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

Chapter 175 The Fifth Scene

The next day, Gu Chengyu entered the inn from outside the door refreshed!He was also holding a pack of donkey meat in sauce, which he planned to bring to everyone for a taste.

In the morning of spring, the sky is still not bright, and it looks a little hazy.

"Young talent Gu, did you go out so early?" Gu Chengyu had just stepped over the threshold when he heard shopkeeper Jiang's voice from the other side of the counter.

In fact, shopkeeper Jiang has taken good care of them since they moved in, and there is no need to call for hot water every day, and the mistress has already mentioned the room.The food in the inn is not cheap, every time you order food, shopkeeper Jiang always gives more amount, Gu Chengyu knows that it is all for the sake of shopkeeper Liu of Huichuntang.

"It's really early for Shopkeeper Jiang!" Gu Chengyu bowed to Shopkeeper Jiang, and suddenly remembered that they hadn't settled the room payment since they entered the inn. I will give it later.But after all, he opened the door to do business, and he was not short of money, so it was better to give it earlier.

"Boy, I forgot to ask the shopkeeper about something. We haven't paid the rent and food since we moved in. Please do the math and see how much it is."

"Actually, to tell you the truth, shopkeeper Liu has already paid for the house, and it doesn't need to be spent by you." Shopkeeper Jiang said with a smile.

Shopkeeper Liu didn't know that there would be so many people coming to the exam, so he gave Shopkeeper Jiang 50 taels of silver.But before I left, I told shopkeeper Jiang that more refunds and less compensation, so shopkeeper Jiang naturally couldn't accept Gu Chengyu's money anymore.

"How does this work? We live in a hotel, so there is no reason to ask shopkeeper Liu to pay the money? No, you should return the money from shopkeeper Liu to him, and we will pay the money ourselves." Gu Chengyu had long seen the hanging on the opposite wall. The wooden sign above, the price of the room above is clearly marked.

The lower class room is [-] Wen per night, the middle class room is [-] Wen, and the upper class room is [-] Wen.The price difference between the three types of rooms is quite large, and of course the decoration and comfort of the rooms are also quite different, and this inn does not have that kind of Datong shop, so most of the people who come to live here are well-off families.

Gu Chengyu calculated that they would live for about ten days, and the four upper-class rooms cost 32 taels. If Erlang and his room were subtracted for a few days, it would be more than 27 taels.This is really not ignorance, it is shocking, not to mention the consumption of food, so much that it is not easy for shopkeeper Liu to pay.

"I'm afraid it's difficult to explain to shopkeeper Liu!" Shopkeeper Jiang was also a little embarrassed. When shopkeeper Liu left, he repeatedly asked not to take money from the Gu family.

"Little Treasure! Why don't you come up? You're about to leave!" Seeing that Gu Chengyu hadn't come back, Mr. Gu became a little anxious and prepared to go downstairs to look for him.Unexpectedly, as soon as he went downstairs, he heard Gu Chengyu's voice.

"Here we go! Let's talk about it after I finish today's exam!" Seeing that it was getting late, Gu Chengyu went upstairs.

"Then here is where I wish the young talent the best in the county exam!" Shopkeeper Jiang had also heard about the exam results in the past few days, and he couldn't help admiring them. He is the most likely to become the county's case chief.

"Chengyu! This is the last round. After the exam, we will be ranked. We can breathe a sigh of relief." Sun Xian thinks that he has persisted until now, and it is not easy. The fifth round probably won't be cleared. When the person came down, he just thought of meeting the chief examiner, and he felt uncontrollably nervous.

Also nervous were Ye Zhiqiu and the others. Ye Zhiqiu was not good at words and was a little shy. He was afraid that he would be too nervous to speak when he met the examiner.

"That's right! It's just the last match, everyone don't need to be nervous, just play to your own level, and we'll meet up again in April's mansion test!"

Gu Chengyu's words brought them a beautiful vision, and everyone expressed that they must study hard.

This fifth oral lecture does not require a test basket, it is just an oral narrative.The examiner asked Mo Yi, and the examinee expressed his understanding and answer orally.

This time, you don't even need a seat number. Gu Chengyu was No.1 in the previous round, so naturally he was the first one.

Gu Chengyu cleared his throat, and followed the guards into the hall where they usually wait for the discharge. At this time, the chief examiner, Lu Zhixian, was already sitting at the top.

"Student Gu Chengyu has met the county magistrate!" Gu Chengyu stepped forward and gave a big gift. There is no way, he is not a scholar yet, and he does not have the honor of not kneeling before an official.

"Get up!" Lu Zhixian looked Gu Chengyu up and down. This little baby is handsome and behaves politely. He doesn't seem to be obviously nervous when facing him, but he is calm.

Yesterday, he had already heard about what happened at the time of the crime. Every year, there would be a few candidates who hadn't passed the exam, and they would say nothing, but the matter didn't make a big deal, so he just let it go and said a few sour words. Words are also normal.There are all kinds of people in the world, and as long as they are not excessive, he doesn't want to embarrass these candidates.

What's more, as long as the examination papers of the county chiefs are posted on the day when the rankings are released, those voices will naturally disappear.

"Thank you, sir!" Gu Chengyu stood up respectfully, waiting for Lu Zhixian to ask questions.

Lu Zhixian didn't say much, and went straight to the point.

"Gentlemen are moderate, why do villains oppose the mean?" Lu Zhixian stroked his beard and looked at the immature boy in front of him.

"Return to my lord! This sentence is taken from "The Doctrine of the Mean".

"The interpretation is that the golden mean is just right, and it is the highest moral standard."

"En! Not bad!" Lu Zhixian nodded in satisfaction. This student has a good grasp of Mo Yi.

Then came the second question, "Where does a gentleman come from if he doesn't take ill-gotten gains?"

"The mother of Ziliu from "The Sandalwood Bow" in the "Book of Rites" died, Zishuo please write this passage. It is said." Gu Chengyu's clear and clear child's voice echoed in the hall, with a gentle voice and a smile on his face.

"I saw that you are not only very proficient in the Four Books and Five Classics, but also dabble in other books. If I remember correctly, you are only eight years old this year, so how did you memorize these books?"

Gu Chengyu saw that the magistrate Lu asked about a personal matter, and guessed that the exam should have ended.

"Return to the adults! Students have a good memory and can remember the books they have read."

"Oh? Don't you have a photographic memory?" Lu Zhixian was a little surprised. What kind of talent is this?

"Back to my lord! It's not really a photographic memory, but you should be able to remember it after seeing it twice. After a while, you have to take it out and review it, otherwise you will forget it." The real photographic memory, Gu Chengyu still couldn't reach it.

"Hey~ You don't know how to be so reserved when you talk to me. It's a great talent to be able to do this. I see that your poetry is also good. Alright! Go back this time and prepare for the government exam. I hope you can still do well. Ranking! Go down!"

This Gu Chengyu's talent is really against the sky, it seems that he will definitely shine in the imperial examination in the future, and he will become a colleague in the future.They still leave a good impression on each other now, and they will be regarded as personal connections in the future.

Gu Chengyu is also well aware that this has passed steadily, and the ranking should be pretty good, maybe the county leader can still compete for it!
"By the way! The poem is very well written!" When Gu Chengyu stepped out of the hall, Lu Zhixian said something very good about the poem.Gu Chengyu looked back, only to find that Lu Zhixian had already picked up the tea bowl to drink tea, and the instructor beside him had already called the next one.

Gu Chengyu was the first one, and there are still people who need to refer to it. Of course, Lu Zhixian will not waste much time.

(End of this chapter)