Chapter 57 Sun Bomin goes to serve

Chapter 57 Sun Bomin goes to serve

When the sound of bang bang bang rang out in the hall, Sun Bomin led Sun Shan and De Ge'er home. As soon as they entered the yard, Sun Shan called out "Grandma".

Huang said lovingly, "Shanzi, is class over? Did you study well today?"

Sun Shan poured a glass of water, drank it slowly, nodded and said, "Very good, grandma, I will go to do my homework."

Huang took out her handkerchief, wiped Sun Shan's sweat, and said gently, "Go, study hard."

Since Sun Shan went to school, Sun Boming converted the guest room into a study, and even went to the village carpenter Sun to make a table and a chair.

Sun Shan put down his books and school supplies, spread out the nine-square grid paper, and started copying down the new knowledge he had learned today.

Master Zheng asked him to copy it 10 times.

After practicing calligraphy by the small pond in the school for an entire afternoon, Sun Shan felt that he had mastered it so well that he could write directly on paper.

Each word should be within the specified grid. If it exceeds the grid, it proves that you are not proficient enough.

Sun Shan first recited what he had learned today in Beijing Mandarin. When he was sure he had memorized it well, he spread out the paper and wrote it down.

Read silently and write down the text at the same time. Don't stop until you have written it ten times.

Take out another piece of paper and write down what you learned the day before yesterday and yesterday.

After finishing writing, Sun Shan nodded with satisfaction. After three days of practice, he was finally able to control each word within the grid.

But this is still not enough, because the grids at this time are large grids, which are far from the writing in daily life, not to mention the characters for scientific examinations.

Sun Shan did not lose heart. He believed that writing is a slow and careful process that takes time to mature. He could only calm down and move forward step by step.

Sun Shan understood the characters in the Three Character Classic, even if they were in traditional Chinese, so he could learn them ahead of time.

If you can’t read in Shangjing dialect, it doesn’t matter, just read in Guangnan dialect.

Sun Shan thought that after a while, he must make a schedule, arrange his daily tasks, and plan his studies step by step.

The school has only been opened for three days. Sun Shan has not studied for many years and needs time to adjust. He is not used to it yet and plans to give himself some time to sort out his habits and resume his studies.

After reciting several sentences, I walked to the well and practiced calligraphy with a slate, writing and reciting at the same time, over and over again, until I was sure I could write it, and then I put down the pen.

At this time, Sun Boming, Su and others came back from the fields, and the sky gradually darkened.

After dinner, Su and Huang were packing Sun Boming's luggage as he was going to perform labor service the next day.

During the Grain Rain season, rice cakes and dried sweet potatoes are wrapped in oil paper.

At the beginning of summer, steam the bacon at home and put it in a small jar. Don't steam too much, just eat 2 slices a day.

Xiaoman and Hanlu helped pack rain gear. Be sure to bring the raincoat, in case it rains, you can't work in the rain.

Uncle Sun Er and Uncle Sun San came in from outside.

Uncle Sun heard the voice before he saw the man, and shouted, "Brother, have you packed your things?"

Uncle Sun followed behind and said, "Brother, what time do we leave tomorrow?"

The two people came over just to say hello, nothing important.

Uncle Sun thought, since my elder brother is going to serve in the army this time, it will be my turn to serve in the autumn military service in the second half of the year, and I hope to get an easy job.

Like this time, repairing the canal in the suburbs of the county town is not difficult at all.

Sun Boming was packing the quilt, and Uncle Sun San and Uncle Sun Er came up to help tie it up.

Huang said, "That should be enough. Let's think about what else we need to bring." The corvée labor time of about 10 days is neither long nor short.

Su was helping to sort out two sets of clothes, taking away the clothes that were all patched, tattered and torn.

If you do hard labor, you should wear tattered clothes. I can’t bear to give him clothes that are too good.

Sun Bomin asked, "Third brother, how many days were you gone last time?"

The question is about the military service last autumn.

Speaking of this, Uncle Sun got upset and said with a bitter face: "We went to Mingyang Town to open up wasteland last year. We worked for 20 days. It was exhausting. I lost kilograms."

Sun Shan looked over in confusion. Uncle Sun was about 20 meters tall and thin. He would never believe that he had lost kilograms.

Uncle Sun followed behind and said, "The government has more and more land. I suspect that this autumn, they will also be used to open up wasteland."

The fields belonging to Huangyang County are not only found in the suburbs of the county town, but also in all towns.

The county magistrate used free strong labor to open up wasteland, and when the land was completed, he rented it out to nearby villagers and collected rent.

Sun Shan could not help but admire the county magistrate's method of generating income for the government office. There were many unowned plots of land in Huangyang County, which belonged to the government.

Of course, farmers can also open up wasteland and cultivate it, but they need to spend money to buy land and then spend manpower to cultivate it, which is quite costly. Except for those who have some spare money, it is difficult for ordinary people to open up wasteland.

Sun Shan's family had some spare money, and over the past two years they bought two acres of wasteland. Sun Boming and Su slowly developed the land and planted soybeans.

They wanted to earn more land for their descendants while they still had the strength.

Sun Bomin tied up the quilt and checked other necessities. When everything was ready, he put them in a sack.

Uncle Sun complained: "During those 20 days of work, I ate sweet potatoes and taro every day. I ate until I vomited."

He glanced at the rice crackers and dried sweet potatoes that Sun Boming brought, and recalled the hard days of hard labor when he had to eat sweet potatoes and taro.

Uncle Sun said without a smile: "If not sweet potatoes and taro, what should we eat?"

Not only is the labor free, but food is not provided either.

Laborers needed to bring their own dry food, and the government only provided a place to sleep that was sheltered from the rain but not the wind.

Sun Bomin also smiled and said: "It's like this every year. I'm used to it."

Sun Shan asked curiously, "Dad, isn't there any food nearby?"

In crowded places, smart vendors will definitely come here to buy food. There should be food for sale around.

Uncle Sun rolled his eyes rudely and said, "Yes, they are too expensive. Just like the wontons we ate in the county town last time, they were 8 cents a bowl, but the ones sold in the military service area were at least 15 cents. Who would be willing to eat them?"

Sun Shan was stunned. It turned out to be so expensive. He looked at Uncle Sun in confusion.

Uncle Sun continued, "Anyone who can sell food in a place where people are doing corvée labor must be related to the government. I heard that the stall fees there are very expensive, even more expensive than the shop rent in the county town."

In places where corvée labor is required, stall fees are expensive and require connections. If you can do business there, you will definitely lose money if you don't sell at a higher price.

Sun Shan sighed secretly. Setting up a stall was not an easy task. It seemed that doing business was as difficult as studying.

Uncle Sun shook his head and said, "Even if it's so expensive, there will be people who want to eat it. Who doesn't want to eat something hot?"

The last time he served in the army, Uncle Sun couldn’t help himself and went to buy food.

The food I brought from home is dry and shriveled. Who wouldn’t get tired of it after eating it for more than ten or twenty days?

Unless your family is so poor that they can’t even afford sweet potatoes.

Huang hid some copper coins in the small cloth bag inside Sun Bomin's pants and instructed him, "Boss, buy food when you are hungry. Don't save money."

Uncle Sun San and Uncle Sun Er were not surprised. No matter who went to serve in the army, A Niang would hide money in her trouser pocket so that you could buy food.