Chapter 49
Chapter 47 The hero is a scholar
After He Zhengming and others came out, Gu Wenjing went back to the residence with them.
After a break, the six people all gathered together in the night to discuss the rural exams that had just passed. In fact, it was the same as the students checking the answers together after the modern exams.
It’s just that in this ancient imperial examination, most of the exam questions have no fixed answers. The six people hope to get it. So when they communicate, they say that the public is reasonable and the wife is reasonable, and Gu Wenjing doesn’t bother to argue with them.
At noon the next day.
Gu Wenjing went to Yanyun Tower as agreed.
Yanyun Tower is the largest restaurant in the city. It is located in a prosperous street, and all the people who come and go are people with extraordinary identities.
When Gu Wenjing walked into Yanyunlou in ordinary scholar clothes, he saw that most of the guests were talents who had come to participate in the provincial examinations like him.
He mentioned Li Cheng’s name to Dian Xiaoer, and Dian Xiaoer immediately took him to the upstairs box.
Pushing open the box door, Gu Wenjing saw that Li Cheng had been waiting for him in the box in advance.
Gu Wenjing smiled and said, “Brother Li!”
Li Cheng also responded with a smile: “Brother Gu, please!”
Soon someone came to serve dishes, and the empty tables in the boxes were filled with delicious dishes.
However, Gu Wenjing did not reveal any unusual colors, even if these dishes are difficult to eat in his life, but he has not eaten any delicacies in the previous life? The top table in Yanyunlou seemed to him very ordinary.
Li Cheng noticed Gu Wenjing’s reaction and was a little curious in his heart. The reason why he chose to contact Gu Wenjing was not only because of the oolong chatter that day, but also because he was aware of the temperament that Gu Wenjing felt in the nobles of the capital.
Ordinary people may only think that Gu Wenjing’s behavior is elegant and decent, but Li Cheng knows that this kind of temperament can only be cultivated in the subtlety of wealth and glory. He sent someone to investigate Gu Wenjing’s family background, only to find that the Gu family was just an ordinary home for farming and studying, and even compared to the Li family, the Gu family’s family background was poor. He was very curious, how could such a family raise someone like Gu Wenjing?
This curiosity made Li Cheng willing to contact Gu Wenjing, but after further contact today, he felt from the heart that Gu Wenjing is really worthy of friendship, and he is an outstanding talent with equal emphasis on both talent and character.
Of course, Li Cheng is not the kind of brain-dead who would be jealous of others’ excellent. On the contrary, he would take the initiative to make friends when he met someone better than himself.
So when both parties were interested in making friends, Gu Wenjing and Li Chengxiang had a very happy conversation, and even met each other late.
After eating the noodles, the two chatted very happily. Seeing that it was getting late, Gu Wenjing took the initiative to say: “Today I met Brother Li, I really knew each other late, but it was too early. Wenjing had to leave. Up.”
Li Cheng got up to see him: “Brother Gu walks slowly, we will get together again when we have time in the future.”
Gu Wenjing smiled and said, “Brother Li stayed.”
Li Cheng sent Gu Wenjing away from Yanyun Tower.
Gu Wenjing returned to the rented apartment, still smelling of alcohol. Father Gu said quickly: “Go and wash your face. I’m worried that you are drunk. I have prepared sober tea for you.”
Gu’s father didn’t take care of others at home, and now he followed Gu Wenjing to the prefecture to take the test, and he took good care of everything.
Although Gu Wenjing thought of the weird sober tea he had been fed by Luo Qingyi when he had just crossed over, he didn’t want to drink it, but after all, it was not good to let Gu’s father’s heart be in vain. He walked into the house and poured the sober tea. Go in and then wash your face.
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The township test list day.
Originally, Gu Wenjing watched the crowded scene and wanted to hire someone to help to read the list. Unexpectedly, Gu’s father would go there in person without saying a word, and couldn’t be called back.
In the words of Gu’s father: “My son is admitted to Juren, and I am the first dad to know.”
Gu Wenjing could only watch as Gu’s father squeezed into the crowd and disappeared. He wanted to squeeze in and pull Gu’s father out, but he was held back by He Zhengming: “What are you in a hurry? Let my book boy help uncle. !”
He Zhengming’s book boy is not a real boy. After all, how does a young and weak book boy protect He Zhengming from going to the imperial examination? His book boy was a strong young man specially found by He’s father. In addition to being a bit shy, he was actually very strong and physically strong. He squeezed into the crowd, and no one else could squeeze him.
Several other talents also asked He Zhengming’s book boy to help look at the list.
Gu Wenjing stood outside the crowd and waited with He Zhengming. After a while, he heard Gu’s father’s ecstatic voice: “It’s a hit! It’s a hit! My son understands Yuan!”
Father Gu looked at the first name on the list and yelled with excitement, but no one was laughing at him. Instead, he looked at him with envy and jealousy.
This time Gu’s father wanted to squeeze out, without the help of the book boy, the surrounding crowd took the initiative to give way.
When Father Gu squeezed in, his hair was a little loose and his clothes were wrinkled, but he didn’t care at all about his improper image, and excitedly grabbed Gu Wenjing’s hand: “Wenjing! You understand Yuan! ”
Gu Wenjing feels that it is no surprise that he understands Yuanzhen. The knowledge he has learned in each world and the ability of the original owner will be converted into skills by the system and remain in his soul. He will never forget it, so even if it is not long before he participated in the imperial examination. Many, many years have passed, and his imperial examination skills are still there. As long as there are no accidents, his chances of passing the Xie Yuan examination are still very high.
But Gu Wenjing’s calmness does not mean that the people around him can be so calm. He can feel that even He Zhengming casts envious glances at him, not to mention Zhang Xiucai and others, that is so jealous that his eyes are almost red.
They were not even sure about Juren in the exam, but Gu Wenjing got the first name Xieyuan in Juren. What does this mean? It means that his next test will almost certainly be nominated on the list! Will try to be on the list, after the palace exam only ranks and does not rank people, which means that Gu Wenjing will be a jinshi if there is no accident, and he will be an official in the future, and they will not be in the same class!
No matter how jealous Zhang Xiucai and others were, they all congratulated Gu Wenjing with smiles at the moment: “Congratulations, brother Gu, for getting Zhongjieyuan, Jinshi is in sight!”
Gu Wenjing also smiled in reply and said, “Same joy and joy!”
Other candidates nearby heard what they were doing and learned that Gu Wenjing was the first name Xieyuan, and seeing him so young, they all took the initiative to make friends with him: “Gu Jieyuan is so young and talented, the future is bound to be boundless!”
It’s not that there are people who say strange things sour in their hearts, but these people are still very sensible, and it’s fine if they are sour in their hearts. Why bother to speak out and let a young Xieyuan with unlimited future hate it! Maybe I will still be fighting for the imperial examination in the future, and everyone will become an official. Even if they get admitted to the Jinshi by chance, they will become their own boss by then.
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Gu Wenjing and others waited outside the crowd for a long time before He Zhengming’s book boy re-squeezed out. There was no joy on his face. He looked nervously at He Zhengming’s face and whispered: “Master, the youngest is not on the list. To your name.”
As a book boy, he naturally knows a few characters. He will recognize the names of his own young master and several other talents, but he has read the list several times and looked for names one by one, except for Gu Wenjing, who ranked first. , I didn’t see a familiar name.
He Zhengming sighed slightly, and it wasn’t a surprise in his heart. He had no bottom after the exam. He didn’t pass the exam. In fact, he could guess what he felt when he looked at the exam. When he took the exam, he only thought that this question would not be possible, that question was difficult, and he didn’t know how to write the pen, and reluctantly wrote all the answers. As for whether he could get it, he also had a fluke mentality.
However, if the level is not enough, the test results will be reflected.
He Zhengming can still accept reality. He is still young and will do it again in three years. But Zhang Xiucai and other older talents could not accept: “I don’t believe it! How could I fail? It must be that he didn’t look at the list seriously, I want to see it myself!”
Zhang Xiucai and others were also disregarded, and hurriedly squeezed into the crowd.
He Zhengming shook his head slightly and looked at Gu Wenjing: “Brother Gu, you have passed the exam, and we should have a good celebration!”
It is estimated that Zhang Xiucai and others are not in the mood to participate, and looking at them like that, if you don’t read the list more than ten or twenty times, you will not accept the truth.
Of course, Gu Wenjing would not let He Zhengming celebrate the promotion for him after he failed the ranking. It was too unkind. He found a reason: “The prices here are too expensive. I don’t know how much it costs to celebrate once. It’s better to go back to Qingyang County. Anyway, you will also have a banquet when you go back. You must come and participate.”
He Zhengming smiled slightly and nodded: “Okay, I will definitely participate.” At that time, he should have come out of the loss of failing the ranking.
When they came, the six talents were all looking forward to the test. When they returned, only Gu Wenjing and Gu’s father were happy in their hearts. Perhaps there was another He Zhengming who was really happy for his friends.
Before leaving home, Gu Wenjing wrote a letter to Li Cheng from the trustee.
After the people who watched the list were almost scattered, Gu Wenjing went to see the list. He saw that Li Cheng was also on the list. He passed the test. Even An Jingcheng, who he once helped, was also on the list. An Jingming, who framed An Jingcheng, failed the list.
Just before leaving, Gu Wenjing wrote a congratulatory letter to Li Cheng, and then apologized in the letter. He was eager to return home and couldn’t get together with him again. He agreed to meet in Beijing at the next year’s meeting.
Li Cheng naturally also knows that Gu Wenjing understands Yuan. For such a promising friend, Li Cheng certainly doesn’t mind his leaving without saying goodbye. He also replied a letter specially because he was worried that Gu Wenjing would have left here before the letter was sent. , He sent the letter to Qingyang County.
After Gu Wenjing and Gu’s father arrived home, they found that they were beaming at home. As soon as they entered the door, Gu’s mother and Gu Linglong and Luo Qingyi came up to greet them.
Gu Linglong also yelled to Gu Wenjing: “Brother Jie Yuan!”
Everyone at home already knows the good news that Gu Wenjing understands Yuan.
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Father Gu asked curiously: “We haven’t come back yet, how did you know the good news?”
Mother Gu smiled and said, “The magistrate sent someone to tell us the good news.”
Father Gu was taken aback: “Sir, magistrate?”
Gu Wenjing smiled and said, “It’s nothing strange. I am from Qingyang County. I have won the move, and I am also the county magistrate’s political achievement. And I am Xie Yuan, and I will be admitted to the Jinshi in the future, and I will be an official with the county magistrate. .”
The county magistrate of Qingyang just showed his favor, and it was not a big deal to send someone to announce the good news in advance.
After listening to Gu Wenjing’s words, Gu’s father knew in his heart, and later realized that his original son was already so powerful, and he would be able to be a colleague with the county magistrate in the future!
Before the county magistrate sent people to Gu’s family to announce the good news, some well-informed people came to congratulate him. Now that Gu Wenjing himself is back, there are more people who come to congratulate him. Local squires and landlords come to give gifts one after another.
These gifts Gu Wenjing were chosen to be inexpensive, but the inexpensive gifts he picked are already a very generous gift in the eyes of the Gu family.
Father Gu worried: “Is there anything going on after receiving so many gifts?”
Gu Wenjing recorded the gift-giver’s information while saying: “I’m already a juror. These things are normal human relations. In the future, if these people have any happy events, we will return gifts according to this standard.”
After he finished writing the gift list, he handed it to Luo Qingyi: “Lady, you take this. In the future, you will have to worry about the relationship.”
Luo Qingyi took this list happily and carefully wrote down the contents above. This is the task given to her by the bus!
In fact, before Gu Wenjing came back, Luo Jinbao asked his wife to congratulate Luo Qingyi once, and Mrs. Luo specifically told Luo Qingyi: “My uncle is now a Juren, and he is no longer the scholar who had to rely on the Luo family for funding. You must Hold my uncle’s heart well.”
The Luo family is also worried about the occurrence of such things as divorcing their wives and marrying another. After all, it was not before that there were no merchants who sponsored scholars, and then some scholars turned their faces and refused to recognize them. It’s just that there are some who have succeeded in getting the help of scholar son-in-law, so the benefits of this success still make many merchants without backing.
Although Luo Qingyi believed that he was not the kind of person who crossed the river and demolished the bridge, Mrs. Luo still felt a little worried.
Now that Gu Wenjing is back, his attitude remains the same as before, and he has entrusted such an important task to her, which shows that he still believes in her as a married wife.
Gu Wenjing had just sent away a wave of gift-giving people, and then welcomed the Luo family.
Before the Luo family came back from Gu Wenjing, after Luo Jinbao learned of the good news from Gu Wenjing, he wanted to come to congratulate him personally. It was only the children of the Gu family at that time.
Later, when Gu Wenjing came back, Luo Jinbao found that the Gu family was so crowded that the threshold was almost flattened by the gift-giving people. Among them, there were many merchants with more money than the Luo family, and the Luo family was no longer named.
Therefore, Luo Jinbao can only choose a suitable time and bring his family to come to congratulate Gu Wenjing.
Luo Jinbao has many children, and there are only four prostitutes. In addition to Luo Qingyi and Luo Liuyi’s two prostitutes, he also has two prostitutes. The youngest son was still young and did not bring him, but the eldest son Luo Jintang is already learning to take care of the family business with Luo Jinbao. Today he specially brought in to contact Gu Wenjing, the son-in-law of Juren.
In this visit to Gu’s family, Luo Jinbao not only brought his wife and eldest son, but also his second daughter Luo Liuyi and son-in-law Qi Ran.
The Qi family also wanted to use their brother-in-law to catch up with Gu Wenjing’s relationship, so they paid a lot of money to ask Luo Jinbao to match up.
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Gu Wenjing and Luo Qingyi went to meet Luo Jinbao and his wife: “Father-in-law and mother-in-law, please come in!”
Before Luo Jinbao stepped into the door of Gu’s family, he was worried that Gu Wenjing would not put his father-in-law in his eyes after he lifted up. He thought that if Gu Wenjing was so embarrassed, he would lower his head and hug this thigh even if he was embarrassed.
However, after entering the door, he found that Gu Wenjing personally greeted him with a smile, his attitude was the same as before, and he did not become arrogant after being promoted.
Luo Jinbao felt flattered and quickly laughed: “Xian-in-law is polite!”
He introduced to Gu Wenjing: “This is my eldest son Luo Jintang. My son-in-law has met him. This is my son-in-law Qi Ran and my second son-in-law.”
Only Luo Liuyi’s husband Qi Ran was the only one Gu Wenjing had never seen.
He took a look at Qi Ran and found that the eldest son of the Qi family was handsome in appearance, and his expression was slightly restrained at this time.
When Luo Liuyi got married, Gu Wenjing and Luo Qingyi went to Luo’s house for a banquet, and didn’t pay attention to what the bridegroom looked like to welcome the bride.
Moreover, the Qi family did not look at him at the beginning, who had married Luo Qingyi. The eldest son of the Qi family and the eldest daughter of the Luo family were good, but Gu Wenjing made a cross and made the eldest son of the Qi family only marry the eldest son. The second daughter of the Luo family, although the nature of the marriage remains unchanged, the Qi family is still dissatisfied with Gu Wenjing.
The Qi family did not show this dissatisfaction with Gu Wenjing, but they were very polite and rusty with Gu Wenjing, and had no intention of making friends.
Now that Gu Wenjing is citing, the Qi family regrets it. At the beginning, they didn’t know how to make a good relationship before they developed, but now they wait for them to develop and then post them. What effect can it have?
However, the Qi family still paid a price to ask Luo Jinbao to introduce Qi Ran. Anyhow, the two were in a brother-in-law relationship.
Gu Wenjing smiled and nodded with Qi Ran, without saying anything.
What he received was only the outline of the plot, so in the original plot, he didn’t know what Qi Ran’s final ending was. He only knew that Qi Ran couldn’t afford to be the leader of the Qi family and could only rely on the Luo family after the Qi family’s defeat.
Qi Ran estimated that after Luo Liuyi and Li Daitao became stiff, he received the news of his wife’s death, and did not know that his wife secretly replaced Luo Qingyi as the mother of Gu’s family. I don’t know if I wear a green hat on my head.
Qi Ran did not participate in the plot to murder Luo Qingyi, but because he is Luo Liuyi’s husband, Gu Wenjing’s attitude towards him is relatively indifferent.
Qi Ran didn’t mind Gu Wenjing’s indifferent attitude. In his opinion, the brother-in-law who was hit by Juren at a young age would definitely be able to be an official in the future, and willing to say hello to him was to give him face.
He only regretted how he looked down on his brother-in-law as a poor talent and didn’t have a good relationship with his brother-in-law!
And the person who regrets more than Qi Ran is his wife Luo Liuyi.
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Both the Qi family and the Gu family only know that the Luo family marries the eldest daughter to Gu Wenjing and the second daughter to Qi Ran. It is because Luo Jinbao is more optimistic about Gu Wenjing’s future that he uses the eldest daughter to win him over.
Now that Gu Wenjing has acted, it seems that Luo Jinbao has an extraordinary vision.
In fact, neither the Qi family nor the Gu family knew it. Originally, Luo Jinbao planned to marry Luo Qingyi to Qi Ran and Luo Liuyi to Gu Wenjing, but Luo Liuyi made the two daughters change partners because they were unwilling.
Luo Liuyi is now looking at the move. Gu Wenjing, who is still the number one Xie Yuan in the rural examination, looked at and followed Gu Wenjing’s sister Luo Qingyi, who served them as a hostess. She was so regretful that she couldn’t wait to kill her. Of yourself.
Although Luo Liuyi regretted it, she looked at Luo Qingyi with jealousy and resentment. It is obvious that the position of Mrs. Xie Yuan who is now beautiful should be hers! My sister has taken her place!
Except for Gu Wenjing, who was defensive against Luo Liuyi, no one noticed Luo Liuyi’s resentful eyes.
Gu Wenjing frowned slightly, staring at Luo Liuyi, and said indifferently: “Sister, is this dissatisfied with the lady?”
He didn’t save Luo Liuyi any face and asked directly.
Everyone looked at Luo Liuyi, and then saw Luo Liuyi’s resentful eyes before he could restrain.
Luo Liuyi didn’t expect Gu Wenjing to question her suddenly, and then quickly lowered her head in a daze.
Qi Ran gave her a hand and gave her a warning look.
He thought that Luo Liuyi was at odds with his sister when he was in her natal family, so he would have this kind of behavior now. He only hoped that his brother-in-law would not be angry with his brother-in-law because of the discord between Luo Qingyi and Luo Liuyi.
However, the Luo family was secretly frightened. They all knew the inner story of the change of marriage. Seeing Luo Liuyi’s performance, they vaguely understood the reason why Luo Liuyi complained about Luo Qingyi.
If the marriage hadn’t changed at the beginning, it would have been Luo Liuyi who married Gu Wenjing.
Luo Jinbao’s face sank, and he reprimanded Luo Liuyi: “In your brother-in-law’s big happy day, you still remember the little conflicts between you and your sister in your heart. Why do I have such a careful daughter like you? You get rid of me. go back!”
Luo Jinbao cast a look at Madam Luo, and Madam Luo immediately grasped Luo Liuyi and left the Gu family.
Luo Jinbao smiled apologetically to Gu Wenjing: “My daughter is usually spoiled by us. She has a bad temper. She often has anger with her sister. Today, she had an awkward relationship with her sister regardless of occasion.”
Luo Jinbao said this, and Luo Qingyi quickly came forward to help speak: “Msang, sister, she is not deliberate, but she is not very sensible.” She has always been tolerant to her family, and Luo Liuyi has always had a temper with her before. The resentful look in her eyes was just now. Although it shocked her, Luo Liuyi soon lowered her head to cover it, and she just treated it as an illusion.
My sister and her siblings have been in the same womb since they were born. How can they resent her?
Gu Wenjing looked at Luo Qingyi, feeling helpless. He knew that just a few words from him, Luo Qingyi would not suspect that his sister was wicked.
But this is also human nature. Who would doubt that his twin sister would want to kill himself? He can’t blame Luo Qingyi for being too unsuspecting his relatives, because Luo Liuyi’s heart is too vicious.
A faint smile appeared on Gu Wenjing’s face, and he revealed the incident just now: “Father-in-law, let’s go in and talk.”
Gu Wenjing stopped mentioning Luo Liuyi, and Luo Jinbao and others were relieved.