Chapter 206 Yang Fortune Telling
Sun Shan said seriously, "Third sister, there are only 15 people who have passed the exam in Huangyang County. They are either old or have better family backgrounds than us. The old ones are not a good match, and the ones with better family backgrounds don't look down on us."
Xiao Man said unwillingly: "I can find a scholar to accompany him to take the imperial examination."
Sun Shan shook his head and said, "It's not easy to pass the imperial examination. If you come from a wealthy family, they can let you study all the time, but how can such a family look down on our family? If you come from a poor family, will you work to support your family and give him money to study all the time? Even if you give him money to study, will he definitely pass the exam?"
Sun Shan didn't care that Xiaoman had dirt on her hands. He held her hand and said, "Third sister, if our family had money, we could certainly educate him and let him continue to study. But our family doesn't have money. Your father and mother can only give you the same dowry as your eldest sister and second sister."
This amount of money is a drop in the bucket for studying and is not worth mentioning.
If you marry a scholar from a poor family, you will have to work harder than at home, eat worse, and save money to pay for his education. Are you willing to live such a life? Even if you are willing, are you willing to let your children suffer with you? "
Xiaoman stiffened his neck and said, "I can find a scholar like you, my brother, whose family has money to pay for his education."
Sun Shan shook his head and said, "Third sister, even if our family keeps taking exams, sooner or later we will lose all our wealth. And I've said that after I turn 23, if I don't pass the exam, I will stop studying. Can you accept this?"
Xiaoman got married because she thought of becoming a boy's wife or a scholar's wife in the future.
If he failed the exam and gave up studying, Sun Shan didn't know whether she would blame him in the future.
After all, she married him for his status.
Xiaoman's eyes were red and tears fell drop by drop.
Sun Shan said gently, "Third sister, think carefully about what you want. If you still insist on marrying a scholar, you may suffer in the future or end up with nothing. This is your choice. I will also speak up for you and ask my father and mother to find you a scholar who is preparing for the imperial examination. But you have chosen the path, so don't regret it."
Xiaoman didn't say anything, and Sun Shan didn't know what she was thinking.
Faced with major life events, Sun Shan had no experience and didn't know how to choose.
In his limited knowledge, it is better to find someone of equal status than to marry someone higher or lower.
Although marrying up is good, it is too humiliating and it is difficult for one's parents to support him.
Marrying down means suffering.
Don’t talk about potential stocks. Ordinary people don’t think that far ahead. They should live in the present.
Sun Shan said calmly, "Third sister, think about it carefully. This is a matter of a lifetime, you must think twice before you act. Think it through before you decide. No matter what you think, I hope you remember one thing: you have to walk your own path, and the happiness and hardships in it can only be experienced by you. We outsiders cannot empathize with you. You must think it through carefully."
Sun Shan patted Xiaoman's hands. She was young but already had calluses on her hands. She had been doing farm work since she was young, and he really didn't want her to do farm work for the rest of her life.
Being a farmer is really hard.
After dinner, Huang said to Sun Bomin and Su, "Let's go to Yangjia Village early tomorrow morning and ask Yang to tell our fortune. Our Shanzi has already turned 12, so everything should be fine."
Huang touched Sun Shan's body and said with a smile, "Shan has gained weight in the past two years. He has become stronger and taller."
Sun Shan said cheerfully: "Grandma, I have to eat two bowls of rice in school now, and I still need a midnight snack at night."
Huang was even happier after hearing this: "Great, being able to eat is a blessing. Grandma has some cakes here, take them with you when you go back to school, and save them for when you're hungry."
Su also smiled and said, "Mother, our Shanzi is getting stronger and stronger, almost as strong as the boys in the village."
Su also touched Sun Shan's small body and was satisfied no matter how she looked at it.
Then he frowned and said, "Your face is still a little thin. Shanzi, eat more and don't worry about eating your family out of poverty. Dad and Mom have money."
Then he said to Sun Bomin, "Master, when you send Shanzi back to school, remember to tell Aunt Zhang to give our Shanzi more food. We will pay for it."
Sun Bomin thought the same: "Okay, I'll tell him. Ask Brother Hong to help take care of him."
Afterwards, Su, Huang, and Sun Bomin discussed that after meeting the fortune teller tomorrow, they would go home to burn paper in the ancestral hall, and then choose a day to register Sun Shan's household registration and family tree.
These tasks should have been done when the child was 3 years old, and there is no way to delay them until now.
The next morning, after Sun Shan had read for a while, Sun Bomin and Su came over and called him to have breakfast.
After breakfast, Sun Bomin and Su brought a piece of meat, a bag of biscuits, a bag of candies, and a small bag of fruit, and led Sun Shan out of Sunjia Village and towards Yangjia Village.
Yangjia Village is the village of Yang Qingbei. When passing by the village entrance, you can see eight or nine blue brick houses surrounded by brick walls.
Look at this house, it is rare in the surrounding area.
Sun Shan came to Yang Qingbei's home only once.
Landlord Yang and his wife were nice people and treated Sun Shan and De Ge'er warmly. However, Yang Qingbei's eldest brother was cold, so Sun Shan and De Ge'er didn't like him very much.
So we don’t want to go to Landlord Yang’s house, and usually let Tsinghua and Peking University come to the Sun family’s old house to play.
Sun Bomin and Su quickly walked to the fortune teller's house.
Sun Shan looked carefully at Yang Suanming's home, which was much better than Sun Banxian's. Moreover, Yang Suanming had a wife and children, and a large family, which was completely different from Sun Banxian's fate.
The Yang family politely welcomed Sun Bomin and the other two into the main hall. Fortune-teller Yang smiled and said, "Please take a seat."
Su handed the things she brought to the Yang family, sat next to Sun Shan stiffly, and watched Yang tell fortunes eagerly.
Sun Bomin got straight to the point and said, "Mr. Yang, I came here today because I want you to help me look after my son. He has been sickly since he was born. He is twelve years old this year, which is his zodiac year. I brought him here especially for you to help look after him."
The thin fortune teller Yang nodded and said, "What are you looking for?"
Su said without thinking: "Sir, please help us check the child's health. We as parents just want our children to grow up safely."
Yang the fortune teller said with understanding: "I understand. Parents definitely hope that their children will have a smooth life."
Afterwards, fortune teller Yang asked about Sun Shan's birth chart.
After that, he kept frowning, and I don’t know what he was thinking.
Yang spent a long time fortune-telling, which made Sun Boming and Su also nervous. This situation was too familiar. How could it be exactly the same as when Sun Banxian told Shanzi's fortune? Could it be that he predicted something bad?
Sun Shan also watched Yang's fortune-telling intently. He frowned and thought quietly, looking very professional.
After waiting for a long time, Sun Boming and Su Shi could no longer hold back.
Yang the fortune teller spoke: "Is this boy's birthday written correctly?"
Sun Bomin and Su quickly shook their heads.
Fortune Teller Yang frowned, then sighed and said, "I can't figure it out."