180, Imperial College Report
180, Imperial College Report
Only after the workshops built by both of them were completed was the admission list of the Imperial College announced.
Seeing his name on the list posted by the Imperial College, Lu Mingfei wasn't too surprised, just a sense of relief. Fortunately, his name landed in the Imperial College, otherwise he would have to worry about finding a school again.
"My name is on the list too!" Ye Zhuoran was so surprised when he saw his name on the list that he almost lost his voice. He had never thought that he could really get into the Imperial College. "Am I really not dreaming?"
"You are not dreaming, this is real." Lu Mingfei also saw Ye Zhuoran's name on it, and he laughed.
Similarly, Zhang Lingxuan and Fu Boming also found their names on the list.
This time, all four of them passed the entrance examination of the Imperial College and were able to study there.
Lu Mingfei also saw the names of Zhang Lingxuan and their senior brother on the list. He turned to look at Ye Zhuoran, who was stuttering out of joy, and the two people beside him, and said with a smile, "It seems that the four of us are very destined to be together."
"Yes, we'll continue to be fellow students." Fu Boming had never thought he would pass the Imperial College entrance exam. If he hadn't listened to his junior brother, he might have gone to Qinglan Academy with Feng Muchun. How could he have had the opportunity to study at an institution like the Imperial College?
Sure enough, this junior brother is their lucky star!
Zhang Lingxuan saw that Ye Zhuoran and his name were both on the list, and a smile appeared on his lips. He looked at the person who was as happy as a little fool, reached out and held him down, and reminded him, "Be quiet, everyone around is watching you."
“…” Ye Zhuoran, realizing that everyone around him was looking at him, quickly quieted down.
To celebrate the fact that all four of them had passed the Imperial College entrance exam, Lu Mingfei took three of his classmates to buy some meat and vegetables and brought them back to their home. They had a barbecue in their yard to celebrate the fact that the four of them would continue to be fellow students for the next three years.
As for whether they can be classmates, it depends on whether they are assigned to the same class.
The four of them had lunch together, and Ye Zhuoran, Zhang Lingxuan, and Fu Boming all rushed back home to tell their families the good news.
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When his father and adoptive father came back from outside the city in the afternoon, Lu Mingfei told his two fathers the good news.
"Great, that's wonderful." Lu Youtian was so happy when he learned that his eldest son could go to the Imperial College. He never dreamed that he would have such a capable son!
Also happy was his godfather Lu Qingfeng.
Liu Sanniang, Xu Yueniang and others had known the news for a long time and were very happy.
However, these parents were all very happy to see that their children were so promising.
The two families also had a sumptuous dinner in the Lu family courtyard that day.
They didn't put away the barbecue grill they used at noon, and used it again in the afternoon to grill some skewers as a side dish, which made the three boys in the family eat until their bellies were full.
The meal lasted until it was almost dark, and then Lu Qingfeng and Xu Yueniang left the Lu family courtyard together and went home hand in hand.
As for their two sons, they were left in the Lu family courtyard and could not be taken away.
But now Lu Qingfeng and Xu Yueniang both want to raise their son in the Lu family courtyard. Their adopted son and the second son of the Lu family are so smart. If they raise their son in the Lu family courtyard, he can get closer to his brothers and sisters, and maybe he can learn some of their intelligence.
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At the end of August, Lu Mingfei, Zhang Lingxuan, Ye Zhuoran, and their senior brother returned to the Imperial College. Together, they completed the enrollment procedures and paid their tuition and various miscellaneous fees.
In order to make it easier to go to and from school, the four of them chose to live in the dormitory.
This was a decision they had already made before arriving. Otherwise, their home was quite far from the Imperial College, and if they stayed at home, the daily commute would have taken a long time. It would have been fine on sunny days, but on windy, rainy, or snowy days, commuting would have been very inconvenient.
Therefore, living on campus is a more convenient option for them.
Before coming to the Imperial College to complete the enrollment procedures, Lu Mingfei had discussed this matter with his family. The adults in his family were generally supportive of him living there. Only his mother was a little worried about him, perhaps because she was a little reluctant to let him go.
When the other children at home learned that he would be studying away from home and living in the academy instead of at home, Lu Mingrui cried out loudly, wanting to go to the Imperial College with him. Finally, he coaxed him into silence, and the child cried and said he would come to the Imperial College to find him in the future.
These words made the adults in the family very happy, and they wished that there would be another Wenquxing in the family.
But one thing I have to say is that the tuition fees for studying at Taixue are really expensive!
If a family didn't have a bit of money, they might not even be able to afford the tuition fees to study here. However, those who could study these days were mostly from well-off families. For many people, it took years to pass the county and imperial examinations, and the tuition fees and writing brushes, inkstones, and inkstones alone were a considerable expense.
If their family was not so poor now, Lu Mingfei might really choose other academies that would allow him to attend for free because the tuition at the Imperial Academy was too high.
However, it is still a bit happy to be able to continue to be fellow students at the Imperial College with three good friends who grew up together.
The Imperial Academy had a clear academic year system, which was quite flexible for students. If you studied there for one year and passed the imperial examination to become an official the next year, you could graduate. Of course, this was a rare case.
Most students at the Imperial Academy spent several years studying before taking the provincial examinations. If they performed well on the provincial examinations, they would advance to the metropolitan and palace examinations. If they achieved a high rank on the metropolitan examinations, they would likely not fail the palace examinations. Those who passed the imperial examinations, either Jinshi or Tongjinshi, could then wait for official appointments from the imperial court.
Many scholars have studied for more than ten years or even decades, just hoping to become officials in the court one day. This is the dream of most scholars in the world.
In short, as long as you pass the joint examination and the palace examination and enter the court as an official, you can graduate from the Imperial College. So there is no requirement for students to study for a certain number of years. The number of years to graduate depends entirely on the students' ability.
Lu Mingfei was quite happy about this. He tried his best to try to take part in the provincial examination three years later and at least get a decent ranking so that he would have the opportunity to take part in the metropolitan examination the following year.
This time, the four of them came to Taixue to register together. There happened to be a vacant dormitory here, so the four of them chose to live in the same courtyard.
The dormitories here have single rooms and multi-room rooms. The multi-room rooms are divided into six-person rooms, four-person rooms, and eight-person rooms. Needless to say, the eight-person rooms are definitely the cheapest, while the single rooms are the most expensive.
The one they chose had four rooms and a small courtyard, and was in the middle. It wasn't too expensive, but it wasn't cheap either.
The steward who brought them here took them to the gate of a small courtyard and handed them a key. "This is the courtyard where you will live from now on. You can make your own arrangements."
"Okay, thank you." Lu Mingfei took the key and thanked the other party.
The steward just nodded to them and turned to receive other people.
Lu Mingfei unlocked the door with the key in his hand and pushed it open. "Let's go inside and see what it's like."
Zhang Lingxuan signaled Lu Mingfei to go first, and they followed Lu Mingfei.
When the group entered the courtyard, they saw a small, bare yard with no trees or flowers. At the back was a row of houses, exactly four in total.
At first glance, there was no kitchen or toilet. So how would they take a shower and go to the toilet here in the future? Lu Mingfei had a big question in his mind.
Lu Mingfei turned to look at the three people behind him and asked, "Which room do you want to stay in?"
"I can do either." Fu Boming replied.
"I'm afraid of the dark, I want to live in the middle." Ye Zhuoran said.
"Then I'll live next to it." Lu Mingfei chose the room on the far left.
"Then I'll live next to it." Fu Boming chose the room on the far right.
The two of them left the two middle rooms to Ye Zhuoran and Zhang Lingxuan.
Seeing that the masters had chosen their rooms, the servants who followed them carried their masters' belongings into the rooms.
Lu Mingfei also followed him in and took a look inside the room. The room was really small. There was only a wooden bed, a table and a chair in it. There was also some garbage on the floor, which was probably left by the last person who left.
"Brother, why don't you go out and wait for a while while I clean up here, and then you can come in," said Zhang Qi.
"Let me help you clean up." Lu Mingfei felt embarrassed to let a child younger than him clean up in here, so he stood aside and watched like a young master.
"That won't do. Big brother, please get out. I can clean it up by myself." Upon hearing this, Zhang Qi refused to let Lu Mingfei stay and help him clean up, and pushed him out.
Fortunately, they brought cleaning supplies, otherwise there wouldn’t even be a broom to clean.
"Cough cough..." Lu Mingfei was choked by the dust in the room while standing at the door.
Zhang Qi, who was inside, heard the sound and quickly stopped what he was doing. He said to the person standing at the door, "Brother, please move away and don't stand there."
Lu Mingfei took two steps back and looked around, but he didn't see any water in the yard. He had to go outside to ask someone, and only then did he find out where the water was. Then he came back with Zhang Lingxuan and their senior brother, and went to fetch two buckets of water.
After pouring water on the floor, there is not so much smoke and dust when cleaning. Author's words: Thank you Bole 9492239 (9492239) for your support, mua! To know more exciting content, please leave me a message on Liancheng Reading
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