Chapter 204: Buying a House and Land in the Capital City

Chapter 204: Buying a House and Land in the Capital City

No matter how difficult the imperial examination is, since one foot has already stepped into the river, the other foot has no choice but to bite the bullet and move forward.

Sun Shan returned to his dormitory and continued to practice calligraphy. Huang Xiucai had said last time that his handwriting was average, and the examiner thought that if the content was not good, it would be difficult for him to be selected and admitted.

Sun Shan was also discouraged. He practiced every day and thought about making a breakthrough every day, but no matter how he wrote, it remained the same.

He had no choice but to grind ink and practice calligraphy over and over again. Fortunately, his family had some money and could provide him with paper to practice calligraphy.

In the past two years, the family has planted more and more potted plants, and the backyard is already full. So Sun Boming and Su cleared a piece of land near the orchard to continue planting.

Lixia has already married, and the responsibility of taking care of flowers and plants falls to Xiaoman and Hanlu, but the two of them really have no talent.

With more and more potted plants, the family is too busy to handle them.

Sun Bomin thought of asking Uncle Sun and Aunt Sun for help. But not long after, Aunt Sun and her daughter Xiaoxue went to the capital to take care of their granddaughter, and Uncle Sun had to take care of the housework again, and he couldn't help with the flower planting.

At first, Aunt Sun wanted Mingger to marry her niece Chunhua, but Mingger resisted to the death. Later, he fell in love with He Xiaorou, the sister of his colleague.

Ming Ge'er hesitated and asked Aunt Sun to make the decision with a blushing face.

After learning about the situation and discussing it with Uncle Sun and Aunt Sun for a long time, Aunt Sun followed Ming Ge'er's wishes and went to the girl's family to propose marriage.

Although the He family's daughter also has the surname He, their relationship is so distant that no one knows how many generations have passed, and their family is even poorer than Uncle Sun's.

Uncle Sun's family at least has land and a house, but He Xiaorou's family has no land anymore. The family lives in three low-rise bungalows and makes a living by working for others.

As for how Brother He Xiaorou was able to work in Aunt Sun's shop, it was because of a lot of connections he made.

He Xiaorou's family thought about it and agreed. So the two families picked a good date, got married quickly, and had a daughter the following year.

Ming Ge'er worked in Aunt Sun's shop. After giving birth, He Xiaorou immediately returned to her original embroidery workshop to work, fearing that if she didn't go back, there would be no job left.

So there was no one to take care of my daughter, so I had to ask Aunt Sun to come over.

Later, after thinking about it, Aunt Sun was old after all, and was not used to living in the capital city, so she asked Xiaoxue to accompany Luo Lai to keep her company.

So Uncle Sun was the only one left in his family.

Sun Boming had no choice but to find someone else since his second uncle Sun was not available.

Later, they went to the village parents for help. As for Uncle Sun, Sun Boming was experienced and had strong early warning capabilities, so Uncle Sun must not be allowed to get involved.

Sun Bomin and the village chief worked together to develop different kinds of New Year flowers. Sun Shan provided technical guidance, while Sun Bomin and the village chief did the practical work. Gradually, the Sun family planted more and more potted plants.

Fortunately, Sun Shan’s flower planting is about novelty. He plants things that others don’t have and things that others cannot plant for the time being.

Although the Sun family’s potted plants have increased in quantity, the price is still reasonable and they are popular and the market is not overwhelmed.

The Sun family earns more money than before and can provide Sun Shan with a better quality education.

Sun Bomin and Su adopted the most conservative approach to making their fortunes: when they saw others selling land, they would buy it and would not invest in any other way.

Sun Shan then suggested going to the county town to buy a house or a shop to rent out.

Sun Bomin and Su hurriedly shook their heads and said, "We are not going to live in the county town, so why should we buy anything?"

Sun Shan asked speechlessly: "Father, Mother, you are not going to buy anything else with your money except the land? Do you plan to save it forever?"

Su said with a childish look, "Shanzi, you have become stupid because of studying too much. What's the point of buying a house or a shop in the county town? Our Huangyang County is so poor. There is no future for you if you stay here."

Sun Bomin also echoed: "Yes, your mother is right, there is nothing good to buy in Huangyang County."

Su said mysteriously: "Shanzi, Dad and Mom are saving the money now. Some of it is for your studies, and the other part is for you."

He looked at Sun Shan deeply and said: "If you pass the exam and become a scholar, your parents can do nothing. If you fail, your parents will have to find a way out for you.

When the time comes, you will go to the provincial capital to work for your aunt.

Dad and Mom have made up their mind. When you go to the provincial capital to work, we will go there to buy a house and land so that you can settle down in the provincial capital.

It would be best if you could marry a girl from the prefecture, hehe, and give us a grandson from the prefecture."

Su became more and more excited as she spoke, and Sun Boming's dark face was filled with joy: "Shanzi, your mother is right. We should save money now, and when you go to work in the city, we will go to the city to buy a house and land. Hehe, when we have a grandson in the city, we will stay in the city to study, and like Jing'er, we will take the exam to become a scholar for our Sun family."

After a pause, he continued, "Shanzi, although our father and mother are illiterate, we are not fools. There is no future for us if we stay in Huangyang County. It is different in the capital city. There are opportunities everywhere. It will be easier for our grandson to pass the examination for a scholar if he stays in the capital city."

Sun Shan looked at Sun Boming and Su with admiration. It turned out that he was narrow-minded. Sun Boming and Su had greater ambitions than himself. They even thought of buying houses and land in the provincial capital. They had high standards and looked down on Huangyang County.

The money was in the hands of Sun Boming and Su, so Sun Shan let them do as they pleased.

But they don’t have to wait until their grandchildren pass the imperial examination to become a scholar; their sons will definitely be able to do it.

Sun Shan shook his head and continued to practice calligraphy day after day.

When it's time to eat, go to the kitchen and get your food.

I finished it one bite at a time and then had a few crackers as a midnight snack.

Sun Shan clearly felt that he had grown taller in the past two years, and his thin calves and hands were starting to gain some flesh. The only regret was that his face was still pointy and without any flesh, making him look malnourished.

Sun Shan sighed. He was either a handsome guy or an ugly guy, so he couldn't get a bargain when he went out to buy things.

Not to mention being stared at by little girls, I have never felt a little girl call me handsome.

When you walk out onto the street, no one turns back to look at you.

I shook my head, stopped thinking about it, and focused on studying.

Because Mr. Hong was called by the county magistrate to be lectured, the students have been unusually obedient in school these days.

If something can be expressed clearly in one word, never say it in two words.

Everyone walked carefully, tiptoeing, and gently dodged Hong Xiucai.

In the past, the most lively time was lunch time, when students from the introductory class, class C, class B, and class A would gather together and chat.

The past two days have been unusually quiet.

If students in the enlightenment class dare to speak, they will be scolded by the seniors.

The ignorant and introductory students feel so wronged.

Sun Shan glanced at Master Hong, who had just gone to take the college entrance examination. He looked listless and very depressed.

I heard that you have taken the college entrance examination four times and failed each time. It's really discouraging.

Not only Sun Shan was watching Master Xiao Hong, but all the students who had taken the exam were watching as well. No one wanted to become the second Master Xiao Hong.

But then I thought, Master Xiao Hong is just a student after all, and we have no right to say that we don't want to become him.

Thinking of this, the candidates became even more desperate.