Good luck with koi carp

Chapter 142 Henglu Academy
On the second day after arriving at Xu's house, it happened that Xu's birthday had arrived.


Chili has been counting the days and waiting for this day.


After finally waiting for this day, she got up early in the morning, washed up, and went to find her mother with the gifts she had prepared.


When they arrived at her mother's house, Mrs. Xu had just gotten up and had not finished washing. Chi Li waited aside for a while. After Mrs. Xu had done everything, she held in her arms the gold she and Zhang Baoer had bought at the Fucheng Silver Building. Gift box with jade bracelet for mother.


"Mom, my daughter wishes you good health, all the best, and everything goes as planned." Chi Li smiled and gave the gift that she had kept with her for a while and had been blessed by her to her mother.


"Mom, thank you Li'er."


Mrs. Xu took the gift box with joy on her face. Before she even opened it to see what was inside, she was already full of love for it. Maybe she finally found out that there was only a piece of paper with a birthday message written on it. She was so moved by her daughter. Thoughts.


"Open it quickly and see if you like it?"


Chi Li urged her mother to see if the gift she carefully selected and gave would be loved by her mother.


Unable to bear the urge, Mrs. Xu opened it on the spot, thinking to open it later. In a trance, she seemed to see a ray of golden light flashing past, and then she took a closer look and realized that it was actually safe inside. Lying quietly was an extremely delicate and beautiful gold and jade bracelet.


Maybe it was the color of gold just now.


Mrs. Xu thought, and then immediately showed a look of surprise. She reached out and took out the bracelet inside, put it on her wrist directly, and held it up to show her daughter as if it were a treasure. She smiled brightly and said, "Does it look good?"


"It's beautiful, very beautiful!" Chi Li emphasized.


Sure enough, she has good taste. Xu has fair skin. Wearing this kind of gold and jade bracelet not only brings out her delicate complexion, but also makes her look somewhat graceful and luxurious.


Mrs. Xu obviously really liked this gift. After playing with it, she couldn't put it down. She actually felt that the clothes she was wearing today were too plain and not worthy of this bracelet, so she got up and changed into a set of Yuebai Bao made of brocade. The precious-patterned lapel-collared long skirt, and even the head and face were changed into something more gorgeous.


After dressing up carefully, Ms. Xu's face was radiant, and she looked like a noble lady in the city.


Chi Li couldn't help but take a second look, and then she was caught.


"What are you looking at?" Mrs. Xu couldn't help but ask as her daughter looked a little shy.


"Mother is so beautiful. As the saying goes, everyone loves beauty. Naturally, my daughter can't help but look at her twice." Chili made witty remarks to make Mrs. Xu happy. Early in the morning, the whole room was filled with mothers. The two women screamed.


If there is anyone in the world who can remember your birthday most clearly, it must be your mother.


Naturally Mrs. Shen, the Xu family's grandmother, would not forget the date of her daughter's birthday, so she had already ordered people to make preparations in advance as soon as she came back yesterday. It happened that the grandchildren who came back yesterday had not left yet, so she might as well keep one more Let Rishun take them to celebrate their aunt's birthday.


Time was in a hurry, and Mrs. Xu was already a married woman after all. Even if she wanted to celebrate her birthday at her parents' home, it wouldn't be too big, so Mrs. Shen simply arranged for her family to have a lively meal together and consider it as a celebration for her daughter. birthday.


However, although this birthday banquet was simple, the gifts Shen gave her daughter were not missing at all. They were all carefully prepared by her, including Chili's.


Chili was a little confused after receiving a set of pearl hairdressers from her grandmother: "Today is not my birthday."


One sentence made everyone laugh.


"Hahaha...silly boy, this is the meeting gift from grandma to replenish our pear." Mrs. Shen smiled and hugged Chili into her arms, explaining to her lovingly and gently.


"Meeting gift? Didn't you give it before?"


Chi Li still remembered that at her celebration banquet, the Xu family, including her grandmother, gave her many expensive gifts. She thought that was already a meeting gift.


"That's different. It was a gift to celebrate our Li'er's success in becoming a scholar. This time it's a real meeting gift." Ms. Zheng next to her said with a smile.


It turned out that the Xu family had rushed to Da'an County to celebrate their granddaughter's success as a scholar, so they didn't bring much luggage. They had planned to bring a meeting gift with them, but they had packed everything and forgot to bring it. After going out, when they all arrived at Nanhuai Mansion, they discovered that there was such a big omission. In the end, they had no choice but to send the congratulatory gift first, and the meeting gift would be made up for her after the children returned to Bohe Mansion with them.


In fact, the Xu family could buy a temporary gift on the road to make up for it, but how could the temporary purchase be the same as what they carefully prepared?

At least based on Shen's love for her daughter, she was unwilling to treat her granddaughter like this.


"Then I can also receive gifts with my mother today."


Chi Li understood the Xu family's intentions towards her, and naturally responded with a closer attitude.


Her wisecracks made the whole room laugh. After everyone laughed, they started to celebrate Mrs. Xu's birthday lively.


After three rounds of drinking, Mrs. Xu took advantage of the time when the whole family was there, and motioned to Mrs. Chen behind her to bring a wooden box to Mrs. Shen.


"What does this mean?" Ms. Shen looked at her daughter in confusion.


"Mother, the master is alone at home, and there is no one around to take care of him. My daughter is not very relieved. Now that Li'er is here and can be taken care of by you and your two sisters-in-law, my daughter is very relieved, so she thinks that she will leave home soon. , it’s just that our daughter of the Chi family can’t be raised by you and me in vain. The master has told me to give these to you. Mother and father please don’t delay, otherwise we won’t dare to let Li’er live in her house. Here it is.”


Mrs. Xu spoke so beautifully, how could Mrs. Shen not understand what she meant.


It's just to shut the mouths of some people in my mother's family.


Even though their family members are actually good people, no one has any objections to Chi Li living in her mother's house for free for two years, but the two parents, Xu and Chi Xiucai, don't want their daughter to feel wronged in the slightest. Maybe, just spend more money to eliminate the disaster in advance, so that my daughter can live more comfortably at home.


Mrs. Shen, who understood what her daughter and son-in-law were thinking, cooperated and opened the box on the spot, and saw a dozen banknotes stacked inside. It was roughly estimated that there were about two or three hundred taels.


Families like them are actually slightly richer than ordinary people. They don't have to eat the finest grains, wear the most exquisite clothes, and raise a little girl for 300 taels, let alone two years, even ten or eight years. There is more than enough land.


So after these silver coins were revealed, everyone, including the servants in the family, looked at Chi Li differently.


It's not that they are jealous of money, but they were a little unhappy thinking that their family would have to raise their daughter for free for two years. But now they find that not only will they not be allowed to raise their daughter for free, but they will also give them generous living expenses. The initial uneasiness immediately disappeared, and his attitude towards Chili even became more enthusiastic.


If Chili didn't understand the intention of her mother's move at the beginning, she immediately understood the twists and turns after feeling the change in her two aunts' attitudes towards her.


She lamented in her heart how complicated people are, while silently clutching the hem of her mother's sleeves.


Mrs. Xu reached out and patted the back of her daughter's hand gently without saying anything. She believed that her child would slowly learn something useful from these human connections.


Although she said she would go back soon, Mrs. Xu had actually only been at her parents' house for less than two days, so naturally she would not go back so early. At that time, it was just to find an excuse to take money and hang out in public. No matter what she did, You have to wait until your daughter successfully enters school or becomes a teacher before you can go home with peace of mind.


Fortunately, Uncle Xu's uncle had already been entrusted by Chi Xiucai to help arrange everything in advance.


Henglu Academy will recruit new students in advance before the year. Students who pass the academy's admission standards will be officially admitted in the spring of the following year. How to arrange the admission will be discussed later. Now Chili needs to face the freshman entrance exam.


Three months before the entrance exam begins, the college has released registration information, and registration ends seven days before the exam.


Students who intend to enroll in Henglu College must register within this time period. If it exceeds the registration time, they will not be able to register.


When Chi Li came here, there were less than four days left before the entrance exam started, which meant that she had actually missed the registration time. Fortunately, Uncle Xu's uncle had already received a letter of commission from Chi Xiucai, so he signed up early. Help Chi Li register her niece's name so that she won't miss the registration time.


In addition, Chi Li also came here. After listening to her cousins ​​introduce the academy environment to her in advance, she realized that it turned out that Henglu Academy was actually quite rare. After Her Majesty the Empress announced the opening of the imperial examination for women, she kept up with current events and followed up. One of the colleges open to female students.


The number of such rare and enlightened academies in the country does not exceed five figures.


No wonder Chi Xiucai must ask his daughter to enroll here.


He wanted his daughter to have more classmates who she could make good friends with. Even though today's society is more open, there are still many concerns about making friends between male students and female students, which is far less convenient than students of the same sex.


Of course, although Henglu Academy is willing to accept female students, its academic requirements are the same as those of male students. They must pass the entrance examination before they can study.


The exam also contains the same questions.


Chi Li had no objection to this, but was a little worried that she might not be able to pass the exam. After all, the scholars here in Bohe Mansion were very involved, and she, a small scholar, couldn't even make a splash in it.


Chi Li still has some self-awareness in life, so she has been studying like crazy these days, just to be more confident about passing the exam and so that her parents don't worry too much about her.


Chi Li even accidentally developed another use for her powerful soul power.


In addition to bringing super high memory and improving learning and comprehension abilities, Chili has never known the use of her soul in this world where spiritual power cannot be used, but now she knows.


She can use the power of her soul to create a virtual study room in her mind while her body is sleeping. The effect is the same as studying in a dream. The difference is that most people will forget what they have dreamed when they wake up. Chili will remember the content of the dream and all the experiences in it very firmly.


And because human brain thinking may speed up or slow down in dreams, under Chili's intentional control, she can make the dream world flow faster than real time, so as to achieve the purpose of having more study time.


Therefore, she is now fully capable of truly studying day and night.


The only side effect is that it consumes a lot of energy. After all, no matter who you are, you will feel tired if you study non-stop, and this fatigue will gradually accumulate until you have a mental breakdown.


Therefore, Chi Li had to take a real, good, and relaxing sleep every once in a while to replenish the lost energy.


She usually sleeps for a long time at this time, usually more than six hours, but compared to the extra time stolen from the virtual study room, the time required to supplement this is simply insignificant.


Therefore, when no one noticed, Chili's learning progress simply improved by leaps and bounds.


On the day before the exam, she deliberately used that night as supplementary time and went to bed early. When she woke up the next day, she was extremely energetic.


The examination arranged by Henglu Academy takes one day.


On this day, all classrooms in the entire college were cleared to provide exams for new students preparing to enter.


Each reference student will receive a randomly assigned number after registration, which is their exam seat number.


Chi Li carried the embroidered book bag her mother had hand-made for her and found her seat according to the seat number. As soon as she sat down, she found someone sitting next to her.


Looking sideways, he saw a young boy with delicate features.


The young man didn't seem to expect that there was a woman sitting next to him. He was stunned for a moment. Then he tilted his head and thought about it. It seemed that he just remembered that Henglu Academy also admitted female students this year. He was no longer surprised and greeted him politely. Chili nodded as a greeting.
Chi Li also bowed back, and the two of them knew each other well.


The exam was coming soon, and no one dared to say anything. They were waiting for the master of the academy to come over and distribute the papers. After hearing the gong sounding to start the exam, they immediately picked up their pens to answer the questions.


Chili read the test paper in advance when she got it, and found that the test question pattern prepared by the academy was similar to that of the college test, except that the number of questions was smaller and could be completed in one day.


As for the difficulty...


Compared to the college examination she participated in, it can only be said that each has its own difficulties, but they are almost the same.


As expected of a large academy located in Bohe Prefecture, the entrance exam is so difficult, comparable to the Nanhuai Prefecture College Examination. If you can enroll in the school in the future, it will definitely be full of challenges every day, right?

Chi Li thought eagerly.


She is not a person who is willing to be second to others. If not, how could she embark on the road of becoming an immortal as a little koi carp? And after becoming an immortal, she is not willing to just be a low-level immortal in the immortal world. , decided to choose the lower realm to experience.


All this is just for the sake of getting on the right path and becoming that immortal.


Therefore, no matter what challenges she encounters, Chili is always full of fighting spirit, and since she has decided to take the imperial examination, she also wants to do her best to do her best.


In fact, Chi Li was not satisfied with the results of the previous county examinations, government examinations, and college examinations. She knew that there were amazing students elsewhere who could take the primary and secondary school entrance exams and get first place in all three exams.


In fact, she also wanted that kind of scenery, but she was in a hurry for exams and her study time was short. Even if she studied hard, some objective factors could not be ignored.


But that unwillingness to be inferior to others has been deeply imprinted in Chili's heart. She will definitely avenge her shame in the future!

Time passed quickly when Chi Li concentrated on doing the questions.


When the exam was finished and the papers were collected, her mind was still immersed in those exquisite question types. It was not until she was called back to her senses by Mrs. Xu who had been waiting outside the academy. Mother's sleeves, lowered her voice and said in her ear: "Mom, I feel pretty good during the exam this time."


He didn't say that he would definitely pass the exam, but just from his daughter's words, Mrs. Xu knew that her daughter's admission to Henglu Academy was basically a sure thing.


He immediately became happy in advance.


The difficulty of this exam is indeed similar to that of the college exam that Chili took before, but don’t forget that Chili now is not the Chili before. After the college exam, her academic level is no longer the same as before. And words.


The questions that seemed quite difficult at first have now become easier in her eyes, and she can solve them more easily.


In the end, Chi Li estimated that she should be able to get a relatively good score, at least enrolling in Henglu Academy would not be a problem.


that's the truth.


Three days later, the test results were announced. Chi Li was on the admission list, but her ranking was only in the upper middle. There were many people who were more powerful than her in front of her.


In this regard, Chili acted very calmly, as if he had expected it.


Although she is competitive, she also understands that there are people outside the world, especially in this crazy place. Anyway, the current backwardness is only temporary, and she will definitely catch up in the future.


If you want to roll, roll it together, roll it to death!

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"Li'er, mother is leaving. If you stay here, remember to listen to your grandfather and grandmother. If anything happens, write home and let me and your father know. If something happens, don't worry. My parents are both here, so there's no need to worry. I’m afraid, and also, it’s getting cold today, remember to wear an extra layer when going out, I’m hungry…”


Mrs. Xu stood in front of the carriage at the door of her house, pulling her daughter in and giving endless instructions.


Her daughter has been admitted to Henglu Academy. Her biggest wish for this trip has been fulfilled. She has spent some time with her parents and family, and has relieved her homesickness. It is time to go home.


In fact, it was impossible not to go back. The New Year was approaching, and there were still many matters at home waiting for her, the head mother, to go back and deal with, so she couldn't stay here for a long time.


So now she can only say goodbye to her daughter reluctantly.


"Mom, I know, take care of yourself and pay more attention to safety along the way." Chili was also concerned about her mother's safety on the way back.


Fortunately, Mrs. Shen didn't worry about letting her daughter go back alone. She thought that she would also send New Year's gifts to the Chi family at the end of the year, so she simply sent her second son to accompany his sister back with the New Year's gifts. Fortunately, there was someone on the way. Anaphora.


With her second uncle here, Chili wouldn't be so worried about her mother.


No matter how reluctant we are, it’s time to say goodbye.


After the carriages of Xu's family had all gone far away, and only a small figure was left, Chi Li calmed down from some inexplicable empty mood and turned around to go back to Xu's house.


She is destined to spend this year in the Xu family.


The second uncle who accompanied my sister home could not come back in time and had to spend the New Year at my sister's brother-in-law's house.


The Xu family has a large population and many relatives and friends. During the Chinese New Year, the family has never stopped being lively. As a cousin living at home, Chi Li was also taken out by her grandmother to meet a few guests.


Fortunately, Mrs. Shen also knew that her granddaughter had to concentrate on studying and taking exams, so she didn't let too many people disturb her. The guests who needed to take her out to meet were all those she had to meet.


For example, in the second year of junior high school, the eldest cousin returns to her parents' home with her husband and children, and she is still pregnant. There are also some people who have a good relationship with the family or are from more powerful families.


The former is to connect with each other, while the latter is to expand the granddaughter's network.


Generally, the only people who can get this kind of treatment are the girls who are mainly trained by the family, or the men who can support the family in the future, so the ancestral family can actually do this for themselves. To be honest, Chili is quite Unexpected.


However, there is also a factor in this that she has obtained the title and her status is very different from before.


Strictly speaking, Chili's social class is higher than that of her three cousins. No matter what the reason is, if she fails to pass the exam, she fails to pass the exam, so it is normal for her to receive extraordinary treatment that is different from ordinary people.


Hearing that the granddaughter of the Xu family was actually a female scholar shocked many people.


Therefore, those who came to pay New Year greetings and saw this cousin with a unique temperament did not dare to look down upon her. Many ladies and ladies spoke to Chi Li in a very kind manner, even if they looked down upon her. Those who like women who go out to compete with men for imperial examination positions only dare to gossip behind their backs. Once they are in front of Chili, they don't even dare to fart.


It was only at this time that Chi Li realized another benefit of fame, respect.


But this also comes with a prerequisite: meeting someone whose status is lower than yours, or whose family is the same as yours.


The Xu family, like the Chi family, is considered to be at the bottom of the scholar class, and the people they interact with are all similar families. Even if there are some with higher status, they are not that high.


Therefore, Chi Li can get along just by having the title of scholar, but if she goes up a higher class, her achievements will not be enough. Therefore, she still has to work hard and continue to climb up. Only if she stands high enough, To gain more respect.


After celebrating the bustling New Year, it’s time for the academy to start school.


In addition to Chi Li, there are also three of her cousins ​​who are going to the academy together today.


Perhaps because he felt that his cousin's first day of school was an important day, Xu Xiang'er actually pulled Xu Fan'er over early in the morning to see them off together.


"When you get to the academy, study hard."


When Chi Li stepped up to board the carriage, she heard the words coming from behind. She didn't stop moving. After she was seated in the carriage, she opened the curtain and met Xu Xiang'er's slightly envious eyes. , smiled and said: "I will."


If she was still a little confused at first, Chi Li has now figured out that Xu Xiang'er wants to study.


It is not the kind of reading that only involves reading books at home, but the kind of reading that, like her, can leave the house, enter an academy, or even step into the imperial examination room.


But for some reason, she never mentioned this wish.


In fact, Chi Li felt that if she had the courage to speak out, given the open-mindedness of the Xu family's grandparents, maybe she would not have no chance, but for some reason she kept her mouth closed tightly and did not say a word, as if she was being given a chance by some invisible thing. As if bound.


He could only look at Chi Li silently with envious eyes occasionally.


Thinking that the relationship between the two was not bad, Chi Li did not try to persuade her. However, every time she brought up related topics, the other party would always talk about him, but he would not talk to her, leaving people helpless.


She probably had some other concerns, but Chi Li couldn't find out the problem for a while, so she could only put the matter aside for the time being.


The most important thing now is her enrollment in school.


When announcing the list of admitted students, Henglu Academy also announced the class placement status.


Chi Li originally thought that the academy would be like some modern key high schools, which would conduct graded classification based on students' performance. Unexpectedly, Henglu Academy actually adopted a random classification method in the first month, and in the second month, it would be based on the students' monthly test scores. Choose a class.


The so-called self-selected class placement means that one month after admission, a monthly exam will be held within Henglu Academy. After the monthly exam, the scores of all students will be ranked from low to high. Those with high rankings will be given priority to choose the class they want to study. Which class to go to and which seat to sit in? If some students are interested in each other, they can also choose to sit next to each other.


This method of dividing classes and seats seems to have a high degree of autonomy, but in the final analysis, it still depends on performance.


"In order to take care of the new female students, the academy has specially prepared a separate courtyard to be used as a dormitory for female students. If you find it inconvenient to travel back and forth, you can also apply to live in the female dormitory..."


Today, the person who came to take Chili to school in person was the uncle of the Xu family. Chili wanted to call his uncle Xu Jiaoxi.


Teacher Xu was a little curious about Chi Li, his great-niece, otherwise he wouldn’t have made the trip. After meeting him, he also tested the child along the way, and saw that Chi Li could answer his questions fluently. It can be seen that his knowledge is quite solid, and a glimmer of appreciation can't help but flash in his eyes.


Then he began to explain the internal situation of Henglu Academy to his niece in detail, taking her around to familiarize herself with the environment. At the same time, he focused on explaining to her the arrangements within the academy for the newly recruited female students.


This time, Henglu Academy recruited a total of 50 new students. Among them, there were only three female students, including Chi Li, which was pitifully few.


But no matter how small the number of students is, the academy has made special arrangements to take care of these three unique new students.


There is a dedicated female dormitory, and several strong women are arranged to guard the area around the female dormitory day and night to prevent male students or teachers from approaching unintentionally.


There is also a separate cubicle specially arranged for female students in the cafeteria. Of course, it is not mandatory for female students to eat in it. If you don't mind, you can actually eat anywhere, but male students are not allowed in. .


There are no special arrangements for the class. There are tables and desks for each person, and there is a certain distance between them, so they will not affect each other.

(End of this chapter)