On the second day of February, the dragon raised its head.

Unconsciously, winter goes to spring, and everything recovers.

This also means that it is not far from Chunqiu.

After each township examination, the imperial court will hold the general examination and the palace examination in Beijing in March of the following year.

The examinee, also known as the spring exam, is a person who has passed the township exam.

The list issued by the examination is called "Xingbang", and those who pass the examination are called Gongshi, and the first name is "Huiyuan".

All tributes can participate in the temple examination in April of the same year, when the current son will preside over and produce the questions, and the top ten will be selected.

The admission list is often referred to as the Gold List.

The gold list is divided into three first, one first, first, second, list, third, Tanhua, and given the title of "Jinshi and first".

The second and third grades are respectively given the titles of "Jinshi Origin" and "Tongjinshi Origin".

Being on the gold list is certainly a glorious thing.

However, it doesn't matter if you don't hit the top ten, because the palace test is only a fixed ranking, and all the tributes who participate in the palace test can be successfully promoted to Jinshi if there are no special circumstances.

Jinshi is the highest merit in the imperial examination, and they are all elite talents selected by the imperial court.

Therefore, the vast majority of Jinshi can smoothly enter the official career, such as staying in Beijing as an official, or releasing a county order or something.

Even if you don't become an official, when you return to your hometown, it is infinitely beautiful, and the status of a celebrity is so much higher than that of a person.

"Uncle, Miss and Yu'er are not by your side when you arrive in the capital this time, you must take care of yourself, drink less, and pay attention to resting more......"

In the small courtyard, Yu'er combed Gu Ming's hair and pulled her hair while chattering, telling her carefully like a little daughter-in-law.

Gu Ming responded with a wry smile: "I know, how many times do you have to say this girl?" My ears are almost calloused. ”

"People aren't it for my uncle's good...... Yu'er pursed her lips and muttered: "When the time comes, if my uncle is the champion of high school, how majestic it will be!"

Just like in the play, riding a tall horse, escorted by a group of officers and soldiers, beating gongs and drums as they walked......"

When she said this, Yu'er looked longing, and little stars began to appear in her eyes again.

Ying Ning was lying on Gu Ming's lap, with a reluctant look in her eyes.

"Yu'er, haven't you combed it for a long time?"

Nie Xiaoqian walked out with a hand-embroidered package.

Although she knew that Gu Ming had a magical package, she couldn't make people suspicious when she went to the capital for more than a thousand miles, so she had to bring a package to make a show.

"It's almost ......"

Yu'er grinned, and her hand sped up.

In fact, this girl is reluctant to accompany her uncle to say a few more words.

After a while, Nie Hongshu, Dong Sheng, Liancheng, He Yongliang, Lin Xiaoshan, Du Shi Niang, Zeng Dehao and his son, Mrs. Su, Zheng Juren and other relatives and friends came to see him off.

In fact, Gu Ming has not been idle in the past few days, and the big guys take turns to treat them to dinner, wishing Gu Ming high school.

It was Gu Ming who invited him last night, and he drank until midnight, he was so drunk, he was almost never drunk, and he was a little out of shape last night, dancing and singing songs.

When he sang to the scene, he even sang a song: "A laugh in the sea, surging tides on both sides of the strait." Ups and downs follow the waves, only remember the present day. The sky is smiling, the tide is in the world, who loses and who wins, God knows......"

In the end, He Yongliang and others also hummed loudly together: "Lala, lala......"

A group of people chatted in the courtyard for a while, and then they hugged Gu Ming out of the city.

"Virtuous son-in-law, you don't need to worry about your family, just concentrate on taking the exam."

"Yes, yes, yes, with Master Nie in charge, we will all of us to help, so Gu Gongzi doesn't have to worry about it."

"Gu Lang, be careful all the way, and don't fight with people."

"Uncle, Miss and Yu'er are not by your side, you must take care of yourself, drink less, and pay attention to rest......"

The group sent one ride after another.

But sending you a thousand miles, there will be a farewell.

This is thousands of miles away from the capital, but Gu Ming still chose to walk.

If you ride the wind, you can reach it in two or three days at the speed of chasing the wind, but you have to spend energy to take care of it along the way, and you have to find a place to foster it when you get to the capital, so it is better to walk freely.

Wherever you go, it counts.

Besides, there is still more than a month before the test time, and Gu Ming doesn't have to be in such a hurry.

Along the way, I just happened to see the customs and earn some points.

According to the normal route, you should go north, passing through Yuhang Province.

However, Gu Ming had already walked the route in Yuhang Mansion several times, so he decided to take a detour, first go west, and go to Jingshi through the boundary of Huangshan Mountain.

After all, Huangshan is also very famous since ancient times, and it is worth taking a little more detour to see, and it is a big deal to walk for two more days......

After only one day, Gu Ming arrived at the boundary of Huizhou.

Although Huizhou belongs to the south of the Yangtze River, it is also quite different from Suzhou, Yuhang, Yangzhou and other places that have typical representatives of the charm of the south of the Yangtze River.

Suzhou and Hangzhou are famous for their water towns, while Huizhou is relatively more mountainous than water, and the landforms and scenery between the two are still different.

Huizhou has been a school of its own since ancient times, and has a world-famous Huizhou culture, such as Huizhou architecture, Huizhou seal carving, Huizhou cuisine and so on.

This is also one of the reasons why Gu Ming made a special detour to come here, to broaden his knowledge and accumulate his own heritage, just like people in cultivation travel the world from time to time.

How can you improve your mood without experiencing red dust?

In the afternoon, Gu Ming arrived at a small mountain town.

The town is not large, surrounded by rolling hills, and there are not many people on the streets, so it seems a little deserted.

Gu Ming walked along the narrow street lined with steps and zigzagged along the mountain, and then turned into a small restaurant on the side of the road.

"Guest, please take a seat!"

As soon as the guests came to the door, a small man hurriedly greeted him warmly.

Gu Ming found an empty table nearby and sat down, and asked, "What are your specialties?" ”

"The guest officer is from out of town, right? Don't look at our small shop, it's a century-old brand, an authentic Hui restaurant......"

The guy first boasted, and then began to report the name of the dish: "The specialty dishes of our small shop are stewed soft-shelled turtle with ham, tiger skin hairy tofu, shiitake mushroom chestnut, bayberry balls, Huizhou balls, stewed duck with green snails, square preserved fish, Yipin pot, lotus leaf steamed pork, ......"

"Huh? So many specialty dishes? Or, let's have a lotus leaf steamed pork, tiger skin tofu, Huizhou balls, and a pot of good wine. ”

"Well, wait a minute, the little one will go and tell the kitchen to prepare it immediately."

After a while, the wine table was served one after another.

It seems that the guy is not boasting, although the shop is small, but the dishes are delicious and fragrant, which is much more delicious than the dishes in many big restaurants.

In response to the old saying: the store is a big bully.

The real food is often hidden in the mountains and alleys.

When he was almost drunk, a man in his forties hurriedly walked into the store to pack a lot of ready-made cooked food, and hurried away.

As soon as the man left, the two men couldn't help but whisper.

"I bet that most of the veterans that Shopkeeper Zhao found this time are cheating people who eat and drink."

"What's the solution? How can a real master be so easy to find? ”

A drinker sitting nearby couldn't help but pick up the conversation: "Who's in a hurry about this?" It's embarrassing, it's scary. ”

"It's only the bad luck of Zhao's shopkeeper, it is said that there are still a few women in the town who have been recruited, but they don't dare to publicize it, but his lady can't hide it if she wants to......"

At this time, the shopkeeper walked out, and said with a calm face: "I said that one of you is gloating here, and be careful to fall on your own head." ”

"Hey, shopkeeper Feng, what do you mean by that? Who rejoices? ”

"It's just that listening to your tone is like you're cursing someone."

"The two of you are serious, Feng really didn't mean that. It's just that this thing is quite weird, and it's better for everyone to say a few words. ”

"Okay, then I won't mention it......"

They didn't mention it, but Gu Ming's heart moved.

It sounds like this is looking for a master again, and it's a trick, and it's weird or something, isn't it haunted?

Points, points......

So, Gu Ming couldn't help but raise his hand at the guy and greeted him.

The guy hurriedly walked over: "Guest officer, what else do you need?" ”

"No need for the time being, I just want to ask, what kind of weird thing you just said, what the hell is going on?"

"This ......"

The guy frowned, looking embarrassed.

One of the drinkers with teasing corns couldn't help but glare, and smiled at Gu Ming: "You look like a scholar, right?" Why do you scholars always like to ask about strange things? ”

Gu Ming smiled and said: "Collecting wind and collecting materials is convenient for writing articles." ”

It is said that Pu Songling has always been interested in all kinds of folk anecdotes, so he opened a teahouse in front of his home, and guests who come to drink tea can tell stories for free.

It was with the help of this peculiar way that Pu Songling finally collected a large number of bizarre folk tales, and after sorting and processing, there was a widely circulated "Strange Tales from Liaozhai" in later generations.

As soon as he heard this, the drinker immediately sat down with a shy face, still holding an empty wine glass in his hand.

Gu Ming knew this, and instructed Xiao Er: "Go, take another pot of wine, and add two appetizers." ”

"Haha, this little brother is really an understanding person!"

The corn-eyed drinker gave Gu Ming a thumbs up, and then unceremoniously picked up the wine jug and poured a glass of wine, and drank it deliciously, and it was full again.

Gu Ming didn't rush him.

After drinking three cups of teasing corns, he looked around, and then lowered his voice and said, "I heard that you scholars don't believe in ghosts and gods? ”

"It depends on the situation, some people believe it, and some people don't. Anyway, I believe it! ”

"Hahaha, little brother is refreshing!" The drinker laughed a few times and took the opportunity to drink another glass of wine.

poured it full, and said: "Little brother, let me tell you, I'm afraid that our town has been really haunted recently." ”

As expected!

Gu Ming was silent and asked in a low voice, "What kind of situation is it?" ”

"I don't know exactly what to do, after all, I haven't seen it with my own eyes. However, there are many people in the town who are rumoring that there are several women in the town who have been tricked and have been crushed by ghosts......"

If you explain it from a scientific point of view, it is called a "nightmare", and it is estimated that the vast majority of people have had such an experience.

For example, when you are sleeping, you can't move, you can't shout, you can't shout, you keep shouting in your heart, but you can't make a sound, you want to move your hands and feet, but your hands and feet are like unconscious, and you don't listen to the call at all.

However, there are many things in the world that cannot be explained from a scientific point of view, let alone this is a chattering world.

Science can explain it in two words: hehe.

Obviously, most of the ghost pressure that this drinker said is really ghost press.

Besides, what did you say about the trick...... The implication is not difficult to understand.

"Little brother, let me tell you, don't think I'm talking big, it's true......

It's just that this thing is too weird, too terrifying, and embarrassing, so even if someone is tricked, they don't dare to tell outsiders. ”

Gu Ming couldn't help but smile: "Since others don't dare to spread it, how does Brother Ren know?" Why is the tone so affirmative? ”

"As the saying goes, there is no such thing as an impermeable wall...... The important thing is that just the shopkeeper Zhao who came just now, his lady also fell for the trick......

Don't look at the shopkeeper Zhao, who is not very good-looking, and is over forty years old, but this lady who continues to be a string is not only more than ten years younger than him, but also looks like a water spirit......"

For a while, a thick sour gas permeated all around.

It seems that this guy is afraid that he doesn't even have a lady, so he is so envious, jealous, and hateful.

There's even a bit of schadenfreude.

"We can't be sure about the rest of the recruits, and they also listened to others secretly. But when it comes to this Mrs. Zhao, it's a real hammer.

At first, I refused to admit it, but I never expected it...... You know what? ”

Douyan asked with a mysterious look.

"What's wrong?"

Gu Ming guessed lazily and asked casually.

Cross-eyed took a sip of wine, wiped her mouth and continued: "In just a few days, her belly swelled like a balloon.

At first, I thought it was an illness, so I was so scared that I hurried to find Langzhong.

As a result, Lang Zhong couldn't be cured, so Shopkeeper Zhao went to find a master. The master read it and said...... That's not a disease, it's a ghost fetus! ”

"Ghost fetus?"

Gu Ming couldn't help frowning.

Folk people often say that they have ghosts in their hearts, which is to describe a person's bad heart. However, the ghost fetus mentioned here is really a ghost fetus.

"Yes, it's true! Everyone in the town knows this. The master agreed to accept the ghost fetus, but the reward was ten taels of silver.

Shopkeeper Zhao naturally didn't dare to slack off, and immediately took ten taels of silver and handed it to the other party.

But who knew that he had met a liar, and after that guy got the money, he found an opportunity to slip away......"

"There are still such people."

Gu Ming couldn't help but shake his head.

"Isn't it, there are too many kinds of magic sticks walking outside these days...... No, Shopkeeper Zhao had no choice but to find another Taoist.

It is said that this Taoist chief has some ability, and he showed his hand in front of Zhao's shopkeeper.

It's just that he has a great appetite, and not only does he have delicious food and drink, but he also asks for fifty taels of silver......

"Fifty taels?"

Gu Ming frowned.

For a rich man, fifty taels of silver is not a big deal.

But for ordinary people, it is a huge amount of money, and I am afraid that the vast majority of poor people will not be able to save so much silver in their lifetime.

"Although Shopkeeper Zhao is a wealthy man in our town, fifty taels of silver is not a small amount for him...... However, no matter what, he gritted his teeth and had to come up with the money.

Anyway, I think this Luo Daochang might be a god stick......"

"Well, thank you Brother Ren for telling me, that, where is Shopkeeper Zhao's house?"

Cross-eyed wondered: "What? You don't want to see it for yourself, do you? I advise you not to go, Shopkeeper Zhao is now the time to be aggrieved, aren't you looking for pleasure when you go? “

"It's okay, I'm just curious to take a look, just tell me the location."

"Okay, Shopkeeper Zhao's house is in the big courtyard at the west end of the town......"

According to the guidance of the drinker, Gu Ming soon found the home of the shopkeeper Zhao.

At this time, the courtyard gate is closed.

In the courtyard, a table full of wine and food was placed on the stone table, and two people sat around the table.

One is the shopkeeper Zhao, with a sad face.

The other is Luo Daochang, commonly known as Luo Santong, who claims to be a hidden master and has boundless mana.

As a result, he was like a hungry ghost reincarnated, especially able to eat, and there was no wine, no meat, no joy, and he had to wait for him with big fish, meat and good wine.

It's just a matter of asking for fifty taels of silver, which has dragged on for two whole days, and still hasn't done it yet.

"Dao Chief, I'm in a hurry, when will you be able to open the altar? I'm worried that the time will drag on, and my wife is afraid that it will be ......"

Speaking of this, I couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

As a result, Luo Santong's face sank and said: "Shopkeeper Zhao, do you don't trust Poor Dao?" ”

"It's not distrust, it's just ...... But I'm scared all the time. You've also seen it with your own eyes, and Cheap's belly is a little bigger, and I'm afraid she won't be able to think about it for a while if it goes on like this......"

Luo Santong waved his hand with a big grin: "Shopkeeper Zhao, your mood is completely understandable, but the ghost fetus is quite evil, and a bad one may cause a big disaster."

At that time, don't talk about your Zhao family, I'm afraid the whole town will fall into a bloody storm......

As the saying goes, cutting the grass to get rid of the roots, the poor road wants to find out the root cause and destroy it together, otherwise even if the ghost fetus is destroyed, maybe one day your wife will have to be tricked. ”

"This ......" Shopkeeper Zhao turned pale with fright, and said with a crying voice: "Dao Chief, how should this be?" I also ask the Taoist chief to find a way to save the lowly. ”

"Alas, I know! Who wouldn't want to save? ”

Luo Santong took a sip of his wine glass, with a compassionate attitude.

Shopkeeper Zhao couldn't help gritting his teeth: "Dao Chief, please come to the rescue as soon as possible." If you can, it's best to ...... today."

"I'm afraid I won't be able to do it today......"

"As long as the Taoist chief is willing to agree to open the altar today, Zhao ...... and twenty taels of silver! ”

Zhao's shopkeeper was horizontal and took the initiative to increase the weight.

For him, this is indeed a big hemorrhage, after all, how much silver can he make by doing a small business in a small town in the mountains?

As soon as he heard this, Luo Santong's eyes couldn't help but pass a trace of pride.

That's what he was waiting for.

The more anxious the shopkeeper Zhao is, the less anxious he is. In this way, it is good to put a long line to catch big fish.

It's been dragged on for two days, and there is wine and meat every day, how moisturizing is this little day? At this time, I earned an extra twenty taels.

So, he made a reluctant look and said: "Okay, since Shopkeeper Zhao has said so, Poor Dao will try his best." ”

"Thank you, Duo Dao Chief!"

Shopkeeper Zhao finally breathed a sigh of relief, and quickly got up and thanked him repeatedly.

Luo Daochang put on a look of a master and stroked his beard and smiled: "Shopkeeper Zhao doesn't need to be polite, it is my duty to subdue demons and eliminate demons, and to do the way for the sky......"

Although the courtyard door was closed, it did not affect Gu Ming to listen to the conversation between the two clearly.

At first, I was going to knock on the door and go in to find out, but now there is no need for this, so I will wait until the evening to see with my own eyes the skills of this Taoist master......