Chapter 104 Hejia Village
The coachman was nominally a coachman, but in reality he was more like a tour guide. He would introduce the place to Sun Shan and others every time he arrived at a place.
Everyone was stunned when they heard this. Sun Shan thought to himself that this car was well hired, ingeniously hired, and excellently hired.
Suddenly the village chief shouted, "We're here."
When Sun Shan and his companions came to their senses, they saw a solemn stone archway with the words "Hejia Village" inscribed on it.
Sun Bomin and the village chief landed and instructed the driver how to go.
Sun Shan looked around curiously. The road was paved with stone and the houses were made of blue bricks and tiles, some of which were two stories high. A straight and wide road led to the front. There were shops on both sides, filled with a wide variety of goods. This feeling was so familiar, just like walking in a famous ancient town in the previous life.
Sun Bomin asked the driver to pull over and ran into a two-story shop. Soon a woman came out. It was Aunt Sun.
When he saw Sun Shan and the others, he said excitedly, "Uncle, you are here."
Then he asked in confusion: "Why are Shanzi and Dege'er here too?" Bomin was too ignorant. He asked the children to come? What if they got sick during the long journey? Especially Shanzi, who was prone to getting sick.
Sun Shan, De Ge'er, and Gu Yu hurriedly got out of the car and called out, "Aunt."
The village chief smiled and said, "I'll tell you later. Let's put our things down first. The young man has to hurry back."
It was already late in the afternoon. The young man said that since he lived outside the city, he must hurry back home, and it would not be good to disturb others while they were working.
Aunt Sun said wait a moment and quickly returned to the shop.
De Geer said enviously, "Grandpa, is this Dagu's shop? Is Mingge working in it?"
It is so majestic, so tall, two stories high, much more impressive than the one in the county. It would be great if I could work here, and I would be proud to tell others about it.
Sun Bomin nodded and said, "He's inside. I didn't see him just now. He should be working in the stove."
When I entered, I saw my eldest sister counting the bill at the counter. My brother-in-law, Yu'er and Ming'er were not there.
Soon, many people came out, including Mr. He, Brother Yu, and Brother Ming.
Uncle He said happily: "Uncle, brother, Shanzi, Dege'er, Guyu, you are all here, come, I will take you home."
Brother Yu said with a smile: "Grandpa, uncle, we also expected you to come back in the next few days."
He patted Sun Shan and De Ge'er's heads and said, "Did you two throw a tantrum and ask for this?"
De Ge'er immediately retorted: "We don't have it!" Indeed, we don't have it, it's just that Uncle Sun and Aunt Sun fought hard for the quota.
Ming Ge'er was wearing a waiter's uniform, which looked clean and professional. He said excitedly, "Grandpa, uncle, Shanzi, De Ge'er, and elder sister, you are all here."
Seeing so many people at the door, the village chief said anxiously, "Son-in-law, you go back to look after the store and arrange for someone to help us put our things away."
If everyone rushes out, it will cause great delays to the store's work. How can we open the store for business if there is no one to respond to customers' orders?
Aunt Sun smiled and said, "Brother Yu, Brother Ming, you three go back to look after the shop. I will take them there."
Uncle He smiled and said, "Uncle, brother, put your things away first, we will get together again tonight."
The village chief waved his hand and said, "Yes, you guys go back quickly."
Aunt Sun led the way in front, and the village chief and others followed behind.
After walking out of the main street and turning a few corners, we entered an alley that was accessible to horse-drawn carriages. After walking for a while, Aunt Sun said, "We're here."
Sun Shan, De Ge'er got off the carriage and saw a two-story courtyard in front of them.
An old man about 50 years old walked out and saluted Sun Dagu, the village chief and Sun Boming.
"Second Madam, I'll call someone to help with something." Manager He heard the noise from inside the house and immediately opened the door and walked out.
It turned out that the lady’s family had come.
Aunt Sun said to the driver, "Young man, please help me unload the things and get off the car."
The driver said cheerfully, "No trouble."
When I ordered the car, I was asked to help with loading and unloading the goods. The guy moved the things from the car with ease.
After a while, several people, both men and women, came out of the house and quickly moved the things on the ground into the house.
Aunt Sun held Sun Shan in one hand and De Ge'er in the other, looked at Gu Yu and said, "Come on, both of you come in."
The village chief became more familiar with Sun Bomin and followed the He family's servants to move the things inside.
After everything was done, the village chief and Sun Boming thanked the driver. Aunt Sun asked Manager He to give the driver a reward. The village chief had already paid the fare.
Aunt Sun led everyone to the second courtyard. Manager He's wife served tea, and Aunt Sun waved her hand and told them to leave.
He asked anxiously, "Brother, why are Shanzi and Dege'er here too?"
Sun Boming explained the whole process.
Aunt Sun was speechless, she knew that Uncle Sun and his wife were up to something.
De Geer saw that his aunt didn't like his father and mother, so he said timidly, "Aunt, I won't come next time. I shouldn't have come here to make a scene."
Aunt Sun hugged him and said lovingly, "It's not that I don't allow you to come, it's that you are too young and the road is dangerous. I'm afraid you can't bear it."
After hearing this, De Ge'er burst into laughter and said, "Aunt, I understand. You are worried about me. I know everything."
Aunt Sun hugged Sun Shan and said, "Shanzi, you did a good job. You really need to come to the city for a checkup. You feel dizzy after being exposed to the sun. It could be a serious problem or a minor one. You should find a famous doctor to see you."
Sun Bomin asked: "Sister, do you know the doctor?"
Sun Chunlan nodded and said, "There is a clinic nearby. It's run by an imperial physician. He's old and has returned to his hometown to spend his last years. He's an old friend of our old lady. I'll go ask if I can have him come to see Shanzi."
When Sun Bomin heard that it was the imperial physician, he was overjoyed and said excitedly, "Big sister, thank you."
Aunt Sun laughed and scolded: "Why thank you? We are brother and sister."
When Sun Shan heard that the imperial physician was invited to see him, he was also very excited. Without some skills, he could not be an imperial physician.
Sun Shan asked, "Aunt, where is my cousin? I want to see the scholar. I haven't seen one yet."
De Geer also echoed: "Aunt, I want to see the scholar too. In school, my classmates all envy me because I am the scholar's cousin."
The village chief also said happily: "Chunlan, oh my, I didn't expect our Jing'er to be so capable. He has already achieved fame at such a young age."
Speaking of this, Aunt Sun was also happy and said contentedly: "Your eldest cousin went to drink with his classmates today, and will be back later."
Sun Shan asked curiously, "Aunt, is my cousin's classmate also a scholar? He is as good as my cousin."
De Geer disagreed and said, "Shanzi, I still think my cousin is amazing. He passed all the exams in one try and didn't need to take the exam a second time."
Aunt Sun heard them bickering and said with a smile, "Your cousin performed exceptionally well this time, and his teachers were very surprised."
Guyu whispered, "Aunt, my cousin has both ability and luck, he will definitely pass the imperial examination next year."
In her letter, Aunt Sun mentioned that He Shujin was preparing for next year's provincial examination. Guyu said this to cheer Aunt Sun up.
Sure enough, Aunt Sun smiled so hard that her teeth were showing, and shook her head and said, "It doesn't matter if it's successful or not. You are still young, so take your time."
He said to the village chief: "This time, Jing'er passed the exam and became a scholar. The old lady, father-in-law and mother-in-law can breathe a sigh of relief. They can finally hold their heads high."