By the time the deer feast ended, it was already the beginning of the Shen period. Gu Chengyu didn't drink because of his young age. It's just that Sun Xian is old and has been poured a lot.

Ye Zhiqiu is at an embarrassing age, and he will be able to marry a wife in another year, and he also drank a little wine, but he was a little drunk.

Gu Chengyu looked at the two of them and had a headache. One was a little drunk, the other was full of alcohol, and insisted that he was not drunk.

"Drink! I'm going back to my hometown tomorrow, I'm a man, I see who dares to look down on me! A drunken lifter cried wolf howls in Gu Chengyu's ear.

The officials had long since left, the others had left about the same, and the rest were drunk.

Gu Chengyu had no choice but to greet Sun Xian, who was a little dizzy, and put Ye Zhiqiu on the shelf, and everyone walked to the inn together.

The next day, Ye Zhiqiu slept until the third pole of the sun before waking up, Gu Chengyu left Ming Yan to take care of him, and he himself took Ming Mo to the second and third senior brothers' mansions to thank him.

"Little junior brother did well in the exam this time! The teacher must be glad to know. It was He Jisheng who said this.

He Jisheng is an elegant middle-aged man, younger than the senior brother, he looks friendly, and he also has a smile on his face when he looks at Gu Chengyu.

Although He Jisheng does not have the same serious face as Yin Kun, it makes people look easy to get along with. However, Gu Chengyu felt that Yin Kun could talk to him even more, maybe this is the fate between people!

In Gu Chengyu's opinion, although Yin Kun was strict with him, he could see that he really cared about him.

These thoughts were only for a moment, and Gu Chengyu replied shyly: "Senior brother, don't praise me, it's just a fluke!" ”

"We are senior brothers, why are we so modest? Let's leave for dinner today, let's talk about it now! ”

The two met three times in total, and He Jisheng seemed to be evasive about Gu Chengyu, and he did not involve government affairs between his words. Most of them ask Teacher Hou, or talk about some family matters, or ask about some academic matters, and only say that if there is anything they don't understand, they will ask.

Gu Chengyu naturally agreed, and humbly asked a few questions.

"I'm ashamed to say that in the past two years, I have been preparing for the autumn season, and I have little to do with chess, and now I only spend some effort on calligraphy and painting. I've only learned a little bit of chess, so how can I play against my brother? Besides, I will go to the second senior brother's house to pay a visit later, I am afraid that I will miss the time, please forgive me! ”

Liang Zhirui is also considered to be a chess artist, and he has also let Gu Chengyu learn from him before, but Gu Chengyu's focus is on Qiuqiu, so he doesn't spend much time on it.

However, Liang Zhirui also praised Gu Chengyu, saying that if he spent more effort on chess, he would be able to become everyone in a few years.

In fact, Gu Chengyu said this, and he was also modest. Although I am not proficient, I don't know only the skin.

It's just that he heard the teacher say that He Jisheng is very talented in chess.

So he doesn't want to be abused, and besides, playing chess is easy to expose the shortcomings in your character, in the eyes of these thoughtful chess masters, you can roughly find out your character after a few games.

Of course, Gu Chengyu was not afraid, but he would go to the Second Senior Brother's Mansion to pay a visit later. If you don't go today, then you have to stay tomorrow for another day, Sun Xian is afraid that he will return to his heart like an arrow at this time.

"Why is it so urgent? But the return date has been set? He Jisheng wanted to take the chessboard for a moment, and then returned to sit down.

"We're leaving tomorrow, and the boats are already booked. The senior brother who is with me wants to marry my family, and he will also come to the capital to study in the future. ”

Since Sun Xian and Ye Zhiqiu have already been lifted, it is certain that they will come to the capital to go to school after that. There are also many large and small academies in the capital, so when the time comes, choose a better one and get in.

"That's a great joy, congratulations to my brother here! When will you come to the capital after you go back? Do you plan to go to a college? ”

Gu Chengyu was a little surprised when he heard this, didn't the teacher and senior brother mention to him that he was going to go to school in Guozijian?

He pondered for a moment, and he would know later anyway, and there was nothing bad to say.

"In more than a month, I will leave for Beijing, intending to enter the Guozijian."

"Guozijian?" He Jisheng was so surprised that his voice suddenly rose a lot, and he didn't notice it.

When Gu Chengyu looked at it, he felt more and more weird. He suddenly thought that the teacher had mentioned before that He Jisheng and Senior Brother had not entered the Guozijian to study.

The requirements for entering the country are strict, and the children of the family will have a quota, which is the shadow prison; There are also those who donate money, which is called donating prisons. However, the prison is not qualified to be an official in the examination. The rest can only be recommended by officials, or people with excellent grades can enter, and it just so happens that Gu Chengyu has both of them.

Gu Chengyu figured this out, so he wanted to divert the topic.

Who knows that He Jisheng is not ready to let it go, "But the teacher's recommendation?" ”

His expression was very subtle, Gu Chengyu had observed, his face was stiff before, and then he quickly returned to nature, isn't this what he thinks of the teacher?

Before Gu Chengyu could answer, he asked himself again, "Yes, you are Xie Yuan, of course you have the qualifications to enter the Guozijian." ”

Gu Chengyu saw that he was a little stunned, so he took the opportunity to say goodbye.

He Jisheng came back to his senses, and he didn't keep it, he only said that he packed some things and asked Gu Chengyu to bring them to the teacher when he went back.

Gu Chengyu walked out of the gate of He Mansion, recalling the look on his face when the teacher mentioned several senior brothers to him before.

The senior brother said that He Jisheng was the most valued by the teacher among several senior brothers before. Because he was clever and studious, it was only later that the teacher thought he was too tactful and felt that he was a little eager to make progress, so he gradually became cold to him.

However, it is undeniable that He Jisheng is the smartest among the three of them.

Gu Chengyu got into the carriage and went to the Wu Mansion.

The wife of the head of the Wu Mansion went to the temple two days ago to pray for blessings, and only came back this morning. Of course, Gu Chengyu has to wait for the people to come back before he can visit!

Besides, He Jisheng went down earlier, so he went to He Mansion first.

Wu An has a son and two daughters, and the son is studying in the academy in the capital. At this time, there should only be female dependents in the family, and Gu Chengyu went just to go through the motions, and went to ask the old lady and the housewife to say goodbye.

The grandfather of the second senior brother Wu An was a military general, but his official position was not high. Finally, among so many grandchildren, there was a literati, and Wu An was still the grandson of the long house, and he was happy with the old lady.

The Dayan Dynasty emphasized literature over martial arts, and the military general's family produced a scholar, especially this scholar who was also admitted to the Jinshi and became an official, so the Wu family couldn't help but be even more happy.

Since the death of the old lady Xian, he also bought a house for the Wu family in the north, which is the second entry, but it is still smaller than the Yin Mansion. However, it is still much larger than the ordinary two-in.

The carriage soon arrived at the Wu Mansion, and Mingmo parked the carriage he had just bought, and stepped forward to knock on the door.

The porter knew Gu Chengyu, and he had been here once before, so he immediately went in to report.

Gu Chengyu took the carriage into the corner gate, and after getting out of the carriage, he followed his mother-in-law to the inner courtyard.