In front of the Imperial Academy gate, everyone looked at Zhao Lingyun's leaving figure and sighed with emotion for a moment.
Especially the candidates from Zhubei County. In the past, Zhao Lingyun was the proud son of heaven to them.
Now, his back is in such a state of desolation.
Such a gap is really unimaginable.
"Oh, Brother Lingyun, you really have some bad luck, otherwise why would you be like this?"
"Huh, what a bad luck."
"In my opinion, he is just used to being arrogant and domineering in Zhubei. When he came to Qiandu, he didn't know how to restrain himself. He deserved to be kicked on the iron plate and his leg was lame."
In this way, Zhao Lingyun's figure gradually disappeared amidst everyone's discussion.
The funny thing is that when he arrived, he was surrounded by groups of three or five, as if they were all close friends in life and death.
When he left, he was alone.
I don’t know where those close friends are now.
Compared with Zhao Lingyun's desolation, Shen Liangfu and others were praised a lot.
In addition to many candidates, there are also some businessmen and housekeepers of officials who want to capture him as their son-in-law.
There was a time when they were glaring at them, calling them the top ten villains, and condemning them for corrupting Daqian's writing style. However, in the blink of an eye, their attitude changed.
It’s really hard to get used to calling Shen Liangfu and others.
"Hello fellow countrymen."
"I am also from Huainan. I dare to ask you about the mentor you mentioned, who is Gu Beichuan?"
Just when Shen Liangfu and others were being praised, a candidate squeezed in and asked anxiously.
Hearing this, Shen Liangfu was stunned for a moment, then he bowed his hands and said, "This fellow countryman is so polite. My master is Gu Beichuan. Is it possible that you are an old acquaintance of my master?"
The person who came was none other than Zhao Huaicai. He was also on the list for this examination. Although his ranking was not high, he was still on the list. If he returned to Huainan, he would be a proud ancestor.
But who would have thought that he would have to hear about this before he could be happy.
Moreover, the teacher of those ten people seemed to be the same person as his old acquaintance Gu Beichuan, so he came to ask questions.
After receiving the affirmative answer, he froze completely.
For a moment, his expression became extremely complicated.
Among the four great talents in Huainan back then, he seemed to be inconspicuous.
But in fact, he should be the most ambitious and far-sighted.
Otherwise, I would not have sold my ancestral restaurant and gone to Beijing early to take the exam.
Later, although Gu Beichuan appeared at the poetry meeting, his song "About to Enter the Wine" caused an uproar in the audience, and he was even regarded as a confidant by the Qin family, the leader of Huainan.
But Gu Beichuan, like the remaining three great talents, was not keen on an official career.
This made Zhao Huaicai feel regretful and felt that Gu Beichuan's future was limited, and he was probably not as good as him.
He even felt guilty because of what happened in the restaurant, thinking that he would help Brother Gu in the future.
But who would have thought...
He is actually not as good as the disciples who were taught by others.
This is really...
Brother Gu, Brother Gu, I hope you live well, but you don’t have to live so well!
This is so embarrassing for me!
Seeing Zhao Huaicai's expression, Shen Liangfu knew that he probably bumped into a fellow villager.
He immediately put down his guard, and the smile on his face became a little more sincere.
"By the way, Brother Shen, do you know Huaicai Restaurant?"
"Huaicai Restaurant?" Hearing this, Shen Liangfu had a look of confusion on his brows.
"I was born and raised in Huainan, but I have never heard of Huaicai Restaurant. Did Brother Zhao say that he remembered the wrong name?"
"Ha, look at my memory, it should be Feihong Restaurant."
"Brother Gu told me that after buying a restaurant, he will probably change his name."
"Feihong Restaurant, you told me earlier, I couldn't be more familiar with it."
Hearing this, Zhao Huaicai showed joy on his face and said quickly: "How is the business of Feihong Restaurant now?"
"Harm, look what I'm asking, how can business get better if my brother makes things difficult for you?"
"It's probably going to close down."
"I'm sorry for Brother Gu, but not only did I go to high school this time, I also saved some money. When I go back, I can make it up to Brother Gu."
As soon as these words came out, the whole place fell into silence.
Not only Shen Liangfu, but also Zhen Renyi, Chen Chuge and others were all dumbfounded, as if they could not believe that their ears had heard such ridiculous words.
Zhou An thought about it carefully and asked: "Well, Brother Zhao, I heard what you said, but you want to give money to the master?"
"Of course, when I sold the restaurant to Brother Gu, I didn't clearly state the pros and cons. This was my fault. Now that I have the ability, I naturally have to make up for it."
Zhao Huaicai said this with a serious face, but the expression on Shen Liangfu's face became increasingly weird.
"Well, Brother Zhao, you know that my master is also doing business, right?"
"Nature knows."
"Then do you know how much money he has?"
"When I met him, he only had a wine shop under his name, but he brewed three famous wines: Hero's Drunk, Caizi's Brew, and Hong Xiuzhu's. He should be considered a small fortune."
...There was another long silence.
Shen Liangfu opened and closed his mouth, closed and opened it again.
Repeatedly, but couldn't utter a single word.
"Brother Zhao, I'd better tell you the truth."
"My master is now the richest man in Huainan." Zhou And said.
Boom!
These words were like a thunderbolt, falling from the sky, splitting Zhao Huaicai into pieces.
He even began to doubt himself that he had gone to Beijing to take the exam not three months ago, but three years ago.
"The Feihong Restaurant you mentioned is now the only restaurant in Huainan. It has dozens of branches all over Huainan City!"
"We even launched a takeout service, so that people in Huainan can taste the delicious food cooked by Sun Yuchu without leaving home."
Zhao Huaicai:? ? ? ! ! !
The only restaurant?
Dozens of branches?
Takeaway service?
At this moment, Zhao Huaicai even began to doubt whether these people were his fellow villagers.
Is the Huainan they talk about the Huainan they remember?
Is the Gu Beichuan they talk about the same Brother Gu they remember?
In fact, he was no longer interested in the imperial examination in a few days, but had a strong urge to go home and take a look.
Of course, Zhao Huaicai was not the only one who was shocked.
At this moment, there is a young man under the gold list who is sighing and sighing.
Gu Xingwen looked at his name on the fifth place and sighed: "There is only the fifth place. I have failed to live up to the expectations of my fellow villagers and failed to win three yuan in a row."
"I have always thought that I was extremely talented, and even a little arrogant."
"Now I know what it means that there is heaven outside the sky and there are people outside the world."
"This Huainan Poet Master, even if he doesn't care about it, even the disciples he taught are so powerful, and he can easily round up the top eleven."
"If I hadn't stepped in, I would have been in the top ten."
"Such a talent is truly rare in the world."
"But why is this great talent called Gu Beichuan? He has the same name as my brother."
"Could it be...?"
At this moment, Gu Xingwen had a bold guess in his heart!
