The front yard of Qingniu Medical Hall suddenly transformed into a giant children's playground. Huwa wore a "Child King" crown woven from flower petals and garlic skins, holding a loudspeaker that recited stories from Essential Prescriptions Worth a Thousand Gold, and shouted: "Gather around, all little ancestors of the city! Today we are the 'Epidemic Prevention Little Generals', and whoever wins gets garlic-scented treats from Xiaotao Eatery!"
As soon as class started, everyone burst into laughter. Dawa, the apprentice from Tibet, led over a yak wearing a small apron, its back loaded with a spinning windmill of Tibetan medicine knowledge that sprayed star-shaped disinfectant powder with every rotation. Silla's apprentice Jin set up a mini abacus array, and as the children moved the abacus beads, fluorescent paper strips popped out reading, "Two plus three equals five, wash your hands five times." The most brilliant touch was the "Garlic Bun Teachers" from Xiaotao Eatery. Every bun wore tiny glasses and waved a pointer, shouting, "Sit up straight, little ones! First, we'll learn how to defeat the Dysentery Bacterium Bad Guy!"
The garlic buns turned into adorable educational props. Huwa equipped the buns with blinking eyes and miniature blackboards, and these "bun teachers" hopped around among the children. When explaining "spitting into the spittoon," they even demonstrated using little paws to toss small balls into a spittoon model. One bun teacher was so enthusiastic it …
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