Chapter 269: Shining and Brilliant
When Huang saw Sun Shan, her heart started pounding. When she saw Sun Shan kneeling on the ground, she said distressedly, "Grandma's dear grandson, get up quickly. Don't kneel on the ground. The ground is cold."
Su also hurriedly helped Sun Shan up, calling out in a heartfelt voice, "My son, you are finally back. Mother missed you so much. Mother was worried that you would not be able to eat or live well in the city. Your father is careless and will definitely not take care of you. My son, you have lost so much weight in just one month. You must have had a hard time."
Huang also stroked Sun Shan's pointed face, and said with red eyes: "You have indeed lost weight, and your face has become pointed. It was round before you went to the capital. Oh, my dear grandson has suffered."
Huang and Su both occupied Sunshan. Xiaoman and Hanlu missed their younger brother very much, but they could not squeeze in or touch Sunshan.
Sun Shan said excitedly, "Grandma, Mom, I'm not thin. I'm fine. Don't worry."
I don't know why, I just felt nervous when I entered the village, but when I saw Huang and Su, my nose inexplicably felt sore and my eyes turned red. I tried hard not to cry.
Huang wiped her tear-stained eyes, gently patted Sun Shan's little hand, and said with concern: "Now that you are back, you must take good care of yourself. Alas, my dear grandson has suffered a lot this time."
Su also thought so. She wiped her tears with her sleeve and said excitedly, "Mother, you are right. We need to teach Shanzi a lesson. He will need to use his brain more for this exam. We need to cook more soup and water."
At this time, Uncle Sun looked at Huang and Su anxiously. He felt that women are women, and he couldn't get to the point after talking for a long time.
I'll catch up on all this nonsense and talk about it later. Now I have to show off while all the villagers are here, otherwise I won't have such a good opportunity in the future.
He pushed Xiaoman and Hanlu aside, squeezed in front of Sun Shan, and asked excitedly and loudly: "Shanzi, did you pass the exam in Zhangzhou this time and become a scholar?"
This is a question you ask even though you already know the answer. If you don't ask, you won't have the chance to show off.
Sun Shan did not need to answer. Uncle Sun gave Aunt Sun a look, and Aunt Sun, who was standing outside, understood immediately and replied loudly, "Master, our Shanzi must have passed the imperial examination and became a scholar. That day, more than a dozen officials came to Sunjia Village with gongs and drums to announce the good news. Oh, it was so lively."
On the day of the good news, Uncle Sun and Aunt Sun rushed to the old house as soon as they received the news. Seeing a swarm of officials, they hesitated and walked in timidly.
They found that the official spoke very politely and praised Shanzi in every sentence. The couple had never experienced such an honor.
They wanted to enjoy themselves, but their mother asked them to butcher a chicken at an inappropriate time. Uncle Sun and Aunt Sun grumbled a few words, then went about their work in a sulky state.
Uncle Sun responded from a distance, "That's right. Our Shanzi has been smart since he was young. It's not surprising that he passed the exam to become a scholar."
The couple sang in unison, making the atmosphere even more lively.
Sun Shan was amazed, saying that Uncle Sun and Aunt Sun were really talented and they were the best to create the atmosphere.
De Ge'er, a member of the little atmosphere group, squeezed around and finally got in front of Sun Shan and hugged him tightly.
He said proudly: "Shanzi, you passed the exam and became a scholar. From now on, you are a scholar master. Hahahaha, you are the only one in Sunjia Village, no, you are the only one in Huangyang County. The county magistrate praised you. He also said that you passed the exam and became a scholar at the age of 13. You will definitely have a promising future. No, I think you have a promising future now, and you will definitely be more promising in the future than you are now."
De Ge'er has a loud voice and speaks eloquently. His words are crisp as if they are transmitted through a microphone, and the folks can hear them clearly.
When everyone heard Deger say that Sun Shan would be more successful in the future, they all applauded at the same time, and the applause echoed throughout the entire Sunjia Village.
The weather was hot to begin with, and even when the sun went down in the evening, it was still very hot.
Sun Shan was surrounded by men, women, old and young from Sunjia Village, and it became even more stuffy.
What's worse is that it's hot and stuffy, and he has to maintain the image of a handsome young man. He has to wear scholar's clothes and pretend to be a scholar.
It was unknown how long it had been before Sun Bomin and his fellow villagers ran out of things to say. He then said to the villagers, "Fellow villagers, it's getting late. Let's go back first. Come to my house in a couple of days to celebrate the scholar's death and we can talk more."
The decision to invite the celebratory wine was made by Sun Boming himself on the spur of the moment. Anyway, the Sun family had to treat the whole village to a good drink, and such a happy event had to be celebrated in a big way.
After hearing this, the villagers of Sunjia Village applauded again and said quickly: "Okay, Bomin, let's wait and drink the scholar's wedding wine. Oh, I finally have the opportunity to drink the scholar's wedding wine in my life. I have never drunk it before."
The village chief rolled his eyes at the old man who was talking, and said cheerfully, "For now, we will drink the wine to celebrate the scholar, and in a few days we will drink the wine to celebrate the juren and the jinshi, hahaha."
After hearing this, the simple and kind-hearted folks applauded again.
Sun Bomin, Huang and Su were so happy that they didn't know east, west, south or north.
Sun Shan was afraid that the people in Sunjia Village would talk more and more outrageously, so he quickly stopped talking and said, "Grandpas and grandmas, uncles and aunts, it's getting late. Let's go back first and talk another day."
After saying this, he bowed, looking very gentle and polite to outsiders.
The village chief thought secretly that being a scholar is different, and the way you behave is different from those of the country people.
Our Shan Zi really has the flavor of scholars.
Huang saw that Sun Shan's face was red, and finally realized that he was very hot. He must be tired after walking such a long way. She said to everyone, "Fellow villagers, let's go back first and talk another day."
Su also sensed Sun Shan's tiredness and said anxiously, "Shanzi, are you tired? Let's go back quickly."
So Sun Shan held Huang's hand with one hand and Su's hand with the other, followed by Sun Bomin, Guyu, Xiaoman holding Xiao Guangzai, and Hanlu holding Xiao Guangnu.
Next came Uncle Sun and Yong Ge'er.
As for Uncle Sun, Aunt Sun, and De Ge'er, they chose to stay where they were and chat with their fellow villagers.
He exaggerated so much that he wanted to make Sun Shan into a flower.
De Ge'er put his hands on his hips and said proudly, "Our Shanzi passed the exam to become a scholar this time. He will pass the exam to become a juren next time, and then he will pass the exam to become a jinshi. Hahaha, our Sunjia Village will become the most famous village in the surrounding area."
Uncle Sun and Aunt Sun echoed in the conversation, praising Sun Shan in a very exaggerated manner.
The villagers were also very supportive and expressed their admiration continuously.
The child was shouting here and there, crying loudly.
The century-old banyan tree in Sunjia Village sparkles and shines brightly in the evening breeze.
Back at the Sun family's old house, Uncle Sun and Yong Ge'er were butchering chickens by the well, while on Grain Rain, Grain Full, and Cold Dew they were busy preparing dinner in the kitchen.
Sun Bomin lit several oil lamps in the main hall. Huang touched Sun Shan's scholar's uniform with satisfaction and said excitedly, "My dear grandson, is this the scholar's uniform? It looks so nice."
Su looked at Sun Shan from head to toe several times and said happily, "My Sun Shan is so handsome. Master, Sun Shan looks really good in his scholar's clothes."
Sun Bomin first took out the shortbread and let Xiao Guangzai nibble on it. There were too many people there just now. Fortunately, his grandson was brave and was not scared.
He hugged Xiao Guangnv again and said cheerfully, "It must be beautiful. The one issued by the government is even better. I'll show you later."
Sun Bomin thought that his own Shanzi was very handsome, especially among a group of fellow villagers, he stood out even more, and everyone could see Shanzi at first sight.
Sun Shan let his family check on him. At this time, he just wanted to change his clothes and put on his shorts again.
It was so hot wearing the scholar's uniform that he could hardly stand it.