Chapter 211: Glimpse of the Sky

The Gu family got up early the next day.

Brother Shen sat at the dining table with two huge dark circles under his eyes.

Zhang Yuniang looked at this situation and asked with concern: "What's going on? Didn't you get a good rest last night?"

Brother Shen didn't know what to say for a moment.

But Gu Zhao had already spoken: "Brother Shen has been tossing and turning in bed all night, unable to sleep. He may have something on his mind."

When Brother Shen heard this, he almost carried it away in one breath.

It was obviously Gu Zhao who was snoring and kicking someone, so how could it be that he had something on his mind.

Niu Niu sighed and said, "Brother Shen, no matter how worried you are, you can't delay your sleep."

Brother Shen looked aggrieved, but he still refrained from speaking ill of Gu Zhao.

However, Gu Mingda looked at his face and said, "Changfeng, life is short. Say what you have to say. Don't hold it back and you will only wrong yourself."

Brother Shen's name is Changfeng. This is the first time that an elder has said such words to him. Or maybe it means that although he comes from a wealthy family, few elders pay so much attention to his emotions.

After Shen Changfeng hesitated for a moment, he finally said: "How old is A Zhao? Why is he snoring so loudly?"

Gu Zhao touched his nose: "Is it big? I don't know."

Gu Yan, who once shared a room with him, nodded: "It's really big, don't you know it?"

Niu Niu glanced at her brothers strangely and asked belatedly: "So Brother Shen couldn't sleep because it was too noisy?"

Shen Changfeng nodded.

"I'm sorry, Niuniu shouldn't misunderstand that you have something on your mind." Niuniu apologized to him quickly.

After Gu Zhao was stunned for a moment, he also apologized: "Brother Shen, just wake me up when I snore. I fall asleep very quickly and kept you awake all night. What should I do?"

Shen Changfeng liked the two children and would not blame him for such a trivial matter. Instead, he said: "Ah Zhao, you better find a doctor to take a look at your snoring problem. You are such a villain, then The snoring almost brought the roof off. I heard an old doctor say that snoring too much is not a good thing.”

Gu Mingda and Zhang Yuniang didn't think this was a big deal at first, but when Shen Changfeng said this, they felt a sudden change in their hearts.

"Okay, thank you Changfeng for the reminder. We will send Azhao to see the doctor another day." Zhang Yunniang said.

Shen Changfeng added: "It just so happens that I know a good old doctor who worked in Taiyuan Hospital. He lives in Baiyun Town. You can drop by to see him today."

The Gu family did not expect such an unexpected surprise, that they could actually ask the old lady doctor to see him.

"Would it be displeasing to the old doctor if I take the liberty to come to the door?" Zhang Yunniang was worried that she had lost her etiquette.

Shen Changfeng waved his hand and said, "It's okay. This old doctor watched my mother grow up and watched me grow up. He won't care about this."

Shen Changfeng didn't think this was a big deal at all. He had not slept well at night and must have a full meal in the morning.

In fact, the Gu family just had an ordinary breakfast, steamed buns, flower rolls and porridge, but this kind of atmosphere where the family gathered together to have breakfast happily, and did not follow the rules of eating and sleeping, and chatting lively, made him feel very enjoyable.

"Don't be so stressed. Even if you don't pass the exam, my dad will teach you at home." Gu Mingda comforted the nervous Gu Yan.

Gu Yan nodded, but his face was not much relaxed. Even though his family comforted him many times, he was still very nervous when facing the exam. .

Gu Mingda had said everything he needed to say, and for a moment he didn't know how to persuade him.

After breakfast, the Gu family was about to get on the carriage. Shen Changfeng looked at the sky above his head and suddenly said, "It's probably going to rain today."

Although the Gu family could not tell that the sky was going to rain, they knew that Shen Changfeng was good at observing the weather, so they immediately re-arranged their travel arrangements.

"My parents don't let them go out when they are old. Niuniu is too young, so she stays at home, and Xiaoru stays too, so that she can be taken care of." Zhang Yuniang said.

Gu Mingda was about to nod.

But Niu Niu said: "Mom, I want to accompany my elder brother in the exam. I will wear a raincoat and a bamboo hat obediently. I promise not to get caught in the rain. I can also add another piece of clothing. Just let me go."

When Niuniu said this, Zhang Yunniang and Gu Mingda were reluctant to reject her. Thinking that this child had always been well-behaved and sensible, they nodded.

Compared with Niu Niu's impatient wait, Gu Zhao hated having to go.

"Since it's going to rain, I'd better stay at home." Gu Zhao didn't want to see a doctor or take the dregs of bitter medicine.

He added: "With such a heavy rain, it's easy to get wet when going out of the city, and it's the same when going to school. I...I'm snoring. I'm not in good health, so I can't get wet in the rain!"

The implication is that I neither want to go to the doctor nor go to school.

Gu Mingda looked down and said, "If you don't want to go, then stay at home and write a hundred big words."

Gu Zhao didn't expect that he had escaped from going to school and had not escaped from writing big characters. His face suddenly fell and he said: "Then I'd better go with you."

After preparing the rain gear and leaving Liu Xiaoru at home to help take care of the old couple, the rest of the Gu family got on the carriage and left the city.

Zhang Yunniang took her three children in one carriage, and Gu Mingda took Shen Changfeng in another carriage.

Niu Niu asked Gu Yan: "Brother, why are you so nervous?"

Gu Yan didn't hide anything from his sister, and whispered: "This opportunity is rare, and I don't know how hard dad worked to get it. I'm afraid of screwing up. I always feel that my knowledge is shallow."

Gu Yan is still the same Gu Yan who wants to wait until he is completely sure before taking action. He doesn't want to disappoint his family. He wants to be a good example for his younger brothers and sisters.

Niuniu sighed and said, "Brother, will Dad disown you because you failed the exam?"

Gu Yan shook his head: "Of course not."

Niuniu continued: "In our eyes, the most important thing is you, not the exam."

Gu Yan was stunned when he heard this.

He regarded this opportunity as more important than anything else, but forgot that he was far more important than his studies.

Gu Yan said his inner thoughts truthfully: "Entering Baiyun Academy is equivalent to half a foot to become a juren. If I miss this opportunity, will I never be able to make achievements in the imperial examinations in the future? I will feel that I am not worthy of being your big brother and have not set a good example for you."

Niuniu tilted her head and said: "Big brother, Dad and Mom didn't say that you must make achievements in the imperial examinations. Even if you fail this exam, even if you don't achieve anything in the imperial examinations in the future, you are still the best big brother."

Zhang Yunniang said at the right time: "Ayan, your sister is right. You are the most important. We hope you can have a good future. Letting you take the imperial examination is because we are afraid that You will suffer in the future."

"You are always afraid of disappointing our expectations, but we never gave birth to you to change our family status or bring honor to our family. You are steady and sensible, and you are already a good son who far exceeds our expectations. You have done very well."

"Don't put all the weight of your life on this exam."

"Even if you fail this time, it does not mean that you will fail in the imperial examination in the future."

"Even if the imperial examination does not go well in the future, it does not mean that you have only this one way to go. We can find a way together and find a way for you."

When Gu Yan heard these words, he suddenly felt as if he had broken free from the cage he had set for himself and suddenly saw a glimpse of daylight.

First update