Chapter 227 Good Master
Gu Yan went to school and Gu Zhao studied medicine. Now there was only Niuniu in the family, which seemed particularly lonely.
After Niuniu finished her daily homework, she either went to play with the crazy girl or was taken away by Sun Jiaxing and his wife. She had no free time at all.
In two days, the whole house was busy.
The imperial examination was mostly held in spring, so it was also called "Spring Examination". With many candidates entering the capital, the capital became lively.
Manager Luo's new restaurant was hastily opened before the candidates entered the capital.
This time he did not open a store in the most prosperous place like he did in Guang'an County, but bought a quiet big house and converted it into several private rooms.
Gu Mingda and Sun Jiaxing both saw that Manager Luo's business in the capital was determined to take the high-end route.
Manager Luo also greeted Gu Mingda and Sun Jiaxing in advance, asking them to help attract business, and gave each of them five tables of food.
Sun Jiaxing found a reason to invite his colleagues from the Hanlin Academy twice. It is easy to get close to each other at a banquet. Manager Luo is a very good person. The waiters he trained are more good at handling things than those in other places.
Moreover, the entire banquet maintained a very high standard, so naturally both the host and the guests enjoyed themselves.
Sun Jiaxing got closer to his colleagues, and Manager Luo's business also opened up in the Hanlin Academy in the shortest time, which was a win-win situation.
Gu Mingda did not participate in Sun Jiaxing's banquet. At this time, under the gaze of the whole family, he drank the champion soup that his wife had cooked early.
Although Niuniu, who was standing next to him, always yawned, she resisted the sleepiness and patted her father on the shoulder: "Dad, Niuniu is waiting for you to come home."
The little girl did not say anything with a vow nature under the repeated instructions of her parents.
Gu Mingda gently patted his daughter's soft hair and said, "You should also listen to your elders at home and don't do anything dangerous, understand?"
Niuniu nodded vigorously, patting her chest and repeatedly assuring, "Don't worry, Daddy, Niuniu is the best."
Gu Mingda left the house with a relieved look accompanied by his long-time servant.
He didn't know that after he left, Niuniu lay back on the bed and whispered softly, "I hope my dad can pass the exam safely this time."
After saying this, the little girl tilted her head and fell into a coma.
Because she left too early, the sky above her head was pitch black, and only a few stars could be seen occasionally.
The time for the Spring Examination to start the inspection and enter the examination room was Yinshi (3 a.m.), so Gu Mingda slept for a long time during the day the day before and got up at Choushichu (1 a.m.).
Now the long-servant walked in front of him, holding a lantern and walking forward. He would look back at Gu Mingda from time to time, saying: "Master, the examination basket is too heavy, how can I let you carry it? You are a scholar, delicate."
The long-servant Qi Dashan wanted to reach out to take the examination basket, but Gu Mingda did not mean to hand it to him. Instead, he said: "Just pay attention to the road, don't worry about me."
Qi Dashan nodded helplessly. The three of them were sold to the Gu family by the traffickers, which seemed to have fallen into a blessed nest. Although there were many people in this family, none of them were troublemakers. His daughter, who was originally thin and short, has now become white and plump. It is really a good family. Therefore, he worked hard and hoped that the master's family could move to a higher level.
Qi Dashan's mind was in a mess, and it was inevitable that he was not awake enough when walking. He turned a corner away from the door, but only a few hundred meters away, his whole body suddenly fell forward uncontrollably.
Gu Mingda had been carefully paying attention to the surroundings, so he was the first to notice Qi Dashan's abnormality. He stretched out his hand to grab him, but he was still a step too late.
Qi Dashan hit the ground hard, and there was a muffled sound on his knee. Gu Mingda felt pain when he heard the sound.
"Master, I'm fine." Qi Dashan comforted Gu Mingda immediately. He looked at the lamp in his hand again, and saw that the lamp oil was not spilled, and he was relieved.
Gu Mingda hurried forward to help him up from the ground.
"Let's see how the leg is hit?"
Qi Dashan waved his hand and said, "There should be no bleeding, at most a bruise, nothing serious, Master, I will take you to the tribute academy first, so as not to delay your exam, I'm fine."
"Remember to go to the clinic later." Gu Mingda said.
Qi Dashan nodded casually, and then looked at the culprit who tripped him on the ground: "It seems that a stone is blocked by the grass. I will pay attention later."
But their journey was not peaceful, and many things cannot be avoided by paying attention.
Qi Dashan walked and walked to a two-story building, and suddenly heard Gu Mingda behind him: "Be careful!"
Accompanied by a "bang", Qi Dashan was pulled back by Gu Mingda.
Gu Mingda did pull him away this time, but he still didn't expect that the clothes drying pole hanging on the second floor would suddenly be blown down by the wind.
Qi Dashan looked at the clothes drying pole that fell heavily on the ground and rolled several times before stopping. His face was full of doubts.
"What's wrong with this person? The clothes drying pole is not tied up properly. What if it hits someone!" Qi Dashan couldn't help cursing. He rolled up his sleeves and wanted to go upstairs to argue with him.
Gu Mingda felt that if this happened a few more times, his long-servant might even lose his life. He took out a silver ingot and handed it to Qi Dashan: "Take the money and go to the clinic to check my leg. You don't have to send me to the Imperial Examination Hall. If you want to argue, you can go up there. I'm leaving first."
Qi Dashan accepted the silver ingot and thanked him profusely, but he refused to leave and did not plan to go upstairs to argue with others. Instead, he said, "Master, the wife and the old lady have told me to send you to the examination hall. Since it is a matter of agreement, how can we just let it go?"
Gu Mingda had no way to deal with him.
Qi Dashan continued to walk in front, but because of his knee injury, he seemed a little awkward when walking.
There were more and more people on the street near the examination hall.
Qi Dashan had become a frightened bird because he had just bumped into someone again. His shoulder was hurt and he could hardly lift his right arm.
The candidate he bumped into was not seriously injured.
"Master, am I unlucky today? I am holding you back." Qi Dashan was full of guilt, fearing that he would affect Gu Mingda's luck in the exam.
"This is none of your business. Don't blame yourself." Gu Mingda was even more guilty than him.
He had been urging Qi Dashan to leave all the way, but this man was so stubborn that he had to send him to the entrance of the Imperial Examination Hall before he could rest assured.
After careful calculation, it was only a distance of one mile, but he walked out with a thrilling feeling. Qi Dashan's shoulders were hit, his knees were bumped, and his clothes were half stained with dirty water splashed by someone.
Gu Mingda gave Qi Dashan another silver ingot while queuing outside the Imperial Examination Hall.
"Go buy a new cotton-padded jacket and change your clothes quickly, so as not to catch a cold." Gu Mingda wanted to give him more money, but he also knew that if he did too much, Qi Dashan would probably think too much, so he secretly said that he would give them a monthly salary for their family of three in the future.
Qi Dashan received two silver rewards in the morning, and he was so happy that his mouth corners wanted to be pulled up to the sky.
He was unlucky, and the master didn't despise him, and he also gave him silver to buy clothes to treat his injuries. What kind of fairy master is this! I really want to serve the master for the rest of my life!