Chapter 99 Escort Agency
Before dawn, Sun Shan and De Ge'er were pulled out of bed. After quickly washing up, they sat in the yard to eat breakfast. It was still dark at this time.
Uncle Sun San and his wife, Uncle Sun Er and his wife were helping to pack things in the yard. We had seen enough last night, and after another night, there was even more luggage.
Sun Shan thought that he only needed to bring a few sets of clothes to change into. After one night, Su packed up the quilts and mosquito nets.
Sun Shan asked in confusion: "Mother, it's summer now, so you don't need to bring a thick blanket, right?"
Su Shiyi said with a childish look, "Son, you are walking on a mountain road. It is very humid in the mountains, especially in the morning. It is very cold. You must bring a thick blanket to cover yourself."
After a pause, he warned, "Don't try to be brave. Make sure to cover yourself with a blanket at night, or you'll catch a cold."
After saying that, he stuffed a small pillow in there and said it would be more comfortable to sleep with that pillow.
Sun Shan saw her stuffing an oil-paper umbrella into the sack, and then a straw raincoat into the sack. She stuffed a large pile of miscellaneous things, and also stuffed a small pot into the sack. She said to Sun Bomin, "Boss, if you stop to rest, you should boil hot water for Shanzi to drink. Don't be greedy and drink cold water."
One sack was full and couldn't hold all the things, so he took another sack.
Su turned to her eldest daughter who was packing her things and said, "Guyu, you must take good care of your brother and watch over him. Don't let him get sick."
The eldest sister Guyu nodded seriously: "Mother, I understand. I will keep an eye on my brother."
When the village chief and his wife came with their three sons, there were a lot more things.
The corner of Sun Shan's mouth twitched. He was afraid that the freight would be more expensive than the local specialties of Sunjia Village.
Sun Bomin got a headache when he saw the piles of things.
There were five people going this time. The remaining four were the village chief, Sun Shan, De Ge'er, and Gu Yu. So he was the only one doing the hard labor, but how could he carry so many things?
With a bitter face, he said, "Uncle, Mom, don't you have too many things?"
The village chief said disapprovingly: "It's not much, I still have a lot of things I haven't brought with me."
Huang also thought so: "You don't have to carry it all the way. With the help of the escort agency, it won't be hard."
He told Uncle Sun Er and Uncle Sun San: "Wait a minute, you guys drive the ox cart and help pull the stuff to the escort agency."
He then said to Sun Bomin and the village chief, "When you get to the city, call a car to help transport the things."
The village chief also planned to make such an arrangement, nodded and said: "It is more convenient to find a car in the capital. When the escort agency arrives at the destination, there will be cars waiting there. If you give some money, they will help transport it over."
When everything was packed and loaded onto the oxcart, at daybreak, the village chief said to everyone, "Let's go. It's better to be early than late. If you miss this trip, you won't be able to make it to Jing'er's scholar banquet on the next trip."
Uncle Sun was pulling the ox cart in front, while Uncle Sun and the big man from the village chief's family were watching the goods in the back.
The village chief, Sun Boming, Guyu, Sun Shan, and Degeer followed silently, carrying their packages.
Before leaving, Su gave everyone a red envelope, hoping for safety and success.
The family was sent to the village entrance, and Su said earnestly: "Master, please take good care of Shanzi."
My son is too young, but I have to go. It’s really worrying.
Sun Shan said goodbye to Su and others, and followed them out step by step.
Sunjia Village is surrounded by mountains, and it is still dark, so it is still dangerous to walk on the mountain road. Uncle Sun and his companions took hoes, axes, and sickles as weapons.
Halfway through the journey, Sun Shan felt a little tired, but he still gritted his teeth and persevered.
Sun Bomin knew his son's leg strength, so he took the small package from him and De Ge'er, put them on the ox cart, and said with a smile: "If you are tired, take a nap. We still have a long way to go to the county town."
De Ge'er didn't want to ride the ox cart as he was still in an excited state.
Uncle Sun slapped him and scolded him, "Stop moving around and stay in the ox cart."
I secretly rolled my eyes at the back of the village chief's head. It was too much. If it weren't for the village chief, I would be the one going to the provincial capital today.
The village chief said to the two children, "Now that you have arrived in the city and at your eldest aunt's house, you must be obedient and don't act naughty. You represent the Sun family's reputation. If you lose face, your eldest aunt will also lose face. We must not do anything that would embarrass your eldest aunt, understand?"
Sun Shan and De Ge'er obediently expressed that they knew they would behave themselves and not do anything disrespectful when they arrived at the city.
Uncle Sun said to the two children, "When you get to the city and see Jing'er, you must say more congratulatory words and be sweet to make Jing'er happy. The He family values Jing'er the most, so you must please him."
Uncle Sun thought that now that the eldest sister was here, the Sun family and the He family could still keep in touch. If the eldest sister was not here, the relationship would become alienated. This must not be allowed to happen.
Sooner or later, Jing'er will be the one who makes the decision in the eldest sister's family. So we must maintain a good relationship with Jing'er so that the eldest sister does not become a legend in the mouths of the Sun family. We must cling to the He family.
Sun Shan did not agree with what Uncle Sun said, but he did not refute it either. He certainly had to say congratulations, but he did not necessarily have to try to please him.
Being too flattering will make people look down on you.
As a person, you should integrate knowledge and practice. Don't flatter or take unorthodox approaches.
As I was thinking, I fell asleep involuntarily. When I opened my eyes, I was already at the city gate.
Sun Shan and De Ge'er got off the car and the official inspected the goods. They explained that they were going to the provincial capital, not to sell them in the county, so the official did not charge them.
Let’s go to the escort agency first.
Sun Shan and De Ge'er had been to this street before when they were buying books. They hadn't been here for many days, but the street remained unchanged.
When they arrived at the escort agency, the village chief and Sun Bomin went to see the manager and explained that they needed space for one more child and that they also needed help with luggage.
The manager and the chief escort came out to check the luggage. After both parties agreed on the price, they asked Uncle Sun and others to load the luggage into their ox cart.
All the items were packed into sacks provided by the escort agency. Both parties confirmed the goods and sealed them. The village chief then had an extra note in his hand. When they arrived at the destination, he would use the note to pick up the goods.
As for the quilts and other things that are needed, put them outside so that guests can take them easily.
Sun Shan asked how much the luggage would cost, and Sun Bomin said it would cost 1 tael, which was much more expensive than a person. The main reason was that the luggage was heavy and took up a lot of space. Although it was not worth much.
It would be much cheaper if you take a truck to transport it yourself and follow them.
When everything was ready, the chief escort said they had not set out yet and would set off when everyone was gathered.
After Uncle Sun and others unloaded their things, they went home first.
The village chief, Sun Bomin, takes Sun Shan, Gu Yu and De Ge'er to the "Jinbangtiming" bookstore to buy gifts.
The village chief and Sun Bomin discussed that the two families would become one, and to represent Sun Dagu's family, they would only need to send one gift.
The village chief gave Sun Boming two taels of silver, but he refused. He said it was the Sun family's business, so why should the village chief pay for it?
The reason why the village chief was invited was that the Sun family always had to have an elder, as younger people were useless. Huang was a widow, so she couldn't come on a wedding day.
Inviting the village chief shows that the Sun family attaches great importance to it.
The village chief shook his head and said, "I am also Jing'er's grandfather. I am also happy for his good day, so I will definitely give him a gift."
Sun Bomin had no choice but to accept the two taels of silver.