Women Wearing Men: The Growth Path of the Bastards of the Aristocratic Family

Chapter 3 Going Out
This big rooster was as tall as half a person, imposing and majestic, with a thick comb and a bright red color like blood. The colorful feathers shone golden in the sunlight.It took two steps slowly but vigorously, made an attack posture, and stared at the enemy in front of it.

Gu Yunji held a thin wooden stick in his hand, spread his legs and lowered his center of gravity to confront the rooster. Big drops of sweat rolled down his nervously flushed cheeks.

With a loud shout, he raised his stick and rushed towards the cock.But the chicken showed strange agility, deftly dodged to the side, turned around and pecked at Gu Yunji's hand!
Gu Yunji groaned in pain, the wooden stick fell from his hand, and the whole person fell to the ground due to inertia.

The rooster saw the right opportunity and rode on Gu Yunji, its sharp beak was about to peck his face...

"Giggle-"

A loud cock crow brought Gu Yunji back from the chaotic dream to reality.

He sat up from the bed with difficulty, wiped off the sweat from his forehead, and called Xu Dong:
"What time is it now?"

Xudong looked at the sky outside the window, and said with a wry smile: "The third young master was also woken up by the chicken? It's still early, and it's still half an hour before you usually wake up."

"Giggle-"

While speaking, another loud cry came from the yard.

"Where did the chicken come from?"

Xudong replied: "It is said that the second young master brought it back from the temple fair yesterday, but somehow it ran into our yard."

Gu Yunji pressed the center of his eyebrows with a headache, put on his clothes and got up straight away.As soon as he walked out of the room, he saw Gu Yunlin's servant Tingfeng next door was catching a big rooster that was running around in the yard.

The rooster flapped its wings, flew to the flower bed for a while, and stood on the windowsill for a while, sweating profusely from walking Tingfeng.

Gu Yunji saw the timing, and the moment the rooster passed by his feet, he quickly grabbed the wings and lifted the rooster up.He grew up in the countryside in his previous life, so catching chickens was no problem.

Seeing this, Ting Feng quickly complimented him: "The third young master is really powerful, he caught him right away, unlike me who was at a loss for a long time."

Gu Yunji didn't appreciate it, and threw the chicken to Tingfeng: "This is from your yard? Why did the second brother bring a chicken back?"

Ting Feng caught it, and carefully trimmed the chicken's feathers: "This is our second young master's favorite pet. We met at the temple fair yesterday. The chicken seller said that roosters love to stand on high places, and their crowing indicates that The arrival of the dawn means a lot to scholars. This one is extraordinarily majestic, it is the king of chickens, and the second young master named it Batian, and it cost a full 80 taels."

Gu Yunji's eyelids twitched, and he asked in disbelief: "Father allowed second brother to raise chickens?"

"The second young master told the master that the rooster can make people forge ahead. There is an allusion in ancient times that the rooster crows every morning and can urge him to get up early and study. The master agreed after hearing this, but he is only allowed to raise it in the front yard." Speaking of this, Ting Feng lowered his voice, "Oh, by the way, the second young master said in front of the master that the chicken was given by a classmate and that it didn't cost any money. Don't let this matter slip your mouth."

Gu Yunlin wanted to raise the chicken, but he was the one who woke up early in the morning. Gu Yunji was speechless.

He said to Tingfeng expressionlessly: "The name Batian is too flamboyant, I might offend you. I will give my second brother a good name, Fan Jin."

After that, he turned around and went to morning exercises.

"Fan Jin?" Gu Yunlin in the room looked at Tingfeng in confusion.

"The third young master said that Fan Jin was a great Confucian in the former dynasty, and his peaches and plums were all over the world. All the disciples he accepted could at least pass the examination. Later, some people called this matter Fan Jin Zhongju, and it was a good story for a while." Tingfeng replied. .

"Really? Why haven't I heard of it?" Gu Yunlin said suspiciously, and then quickly relieved, "But the third child is right, the name Batian is a bit ostentatious. I can't think of other good names for a while, so then Call Fan Jin."

Here, after Gu Yunji finished paying his respects, he remembered yesterday that Gu Yunxiao asked him to buy a mock exam question set when he was free. The results of the township examination have not been released for the past few days, and the county school has not started classes. Why don't we go and buy the book today.

His monthly quota is ten taels of silver, which is definitely not enough to buy books, and he does not intend to spend his own money.

Gu Yunji went to Mrs. Wang to report the matter, and said that he wanted to receive money to buy books.Since it was related to the imperial examination and the reason was justified, Mrs. Wang naturally had nothing to stop her. After a few casual instructions, she approved a note for him, asking him to use this as a voucher to receive 30 taels of silver from the accountant.

After Gu Yunji received the money, he took Xu Dong out.

Speaking of it, this was the first time he had stepped out of the gate of Gu's Mansion since he traveled here. Looking at the antique buildings and the bustling streets around him, Gu Yunji felt as if he had passed away.

Most of the bookstores in this county are located near the county school, Gu Yunji did not wander around, and went straight to Wenhui Bookstore, the largest in memory, with Xu Dong.

When we arrived at Wenhui Bookstore, there were already several people in the store in twos and threes, all dressed as scholars.Gu Yunji was dressed in an extraordinary manner, and as soon as he stepped through the door, an enthusiastic waiter greeted him.

"Does this young master want to buy books or calligraphy and painting? Or look at the Four Treasures of the Study? Our store just arrived yesterday with a batch of high-quality Hui ink. Do you want to see it?"

"No need." Gu Yunji said lightly, "Do you have any sample essays related to the county examination? If you have any, show me."

"Of course there are." As he spoke, the assistant led him to a shelf, "These are all, what do you want, my lord?"

Gu Yunji casually picked up a copy of "Huating County County Examination Excellent Model Essay Collection in the Last Ten Years" and flipped through it. It was a handwritten book with clear and powerful handwriting, and he looked handsome. He paid attention to the copied book on the last page. The author's name: Cheng Yan.

The clerk introduced from the side: "Young master has good eyesight. Although this Cheng Yan is young, he has written a good handwriting. The book he copied is also the most expensive in our shop. This one costs eight taels of silver."

Gu Yunji was secretly astounded that a mere handwritten copy would cost eight taels of silver.It is no wonder that some people say that the imperial examination is a game among powerful families, and that the real poor have problems eating, so where can they get the money to buy such expensive handwritten books.

But the buddy is not exaggerating. Compared with other manuscripts, this one is indeed the best.

Asking Xu Dong to take this book, Gu Yunji chose a few other books and was ready to pay for it.At this time, his right shoulder sank, and an arm reached up.

"Yunji! I haven't seen you for a few days, so why don't you say come to me!" Jiang Kangshi said, shaking his shoulder vigorously.

Jiang Kangshi was Gu Yunji's classmate in the county school, and he was straightforward and generous. Although such a temperament made the introverted original body a little overwhelmed, he was indeed his best friend in the county school.

"My eldest brother just passed the provincial exam, and I..."

Before Gu Yunji finished speaking, Jiang Kangshi pretended to be angry and interrupted him: "Your elder brother's provincial examination has nothing to do with you as a child. Is this the reason why you didn't come to me? I'm afraid you didn't hide from me on purpose. "

Jiang Kangshi was not really unhappy, he knew that Yuanshen was introverted, so he deliberately said this to get closer to him.

Gu Yunji saw his good intentions and said with a smile: "Tomorrow the results of the provincial examination will be released, and the county school will start the day after tomorrow. After school, I will treat you to dinner. How about I make amends?"

Seeing his answer like this, Jiang Kangshi was a little surprised, but he immediately put the surprise behind him. Compared with the original body, the current Gu Yunji is more in line with his temperament.

"That's a good deal! Don't go back on your word! If you break your promise, I'll draw a turtle in your textbook!"

Gu Yunji smiled helplessly: "Definitely, definitely."

After exchanging a few more pleasantries, he said goodbye to Jiang Kangshi.After paying for the selected books at the counter, Gu Yunji and Xudong went straight home.

That night Gu Yunji was lying on the bed, thinking about the release of the provincial examination results tomorrow, he couldn't sleep, and he didn't know if his elder brother Gu Yunxiao passed the examination.

There is a huge gap between Juren and Xiucai. If you pass the examination as a scholar, you can only say that you have just stepped into the intellectual class.And if you pass the exam, you will have an official status and the qualifications to be an official, and you can wait for some official positions such as county magistrates. Only then can you truly enter the ruling class.

Thinking about it, Gu Yunji gradually felt sleepy.Before completely sinking into sleep, he thought vaguely, tonight, Gu Yunxiao should have more difficulty falling asleep than him.

(End of this chapter)