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

Chapter 173

Waiting for Gu Chengyu to carry the exam basket and prepare to leave the gate of the exam room.As expected, it was raining heavily today. Standing at the entrance of the examination shed, Gu Chengyu could hear the wailing of the examinees.I couldn't help but be thankful that he finished writing and handing in the paper early, otherwise it would be useless to wear an umbrella because the rain was too heavy.

As soon as Gu Chengyu came out of the gate, he saw Father Gu and the others waiting outside the examination room through the rain curtain.Due to the heavy rain and the strong wind during the period, the umbrella he was holding was swaying from side to side under the beating of the heavy rain. Old Gu had to use a lot of strength to barely hold it steady.

"Father!" Gu Chengyu braved the heavy rain, ran in front of Old Gu, and hid under Old Gu's umbrella.

"Run slower, it's raining too much, where's your umbrella?" Father Gu said loudly to Gu Chengyu.

"Father! Uncle! Uncle He! Let's go to the teahouse opposite to take shelter from the rain. The rain is too heavy. When they come out, we will go to meet them."

Gu Chengyu dragged them and ran to the Mingxiang Building. When the four of them arrived at the teahouse, the hem of their clothes was soaked.

"Father! Why didn't you come in to hide from the rain earlier? If you get caught in the rain, what if you get typhoid fever?" Gu Chengyu complained to Father Gu, angry that he didn't take care of his body.

"Isn't this afraid that you won't see me when you come out? You came out early. I don't know that it will rain today. The He family boy may not have brought an umbrella. In the afternoon, we saw that the weather was not right, so we hurriedly waited at the entrance of the examination room. You gave us an umbrella. Just your umbrella? Why didn’t I see you hold it out? Why did you come out early for today’s exam?”

Father Gu was also afraid that Gu Chengyu would not be able to find them when he came out, and besides, the Gu family didn't need to save so much now, and they still had some money to go to the teahouse to drink tea, but Father Gu was used to saving on weekdays, so he didn't expect it for a while. The other two people's families are not very well-off, so naturally they can save as much as they can.

"My family didn't bring an umbrella when I came out, and I don't know if I was caught in the rain." Uncle He thought about his son, and was a little worried. This is an exam. If the exam paper is wet by the rain, wouldn't it be a waste of three exams?

"Don't worry, Uncle He. With the approval of the chief examiner, I gave my umbrella to Senior Brother He. Senior Brother He's examination booth is in the second row, so it shouldn't get much rain."

He Shunian was the only one without an umbrella!Sun Xian is a thoughtful person, and he must carry something as important as an umbrella.And Gu Wanhua and Ye Zhiqiu also listened to his persuasion, and had the habit of carrying umbrellas as early as the last game.

"Guest officer, do you want a pot of tea?" At this time, a waiter came up to ask.Since I came to a teahouse, I naturally wanted to drink tea, and sitting in other teahouses was not for nothing.

"Let's have a pot of Longjing tea!" Father Gu didn't understand tea, Gu Chengyu thought that since he was the one who brought people in, he was the one who paid the money.

"Hey! Alright! Guest officer, wait a moment!" Xiaoer sang loudly, and immediately quickly shook the rag that was originally on her shoulders.

"This Dragon Well isn't cheap, is it?" It's not that Uncle Gu hasn't drunk Dragon Well before, but it's all thanks to the blessing of the master's family, and it's rare to drink it once.

"I can't save some money when I'm away from home. A pot of tea is just to warm my body." Gu Chengyu saw that this teahouse opened near the county government office, and the decoration is also high-end teahouse. If you want to order something cheap, you may not have.

There are already several tea customers in the teahouse, but everyone's attention is still directed towards the examination room. These should be the examinee's family members.

"Brother! Here! Come up quickly!" Gu Chengyu and the others looked down from the second floor of the teahouse, just in time to see the discharge of the examination room.

Gu Chengyu yelled and waved at Sun Xian and the others. This time Sun Xian came out with He Shunian and Ye Zhiqiu, only missing Gu Wanhua.

"Chengyu! You are still so early, the rain is really heavy." As soon as Sun Xian and the others entered the teahouse, they wringed the water from their robes and went up to the second floor.

"You guys are all out now, and Brother Hua is the only one missing!" Uncle Gu's heart was a little heavy, the rain was so heavy, if he finished writing, Brother Hua must have come out, if he didn't come out, then it was not finished.

"Uncle Gu! Brother, he is in the second row. The rain won't pour too much water, so it shouldn't get in the way if you support it with an umbrella." He Shunian saw that Uncle Gu was really worried, and he could understand his feelings. After all, they all After they came out, Gu Wanhua was the only one who was still taking the exam.

At this time, the teahouse became lively. After all, it was raining too much. Some examinees also entered the teahouse to avoid the rain, and some acquaintances had already chatted about the exam questions.

"This test post poem is really difficult! I can only think of the word Bi as He Shibi in ancient times, but for a moment I forgot which book mentioned this one. It's really hard to hate when the book is used!" Among them A student sighed and shook his head.

"Hey! So what if I can remember it? This word is really difficult to mention poetry. This time everyone is similar. I just hope to have a chance to pass it! I have taken three exams!" One of the candidates saw many people in the teahouse I didn't even think about the origin of this word, just thought, when the time comes, everyone's grades will be about the same, so we can only choose the taller one among the short ones, it seems that there is still a great hope of passing the exam.

"Chengyu! How do you write this poem?" Seeing Gu Chengyu blowing on the tea bowl, Ye Zhiqiu brushed off the tea leaves floating on the bowl lid, and took a sip of the tea gently.The steam from the tea bowl covered Gu Chengyu's twinkling eyes.

Ye Zhiqiu really admired it, and now, Gu Chengyu is still so calm.

"It's okay!" Gu Chengyu thought for a while, and he should be in the top few exams, but he couldn't say that.

He Shunian also looked at Gu Chengyu, "This master mentioned it once before. It should be a sentence in "Han Feizi". I can't remember what it is, but I remember the general meaning. I wrote a few sentences with that, and I don’t know if I can live.”

"Han Feizi" is not the most important book for the imperial examination. This will test whether the candidates have read books extensively.

"It's the line from "He Shi" that I vote again for my courage, and offer three times for my sorrow. In fact, even if I don't know the source, I can write a poem." It's just that some points will be deducted if the source is missing!In ancient exams, the examiner who graded the papers would also give the candidates a score in their minds. The full score of a test paper may be [-], it depends on how many points you can get.

Maybe there are too many references this time, so the examiner thought about this question.For students who have read a lot of books, it is easy, but for students who focus on the Four Books and Five Classics, it is undoubtedly more difficult. Fortunately, the proportion of poetry and fu in the test score is not large.

"Then I should remember correctly. I don't know if I can survive this time. I don't know. Junior brother Ye must have done it too, right?" He Shunian couldn't wait to ask about Ye Zhiqiu's situation.

"I heard it from my master before, but I remember it was in "Han Feizi", but I don't know if my poems can pass the test." The master once said that his poems are somewhat spiritual. Time is of the essence, even becoming everyone is possible, but he has to focus on the imperial examination, so naturally he can't do so.

As for the students in the private school, the only one who can keep pace with him in poetry and prose is Gu Chengyu.It's just that Gu Chengyu doesn't write poems often, and doesn't want to spend time on it, so Master Wen always regrets it.

(End of this chapter)