Chapter 263 Good News from the Village
At this time, the yamen runners were beating gongs and drums at the same time in a very rhythmic manner, and it was obvious that they had been trained.
I walked to the big banyan tree, the "intelligence center" of Sunjia Village, and wanted to catch a villager to ask where Mr. Sun Shan's home was.
Who would have known that when the elders and villagers of Sunjia Village saw a group of yamen runners entering the village, they ran away in a swarm and quickly ran to find the village chief as if they saw ghosts entering the village.
Because every time the yamen runners came into the village they were either collecting taxes or conscripting soldiers, everyone was extremely scared and urgently needed to find the village chief to speak up and negotiate with the yamen runners.
The leader of the yamen runners was speechless for a moment. He didn't expect that the villagers of Sunjia Village reacted so quickly and had such long legs that they dispersed in a flash.
Suddenly, he saw a little kid trembling and hiding under a big banyan tree. The head of the yamen runners had to settle for the next best thing and caught the kid and asked, "Sun Shan, where does Mr. Sun live? How do I get home?"
The one who was caught was De Ge'er's childhood sweetheart, Big Head Dog. The reason why he couldn't run away was that he fell from a tree yesterday while jumping up and down to rob a bird's nest. He sprained his foot and couldn't walk. He had to hide and try to deceive his way through so as not to be seen by the yamen runners.
Unexpectedly, the bailiffs still saw him hiding behind the banyan tree in a sneaky manner, and arrested him without any reason.
The big-headed dog closed his eyes and shouted, "I don't know anything, let me go."
I was so frightened that I was trembling and shaking, and my body was about to fall.
The head of the yamen runners rolled his eyes. If it weren't for the fact that he was Sun Xiucai's fellow villager, he would have slapped him in the face.
At this time, he suppressed his tone and tried to speak calmly: "I want to ask you, Sun Shan, how do I get to Mr. Sun's house?"
Big Doghead knew who Sun Shan was. He was De Ge'er's younger brother and his little friend.
But why did the police come to ask? Could it be that Shanzi had committed a crime and the police came to arrest him and put him in jail?
After all, Big Head Dog had eaten Sun Shan’s candy before. He closed his eyes and said fearfully, “I don’t know. I don’t know who the Sun Shan you are talking about is. I don’t know him. There is no Sun Shan in our village.”
The head of the yamen runners got angry this time. Boys of this age are just boastful and naughty, and they will go east and west if you tell them to.
The three big words "Sunjia Village" at the entrance of the village clearly show that Mr. Sun's registered residence is here.
The kid actually said that there is no such person as Sun Shan.
It seems that if I don’t teach him a lesson, he won’t know how to write the word “death”?
Another yamen runner stepped forward and said, "Captain, don't scare him."
Judging from the boy's appearance, he must be extremely scared, so he said a lot of nonsense.
The head of the yamen runners put the big-headed dog down, thinking that today's good news was a happy event and they should not cause any trouble.
It’s better to let him go and ask other villagers.
Just when I was looking for someone, the village chief and the villagers came quickly.
Sure enough, there was a group of yamen runners under the banyan tree, and even the village chief was frightened by this scene.
Why are there so many yamen runners? Even if they are collecting taxes and conscription, there shouldn't be so many people.
The village chief hurried over, bowed his head, and asked, "Sir, I am the village chief of Sunjia Village. I wonder what brings me here from so far away. What's the matter?"
Gave a wink to Big Head Dog's parents.
Big Head Dog's parents were also alert and quickly pulled Big Head Dog down. They were so angry in their hearts. Not only did this kid climb up the roof and cause chaos, but he also rushed towards the yamen runners so tactlessly. If the village chief had not arrived quickly, they were really afraid that the yamen runners would have killed him with a knife.
Big Head Dog was also feeling wronged. When the police came, the villagers scattered like birds and beasts, and none of his brothers and sisters wanted to take him away with them.
Big Head Dog thinks that De Ge'er is the best because at least De Ge'er is loyal and will not abandon him.
The yamen runner saw the village chief and said in a very friendly tone, "Village Chief Sun, may I ask how to get to Mr. Sun's house?"
The village chief was stunned for a moment, then asked uncertainly, "Sun Shan? Mr. Sun?"
I don't know why my heart was beating so fast. Sun Shan, was that the Sun Shan he knew? Was it the Shanzi from Bomin's family? And what about Xianggong? Why was he called Xianggong?
The head of the yamen runners said very patiently: "Sunjia Village, Sun Shan, Mr. Sun is from your village, right?"
The village chief and villagers looked at the yamen runners blankly. In their Sunjia Village, there was Sun Shan, but no Sun Xianggong. What was going on?
Another yamen runner smiled and said, "Village Chief Sun, Mr. Sun from Sunshan, Sunjia Village, Mingyang Town, Huangyang County, Zhangzhou Prefecture, passed the Zhangzhou Prefecture College Examination in the 31st year of Taiqi and became a scholar."
Lord Wei and the master's advisor repeatedly reminded me not to mention the ranking, and when announcing the good news, just say that I was admitted to the university.
The yamen runners were quite understanding; after all, the last place didn't sound very good.
The elders and villagers of Sunjia Village were confused and had no idea what the bailiffs were talking about.
The most educated village chief of the older generation successfully captured: Sunjia Village, Sun Shan, and Xiucai!
This, is this the Shanzi from Bomin’s family who passed the imperial examination and became a scholar?
The village chief couldn't believe it. There was only one person named Sun Shan in their Sunjia Village, and there was a scholar named Sun Shan. A scholar named Sun Shan went to Zhangzhou Prefecture for an examination not long ago.
Could it be that the results of the college entrance examination are out? Did Shanzi pass?
The village chief asked cautiously, "Sir, the Sun Shan you are talking about, Mr. Sun, is that the Sun Shan who is studying at Hong's school and is 13 years old this year?"
The head of the yamen runners nodded confidently and said, "Yes, Mr. Sun Shan is the youngest student in this year's Zhangzhou Prefecture Examination. He passed the imperial examination at the age of 13."
As soon as the words came out,
Ah~~~~~~~~~~~~
The village chief screamed.
The villagers and the yamen runners were so frightened that they retreated one after another: What is the village chief doing? Why is he so excited? It's not worth it to scare people to death!
The village chief's face instantly flushed and he looked energetic after shouting.
He shouted to his fellow villagers: "Shanzi from Bomin's family has passed the imperial examination and is a scholar. Our village has a scholar."
Then he said to the yamen runners, "Sir, come with me quickly. I know where Mr. Sun Shan lives."
The yamen runner saw that Village Chief Sun finally understood and understood his excitement. After all, he was the first scholar in the village and made village history.
Not only was Village Chief Sun excited, but the people in the county were also excited. After more than ten or twenty years, Huangyang County finally had a scholar.
No matter whether they know each other or not, as long as they were born in Huangyang County, the people of Huangyang County will be proud of them.
After waiting for half a minute, the villagers of Sunjia Village finally realized that Sun Shan had passed the imperial examination. Several elders asked excitedly, "Village Chief, did Shanzi really pass the imperial examination? You're not lying, are you?"
The village chief said bluntly: "How can an adult lie when he comes to announce good news?"
Then he turned to the yamen runner and said, "Sir, please don't be surprised. We country folk are illiterate and have limited knowledge."
The bailiff waved his hand generously and said, "It's alright, take us to Sun Shan's home to announce the good news."
As soon as the head of the bailiff team finished speaking, the bailiffs behind him started playing music.
Some were beating drums, some were beating gongs, and the atmosphere under the big banyan tree was extremely tense.
There were some villagers who were good at doing good things. For example, the sharp-eyed Aunt Li, after she understood what was going on, immediately her waist and legs no longer felt sore, and she ran quickly to the Sun family's hometown as if she was on hot wheels to tell the good news to Huangshi and Su.