Chapter 282 Buying a House in the County

Chapter 282 Buying a House in the County

The next morning, Sun Shan picked up the documents and the land deed and prepared to go to the county town to handle the formalities.

When Second Uncle Sun and Third Uncle Sun heard that they no longer had to serve in the army or pay land taxes, they were so happy that they didn't know which way was which.

Uncle Sun and Aunt Sun brought over two chickens and said they would make soup for Sun Shan to eat to nourish his body.

As for Uncle Sun and Aunt Sun, they kept saying nice things to Sun Shan, but in the end Sun Shan got nothing.

All talk and no action.

Sun Shan smiled helplessly, and under the flattery of Uncle Sun and Aunt Sun, he got on Sun Boming's ox cart, slowly walked out of Sunjia Village and headed towards Huangyang County.

Sun Shan thought for a while and said, "Father, why don't we buy a small courtyard in Huangyang County? That way, if we can't make it home in time, we'll have a place to stay instead of having to ask relatives to stay with us."

These days Sun Shan goes to the county town to discuss academic matters with Mr. Hong or Mr. Huang, and his residence is not fixed.

It’s either Hong Xiucai’s house, Lixia’s house, or Guyu’s house. It always feels inconvenient.

Sometimes they were so enthusiastic that Sun Shan wanted to find an inn to stay in.

But if people saw him staying at an inn instead of his relatives' house, there would definitely be a lot of gossip.

In the gossip, either there is something wrong with Sun Shan or there is something wrong with his relatives.

Alas, gossip is scary, especially in a small place like Huangyang County, where one out of ten people may hear it, and gossip spreads extremely quickly.

Sun Bomin frowned, thought for a moment and said, "Your mother and I want to buy a house in Guangzhou Prefecture. We hope you can work in the prefecture in the future. After all, the prefecture is much better than Huangyang County. If you buy a house in Huangyang County, I'm afraid you won't have enough money to buy one in the prefecture."

Sun Boming and Su didn't know what the housing prices were in Guangzhou, but they heard from Ming'er and Qing'er that they were very expensive. They couldn't afford to buy a house even after working for so long, so they could only live in Sun Dagu's yard.

Aunt Sun and her grandchildren did not follow Luofu City this time. One reason was that they wanted to find a girl for Qingge'er, and the other was to expand the house.

Ming Ge'er has made some money in recent years and wants to build a few more houses so that there will be less crowding when the family splits up in the future.

As for Qing Ge'er, he had just started his career and could not earn much.

Uncle Sun and Aunt Sun plan to pay to build a few more rooms so that after the two brothers separate and get married, there will be houses left for their descendants.

To outsiders, Uncle Sun's family lived a pretty good life. His two sons worked in the provincial capital, and his daughter married into the city.

In fact, every household has troubles, and Uncle Sun and Aunt Sun also need to prepare for a rainy day.

Sun Bomin and Su saw that Ming Ge'er had worked for so many years but still couldn't afford to buy a house, and thought that houses in the capital must be very expensive.

The couple planned to live frugally and save money slowly, so that when Shanzi reached marriageable age, they might be able to buy a house in the capital.

Sun Shan said with a sour nose: "Father, we don't have to buy a house in the capital. I don't even know where I will work in the future. Maybe I can pass the imperial examination and become an official in other places. Besides, when I pass the imperial examination and become an official, I can buy a house by myself and I don't need your money."

Before Sun Shan could finish, Sun Bomin immediately retorted: "Why don't you need your parents' money? Even if you become an official, you still need your parents' money. Who else can you give your parents' money to?"

Sun Shan was stunned, not knowing why Sun Boming was so excited.

Then I thought of some elderly people in previous lives who were afraid that their children would despise them because they were old, useless, and worthless, so they would look for work everywhere to find a sense of their own existence and a sense of need from their children.

Perhaps Sun Bomin and Su were afraid that Sun Shan would despise them when they were old and no longer need them, so they acted so excitedly.

Sun Shan said soothingly, "Father, I'm just worried that you and mother will have no money. If you are willing to give me some, I will definitely need it."

Sun Bomin smiled and said, "Don't worry, Dad and Mom don't go anywhere, there are few places to spend money, and there is money to spend. If you don't have money, just ask Dad and Mom for it.

Hehe, but I can’t give it all to you. Dad and mom will definitely keep some for my lovely grandchildren in the future.

Nowadays, the little guys are very cunning. They won’t be nice to you unless you give them money to buy candy.

Shanzi, you are so smart, my grandson must be smart too.

In the future, she will be very smart. If grandpa and grandma don’t give her money to buy candy to coax her, she won’t even be willing to kiss us.”

Sun Shan's face was filled with black lines. Here it comes again, here it comes again.

Sun Boming and Su always talk about their grandson, and they always mention their grandson in whatever they say.

Sun Shan had no choice but to smile helplessly.

I thought Sun Boming would not buy a house in the county town.

When they were halfway there, Sun Bomin suddenly said, "Shanzi, I think you're right. You go in and out of the county town so often, so it's really inconvenient to stay at your relatives' house. I'm going to ask today if there's a good and cheap house. If the price is right, I'll buy it. As for buying a house in the prefectural city, there's still time, so there's no rush."

In fact, Sun Boming had another idea. If Sun Shan failed to pass the imperial examination in the future, it would be a good idea for him to return to Huangyang County to work.

You don't have to go to the capital city.

It is best to have children under your eyes. If they go too far away, they will be like Uncle Sun, who is all alone in his hometown.

Sun Bomin thought it was a good job for Shanzi to work in Huangyang County, and they could come out to see their son and grandson at any time.

As for what kind of work he would do, Sun Boming had no idea. At worst, he would open a school and enroll students as a teacher like Hong Xiucai and Huang Xiucai.

There is no such thing as competing with two teachers for students.

By the time Shanzi came back to be the teacher, Mr. Hong and Mr. Huang had already grown old, and it was time for them to return home to enjoy their retirement and enjoy the company of their grandchildren.

Sun Shan was delighted, as Sun Boming finally figured it out.

Sun Shan had 20 taels from Sun Dagu and another 20 taels from the government, a total of 40 taels, enough to buy a house in the county town.

But Sun Shan is a filial son, and he will definitely discuss the important matter of buying a house with Sun Boming.

He didn't agree, but he didn't force it. After all, he was still young and didn't need to think so far ahead.

Now that Sun Bomin had figured it out, Sun Shan took advantage of the situation and said, "Father, okay, let's buy a house in the county. A small one, it won't be too expensive. Our family can afford it."

The two men walked through the city gate and discussed with each other, and then parted ways when they arrived at the door of Hong Xiucai's house.

Sun Bomin went to inquire about the house, while Sun Shan asked what Hong Xiucai wanted to see him about.

After taking the specialties of Sunjia Village and handing them over to Uncle Hong, I walked into the study and saw Scholar Hong sorting books.

Sun Shan bowed and said, "Master, what do you want to talk to me about? Is there something you want me to discuss?"

Mr. Hong touched the half-white robe and pointed to the information on the table. Sun Shan took a look and found that it was the college entrance examination sprint questions and reference answers given to him by his eldest cousin.

Puzzled, he asked, "Master, do you want to discuss the test questions with me?"

Could it be that Mr. Hong looked through the test questions carefully, but couldn't figure it out, so he summoned Sun Shan to study together?

Three cobblers are better than Zhuge Liang.

Scholar Hong shook his head and said, "Teacher Wu from the county school came to me and asked me about my teaching methods. After all, our school has a scholar, but all the students in their county school failed the exam."

The duties of the instructor are mainly to teach the students of the county school and to assess their academic performance on a daily basis. He is equivalent to being a principal and a teaching teacher.

He was not of the sixth rank, which meant he was not an official.