Chapter 843 An Unexpected Surprise

Xu Zhaoming was stubborn and never looked back. Although he knew he had lost, he still asked Gu Jinan: "I was born in a wealthy family and have not done farm work since I was a child. If I rank lower than you in this county examination, I will definitely lose." In the first session of the essay on agriculture. I would like to ask, what did you write in your essay on agriculture?"

Gu Jinan readily told him the strategy he had written for the first session of the county examination.

Not only Xu Zhaoming, but also other students present were shocked.

The young master of the Lin landowner's family asked: "The policy question is about agriculture, shouldn't it be about farming? Why did you write about food?"

Gu Jinan smiled and asked: "What is the purpose of farming? It's not just food. Although my policy doesn't describe how to improve water conservancy and make farming easier for farmers, it does describe the foundation of farming. No matter what I do, the result is the same. The most important thing is that only when the results are beneficial can we benefit the country and the people.”

After hearing this, Mr. Xu was shocked and sighed in his heart, this Gu Jinan is really amazing, his eyes are so poisonous, he has already seen the foundation of farming. The strategy I wrote this time was about how to artificially process some seemingly unpalatable crops into preserved food for the common people.

For this policy alone, Gu Jinan is the well-deserved head of the county case.

Mr. Xu was convinced, and so was Xu Zhaoming, but he had always been a arrogant man and had been flattered since he grew up. For a while, he simply couldn't help but bow down to Gu Jinan.

Mr. Xu knew that his grandson couldn't lose face, so he hit him with a cane: "You lost twice today. If Brother An doesn't care about you, you should always say thank you."

Xu Zhaoming had no choice but to come over and salute Gu Jinan: "Someone, thank you Brother Gu."

He kept his head down while talking, not daring to look at Gu Jinan. It was really embarrassing.

Gu Jinan didn't want to have many enemies, so he responded with a salute: "Brother Xu said something serious."

Brother Cheng took advantage of his eldest brother not paying attention and ate a piece of lotus root crystal cake while standing by and watching them.

In order to ease the situation, Mr. Xu looked at him with a smile and said kindly: "You are Brother Cheng. You are indeed a very handsome young man. I heard that you are currently studying with a great Confucian from the south of the Yangtze River..."

At this point, Mr. Xu paused. Yes, a great scholar from the south of the Yangtze River must have a good relationship with the Gu family and let Brother Ming take classes with that great scholar.

Thinking like this, Mr. Xu became even more kind. He came over, hugged Brother Cheng, and praised: "What a good boy. He looks like a promising boy at first glance. You two brothers look alike. If Brother Cheng is his age, If you are older, you brothers will look like twins standing together, how lucky you are."

Brother Cheng was held in Mr. Xu's arms, and his little face was squeezed. He wanted to struggle but was afraid of hurting the old man. He could only look at his elder brother for help: wuwuwu, big brother, please help me, I can't breathe. coming.

Gu Jinan smiled and did not help Brother Cheng. Instead, he said to Mr. Xu, "Don't praise him. He is very naughty. If you don't keep an eye on him, he can cause some trouble for the family."

When Mr. Xu saw Gu Jinan talking to him, he praised him even harder.

Xu Zhaoming's face turned red and he couldn't stay any longer. He dragged Mr. Xu and said, "Grandpa, the rankings have been determined. Let's go home."

Mr. Xu: "What are you talking about? The banquet hasn't been eaten yet. Hurry up and sit down, eat, and celebrate your high school."

Mr. Xu has lived his whole life and knows that a person must be able to bend and stretch. But Xu Zhaoming can't do it. For a proud man like him, he has suffered two big blows in one day. He can only apologize to Gu Jinan at his limit. How can he still have the dignity to sit down and eat?

Seeing that Mr. Xu was unwilling to leave, Xu Zhaoming turned around and left.

Mr. Xu was very angry and cursed: "You stinky boy, come back here!"

But Xu Zhaoming went downstairs without looking back.

Mr. Xu could only apologize to Gu Jinan on his behalf: "Brother An, don't mind. He has been spoiled by his family since he was a child and doesn't know much about the ways of the world. You are in the same department and will represent our Tianfu County in the future. Exams, college exams, please bear with me."

Gu Jin'an said: "I shouldn't take it seriously, but our families are from the same county. When we go out, we are fellow villagers, so we will naturally take care of each other."

When Mr. Xu heard this, he looked at Gu Jinan, wishing that this was his grandson. Look at how grand this kid is, unlike Brother Ming, who is so stingy and shameless.

Hey, he still has to go back to teach.

He looked at Qi Kangming again. This young man also had a bright character in his name, but he was the opposite of Brother Ming. He was also flexible and flexible.

Mr. Xu was a little worried. He originally thought that his grandson was the best in the county, but now the more he looked at him, the more he felt inferior to others.

After Mr. Xu sighed, he said to the boy: "Bring the silver reward and give it to the person who brought the good news."

The porter was waiting to receive the reward. Hearing this, he nodded and bowed, holding his hands in his hands.

The Xu family boy quickly took out a silver bag, took out a tael of silver from it, and handed it to the porter.

The porter was very happy. It was indeed a profitable job to announce the good news. He earned one tael of silver for one trip, which was enough to cover his two months' wages: "Thank you, Mr. Xu. Thank you, Mr. Xu."

The Xu family boy took out another ten taels of silver and handed it to the Yamen servant who came to report the news.

Xiao Yang, the three yamen, took it, but Luo Wu confiscated it. He was not short of this little money, and no matter how much the Xu family bullied An Geer, what would happen if he took the Xu family's money again?

Luo Wu looked at the anxious Gu Dexing and said, "Brother Xing, you passed the exam and ranked fifth in the county exam."

Then he said to Master Qu: "You are fourth in the county examination."

Master Qu was taught by his uncle, so it was no surprise that he passed the county examination.

Gu Dexing was shocked: "...No. 5? Really?"

When he saw that the person announcing the good news only mentioned the top three, he thought he had failed the exam. Unexpectedly, he actually ranked fifth in the county exam.

Luo Wu nodded: "Yes, he is indeed fifth in the county examination."

Gu Dexing was so happy that he felt like he had escaped disaster... If he failed the exam, his second aunt could cripple him when he returned home, so he didn't have to worry about going home this time.

However, the surprise is not over yet.

Luo Wu looked at Gu Qingtian and Gu Qingliang again and said, "You also passed the exam, but you were ranked fiftieth and forty-ninth."

Only fifty people were selected for the county examination, and all other candidates failed.

Two cousins, Gu Qingliang and Gu Qingtian, were stunned. They pointed at themselves and asked, "Me, we got hit too?!"

Luo Wu smiled and said: "Well, I did hit it."

The two of them were able to win because of Gu Jinan's influence.

Gu Jinan's idea of ​​solving problem in strategy theory is very novel. They have studied with Gu Jinan for three years and have benefited a lot.

Magistrate Zheng cared about farming, so the policy papers written by the two of them were more pragmatic and had Gu Jinan's style. Magistrate Zheng was very satisfied and gave their policy papers a good rating.

Gu Qingliang and Gu Qingtian never thought that they could pass the county examination. They were so happy that they lost their souls. This was really an unexpected joy.