Chapter 50: Release
I lowered my head, then raised it again. There was a bang-bang-bang sound outside, and Master Zheng walked in and said, "That's all for today. Class is over."
After Master Zheng left, De Geer immediately jumped up and said excitedly: "Shanzi, pack up quickly, let's go home, the class is finally over."
The smile on his face was beyond words, and he wished he could turn into a bird and fly away.
Sun Shan slowly put the writing brush, ink, paper, inkstone and books into the bookcase, and performed a scholar's salute with De Ge'er and Yang Qingbei, saying with a smile, "Qingbei, see you tomorrow."
Yang Qingbei also packed up his things, nodded and said, "See you tomorrow."
The three of them walked out of the classroom together, passed the kitchen, took out their lunch boxes, and hurried to the gate of the courtyard.
Zheng Bo had been working as a doorman at the door for a long time.
Sun Shan and the other two greeted each other and said goodbye.
The gate of Zheng's School was opened, and Sun Shan saw Sun Boming and his reluctant uncle Sun.
"Dad, Third Uncle." Sun Shan called out.
De Geer, who was following behind, shouted loudly: "Dad, uncle, why are you here?"
Sun Bomin pulled Sun Shan over and saw that he looked in good spirits. He asked with concern, "How are you doing in school? Are you studying well?"
Sun Shan looked up and said, "Very good, Master, you taught me very well."
This is the true statement. Master Zheng was not the old-fashioned and serious teacher as the legend said. He would beat his students with a stick if they didn't understand something.
Master Zheng will teach you patiently, and even if you are wrong, he will correct you in time.
De Geer rolled his eyes at Sun Shan and said unconvincedly, "Uncle, don't listen to what Shanzi said. It's so hard to learn. I don't understand a lot of it, especially writing. It's the hardest part."
Before he could finish his words, Uncle Sun slapped him in the face. De Ge'er rubbed his head in grievance.
Uncle Sun said viciously, "Is it because you are disobedient and not serious in class? Shanzi said that you have learned well. Only people like you who are absent-minded find it difficult to learn."
Sun Shan quickly said, "Uncle San, De Ge'er is very serious in class, unlike at home when he keeps talking."
He doesn't talk, but his eyes roll around. Anyway, it's much better than the ADHD he has at home.
Uncle Sun smiled and said, "Since Shanzi has said so, I will let you go this time. Listen carefully and study hard. Your father paid the tuition. That is my hard-earned money."
The four of them walked out of Zheng's Academy and glanced at Yang Qingbei, who was not far away. He was following a middle-aged man towards Yangjia Village.
Sun Shan said, "Father, that boy is our classmate from Yangjia Village. He is one year younger than me."
When Yang Qingbei came out, he greeted the Sun family. Sun Bomin, a fair-skinned child, said with a smile, "You two should get along well with your classmates."
De Geer said proudly: "Uncle, don't worry, we will get along well. And Qingbei's little brother will have chicken legs for lunch today."
I looked at Uncle Sun with a complaining look and said, "Shanzi also has meat to eat, but I only have two pitiful eggs."
Sun Shan asked, "Father, do you know who he belongs to?"
Sun Bomin shook his head and said, "I don't know. Maybe the village chief knows."
The chief of Sunjia Village is a know-it-all. People from a hundred miles around can know everything just by asking the chief.
Uncle Sun said hurriedly: "Brother, why do you need to ask the village chief? Just ask me and you will know."
Sun Shan and De Ge'er looked at Uncle Sun San with gossip.
Uncle Sun said, as if he knew everything about him, "He is the youngest son of the landlord Yang in Yangjia Village."
Sun Shan asked curiously, "Uncle San, how did you know that?" I knew you were a gossipy person, but I didn't expect you to be so gossipy. How could you recognize someone's son so clearly?
Uncle Sun's arrogant look was exactly the same as De Ge'er's. He said proudly: "First of all, in Yangjia Village, only the head of the village Yang and the landlord Yang's family can afford to go to school. Secondly, I have worked in the landlord Yang's house and met his eldest son.
Your classmate just now looks exactly like his eldest son, and you can tell at first glance that they are brothers.
Landlord Yang has only two sons, this one must be the youngest son."
Sun Shan said admiringly: "Uncle San, you are still the best."
De Ge'er also said admiringly: "Father, I was wrong. I always thought that my mother was better than you. Today I found out that you are better than my mother. By the way, father, is Landlord Yang very rich?"
Uncle Sun really wanted to slap De Ge'er, but considering it was his first day of school, he held back.
He patiently explained: "He is called a landlord, so you tell me if he has money. Most of the land in Yangjia Village belongs to the landlord Yang. Every household in Yangjia Village rents land from the landlord Yang for farming. I don't know if he has much money, but his family has more rice than they can eat."
When De Geer heard about the rice, he complained, "Dad, Shanzi also eats rice, and my younger brother from Peking University and Tsinghua University also eats rice. Only I eat sweet potato rice. It seems that I was wrong again. You are not good at all. I have suffered by following you."
Uncle Sun couldn't help it in the end, and gave De Ge'er a few big bumps on his forehead in front of the gate of Zheng's School.
The four of them waited for a while, and the students in the middle and senior classes were also released. Several boys from the Sun family rushed out, and finally everyone was there.
Uncle Sun also asked Guang'er, Yong'er, Qing'er and De'er about their performance in school and whether they were naughty.
Apart from the little incident at noon, De Ge'er was indeed much quieter in school than at home.
The three older brothers also praised De Ge'er.
Sun Bomin smiled and said, "It is indeed good to study. Look, De Ge'er has become sensible."
After walking for half an hour, the group arrived at Sunjia Village.
Sun Bomin held Sun Shan's hand and walked into the Sun family's old house.
Huang and Su sat in the yard, staring at the gate.
Seeing Sun Shan coming back, the two of them stood up quickly. Huang touched Sun Shan's little head and asked with concern: "Shanzi, how was your school today? Did it go well?"
Sun Shan replied: "Grandma, everything is going well, the teacher is very good."
Su hurriedly brought out a cup of warm water from the main room and said kindly, "Shanzi, drink a glass of water first."
The doctor said that Shanzi was weak, so he had to pay attention to his diet, and especially reminded him not to drink cold water.
Su always listened to the doctor's advice and provided Shanzi with the best conditions under limited conditions.
Sun Shan took the water, gulped it down, wiped his mouth with his sleeve and said, "Grandma, Mother, Father, the teacher said he wanted to get a smooth slate to practice calligraphy, and he also said he wanted to bring it to the school."
When Sun Bomin was waiting for the class to end at the school gate, Zheng Bo had already told him and showed him a sample.
As for Uncle Sun, he had known about this for a long time, after all, his two previous sons had come this way.
Sun Bomin nodded and said, "I'm going to the village chief's house now. He has a slate like this. I'll take one back and polish it, and it will be ready."
After hearing this, Huang went into the bedroom, took out a pack of shortbread, and handed it to Sun Bomin: "When you ask for something from someone, you can't go empty-handed. Bring a pack of shortbread and talk to the village chief."
Sun Bomin hummed, took the pastry, and walked out directly.
When Sun Shan saw his father's back, his face was calm as water, but he felt sad in his heart.
This life is undoubtedly much luckier than the previous one. You have grandma, mother, and father to love you, and a family who loves you wholeheartedly.