Ye Zhiqiu was the second person to hand in the paper after Gu Chengyu. When he rushed to the hall, there was already some sweat on his forehead. Gu Chengyu knew that this was the result of high mental stress.
"Junior brother is really fast." Ye Zhiqiu saw that Gu Chengyu was already waiting in the hall, and he was not surprised. This was just the first exam, so it shouldn't be a problem for Gu Chengyu. After all, this was his strength.
"Senior brother is not slow, and I don't know when they will come out." While Gu Chengyu and Ye Zhiqiu were talking, several more candidates came out one after another. After waiting for a while, a guard came over and announced that they could leave the examination room.
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"Dad! Uncle! Second brother! Why are you here? The inn is not far away. We know the way. We will go back together when they come out." As soon as Gu Chengyu left the examination room, he saw Father Gu and the others at the gate. There were many candidates there.
The family is waiting. Just looking at the crowded square, one can imagine how many candidates are applying for the exam this time.
"Waiting for you! Brother Hua hasn't come out yet?" Before Father Gu could answer, Uncle Gu anxiously asked about Gu Wanhua's situation.
"Senior Brother Ye and I are the first batch to come out. Let's hand in our papers first. Erlang and Brother Hua may have to wait a little later and have to wait for the second release."
"Then why did you come out so early? Did you not finish writing?" Gu Chengyi asked doubtfully.
"Of course it's all finished. Let's write quickly." Gu Chengyu and Gu Chengyi usually have nothing to say, and this time they were questioned about not finishing, so they didn't want to be verbose with him.
"Senior brother! If you're not in a hurry, let's go back together later!" Ye Zhiqiu was alone, unlike the rest of their family.
"I have nothing to do when I go back to the inn. The case won't happen until tomorrow. I can't sit still and read a book when I go back. I might as well wait here with you." Ye Zhiqiu nodded and went back quietly. He was afraid that he would have random thoughts.
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The second batch came out very quickly, and this time He Shunian and Sun Xian also came out. Gu Chengyu saw that their faces seemed confident, so she expected to do well in the exam.
As soon as Sun Xian and the others left the examination room, they looked around to see if Gu Chengyu and the others had come out. After only looking for a while, they saw the Gu family standing under a big tree.
"Chengyu! You should have done well in the exam this time, right? This is what you are best at." Sun Xian and He Shunian also walked to the tree together.
"This depends on what happens tomorrow. Brother Hua and Erlang are still missing. Please wait a little longer. They should be able to come out soon." It was already the beginning of Shen Shi, and there were still two discharges.
Gu Wanhua and Gu Wanjiang came out together, and there was the last group after them. As he walked, Gu Wanjiang was thankful. Fortunately, he was quite proficient in memorizing the four books. Only three questions took longer to think about. He estimated that he should be able to
Passed.
"Here we come!" Gu Chengyi was anxiously looking for Erlang's figure in the crowd. When he finally saw his son's figure, he breathed a sigh of relief. If he didn't come out at the end, he should have passed the exam, right?
"Erlang! How did you do in the exam?" Gu Chengyi asked anxiously when he saw Erlang and the others approaching.
"I should be able to pass, where is my uncle?" Erlang was still somewhat confident about this exam, but when he saw Gu Chengyu and the others waiting, he felt a little uncomfortable.
"Whether you can pass or not, of course depends on the results released tomorrow. There are many people here, let's go back to the inn first."
Uncle Gu had already run to Gu Wanhua and asked about the exam situation.
When Gu Chengyu and others arrived at the inn, the inn was already bustling with people, and all the students were talking about the exam.
"I heard that there are more than 300 candidates for this exam! There are so many people this time!" One of the students pulled a table of classmates and exclaimed loudly.
"What? So many? Then the difficulty of passing the exam will be increased?" Another student immediately became anxious after hearing this.
"Yes! It is really difficult to pass the county examination this time!" Several people on the side lamented.
Gu Chengyu and the others planned to go back to their room first and then come down for dinner.
"Look, there is such a young candidate in this exam." One of the students met Gu Chengyu in the examination room, and Gu Chengyu was not far from him at that time.
"Hmph! No wonder there are so many people taking this exam. Even such a little baby is here to take the exam. Isn't it just to show off?" Another candidate in his forties snorted coldly.
When Gu Chengyu heard that someone was talking about his age, he would of course get angry.
"Isn't this my dear friend right to say that? There is a saying that ambition does not depend on your age. As long as you are knowledgeable, you can take the exam? Doesn't the county exam also stipulate the age of the candidates?"
He Shunian and Sun Xian also came out to support him at this time. They came from the same private school, so of course they couldn't lose the master's face.
"What this brother said is also funny. As we all know, the examination room is open to people of all ages. Is it true that only your brother is allowed to go there, and those younger and older than you are not allowed to go?"
"I'm just saying that he is so old that he doesn't even know if he has memorized the four books, so he comes to take the exam. Isn't that a waste of time?" With more people, although the number of admissions has increased, the competition is still fierce.
"My dear friend, how do you know that I haven't finished reading the Four Books? I haven't finished reading the Four Books. How can I take the exam? Will the case be revealed tomorrow?" After Gu Chengyu finished speaking, he saluted the students and joined Father Gu and the others.
Went to the room upstairs.
The commotion just now caused other candidates to look over. Now they saw several people quarreling, and some acquaintances hurriedly stepped forward to persuade them. It was actually the candidate who started the trouble on his own.
"Junior brother, don't take it to heart. You also know that I am stupid and can't speak, but I have always stood by your side." Ye Zhiqiu said to Gu Chengyu with a red face.
"Senior brother, you are worrying too much. After all, they are just insignificant people! What is there to take to heart?" Gu Chengyu had just seen Ye Zhiqiu standing next to him, determined to support him. Although Ye Zhiqiu was not good at words, but
He knows his intentions.
Some people often don't look for reasons for their failure, but always blame others. It is really difficult for such people to make progress. That candidate must have failed many times. After seeing so many people taking this exam, he started to feel a little worried.
Feeling restless.
When the case happened on the second day, it was not easy for Gu Chengyu and the others to squeeze in in front of the case. A big red paper was posted on the wall in a circle with the seat numbers arranged in order.
Gu Chengyu first looked at the center of the circle. He had confidence in himself. The most important thing for the first round was to have good handwriting, neat answers, and no mistakes. Then he would basically be able to pass. Gu Chengyu saw that he ranked first in the center.
The number is Tianzi No. 5, which is very eye-catching.
Although he was unexpectedly ranked first, Gu Chengyu was still excited. After calming down, he started looking for other people's seat numbers. Everyone had reported their seats before and agreed to help each other look at them. After all, there were too many people.
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Gu Chengyu relied on his internal strength to remain motionless despite being pushed and pushed by everyone. Looking down, the first person he saw was Ye Zhiqiu, who was in eighth place. Looking further down, he was Sun Xian, who was in tenth place.
seven.
When I looked down further, I heard a cry from the side, "How could I fail? What's going on?"
Gu Chengyu didn't look back. This would be a common occurrence in the examination room in the future. In fact, it was nothing unusual.
When Gu Chengyu finished reading and finally squeezed out of the crowd, his hair was messed up.