Chapter 2 The Long Road Ahead
After eating, Gu Yunji came out of the main courtyard and went to the courtyard of his biological mother, Aunt Zhao. Take a break today, no need to go to school.
As soon as he entered the courtyard, he was pounced.
"Brother!" A little girl hugged Gu Yunji and looked at him with a smile. This is my sister Gu Yunqiao, ten years old this year, also from Aunt Zhao, different from the original, as the youngest child in the family, she is more favored, and her temperament is very jumpy.
Seeing her sister's lively smiling face, Gu Yunji was also in a better mood, and touched her head lovingly.
"Okay, how old are you, there is a difference between men and women, what is it like to pester my brother like this." Seeing the harmony and joy of her children, Aunt Zhao was also very happy. But considering the strict rules, he still taught a lesson with a straight face.
Regarding feudal concepts such as "men and women are not seated at the age of seven", Gu Xue, a young woman from the new era in the 21st century, is very disapproving.
In her last life, her family was particularly patriarchal, and as the first child in the family, she survived by luck. Later, she had two younger sisters one after another, one was sold, and the other was strangled to death by her father's own hands.
Perhaps it was because she had caused her own sins and could not live, and her mother never became pregnant after that. My father later came from my uncle's house and my cousin, and it hurt like an eyeball. Gu Xue was admitted to college, and the whole family did not agree with her to study, just because it cost money, they thought that the girl was not worth it. In the eyes of her family, her non-biological cousin is much more important than her biological daughter.
Fortunately, with a student loan and a little bus fare funded by a high school teacher, Gu Xue secretly ran out of home with the admission notice to report to the school. It's a pity that her beautiful life was hit and killed by a car before it could fully begin.
Creation makes people, Gu Xue, who was persecuted by the concept of clan in her previous life, has now become Gu Yunji who has to rely on the clan, in the ancient feudal dynasty, it can be said that it is difficult to break away from the clan. What's more, for Gu Yunji, who is now a man, the clan power is not only a scourge, but a help.
Before she could say a few words to her sister, Gu Yunqiao was urged by Aunt Zhao to say goodbye to Mrs. Wang.
Aunt Zhao was born poor, and was later hired as a concubine in the Gu Mansion. Although he gave birth to a pair of children, he is still cautious and trembling, for fear of upsetting the old lady and his wife.
Now that her son is in front of her, she has nothing else to say. It's just that he nagged him over and over again to make him angry, study hard, and don't make his father angry or something.
Gu Yunji listened patiently and obediently for a while, then resigned and returned to Fang Wenshu, got up and left.
Walking out of Aunt Zhao's yard, Gu Yunji breathed a sigh of relief. Nowadays, if you want to take the imperial examination and have a good official reputation, you have to be filial to your parents. Whether it is a grandmother or a concubine, even if it is acting, you must act deferentially in front of them.
Back in his room, Gu Yunji walked to the bookcase and looked through the homework that the original body had done.
In the homework book, the original body memorized almost every sentence in the master's class, even the modal words. The further you go, the more sloppy the handwriting becomes, which shows that the owner is upset because he has no time to write.
Seeing this, Gu Yunji couldn't help laughing. Yes, the hospital exam is held once a year, and it took seven years for the original body to be admitted to the Tongsheng from the age of six to the age of thirteen. It can be said that he is dull, and even stupid.
The hospital examination and the county examination are held in September every year, and the township examination and the general examination are held once every three years. Originally, the next township examination should be held in August of the third year of Jingfeng, and the examination will be held in March of the following year. Because of the addition of Enko, both exams were mentioned to be held this year, and it became that the township exam was held in March and the general exam was held in September.
However, the township examination and the general examination are still too far away from the current Gu Yunji, and the important thing is to strive to pass this year's county examination and become a talent as soon as possible.
There are still five months before the county exam, and there should be time, Gu Yunji, who also changed his fate through reading in his previous life, is very confident in this.
In fact, for a scholarly family like the Gu family, the county exam is not difficult, the content of the exam is Confucian scriptures, the scope is not out of the "four books", and the policy will not begin to be involved in the township test.
Fortunately, Gu Yunji graduated from Chinese language and literature in his previous life, and there is no problem with writing calligraphy, plus the original body is only a fourteen-year-old boy, and the words are not much better, otherwise he is afraid that he will be exposed just by lifting the pen to write.
Gu Yunji's memory is very good, and he has memorized the four books for seven or eight minutes so far, but he has never taken the county exam, and he doesn't know what the questions are.
Seeing him staring at the book, the little maid Xu Dong frowned, and asked tentatively: "The third young master has encountered something incomprehensible in reading?" Why don't you go and ask the eldest young master? ”
Hearing this, Gu Yunji's eyes lit up, how could he forget this stubble.
There are only three people in the family who have passed the county exam, one is Gu Yunxiao, the other is Gu Yunlin, and his father Gu Kaizhen.
Needless to say, Gu Yunlin's own homework is so-so, and his experience may not provide any reference value for Gu Yunji. And the last time Gu Kaizhen participated in the imperial examination was more than ten years ago, Gu Yunji didn't dare to guarantee what the level was. What's more, as the head of the family, Gu Yunji was a little stunned when he saw him.
The eldest brother Gu Yunxiao has a gentle temperament, and he is the same age as him, so he is very good at talking. What's more, he has always been very serious in his studies, and his experience should be able to help Gu Yunji.
Thinking of this, Gu Yunji got up and went to find Gu Yunxiao.
The township test has not yet been released, Gu Yunxiao did not go out to play, but stayed in the study to read books. Seeing Gu Yunji coming, he was a little surprised.
Gu Yunji used to shrink in the room all day long like a stuffy gourd and didn't go out, every time he talked, he was a little shrunken, but now he actually took the initiative to come to him, it seems that it is really different from before.
Gu Yunji didn't talk nonsense after finishing the salute, and said straight to the point: "Big brother, I'm preparing for the county exam in September. Although I am already familiar with the four books, I have never seen the questions after all, and I don't know the examiner's preference, so I am a little unsure. I wonder if my eldest brother has any relevant reference books that you can lend me for reference? ”
Hearing this, Gu Yunxiao smiled with satisfaction. While flipping out a few books on the bookshelf next to him, he said to Gu Yunji:
"My own brothers, talk about what to borrow or not. If you can use these books, just take them back. ”
As he spoke, he introduced the books in his hand to Gu Yunji one by one: "This is a collection of exam questions in recent years, and this is a collection of excellent model essays." There is also this set of four books, which have my own annotations and experiences, which may be useful to you. ”
Gu Yunji took the book and looked at it slightly. The exam question collection and model essay collection are all real questions and articles in the county examination, which can be called a contemporary five-year college entrance examination three-year simulation, and he is now using it.
The four books are a little old, and the edges of the pages are a bit rolly, and it can be seen that the original owner must have read them many times. As Gu Yunxiao said, there are a lot of annotations in the book, which are much more profound than the rigid notes made by the original body in the textbook.
Seeing that Gu Yunji was looking at it seriously, Gu Yunxiao added: "I bought the exam question book and the model essay collection a few years ago, and now it's a bit outdated, you should go to the bookstore to buy a new mock exam question book to take a look." ”
Gu Yunji nodded yes, then cherished the book in his arms, and got up to say goodbye after thanking Gu Yunxiao seriously.
Back in the room, Gu Yunji couldn't wait to start reading the book given by Gu Yunxiao seriously, and the more he read it, the more fascinated he became. Except for eating, he hardly went out.
Before you know it, the day has passed.