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On this trip, Zhang Jinyue got a hundred taels of silver and a gold hairpin for nothing. Zhang Jinyue was extremely satisfied.

Tomorrow she would go to the pawn shop and exchange the gold hairpin for silver, which she would then save as capital for the expansion of the chain store.

As soon as I went out the next day, I heard a lot of commotion outside. When I asked, I found out that the new daughter-in-law brought back by the village chief's family Zhang Jinzhi seemed to have fallen out with the Zhang family and was now making trouble to leave.

"Sister Yue, are you going to watch the fun too? Do you want to come with me?" Aunt Liu asked.

Zhang Jinyue politely declined: "Auntie, I have something to do and have to go to the town. It's not too late for me to listen to this excitement later."

"Sure, I'll tell you later."

Zhang Jinyue looked her over and said, "Aunt Liu's face looks much better than she did a few days ago."

Aunt Liu glanced at Zhang Jinyue gratefully, "Thanks to the money given by Sister Yue, I saw the doctor and took a few doses of medicine, and I feel almost better."

"That's good." Zhang Jinyue said, "If Aunt Liu feels you are okay, I will take you to Mingxiang Pavilion tomorrow."

"Okay, okay." Aunt Liu nodded.

"Then it's agreed that Aunt Liu will come to see me at this time tomorrow." After Zhang Jinyue said this, he said goodbye to Aunt Liu.

When he arrived in town, Zhang Jinyue went straight to the pawn shop.

"Shopkeeper, could you please take a look at these two gold hairpins, how much do they cost?" Zhang Jinyue said, handing over two gold hairpins, which were picked up from Ye Yunqin.

The shopkeeper of the pawn shop looked at the two hairpins carefully and said: "Girl, these two hairpins, this one is newer, it is the popular style this year, and the price is higher. I will give you three hundred and fifty taels. As for the other one, I will give you three hundred and fifty taels." , the style is not as good as this one, but it is better in weight. I can give you two hundred and eighty taels, which adds up to six hundred and thirty taels of silver."

Zhang Jinyue did not refuse: "Okay, the shopkeeper can help me issue a voucher."

"it is good."

The shopkeeper opened the voucher and took another six hundred taels of silver notes, plus thirty taels of silver.

After making extra money, Zhang Jinyue thought of rewarding herself, so she went to the pastry shop on the street and bought two boxes of osmanthus cake and chestnut cake.

There have been a lot of things going on recently, and since they haven't seen each other for a while, she misses Gu Yuncheng a little bit.

"You haven't been here for a while?"

"Yeah, I have something going on at home recently, so I came over to take a look when I freed up some time." Zhang Jinyue said, passing a cup of milk tea to the concierge.

When Gu Yuncheng came to Mrs. Liu for advice before, she always brought food and drinks to the two of them. Every time, she would bring an extra cup to the concierge.

After taking it, the concierge waved his hand, meaning that she should go in and find someone by herself, and he would not inform her.

Gu Yuncheng has experienced his first monthly exam, and today is the time to announce the results.

Mrs. Wang walked into the classroom on crutches, and all the students looked at him with bright eyes.

He coughed and said, "In this monthly exam, six freshmen passed the higher-level exam."

"Sixth place...Li Jingting."

Facing Mr. Shang's admiring gaze, Li Jingting smiled, but he felt a little reluctant when he thought that there were five people who were better than him.

The teacher read out two more names, and then said: "The third one, Gu Yuncheng, your article is very insightful and rare, but it is slightly lacking in literary talent."

"Thank you, sir." Gu Yuncheng was very happy. Although he was ranked third, he could enter a higher-level elite class.

Once you enter the elite class, you will be eligible to take the provincial examination.

He heard that Qiu Qingquan was going to take the provincial examination this year, and he had been studying hard during this period just to compete with Qiu Qingquan.

"What?" Hearing that Gu Yuncheng was third, the whole class was excited.

"Sir, why should he?" People who have never passed the exam shouted unconvinced.

How could they compare to Gu Yuncheng, who had only studied for three months?

Mrs. Wang looked around and saw many doubtful looks.

He smiled and said, "Since you are not convinced, then circulate his paper."

If I can't bear this kind of blow, how will I go to the examination room in the future?

Besides, although Gu Yuncheng studied during the time period, he worked hard. He was studying when others were in class, and he was also studying when others were playing with courseware. He got up earlier than a chicken and went to bed later than a dog every day. He watched them all. In the eyes.

If other people in the class could be as diligent as Gu Yuncheng, he would burst into laughter.

Gu Yuncheng's paper was passed down, and the first one fell into Li Jingting's hands.

What comes into view is a clean and tidy paper, and every word is written in a leisurely manner.

The first question was about the meaning of scriptures and inscriptions. Gu Yuncheng got everything right. Those who can get into Helin Academy will have good basic skills.

It seemed that Gu Yuncheng rarely lost points and got all the points he deserved.

The last question was a current question. After reading it, Li Jingting looked a little defeated and sighed as he passed the paper to the next person.

Gu Yuncheng is not as good as him in terms of literary talent. But when it comes to intentions, the judgment is made.

The others read the paper and were basically convinced, and no one said anything.

Seeing this, Master Wang asked, "Does anyone else question it?"

No one said anything.

Mr. Wang was satisfied and told them again the allusion of "the head hangs from the beam and the cone thorns the buttocks". He also gave Gu Yuncheng an example and called on them to learn from Gu Yuncheng.

For a moment, the students looked at Gu Yuncheng with admiration. This was too strong. If it were them... studying hours a day, they would be inhuman!

After explaining the paper, Master Wang left.

Gu Yuncheng was revising his papers when he heard someone looking for him: "Gu Yuncheng, Master Liu asked you to go find him."

"I understand. Thank you for informing me, senior brother." Gu Yuncheng said, stuffing the paper into his desk and correcting it when he comes back.

"Master Liu, you are looking for me." Gu Yuncheng knocked on the door respectfully.

"Come in."

Gu Yuncheng pushed the door open and walked in. He saw Zhang Jinyue and Master Liu sitting opposite each other, with milk tea and pastries on the table.

"Come here and sit down." Zhang Jinyue waved to him.

Master Liu picked up a piece of sweet-scented osmanthus cake and stuffed it into his mouth, then picked up the cup and took a sip of milk tea. He slurred and said, "Did you get your results in the monthly exam this time?"

"Yes." Gu Yuncheng glanced at Zhang Jinyue and said, "I only got third place in the exam, but I can advance to a higher level."

"The third place is already very impressive." Zhang Jinyue praised, reaching out and pushing the pastry plate in front of him, "Try this sweet-scented osmanthus cake. Both sir and I think it's very good."

After hearing this, Gu Yuncheng also took a piece of osmanthus cake and ate it. It was sweet but not greasy. After eating, the fragrance of osmanthus was still lingering between his lips and teeth, which was very good.

"Third place, judging from your academic career, it's pretty good." Liu Fuzi said, "You have to know that those prodigies in the class basically started enlightenment at the age of eight, and they have studied several years more than you."

"Master, I plan to take the provincial examination next year," Gu Yuncheng said.