Chapter 23 Ranking 23

An Chuxia opened her eyes when she heard footsteps and saw the examiner, the county magistrate. She showed a friendly yet polite smile to the dark-faced adult.

Then he calmly sat up straight, picked up a brush, dipped it in ink, unfolded the paper, and began to answer questions.

Magistrate Guo, whose face turned dark, was surprised to find that the female student who looked like she was sleeping had already finished half of the paper.

Moreover, the paper was neat and clean. He stood there and looked at it for a while, and answered the questions cleverly.

The silently written paragraphs are even word for word.

Magistrate Guo nodded, the anger just now gone from his face, and even showed a look of appreciation.

After the county magistrate left, An Chuxia worked hard to finish all the remaining papers and saw that someone was already eating during the break.

She also took out the pancakes and braised pork that her wife had put into the examination basket, chewed them slowly, and drank some water.

Then I carefully checked the completed paper several times from beginning to end. After making sure it was correct, I put it into the paper bag, then sat on the chair again and continued to relax with my eyes closed.

The county magistrate has been paying attention here consciously or unconsciously, knowing that she is really capable and not blindly arrogant.

From the moment he saw An Chuxia carefully turning over and checking the completed paper several times, Magistrate Guo had a better impression of her.

Not only is he good at learning and doing things well, he is also serious about his work. He will not be blindly confident just because he is capable.

People who act steadily and cautiously in this way will definitely achieve great things, regardless of whether they are men or women.

Many candidates in the examination room also recognized An Chuxia, the female student who submitted a blank paper in the county examination every year. During this examination, they saw An Chuxia sleeping in the examination room again.

They couldn't help but shook their heads, feeling that she was so stupid and unfit to study at all.

I also think that An Chuxia's family is a little confused. They have read the book like this and continue to provide it. If her family is not confused, who else's family is confused.

After Dong Linlin checked the paper she had made, she showed a satisfied expression on her face. She was very confident in her knowledge.

Her father told her that with her knowledge, she could pass the county exam two years earlier. The reason why he never asked her to take the exam was because he just wanted her to study for two more years, so that she would rank higher in the exam.

Regarding the first place in the county examination, Dong Linlin shook her fist, she was bound to win.

With the sound of the gong, the first county examination was officially completed.

The official historian who came in later quickly put away the papers, opened the door to the examination room, and candidates poured out like a tide.

An Chuxia saw the students rushing towards the gate. She stood there without moving. Gu Fangmiao walked through the crowd and walked to her.

"Why aren't you leaving yet, Sister An?!"

An Chuxia picked up the test basket and pulled her, "Waiting for you!" Then she followed the crowd and walked towards the door.

"Xia Xia, Miss Gu, here!"

As soon as the two people came out, they were spotted by An Jinchen standing on the big rock.

He and Runsheng quickly ran over and took the test baskets from the two little girls. Runsong protected them and walked out of the crowd.

Because Runsong was working as an errand in a government office, the house he rented was of course not far from here.

Runsong sent them to the corner of the alley and said, "You go back first, I have to patrol here for a while."

"Okay! Then Brother Runsong, let's go back first."

"Yeah! Come back!"

When An Chuxia and the others walked out of the alley, they saw Gu Tongsheng and Gu already standing at the gate, looking over.

Gu Shi saw them coming back and hurriedly greeted them. Gu Tongsheng took a step forward and then stopped pretending to be serious.

An Chuxia found that the teacher also cared about them very much, and was trying to keep up his face and pretend to be calm, so he couldn't help but raise the corners of his lips and look over.

Then he was glared at by Gu Tongsheng fiercely and muttered, "You stinky girl, you want to see my joke, no way!"

Then he tossed his sleeves and turned around to enter the yard.

"Old guy! I don't know who it is, but after the two children left, it was circling in the yard like a donkey. Why are you pretending to be calm and steady now?"

Gu Tongsheng didn't expect that his old reputation would be exposed so soon. He twitched his beard at Gu Shi, snorted and walked into the house.

Gu looked at An Chuxia and Gu Fangmiao with pity and said, "You guys wash up first, and I'll bring the hot food in the pot. You can rest after eating."

"Thank you, Master!"

"Silly girl, be polite to me!"

Gu Tongsheng walked out of the house after seeing his old wife, who always loved to expose his background, leaving.

After observing for a while, I saw that An Chuxia and her granddaughter looked fine and did not have any anxiety after the exam.

He felt relieved, and then asked: "How is it? Did the exam go well?"

An Chuxia said seriously: "Yes! It's all done."

Gu Fangmiao was even more heartless and replied easily: "Sister An, I have done everything."

Gu Tongsheng stared, his beard curled up and down, and he felt like he wanted to curse someone.

"..." Is this what he meant?

Shouldn't the two of them explain the exam process and questions to him in detail?

"Let the children eat first, and ask any questions later!"

Mrs. Gu put two dishes and one soup on the table and pushed Gu Tongsheng back into the house with just one word.

Although the exam is not physically demanding, it is very energy-consuming.

An Chuxia felt okay and didn't feel very tired, but she still listened to Gu's words and went back to the house to rest after dinner.

After an afternoon and an evening of reviewing.

Early the next morning.

The list of the first county examination was posted by the official history on a specially built wall that was more than one foot high and had eaves on it.

Because An Chuxia and Gu Fangmiao did not need to go there in person to check the rankings, the two girls were more ambitious than the other.

One got up early and sat in front of the window reading, while the other was still in bed.

Gu was nervously looking for work everywhere, and she wiped the tables at home two or three times.

Gu Tongsheng held a book in his hand, but his eyes kept looking at the door, betraying his mood at this time.

Although he felt that his favorite student and granddaughter could pass the county examination with their knowledge.

But during the exam, in addition to your own knowledge, you also need a certain amount of luck. No one will know the final result until the rankings are released.

"If you study, just study. Don't keep circling in the yard. It makes me dizzy!" Gu Shi said with disgust.

Gu Tongsheng paused and said, "..." Did he spin in circles again?

Just as the old couple stared at each other in the yard, a rush of running sounds came in.

"It's on the list, it's on the list..."

An Jinchen, who was running with a red face, pushed open the courtyard door with all his strength, and looked at An Chuxia who was looking through the window with red eyes.

He took a deep breath, suppressed his excitement, turned to Gu Tongsheng and Gu, and said, "Congratulations, Miss Gu is ranked fifth on the county examination list!"

Gu's face lit up and asked with concern: "What about Xia Xia?!"
Chapter completed!