immediately clenched the hem of her dress nervously.
"If you don't behave, you'll be punished!" Tom's gaze swept across the little faces.
"Aren't you going to feed us?" It was that seven-year-old boy again.
Tom frowned. "Did you used to be punished by being forced to go hungry for mistakes?"
The little boy looked at him with his clear, big eyes and nodded vigorously.
Tom's heart tightened. Looking at the group of mostly thin children, he seemed to understand something.
"At Dutton Ranch, punishment isn't just about going hungry!"
Tom's words instantly widened the children's eyes, filling them with curiosity and a hint of unease.
"The punishment is that you can't ride a horse, and you can't eat candy, eggs, or delicious pork and beef!" Tom watched as the children's faces went from confusion to surprise, and then to disbelief.
He dropped another bombshell: "I will absolutely not take him with me when we go to town again!"
At that moment, all the children's eyes lit up!
Which child doesn't yearn to see the wonderful world outside?
"So, are you going to listen to me or not?" Tom asked, raising his voice.
"Yes!!!" the children answered loudly in unison, startling even the workers working nearby who looked up.
Hearing this loud response, Tom nodded in satisfaction.
"Alright! The first rule is: no one is allowed to leave the camp without an adult!"
The camp was surrounded by vast grasslands, where snakes and insects roamed, making it fraught with danger.
Even if they cleared the grass from the camp, burned it, compacted the ground, and laid gravel and pebbles, there was still no guarantee that accidents wouldn't happen.
"Rule #2: No swimming in the river without permission!"
The river embankment cannot prevent people from falling into the water, which could be fatal at any time.
"Rule number three: If you need to use the restroom, you must tell the teacher, and the teacher will accompany you!"
Article 4: No drinking untreated water!
As Tom announced each clear and unquestionable rule, the children listened intently, their eyes wide, trying to remember.
"The last, and most important, rule: You must listen to your teacher!"
The children may not have remembered every detail, but two things are definitely deeply imprinted in their little minds:
This is the Dutton family's ranch!
Here, you must listen to your teacher!
In the end, Mary led the children to play in the open space.
The children's laughter temporarily dispelled the gloom of the camp.
Aunt Claire joined the children, gently picking up the youngest and rocking him softly.
"Tom!"
A clear, loud shout suddenly pierced Tom's ears.
He looked up at the sound and saw Little John bouncing excitedly towards him like a cannonball.
"Where are you going?" Tom grabbed the little guy who almost couldn't stop, his brow furrowed.
The camp appears peaceful on the surface, but in reality, it harbors hidden dangers.
Even if you sprinkle snake and insect repellent powder everywhere, it's hard to guarantee that no poisonous creatures will escape.
"I'll go play with them!"
Little John's face flushed with excitement as he pointed to the children playing in the distance.
He had never seen so many children his age before.
"No way!" Tom refused decisively.
There were more than twenty children over there, but only Mary and Aunt Claire were there to look after them, which was far from enough.
Just as Tom was about to give John a few more words of advice!
boom! boom! boom!
A sudden and chaotic sound of footsteps, like a dense drumbeat, suddenly erupted from the edge of the distant meadow!