Waiting for Gu Chengyu to carry the exam basket and prepare to leave the exam room. It rained heavily today. Standing at the door of the exam shed, Gu Chengyu could hear the wails from the candidates. He couldn't help but feel lucky that he had finished writing and submitting the paper early, otherwise he would have been in trouble.
It's no use holding an umbrella, it's raining too hard.
As soon as Gu Chengyu walked out of the door, he saw Father Gu and the others waiting outside the examination room through the rain curtain. Because it rained heavily and there was strong wind during the period, the umbrella he was holding swayed left and right under the heavy rain. Father Gu used his strength.
It took a lot of strength to barely hold on.
"Dad!" Gu Chengyu ran to Father Gu despite the heavy rain and hid under his umbrella.
"Run slower, the rain is too heavy, where is your umbrella?" Mr. Gu said loudly to Gu Chengyu.
"Dad! Uncle! Uncle He! Let's go to the teahouse opposite to take shelter from the rain. It's raining too much. When they come out, we'll go and pick them up."
Gu Chengyu took them and ran towards the Mingxiang Teahouse. When the four of them arrived at the teahouse, the hems of their clothes were soaked through.
"Dad! Why didn't you come in earlier to take shelter from the rain? What would happen if you got caught in the rain and got typhoid fever?" Gu Chengyu complained about Dad Gu, angry that he didn't take care of his body.
"Aren't you afraid that you won't be able to see me when you come out? You came out early, and you didn't know it would rain today. The boy from the He family might not have brought an umbrella. In the afternoon, we saw that the weather was not getting good, so we hurriedly waited at the entrance of the examination room and asked for help.
You gave me an umbrella. What about your umbrella? Why didn’t you hold it out? Why did you come out a little early for the exam today?”
Father Gu was also afraid that Gu Chengyu would not be able to find them when he came out. Besides, the Gu family no longer needed to save so much. They still had money to go to the restaurant for tea. It was just that Father Gu was used to saving money, so he did not expect for a while that adding
The other two people's families are not very well-off, so they naturally save money when they can.
"I didn't bring an umbrella with me when I came out during the school year, and I don't know if I got caught in the rain." Uncle He thought about his son, and was a little worried. He was taking an exam. If the exam paper got wet in the rain, wouldn't it mean that he had spent three exams in vain?
"Uncle He, don't worry. I gave my umbrella to Senior Brother He with the permission of the examiner. Senior Brother He's examination booth is in the second row, so it shouldn't get much rain."
The only one who didn't bring an umbrella was He Shunian! Sun Xian was a thoughtful person, so he must have brought something as important as an umbrella. And Gu Wanhua and Ye Zhiqiu also listened to his advice and had brought it with them as early as the last scene.
I got into the habit of carrying an umbrella.
"Sir, would you like a pot of tea?" At this time, a waiter came up to ask. Since you have come to a teahouse, you naturally want to drink tea, and sitting in a teahouse is not free.
"Let's have a pot of Longjing!" Father Gu didn't know much about tea. Gu Chengyu thought that since he was the one who brought people in, he would naturally pay the money.
"Hey! Okay! Sir, please wait a moment!" the waiter sang loudly, and immediately shook the rag that was originally on his shoulder.
"Isn't this Longjing cheap?" Uncle Gu had never tasted Longjing before, but it was all thanks to his family, and it was a rare occasion.
"When you go out, you can't save some money. A pot of tea will just warm you up." Gu Chengyu saw that this teahouse was opened near the county government office, and the decoration was also high-end. If he wanted to order something cheap, he wouldn't necessarily do it.
have.
There were already several tea patrons in the teahouse, but everyone's attention was still directed towards the examination room. These must be the candidates' family members.
"Brother! Here! Come up quickly!" Gu Chengyu and the others were looking down from the second floor of the teahouse, where they could just see the arrangement of the examination room.
Gu Chengyu shouted and waved to Sun Xian and the others. This time Sun Xian came out with He Shunian and Ye Zhiqiu, only Gu Wanhua was missing.
"Chengyu! You're still so early, the rain is really heavy." As soon as Sun Xian and the others entered the teahouse, they squeezed the water out of their robes before going up to the second floor.
"You've all come out, the only thing missing is Brother Hua!" Uncle Gu's heart was a little heavy. The rain was so heavy. If he finished writing, Brother Hua would definitely have come out. If he didn't, it meant he hadn't finished writing.
"Uncle Gu! Junior brother, he is in the second row. The rain will not pour too much. He is holding it with an umbrella, so it should not be in the way." Seeing that Uncle Gu was really worried, He Shunian could understand his mood. After all, they all
After they came out, only Gu Wanhua was still taking the exam.
At this time, the teahouse became a little lively. After all, it was raining too much. Some candidates also entered the teahouse to take shelter from the rain. Some acquaintances were already chatting about the exam questions.
"This test poem is really difficult! I can only think of the word "bi" as the ancient Heshi Bi, but I forgot which book mentioned this article. It's really hard to forget when the book is used!" Among them
One student sighed and shook his head.
"Oh! So what if I can just remember it? It's really hard to mention this word in poetry. Everyone is about the same this time. I just hope I can have a chance to pass! I've already taken three exams!" One of the candidates saw many people in the teahouse.
I didn't even remember the origin of this word, I just thought that when the time comes, everyone's grades will be about the same, and I will have to choose the taller one from the shortest. It seems that there is still a good chance of passing the exam.
"Chengyu! How did you write this poem?" Ye Zhiqiu saw Gu Chengyu blowing on the teacup, then brushing off the tea leaves floating on it, and took a gentle sip of tea. The hot steam coming out of the teacup covered the air.
Gu Chengyu's twinkling eyes caught his attention.
Ye Zhiqiu was really impressed. At this moment, Gu Chengyu was still so calm.
"It's not bad!" Gu Chengyu thought for a moment, and he should be among the top in the exam, but he couldn't say this.
He Shunian also looked at Gu Chengyu, "Master, I mentioned this once before. It should be a sentence in Han Feizi. I can't remember the specific meaning, but I remember the general meaning. Just follow that
I don’t know if I can get through writing a few sentences.”
Han Feizi did not rely on the most important books in the imperial examination, which will test whether the candidates have read extensively.
"It's from He's line that Zhu Qie throws again, Bi Bei offers three times. In fact, you can write a poem even if you don't know the source." It's just that if the source is missing, some points will be deducted! In ancient examinations, the examiners who marked the papers,
I will also give a score to the candidate's test paper in my mind. The full score of a test paper may be ten, depending on how many points you can get.
Maybe there were too many people taking the exam this time, so the examiner thought of this question. For students who have read a lot of books, it is easy, but for students who focus on the Four Books and Five Classics, it is undoubtedly more difficult. Fortunately,
Poetry does not account for a large proportion of test scores.
"Then I must have remembered it correctly. I don't know if I can pass this time, and I don't know for sure. Junior Brother Ye must have done it too, right?" He Shunian couldn't wait to ask about Ye Zhiqiu's situation.
"I heard Master say this before, but I remember it was in Han Feizi. I just don't know if my poems are good enough." Master once said that his poems are somewhat spiritual. If I spend more time on them,
Above, it is possible to become everyone, but he has to focus on the imperial examination, so naturally he cannot do so.
Among the students in the private school, the only one who could keep pace with him in poetry was Gu Chengyu. However, Gu Chengyu did not often write poetry and did not want to spend time on it, which was why Master Wen always regretted it.