Chapter Ninety-Seven Revealed

On the ninth day of the second lunar month, when Gu Hai walked out of the house, there were still a few cold stars hanging in the sky, and the surroundings were gray.

"It's food, it's what it's wearing." Cao Shi and Gu Bainiang followed behind with baskets, and while walking, the mother and daughter looked through them, but they were afraid that they would miss the important things.

The sound of horse-drawn carriages passing by was already ringing in the Gu family's alley, and the lights were lit in the alley, and the earth was illuminated.

“… Mother, do you put a pair of shoes in it? Gu Bainiang asked.

“… Crowded.. Every time, there are shoes that are squeezed out..."Cao Shi smiled, "Your father took the exam three times that year, and all three times were squeezed out, and then he told me that when Brother Hai took the exam in the future, he must have that spare pair..."

Speaking of their father, the mother and son were silent.

"Mother, don't worry, I won't let my father down." Gu Hai turned his head and said on his shoulder.

Cao's eyes glistened with tears, nodded and did not speak.

When I walked out of the alley, I saw that the street was also brightly lit, and there was a long queue of cars, horses, and people on foot.

Patriarch Gu Changchun led the elders of the family to stand at the corner of the street, toasted with incense, and prayed for the candidates of the Gu family.

Gu Hai stood at the end, next to him was Gu Long who was chewing snacks in his mouth and only napping, because there were many people and the street was lively, he couldn't hear Gu Changchun talking excitedly in front of him.

“… It's really nagging, if you don't leave, it's too late to enter the exam room. Someone complained impatiently.

Seeing Gu Hai, he greeted him respectfully.

"Senior brother must be in high school this time." He said.

Gu Hai returned the salute with a smile, saying that he didn't dare, and everyone made progress together.

Gu Changchun finally finished speaking, picked up the wine, spilled the first and second cups on the ground, and handed the third cup to Gu Yu who was standing at the front.

Gu Yu was wearing a plain silver wind hair straight-body cotton robe, because it was windy at night, he was covered with a wide coat of the same color, and under the light of the torch and lantern, the whole person was like ice and snow, crystal clear and unbelievable.

He took the glass and saluted the elders of the clan respectfully before facing everyone.

"Go to the saints and continue to learn, and open peace for all generations." He said aloud, raising his glass and dripping it down.

Gu Changchun's face was excited, and he looked at him, as if he had seen the leader's annunciation post sent to the Gu family ancestral hall.

"Phew." Gu Long sighed, turned his head to look at Gu Hai on the side with a smile on his face, and hurriedly said, "Wood, you will definitely be able to pass the test, the first in the test."

Gu Hai smiled and said your good words, the team began to move, and everyone looked for the carriage and left.

"Brother.." Gu Bainiang helped Cao Shi to stand on the side of the road and waved at him.

Gu Hai waved his hand at them from afar, looked at the carriage that was squeezed in the middle, simply took the test basket from it, and strode away.

"Why don't you take the car?" The Cao family was a little anxious, far away, and couldn't hear Gu Hai say.

Gu Bainiang tiptoed to look at the dense queue on the street, and said with a smile: "Maybe it's faster to walk." ”

"But, after all, it's still far away, and it's cold at night. It will take two days to take the test...."Cao Shi looked worried, watching Gu Hai blend into the ranks of various vehicles.

"Senior brother."

Someone called him from behind, Gu Hai turned around, and saw Gu Yu slowly following up, with a small guy behind him carrying an exam basket.

"Take this opportunity to learn from the senior brother and compete." He said with a smile on his face.

Gu Hai smiled and arched his hand: "Okay, a sect is superior." ”

Gu Changchun and the others, who were standing on the side, kept their eyes on Gu Yu, and it was not until this time that they saw Gu Hai along his line of sight, and they couldn't help but be stunned.

"Who's that kid?" Gu Changchun asked an old man beside him.

The old man squinted for a moment.

"It seems to be Gu Leyun's son..."He said, still a little uncertain.

"That's him." Another old man said, his voice smiling, "I heard that the knowledge is good, and the old master in Zhoushan attaches great importance to it. ”

"Him?" Gu Changchun was obviously surprised and looked at Gu Hai again.

Gu Yu and he were both on foot, shuttling away one after the other in the traffic.

"Him?" Gu Changchun retracted his gaze and laughed, "It's thank God that he can have half of his father's intelligence......"

Doesn't he know the knowledge of their father and son?

"Don't be impressed for three days." Someone laughed behind him.

Gu Changchun turned around and saw that it was his fifth uncle, Gu Fifth Master.

Master Gu Wu looked at the team going to the exam, with a meaningful smile on his face.

"Tomorrow is going to be a good day...", he looked up, twisting his sparse beard, and looking at the blue night sky, where there was already a faint light in the east.

When the sky was bright, the old and weak women and children standing on the street to see off their students had not dispersed.

"Mother, let's go back." Gu Bainiang helped Cao's family, "I've been standing for half the night..."

Cao Shi felt that his legs were a little sore, nodded, and looked at the street that had returned to smooth again, and the mother and daughter turned back.

Because the exam had to take two days, Gu Bainiang didn't go to the pharmacy for the past two days, and stayed at home to accompany Cao.

Two days later, there was another peak of traffic and people on the street, and to be able to find Gu Hai in the dense crowd, it had to rely on Peng Yipin, a stout person.

"Brother Hai, Brother Hai." He beckoned and shouted, pushed through the crowd, and pulled Gu Hai, who was distressed, over.

As soon as he saw his son's face, Cao shed tears.

"My son.."

Gu Hai cheered up and smiled at everyone.

Peng took a needle to check his pulse, and said with a smile: "It's okay, it's okay, I'm sleepy, just sleep." ”

"Young master, how did you do in the exam?" Lingbao asked with concern and curiosity.

Ling Yuan showed that she asked abruptly, and pulled her back.

"It's okay, it's okay." Gu Hai smiled kindly at her, "The egg cake made by Lingbao is delicious, thank you." ”

Lingbao didn't expect him to deliberately praise himself for this, and his happy eyes were gone.

"Go home and say, go home and say." Gu Banniang said with a smile, beckoning everyone to get on the bus, riding a horse, and the group went lively.

Gu Hai slept for a day, and when he got up again, he returned to normal, looked at the writing and writing, and waited for the list to be released.

During this period, all kinds of gossip were circulating, some said that Mo's article was praised by the examiner, and some people even said that someone had been convicted....

Of course, these are all things that Lingbao heard, and told Gu Bainiang about it when she was making medicine.

Gu Bainiang just smiled when she heard this.

"The head of the case is definitely not the Zhou student you said..."She raised her head and said indifferently.

"Why?" Lingbao spread the washed herbs on the dustpan, very curious about Gu Bainiang's determined tone, "People say that Zhou Xuexue is the first genius in Jiankang...."

Gu Bainiang didn't answer, but stopped her hand and looked at the Baizhu in front of her in contemplation.

No, because the head of the case in fate is Gu Yu, but I don't know if fate will change.....

To be honest, she was restless, wishing to know who was the case immediately, but hoping never to know.

Who is the head of the case, for her, determines whether her fate will change.

If the head of the case is still Gu Yu, does that mean that everything that is destined will still happen, it is just a matter of time.

My mother will die, my brother will die......

Gu Banniang closed her eyes, only to feel that the boulder was pressed on her chest.

Because there is still no medicine, Gu Bainiang just came to the pharmacy to practice her hands, and she will go back after noon.

Taking advantage of the excitement on the opening day, the business of the pharmacy was still good, and when Gu Bainiang walked out, she saw four or five people waiting for Peng Yizhi to see a doctor.

"Lingbao, you come to grab the medicine." Seeing her pass by, Ling Yuan hurriedly greeted Lingbao, who poured water for the people waiting for treatment, and followed him out.

When I went out, I saw Gu Bainiang standing at the door without moving, her small thin body standing there, her porcelain white face seemed to be about to break and crack at any time.

Even when she was laughing, there was sadness in her eyes, Lingyuan watched her take a few steps closer, but found that she didn't know what to say, so she stopped.

Gu Bainiang had already noticed that the person was approaching and looked back.

"Lingyuan, you came just in time, let's go to the old man outside the city to see, has he come back?" She said.

"Okay." Ling Yuan immediately replied, turned around and went to prepare the car.

The carriage was parked outside the hut, which had almost collapsed due to a winter wind and snow, and it seemed to be uninhabitable.

Ling Yuan stood behind Gu Bainiang, hesitated for a long time, and reached out to put the cloak on her.

"Thank you." Gu Baniang came back to her senses, raised her head and smiled at him, and reached out to tie the strap herself.

Ling Yuan lowered his eyes and took a few steps back, seeing her standing in front of the hut and deep in thought, not daring to disturb.

In the black soil shrubs on the side of the road, there are faint branches that are green, thin and soft, not as dry and stiff as in winter, Lingyuan reached out and pulled a few, folded them in his hand, and slowly turned into a grasshopper.

"What are you doing?" Gu Banniang's voice came from above her head.

Ling Yuan raised his head, only to find that she was standing in front of him unconsciously, looking at the branch in his hand with interest.

"Fooling around.." Lingyuan stood up and wanted to throw it away.

"I'll see." Gu Bainiang took it, held it in her hand and looked at it, with a shallow smile on her lips, "It's a little rabbit?" ”

Lingyuan nodded.

"Lingyuan's hands are so skillful." Gu Bainiang looked at him with a smile.

Ling Yuan twisted his head a little uncomfortably.

"Will you do it?" Gu Bainiang asked.

In the afternoon of the dead winter, the lazy sunlight lazily shone on the wild, and it didn't take long for Gu Bainiang's hands to catch all kinds of dogs, cats, and rabbits outlined by branches...

"Is this still a rabbit?" Gu Banniang looked at the one in Ling Yuan's hand and said with a smile.

A smile appeared on Ling Yuan's lips, "It's a fox... How can a rabbit have such a long tail..."

"But these ears don't look like that." Gu Bainiang said seriously.

Lingyuan also looked at it and nodded, with a little regret, "The branches are still too hard, and they don't look good, and when the dog's tail grass grows in the summer, it will look good."

"It's also nice to look at." Gu Bainiang sighed, looking at the one she was carrying in both hands, "Who did you learn from?" ”

"I figured it out myself.." Lingyuan said, "When I first escaped, my sister was small and always cried, so I did this to coax her to play..."

"Lingbao is so happy.." Gu Banniang said with a smile.

She had a smile on her face, but her voice was a little sad, as if she remembered something unhappy.

Lingbao is really happy....

She was so lucky that she met herself, but it was just a gesture to avoid losing her brother and not having to taste the loss of her loved ones.

That kind of taste is that now your relatives are still there, and it also wakes you up every night, and when you wake up, it hurts your heart.

"If you like it, I'll make it for you." Ling Yuan couldn't help but say.

Gu Bainiang smiled at him, raised the branch in her hand and looked left and right, and the smile on her face finally dissipated into her eyes.

"Okay." She said.

When the list was released, Gu Bainiang didn't go to see it in person, she was panicked, feeling that she had nowhere to hide, and finally sat in the pharmacy room in the backyard, as if she could escape the unpredictable fate in this way.

"Eighteen mothers.."

"Miss..."

"Young Master.."

"Madame.."

When Peng Yizhen and Lingbao's voices broke through the door, Gu Bainiang's face was pale, her body was tense, and her hands were flat on her knees.

The door slammed open, and daylight poured in.

"Sister .." Gu Hai looked at her with a smile on his lips, "Gu Yu took the second exam." ”

His hand was clutched at the knocker, his knuckles whitish and trembling slightly.

"He's not the first... He's not number one...," he whispered.

He was not the first, fate changed.

Gu Bainiang only felt that tears were pouring out, and she could finally see a glimmer of hope, she stood up and wiped away her tears with some excitement.

"Isn't it too authentic for us to be like this..."She smiled, "People didn't do well in the exam, and we are so happy...."

"We're not targeting him..."Gu Hai said with a smile, looking at his sister whose eyes finally lit up, and jokingly, "Doesn't my sister care who the head of the case is?" "No mistakes, no skipping words.

No matter who it is, as long as it is not Gu Yu, it is enough to prove that fate is not unchangeable, that is to say, her efforts will not be in vain......

Gu Bainiang smiled and suddenly stopped it, and looked at Gu Hai in disbelief.

Gu Hai grinned, his smile getting bigger and bigger, and finally let out a loud laugh.

"It's Gu Hai." He said, "It's Gu Hai...."

When the news reached the Gu family, everyone's jaws dropped in shock, and Gu Changchun fell out of his chair even more out of shape.

How is this possible? Now not to mention how many candidates and students there are in the Gu family, let's just say that he is the best in the Gu family, that Jiankang City is so big, plus the subordinate counties, there are many students, and there are not a few of them who are famous, how can it be Gu Hai's turn to be the head of this case?

At this time, in Jiankang, the students were asking each other where this Gu Hai was sacred.

"Actually, it's not that difficult, just concentrate on studying, familiarize yourself with the classics, and practice a lot." Gu Hai faced a few brothers of the same clan who came to Daoxi and had a good relationship, and smiled indifferently, "The answer sheet is just a problem-solving, the sentences are smooth, and the words are meaningful." ”

The crowd apparently did not believe it, and they all humbled themselves.

Gu Bainiang, who was standing behind the screen, was a letter, the candlelight that never went out every night, the books that were turned over, the piles of articles written, and the square stone tied to his wrist in order to practice calligraphy, this step by step was his solid step.

"The depth of the virtual and the real, orderly, whether it is the content or the font, are neat, the whole article is laid out in a volume, two words to summarize," the master of the Gu family, Jiankang celebrity Zhoushan said to the room full of people with a little excitement, "The examiner only said two words... ”

He looked around at everyone again, stretched out two fingers, "steadfast"

There are many candidates who are talented and have made fireworks in their articles, but only this Gu Hai is talented, and every word presents the image of a student who is not arrogant or impatient, calm and strict in front of the examiner.

This talented student who does brilliant fireworks articles, including himself.

Gu Yu clenched his fists, and there were already blood stains on his thin lips.

He doesn't believe it, he doesn't believe it

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It's late, it's late, I'm done writing, huh~~go to dinner~~

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