Chapter 58： Partiality

Chapter 58 Partiality

Niuniu couldn't sleep at night, and Gu Mingda stayed up with her even if he was very sleepy.

No matter how distressed Niuniu was, Gu Mingda still insisted on this punishment.

This state of not having enough to eat and not being able to sleep lasted for several days.

Niu Niu didn't have any big changes, but Gu Mingda lost a lot of weight and had dark circles under his eyes.

When eating breakfast that day, Niu Niu's head was banging like a chicken pecking at rice, but she still managed to eat the food in front of her one bite after another.

"If you can't eat it, don't eat it." Zhang Yunniang said distressedly.

Niu Niu shook her head and said, "I seem to be able to eat a lot again."

She ate a large bowl of rice and felt a long-lost sense of security in her stomach.

Zhang Yunniang gently touched Niuniu's round belly and asked, "Niuniu, are you feeling uncomfortable anywhere? You must tell your mother if you feel uncomfortable, and don't hold on."

Niu Niu shook her little head and said, "I don't feel uncomfortable at all, I just want to sleep."

"I just had a full stomach, so I have to wait a while before going to bed." Gu Mingda reminded.

After Niu Niu yawned heavily, she stretched out her two little hands and rubbed her face vigorously, using this stupid method to refresh herself.

"Gu Yan, Gu Zhao, take Niuniu to play in the yard for a while and then come back to sleep." Zhang Yunniang warned her two sons.

After the three children were no longer in the house, Zhang Yunniang looked at her husband distressedly and said, "You must have been very hungry these days. I will give you a bowl of noodles later."

Gu Mingda was indeed very hungry, but no matter how uncomfortable and hungry he was, he did not secretly turn on the small stove, but relied on his breath to support himself until now.

Now that Niu Niu has recovered, he did not refuse the bowl of noodles. He only said: "I hope she can have a longer memory this time and stop thinking about sacrificing herself for others."

Zhang Yuniang said sourly: "If she hadn't liked you, she wouldn't have dreamed about you not getting first place in the exam."

Gu Mingda liked hearing this kind of words, and his face became visibly happy as he said, "Whether I do well in the exam or not is my business, and I need her help wherever I need it. But if you think about it carefully, raising a daughter is indeed different from raising a son. Brats don’t think so carefully, Gu Zhao knows how to eat and play with bugs every day.”

Zhang Yunniang didn't bother to expose his partiality, but instead echoed: "Every time I see Gu Zhao getting into trouble, the anger in my heart keeps rising. I don't know how much effort it takes not to hit him, but Niu Niu makes some mistakes." No, she looked at me pitifully, and I couldn't bear to say anything."

The couple seemed to be able to talk about their daughter for three days and three nights, and even gradually developed in an outrageous direction.

"Her eyes are like yours, they are so clear and watery. I have never seen eyes that are prettier than yours." Gu Mingda praised the two of them in one breath.

Zhang Yunniang nodded and said, "Her eyebrows are thick and curved, exactly like yours."

Gu Mingda added: "She is also very good at reading and very diligent. She knows how to review by herself without being reminded. If this is a boy, he will probably be able to try it out after three years of teaching, and then he will be the youngest scholar in this dynasty. ”

Zhang Yuniang completely forgot that Niuniu was an adopted child and had no blood relationship with them. She said, "This child simply combines all the advantages of both of us."

The couple spent the whole morning praising their children. After lunch, Gu Mingda took a deep nap and vaguely made up for the sleep he had lost in the past few days.

After he got up, he saw Zhang Yunniang sitting in the shade of a tree embroidering a handkerchief. He strode over and inserted a silver hairpin into her bun.

"Do you like it?" Gu Mingda asked softly.

Zhang Yunniang was stunned, and took off the hairpin to take a look. The silver hairpin was in the style of a red plum announcing good news, and it looked very delicate.

She didn't ask about the price, but asked with a smile: "When did you buy it? I didn't see you going out."

Gu Mingda explained: "I bought it on the day after the exam, and I got the money back."

Muluzhi is another name for pepper. This dynasty cannot produce pepper and must rely on merchants from the Western Regions to import it. The price used to be comparable to gold. Although it is not that expensive now, it is still not cheap and is often out of stock.

Zhang Yunniang was shocked and asked: "How did you get it? Didn't you say that you have to wait at least half a month before the goods are available?" Gu Mingda explained: "It happened to be a coincidence. I asked casually that day, but I didn't Thinking that someone had ordered the goods but regretted it, the shopkeeper sold it to me. "

Some time ago, Zhang Yuniang went out almost every day, occasionally going to the medicine shop and occasionally the grocery store. Like ants moving, she finally gathered together the ingredients needed for the braised food recipe.

Now that I have the pepper, I have gathered all the ingredients.

"I've spent a lot of money buying these things before I even started business. I don't know if I can make the money back." Zhang Yunniang said worriedly.

Gu Mingda comforted him: "In business, there are profits and losses. If you lose this time, you can make it back next time."

He took out six more red ropes and handed them to his wife, and said: "I went shopping that day and didn't buy anything suitable for the two brats. But the little tutu on Niu Niu's head would be very suitable if tied with a red string. Let's look back. Find a reason to tie her up."

These things were supposed to be given to his wife and daughter after the exam, but at that time he was angry with Niu Niu for not eating or sleeping, and it was difficult to take them out, so he postponed them until now.

Zhang Yunniang looked at the red rope and was speechless. How could anyone buy six red ropes at a time? She was afraid that her daughter would not replace them. He was the one who took the initiative to treat his children fairly, and now he is the one who is secretly partial.

But Zhang Yunniang didn't say anything. After putting away the six red ropes, she began to think of reasons to coax Niu Niu.

In the closed examination hall at this time, a group of people were busy grading the second test paper.

A clerk hurriedly walked forward in the aisle with a pile of test papers in his arms.

When they came to the corner, one of them didn't pay attention and bumped into another person who was walking in a hurry.

Under the impact, the test papers he held in his arms fell to the ground, and one of them even fell to the ground.

The body of the person who was hit was so stressed that his right hand was about to step on the open test paper. His left leg suddenly twitched without any warning, and his whole body fell to one side uncontrollably, and his legs suddenly twitched. Bend and kneel heavily on the open test paper.

"Are you okay? Where did you fall?" The clerk was very anxious after bumping into someone and hurriedly helped him up.

The man grimaced in pain in his knees. He could not recover for a long time. He opened his clothes and took a look. His knees were already covered in bruises.

"You wait here for a while, I will deliver the test paper to Mr. Chen, and then I will send you back to rest." The clerk said apologetically.

They were all colleagues, so the other party didn't care and waved his hand to indicate that he should be busy with himself first.

The clerk picked up the test papers on the ground one by one, and his eyes fell on the open test paper where his colleague had knelt down before.

"This word is really beautiful." He couldn't help but sigh.

The colleague felt a little heroic after hearing this, and hurriedly came over, nodded, and said: "It is indeed very neat. I almost stepped on it. If I really stepped on it, Master Chen would probably not like it."

Mr. Chen is the examiner of this college examination. This Mr. Chen always likes to be clean. Even if he knew that this paper was stamped by them, he would probably feel unlucky. It would be difficult for this candidate to get a good score.

The scribe casually placed the test paper on top.

When the test papers were delivered to Mr. Chen's desk, he just finished grading the other test papers on hand.

He casually picked up the top one from the pile of test papers. He just glanced at it and was stunned. Then he looked at it carefully, touched his palms and praised: "Beautiful!"

The grading results of the second round of the academy examination, which determines who can become a scholar, are more stringent than the first round. The previous single grading was changed to a joint review of seven people.

Everyone was very tired from writing. When they heard this, they immediately put down the work at hand and gathered together: "What is beautiful? Is the article well written?"

Mr. Chen shook his head and said: "The calligraphy is good, and he has the spirit of a calligrapher. The articles are also good, and the arguments are excellent and powerful!"

One of the examiners suddenly said: "I know this word. The first name in the first exam is Gu Mingda!"

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