Chapter 1112 Ouyang Ming

The two of them had discussed it, and Shang Xiucai, Qu Xiucai, and Mr. Xu would take them to Linhe Mansion to take the exam.

In addition to Gu Jinan and the other children who are going to take the exam, Chen and Gu Dagui will also follow tomorrow. The couple are going to Fucheng, He'an Prefecture to prepare for opening a shop.

Mrs. Chen was very excited and kept talking: "When I get to Fucheng, I will work hard. When I make a lot of money, my family will buy you a set of Jintou Noodles when I come back!"

After saying this, several family members were frightened and thought Mrs. Chen was crazy.

Gu Dewang didn't believe it and said behind his back: "It's impossible for my mother to buy gold jewelry for everyone. She was just excited by the engagement gift that Brother Sanlang gave to Sister Xiaoyu yesterday. Just kidding, my mother is so cool. , she will at most buy two chickens for everyone to eat when she comes back."

It hurts to give chickens, let alone gold-headed noodles.

Mrs. Chen didn't know where she heard this, so she punished Gu Dewang and warned him: "Study hard, I have given you a commission to repair. If you don't study hard and get a good name, our family will be ruined." It’s a loss!”

Then he said to Gu Dafu: "Brother, after Dagui and I leave, you will watch over Brother Wang and Brother Fa for us. If they dare to disobey, beat them until they do! Don't worry about what they eat and drink. They can do it themselves." If you know how to cook, you have to keep an eye on them and don't let them eat meat all day long. These half-grown kids are so good at eating. If they eat meat too much, the family will be destitute in less than three days."

Gu Dagui and his wife would go to the city to open a shop in the future, so the Gu Dewang brothers would be left in charge of their uncle Gu Dafu, but Mrs. Chen would not allow them to eat at Gu Dafu's house, saying that they were old enough to cook for themselves. Moreover, Gu Dexing will get engaged after returning from the college entrance examination. They will get married within one or two years. It is not good for Gu Dewang and Gu Defa to go to Gu Dafu's house for dinner every day.

"Hey, don't worry, you two." Gu Dafu smiled and pushed Gu Dewang, asking him to learn from his brother and go pack Chen's things so as not to get beaten by Chen.

He went to talk to Gu Dagui, and said a lot not to be impulsive when encountering problems, and to remember to go to the Hu family and Qi family for help first; if someone was carrying a body for blackmail, report it directly to the official, or go to Fucheng The defenders asked for help at the camp, which told Gu Dagui a lot of things.

Gu Dagui knew that his eldest brother was afraid that he would suffer if something happened in Fucheng, so in order to prevent him from worrying, he agreed to everything.

Uncle Tian and Aunt Tian also brought Tian Erqiang and Tian Xiaohua to help the Chen family pack their things. After the Chen family and his wife went to Fucheng, the shops in the town were handed over to the Tian family to run.

In terms of ability, it should be run by Yan and Gu Damu, but Gu Dalin is already running a shop in the county town, and among the several families, only the Tian family has the least responsibility. After several families discussed it, they asked Uncle Tian and Aunt Tian to take charge of the shops in the town.

Uncle Tian and Aunt Tian didn't dare to take over, but it was Tian Xiaohua who stood up and said: "Mom and dad, everyone in the town is familiar with us, what are you afraid of? Besides, our family can't always be like this. Learn from your noble aunt and work hard while you can."

If you don't run a shop by yourself and gain experience, how can you find Sister Erhua in the future?

Tian Xiaohua still thinks about Tian Erhua, feeling that she is not dead but is suffering somewhere, and she must rescue her in the future.

Only then did Uncle Tian and Aunt Tian agree to take over the shop and have been following Mr. Chen to take over the business for the past few days.

On May 20th, several families, including the head of the village, were crazy busy.

The next day, May 21st, several families got up early, loaded the prepared things on the mule cart, and set off at the auspicious time.

Village Chief He and his family sent He Jinsheng to the Gu family together.

Village Chief He still held Gu Jinan's hand and choked with sobs: "Brother An, you have to take care of my Jin Sheng. He is not like you, he is smart and knows how to do things. He is just a stupid boy from the country. You have to help him." Just keep an eye on him."

He Jinsheng was very embarrassed and hurriedly grabbed his grandfather and said, "Grandpa, my grandson is older than Brother An. He can take care of himself, so don't worry."

Village Chief He: "What do you know? There are many evil people on the road rushing to take the exam. There are evil people waiting to rob the candidates at this time. You have to follow Brother An closely!"

An Ge'er's family has Zezi, Feng Jin, Feng Lian and others who are good at fisting and kicking to follow him and fawn over An Ge'er, so that he can be safe on the road.

Gu Jinan smiled and said: "Don't worry, village chief, I will definitely protect Brother Jin Sheng and let him return home safely."

Village Chief He felt relieved after hearing this.

Gu Dashan and Mrs. Cui were very reluctant to let go of Gu Jinan. They held his hand and told him with red eyes: "If you have anything to do, let Feng Jin and the others do it. Don't be reluctant to spend money. There is no shortage of money at home. Be careful when entering the examination room. , don’t let anyone tamper with you, and listen to your master when you encounter problems. He has passed the scholar examination and has experienced many things..."

They talked for more than a quarter of an hour, and then the third grandfather and the third grandmother spoke. After the two elders finished speaking, Gu Jinli, Gu Jinxiu, and Brother Cheng also said a few words.

Brother Cheng was particularly reluctant to leave Brother An and said, "If I were a few years older, I could go to the exam with my brother."

Gu Jinan smiled and told him: "Be obedient at home, don't get into trouble, and help your parents with their work."

Brother Cheng nodded again and again and kept promising.

Gu Dexing and Qi Kangming were also talking to their families. They said that when the auspicious time was almost over, they hurriedly got into the mule cart and left.

Shang Xiucai sent Shang Yuanyuan and Jiang to the Jiang family in the county yesterday. Therefore, Gu Jinan and the others did not have to go to Shangjia Village to meet Shang Xiucai, but went directly to the county.

After meeting up with the Xu family, the Qu family, and Shang Xiucai, they went to the county government office to bid farewell to Magistrate Zheng, and then ran towards the capital together.

After running around for three days, I finally arrived at He'an Prefecture. I rested in the city for one night and sent Chen and Gu Dagui to the shop. After meeting up with Lu Bai and Yao Youqian, they rushed to Linhe Prefecture together the next day.

Along the way, I met many candidates taking the exam. Because they were afraid of being robbed, they all walked together.

But Jie Dao has been waiting for them to come for a long time, can he let them go? They were lying in ambush on secluded mountain roads. Whenever they encountered a group of candidates who had money but did not have official lanterns hanging on their mule carts, they would rush out and rob them.

Gu Jinan and the others were very unlucky to be stopped by a group of twenty gangsters.

There were two clicks, and Qu Xiucai's mule cart ran over something. The whole mule cart crashed and was overturned to the ground. Qu Xiucai and Master Qu were both knocked unconscious.

The robber immediately ran out with a big knife and shouted: "Stop, if you don't want to die, hand over your valuables to me, otherwise you will die in the mountains!"

He also said: "Don't talk nonsense with me, saying that Wang Fa and the officials will come to arrest me. Let me tell you, if I dare to rob the Tao, I will not be afraid of the officials. After robbing you, I will flee to Zhongzhou. Go, can the officials from Jianghuai go to Zhongzhou to arrest us? Do you know how chaotic Zhongzhou is now? But where refugees from all over come together, the officials are not willing to go!"

When Gu Jinan heard this, he knew that this group of gangsters were habitual criminals, and they should not rob poor candidates, but specifically rob candidates like them who were rich but were not officials.

They are a very smart group of robbers who can get the most money by robbing candidates like them, and they will not anger the officials.

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On the road not far away, the Ouyang family's shadow guard heard this and hurried back to report to Ouyang Ming: "Miss Qizhen, there is a calamity ahead. Let's wait first. We can't pass now."

When young ladies from aristocratic families travel, they will first let the shadow guards explore the way, and only let them pass when it is safe.