Two days passed, and the results from Xihe Academy came out.

Only twenty candidates will be admitted.

Dean Lin arranged for people to send the four treasures of study and admission notices to the admitted students.

This is a big event for the Gu family, and the whole family is staying at home.

Gu's mother got up early in the morning, boiled water with grapefruit leaves, sprinkled the inside and outside of several broken houses to remove any bad luck, and then went to the entrance of the village to wait for news.

An afternoon passed and no one came to announce the good news.

Gu Jingyun sat on the threshold of the yard, his round eyes staring at the narrow path to the village entrance, his face slumped: "I definitely didn't pass the exam."

He suddenly stood up and ran to the entrance of the village to ask Gu's mother to come back for dinner.

Aunt Wang saw Gu Jingyun running forward with his head down, kicking stones and almost stumbling: "Jingyun, where are you running? Slow down, be careful of falling."

"Gu Jingyun went to Xihe Academy to take the entrance exam two days ago. Today the academy will send someone to deliver the admission ticket. Where else can he go? Let's see if the academy has admitted him. His mother is waiting at the entrance of the village early in the morning."

"Gu Huaizhi is a young scholar. Liu Guixiang thought that all those who crawled out of her belly were literary stars descending to earth? Where is Xihe Academy? A gathering place for top-notch people from all over the world. How old is Gu Jingyun? He doesn't even have full hair. , just expect him to transform into a dragon and ascend to heaven?”

"There is a person in the village next door who has passed the exam for more than a dozen exams. Xihe Academy has already sent the papers. In previous years, they were all delivered before noon. Unless it is far away from Xihe Town, it will be delayed for a while."

It was noon, and a group of women who had returned from the fields were chatting away.

All in all, Gu Jingyun was out of luck.

Before long, Gu Jingyun would definitely have to fight back fiercely.

I was hit hard today, my whole body was stunned, and I consciously boasted in front of Su Wan. Not to mention the first place, I didn't even get into the 20th place, which was embarrassing and embarrassing.

Song Mangen, the younger brother of the village chief Song Manfu, said "Hey", showed his big yellow teeth, and preached like an elder: "Jingyun, you are young and have many opportunities. Isn't it because you didn't pass the exam? This is just In the future, there will be entrance exams for children, scholars, and officials. If you can’t bear this setback, it’s better not to take the imperial examination.”

"Your family is in a difficult situation, and you don't have to spend much money to study now. You should stop the loss in time."

After hearing this, the others all shouted, "It's just that I can't read this book, there's nothing to read."

Gu Jingyun clenched his little hands into fists, with tears in his eyes.

"What are you doing? A bunch of talkative women are just gossiping." Gu's mother walked over quickly, covered in sweat, and stared at the people watching the fun with fierce eyes: "Everyone who can be a grandparent has the dignity to do so. This is a joke. You are so talented, but you can’t even recognize a child. I’m so embarrassed for you!”

"Your son knows all the Chinese characters, and even Xihe Academy doesn't want him!"

The crowd roared with laughter.

Gu Jingyun's little heart was broken into pieces.

Mother Gu rolled up her sleeves and was about to hit someone.

"Hey, look, who's here?" Aunt Wang, who had been silent all this time, saw a carriage driving towards the entrance of the village, "Do you think it was the academy that sent Jing Yun the admission ticket?"

Someone burst out laughing and said, "Aunt Wang, you are so funny. The people the college arranges to send admission diplomas to are all outstanding students in the college, and everyone has a carriage? This pomp is even comparable to that of the dean." "

As soon as the man finished speaking, the carriage stopped. The coachman jumped out of the carriage, moved the wooden ladder, and opened the curtain.

A middle-aged man wearing a white robe came out of the carriage and stood on the shaft of the carriage. The breeze blew the hem of his robe flying, and he looked quite like an immortal.

Everyone was stunned, wondering about the identity of the person coming.

Someone recognized it and said in disbelief: "This is the dean of Xihe Academy!"

Dean?

What is he here for?

"Gu Jingyun." Dean Lin stepped out of the carriage and walked up to him, "You promised at first that you would be admitted to Xihe Academy yourself, and then you asked the academy to beg you before you would consider going to Xihe Academy."

He stretched out his hand towards the book boy behind him.

The scholar placed the admission sticker in the palm of Dean Lin's hand.

"I'm here to invite you personally. Are you willing to go to Xihe Academy?" Dean Lin handed the admission ticket to Gu Jingyun.

Gu Jingyun felt that he must be the reincarnation of a crybaby, otherwise why would he have the urge to cry when Dean Lin said a word?

He puffed up his cheeks and raised his chin: "How many names should I take?"

Dean Lin saw that he was aggrieved before, but now he looks arrogant.

If you know your ranking, what's the point?

"Just average." As soon as Dean Lin said these words, Gu Jingyun's eyebrows drooped down, and his face wrinkled, like the word "囧". He couldn't help but laugh and said: "It's just the first place."

First place? !

One stone stirs up a thousand waves.

Everyone was stunned by this explosive news!

Just Gu Jingyun? ? First place? ? ?

The face of the person who laughed at Gu Jingyun hurt terribly.

No one questioned the Dean's words.

Gu Jingyun, on the other hand, wondered: "Did I really get the first place in the exam? Everyone said that I am not a good candidate for studying. Mr. Dean, are you mistaken?"

"If you are not a young scholar, who would dare to say that you are?" Dean Lin said firmly: "Learning depends on talent, and it is not something you can do with age. Your first place is well deserved. The article has been posted on the top of the list. On the wall, if you are not convinced, you can go and appreciate it.”

"You are the first one. You don't have to pay any tuition fees when you go to Xihe Academy. You will be given a monetary subsidy every month." Dean Lin took out a money bag from his sleeve and put it in Gu Jingyun's hand: "The first place has ten taels. As a silver reward, if you are the youngest, I will reward you with an extra ten taels of silver to encourage other students to be diligent and studious."

Two...twenty taels?

Oh my God!

Gu Jingyun's eyes went straight.

He can buy new clothes for his mother, a silver hairpin for his sister-in-law, and a beautiful little skirt for his sister. The twenty taels of silver were arranged clearly as if there were barrages in his little mind.

Gu's mother's fingers were trembling with excitement, and she said cautiously: "Dean, would you like to go inside and have a cup of tea?"

Dean Lin motioned for her to clear the way.

Mother Gu felt like she was stepping on cotton, her legs shaking.

The neighbors were so jealous that their eyes were red.

You don’t have to pay to study and you can still make money! ! !

Gu Jingyun raised his head and held his chest high, majestic and high-spirited, and returned home amidst the envious eyes of everyone.

"Sister-in-law! Sister-in-law!" Gu Jingyun ran home, his eyebrows almost flying: "I got first place in the exam! I didn't embarrass you!"

Su Wan just finished cooking the food and brought it out, placed it on the table, and praised: "Our second brother is the most powerful!"

"That's not true! I'm better than my eldest brother!" Gu Jingyun raised his chin and said with great pride, "I was also rewarded with twenty taels of silver!"

He gave the money bag to Su Wan.

Su Wan held the money bag in her hands: "I have to save it carefully. When my second brother grows up, he will use it to marry his wife."

Gu Jingyun's face turned red with embarrassment.

Gu Baozhu leaned her head closer.

Gu Jingyun tugged on Gu Baozhu's braid, held it in for a long time, and finally said: "I don't want to marry a wife, she is just as troublesome as Gu Baozhu."

Gu Baozhu said "Ouch", covered his scalp, and chased Gu Jingyun: "You are so annoying! You are not as tall as me. Girls will not marry a dwarf."

The two men chased and fought into the yard.

"The two kids at home are too wild and they make a lot of noise all day long." Mother Gu poured a bowl of tea for Dean Lin, rubbed her hands and said, "The family just has simple food."

Dean Lin said with a smile: "It's better to keep it simple, it tastes like home." He picked up a bowl of tea, took a sip, and said to Su Wan: "There have been activities in the past two days and they want to remove Gu Jingyun's ranking. I'll check After a while, the person behind it is your stepsister."

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