One hundred and eighty-sixth chapter beating gongs and drums
Looking up, the mountains in the distance are clear and empty.
Gu Chengyu and the others were getting closer and closer to the village, and even Mingmo and the others drove the carriage faster.
As the old saying goes, a golden nest or a silver nest is not as good as your own doghouse. Although this is a crude statement, it is not crude!
There were no pedestrians on the road, and it was already approaching evening. Gu Chengyu and the others were eager to return home. Seeing the carriage approaching the village, Gu Chengyu was looking towards the courtyard of the Gu family.
"Ouch! It's the Juren Master who is back!" Aunt Wang happened to come out of the Gu family's yard, holding a handful of lentils in her hand. Lentils were grown in the Gu family's yard, and sometimes there were so many that they couldn't eat them all, and they would call out to people they knew.
Come and pick.
When Aunt Wang saw the carriage that was about to arrive at the entrance of the village, wasn't it Ming Mo and Ming Yan who were driving it? She slapped her thigh and ran towards the village. Master Juren has returned to the village, so he has to tell the head of the Gu family.
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Ming Mo was confused by Aunt Wang's actions. The young master was back. Why did Aunt Wang run away? Aunt Wang really liked her young master. If they had met him in the past, she would have talked to him for a few words.
Gu Chengyu was sitting in the carriage and had already heard Aunt Wang's loud voice. He thought Aunt Wang was still so cute.
The car had already entered the village entrance and was about to reach the big tree when Gu Chengyu heard the roar of gongs and drums in the village. He didn't hear any sound just now! Is someone's family going to have a wedding? He didn't hear about the girls and boys from nearby families.
Say kiss.
Ming Mo drove the carriage and looked forward, and found that Li Zheng, Gu Chengyu's uncle, was leading a group of people towards the entrance of the village, beating gongs and drums.
"Sir! Look, isn't that your clan leader?" Ming Yan shouted, asking Gu Chengyu to take a look. After all, many people came by and blocked the road from the village entrance. They were about to reach home.
After Gu Chengyu heard this, he quickly opened the curtain and saw that he was really the patriarch. The group of people following him turned out to be members of the Gu clan. There were also some villagers nearby, and Aunt Wang was also among them.
Some people were playing the suona, and some were playing the drums. The patriarch's face was obviously excited, and the people behind him were all smiling, as if they had encountered some great event. The villagers next to him were smiling.
With envious expressions on their faces, they all stood aside and watched the excitement.
Gu Chengyu understood that this might be to welcome him, because he was admitted to the Juren Examination, the only Juren in the village, and the only person with merit in the clan.
"Master Ju Ren is back!" The tribesmen stopped playing and playing, and they all looked at the carriage and shouted loudly.
Naturally, Gu Chengyu couldn't stay in the carriage at this moment. He got down from the carriage and prepared to salute his clansmen.
"Uncle, Third Uncle, Seventh Uncle, Brother Chengming" There are many people in the Gu family, and it is impossible for Gu Chengyu to recognize them all. If he doesn't know them, he just nods and greets them. Anyway, he is senior, and some of them are his juniors.
Sure enough, many clan members later called him uncle, and some even called him uncle.
"Okay, okay! You have indeed lived up to expectations. You have passed the exam, and you are worthy of the ancestors of the Gu family. We, the Gu family, finally jumped up and became a noble family. This is all due to you!"
With tears in his eyes, Uncle Gu patted Gu Chengyu on the shoulder and said three helloes in a row!
The previous generations of the Gu family had produced several people, but they had not been admitted to the imperial examination. Regardless of whether Gu Chengyu could be named on the gold medal list or not, he could only be promoted to an official.
"Xiaobao! We, the Gu family, are finally proud. You are really promising."
This was said by the third uncle. Gu Chengyu quickly stepped forward to support him. The third uncle was already quite young, so he unexpectedly came out to greet him.
There may not be a Juren in these ten miles and eight villages. You can imagine how glorious it is to have a Juren in Shangling Village. What's more, it is from the Gu family. The clan members can get some glory, and even when they go out, their backs are straight.
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When it comes to the benefits, we can forget about offering sacrifices to the fields. Whenever a family gets into trouble, they always find someone with a good reputation to talk things over and settle the matter. Therefore, many people do evil just because they have high officials in the clan.
There are many such clans. However, this depends on the binding force of the clan leader. As long as someone in the clan becomes a high official and the clan members are willing to run the business well, life will not be any worse.
The most important thing is to be able to nurture future generations. As long as there are children in the clan, whoever has some potential will be promoted. This is one more shortcut than others.
Therefore, they cannot tolerate being excited about such a good thing.
"But my little baby is back?"
When Gu Chengyu heard it, he realized it was Father Gu's voice.
When Father Gu heard the noise outside, he guessed that his old son was back. He quickly walked out of the Gu family's yard and saw a bunch of people standing in front of him. He hurriedly pushed through the crowd and saw Gu Chengyu standing inside.
"Dad!" Gu Chengyu took a few steps quickly and grabbed Dad Gu.
"Okay! I'm back. Go back and eat quickly. Your mother asked my mother-in-law to cook the ribs for you." Father Gu only saw his son and paid no attention to the clan members.
"Ahem! Third brother! Xiaobao has just come back. We still want to talk about the archway and plaque, and open an ancestral hall!" Uncle Gu said with an excited expression, and the clansmen behind him nodded.
"Brother! Xiaobao finally came back. He spent more than half a month on the road. He is already tired. Let him go home and rest! Let's talk about this tomorrow." Father Gu said that his son had passed the examination.
Of course he was excited. But his mother-in-law was still waiting at home!
Uncle Gu patted his head when he heard this, "Yes, yes! I was just happy, but I didn't expect this. Xiaobao should go back and have a rest. He is tired from traveling and traveling, so he must have suffered a lot."
Afterwards, Gu Chengyu thanked Uncle Gu and his clan members and followed Mr. Gu back to the Gu family yard.
As soon as Gu Chengyu entered the inner courtyard, he found that his mother had gotten off the kang and was standing in the courtyard with Gu Wan, waiting for him!
"Mother! Second sister!"
"Xiaobao!" Mrs. Lu looked at her son standing in front of her and felt that the past two or three months seemed like two or three years.
"Xiaobao is back?" Gu Chengli was also in the yard. When he saw his little brother coming back, he smiled in surprise.
Gu Chengyu turned around and shouted: "Big brother, second brother!"
He was a little surprised, but he didn't expect Gu Chengyi to be there. Although Gu Chengyi didn't have a smiling face, he might have been worried that his father Gu was there, so he said yes and went back to the house. Gu Chengyu was used to his attitude, as long as he didn't do anything
He just couldn't be bothered to deal with it.
Just shout out loudly, but other times, they never speak.
"Have you eaten, eldest brother? Come to the main room to eat." It was time for dinner. Gu Chengyu also wanted to get together with his eldest brother. As for the second brother, he had not considered it at all. Anyway, his relationship with the second brother was not good.
Okay, everyone knows that.
The third brother and the fourth brother are not at home, they are in the shop in the town. They don't know yet that he will come back today, and they will just go and deliver a message tomorrow.
"Your sister-in-law has already cooked it." Gu Chengli refused.
Father Gu looked at his loyal eldest son and said, "Let's eat in the main room today!"
Father Gu wanted to call the second child, but he couldn't make up his mind in the blink of an eye. Calling him, given the temperament of the second child, might be a bit disappointing. Just don't call him! It's not good to call him the boss if he doesn't call him the second child. 11