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Chapter 319 The Road (1)

In the early morning, Qingshu went to the girls' school to meet with everyone, and then went to the dock with the girls' school students.

Jin Cui was waiting at the pier early in the morning. When she saw Qingshu, she gave her a square wooden box; "This is what my girl gave to you."

Because he had an objection to Qingshu, Jin Cui collapsed with a cold face.

Qingshu took the box and found that it was quite heavy, and didn't know what it contained: "Thank you, Sister Jingshu."

Jin Cui glanced at Qingshu, then turned around and left.

The boat I took to Beijing this time was two floors. The teacher from the Jinling Girls' School lived on the second floor with the students. The lower floor was the officers, soldiers, crew members and servants brought by everyone.

This time, the government sent fifty sailors to escort them. The person who led the team was named Zhu and had hundreds of households.

There are twenty-eight students and the teacher, but there are only eighteen rooms on the second floor. Except for the few gentlemen, each room is one, only Qingshu and Xie Xiaoxin have a single room.

Others were dissatisfied and did not dare to raise objections. There was no way, the top two were taken over by Qingshu and Xie Xiaoxin. They spoke according to the grades, but they had to hold back even if they were not convinced.

Mother Chen followed Qingshu into the room and said with a smile: "This room is quite big."

When they came to Jinling before, they also took a boat, and the room on the boat was only about half the size. However, they directly asked for three rooms at that time, unlike now, who had to live in one room with three people.

There are beds on both sides of this room, and the bed is not big and can only sleep with one person. There is a low table on each bed. Qingshu thinks it is very good, and you can write and draw with tables and chairs.

Following Qu Gouxun's advice, Qingshu no longer regards painting as a pastime in the past two years but as a specialty. For this reason, she also specially consulted the girl with the best painting skills, and benefited a lot in two years.

There was bedding in the room, but Qingshu was not used to using things that others had used. So she brought a bedding herself.

Mother Chen rolled up the bedding that she didn't use and put it on the bed on the right. Then she fed water to scrub the bed and the table and chairs.

Qingshu put all the things in it before opening the box that Luo Jingshu gave her.

There are six copybooks in the box, namely Liu Gongquan's Diamond Sutra, Yan Zhenqing's Yan Qinli Stele, Yan Jiamiao Stele, Zhu Suiliang's Huang Ting Jing, Mrs. Lan's "Letter to Family" and Xie Jiajia's "Zijian Tie".

Zhu'er was very surprised to see these copybooks: "Girl, this Miss Luo is such a big deal!"

Although these copybooks are just copied, they are also very precious. Any book you take out will be stolen.

Qingshu smiled bitterly and said, "I once chatted with her and said that I hope to have the opportunity to read the copybooks of famous artists. Unexpectedly, Sister Jingshu remembered this matter in her heart and collected so many copybooks."

"Miss, don't think so much."

Qingshu smiled bitterly. It doesn’t make any sense to think about it now, so he can only find an opportunity to return it in the future.

Xie Xiaoxin lived next to her. She didn't look for the inkstone when she packed her things: "Qingshu, my inkstone accidentally fell to the ground and broke. How many are you?"

Qingshu brought two inkstones and gave her the pink and porcelain inkstone placed on the table.

Xie Xiaoxin took the inkstone and looked at the busy mother Chen: "I would have brought my mother with me if I had known it."

Qingshu smiled: "One person will have to pay sixty taels of silver for shipment."

She could pay the shipping fee by herself, but the school stipulated that she could only bring one person. It was because of her young age that she took special care of her.

Qingshu sat next to Xie Xiaoxin and asked in a low voice, "Sister, who are the two other candidates who take the exam? Are they in the capital?"

The news about the Xie family is much more versatile than hers.

Xie Xiaoxin smiled and said, "You know both of them, one is Chu Yun and the other is Lu Qi."

Both of them were students from the first class of the previous class, and their grades were among the best. Unfortunately, they failed the Wenhua Hall exam last year.

Speaking of which, there are not many people who are admitted to Wenhuatang Academy in Jinling, and there are only about seven or eight people every year. Last year, they hit a new low and only five were won. Both Chu Yun and Lu Qi were defeated.

"Oh, don't blame Zhao Lingling's family for being willing to give up the quota, so that's it." After pausing, Qingshu asked, "No, I remember Chu Yun is twelve years old this year. Didn't it say that Wenhuatang only accepts students from eight to twelve years old!"

Xie Xiaoxin knew what Qingshu said and explained: "As long as you are not twelve years old during the exam, it is not considered a violation. Chu Yun will not be twelve years old until April next year."

In his previous life, Chu Yun was admitted to Wenhua Hall, but he didn't expect that he would pass the exam the second time.

When talking about this, Xie Xiaoxin was a little worried. Chu Yun's grades were also ranked among the top five in the girls' schools. She failed the exam, so Xie Xiaoxin was a little nervous: "Qingshu, you are still young, and if you fail the exam, you can take the exam again."

Qingshu chuckled: "I can take the exam three times according to your actions."

Xie Xiaoxin was stunned. Then she thought that Qingshu was only eight years old this year, and as she said just now, even if she failed the exam next year, she would be able to take the exam three more times.

"But Sister Xin, I believe I will definitely pass the exam next year."

Xie Xiaoxin smiled bitterly and said, "If our grades are nothing unexpected, we will definitely pass the exam, but most of the most optimistic students in previous years failed the exam."

"I know, they fell ill after being unhappy. Even if they got better later, they were affected during the exam. If they didn't get better, they couldn't even enter the exam room. But this kind of thing would never happen to me."

Xie Xiaoxin was a little confused: "Why are you so sure?"

"I'm not afraid of the cold!"

Xie Xiaoxin thought that Qingshu would only wear a jacket in the winter, and nodded slightly.

Because the waterway I walked was very stable, Qingshu also read and practiced calligraphy just like when he was at home.

The boat cannot be fired alone, so when the meal is at dinner, you will go to the kitchen to pick up the meal. The meal was very rich at noon this day, including chestnut ribs, fried water chestnuts and mushroom stewed chicken soup.

After dinner, Qingshu said to Zhuier: "Let's go to the deck for a walk!"

As soon as he walked out of the door, Xie Xiaoxin's maid walked out of the room in panic.

Qingshu asked, "What's wrong?"

When Qingshu heard Xie Xiaoxin vomiting, he hurried over. Seeing her lying on the bed in a depressed manner, Qingshu couldn't help but frown.

Xie Xiaoxin smiled bitterly and said, "I should be seasick."

"Then you should take a pill immediately."

This body is too weak and I became seasick in just half a day. When I arrived in the capital, how could I adapt to the cold weather in the capital?

Seeing that Xie Xiaoxin said no, Qingshu suddenly felt incredible: "Why didn't you even bring seasickness medicine?"

Seasickness medicine is a must-have, and Qingshu claims to be in good health. Although she feels that she won’t be seasick, she is prepared for it if she takes it.

Xie Xiaoxin smiled bitterly and didn't say anything. Her grandmother prepared seasickness medicine, beef huang detoxification pills, safflower oil and other medicines, but they couldn't find the medicine box.

Qingshu knew there was something inside when he saw it, and he didn't ask much about family affairs: "Sister Zhuier, you went to get seasickness medicine. By the way, bring another box of mint cream."

Xie Xiaoxin said with some gratitude: "Qingshu, thank you!"
Chapter completed!
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