Chapter 37 Sun Shan is going to school

Chapter 37 Sun Shan is going to school

On New Year's Eve, Sun Shan was caught by Su early to take a bath and change into a new red shirt and red pants, looking like a skinny firecracker.

The red cloth given by Aunt Sun was enough to make two sets, and Huang specially bought good cotton for Qian Su to make them. It is said that good cotton should be used for good material.

For everyone else, plain cotton will do.

The girl in the family also made a flowery dress.

Fortunately, it is pink, so it’s not as exaggerated as Sun Shan’s.

De Ge'er wore a new set of clothes to play with firecrackers, but he was only handsome for three seconds because the new clothes had several holes in them.

Aunt Sun was so angry that she took a stick as thick as her arm and hit him on the body.

Uncle Sun cheered on the side: "You deserve to be beaten. You are so naughty. Such a nice dress was ruined in an instant."

The eldest sister brings back cloth every year, but De Ge'er never learns his lesson and his new clothes become old ones in a second.

Dingming from the second room followed Aunt Sun into the kitchen. Because Aunt Sun's family was in charge of catering, Aunt Sun and Uncle Sun specially trained him to cook and serve dishes.

After Huang knew about it, she nodded in agreement: "Ming'er, even if you don't become a chef, you still have to know how to cook, how to serve dishes and wash dishes. You will go to the capital after the New Year, so you have to do everything carefully and learn from your aunt."

Ming Ge'er nodded hurriedly and said seriously: "Grandma, I know. I will do whatever my aunt tells me to do. I will learn skills from her."

Ming Ge'er believes that no matter what kind of work you do, you have to start from the bottom, even if it means cleaning the toilet, you have to do it.

Uncle Sun curled his lips and said, "Hmph, you speak better than you sing. If I don't listen to my eldest sister when I go to the city, who should I listen to?"

He glanced at his eldest son Dingguang who was playing not far away and felt very angry. Such a good opportunity was given to the second wife for nothing.

They quickly prepared the New Year's Eve dinner, said some blessings, and stayed up until 12 o'clock. Then the three Sun Bomin brothers lit firecrackers and welcomed the new year with the crackling sound.

Sun Shan is 6 years old now, and he feels that it is time to put studying on the agenda.

When he was 5 years old, he tried to go to school, but was unanimously opposed by the Sun family because he was weak and his family was worried about him.

Sun Shan had no choice but to exercise more and try to have a healthy baby.

As soon as the fifteenth day of the lunar year came, Sun Shan said to his family, "Dad, I want to go to school. De Ge will go too this year so he can keep me company."

De Ge'er was 7 years old, and Uncle Sun was going to send him to school. Children of the Sun family usually went to school at the age of 7 to 8. After studying for a few years and learning all the characters, they would drop out.

Sun Bomin had no objection and said with a smile: "What's wrong, Shanzi likes reading?"

It’s not that there weren’t other kids who wanted to learn to read and write, but they weren’t from the Sun family.

The kids at home don’t seem to want to go to school. I heard that the kids from my second and third brothers’ families aren’t doing very well in their studies either.

Sun Shan nodded seriously and said, "Father, I like to study and want to take the exam to become a scholar."

Su was happy about his son's positive attitude and said with a smile, "Master, Shanzi should go to school this year. We have money and can afford it."

Over the years, Sun Boming and Su worked diligently and did not have to pay any taxes to the government, so they saved some money, which was definitely enough for Sun Shan to stay in school for a few years.

The couple planned to let Shanzi study in school for a few years, and when he had learned everything he needed to learn, he would go to work in his eldest sister's shop.

If there is a chance in the future, let Shanzi be an accountant. If he is not capable of doing the job, let him stay with my eldest sister.

It would be best to buy a house and get married in the capital city.

Life in the city is always better than life in Sunjia Village. Being a farmer is too hard. You have to go up the mountain and work in the fields day and night, but you can only barely make ends meet.

Sun Bomin believes that without the help of the He family, food and clothing will still be a problem.

Since he had decided to go to school, Sun Bomin found his uncle and asked, "Third brother, Dege'er is going to school this year. I also plan to send Shanzi there. Dingguang and Dingyong are both studying there. You have experience. What should I prepare?"

Uncle Sun didn't expect that his elder brother would send Shanzi to school this year, so he asked quickly, "Brother, Shanzi was sent to school to learn to read when he was only 6 years old?"

He glanced at his nephew who was playing with De Ge'er. He was one year younger than De Ge'er, but a head shorter than De Ge'er, and he was thin and frail.

Is it okay for Shanzi to go to school?

Sun Bomin said with a wry smile: "When Shanzi heard that De Ge'er was going to school, he also insisted on going. Shanzi and De Ge'er were best friends and they often played together. If De Ge'er went to school, Shanzi would be alone. He would definitely not want to go."

Uncle Sun understood that as a child, he would definitely want what others have.

You can only know the pain of studying if you have experienced it.

When De Ge'er was sent to school, the boy cried and excitedly shared his experiences with Shanzi.

After Shanzi knew about this, he must have wanted to go too.

Uncle Sun smiled and said, "That's fine. The two brothers can go together and learn together. They will have company."

Sun Bomin asked, "Should it be sent to Zheng Tongsheng?"

Uncle Sun said as a matter of course: "Oh, big brother, we can only send him to him. He is the only student in our area. Unless you send him to the county, I heard there is a scholar in the county, but the family has to take the imperial examination to send him there. Our family can only read and write, so we can't use him."

The reason why he was not sent to the town was because there were no Tongsheng masters in the town.

Huangyang County is not only economically poor, but also educationally poor.

It is said that in the entire county, apart from the leadership team in the government office, there were only two scholars, and they were admitted at the beginning of the new dynasty.

At that time, talented people were scarce and those with a little knowledge could pass the exam by luck.

Zheng Tongsheng from Zhengjia Village passed the first examination of the new dynasty.

Sun Shan learned from He Shuyu that the Daqian Dynasty was a new dynasty and this year was the 24th year of Taiqi, which meant that the emperor had been in power for years.

The current emperor is the founding emperor. Yu Ge'er did not tell us his exact age, and Sun Shan does not know either.

Sun Boming and Sun Sanshu never thought of their son taking the imperial examination. This time-consuming and costly path was unaffordable for rural people, and they had never thought of taking it.

The Sun family hopes that with the protection of Aunt Sun, their children and grandchildren will have a better life than their parents.

Sun Bomin asked: "How is the tuition calculated?"

Uncle Sun's two sons were both studying under Zheng Tongsheng and knew the rules of Zheng's school. He said seriously, "The tuition fee is 1 tael per year. As for books and ink, it's another price. Yong'er just started to study and bought several books, as well as pens, ink, paper and inkstone. It will cost about 2 taels."

In other words, if you want to enter the school, you need at least three taels of silver.

The average farmer in Sunjia Village only earned 2-3 taels a year, so it was very difficult to send a child to school.

In Sunjia Village, apart from Sun Shan's family, only the village chief's family has children going to school. I have never heard of any other villagers going there.

This is an era where knowledge is monopolized, and it is impossible to study without money.

Uncle Sun complained, "Hey, big brother, my three children are all going to school together, and I am suffering."

Sun Boming rolled his eyes at his third brother. It was a bit hard, but don’t forget that your eldest sister will financially support the children in the family to go to school.

For example, De Ge'er decided to go to school this year, and his eldest sister gave him three taels of silver as the registration fee without saying a word.

My eldest sister did all this openly, and everyone in the Sun family knew about it.

My third brother did have a hard life, but definitely not as hard as he said.

The annual income from the fields, the income from picking mountain products, the share from selling tangerines in previous years, and the occasional odd job in the county town, all added up, my third brother can definitely afford it.

Sun Bomin wanted to send Shanzi to school next year, but Shanzi insisted on going earlier. His eldest sister didn't know about it, so she didn't provide financial support.

Sun Bomin had money and only one son, so he could afford it without having to trouble his eldest sister.