"Yeah, I didn't expect I could make the list!"

When Zhang Deyou saw his name, he cried with excitement.

Among the three of them, he was the last one, but he was still very happy.

The dean also personally found the three of them and reminded them to go back and prepare quickly so that they could take part in the provincial examination.

If one of them among the three could pass the provincial examination!

That would also bring honor to their Yongle County. If they could make it to the provincial examination, they would become Juren.

When Guo Jingtian heard the dean's urging, he frowned and said nothing. His wife had just given birth to the child three days ago.

It is not advisable to travel at this time. The provincial examination needs to be taken in the provincial capital, which is quite far from here.

But Tian Kai and Zhang Deyou were so happy that they forgot about it and quickly agreed to the dean's request.

"Wife, you just gave birth to a child, it's not suitable for you to walk such a long distance, why don't you stay here?"

After returning, Guo Jingtian didn't know what to do, so he wanted to discuss it with his wife.

"It's all right. Go buy a nice carriage and you'll be fine. The child and I will be safer with you."

Chen Wanqing wanted to go with him.

"That's fine. Then we'll set off in a few days. At least we need you to recover and the child to grow up a little. This way it will be safer."

Chen Wanqing had no objection. She had already taken recovery pills and her body had recovered long ago.

The three children also took health pills, so she was relatively relieved about their physical condition.

"Jingxuan, we will stay here for 5 days, you must come back within 5 days.

If you can't make it back in time, don't come and just stay at home."

Afterwards, Guo Jingtian asked Guo Jingxuan to hurry back and tell his father about the situation here.

"Yes."

“Jingtian, Uncle Jin is so happy to know that he has three grandchildren.”

Four days later, Guo Jingxuan rushed back.

"Well, I will pick him up after I finish the imperial examination."

Guo Jingtian began to have people prepare the carriage.

The next morning, they all drove out in two horse-drawn carriages.

But this time his luck was not good, and he encountered a group of robbers not far from the county town.

"Leave your food behind, and the people can go."

"We are all scholars from Yongle County, rushing to the capital to take the imperial examination. We have no food on us, so we hope you will let us pass!"

Guo Jingtian saw that there were at least a hundred people on the opposite side and didn't want to fight with them as his wife and children were in the carriage.

"Then you can leave the carriage behind. We haven't had meat for a long time."

The bandits drooled when they saw the two horses.

"Without a carriage, we have no way to get to Suzhou Prefecture. I hope you will show some mercy. These ten taels of silver are my gift to you."

Guo Jingtian directly took out ten taels of silver from his pocket and prepared to give it to them.

"It would be better if we have silver. Then we can leave the silver and the horse together. We can also use the silver to buy some snacks to eat when we come back."

The bandit leader saw that he still had silver on him, so he waved his hand and asked someone to come and take it.

"You guys are unwilling to let me go. Then there is nothing I can do."

Guo Jingtian took out the crossbow given by his wife and started shooting at those people.

His technique was quick, and after so much practice, every shot was accurate.

Guo Jingming and the others quickly took their knives and stood behind him.

"Ah ah ah..."

More than a dozen bandits were knocked down at once. Some of those who were not shot to death fell to the ground and screamed in pain.

"Damn it, they dared to kill us, kill them."

The bandit leader was very angry when he saw so many people were shot dead at once, and he immediately ordered his men to kill them all.

But Guo Jingtian didn't give them any chance to come over. After the crossbow ran out of shots, he immediately replaced it with another one.

Chen Wanqing quietly walked behind him and helped him replace the crossbow in his hand.

A crossbow can only hold 20 arrows at a time. She doesn't have time to install arrows now, so the fastest way is to just replace it for him.

"Wife, please get in the carriage and look after the child. Don't scare the child."

After Guo Jingtian looked at her, he quickly asked her to get on the carriage.

The three children were too young to be safe in the carriage.

"it is good."

Chen Wanqing gave him another crossbow. After shooting these bandits, there shouldn't be many people left.

But the bandits were not stupid. After another group of people came over and were shot down, they did not come over again, but directly threw stones at this side.

Guo Jingtian and his companions had no choice but to hide back in the carriage. He took out his hunting bow and arrow, lit the arrow head, and shot at the bandits.

When the bandits saw that everything around them was on fire, they were so scared that they ran away without even caring about the injured people.

"Let's go down and put out the fire, otherwise the whole mountain will be burned down."

There had just been a flood and the mountains were all wet, so the fire was not very big.

When Guo Jingtian saw that the bandits had all run away, he hurried down to put out the fire. He had no choice but to do so.

Tian Kai, Zhang Deyou and others also went down to put out the fire.

Chen Wanqing got off the carriage and knocked out all the injured but not dead bandits with a stick.

Then she walked to the fire and started to release water into her space, of course without letting anyone else see.

An hour later, the fire was completely extinguished, and Guo Jingtian and his companions continued on their journey.

Two days later, they finally arrived in Suzhou Prefecture. They found the academy and rented a small courtyard next to it.

When Guo Jingtian and his friends arrived at the academy, the teachers here were not as warm and welcoming as those in Yongle County.

After all, this is the provincial capital, so naturally there are still a lot of people coming here. Of course, it can't be compared with before. If compared with before, it is less than one-tenth.

Guo Jingtian and his friends arrived a little late, so they could only study here for more than half a month before they had to start taking part in the imperial examinations again.

Seeing that he would read until midnight every day, Chen Wanqing would often give him some supplements.

She can still explain some questions to modern people based on their thinking logic. She has done so many tasks and her knowledge is quite high.

During the day, if Tian Kai and Zhang Deyou don’t understand something, Guo Jingtian will explain it to them.

We were friends before, and now it’s rare that you’re all still alive, so it doesn’t hurt to help out.

On the day of the examination, Chen Wanqing asked him to prepare a lot of food and other things that he could bring in.

"Daughter-in-law, don't worry, I won't be hungry. You take good care of yourself and the children at home and wait for me to come back."

Guo Jingtian knew that he had been busy studying during this period and had not spent any time with his wife and children. After the exam results came out, he would definitely spend more time with his wife.

"Just concentrate on your exams. The child and I will be fine. Don't worry. No one can hurt us."

Chen Wanqing was afraid that he would worry, so she whispered in his ear.

"Ah."

Guo Jingtian couldn't help but hug her.

"Let's go."

Tian Kai and Zhang Deyou are still waiting for him, and now they both obey Guo Jingtian in everything.

After this great disaster, their relationship is better than before.

The most important thing is that the two of them have no food or money now, and their food and accommodation are all paid for by Guo Jingtian.

Guo Jingtian walked to the entrance of the examination room and couldn't help but look back.

This time the exam will last for 9 days and 6 nights. He misses his wife and children a little because he hasn't seen them for such a long time.

The time was almost up, but he turned around and went in. As long as he could get a good result this time, he would have more capital to protect his wife and children.

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