Before the 21 County Examination

After registering for the county examination, An Chuxia was left in a private school by her teacher Gu Tongsheng to prepare for the examination with her granddaughter.

"Sister An! I can't survive anymore.

My grandfather made us do so much homework every day and read so many books about the imperial examinations. This is a rhythm that will exhaust us to death!"

Gu Fangmiao's petite and round body naturally collapsed in the chair, sliding down as if she had no bones.

He didn't take a breath until he felt comfortable lying down and said.

An Chuxia was sitting on another chair without raising her head. She was reading an article on strategies for taking the provincial examination.

Over the past year or so, she has read through most of the books in this study.

The books inside included astronomy and geography, travel notes, and autobiographies of famous people. Even the only books collected by the Gu family, the teacher did not hesitate to show them to her.

Then I carefully preserved it and put it away.

With the knowledge that An Chuxia now has, even the teacher Gu Tongsheng himself once said that he could no longer detect the truth.

Because he worked hard to learn all the questions, An Chuxia would answer them without even taking a cup of tea. Some questions even exceeded his expected answers.

The answer was more complete than what he had come up with on his own.

The county examination will be taken on the eighth day of February.

The first ray of dawn slowly rose on the seventh day of the lunar month. The weather in February in the south has turned warm, the grass is growing and the orioles are flying, and many flowers are in full bloom.

Runsheng was driving the bullock cart towards Lushan County with a whip in hand. On the bullock cart were still sitting An Chuxia, Gu Fangmiao, and An Jinchen who had come to take the exam with her sister.

This time there were two more people, Gu Tongsheng and Gu Shi, who were worried and insisted on following.

As soon as the oxcart jolted and swayed to the gate of the county town, a tall figure walked over.

"You move to the back and I'll drive the bullock cart!" Runsong patted his brother on the shoulder and said.

Runsheng looked at him in surprise, "Brother, why are you here?!"

Runsong ignored his brother and turned his head to glance at the little girl lying on the lap of an old woman.

Then he said to Gu Tongsheng and his wife and An Chuxia brother and sister: "There are many people living in the inn during the county examination these days, so it will be very noisy.

If you don't mind, you can stay temporarily in the small courtyard I rent. Not only is it quiet and quiet, but you can also cook your own meals.

This also avoids the problem of too many people staying in the inn and the food not being served in time.

and some other inconveniences.”

Runsong's voice is calm and well-regulated, giving people a very safe feeling.

Because Runsheng often came to take An Chuxia to and from school, Gu Tongsheng and Gu also knew Runsheng.

Just now I heard him calling the man driving the carriage "big brother", and I knew that this man was a very knowledgeable person.

So they didn't say no.

When An Chuxia asked the old couple for their opinions, Gu Tongsheng and Gu Shi thought that living in an inn would indeed have these problems.

If it were anyone else, they would definitely not agree.

But the old couple could see that An Chuxia and his sister trusted this tall and strong man, and he was Runsheng's biological brother.

So they had nothing to worry about, so they decisively agreed.

At this time, the old couple didn't know that their granddaughter was being targeted by a big-tailed wolf.

If he knew, it would definitely make him vomit, but now the old couple don't know.

After receiving the agreement, Runsong drove the bullock cart directly to the small courtyard where he lived, and then parked it at the door.

"…arrive!"

An Chuxia and the others got off the cart and took the things they had brought with them. Runsong opened the door and led them in.

The square courtyard is clean and tidy, with three main rooms in a row, east and west wing rooms on both sides, and a well in the corner.

An old tree in the courtyard has just sprouted.

An Chuxia gave Runsong a funny look. It seemed that Brother Runsong was well prepared.

Seeing that his little thoughts were discovered, Runsong touched his nose, turned away his eyes, and led everyone into the house.

Everyone found a place to sit down, and the main seat was given to Gu Tongsheng and his wife.

Runsong took his younger brother and An Jinchen to serve tea, looked at Gu Tongsheng and Gu and said, "Mr. and Madam, is it okay to live in the main house these days?"

Gu was stunned. The main house was a room where the owner lived, and usually would not be let to guests.

Seeing the respect for the old couple in Runsong's bright eyes, Gu and Gu Tongsheng looked at each other and said politely: "We old couple are still in good health. We don't need special care. Just give us a place to live."

Enough."

Runsong tried his best to soften the hard lines on his face and said in a soft voice: "Then it's decided. The old lady and her husband will live in the east room, and Xiaoxia and Miss Gu will live in the west room of the main house.

The three of us brothers live in the east and west wings."

After the room was arranged, Runsong thought it was getting late and wanted to take them out for lunch.

In the end, she was stopped by Gu, who was used to being thrifty. According to her, the food outside was expensive and not delicious, but the food at home was clean and nutritious.

She was also afraid that the man would not be able to negotiate the price when she went shopping for groceries, so she asked Runsheng brother to take her out to buy the ingredients.

When Gu Shi came back from grocery shopping, she was still mumbling that Runsong couldn't live a good life because he bought so many chickens, ducks, and fish at once.

Runsong had a simple and honest smile on his rough face as he let the old man chatter.

After dinner, Gu Tongsheng personally checked whether the test baskets of An Chuxia and his granddaughter Gu Fangmiao were all ready.

Then the two prospective candidates were asked to go into the room early to rest.

Gu watched the two of them fall asleep and then walked out of the house.

Back in the east room, Gu Tongsheng was holding a book and reading under the lamp. When he saw Mr. Gu coming in, he asked, "...are you all asleep?"

"These two girls have always been sensible. If you ask them to go to bed early, how dare they not listen?"

Before Gu came in, he brought a basin of hot water for Gu Tongsheng to wash up.

Gu Tongsheng had never been able to do anything to his old wife, so he took the towel handed over by Gu and wiped his face and hands.

An Jinchen is just as worried as the old couple. Thinking of his sister's previous three county examinations, he is circling around the room nervously.

"Brother Achen, I beg you, please stop going around like this. You're making me dizzy!"

After washing his feet, Runsheng sat on the bed and couldn't help but watch An Jinchen walking around, his eyes almost turning into mosquito coils.

Runsong walked in and patted An Jinchen on the shoulder, comforting him: "Xiaoxia looks different from before. She will definitely do well in the exam this time."

An Jinchen "..." Thank you, brother, I was comforted!

In the west room, two little girls were sleeping on a big bed. Suddenly, an ouch sounded in the dark room.

"Sister An! Why did you spank me!" Gu Fangmiao said aggrievedly, covering the place where she was spanked.

An Chuxia's helpless voice came from the darkness, "Xiao Miaomiao, if you toss and turn for me again, I will kick you to the ground to sleep!"

The two of them had been lying on the bed for about an hour. An Chuxia was stunned because Gu Fangmiao was tossing and turning on the bed, and she still hadn't even closed her eyes.

"Sister An, aren't you nervous?"

An Chuxia turned over and patted Gu Fangmiao's back gently, "Go to sleep! We have to get up early tomorrow. There is nothing to be nervous about. We just need to answer what we know how to do."

As for whether we can pass the county examination, that is not what we should be concerned about now."

An Chuxia is now in a very calm mood, and there is no such thing as nervousness. She has taken countless exams in her previous life, and her mental quality has been trained long ago.
Chapter completed!