Chapter 60： Break the shackles

Chapter 60 Breaking the shackles

"The first name is Gu Mingda!"

"Where is this Gu Mingda from?"

"I know Gu Mingda! He is from our Guang'an County, and he was also the first place winner in the first competition!"

Even though the Gu family was standing far away from the list, they heard the noise coming from there.

Zhang Yunniang couldn't help but ask: "Did I hear it wrong? I seem to have heard my husband's name?"

Liu Xiaoru pricked up her ears and quietly walked forward for a few steps. Then she returned with a blushing face and shouted excitedly to Zhang Yunniang and Niuniu: "They did say the name of brother-in-law. Brother-in-law is the first name. Really?" The first one! My sister is a scholar’s ​​wife! Our Niuniu is a scholar’s ​​daughter!”

If someone who didn't know about her excited look saw her, they would probably think that she was the one who wanted to be a scholar.

Zhang Yunniang turned back to look at Gu Mingda.

She and Gu Mingda have been married for more than ten years. She has watched Gu Mingda succeed for so many years. No one understands the difficulties and hardships of this journey better than her.

"Ms. sir, you really passed the exam!" Zhang Yuniang said and couldn't help but shed tears.

Gu Mingda may have been disappointed too many times, but when he suddenly learned that he had finally taken a step forward, he felt as if he was seeing flowers in a fog.

At this time, a young man with disheveled hair squeezed out of the crowd. There were a few more holes in his clothes and one shoe was missing from his feet.

But his face was full of undisguised excitement, and he shouted and jumped: "I passed the exam! I am a scholar! I am a scholar!"

The young man shouted, and suddenly saw Gu Mingda standing there not far from the crowd with empty eyes. He quickly stopped jumping around, stood on the spot, straightened his clothes, took a few steps forward, and looked at Gu Mingda. Mingda stopped in front of him.

This young man who was so excited that he was crazy was none other than Zheng Qi, who had befriended Gu Mingda during the first exam. He was also the only one in the five-member team who was admitted as a scholar except Gu Mingda.

"Brother Gu, I have been admitted as a scholar. Although I am ranked among more than 200 people, I am not as top as Brother Gu. But now I can finally go home and give an explanation to my parents. In order to support me in studying these years, they have cited My brother and sister-in-law are very dissatisfied..."

Zheng Qi recounted the hard work of studying for many years and couldn't help but shed tears.

"In the future, even if I fail to pass the exam, I can still open a private school to teach and support my family, and my parents don't have to suffer like me."

When Zheng Qi mentioned the future, his eyes were full of longing.

Scholars have made a qualitative leap compared to Tongsheng. This is just the lowest level of fame, but they already have the privilege of rent-free six acres of land a year, and the privilege of not kneeling before officials.

Although outsiders shout that "poor scholars" are poor, scholars are poor because they continue to rush for exams. If they give up taking the exams, they can find a good job at any time and ensure that their family has enough food and clothing.

Zheng Qi's appearance at this time was almost the epitome of all the people present who had passed the examination.

Although Gu Mingda won the first place, he actually didn't have much joy in his heart. Although his years of depression did not defeat him, it made him fall into a certain ideological dead end.

On the one hand, I was unwilling to give up the scientific examination, but on the other hand, I had a vague feeling that I would eventually fail the exam and get nothing.

At this time, he was finally admitted as a scholar. He felt like the high wall that had imprisoned him for many years suddenly collapsed. He finally broke free from the shackles, broke the invisible shackles, and could take a step forward to face a more complicated future.

Zheng Qi may give up and continue to take the entrance exam, but Gu Mingda is already very determined.

He has never realized his ambitions so clearly as at this moment. He loves his family, wants to accompany his wife, and witness the growth of his children, but he also wants to go to the capital, wants to show off his ambitions, and wants to take them to see a new world. A bright future.

Gu Mingda turned around and looked behind him.

The two children, Gu Zhao and Niu Niu, were shouting with excitement at this time. "Daddy is the number one, Daddy is the number one!"

Gu Mingda didn't show off his madness, but the two children did it for him.

"The wind has picked up, let's go back first." Gu Mingda said softly to his wife.

Zhang Yuniang was stunned and asked, "Don't you get together with them?"

If the husband is admitted as a scholar, it stands to reason that he should get together with other candidates who have also been admitted as a scholar, so that they can bond with each other.

Gu Mingda shook his head and said: "Instead of bragging and drinking with them, I would rather go back and accompany you. No matter what, it would be good to read a few more pages."

Zheng Qi on the side heard this, and his original intention of inviting people to drink and celebrate was suddenly suppressed. The top ranked person had to go back to study, so what reason did he, a young scholar at the bottom of the ranking, have for not working hard.

Zheng Qi immediately resigned and did not agree to the invitations from other scholars. He quickly returned to his residence and continued to study hard.

Some families were happy and some were sad. Gu Mingda passed the exam, but Wang Yaozu failed.

Perhaps the reconciliation with Liu Xiaoru before the exam seriously affected his mentality. Wang Yaozu, who was supposed to pass the exam at the end of the exam, was restless during the entire exam. He barely passed the second exam, but was rejected. He was rejected in the Yamen I searched over and over again on the list but couldn't find my name.

"Impossible, impossible, I should be able to pass the exam, I should be able to pass the exam..." Wang Yaozu muttered to himself.

His dejected look attracted ridicule from the scholar next to him who also failed.

"You think you should be able to pass the exam, and I also think I should be able to pass the exam! Why don't you say that the examiner is your father? You can do whatever you want!"

When Wang Yaozu heard this, he was angry and couldn't help but want to refute, but when he looked up, he saw that the mocking scholar was surprisingly strong, nine feet tall, with broad shoulders and a strong body.

He couldn't even beat Liu Xiaoru, and he probably couldn't beat the tough scholar in front of him. He could only look at him angrily and left in despair.

When the Gu family returned to the house, the courtyard was empty, with not many people at all. Apparently most people were still watching the fun at the list.

Even Mrs. Qian was not at home at this time, and she had gone somewhere with her little grandson.

Under this situation, any movement in the yard seemed extremely noisy.

"Where did the silk flower on your head come from? Tell me, tell me! Did some wild man outside give it to you! You are a frivolous person, you bitch!"

Zhang Guangzong cursed loudly and filthyly.

Zhang Yunniang hurriedly covered Niu Niu's ears. Gu Mingda took a step slower and turned around to cover Gu Zhao's ears.

Gu Yan had already mastered the art of lowering his head and covering his ears. He didn't need any reminder from his parents at all.

On the other hand, Liu Xiaoru, the sixth member of the Gu family, walked quickly towards the backyard with her big eyes open.

Niu Niu arched her little body towards the backyard, obviously wanting to follow Liu Xiaoru.

Zhang Yunniang found it funny and said, "Some of the excitement is not for children to watch."

Niuniu immediately tilted her head and asked innocently: "Children can't watch it, but can older children like Big Brother and Third Brother watch it?"

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