The next day, Gu Chengyu entered the inn from the door refreshed! He also held a bag of sauced donkey meat in his hand, which he planned to give everyone to try.
It was a spring morning, the sky was still dark, and it looked a little hazy.
"Young scholar Gu, are you out so early?" As soon as Gu Chengyu crossed the threshold, he heard shopkeeper Jiang's voice coming from the other side of the counter.
In fact, since they moved in, Shopkeeper Jiang has taken great care of them. They don’t have to ask for hot water every day. The waiter has already mentioned the room. The food in the inn is not cheap. Every time they order food, Shopkeeper Jiang always gives them more.
Gu Chengyu knew that this amount was all for the sake of Shopkeeper Liu of Huichun Hall.
"It's so early, Shopkeeper Jiang!" Gu Chengyu saluted Shopkeeper Jiang, and suddenly remembered that they had not paid the room fee until they entered the inn. Although Shopkeeper Jiang had mentioned before that they did not need to pay first, they would wait until they got back.
I'll give it to you every day. But after all, I'm open to do business, and I'm not short of money, so it's better to give it earlier.
"I forgot to ask the shopkeeper one thing. We haven't paid for room and food since we moved in. Please ask the shopkeeper to do the math and see how much money it is."
"Actually, to be honest with you, shopkeeper Liu has already paid for the rent, and it doesn't cost you any money." Shopkeeper Jiang said with a smile.
Shopkeeper Liu didn't know that so many people would come to the exam, so he gave shopkeeper Jiang fifty taels of silver. But he told shopkeeper Jiang before he left that more money would be refunded and less money would be paid, so shopkeeper Jiang naturally couldn't accept any more money from Gu Chengyu.
"How does this work? We are staying in an inn, so how can we ask Shopkeeper Liu to pay for it? No, you should return Shopkeeper Liu's money to him, and we can pay ourselves." Gu Chengyu had already seen the hanging on the wall opposite.
The price of the room is clearly marked on the wooden sign.
The price of a lower-class room is 300 Wen per night, the price of a middle-class room is 500 Wen, and the price of an upper-class room is 800 Wen. The price difference between the three types of rooms is quite big. Of course, the decoration and comfort of the rooms are also very different, and this hotel
The inn doesn't have a large open space, so most of the people who come in are from well-off families.
Gu Chengyu calculated that they would stay for about ten days. The four first-class rooms cost 32 taels. Subtracting the number of days in Erlang's room, that's more than 27 taels. This is really not unknown. It's scary.
Not to mention the consumption of food, it is difficult for shopkeeper Liu to pay for so much.
"I'm afraid it won't be easy to explain to Shopkeeper Liu!" Shopkeeper Jiang was also a little embarrassed. Shopkeeper Liu repeatedly told her not to accept any money from the Gu family when she left.
"Xiaobao! Why don't you come up? We're about to leave!" Seeing that Gu Chengyu hadn't come back, Father Gu became a little anxious and prepared to go downstairs to look for him. Who knew that as soon as he went downstairs, he heard Gu Chengyu's voice?
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"Here we come! Let's wait until I finish the exam today!" Gu Chengyu saw that it was getting late, so he went upstairs.
"Then I would like to wish this little talented man the first victory in the county examination!" Shopkeeper Jiang also heard about the examination results in the past few days. After hearing this, he had to admire that some people are talented. From the current point of view, this Gu Chengyu is
The most promising one to become the county case leader.
"Chengyu! This is the last game. After taking the exam, we will be ranked, so we can relax for a while." Sun Xian thought about how he persisted until now.
When he came down, just thinking about meeting the examiner made him feel uncontrollably nervous.
Also nervous were Ye Zhiqiu and others. Ye Zhiqiu was not good at speaking and was a bit shy. He was afraid that he would be too nervous to speak when he met the examiner.
"Yes! It's just the last one, so don't be nervous, everyone, just perform to your best. We will meet together for the exam in April!"
Gu Chengyu's words brought them beautiful visions, and everyone expressed that they must take the exam well.
This fifth session of oral interpretation does not require a test basket, it is just an oral narrative. The examiner asks questions about Mo Yi, and the candidates express their understanding and answers orally.
This time, there was no need for a seat number. Gu Chengyu was the first in the previous game, so he was naturally the first.
Gu Chengyu cleared his throat and followed the officer into the hall where he usually waited to be sorted. At this time, the examiner Lu Zhixian was already sitting at the top.
"Student Gu Chengyu has met the magistrate!" Gu Chengyu stepped forward and gave a big salute. He had no choice but to do so. He was not yet a scholar, and he did not have the honor of not kneeling before an official.
"Get up!" Lu Zhixian looked Gu Chengyu up and down. The little boy was handsome and polite. He didn't show any obvious nervousness towards him, so he was quite calm.
Yesterday, he had heard about what happened when the crime occurred. Every year, there would be a few candidates who had not passed the exam and said nothing. But the matter did not make a big deal, so he just let it go and said a few sour words.
The words are normal. There are all kinds of things in the world, and all kinds of people will be there. As long as it is not excessive, he does not want to embarrass these candidates.
What's more, as long as the county's examination papers are posted on the day when the results are released, those voices will naturally disappear.
"Thank you, sir!" Gu Chengyu stood up respectfully, waiting for Magistrate Lu to ask questions.
Magistrate Lu didn't say much and got straight to the point.
"A gentleman is moderate, but a villain is against the mean?" Lu Zhixian stroked his beard and looked at the young boy in front of him.
"Back to your lord! This sentence is taken from Zhongyong. The original text is Zhongni's saying: "A gentleman is of the mean, and a villain is against the mean."
"The interpretation is that moderation means just right and is the highest moral standard."
"Yes! Not bad!" Magistrate Lu nodded with satisfaction. This student had a good grasp of Mo Yi.
Then comes the second question, "Where does a gentleman come from when he does not take ill-gotten gains?"
"From the Book of Rites, Zi Liu's mother died in Tan Gong. Zi Shuo asked me to write this paragraph." Gu Chengyu's clear childish voice echoed in the hall, with a gentle tone and a smile.
"I see that you are not only very proficient in the Four Books and Five Classics, but you have also dabbled in other books. If I remember correctly, you are only eight years old this year, so how did you memorize these books?"
When Gu Chengyu saw Magistrate Lu asking about personal matters, he expected that the exam should have ended.
"Back to my lord! Students have good memories and can remember the books they have read."
"Oh? Do you have a photographic memory?" Lu Zhixian was a little surprised. What kind of talent is this?
"Sir! I can't call it photographic memory. If you just read it twice, you should be able to remember it. You have to take it out and review it after a period of time, otherwise you will forget it." True photographic memory,
Gu Chengyu is still not enough.
"Hey, you don't have to be so reserved when you talk to me. It's an incredible talent to be able to do this. I think your poems are pretty good too. Okay! This time you go back and prepare well for the imperial examination. I hope you can still get a good rank.
!Go down!”
Gu Chengyu's talent is truly unparalleled. It seems that he will definitely shine in the imperial examinations in the future. Who knows, they will become colleagues in the future. Now they still have a good impression on each other, and they will be considered as personal connections in the future.
Gu Chengyu also knew it well. He had passed it steadily and his ranking should be pretty good. Maybe he could even compete for the title of county case leader!
"By the way! The poem is very good!" When Gu Chengyu walked out of the hall, Lu Zhixian said something about the poem that was very good. When Gu Chengyu looked back, he found that Lu Zhixian had already picked up the tea bowl to drink tea, and the instructor beside him
The next person has been called.
Gu Chengyu was the first one, and there were still others to refer to, so Magistrate Lu would certainly not waste any more time.