Chapter 10 Admission
The three members of the Qi family lived in Deze Villa for two days and then returned home.

Because Qi Yukun was going to study at Danfeng Academy, he couldn't delay easily.

Mrs. Qi took Qi Tanying to prepare luggage for him to take to the academy, from clothes and bedding to tea sets and food to pens, inks, papers and inkstones, filled two large boxes.

Mrs. Qi still felt that it was not complete enough, and wanted to continue to add things. Seeing this, Qi Tanying quickly persuaded: "Mother, two boxes are enough. Brother Kun is here to study, not to have fun."

"That's just a little more stuff. If you don't prepare everything well, you won't be able to buy it when you need it, and it's too late to regret it."

"Mother, Danfeng Academy is not a remote place, how can it be indebted to him?"

Mrs. Qi regards Qi Yukun as her lifeline, and no one can persuade her when it comes to Qi Yukun.

In desperation, Qi Tanying had no choice but to invite her cousin Jiang Liangyu, who had studied in Danfeng Academy, over.

Seeing Jiang Liangyu, Mrs. Qi couldn't wait to drag him to look at the luggage she had prepared for her son.

Jiang Liangyu looked at it and said: "Auntie, the academy will distribute clothes, quilts, tea sets and other supplies uniformly, and meals for three meals will also be provided by the academy dining hall."

"You can bring more pens, ink, paper and inkstones. In addition, the academy also has music classes, archery classes, and royal classes. Cousin Kun's usual musical instruments, bows and arrows, and riding clothes can also be brought."

Mrs. Qi was a little worried when she heard this, "There are musical instruments and riding clothes, but Kun'er can't shoot arrows, so I need to buy this bow outside."

Jiang Liangyu comforted: "It's okay if you don't have one, the academy will prepare it, but I'm used to it more easily. Since Cousin Kun hasn't learned archery, it's best to use the academy's bow first."

After listening to Jiang Liangyu's suggestion, Mrs. Qi was relieved.

Thanks to Jiang Liangyu's guidance, Qi Yukun's luggage was reduced by half, leaving only one large suitcase.

Mrs. Qi was afraid that her son would not have enough money, so she stuffed two purses into the car before loading it.

Soon it was the day when Qi Yukun went to Danfeng Academy, Jiang Liangyu specially asked his boss for a day off, and sent him to the academy with Mrs. Qi and Qi Tanying.

Just before departure, Qi Yukun looked back frequently.

"Big cousin, can you wait a little longer, the third cousin said he would come to see me off."

Seeing that it was still early, Jiang Liangyu nodded and said, "You have a good relationship with him."

As soon as the words fell, Jiang Zhenyu hurried over.

"Finally caught up." He ran too fast, and was still panting after stopping.

Jiang Liangyu kept urging, and he just got into the carriage, and as soon as he sat down, Qi Yukun frowned, "Third cousin is snoozing again?"

Jiang Zhenyu chuckled, "Isn't it lack of spring? It's normal if you can't get up in the morning."

Qi Yukun snorted, turned his face away and stopped looking at him.

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Danfeng Academy is built on Danfeng Mountain in the eastern suburbs of Kyoto, and it takes about an hour to get there after leaving the city.

The academy is located on the top of the mountain, and there are only stone stairs and paths from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain, and there is no way for a horse-drawn carriage to go up.

Looking at the winding stone stairs, Mrs. Qi felt dizzy before she even started going up the mountain.

Danfeng Academy has a rule that new students must enter the academy before a quarter of noon to enroll, otherwise they will be deemed to have given up enrollment.

In order not to delay Qi Yukun's enrollment, Jiang Liangyu and Qi Yukun took the stone stairs up the mountain, and Jiang Zhenyu took the servants, Mrs. Qi and Qi Tanying to the relatively stable path behind the mountain.

For Mrs. Qi, who usually goes out by car or sedan chair, the path in the back mountain is no better than the stone ladder in the front mountain.

Qi Tanying was worried about her mother's health, and persuaded: "Mother, why don't we go up the mountain?"

Mrs. Qi refused, "Your brother's enrollment is a big event, I have to see it with my own eyes." She was about to continue walking up, maybe because she was too impatient, and accidentally sprained her foot just two steps away.

Qi Tanying immediately decided to give up going up the mountain and take Mrs. Qi to the medical clinic in the town.

Mrs. Qi reluctantly said: "Don't worry about me, I'll go to the clinic by myself. Someone must be at our house when your younger brother enters school, so you can help your mother keep an eye on him."

Qi Tanying disagreed. From her point of view, since her younger brother is accompanied by her cousin, it doesn't matter whether she goes or not.

The most important thing right now is to heal Mrs. Qi's feet.

Mrs. Qi was a little unhappy: "I just sprained my ankle, and it's not because of any serious illness. Why should I be nervous?"

Qi Tanying was about to refute, when Jiang Zhenyu came over, "Cousin Qi, I have an idea."

Qi Tanying looked at him with questioning eyes.

He said: "It's not far from the town, why don't you send my aunt to the hospital first and then go up the mountain, it only takes half an hour to go back and forth, the delay won't be long, what do you think?"

This method is not bad, Qi Tanying asked Mrs. Qi's opinion, and Mrs. Qi agreed after a little thought.

The two sent Mrs. Qi to the medical clinic in the town. The doctor saw that the injury was not serious.Under Mrs. Qi's repeated urging, Qi Tanying and Jiang Zhenyu left the clinic and went up the mountain.

Without Mrs. Qi, the journey up the mountain was much faster, but the way up the mountain was very difficult. When she reached the mountainside, Qi Tanying couldn't walk anymore.

Jiang Zhenyu walked like flying, and after a while, the two of them were thrown off.

Qi Tanying shook her head hopelessly, rested for a while and continued to walk up. After walking for almost half an hour, she could vaguely see the gate of Danfeng Academy.

Jiang Zhenyu was sitting on a big rock waiting for them.

"You guys are too slow."

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Qi Tanying leaning against Ting Lan with a pale face.

He quickly jumped off the rock, and asked with concern: "Cousin Qi, are you alright?"

The closer she was to the academy, the more tired Qi Tanying felt, and her legs seemed to be not listening to her.

"Take a break before going."

After speaking, regardless of the rules and etiquette, he sat down on a stone by the roadside.

Jiang Zhenyu couldn't help complaining, "Let me tell you, Danfeng Academy's rules are too strict. New students in the Academy not only have to climb the thousand-step stone ladder, but even their accompanying family members have to walk up the mountain in person."

When the eldest brother entered school, the uncle and his father returned home from the academy, and their legs were almost useless.Speaking of which, he still admires the cousin of the Qi family, for the mountain road is so difficult, but he still persisted here.

Compared to Jiang Zhenyu's complaints, Qi Tanying can understand the painstaking efforts of the founders of the academy to establish this rule. Most of the scholars have no power to restrain their chickens, and they value learning and despise their bodies. That's why there are weak scholars.

Mencius once said: Heaven will send great missions to people, and they must first suffer their minds and wills, exhaust their muscles and bones, starve their bodies and skins, empty their bodies, and chaotic their actions.

Danfeng Academy requires students to walk up the mountain in person, and offers imperial classes and archery classes. One is to strengthen the body of the students, and the other is to exercise the minds of the students.

Thinking of this, Qi Tanying suddenly felt less tired, so she planned to continue going up the mountain.

But the moment she got up, her eyes suddenly went dark, and then she felt dizzy.

"Girl, be careful!"

She was about to fall, but fortunately, Ting Lan who was on the side quickly supported her.

Qi Tanying stood still for a while, and the dizziness gradually disappeared.

"It should be because I got up too quickly." Jiang Zhenyu had encountered a similar situation before.

He took off the water bag on his body and handed it to Qi Tanying, "It contains honey water, it will be much better if you drink it."

Qi Tanying took the water bag and put it down when she was about to drink it.

Jiang Zhenyu said from the side: "Don't worry, this water bag is new, I haven't used it yet. I also see that you are cousin Kun's elder sister, so I won't give it to anyone else."

Qi Tanying always felt weird when she heard this, but she didn't think too much because of her dizziness.

 Second update today.

  
 
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