coobybook Chapter 107 Determined to Take the Imperial Examination
Chapter 107 Determined to Take the Imperial Examination
It is truly good for everyone. Be it Gu Wenxuan or Bai Jingzhou, neither of them wants to make money alone and let others die.
Rather than eating alone, they prefer to get out of poverty and make progress together with everyone, and in the process unite the vast majority of people, and then survive this darkest moment before dawn together with everyone.
So far, Bai Jingzhou and Gu Wenxuan have gathered a lot of people around them. In addition to those people in Baijia Village who are close to them, the two even plan to make use of the available people in the manor.
Whether it was the survivors they rescued from the bandit's den or the farmers on the farm, as long as they could endure hardships and were loyal, the two men would not mind giving them a chance to change their destiny.
While working, the two discussed the next specific steps.
At present, they have carefully selected the first batch of people to be helped, such as Bai Jingzhou's second cousin Ning Qirui, Bai Jingshan's family, Gu Wenxuan's cousin Jia Yuelan, her uncles, and some survivors they rescued from the bandit camp. These people have good character and ability, and can be regarded as their best helpers.
Next, Bai Jingzhou and Gu Wenxuan plan to continue to discover useful people in the village, farm, town and county, and then carry out rapid intensive training for them so that they can become their powerful arms.
In addition, they also planned to conduct intensive training for the villagers of Baijia Village before the crisis came. They did not ask them to have high martial arts skills, but only hoped that they could cooperate with each other to achieve comprehensive suppression of refugees, bandits or guerrillas, so as to protect their relatives and property.
"Baijia Village is very good in other aspects, with beautiful mountains and clear water, fresh air, fertile land, abundant water resources, and a good village head. The overall atmosphere of the village is also very good." Bai Jingzhou shook off the dirt on the roots of the cabbage and said to Gu Wenxuan with some regret: "The only thing is that there is no strategic location to defend around, which is a bit troublesome."
Gu Wenxuan picked up a basket of winter melons and said, "At worst, we can retreat into the mountains with those who are willing to follow us when the situation gets the worst. Whoever wants to occupy the houses in the village can occupy them first."
This is also why her family and Bai Jingzhou's family are willing to pay for the wasteland, but they do not plan to build new houses after the autumn harvest this year or before the spring plowing next year.
Bai Jingzhou asked her, "Where do you want to retreat to?"
"Jiajia Village." Gu Wenxuan answered without any hesitation. "Most of the Jia clan members are hunters, and their fighting ability is not weak. Jiajia Village is surrounded by high mountains and dense forests, which is very suitable for us to train troops or ambush."
Of course, the most important thing is that her mother's surname is Jia, and her grandparents are very popular in the Jia family. If she brings people over, the Jia family will at least not force her and her people out of the village.
Moreover, with her grandparents in Jiajia Village, she didn't even have to go there in person to make the preliminary preparations. She could rest assured to entrust everything to them, and they would definitely help her to do it properly without her having to worry about anything.
As the two were talking, Gu Wenxuan saw Bai Jingzhou actually took out a copy of "The Great Learning".
She didn't understand why. She could understand Bai Jingzhou learning to write traditional Chinese characters. She herself had also been learning to write, but Bai Jingzhou was reciting "The Great Learning"...
She asked Bai Jingzhou, "Why are you memorizing "The Great Learning"?"
Bai Jingzhou hummed, "I want to try to take the imperial examination."
Gu Wenxuan, "??? Have you... made up your mind?"
Bai Jingzhou nodded.
Gu Wenxuan, "But don't you like Chinese medicine?" Isn't it good to do what you like? She wouldn't dislike him just because he is a doctor.
Bai Jingzhou explained with a smile, "I learned that because my grandfather hoped that someone would inherit his skills."
Gu Wenxuan:......
She felt sad and touched, "Fool."
She knew that this guy not only inherited her grandfather's mantle as he wished, but also took time out to learn her grandfather's favorite calligraphy, her father's favorite go, and her mother's favorite guqin and Chinese painting in order to please his family.
Although his paintings were often criticized by his mother's students for being lacking in spirituality, and some even half-jokingly suggested that he should draw engineering drawings that did not require soul, everyone could see that he was filial to the three elders in his family.
In her mother's words, it was not Bai Jingzhou who was lucky that their family could raise him, but the three of them were lucky. After all, none of their own two biological children were as caring and worry-free as Bai Jingzhou.
Of course, the Gu family can also understand why Bai Jingzhou is so sensible and considerate. To put it bluntly, a child like Bai Jingzhou who has had unfortunate experiences actually feels very insecure inside.
He wanted the Gu family to like him and wanted them to feel happy and cheerful because of him, but he was always so tense. How could Grandpa Gu, Gu's father, and Gu's mother, who truly treated him as their own child, not feel sad and distressed?
Even Gu Wenxuan, who was always carefree, couldn't help but feel a pang of conscience at this moment.
She patted Bai Jingzhou on the shoulder and said, "Then you study hard and I will take care of the money problem. When the situation is stable in the future, we will find a way to get you into a good school or academy."
Bai Jingzhou raised the corners of his lips slightly and hummed softly.
He did not tell Gu Wenxuan that he wanted to take the imperial examination, not because he liked the Four Books and Five Classics or wanted to enter officialdom.
What first gave him this idea was that Gu Wenxuan took a few more glances at the poor scholar who was checking out in the bookstore.
It was at that moment that he suddenly realized very clearly that they were now living in a society where "everything is inferior except reading" and people were really divided into different classes.
He didn't want himself and his family to be inferior to others, and he didn't want Gu Wenxuan to suffer unnecessary discrimination and humiliation in the future because of her low social status.
So he made up his mind to change his career and take the imperial examination to change his family. But unfortunately, he had too many things to do and could not sit in the school and concentrate on reading the books of sages.
However, this little problem was not a problem for Bai Jingzhou. Since he couldn't go to school, he would just study and recite on his own.
After a year or two when he has free time, it will not be too late for him to go to a private school or academy. By then, he can ask the teacher for advice, communicate with his classmates, and read more other books to expand his knowledge.
Of course, even if he really entered a school or academy, Bai Jingzhou would not just study hard forever. He still had to earn the money he deserved and take on the responsibilities he deserved.