Chapter 92: Brother Jing passed the exam and became a scholar

Chapter 92: Brother Jing passed the exam and became a scholar

Bang-bang-bang sounds were heard, and Sun Shan and others went to the kitchen to get food.

Because the weather was hot, when the meal was brought over, Zheng Bo helped put the lunch box into the well, and then brought it back to help steam it at noon.

Sun Shan and his two companions sat under the shade of a tree to eat and enjoy the cool air.

De Ge'er said sadly, "My hand hurts so much, it will be swollen tomorrow for sure." The teacher beat me to death, it really hurts.

Yang Qingbei said with red eyes: "Master, what you are teaching us is that we did something wrong."

Sun Shan asked: "Qingbei, what are you busy with during the holidays?"

Yang Qingbei is a good boy who loves to study, so how come he failed the random inspection?

De Geer also asked curiously: "Yes, Qingbei brother, why can't you recite it?"

I was used to being beaten, but it was unexpected that Peking University and Tsinghua University were beaten.

Yang Qingbei said ashamedly: "After returning home from the holiday, I studied as usual at first, but as the weather got hotter, I gradually stopped wanting to study."

Sun Shan understood that, except for a very small number of children who loved to study, most of them were forced to study. Yang Qingbei was one of the majority, and without anyone supervising him, he naturally didn't want to study.

Learning is most dependent on the environment, and the saying that those who are close to ink will become black or red will become red is most suitable.

If others learn, I will naturally learn. If others don’t learn, I will gradually lose interest in learning. Yang Qingbei is just a 5-year-old child, so his self-discipline is definitely poor.

Sun Shan comforted him: "Qingbei, you should review more in the next few days and make up for what you have forgotten. Don't forget to study in the future."

Yang Qingbei hummed.

Sun Shan looked at De Ge'er and said, "You too, you are crazy all day long."

De Geer said unconvincedly: "I am so tired from working in the fields every day, how can I have the mood to study?"

I took a look at Shanzi. During this busy farming season, I finally understood why Shanzi loved to study so much. Because he was not in good health, he could not go out to play, and no one wanted to play with him. In addition to studying, he could not go anywhere.

Sun Shan didn't know what De Ge'er was thinking. If he knew, he would definitely give him a good beating.

After lunch, the three of them chatted for a while and listened to their senior brothers talking about the busy farming season.

Sun Shan saw that everyone except Yang Qingbei had darkened. Sun Shan also darkened a lot. Although he was hiding in the ancestral hall reading, he had to go out to turn the grain, bring water to his parents, etc. The sun was very strong, and even wearing a hat could not avoid the ultraviolet rays.

In the afternoon class, Master Zheng helped the three of them review what they had learned in the morning. After that, he asked them to fetch a bucket of water and practice calligraphy under the shade of a tree.

There are stone tables and stone benches here, so you don't have to sit on the ground to practice calligraphy.

When the class was over, Sun Bomin showed up on time. The old man held up an oil-paper umbrella and handed it to Sun Shan, asking him and De Ge'er to shade themselves from the sun. At around 5 pm in the summer, the sun was still quite strong. Rural children generally didn't need umbrellas, but Sun Shan had to protect himself from the sun after suffering from heat stroke.

After returning home, Sun Bomin hurriedly carried a dustpan to work in the fields. Sweet potatoes should be planted when the sun is not too strong. Sun Shan's dry land is used to plant sweet potatoes. The seedlings are grown early, cut with a sickle, and directly inserted into the plowed land.

The sweet potato yield here reaches 1000 kilograms per mu, which is more than twice that of rice. However, people cannot bear to eat too much sweet potato, so they need to cook it with rice as a staple food. Sweet potatoes are also used to feed pigs and cattle.

Sun Shan's family had many fields and plenty of food. Some of his fellow villagers not only had few fields but also had many people. Even if they ate sweet potatoes for every meal, they could barely fill their stomachs.

Sun Shan returned to his study, finished the homework assigned by his teacher, and then practiced calligraphy.

Because I fainted from heat stroke, I now pay more attention to my health. In my previous life, I heard that "walk every day and live to 99!"

Sun Shan chose walking to exercise. After dinner, he would walk in circles in the yard, circle after circle, for half an hour every day.

The family members asked in confusion: "Shan Zi, what are you doing?" It was pitch dark and you were walking back and forth in the yard. Could it be that he was possessed by a ghost?

Sun Shan said loudly, "Grandma, I am reciting the text. It is easier to remember it if I recite it while walking. Please stop bothering me, or I will be unable to recite it later."

This is also true. Sun Shan was taking a walk and reciting the book at the same time, killing two birds with one stone.

When Mrs. Su heard Shanzi reciting, she said with understanding, and whispered, "Mother, have you noticed that our Shanzi loves reading?"

Look at De Ge'er, who also goes to school. After class, he can always be found in the fields. He doesn't look like a student at all.

Huang nodded and said, "Shanzi does like reading, and the villagers also say so."

Sun Shan became famous in the village for reading in the ancestral hall. After all, he was the first boy in the Sun family to study in the ancestral hall. There had never been such a boy in Sunjia Village before.

The village chief even went out of his way to talk to Huang, praising Shanzi as a good kid who could sit still at such a young age, unlike other wild kids in the village.

Sun Bomin touched his head and said with a smile: "Shanzi has been sensible since he was young. He knows that it is not easy for his parents to support his education. The more he learns, the more he can justify the tuition he pays. You see, he is really good at budgeting. He insists on teaching his four sisters to read every day. He pays one fee, but five of them can learn. What a thoughtful person he is."

No wonder Shanzi has been asking for pocket money to be kept since he was young. My good son is really good at accounting. He is much more sensible than the little naughty kids in the village.

Sun Bomin smiled with satisfaction, turned around and said to the girls, "Girls, how are you doing? How many words can you recognize?"

Xiaoman was helping Huang thread the needle and said happily, "Dad, I know a lot of words now. I can write all the names of my family members."

Hanlu and Lixiazi echoed on the side.

Guyu smiled and said, "Dad, it was really hard to learn words at first, but it became easier as I learned more. I can write all the words on the Spring Festival couplets at home."

After hearing this, Su said happily, "Not bad, learn it well and learn more. It would be best if you can read contracts, letters, etc. in the future, so that you don't have to ask someone to help you read the copper coins."

Huang also said, "When your eldest aunt was first taught a few words by your grandfather, she could read after a long time. Now Shanzi is teaching you, but you must study hard. After a long time, you will also be able to read like your eldest aunt."

Sun Shan was unaware of the conversation in the main hall. After walking for half an hour, he returned to the main hall and taught his sisters how to read.

In order to deepen their impression, Sun Bomin was asked to carve a lot of bamboo slips, write some words used in daily life on them, and show them to the sisters, so that they could learn to read the bamboo slips when they had nothing to do.

Sun Shan was teaching in front, and Su Shi followed behind. Although he forgot 10 out of 9 words he learned, his attitude towards learning was worthy of recognition.

In the blink of an eye, it was the end of August. The village chief received a letter from the provincial capital from the escort agency and hurriedly delivered it to the Sun family.

Since they had acquaintances in the provincial capital, the villagers of Sunjia Village would go to the escort agency whenever they arrived in the county town to ask if there was any letter from Sunjia Village.

It doesn't cost any money to ask anyway, and if there is a letter, you can save the money for receiving it.

Why does the village chief always receive letters from the prefecture? Because as the head of the village, he is a little busy with official duties and needs to go to the county town to handle business. The villagers would not leave the village if they can, let alone go to the county town.

Huang hurriedly asked the village chief to see what Chunlan's letter said.

The village chief read it word by word and said in surprise: "Our brother Jing has passed the exam and become a scholar!"