Chapter 135 Return to Zheng's Academy
Sun Shan returned to his bedroom and sorted out the books he had obtained this time. Then he picked up the book and reviewed it from beginning to end. He had missed a lot of schoolwork these days and needed to catch up.
Thanks to the gift of books from Old Master He San, the books for the examination for the scholar are now complete. There are books on law and history, and even more precious books on the Four Books and Five Classics with annotations by a third-rank minister, which makes me more confident in the imperial examination.
Now that he had the books, he needed a teacher. It was clear that Master Zheng could not meet his requirements. Sun Shan planned to go to the county town to study next year or the year after, and he had already agreed with Sun Bomin that he would take the imperial examination.
He also agreed. If he regretted it, Sun Shan also had a way to deal with Sun Bomin and Su's best move is to "throw a tantrum" and become a second-generation master. As long as there is no second son, Sun Shan has the capital to be willful.
I read for a long time and it was getting dark.
Guyu called out, "Shanzi, come out to eat."
Looking through the window, Guyu saw his younger brother studying hard. He felt that his younger brother was the person who loved reading the most in the world and would definitely pass the imperial examination to become a scholar.
Sun Shan responded, walked out, and came to the main hall. The village chief and people from the second and third branches of the Sun family had already arrived.
The village chief distributed the seeds he bought from the city. As for how to plant them, they followed the method given by the store. Whether they could succeed or not depended entirely on fate.
Anyway, farmers are not afraid of wasting effort. As for land, they can find a piece of land in the vegetable garden and try planting slowly.
Sun Shan only bought one kind of flower seeds, which were hydrangea seeds.
That is "Hydrangea", also known as "Seven-color Flower", which refers to its changing colors.
Sun Shan planned to grow colorful hydrangeas, transplant them into pots, and sell them one by one.
Anyway, in my previous life, when I visited the flower market, hydrangeas were very popular among men, women, young and old. They symbolize auspiciousness, happiness, blessings, and longevity. Hydrangeas are round and big, and look festive, so they are especially suitable for placing a pot at home.
As for how to grow different colors, you can adjust the color and change the pH of the soil to produce flowers of different colors.
Sun Shan wanted to give it a try. If he succeeded, that would be great, but if he failed, that didn’t matter either.
There is no need to ask Sun Boming for start-up capital. I made a lot of gold coins during this trip to the capital city, and I can get a lot of copper coins by selling them.
Sun Bomin and Su also wanted to ask for it in the name of "safekeeping", but Sun Shan refused and refused to give it to them without saying a word. The couple could do nothing about it and could only tell Sun Shan to keep it well and use it for his wife.
He got up early the next morning, washed up, and then recited his lessons. After breakfast, Sun Boming carried the specialties of the city and led Sun Shan and De Ge'er to Zheng's School.
When I reached the school gate, I saw Zheng Bo from afar.
De Geer ran over excitedly and shouted, "Zheng Bo, Shan Zi and I are back. I missed you so much. Did you miss me?"
Zheng Bo was also happy to see De Ge'er and Sun Shan, and said happily: "You two are finally back. Qingbei has missed you. Is the city fun?"
De Geer said with a smile: "It's fun, very fun, I don't even want to go back to Sunjia Village."
Before he could finish his words, Zheng Bo slapped him on the shoulder and scolded him rudely, "You kid, you are so happy that you don't want to leave your homeland. You will be punished later."
He actually said at the gate that he didn't want to go back to Sunjia Village, which means he didn't want to come back to study. Master Zheng inside must have heard it.
Sun Shan greeted Zheng Bo with a smile and took out something from Sun Bomin's backpack, which was the legendary scratching stick, a magical tool for scratching, also known as "Lao Tou Le".
Sun Shan smiled and said, "Zheng Bo, I bought this for you from the city. It can be used to scratch your back.
When Zheng Bo saw the wooden "Wu Qiu Ren", he said happily: "Oh, you are so careful, I like it."
He looked at Sun Shan with satisfaction, scratched his back randomly, and said with satisfaction: "It works, it really works.
Seeing that Duke Zheng was praising Sun Shan, De Geer immediately said, "Duke Zheng, I also bought a gift for you. I bought it in the city."
He hurriedly took a "wooden dove stick", or walking stick, from Sun Bomin's backpack and said, seeking praise: "Zheng Bo, I bought it specially for you. Look at the wooden dove. Isn't it exquisite?"
Zheng Bo took the scepter, his eyes sparkling, and said in surprise: "Oh, this is also for me? Good, good, good. I like it very much. De Ge'er is such a filial and good child."
Zheng Bo looked at De Ge'er with satisfaction. He was much better than Zheng. It turned out that the Sun family knew how to teach their children.
De Geer said proudly: "Zheng Bo, I will buy you a gift next time I go to the capital. This time I will buy you a better gift next time."
Zheng Bo touched De Ge'er's little head and said to Sun Bomin, "Bomin, the boys in your Sun family are all good, smart and considerate."
I thought to myself that it was no wonder that my daughter was able to marry into the capital city. This kind of upbringing is not something that ordinary country people can have.
Sun Bomin also handed Zheng Bo some special local products and said with a smile, "These two guys have been thinking about you in the city and have been asking to bring you gifts from the city."
After hearing this, Duke Zheng became even happier.
Sun Bomin said, "Excuse me, Lord Zheng. I want to see Master Zheng. I also brought him some things from the city."
Zheng Bo nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go and report it."
Then he said to Sun Shan and De Ge'er, "You two should go to the school first."
Sun Shan and De Ge'er responded, said goodbye to Zheng Bo and Sun Bomin, and walked into Zheng's school.
As soon as I entered the classroom, I saw Yang Qingbei reading.
Sun Shan said happily, "Qingbei, we are back." After not seeing him for more than ten days, Yang Qingbei had not changed at all. He was still fair, tall and thin.
De Geer shouted exaggeratedly: "Brother from Tsinghua and Peking University, we are back, and everything is going well for you." Looking at his classmate carefully, it was definitely not going well. No one would be well facing the teacher alone.
Yang Qingbei looked up and saw Sun Shan and De Ge'er. He shouted in surprise: "Ashan, Ade, you are back. I am not feeling well at all. It is so boring without you."
Sun Shan and De Ge'er put their things away and had a heartfelt talk with Yang Qingbei, reminiscing about the past. After chatting for a while, the teacher came in from outside.
Sun Shan and his two companions immediately sat down and greeted Master Zheng.
Master Zheng looked at Sun Shan and De Ge'er, stroked his beard and said, "Sun Shan, Sun Dingde, now that you are back, you must make up for the lessons you missed, understand?"
Sun Shan and De Geer stood up and said seriously, "Master, yes."
Master Zheng added, "I will help you with the calligraphy practice in the afternoon. You two have to pay attention, understand?"
Sun Shan and De Ge'er quickly said yes.
So the first day of classes after returning from the city officially began.
While waiting for lunch, De Geer took out his slingshot and said proudly, "Qingbei little brother, I brought this back for you from the capital. It's very fun."
De Geer bought several slingshots wholesale at one time, one for each of the Sun brothers, and even Sun Shan. When his childhood sweetheart Da Tou Gou received one, the other boys in the village were envious and jealous.
Yang Qingbei took the slingshot solemnly and said happily: "Ade, thank you, I like it very much."
Sun Shan gave Yang Qingbei a folding fan.
Qingbei opened his eyes wide and said happily, "Ashan, thank you, I like it too."
When they went to eat under the shade of a tree, the students of Zheng's Academy saw Sun Shan and De Ge'er coming back. They surrounded them and asked about the situation in the city.
Sun Shan was not good at talking, but De Ge'er was different, he was as good at bragging as Uncle Sun San, and he could talk nonsense.
Sun Shan and De Ge'er brought back some candies and biscuits to share with their fellow brothers. Everyone ate them, and the Zheng School was filled with laughter.
Student time is great!