"When you go back to return the food box later, tell Mama Gao that you don't have to worry about it and don't send it again in the future."
Gu Chengyu and Gao Mama's master were of the same age, so it would be bad if people said they were secretly friends. Although they just wanted to repay the favor of saving their lives, there was always a need to avoid suspicion between men and women.
"Yes!" Ming Mo said seriously.
The food brought by Qian'er was indeed delicious. The young master didn't eat much. He and Ming Yan ate it all. He was a half-grown boy and a poor man. It was just when he was growing up that he naturally ate a lot, so the meals on board were not very well prepared.
It's delicious, and they haven't had good food in several days.
Although they regret not being able to eat delicious food, they also know which is more important. His son wants to take the imperial examination and become an official, so his reputation cannot be ruined.
The boat is going very fast this time and will arrive at the dock soon.
Early in the morning, the manager came to Gu Chengyu and asked Gu Chengyu to stop the boat. Gu Chengyu couldn't put it off, so he had to go. The scholar's injury was not serious, just on his leg, so he could only rest in bed.
In fact, the scholar was the scholar holding the inkstone at the side of the ship. In fact, Gu Chengyu felt that he was admirable as a person for standing up bravely.
So he didn't want money to stand on the boat. As for whether the person in charge was a good person, he couldn't care anymore. After all, if he specified it, wouldn't it be considered charity? We are all human beings. Wouldn't it make others lose face by doing this?
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Gu Chengyu stood at the bow of the ship with his certificate of election, waiting for the ship to enter the dock. There was also a checkpoint here, where he could report the Jiang bandits to the government.
"Pay the money! What are you looking at?" An official saw Gu Chengyu and the steward standing at the front. How could he have thought that a little kid like Gu Chengyu was a high-ranking official?
"Uncle! Look, this is the master of the people's government!" The manager didn't expect that Gu Chengyu would be the person to be the people's government, and he was so happy.
"What? This young man turned out to be a Juren? Is it true or not?" There were passengers standing at the back of the boat. Some passengers had already arrived at their destination, and some wanted to come down to buy supplies. At first, everyone saw Gu Chengyu standing in front.
, I thought he was impatient and wanted to get off the boat as soon as possible, but who knew that he was actually a successful person?
"I think it's true, otherwise how could he stand out? I don't know whose son he is, but he is really good at both civil and military affairs!" someone sighed.
Who wouldn't want to have a young man like this? Who wouldn't want to shine on the family tree? However, they can only be envious.
"Sir?" The official was a little suspicious. He took the certificate from Gu Chengyu and looked at it several times. After confirming that it was really him, he respectfully returned it.
"You're such a clumsy boy! What a master!" The officer immediately smiled and nodded and bowed.
After the officer in charge looked at it, he couldn't help but straighten his back a little, as if he was the master he was talking about. When these officials saw them on weekdays, they would drag them as if they were worth 2,580,000 yuan, but now they are nodding and bowing.
? They were the same as when he saw them on weekdays.
The person in charge had also been holding grudges for a long time, but now he felt secretly relieved.
Since ancient times, prostitutes and officials have been regarded as lower-class people. Although these official servants usually only have five people and six people, these people can't even take the imperial examination.
When meeting a person like Gu Chengyu, it is natural to be respectful.
"Sir! Our ship has suffered a disaster this time." When the steward thought about the Jiang bandits, he cried and felt like the sky was about to fall.
Because of Gu Chengyu, the officer became a little more patient with the people in charge, and asked in a friendly manner: "What happened?"
The officer took a look at the boat behind him. He saw that the boat was in good condition! There was nothing abnormal, but the deck of the boat was a little messy and there were many scratches on it. Hmm? Something happened!
In fact, this official was very observant, and ordinary people might not notice scratches like these.
"Uncle! We have encountered a Jiang bandit!" The manager immediately shouted loudly. He was afraid that he would not be able to keep his position! Besides, although he hid before, he was also afraid! Now that he saw the official officer, he felt in his heart
Finally feeling at ease.
"What? How is it possible? How can you still be alive when you encounter Jiang bandits?" A hundred officers did not believe it. Let alone the ferocity of the Jiang bandits, if they really robbed the ship, could they let these people back alive? Besides, don't think that he
I don’t know, the owners of these ships will hunt down river bandits, it’s impossible no matter what!
Gu Chengyu knew that the steward's words were unconvincing, so he quickly responded. No matter what, this matter had nothing to do with him.
"This cannot be done falsely. There are five river bandits on the boat who were arrested by us. Does Brother Chai want to report it to the superior?"
The two officers looked at each other and felt that what Gu Chengyu said was not a lie. Although they didn't understand why they survived when they encountered Jiang bandits and it didn't seem like there were casualties, reporting it was still necessary.
"You guys wait a moment, I'll report it!" One of the officers ran to report it.
"Everyone, please don't leave the ship. You have to wait until our superior officers arrive before you can leave!" Another officer stopped the passengers who wanted to get off the ship and shouted.
Gu Chengyu frowned, not knowing how long the delay would be.
The official positions in the Inspection Department are not high, but if such a big thing happens, it must be reported to each level, and their time will be delayed like this.
After a while, two officials wearing black gauze hats and green robes with narrow sleeves and collars ran over. There were only two ninth-grade officials in the Inspection Department, so they definitely couldn't make the decision.
"Where are the Jiang bandits?" An official held the black gauze hat on his head and trotted to the side of the boat. His heart was in turmoil. This was a good political achievement!
He heard that several Jiang bandits had been captured. If he knew the Jiang bandits' lair through them, wouldn't he be able to be promoted? He couldn't hide the excitement on his face.
"Sir, this is the boat!" The officer pulled the steward forward, also wanting to claim credit in front of the adults.
"Sir, the younger one is the steward on the ship, that one is the boss of the ship, and this is Gu Juren!" The steward stepped forward and first introduced the important tasks.
In fact, he didn't know that there were quite a few people on the ship! Sun Xian and Ye Zhiqiu stood on the deck of the ship, looking towards Gu Chengyu, while Ming Yan and Ming Mo stood not far behind Gu Chengyu.
"Oh? Is there anyone else here?" Another official ran over and happened to hear this, so he interrupted and asked.
This official is the deputy inspector of the Inspection Department, and he and the inspector are both from the ninth rank. Gu Chengyu is a Juren, and the Juren of the Dayan Dynasty are also qualified to be officials. If you are looking for people to find connections, it is safe to be from the ninth rank.
If you have good connections, you might be able to become a county magistrate, but it will be difficult to move up the ranks.
Therefore, the two of them could only be polite.
Seeing this, Gu Chengyu had no choice but to step forward and bow his hands, "Student has met the adults!"
He is not an official now, so he can only call himself a student.