Since the end of the wishful thing, Gu Yunji has never seen Gu Ming'an again, and whenever someone asks, the Gu family only says that he is sick and wants to stay in the room to recuperate, and no one is allowed to visit.

Although everyone in the school had some doubts about the truth of Ruyi's loss, seeing that Gu Ming'an was closed, Cheng Yan continued to come back to class in a dignified manner, and they guessed seven or eight points in their hearts, and they all didn't find fault with it, just as if nothing had happened.

Without Gu Ming'an's troubles and finding faults, Gu Yunji and Cheng Yan's school life became particularly comfortable, and they studied step by step every day, prepared for the exam, and lived a very fulfilling life.

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, it is the beginning of August, and the township test will soon begin.

The township examination, also known as the autumn examination, is a large-scale examination held by the local government at the prefecture level, and it is a lot more difficult to pass the county examination in terms of both the paper questions and the probability of passing. Under normal circumstances, a total of 80 people are admitted to the Songjiang Fuxiang Examination, but there are as many as 1,000 Xiucai who come to take the examination, and the acceptance rate is less than one-tenth.

The difficulty of passing is so high, but there are still thousands of people who are tireless in this, from the green hair to the gray hair and refuse to give up, mainly because the reward brought by lifting people in the exam is too great.

Showing talent in the examination can only be said to have successfully stepped into the ranks of intellectuals, and promoting people in the examination is the real leap to the ruling class.

If you don't want to continue to participate in the imperial examination, you can choose to be an alternate official, and if you're lucky, you only need to wait a few years to get an official position such as a county.

Even if the official position is small, it is also different from the "master" of ordinary people, and the ordinary people have to kowtow when they see it, and their status is not the same as before the middle lift.

Becoming a master overnight is a fatal temptation for any scholar, and in order to make up the money for the exam, it is not uncommon to even smash the pot and sell iron. With so much effort, if you win, it's good, if you don't, it will be a devastating blow.

After each township test list, ecstatic and crazy scholars who vomit blood abound. As the saying goes, everyone laughs at Fan Jin, and everyone is Fan Jin.

Gu Kaizhen and Gu Yunxiao have a deep understanding of this feeling, seeing that the township test is approaching, although Gu Yunji is not by their side, they are also worried in their hearts, and often write letters to greet and comfort, for fear that he will be too stressed.

He was also worried that he would be far away from his father and brother and "under the fence" and that he would not be taken care of by the Gu family in Fucheng, so he would bring him some food supplements from time to time, so as not to burn his body when preparing for the exam.

Even Xu Chengyu's father and daughter, who were far away in the capital, sent a letter to him, telling him how to adjust his state to relieve pressure, and Xu Shuhua wrote a full four-page paper, ostensibly talking about his daily life, but in fact, he was thinking about him in and out of the words, so that he would not have too much psychological burden.

In comparison, Cheng Yan's side was much more deserted. He didn't take the initiative to go back to visit his relatives, and his family didn't send him any letters or things, except for the letter sent back by Su Qi to the two of them a few days ago, as if no one cared about his current situation.

Gu Yunji guessed that maybe Cheng Yan's family was poor, his family was not literate, and he was too tired of trivial chores to visit in person, so he had no way to care. In order to prevent him from being lost alone, Gu Yunji saw that he was free for half a day and dragged him out of Gu's mansion to go shopping and relax.

Approaching the township test, the city of Fucheng gathers the entire Songjiang Mansion readers, the streets and alleys are crowded, and the shouts of the hawkers come and go, although it is not a festival, but it is more lively than the general festival.

It is rare to get out of the sea of books and questions, Gu Yunji cherishes this rare leisure time, puts aside the township examination and takes the imperial examination, empties all his brains, and plays with Cheng Yan freely.

In the hustle and bustle, Gu Yunji suddenly caught a glimpse of a familiar face on the corner of the street, so he walked forward with Cheng Yan: "It's you?" What a coincidence. ”

The man was stunned, looked at the two of them strangely several times, and then said with some uncertainty: "...... Gu Yunji? And also...... Cheng Yan? ”

Cheng Yan smiled: "Yes." Long time no see, Jiang Kangshi. ”

Gu Yunji raised his eyebrows unexpectedly, and his gaze wandered between the two: "You know?" ”

Cheng Yan said: "Don't forget that I used to study in Huating County, and Jiang Kangshi and I were both in Class C, so we naturally knew each other." ”

Jiang Kangshi rubbed his hands and smiled a little crampedly: "When Cheng Yan was in the county school in the past, the master often praised him for his good homework, and later I heard that he was admitted to Luxi Academy, and we never saw each other again, but I didn't expect to meet you here." ”

In just two or three years, Gu Yunji and Cheng Yan are like two different people, not only in height and appearance, but also in their temperament. The faces of the two are like crowns of jade, their posture is sassy and upright, their speech and demeanor are dignified, and their bodies reveal confidence and calmness.

Three years ago, one was a cowering little boy, and the other was a poor boy who was bullied, and at this moment, the two stood side by side, as if they had been reborn, and they were too different from Jiang Kangshi's impression, so he didn't dare to recognize each other for a while.

Speaking of the days when he used to go to school in the county, Gu Yunji also sighed with emotion: "I didn't expect time to pass so quickly, two or three years have passed in a flash, and I feel that the days of attending classes in the county school seem to be yesterday." ”

When friends met in the past, they naturally had a lot to say, and the three of them each told their experiences in the past few years, and they had been chatting for a long time unconsciously.

Admission to Luxi College; Meet Your Majesty today; amusement fairs competitions; Resettlement of displaced people...... Every case was unimaginable to Jiang Kangshi, and his eyes widened when he heard it, and his mouth opened slightly unconsciously.

My classmates, who used to sit in the same school, have experienced so many things and grown so much in just a few years. In comparison, Jiang Kangshi's "glorious achievements" that have maintained the status of Class A for two years are really a little unsuccessful.

The more he talked, the more Jiang Kangshi felt that the gap between himself and the two was significant, as if he was a person from two worlds. After chatting, he didn't talk much, just rubbed his hands stiffly, and showed a simple smile from time to time.

Feeling Jiang Kangshi's emotional changes, Gu Yunji sighed silently, but his face was not obvious, and he chatted casually for a few more words, and then broke up with him to say goodbye.

Looking at Jiang Kangshi's departing back, Gu Yunji was stunned in his heart.

The generous and hearty young man in his memory now looks cramped and respectful in front of him, and he is no longer familiar with him, as if he is a stranger who has just met.

Time has changed Gu Yunji, and it has also changed Jiang Kangshi, and the two have embarked on a completely different growth path without the other party noticing. Since then, every time the two take a step forward, they have taken a step further away from each other, and after so many years, between friends who once talked about everything, all that remains is unfamiliarity.

The world is changeable, the truth is difficult to extend, the so-called "eternal friend" may be just a good wish, when it will be shattered, it is unknown.

Thinking of this, Gu Yunji subconsciously looked at the young man beside him: Will Cheng Yan be like Jiang Kangshi in the future, after a certain point in time when neither of them is aware of each other, and gradually drift away from him?

(End of chapter)