This was really a good idea. The more he thought about it, the happier he became. It was such a good idea. He was dealing with that kid again and he had nothing to do with it. It was so smart. How could he be so smart
He laughed and slapped the fair-skinned boy on the shoulder, with such force that the boy's body tilted.
"Haha, it's just right that Xiaoyu you have taken up this spot. It's for our family anyway, so it doesn't matter whether you go or he goes..." Gu Long said.
"Thank you, Master Six..." The fair boy lowered his head and said with full gratitude. When he raised his head, his eyes could no longer hide the excitement and expectation.
"Let's go, let's continue playing..." Gu Long shouted in a good mood, and everyone swarmed away.
The fair-skinned young man slowly followed behind, looking at the energetic young men running in front, with a mocking and jealous smile on his lips.
People are not born to wait. There are some things that people who don't care about can easily possess them, but those who care about and long for them can always only watch from a distance, waiting eagerly for an opportunity.
He couldn't miss this opportunity. He believed that it would be much better if this opportunity fell into his own hands than when it fell into that Gu Hai's hands.
The fair boy looked back and clenched his fists with determination.
Gu Shiba Niang, who had already walked into the alley, couldn't help but look back.
"Mom..." she couldn't help but ask, "Is that child... called Gu Yu? Is he the one that uncle brought back from outside...?"
Mr. Cao was slightly startled, with some hesitation on his face.
Gu Leshan, a son of a wealthy family, had never been a romantic young man. More than ten years ago, a country girl came to the door on her knees with a child in her arms, which became a great joy for Jiankang at that time. This also led to Gu Leshan ending his official career early and returning home. Family care.
The mother and son were taken in with the support of the clan leader. Not long after, the village girl got sick and died, leaving only the child, who was like a cat and dog, but he grew up safely.
In view of the child's origin, the whole family was not happy, and Gu Leshan didn't even see him. Finally, Mrs. Gu, Guo, saw that the child was being taken care of by the mother-in-law and maid, and her precious little son was He was short of playmates, so he took one look at this kitten-like child and took it over. Naturally, his treatment was not as good as that of a serious young master, even those who were born as concubines, but at least he was given a name so that he would no longer be treated like a wild boy. He shouted in an evil manner.
This is not a secret in the Gu family. Gu Shiba Niang knows it, and Mrs. Cao is not surprised.
"You know his name..." Mrs. Cao smiled and stroked her daughter's head. Thinking of the child's life experience, she couldn't help but feel a little sad, "Yes, he is also your brother, but..."
She hesitated and whispered, "Just don't call him like that in front of others..."
Afraid that her uncle Gu Leshan and her aunt would be unhappy if they heard this, Gu Shiba Niang nodded in understanding.
"That boy is Gu Long's follower..." Gu Hai snorted and said, "He is also a coward. He shouts the loudest in fights but always hides at the end..."
"Don't say that about him," Mrs. Cao stroked her son's head again and sighed, "He is such a child..."
For such a child, even though he has a father, it is better not to have one at all. It can be said that he is helpless and alone in this world. He does not please anyone, does not look for support, and is afraid that he will have no way to survive.
Gu Hai knew what Cao meant, so he snorted and just said, "That guy is a fool" to end the topic.
Idiot? That guy was definitely not an idiot, and she couldn't help but look back again.
How could a man who won three yuan in a row, the first number one scholar in the Zhou Dynasty to win three yuan, be a fool
Yes, that's right, the fuzzy Zhuangyuanlang in Gu Shiba Niang's memory, who had a quick glance behind the screen, merged with the timid young man just now, and it was him.
Although the Gu family is a large family, it has been declining since its development. The descendants of the next generation are not good at culture or military, and they are mixed together. Among these fish and shrimps, a dragon suddenly appears. In the provincial examination in the eighth year of Jianyuan, the Gu family will test He ranked first in both the imperial examination and the imperial examination, and won three yuan in a row, becoming the first number one scholar since the founding of the Zhou Dynasty to achieve three yuan.
That year, the Gu family became famous all over the country. Even Gu Shiba Niang, who had married into the Shen family, received congratulatory gifts from her mother-in-law and sisters-in-law. That was the first time she felt that she was being looked at seriously. Although, this It didn't prevent her from being abandoned by her husband and eventually being divorced, but she still remembered the name Gu Yu. At least, his surname was Gu, and he was nominally her brother, even though the brother didn't recognize her sister at all.
"Brother, you have to study hard..." Gu Shiba Niang murmured.
"Nagging again, I know, I didn't fight." Gu Hai reached out and knocked her on the head and said with a smile.
Gu Shiba Niang came back to her senses and looked at the staring young man in front of her.
"Brother, it doesn't matter whether you win the top prize or not, as long as you live well, that's enough..." She couldn't help but say, looking at her caring and doting brother in front of her and smiling.
Yes, only those who have lost know what is most precious. She does not ask her brother to get ahead, but only wants him to grow old safely.
"I'm going to review..." Gu Hai walked into the room as soon as he entered.
"Okay, take a rest when you're tired..." Mrs. Cao said afterward, with a bit of heartache in her eyes, but she didn't suggest that he rest for a few days before studying again. She also knew that it was a rare opportunity for her son to encounter this time.
In a hundred days, the Gu family's clan school will resume. Although it is a clan school, not all children named Gu can attend it.
This is rooted in a rule of the Gu family. Ever since the first patriarch was stimulated by some unknown source, he felt that the children of the family could not all rely on Yin Rong to enjoy the success. Therefore, selection was implemented in the selection of powerful personnel within the family and in the management of the public and middle industries. The allocation system is not the family tradition of sons inheriting from their fathers. For example, Gu Changchun, who has just taken over the position of patriarch, although he is the son of the previous patriarch, taking the position of patriarch is not so easy and smooth, but has to go through layers of competition. test.
With this competition rule, talents have become very important for each family, which is directly related to the power they will have in the clan in the future, so clan studies are particularly popular.
There are many children, but the capacity of the clan school is limited, so the clan rules have to stipulate that admission to the clan school is based on quota allocation. According to the population, one family is allocated different places, but this quota is far less than the number of people who need to enroll in each family. It is not unusual for the eldest son or the favored or smart children in the family to learn to read. But for the bastards or the unfavored children, it is a good thing that can be met but not asked for.
Gu Hai's quota was naturally assigned to his second uncle's family. Considering that Gu Leshan had many heirs, and based on his father's qualifications, Gu Hai's qualifications were naturally questioned by everyone. Moreover, they did not live here for a long time, so the quota for clan studies was limited. He didn't consider him. Although Father Gu didn't say anything, he still cared about it in his heart. He always thought that it was his inability that caused his son.
But this time the patriarch gave him a special quota before his death. This was a gratifying thing, so Cao immediately sold his property in Xianren County and came to Beijing without hesitation.
Ethnic studies, Jiankang's ethnic studies, are much better than the academies in Xianren County. With this opportunity, my son will have a greater chance of passing the exam in the future.