Chapter 56: What Are Your Dreams?

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i Qingyu said excitedly, “I understand.” the central room, a few soldiers were eating pear juice ice cream bars as if they were eating delicacies. A soldier said, “Boss, this ice cream bar is too delicious.” The young general ate in a more refined manner. He could not bring himself to look at his subordinates who were like hungry wolves. “Eat slowly. No one is snatching it from you.” The soldier said, “I can’t control myself. I wish I could put it all in my mouth and chew it now.” Another soldier chimed in, “I’ve lived for almost twenty years, but I’ve never eaten anything so delicious in the summer.” The soldiers looked at each other and smiled. Clearly, they were on the same page. The young general was speechless.

The soldier quickly finished the ice cream bar and licked his lips. He seemed to be addicted. “Boss, I still want to eat.”

The young general glared at the soldier. “Did you bring money?”

The soldier stammered, “I left in a hurry and didn’t bring it!”

The young general said, “Bring the money tomorrow and eat to your heart’s content.”

Hence, the group of soldiers had already started looking forward to tomorrow.

The goods were quickly moved to the car and secured with a rope. Chu Qingzhi did not need to go to the central room to call for soldiers. The young general was already waiting beside the convoy with his subordinates.

The young general asked politely, “Miss Chu, how much is it?”

Chu Qingzhi raised a finger. “Two copper coins a piece. Five thousand pieces will be ten taels of silver.”

The general took out a silver ingot worth ten taels and handed it to Chu Qingzhi. “Miss Chu, thank you.”

“Remember to bring the boxes over when you come to get the ice cream bars tomorrow.” Chu Qingzhi pointed at the small box. “The ice cream bars in that box are for the general. Remember to give it to him.”

The general cupped his hands. “No problem. I will definitely give it to him. Miss Chu, goodbye.”

Chu Qingzhi waved her hand. “Take care.”

The convoy slowly drove towards the village entrance. Under the gazes of the villagers, they gradually disappeared.

At the military camp.

A few soldiers gathered together and chatted.

“General said that he would use ice cream bars to reward those who contributed. Do you know what an ice cream bar is?”

‘Tve never heard of it, but I think it’s delicious.”

“Since it has the word ice, it must be something cool.”

“Don’t be anxious. You’ll know when it’s brought back.”

Speak of the devil. At the same time, the convoy drove into the military camp and stopped at the location that Tang Jinghong had specified… the drill ground.

The young general carried the small box to Tang Jinghong’s tent and said in a clear voice, “General, Miss Chu asked me to give this to you.”

Tang Jinghong looked up at the young general. “Put the box on the table and follow me to the drill ground.”

“Yes, General.” The young general immediately did as he was told.

Tang Jinghong brought a few deputy generals to the drill ground. At this moment, the sun was already setting. It was fine to be exposed to the sun.

He stood on the stage and looked around.

In the Drill Ground, all the soldiers had arrived. There were a total of 50,000 people.

“I discovered a good thing that can cool you down. It’s called ice cream bars. I specially bought it as a reward for those who have contributed. When your name is called later, step forward and take a piece from the box.”

Tang Jinghong gestured to the deputy general. “Read the names.”

All the soldiers looked at the boxes curiously.

The deputy general stood in the middle of the stage and took out a list. “Li Mingyuan, Gao Feiyu, Xiang Lei…”

Li Mingyuan opened the box excitedly. Immediately, a gust of cold air blew past his face. Inside were neatly arranged snow-white ice cubes.

He took a piece from it and asked loudly, “General, how do I eat this?”

The deputy general replied, “Bite and eat!”

Everyone could not help but laugh.

Li Mingyuan took a bite and exclaimed in surprise, “Wow, it’s so cool. It’s sweet and delicious…”

Everyone looked envious.

Gao Feiyu, who was next in line to pick one, couldn’t wait anymore. He picked up an ice cream bar and bit into it. “It’s too cool. Who invented it? It’s too delicious…”

It did not matter if it was sweet or not. The important thing was that it was cool. In this weather, it was so hot that everyone was about to go crazy.

The rest of the soldiers were even more envious. Then, the sound of licking and biting the ice cream bars could be heard on the drill ground.

At the end, the deputy general’s throat was almost sore. “I’m done reading the names. Everyone, disperse.”

Tang Jinghong led the deputy generals to the tent.

The deputy general who read the names coughed twice and asked tentatively, “General, don’t we have any?”

Tang Jinghong placed his hands behind his back and walked straight and steadily. He looked at the deputy general and did not say anything.

The deputy generals looked at each other. What did the general mean?

The deputy generals were older than Tang Jinghong, but no one dared to be arrogant in front of him.

Tang Jinghong was known as the “Divine General” in the military camp. He had offered a strange strategy three times, which allowed General Fan to win a complete victory on the northern border. His achievement and ability were unparalleled.

Even General Fan often discussed military matters with Tang Jinghong and admired Tang Jinghong’s ability.

After entering the tent, Tang Jinghong walked to the table and reached out to touch the small box. His slender fingers were as elegant. Then, he opened the box. “Yours is here.”

A few deputy generals immediately came over with excitement.

There were no soldiers here, so there was no need to put on a front.

There were three colors of ice cream bars in the box. One was red watermelon juice ice cream bar, one was a yellow orange juice ice cream bar, and another one was light yellow pear juice ice cream bar.

Not only was it cool, but it was also filled with the rich fragrance of fruits. They subconsciously swallowed their saliva

Chapter 57

The deputy general asked in surprise, “General, this is?”

Tang Jinghong looked up and glanced at everyone with a calm gaze. He slowly said, “The boss gave these to me alone. You’re in for a treat.”

The deputy general said happily, “General, do you know the boss?”

Tang Jinghong raised his voice. “Why?”

The deputy general hesitated for a moment and suggested, “General, there are so many people in the military camp. Why don’t we order more ice cream bars?”

“I have the same intention.” Tang Jinghong sat on the chair. “How much do you think is suitable?”

The deputy general pondered for a moment and said, “General, let’s order 10,000 pieces. The 1st to 5th Battalions can take turns to eat it every day. When the summer is over, we won’t need it.”

Tang Jinghong glanced at the others who remained silent. “Since there’s no objection, it’s decided.” He pointed at the small box with his index finger. “Everyone can take two pieces.”

The deputy general felt that Tang Jinghong was stingy. “General, there are so many. You’re only giving us two pieces?”

Tang Jinghong’s dignified voice sounded. “Is two too many for you?”

“No, that’s not what I mean.” The deputy general was so frightened that he quickly compromised. Otherwise, he would not be able to get one. “Two pieces it is. Thank you, General.”

After taking the ice cream bars, the deputy generals went back to their tent.

Tang Jinghong took out one of each ice cream bar. There were a total of three pieces. He did not touch the rest. He locked the small box and ordered, “Someone.”

A soldier immediately entered. “General.”

Tang Jinghong stroked the surface of the box and said, “Send this box to

General Fan’s residence. Remember to bring the box back.”

The soldier cupped his hands. “Yes, General.”

Time passed in a flash, and in the blink of an eye, it was already evening.

The people working at Chu Qingzhi’s house got off work one by one and walked home with joy on their faces.

Work meant that they could earn money. Chu Qingzhi was generous. In a month, they could earn three taels. Normally, they would only earn three taels a year.

Li Qingyu and Granny Chu were now in charge of cooking. Considering that their family was better off now, the two of them were not stingy. The food was very good.

After dinner, the whole family gathered in the central room… to count the money.

Shen Ruyue took out the account book and opened it. She cleared her throat and said, ‘Tve sorted out the money from selling ice cream bars during this period of time into the account book. I’ll tell everyone one by one.”

“On the first day, we earned ten taels of silver from selling the ice cream bars and spent two taels.”

“The next day, we earned ten taels of silver and spent one.”

“The third day…”

“We sold all 35,000 ice cream bars today, from which we made 150 taels. In addition, we spent 30 taels of silver to buy sugar.”

“All the money now adds up to a total of 150 taels of silver.”

The money was with Li Qingyu. Shen Ruyue did not touch the money and only kept track of the accounts.

Chu Qingzhi took out the ten taels of silver that Tang Jinghong had given her and the ten taels of silver that Xu Wanrong had given her. “Ruyue, add this to the accounts and mark it as the money I earned from practicing medicine.”

After Shen Ruyue recorded it, Chu Qingzhi took out the 100 taels of silver that Rong Yufan had compensated her with and told her family the origin of the money. “Mark this as compensation.”

Everyone looked at Chu Qingzhi dumbfoundedly. This, this, this was too amazing. Then, they revealed looks of admiration.

Shen Ruyue went through the accounts one by one. She originally thought that Qingzhi’s family was poor, but she did not expect them to be so well off. “The money we have now is 270 taels.”

Everyone’s eyes lit up like the sun in the sky, especially Grandpa Chu and Granny Chu. They had never seen so much money in their lives. Now, their Chu family was rich.

Granny Chu pinched Grandpa Chu’s thigh. “Be careful. Don’t tell anyone about the money.”

Grandpa Chu rubbed his leg and replied, “I know, I know.”

Granny Chu threatened, “If you dare to go out and tell anyone that we make so much money, you arc dead!”

Grandpa Chu quickly promised, “I will definitely keep my mouth shut.”

Everyone smiled. Last time, after Grandpa Chu told Chu Qi about making ice at home, he regretted it for a long time.

Shen Ruyue handed Chu Qingzhi the proposal she had written for the workshop. “Qingzhi, I’ve come up with the proposal you asked me to make. I even drew a simple blueprint of the workshop. Take a look."

Chapter 58: What Do You Want To Do In the Future (2)

What a capable girl… Chu Qingzhi took the proposal and was not in a hurry to read it.

She glanced at everyone and said, “Now that we have money, Grandpa, Grandma, Father, and Mother, let’s discuss building a new house. Everyone, tell me, what kind of house do you want to live in?”

Everyone’s eyes instantly lit up. Building a house. What they had been yearning for was about to come true. It was like a dream. No, it was even more unreal than a dream.

Seeing that no one was speaking, Chu Qingzhi called out, “Mother, tell me what kind of a house you want. Everyone will listen to you.”

Li Qingyu grabbed the corner of her cooking apron nervously and excitedly. “Then I’ll tell you what I think. If you don’t think it’s good, we can change it.”

Everyone nodded.

Li Qingyu thought for a while. “I want to build separate houses for Xuhua and Chu Third. They’re going to get married soon. Chu Seventh and Chu Ninth are still young. We’ll build houses for them in a few years. Oh right, the three houses have to be built next to each other.”

When everyone heard this, they felt that this idea was not bad and did not raise any objections.

Grandpa Chu said, “We can’t build so many houses at our current location.”

Chu Rong said, “There’s a wasteland on the east side of the village. Let’s buy it.”

Chu Xuhua frowned and said with some concern, “Father, we need a lot of silver to buy that piece of land.”

Chu Rong said, “We can earn more. Building a house is a big deal. We have to build it better. Buy that piece of wasteland. In the future, your two little brothers will be able to build a house next to yours.”

Chu Xuhua nodded. “Father, you are right.”

As Chu Qingzhi read the proposal, she listened to everyone. After hearing them finish, she asked, “Then do you have a courtyard that you like?”

Chu Xuhua said, “Just a few rooms and a small courtyard will do.”

Chu Qingzhi thought about the construction standards of this era. Actually, she could build a small bungalow. “Eldest Brother, Third Brother, think it through. There’s no hurry.”

She turned to look at Chu Rong and Li Qingyu. “Father, Mother, can I design the house we live in?”

Chu Rong and Li Qingyu said in unison, “Of course. We’ll listen to you.”

Shen Ruyue’s beautiful eyes were filled with curiosity. “Qingzhi, do you have any good ideas?”

Chu Qingzhi raised her pen and flipped the paper over. She drew the house design. Her hand holding the pen was very steady. Everyone looked at her and could not help but hold their breaths.

The few younger ones walked to the table and watched Chu Qingzhi draw.

Chu Qingzhi drew a two-story bungalow with a villa style. In ancient times, wooden materials were used as construction materials, so the bungalow would look even better.

Chu Sixth praised, “Fifth Sister, this house is so beautiful.”

Chu Qingzhi smiled. “When it’s built, it’ll be even more beautiful. You’ll have separate rooms in the future.”

There were many children in the family. They had to cram on the same bed until they reached the age for marriage.

Chu Seventh looked at Chu Qingzhi with sparkling eyes. “Fifth Sister, ever since you came home, our family has been getting better and better.”

“If we work together, the future will be even better.”

“Yes.”

Chu Qingzhi suddenly stopped drawing and looked at the four children. “Chu Sixth, Chu Seventh, is there anything you want to do? when you grow up”

The two girls, Chu Sixth and Chu Eighth, did not speak. One of them was 13 years old, and the other was 8 years old.

On the other hand, the nine-year-old Chu Seventh and the seven-year-old Chu Ninth spoke. “Sister, we want to study and be the number one scholar.”

“You’re quite ambitious, but since you want to study, I’ll send you to school.” Chu Qingzhi looked up and asked everyone, “Is there a good school near the county?”

Shen Ruyue said, “There’s a school that has produced three scholars. It’s called Yunfei school. It’s also a hundred-year-old school. It’s said that it’s opened by a chancellor who has retired.”

Chu Qingzhi thought for a moment. “We can go there to take a look first.”

Shen Ruyue nodded. “Qingzhi, I know where it is. I’ll take you there.”

Chu Qingzhi said, “Let’s do it after I finish drawing the blueprint. By the way, Father, Mother, do you know any builders?”

Chu Rong’s gaze landed on the small bungalow that Chu Qingzhi had drawn. “Qingzhi, the villagers can build ordinary houses, but yours is too complicated. They can’t build it well.”

Shen Ruyue looked up. “Qingzhi, I know someone who’s very good at building houses. Can you let him try?”

“Of course.” Chu Qingzhi was a little worried. “But are you sure he can build it?”

Shen Ruyue said firmly, “I promise.”

“Alright, let’s go and see him later.” Chu Qingzhi turned to ask Chu Sixth and Chu Eighth, “Have you thought about what you want to do?”

Chu Sixth and Chu Eighth shook their heads.

Chu Qingzhi thought about it. She should find a skill for the girls so that no matter what happened in the future, they could make a living on their own.

She looked at Chu Eighth and asked, “Do you like to make clothes like Second Sister?”

Chu Sixth shook her head.

Chu Qingzhi asked again, “Then do you like to learn medicine like Fourth Sister?”

Chu Sixth still shook her head.

Chu Qingzhi raised her head and thought for a while. “Then do you have anything you like to do? You can do it for fun.”

After a while, Chu Sixth whispered in embarrassment, “Fifth Sister, I like to play with mud. I use mud to make small clay figurines very well. Moreover, I also made a bowl, chopsticks, table, chair…”

Chu Qingzhi was a little interested. “Can you show them to me?”

Chu Sixth nodded happily and ran back to her room to take out many clay figurines. There were cats, monkeys, pots, bowls, and so on.

After Chu Qingzhi saw this, she realized Chu Sixth’s talent. “Chu Sixth, how about learning how to make porcelain?”

Chu Sixth was puzzled.. “Huh? What’s porcelain"

Chapter 59: Yunfei School

Chu Qingzhi explained, “The things you make can be turned into porcelain. The porcelain can be used daily or made into ornaments. It has many uses. Do you want to learn?”

The more Chu Sixth listened, the more she liked it. “Fifth Sister, I want to learn.”

Chu Qingzhi said, “Alright, let’s go find a teacher to teach you.”

Chu Sixth lowered her head and said with some concern, “I’m a girl. Will they teach me?”

Chu Qingzhi told her firmly, “A good teacher doesn’t teach skills based on one’s gender, but on one’s talent. I think you are quite good and I believe that they will also think the same.”

Chu Sixth slowly raised her head. “Fifth Sister, thank you.”

Chu Qingzhi rubbed her head and asked Chu Eighth, “Eighth Sister, have you thought it through?”

Chu Eighth looked confused and shook her head. “Fifth Sister, I, I don’t know.”

It would be difficult if she didn’t know… Chu Qingzhi said, “Then think about it slowly. We’ll talk about it when you know what you want to do.”

Chu Eighth nodded. “Fifth Sister, when I think of it, I’ll tell you immediately.”

Chu Qingzhi nodded. “Okay.”

She turned to Shen Ruyuc. “It’s time for everyone to learn to read and write. I’ll have to trouble you.”

Shen Ruyue smiled and nodded. “Don’t worry, Qingzhi. I’ve prepared for the lesson.” She was quite knowledgeable. In any case, there was no problem for her to teach Chu Xuhua and the others.

Chu Qingzhi looked at her in admiration. “Ruyue, it’s a good decision to bring you back.”

Shen Ruyue smiled. “I like your house too.”

There were many people in this family, but they were surprisingly harmonious. She had been in the Shen family for ten years and had seen many quarrels. She really liked such a harmonious family.

After she arranged everything, Chu Qingzhi continued to draw the blueprint of the bungalow. After she was done, she returned to her room to draw clothes. After today, she would finish drawing 100 sets of clothes.

In Chu Village.

At this moment, the entire Chu Village was filled with joy… because everyone had earned money.

Third Uncle’s house.

Chu Xuede poured all the money in his wallet onto the table. It made crisp sounds that were very pleasant to the ears.

He said excitedly, “Father, Mother, Wife, quickly count the money I earned from selling ice cream bars today.”

The three of them immediately walked over, their eyes filled with surprise.

There was a pile of money on the table. There were copper coins and silver pieces. It was a lot.

The four of them sat at the table and started counting.

Chu Xuede took 1,000 ice cream bars from Chu Qingzhi. He had a cart at home that could transport the ice cream bars to the county city, so he took more.

He paid 3 taels of silver to buy ice cream bars from Chu Qing Zhi and sold it for five copper coins a piece. In the end, he earned two taels.

After the four of them counted the money, it was exactly two taels.

Chu Xuede was overjoyed. “Father, Mother, Wife, I’ve earned two taels in a day.

Two taels. In the past, I needed to work at least 20 days to earn 2 taels.”

Third Uncle took two puffs of his tobacco happily. “Xuede, continue to work hard and follow Qingzhi.”

“Father, I know even if you don’t say it.” Chu Xuede said excitedly, “Father, Mother, there are still a few eggs at home. Shall I send some to Qingzhi?”

Third Aunt said happily, “There are 20 eggs. Send them all to Qingzhi to thank her.”

Chu Xuede said, “Alright, I’ll go immediately.” He pulled his wife over. “Come with me.”

His wife beamed. “Okay.”

Many people in the village earned money. This made everyone overjoyed.

An hour later, Chu Qingzhi’s family sent off the last person who came to thank them.

Li Qingyu looked at the kitchen that was filled with gifts from everyone and was a little touched.

In the morning, Chu Qingzhi, Shen Ruyue, Chu Seventh, and Chu Ninth went out together.

The four of them headed towards the county city.

On the way, Chu Seventh said expectantly, “Fifth Sister, give us a name too. Otherwise, we won’t know what to say if others ask us for our names.”

Chu Qingzhi smiled and nodded. After thinking for a while, she said, “Seventh Brother, do you like the name Chu Xuyuan?”

“Chu Xuyuan?” Chu Seventh muttered and said happily, “Fifth Sister, I like it.”

“Then from now on, your name will be Chu Xuyuan.” Chu Qingzhi turned to Chu Ninth. “How about Chu Xuyao as your name?”

Chu Ninth smiled shyly. “Thank you, Fifth Sister. I like it.”

Chu Qingzhi asked Shen Ruyue, “Ruyue, how far is Yunfei school from the county city? If it’s far, shall we take a carriage?”

Shen Ruyue smiled and shook her head. “There’s no need to take a carriage. Yunfei School is located at the edge of the county.”

“That’s close.” n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

“Yes.”

Although Yunfei School was located at the edge of the county, it was close to the mountains and rivers.

Behind it was a huge mountain with many maple trees growing on it. Every autumn, the red color of the mountain was as beautiful as a huge painting.

There were thousands of students in Yunfei School, and the buildings occupied an extremely wide area.

In front of the school gate was a wide and flat street. There were many stalls on both sides of the street, selling everything. However, no one peddled for fear of disturbing the students’ studies.

There were people from the city, the county, and the village who came to the school to study. Moreover, the school was very friendly to the children from the village because the chancellor was originally from the village.

There was a very good rule in the school: Students of the school were prohibited from talking about their family background, and they had to wear the same student uniform. They had to try their best not to wear any accessories. Even if they did wear them, the accessories could not exceed ten taels of silver. Because of this, thi school was one of the few schools where students didn’t compare.

The teachers in this school were all scholars. There were even many civil officials who had retired. They thought that since they had nothing to do, they might as well come and teach.

Chu Qingzhi quietly listened to Shen Ruyue’s introduction of the school. The more she listened, the more satisfied she was.

Shen Ruyue stopped. “Qingzhi, we’re here.”

Chu Qingzhi looked at the school in front of her. The plaque and door were magnificent. There were two rows of lush evergreen trees planted on both sides of the door.

As far as the eye could see, there were many tall trees planted in the school. Occasionally, the sound of birds could be heard. The environment was very quiet.

In the quiet environment, one could vaguely hear the sound of students reading.

Chu Qingzhi asked the two young men standing on her right, “Xuyuan, Xuyao, do you like the environment of this school?”

The two of them nodded with yearning in their eyes. “Fifth Sister, we like it..”

Chapter 60: Successfully Signed Up

Shen Ruyue said, “Qingzhi, let’s go in.”

Chu Qingzhi nodded and the four of them walked into the school.

As soon as they stepped into the school, they were stopped by the gatekeeper. “Are you students of the school?”

Chu Qingzhi sized up the gatekeeper. He was a young man in his mid-twenties. He was tall and had a righteous aura. “No, I brought my two younger brothers here to sign up.”

The gatekeeper said in a businesslike manner, “The signing-up period for the school has passed. Come back half a year later.”

Half a year later? Chu Qingzhi was naturally unwilling. “How long has it been since the sign-up period ended?”

The gatekeeper said, “It’s been three days. The students have already begun their lesson.” n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Chu Qingzhi glanced at the disappointed brothers and asked the gatekeeper, “Can’t you make an exception?”

The gatekeeper said matter of factly, “I’m sorry, it’s the same no matter who comes. I can’t make an exception, but you have a chance.”

Chu Qingzhi asked, “What chance?”

The gatekeeper pointed to a wooden notice board in front of the door. There was a piece of white paper pasted on it.

“There’s a question on the white paper that no one in the school can answer. If you can solve the question, I can let you in to see the dean. At that time, it will be up to the dean to decide.”

Chu Qingzhi looked over. “Ruyue, Xuyuan, Xuyao, wait for me here. I’ll go take a look.”

Shen Ruyue nodded solemnly. “Okay.”

Chu Qingzhi walked towards the noticeboard. There was only a circle drawn on the white paper.

Chu Qingzhi was confused

What kind of strange question was this? It would be strange if anyone could answer it correctly!!!

After complaining, Chu Qingzhi thought for a while and wrote.

Without rules, nothing could be achieved.

When the passers-by saw Chu Qingzhi writing the answer, they surrounded her and looked at the white paper. As they looked at it, they could not help but reveal looks of surprise and admiration.

“Brilliant! Brilliant!”

“Why didn’t we think of that?”

“When I didn’t see the answer, I found it extremely difficult to answer it. Now that I see the answer, I feel enlightened.”

Someone immediately went to tell the dean that someone had answered the question, and the answer was wonderful.

When the dean heard this, he actually walked out personally. The students made way for him.

The dean came to the notice board. “Wonderful, wonderful!”

After calming down, the dean looked at Chu Qingzhi. “Miss, is this the answer you wrote?”

Chu Qingzhi placed the pen on the table and said, ”1 wrote it.”

The dean bowed to Chu Qingzhi. “Miss, you’re a genius.” He straightened his body. “This question has troubled me for five years. Today, it’s finally solved. Thank you for it.”

Chu Qingzhi said humbly, “Dean, you’re exaggerating it.”

The dean thought to himself that this girl’s knowledge and talent could not be underestimated. “Miss, may I know why you are here at our school?”

Chu Qingzhi turned around and pointed at the two younger ones. “I brought my younger brothers here to sign up.”

“Sign up? It’s simple.” The dean waved at Chu Xuyuan and Chu Xuyao. “Come here.”

Chu Xuyuan and Chu Xuyao did not move but looked at Chu Qingzhi.

Chu Qingzhi waved at the two of them before the two children ran over.

Chu Qingzhi introduced the dean to the brothers. “He’s the dean. Greet him.”

The brothers said in unison, “Greetings, dean.”

The dean sized up the brothers. One was nine years old, and the other was seven. They were both at the best age to study. With such an outstanding sister, the younger brothers were naturally not bad.

Hence, the dean wanted to test them. “Have you learned poems?”

The brothers nodded together.

The dean said, “Then recite one for me.”

Chu Xuyuan cleared his throat and said in a clear voice, “Wind scatters all the late autumn leaves; Wind hastens blossom and bloom of February; Wind churns up thousand-feet-wide waves; Wind sways myriad bamboos west and east..”

It meant that the wind could make the leaves of late autumn fall, and it could accelerate the blooming of flowers in early spring and February. When it passed by the river, it could set off huge waves, and when it blew into the bamboo forest, it could make the bamboo trees dance.

When everyone heard this, they were stunned on the spot, overwhelmed by deep emotions.

The dean slowly retracted his shocked expression and asked softly, “Xuyuan, who wrote this poem you recited?”

Chu Xuyuan turned around and looked at Chu Qingzhi in admiration. “My Fifth Sister.”

The dean looked at Chu Qingzhi as if she was a god of poetry. “Miss, you know how to compose poems?”

This was an era where the imperial court was in turmoil. Everyone fought for power and benefits, and very few people focused on study. There was a lack of poems, and it had been many years since such an outstanding poem had appeared.

Chu Qingzhi calmly accepted the dean’s admiring gaze. “I wrote it for fun.”

The dean suppressed his excitement and asked, “Miss, did you make any other poems?”

Chu Qingzhi patted Chu Xuyao’s shoulder gently. “Recite one.”

Chu Xuyao was a little shy. Under Chu Qingzhi’s encouraging gaze, he said softly, “This is for the moon. When I was young, I didn’t know what the moon was. And thought it to be a white jade plate. Or maybe a mirror hanging from the sky, floating in the crystal blue clouds.”

The dean was overwhelmed with emotions. His eyes flickered, and the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes seemed to have relaxed a little.

He said excitedly, “Good poem, good poem. When I heard it, I felt like a bright moon appeared in front of me.”

The students looked at the three siblings in the crowd with admiration.

After everyone felt the charm of the poem, the dean personally brought the brothers to sign up and assigned them to Class A.

Every time the school recruited students, they would be divided into classrooms. The best classroom was Class A, and the teachers in Class A were the best.

After signing up, the dean sent someone to send the three siblings to the school gate and instructed the brothers to come to the school for class tomorrow..