The next day, it was still dark outside, Gu Chengyu had already lit a candle and practiced calligraphy in the flickering candlelight, while Ye Zhiqiu on the side was reviewing the books he had learned.

"Seiyu! Are you sure about this county test? "The county exam is about to begin, and he is going to the examination room at two o'clock, although Ye Zhiqiu has a book in his hand, he can't read a word.

He looked at Gu Chengyu still grinding the ink calmly, and his face was peaceful against the background of the candlelight. He really admired this junior brother, at this time, he was still able to be so calm, and he seemed a little impetuous in comparison.

He doesn't want to be so nervous, but he is different from Gu Chengyu, Gu Chengyu's family is rich, he doesn't have to worry about food and clothing, and Gu Chengyu is young, even this year, it's nothing to take the exam in three years, not to mention that Gu Chengyu is talented, in fact, there is no need to be nervous at all, right?

"Senior Brother Ye! According to your usual knowledge, the county exam should not be a problem, and you should not be too nervous, which will not be conducive to your exam. Try your best to take the test, don't think too much. In fact, Gu Chengyu was also a little nervous in his heart, but he didn't show it.

After writing the last stroke, Gu Chengyu cleaned up the pen and ink on the table. I checked everything in the test basket and saw that nothing was missing, so I straightened my clothes. The examination room has to be searched, so the jacket cannot be worn, mainly because he is afraid that the candidate will carry a cheat sheet, so he can only wear a few more single clothes, but he has internal strength, so he will naturally not be frozen, but those weak scholars are a little pitiful, and they do not exercise all year round, resulting in their bodies being a little weak, and they don't know if they can carry it, such as Ye Zhiqiu.

"Senior brother! You are not allowed to wear jackets in the examination room, you have to wear a few more, otherwise it is not a trivial matter to be infected with the wind cold. Gu Chengyu saw that Ye Zhiqiu was still sitting there reading in a thin jacket, so he reminded him.

"Huh? Then I'll change it. Ye Zhiqiu was a little rubbing, there were only two single clothes in his house, and he didn't tell his mother before he went out that the family had spent a lot of money for him to study, and he didn't want him and his sisters to worry about it anymore, so he opened the burden and took out two single clothes from it.

Gu Chengyu knew at a glance that Ye Zhiqiu didn't bring enough, "Senior brother, but you forgot to bring it?" If you take the junior brother's clothes first, there is not much difference between our clothes, and we should be able to wear them. Nowadays, I still focus on exams, and I must not ignore my body. "Gu Chengyu's height is a little shorter than Ye Zhiqiu, and Ye Zhiqiu should be able to barely wear it.

Ye Zhiqiu was full of gratitude, originally he thought that the exam would not take long, so he endured it and passed. His silver was embroidered by his mother and his sisters, and his mother's eyes were burned out. For his exam, the two sisters embroidered purses all day long, they were not very old, and the places where they held needles in their hands were calloused, and he really couldn't bear to say anything more about making clothes.

"Little treasure! Are you and your brother reconciled? Come and wash up, it's time to go. At this time, Daddy Gu's voice came, and at the same time, the originally quiet inn suddenly became noisy, it seems that most of the people living in the inn are candidates, and they are all up to prepare for the exam.

Gu Chengyu and his entourage followed the surging flow of people, took the examination basket, and came to the outside of the examination room. At this time, there were already many students waiting outside the examination room, and several lanterns were hung under the eaves of the examination room, illuminating the originally dark field a little hazy.

Wen Fuzi was already waiting for them outside the examination room, he was born with a guarantee, and he must come over. When he came yesterday, he was later than Gu Chengyu and them, because he had friends in the county, so he lived in his friend's house. When I saw them, I only said a few words of encouragement, and then I didn't say anything more.

The examination shed of the examination room is sitting in the north and facing south, there is a large courtyard in the middle, and the north of the courtyard is the main gate, also called "Dragon Gate". There is also a large courtyard at the main gate for candidates to wait for their names.

Gu Chengyu They didn't wait long, and a servant came over and asked them to line up to enter the compound, Gu Chengyu waved his hand and asked Gu Daddy, who was waiting on the other side, to go back first, this exam, I don't know how long it will take, there is no need to stand outside and wait.

When everyone enters the compound, they have to be named by the magistrate, and when they go in, they have to be searched by the officials to make sure that there is no entrainment of cheat sheets, and they can enter by handing in the admission ticket.

After checking about twenty people in front, it was Gu Chengyu's turn. Gu Chengyu took off all the single clothes on his body, and the official carefully checked the single clothes, and after making sure that there was no cheat sheet, he touched Gu Chengyu up and down, and finally asked Gu Chengyu to take off his shoes and check them. After tossing for a long time, he let Gu Chengyu put on his clothes and shoes.

At the same time, there was also a servant who was carefully comparing the portrait, seeing this, Gu Chengyu was a little depressed, when he went to the ceremonial room to sign up, the things written on it were white and beardless, short in stature, a red mole between his eyebrows, and even the iconic peach blossom eyes on his face were written, and a person with obvious characteristics like him wanted to find someone to impersonate, but he was afraid that he couldn't.

After the official confirmed that he was correct, he released Gu Chengyu.

Then it's time to sing Bao, that is, the candidates sing a certain Bao Shengbao, and after the student confirms, he should sing a certain Bao Sheng, and it will end. Each candidate has a seat number, Gu Chengyu entered the examination room and found the fifth Tianzi, which was the fifth in the first row.

Put down the test basket in your hand, take out the four treasures of the study and place them. The lunch he brought was two white flour cakes, which his mother baked, and a water bladder, which was filled with water, and an umbrella was indispensable.

After taking a look at the examination booth, he was relieved to see that the tiles on it were intact and there was no air leakage everywhere. Before, he heard that there are remote places, the examination booth is very broken, and some even have no examination shed, and the candidates even bring their own tables and chairs for the exam, which shows that their Qinghe County can be regarded as a wealthy county.

The chief examiner of this county exam is Lu Zhixian, which is divided into five sessions, and the first test is the paste. As long as you are familiar with the four books and have solid basic skills, you can naturally pass it.

Candles cannot be lit in the examination room, and the papers must be handed in before dark, and now, the sky is not completely bright, and Gu Chengyu is bored waiting for the hair rolls.

The six of them sat separately, and the candidate Gu Chengyu opposite didn't know him, this was an old man about fifty years old, who looked older than Gu's father.

Gu Chengyu sighed, in ancient times, the age in the examination room was also a white-haired old man and a child-aged boy. Some people have failed many times, but they have always insisted on scientific examinations, and they would rather exhaust their family's money than make a name for themselves, like such an old man, Gu Chengyu really admires his perseverance.

Perhaps sensing Gu Chengyu's gaze, the student also looked towards the examination booth opposite, and when he saw that it was a child on the other side, he shook his head after being surprised. Gu Chengyu didn't know what he meant by shaking his head, but he could also know what he was thinking in his heart, and he must have thought that he, a kid, had come here to save experience.