Chapter 221 The road is long and arduous, but I will search for it up and down!

Chapter 221 The road is long and arduous, but I will search for it up and down!

When he returned to Zheng's house at noon, he found Zheng Tongsheng was also there, so Sun Shan hurried to greet him.

Master Zheng said happily, "Not bad, both of you passed the county exam, and Ah Shan is even better, ranking second. Good, very good, work harder and try to pass the prefectural exam as well."

Sun Shan smiled and said, "Master, we will study hard and try to pass the exam in one try. I don't want to take the county exam again."

Although the county exam was not difficult and the conditions were not particularly harsh, once I had passed it, I did not want to take it again.

Not only is it a waste of energy, but it is also a waste of money.

Zheng Hongwen also said: "Grandpa, I will work hard next time and try to pass the exam to become a Tongsheng, just like you."

Everyone was delighted to hear this. Master Zheng smiled from ear to ear. He glanced at his most outstanding grandson and said, "Grandpa hopes that both of you can pass the exam, so that you don't have to take the county exam again and can focus on the imperial examination."

Everyone was chatting and laughing, talking about the exam while eating.

Zheng Hongwen's success brought great joy to the Zheng family. If he could pass the provincial examination and become a student, the Zheng family would have two students, and would be even more of a farming and reading family.

Of course, the Zheng family’s expectations go far beyond just a student, they want a scholar.

I hope Zheng Hongwen can surpass his teacher and go further than Zheng Tongsheng.

The results were announced today, and Mr. Hong specially gave Sun Shan and the other two a day off.

After lunch, Sun Shan prepared to go back to school. Although he was very happy, he still remembered his studies.

Zheng Tongsheng said, "I will go back to Zhengjia Village tomorrow and bring the news to Sunjia Village. You should study hard and don't worry about your family."

Sun Shan thanked him and said with a smile, "I will, Master."

Lixia was pregnant and looked like she was about to give birth. She and Zheng Hongyuan saw Sun Shan off to the door.

Only then did Lixia dare to laugh out loud, and said happily: "Shanzi, I told you that you would definitely pass the exam. You are the smartest person in the entire Sunjia Village, no, Huangyang County. Do well in the upcoming prefectural exam. Second sister is optimistic about you."

Sun Shan nodded and said, "Second sister, I will. You should also be careful. Don't go anywhere when you are pregnant."

Zheng Hongyuan said in agreement: "Shanzi is right. Lixia, you must listen to Shanzi."

Zheng Hongyuan was both worried and happy. He was afraid of becoming a father, but also eager to be one. As he watched his wife's belly grow bigger, he became more and more nervous.

Lixia glanced at Zheng Hongyuan unhappily and ordered, "Hongyuan, help me find a bag of plums. I just finished my meal and my stomach feels uncomfortable. I want to eat a plum to relieve the discomfort."

After hearing this, Zheng Hongyuan hurried to the room to look for plums.

Lixia looked around and found no one around. Then she took out a purse and stuffed it into Sun Shan's pocket, saying, "Shanzi, here are two taels of silver. Use it to buy something delicious. You should study hard and use your brain in the next two months. Buy some meat to replenish your body."

Sun Shan was stunned when he saw his second sister Lixia take out her purse smoothly and put it into his pocket.

Then he shook his head and took out his purse. Lixia immediately stopped him: "This is Second Sister's private money. Take it and don't refuse. Your brother-in-law will be back soon, so don't let him see it."

Sun Shan waved his hand and said, "Second sister, I have money, you keep it. My nephew will be born soon, and he will need a lot of money, so give it to him."

Lixia nodded Sun Shan's little head and said with a smile: "This is the grandson of the Zheng family. He should spend money on the Zheng family, not mine. Take it. Your nephew still has money. Don't worry."

Seeing Lixia so determined, Sun Shan said nothing more, put it away, and said gratefully, "Second sister, thank you."

Lixia rolled her eyes and said rudely, "Why are you thanking me? We are brother and sister."

After bidding farewell to the Zheng family, Sun Shan bought a bag of candy from the grocery store and walked to the Xia family to give a message to his eldest sister Guyu.

When Guyu saw his younger brother coming, he hurried to greet him and said happily, "Shanzi, I didn't expect you to rank so high. If Dad, Mom, and Grandma knew, they would definitely be very happy."

The county exam results were announced today. Huangyang County is small, so the announcement of the results is a big event and the whole county knows about it.

Manager Xia and Xia Zhiguang also ran to see the list.

Sun Shan picked up Xiao Guangzai who ran over and gave him a kiss.

The little guy was not like the other children in the village. He was dirty and had snot all over his face.

The whole person was dressed up neatly. Although he was thin, he was fair and clean, and he was pleasing to the eye.

Xiao Guangzi called out "Uncle."

Then he stared closely at the bag of candy in Sun Shan's hand.

Sun Shan didn't tease him and handed it to him. The little guy opened the package by himself, eagerly put a candy in his mouth, squinted his eyes, and enjoyed it very much.

Sun Shan bowed to each of the Xia family members.

Old Master Xia said happily: "Shanzi, you are amazing, second place, haha."

Mrs. Xia warmly invited Sun Shan to sit down and said happily, "Shanzi, come to our house for dinner tonight to celebrate."

At this time, Xia's wife, Song, was holding her little girl, who was less than one year old, and said with a smile on her face, "Sister, look at your uncle. Your uncle is a scholar, very impressive. He ranked second in the county exam this time. In the future, he will pass the exam to become a scholar, and you will be the scholar's niece."

He glanced at Sun Shan and then at Xiao Guangzai.

At first, I thought it was not good that Xiao Guangzai looked like his uncle, thin, weak, and short. Now I think it is good that he looks like his uncle, he is so good at studying, it would be great if Xiao Guangzai could pass the imperial examination and bring honors to the Xia family in the future.

Sun Shan carefully took the chubby little girl from him. She looked exactly like her father, chubby and like a whitish steamed bun.

After teasing for a while, he said modestly: "It was all luck that I did so well in the exam this time."

Guyu didn't believe it. His brother always had good grades, so how could he rely on luck? He said with a look of satisfaction: "Shanzi, I didn't expect you to do so well in the first exam. I'm so happy."

Xiao Guangzai, who was standing next to him, finished eating a piece of candy and saw his uncle holding his sister, so he wanted to snatch it away.

After thinking about it, I decided not to snatch it. My uncle had just given me a lot of candies. If I didn’t let my sister hug me, he would take the candies back.

For the sake of candy, I had to put my sister in a difficult position.

Sun Shan chatted with the Xia family for a while, then saw that it was getting late and prepared to go back.

Old Master Xia said, "Shanzi, come over for dinner tonight. I'm so happy today, I have to butcher a chicken to celebrate."

Sun Shan hurriedly stopped him, "Grandpa, no need. I have to go back to school and have classes tomorrow. Our teacher said that we should treat it with a normal attitude. There will be provincial and academy exams in the future. This is just one exam. There will be another in April and August. The teacher specifically told us to study hard and not to be distracted."

Old Master Xia didn’t quite understand what kind of exams would be held later, as there was no one educated in his family.

But the Master must be right, so he said regretfully, "Okay, we'll celebrate after you finish your exam in August."

Sun Shan agrees with Mr. Xia’s advice and also hopes to celebrate in August.

He bowed and said goodbye.

Guyu sent Shanzi to the door, and when no one was around, he stuffed a purse into his pocket and said, "Shanzi, here are two taels of silver. Studying takes a lot of brain power, so buy some delicious food to replenish your brain."

Sun Shan was stunned. It was the same scenario as his second sister Lixia.

He still refused, but Guyu forced it.

Reluctantly, he took it and said, "Big sister, I understand. I will go back to the school first. Master Zheng from Sunjia Village will notify you, Dad, Mom, and Grandma. You will know my county exam results tomorrow."

Guyu nodded and said with a smile: "My family will definitely be very happy. Shanzi, you should study hard. I know you are different from other boys. You will definitely be able to make a difference."

After bidding farewell to Guyu, we headed towards Hong’s School.

The road is long and arduous, but I will search for it up and down!