The road of the farmer's fortune and the imperial examination

Chapter 158
When Yiqin heard that the young man called himself Gu Chengyu, he was a little surprised.Gu Chengyu, she heard her father often mention that this son is extremely intelligent, and he is also round on the outside and square on the inside. If the imperial examination goes well in the future, he will definitely make achievements in the officialdom.

What surprised her even more was that this Gu Chengyu, wasn't it the boy she saw two years ago when she leaned against the window?

Gu Chengyu waited for a while, but didn't hear the other party return the gift, and was a little puzzled.He heard that the other party was one year older than him, so he should be right to call Senior Sister, right?Just when Gu Chengyu was puzzled, Yiqin suddenly came to his senses, thinking of his behavior just now, his face was a little red, it was really rude!

She bowed her knees, counting it as a return gift, and at the same time softly replied: "You don't need to be too polite!"

"Chengyu is here outside the door? Why don't you come in?"

Thinking that Master Wen heard the movement of the two of them, he called out loudly.

"Master, it's the student." Gu Chengyu straightened up, turned his head and answered in the study.

After finishing speaking, he turned his head and saluted Yiqin before entering the study.But Yiqin, who was outside the study, couldn't go in after seeing the situation, so he had to go back the same way with his maid.

"Master!" Gu Chengyu bowed to Master Wen again, wondering what Master Wen asked him to do.

"Well! You came early, I thought you would come back in a few days. Did you meet your senior sister just now? This girl is too ignorant of the rules." Master Wen said while looking at the expression on Gu Chengyu's face .He didn't expect that Yiqin would come to the outer courtyard to look for him at this time, he was afraid that Gu Chengyu would misunderstand that Yiqin didn't understand the rules and would leave a bad impression on Gu Chengyu.

"It's also a coincidence that the private school is already on holiday, and the senior sister would not have expected that the student came to look for the teacher today, but the student was reckless and didn't ask Lin Bo to notify him." Lin Bo is the concierge, and if Master Wen is in the study, Lin Bo is There is no need to inform the mother-in-law in the backyard.

However, even if it wasn't his fault at this time, it could only be his fault. The reputation of an ancient woman was especially important, and it could only be taken over by him.Gu Chengyu thought that Master Wen was worried that he would spread the word outside, so he wanted Master Wen to rest assured.Unexpectedly, what Master Wen and he thought was not the same.

Master Wen nodded in satisfaction after hearing Gu Chengyu's words and seeing that there was no expression of disgust on his face.

"Have you already made plans? Is it too hasty to prepare for the county examination next year?"

"Students are ready. If they don't pass the exam, they will take the exam next time." Gu Chengyu smiled. Although he is quite confident about this exam, there are always exceptions, right?He can't boast.

"Since you can see it openly, I won't persuade you anymore. You are still young, and you will have more opportunities in the future. Besides, you have memorized the Four Books and Five Classics by heart, and you have also dabbled in other books. If you play well, you should be able to pass. . If there is anything you don’t understand when you go back, just come to the private school and ask me.”

In fact, what Master Wen didn't say was that according to Chengyu's usual performance, he should be able to get a good ranking without any accidents. This year should be his last year in a private school.It's just that he didn't say anything because he was afraid that Gu Chengyu would be complacent.

"Thank you, Master! I'm afraid I will disturb Master in the future!"

"That's right! Your house has it for you"

"Master!" Master Wen hadn't finished speaking, but was interrupted by a sudden shout.

Master Wen took a look, but it turned out to be Lin Bo, the concierge.

Master Wen was a little displeased when Lin Bo interrupted his conversation.

"Master! My uncle is here, and this old slave has already led him into the front hall."

Master Wen was not surprised when he heard that his brother-in-law had come, because his wife said yesterday that his brother-in-law had something important to do with him today.Then he frowned again, he originally wanted to ask if Gu Chengyu's family had engaged him, if not, he would hint.

Although it is the order of the parents and the words of the matchmaker, but he is Gu Chengyu's wife and can be regarded as his teacher, so it is not out of the norm to ask about the other party's marriage.Although his little girl is one year older than Gu Chengyu, as the saying goes: a freshman girl holding a gold brick is also a good match.

If Gu Chengyu understood, went back and told his parents, and found a matchmaker to propose marriage, then everyone would be happy.And even if the other party was engaged, he didn't say it clearly, and it would have little effect on his daughter's reputation.

As for whether Gu Chengyu could understand, he wasn't worried at all.Gu Chengyu is used to listening to strings, knows the meaning of elegance, and is a smart person, so he doesn't need to explain.

But the topic was interrupted just now, and his uncle came so early, he must have something important to do, so he was a little embarrassed.

"Since the master has visitors, the students will leave first." Gu Chengyu saw that Master Wen seemed a little embarrassed, so he offered to leave.

"Then let's stay for lunch before leaving!" Master Wen didn't want to let Gu Chengyu go, he had a premonition that if he missed today, he didn't know if he would have a chance in the future.

"Thank you for your kindness, Master! It's just that I still have some things to do in the town, and I have to take advantage of the early weather to go back early after finishing. This" Gu Chengyu could only refuse Master Wen's meal.

"Okay! Then come back when you are free in the future." Master Wen saw that Gu Chengyu had something to do, so he couldn't force him too much, otherwise, wouldn't it be a loss?
"The student is leaving now!" Gu Chengyu bowed to Master Wen before exiting the study.

Master Wen looked at Gu Chengyu's back, I'm afraid this matter will not work out, it's God's will!
Gu Chengyu didn't know it, he wanted to help his second sister get married, but he didn't know that others were also interested in him.

After coming out of the private school, it was already early morning, Gu Chengyu walked quickly to the south of the town.

The southern part of the town is full of civilian households, basically every household has a small yard, of course, there are exceptions.

"My lord! This way!" Yu Tanzi had been waiting at the gate outside the yard, and when he saw Gu Chengyu's figure, he immediately stepped forward and shouted softly.

Gu Chengyu followed Yu Tanzi into this old-looking courtyard.As soon as he entered the courtyard, Gu Chengyu realized that there was something strange inside.

Originally, the courtyard looked narrow from the outside, but I didn't expect it to be so big inside.

"My lord! This courtyard was specially bought by a rich family for Tibetans, and the layout inside is not bad!" Yu Tanzi was a little surprised when he saw Gu Chengyu coming in, so he explained.After finishing speaking, it occurred to Gu Chengyu that he was still a child, so he might not understand these things.

Yu Tanzi glanced at Gu Chengyu and saw that the other party was expressionless, so he thought he didn't understand, but he didn't explain further.

In fact, Gu Chengyu knew that the so-called Tibetans meant that the masters of rich families put them in the outhouses.In a courtyard like this, the space inside should not be small. After all, people have money, so they have to live comfortably, right?And the appearance should look inconspicuous, increasing its concealment.

At this time, there was still an old woman standing in the yard, rubbing the apron in front of her waist, looking at him nervously.

"Young master! This is the dumb mother-in-law. She is in charge of guarding the door and cooking meals on weekdays. She can hear, but she was drugged with dumb drugs by the previous master. She is still illiterate and can't go out and talk nonsense." The paralytic told the dumb mother-in-law about the arrival of the master's family, so she seemed a little nervous.

(End of this chapter)