novelaction Chapter 209: Girls' School, Meet Familiar People Again
Chapter 209: Girls' School, Meet Familiar People Again
After sending off the eunuch who announced the decree, the mother and daughter looked at each other, not knowing what to say.
Chen Xiuying was worried about her daughter. From the time she traveled through time until now, she had always been used to being free. If she went to a girls' school, she would not be able to adapt.
Zhou Sisi was a little nervous. Who knew what these ancient women's schools taught? If the content was not what she liked, she would be depressed to death!
Fortunately, someone came to help me soon.
The person who came was Qi Xinrui. The Queen Mother's decree had been sent to the girls' school. As Zhou Sisi's best friend, Qi Xinrui volunteered to come.
"Sisi, that's great! We can go to the girls' school together from now on."
Seeing her so happy, Zhou Sisi also felt that it was not bad. At least, she had Qi Xinrui and Cui Xiaotang to accompany her in the girls' school.
Qi Xinrui came with a mission this time. She needed to let Zhou Sisi know what the teaching content of the girls' school is, as well as what Zhou Sisi should prepare and what things she should pay attention to after arriving at the girls' school.
Qi Xinrui ate the delicious snacks that Chen Xiuying brought her while she chatted, "The Queen once said at our opening ceremony that the reason she wanted to establish this girls' school was because she hoped that we could all gain in moral character, talent, and knowledge.
She said that although we are women, we should have the same knowledge as men. She hopes that in the girls' school, we can be exposed to a wider range of knowledge, broaden our horizons and gain more knowledge.
Therefore, our girls' school not only has cultural courses, but also moral education courses, which aim to teach us how to become knowledgeable, virtuous, gentle and dignified women.
In addition, we also have many talent courses, such as music, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, medicine, dance, tea art, knitting, cooking, mathematics, etc. You must choose eight of these courses. Only those who achieve a grade of C or above will be considered qualified. Those who achieve an A or above can freely choose whether to graduate.
When Zhou Sisi heard she could choose to graduate early, she immediately perked up. As long as she could get an A in eight of these subjects, she wouldn't have to go.
"Great! Xinrui, what subjects did you take?"
Qi Xinrui counted on her fingers and said, "I'm not very good at poetry, so I only chose poetry. The others I chose were zither, chess, calligraphy, painting, tea art, flower arranging, and needlework."
Zhou Sisi saw that she was quite interested in the things she had chosen, so she simply said, "Of the things you chose, I'm not too keen on signing up for needlework and chess, but I'm quite interested in the others."
Qi Xinrui nodded rapidly, "Right? Xiaotang also likes the ones I chose. She's the same as me except for poetry. So what do you want to choose for the other two? Do you want to choose dance?"
"Well! I want to graduate early. If I choose dance, I can learn one less subject. I can also choose mathematics." In fact, Zhou Sisi was being modest. In addition to dance, she could also graduate in mathematics and painting.
After Qi Xinrui finished explaining the teaching content, she also told Zhou Sisi the rules of girls' school.
"Our principal has requested that you not play or fight with other women while you are at school. If you are dissatisfied, you can challenge them to a fair final. You must accept the loss if you lose. You cannot retaliate behind their backs. While at school, you must abide by school rules and observe etiquette. You are not allowed to have private contact with men other than you."
Zhou Sisi nodded. These were all fine. She could do them all. Speaking of retaliation, she remembered the gold hairpin ceremony last year and asked, "After the gold hairpin ceremony, Miss Zhuang didn't bother you again, right?"
Qi Xinrui waved her hands. "How is that possible? She's a lady from a wealthy family. She usually doesn't fight with others face to face. She's always trying to be sneaky. But fortunately, she's now shifted her target and has set her sights on Yuan Hanlin's granddaughter, Yuan Youyou."
Zhou Sisi was curious, "Why is she targeting him?"
"Yuan Youyou is smart. She only chose chess and calligraphy, and she chose poetry and songs. She also chose medicine and mathematics for the other two subjects. It just so happened that Zhuang Xinyan also chose poetry and songs, so the two of them became a perfect match."
When Zhou Sisi heard this, she was very impressed. Miss Yuan had made her choices with her brains and was quite powerful.
However, she felt something was amiss after listening to it, and after a long thought, she finally remembered. She asked Qi Xinrui, "Didn't you sign up for the dance competition? How did the dealer know you weren't good at dancing?"
Qi Xinrui rested her chin on her hands, blinking her big eyes. "When I first started school, I was still young. I saw other people dancing and thought they were beautiful, so I signed up. But later I realized I wasn't cut out for it, so I changed my major."
Zhou Sisi was surprised, "Can I change my major?"
"Yes, if you find it difficult to study, you can switch to other subjects. If you are interested, you can also choose more subjects. There is no limit. As long as you get a grade of C or above in the main subjects, you will be fine."
Zhou Sisi finally understood. Isn't this just like taking elective courses in college? Not bad!
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Elsewhere, after Zhou Dajiang opened the floodgates, the danger was finally contained. The weather also began to cooperate, and after the heavy rain, the sky finally began to clear up.
The search and rescue efforts at the Shenjun Camp were nearing completion, with only a small number of personnel still carrying out the search and rescue mission. The others were helping to clear the debris, including collapsed houses and piles of garbage.
Although the water level in the dam has dropped a bit, if we want to repair it as a whole, we will have to wait a few more days until all the water on the ground has receded and the water level in the river has dropped below the safety line before we can start work.
Zhou Dajiang knew that it would take some time, so he was not too anxious. He had not yet inspected the other two prefectures, so he was still a little worried.
So, he made an agreement with King Chen that King Chen would remain in Xinde Prefecture, while he would lead Xu Wu and He Junchen sent another five-man team for protection, and the group would go to Jizhou and Cangzhou to check the situation.
Jizhou is close to Xinde Prefecture. When Zhou Dajiang and his party arrived in Jizhou, the water level of the Jizhou dam was also very high. However, because Lord Xiao Cui commanded Jizhou properly, the situation was not too bad.
They also dug a flood discharge outlet near the Cao Canal. However, because of the villages on the Jizhou side, they dug only one outlet. This outlet was then connected to the canal leading to the Cao Canal. Although the flood discharge was not fast, the pressure was greatly reduced due to the significant drop in the upstream water level.
Zhou Dajiang took a tour and found that the overall situation was good and within the controllable range. He asked Lord Cui to keep an eye on the water level, and he took his men to Cangzhou.
Cangzhou was under the jurisdiction of the Cangzhou prefect, assisted by the deputy director of the Water Affairs Department. Cangzhou was downstream of Jizhou, and the pressure on Jizhou was relieved, so Cangzhou was even more relieved. The previous heavy rains had not affected Cangzhou, and the water in the river had begun to recede.
The Cangzhou prefect's surname was Ding. When he saw Zhou Dajiang, he was very enthusiastic. "Sir Zhou, I was just about to send someone to look for you, but I didn't expect you to come."
Zhou Dajiang was a little confused by his enthusiasm. "Looking for me? What for?"
Magistrate Ding didn't know how to explain, so he took him to a room, pointed at the person lying inside, and asked him, "Do you know this person?"