Gu En returned to Qingzhou and participated in the county examination, the prefectural examination, and the provincial examination.
The county examination was held in the county seat, while the prefectural and provincial examinations were held in the state capital. Except for the few days of the examinations, he stayed at the old house.
Last year, Gu Shouxin had Gu Nian, Gu Xin, and Gu Si successfully deceive Gu Chengyun, who then fell into the trap Gu Shouxin had dug for him step by step.
Gu En brought back news about Gu Chengyun, or rather, the Gu family of Fuzhou.
Gu En said that Gu Chengyun also called his father to the village, and then took a fancy to the tea trees planted by Gu Shouxin.
Initially, it was Gu Shouxin who arranged for people to talk to them. During the first month of the lunar calendar, Gu En went there, and Gu En was basically the one doing the talking.
In recent years, Gu En has been deeply influenced by Gu Shouxin's teachings and has also learned that Gu Chengyun's family has taken what should have belonged to his great-grandfather.
Gu Chengyun thought that Gu En was too young and wanted to find out from him how Gu Shouxin cultivated trees during the three exams he took in February, April and August.
Gu En honestly told him how his second uncle planted it back then, but a few days later he said it didn't seem right, and the next time he said it wasn't right either.
When he was about to leave, Gu En successfully persuaded Gu Chengyun that the tea trees planted by his second uncle would not survive in Jiangnan. The best place for them to grow was a place with a similar climate and soil environment to Qingzhou.
Gu Chengyun was brainwashed by Gu En. He was determined to get Gu Shouxin's tea tree, so he tried to get close to Gu En, saying that he was the eldest grandson of the Gu family and had the right to deal with the land of the Gu family's old house. He said that everything of the Gu family should belong to him in the future, and he persuaded Gu En to sell all the land in the old house to him.
Gu En looked frightened. "Not to mention my father and uncles are still young, my grandparents are also in good health. What makes you think I can handle this?"
Seeing his frightened expression, Gu Chengyun was pleased and told him all sorts of stories about the eldest grandson of the main wife in their hometown taking over the family property, even though his grandparents and parents were still alive.
Gu En seemed somewhat tempted, but due to his authority, he dared not agree.
When Gu Chengyun's attempts to bribe him failed, he resorted to threats, recounting how his father had gradually encroached on other people's tea plantations. He said viciously to Gu En that he had learned his father's methods perfectly, and that if he disobeyed, he would suffer the same fate.
Gu En was so frightened that she trembled and said, "I, I don't believe you at all. There's no evidence for what you're saying. You're just bluffing me."
To demonstrate the ruthlessness of the father and son, Gu Chengyun even claimed they had evidence, blah blah blah, where was the evidence, blah blah blah.
Then, Gu En was frightened and, after winning the top prize, reluctantly sold the land to Gu Chengyun.
Gu Chengyun was very satisfied with his sensible manner.
Sanchakou Village belongs to Taoyuan County. The magistrate of Taoyuan County took office after the Cheng family left. Naturally, he knew Gu En. Gu En had asked him to help beforehand, so he did. He stamped a fake seal for Gu Chengyun.
Two weeks ago, Gu Encai set off from Qingzhou.
After hearing this, the Gu family realized that Gu En had finished the exam in mid-August, so why did he not arrive home until the end of September? It turned out he was just fooling people back in his hometown!
However, since the matter was handled well, the Gu family didn't feel there was anything wrong with deceiving Gu Chengyun.
Anyway, once Gu Chengyun plants a large number of tea trees on the land of his old house in Sanchakou Village, the Gu family of Fuzhou will be completely ruined.
Grandma Gu said, "Second son, you communicate with Qingyuan. You two brothers should discuss how to divide the Gu family's tea garden in Fuzhou."
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