Happy Mid-Autumn Festival. I went out to see it just now. The moon is round~~
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"My cousin is going to give this to relatives and friends. I will make it carefully to prevent my cousin from losing face in her husband's family." Gu Shiba Niang smiled and patted Gu Luoer's stiff arm.
Gu Luoer, who was about to get up and slap her, turned pale when he heard this.
Gu Shiba Niang glanced at her, turned around and saluted the Third Prince of Baoding, who was smiling at the affectionate sisters, and then walked out, walking slowly and straightening her back.
"She is a craftsman, you, why are you so polite to her..." Gu Luoer looked at her husband and asked with a trembling voice.
"She is Liu Gong's apprentice. Don't you also know that these famous craftsmen and doctors are all very temperamental and stubborn..." The third son of Baoding Hou said, thinking about himself again. The newlywed wife is a pampered boudoir girl from a big family. Naturally, she doesn’t know these truths, so she explains it to her in detail, “...You haven’t heard of a saying: A straight scholar is a tough worker, but a worker is obedient... Luoer, don’t do it. Not to mention, you know Song Yue, the former miracle doctor."
Song Yueren is a doctor named Song. Because of his superb medical skills, he was given the name of the ancient miracle doctor Qin Yueren in this world. However, no one knows his real name.
Gu Luoer stiffened her head and nodded. Of course she had heard of this before.
"At that time, the emperor personally invited him to the Taiyuan Hospital. As a result, he had a bad temper and a harsh mouth. He fell out with everyone in the Taiyuan Hospital. He even accused the emperor of improper daily life and diet time and time again. In the end, he just said a sentence to win the favor of the people. In response to this offending attitude, the emperor gave him a gold medal to allow him to practice medicine throughout the country, and received preferential treatment from the government wherever he went. . . . No matter how bad-tempered these craftsmen are, it doesn't matter if they offend the superiors. Because they are craftsmen, not officials, and their status is low and harmless. If the superiors follow them, they will gain a lot of generosity. I heard people say that when Mr. Liu left Jinzhou, he was detained by Prince Ning because he refused to make medicine. He vowed in anger that he would never set foot in Jinzhou as long as Prince Ning was in Jinzhou. As a result, people were in trouble. Prince Ning was disgraced and reprimanded by the emperor, so he went to apologize and ask him to return to Jinzhou."
He laughed as he spoke. It was always nice to hear other people's misfortune, especially those who were more powerful than themselves.
"Actually, it's not the public opinion that's causing the trouble. It's the drug dealers in Jinzhou whose business has plummeted without Liu Gong and their great interests have been endangered, so they united to teach Prince Ning a lesson..." The third prince of Baoding Hou laughed in a low voice. He said, "These big businessmen with huge wealth cannot tolerate anyone threatening their interests. Once they become jealous and disown their relatives, Prince Ning will suffer the loss of being dumb..."
He said happily, but he heard a cooing sound, looked back, and saw his beloved wife fainted on the ground.
"Luo'er"
"Miss"
"cousin"
"cousin"
The hall was in chaos.
Seven days later, Gu Shiba Niang handed the medicine to Dayou Sheng, who had already received the message from the Third Young Master of Baoding Hou.
"Ms. Gu is too rigid..." The big shopkeeper, Da Yousheng, smiled and served tea to Gu Shiba Niang himself. Although he said this, his eyes were full of joy.
Logically speaking, there was no need for Gu Shiba Niang to give the medicine to the Third Young Master of Baoding Hou through them. Although it was said to be for exclusive use, making medicine for her own family should not be subject to this restriction.
Gu Shiba Niang glanced at him and said with a smile: "It's not easy to cook well."
The big shopkeeper was stunned for a moment, then laughed loudly and gave Gu Shiba Niang a thumbs up.
"Come on," he called over his shoulder.
A young boy came in immediately, holding a money bag and placed it in front of Gu Shiba Niang.
Seeing the golden light coming from it, Gu Shiba Niang knew that it was a gold leaf to pay for, so she nodded and picked it up to say goodbye without any courtesy.
Watching the little girl leave in a carriage, the big shopkeeper arranged for someone to pack a gift box for the third young master of Baoding Hou in the Gu family's mansion. At the same time, he sighed to another shopkeeper, "Ms. Gu said she is a pharmacist, but she behaves like us." Like a businessman.”
"My whole body doesn't smell like medicine, but smells like copper?" the shopkeeper asked with a smile.
The big shopkeeper twists his beard and shakes his head, "No, no, businessmen value profit over separation, but Mrs. Gu does it better. She also takes advantage of favors and makes a lot of profits. This little girl is young, but she is very experienced in her actions. "
In fact, if he knew about the confrontation between Gu Luoer and Gu Shiba Niang, he would add one more thing to his evaluation of Gu Ba Niang, and the momentum would be created. . . . . .
Gu Shiba Niang didn't know when Gu Luoer and his wife left, and she didn't pay attention. However, as the couple left, she found that the attitude of the people in the clan towards her was somewhat different.
In the past, people would shy away from me when they saw me on the street, but now someone actually took the initiative to say hello. Among them were some girls of the same age, and they were also girls with a reputation for being noble.
Seemingly overnight, the Gu family discovered the huge benefits of this notorious villain. Even the third son of the Marquis of Baoding treated her with a pleasant look and polite manner for a box of medicine. So you can imagine how big this Mrs. Gu is. Appeal.
In the past, when I ignored others and avoided them, I was really blinded by lard, and many people regretted it endlessly.
Although this girl is said to act arrogantly, the reason for it is because others provoke her first. So as long as she is not offended, this little girl will always look at her clan members for being a bit mean-spirited. If she uses the relationship to get some secret medicine made by Liu Gong Wouldn’t it be a great convenience to give as gifts or resell
Suddenly, more and more parties were invited to Cao's family, and this time it was not just because she was the mother of Jieyuan.
The Chinese New Year is over, but the Cao family's house is unexpectedly lively. People are always visiting all day long. All the seven aunts and eight aunts come to visit. Those who don't know it think that after the imperial examination in the capital is over, this is to congratulate Gu Hai. .
Because she noticed that these people finally had a much better attitude toward her daughter in their words, Ms. Cao was very happy. She easily softened her heart when she was happy, and she had already responded to the requests of three or four family members in a few days.
"Your third uncle and aunt want some bottles of honeysuckle dew..."
"... Fourth old uncle said that even after half a lifetime of taking medicine, cough and asthma can't be cured. Look, you can make seventy or eighty doses of bamboo juice..."
Gu Shiba Niang laughed, "Seventy or eighty doses? Is he going to eat it?"
Mrs. Cao also felt that she had been rash in agreeing, and smiled a little embarrassedly, "I, I will find a way to refuse them..."
As for whether Ms. Cao really rejected them, or was hiding from them and delaying it, Gu Shiba Niang didn't care, and Ms. Cao didn't mention it again. March came in a blink of an eye, and the imperial examination was finally about to begin.
The palace examination was held on March 15th, and the results were released on March 18th. It was only in the past few days that the news reached Jiankang. The first one to get the news was naturally the government, but the families of the candidates still sent people to wait at the city gate.
Compared to the excitement of the examination, this time I was much calmer, because the palace examination was just about rankings, and the results were already a certainty, so most of my thoughts were already on arranging my future official career, and activities depended on it. Take the relationship.
"Why haven't you come yet?" Gu Shiba Niang had already sent three batches of boys out, but the news never came, so she was anxiously running around in the hall.
"Eighteen Niang, don't worry about this, your brother must be on the list..." Ms. Cao hurriedly comforted her, not quite understanding why her daughter was so nervous.
Gu Shiba Niang forced a smile, took the tea from the little maid's hand and took a sip.
"I want to know who is the top pick," she said.
Although the rankings in the general examination are basically the rankings in the imperial examination, there are still great variables in the top ten. The number one scholar is ultimately determined by the emperor, and Tianwei is the most unpredictable.
"It won't be your brother anyway." Ms. Cao smiled.
As soon as she finished speaking, she heard the sound of firecrackers and drums outside. The sound shocked the mother and daughter, and they were unable to move for a moment.
"I hit it, I hit it." The door opened and a group of boys rushed in.
Gu Shiba Niang's heart almost jumped out of her throat.
"Who...who got hit?" Her voice changed slightly.
"Master Yu, Master Yu has won the first prize," the boys shouted, and the next sentence, "Master Hai, won the second and 110th place..." was quickly replaced by the overwhelming sound of gongs and drums outside. submerged.
Gu Shiba Niang's heart suddenly sank, and an indescribable feeling spread.
General Ye Zhen was still punished for treason and was executed. Fate trembled, so Gu Yu didn't win three yuan in a row, but the number one prize still fell on him.
In other words, the road of destiny may have forks, but there is only one final destination. This is what the old monk said, although Sumeru is high and wide, it will eventually be destroyed, and although the ocean is vast, it will still be exhausted. . . . .
When I followed Cao out of the house, there was already a sea of people outside. The whole alley was packed with people from the government, relatives and friends of the Gu family, and villagers watching the excitement. It was very difficult to go to the third grandma to say hello to her at this time.
When people on the road saw the mother and daughter, they remembered the good news that Gu Hai had won the top prize in the second class. Although he was the tail of the second class, the tail of the second class was stronger than the top pick of the third class. Of course, no matter what ranking he was in front of the number one pick. Eclipsed.
"Congratulations." Passers-by congratulated Cao and her daughter.
"Thank you very much." Ms. Cao said with a smile.
When night falls, the lights in the Gu family mansion are brightly lit, the sound of firecrackers continues, and there is still an endless stream of cars and horses coming and going.
Gu Shiba Niang stood outside the crowd and looked at the fireworks in the sky.
"Eighteenth Mother, what are you thinking about?" someone next to her asked.
"The fireworks are exactly the same as then..." Gu Shiba Niang murmured, with a sad smile on her face.
In that life, at this time, she was naturally not qualified to attend the celebration banquet as she was as humble as dust. She hid in the alley outside the mansion and looked up at the fireworks in the sky. She was terrified, envious and worshiped the young man who was astonished by the sight of heaven. The number one scholar.
Of course, at that time, she no longer had her mother or brother, and Gu Yu did not have an heir, Huang Shiying.
Her voice was muffled by the crackling of fireworks. No one heard her clearly or really paid attention. Everyone was laughing and talking excitedly about the secrets of this young man who was once a lowly man and now has become a great hero.
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Because the setting was not rigorous when I first wrote the article, which led to confusion between the time when Gu Yu won the top prize and the time when Gu Shibaniang got married, I specially revised Chapter 62. I am really ashamed. I am a very careless person who writes whatever comes to my mind and often forgets the people and things I wrote before. . . . . . . . The writing is very imprecise, please forgive me, I will try my best to correct this problem