Chapter 2284 You can wash your own clothes
Of course, special circumstances will be handled in a special way.
These were the admission requirements for the introductory class. After the introductory class, admissions were based on academic qualifications.
Those who have completed their initial education but are still complete beginners will be placed in four classes. This group currently comprises the largest number of students, including Erniu and Dabao. More classes will be added if there are more students in the future.
Those who had already participated in the county and provincial examinations and become students of the preliminary level were temporarily assigned to two classes.
Next came the Xiucai (successful candidates in the lowest level of the imperial examinations), most of whom studied at the county school. However, Meng Yunzheng had already recruited a few...
Finally, there are those who have passed the imperial examinations at the provincial level, but even fewer of them have passed. Currently, Zhenglu Academy has no students who have passed the provincial examinations.
But there's no rush. With two teachers here, it will happen soon. Even if they don't enroll, but stay at the academy for more than half a year, and then pass the imperial examination, they will still be considered for a place at Zhenglu Academy.
Putting everything else aside, Xun Sheng and his group had planned to come here back in the capital. They are currently traveling and making their way to Dong'an Prefecture, and should arrive soon.
"That's the situation with admissions. Now, let's talk about accommodation. The academy has dormitories, four people per room. Students under eight years old are allowed to go home, but they need to attend school on time. Students over eight years old must live on campus and can only go home during their days off. If there is anything that needs to be done, you can ask for leave and explain the reason, and you will be allowed to go home."
Upon hearing this, a buzzing discussion immediately broke out among the crowd.
A chubby boy of about ten years old asked, "Headmaster, can I bring a page?"
Meng Yunzheng laughed and said, "No."
“Then I will have to live in the academy and can’t bring a pageboy, so no one will wash my clothes.”
Meng Yunzheng: "You can wash it yourself."
The chubby boy stared wide-eyed. Not only him, but other children in the household who had servants also looked at him incredulously.
"I don't know how to wash."
"You can learn it."
The chubby boy was about to cry, "But, but I came here to study, not to do laundry."
The parents nearby also felt that Meng Yunzheng was being unreasonable. They sent their child to school, so why should he have to do laundry? There are servants in the house, and even if there aren't, the mother does the laundry. It's not the child's place to do it.
Meng Yunzheng was very patient. “You are here to study, but not just for studying. You are still young and may not understand many things. Since this is a rare opportunity, I will tell you about my experience during the imperial examination.”
This is about passing on experience.
Everyone's eyes lit up instantly, and they immediately straightened their backs to listen to what Headmaster Meng had to say.
Meng Yunzheng: "The imperial examination lasts for nine days, as I think everyone already knows. We will spend these nine days and six nights in the examination hall. I think many of you probably don't know what the examination hall is, but it's only this long."
He gestured to the desk next to him, "It's not even as long as this desk, and we eat, drink, and relieve ourselves in this tiny space."
The older students already knew, but the younger ones, like the chubby boy and his parents, all looked astonished and frowned deeply.
"When we sleep, we have to disassemble the table and lay it flat. The table is not light, so we need to be strong. When we eat, we either eat dry rations or cook something hot with the small stove and charcoal fire provided by the examination hall. The weather during the spring examination is the coldest, especially in the capital. It is easy to get sick if you don't eat something hot, so we need to learn how to start a fire and cook food."
(End of this chapter)
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