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

Chapter 303
Gu Chengyu here is also not calm, there should be a short time interval between No.2 and No.1 announcing the good news, but the good news hasn't come yet, could it be that he really failed the ranking?

Don't talk about Gu Chengyu, even Ming Mo and Ming Yan are in a hurry, how could the young master fail the ranking?This is impossible!In their hearts, the young master works hard, has perseverance, perseverance, and talent. They never thought about such a thing as failing the ranking.

Min Feng at that table looked at Gu Chengyu. He was very afraid of Gu Chengyu before, but he was not named on the list?He felt that it was really useless to worry before, maybe he just wrote good poems and strategies?

The No.1 is most likely Fu Yanshan.

Liu Haonan was even more astonished. The person who overwhelmed the three great talents in the south of the Yangtze River with his poems that day did not make the list today?He sneered, what a retribution!Then his reputation should be restored a bit, right?Still small three yuan?What a name!
Sun Xian and Ye Zhiqiu didn't know how to comfort Gu Chengyu anymore, they never thought that Gu Chengyu would fail the ranking.

"Chengyu! Don't worry, there might be some accident on the way and delay! I believe you will be able to survive!"

In fact, Ye Zhiqiu said this so much that he didn't believe it. He hasn't come for so long. How could the situation he said happen?How can there be such a coincidence in the world?
"Yes." Sun Xian said dryly, but he himself felt that his words were very pale.

"Didn't you say that he must be in the top few? I didn't expect that he wasn't on the list at all!" The students next to him had already discussed it, and by now the good news must have ended long ago.

"I really didn't expect it! Sigh! I'm still a little younger!" The examinee didn't say anything excessive, but felt a little regretful.

"Fu Yanshan is not very old, right? He is only a few years older than him, so he is No. 1! Besides, the three great talents in the south of the Yangtze River are not very old!" There are also those mean candidates who feel that Gu Chengyu has done his best before. The limelight, now that he is out of the list, it is really embarrassing.

Even shopkeeper Wan shook his head and sighed. It is a pity that he can write such poems but not be listed.It seems that his poems will be taken down tomorrow.He is a shopkeeper, of course the reputation of the inn is the most important thing, so it is definitely not suitable to hang Gu Chengyu's calligraphy.

"Wow, I failed the exam!" A candidate couldn't bear the depression and sadness in his heart any longer, and hugged his head in pain.

This cry also infected many students who failed the exam. They were also depressed before. At this moment, everyone wanted to cry.

Some people are happy, some are sad and angry, and some are sad.Gu Chengyu was in such an environment, but his mood miraculously calmed down.If you didn't pass the exam, you didn't pass the exam!The big deal is that he will come back three years later. Life is full of ups and downs, and it's not like he can't stand the setbacks.

He just felt a little strange, obviously he thought he did well in the exam!Could it be that he overestimated himself?

Now that he figured it out, Gu Chengyu didn't care what other people said. He smiled at Sun Xian and the others and said, "You don't need to comfort me. In fact, I'm still young. At most, I'll just come back in three years! I won't fail once. , just fell apart."

Sun Xian and the others actually couldn't figure it out. Gu Chengyu's talent and learning have always been better than theirs, even surpassing the top three talents in the south of the Yangtze River.Even if you don't get No.1, you should be in the top three, right?Could it be that the examination room did not perform well?Or is there an inside story in the exam?
Suddenly, a voice came intermittently, "Good news for the rural examination! Gu Chengyu, the young master of He Jingyuan's mansion, won the No. 1 Jieyuan in the Beijing urban and rural examination."

Originally there was a lot of noise in the inn, but the voice was intermittent and there was no sound of horseshoes, so everyone didn't hear it at all.It's just that the voice was getting closer and closer, and he yelled it many times, all the way to the inn, everyone was shocked when they heard it!Why is there still good news at this moment?

Wait, Xie Yuan?Who is Xie Yuan?

The announcer ran all the way here, panting heavily, seeing no one answered him, so he had to shout loudly again: "Good news for the rural examination! Gu Chengyu, the young master of He Jingyuan's mansion, won the No. 1 Jieyuan in the Beijing urban and rural examination."

In fact, Gu Chengyu had heard it a long time ago, but he was just wondering why this person didn't come here on horseback?Is this the treatment of Xie Yuan?Running all the way and singing that he understands Yuan?Is there such an operation?This is almost catching up with the champion.

It’s true that there are surprises everywhere in life.Gu Chengyu had to admit that his mood couldn't help jumping up with joy, after all, he still couldn't be both honored and disgraceful!
"The little one almost misunderstood Yuan's good news! Something happened to the horse on the way, who is Gu Chengyu and Master Gu! The little one is congratulating here!"

Gu Chengyu stepped forward, ready to take the poster in his hand.Looking up, isn't this the servant who announced the good news to Sun Xian?
"I'm sorry to bother you!" It seemed that he also came here, and he was really suffering, so Gu Chengyu took out five taels of silver from his arms and handed it over.Xie Yuan's reward silver can't be less.

"Thank you! Thank you very much!" The guard was very happy to get five taels of silver, and it was not in vain for him to run for so long.Finally caught up, he wanted to shed tears right now!
Look again, isn't this the one who gave the silver reward before?When he came to announce the good news before, he also gave three taels of silver for others.Although there are not as many officials and eunuchs as in the capital, those families are not his turn, and he is very happy to get these.

After the announcer left, the inn became even more heated.

"I'll just say it! Look, isn't he just Jie Yuan?" The man was proud of his unique vision.

"Who would have thought that such a thing would happen? That horse can still have an accident? This is the first time I heard of it. No wonder Jie Yuan's good news has been delayed for so long!"

"It seems that he is really outstanding, and we don't have to be jealous, it's because he has real skills!"

Anyway, even though I said bad things about him before, I have to congratulate him in the end, who is Jie Yuan!

Some students were concerned about Gu Chengyu's ranking, while most of the students were immersed in the grief of not being on the list!
"I didn't pass this time again, and I don't know how to face the clan when I go back this time. How much money did the clan subsidize back and forth? I'm really ashamed!"

Some students have passed, and they are chatting and laughing with others; some have not passed, crying, feeling ashamed to face home; some are very calm, just shaking their heads and sighing, which should have been expected.

In short, taste the warmth and coldness of the world, and see the various states of the world!Gu Chengyu's biggest achievement today is not the provincial examination, but the calm attitude towards life.

"My little one, congratulations to Mr. Gu for getting the Zhongxiang Trial Xie Yuan!" Shopkeeper Wan hurriedly stepped forward to congratulate, this is Xie Yuan!It's a good thing, he didn't have time to get Gu Chengyu's poems to be withdrawn just now, otherwise he wanted to offend others?

Gu Chengyu also lived in the inn for more than a month. In fact, he has long been aware of the sophisticated and tactful shopkeeper Wan.

(End of this chapter)