On September 15th, at dusk, Li Ling took Yue'er to the front of the Gu family. He had been here a few times before, but it was not as formal as today. He even bought a few pastries as gifts. Yue'er seemed a little excited and nervous. This was the first time she was officially invited to a banquet.

The little girl deliberately dressed up before going out. She wore all the light white skirts she couldn't bear to wear on weekdays. With her appearance, she looked more and more cute. This made Gu Yuezi, who had been waiting in front of the door, lit up his eyes. He quickly brought the young man beside her to greet him: "Brother, you are here. If you don't come, I will send someone to your house to pick him up."

Li Ling laughed at the sound of his ear: "Brother, how dare I not go away on your birthday?"

"Yue'er wishes you a happy birthday, Brother Gu." Yue'er also stepped forward and said in a pretty voice. He heard Gu Yuezi laugh again: "Yue'er is getting better and better." Then he looked at the young man next to him: "Tianle, I haven't seen you Uncle Li before."

However, the boy's eyes hesitated on Yue'er for a while, and then he bowed to Li Ling honestly: "I have seen Uncle Li."

Li Ling had never met him before, and he didn't know his name. After hearing this, he was stunned: "What's your name?"

"My nephew Gu Tianle..." The boy blinked his eyes strangely, and Gu Yuezi also smiled and said, "My son doesn't have much ability. I just want him to be happy all his life, so I gave him such a name. What's wrong with it?"

"Uh, it's okay, I just thought of Bai Letian's name." Li Ling hurriedly concealed, "But I think Nephew Gu will definitely have a great future in the future, and maybe he can build many schools for poor families."

"Then the relationship is good." Gu Yuezi became more and more happy when he heard this. He laughed, touched his beard, and then asked, "I'm just talking to you, and I'll follow me into the house and sit down and talk. I've prepared a banquet and invited our friends to have fun."

Only then did Li Ling follow him into the main entrance of the Gu family mansion. The house covers an area of ​​two or three acres, and the layout is even more clever. Walking in the flower path, it seems like you are in a garden, which makes Yue'er look a little dazzled, and she doesn't realize that she will sigh all the way.

Just when a few people arrived at the main hall of the three, each sat down, and met with Mrs. Gu, a manager from the front came to report that Mr. Xu had come to the appointment. After hearing this, Gu Yuezi hurriedly got up again and ran to welcome the guests, asking his wife to temporarily serve as a reception. This can be said to be the closest expression. The so-called "good family" and "enter the house" means that.

Mrs. Gu is also a well-educated woman. She was very decent in entertaining Li Ling and the others. While chatting and laughing, Gu Yuezi turned back again, and there was already an extra person around her. When Li Ling saw the person coming, she quickly stood up: "Brother Xu, are you here too?"

The one who came was Xu Cang, but at this moment he looked much haggard than before. His big dark circles and bloodshot eyes made people feel a little scared when they looked at it. At this moment, he saw Li Ling, and then he forced a smile and said, "I originally wanted to refuse, but Boss Gu said you would come too, so he came here."

After they each sat down, Li Ling said concernedly: "Are you still studying the scriptures hard, preparing for the imperial examination?"

"Yes, I will take the college entrance examination next month. I will definitely pass the scholar this time!" Xu Cang said with a decisive attitude.

Li Ling and he had some contacts during this period, but did not have a deep conversation. He only knew that Xu Cang was preparing for the exam with all his strength and wanted to completely pass the college entrance examination that had blocked his path to the imperial examination many times. For this reason, he almost kept his door closed in the past few months, hanging his head and piercing his thighs, which stimulated his potential to the extreme, but the effect... At least from his current mental outlook, Li Ling was still a little uneasy.

However, some words are not easy to say, and he could only persuade: "In fact, only by stretching and relaxing can we accomplish things. Brother Xu, don't hurt your body because of this obsession."

"Don't worry, except for getting tired, I'm in good health. Today, Boss Gu made an appointment, so I came to eat and drink." Xu Cang said with a smile with a heart-stirring smile, "Don't look at me at home, I know that you have won a big victory recently, which is really worth celebrating."

"This is all Brother Li's advice and hard work for me, so I want to give him two cups and express my gratitude." Gu Yuezi took the opportunity to raise his glass and said.

At that moment, the three men started to drink, eating vegetables and drinking, while talking about the past. As for the women and children, they could not get into the mouth at the table, and they could only laugh and eat vegetables. They were also happy and had a good atmosphere.

After saying a few happy gossips and celebrating Gu Yuezi's birthday, Gu Yuezi slightly restrained his smile: "Brother Li, do you have any plans for your future?"

Li Ling was stunned. He had thought about this before, but he was not sure that Gu Yuezi asked about it again, and seeing that he was not just asking casually. He put the wine glass a little and pondered: "I have considered this, but I have no idea for a moment. I thought I would finish the book of the Conquest of God first and then make plans."

"My brother is extremely talented, but if I just write books, it would be too useless."

"Yes, Brother Li Xian, you had to write a book to pay off your debts because you were burdened with huge debts, but now your debts are cleared, so there is really no need to leave your talents here anymore."

"Actually, novels can still be written, but this is not the path you really should take."

Seeing that the two of them were speaking solemnly, Li Ling's expression became solemn: "How do you say this?"

"Writing novels and other things is just a little trick after all. Even if you can earn some money, how much help can it be for your future?" Xu Cang said.

Li Ling really wanted to tell him that making money was the greatest help, but then he realized that writing books is indeed not a big deal for people in this era. Seeing his intention, Xu Cang said again: "Did you not see any clues after experiencing that incident several months ago? The writers of books are not considered scholars at all. Even if you really get a fortune from this, what if you do? One day, there will be a thief who really wants to take your ideas, but they still don't have the ability to protect themselves. Even if they sue the government, they will not help you."

Gu Yuezi also deeply understood and said, "Yes, take me as a businessman. He always has to be humble to others on weekdays. When he meets officials, he can only bow to him. Even if he has more money, what's the use of?"

Li Ling slowly understood as they sang and said, "So what you mean is to ask me to take the imperial examination again?" Yes, in fact, the original owner of this body had taken the imperial examination before, but he had not even passed the county examination, so he could not be called a Tongsheng, which was worse than Xu Cang.

"That's true, the truth is that everything is inferior. Only by studying and taking the right path of imperial examinations can you have a better future and let you learn all your life without wasting it." Gu Yuezi said sincerely.

Yue'er was still confused when she heard it, but now she understood it a little, and whispered: "But brother, he passed the exam before, and he had a daddy exam for many years, but the result..."

"Yue'er, you are wrong. If you don't pass the exam today, you won't win the next time. That's just a bad luck. Once your luck is up, you can pass the exam for scholars, juren, or even jinshi, and become a real and noble official! This is what people of us are striving for. Li Xiandi is also a person who is familiar with the books of sages. How could he not have such ambition?" Xu Cang said, his eyes fixed on Li Ling.

This made Li Ling feel a little nervous, but hesitated in his expression. Because he also knew some things about the imperial examination based on the original owner's memory. Now, the imperial examination in Dayue, like many dynasties, has to go through exams again and again before he can achieve the right result.

First, the county examination and the prefecture examination were conducted, and they broke through the siege from hundreds or thousands of people. Only in this way can they obtain the status of a child who is useless like Xu Cang, that is, they have the qualifications to participate in the college examination. Only when the thousands of people in the college examination passed the top dozens of high school entrance examinations can they obtain the reputation of scholars, and thus have the opportunity to go to the provincial capital to participate in the provincial examination.

The provincial examination is another competition with thousands or even thousands of scholars who have emerged from one arduous exam after another. At most, only a hundred people can be won by the imperial examination and have the opportunity to go to Beijing to participate in the imperial examination. Then there is the final examination and palace examination, becoming a glorious Jinshi, having the qualification to truly enter the court and become a high-ranking official in the Great Yue Dynasty...

It can be said that every step is like crossing a single-plank bridge, which is much more difficult than the college entrance examination in later generations. Because in each previous round, the strength of the opponents you face is also increasing step by step. Tens of thousands of scholars who have been working hard for ten years will eventually be selected for 300 people every three years. This probability is lower than that of the national or postgraduate entrance examination in later generations.

Li Ling also knew how his father and the original owner failed again and again and returned in a defeat. So he had never thought that he could show his ambitions through the imperial examination.

Seeing him being so silent and hesitant, Gu Yuezi and the other two thought Li Ling had some worries. At that moment, Gu Yuezi smiled and said, "If you are worried that studying will make life at home sad, brother, I can give you a guarantee that all the expenses in your home will be covered by my Gu family in the future."

"How did this happen?" Li Ling hurriedly wanted to refuse. Before he finished speaking, Gu Yuezi glared at him: "What can I do? This time you help me to protect my family business, and you will be a great benefactor to my Gu family. Even if you support you for the rest of your life, it is a must. Don't talk about me, even my son Tianle will not regret it, don't you think so?"

Louis Koo, who was working hard on the side of the middle pig elbow, looked up blankly when his father looked at it and asked, and then nodded in a daze.
Chapter completed!