Chapter 211: Glimpse of the Sky
The next day, the Gu family got up very early.
Brother Shen sat at the dining table with two huge dark circles under his eyes.
Zhang Yunniang looked at the situation and asked with concern: "What happened? Didn't you get enough rest last night?"
Brother Shen didn’t know what to say for a moment.
But Gu Zhao had already spoken: "Brother Chen tossed and turned in bed all night and couldn't sleep. He might be worried about something."
When Brother Shen heard this, he almost passed out in one breath.
It was clearly Gu Zhao who was snoring and kicking people, but how did it become like he was worried about something?
Niuniu sighed and said, “Brother Shen, no matter how worried you are, you can’t delay your sleep.”
Brother Shen looked aggrieved, but he still resisted the urge to say bad things about Gu Zhao.
Gu Mingda looked at his expression and said, "Changfeng, life is short, just say what you want to say. Don't hold it in and hurt yourself."
Brother Shen's name is Changfeng. This is the first time an elder has said something like this to him, or perhaps it can be said that although he was born into a wealthy family, few elders pay so much attention to his emotions.
After hesitating for a moment, Shen Changfeng finally said, "How old is Ah Zhao? Why is he snoring so loudly?"
Gu Zhao touched his nose: "Is it very big? I don't know."
Gu Yan, who used to live in the same room with him, nodded: "It's really big, don't you know it?"
Niuniu looked at her brothers strangely, and then asked belatedly, "So Brother Shen couldn't sleep because it was too noisy?"
Shen Changfeng nodded.
"I'm sorry, Niu Niu shouldn't have misunderstood that you were worried about something." Niu Niu apologized to him quickly.
After Gu Zhao was stunned for a moment, he also apologized: "Brother Chen, you woke me up when I snored. I fall asleep very quickly. I kept you awake all night. What should I do?"
Shen Changfeng liked the two children and would not blame them for such a small matter. Instead, he said, "A Zhao, you should find a doctor to check out your snoring problem. You are such a small kid, but your snoring is almost blowing the roof off. I heard from an old doctor that snoring too much is not a good thing."
Gu Mingda and Zhang Yunniang didn't think it was a big deal at first, but after hearing what Shen Changfeng said, they were shocked.
"Okay, thank you Changfeng for the reminder. We will send A Zhao to see a doctor another day." Zhang Yunniang said.
Shen Changfeng added: "It just so happens that I know a good old doctor who retired from the Imperial Hospital. He lives in Baiyun Town. I can go see him on the way today."
The Gu family did not expect such a pleasant surprise that they could actually ask the old doctor to see a doctor.
"Will my intrusion make the old doctor unhappy?" Zhang Yunniang was worried that she would be impolite.
Shen Changfeng waved his hand and said, "It's okay. This old doctor has watched my mother grow up, and he has watched me grow up. He won't care about these things."
Shen Changfeng didn't think this was a big deal at all. He hadn't slept well at night and he had to have a full meal in the morning.
The Gu family actually had an ordinary breakfast of steamed buns, flower rolls and porridge, but the atmosphere of the family getting together and having breakfast happily was so harmonious. They did not follow the rule of not talking while eating or sleeping, but talked lively, which made him feel very enjoyable.
"Don't be so stressed. Even if you fail the exam, your dad can teach you at home." Gu Mingda comforted the nervous Gu Yan.
Gu Yan nodded, but he didn't look much relieved. Even though his family comforted him many times, he was still very nervous facing the exam. .
Gu Mingda had said everything he needed to say, and for a moment he didn’t know how to persuade him anymore.
After breakfast, the Gu family was about to get on the carriage. Shen Changfeng looked at the sky above his head and suddenly said, "It's going to rain today."
Although the Gu family couldn't tell that it was going to rain, they knew that Shen Changfeng was good at observing the weather, so they immediately rearranged their travel arrangements.
"My parents are old, so we don't let them go out. Niu Niu is too young, so she stays at home. Xiao Ru should also stay here so that they can be taken care of." Zhang Yunniang said.
Gu Mingda was about to nod.
Niuniu said, "Mom, I want to accompany my elder brother to take the exam. I will wear a straw raincoat and a bamboo hat and I promise not to get wet in the rain. I can even wear an extra piece of clothing. Please let me go."
After Niu Niu said this, Zhang Yunniang and Gu Mingda were reluctant to refuse her. When they thought that this child had always been well-behaved and sensible, they nodded.
Compared with Niu Niu's impatience, Gu Zhao hated to go.
"Since it's going to rain, I'd better stay at home." Gu Zhao didn't want to see a doctor, nor did he want to eat bitter medicine dregs.
He added: "It's raining so hard, it's easy to get wet when going out of the city, and the same goes for going to school. I... I'm snoring, and I'm not in good health. I can't get wet in the rain!"
What this means is that I don't want to see a doctor or go to school.
Gu Mingda frowned and said, "If you don't want to go, then stay at home and write a hundred big characters."
Gu Zhao didn't expect that he could not escape writing big characters even though he skipped school. His face immediately fell and he said, "Then I'll go with you guys."
After preparing the rain gear and leaving Liu Xiaoru at home to help look after the old couple, the rest of the Gu family got on the carriage and left the city.
Zhang Yunniang took her three children in one carriage, and Gu Mingda took Shen Changfeng in another carriage.
Niuniu asked Gu Yan: "Brother, why are you so nervous?"
Gu Yan did not hide anything from his sister, and whispered, "This opportunity is rare, and I don't know how much effort my father put into getting it. I'm afraid of messing it up. I always feel that I am not well-educated."
Gu Yan is still the same Gu Yan who wants to wait until he is completely sure before taking action. He doesn't want to disappoint his family, and he wants to be a good role model for his younger brothers and sisters.
Niuniu sighed and said, "Brother, will Daddy disown you just because you failed the exam?"
Gu Yan shook his head: "Of course not."
Niuniu continued, "In our eyes, the most important thing is you, not the exam."
Gu Yan was stunned when he heard this.
He valued this opportunity more than anything else, but forgot that he himself was far more important than his studies.
Gu Yan honestly expressed his inner thoughts: "Being admitted to Baiyun Academy is equivalent to becoming a juren. If I miss this opportunity, will I never be able to make any achievements in the imperial examinations in the future? In this case, I will feel that I am not worthy of being your big brother and have not set a good example for you."
Niuniu tilted her head and said, "Brother, our parents didn't say that we must make you achieve something in the imperial examination. Even if you fail this exam, even if you don't achieve anything in the imperial examination in the future, you are still the best brother."
Zhang Yunniang said at the right time: "Ayan, your sister is right. You are the most important. We hope that you can have a good future. We let you take the imperial examination because we are afraid that you will suffer in the future."
"You are always afraid of disappointing our expectations, but we never gave birth to you to change our family status or bring honor to our family. You are steady and sensible, and you are already a good son who far exceeds our expectations. You have done very well."
“Don’t put all the weight of your life on this one exam.”
"Even if you fail this time, it doesn't mean you will fail in the imperial examinations in the future."
"Even if you don't succeed in the imperial examinations in the future, it doesn't mean that you only have this one path to take. If we work together, we can always find a way for you."
When Gu Yan heard these words, he suddenly felt as if he had broken free from the cage he had set for himself and saw a ray of daylight.
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