Chapter 3369 Extra Strong Sister 23
Although women's education is popular nowadays, there are not many women who are willing and able to enter officialdom, and even fewer female students who are willing to travel abroad to study.
After all, it is inconvenient for girls to go out, and it is difficult for their families to relax and let girls go far away.
So Bai Jingxing was the first female student in the Imperial College to apply for studying abroad.
There are two modes of study abroad in the Imperial College. One is to accept a mission from the Imperial College and go to various official schools for exchange and study, which is also counted as a school year.
One option is to take a leave of absence and travel freely, which does not count towards the academic year. After returning, you will either have to take an exam to be re-graded, or you will return to the same level as when you left.
After careful consideration, Bai Jingxing finally chose the first option. Firstly, she wanted to see the situation of girls' education in official schools in other places; secondly, it was her first time to go out to study, and she didn't have a clear goal in her mind, so it would be better to travel with a mission.
The third point, and the most important one, is to apply for the first type of study abroad this time and then apply for the second type later.
Bai Jingxing thought happily.
After she had her coming-of-age ceremony in the capital, she went to the Imperial College to receive her official documents.
The doctor of the Imperial College handed her a memorial and said, "This is your identity certificate in the Imperial College. No matter where you go, you must first contact the local official school."
"Remember, if you hold this ultimatum, you represent the Imperial College. You must be careful with your words and actions outside the Imperial College and do not bring shame to the College."
Bai Jingxing assured: "Sir, you can rest assured. I will work hard to bring honor to the Imperial College."
"That's not necessary. The Imperial College has always been glorious. All you need to do is not bring shame upon it."
Bai Jingxing: "Although I'm not number one in my grade anymore, I still managed to get eighth place last year. I don't think that would bring shame to the Imperial College, right?"
Doctor, "Your knowledge is certainly not a problem, but your ability to cause trouble..."
He paused, then said as tactfully as possible, "Student Bai, as a student, you should be respectful and studious. As a woman, you should be virtuous and quiet. You..."
Bai Jingxing immediately said: "I am quick to learn, and... virtuous."
The doctor just looked at her quietly, and Bai Jingxing also stared at him with wide eyes.
The doctor waved his hand and said, "Forget it, forget it. You say you are virtuous, so be it. Fortunately, you are not leading the team this time. You just need to listen to Yang Zezhi. With him around, even if you get into trouble, it shouldn't bring discredit to the Imperial College, right?"
When the doctor said this, he began to doubt himself.
Bai Jingxing opened his mouth in surprise. "Ah, is it Brother Yang who is leading the team this time? No, he has passed the imperial examination, so he won't become an official?"
The doctor said with a look of satisfaction, "Yang Zezhi is a man of great ambition, not obsessed with immediate gains or losses. He wants to accumulate more knowledge, so he will continue to stay in the Imperial College. This time, he and you have applied to travel to various official schools for study. After discussion within the school, we feel that he is the best person to lead the team."
Bai Jingxing was greatly disappointed, "I thought I could be the captain this time."
After all, there were not many people studying abroad. She knew that besides her and Bai Ruoyu, there were only three other fellow students. Her grades were the best among the five, and her parents held the highest official positions and had the most profound background. She didn't expect that Yang Zezhi would also participate.
"Okay, go back and get ready. We'll meet at the Imperial College the day after tomorrow morning. Don't be late."
"Oh." Bai Jingxing turned and left with his head down.
Not long after leaving the yard, she ran into Yang Zezhi who was coming this way. She greeted him listlessly, "Brother Yang."
Yang Zezhi stopped and looked her up and down before asking with a smile, "Why do you look so shocked?"
Bai Jingxing kicked the stones under his feet, sighed and asked, "Brother Yang, didn't you go on a study tour with Brother Tang before? Why are you going again this time?"
"That time I took a leave of absence to travel freely. This time I want to try to exchange ideas with government-run schools in various places." Yang Zezhi asked with a smile, "Why, you don't want to go with me?"
"That's not the case, it's just that I..." Bai Jingxing scratched his head and said embarrassedly: "I want to be the captain."
Yang Zezhi raised his eyebrows, thought for a moment, and then asked, "Why, do you have a route you want to take?"
Although the Imperial College requires students to go to official schools for exchanges, it does not strictly stipulate the specific location, nor does it have a specific route.
They would just draw a circle and tell them that they would study in this circle. Students who joined in midway could apply to return to Beijing, or they could continue their study tour for a long time.
In this circle, there are not only provincial schools but also county schools, and it is up to the students to decide which official school to go to.
Well, I usually listen to the captain.
Bai Jingxing rolled his eyes and whispered, "I heard that the mountains and rivers in Luzhou are rugged and beautiful, and the river fish there are particularly delicious. Oh, no, I heard that there are many people studying there, and there are also great scholars living in seclusion in Luzhou."
Yang Zezhi chuckled softly, and after a long laugh, he nodded and said, "Luzhou is indeed a good place. You can take the water route from the capital to Luzhou, which is much easier and the scenery along the way is also beautiful. However, the land route can pass through more places. Which do you think is better, the water route or the land route?"
Bai Jingxing's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but point his two index fingers. "Although the water route is easy, it's also very expensive. We can certainly afford it, but I don't know if the other three students can afford it. Besides, we can't be too extravagant when we go out to study..."
"Then we'll take a mixed journey by land and water," Yang Zezhi said. "We'll pass through some large towns along the way, where we can disembark and travel by land. Not only can we study at the local official schools, but we can also see the famous rivers there."
Bai Jingxing nodded excitedly, "Yes, yes, that's it."
Yang Zezhi smiled and said, "Then let's meet tomorrow to decide on the route for our study tour."
"Okay, see you at school?"
Yang Zezhi thought for a moment and shook his head. "There are too many people in the school, and there's no special place for us to discuss. Why don't we go to Green Bamboo Garden?"
Green Bamboo Garden is the property of the Yang family. It is a villa with many bamboos. It is usually open to scholars and poets for literary gatherings and poetry gatherings.
Yang Zezhi could just choose any yard inside as his base.
"Okay," Bai Jingxing agreed immediately and said, "I'll call Bai Ruoyu and the other three fellow students."
Yang Zezhi paused and said, "I'll inform them."
Bai Jingxing went home happily. Although she was not the captain, Yang Zezhi was willing to discuss the study tour route with the team members, so she had the opportunity to fight for the route she wanted.
Bai Ruoyu was not very interested in this matter. In fact, he himself did not want to go out to study at this time.
He felt that studying in the Imperial College was quite happy because he was admitted through imperial favor, and it was easier than studying in the academy before. He enjoyed such days very much.
But his father thought that reading ten thousand books was not as good as traveling ten thousand miles, and he hadn't read ten thousand books yet, so it would be better for him to go out for a walk.
The most important thing is that now that Bai Jingxing is with them, the two of them can travel and study together. After this period, next time they want to go out, they don’t know who will accompany them.
So when Bai Erlang knew that Bai Jingxing was going out to study, he immediately let his son follow him.
(End of this chapter)
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