Two thousand taels was, after all, not a small sum in their eyes.
Qiu Yan wasn't in a hurry. Since it was now the day of the academy's final exams, Qiu Yan thought of her younger brother and entrusted the matter of selling the house to Lu Geng and Lu Gui.
Qiu Xu has been enrolled for a year.
If Qiu Xu can rank in the top ten in this final exam, it means that he will be exempt from tuition fees the following year.
This time, Qiu Yan was no longer worried about her younger brother's exam; everything was going naturally.
She was happy when the test went well, and she would try harder when the test didn't go well.
On the night of the exam, Qiu Xu's face was full of confidence.
Three days later, Qiu Yan and her family went to see the list.
The academy examinations were graded based on the students' academic achievements.
At Luming Academy, among the scholars, Du Changjun and Qiu Dazhi were at the top of the list.
Those who are students in the preliminary stage of learning are another category.
Among the remaining students who had not yet participated in the preliminary examinations,
Qiu Yan was thrilled to see the brightly lit name "Qiu Xu" at the top of the list.
Qiu Yan knew that her younger brother would not let her down.
She always taught her younger brother to simply do his best.
She doesn't put too much pressure on her younger brother when it comes to his studies.
Now, she is proud of her younger brother's academic achievements.
Qiu Xu was so outstanding that Xia Minrui, standing beside him, seemed somewhat overshadowed.
Qiu Yan saw through his thoughts. Remembering that the academy would be holding its entrance exams tomorrow, she said:
"Minrui, let's give it a try tomorrow."
Xia Minrui knew that her family had no money, so she shook her head.
"If you want to study medicine, you also need to be well-versed in poetry and literature; otherwise, there will be some content that you won't understand. Go ahead, it will only cost five taels of silver, and your cousin will support your studies."
Xia Minrui's eyes welled up with tears. "But I'd rather study medicine with my cousin."
What he said was also what he truly felt.
Speaking of studying medicine, Qiu Yan recalled Gao Chong's previous offer to be her medicine apprentice, which made her younger brother secretly jealous.
They all wanted to learn medicine from me, but each of them had their own things to do.
I wonder if my cousin Minrui will persevere to the end.
"There is no conflict between them."
The following day, Xia Minrui took the entrance exam.
Qiu Xu provided him with a lot of pre-exam tutoring.
To everyone's delight, a few days later, Xia Minrui successfully enrolled in Luming Academy.
Xia Minrui knew that her enrollment was hard-won, so she cherished it very much.
Every time he finished school, he would go to the pharmacy to help out, and Qiu Yan would also teach him medical principles whenever she had free time.
During this time, Qiu Xu and Gao Chong often went to the pharmacy with Xia Minrui to listen to her lectures.
As for Old Zhao, he became addicted to practicing medicine, and his health miraculously improved considerably.
Whenever he has free time, he tries to bring Liu Qi and Zhao Juan together.
Not only Old Man Zhao, but Liu Qi also slept in the same bed with Old Man Zhao at night, and worked for Wangyou Hall for free during the day, just so that he could have a meal.
“Miss Juan’er, since Great-Grandfather intends to bring us together, you…”
“I’ve been married before. My parents disliked me when I was young, and I was divorced by my husband’s family when I grew up. Now, I’ve finally settled down and just want to end my life here.”
Zhao Juan was deeply traumatized, distrusted everyone, and didn't want to interact with others.
"Married before?" Hearing Zhao Juan's words, Liu Qi genuinely sympathized with her plight, but was also somewhat surprised.
This girl has had a tragic fate; no wonder her eyes were full of wariness when she looked at him.
"Compared to me, you are much better off. At least you have your great-uncle to take you in, while I don't even have a home."
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