Chapter 210 1 I'm really afraid of falling into the toilet
The matter of entering the family tree has been settled, and there is still the matter of registering the household registration. Sun Boming doesn't want Shanzi to remain an illegal resident, so he wants to help him with the process immediately.
The government stipulated that everyone, regardless of gender, had to pay a poll tax when they turned 15, and the tax lasted until they turned 60.
Sun Bomin thought that Shanzi was going to take the imperial examination, so he couldn't be an illegal resident, and certainly couldn't have any black spots. He had to register his household registration before the age of 15 and pay the population tax.
Since it’s already in the family tree, why not also register it in the household registration and get things done in one go to avoid all the trouble.
As Sun Shan's rest period was over, Sun Bo and the village chief sent Sun Shan to the school and went to the government office to handle some matters.
The village chief has done this kind of thing countless times and is very familiar with it.
Before returning to school, Sun Shan found Xiaoman again and told her the whole thing straight away.
She explained the current situation clearly and said earnestly, "Third sister, I'm telling you the truth. I don't agree with you looking for a scholar.
Firstly, there are too few scholars in Huangyang County, and even fewer scholars who can take the examination for Tongsheng, so it is difficult for you to find the right person.
Secondly, I hope you can be like my elder sister and my second sister, marry someone with a good family and not have to do farm work. Especially like my second sister, you don’t have to farm, just do housework at home. You know better than me how hard farm work is, and I don’t want you to suffer.
Third sister, you don’t have to be a Tongsheng’s wife, but you can be a Tongsheng’s mother. A mother is honored by her son. We can’t marry the person we want, but we can cultivate the person we want.”
Xiaoman lowered her head, then suddenly raised it, her eyes brightening. Her brother was right. She could not marry a scholar, but she could cultivate one.
Just like A'niang married A'da and raised Shanzi to study.
If Shanzi passes the examination to become a student or a scholar in the future.
Who in the surrounding area doesn’t envy A Niang?
Xiaoman's face blossomed with brilliant colors, and the light from her eyes was blinding: "Shanzi, I understand, thank you."
Sun Shan didn't know whether she really understood or was just pretending to understand, but he hoped she could come to terms with it.
It's good to have ambition, but you must never be arrogant. You have to face the reality.
Just like him, he recognized that he was not a genius, so the only way to success was diligence.
After Sun Bomin and the village chief sent Sun Shan to school, Sun Bomin said, "Shanzi, you are still young, don't think too much. As long as your father is here, nothing else matters."
The village chief also comforted him, saying, "Shanzi is a filial son. No matter what your father does, you should not disobey him. This family is for your own good, understand?"
Sun Shan nodded and answered solemnly, "Father, Grandpa Village Chief, I understand. I don't want anything else. I just want to study hard and get a good degree, to bring honor to father and Sunjia Village."
The village chief said happily: "Good Shanzi, you are worthy of being a good boy of our Sunjia Village."
Sun Bomin also said with relief: "Dad is very happy that you can say that, Shanzi."
After bidding farewell to Sun Bomin and the village chief, Sun Shan turned around and walked into the dormitory, beginning his long and arduous student life.
There were more and more courses in Zheng’s School. Not only were there courses assigned by Hong Xiucai, but Sun Shan also found courses for himself.
For example, Sun Shan set a rule for himself to write three eight-part essays in 10 days. He chose the topic and wrote it himself. After finishing, he shamelessly asked Hong Xiucai to correct it.
He felt very uncomfortable at the beginning and was criticized by Mr. Hong for everything, but Sun Shan had no choice but to continue writing.
After Hong Xiucai finished scolding, he marked 10 out of 5 sentences in red in the eight-legged essay he corrected, and his criticism was completely useless.
Later on, I was criticized less and less, and had fewer opportunities to be scolded.
Sun Shan was extremely grateful that Mr. Hong only scolded him and did not hit him with a stick.
However, there was limited information available for topics to write in the eight-part essay, so Sun Shan had no choice but to go to the "Jinbangtiming" bookstore to look up information.
Since he was 12 years old, Sun Shan considered himself a little adult and more mature.
Ask Sun Bomin and Su for permission to go to the bookstore to read alone.
It is necessary to apply because Uncle Hong, Sun Bomin's informant, is in the dormitory and he will not release anyone without Sun Bomin's consent.
Sun Bomin and Su were reluctant at first, thinking that Sun Shan was too young, short and skinny, and they were afraid that he would be kidnapped by the goldfish man if he went out. Later, Sun Shan threw a tantrum and begged them to let him go, so Sun Bomin and Su had no choice but to give in.
Sun Bomin shifted his focus from Uncle Hong to Zheng Dalang and his second son-in-law Zheng Hongyuan, asking them to keep a close eye on Sun Shan and prevent him from doing anything rash.
Zheng Dalang secretly rolled his eyes at this relative many times. He was really impressed by Sun Boming and treated Sun Shan like a three-year-old child.
Zheng Dalang really wanted to tell Sun Boming that the human traffickers don't like your mountain fish, and they can't sell it for a good price if they take it back, and they may fail to keep it alive at any time if they are not careful.
Of course, he dared not say such words, and promised: "Don't worry, dear relative, I will take good care of it."
Then push the work to Zheng Hongyuan.
Zheng Hongyuan and Zheng Dalang have completely opposite attitudes because Lixia is there.
Lixia repeatedly told him to keep an eye on Sun Shan and not to make any mistakes.
Zheng Hongyuan listened to his wife and kept a close eye on Sun Shan, worrying that he might make a mistake.
Sun Shan looked at his cheap second brother-in-law speechlessly. Only he knew how helpless he felt.
For example, when he got up to go to the toilet, Zheng Hongyuan, even if he was busy packing up his books, immediately noticed that he was about to leave and asked anxiously, "Shanzi, where are you going?"
Sun Shan said helplessly: "Go to the toilet."
Zheng Hongyuan said, "Come back immediately after using the toilet, and don't go out and wander around."
If he spent a little longer in the toilet, Zheng Hongyuan would run outside and shout, "Shanzi, where are you? Are you still in the toilet?"
Sun Shan who is taking a big bowel movement:........
After less than a second of silence, he immediately replied, "Brother-in-law, I'm here." If I didn't answer, I was afraid that he would rush in.
Zheng Hongyuan outside immediately said, "It's good to be here. Come out when you're done. Don't fall into the toilet."
Sun Shan, who was about to pull up his pants: ...
It would be better if you didn’t say it, but once you say it, you’re really afraid of falling into a pit.
Even though he was under close surveillance, Sun Shan still had to go to the bookstore to read books and look for questions.
You also need to expand your extracurricular knowledge.
The "Jinbangtiming" bookstore is open for business and needs to make money, so they won't let you read books for free.
Because Sun Shan had an acquaintance there, he bought a VIP reading card at the lowest price. He could read different books in the bookstore and stay in the bookstore as long as he wanted.
Zheng Hongyuan wanted to pay for Sun Shan to get a card for reading, but Sun Shan firmly refused. He didn't want to take advantage of such a small thing and let Lixia be gossiped about in the Zheng family.
Of course, if Zheng Hongyuan wanted to provide subsidies, Sun Shan would not mind. He would give more red envelopes during festivals and Sun Shan would accept any offer.
The more the better; the less the better.
Although the "Jinbangtiming" bookstore is small, it has a very complete range of books.
According to Zheng Dalang, "Jinbangtiming" is a chain store with stores all over Zhangzhou Prefecture. It is said that the owner behind the scenes is someone from the government who opened it under the name of a relative.
It can be said that the profit is high but the sales volume is low, and the profit is quite a lot in a year.
Sun Shan deeply felt the huge profits.
Since ancient times, it has been easy to make money from scholars. Those who can read must have some money at home. They can be considered as clients with assets and are big fish that can be used to make money.