It was early spring, it was already February. The spring was cold, and the morning wind was still biting and cold.
Gu Chengyu put down his brush and stretched. Practicing calligraphy in the morning and evening has become his habit and a daily homework. Today is the seventh day of February. Gu Chengyu and the others plan to go to the county seat today because they will take the county exam tomorrow.
Tried it.
"Xiaobao! It's still cold this morning! Why are you wearing so little?" Ms. Lu came out of the kitchen and saw that Gu Chengyu was only wearing a singlet, and she was still wearing a jacket!
"Mom! I'm not cold. Where's dad? Are you awake?" Gu Chengyu is now more resistant to cold than ordinary strong men.
"Your father has gone to your uncle's house. Isn't Brother Hua going to take the exam too? Your father is going to ask them when they plan to leave. You go back and put on your clothes quickly. Don't get cold. Didn't I hear people say you can't catch the cold?
Will it affect the exam?" Lu had heard before that she fainted in the exam room due to the cold and had to be carried out.
Gu Chengyu had no choice but to turn around and go back to add a jacket and pack the things he wanted to bring. He brought two changes of inner clothes and one outer garment. The rest were books, pens and ink, and other supplies.
It’s all there in space, so it’s not displayed openly.
The pen and ink used for this exam were all purchased from Shopkeeper Pan, and they are better than those used on weekdays.
"His dad! What did you say, big brother? When are you leaving?" I thought of Lu's voice outside the house.
"I said I left after lunch. I went late because I was afraid I wouldn't be able to find an inn. Every inn is always full during exam time. If I went there late, I was afraid I wouldn't even be able to stay in the woodshed."
Gu Chengyu thought that the last time he went to Huichun Hall, shopkeeper Liu had told him that if he came to the county to take the exam, he would live in the backyard of Huichun Hall.
The Gu family grows several acres of medicinal materials every year. Except for what they use at home, the rest is sent to the Huichun Hall, where they can also earn a fortune.
It’s just that Gu Chengyu doesn’t want to trouble Shopkeeper Liu. There are several rooms in the backyard of Huichun Hall, but not only Shopkeeper Liu lives there, Master Zhang also lives in the backyard. Since that time of selling honeysuckle, Master Zhang has treated their Gu family
He already has a prejudice and doesn't look good when he meets her, so Gu Chengyu doesn't want to offend others.
"Dad! Let's have an early lunch then! I have to go to the private school to wait for the Master. There are three senior brothers in our group who are going to take exams. Brother Hua and I have to go to the Master to pay a visit." Gu Cheng
Jade came out of the house and said to Mr. Gu who was standing in the courtyard smoking a dry cigarette.
"That's fine! After lunch, we'll call Brother Hua, and the second son and second son will come with us. Anyway, they are looking for your wife to be guaranteed."
Dad Gu was thinking that there would be quite a lot of people in this calculation. Six people must sit on their ox cart, and the carriage should be able to fit in the crowded carriage. If it didn't work, he unloaded the carriage and it should be more spacious.
By the time Gu Chengyu and the others finished their lunch, Uncle Gu, Gu Wanhua and the others had already arrived outside the gate of Gu Family Courtyard.
Six people got on the bullock cart, and the carriage was already almost full, not to mention that there was still some luggage.
When the oxcart arrived at the private school, the door of the private school had already opened. Gu Chengyu and the others then entered the private school. They were not too early. Ye Zhiqiu and Sun Xian had already arrived, and they were only one He Shunian away.
"This is Gu Wanjiang, right? How are you doing, Madam?" Although the two of them don't have a big friendship, they have met a few times, and their greetings are polite.
"The master is in good health, and he also asked the students to thank Master Wen. If Master Wen had not agreed to guarantee it, the students would not have been able to find a guaranteed son."
When Gu Wanjiang entered the private school, he saw that the environment inside the private school was elegant. Compared with the private school in Xia Sang Village, it was far inferior. Only a few rooms in Xia Sang Village were renovated. How could there be gardens and corridors here?
Now I saw Master Wen's extraordinary aura and majesty, and I felt a little uncomfortable. I don't know if my uncle mentioned him to Master Wen at the beginning, otherwise, he might have already worshiped Master Wen.
Now I am going to take an exam, but I have to rely on my uncle's face to ask Mr. Wen to guarantee me.
Master Wen was stunned when he heard this. Although Mr. Niu from Xia Sang Village was not a gifted student, he did not delay students from taking the exams every year. He asked the familiar gifted students in the town to provide guarantees. It was right to provide money.
Being born with a guaranteed life also comes with risks, and money naturally has to be collected, otherwise how can you support a large family? But why does Gu Wanjiang say this?
Although Master Wen was a little confused, he couldn't ask any more questions, so he could only stop talking. For the sake of Gu Chengyu, he agreed to give Gu Wanjiang a guarantee without taking any money. He would not treat people he didn't know well.
He knew how to help, even if it cost money. Master Wen certainly didn't know that Master Niu didn't agree with Gu Wanjiang taking the exam.
After everyone waited for a quarter of an hour, He Shunian arrived belatedly.
"I'm so sorry, I'm late!" He Shunian was carrying the baggage, with a thin layer of sweat on his forehead.
"It's getting late, let's go quickly! Don't be nervous for this exam. You have learned all the knowledge, so take the exam well!" Seeing that everyone had arrived, Master Wen stopped talking and urged everyone to get on their way.
When they arrived outside the courtyard, Father Gu started talking to a man about forty years old. This man was He Shunian's father.
Sun Xian's family only has a sick mother, so it is impossible to see him off. Ye Zhiqiu's family is also a daughter of the same family, and it is even less likely to come to see him off. Therefore, Gu Chengyu guessed that it should be He Shunian's father. He Shunian's family can also be regarded as rich farmers.
, so the father and son are also dressed in fine cotton clothes.
Because there were so many people, we had to get another ox cart, otherwise one ox cart wouldn’t be able to seat so many people. The ox cart we called didn’t have compartments, so more people could sit on it.
An hour later, Gu Chengyu and the others arrived at the gate of the county town. Gu Chengyu lifted the car curtain and looked outside, only to find a familiar figure at the gate.
"Dad! Look, isn't that Brother Dongzi?" When the oxcart got closer and closer, Gu Chengyu saw the figure clearly and realized that it was Dongzi from Huichun Hall.
"Huh? Is this really Dongzi? What is he doing? He seems to be waiting for someone!"
Dongzi looked at the carriages and horses coming and going at the gate of the county town, and searched among them for the Gu family's ox cart.
Suddenly, the Gu family's oxcart appeared in front of his eyes, "Uncle Gu!"
Dongzi trotted to the bullock cart and jumped on the shaft.
"Why are you here? Are you waiting for someone?" Father Gu felt a little strange when he saw Dongzi getting into the car.
"It was shopkeeper Liu who asked me to wait for you here. The last time Xiaobao went there, he gave an approximate time. He thought that you should return to the county seat by this time, so he asked me to wait for you here."
Dongzi smiled and greeted Uncle Gu and the others in the carriage.
"Brother Dongzi! Shopkeeper Liu is so polite, but I'm afraid I won't be able to live in Huichun Hall this time. You see there are so many people in our Gu family, and I have so many classmates. I don't think you can live in Huichun Hall enough. You can do it for me."
Let me apologize to Shopkeeper Liu first. After we find an inn and settle down, I will go and apologize to Shopkeeper Liu."
Gu Chengyu didn't expect Shopkeeper Liu to be so enthusiastic, which was beyond his expectation.
"Haha! Xiaobao! What you said, our shopkeeper has thought of it a long time ago. Later he thought that you have many family members and there are many people here for reference. He asked me to wait here because he wanted me to take you to the place he ordered for you.
He's already arranged guest rooms for you at the inn. I'm telling you, there's so much room for your family in the backyard. It's not easy to book an inn today! The ones close to the examination room are all booked, and even the ones farther away are fully booked.
It’s all so disgusting!” Dongzi smiled at Gu Chengyu.