Chapter 83 Sun Bomin Returns Home
Ten days passed in the blink of an eye, and Sun Boming and Uncle Sun had not returned home yet. Huang was a little worried. They had been away from Sunjia Village for more than ten days, so why hadn't they come back yet?
Su was also worried, but only in her heart. She said, "Mother, maybe the eldest sister asked the head of the household to stay for a few more days to accompany Ming. After all, it's the first time away from home, so he will be scared."
This was a good reason, and Huang believed it. After all, she couldn't just send him to the capital and go home immediately. She had to see Ming Ge's work and know how he did things before she could feel at ease.
Su chatted with Huang for a while, and seeing that it was almost time, she said hello and rushed to Zheng's Academy. These days, the work in the world was done, and they had some free time, so the family could chat at home.
Ever since Master Zheng said, if you don’t understand something, you should ask boldly.
Sun Shan and Yang Qingbei copied down the content they didn't understand, and when the teacher was free, they would ask him questions.
Some teachers gave detailed answers, some said they would look it up in books before telling me. Some teachers didn't understand at all, and they told me the truth.
Sun Shan thought that Master Zheng was really special, and he truly lived up to Confucius' words: "To know what you know and to know what you do not know is true knowledge."
There was a sound of "bang bang bang", and Sun Shan and Yang Qingbei's problems were solved. The two said goodbye to the Master.
When I walked out of the school gate, Su was already waiting there.
Seeing Sun Shan coming out, he took the food box and small slate with a smile, and greeted Yang Qingbei again.
Before the housekeeper who was supposed to pick up Yang Qingbei arrived, Su smiled and said, "Qingbei, how are you doing in school today?"
How come Qingbei and Shanzi are standing together? Shanzi is so short. I looked at Degeer again, and he is also taller than Shanzi.
Yang Qingbei bowed to Su and said crisply, "Aunt, the teacher taught us very well. We have all learned it."
After hearing this, Su was very satisfied. Shanzi said every time he came home that he was studying very well, and it turned out that he was not lying.
He said goodbye to Yang Qingbei with a smile and took Sun Shan and De Ge'er back to Sunjia Village.
As for the other brothers of the Sun family, they will walk back by themselves.
As soon as they stepped into the old house, they heard a commotion inside. Su and Sun Shan walked in curiously, and what they saw were Sun Bomin and Second Uncle Sun.
Su pulled Sun Shan inside and said happily, "Boss, when did you come back?" Shan was not there when she went to pick him up, but who knew that he would be back after she brought him back.
Sun Shan was also happy and said excitedly, "Dad, Second Uncle, you are back."
As for “I miss you so much”, it’s too embarrassing to say.
Sun Bomin came over with a smile, picked up Sun Shan, tapped his little head, and said happily, "You just came back. How are you doing in school these days? Are you studying well?"
Sun Shan nodded his head and said, "It's going well, Master. I understand what you said."
When Sun Bomin put Sun Shan down, Su had already put down Sun Shan's school supplies.
He came out of the house and asked, "Boss, Uncle Shanzi, why did you take so long?"
Uncle Sun touched his head and said honestly, "As soon as we went down, my eldest sister arranged a job for Ming Ge'er. My eldest sister's husband's brother said he needed someone to move goods at the dock, so we two volunteered to do the job."
Then he said to Huang who was sitting next to him: "Mother, hey, the provincial government is the provincial government, the salary is high, 50 cents a day, and it also includes a meal."
In Huangyang County, the average wage for working for someone in Sunjia Village was 15-20 wen a day, and meals were not included. 50 wen was indeed a high wage.
Huang asked in surprise, "Why is it so high?"
Sun Bomin explained: "My eldest brother-in-law's brother needed people urgently, so he paid more, but the working hours were also longer."
Huang nodded and said, "It's normal for it to be a little longer since it's so tall."
Uncle Sun said, "It's a pity that they only wanted short-term work. We only worked for 10 days. If it was longer, we could have earned back the travel expenses."
Sun Boming also felt regretful because his family had not been very busy recently and he could earn more if he worked for a month.
Su smiled and said, "These jobs are hard to come by. If you can do them all the time, the wages probably won't be that high."
Sun Shan found their conversation very interesting. He glanced at the two sacks in the main room. It seemed that they had brought back a lot of gifts.
Every time I go to the provincial capital, my aunt would always bring back gifts in large and small packages.
After Uncle Sun and Huang chatted for a while, he said, "Mother, I'll go home first and come back tonight."
Huang nodded and said, "You go back first and come over for dinner in the evening."
The eldest and second sons are back, so we must have a good meal tonight. Although they always say that they are not tired in the capital, how can they not be tired? They are exhausted from the journey, and they can't eat or sleep well on the road. They must make up for it.
He said to Su: "Old family, please butcher a chicken and a duck. Bomin and Zhongli have been walking for a long time and must be tired. They need a good meal."
Now in the afternoon, if I want to buy a piece of pork, there is none for sale, so I can only eat the chickens and ducks at home. I will wait for the market day in a few days and then catch some chickens to raise.
Su smiled and said, "Mother, I'll go now."
He said to Guyu, "Big girl, boil some water and butcher the chicken."
Sun Bomin also wanted to have a good meal, so he said to Huang: "Mother, please pack up the things in the house. They are all brought back by my eldest sister, and there are also some that Sister Yu Niang asked to give to the village chief."
She glanced at Sun Shan and shouted, "Shanzi, come here, I have something for you."
Sun Shan and Huang followed Sun Bomin into the main hall. Su was also curious about what her elder sister had given to Shanzi, so she followed in.
Sun Bomin untied one of the sacks, carefully searched inside, took out a large bag of things, and then took out another bag.
When I opened it, it was all books.
Sun Shan asked in surprise: "Dad, are these the books my aunt gave me?"
Sun Bomin nodded and said, "Your aunt knew that you went to school, so she bought some books for you, so we don't have to buy them."
Sun Shan picked up the books one by one, and the more he read, the more he felt an indescribable feeling.
Because the books that the aunt gave him were all the books Sun Shan needed.
The things that Aunt Sun asked me to bring back included: the Four Books and the Five Classics, the dictionary "Shuowen Jiezi", the pronunciation "Da Song Revised Guangyun" and "Lisheng Duiyun".
Seeing the pile of books, Sun Shan's eyes widened and he asked, "Dad, why did Aunt buy so many?"
Sun Shan opened one of the books and found it was a printed version, not a handwritten version. How much would it cost?
Sun Bomin said embarrassedly: "Dad didn't know your aunt bought so many things. Your aunt asked your eldest cousin to watch over the purchases."
The corner of Sun Shan's mouth twitched. Could it be that his cousin bought a complete set based on the books he read?
Sun Shan asked again: "Father, these books must be very expensive."
Sun Bomin shook his head and said, "I don't know either. Anyway, your aunt asked your cousin to prepare it for me and asked me to take it home."
After a pause, he warned, "Your aunt also told you to keep it safe so that you can leave it to your son or grandson in the future."
Sun Bomin unwrapped another package and said, "This is a gift from your eldest cousin. It contains a brush, an inkstone, and a copybook."
Sun Bomin handed the things to Sun Shan and said seriously: "Your eldest cousin asked you to study hard and take the imperial examination in the future."
At this point, Sun Bomin chuckled and said, "Since your eldest cousin passed the examination for a student, he has been asking everyone to take the examination for a scholar. Hehe, when your eldest cousin is on leave, he always catches your third cousin, fourth cousin and his younger cousin to teach them a lesson.
Tell them to study hard and not waste time. Your second cousin told me privately that it was a good thing that he stopped studying and escaped a disaster.
Sun Shan's impression of this cousin whom he had never met was that he liked to teach others.
If I fail to pass the imperial examinations in the future, I can still become a teacher.
Of course, the He family might use their connections to get their cousin to work in the government.