Chapter 231 Zhangzhou Temple
Sun Shan and his two companions walked back to the small courtyard, where Sun Boming, Liang's father and others were chatting leisurely.
Seeing Sun Shan and his companions coming back, Sun Bomin quickly stood up and said, "Now that you are back, let's go to Zhangzhou Temple today to pray and ask the Buddha to bless you to pass the provincial examination."
Sun Shan had heard of Zhangzhou Temple, which was the most famous temple in Zhangzhou Prefecture, as well as the largest and most legendary temple in Zhangzhou Prefecture.
However, the most effective thing about Zhangzhou Temple is finding love.
Father Liang smiled and said, "Whether it's a marriage spirit or an imperial examination spirit, we've all come to Zhangzhou Prefecture, let's go and worship together, it'll make us feel at ease."
Since the elders have said so, as the younger generation we have no choice but to follow.
The five candidates who came with him all went together.
Liang's father led the way. He had been there several times. Although he did not succeed as he wished each time, he still insisted on going to pay homage.
According to his explanation, Liang Shen did not pass the imperial examination, but he did find a husband.
It never hurts to pay a visit.
When Sun Bomin heard this, he thought it made a lot of sense. He prayed for the imperial examination and health at the same time. Any spirit would do, his requirements were not high.
As for finding a marriage partner, I will do that later. Shanzi is still young.
Sun Shan and four others walked slowly behind, discussing the provincial examination as they walked.
Each of them had their own opinion, and if the answers were different, they would be terrified and pray that the other's answer was wrong.
Sun Shan smiled and thought: Maybe you both answered wrong, so it is useless to pray that the other party is wrong. You should pray and also pray that your answer is correct.
After hearing this, everyone rolled their eyes at Sun Shan and didn't want to talk to the little brat.
Zhangzhou Temple is about 40 minutes away from Hong Family Courtyard. The group walked and stopped, pointing at the street scenery.
Huang Xiucai's students sighed and said: "Zhangzhou Prefecture is Zhangzhou Prefecture, much larger and more prosperous than Huangyang County."
Liang Can hugged Huang Xiucai's student and said with a smile: "I heard that there are many fun things and delicious things in Zhangzhou Prefecture. Let's go and have a look in the next two days."
Another unknown student from Hongjia Village said timidly: "No, it costs money to go out and play."
Sun Shan fully understood the concerns of the candidates of Hongjia Village School. His choice to take classes in the village school at least showed that he did not have enough money to go to the county town to find a scholar to teach him.
His family must be poor. This time, the little unknown student came with his father and lived frugally.
Sun Shan wanted to hug the person's shoulders like Liang Shen did, but unfortunately he was too short and Xiao Tou Ming was much taller than him.
I had to pat his arm instead and said, "Let's go take a look, we don't have to buy anything, and we don't have to spend any money."
Zheng Hongwen nodded in agreement and said, "Ashan is right. It's good to go out and have a look. Reading ten thousand books is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles."
After hearing this, the unknown candidate also agreed to go out and play. Whether rich or poor, they all came out to play and broaden their horizons.
After walking for an unknown amount of time, we finally arrived at Zhangzhou Temple.
Unlike Guanyin Mountain in Huangyang County, Zhangzhou Temple is simply a large temple in a park.
It is open to the public and anyone can enter.
Father Liang led everyone to the temple with familiarity and worship. After worshipping, they put merits into the merit box. If you put more, you put more, if you put less, you put less.
When Sun Shan saw that Sun Bomin actually put in one or two taels of silver, he secretly shook his head. Regarding these mysterious people, Sun Bomin and Su were really generous.
But he can let it go if he wants, as long as he thinks it's worth it.
After the worship, everyone started to play.
Zhangzhou Temple covers a really large area and is kept very clean.
It is April now, and all flowers are in full bloom, with a bunch of flowers here and there, exuding fragrance. Walking in the garden is a feast for the eyes.
I saw many students along the way.
Sun Shan also met the county's chief judge, Zhang Yue, and several students from the county school.
Everyone greeted each other very politely and kindly, and chatted about some topics related to the provincial examination.
Zhang Yue looked at Sun Shan and said with a smile, "Brother Sun, how did you do in the provincial examination?"
Sun Shan was no longer an honest boy at this time. He cupped his hands and said, "It's just so-so. Just so-so."
You absolutely cannot say that you did well in the exam. If the result is too bad, you will definitely be laughed at.
Zhang Yue nodded and stopped asking.
When others asked him, he would answer just so-so.
The two groups chatted about random things and also talked about what fun places there were in Zhangzhou Prefecture. Then they went their separate ways and agreed to chat again another day.
Sun Shan and the others walked back to Sun Bomin, and they found an open space and started their picnic.
They had been walking for most of the day and their stomachs were rumbling. Sun Boming and the others had already prepared the meal.
It's nothing special, just rice balls. Stir-fry bacon, peanuts, diced radish, and diced taro, add white rice, mix well, and roll into fist-sized balls.
Delicious and convenient.
The spring breeze blows gently, I eat a piece of rice ball and drink a sip of water, and life is very comfortable.
Father Liang wiped the corner of his mouth and said, "We will go back the day after tomorrow. The escort agency said they will have a shipment the day after tomorrow and need to escort it back."
Zheng Hongyuan nodded and said, "Then we'll go back the day after tomorrow. If we don't go back now, we don't know when we can go back."
Sun Bomin also agreed and said, "It's better to go back early. It's a waste of money to stay in Zhangzhou Prefecture."
Although housing is free, food is necessary. With only expenses and no income, country people feel very uneasy.
The father of the unknown student from Hongjia Village nodded anxiously and said, "Yes, we'll go back the day after tomorrow. The results of the provincial exam will not be announced until 10 days later, and we can't wait."
For each provincial examination, the results are usually known 10 days after the exam.
Most people would not wait that long, unless they were rich and could stay in Zhangzhou Prefecture regardless of the cost.
So everyone agreed to go back together the day after tomorrow.
As for Mr. Hong, Sun Boming and others have asked him and he said he will not be returning for the time being. He will stay for a few more days to further his studies in the provincial capital.
Communicate with teachers in the city, find more learning materials, and improve your own teaching ability.
Sun Bomin and others went to the escort agency to make reservations, while Sun Shan and others went shopping around.
If not now, when will you go shopping?
I will go back the day after tomorrow. If I am lucky, it will be August before I can come back to Zhangzhou Prefecture.
Zheng Hongwen suggested: "Let's go to the bookstore and see what the difference is between the bookstore in Zhangzhou Prefecture and the one in Huangyang County."
This proposal was agreed by everyone except Liang Can, and everyone pulled Liang Can, who looked reluctant, towards the bookstore.
Zheng Hongwen saw the Zhangzhou branch of the "Jinbangtiming" bookstore from a distance and said happily, "Let's go in and take a look."
Sun Shan originally wanted to go to the bookstore next door to take a look, but since Zheng Hongwen said so, everyone went into the "Jinbangtiming" Zhangzhou store.
As I said, the capital city is the capital city, and the bookstores there are much bigger than those in Huangyang County.
Sun Shan looked carefully for a while and found that many books were not available in Huangyang County.
I went to the used book section to look for some books, but unfortunately there were only some enlightenment books or novels, and there was no such thing as a prodigal son selling his ancestors' good books.
I lost interest in looking at second-hand books and asked the waiter how much paper, ink, brush and inkstone sold for.
Sun Shan found that the ones in Zhangzhou Prefecture were much cheaper than those in Huangyang County, so he bought a lot of them without saying a word.
Liang Shen's eyes widened when he saw Sun Shan take out a purse from his pocket, take out five taels of silver from the purse, and spend the money without batting an eyelid, not feeling sorry at all.
Liang Can asked in surprise: "Ashan, where did you get so much money?"
Sun Shan looked at the five taels in his hand and said crisply, "This is my pocket money."
The other four people looked at Sun Shan with envy and jealousy. They had grown up without any pocket money exceeding five taels, so how come Ah Shan had so much?
The four people suddenly realized that Sun Shan was the richest one!