After Xiao Fubao's life was stolen, she became the favorite of the Beijing group

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 be 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 didn't like you, she wouldn't dream about you failing to get 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."

Meuluzhi 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 you have to wait at least half a month for the goods to be available?"

Gu Mingda explained: "It's a coincidence. I asked casually that day, but I didn't expect that someone ordered the goods but regretted it, so 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 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 strings 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 tug tuo on Niu Niu's head would definitely be 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 be fair to his children before, but 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 some reasons to coax Niuniu.

At this time, in the closed examination hall, a group of people were busy marking the second test papers.

A clerk was holding a pile of test papers and walking hurriedly in the aisle.

When he turned the corner, he bumped into another person who was walking hurriedly.

Under the collision, the test papers in his arms fell to the ground, and one of them was even broken so that the whole paper was spread out on the ground.

The person who was hit was under the force, and his right foot was about to step on the spread test paper. Suddenly, his left leg twitched without any warning, and the whole person fell to one side uncontrollably, and his legs bent directly, and he knelt heavily on the spread test paper.

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

The man grimaced in pain in his knees. He stayed there for a long time but still couldn't recover. He lifted his clothes and took a look. His knees were already bruised.

"Wait here for a while. I'll send the test paper to Lord Chen, and then I'll 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 signal him to take care of 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 knelt before.

"The handwriting is really beautiful." He couldn't help but sigh.

The colleague was a little proud when he heard the words, and hurried over, nodded, and said: "It's really neat. I almost stepped on it. If I really stepped on it, I guess Lord Chen would be unhappy."

Lord Chen is the chief examiner of this college examination. This lord has always loved cleanliness. Even if he knew that the paper was stepped on by them, he would probably feel unlucky, and it would be difficult for this candidate to get a good score.

The clerk casually put this test paper on the top.

When the test paper was delivered to Lord Chen's desk, he had just finished marking the other test papers on hand.

He casually picked up the top one from the pile of test papers, just took a look, and was stunned. Then he looked at it carefully, clapped his hands and praised: "Beautiful!"

The results of the second round of the college examination will determine who can become a scholar. It is more strict than the first round. The previous single-person marking was changed to a joint review by seven people.

Originally, everyone was very tired from marking. After hearing this, they immediately put down their work and came together: "What's beautiful? Is the article particularly well written?"

Lord Chen shook his head and said: "The handwriting is good, quite like the style of a calligrapher, and the article is also good, with excellent arguments and a smooth flow!"

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

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