Chapter 142 Farewell to Friends
Sun Shan felt relieved when he thought of the 100 taels given by Old Master He San. He would feel guilty if he spent all of Sun Bomin's savings just to study.
At this time, Sun Bomin had not thought about the money issue yet. He only thought that Sun Shan was going to leave home and not be around, so he was very resistant.
Although he has gotten better in the past two years, he is still very thin. Compared to De Ge'er, he is shorter and half as thin. Now he needs to take care of himself, and Sun Bomin is worried.
He asked anxiously, "Master Zheng, Shanzi is weak and I don't want him to live in the county."
Master Zheng completely understood Sun Bomin's feelings. Understanding is one thing, but reality is another: "Bomin, if you go to the county school, you can only live in the dormitory. It's too far from home, and you can't go home."
Sunjia Village takes half a day to walk from the county town, and it takes a whole day to go there and back. How can we get a round trip shuttle?
The Sun family didn't have a house in the county town, so where else could they live if not in a dormitory? Unless they lived with relatives.
Master Zheng asked, "Do you have any acquaintances in the county? You can also stay at their home and ask them to take care of you."
Sun Bomin's eyes lit up, and he thought of Sun Xiaomei. Her home was in the suburbs of the county town, and the two scholars' schools were both near the "Jinbangtiming" bookstore, only an incense stick's time away from Sun Xiaomei's home.
Before Sun Bomin could agree, Sun Shan expressed his opinion directly: "Teacher, I live in the school. I don't have to get up early in the morning to walk to school, which saves time and allows me to study for a while. Besides, the study atmosphere is more intense and it is better to study with the students in the school. If I have any questions, I can discuss them with my classmates immediately."
Master Zheng's eyes lit up and he said admiringly, "Not bad, that's very thoughtful."
Then I thought, should I also send my second grandson Hongwen to live in the school? At least the learning atmosphere is good.
Mr. Zheng's son Zheng Dalang was the shopkeeper of the "Jinbangtiming" bookstore and also bought a house in the county. His son and his family lived in the county town, so his grandson Hongwen naturally did not have to live in the school.
Sun Bomin wanted to say something, but Sun Shan immediately said, "Dad, don't worry, I can take care of myself. You know my character best, I am steady and independent."
Sun Shan didn't want to live under the roof of his relatives. Even if he was paid, he wouldn't feel comfortable. It would be better to live in the school, where he could study better.
Sun Bomin had nothing to say. Sun Shan was a smart little boy who always had his own opinions.
Master Zheng gave some more words of advice, and then gave Sun Boming a letter of introduction, mainly to let Scholar Hong know who Sun Shan was, who recommended him, how his academic performance was, and to ask Scholar Hong to take good care of him.
Sun Shan took the letter gratefully and left with Sun Bomin.
Ask Sun Boming to go back first and transfer to school, where he needs to say goodbye to his friends formally.
Master Zheng said that after today's class, he would not need to come again. He told Sun Bomin to find a time to take Sun Shan to meet Hong Xiucai, and to go to the county town to study after the New Year.
Two years later, Yang Qingbei and De Ge'er were promoted to the middle class, and the small class had even fewer students, only one. The scale of Zheng's school also shrunk a lot.
The past two years have been supported by the Sun family. If all the Sun family members graduate, Master Zheng's school will be even more withered. Alas, it is really difficult for a farmer's child to study.
When De Geer saw Sun Shan, he asked in surprise, "Shanzi, how did you get here?"
Sun Shan was in an independent class and did not study with the students in the large or medium classes.
Yang Qingbei was also surprised, and looked at the sky. It was almost time for the class to end. Shanzi came over, was he looking for someone to play with?
Sun Shan sat on a chair and told others that he was about to leave Zheng's School and go to the county town to study.
Yang Qingbei and De Ge'er widened their eyes and said in surprise: "Shanzi, what did you say? Are you going to leave us?"
Sun Shan nodded sadly: "Today is my last day in school. After the New Year, I will go to the county to study. I came here to say goodbye to you two."
The main purpose was to say goodbye to Yang Qingbei. De Ge'er is a member of the Sun family, and we can still meet after returning from vacation.
De Ge'er said sadly: "Shanzi, I can't bear to leave you."
Although I was in a different class from Sun Shan, we went to school together, ate lunch together, and left class together every day. Whether we were in the same class or not didn't matter at all.
Suddenly Shanzi had to go to the county town to study, and from then on he had to go to school alone and had no playmates.
Yang Qingbei's eyes were red, and he said sadly: "Ashan, I can't bear to leave. I want to study with you, discuss problems with you, have lunch with you, and... together..."
Yang Qingbei couldn't continue speaking. It was hard for him to accept that Sun Shan was about to leave.
Sun Shan was also sad. He finally made a friend who loved to study. He held Yang Qingbei's hand and said firmly: "Qingbei, even if we don't study together, you can come to my house when you are free. We can discuss problems together."
De Ge'er became sadder and sadder as he thought about it, tears falling one by one. Yang Qingbei couldn't help crying too.
Only the hard-hearted Sun Shan pretended to be strong, and kept shouting: Don't cry, don't cry, don't cry.
With great reluctance, Sun Bomin took Sun Shan and De Ge'er to say goodbye to Yang Qingbei.
When they returned home, Huang, Su and the four sisters of the Sun family learned that Sun Shan was going to the county to study, and they were reluctant to let him go.
Su asked anxiously, "Master, does Shanzi really have to go to the county to study? Master Zheng can't teach him?"
Shanzi was only 8 years old, how could he live alone in the school? At home, he could do nothing but eat and wear whatever he wanted.
Huang didn't want her grandson to go out to study so early, so she asked anxiously, "Did Master Zheng really say that? Did you hear it wrong?"
Sun Bomin took out the recommendation letter and said, "The teacher asked Shanzi to study with Hong Xiucai and has already given him a letter."
After reading Mr. Zheng's letter, Huang and Su were convinced that Sun Shan would definitely go to study under Mr. Hong.
Guyu said worriedly, "Dad, Shanzi is so young. Where will he live if he goes to the county town to study?"
Since I was going to study in the county town, I definitely couldn't live at home. Where to live was a big problem.
Sun Shan tried to appease everyone and said, "Mr. Hong's school has dormitories. I can just live there."
Su immediately retorted: "How can you live in the school alone when you are so young? How will you eat? Who will wash your clothes? How will you take a bath and get water?"
Huang was worried about letting Sun Shan live alone in a strange place. After thinking for a while, she said, "Bomin, why don't you ask Chunjiao if Shanzi can live with her. We will provide accommodation and food expenses."
Huang thought that living with relatives and being taken care of was better than living alone in the school.
After hearing this, Su nodded in agreement: "Master, mother is right. I feel more at ease living with acquaintances who are watching over me."
It would be a lie to say that I feel relieved, but it's better than being alone.
I looked at Guyu. It was a pity that Guyu had not yet married into the Xia family and had no say. Otherwise, it would be better for her to live in the Xia family. A biological sister is always more reliable than an aunt.
Sun Boming also thought so, but Sun Shan disagreed.
Sun Shan immediately shook his head and said firmly: "Grandma, Mother, I want to live in the school. Don't worry, I can take good care of myself."
He repeated the reason for living in the school.
In short, Sun Shan would never live in a relative's house as it would be very troublesome.