Lu said so. Of course the mute granny knew the reason. Didn't she just want to go to the capital? It was a pity that the old man didn't agree. He said that he had to stay at home and look after the second bedroom.
"When your granddaughter grows up, my second aunt will naturally come back. She's still young now! She can't stand the long journey."
Dad Gu walked around the fields. Now there was no need for him to work in the fields. There were servants and long-term workers, so he only had to walk around the fields. But he couldn't stay idle and had to watch them with his own eyes.
When you are busy, you feel at ease.
Father Gu looked up at the sun above his head and found that it was almost lunch time. So, he walked towards the Gu family's old house, passing by the house that Gu Chengyu had just built three years ago.
When the house was first built, Gu Chengyu lived there for about a month, and then went to the capital. Afterwards, every time he came back, he only stayed for a few nights and left it there. Father Gu felt it was a waste.
"Old Master, are you out to look around today? Do you want to come inside and take a look?" At this time, a man in his thirties walked out of the door. He was tall and powerful. He was specially looking at the house.
"Ah! Yes!" Dad Gu replied, rejected the man, and then walked towards the old house.
The house was often empty, which made the villagers envious and envious. There was no one living in that big house. Isn't that a waste?
On his way home, Mr. Gu met several villagers who had returned from working in the fields. Under their envious and jealous eyes, he slowly returned home with his hands behind his back.
Under the big banyan tree at the entrance of the village, several older people in the village were chatting with Hu Tian under the tree.
"Hey? You said that the Gu family is really prosperous. They live in such a big house. The fifth son of the Gu family even went to the capital. Didn't you say that he also took the Huiyuan exam? What is Huiyuan?"
"The Gu family relies entirely on this fifth child! No wonder a master gave the Gu family an order back then, saying that the Gu family was going to change its family. Now! Isn't the third uncle here? I have some free time now, and let the third uncle talk to us."
The third uncle who was sitting on the big rock couldn't help but look pleased when he heard this. He also read books for two years when he was a boy, so he certainly understands these things.
Just when the third uncle was about to explain to everyone what Huiyuan was, there was suddenly a sound of horse hooves, accompanied by the deafening sound of gongs and drums, sweeping towards the entrance of the village.
"Hey? What's going on? Why is this battle bigger than the last time? What's going on? You're not going to the Gu family again, are you?"
Although the third uncle was old, he was still sharp and sharp. When those people came closer, the third uncle slapped his thigh and quickly stood up with a cane. His speed was not like that of an old man who was dying of decay. He sat aside.
The person sitting there was startled.
"Quickly, go inform the Changqing family, there is great joy!"
He shouted excitedly to a member of the Gu clan next to him, pointing in the direction of the Gu family, trembling.
The tribesman was a little confused, then thought of something, turned around and walked quickly towards the Gu family's old house.
"Third uncle, what's wrong with you? Don't get excited!"
When the neighbors next to me saw my third uncle being so excited, they were afraid that he would accidentally push him over. That would be a big deal!
The third uncle is the oldest in the village. He is expected to live a long life this year. What is rare is that he still has good ears! His body and bones are also strong, and he can swing the cane like a tiger all day long.
If something really happened, the Gu family would not let it go!
The third uncle patted his thigh, "My Gu family has a Jinshi! The Gu family has truly changed its status!"
The third uncle only knew about this battle when he saw it. He didn't see clearly the words "No. 1 Scholar" above. He thought that Gu Chengyu had won the Jinshi and wanted to be an official. Why was he unhappy?
When the villagers under the banyan tree heard this, they couldn't help but feel envious. Even the woman who had returned from picking vegetables in the field stopped and looked towards the entrance of the village.
The sound of gongs and drums was getting closer, and the third uncle's public horse asked someone to help him and went up to meet him. When he got closer, he saw the word "number one scholar" on the board, and he almost got excited and didn't mention it.
The current magistrate of Qinghe County has been changed, and the new magistrate's surname is Li. Naturally, I am very happy to have such a happy event as soon as I take over.
When the official documents from Fucheng came down, he was still a little unbelievable. Three people in Jingyuan Prefecture were awarded Jinshi this year, and two of the three were from Qinghe County. One of them was the number one scholar, which was all due to his political achievements!
Isn't this pie in the sky?
When the messenger came to Shangling Village to announce the good news, he naturally wanted to follow him. No, as soon as he arrived at the entrance of the village, he raised the curtain of his car and looked towards the village. He found many people gathered under the big banyan tree and looked towards them.
The third uncle walked towards the team tremblingly, ready to kowtow to the county magistrate.
He really didn't recognize Li Zhixian, but he knew the official uniform!
When Li Zhixian saw it, he quickly asked the driver to stop, got out of the carriage, and personally helped his third uncle up, who was about to kneel down. At such an old age, he could not bear to ask others to kneel down.
"Old man, please get up quickly, no need to be polite!"
Father Gu was listening to Lu's complaints with a headache. Didn't he miss Xiaobao? Even though it was hard to leave his hometown, he still wanted to visit the capital. His life was not in vain, but he really couldn't worry about his second son.
!
What if the second child does something bad and damages Xiaobao's reputation as soon as they leave? And Xiaobao is not at home. If the second child uses Xiaobao's name to mess around outside, no one will help him.
After cleaning up the mess, won't Xiaobao have to be hurt in the end?
"Hmph! Just live with your dick! This is the only son you have in your life, and the rest are just picked up."
Lu was so angry that she even said what she had picked up.
"Look at you, what are you talking about? Alas!"
Father Gu felt a deep sense of powerlessness. This was not because he was unfounded, but because one time before, he discovered that Erlang in the county town was using Xiaobao's name to pretend to be powerful.
Erlang and his classmates in the private school boasted that their brother-in-law was already a Huiyuan scholar in the capital, so the Jinshi must have not escaped. I wonder if the No. 1 scholar could even think about it! Of course those people believed it, and Erlang accepted a lot of money from them.
The good thing is that in the future, I can say a few kind words to those people in front of Xiaobao.
Erlang and his classmates are all human beings. Of course they know that after becoming Huiyuan, as long as they take part in the imperial examination, if they are lucky and become the top three, they can be directly awarded the official rank. Some of the students in the private school have merchants in their families.
There is no shortage of money, but there is a shortage of connections.
In addition, Xiaobao's reputation has spread throughout the city, so everyone naturally believes in this. If Gu Wanjiang is the one who pulls the strings, then maybe he can ask Gu Huiyuan to take care of him when he goes to the capital in the future!
Because of his name, Erlang was able to get around like a fish in water in the county town.