Chapter 241: County Magistrate Mobilizes Before the Exam

Chapter 241: County Magistrate Mobilizes Before the Exam

The holiday passed quickly and Sun Shan returned to school.

Hong Xiucai seemed to have become a different person. He temporarily asked Huang Xiucai's teacher to replace Hong Xiucai's teacher.

Sun Shan, Zheng Hongwen and Xiao Hongfu were locked in a classroom and made to practice and do exercises day and night.

After finishing the test, the students will be asked to do the test again after being corrected. After they have understood the test clearly, they will move on to the next one.

Doing the questions over and over again made Zheng Hongwen and Xiao Hong "foam at the mouth and roll their eyes"

Sun Shan seemed to be back in the days of the college entrance examination. He adapted very well to Hong Xiucai's highly intensive test questions and thrived.

Zheng Hongwen and Mr. Xiao Hong were very impressed when they saw Sun Shan doing the questions leisurely.

I thought they must be Sun Shan's companions in taking the exam, otherwise why were they so miserable while Sun Shan was so relaxed.

I really want to put a sack on him and beat him up in the middle of the night.

I lowered my head, and raised my head. The hot August arrived as expected.

Although Huangyang County is surrounded by mountains and hidden in the mountains, it is still affected by the typhoon.

There will be heavy rains in August, and mountain torrents and sudden floods may occur at any time.

On this day, Hong Xiucai came over and said, "We are going to Zhangzhou Prefecture the day after tomorrow. Let's go early while the weather is good. It's better to be hot than to be rainy. If we encounter a rainstorm, it will be even more troublesome. Let's go to Zhangzhou Prefecture first."

After a pause, he continued, "You must take everything you have learned with you and continue your studies after you arrive in Zhangzhou Prefecture until the college entrance examination."

Hong Xiucai had not originally planned to accompany his students to Zhangzhou Prefecture. After all, he had already been there in April, and going again in August would seem too frequent and too tiring.

But he felt that Sun Shan had a very good chance of passing the imperial examination and did not want to miss the moment of breaking the "curse", so he planned to accompany his students again.

He knew clearly why he did this.

The school had been open for more than ten years, but it had still not produced a single scholar. Mr. Hong felt deeply powerless.

This time was different. He felt that Sun Shan was very special. Among all the students he taught, he was the most special one. He put all his energy into Sun Shan so that he could vent his anger.

Sun Shan, Zheng Hongwen and Master Hong had no idea what Mr. Hong was thinking. They thought that the master was worried about them, so they followed them to the provincial capital without thinking much about it.

In the afternoon, Mr. Hong was called over by people from the county government, and then Sun Shan and Zheng Hongwen were also called over.

When we arrived at the county government office, we found several students there, all of them were tongsheng.

If you look closely, you can see schools from Huang's School and the County School.

But I didn’t see the county’s top judge Zhang Yue. He should still be undergoing special training before the exam in Zhangzhou Prefecture.

This was the first time that Sun Shan saw the magistrate of Huangyang County so clearly.

At this time, the county magistrate said kindly: "Dear students, I heard that you will arrive in Zhangzhou Prefecture in a few days to prepare for the college entrance examination."

Sun Shan looked at the county magistrate both formally and secretly.

He is tall and thin, over fifty years old, has a long beard, and speaks very softly.

He is totally different from the stereotypical county magistrate.

Lord Wei is very approachable.

It is said that Lord Wei is from the north and could not speak Guangnan dialect at first, but now he speaks fluent Guangnan dialect. Even when he speaks, you can't tell that he is from another place.

Lord Wei continued, "I called you here this time because I wanted to talk to you. I hope you will work hard and bring honor to Huangyang County."

Every student present bowed and said, "Yes, I understand."

Afterwards, Lord Wei very cordially talked to the candidates about some matters that needed to be paid attention to in the college entrance examination, and finally sincerely wished every candidate: "When the great roc rises with the wind, it will soar straight up to 90,000 miles. Win the first prize in the imperial examination and get your name on the gold list."

Zheng Hongwen was so excited that he couldn't express it in words. He nodded quickly and replied: Yes.

Sun Shan was much calmer. This was the county magistrate's general mobilization before the exam to encourage the candidates.

After the county magistrate finished his encouragement, it was the instructor's turn to encourage.

Anyway, all the officials related to the "Imperial Examination" came up to give exhortations, hoping that the candidates could get good results.

The county magistrate looked at Sun Shan for a few times, patted his shoulder, and said encouragingly: "Sun Shan, you have the best performance in the prefectural examination in Huangyang County in all these years. I hope you can do well in the college examination."

What the county magistrate means is that you are the most handsome man in Huangyang County and the hope of Huangyang County.

I hope you will not let everyone down, do well in the exam, and preferably perform exceptionally well to get an impressive ranking.

Sun Shan immediately bowed and replied, "Thank you, sir. I will work hard and strive to be on the top of the list in the college entrance examination."

The county magistrate nodded with great satisfaction.

Then each student said a few words, and it seemed that they really took the college examination very seriously.

Sun Shan and Zheng Hongwen said goodbye to the county magistrate, and then followed Hong Xiucai back to the school.

Hong Xiucai smiled and said, "Whenever there is an academy exam, Lord Wei will arrange a meeting with the young candidates to encourage them to do well in the exam. Don't be nervous."

It’s a pity that the county magistrate’s efforts are always in vain.

In fact, when the candidates did not get good results, not only the teachers were anxious, but also the instructor in charge of education and the county magistrate were anxious.

Huangyang County ranks last in terms of population, economy, and education in Zhangzhou Prefecture, and the county’s leadership team is ridiculed every time they are evaluated.

If being an official didn't bring honor to his family and power, County Magistrate Wei would have resigned long ago.

Zheng Hongwen said nervously, "Master, I was so nervous just now, especially when the county magistrate was speaking to me. My mind was blank and I didn't know what he was saying."

Then he looked at Sun Shan with admiration and said, "Ashan, you are so calm. You can answer calmly whatever the county magistrate says."

Sun Shan was very upset. What was the point of answering calmly? The county magistrate didn't ask any questions. He just spoke and the students listened.

Just answer yes.

Sun Shan couldn't think of a reason to be nervous, so he patted Zheng Hongwen's shoulder and said with a smile, "Brother Hongwen, the county magistrate is kind and approachable, not scary."

Sun Shan liked Lord Wei from Huangyang County very much.

I don’t know if he is an honest official, but at least he is not a corrupt official.

There is a saying that goes "A county magistrate ruins a family, and a prefect exterminates the entire clan."

The magistrate of Huangyang County did not allow any family in Huangyang County to go bankrupt.

On the contrary, they built bridges and roads and reclaimed wasteland for farming.

Taxation is carried out in accordance with regulations, without any excessive taxes or levies.

There is no such thing as forcing women of good character into prostitution or bullying people into doing business.

Under the leadership of the county, no major criminal incidents have occurred in Huangyang County.

Huangyang County only has natural disasters and no man-made disasters.

Common people have low demands, and Lord Wei can be considered a good official.

Sun Shan didn't think any more about it. He packed up his things and went home early the next morning.

This time when he went to Zhangzhou Prefecture, besides Sun Bomin, he was the only male in the family.

The next morning, Zheng Hongyuan drove a ox cart and arrived at the gate of Hong's School early.

Sun Shan came out and got on the ox cart.

This time, Zheng Hongwen also has to go back to Zhengjia Village. After all, he still has to go back to the village to get a certificate for the exam.

When they arrived at the entrance of Sunjia Village, Zheng Hongyuan urged them: "Shanzi, don't stay on the road, go home first."

Zheng Hongwen covered his mouth and laughed secretly.

Sun Shan nodded speechlessly. Zheng Hongyuan still treated him as his own child and was afraid that he would play too much and not go home.

After bidding farewell to the Zheng brothers, Sun Shan walked along the country road and returned to the Sun family's old house.