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

Chapter 169
Fortunately, everyone passed, but Gu Wanjiang's ranking was not very good, and he had fallen to the bottom.

"Master! I really passed this time, and I'm still 75th." At this time, Gu Wanhua came to Uncle Gu with hair like a bird's nest, dancing happily.

"Congratulations Brother Hua! We're all over it!" Gu Chengyu straightened his hair, walked to Uncle Gu and the others, and congratulated Uncle Gu and Wanhua Gu.

"Really? This is a good sign. Our Gu family has passed the exam. I am really grateful to our ancestors. Your classmates did well in the exam, right? They seem to be people with outstanding knowledge." Uncle Gu saw his grandson passing Yes, really happy.

When Uncle Gu and the others were talking, He Shunian and the others came back one after another.

When He Shunian saw Gu Chengyu, he stepped forward to congratulate him and said, "Junior brother! You are really good, and you are No.1."

"This is just the first game, and there are four more games to come!"

Everyone congratulated each other again, and then walked to the inn, everyone's faces were full of joy, only Erlang looked a little unhappy.This time he actually hangs at the end, so the next exam will be more dangerous.Looking at the five spirited people in front of him, he felt a little uncomfortable.

In fact, when Gu Chengyu and the others were talking, someone nearby had already heard that Gu Chengyu was the No. 1 in this exam. Everyone was surprised that No. 1 turned out to be a baby.And there was a student who had seen the quarrel yesterday, and told others what happened in the inn, so Gu Chengyu became angry before finishing the county exam.But this is the first test, and there are many people who have passed the test, so it didn't cause any big repercussions.

The second round was the first round, and it had to test posting scriptures and Mo Yi. This time, the proportion of posting scriptures was much smaller, and most of the questions were Mo Yi.

Among them is to select a passage from the "Book of History" and ask candidates to write annotations and other questions. In fact, Moyi is equivalent to modern short-answer questions. Candidates can answer them only by familiarizing themselves with the scriptures and various annotations.

This will test the knowledge of the Five Classics. Compared with the simple Four Books, Mo Yi not only has to recite the complete set of Four Books and Five Classics, but also the annotations inside, which is a bit more difficult.Gu Chengyu read it carefully first, and found that some questions were relatively uncommon.Also, there are so many candidates in the county test this time, and if there are no difficult questions, how can they pass these candidates?

Lu Zhixian looked at the examination room below where more than half of the candidates were missing, and heaved a sigh of relief.Their Jingyuan Mansion is not as good as Jiangnan, where the literary style is at its peak. More than 300 candidates came in one visit, which is indeed a bit more than the previous two times.Scanning around the examination room, Lu Zhixian saw Gu Chengyu who was writing furiously, and couldn't help admiring in his heart.

Gu Chengyu won No.1 in the first round, apart from his own strength, it was indeed the result of his care.After all, as long as they are all correct in the first game, it only depends on how well the words are written!Candidates with good handwriting abound. Although Gu Chengyu's handwriting is particularly outstanding, it is not unmatched by anyone.

They have been in Qinghe County twice in a row, and no candidates have passed the Juren exam. He has been re-elected as the county magistrate for two consecutive terms.He is not from a family, has no connections, and his family is not rich, but he also wants to move his butt and climb up!
Meeting Gu Chengyu this time, he thought it was a very good opportunity. If this candidate can continue to take the exam and has outstanding literary talent, why not have a child prodigy in Qinghe County?

Thinking about it this way, he couldn't sit still, so he might as well go and have a look, this kid can't let him down!I'm afraid that he has only read the four books, if he is not proficient in the five classics, this exam will be very difficult, after all, he knows the exam questions himself.

Gu Chengyu had already finished writing on the draft, and was about to copy it on the answer sheet, but out of the corner of his eye, he found that Lu Zhixian was standing on his right again, looking at his draft.Gu Chengyu didn't care either, maybe because he was a little curious because of his young age?
At this moment, he just wanted to finish the answer sheet quickly.Today's pancakes were bought at the inn, and they were made as hard as a rock. He couldn't swallow them when the cold wind blown them, so he decided to hold on and go out to eat some hot food.

When Gu Chengyu finished writing and looked up, he found that Lu Zhixian was no longer there.I checked the test paper from top to bottom, and looked at the name and seat number, and found that there were no mistakes or omissions, so I rang the bell next to it.

Candidates sitting in the opposite row watched helplessly as Gu Chengyu packed up the test basket and walked towards the hall.The candidates sitting opposite Gu Chengyu all gritted their teeth, why is he the first one?I don't know if he will be very nervous?After looking at half of the test papers, he sighed and could only lower his head and continue writing.

When Sun Xian and the others came out, Gu Chengyu saw the joy on their faces, and knew that they had confidence in their achievements.Then he took them to the street to buy some hot food, leaving Gu Chengyi, Uncle Gu, and He Shunian's father waiting there.

Gu Chengyu led Sun Xian and Ye Zhiqiu to the steamed stuffed bun shop in the county seat. Because of the county test, the number of people in the county town increased sharply. I believe the steamed stuffed bun shop should be open at this moment.

The pancakes in the inn are made to take care of the candidates. Because of the large quantity, they are made one day in advance.After a day, the taste will inevitably become worse. Besides, the pancakes are sold cheaply, so the ingredients may not be enough, and some black noodles are mixed in the middle. The inn is also to earn some reputation.

"The steamed buns in this shop are delicious, and the stuffing inside is full of big meat." Gu Chengyu remembered that two years ago, when his father and elder brother came together, they ate steamed buns from this shop. Until now, he I can't forget that smell.

"Since you said so, I want to try it. The pancakes I ate at noon were out of oil, and my throat was still scratching, so I ate a few bites." The pancakes were cold, so naturally no oil could be added to prevent the candidates from having diarrhea.

Ye Zhiqiu felt a little embarrassed, a meat bun is not cheap, it would cost two or three pennies!He wants to save his money, and he doesn't know if he can afford the rent.

"Brother! Give me six meat buns first!" Gu Chengyu took out a bunch of copper coins, counted them, and gave the eighteen coins to Xiao Er.

"I invite my seniors to eat meat buns. Seniors, don't compete with me. Next time you are admitted as a scholar, you have to treat me to a good meal." Gu Chengyu knew that Ye Zhiqiu's money was tight, and it was impossible to squander it to eat Meat buns; and Sun Xian's family is not good, and he has to go down the exam later, so save as much as you can.

Sun Xian knew that Gu Chengyu said this on purpose, and he also owed him a lot of favors. In fact, he owed him a lot of favors.Ye Zhiqiu felt a warm current in his heart, he was not stupid, of course he could think of Gu Chengyu's intentions.

Holding the meat bun, as soon as I took a bite, the oil of the bun flowed out.The three of them held up the steamed stuffed bun, looked at each other and smiled, Gu Chengyu thought, maybe this is the pure friendship between classmates?It's just that I don't know if there is still such a friendship after everyone has entered the officialdom after a few years.

They brought back two buns for each of the remaining people. The buns were so big that all three of them carried a big paper bag in their hands.

When Gu Chengyu and the others came back, they found that Gu Wanhua and He Shunian had already come out, and they were talking with Uncle Gu right now.

(End of this chapter)