The journey of the only child of a peasant family to take the imperial examination

Then the two of them went out together.

Guo Jia lagged behind for a moment. After Fang Ziqi boarded the carriage, he suddenly slapped his forehead and said, as if suddenly realizing something: "Brother Fang, I suddenly remembered that Chenjia Village is nearby. Their bamboo shoots are famous far and wide. Now is the season for bamboo shoots. I have to stop by their village to buy some for the post station. You go ahead!"

After saying that, he bowed and smiled, "I'm so sorry!"

Fang Ziqi was stunned for a moment, then smiled and waved his hand, saying, "It's okay, you are doing serious business, I'll leave first!"

"See you later," Guo Jia said.

As Fang Ziqi's mule cart slowly went away.

Guo Jiacai turned back to the pavilion and stopped a servant to ask, "Young man, do you know where your pavilion chief is?"

The servant looked a little impatient and threw away the cloth on his shoulder. Just as he was about to say he didn't know, he saw the man in front of him take out a few copper coins.

"Sorry to trouble you, little brother," Guo Jia said with a smile.

He casually stuffed the copper coin into the servant's hand.

That’s easy if you have money!

The servant immediately beamed and said kindly, "No problem, no problem. I just saw our captain go to the toilet. He should be out by now. Do you want me to tell him?"

"Then I'll have to trouble you, little brother," Guo Jia bowed and thanked him.

The servant took the money and happily went to a room at the back to pass the message. When their captain had nothing to do, he would usually stay there to drink tea and play cards.

"Hey, where is the person?" The servant looked around but didn't see anyone, so he scratched his head in confusion.

Their pavilion chief usually stays here!

After a while, the servant came back with an embarrassed look on his face, rubbing his hands and saying, "I'm sorry, sir. I just went to the back and looked for him, but I didn't see him. I guess he's busy somewhere!"

After saying that, he tentatively asked, "How about you wait a moment?"

Guo Jia narrowed his eyes, but still wore a warm smile as he said, "Forget it. It seems a bit unfortunate today. I'll come back another day!"

"Okay, okay, I'll help you pass the message next time you come," the servant breathed a sigh of relief.

I was afraid that the customer would ask for the money back.

After Guo Jia went out, he rode his donkey and headed east.

That is the direction to Ci County.

Not long after the donkey ran, Guo Jia saw a middle-aged man in official uniform riding a mule in front of him. It was the man he remembered.

Zhang Ping'an's carriage could be seen in the distance ahead.

This place is not too far from the city, and there are people coming and going on the official road, so it is not desolate.

Not knowing what the man in front was thinking, he rode his mule far behind the caravan.

Seeing this, Guo Jia was no longer in a hurry and rode his donkey, following the man's mule at a close distance.

It was almost noon when the man in front waved his whip and sped up.

When they were about a mile away from Zhang Ping'an and his carriage, the man got off the mule, led the mule off the official road, and walked forward along the small path.

On both sides are tall bushes of mugwort.

Seeing this, Guo Jia's eyes turned cold, and he got off the donkey and quickly followed.

The man in front was very alert and stopped after a while.

But Guo Jia still didn't stop.

After a while, the two were face to face.

"Who are you and why are you following me?" the middle-aged man asked with a stern face.

"Uncle Fu, it's been a long time since we last met. Do you still remember me?" Guo Jia said with a smile and bowed without changing his expression.

After saying that, he patted his head and said, "Oh, no, I should call you Master Fu Ting now!"

"You are..." Doctor Fu tried hard to recall.

But it was obvious that he never took Guo Jia seriously, and after a while he still didn't remember him.

"Master Fu is really forgetful, but it doesn't matter. I'm just a small figure. It doesn't matter whether you remember me or not," Guo Jia said calmly.

His expression turned cold as he questioned, "I just don't know what you're trying to do by following Mr. Zhang and the others? You look more like an enemy than a friend!"

Doctor Fu smiled, stroked his beard, and said, "Our two families are old friends. Master Zhang should call me uncle according to seniority. Now that my nephew has made it big, what's wrong with me going up to him and saying hello?"

"Really?" Guo Jia sneered.

"Of course," Doctor Fu said without changing his expression.

But the vigilance in his eyes did not diminish at all.

The two men stood face to face for a moment, and Doctor Fu said calmly, "You don't think I'm one of those people with evil intentions, do you? It's broad daylight, and we're on the official road. What can I do? My nephew has made great progress. I can't wait to curry favor with him!"

After saying this, he turned around and led the mule away, while secretly reaching into his arms.

In the split second that Doctor Fu turned around, Guo Jia quickly reached into his boots, pulled out a dagger for self-defense, and rushed forward.

Doctor Fu also took out the medicine bag from his arms.

But he is old after all, and he is fat from eating a lot of meat and fish, so his skills are not as good as those of young people.

Before he could throw out the medicine bag, Guo Jia slashed his neck with a dagger.

Doctor Fu didn't even feel the pain at first. It was not until the blood on his neck splattered more than ten feet high that he belatedly covered his neck with his hand.

"Who...you...are you?" Doctor Fu asked intermittently, holding his neck and opening his eyes wide.

If he doesn't know who harmed him, he will die with regrets!

He couldn't believe that he would die here!

Guo Jia sneered and said disdainfully: "You don't need to know!"

But in just a moment, Doctor Fu staggered to the ground and couldn't get up.

The flowing blood soaked a large area of ​​the dry ground beneath him.

The smell of blood is very strong!

After Guo Jia was sure that the person in front of him was dead, he took out a handkerchief and wiped the blood off his face.

He took off his outer shirt and put them on by swapping the order of the inner jacket.

Finally, he squatted in front of Doctor Fu and searched out all the valuables on him, creating the illusion that he was being murdered for his money.

After doing all this, Guo Jia stood up and said, "If you want to blame someone, blame yourself for your evil intentions. You must be killed to show your power!"

After saying that, he looked ahead and could vaguely see Zhang Ping'an's motorcade parked on the side of the official road, preparing lunch.

He murmured, "Zhang Ping'an, please don't let me down!"

Then he led the donkey and prepared to leave.

After walking a few steps, I suddenly found that there seemed to be someone in the grass beside me.

"Who is it? Stand out, I see you!" Guo Jia shouted coldly.

As soon as he finished speaking, there was suddenly no movement around him.

An ordinary person would have left at this point, probably thinking it was the rabbit that made the noise.

But Guo Jia is not an ordinary person. He always thinks of things in the worst possible way and makes the worst-case scenario plans for everything.

As Guo Jia slowly and tentatively moved forward, holding the dagger in his hand, a man dressed as a servant suddenly crawled out from the bushes on the side, bent over and begged for mercy: "Manager Guo, it's me, don't kill me!"

Guo Jia looked closely and found that it was Fang Ziqi's coachman.

His mind raced as he immediately put away the dagger and breathed a sigh of relief, "Why is it you? Didn't you go back with your young master?"

He said as he took a few steps closer.

The servant was so frightened that he took several steps back.

He explained, "My young master was afraid that you would need help, so he sent me back to find you and lend you a hand!"

"Your young master is thoughtful. I was on my way to Chenjia Village just now, and I happened to see a man who seemed to have ill intentions, so I followed him for a while, and later found out that this man really is a problem," Guo Jia said with a smile, and did not move forward.

Then he called out, "Let's go, let's go back!"

After saying that, he walked forward first.

Seeing Guo Jia being so frank, the servant felt a little relieved, but then he looked at the corpse not far away with some fear.

Then he followed on tiptoe.

Unexpectedly, Guo Jia suddenly turned around and stabbed the servant in the chest with a quick, accurate and ruthless knife!

The servant looked at his chest in disbelief, then raised his finger and pointed at Guo Jia: "You...you...you..."

Before he could finish his words, a lot of blood flowed from the corner of his mouth.

Guo Jia said calmly and coldly, "Your young master is a troublesome fellow! He has so many tricks up his sleeve! If he had put his energy into studying, he would have passed the imperial examination long ago. Why would he still be a scholar?"

After confirming that the servant has died.

Guo Jia thought about it and dragged the servant to Doctor Fu.

After making sure that no trace of his own was left behind, he clapped his hands and left with the donkey.