Gu Jiao had never heard of it, and Gu Jiao was not interested, but Xiao Liulang hadn't come out yet, so she had to wait in place, and had to listen to the little girl for a while.
Xiao Liulang went to the Mingxuan Hall of the Imperial Court, and he did not need anyone to lead the way, he was familiar with the road.
The way he was holding a cane attracted the attention of many supervisors. He straightened his back and calmly passed through a lot of strange eyes.
Mingxuan Hall is the Academic Affairs Office of Guozijian. Every day, academic officials and academic officials come here to wait for reports from supervisors from all over the world.
Today in Mingxuan Hall are a Xuezheng named Gao, and two academic officials surnamed Wang and Xu.
"Okay, follow Xu Xueguan to the dormitory. School doesn't start until the end of October. If you have nothing to do on weekdays, you can go to the library first."
"Thank you."
An out-of-town supervisor walked out of Mingxuan Hall under the leadership of Xu Xueguan.
Gao Xuezheng lowered his eyes and sorted out the information of the supervisors: "Next."
A slender, jade-like hand placed an admission document in front of him.
This hand looks a little too good.
Gao Xuezheng raised his head subconsciously, but was shocked by the other's appearance and stood up: "Sacrificial..."
Offering what
Offering wine
Gao Xuezheng suddenly realized that he was stupid, Xiaojijiu had already passed away, how could the person in front of him be him
It's just that it looked too similar at first glance, which caused him to lose his temper.
But if you look closely, it doesn't seem that much.
Juvenile Jijiu is a gentle and jade-like young man, his eyes are always filled with a smile that is like a spring breeze, and there is a tear mole under his right eye.
The person in front of him not only did not have the tear mole, but also did not have the slightest warm and bright temperament all over his body, and even his eyes were indifferent.
Gao Xuezheng was secretly annoyed that he was so tired recently that he almost admitted people's mistakes. He calmed down and sat down to pick up the document: "Xiao Liulang? Qingquan Village?"
Also surnamed Xiao.
Not a relative, right
Soon, Gao Xuezheng shook his head mockingly.
How could Xuanping Houfu have relatives in a small village
Gao Xuezheng said: "Your grades are not bad. You were directly admitted by Youzhou Jieyuan. The school will officially start on October 27th. After the school starts, the exam will be divided into classes. Don't be complacent just because of your high school Jieyuan. There are many, you will soon find that you are only one of them, so don’t run around these days, go to the library to read more books, understand?”
He was talking about attacking Xiao Liulang, but just now he didn't explain so much to the Linsheng who was recommended by the place, which shows that he was interested in Jie Yuan.
It's just that he has seen a lot more, and many of them ranked first in the local area, but when they came to Guozijian, they were immediately compared.
He still hopes to remind the other party, after all, it is not easy for a small village to have a solution.
Gao Xuezheng deliberately arranged Xiao Liulang to live in the dormitory with several Xie Yuan, but Xiao Liulang refused: "I live outside."
"Why?" Gao Xuezheng wondered, "The dormitory doesn't charge you money, so you can study with more peace of mind in the Imperial College. The chaos in the capital is fascinating, and a poor boy like you who has never seen the world is most likely to go astray."
Gao Xuezheng is just such a rude mouth, otherwise he would not have been just a primary school administrator in Guozijian for so long.
But his heart is really not bad.
Xiao Liulang said calmly: "It will not delay learning."
Gao Xuezheng sighed: "That's alright. If you don't live in Guozijian, you will have to get your waist card in three days."
Guozijian provides board and lodging for free, but cannot force prisoners to live and board here.
Gao Xuezheng shook his head, looking at Xiao Liulang's retreating back, "It's a pity."
As if he had expected that Xiao Liulang would be blinded by the prosperity of the capital, he was willing to fall, and his performance has plummeted since then.
When Xiao Liulang walked out of Guozijian, the chattering little scholar had already been found by his family and left in despair.
Gu Jiao looked at him: "Done?"
Xiao Liulang nodded: "Well, three days later, I will receive the waist card of the Guozijian."
The two went home side by side.
The journey is really close. After leaving the Guozijian, they walked a few steps and turned a corner into the hutong where they lived. They lived in the middle of the hutong.
Not all the houses in the hutong are occupied by people, and the environment is quite clean.
"It's more convenient than going to school in the village." Gu Jiao said with a smile.
Xiao Liulang snorted and said, "In the afternoon, I will show Gu Yan and Xiao Shun a private school, and Xiao Jingkong will go to the Guozijian to take the exam, which is two days later than me."
Gu Jiao nodded with a smile: "Okay, I'll listen to you."
It took a few words to get home, and Gu Jiao was simply too satisfied with this house.
Just as the two were about to enter, a carriage pulled up from the other end of the alley and stopped in front of their house.
The coachman tightened the reins, jumped off the horse and said to the two, "Excuse me, is this Xiao Jieyuan's house?"
When Xiao Liulang saw the emblem on the carriage, his eyes turned cold.
Gu Jiao asked, "What's the matter? What's the matter with you?"
The driver said politely: "That's right, my housekeeper learned that Xiao Jieyuan came to the capital, and specially asked me to send some things over. The winter in the capital comes early, and we have to start burning charcoal next month, and the cars are all high-class. Silver charcoal. There are also some materials and cotton wool, all of which are the warmest. You see, is the little one directly bringing things in for the two of you?"
Gu Jiao glanced at Xiao Liulang.
Xiao Liulang's expression was as cold as a knife.
Gu Jiao said to the driver, "No need, we don't have any shortage of silver charcoal, and we don't allow cotton wool mattresses. Bring them back to your housekeeper."
The driver said, "But Steward Liu said..."
"No but, take it back if you want it." After Gu Jiao said lightly, she entered the house with Xiao Liulang and closed the courtyard door.
The driver eventually left.
Gu Jiao looked at Xiao Liulang and said, "We only moved here yesterday. Only the coachman and Zhang Baoren of Ding'an Hou's residence know where we live. The manager Liu has very good information."
Xiao Liulang said indifferently: "Don't pay attention to him."
After all, he turned around and went to the study to sort out the books.
Gu Jiao touched her chin.
Wouldn't it be for someone to stare at
Who is so bold to stare at her
The driver drove the carriage out of the alley and came to the other corner, where Steward Liu had been waiting for a long time.
"How is it?" Manager Liu asked.
The driver said, "Young master refuses to accept it."
Steward Liu smiled: "This young master is more stubborn than I imagined."
The driver asked, "Do you want to tell the Hou Ye?"
Liu Guanshi smiled lightly: "No, you don't have to worry about this trivial matter. Just wait, he will soon find out how difficult it is for the poor students to get along in the capital, and when that day comes, he will obediently return. House."
The old lady really slept until noon, and when Gu Jiao and Xiao Liulang entered the yard, Gu Yan and the three of them were squatting by the well without any soul to wash.
There is a public water well near the hutong, but there is also a well in the house, which saves them from going outside to fetch water to eat.
The millet porridge in the kitchen was ready. Gu Jiao warmed the buns, and then fried a plate of bamboo shoots and black fungus, a plate of green vegetables and bean sprouts, and a large portion of chives and eggs.
Xiao Jingkong could not eat eggs either, so Gu Jiao stewed a small pot of tender tofu soup for him alone.
Although Xiao Jingkong's dishes are all vegetarian, the dishes and utensils are more delicate than other dishes, making Gu Jiao look unbearable.
Xiaojingkong showed off his dishes in a particularly stinky way. The people at the table were not greedy at all, but they all made a look that we were very envious of.
After eating, Xiao Jingkong went to brush his own small rice bowl.
This is a habit developed in temples, one's own bowl and bowl are brushed by oneself.
The others were not idle either. The old lady went to pick the corn cobs, and Gu Yan sat down to pick it up with her. They were the most incapable of physical work in the family, and they were the most pampered people in the past, but they still took the initiative to share the housework within their ability. .
Gu Xiaoshun went to chop wood.
Xiao Liulang cleaned up the stove, while Gu Jiao cleaned up the two courtyards.
She thought about it, one yard is used for growing vegetables and raising chickens and dogs, and the other yard is for the whole family to do activities. It happens that there is a laurel tree in the backyard, and the small clearance can be used to practice the exercises on the tree.
Gu Jiao took a hoe and went to the front yard to turn over the ground.
Xiao Jingkong led the chick over: "Jiaojiao, I'm going for a chicken walk!"
"Okay." Gu Jiao nodded, "Don't go too far."
"Yeah!" Xiao Jingkong responded.
Xiao Jingkong used to walk chickens in the countryside from the beginning of the village to the end of the village. When he came here, he decided to walk from the end of the alley to the end of the alley.
Gu Yan's puppy is very envious, and it also wants to go out for a walk.
However, the owner was too lazy to die, so he lay down on the rattan chair after picking up the corn cobs.
The puppy flicked his butt and stalked out of the small clearing.
Xiao Jingkong walked to the end of the alley with seven chicks and a puppy, ready to turn back, when two nearby beggars stared at his dog.
The puppy is no longer a milk dog in the confinement period. It has grown a little fat and has a chubby flesh. It looks very tender.
The beggar's saliva gushed out, and the two exchanged glances. One of them took out a meat bun from his arms and broke it open to sway the puppy.
This dog was a little stupid and fell for it right away!
It ran over and was caught in a sack.
"Uh-" the puppy barked.
Xiao Jingkong turned around and said, "Huh? Where's Xiao Ba?"
That's right, Xiao Jingkong named Gu Yan's dog, Xiao Ba.
After the beggar caught the dog, he set his sights on the chicken in the small clearance.
Seven chickens!
Enough to eat for days!
The beggar repeated his old tricks and lured chickens with big meat buns, but none of the seven chickens moved.
The two beggars simply grabbed it, Xiao Jingkong was just a three-year-old child, no one cared about him, let alone seven and a half small chickens!
But just as the two rushed over, the seven chicks fluttered their wings and jumped up.
They are no longer little chicks who can't even jump over thresholds. They can jump as high as half a person. They are also two short beggars. Seven chickens jumped on their shoulders and pecked at their heads!
"what-"
The two beggars let out a miserable cry!
The bag containing the puppies fell from a beggar.
Xiao Jingkong walked over and opened the bag: "Xiao Ba."
Xiao Ba was sacked, Xiao Ba was very angry, Xiao Ba decided to fight back!
Xiao Ba opened his bloody mouth and bit down—
"Ow-"
It bit its own tail.
Xiao Jingkong covered his eyes, he didn't see it.
The two beggars were pecked to the ground by seven chicks and ran away.
The seven chickens fluttered their wings and chased the two of them, chasing them for half a street, until Xiao Qingkong called them, and they came back with high spirits.
However, just as they were crossing the street, a carriage galloped past, the six in front stopped, and only Xiao Qi did not stop the carriage.
"Little Seven—"
Xiao Qingkong rushed over with his short legs.
A chicken-coach driver might not notice, but he could see a child, but the carriage was so fast that it was too late to tighten the reins.
Seeing that the child was about to be trampled on by a horse's hoof, a long whip came over, wrapped in the small clearance, and yanked him out.
The horse's hoof was empty, and the coachman sighed in relief and continued on his way.
Xiao Jingkong was dizzy, and when he reacted, he was already sitting in a cold and broad embrace.
He glanced at the ground: "It's so high!"
The man was sitting on a high-headed horse, dressed in black brocade clothes, holding the reins in one hand and the whip in the other.
Xiao Jingkong blinked at him with big eyes: "Thank you."
The man glanced at the chicken in his arms and said coldly, "It's just a chicken, don't do this again in the future."
"It's called Xiao Qi!" Xiao Jingkong handed the chicken to the man.
"Where are your parents?" the man asked.
Xiaojingkong has no parents. He was abandoned in the temple for a few months, but Jiaojiao has parents.
He thought for a while: "My father and mother passed away."
"Orphan?" The man frowned.
Xiao Jingkong shook his head like a rattle: "I have Jiaojiao!"
The man said, "Where do you live?"
Xiao Jingkong waved his hand and pointed: "There!"
The man sent Xiaojingkong home.
Gu Yan and the others were all in the backyard, but Gu Jiao was the only one in the front yard. She had just turned the ground and was using the firewood chopped down by Gu Xiaoshun as a fence.
She was wearing the clothes she used to work in the village, very plain.
"Jiaojiao! I was almost hit by a carriage just now, this big brother saved me!" Xiao Jingkong took the man's hand and walked into the yard.
Gu Jiao put down the firewood in her hand and raised her sweaty head to look at the man.
The man is tall and strong, his features are cold and resolute, and some strangers should not enter.
However, I don't know if it was her own delusion, Gu Jiao always felt that the other person's appearance was a little familiar, as if she had seen it somewhere.
(End of this chapter)