A schoolboy passing by with his exams heard this and couldn’t help but glance this way.
Those who are talking big before they even enter the examination hall are either really outstanding in their studies or are just talking big.
This young man looks like he is only 15 or 16 years old, and he should have some real ability to come to the government exams, but there is also an element of being a newborn calf that is not afraid of tigers. This man is probably in the latter category.
There were more and more students gathering in all directions, but no one made any loud noises.
For those who came alone, they lined up in person with all their belongings, looking in the direction of the examination hall and not communicating with the people in front and behind them.
When the time came, the doors of the examination hall slowly opened, and the students in the queue suddenly became excited, and those in front of them picked up their luggage and prepared to enter.
Song Si also walked over and replaced the boy in the queue and took his things.
An official came out from inside and read aloud the system of the examination hall, repeatedly and strictly stating that if there was any cheating, they would be expelled from the examination hall immediately and permanently disqualified from the imperial examinations.
When he finished, the scholars entered the examination hall in turn.
After Song Si went inside, Gu Yi took the opportunity to pull up Song Wan Yue’s hand, “Let’s go back.”
Several people squeezed out of the crowd and slowly walked back along the street, Gu Yi looked at the two shadows on the ground and slowly lifted his hand.
“What are you doing?”
Gu Yi’s hand swished back, and without blinking, he replied, “I’ll see how tall you are.”
Xiao Si lowered his head and silently took a few steps backwards, away from the two men, and a few of the other boys even more smartly stopped in their tracks.
All the way to the entrance of the house, Gu Yi was honest and did not rise again to the thought of touching Song Wan Yue’s head.
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The next day, Song Wan Yue slept until the light of day, the moment she opened her eyes and saw the furnishings of the house, there was a momentary trance.
It was only after blinking that she remembered she was not in the Song family, but in the house she had rented in Fu Cheng.
The sound of light footsteps rang outside.
Song Wangyue dressed and got up, took the water basin and went out to fetch water to wash up, as soon as she stepped out of the threshold, Gu Yi in the courtyard saw it and came up upside down, “Little girl, you’re awake, are you hungry? I asked them to buy breakfast.”
As he said that, he took the water basin from Song Wan Yue’s hand, fetched water for her, waited for her to wash up, and dragged her to the dining room.
There were seven or eight breakfast dishes on the table in the dining room: pastries, steamed buns, buns, wontons, soy milk, doughnuts, and even noodles.
“I didn’t know what you wanted to eat, so I asked them all to buy some.”
Xiao Si stood outside the door, thinking about the silver tickets he had been robbed of by the young master, his heart dripping with blood.
He knew the young master was trying to please Miss Song, but he had to live within his means, spending so much on one meal was too much of a loss.
Song Wan Yue brought the wontons to herself, took another steamed bun and broke half of it, putting the other half back, “These are enough for me.”
Gu Yi obediently sat next to her, “I like wontons too, why don’t we have a bowl.”
Song Wan Yue’s movement with the spoon gave a beat, slightly tilting her head, seeing Gu Yi not looking at her at all, just staring salivatingly at the wontons in her bowl, collecting the strange feeling in her heart, “You go and get a bowl over here.”
“Get what bowl ……”
Gu Yi picked up a small spoon and reached into the bowl to scoop up a wonton, “Just eat it like this and forget it.”
After saying that, he bared a mouthful and swallowed the chaos into his mouth.
Outside the door, Xiao Si’s mouth was so open that he could have stuffed a duck egg, the young master he, he actually ate a bowl of chaos with Miss Song, it was too heartfelt.
Song Wangyue didn’t think anything of it and moved the bowl between them, leaving a bun behind and calling Xiao Si to come in and take the rest down for everyone to share.
Gu Yi took the opportunity to scoop up a wonton and bring it to Song Wan Yue’s mouth, “It’s especially delicious, you should try it too.”
Song Wan Yue took it into her mouth, chewed it a few times and nodded, “It’s really good, let’s make some wontons in a couple of days when we have time.”
Gu Yi’s ears reddened quietly, but the corners of her mouth curled up high.
After breakfast, Song Wan Yue made a list and deliberately asked a few servants to go to different pharmacies to buy back the needed herbs.
There was only one pot in the kitchen and there was still cooking to be done, so naturally it could not be used to make pills. She also asked Xiao Si to get the man who rented the room to help her find someone to build a stove in a corner of the courtyard.
The renter happily agreed and quickly found someone to build the stove, and kindly asked if there was enough firewood, and if not, he could have some more sent over, and just pay for the firewood, no extra money.
“Thanks a lot then.”
Song Wangyue gave him the silver and the renter happily took it, giving the man who built the stove the money for his work on the spot and tucking the rest in his arms, “I’ll have someone bring the firewood over in a moment, if there’s anything else you need, just ask someone to find me.”
The boys who had gone to buy herbs came back one after another, and the dry firewood was also sent over. Song Wangyue had them fill a large pot of water, light a fire and let them dry the stove top.
She, on the other hand, went back to the house to take care of the herbs she had bought.
Gu Yi, who hated not to leave an inch, did not follow her in and instructed Xiao Si, “You follow me out for a walk.”
Xiao Si subconsciously covered his money bag tightly, Gu Yi knocked him a chestnut, “Look at you, I have silver on me, I won’t spend it on you.”
“Your silver is also robbed from me. ”
Little Four muttered in a small voice.
Gu Yi’s voice immediately went eerie, “What did you say, I didn’t hear you clearly.”
Xiao Si gave a jolt and immediately piled up a pleasing little face, “Little one said, young master naturally has silver.”
Gu Yi knocked another chestnut at him, “Let’s go.”
Xiao Si carefully covered his money bag and reluctantly followed behind.
After leaving the door, Gu Yi asked Xiao Si to stop a passerby to find out where the busiest street was, and after following the direction pointed out by the passerby, he walked for about a quarter of an hour to get there.
The street was so wide that it was impossible to see the end of it, with shops and stalls of all kinds, it was much more prosperous than the county town, and Xiao Si instantly looked straight at it.
“Young, young master, this, this is too prosperous, is everyone in the capital city coming here to sell things.”
Gu Yi gave him another burst of chestnuts, “Look at you, you have no talent, don’t say you’re my boy when you go out in the future.”
Xiao Si covered his head and complained sadly, “Young master, my head is swollen from your knocking.”
Gu Yi raised his hand again and Xiao Si took a step back in fear, almost hitting someone passing by.
“Go away.”
Gu Yi walked inside with unhurried steps, Xiao Si followed him, both eyes staring at the stalls hawking on both sides, looking at the strange and odd contraptions, unable to retract his gaze, his words subconsciously coming out, “Young master, you’re not buying something back for Miss Song?”
