"Girl, Mrs. Cui from Beining Girls' College is here." Dian Jiang ran in from outside and said, "It's in the inner hall. Madam asked you to come over."

Zhao Ruxi stood up and asked, "Why is Mrs. Cui here?" She picked up her skirt and walked out.

When she arrived at the inner hall, she saw Mrs. Cui talking to Mrs. Zhu, both of whom were smiling.

Zhao Ruxi went in and bowed: "Master."

"Come on, sit down quickly." Mrs. Cui waved to her, looked at her carefully, turned to Mrs. Zhu and smiled, "her face is still as good as ever, I'm relieved."

Because of her status as a widow and the administrator of the college, she was always serious and unsmiling in front of the students, and other students were a little afraid of her. But in front of Zhao Ruxi, Mrs. Cui had always been very kind.

"No. She is a big-hearted person. I couldn't eat or sleep during her exam, and she aged several years in those days. But she was fine. It was so hard and stressful, but she should eat, eat and sleep.

If you go to bed, you will be more energetic than me when you come back from the exam." Zhu said with a smile.

"That's good, that's great." Mrs. Cui said.

After saying this, she explained to Zhao Ruxi: "I'm here for nothing. I'm just worried. I came here to see if you're okay."

When the painting training class was approaching and the government examination was approaching, Zhao Ruxi stopped going to Bac Ninh Girls' College and chose to read by herself at home.

Later, she took the government examination and waited for the results to be released. After the results were released, she wanted to give herself a few days off and relax, so she did not go to Beining Women's College for a while, and only sent Qingfeng to ask for leave on her behalf.

All in all, Mrs. Cui hasn't seen her for more than half a month.

"It's good. Just like my mother said, I can eat and sleep." Zhao Ruxi said, "I just want to be lazy and plan to rest at home for a few days before going to the academy."

"Can't you take a good rest? Who can bear this constant spinning? I was so busy some time ago that I lost weight." Mrs. Zhu said distressedly.

Her words were also a subtle reminder to Mrs. Cui not to push her daughter too hard.

Zhao Ruxi took the county examination in February and the prefecture examination in April. During this period, she had to give lessons to the students in the painting training class. Mrs. Zhu felt heartbroken when she saw it. Now that she has finally finished the prefectural examination, the painting training class is also over. Zhao Ruxi is now

I wanted to take a rest, but Mrs. Cui came to my door.

As a mother, although she respected and was grateful to Mrs. Cui, she could not help but have two complaints in her heart.

Mrs. Cui also heard the implication of Zhu's words and couldn't help but apologize - she was indeed too impatient.

As a result, she would not be able to say the words that came to her mouth.

However, Zhao Ruxi saw her intention and took the initiative: "Master, don't worry, I will rest for two days. I will go back to the academy the day after tomorrow. I plan to take the college examination at the end of May. I have to go back to the academy and ask the masters to take a look at it for me."

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The imperial examination time of the Jin Dynasty is different from that of the ancient times when Zhao Ruxi lived. I don’t know if it was originally like this or if it was reformed by Queen Shengyao. The provincial examination and the general examination are held every three years, but the children’s examination and the college examination are held every year.

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In other words, Zhao Ruxi passed the county examination and obtained the qualification of a child student after the government examination. If she is willing to take the examination for scholar status, she can participate in the college examination at the end of May.

Mrs. Cui came here to ask about this matter.

But Zhao Ruxi took the initiative to say it, but she hesitated again and asked, "Is it too hasty? It's too tiring. You can postpone the exam until next year."

Although the third examination is held every year, many people feel that it is too stressful and too tiring, so they often conduct it in two steps. In the first year, they take the exam for children, and in the second year, they take the exam for scholars. If they rush into the exam before they are ready, they will fail after failing.

, will affect self-confidence and lead to poor performance in the second year.

For example, Xu Chongwen, after passing the Tongsheng test, he chose to stop and prepare to study for another year before taking the Xiucai test next year.

Zhao Ruxi didn't have to take the exam to become a scholar, and there was no pressure to raise people to support the family. Mrs. Cui was really embarrassed to let her take the exam consecutively.

But she was also worried that Zhao Ruxi would give up the idea halfway.

You must know that this summer, Zhao Ruxi is about to get her haircut, and her marriage will soon be put on the agenda. This year she will not take the college entrance exam, and next year she will discuss getting married, and she may change her mind and not plan to take the exam.

"Sister Xi, if you really want to take the exam, you might as well finish it in one sitting this year." Zhu suddenly said.

Mrs. Cui looked at Mr. Zhu in surprise.

She didn't expect that Mrs. Zhu felt sorry for her daughter, but at the same time encouraged her to keep going. She really didn't understand what Mr. Zhu was thinking.

Zhu's idea is simple.

She knew Zhao Ruxi's temper. No matter what she decided to do, nine cows couldn't pull her back. Rather than stretching the battle line for such a long time, it was better to finish the exam at once. It didn't matter how she did in the exam. Anyway, she passed the exam.

No more regrets, and Zhao Ruxi will no longer forget it.

After passing the imperial examination, I will honestly propose marriage for her next year.

Zhao Ruxi knew what Zhu was thinking. But she was too lazy to argue and nodded: "Yes, I will finish the exam this year. I will take the college exam in May. If I can pass it smoothly, I will take the provincial exam again in August."

As for next year, she didn't say.

Plans often fail to keep up with changes. She is planning well now. Maybe after the battle this winter, the court will be in turmoil and the situation will change drastically. Then her plans will change accordingly.

"Okay, okay." Mrs. Cui had a bright smile on her face.

"When I get back, I will ask some teachers to sort out the college test papers from previous years. You can rest for a few days first, and then go back to the academy after you have rested enough. Take a look at the test papers and do them. If there are any weak points, take advantage of them.

There’s time to make up for it,” she said.

"Well, that's what I planned too." Zhao Ruxi nodded.

The two looked at each other and smiled knowingly.

"By the way, how is the newspaper doing?" Zhao Ruxi asked.

She was busy during this period and had no time to pay attention to the newspaper.

When the newspaper was mentioned, the smile on Mrs. Cui's face disappeared.

She sighed: "It's not as good as we imagined."

Then she talked about the sales of newspapers.

They originally planned to run a ten-day magazine, but later found that they were in a hurry whether it was collecting manuscripts, typesetting, proofreading, printing, or selling, so they simply changed it to a monthly magazine.

Therefore, they have only published four issues of the newspaper since the Chinese New Year.

Three hundred copies of the first issue were printed, but Princess Shang De held a banquet. Each person attending the banquet gave a copy of the newspaper, and almost a hundred copies were given away. The remaining two hundred copies were all given by students from Bac Ninh Women's College

I bought it with my husband, and each copy sold for thirty cash.

She still printed 300 copies of the second issue, but no longer gave it away. Students at the Women's College also purchased it freely. Those who wanted to buy sent people to Bac Ninh Women's College to buy.
Chapter completed!